Alaska Airlines Offers
Excursion Fares For
The Fur Rendezvous
Alaska Airlines has announced
that a reduced fare will be avail
able for persons desiring to attend
the Fur Rendezvous in Anchorage.
The round trip excursion fares
are applicable only between the
dates of February 16 and 23, 1959.
All reduced fares are for round
trip, and subject to a 10 percent
tax.
Passengers from Nome will be
offered a round trip for $75; those
from Kotzebue, $100, and from
Unalakleet, $68.75.
Short Family Are First
Alaska - Florida '
Winter ‘Commuters’
Mr. and Mrs. John Short have
purchased a home in Clearwater,
Fla., according to a feature ar
ticle from the Clearwater news
paper, which would like to call
Mr. and Mrs. Short the first com
muters from Alaska to Florida.
The article relates how the
three children, Bert, Jean and
Jerry, have reacted to being trans
planted from Alaska for the first
time, and how they prefer Alas
ka and its sports although they do
like the water sports in Florida.
John Short was the cadestral
engineer who surveyed the city
last year, and who was employed
here by the U. S. Smelting Co.
for several years. The Shorts plan
on returning to Alaska in the
spring.
SCHOOL LUNCH MENUS
Monday—Boiled beans with to
matoes and bacon, green beans,
bread, butter* milk, and stewed
prunes.
Tuesday — Reindeer stew, peas,
rice custard pudding, bread, but
ter and milk.
Wednesday — Chop suey with
luncheon meat, rice, bread, but
ter and milk, sliced peaches.
Thursday — Cheese rarebit with
atoes, rice, bread, butter, milk,
md fruit jello.
Friday — Macaroni and cheese,
r d beets, pineapple upside
) ' n cake, bread, butter, milk.
MMM HOSPITAL
' knitted: Jacob Smith.
Discharged: Katherine Kosgnac
a- d infant, Audrey Analook, Ruth
A:\isagoc and Dora Egelak.
FUNERAL CONDUCTED FROM
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Infant Mina Ruth Omedelena,
who died January 19, was buried
from Our Savior’s Lutheran
Church this afternoon at 2 p.m.
WEATHER FORECAST
Fair and colder tonight and
Saturday. N.E. winds 20 to 30
mph. Low temperature expected
tonight 5, the high tomorrow 10.
In last 24 hours, maximum
wind 45 mph from the ENE. Sun
rise 9:12 a.m., sunset 3:16 p.m.
Extremes on this date since
1907: highest 36 in 1929. lowest
-30 in 1919.
Letter-size and legal file folders
available at The Nome Nugget
Education Assoc. Meets
To Adopt Constitution
The newly formed Nome Edu
cation Association met at the
School library yesterday, and
adopted a constitution.
The purpose of this organization
is to promote a professional atti
tude among teachers, to encour
age cooperation and fellowship,
to be able to act in unity on school
matters and civic affairs, and to
give careful consideration to pro
fessional ethics of the highest
type.
The following officers were
elected: President, Carl Liebig:
Vice President, Emma Cameron;
Secretary, Fannie Woodiel; Treas
urer, Olaf Halverson; Executive
Members, John Roach and Len
nie Nerland. «
The association will hold meet
ings on the second Thursday of
each month at 4 p.m. at the
School.
Pioneer Card Series
Starts Saturday, Jan. 31
The Pioneer’s annual card
series is to start on Saturday,
Jan. 31. Prizes will be given for
each night’s winners, there will
be a door prize on each evening
of cards, and of course the grand
prizes for the series.
No effort will be spared, say
members of the committee in
charge to make the parties a suc
cess, as they always have been,
and to add to the social life of
our community.
Committees for the different
card parties are:
Jan. 31—Russell and Susie Her
mann.
Feb. 14 — Stanley and Beverly
Morgan.
Feb. 28—Axel and Grace Edman
March 14 — Pearce and Mary
Ellen Walsh.
March 28 — Bill and Emma
Cameron.
April 11 — Luther and Helen
Dunbar.
Admission to each partv will be
81.25, however season tickets for
the six games sell for $6.
BIBLE STUDY SERIES AT
LUTHERAN CHURCH
A series of four Bible Studies
on the Old Testament Book of Jo
nah will be given at Our Savior’s
Lutheran Church. The Studies will
be given by Miss Bertha Stedje,
missionary from Teller Mission.
The meetings are set for evenings,
Sunday through Wednesday of
next week, each beginning at
■ 7:30 p.m.
DAUGHTER BORN TO
EUGENE BLATCHFORD'S
SITKA — A daughter was born
at Sitka Community Hospital to
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Blatchford
of Sitka.
She is the couple’s sixth child,
and weighted seven pounds, three
ounces at birth.
Mr. Blatchford is employed as
a teamster on the pulp mill con
struction job.
GIRL SCOUT TROOP 67 (7th
Grade) will have a Bake Sale at
the N-C Store, Saturday, January
24, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Scheduled Sailings Every Tuesday
For Seward and Valdez
and Alternate Fridays for Seward.
Write: Alaska Steamship Company, >
Box 200, Anchorage
— OR —
Nome Agent For Information
Protest Filed In Kotzebue
YiFa *e Council Election
In the Kotzebue election held
Tuesday, Jan. 13, five councilmen
were elected from a field of 16.
The five winners were: Jack
Jones. James Hayes, Elsie Adams,
Harold Lie, and Alice Sheldon.
However, a protest was filed by
one of the unsuccessful candi
dates, Ben Harrison, on the can
didacy of James Hayes on the
grounds of residential require
ments.
Following are all the candi
dates and their vote totals:
Jack Jones . 136
James Hayes . 124
Elsie Adams . 98
Harold Lie . 90
Alice Sheldon . 90
Ben Harrison . 88
John O. Nelson . 68
Don Roberts . 64
Marion Sours . 63
Leo Ferreira . 58
June Rotman . 56
Mabel Johnson . 48
Arthur Fields . 40
Helen Schaeffer . 25
Basketball Games Tonight
Tonight at 7:30 the ACS-CAA
basketball team will face the
strong National Guard five. The
N.G.’s will be striving to say in
the unbeaten column in the sec
ond half of league play, while
the ACS-CAA will be just as de
termined not to finish in the loss
column.
The second game at 8:45 is be
tween the Arctic Native Brother
hood team and the High School
Nanooks. The High School team
has suffered a heavy loss of play
ers due to ineligibility but they
will be in the game all fhe way,
as usual.
The High School Band will pro
vide entertainment between the
games and at half time.
P-TA WILL ENJOY SCHOOL
BAND AT TUESDAY MEETING
A special treat is in store for
members of the Parent Teachers
Association when they meet next
Tuesday evening.
The school band, which has been
making great strides under the di
rection of Wm. Bixby, will take
part in the program. New pro
jects are to be announced, and
progress on projects already un
der way will be reported.
A full attendance is expected.
Mrs. Arthur French, Health
Nurse at Gambell, and the Tatoo
wi family, arrived yesterday. The
Tatoowi fmily is bound for Oak
land, Calif., for relocation by the
BIA. Mrs. French, whose husband
is pastor of the Presbyterian
Church on the island, plans to re
turn home tomorrow.
NOTE OF APPRECIATION
Wien Airlines wishes to express
its appreciation to the volunteer
firemen, C.A.A. personnel and ,
other persons who assisted at the
accident on Tuesday.
Ronald Thiel of Colby, Kansas,
would like to contact Alaskans!
who have lived, attended or |
taught school in SOD HOUSES or 1
DUGOUTS. 11
Annual Business Meeting
of
NORTHWESTERN ALASKA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Friday, January 30, 8 P.M.
SMORGASBORD
— Seaview Dining Room —
For Reservations
Call North Siar 12
WANT ADS 1
HAVE EXPERIENCE, Will Cook,
White 108
ESKIMO BARBER SHOP — Hair
cuts $1.50. Licensed Barber.
Open Evenings. tf
FOR SALE — Our new dried Red j
salmon are in. Better than ever. !
50c lb. by the bundle. 55c lb:!
straight. R. R. tBob> Blodgett,
Teller Commercial Co,, Teller, j
Alaska. tf
SHOWING AT NOMERAMA
I- RIDA Y a n cl S A T U R D A Y
— It’s got the Heat and the Beat !
‘THE GIRL CANT HELP IT”
with TOM EWELL JAYNE MANSFIELD * EDMOND O'BRIEN
JULIE LONDON * RAY ANTHONY
FATS DOMINO ★ THE PLATTERS ★ LITTLE RICHARD & Band
PLUS CHAPTER OF SERIAL "BAT MAN"
SUNDAY and MONDAY
Paramount presents
kMJ«* _ HENRY ANTHONY
FONDA-PERKINS
Produced by ____
Dudley Nichols • i rom a Story by barney Slater and Joel Kane • A Paramount Release
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K N 0 M --T V
FRIDAY SUNDAY
6:30—Steve Canyon 6:30—Loretta Young Show
7:00—Huckleberry Hound 7:00—Steve Allen
7:30—Flash Gordon 8:00—The Thin Man
8:00—Buckskin 8:30—Maverick
8:30—Schlilz Playhouse 9:30—Feature Movie
9:00—Wells Fargo 10:45—Sacred Heart
9:30—Lawrence Welk
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
2:30 to 6:00 P. M.
Success Usually Begins With Saving,
And Saving Begins With a Plan at the
MINERS & MERCHANTS
BANK OF ALASKA
NOME, ALASKA
WE WILL BUILD NOME WITH YOU
ONLY 7 DAYS LEFT!
The Free Tickets are Going Like Hotcakes!
Over 66,000 Tickets Already in the Box — WOW!
A FREE TICKET WITH EVERY DOLLAR
CASH PURCHASE OR PAID ON ACCOUNT -
DRAWING SATURDAY, JAN. 31
J FIRST PRIZE
Round Trip Ticket for Two
TO THE
Anchorage Fur Rendezvous
with Hotel Expenses Paid for a Three-Day Stay
Alaska Airlines will Fly You Each Way
★- • ★
2nd PRIZE -■ Revere Dual Speed
TAPE RECORDER
★—• — ★
3rd PRIZE - Spark 52,000 BTU
SPACE HEATER
★ ® ★
4th PRIZE -- Remington
222 MAGNUM RIFLE
U. S. Merc
Nome Hardware
Diesel Oil Sales