OPPORTUNITY AND CHALLENGE
This is about all there is of 1957.
Whether that’s good or bad is strictly a matter of personal
wpinion. We think 1957 has been a good year for Nome.
We have received many friendly messages of encouragement—
enough to make us think that what we are doing is worth what it
takes. We have learned a little more about how to do it.
As for 1358—We have had enough expert opinions on whether
it will be better or worse, on this planet or others. We will predict
that Nome will show more improvements and modernization and
Streamlining if the community will show more interest in modern
wirports, modem- plumbing, iblacktopping 'Front Street, etc., which
are within our grasp if we keep trying.
In times like these every editor faces an opportunity and a
challenge of helping the community make its decisions.
In its day-to-day aspects, however, we do not expect much
■change in 1958. We would guess the editor’s life would continue
much as Editor Corinne E. Holland of South Hills, Pa., puts it in
Her personal sound-off column:
** . . . All I know is that to work on a weekly newspaper you
must be either dedicated or slightly off. There are few profes
sions which demand so much for so little. Dealing with people
is one of the most difficult assignments in the world. People wear
you down, make you sore as a boiled owl; cause you to hate
yourself and your whole family. And then, when you’ve just about
decided to call the whole thing “quits,” people can be so darned
understanding and appreciative that they make you feel like
a queen, or cry like a fool. For emotional ups and downs, try
newspaper work on a small publication. It beats the park roller
coaster all hollow.”
Happy New Year -!
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I PROGRAM TONIGHT — 7:15
Festival of Song Gospel Motion Pictures
Bible Contest—Prizes Devotions
(Nome Gospel Home
*If any man be in Christ he is a NEW creature. OLD things are
paved away; behold, all things are become NEW.” II Cor. 5:17
Pope Hails Aviation
As Development Which
Brings People Together
VATICAN CITY, WV-Pope Pius
today hailed aviation as a modern
development that brings people
closer together. He congratulated
Australia’s Qantas Airline on the
inauguration of a world-circling
service.
The 81-year-old head of the
Catholic Church, who himself
I flew to the United States in 1936
before he became Pope, held a
special audience for about 50 per
sons on a preliminary Qantas
global flight.
MARY KAKARUK PLANS
TO BE MARRIED SOON
SEATTLE, [JO—Notice of inten
tion to wed was filed here yester
day by John L. Schaller, 32, Red
mond,, and Mary Kakaruk, Nome.
Miss Kakaruk is the daughter
of John Kakaruk of Teller.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Karl Bale.
Discharged: Harry Varnava and
Agnes Oxerak.
Transferred to the Kotzebue
hospital were Edith Kakaruk and
Betsy Ann Kiyoutellic.
Alaska Airlines •
From Anchorage: Charles Bel
ton, Lewis Kuazejewske, Emily
Brown, L. J. Hargis.
To Anchorage: Rev. and Mrs.
Richard Miller, Paul Hensser, -
Airman Boyette, C. R. Moore.
To Kotzebue: L. Kuazejewski,
R. W. Oliver.
PIONEER MEETING
POSTPONED TO FRIDAY
The Pioneer meeting regularly
scheduled for Wednesday of this
week has been postponed until
Friday evening, it has been an-.
nounced, as the meeting night1
falls on New Year’s Eve.
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LeRoy Reader, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Pete Reader, was not home
for Christmas this year from the
University of Alaska as he has
been hospitalized for a back in
jury.
He is reported to be recuperat
ing satisfactorily.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
The management of Nomerama
Theater wishes to call attention
to the fact that the name of the
theater was changed some time
ago to "Nomerama Theater." In
the future they wish all corres
pondence, bills, remittances, etc.,
to be addressed as above.
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NOME SANITARY
SERVICE
Phone Main 1
P.O. Box 558
THE
NORTH STAR
Grill & Bakery
Will be Open on
NEW YEAR’*3 DAY
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From 6 a.m. to 19 p.m. .
Dining Room
Opens at 2 p.m.
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