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The Nome nugget., 1954-03-03
High School 70, Play
Scary But All La
Fun Friday PM.

"A vampire is huge bird, some
thing like a bat, whose bite is
fatal. They swoop down upon
their prey and suck the life's
blood of the victim.
In "The Tower Room Mystery"
there is a character Of a human
vampire, who has had many
wives and has killed them all
with "The Kiss of Death" He is
one of the many horrors which
infest the ''tower room" of an
old house in the West Virginia
mountains He comes to the room
every night at the stroke Of mid
night. For years no one has dared
to enter this haunted room. The
natives talk of it with terror in
their voices.
Young Jack Chalice and his sis
ter, Kate, inherit the old house,
and being an intrepid young Am
erican, he dares to face Nthe So
called dangers of the tower room
In fact, he uses the room as a
studio in which to write a mystery
play And does he get plenty Of
material for his play! Almost
enough for three plays! Yes, the
vampire pays his visit and brings
two of his pretty wives with him.
Who is the vampire? Who are his
wives? They are ghostly figures,
but real living people.
If you want to enjoy a good
case of shivers with goose PIN
pies" thrown in for good meas
ure, don't fail to purchase your
seats for this performance, which
will be presented by the Nome
High School, Friday, March at
8 o'clock.
No children will be allowed at
this performance but a free nurs-
cry will be held in the assembly
for children who are too young
to stay at home alone.
The Nome nugget., 1954-03-03
COMMUNICATION
To the Editor
Daily Newspaper
Nome Alas

Daily Newspaper
Nome, Alaska
| am writing to you to ask if
you could help me with a request
for few friends in your country,
which l am very interested in.
I am housewife, aged Al years,
with five children. I am interested
in all general subjects, but espec-
tally outdoor life, and would like
to write to someone about my
own age, preferably living in a
country district.
Thanking you in anticipation,
| remain
Yours sincerely,
(MrsD Jean Singleton
Packakaniki
New Zealand
The Nome nugget., 1954-03-03
Elizabeth Lopez Lillian Pietila
Alaska Salmon Institute
Essay Contest Winners
Lillian Pietila

Two boys, Ronald Evenson of
Fairbanks and frankie Banreiter
Of Petersburg, saved the day for
Alaska's sterner sex. These young
sters and six girls wrote the prize
winning essays in the Alaska Sal
mon Institutes second annual con-
test.
The top prizes were won by
Sally O'Neill, Anchorage Junior
High eighth grader, and Carol
Ludwigsen, Ketchikan High
School student. Each receives a
check for 5000 and their school
libraries are being sent sets of
encyclopedias.
Other prize winners in the ele-
mentary school division were
Ronald Evenson, Fairbanks, 500;
Elizabeth Lopez, Clarks Point, $50
and Elaine Jones, Juneau, S25.
Frankier Barnreiter of Petersburg
won the 500 prize in the high
school division; Lillian Pietila Of
Palmer, $50; and Anne Nelson,
Juneau, $25.
Students were asked to write
an essay of 500 words or less on
the subject, "Alaska's Salmon In
dustry"
The Nome nugget., 1954-03-03

IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE
CAPE NOME PRECINCT, SECOND
DIVISION, TERRITORY OF ALASKA.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
NELS A. LARSEN, deceased.
No. 979
Notice to Creditors
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Les
ter D. Bronson, of Nome, Alaska, has
been duly appointed the Administrator
of the Estate of Nels A. Larsen, deceased.
All persons having claims against said
estate shall present them, with proper
vouchers attached, to the said Admins
traitor at Nome. Alaska, within six (6)
months of the date of this notice
DATED this 18th day of February, 1854.
LESTER D. BRONSON,
ADMINISTRATOR
Publ. Feb II, "a, Mar. 3, 10, 1854.
The Nome nugget., 1954-03-03

Whalebone once was worth
$4,000 a ton.
The Nome nugget., 1954-03-03

Fish n Chips at The Chill Bowl!
Evening star., 1954-01-24
Exclusively Yours---'srn Betty ..%-s
Some Social Events Point to New Cultural Upswino Here:
Mrne Zoroubn Says She Wants Return to Soviet Union

During the past two weeks
Washington has given some
powerful signs that it's about
to blossom forth as never be-
fore in the field of cultural de-
velopment. Politically sophis-
ticated and party-wise, this
world capital culturally has
been in the juvenile stage, ac-
cording to the meanings Of
many.
But just take a look at what's
been happening recently.
Culture -steeped Europe sent
a flock of erudite museum di-
rectors here this past week.
What's more, they stirred up
as many parties in their honor
as visiting foreign ministers.
Hundreds of Localities waited
an. hour and a half to get a
10-minute look at Q rare but
petite exhibit of antique gold
at the National Gallery. So
ciety figures not easily cap
tured for other occasions
turned out in numbers.
A new bill has just been in
troduced in the House of Rep
resentatives which the very
social Washington Opera Guild
is about to take up. 1t pro-
vides for an American National
Memorial Arts Commission, in
cluding a theater and music
center in Washington for opera
and the like.
And. though few people may
have noticed it. a British ballet
company outdrew q White
House soiree the other night
by over 1000. President and
Mrs. Eisenhower's invitation to
their most recent white tie re-
Evening star., 1954-01-24
Sweet Brior Club
Offers Scholarship

The washington Sweet Briar
Club has announced an increase
Of its local freshman scholar
ship to $500.
The scholarship competition is
open to any student eligible to
enter college in September. 1854.
Applications should be ad-
dressed to the Director Of Ad-
missions, Sweet Briar College,
Sweet Briar, Va, before March /.
Evening star., 1954-01-24
Miss Sarah Botes
Becomes Bride

The marriage Of Miss Sarah
Jane Bates Of Arlington. daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. James Arthur
Bates Of Selma, Ala, to Mr.. j.
Berkley Green took place jan
uary %. Mr.. Green is the son
of Mrs. Mary H: Green of Arling-
ton and the late Mr.. j. Berk-
ley Green OF King George
County, Va.
The ceremony took place at
the First Baptist Church of Clar-
endon in Arlington, with DR.. M.
jackson White officiating. A re-
ception was held III the fellow
ship hall of the church. After
a wedding trip through Virginia,
the couple will be at home at 83l
North Lincoln street. Arlington.
Evening star., 1954-01-24

unknowingly so. She is a
nice, pleasant. plumpish, mid
dle-aged woman who smiles
frequently and talks about
how she wants to go home.
II love Moscow" she says,
because of the theater, the
concerts and the ballet" She
lived in New York when her
husband was a delegate to
the U. NJ. but II don't like
New York, it's so noisy and
dirty" she AYERS. Washing
ton is "quieter and nicer"
But she has been away from
Moscow. which is her home,
for the last nine years except
for three months each sum-
mer and she wants to go home.
This sounds amazing to
Americans who are beseiged
with entreaties to help thou
sands get out Of Russia. But
it does point out that a Soviet
official and his family have
even less freedom in this
tempting land of freedom than
as members of the privileged
class in their own country.
*
That super benefit COM
mittee has done it again. For
the second year in a row, be-
fore it even had its first
meeting, it sold 500 reserva-
tions to the multiple sclerosis
benefit dinner dance at the
Shoreham Hotel on March S.
This is a unique feat which
perhaps only a group of chic
young marrieds could put over
because they can't wait to
attend a terrific party that
will include all their friends.
The invitations won't even
come out till the 10th of
February.
Members Of the "blitz" COM
mittee include co-chairmen
Peanuts" Weaver and "Scot-
ty" Lanahan; Mary Chewing.
Marianne Smith. Jerry Mitch
ell, Sherry Geyelin, Nuala Pell.
Edie Darlington, Shirley Leva.
Joan Williams, Patsy Green
and Jane Breed. You couldn't
tell by the nomenclature, but
they're all females.
4 4 4
The Bachelors and Spinsters
group have reorganized for
1854 and have issued invita-
tions to two parties. The black
tie dances will be held at the
Sulgrave Club on February IL
(after the Junior League Fol-
lies) and on May IA. The first
will coincide with the after
Follies cabaret, but there seem
to be enough people for parties
to spare these days.
These are unique dances.
Anybody there can f1irt with
anybody else to their hearts
content and not worry about
a spouse waiting with a vial
Of poison in one hand and a
lawyer in the other. Married
couples are simply not urged.
The committee is composed
OF Katharine Colvin, Frances
Dear. Penelope Hughes, Dore
Martin. jean Rowcliffe, Olive
Watson. Ann Webster, Dick
Brecker. Calvin Cobb, Dick
Griffith. Tony Haas, John M.
Kaufman. Paul L. O'Brien,
Roberts Owen, Edward Platt
and Newton Steers.
Evening star., 1954-01-24
Miss Dempsey
Is Betrothe5

Mr.. and Mrs. William M.
Dempsey announce the engage
ment of their daughter. Miss
Mary Jane Dempsey. to 1t.
Harry Stetson Keller. jr., U. s. NJ,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Keller Of
East Hartford, Conn.
Miss Dempsey was graduated
from Sacred Heart Academy.
immaculate Junior College and
Trinity College here. She is a
reporter on the city staff Of the
Times-Herald.
1t. Keller, a graduate of the
U. S. Naval Academy. Is on duty
in Washington with the Naval
Shore Station Development
Board.
The wedding will take place
in the SpMng.
Evening star., 1954-01-24

ception went out to some / 400
but drew only 963.
That seemed normal at first,
since you can always count
one-third out because of the
prevailing pneumonia, virus,
grippe, flu, ETC., in this antrum-
minded center. Besides, it was
the coolest night in the year
and the streets were danger
ously coated with snow and ice.
But the same evening the
3.40O seats Of the Capitol
Theater were filled for the
ballet, with the exception of a
mere seven. There were even
some white ties among the
hundreds of dinner jackets
present. The manager of the
theater told the story of our
new cultural trend in one SEN
tence. What a booking" he
exclaimed with glee, IF we
had a movie here tonight we
would have died" Yep, it
looks as though we are at last
beginning to take our cultural
measure.
4 4 4 Il
Nine. Zaroubin, wife Of the
Soviet Ambassador, didn't get
to 60 to the Berlin conference
with her husband, although
she had said If he went she
didn't want to be left behind.
Though the Ambassador
wouldn't say he was going. he
went. Noncommittal is too
mild a word for stern-faced
Georg1 Zaroubin. He offers
one sentence to your 10.
But the Soviets should ex-
pose talkative Nine. Zaroubin
more often. She Is their best
propagandiSt, though perhaps
Evening star., 1954-01-24
Porty for MitcheHs

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph E. Becker
will entertain at supper at their
home following the Wednesday
night concert by the National
Symphony Orchestra. DR.. and
Mrs. Howard Mitchell will be the
honor guests following the all
orchestral program in Constitu-
ton Hall.
Evening star., 1954-01-24
--HdTFIh-EWIHR FHOLO,
MRS. CHARLES d. SCOVILLE
The former
Miss Alice Key Greenhalgh
-Harris-EWing Photo.

MhS. CHAhLES II. SCOt1LLE
The former
Miss Alice Key Greenhalgh
In st. Matthews Cathedral on
January %, Miss Alice Key
Greenhalgh. daughter of Mrs.
Thomas Wilson Smith. became
the bride of Mr.. Charles Dabney
Scoville, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Morton w. Scoville of West
Hartford, Conn. A reception at
the Washington Club followed
the 3 o'clock ceremony at which
the Rev. William J. Await Of
ficiated.
Mr.. John Daingerfield Green
halgh gave his sister in marriage
and she was attended by Miss
Ann McCrea, maid of honor, and
the Misses Stuart Smith and
Virginia Still. Mr.. Morton w.
Scoville was best man and the
ushers were the MessrS. Robert
w. and William Scoville and
John w. Cont.
The couple will 60 on their
wedding trip to Miami where
they plan to make their home.
The bride was graduated from
Georgetown Visitation Convent:
the bridegroom is a graduate Of
Taft School and Bowdoin Col
lege.
Evening star., 1954-01-24
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Evening star., 1954-11-12

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Misses, Juniors $IIO. to $I25.
Coats-S8o.
Many beautifully fured many in glorious fabric thot
need luxury. Bosseriek mink, beaver, Person
Lamb moke headlines here in lovely treatments The color
coonoe beige teol blue twilight blue oauo red
wing black brushed over deep textued droo wools from
Forstmonn, Stroock. Sizes to l8. S TO IS.
The Nome nugget., 1954-04-30
Lights of The Caribou

>did not want us to talk about
them.
Now that all who are in this
story are gone, l feel at liberty to
tell it.
Today we are made to believe
that the ''evil spirit" did nothing
but bad. In my forefathers' day,
which is only a few years ago,
"evil spirits" duty was good and
bad. Then there was no one to
worship who always did right,
and the Holy Ghost was unheard
of. They had to believe in some
thing and evil spirit" through
witchcraft did miracles for them
81 was around fifteen years Of
age, when we faced. the hardest
winter we ever lived through"
My father began the story, taking
us back to the neighborhood Of
1880.
"We were living at Oxsick," a
native village then. Everyone
had helped to build a large weir
few miles above. For many days
we had dipped white fish out
through the ice with dip-nets on
long poles. There were piles and
The Nome nugget., 1954-04-30
BY LEILA OMAN

We've heard that story many
times already, Papa" My older
sister, only one with enough nerve
to speak like this to our father,
was protesting agains. hearing
the story again. Probably the
story was going to be about the
black crow and the fox. Which
we have heard many times.
My eyes were straining at the
only bright object, playing and
designing many disappearing fig
ures on the ceiling. Papa had
stuffed the stove with green
blocks of trees and the lid was
not laid in place right, causing
the stream of yellow light play at
the ceiling, keeping in time with
the staccato cracking of the burn
ing wood.
Il will tell you a story Of what
! have seen when I was young.
Only promise that you will not
speak of it to anyone" We all
promised him, and this promise
we have kept. 1t was no secret at
all, but characters in this story
were respectable and living. He
The Nome nugget., 1954-04-30

piles Of frozen fish on the ice,
piled neatly into square blocks,
uniform in size, that one could
lift up easily.
Before we had taken them to-
caches the weather turned warm
and rain poured The swift cur
rent from under the ice and rain
rotted the ice that was not thick
yet. The flood raised the ice high
and for many days we watched
the ice of the Kobuk River run
We were certain the fish we had
caught passed us by, some time
during the night, leaving us with
few bundles Of dried fish and
some berries, which my mother
had put away.
"The overcast was thick and
black and it seemed that we would
have rain forever. The river
swelled high and underbrush on
lower grounds waved madly in
the muddy water. After the brok-
en-up ice had passed, small will
ows struggled to survive, and
were held down by their roots.
Spruce trees, half submerged,
looked heavy with dripping
boughs. Many small and foamy
whirlpools swirled by along with
the dislodged sod from the land
slides Of the small bluffs. Many
round pieces of sod appeared like
the swimming porcupines. Large
The Nome nugget., 1954-04-30

fallen trees with broken branches
raced by and made terrific crash
es at each bend of the river.
"My mothers sister, Bessie, and
her husband, Doctor Charlie, were
living with u.s." Doctor Charlie
was his given name by the first
Missionaries that came up the
Kobuk. Name that fitted him per-
fectly. He was strong medicine
doctor.
Doctor Charles two wives had
gone through a bitter fight over
him and the older one, whom I
will call 'Hanah,' had run away.
Bessie did not want Charlie,
for he was already husband.
There were many other suitorS.
Being an ahngoot-kook (medicine
DOCTOR, Charlie had won. He was
feared and respected by his peo-
pie. Among them his word was a
command. My grandmother forced
Bessie to take him. Think Of your
younger brother. Forget your own
DESIRES Believing that if she re-
fused, Charlie would kill off her
relatives through evil power, Bes-
sic sacrificed her love for an
other and became a wife Of this
young man who was already
strong in supernatural power and
a leader in our community.
Bessie was tall, slim and beau
tiful with long black braids. A
The Nome nugget., 1954-04-30

pampered child and was self-cen-
tered and forever stirring mis-
understanding in our household.
Her beauty won her whatever
she wanted except the most i'm
portant thing to her-her own
choice of a husband. This beauty
drew the medicine man, whom
she did not want.
''Hanah, good woman, very
sincere and kind, was no beauty.
It was apparent she worshipped
the ground Charlie walked on.
Being an orphan, this had attrac-
ted Charlie to her. She was very
jealous of Bessie and hated her
good looks. So, after a quarrel,
she had run away during the
night. We later heard that she
was with the relatives that lived
further up along the Kobuk.
"After a month of slushy wealth
er the river froze over with no
prospect Of good fishing. We tried
the river and the sloughs, but all
the fish had gone out with the
flood. We took to hunting ptarmi-
gans and rabbits but this was also
futile.
sour only chance now was in
hunting caribou. While we were
preparing to leave, Hanah came
at night. Mysteriously as she had
left. knew Bessie was not pleased
by this new complication, but
Charlie was very glad to see her.
AS he went about he seemed Sc
cure once more. Comforted by
kindness which Hanah freely
gave. For years now the two
wives had fought, always ending
with Hanah's running away. She
had given birth to two girls, and
the older one was a little younger
than l. There was an understand
ing that when she and I became
old enough we were to became
man and wife. But she died before
we became Of age. Soon after the
younger daughter joined her in
death. Typical Of a strong medi-
cine man, Doctor Charlie could
not defend his own from death.
(To Be Continued
The Nome nugget., 1954-04-30

If an accident victim came to
you for help, what would you do?
You'd help him, wouldn't you?
Not everyone who needs aid
can come to you PERSONAL---VERY.
you can help you do help
through membership in your Red
Cross.
Answer the Call-Join and
serve.
Milford chronicle., 1954-09-10
Life Expectancy Is
II Years Longer

Life expectancy today is about
21 years longer than II was in 1900,
according to MyrOn MilbOuer Of the
Wilmington Social Security Office.
"This means that the average
American now lives to be more than
40 years old. More of us can expect
to live we'll into our seventies,
eighties, and nineties," he declared.
He pointed out that throughout
life most of us from time to time
have taken stock of what we were
doing and where we were going.
Figuring up our assets and liabili-
ties, we decided what to do for a
living, whom to marry, where to
live, how to bring up our children,
etc. In many cases this planning
is not a very conscious process;
often we more or less drift into
things. As we grow older, however,
it is wise to make serious and con-
sciOus plans for the future-for
the years AFTER we elect, or, are
forced to retire at age 65 or later
ranking high in such planning
should be a comprehensive plan
aimed at meeting personal and fam
lily economic needs during these
added years that science holds out
to us.
If, in formulating your plan, you
are fortunate enough to be able to
look forward to a company pen
sion; if, in preparation for the
proverbial rainy day you have laid
aside a portion of your earnings
in a savings account; if wise in
vestments have been made from
which you hope to derive income
and if home ownership is numbered
among your goals or accomplish
ments, you and your family can in.
deed look forward with much con.
fdence to a financially secure ole
age.
Milford chronicle., 1954-09-10

Rocco J. CarzO, June graduate
and former Blue Hen varsity full
back, has been awarded a graduate
assistantship and coaching posi-
tiOn at the University OF Delaware,
announced David NJ. Nelson, direc-
tor of athletics, today.
Carzo, % years old Of WOodlyn,
Pa, will assume the task of fresh
man backfeld coach when the team
reports on September IS. In addi-
tion, the ex-gridirOn star will in
struct classes in a. required physi-
cal education program.
CARO-, already familiar with head
coach Nelson's brand Of college
football will train the first year
men with the techniques already in
force in the Delaware varsity. When
questioned about the latest addition
to the coaching stan. head coach
Nelson replied, Il think he's going
to do a good job He's a student Of
the game, and is interested in coach
ing" Nelson noted the Lehigh game
of 1858, when CARO- scored twice,
as one of the full backs best ap-
| pearances.
One of the outstanding about him,
remarked Nelson, is that he did
exceptionally we'll for his size, since
the Hen fullback weighed in at a
scant 167 pounds.
James ". Sullivan, freshman coach
and CarzO's immediate superior,
was full Of praise for the new
coach. 1--WE know Rocky for three
years and / know that he will be
an asset to the team and to me.
I'm sure that the backfeld Candi-
dates will be able to gain a lot Of
knowledge that they will be able
to use in the varsity.
Carzo's best year in collegiate
football was in the 1852 season
when he led the entire Delaware
squad in rushing, earning an aver
age Of 456 yards Der carry from
1OS carries netting 40 yards The
WOOdlyn junior placed third in
Milford chronicle., 1954-09-10

"But, don't let your planning stop
there don't overlook what may
very we'll prove the most important
plank in your entire planning pro-
gram your stake IN Federal Old
Age and Survivors Insurance" Mil
bOuer advised.
In Delaware, the social security
Office Is at 813 West Street. Will
mington. and representative goes
to seven other communities
throughout the State on a regular
schedule. 1t is YOUR Office, main
tanned by the Social Security Ad-
ministration for your convenience.
Don't wait until you are over 65
and ready to retire to take advan-
tage of its services. Find out now
how the Old-age and survivors in-
surance program fits into your plan
for the future.
II you can't get into Wilmington,
see the representative from that
office In the town nearest to you.
A representative is in. the City
Office Building, Milford, the 1st
End and STd Tuesday at $3.50 a. m,
and in the Delaware Employment
Service ofIice, Dover. every Thurs
day at 10 a. m.
Milford chronicle., 1954-09-10

scoring with three touchdOwns, and
fifth in pass receiving, catching four
for total Of sc yards and one
extra point
Last season, though handicapped
by a brace protecting a dislocated
shoulder, CARO- ranked fifth in the
Mythical Middle Six conference in
scoring with a total Of "A points.
He ranked fourth in rushing among
the Blue Hens with SO carries for
"a net gain Of ~ yards. The four
passes, one for a touchdown, which
CarzO caught in 1853 placed him
seventh on the list of Delaware
pass receivers.
In his first season with the Hen
varsity, CARO- led the squad in
rushing, his 40 yards per carry
average stemming from % carries
with net gain of 189 yards. The
new Delaware coach also placed
fourth in punting in 1851, with eight
punts envelOping 246 yards.
CarzO was recently married to
the former. Miss Terry McDermOtt
Of Chester, Pa. Mr.. and Mrs CarZO
reside at 76 N. Chapel Street
Approximately sixty freshman foot
ball candidates are expected to re-
port for practice on September 15
at / o. m. Following an introduc-
tory talk and equipment assign
ments will be a short drill on
Frazer Field under the direction
Of CARO- and Sullivan.
The Delaware frOsh will meet
their first real challenge In a fresh
man-varsity scFimmage on Septem-
/ Der 20. Opponents Of the 1854 team
include Lehigh, Lafayette, Villa
nova and Temple.