Merit System
Examinations
Examinations are announced by
the Alaska Merit System Supervis
or for the following classes: Junior
File Clerk, $182.40 to $197.40;
Clerk Typist, $205.20 to $220.20;
Junior Clerk Stenographer, $210.90
to $225.90; Clerk-Stenographer,
$228.00 to $258.00; Senior Clerk,!
$228.00 to $258.00; Interviewer,!
$267.90 to $297.90; Secretary,!
$279.30 to $299.30; Claims Exam-1
iner, $313.50 to $343.50 ;Field Aud
itor, $313.50 to $343.50; Chief Ac
countant, $381.90 to $426.90. For
positions located in the second,
third and fourth Divisions a 15*7f
differential is added to these sal
aries to cover the increased cost of
living in those areas.
Passing grade on these examin
ations is set at 70*7r.
Applications can be secured
from the Alaska Merit System In
Juneau.
Closing date for receipt of ap
plications is October 4th, 1947.
Examination date will be an
nounced later.
PACIFIC EXPLORER WILL
VISIT BERING SEA
The Pacific Explorer, the large
refrigeration ship owned by the
Pacific Exploration Co., has just
completed its trip to Central
America. The trip which was fi
nanced by the Reconstruction Fi
nance Corporation and headed by
Nick Bez, was highly successful it
is reported, bringing back 23,000
tons of yellow fin and skipjack
tuna and much valuable scientific
data. The ship is due to leave for
the Bering Sea early in the spring
and fish for crab and bottom fish.
ARMY MEDICAL AID FLOWN |
TO ST. LAWRENCE ISLAND
Nome Air Base was alerted by!
U. S. Weather Bureau radio Wed-!
nesday, September 3, 1947, that
George Berstein of the U. S. Wea
ther Bureau on St. Lawrence Is
land had symptoms of appendici
tis and needed immediate medical
attention. Colonel Bodle, com
manding officer of Nome Air Base
alerted the 10th Rescue squadron
and dispatched the amphibious
OA-10 aircraft from the air base
at 3 p.m. 1st Lt. Wilcox and 1st Lt.
Stewart piloted the aircraft and»
Captain Aiken O. Mays, medical
offical, accompanied them. Also in
the party were M/Sgt. M. A. Rath
burn, S/Sgt. J. O. Jennings, S/Sgt.
W. F. Moore, Sgt. H. Denny, Jr., j
and Sgt. E. R. Schelley.
The OA-10 arrived at Gamble at1
5:15 p.m. and was unable to pro
ceed farther until the next morn
ing due to bad weather. At 11:50
a.m. the next morning, it took off
and arrived at St. Lawrence Is
land at 1:15. Captain Mays exam
ined the patient and reported that
he did not have appendicitis and
was in no danger.
HOME ARTS CLUB MET
WITH MRS. FRANK LOVE
The Home Arts Club held their
first meeting of the season last
Tuesday evening at the Home of
Mrs. Frank Love, with Mrs.. Bob
Baldwin, vice-president presiding.
An interesting program of col
ored slides was given by Miss Dor
othy Russell. Most of the pictures
were taken in Alaska and enjoyed
by everyone.
A fleet of contact boats will ac
company the large refrigeration
ship and use the same method the
Japanese used before the war.
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CHURCHES
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Sunday Mass—7:30 and 8:45 a.m.
At Base—10:10 a.m.
Weekday Mass—7:30 a.m.
LAVINIA WALLACE YOUNG
MISSION
Pastor - H. R. Amundsen
Deaconess - Dorothy M. Russell
Sunday:
11:00 a.m. Sunday School.
7:30 p.m. Evening Service.
8:45 p.m. Young People’s Sing.
Wednesday - 3:30 p.m. - Chil
dren’s Miracle Book Club.
Thursday - 7:30 p.m. - Prayer
Meeting.
FEDERATED CHURCH
Murlin W. Day, Minister
Sunday
10 a.m. Sunday School.
11 a.m. Morning Worship.
8 p.m. Fellowship Hour.
PENTACOSTAL ASSEMBLY OF
GOD
Third Avenue West
Pastor A. E. Capener
Sunday—
Sunday School.10:30 a.m.
Evening service .7:45 p.m.
Wednesday—
Bible Study .7:45 p.m.
EVERYONE WELCOME
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Corner of Third and Division
Rev. Lewis I. Hudgins, Pastor
10:00 a.m. Singspiration and Sun
day School Classas.
11:00 a.m. Morning Message.
7:30 p.m. Singspiration and spe
cial music.
8:00 p.m. Evening Message.
Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. Melody and
Prayer.
Come and bring your Bible.
You are ever welcome to attend
these services.
NOME GOSPEL MISSION
of
Alaska Evangelisation Society
Geo. H. Loveless, Pastor
Sunday:
2:00 p.m. Sunday School.
7:30 p.m. Gospel Service.
Thursday:
3:30 p.m. “Vit-Em-In Childrens’
Bible Class.”
Friday:
7:30 p.m. “Know Your Bible
Class.” Using large dispensa
tional wall chart. “God’s Plan
of the Ages.”
You are invited—Everyone is
welcome.
NOME TERRITORIAL SCHOOL
HAS GOOD ENROLLMENT
Nome Territorial School opened
Tuesday with an enrollment of
238 students.
Mrs. W. B. McCarthy has 28 in
the first grade; Mrs. Carl Glavin
ovich, substituting for Miss Mar
garet Sfeinbreck has 36 in the sec
ond grade; Ann Walsh has 32 in
the third grade; Marie Reedy has
22 in the fourth grade and 23 in
the fifth grade; Mrs. Luther Dun
bar has 21 in the sixth grade and
26 in the seventh grade; Gene
Biemer has 14 in the eighth grade.
High school enrollment totals 37
students with 11 in the freshman
class, 8 in the sophomore class, 8
in the junior class and 10 in the
senior class. Wm. Angell, superin
tendent, Olaf Halvorsen, Mrs.
Wm. Cameron and Max Beber
man comprise the teaching staff.
NWA CHAMBER BOARD
MET WEDNESDAY NIGHT
The board of directors of the
NWA Chamber of Commerce met
Wednesday evening in the offices
of president Richard Webb, who is
manager of the Wien Alaska Air
lines’ Nome branch.
During regular discussion it was
decided that the chamber go on'
record against the recent declara-;
tion of the department of the in
terior to set aside 2300 square
miles of territory in the Shungnak
district for a native reservation.
It was also moved to forward
copies of the resolution to other
chambers of commerce in Alaska
and the State of Washington, and
to members of Congress and high
officials in the interior depart
ment. A letter of explanation and
transmittal will accompany the
resolution.
Other subjects discussed were
memberships, display cards, and
pamphlets.
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i GENERAL SPAATZ AND
PARTY VISIT NOME
General Carl Spaatz of the
Army Air Forces and a party of
nine arrived, at Nome Air Base,
Thursday at 1:50 p.m., ior an in
formal visit. Accompanying Gen
eral Spaatz were Major General
Craig and Brigadier General At
kinson of the Alaskan Depart
ment, Anchorage; Mr. Gill-Robb
Wilson, aviation editor of a New
York paper; Dr. Bruce C. Hopper,
historian from Harvard Univers
ity, now on loan to the AAF; Lt.
Col. Frank A. Bogart, Lt. Col. R.
E. Kimmel, Major C. J. Moore
and Captain S. J. Minton, from
Washington, D. C.
The party remained at Nome
Air Base overnight and departed
at 8:30 a.m. this morning for sta
tions on the Aleutian Chain.
FRANK WHALEY'S VISIT
NOME ON BUSINESS TRIP
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Whaley
and family arrived from Rainbow
Wednesday on a business trip and
to place their son in high school.
They returned to camp yesterday
i afternoon. They state that they
have had a very busy season.
TERMINAL KNOT
LEAVES FOR SEATTLE
The MS/Terminal Knot which
has been discharging freight at
points north for the past month,
returned yesterday afternoon, took
; on outbound freight and departed
1 last night for Seattle.
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