surance provision is that of re
conversion unemployment bene
fits for seamen under the aus
pices of the War Shipping Ad
ministration. This is a compara
tively new insurance feature in
augurated last July for a two
year period. Benefits paid by the
Territory, likewise reimbursable
by the government, amounted to
slightly over one thousand dollars
during the first three months of
1948.
Jobless insurance payments am
ounted to a total of $1,008,000
in all categories for 1947, Shel
don said, and this represented an
increase of 55 per cent over 1946
So far this year nearly $900,000
has already gone into the trade
channels of the Territory, assist
ing very materially in the sup
port of Alaska’s economic life by
the maintenance of purchasing
power of those who are unem
ployed through no fault of their
own. The fund was created by
the 1937 legislature for this pur
pose—to provide for the unem
ployed worker and his family in
periods of economic insecurity
due to involuntary unemploy
ment.
ALASKA BUSH PILOTS '
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regard as being in conformity with
the regulations are flights made
for such purposes as sport fish
ing, hunting, or sightseeing or to
carry or supply trappers, prospec
tors, fur buyers, miners, salesmen,
or canners, and other flights to
uninhabited places, or places us
ually not receiving service by a
carrier holding a certificate of
public convenience and necessity.
The Alaska Pilot-Owner carrier
is precluded from operating be
tween points on any route on
which carriers holding certificate
of public convenience and nec
essity undertake to provide ser
vice on an aggregate of three or
more scheduled flights weekly.
Provision will be made for such
reporting by these carriers that
the nature and scope of their op
erations can be constantly policed
by the Board’s Alaska office.
The Alaska Pilot-Owner must
file an application and hold a let
ter of registration (Alaska) before
engaging in such transportation.
The exemption will be in force un
til September 30, 1949.
Scotty’s '
Liquor Store
presents
YOUR FAVORITE BRANDS
BLACK 160
SERVICE- CLEANERS
4th and B Streets—Opposite School House
QUALITY DRY CLEANING A SPECIALTY
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mickleson, Props.
Prompt and Courteous Service
Phone RED 96
JACK LENCER
Watchmaker
3 to 5 Day Service
Watchmaster Electronic Timing Service
Box 625 Nome, Alaska
REMEMBER
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May 9 is Mother’s Day
Let us help you with your GIFT Selections
FRESH CANDY PERFUMES
RONSON LIGHTERS JEWELRY
Polar Curio Shop
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SCHOOL NOTES .
JUNIOR-SENOR PROM
SKED FOR TONIGHT
Some of the boys, who enjoy
skiing and tobogganing, spent the
week end in the mountains north
of Nome. They all reported a very
pleasant adventure with future
plans in mind.
A beautiful card portraying the
giant redwood trees of California
has been received from Betty Blak
eley a former student of Nome
High School. She is having a won
derful time seeing real trees and
other growing things. They were
passing through Crescent City on
their way to Oakland, California.
The Junior-Senior Banquet held
at the Pioneer Hall on Thursday
evening, May 6th, was a great sue-1
cess and a very pleasant occasion.;
The tradition of the two classes
feasting together before their sep-!
aration is a cherished occasion.
The Junior-Senior Prom will be
held tonight, May 7th, in a beauti
fully decorated gymnasium. The
Juniors have worked hard to make
it a success.
The eclipse of the sun begins at
3:37 p.m. on Saturday, May 8th,
and ends two hours and 4 minutes
later at 5:41 p.m. A smoked glass
for observing the eclipse can be
made by holding a piece of glass
in the flame of a burning candle.
Eclipse seasons are about 173
days apart. It is therefore easy to
Cap!* Comp JoiiiK
Alaska Navy Staff
SEATTLE, — iff) —Capt. C. O.
Comp, newly appointed chief of
staff to rear admiral A. E. Mont
gomery, commander of the north
west sea frontier, was among the
passengers on the steamer Den
ali when the Alaska Steamship
Company vessel sailed yesterday
for Alaska. Captain Comp, ac
companied by Mrs. Comp, is on
his way to Admiral Montgomery’s
headquarters at Kodiak.
predict future eclipses. Count for
ward on the calendar 173 days and
the closest new moon there will
be an eclipse. Thus there will be
another eclipse on Nov. 1, 1948.
The eclipse will then be visible
only in the southern hemisphere
because both the sun and moon
will be south of the equator on
that particular day.
Warne Says Alaska
Population W ill
Triple In 5-Years
JUNEAU, — (JF) — William
Warne, assistant secretary of the
interior, said yesterday the de
partment expects to see the pop
ulation of Alaska trippled in the
next five years.
Warne left for Ketchikan, plan
ning to visit Alaska Indian vill
ages enroute. He will arrive at
Ketchikan Saturday.
Warne was here to conduct a
hearing on the request of the
military forces for an extensive
network of bases in the Aleutians
and Alaska Peninsula.
BOYD HARWOOD IS ILL
IN ARMY HOSPITAL
Boyd Harwood, of the Nome
, Drug Store, is in the Army Hos
pital for medical attention.
A Specialty Treat
At
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DODGE
Hundreds of Thousands of Times
jFZundreds of thousands of post-war Dodges are
now in the hands of owners. They have advanced the
average man’s or woman’s conception of a motor car.
They have invaded all car markets regardless of price.
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They have delivered riding and driving qualities not
known before. They continue to offer a new world of
automobile experience. You can act with confidence
on these facts today.
Sen your scrap metal now.
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LARRY GALVEN - NOME, ALASKA
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