Pioneers Announce Winter
Card Series Starts Feb. 27
In answer to many requtsts the
Pioneers of Alaska have an
nounced their annual winter card
series, which will start Feb. 27.
This series of whist games has
been popular as long as there has
been an organization of Pioneers,
and is open to the public.
There are prizes each night of
the five games in the series, and
also grand prizes for accumulated
scores. Grand prizes are tradi
tionally of nuggets and native
jade.
The other dates reserved for
Pioneer parties are March 5 and
19, and April 2 and 9.
Br>y Scouts Want Work
To Earn Jamboree Money
Five Boy Scouts, tentatively
selected to represent Nome’s
Troop 666 at the National Boy
Scout Jamboree being held in
Colorado Springs this yeay, are
seeking part-time emplojhnent
to help earn expense money. Any
employer who can offer work to
these boys is requested to con
tact Scoutmaster John Bandy, at
Main 197. These boys are looking
forward eagerly to the summer
event, a once-in-a-lifetime oppor-*
tunity to participate with Scouts
from all over the world in the
International Jamboree.
Blodgett Introduced Bill
Providing Aid to Miners
House Bill No. 264, by Bob
Blodgett, would create a revolving
fund for miners, to aid in bringing
mining property into production,
or prevent a producing property
from going out of production.
Any single loan would not ex
ceed $50,000. Interest on the loans
would carry 4 per cent interest.
ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL —
Jennie Brown and liavid Shelby.
Discharged — Victor Campbell.
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Oscar Oittilian, age 56, passed
-oway, having been brought to
ome for hospitalization.
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Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Owen of
FA A are the parents of a daughter
born yesterday at the Hospital.
The infant had a twin, which
died at birth.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Fagan of
the U. ,S. Weather Bureau at Kot
zebue, who are in Anchorage,
have sent word of the arrival of
their third child, a daughter, who
has been named Monica 'Renee.
Mrs. Fagan is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Clement Boucher.
They also t have an adopted
daughter.
NOTICE
Due to a misunderstanding, the
meeting of the Pioneers, sched
uled for February 3rd. will be
held on February 2nd. A full at
tendance is desired, especially of
those appointed to hear the var
ious committees for the Roof
Garden.
Refreshments will be served.
Luther Dunbar, Pres.
Chas. D. Jones, Sec.
Pearse Walsh Elected
NWA Chamber Chairman
Pearse Walsh, local station
manager of Wien Airlines, was
elected chairman of the Board of
Directors of the N.W.A. Chamber
of Commerce. The announce
ment was made at the annual
banquet last Friday evening.
Don Hoover was named vice
president, Florin Rhode, treasurer
and Ruth McLean, secretary.
New members of the board are
Don Hoover, Florin Rhode, Lloyd
Sundstrom, and John Maakestad.
Reports of the several main
committees showed an increased
activity and greatly increased
membership in the organization.
Joe Kroninger, chairman, and
the Road committee have given
much time to the promotion and
development of the highway sys
tem in this area. Kroninger’s de
dication to the job has been
largely responsible for much of
the road money obtained in the
past two years.
Other outstanding accomplish
ments of the Chamber include the
Midnight Sun Festival which at
tracted attention all over the
states and promises to become in
creasingly popular; sponsors of the
All-Alaska Junior .Miss Contest;
the tourist program, and activity
in mining prolems.
Two high school seniors were
introduced for the Junior Miss
Contest—Ellen Saito, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Saito, ^nd
outstanding scholar, and Lorene
Nershak, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Nershak, who plans
on a nursing career.
Plans are to be announced soon
for the annual membership drive
as well as committees for the
Midnight Sun Festival.
Arctic Research Party Here
Two small planes belonging to
the Arctic Research party which
has its headquarters at Pt. Barrow
are in this area for a few days,
studying ice conditions.
PAIR OF JACKPOT WINNERS
COLLECT $142 AT B.O.T.
The Board of Trade “Sweep
stake” hourly drawing is piling
up a record of winners, accord
ing to owner Tom Martin. Last
Friday two lucky cards were
cashed in for a total of $142
when Bill Haley was present to
collect $50, and Leonard Anseth
tapped the jackpot for $92.
WEATHER FORECAST
Fair today. Increasing cloudi
ness tonight. Occasional snow
tonight and Tuesday. Low tonight
-10 to -il5. High tomorrow 0.
MOTHERS CLUB meeting sched
uled for tonight has been post
poned until next Monday, Feb
ruary 8.
HOME ARTS CLUB meets with
Esther McCoy > tomorrow evening
for a Valentine party. Members
and guests are bringing home
made cookies for a special pro
ject, and gift-wrapped “white ele
phants” for their own Valentine
fun. Dorothy Grant is co-hostess.
Benefit Basketball Will i
Help Send Nanocks To
Eielson Tournament
A benefit basketball game is on I
tap at the School Gym tomorrow !
night starting at 7:30 p.m. The 1
game will feature the Huskies, |
the High School Girls vs. the i
Alaskans, the women’s team; and j
the Teachers versus the Fathers. I
Proceeds from the game will go 1
toward the fund to send the
High School Nanooks to the High
School Tournament at Eielson Air
Force Base. Admission for adults
will be $1, for high school stu
dents 75 cants and for grade (six j
and upi school children 25 cents. |
Talent for the Father’s “Pops”
aggregation include such formid
able names as: Ash “Can” Craft,
Gerry “Praying Mantis” McCray,
“Terrible” Tommy Martin, “Rug
ged” Virgil Warneke, A1 “Saw
bones” Woodcock, Don “Hungry”
Hungerford, Roscoe “Rascal”
Wilke, “Prince” Hal Bell, “Major”
Larry Flanagan, and “Little” John
Walters.
The Teachers “Beds” are not
to be outdone and their starting
lineup include “Sup” Con Potter,
Mark “Trail” Beauchamp, Bill
“Hawk” Ulrich, Pete “Honey”
Hahn, Mickey “Mouse” Barber,
Don “Perkinitis” Perkins, Forest
“Fire” Draper, “Woolly” Willy
Senungetuk.
Firemen Recommend
Manning City Building
The Nome Volunteer Firemen
held a special meeting last week
to discuss the changes in the police
and fire department, which in
clude the moving of the police
headquarters to the Federal Build
ing, leaving no one on duty at
the City Fire Department.
They have recommended to the
City Council that a fireman
should be stationed in the present
City Building.
Local GOP Wednesday
Dinner Will Honor
‘Great Emancipator’
Honoring the birthday of Abra
ham Lincoln, Nome Republicans
will hold a dinner Wednesday
evening at 7:30 in the Sea view
Room of the North Star.
Following the dinner, a short
program commemorating the an
niversary of “The Great Emanci
pator” will be given. Arranging
the program are Carl Glavinovioh
and Chuck Frazier. 4
Tickets are for sale at Mazon
na’s Store, North Star Bakery and
the Billikin Gift Shop. Reserva
tions or tickets may also be ob
tained from Mrs. Wallace Mclver,
Mrs. Tommy Johnson, Mrs. H. R.
Amundsen, Mrs. Allen Doyle, and
Mrs. James Moses Sr.
All Republicans and others in
terested are invited to attend the
dinner
WANT ADS
LOST — 15-foot water hose.
Reward. Call Main 19.
FOR RENT—Small house, 4 rms.
and bath. Call Peggy Kelliher,
Main 99.
EMPLOYMENT WANTED — Five
Scouts need work to earn
money to attend the Scout
Jamboree. Part or full time
work. No job too small. Call
John Bandy, Main 197.
FOR SEWING, dressmaking or
tailoring, call Red 25. 14c
55 UNITS — Private bath, Kit
chenette or Plain. 6th and H
Streets, in Downtown Anchor
age. ALASKANS PREFER THE
ROOSEVELT. Rates from $4
single. tf
PFAFF MACHINES — Rent by
the week, $4; or month, $10.
See Dorothy’s. .tf
FRESH dry salmon, 40 cents' lb.
plus freight. Write Teller Com
mercial Co.
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