PIED PIPER PARADE
BIG HIT WITH CHILDREN
The Pit’d Piper drew children
from all over the community, sev
eral hundred in number, and many
of them in gay costumes repre
senting early Nome as well as
flowers and other periods in his
tory in the parade yesterday.
An unusual group of authentic
costumes were garments sent to
the Everett Bachelder family for
the occasion and were dresses
worn by the great-grandmother
and great-great-grandmother of
these children in New Hampshire
and Massachusetts.
Many prizes were awarded with
first prizes all being new one
dollar bills. The winners will be
announced in Monday’s edition of
the Nugget.
SUMMER CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Sister Mary Cecille. sister of
Father Laurence Nevue, who has
taught summer Catholic School
here for the past two years, is
scheduled to arrive here on Fri
day evening accompanied by Sis
ter Henrietta and Sister Mary
Antonette.
Summer school for Catholic
children from the 1st through the
8th grades will start on Monday
and evening classes will be held
for high school students and will
continue for 2 Vi weeks, stated
Father Nevue.
Three Generations
Yesterday enjoying the opening
of the Midnight Sun Festival on
their Alaska tour was a family
of nine representing three genera
tions. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Seel
bach had their three daughters
Mrs. Wm. Lndblad, and husband;
Mrs. John Hemphill and Mrs. John
Wm. Gibson and grandchildren,
Nancy, John Jr., and Betsy. The
entire family was from Cleveland,
Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sjolseih of
Seattle are in Nome for the Mid
night Sun Festival as house guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Stan Sobocienski.
Mrs. Francis Walker, who was
in Sitka for the wedding of her
daughter, brought back greetings
t om Mrs. Fred Rohn who is in
•.he Pioneer home, to her many
friends.
"MIDNIGHT SUNDRIES"
THIS EVENING AT 9 O'CLOCK
Friends of the queen candidates
; will have an opportunity to help
their favorite queen candidates
this year as each ticket to the
‘‘Midnight Sundries” being held
tonight at 9 p.m. will have a
ballot.
The audience votes will be given
30 per cent evaluation on the
choice of the new 1963 “Queen of
the Midnight Sun.”
The show is being held at this
hour due to the progressive din
ner which will be in progress
until 9 p.m.
Post Office for Ambler
Rep. Ralph Rivers advised this
morning that Ambler will have a
4th class post office soon.
Wien Airlines are authorized to
make a mail stop once a week
for the new service.
HOSPITAL NEWS
Admitted: Don Nashalook, Don
na Koutchak, Sharon and Lillian
Sowitilik, Wallace Johnson, Jean
ett Liffick.
Discharged: Perry Konakpeak,
Agnes Ivanoff, Taylor Moto Jr.,
Aurora Escholdt, David and Glen
Katongnan, Randolph Toshavik,
Marilyn Katchick, Walter Abig
nick, Norman Henry.
MAGISTRATE'S COURT
On drunk charges Warren Ad
loat was fined $10; Daniel Iga
tunguk, 25 days suspended; Nora
Alexander, 5 days and a previous
30-dav suspended sentence revoked
with both sentences to be served
consecutively.
Stewart Tocktoo, 5 days and a
previous suspended sentence of 20
days revoked and both sentences
to be served consecutively.
William Seegoonick pleaded
guilty to larceny of property and
was given a 20-day suspended
sentence. His accomplice, who was
a minor, was turned over to the
Youth and Adult Authority.
BRING YOUR
WATCH
to the
Nome Drug Store
for
EXPERT REPAIRS
LOMEN COMMERCIAL COMPANY
Sales Office: Dial 2234 Wrile Box 700
10% Discount on Standard Oil Hoof Products
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Chevron Aluminum Asbesios Coating
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$ 7.09
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“Freedom and You”
This is a reminder to the citizens
I of Nome, that the public is cordial
i ly invited to see the one-hour film,
I “Freedom and You,” at the school
! Multipurpose Room, Monday eve
ning, June 24, at 8 o’clock.
Produced by Warner Bros. Stu
dios for the Army, this dramatic
film well protrays events and hap
penings as they would be in a
typical American town or city com
ing under Communist control.
Rev. Bob Leight obtained the
film for the Nome public from
the USARAL Central Film and
Equipment Exchange at Ft. Rich
ardson.
See in actual sound and color,
an extensive demonstration of
America’s “fire power” in time
of agression, learn and realize how
priceless freedom is to you, and
every American citizen.
TV personality Jack Webb, Jack
Kelly, Jeanne Cooper and Peter
Brown head the list of profession
al actors.
Plan now to see this fine film,
sponsored by the Nome School as
a public service program to the
people of Nome, next Monday night
at 8 in the school Multipurpose
Room.
Keith Hedreen Wins Nugget
The Littlest Ice Pool, special
feature of the Midnight Sun Festi
val, with its lovely ice-bound nug
get “went out” at 9:07 p.m. last
night and Keith Hedreen was the
nearest guesser with a guess of
9:08 p.m.
SOLDOTNA CHAMBER
TO VISIT HERE SATURDAY
The Soldotna Chamber of Com
merce are making their first of
ficial flight to Nome tomorrow
and will be taking in the Midnight
Sun Festival Saturday night.
In the party are eight couples:
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Creary, Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Andrews, Mr. and
Mrs. Lester Creary, Mr. and Mrs.
Kanenen, Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton,
Mr. and Mrs. Buchta, Mr. and Mrs.
Taylor and Mr. and Mrs. Jeaner
ette.
A late flash from the Mother’s
Club in the Nomerama Lobby is
that they have akutuk or kamamuk
(Eskimo ice cream) for sale.
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 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: Write to us for our
list of 45 R.P.M. records. 3,000
to choose from. Price 50(J each.
R.R. “Bob” Blodgett, Teller
Commercial Co., Teller, Alaska
74c
FOR RENT OR SALE: Nicely
furnished two - bedroom house.
Call 2480. 74c
FOR RENT: Midnight Sun Festival
costumes at Nomerama Theater.
Call 2853 before 6 p.m. 73c
TO HIGHEST BIDDER: 1957 Ford
Fairlane V8. Call 2256. 75c
Friday & Saturday
The Bride and the Beast
Sunday & Monday
Please Turn Me Over
NOME NUGGET ADS PAY BIG DIVIDEND*!
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"The Friendly Bank”
FULL BANKING SERVICES
To Northwestern Alaska Since 1904
— BRANCHES IN KOTZEBUE and BARROW
Hats
Novelties
Ties
at
Open Sundays 10 to ’Til 3
THE
FAMILY
STORE
FRANCES ROSS HERE
Miss Frances Ross, who returned
to Nome last summer to do a
community study of the King Is
land Eskimos under a grant from
the University of Wisconsin and
was called outside due to the ill
ness of her mother, returned yes
terday to spend the summer at
the King Island village and com
plete the study.
Miss Ross, who is Nome born
and daughter of the well known
Nome Coast Guardman, “Capt.”
Thomas Ross, lost her mother dur
ing the winter following several
months illness.
John Mulligan, of the U.S. Geo
logical Survey who has worked
for many summers on minerals in
this area, returned and will be
surveying iron deposits in the
Sinrock area.
Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Johnson
of Columbus, Ind., celebrated their
25th wedding anniversary with a
trip to Alaska and were in Nome
for the starting of the Midnight
Sun Festival. They were accom
panied by their son Douglas.
Every
FRIDAY
NIGHT
at the
POLARIS
Dining Room
Midnight Sun Tours
Wien Airlines are having special
Midnight Sun tours this evening
which are scheduled to last one
hour.
One tour will leave the air
port at 11:30 and the second tour
will leave at 12:30 tonight.
Reservations are being taken
today on a first come first served
basis.
REQUEST FOR BIDS
The Nome School Board is re
questing bids for sanitary services
for the Nome Public Schools for
the 1963-1964 school year. Sept. 2,
1963 through May 22, 1964, Tues
days through Saturdays; and twice
weekly from one restroom from
May 23 to Sept. 1, 1964. Incinerator
barrels to be emptied as needed.
Address bids to Victor Charles,
Superiniendant, by July 9, 1963.
The board reserves the right to re
ject any or all bids.
R. Galleher, Clerk,
Board of Education
REQUEST FOR BIDS
The Nome School Board is re
questing bids for approximately
50,000 gallons of fuel oil for heat
ing, for the year July 15. 1963 to
July 15. 1964.
Address bids to Victor Charles,
Superintendent, by July 9, 1963.
The board reserves the right to re
ject any and all bids.
R. Galleher, Clerk,
Board of Education
REQUEST FOR BIDS
The Nome Board of Education
is requesting bids for approximate
ly 200,000 gallons of water to be
delivered to the school during the
year July 15, 1963 to July 15, 1964.
Address bids to Victor Charles,
Superintendent, by July 9, 1963.
The board reserves the right to re
ject any or all bids.
R. Galleher, Clerk,
Board of Education