ROTARY MEETING
THURSDAP NOON
The Nome Rotary Club honored
at their Thursday meeting the fol
lowing guests: Rev. Tom Cunning
ham. Jim Frye, R. C. Johnson, and
Joseph H. Morgan.
Following the introduction Mr.
Morgan spoke to the Rotarians
about the power survey which is
being conducted by the U. S. Bur
eau of Reclamation in the Terri
tory of Alaska and the necessity
for cheap power before the Terri
tory can be developed.
The entertainment committee
showed a Red Cross newsreel
showing the functions of the
American Red Cross in accident
prevention and in times of dis
aster.
FIND EVIDENCE OF
EARLY ESKIMO
Professor J. L. Giddings of the
University of Alaska, who spent
the summer at Cape Denbigh,
through a grant from the Arctic
Institute of North America, claims
to have located new clues to the
origin of the Eskimo. At Capt Den
bigh two. architectural sites were
found perched on the cliffs rising
out of the Bering Sea.
The Shaktoolik teachers, Mr.
and Mrs. Newcombe and several
of the natives assisted in the re
search during the very wet and
stormy weather.
Two students from the Univers
ity were detailed to St. Lawrence
Island to do dendrochronology
work.
MINERS & MERCHANTS
BANK OF ALASKA
NOME :: ALASKA
SCOTTY'S BAR OPENS
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Scotty’s Bar and Smorgasbord is
having a grand opening Saturday
afternoon at five o’clock. The
building formerly was occupied by
the Paterson Hotel and been re
cently remodeled for the new busi
ness. Scotty guarantees a good
time for all.
The Glen Muncy's are in from
Teller after a busy summer min
ing.
Mrs. Jack Reed, who has been
cooking in the Kougarok, arrived
in town yesterday.
Lois Overbough, daughter of
Mrs. C. G. Godsbe had an appen
dectomy this morning in the M. C.
hospital and is reported getting
along nicely.
NWA CHAMBER HAD
INTERESTING MEETING
The board of directors of the
NWA Chamber of Commerce met
on Wednesday night after having
postponed the meeting Tuesday
night in favor of the Republican
Club.
Present with the board were R.
C. Johnson and Joseph H. Morgan
of the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation
who gave a summary of their work
in the'Territory and the aerinl trip
around the Seward Peninsula
viewing possible dam-sites for
power.
During discussion which fol
lowed the board felt that the pro
ject was indeed of considerable
value to the area and would paral
lel in importance the chamber’s
road program for development of
mining and other industries in the
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Mr. and Mrs. Herb ’ Jenks who
have been mining at Silver Bow
Mining Co., in the Kougarok, have
returned home for the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Andre of
Glacier Creek have closed their
camp early this year, due to the
closing of the mining season and
are leaving today for their home
in Seattle.
area.
The board announced that the
next Tuesday meeting of the gen
eral assembly of the Chamber
would include discussion of roads,
education and the new topic of
cheap power.
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