SCHOOL TO START
TUESDAY MORNINQ
School will start in Nome on
schedule bright and early Tues
day, Sept. 8, morning with classes
continuing until naon. There will
be no classes held Tuesday after
noon, but a teacher’s meeting will
be held then.
The full schedule will get un
der way on Wednesday morning.
Halverson Writes from' Barrow
Olaf Halverson, teacher of the
Nome School writes from Barrow
of his interesting trip on the
Arctic Ocean to the Will Rogers
Memorial and another trip to the
east of Barrow to visit Claire Ok
peha the Eskimo who discovered
the wrecked plane and brought
„ the news to Barrow.
Perkins Named Principle
Of Elementary School
Don Perkins has been chosen
•as the principle of the elemen
tary school this year. The an
nouncement was made today by
Conrad Potter, superintendent of
Nome Public Schools.
Don Perkins started his teach
ing career at Council, and had i
taught here in the grade school i
before completing his studies at |
the University of Alaska. He has
been teaching in the High School
here and is well acquainted with
the students as well as the prob
lems of the school and will be
able to perform the duties of
principle most effectively.
Mrs. Oksoktaruk to Marry
Jacob Kinick of Shaktoolik
Mrs. Fannie Oksoktaruk, the
mother of James Oksoktaruk, who
has been living in Nome, left yes- 1
terday for Shaktoolik where she I
will be married to Jacob Kinick. 1
Mr. Kinick has been a missionary
al Shaktoolik^ for the Covenant
urch.
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William Willoya Awarded
Sheldon Jackson Scholarship
William Willoya, son of Mr. and
? rs. Mike Willoya, a graduate of i
Nome High School, has been!
awarded a $100 scholarship at!
S eldon Jackson Junior College j
at Sitka, where he will enroll this i
fall.
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Seventh-Day Adventists ,
Visit St. Lawrence Island
Pastor Glenn Murphy and fam- j
ily were in Nome last week on j
a trip from St. Lawrence Island
where they visited with the Sev
enth Day Adventist members in
Gambell and Savoonga. It was
their fifth visit to the island and
they plan another visit next April.
The Alaska Mission owns a
chapel at Gambell and maintains
living quarters for visiting mis
sion personnel.
Fine Job Printing Al The Nuggei.
Two Conventions Slated
[For Nome This Fall
! The post-tourist season will be
; a busy one for Nome residents.
| The Pioneers of Alaska will hold
j their Grand Igloo Convention
i here from Oct. 23 to 26, and the
League of Alaskan Cities will
hold its annual convention Nov
ember 5 through 7. Many out-of
town guests are expected for both
events.
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1st Accident on New Road
The first accident on the paved
! airport road, occurred last eve
[ ning when Angelo Buffas Jr.,
ran an Alaska Cab taxi off the
road just east of Belmont Point.
The car, a four-door sedan, was
badly damaged. The driver was
unhurt.
ARRIVAL DELAYED
Due to a change in schedule the
arrival of tl>e delegation of the
General Federation of Women’s
Clubs has been delayed. The
party, headed by the president,
Miss Chloe Gifford, who were ex
pected on Sept. 11, will now ar
rive instead on Sunday, Spt. 13.
Members of the Home Arts
Club and any-"interested women
may make reservations to attend
a luncheon for the distinguished
guests by contacting Mrs. Peggy
Kelliher, chairman for the event.
Ray Decker Here In Visit
After 12-Year Absence
Ray Decker, accompanied by
his wife, is visiting here with old
friends after an absence of 12
years. Decker was associated with
the old Mirow Air Service and
now has his own flying service
in Oakdale, Calif. He flew a Fair
child plane up for Munz Airways.
Joe Gerth Here For FAA
Joe Gerth of FAA has arrived
here to take the place of George
Morin as teletype technician for
FAA. Moris has been transferred
to Anchorage where he will be an
instructor in teletype for FAA.
Gerth has worked in Nome
before.
Gambell Children Go To
Aleknagik Mission School
Four children from Gambell
have been enrolled in the Sev
enth Day Adventist Mission
School at Aleknagik in the Bris
tol Bay area. They went by char
tered plane to the Mission where
school will start Sept. 8. They
were Timmy Slwooko, and Ila
May, Rhoda and Job Koonooka.
The Aleknagik school is a 12
gjrade co-educational institution
accredited by the state.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Gerald Strand, Wm.
W. Davis, Shirley Noyakuk, Holly
Sockpick.
Discarged: Linda, Robert and
Kathy Hungerford, Lilly Walker,
Dorothy Bergamaschi.
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James F. O’Sullivan, Agent — Phone Main 68
Labor Day . . . And
How It Got That Way
Labor Day can be variously de
fined as: the end of summer; the
beginning of the school year; a
national traffic jam; or simply an
excuse for a long weekend away
from the office.
But the founder of the holiday,
Peter J. McGuire, conceived it as
a tribute to “the industrial spirit,
the great vital force of every
nation.”
In 1882, McGuire—a leader in
the Knights of Labor—proposed
that a day be set aside to honor
the working man. He suggested
the first Monday in September,
since it came almost midway be
tween Independence Day and
Thanksgiving Day.
The Central Labor Union of
New York adopted his proposal
and held the first Labor Day cele
bration on September 5. As Mc
Guire had suggested, the- union
paraded through the streets of
Manhattan, to show the strength
and spirit of trade and labor or
ganizations. .
So . . . come Monday, Nome
stores and offices will be closed
. . . and there will be no paper
that day.
DAN JONES AND FAMILY
NOW LIVING IN FAIRBANKS
Dan Jones, son of Charles D.
Jones, has returned to Alaska af
ter completing an assignment in
Washington, D. C. for the U. S.
Land Management office.
He will be making his home in
Fairbanks with his family, while
maps of the north country on
which he has been working, are
being completed.
Dan was raised in Nome and is
a graduate of the University of
Alaska.
Two Women Oceanographers
Work Aboard Brown Bear
Two women are among the
oceanographers on the Brown
Bear which returned from the
Arctic after considerable research
in the Chykchi Sea for the Uni
versity of Washington.
They are Mrs. Fay Linger, 23,
whose husband is also an ocean
ographer but was not on this
trip, and Betty Ann Morse, 24.
The area studied was in the
Cape Thompson region and the
trip was made in the interest of
the Atomic Energy Commission
and its proposed atomic blast.
PIONEER MEETING
WEDNESDAY
There will be a meeting of the
Pioneers of Alaska on Wednes
day, Sept. 9. Imperative that all j
officers attend and all members
urged to be present for final plans
of the Pioneer Convention.
Charles D. Jones, Secty.
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WANTED — Bookkeeper. Inquire
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FOR SALE — Jeep Pickup. Call
Main 109.
FOUND — Brown leather purse
near East End. Claim at Nugget
PFAFF MACHINES — Rent by
the week, $4; or month, $10.
See Dorothy’s. tf
WANTED — ' Used few months
oubtoard motor, 18 h.p. Contact
C. M. Irrigoo, Gambell, Alaska.
LOST—Wallet of Herbert James
Jr. Reward for return. 06p
FOR SALE — Zenith transistor
transoceanic radio, port, type
writer. Black 161. 06c
FOR SALE —Blond 21-in. Ad
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4 speakers. Can use with phono.
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FRIDAY and SATURDAY
PLUS: Serial — "SECRET CODE"
SUNDAY and MONDAY
AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER
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7:15—Steve Canyon 8:00—Maverick
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