NEW PICNIC GROUNDS
On Sunday, June 24, the new
public picnic grounds, iocated ai
Dexter Camp, was initiated b\
the Nome Jaycees and many towns
people after the second annual raft
race. This area was made possible
by Carl Glavinovich for the use
of his land, and by the efforts of
the local Jaycees, who donated
the tables and trash barrels.
The club members will strive to
keep this area in good condition
by periodic pickups and request
tiie help of the public in keeping
it a neat and orderly place.
It is hoped that the people of
Nome will make good use of this
site and its facilities.
"LET GEORGE DO IT"
George Byer, candidate for the
office of governor of Alaska on
the Democratic ticket, is making
a house-to-house campaign carry
ing a bag of campaign materials
which he delivers personally.
Byers, who was Anchorage’s
mayor for several years, uses as
his slogan, “Let George Do It.”
One of the projects in his plat
form is equitable land distribution
with more small tracts being made
available for Alaskans to own.
BABY GIRL FOR JONESES
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Jones an
nounce the arrival of a daughter,
Beth, born at the Providence Hos
pital in Anchorage on June 22,
weighing 9 pounds, 10V& ounces.
Since leaving Nome and await
ing the stork the Jones have been
with Mr. and Mrs. George Bayer
and plan to go to their new FAA
location on July 3 at Summit,
Alaska.
Mrs. Jones, who was very active
in Girl Scout work here, was thrill
ed to learn that she had won the
hand-made rugs, made by Mrs.
Pete Reader Sr.
Oil Tanker in Roadstead
The Standard Oil tanker was
welcomed last evening when it
anchored in the roadstead as- there
was a shortage of gas, patricularly
the airplane variety, throughout
this area.
Local airplanes have been shut
ting gas to other points for re
fueling, it has been reported.
THE COMPLETE
EDUCATIONAL PLAN
FIELD ENTERPRISES
EDUCATIONAL CORP.
For Grades 1-12 ft Adults
SLYVIA HARE
Bering Sea Hotel
GATHERS INFORMATION
r ON CHRIS NEIBUHR
1 Mr. Fred Johanson of Sioux City,
r Iowa, is here gathering informa
[ tion on his uncle Chris Neibuhr,
well known mining man who
‘ passed away in the late forties.
; Mr. Johanson was anxious to
find the graves of both his uncle
and his wife who passed away here
in 1907. Due to the fact that the
city has not maintained a plat of
the cemetery, it took a long time
to find Chris Neibuhr’s grave and
Mr. Johanson is continuing the
search for his aunt’s grave, so that
he can put permanent markers on
them.
Through the courtesy of Ralph
DeLong, he enjoyed visiting at
Rock Creek where Neibuhr spent
many years mining.
ELLEN MULVIHILL HOME
Ellen Mulvihill, owner of the
M’Lord and Lady Shop, who has
been outside on a vacation and
buying trip, returned yesterday
after a month’s absence.
With her daughter, Pam, she
enjoyed several days at the World’s
Fair and a trip to Montana after
which she took her daughter to
California to be enrolled in sum
mer science school.
She reports that much new mer
chandise was ordered for the shop
selected from advance fall styles.
40 NEW LIGHTS INSTALLED
Howard Crinklaw, manager of
the Nome Power and Light, reports
that by the end of the week the
last of the old series type street
lights will have completed their
duty and will be replaced by the
new mercury vapor lights.
The city will have a complete
system of 80 mercury lights and
will be a well-lit community dur
ing the winter months.
This project is one of the big
steps in modernizing Nome.
Catch 110 Fish In 24 Hours
Tommy Johnson, who is doing
some commercial fishing east of
Nome, reports that 110 fish were
caught in the last 24 hours.
He states that the law requires
that no fishing be done commer
cially for the next 24 hour period.
Subsistence fishing is permitted
during this period, however.
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NOTICE
Applications are now being re
ceived for the position of guard
at the City Jail with a beginning
salary of $575 per month.
Jail Supi.
Sales office: Dial 2234 Write Box 700
TWO CARLOADS OF INSULATION
Full 3" Thick Fiberglass — 15" $7.50 Roll — 23" $8.00 I
Small Amount 2" Thick Available—15" $5.95 Roll—23" $7.i
Zonoliie Pouring Insulation $3.75 Bag
PRICES GOOD THIS WEEK ONLY
"C«h - You Haul Right OR th. Crib!"
"Dviv a\rn Dim*
ACCEPTING
SOUTH-BOUND
City Council
Meeting Notes
Fire School . . .
The Fire School originally plan
ned to be held here for sometime
in July has been postponed due to
lack of State Vocational funds, it
was announced, at the City Council
meeting Monday night.
However, the Standard Oil Co.
has offered a safety engineer to
conduct a school in September, with
emphasis on fighting oil fires. The
instructor and necessary equipment
will be furnished by Standard Oil
with the city supplying a pit for
the volunteers to experiment with
new methods for oil fires.
Sanitation & Health Inspection
Members of the City Health
Committee, Chief of Police, State
Sanitarian and health officer have
inspected the community for health
hazards as a finale of the cleanup
campaign and individuals who have
not complied with the cleanup are
being notified personally to do their
share.
Dr. Fenstermacher was appoint
ed as permanent City Health Of
' ficer by the Council.
Streets . . .
Mrs. Fred Greene informed the
Council that the posts for the street
signs being provided by the
Nome Mothers’ Club arrived and
the Street Committee was instruct
ed to check the list of places where
the group plans to put up the
signs. Mrs. Greene also advised
that the total cost of posts and
signs will run about $700, half of
which the city has promised to
pay.
The FAA has contributed a large
quantity of old oil for laying the
dust on the city streets.
Fire & Police ibepi. . . .
Chief of Police Bob Oliver rec
ommended that patrolman Tony
Martin be sent to the State Police
Academy in Anchorage for a po
lice course being given from July
5 to 28. The trip was approve
by the Council and transportation
authorized.
An extra guard was also author
ized for the dty jail who can be
used to take state prisoners to work
on improvement projects, such as
cleaning tip the cemetery.
Anderson Properly . . .
Specifications are being pre
pared for publication inviting those
interested in moving the Anderson
residence off the road.
Dog Pound . . .
A suitable site suggested for a
dog pound was made for the street
area on the sea side of the bowling
alley where a fence could be
erected.
Water & Sewage > * •
Necessary contracts for the water
and sewage projects have been
signed and the city awaits detail
ed specifications from
so that an engii
selected to start the
City Plat . . .
The Planning
vised the city that a
be verified before any
can get underway. After muc
cussion the Council found it ad
visable to retain the 1934 plat, have
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2ND SHOW 9:30
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Thursday First Show 7:15
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AN INTERNATIONAL CAST
2ND SHOW 9:30
“FRONTIER GUN”
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Brlde-Was-to-be ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. UP — A bride
to-be was arrested on what was
to have been her wedding day
| and charged with forging checks
! to buy a trousseau.
Miss Alberta Nestor, 26, was ac
cused of signing the name of
her fiance's aunt to 15 checks
totaling $729.
The wedding, originally set for
Monday, was postponed indefinite
ly*
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Express Appreciation
The members of the Omie Mc
Carthy Circle of the Community
Methodist Church wish to express
appreciation to all those who pa
tronized their “Roadhouse” during
the Festival and to those who con
tributed and assisted in making it
a success.
Interview Applicants
Slyvia Hare, representative of
the World Book, accompanied by
Wm. Hoyer are guests at the Bering
Sea Hotel, where they will be in
terviewing applicants for the po
sition of local representative for
this complete educational plan.
COMIN' ...
From Fairbanks: George Byer,
Mrs. E. MulvihiH, Ernest Miller,
E. Uutzen, Slyvia Hare, Wm.
Hoyer, Gail Thiele, George Ray
bum. ■ V; v -
From Kotzebue: Raymond De
Kay, Cleota Bray boy.
GOIN' ...
To Kotzebue: John and Ada
Spikes, Dean Kettner, Ancil Cole,
Joe Perry, Harry Ballot, Mahlon
Williams, Daniel Thomas, Charles
Barr, Bruce Magyar, Jim O’Sulli
van, Eph Wheeler, Sally Voss.
To Fairbanks: Charles Smith,
Joe Pillera, C. Featherstone, Cleota
Brayboy, Ray DeKay, Jens For
shaug, L. Hough, C. Hawkins, W..
Evans, Art Lappi, Henry Sheldon,
John Burns, Mrs. H. Carlisle, Mr.
and Mrs. A. Callahan, Fred and
Steve Callahan.
an overlay made of the new city
plat and make all necessary prop
erly and deed transfers as well as
much legal work before taking
any action on the new plat which
can be considered at some future
time when many of the problem*
have been worked out.
4th of July . . »
The Rotary Club is raising funds
for the 4th of July fun and a city
committee is to be named this
week by Mayor Don Hoover.
ANN CHAMBERS TO BE
IN MISS ALASKA CONTEST
Lions Club is sponsoring Ann
Chamber, Queen of the Midnight
Sun Festival, as a candidate in the
Miss Alaska contest which is being
held in Anchorage on July 11-12.
The Chamber of Commerce is
ing Nome’s Queen a trip to
Century 21 Fair, which will
coincide with the trip to Anchor
announced that he will return to
Alaska during the Fourth of July
week after paitKSpating in the
program at Seel tie at the launch
ing of the second ferry for the
Sou tli eastern Alaska Ferry System
on July 2.
He expects to be in Nome on
Friday, July 6.
He expressed the hope of see
ing everyone who wants to talk
to him.
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Teen-Age Robinson Crusoe*
VENICE, Italy — Six teen
j age Robinson Crusoes were march
ed back to their parents yesterday
after roughing it for nearly a month
cm a half-acre island in Venice’s
big lagoon.
Police rounded up the adven
turers after fishermen detected
signs of life on the island, half a
mile from civilization. The par
ents had been without news of
the lads since May 28 when three
of them left letters saying they
were quitting school for a life of
adventure in Africa. They existed
on canned goods, fish and provi
sions secured on night raids to
the mainland.
IN MAGISTRATE'S COURT
Henry Kobuk was fined $50
with $25 suspended, cox a charge
of being drunk in a public jplace.
Isaac Picnalook, Frank Avessuk,
and John Penatac were each fined
$50 on drunk charges.
Jonathon Moto was given one
year for giving liquor -to a person
under 21 years of age.
Catherine Davis was given 30
days on a drunk and disorderly
charge. >
NOTE OF APPRECIATION
The Midnight Sun Festival chair
man aUd manager with to express
appreciation for the wonderful
.pbu ot .ttop.MHoo few, br a
community ana many organua
ttens jn making it iuitoh it
saidLi
spirit r*eh«! could*.'* ft.fi. i*