Nome Chamber
Meeting News
Chamber of Commerce luncheon
on Monday was both a welcome
and a farewell session.
Welcomed by President Pearse
Walsh was Col. F. E. Naughton of
Fort Wainwright, who headed the
Eielson Air Force group here for
the Armed Forces Day program;
the entertainers headed by Maj.
Robert Faulkner; sponsor of the
program Maj. David Money, of the
Army Advisor group stationed
here with the 1st Scout Bn.; Rev.
Art French and wife, who were
heading back to Savoonga; Dr.
Fenstermacher, new hospital ad
ministrator and his wife; George
Markham, state sanitarian; Lyman
Allen, for Civil Defense, and Paul
Monroe, drug salesman.
Farewells were said to Rev. and
Mrs. Gerald McCray, who have
been at the Community Metho
dist Church for four years and who
will leave soon for Florida; Mr.
Conrad Potter, superintendent of
schools for the past three years
with his wife, who will leave for
Kenai; Dr. John Barrow of the
MMM Hospital who leaves for a
residency in orthopedic surgery at
Vanderbuilt University in Ten
nessee, and Mrs. Barrow.
Col. F. E. Naughton, Deputy Com
mander of the 9th Infantry Battle
Group, was the main speaker at
the luncheon and gave an interest
ing talk on the importance of the
observation of Armed Forces Day
in Alaska, explaining that Alaska
is the one state in the union where
officers have an opportunity to
really use their training, intelli
gence and ingenuity as leaders
with the problems set before than
involving thousands of miles of
uninhabited country. The training,1
he states, in the various exercises
already held and some which will
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leaders but give them an op
portunity tc learn a great deal
.'bout this last frontier which they
cannot learn on duty in the “softer
states.”
He called attention to the fact
that the 9th Army has been part
of Alaska since the Russian flag
was lowered at Sitka and Alaska
became American soil.
The Armed Forces Day show
held Monday evening, Col. Naugh
ton reported, was made possible
through the courtesy of Col. S.
Wheeler, commanding officer of
Eielson Air Firce Base. w
BETA SIGMA PHI HOLD
FOUNDERS DAY BANQUET
Beta Sigma Phi held its Annual
Founder’s Day Banquet at the Sea
view Room on Saturday night with
Mrs. Beverly Blanning as toast
mistress.
The Founder’s Day message was
read by Beverly Morgan and the
Founder’s Day pledge was given
by Betty Gustafson.
Outgoing president Beverly
Blanning was presented with a
past president’s jewel. Mary Hons
berger is the president for the
next year.
Jim Blanning in his usual clever
manner presented awards to the
“secret brothers.”
With yellow roses as a theme,
guests and members totaling about
60 enjoyed dining and dancing.
CANNERY SHIP
ENROUTE TO GOLOVIN
The floating cannery ship which
will be located at Golovin this
summer left Seattle and is now
enroute, stated Mr. Martin Hege
berg, who arrived here this mor
ning.
The ship, owned by the Bering
Sea Fisheries, will remain in Golo
vin as long as there are fish, he
stated. Only salmon will be packed
there this season although the her
ring run will be observed and pos
sible a trip taken to Kotzebue to
experiment with shee fish can
ning.
Rev. Osgood Transferred
Rev. Thomas Osgood of the
Episcopal Church, who is station
ed at Kotzebue but makes trips to
Nome frequently, is here on his
last visit as he is being transferred
to Longview, Wn., with his family.
Sheryl Martin Graduates
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Martin will
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uation of daughter Sheryl Martin
from Sammamish High School on
June 5. While “outside” they will
take in the C21 Fair at Seattle.
NOTICE
Holy Communion Services for
Episcopate will be held Friday
evening at 7:30 at the Fellowship
Room of the Lutheran Church.
Rev. Thomas Osgood
NOTICE
Official Board Meeting of the
Community Methodist Church has
been postponed until Thursday
evening at 8. Important meeting.
All members urged to attend.
Rev. Gerald McCray
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Council Meeting Notes
The City Council met in regular
session last Monday with Mayor
Don Hoover presiding.
Fire and Police Dept.
Chief of Police Robert Oliver
was granted a leave of absence
from May 22 to June 2 to attend
three conferences relating to his
office: a meeting of police chiefs
in Anchorage, a meeting of the
Alaska Peace Officers Assn, in An
chorage, and a seminar in Port
land, Ore., under the Northwest
Fire and Arson investigations.
Chief Oliver also gave a dem
onstration of the plectron alert
system for volunteer firemen
which demonstrated how the vol
unteers can be alerted in their
homes immediately through a dial
tone and notified as to the location
of the fire. The council authorized
the purchase of a system for the
fire department.
Health Dept.
A two-week clean-up period will
be announced at a later time when
the snow has melted sufficiently
for such a project.
Under rat control, the health
department was authorized to or
der a supply of Wharferin.
Jail
Two applications were received
for jail superintendent with the
application of acting superintend
ent Luther Dunbar being accepted
with a salary to start at $750 per
month.
Sewer and Water
A bill for $727.82 was approved
for the Philleo Engineers for a
trip to Seaatle to confer with the
Community Facilities Administra
tion as requested by them, con
cerning the application for sewer
and water.
Telephone
The Nome Telephone requested
a trade of lots to assist then with
the laying of necessary cables near
the FAA where the FAA was will
ing to release some ground with
ing was referred to the Street
Committee.
Legal Advice
Upon the advice of the City At
torney Tom Balone, only a one
year term of office could be al
lowed for the Chief of Police. A
two-year term was sought.
Bids ,
No bids were received from san
itary services.
Green's City Fuel was low bid
der on oil with the price of 25
cents for furnace oil and 27 cents
for stove oil.
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the water service with a bid of
.89 of a cent per gallon or $8.90
per thousand gallons. The other
bid was Bronson’s with one cent
per gallon for'softened water or
$6.00 per thousand for raw water.
Armed Force* Day
The City Council approved the
paying for meals of the military
entertainers on Armed Forces Day.
"POLICE WEEK" ...
JUNEAU (Si — Gov. Win. Egan
yesterday designated the period
May 13-19 as “Police Week" in
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GOPS MAKE CLEAN
SWEEP IN MOCK ELECTION
AT UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA
FAIRBANKS UD — Republican
candidates for the state’s four top
posts made a clean sweep in yes
terday's mock election by students
of the University of Alaska.
Republican Mike Stepovich, for
mer Territorial Governor, of Fair
banks, defeated incumbent Gov.
Wm. Egan, Democrat, by the vote
of 192 to 176.
Republican Ted Stevens of An
chorage whipped incumbent Sen.
Ernest Gruening, Democrat of Ju
neau, 190 to 181, in the U.S. Senate
race.
Lowell Thomas Jr., of Anchor
age, whipped incumbent Rep.
Ralph Rivers, Democrat, in the
U.S. House race, 203-165.
Stepovich-s running mate, Robert
A. Ross, Anchorage Republican,
topped incumbent Hugh J. Wade,
Democratic running mate of Egan.
A total of 383 students cast
votes yesterday and no ballots
were judged illegal.
The mock election was spon
sored by the Young Democrat and
Young Republican Clubs at the
University.
Last week 405 students picked a
slate of candidates in a mock pri
mary.
Young Republicans cited as rea
sons for the win: “The muddle of
state affairs,” “growing pains too
severe for any young state,” “the
rapid spending of the $22 million
windfall from oil lease sales,” and
“the resignation or firing of half
the governor's cabinet since the
first of the year.”
Monday evening the Fire De
was called out to the resi
Leland Barber, where a
to be caused
terior damage. ,
house *owned by Pearse
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LIONS ELECT OFFICERS
New officers were elected at the
lions Club meeting Tuesday eve
ning to take office on June 4.
Elected were: president Sven
Larson, vice presidents A1 Doyle,
Stan Harhut and Jim West, secre
tary Tom Balone, treasurer Jess
Woodward, chaplain Bob Corder
man, directors Bob Renshaw, Len
Ansettu Roscoe Wilke and Harry
Johnson, tail twister Tom House,
and lion tamer Jack Carpenter.
Installation of officers and a din
ner dance is scheduled for this
Saturday evening. Mel Harris,
from Fairbanks, Deputy District
Governor of Lions, is expected to
be here for the installation.
The president announced that
the club is expected to sent five
representatives to the Lions Con
vention in White Horse, Y.T., on
May 23-26, that the Nome Club
will pay the registration fee of
$20, and that the round trip fare
from Fairbanks to White Horse on
the Lions chartered plane is $45.
GOING TO THE FAIR
Oscar Wall, his wife and family
of eight children are going to the
Fair and take a real vacation.
Oscar Wall, who is with the FFA,
plans to leave on May 21 and It is
the first trip to the lower 48 for
most of the family.
STOVE & STACK MAN
TOM TUNGWENUK FOR
SPRING CLEAN-VP
STOVE TUNE-VP
CALL 2522
COMIN' from Fairbanks: Ray
Pierce, Edward Roche, Richard
Miller, Ed Parsons, Allen Lyman,
Ray Shields.
From Kotzebue: Major Seaver
and Father McNeal.
GOIN' to Fairbanks: Bob
Morris Grant, Philip Power,
and Mrs. Bob Erwin.