In Appreciation
August 20
To the Editor; the Northwestern
Alaska Chamber of Commerce;
Wien Alaska Airlines; and all the
good people of Nome:
We should like to take this op
portunity to express thanks and
appreciation for the very fine way
that all the people of Nome re- I
ceived the visiting Barrow char- j
ter last week. Remarks here have i
been flying, such as “Gee, Nome
is a real fine town—I would like
to live there,” and ‘‘They really
gave us the red carpet treatment
in Nome.” Many individuals went
out of their way to make the Bar
row people feel at home, and so
very many here nave said that
they would like to make this trip
again soon—that they think it is
such a nice trip and should be an
annual affair.
From the time they were met at
the airport until they were back
on the plane again, all the charter
group felt that no effort for their !
enjoyment or comfort was spared.
The wonderful dinner that Ernie
and Betty had for them; the warm
way that the Nome folks greeted
them at the dinner; the fine talks
that were a part of the dinner—
all of these things made a lasting
impression on the visitors, and we
hope that Nome memories will be
as pleasant as ours. Again, our
sincere thanks!
This occasion may have been
more or less routine for Nomeites,
as the Northwestern Chamber en
tertains a great deal, we know, but
for the Barrow people it was a !
red-letter day. The Barrow Cham
ber extends a cordial invitation to
the Nome group—visit Barrow; we
should like to return the kind
nesses and hospitality.
Sincerely yours,
Gordon Osborne,
President Point Barrow
Chamber of Commerce
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Norman S. Paul, Asst.
Secretary of Defense,
Pays Visit to Nome
A party of distinguished guests
headed by the Hon. Norman S.
Paul, Assistant Secretary of De
fense (Manpower*, visited Nome
last weekend and met with local
community leaders at a dinner
held in the Seaview Room of the
North Star on Saturday night with ;
Acting Mayor Charles Frazier as I
toastmaster.
Guests were introduced by Col. |
Kenneth II. Lillie from Juneau,
who made the arrangements for
the party which included mem
bers of the Advisory Council to
the Defense Study of Military
Compensation and personnel from
the Bureau of the Budget.
Secretary Paul explained the
mission to be a first-hand study
of existing living and working con
ditions at remote and isolated mili
tary duty stations in Alaska.
On Sunday the party was brief
ed on conditions here and allowed
to inspect some of the military
quarters in this area. They plan
ned to visit N.E. Cape and Cape
Lisbourne if weather permitted.
VA Representative Due Here
Robert Mott, Contact Repre
sentative for the Veteran’s Admin
istration has advised that he will
be in Nome on Aug. 24-25 at the
Bering Sea Hotel.
Anyone having claims or other
problems concerning veteran’s
benefits may contact him at that
time.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Wenger, for
merly stationed at Moses Point
with the FAA and now at Fair
banks, visited in Nome enroute to
Shungnak where they will be
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ken Kri
ger, who are teachers there.
HAWAIIAN
L U A U
Saturday, August 25
6 p.m. until Midnight
SEAYIEW
DINING ROOM
NORTH STAR HOTEL
ROAST SUCKLING PIG
with savory dressing
SAUCE (au naturale)
FISH AND POI
BAKED FRESH SWEET POTATOS IN SHELL
HAWAIIAN SALAD
MOLDED JELLO SALAD
FRESH FRUIT BOWL
BAVARIAN PUDDING
$4.50
Wear your muu-muus . . .
or your sarongs . . .
, , . or at least clothes
COCKTAILS and DANCING
Piano Music by Bennie
i Court Orders Xevr Trial
| In Defamation Suit Against
| Fairbanks News-Miner
j JUNEAU W The State Su
I prcme Court today ordered a new j
j trial of a defamation suit filed ,
I against the Fairbanks Daily News- i
j Miner by Mrs. Elizabeth Pitka, j
formerly a teacher at North Pole, j
I near Fairbanks. j
A Fourth District Superior Court |
jury had awarded Mrs. Pitka $6,000 |
in compensatory damages and
$19,000 in punitive damages in con
nection with stories about happen
ings at the North Pole School in
October, 1957.
The Fairbanks Publishing Co.,
owner of the News-Miner, and Mrs.
Pitka both appealed.
The State Supreme Court agreed
with the News-Miner’s argument
that the trial court erred in not
advising the jury that truth was
a defense for libel.
The high court also said the j
lower court erred in permittin i !
the court to determine if malice
had been proved and thus award
punitive damages.
“Evidence of actual malice was
totally lacking.” the Supreme
Court said.
The Supreme Court denied a con
tention by Mrs. Pitka that the trial
court should not have dismissed
C. W. Snedden, president of the
Fairbanks Publishing Co., as a
party to the action.
IN MAGISTRATE'S COURT
Felix Wongittilin pleaded guilty
and was fined $10 on a drunk
charge and $10 for resisting arrest.
In traffic court, two minors
I were each lined $2 for driving
motor scooters without licenses
and a third was fined $5 for going
through a stop sign on his motor
cycle.
James Savok was given a $10
suspended fine for speeding in the
Dry Creek area.
Either
way —
bottle or can—
Olympia
Beer
always tastes
refreshingly
the same.
One priceless
ingredient is
the reason:
“Its the Watet “
i Dr. C. Carter of Junr-au
Undergoes Operation in Seattle
SEATTLE if - Dr. C. Charter of
Juneau underwent an operation for
brain tumor at the University of
Washington Hospital today.
He was reported in satisfactory
condition after the operation.
Dr. Carter was admitted to the
hospital Aug. If!.
HOOVER IN TOP SHAPE
NEW YORK UP — Former Presi
dent Herbert Hover, 88, was de
scribed as in “entirely satisfactory”
condition Tuesday by doctors giv
ing him his annual physical check
up. Hoover entered Columbia-Pres
byterian Medical Center Monday
is scheduled to leave today.
Properly, Supply and Equipment
Depl. of Public Works Transferred
To the Department of Highways i
JUNEAU (J1) — State Highways
Commissioner D. A. McKinnon
said today the property and supply
and equipment functions of the
Public Works Department will be
transferred to the Highways De- '
partment Sept. 1.
McKinnon said the transfer will .
include jurisdiction over the work- 1
ing capital fund. Some 175 cm- ;
ployes will be affected by the :
move.
Fine Job Printing At The Nugget
Charlie’s
Barber Shop
Front of Pool Hall
OPEN 12 NOON
Phone 2343
Uil: Dutch Evacuees
i*ass Through Anchorage
ANCHORAGE WWhile most
of Andrai’A slept early this mor
ning, 163 Dutch women and chil
dren passed through hen. on ‘he
:;r- of KLM Dutch Airlines char
ter flight.- evacuating government
and military personnel from New
Guinea.
With a crew of 12, the plane is
believed to carry the largest load
to fly the polar route from the
Orient through Anchorage .
While the DC8 normally carrie
only 143 passengers, 22 of the P.l
children aboard were infants,
which allowed for the additional
number.
The plane was at International
Airport only an hour. Coming
from the tropics the passengers
wore light clothing which proved
a little coo] for the 49 degree
temperature here at the time.
With evacuees to travel to Am
sterdam from New Guinea on two
charter flights a week plus regular
flights, an estimated 500 will pas ;
through Anchorage each week un
til the evacuation ends early in
November.
Allen Bradshaw, teacher and
athletic coach at the Nome School
the past two years, and tour direc
tor for Wien this summer, leaves
this week for Montana where he
will enroll in the University of
Montana for advanced study.
A spider is one of the fastest
creatures on earth for its size. It
can travel 50 times its own length
in a second.
mm i
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