Forecast And
Weather Report
Nome and Vicinity
Compiled by the U. S. Dept, of
Commerce, Weather Bureau.
Friday, January 6, 1950
Forecast Nome: Cloudy today
becoming partly cloudy this after
noon. Strong westerly wind, di
minishing this afternoon. Lowest
temperature tonight 30, highest
temperature Saturday 35.
Caution advised for persons on
the ice. It may have become weak
ened by high winds and tempera
tures.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7:30 a.m. today:
Precipitation .21 inch. (Total
this month .84 inch).
Temperatures: highest 9. low
est —17.
Maximum wind 42 miles an
hour from the east.
Sunrise at 9:52 a.m.. sunset at
2:23 p.m.
Temperatures one year ago to
day: highest —3. lowest —29.
Extreme temperatures on this
date since 1907: Highest 44 in
1942, lowest —40 in 1917.
Data for other selected stations
as of 7:00 a.m. today:
Station Temp. Weather
Barrow —20 Clear
Point Hope 3 Blowing Snow
Kotzebue —2 Snow
Shishmaref 12 Snow
Wales 11 Snow
Cambell 31 Snow
Nome 9 Snow
Unalakleet 7 Snow
Bethel 18 Cloudy
McGrath —16 Cloudy
Anchorage —11 Clear
Fairbanks —31 Cloudy
Juneau 8 Partly Cloudy
Ketchikan 33 Partyl Cloudy
Hospital News
Gordon Billy and Viola Mil
liouse were discharged from the
hospital this week.
AIRLINES
ALASKA AIRLINES
Incoming passengers from An
chorage Thursday were J. Ray,
Mr. and Mrs. E. Bourdon and
child, J. F. Rood.
Departing for Anchorage were
Cyril Seeds, W. C. Bueter, and
Paul Spurlock.
MAN DIES ON P.A.A. PLANE
ENROUTE TO SEATTLE
SEATTLE, (/P) — A Fairbanks!
man died aboard a Pan American {
airliner on the way to Seattle
Thursday, Coroner John P. Brill,
Jr., announced. The victim, Joseph
L. Comito, 43, was believed to
have suffered a heart attack.
Brill said Comito told the air
plane’s stewardess in Fairbanks
he wanted to sleep during the
flight and that he not awaken him
until the plane reached Seattle.
When the stewardess attempted
to awaken him shortly before the
plane \\ is to land at Boeing Field,
it was discovered that Comito was
dead.
The plane left Fairbanks at
11:40 a.m., and landed in Seattle
shortly before 8 p.m.
D. E. SKINNER APPOINTED
ALASKA SS. GEN'L MANAGER
The appointment of Mr. D. E.
Skinner as general manage of the
Alaska Steamship Company, ef
fective January 1, was announced
recently by Mr. G. W. Skinner, his
father and president of the com
pany.
D. E. Skinner, for two years vice
president, assumes the active man
agement of the senior Alaska ship
ping firm after three years as gen- ;
eral manager of the Pacific Cruise
Lines and seven years as a part- i
ner in the Northland Transporta- 1
tion Company. His new title will
be vice president and general
manager.
This position has not been filled
since the retirement of Mr. L. W. i
Baker in 1947
Inventory blanks at Nome Nugget.
NEW
AIRFREIGHT
RATES
BETWEEN NOME
AND KOTZEBUE
25 LBS. MINIMUM 7c U>
COMMODITY RATES
100 LBS. MINIMUM 5c lb
RLRSKR RIRLinSS
INC.
DR. ISAIAH EOWMAN, 71.
GEOGRAPHER. PASSES ON
BALTIMORE, (A*) — Dr. Isaiah
Bowman, president emeritus of
Johns Hopkins University and one
of the world’s foremost geograph
ers, died at Johns Hopkins hospi
tal this morning. He was 71 on
Dec. 26. Dr. Bowman retired as
president of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity January 1. 1949.
He died of a heart attack. He
was stricken at his home late yes
terday afternoon.
Dr. Bowman was a close ad
viser to President Wilson when
the World War I President ad
vanced his League of Nations plan.
The famed educator gave sim
ilar help to President Roosevelt
throughout World War II and the
preliminary wor kon the United
Nations.
NOTICE
Arctic Native Brotherhood meet
ing Monday, Jan. 9th, at 7:3 j p.m.
All members urged to attend.
Bert Bell, Secy.
NOTICE
A meeting of all members of the
Second Divisional Democ r a t i c
Committee is called for Friday,
January 6th, 8:00 p.m.. at the City
Hall. Flease attend.
NOTICE
There will be no Badminton
practice until further notice due
to repairs in the gymnasium.
Arctic Club.
NOTICE
The children who saw Santa at
the Nome Hardware may now ob
tain their pictures at the Polar
Curio Shop.
NOTICE I
City of Nome Sales Tax of 2% ,
now in effect except for exemp
tions enumerated in an ordinance j
which is available at the office of .
the City Clerk.
NOTICE j
Pioneers of Alaska will hold in
stallation ceremonies on January
7th, at 8:00 P.M., at the Pioneer
Igloo. Invited friends and mem- |
bers of the Women's Auxiliary
cordially invited to attend.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Contest for Naming the
Grill recently opened in
Scotty’s is still open. Send
in your suggestion and you
may win $15.00 in cash.
WANT ADS
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WANTED—Clerk or Bookkeeper.!
5-day week. 8 hour day. Eskimo
preeferred. Room 20, Federal
Bldg. Main 31. 2-3tc
FOR SALE—At Qtrs 314A. or Lt.
Rigg 25. 1 Davenport and Chair. 1
Kitchen Table. 1 Double Bed with
innerspring mattress. 3 Bed Stands
or Coffee Tables. I Radio Combin
ation Sparton Table Model. 1 Thor
Automagic Washer. 1 Metal Iron
ing Board. 1 Sled. l-2tp
FOR SALE—Completely furnished
Four Room House. See Mrs. Sil
verman, Phone Red 100. 155-tfc
ESTABLISH your own business.
We prepay freight. 80 year rep
utation. Little or no capital re
quired. Write J. R. WakinsCo., 137
Dexter Ave., Seattle, Wn. 6
FOR SALE—45 R.P.M Victrola
and $30 of Records, practically
new. Both for just $50.00 Call
Main 5. 15fl:3tc
Prihilof Islanders
To (iel liaise in Pay
WASHINGTON, (/P)—The gov
ernment is raising the pay of its
Prihilof Island fur sealers but will
require some of them to start buy
ing their own fuel.
Secretary of the interior Chap
man said the new system, effec
tive Jan. 1, will “pave the way for
gradual transition from payment
in allotment of necessities plus
cash to straight cash compensa
tion.”
The 525 Aleut natives of the is
lands have been receiving, as part
of their wages, free housing, food,
fuel, electricity, hospitalization,
sick leave, annual leave, national
holidays plus four and a half spe
cial church holidays, and disabil
ity and retirement benefits..
In addition, the men have re
ceived cash payments depending
upon the number of seal and fox
skins harvested annually.
On the basis of the pelts taken
in 194!), sealers of the first class
receive $922.80; second class, $738;
third class, $531.60; fourth class,
$356.40. and fifth class, $265.20.
Chapman said that in ’ 1950,
workmen in the skilled and semi
skilled categories will be required
to buy fuel supplies from their
cash earnings instead of drawing
a government ration.
They will, however, continue to
receive ns part of their compensa
tion the other necessities of life
plus educational, health and re
creational facilities.
Chapman estimated the value of
these issues and benefits for a
year at $900 for each workman.
In addition, the new cash pay
Two Tobogganing
Students Killed
CORVALIS, Ore. (ff)-Two to
bogganing Oregon State College
students—both prominent athletes
I —were fatally hurt when hit by a
i car on the campus late last night.
Stan McGuire, Portland, foot
ball end named (/P) lineman of the
j week for his stellar play against
Michigan State last fall, died at
7:11 a.m. today.
| Bill Corvallis, 21, Also Portland,
I a pitcher for the Santa Barbara,
Calif., farm club of the Brooklyn
Dodgers last season, died minutes
after the toboggan in which they
were riding swung from its tow
car into the path of another auto
mobile- He was a junior in the
business school.
McGuire was to have captained
Oregon State’s football team next
fall.
He died without regaining con
sciousness.
City policeman W. P. Harris re
ported the toboggan broke loose
from the car and swerved into the
lane of a car traveling in the op
posite direction.
The other car was driven by
Vern Heckert. Corvallis business
man. The policeman said the acci
dent was unavoidable.
men scale calls for $1,700 a year
for foremen; $1,400 to $1,600 for
skilled workers; $1,000 to $1,400
for semi-skilled workmen; $700
to $1,000 for unskilled laborers,
and $30 to $40 a month for boys
employed during the summer seal
ing season.
Legal Blanks at The Nugget office
MINERS & MERCHANTS
BANK OF ALASKA
NOME ALASKA
SALE
Bargains Galore
-At
DOROTHY’S
Bras
Girdles
Rompers
INFANTS
Mittens
Booties
Caps
Ski Pants
Sweaters
For Ladies and Men
CHILDREN’S
Underwear
Guest Towels
Huck Towels
Nylon Panties
Ladies Slips
Ladies Gowns
SILK AND RAYON
Hosiery
Lace Chair Sets
CHILDREN’S
Dresses
Infants9 Robe
and Bootie Sets