REQUEST $60,000 FOR
OPERATION OF NOME HARBOR
In a wire received b3' the Nugget
from Rep. Ralph Rivers stating:
“In testifying before the House
Subcommittee on Public Works
appropriations in behalf of Alaska’s
authorized public works projects,
I requested approval of a $60,000
appropriation for operation and
maintenance of Nome Harbor.”
Boy Scouts Present Flag
Five members of Troop 66, Boy,
Socuts of America, in an impres
sive ceremony presented the flag
of our country at the Chamber of.
Commerce meeting and gave indi
vidual instructions on how to
respect the flag at all times.
The group was headed by Mike
Blanning assisted by Donald Young,
James and Mike Kelliher and
Bobby Walsh.
The ceremony was done as part
of Flag Week activities in scouting.
Decorated with Alaskan Scenes
The new airport limousine be
longing to the Alaska Cab Co.,
which was put to use recently, has
been decorated with Alaskan
scenes by the local artist Wilbur
Walluk, depicting various phases
of life in Nome.
Thaddeus Mayac and Agnes
Sebwenna, both of King Island,
have applied for a marriage
license.
Beat the Heat
at the
POLARIS
WITH A DUTCH LUNCH
*
GLASS OF BEER
Friday is Prime Rib
Night at the Polaris
A Delicious
Portion of Prime Rib
Tossed Green Salad
Baked Potato
“Draft Beerv
Shortly After the First Boat
I “F” Co. Airborne
Honors Frank Couch
Mr. Frank Couch received a cer
tificate making him an honorary
member of “F” Co. Airborne, 4th
Battle Group, 23rd Infantry, lo
cated art Ft. Richardson. The
award was presented by Warrant
Officer John Liska, with 1st Lt.
John Duckloe, F Co. executive of
ficer attending. The award was
presented at Nome Airport during
loading and unloading operations
in conjunction with Exercise Arctic
Shore presently being held in this
area.
Mr. Couch, manager of Northern
Commercial Co., was an airborne
soldier during World War II, grad
uating in Class No. 90 in 1941 at
Fort Benning, Ga. He served with
the 147th Infantry in the Pacific
during his 4 Vi year tour.
Mr. Couch permitted the U.S.
Army to use Northern Commer
cial’s facilities to store foodstuffs
thus averting any possible spoil
age.
A resident of Nome for the past
two years, Mr. Couch participates
in many social and civic activities.
Mr. Couch is president of the
PTA, vice president of the Rotary
Club, president of the Chamber
of Commerce and chairman of the
Boy Scouts of America Committee.
Mr. Couch is presently sport
ing a beard for the Midnight Sun
Festival. Mr. Couch’s unselfish co
operation is appreciated by all the
officers and enlisted men taking
part in Exercise Arctic Shore.
WILMA OTTON PASSES
Wilma Otton, who was in her
I late 80’s, passed away yesterday
at the hospital and burial cere
monies were held this afternoon
at 2 o’clock from the Covenant
Church.
Mrs. Otton is survived by hei
i daughters, Mrs. Simon Seegoonick
I Mrs. Gabriel Okitkon, Mrs. Oscai
Swanson, Mrs. Albert Komaktoak
all of Nome and Ruth Henry o
Koyuk and, two sons, David Ot
ton of Nome and Axel Otton o
Anchorage.
Burial will be at Koyuk.
In Magistrate’s Court Winfrec
Adloat was found guilty on a drunfc
charge and given a sentence of 4C
days in jail.
CHUNN'S REPAIR SHOP
For Automotive Repairs at
REASONABLE RATES
Phone 2585 after 6 p.m.
Or Call In Person at Shop
Back of Morgan’s Store
Open Evenings and Weekends
All Work Guaranteed
LOMEN COMMERCIAL COMPANY
A Division of Alaska Steamship Company
Sales Office: Dial 2234 Write Box 700
DEALERS IN
Lumber & Plywood Building Materials Wallboard Insulation
Oxygen & Acetylene Welding Machines Electrodes
Supplies and Accessories
Jaeger Pumps Zeus & Pioneer Light Plants
MacWyte Wire Rope—Standard Oil Products
FIRST BOAT DUE
ABOUT JUNE 15
PHONE 2219 WRITE BOX 700
ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY
Council Adopts Changes
For Nome City Jail
A special meeting of the Nome
City Council was held Wednesday
afternoon at which time certain
recommendations made in policy
and personnel of the city jail by the
superintendent Bon Davis were
read and adopted by the Council.
The Mayor, Don Hoover, was in
receipt of a verbal notification
from the U.S.S.R. & M Co. in
Fairbanks that the problems in the
transfer of the land for the new
power plant being worked out and
the terms would be reasonable.
In the mater of the 4th of July
celebration—
Pete Sandvik Is Geologist
At Lost River This Season
Pete Sandvik is the geologist
for the Newmont Mining Co., Ltd.,
at Lost River this season it has
been reported. Mr. Sandvik has
many friends here, made while
stationed here with the Bureau of
Mines.
In charge of the Newmont work
at Lost River and exploration is
Jim Dalton, as superintendent. Mr.
Dalton is the son of the man after
which the famous Dalton Trail,
near Haines, was named.
YESTERDAY'S BASEBALL
American League
Boston 7, Washington 5
Cleveland 5, Detroit 3
Baltimore 5, New York 4
Minnesota 6, Kansas City 3
National League
St. Louis 7, Philadelphia 3
San Francisco 2, Chicago 1
Cincinnati 4, Pittsburgh 2
Los Angeles 3, Houston 0
Pacific Coast League
Denver 6, Salt Lake City 5
Portland 9, Tacoma 5
Seattle 5, Spokane 3
San Diego 8, Dallas-Ft. Worth 7
Oklahoma City 12, Hawaii 2
Alcoholics Anonymous mooting
Saturday evening, 7:30. Conference
f Room, MMM Hospital.
FOR SALE OR RENT — 50-ft.
house trailer, furnished in ex
cellent condition. Call 2255 after
6 p.m. tf
MAN WANTED to supply Rawleigh
Products to consumers in Nome,
full or part time. Good time to
start; no capital needed. Write
Rawleigh, 306 Adeline, Oakland,
Calif. 83
FOR SALE: 1957 Plymouth. Phone
2633. 75c
FOR IMMEDIATE SALE: Fur
nished home with garage, back
of school, also nine - passenger
International Travel-All with
four-wheel drive. Call 2474 or
see Earl Towner. 78p
LOST: On street or road. Valu
able medicine in plastic bottle.
Green and black capsules. Nome
Drug Store prescription label.
Finder call Nugget or city police.
Reward. 75c
FOR SALE: 1958 Chevy sedan. It
runs, $325. Jeep strip-down,
$350. 4x4 Dodge chassis with
wheels, transfer case and eight
tires, $200. See Chunn or phone
2585 after 6 p.m. tf
FOR SALE: 1959 Chevy 4-door
sedan. $850. Phone 2671. 75c
FOR SALE: 1954 Ford Ranch
Wagon. Call 2323 after 5:30. 75p
FOR SALE: 1962 Renault Dau
phine. Call 2878. tf
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
THE STRANGEST ADVENTURE YOU WILL EVER EXPERIENCED
Kfift$ ATI A NTIA TpH|E LOST
production Ml LMIl I IW CONTINENT
ANTHONY HALL JOYCE TAYLOR JOHN DALL METROCOLOR
Sunday Monday Tuesday
Electric Workers Charge
Unfair Labor Practice
FAIRBANKS (#> — Federal
Electric Co., contractors for main
tenance and operation of the DEW
Line across the Polar regions has
been charged with an unfair labor
practice by Fairbanks Local 1547,
International Brotherhood of Elec
trical Workers.
* Charges mailed yesterday to the
National Labor Relations Board al
leges that the termination Qf ra_
ditions (radar technician) man,
Bill Zito for activities in behalf
of the IBEW workers in viola
tion of existing labor laws and
constitutes an unfair labor prac
tice according to Joe Armstrong,
business agent of the local union.
Local 1547 and its counterpart in
Winnepeg, Canada, filed petitions
with their respective governing
agencies asking an election to de
termine representation of these
same raditions on the DEW Line
earlier this week.
Local officials of the Federal
Electric Co. said they have no
comment on the matter at this
time.
Fine Job Printing at the Nuggel
tma
To Attend Masonic Lodge Meeting
Three members of Anvil Lodge
F & A M, No. 140, will be attend
ing Grand Lodge in Tacoma, Wn.,
June 18-20. They are Werner
Bohrei4, Harry Lewis and Bon
Davis.
HOSPITAL NEWS
Admitted: Richard Daniels, Tim
David, Linda Nylin, Leonard
Nicholi, Geoffrey Mallach, Glenn
Ryan, Ray Johnson, Isabel Panip
tchuk, Linda Kayrokluk, Lillian
Paniptchuk, Viola Soxie, Frank
Holmes Jr.
Discharged: Jacob Ollan, Josie
Okboak, Clara Reed, James Iya
pana, Andrew Black, Richard Mil
ler, Helena Ferguson and son,
Nancy Liffick, Albert Bogeyaktuk,
Urban Pete, Cornelius Dan, Vir
ginia Washington, Ralph Martin,
Joe Pete, Wm. Nassuk, Burline
Anasoguk, Gregory Pete, Theodore
Katangan.
Arctic Sanitary
Service
CALL 2631
ANYTIME FOR PICKUP
Office Open Daily 4-6 pan.
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around.
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bonking here
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