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The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1955-07-27

From Kotzebue: Donald Hobbs.
To Fairbanks: Bertha and
Lewis Brooks, Harold Yerger, G.
D. Eberlein, VIII. Kerns, Pearl
Rohrn.
To Kotzebue: Judy Morris, Mr..
and Mrs. Tony Joule and chill
dren, Joyce Griffen, x. Howarth.
From Fairbanks: Fred Crane,
Charles MCGOWAN.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1955-07-27
Rambler Due Back After
Trim to Northern Ports

The Coastal Rambler Of the
Alaska Line is scheduled to de-
part for the north at about mid
night tonight. According to local
agent Walt Sipprell, the ship will
return to Nome on its way south
bound, to unload school building
materials which are inaccessible
right now. Previously the vessel
had not be scheduled to visit
here again.
1t is expected to return here
about Aug. 8, thence proceeding
to St. Michael and Seattle.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1955-07-27

Harry Knudsen. who has been
working on the Haines pipeline,
arrived yesterday from Anchor
age stating that the project is
completed with oil now in the
line.
He leaves soon for Kotzebue,
where he will be project engineer
for the US. Engineers there.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1955-07-27
Council Meeting Notes

The regular City Council meet
ing was held Monday evening at
7 o'clock preceding special
meeting for Governor B. Frank
Heintzleman.
The Standard Oil Co., was
granted permission to bury or
relocate their cargo piping.
Jennie Frazier of the Nome
Liquor Store requested the Coun-
Gil to extend the liquor store
hours until 10 pm. Liquor stores
are now required to close at
$50 pm. The matter was tabled
until the next meeting Of the
Council pending notification Of
the other liquor dealers.
Tom Martin, president Of the
Public Utilities Board, made a re-
port on plans Of the board for
improvement in the power and
light service. He stated that one
of the first things planned is to
improve the service and step up
voltage to Belmont Point. It is
also planned to install new
unit in the power plant at an
estimated cost Of $85,000
The Utilities Board meeting is
to be held tonight at the City Hall
and is open to the public.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1955-07-27
MINI HOSPITAL

Admitted: George Goshaw, Tom
Olanna, Frances Walker Jr., Don
aid Weyonna, Amelia Amaktoolik,
Norman Menadlook.
Discharged: Stewart Tocktoo,
Helen Moses, William futile, Jim
Amaktoolik, James Savok Jr.,
Carl Katuck, Richard Norbert.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1955-07-27

Rev. Reeves Ravens writes that
he is attending Pastors School at
Union Seminary this week and
says he has been to the United
Nations headquarters in New
York which he feels has been
wonderful experience.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1955-07-27

L. c. Ferguson. manager of the
Traeger Trading Post, has been
here on business for several days
and returned home yesterday.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1955-07-27
Harry Gabrielson. manager for

Lomen Commercial Co., accom-
panied by his wife, arrived yes
terday from the States. Gabrielson
was here for the first boat and left
on business.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1955-07-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Joule. teach
ers for the ANS at St. Michael,
are visiting in town for few days.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1955-07-27
WA n T A d S

HELP WANTED - Male high
school graduate for administra-
ton clerk. Starting salary 1882
monthly, 40 hrs. week. Contact
Maj. Siegwart, Alaska National
Guard.
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-16

pairing very entertaining program
to present to the parents and
friends who are invited to attend
the event The primary and youth
classes of the School will make up
/ the larger part of the program.
The Junior and Youth Choir will
contribute a greater portion of
the Christmas music.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Barr and
daughter Beverly Jane of PhiIa..
Pa, were Sunday guests with Mr..
and Mrs. Lester E. CIendaniel. Mrs.
Mary Quig and John 7. Crouch.
Herman Black, of Richmond. Va.
stopped in Milton to visit relatives
on Sunday enroute to his home.
He had been attending a business
session during the past week in
Atlantic City, N. J. During the DAYS
visit he called upon his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Black and his
wife's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
E. Clendaniel.
Last Wednesday, Mrs. Mildred
Dorman and Mrs. Alberta Lofand
were on a shopping trip to Will
mington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Gross, or.
spent the weekend in Easton, Pa.
where they visited various rela-
tives.
On Saturday Mr. and Mrs. George
Cannon, Teddy and Walter, mo-
tored to Wilmington. While there
they called upon Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-16
SICK EXECUTIVES

CHICAGO = Up If you're an
executive, you may be sick and not
know it.
A study conducted by the Uni
yersity of Michigan's Medical
School and Institute of Industrial
Health among 500 business execu-
tives who submitted to physical
examinations. revealed Al per cent
showed symptoms of ill-health.
says report in Science Digest.
G a str o-intestinal disturbances
showed up in IS per cent of the
individuals and cardio-vascuIar
disease in p per cent. Nose and
throat ailments were evident in Is
per cent.
Four cases of previously un-
known cancer were found. with q
cases Of high. blood pressure. is
peptic ulcers, u gallstones. 8 or
ganfc heart conditions and g dia-
betics.
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-16

Mrs. Faye Mensing; members, Ger
aid Klotz, Jerry Rockwell, Robert
Young, Stephen Menstng. Michael
Shapiro, Allyn Workman and jay
Carter.
Den 4, Mrs. Elizabeth CIendaniel
and Mrs. Elizabeth Shivelhood; /;
members John Lank, William
Sharp, Donald Lockwood, Arnold
Murphy, James Clendaniel and De-
wane Roberts.
Den, 5, Mrs. Barbara Hudson and
Mrs. Bevy Schmier; members,
Richard Smith, Clifford Hudson,
Milton Belts. Robert Jennings, Carl
Schirmer and Kenneth Lauthauser.
Mrs. Catherine Crouch was hos
tess to her Sunday School Class
last Tuesday evening at her home.
Members of the Sunshine Circle
Glass Of Grace Methodist Church
also held their Christmas Party the
same evening following the usual
business meeting. The home was
appropriately decorated to get the
guests in the Christmas Spirit and
the refreshments were decorated
Tor the coming festive season. Fol-
lowing the business meeting gifts
we're exchanged and games were
played. The following persons at
.ended the first of many parties
low in full swing in the cOmmun-
ty, Rev. and Mrs. Elwood Cursey,
Gr. and Mrs. Lester E. CIendanieI,
Rev. and Mrs. George. Mr.. and Mrs.
2uthwell Reed, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Vard ArgO, Mr.. and Mrs. William
:. Crouch, Mrs. Emma Vent, Mrs.
JOra Campbell, Mrs. Eta Nae
lOgers, Mrs. Cora Mitchell, Mrs.
Elsie Belts, Mrs. Ella Walls, Mrs.
'usie Reed, Mrs. Pearl Dickerson,
frs. Anne Welch and Mrs. Hilda
'anuska.
Thieves broke into the Roach
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-16

and Davidson Grocery Store in
downtown Milton early last Satur-
day morning and were quickly ap-
pretended by the local police Off
GERS, William Crouch and William
Belts. All the merchandise was re-
covered and the culprits. Charles
Smith and George Howe, (colored)
were given trial and found guilty.
They were fined and given one year
in the county Jail.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Reed are
the very proud parents Of son born
to them early Tuesday morning,
Dec. 18th. The young lad weighed
in at more than lbs. Both mother
and son are in splendid condition
and viii soon be at home to all
their friends. Mrs. Reed Is the
former Miss Jane Holhert, who
taught in the Milton High School
DerviOus to her marriage.
The Annual Christmas Pageant
will be held in Goshen Methodist
Church on Sunday evening. Dec.
-DN~-s -CCncA9CAO . AIOlu DOLu the I
Goshen and Grace Churches are
participating. The program will |
consist of the Christmas Pageant
md featuring Christmas anthems
~ the choirs. The musical direc-
ion is under the able auspices of
4emuel Evans assisted by the Rev.
1lWOod Cursey, pastor of the Meth
dist Churches here.
On Monday evening, Dec. 18th.
he Grace Methodist Church will
old its annual Christmas Party
or the young Sunday School mem
ers at which time Santa usually
makes his arrival and distributes
andes and fruits to each of the
title ones and help to give out
be gifts left under the brightly
tree. The children pre-
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-16
MILTON
Phone
Milton 1885
BY
Walter w. Crouch

Last Thursday members of the
community volunteer fire depart
ment was called out to bring under
control a fire which had started
on the T. Harold Palmer chicken
farm near here. The $4,000 fire de-
stroyed 5000 young chickens and
damaged the building in which thev
were housed The farm operated
by Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas JEFFERSON
IS located near Milton on the Sand
Fill Road The Milton Department
along With volunteers of the
Georgetown Fire Co. were able
TO save approximately 5000 more
chickens in other portions Of the
building.
|, The Milton Lions Club has as
gsisted the community once more
The members Of this organization
are the instigators of beginning a
Cub Scout Pack for the younger
citizens of Milton, ranging in age
from eight to 10 years. Thirtv-two
boys received their pins and regis
tratiOn cards last week in cere-
monies conducted in the Fellow
ship Hall Of the Goshen Methodist
Church. Dale NOlen, GEORGETOWN.
District Scout Executive took part
IN the Pack Ceremonies. The pack.
sponsored by the Lions Club, was
organized by Samuel Chapiro as
sisted by Richard Hudson. Cub
Master is Martin Black, assisted
by George Cannon. Serving on the
committee are Dr. Thomas ]. To-
bin, Richard Hudson, Thomas
Hughes and George Cannon. The
pack has been formed into five l
d9ns, with the following leadership
and membership: Den 1, Mrs. Ann
WagamOn and Mrs. Mary Hughes;
members, Walter WagamOn, Dennis n
Huges, William Crouch, Gary CouI-
bourne, James Mcdaniel, George
Short
Den 2, Mrs. Hazel DOdd and Mrs.
Jeanette Hudson; members, David
Dodd, Jack Hudson, Teddy Can
non, Tommy Tobln, ]. L. Black,
Donald Johnson and Robert Hit
ehens.
Den 3. Mrs. Agnes Shapiro and
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-16
MEN ARE DEADLY

RICHMOND, Va. - Up - In
surance underwriters disagree
with Kiplings famous line. They
think the male driver under 25 is
more deadly than the female-es-
pecially if he is unmarried.
Proposals for revised liability
insurance rates, filed with the
state, ask increases up to 1876 per
cent for unmarried male drivers
under rs. Such drivers who are
married would get off lighter and
girls in the same age bracket
married or unmarried-w would get
{ decrease.
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-16

Currey On Sunday the .Cannon's
entertained Mrs. Matte Peterson
and son, Bobby of Doyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl King and son.
Benny and Mrs. Lester E. Glen
daniel spent Saturday in Whining
ton shopping. Before returning
home they also called upon their
daughter, Mrs. Charles Fisher and
family. Little Tommy King spent
the day with his grandmother, Mrs.
Emma Vent.
Last Wednesday, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wallace Kopple jourIeyed to Phila.
where they attended the beautiful
showing of "Cinerama Holiday"
showing continually in the Boyd
Theater in Downtown Phila.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-03-11
40 Taking Falls
First Aid Course

There are 40 persons enrolled
in the 18-hour American Red Cross
first aid course being taught at
Columbia Falls high school by
Coach Bud Beagle.
The class meets Monday, Tues
day and Thursday evenings from
7 to 9 pm. Only charge is for the
go cent first aid book.
Enrolled are Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Byrne. Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Hamilton,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph McClintock,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Mustell, Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Smith, Mr.. and Mrs
Troy Thacker, Roy Anders, Ult
Guilaume-Berg, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Blankenship, Curtis Chagun, Roger
Christensen, Louis Clark, Buo
Darling, Don Davall, Dulane Full
ton. Mrs. Van v. Garlough, Rob-
ert Gillespie, Howard Greene, Al
Ian Hamilton, Chef Hill, &c.
ell Hudson, Henry Larkln, Ar
Iyngstad, Don Lunsford, E. L
Mateka, Robert Parker, E. J
Pierce, William Rem, Lawrenc
Rude. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Sand
ers Al Shay, and Carl M. Wiley.
A number of the trainees ar
volunteer firemen and schoo
bus drivers.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-03-11
Corom Lumber
Output SpiruIs

CORAM - A spectacular in
crease in winter lumber shipments
over the Great Northern shows at
Coram.
Shipments from Jan. to March
10, 1855 total IA cars compared to
7 cars for the same period of 1854,
reports Agent P. T. Peach.
This year January shipments
were % cars up from 4 for the
same month year ago; February
had 35 cars up from for the
month a year ago, and the first
ten days of March II compared
to l year ago. Activity of the
new Rex Brown mill at Coram is
partially responsible for this in
crease of lumber shipments.
Glacier-Coram Lumber. Co. i
other leading Coram shipper, alonl
with Martin City Lumber Co.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-03-11
Forest to Discuss
Timber Sales

KALISPELL - Annual spring
conference called by Flathead Ma
tional Forest to discuss the years
proposed timber sales will be held
Saturday starting at 100 p. m. on
the second floor of the post office
in KalSpeu.
The meeting of mill owners,
loggers, equipment operators and
other interested parties was call
ed by F. j. Neitzling, Flathead Ma
tional Forest supervisor.
George Weyerman, assistant SUI
pervisor in charge of timber man.
agement, has headed the prepare
ton of the sales program.
This includes Glacier View
working circle-North Fork-pro-
posed sales on Shorty, Matthias and
Hay creeks; Coram district sales
ION Sullivan, Lost Johnny and
Wheeler-Forest creeks; Tally Lake
district sale on Upper Martin
creek; Swan district sale on Fatty
and South Lost creek. Details Of
the sales, dates and quantities
were published in last weeks
Hungry Horse News.
Total anticipated cut on Flat
head National Forest lands in 1855
is an anticipated 105,000,000 TO
/ ITO, 100000 board feet compared 10
the 1854 record cut of 90,941 ,00o
Timber sales last year were a rec
ord 133,917,000 board feet.
Control and salvage of spruce
bark beetle infested timber Gre
ated record cutting years.
Proposed spruce bark beetl1
sales for 1855 total $4,000, 0Ot
, board feet including $4,000, 00t
spruce. In addition there are othel
possible sales totaling another So.
, 0OO, 900 board feet.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-03-11
First Raw Materials Coming for Plant

First carload of raw materials 70
be used in making aluminium at
the Flathead's new Anaconda Al
minimum Co. plant is expected 10
arrive in Columbia Falls early
next week from Niagara Falls, N.
Y.
1t. will be a carload of treated
anthracite from National Carbon
Co. Other suppliers include Great
Lakes Carbon Co.
Spring months will see petrol
cum coke, metallurgical coke,
pitch and finally in mid-May, al
umina, which is chemically refined
bauxite, arrive from Texas or
Arkansas. These raw materials,
plus Pacific Northwest electricity
brought to the new $4,000, 900
plant will result in aluminium.
Materials required to make the
10000 tons of aluminium a year
include 10000 tons of alumina,
$4,000 tons petroleum coke; 1900
tons of cryollite and 1850 tons Of
other chemicals.
First aluminium production is
scheduled for July. Midway is 70
see the paste plant start operating.
Here pitch, coal and coke will be
used to make the liner material
for the potlines. About $50 men
are to work in the new plant.
| Employment this week at the
more than three-fourths completed
plant totaled 1900 including 81 in
| the operations force. Foley Con-
structors, the plants general con-
tractors, and subcontractors, had
LOLA men working, down from
1,037 last week.
I Graver Tank and Manufactur.
ing Co., Casper, Wyo, and Eas
Chicago, Ind. is completing thei
contract for the nine storage silo
at the plant this week. Larges
silos measure "a feet high and 4
feet diameter, and are to be use
for storage of alumina, COX,
coal and other chemicals.
Scheduled to finish this mont
is Vinnell Inc, Baldwin Par]
Calf. structural steel supplier an
erector. Other steel contracto
American Bridge Division of
| S. Steel Corp. completed their col
tract early last winter.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-03-11
Stort Repairs At
PoIebridqe BRIDGE

POLEBRIDGE-Harold Roatch,
Flathead county bridge foreman,
and crew of three, this week
started virtual replacement of the
west half of the Flathead county,
Glacier National Park jointly own
ed bridge across the Flathead's
North Fork at Polebridge.
Roatch with Bill Dewitt, Louis
Cousineau and James Roatch start
ed clearing snow off the bridge
Monday, and have dozed a Golfer
dam in the Flathead rivers North
Fork to divert water to the park
side of the stream. The Hungry
Horse News talked to the bridge
crew foreman Wednesday evening
The five-week project will in
clude replacement of the deck and
most of the superstructure on the
county's half of the bridge. Much
OF the bridge was framed at the
county poleyard in Kalispel anc
hauled to Polebridge. Longest pole:
are 86 feet long.
The men are staying at Rover's
Meanwhile Glacier Nationa,
Park foremen Ray Price and An.
drew Stewart expect to have the
Apgar-Polebridge road on the parl
side of the river cleared of snow
early next week. One load of ma
terials for repair OF the park hal
of the bridge had been hauled OF
the Columbia Falls Polebridg
road.
Clarence Bengtson, Glacier
general road foreman, will be il
charge of the park half of the pro
1 Ject that will include crib repai
and bracing. Price with Loyal Les
ter, Roy Bengtson and Austil
Weickert, log expert, will stay a
Polebridge. There are five forme
Houston cabins moved from Apga
to serve as temporary housing a
Polebridge ranger station.
The bridge at Polebridge becam
unsafe for all traffic last summer
/ Glacier National Park has re
ceived $4,000 from federal source
for Improvement of the North For
road and repair of the bridge.
The $42,500 that was allocate
for rebuilding the park half of tn
new bridge at the spot has bee
turned back in view of preser
plans to repair and rebuild the oil
structure. The county was unabl
to raise $42,5O0 to rebuild its hal
Hungry Horse news., 1955-03-11
Lumber Shipments Reach Record Leve

Lumber shipments from the up
per Flathead are at record levels
for winter.
Last year Columbia Falls Ship
ped $500 freight carloads of lum-
Der over the Great Northern. This
year the outflow appears even
greater as Jan. / to March TO-,
1855 shipments total SGT carloads,
a 70 per cent increase over last
years figure of 315 for this same
period.
Figures were obtained through
H. M. Shapleigh, Whitefish, Great
Northern division superintendent,
and compiled by A. E. McKane,
Columbia Falls Great Northern
agent.
Indication of the growth of up
per Flathead'S lumber industry is
represented in Columbia Falls
shipping ITO carloads of lumber
in 1947. 1t was a record year ur
until that time.
January shipments from Column
bia Falls this year were 200 COM
pared to the same month of 1851
with 113; February was 241 COM
pared to 1913 for February, 1854.
The 100000 board feet ship.
ped from Columbia Falls from Jan
/ to March 10, 1855 is enough lum.
Der to build 1900 average sizet
American homes.
Result of increased numbering
activity and Anaconda Aluminium
Co. plant construction favored b.
a mild winter has been the mos
employment, and best winter bus
mess conditions in the history O
the Flathead. Logging and lum
bering is the Flathead's leadin
industry.
Largest local lumber shipper
are Plum Creek mill, Stoltze Ian
and Lumber Co., Rocky Mountai
Lumber Co. and Superior Build
ings Co. F, K and L Lumber CO
Martin City, ships through Plu,
Creek.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-03-11

WEATHER forecast: Cloudy with
snow ending Thursday night in the
valley; Friday mostly cloudy with
snow over mountains. Predicted
high Thursday 38, low 80, high
Friday near 40.
Highs and lows of week: March
4, Ill below; Saturday 1917 be-
low; Sunday 1918, Monday 1928,
Tuesday 1920, Wednesday 41-30,
Thursday 1928.
Drop to II below Saturday was
coolest March reading since 1897,
reports Observer Ray Hall at the
airport. 1t was also coolest reading
of winter, and makes a total OF
four sub-zero readings so far this
winter. The II below March
was the lowest reading in the
Flathead since JAM. 81, 1864
when it was Is below. The Flat
head winter normally has IL read
i ings below zero.
i Precip. for month so far .13 O.
an inch. Normal for whole month
i 1.01 inches. Snow on ground a
); airport 6 inches; at West Glacier
10 inches.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-03-11
Billings Firm Low
On Channel Bid

HUNGRY HORSE-Long Con-
struction Co., Inc, Billings, was
low bidder at $154,933 contract
for channel Improvement and bank
protection on the Flathead rivers
South Fork below Hungry Horse
Dam.
Other bidders were j. w. Merz,
Columbia Falls, $161,688, and
joint venture bid of $182,250 by
Anderson Construction Co., Great
Falls, and Hiebert Contracting Co.,
Kalispell.
Engineers estimate was $127,-
1913.
The bids have been forwarded
to the Bureau of Reclamation's
chief engineer office in Denver Tor
review and approval.
The contract is considered the
largest remaining in connection
with Hungry Horse Dam which
was officially completed in 1853.
Specifications include dredging
the channel below the dam and
powerhouse for about 900 feet re-
moving loose sand, gravel and
rock. There isn't any solid LEDGE
rock at the bottom to be removed.
The concrete wall is to measure
about 245 feet long and be from
Is to 20 feet high. Quantities in
volved include $40 cubic yards of
common and 470 yards OF rock
excavation; excavation and repair
of construction road including $50
yards of common and 265 wards
rock; excavation in the river chan
mel of about $3.50 yards OF rock
and 10000 yards OF all classes.
| Rock fill is listed at 2,4OO yards:
embankment at 1900 yards and
u 1900 yards of concrete in the re-
tanning wall.
j Contract award or rejection is
expected in April. The improve
ment will have the effect of max
: ing the 564 foot high dam about
nine feet higher.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-03-11
Good Appointed
Falls Police Chief

William o. Good, SO, former Flat
head county deputy sheriff and
Whitefish chief of police, Monday
was appointed Columbia Falls
chief of police.
Good succeeds Vern Brandes,
who last week took a job in the
Anaconda Aluminium Co. plant
protection force. Troy Thacker,
street commissioner, was acting
police chief for six days.
Appointment of Good was by
Mayor Herman Benzien with I'M
animous approval of the Columbia
Falls city council. Wage of the
chief of police was increased from
1920 to $3.50 a month.
The new Columbia Falls police
chief was born near Detroit Lakes
Mimi, Feb. 8, 1922. His father
passed away in 1926, and in 1925
the family came to the Flathead
His stepfather, Joe Militaire OPP
crates a cafe in Whitefish.
Good enlisted in the marines ii
1912 and served until 1916 in
Guiding the Solomon islands cam
paign in the Pacific.
After the war he worked for {
while as logger, and in 1948 be-
came a policeman in Whitefisl
advancing to chief of police il
1949. Dec. 10, 1851 he became
Flathead county deputy sheriff in.
Guiding assignment to the Column
bia Falls section for over year
In 1945 Good was married t
Irma Peck of Pocatello, Idaho. MI
and Mrs. Good have four child
rem, Frank, Kay, Laura AM
William Jr. They have pur
chased the Larimer home in Col
umbia Falls Kennedy addition.