AIRLINES
PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS
Arriving this morning with Pan
American were Mrs. Ellis Hedson,
Olaf Strand. H. T. Sayers, Steve
Bozak, James King, Phyllis Roell,
Clifford Smith, Everett Wood.
John Pelle, Mrs. Womkom.
Departing were William Meals,
Mr. Sawyer and Mr. Probestal.
WIEN ALASKA AIRLINES
Tuesday a flight from Fair
banks brought in Leonard Miral
di, Irene Wilbur, J. L. Giddings,
Charles Lucier, Helge Larsen,
Mrs. Richard Lee and grand
daughter.
On the same day Mrs. Lee and
granddaughter were passengers to
Lee’s Camp at Solomon; Charles
Lucier and Helge Larsen to Tel
ler; and J. L. Giddings to Shak-!
toolik.
Passengers for Kotzebue on,
Tuesday were A. V. Carroll, Cul- f
ver Gorsuch and Willie Mitchell.
This morning Mary Mendenhah
was a passenger to Candle.
ALASKA AIRLINES
Passengers leaving today via
Alaska Airlines are A. V. Carroll.
C. C. Gorsuch, Mr. and Mrs. J.
Short, Mrs. Elizabeth Olsen, Hobo
Jo Ossander.
AT THE WALLACE HOTEL
Charles Shaffer, Ken Nather, H.
T. Sayers, Stephen Bosak, Seattle.
L. J. Miraldi. June Wilbur, M.
Clifford Smith, Jr., Fairbanks.
AT THE POLARIS HOTEL
D. E. Cleuts, Washington, D. C.,
John O. Pelle, Tacoma.
Unemployment
Takes Big Jump
WASHINGTON. (>P> — Unem
ployment jumped 273.000 in \lay
to a new postwar peak of 3,289,
000.
The census bureau, reporting
this today, commented that “or
dinarily unemployment drops be
tween April and May and the in
crease this year was, therefore,
contrary to seasonal expecta
tions.”
It said one reason the number
(Of job seekers—outside of farm
ing—rose faster than the number
of job opportunities was because
Vchool age youths turned out for
summer or post graduation work.
V Because of the seasonal up
swing in farming, employment
noved up, climbing 875,000 in
^May to a total of 58,694,000—
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Forecast And
Weather Report
Nome ami Vicinity
Compiled by the U. S. Dept, of
Commerce, Weather Bureau.
Wednesday, June 8, 1949
Forecast Nome: Continued clou
! dy tonight and Thursday. Inter
i mittent light rain or drizzle. Mod
erate to lresh southwesterly wind.
1 Lowest temperature tonight 34,
' highest temperature Thursday, 40.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7:00 a.m. todav:
(
( Precipitation none. 'Total this
month, trace.)
Temperatures: highest 38, low
est 32.
Maximum wind 28 miles an
i hour from the W.S.W.
Sunrise at 1:30 a.m., sunset at
10:32 p.m.
Comparative data:
Temperatures one year ago to- j
day: highest 41, lowest 33.
Extreme temperatures on this
date since 1907: j
Highest 76 in 1940, lowest 27 in
1916.
Data for other selected stations
as of 7:00 a.m. today:
Station Temp. Weather
rrow 28 Cloudy
i Point Hope 32 Cloudy
Kotzebue 34 Cloudy
Shishmaref 37 Partly Cloudy
Wales 34 Cloudy
Gambell 32 Rain
Nome 33 Cloudy
Unalakleet 38 Cloudy
Bethel 39 Cloudy
McGrath 51 Cloudy
Anchorage 49 Cloudy
Fairbanks 53 Cloudy!
Juneau 50 Cloudy
Seattle 68 Cloudy ,
JUNEAU, bP)—Walter A. Wood
j is leaving Juneau for a summer’s |
work on a snow research project
| in the drainage basin of Seward
glacier. It is 55 airline miles west \
of Yakutat.
I A laboratory was set up las',
j summer on the glacier a short dis
tance from the cliffs of 11.720-foo:1
Mount Vancouver. It is labeled
project “Snow Cornice.”
The American Alpine Club, of ■
which Wood is president, will as
sist on the study project and also
will attempt to climb Vancouver
It is listed as the highest unclimb
ed peak in North America.
Other members of the party are i
expected to arrive in Juneau this i
month ,en route to the scene.
slightly above the same point last
! year.
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New Jet Fighter
Works Beautifully
LOS ANGELES, (Ah—The U. S.
air forces newest twin-jet fighter,
the Lockheed F-90, has tried her
swept-back wings—and they work
"beautifully.”
The adjective is that of chief
engineering test pilot Tony Le
Vier, used in describing the way
the big 13-ton fighter handled
during her first sky tests.
The air force disclosed Monday
that Le Vier had the needle-nosed
aircraft aloft for 37 minutes, j
climbing from a. desert runway at
Muroc test base to an altitude of I
15,000 in 10 minutes.
Le Vier emphasized that no at
tempt was made to “open her up.”
The F-90, one of the biggest
fighters ever built, will undergo
25 more hours of test flying by
Lockheed pilots and then will be
turned over to the air force for
further testing. The craft is ex
pected to go into production in
1950.
Packing u vicious wallop, she is
designed to range behind enemy
lines and attack sizeable targets.
Kodiak Fishing
Fleet Idled By
Price Negotiations
KODIAK, OP) — For the first
time since 1941, no fishing boats
put to sea Monday with the open
ing of the Kodiak salmon season.
Fifteen canneries and approxi
mately 100 small fishing vessels
are idle due to a stalemate in fish
price negotiations between the
Alaska Salmon Industry, Inc., and
the United Fishermen of Alaska.
Discussions on the price that
canneries would pay for fish this
year began several weeks ago,
were later broken off and now
have been resumed again. The
two sides were last reported only
one cent per pound apart.
While the fishing fleet remained
ed up, the fishe: men’s union or
dered members of its united can
nery workers auxiliary off their
jobs a: the Whiz Fish Cannery
here.
The cannery had sent a ten ler
to Cook Inlet to bring back a load
of fish. Canning operations were
-tarted before the walkout was
ordered.
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Bristol Bay to Get
Cold-Storage
Ship Service !
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SEATTLE, </P) — The Alaska
Steamship company freig h t e r
Chief Washakie is not a refrigera
tor ship—but she is scheduled to
carry considerable cold-storage,
I and cool-room cargo to Bristol
Bay and way points on ner next
: voyage north.
Two specially-constructed cold
storage lockers, each with 1,288
cubic feet of storage space, will be
loaded aboard the Washakie to ac
commodate the perishable freight.
The ship is tentatively set to sail
from Seattle about the end of the
month for Bristol Bay.
The Chief Washakie thus will
serve remote areas that do not
have regular “Reefer” ship serv
ice. Capt. P. R. “B’ackie” Selig is
master.
The Washakie is expected to ar
I rive in Bristol Bay about mid
July. She will load canned salmon
for the return trip, company offi
cials said.
Legal Blanks at The Nugget office
ALASKA SS. INAUGURATES
12-DAY SUMMER CRUISES
f Saling at 11 a.m., May 25, the
Steamer Alaska of the Alaska
1 Steamship Company inaugurated
i its twelve-day summer cruises to
| Southeastern and Southwestern
1 Alaska.
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The itinerary of the Alaska in- '
eludes Ketchikan, Petersburg, Sit
ka, Cordova, Valdez and Seward.'
The call at Sitka will mark the
first time since prewar that Alas
ka Line tourist steamers have
called at this port, the former
Russian capital of Alaska.
NOTICE
Anyone landing at the Pilgrim
Spring Airfield, other than emer
gency, will pay a $10 landing fee.
Anyone desiring to use the facili
ties at the Springs contact Lester
Bronson. 65-W-tf
CLEAN-UP NOTICE
June 13th to 19th has been des
ignated as "Cleanup Week" by the
Nome Common Council. Property
owners are requested to clean up
their premises during this period
and pile debris, which is sacked
or boxed up, near the curb, for
truck disposal at City expense.
Residents and property owners
co-operate with the City and make
your town outstanding in this
Golden Jubilee Year.
NOME COMMON COUNCIL.
By Carrie M. McLain.
City Clerk.
Publish June 6. 8, 10, 1949.
NOTICE
The Tourist Committee of the
Chamber of Commerce and of the
Walrus Club, together with the
business people interested in the
Tourist welfare, will meet in the
City Hall Thursday at 8:00 p.m.,
for the purpose of perfecting an
organization to take care of this
worthy cause.
Classified Ads
FOR SALE—General Electric Sun
Lump. $20.00. Cull at Nugget
Office. 68-2tc
FOUND—Small purse. Identify at
Nugget Office. 65tf
FOR SALE—New 10 x 12 Allis
Chalmers pump mountei on
steel base. Lomen Commercial Co.
63-6tc
WANT A SUMMER HOME ON
WHEELS. An excellent heavy
duty trailer with exceptionally
well-built body and housing.
Readily adaptable for living quar
ters. Dimensions 8x22 by 8 feet
high inside. Take it anywhere.
Call at Nugget office for informa
tion. 58-tf
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Girl Scout News
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The local troop of the Girl
Scouts have received a check for
one hundred dollars from the
Anna Strong estate.
This amount will be added to
the $511.90 netted from the Girl
Scout Show a week ago and will
be used for necessary expenses for
their summer camp which will
open on July 5th at Dexter.
Hospital News
Stanley David of Elim, 11, who
sustained several broken bones in
a fall, is a patient in the hospital.
Dorcas Karmun, 4, is in with
pneumonia. Lowell Welty, U. S. S.
R. & M. Co., employee, is in with
an eye injury.
CORRECTION
In the Monday issue of the
Nome Nugget, under U. S. Com
missioner’s Court, Edwin Pungak
was said to have been given 30
days in jail for being drunk. This
was in error. The name should
have read Ed Kungck.
Our sincere apologies to Edwin
Pungak who is residing at Spruce
Creek at the present time.
v
And, our thanks to Frank Moses
for calling this error to our atten
tion.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Strong are
leaving next week for Wright
Field, at Dayton, Ohio, where Mr.
Strong will continue with his
work with the Air Corps in rela
tion to Arctic flying, equipment,
etc., as he has been doing here
with the A.I.D. for the past two
years.
CHILDREN'S PLAYFIELD TO
OPEN NEXT MONDAY
The children’s playfield will
open next Monday afternoon at
1:30 p.m. under the supervision
of Mrs. Sam Widner for super
>
vised play every week day after
noon during the months of June
and July.
The Home Arts Club playliela
chairman, Mrs. Ben Hyndmao,
has announced that the hours of
the playfield under supervision
will be from one-thirty until three
thirty and all children are wel
come. Arrangements htle been
made with the Boy Scouts for the
use of their clubhouse on rainy
days so that a full program may
be anticipated.
Next Monday will be field day
at which time the children are
asked to bring rakes, etc., and
clean-up the field, after which hot
cocoa and cookies will be served
by the sponsors.
Playfield equipment given t >
the city by the Home Arts Cluo
and stored for the winte has b?e a
installed and at all hours of the
day and night the swings, slide,
giant stride, etc., are in use.
WALLACE LIQUOR STORE
Phone Ma. 55 - For finest Liquors
POLARIS HOTEL
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