Council Meeting Put Off
The City Council meeting called
for Thursday evening was post
poned until Monday, due to the
lack of a quorum. Present were
Councilmen Mclver, Wilke, Os
toorne and Bohrer.
Monday’s meeting will be the
final one for the old Council, when
they will pass on the budget for
the year, and swear in the new
Councilmen.
Mayor Andersen has been in
Seattle on business for the past
several weeks, but he is expected
back on Monday. It is understood
that he is staying over in An
chorage to attend the School Band
Festival. The mayor’s twin sons.
Steffen and Stanley, are mem
bers of the Nome School Band.
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FAGERSTROM IS FIRST HOME
The first legislator to return
from Juneau is Charles Fager
strom, who returned Tuesday. Les
ter Bronson is in the States visit
ing with his father in California,
and with his daughter Tess in Col
orado, and son Dean in Minnesota.
Representative Bob Blodgett
is visiting Nome, enroute to his
home in Teller from the ending
of the State Legislature session
in Juneau.
Mr. Blodgett stated that Sena
tor John McNees expects to re
turn to Npme early next week. •
WEATHER FORECAST
Cloudy with snow, and east to
northeast winds, 15 to 25 m.p.h.
Low tonight 25, high tomorrow
30.
Nome data last 24 hours —
Precipitation, .15 inch. Month to
tal, .54 inches. Temperatures:
highest 33, lowest 30. Maximum
wind 20 miles an hour from the
southeast.
Sunrise at 3:56 a.m., sunset at
3:06 p.m.
Temperature at Nenana — 43;
cloudy; rained last night !
‘Alaska, The Big Land’
Published This Month
“Alaska, The Big Land,” by
Ben Adams, a book originally
scheduled for March, was to be
published on April 10 by Hill
and Wang.
A description of the 49th state
— its history, geography, climate,
industries, natural resources,
cities, recreation facilities, and
people — in words and pictures,
the book includes more than 150
.photographs, as well as maps and
drawings by the Eskimo artist,
George Ahgupuk. There is a sup
plement of travel information
about transportation, tours, hotels,
hunting, fishing and sports.
The book will appear in both
hard cover and paperback edi
tions, and is now on local book
stands..
IMPORTANT
Sales Tax Reports on retail
tales and services for the quarter
ending March 31. 1959, must be in
the City Clerk's Office by the
30th of April.
ROBERT F. SCOTT,
City Clerk. v
Publish April 24, 27, 29, 1959.
Calling All 4Mrs.
Americas’ - Maybe
From Nome!
Now that we are a state the
homemakers of Alaska are eli
gible to enter the “Mrs. America
Contest.” Just imagine how proud
you would be if the winner was
from Nome. It would add prestige
and honor to the community. Mrs.
Harry Stiver of Anchorage, the
state coordinator for the “Mrs.
America Contest.” urges all Nome
homemakers to send an entry in
for the contest.
This contest is open to all mar
ried women over 21 years of age,
and is based primarily on home
making ability. Winners will be
chosen at state and national levels.
At each level, contestants are
judged on their homemaking abili
i ty, personality and poise, sense
of good grooming, and interest
in community affairs.
Entry blanks can now be ob
tained at the Nome Chamber of
Commerce Office. The entries
must reach the New York City
office by May 15. The state con
test will follow the general pat
tern of events planned for the Na
tional Finals, which will be held
in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., beginning
June 11. The Alaska State final
ist will compete with women from
the other 49 states and District of
Columbia, for the “Mrs. America”
title.
The woman who is crowned as
“Mrs. Alaska” will win an all
expense-paid, two-week trip for
herself and her husband, and stay
at one of Ft. Lauderdale’s luxury,
ocean-front hotels. Between home
making competitions, she and her
husband will be free to enjoy
swimming, sunbathing, boating
and all the other recreational fa
i cilities provided for contestants.
The new “Mrs. America” has
an exciting year ahead of her —
appearing on radio and television,
making personal appearances
throughout the country — and
she will win thousands of dollars
worth of fabulous prizes.
The public is invited to attend
the Alaska Finals, which will be
held in Anchorage approximately
the 28th of May.
CHRIS LAUSTEN, NOMEITE,
NOW LIVES IN SUNNY CAL.
Chris Lausten, who lived in
Nome from 1900 to 1915, now
makes his home in Mill Valley,
Calif. Lausten arrived in Alaska
in 1898 at Dutch Harbor and left
there the following spring for St.
Michael, from which he came to
Nome in 1900.
He states that his Nome part
ner, Jack McAlister, passed away
about two years ago.
NOME ESKIMO DANCERS, un
under the direction of Sam Mogg,
will present a benefit perform
ance on Saturday evening at 8
p.m., at St. Joseph’s Hall, for the
benefit of St. Joseph’s.
Christie Waldheim went to An
chorage Thursday to visit with
her daughter, Mrs. Ellen Spear.
rj. F O'Sullivan
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SS NENANA is scheduled to sail from
Seattle June 2nd. Cargo accepted at Ames
Terminal from May 18 through May 29.
A Write:
Nome Agent For Information
Stan Morgan Resigns As
Utility Board President
Stan Morgan, president of the
Nome Utility Board, submitted his
resignation at the board meeting
Tuesday evening. The resignation
will become effective May 19.
New member of the board, Les
Keller, was sworn into office at
the meeting. Officers elected for
the year were:. Pearse Walsh,
president; Nels Swanberg, vice
president, and Bill Haley, secre
tary. Tom Martin was the out
going member.
A member to take Morgan’s
place will be appointed at the
May meeting, to serve until the
municipal election furnishes a
new member next year.
Morgan said he is resigning
from the board because he felt
he could not give the post the
time it deserved.
BID OPENING SHOWS
ANCHORAGE COMBINE AS
LOW ARMORY BIDDER
A combine submitted the appar
ent low bid on the construction
of the Nome Armory. Bids were
opened this week at Juneau. The
combine is Morrison-Knudsen and
Patti-McDonald of Anchorage. It
is not known here at present the
amount of their bid.
When the plans for the Nome
Armory were first drawn, it was
to cover costs of a building with
a ceiling height insufficient to use
in playing basketball. One of the
last acts of the State Legislature
was to provide $20,000 to pay for
additional construction for a 22
foot ceiling, which is the minimum
space required to use the struc
ture for a basketball court.
MMM HOSPITAL — Admitted:
j William Gillis, Delores Adams.
ASTRONOMY NOTES
By OLAF HALVERSON
Neptune revolves once in 165
years, at 30 times the earth’s dis
tance from the sun. It is always
i invisible to the naked eye. Through
the telescope it has the appear
ance of an 8th magnitude star,
with no surface markings.
This planet is 28,000 miles in
diameter, and is about the size of
Uranus. Like the other three giant
planets, it has an extensive at
mosphere in the spectrum of which
methane absorption is conspicu
ous. It rotates from west to east
once n 15.8 hours.
Neptune has two known satel
lites. The brighter one is larger
I than the moon, and its distance
from the planet is slightly less
than the moon’s distance from the
earth. It revolves from east to
west, contrary to the direction of
the planet’s rotation. The second
one is much smaller and more dis
tant from the planet. It revolves
from west to east.
WANT ADS
YOUR NOME Representative for
Fuller Brushes — Lou Biery.
To see samples, call Main 188.
52
FOR SALE — Used Packard-Bell
TV with stand. Excellent condi
tion, $95. 17-inch. Call Main 77.
48
TEXAS OIL COMPANY
WANTS MAN OVER 30
We need a good man at once and
we are filling to pay top earn
ings. We prefer someone be
tween the ages of 30 and 65 who
can sell to industrial and rural
property owners.
WORTH $12,000
Our top men draw exceptional
earnings of from $12,000 to $26,
000 in a year. This opening is
worth just as much to the right
man. We furnish complete sell
ing equipment. We take care of
all deliveries and collections.
Pay earnings in advance. Write
a confidential letter to A. A.
Swallow, President, Southwest
ern Petroleum Co., Inc., P. O.
Box 789, Fort Worth 1, Texas.
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6:30—Flash Gordon 2:30—Matinee
7:00—Huckleberry Hound 6:30—Dragnet
7:30—Pat Boone 7:00—Steve Allen
8:00—To Be Announced 8:00—Maverick
8:30—Wells Fargo 9:00—Thin Man
9:00—Lawrence Welk 9:30—Blazing Guns
10:00—Gentleman at Heart 10:30—Sacred Heart
(Programs Subject to Change)
TV Bills Payable At Nome Hardware Store
For TV Sales and Repair call Main 177 after 5:30
Success Usually Begins With Saving,
And Saving Begins With a Plan at the
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CUT TULIPS Bunch 69c
SMALL POTTED PLANTS E,79c
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