Nome Chamber
Meeting News
Roads
Bert Hyde, Division Engineer for
the State Highway Department,
was guest of the Chamber on Mon
day in recognition of National
Highway Week.
Mr. Hyde told of the work plan
ned for Coffee Creek to Kougarok
with bids to open on May 31 and
Teller to Lost River with bids
to open June 17. He also announced
that the plans for the repair of
Front St. had been submitted to
Juneau.
Juvenile Delinquency
Sen. Lester Bronson announced
that a team composed of Laura
Nicholson and Carol Hodgson of
the Sociology Dept, of the Uni
versity of Alaska and Mr. William
Meredith of the Division of Youth
and Adult Authority will be in
Nome, Gambell and Unalakleet
where they will contact community
leaders, law enforcement officers
and social agency people in con
nection with the study for the
control of juvenile delinquency.
The study is a pilot project de
signed as the first step in the
effort to obtain federal funds under
President Kennedy’s Juvenile De
linquency and Youth Offenses Act
of 1961.
This area was selected because
of the “significant rise in the rate
of juvenile delinquency.
ARA
James Schubin, economist for the
Extension Service of the University
of Alaska was introduced at the
Chamber of Commerce meeting and
stated he was here on a survey
relative to the recently prepared
ARA application.
Although his time was short in
this area, on this trip, he would
welcome questions from anyone
interested in the ARA. program,
especially those planning to par
approved.
Offshore Mining
Bill Burand, District Mining
Engineer, reported that the Off
shore Navigation Co. of New Or
leans, under the direction of Karl
Kovacic will be handling the off
shore work for Shell Oil Co.
As soon as the ice moves out,
their vessel will be in the road
stead. In the meantime radio con
tact stations are being set up on
the shore to identify the location of
the ship and assisted with the
triangulated seismograph work.
SURVEY WILL BE MADE FOR
EXTENSION OF JETTIES
Nome is to have a survey on
I the possibility of extending the
Nome jetties so that larger craft
can use the harbor. The survey
is to be made by the Corps of En
gineers, stated Sen. E. L. Bartlett
in a letter to Sen. Lester Bronson.
The offshore mining leases and
increased activity in fishing have
stimulated interest in this needed
improvement for shipping.
No Funds Available for
Unalakleei Breakwater Survey
Sen. Lester Bronso, who was
active in requesting funds for a
breakwater for Unalakleet, has
been advised from Washington,
D.C., that it will take $13,000 to
initiate the survey and the survey
itself will cost $85,000. Funds are
not available this year for this
project.
KIRK JACKSON HERE
Kirk Jackson, former Nomeite,
who has made his home in Belling
ham, Wn., for many years, sur
prised his friends by returning
Monday and plans to work in this
area for the summer.
He states his wife and daughter
are fine as well as other former
Alaskans in. the Bellingham colony,
including Ben Gillettee, Mr. and
Mrs. Guy Boyd and others.
Charles W. Pfeiffer, Director of
the Division of Youth and Adult
Authority, is here conferring with
Don Perkins, local representative.
New offices for the department
have been opened in the Swan
berg Office Bldg., next to the
U.S. Mercantile Store.
John Johnson, who has been on
a tour of duty with the U.S.
Weather Bureau at Shemya for
several months reports that he
found it very interesting in that j
I part of the state but it is nice to
| be home again, and on duty at the
local station.
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juster from Fairbanks was a visitor
at the meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce on Monday.
NOTICE
The Comm unify Methodist
Church Vacation Church Echoed
will be held May 28 thru June 8.
Classes will be held for pre
school children who will be 4 by
November 1 through those who
will be in grade 1 this falL
There will also be classes for
school age children in grades 1
through 6 this past year.
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SEWING CLASS GARMENTS
Sewing class is over, let’s have
another one, was the cry last
Thursday, at the Lutheran Fellow
ship Hall as the final button
found its place on the 28th gar
ment. Each class member made
both an apron and another article
of clothing.
Members of the class were:
Mesdames Grace Teayoumeak,
Helen Tingook, Louise Maakestad,
Emma Willoya, Ellen Lyle, Jennie
Attatayuk, Elsie Ahnangnatoguk,
Geraldine Kiyutelluk, Elsie Eng
strom. Holly Sockpiek, Thelma
Tocktoo, Dora Walluk, Anna Scott,
Grace Tocktoo, Helen Attatayuk,
Margaret Picnalook, Maude Wey
anna, Beatrice Davis, Martha Kel
ler, Helen Pootoogooluk, Annie
Koonuk, and Etta Tocktoo.
Graduation exercises for the
first class will be held at the
Lutheran Fellowship Hall, Tues
day, May 29, at 8 p.m.. Friends
are welcome.
Beverly Bohrer Becomes
Member of Order of Eastern Star
Mrs. Werner Bohrer, Worthy
Matron of the Alaska Chapter No.
1, Order of Eastern Star, assisted
by her husband, as acting Worthy
Patron, had the happy, but unusual
experience of conferring the ini
atory degree upon their daughter,
Beverly Bohrer, who had become
a member of the organization last
Monday evening.
Miss Bohrer was a graduating
senior from Nome High School last
week. •
COMING HOME . . .
Freddy Kungesuk was a return
ing student from Sheldon Jackson
Junior College this morning.
Scheduled to arrive from Alaska
Methodist University today was
Ray Arnold, and John Herman
from the University of Alaska.
Will Visit Seattle Fair
The family of George LeinarcL
| left by Alaska Airlines to spend
several weeks in the Pacific North
west and will take in the Fair
and get some dental work done be
fore returning home.
NOT VERY FESTIVE
HOLLAND, JMich. W) — The an
nual Tulip Festival was not very
festive this year.
Mis Michigan, Karen Jean
Southway, was kept away from
the celebration by chicken pox.
Gov. John Swainson’s plane was
grounded by bad weather, cancel
ing his appearance.
Temperatures near 90 degrees
sent 35 persons to hospitals. The
hot weather even wilted most of
the tulips.
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Select Methodic! Vacation
Church School Teacher*
The teachers who will head the
departments of the Community
Methodist Vacation Church School
beginning May 28 have been se
lected.
Mrs. Grace Parker will head the
nursery; Miss McCoy, kindergarten;
Miss Barbara Wilson, primary
grades; Mrs. Anita Fenstermacher,
junior department.
Several volunteers will act as
assistants. If you would care to
help please notify Miss McCoy, as
more assistants could be used.
CUB PACK 68 TO MEET
The Cub Scout Pack meeting
for Pack 63 will be held on Fri
day evening, May 25 at 7:30 at
Phoebe Hall. Parents and friends
are invited to come for a very in
teresting evening. The theme for
the month being “The World
Around Us.” There will be dis
plays, skits, awards and a cere
mony. <■ ::
COMIN' . . .
Fran Fairbanks: Evans Hawk,
R. M. Embleton, Kirk Jackson,
Ethel AUuk, E. L. Meyers, Clar
ence Towfrrak, W. W. Patten, E.
Lebert, R. Munroe, Guy River#,
Mary Honsberger.
COIN' . . .
To Kotzebue: Mr. Lecorchick,
W. Green, G. Koehn, Dick Able,
Joe Brantley, Jean Burand, Mr.
Schubin.
To Fairbanks: Thomas Robert
son, G. Nicholson, Jo Ray, Mrs.
Fred Greene and son, Lavonne
Small, Charlotte Parkman, Reuben
Attatayuk, George Shoogooruk, Dr.
and Mrs. Barrow and family, Lau
rent Chantry, H. W. Wright, Rev.
and Mrs. McCray and family, R.
M. Embleton, W. Comeaux, G. Ai
venslaben, Evan Hawk, Art Mc
Veigh; Tom Balone, Bob Renshaw,
Jack Carpenter.
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Discharged: Wallace Kakak,, Al
bert McIntyre and Lena Nelson.