Educational Representatives
Visit Here in Nome
Grolier Society, long the nation’s
leader in the educational field,
with 132 years of experience, has
four educational representatives
staying in Nome at the North Star
this week.
The purpose of their visit is
primarily, in advance of their sale
of the Min-Max teaching machine
while they are here. They will be
interviewing various families,
speaking before different civic
groups, and solving various per
sonal educational needs by show
ing the adaptibility of the Min
Max teaching machine.
This machine has been highly
praised by the National Education
Assn, and the National Parent
Teachers Assn, for the last two
years at their national conferences
in the south 48.
Dr. B. F. Skinner of Harvard
University, who is credited for
sparking this “new errorless learn
ing” has stated that with the use
of teaching and programmed learn
ing any subject could be taught
in one-half the time with one-half
the effort.
Groilers representatives, who are
Clifton Harding, Don MyhiU, Dick
VanHatten, and Thome Stemiski.
visited the Chamber of Commerce
luncheon Monday and the Lions
Club and the PTA meeting on
Tuesday night.
All four are Alaskans. VanHatten
is Alaskan-born with his home at
Beaver.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: George Shoogugwruk,
Joe Mickel, Sara Okleasik.
Discharged: Sam Alexine, Gloria
Jean Fisher and infant, Richard
Pauwok.
ANNUAL
EASTER
Style Show
Luncheon
APRIL 8 — 1:30 p.m.
SEA VIEW ROOM
Sponsored by
BETA SIGMA PHI
TICKETS
and
RESERVATIONS
at
NORTH STAR
School Operetta to be Presented
Thursday and Friday
Tomorrow and Friday approxi
mately 100 grade school students
will present the operetta “Why the
Garden Quarreled,” directed by
Mr. Leland Barber.
An afternoon matinee will be
given tomorrow at 2:30 for all stu
dents. Then at 7:30 p.m. on Friday
the operetta will again be presented
for the public.
There will be no admission
charge for this event and all are
invited to attend.
SPONSOR TALENT SHOW
The Arctic Club and the Jaycees
are jointly sponsoring a talent
show and dance on April 14 and
invite individuals or groups to par
ticipate in this event which is being
held in connection with the dog
race scheduled for that weekend.
Howard Farley has been named
chairman of the entertainment and
anyone interested in participating
may contact him for details. Mr.
Farley is in the meat department
at the US. Merc.
Cub Scout News
The Cub Scouts in Den 2 and
part of Den 4 from Pack 63 were
entertained at Grandma Christy
Waldheim’s home an Monday after
noon. We sang “Alaska’s Flag” for
her. Mrs. Waldheim told us many
interesting things about early Nome
history. We learned how the Alaska
Flag and Forget-Me-Not State
Flower were chosen.
Several Cubs earned Bear
achievements by this visit.
Grandma Waldheim also served us
refreshments.
By James Towner
Young Republicans Add
$120 to Convention Fund
The Young Republican announce
that they cleared $120 last night
when they took over the Nomer
ama Theater for a showing of “Th<
' Tall Story." They express appre
ciation to all persons who bought
tickets and supported the project
which brings them within $200 of
their goal for transportation to the
' Young Republican Convention in
Ketchikan next week.
They hope to raise this during the
next week, so that all the members
planning to attend the convention
will be able to make the trip.
NOTICE
"Effective Sunday, April 1 the
Nome ACS Telegraph Office will
be open only from $ a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturdays and dosed Sundays and
holidays. Weekdays hours of 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. remain unchanged."
LOMEN COMMERCIAL COMPANY
A Division of Alaska Steamship Company
Salas Office: Dial 2234 . Write Box 700
Representing —
LINCOLN WELDING MACHINES
and
Welding Electrodes — Air Reduction Oxygen — Acetylene
Torch Outfits — Welding Rod
JAEGER “SPEED KING” PUMPS
also
ALUS CHAMERS — GENERAL MOTORS DIESEL
TOKHEIM HAND PUMPS — MacWYTE WIRE ROPES
Dealers In
Industrial & Mining Hardware
Welding Accessories
Lumber & Building Materials
Wholesale Distributors for —
STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA
With Bulk Petroleum Service in the Norton Sound Area
"If you can’t find it, and need is in a burry, you need us?'
At the School Eoard Meeting—
At the School Board meeting on
Tuesday evening, the board ac
cepted the resignation of Superin
tendent Conrad Potter, effective at
the closing of the school in May.
In other action the board recind
ed previous action to purchase 12
IBM electric typewriters for the
High School Commercial Dept.
A presentation by Larry Galvin,
who submitted a lower bid to pro
vide Underwood-Olivetti machines
was accepted when Mr. Galvin
guaranteed to provide maintenance
service.
Seventeen of the teachers at the
school have indicated they will not
be teaching here next year, while
16 will remain.
PTA OFFICERS ELECTED
Mrs. Robert Grant was elected
as president of the Parent-Teachers
Assn, last evening at their regular
monthly meeting with Wallace Mc
Iver as vice president; Harriet
Amundsen as secretary and Dorothy
Lee as treasurer.
A feature of the program was a
presentation of the “Ungraded
Primary” by Miss Barbara Cooper,
Miss Sheila O’Brien and Mr. Marc
Beauchamp. The “Ungraded Pri
mary” system is at present under
consideration by the Nome School
Board. There was a period of dis
cussion following the presentation,
in which several questions were
answered.
Miss Cooper’s 3rd grade room
won the room count award for the
fourth time this year. Lunch was
served by the 5th grade mothers.
Girl Scout Training Sessions
The Neighborhood Committee of
the Girl Scouts held a luncheon
Monday at the home of Mrs. Ellen
Jones for Shirley Owens, personnel
and training officer lor the Fair
banks Girl Scout Council.
She held a training session with
. Scout leaders at 1:30 this afternoon
. and another session will be held
tonight at 7:30 at St. Joseph’s Hall.
A Girl Scout Sing is scheduled
for 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at
the LWY Community Center to
which all Girl Scouts and Brownies
are requested to attend, in uni
form, if possible.
coMnr ...
From Fairbanks: Helen Senunge
tuk, James Whitaker, C. Harding,
[D. Myhill, B. VanHaten, W. Ster
niski, W. W. Laws, Mrs. Wm.
Owens, S. E. Paulson, Loretta
Waldheim, A1 Doyle, Horace
Black, Robert Arwin, Tom Hill.
GOUT_
To Kotzebue: Joe Brantley, Bert
Thomas.
To Fairbanks: Frank Molitor,
Laverne Madigan.
Library Closed Friday Night
KK Library will be closed Fri
day night, as it is anticipated most
of its patrons will be attending
the operetta being given at the
school. The Library will be open as
usual on Saturday afternoon at
2:30.
YOUNG REPUBLICANS
BENEPIT
;On to Ketchikan’
DANCE
SATURDAY - 8 to 12 p.m.
MULTIPURPOSE ROOM
Singles 75# — Couples $1.25
PUBLIC INVITED
DOOR PRIZE
WANT ADS
WANTED: Votes for Ellen Mullvi
hill for the City Council to make
Nome a better home.
SELL — Those surplus items that
you don’t need. Juat let a
Nugget Classified Ad convert
them into cash for you.
NOMERAMA THEATER
First Show Starts at 7:15 — Second Show, 9:30
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY
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MIDNIGHT SHOW FRIDAY NIGHT
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Miners & Merchants Bank of Alaska
THE FRIENDLY BANK
FULL BANKING SERVICES
To Northwestern Alaska Since 190*
— BRANCH OFFICE IN KOTZEBUE —
Alaska U Madrigal Group
PRESENTS SPRING PROGRAM
“DOWN IN THE VALLEY”
AND CHORAL SELECTIONS
NOME SCHOOL MULTIPURPOSE ROOM
Saturday, April 7 - 7:30 p.m.
Admission: Students $1.00 Adults $2.00
(Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult)
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Ham - Veal - Pork
98c
BOILING BEEF
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Oogruk
Sealmeat Seal Oil
Herring Whitefish
Reindeer Burner
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NC COMPANY
Alwfcrt Pioneer Menknli
Box 670 Nome
Dial 2243