12-Year-Old Boy Dies
In Elim Fire Thursday
Kenneth McCafferty, 12-year-old
son of Mrs. Julia McCafferty, per
ished Thursday in a fire at Elim
which destroyed the family’s
home.
The older sister, Elsie, is re
ported to have been starting the
gas lamp early in the morning and
was the only one up in the house
at the time. She attempted to put
out the fire by herself before rous
ing the family and is in the hospi
tal here with serious burns.
Her mother is also hospitalized
here from burns received while
rescuing several other children
and grandchildren.
Andrew McCafferty, father and
husband, was killed in a plane ac
cident last year near Bluff.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Andrew Lesch, John
Larson, Joe Norbert.
Discharged: John Baillargeon,
Tim Kinick.
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Half a Pound of Gold
To Be Given Away
At Pioneer Roof Garden
Gold! Gold! Gold! One-half
pound of gold nuggets will be
given away to a lucky person
Saturday night. Dec. 10 at the
Pioneer Roof Garden. Accord
ing to committee members,
tickets on the nuggets have
been selling like hotcakes.
The nuggets for the 47th an
nual Roof Garden came from a
clean-up on Ophir Creek in the
Kuskokwim country. Mike
Walsh, an eminent Pioneer, lo
cates the nuggets for the Roof
Garden each season. Each year
his task of finding the biggest
and the best nuggets has be
come more difficult as mining
activity in the north country
has decreased. This year he
was fortunate to locate three
beautiful nuggets, weighing
one-half pound, which will be
the grand prize. The award
will be made at midnight.
Ben Gillette is chairman of
the nugget ticket sales. Pio
neers helping Ben sell tickets
ure Fred Rohn, M. J. Walsh,
j Judy Morris and Tolbert Scott.
Paid Adv.
Results of Friday’s
Basketball Games
At Nome School Gym
The Polar Hornets, known here
abouts as the “Green Death,”
struck again Friday night, down
ing the fighting Nome High School
Nanooks 51 to 40 in a fast-moving
battle that kept the house in an
uproar.
Bobby Herman hit the hoop for
a fantastic 26 points, tieing Bill
Vitcenda’s season record. Tony
Willoya racked up 17 counters.
Mention should be made here of
the fine jobs turned in by the
other Hornets: Dave Bell, the
lanky guard who passes like a
quarterback; Sam Mogg Jr., light
ning fast and a real ball jockey,
and Gary Longley, a good floor
man.
Bib Bob Dunbar was high man
for the Nanooks with 18. Chuck
Fagerstrom and Willy Willoya had
seven each. Here again is a well
coached team with plenty of spirit.
Corky Kost is everywhere on the
floor as is Sam Atuk. Looks like
another championship team.
The first game was a heart stop
per as the Air Force team, spark
ed by big Bill Vitcenda and Chuck
Parris with 17 points each, won
over the hard-luck Nome Mer
chants in the final moment of the
game, 48 to 47.
Clyde Nershak and Pete Larsen
were top men for the Merchants
with 13 points apiece. Arne Castel
was next with 11.
The next scheduled games are
for Tuesday night, Dec. 6. The
Polar Hornets and the ACS Sig
nallers tangle .in the 7:30 game
as the High School Nanooks take
on the Air Force at 8:45. Both
games will be well worth watch
ing, since none of these teams
have met this season ... so any
thing can happen.
The standings to date:
Won Lost
Polar Hornets .3 0
H. S. Nanooks .1 1
ACS Signaliers .1 1
Air Force . 1 1
Nome Merchants .*.0 3
ATTENTION MASONS
Installation of officers, Thurs
day, Dec. 8, 1955, at 7:30 p.m..
Masons and immediate families
invited. Single Masons may bring
lady guest.
Norvin W. Lewis, Secty.
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Girl Scouts To Hold j
Rummage Sale Tomorrow!
The Nome Girl Scouts will hold
a rummage sale tomorrow at the
Kozga building. Donation of arti
cles for the sale will be appreci
ated. The Kozga will be open to
night from 7 to 8:30 for the Girl
Scouts or others to bring in dona
tions, or the articles will be picked
up if you call Main 165 or White
159. The sale starts at 10:00 a.m.
WEATHER FORECAST
Compiled by the
U.S. Dept, of Commerce Weather Burea*
Decreasing cloudiness tonight.
Cooler tonight and Tuesday. Low
temperature- expected tonight 10,
high Tuesday 15.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7 a.m. today: high temperature 23,
low 3. Max. wind 24 mph. from
the east. Sunrise 9:36 a.m., sunset
2:08 p.m.
Temperatures a year ago today:
high 16, low 2. Extremes this date
since 1907: high 36 in 1934, low
-30 in 1916.
— Pioneers’ Meeting —
Wednesday, Dec. 7
Pioneer Igloo
Refreshments
Fred Bockman, Pres.
WA NT ADS
WANTED—Small portable table
washing machine. Main 186.
WANTED—Vern Miller. Please
call at Nugget office.
Advertising firm wants housewives
with clear handwriting. Make
good money spare time. Write
SHIRLEY MITCHELL, 129 Bel
mont Street, Belmont, Mass.
FOR SALE — Seal oiL See Sam
Ah winona. 143
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U. of Washington Has
14,165 Students, Increase
Of 490 Over Last Fall
With a total enrollment of .14,
165, fall registration at the Uni
versity of Washington showed an
increase of 490 over last autumn
quarter, Mrs. Ethelyn Toner, reg
istrar, announced recently. Alaska
students totaled 126.
Under Washington State law,
any qualified resident of Alaska
may enroll at the University and
pay only the same fee as is paid
by Washington residents. Other
out-of-state registrants pay a
higher fee.
Students from Alaska registered
at the university for the autumn
quarter, 1955, include Kay Coul
thard, formerly of Nome, ond Lor
etta A. Snyder, both from Anchor
age; June H. Dunbar and Juanita
J. Fagerstrom, both from Nome.
Three New Babies Bring
Free Water During November
Les Bronson of Bronson Water
Delivery said three families hit
the jackpot during November as
far as water is concerned. Bron
son had offered to give a month’s
free water to every baby born
during the winter water delivery
season. And since the families of
Walter Dowd, James Savok and
Wallace Merrill were each in
creased by the birth of a baby
during the month, each received
a month’s free water, gratis, or
rather courtesy of the new-born
infant.
Fine Job Printing at The Nugget
. ——i
ELMER GREEN JR. SAYS
GUARD EXPERIENCE USEFUL
IN NAVY BOOT CAMP
Elmer Green Jr. enlisted in
the Navy on Nov. 15, according
to a letter received by his family
here and is now in boot camp at
San Diego.
He said his National Guard ex
perience has been a great help in
getting started and he is hoping
to get into radio work. When fin
ished with boot camp he plans to
visit with his sister who lives in
San Diego.
ALASKA AIRLINES
From Anchorage: A. B. Miller,
Carl Topkok, Mrs. Carl Topkok,
Raymond Wayanna, Heroert
Esenituk, Kip Ramsdall, Capt.
Hervig, Donald Crawford, James
Wallace, Bruce Baxter, Jane
Woolman, Charles E. Leber, Joe
E. Hugg, Robt. Christiansen, E.
Maxson.
From Unalakleet: H. Horn.
To Unalakleet: Arvid Larsen,
Stella Klementson, Sgt. Thos. S.
Smith, Sgt. P. Knight, Arther D.
Johnson.
To Anchorage: Nick Rauch, Pfc.
John Vahl, Vern Hirsch, Sp3
Sherman Nystrom, Earl Towner,
Albert Jackson, George A. Bayer.
Eugene Maxson, H. Dalby, Sgt.
Paul Gray, Rod Cuthbertson, J.
Dahlke, Wesley Seebart, Keith
Driscoll.
GIRL SCOUT RUMMAGE SALE
TUESDAY. DEC. 6
Anyone wishing to contribute
call Main 165 or White 159
for pickup.
THIS WEEK’S LUCKY BUCK
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Remember this dollar bill is worth $10 at the
U.S. MERC or NOME HARDWARE
Where else can one get such value for a buck?
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