Less than 0.2 per cent of the
and area of Alaska is devoted to
agriculture and about 93 per cent
of this small portion consists of
grazing lands leased from the
Bureau of Land Management, most
of which is in the Southwest and
Western area. The total land area
of Alaska is approximately 375
million acres, of which 880.000
acres is listed as farm land in the
1960 U. S. Census of Agriculture.
—From “Alaska Farm Production
1962.”
USE CHRISTMAS SEALS
FIGHT TUBERCULOSIS
and other
Respiratory Diseases
Layoffs Beget Jobless Rise
JUNEAU 1.?* — The State De
partment of Labor said Friday
that Alaska’s insured unemploy
ment rate for the week ending
Nov. 30 was 10.4 per cent, up
from 10.2 the previous week.
The rise was attributed to lay
offs in construction, manufactur
ing, transportation and service.
New claim field totaled 685,
while continuing unemployment
was pegged at 3,471 by the de
partment.
The insured unemployment rate i
| by area included Anchorage, 9.5
per cent; Fairbanks 9.0; Juneau
9.0; Ketchikan 11.7, Nome 27.8,
Petersburg 40.2, and Sitka 5.2.
Nome Plumbing
We Repair
and Install
Anything
that Water
Runs
Through!
CALL VLRN MILLER
2511 or 2485
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by Betty Carroll
Game Of Life
THRILLS of making a million
dollars set the pace for family
fun in Game of Life, an intri
guing competition by Milton
Bradley Company, which bases
play on real life situations and
provides $8 million in fake
bills, life insurance policies
and stocks to whet player’s
appetite for fortune seeking.
The turns of the wheel of fate
plus players’ own decisions
determine who w'ins the game
by making a million dollars.
Festive Maine Sardines
MAINE SARDINES are almost
a necessity for the busy hostess
during the holiday season.
Handy to store on the pantiy
shelf, the tasty little fish are
readily available for quick
canapes or hearty sandwiches.
A combination of minced Maine
Sardines and butter may be
stored in the refrigerator ready
for spreading on toast fingers.
Maine Sardines are indeed the
answer for holiday entertain
ing!
Nome Sanitary
J
Service
Dial 2671
P.O. Box 460
Flying with Wiens
From Fairbanks — R. Seward, A1
Polet, Bill Boucher, Jim West.
Max McCurdy, R. Coleman.
From Kotzebue—H. Burroughs.
For Fairbanks — Trooper Ru
dolph, Douglas Lee, Richard
Able, Virgil Vochoska.
Strong
Support
YVhen your car or home is
damaged, your independent
insurance agent helps you with
all the details ... sees to it you
get paid promptly, fairly. As
independent agents, we can
give you that
kind of sup
port. Call us
any time.
Nome
Insurance Agency
PETE HAHN, AGENT
Ph. 2498 P.O. Box 392
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Project No. APW-Alnska-23G and
Project No. APW-WPC-Alaska-12
Sealed bids for Water Distribution
System. Treatment Plant and Source
Development, Sewer System, and for
Sewage Treatment and Disposal Plant for
the City of Nome, Alaska, will be re
ceived at the office of Philleo Engineer
ing & Architectural Service. Professional
Bldg.. 529 Sixth Ave„ Fairbanks, Alaska,
until 2:00 p.m., Alaska standard time, on
December 27, 1963. and then at said
office publicly opened and read aloud.
The information for Bidders, Form of
Bid. Form of Contract, Drawings. Speci
fications. Forms of Bid Bond, Perform
ance and Payment Bond, and other con
tract documents may be examined at
the following:
City Hall. City of Nome, Alaska
Philleo Engineering & Architectural
Service, 529 Sixth Ave., Fair
banks, Alaska
Daily Pacific Builder Plan Room,
465 Tenth Street, San Francisco,
California
Portland Builders Exchange, 1125 E.
Madison, Portland. Oregon
Plan Bureau, 2403 Western, Seattle,
Washington
Associated General Contractors, Cen
tral Building. Anchorage, Alaska
Associated General Contractors,
Gaffney St. at Noble St., Fair
banks, Alaska
Associated General Contractors,
Multnomah Hote 1, Portland,
Oregon
Associated General Contractors. 215
W. Harrison, Seattle, Washington
Copies may be obtained at the office
of Philleo Engineering and Architectural
Service, 529 Sixth Avenue, P. O. Box
464, Fairbanks. Alaska, as follows —
General Contractors may obtain two
sets and sub-contractors may ob
tain one set, upon deposit of $100
for each set. Full refund shall
be made for each such set re
turned in good usable condition
before February 1, 1964.
Any interested party may obtain as
many sets as is desired upon
payment of $100 for each set.
This payment will not be re
turned.
The Owner reserves the right to waive
' any informalities or to reject any or all
I bids.
Each bidder must deposit with his
bid, security in the amount, fonn and
subject to the conditions provided in
the Information for Bidders.
Attention of bidders is particularly
called to the requirements as to condi
ions of employment to be observed and
minimum wage rates to be paid under
the contract.
No bidder may withdraw his bid
without penalty within 30 days after
tne actual date of the opening inereoi.
Date: December 3, 1963
City of Nome, Alaska
by: ROSCOE WILKE
Mayor
Pub.: Dec. 4. 6, 9, 11. 13, 16, 1963.
For Packing, Painting or Puppies
Old Newspapers—25* Bundle
Nome Directory
BERING SEA LIONS CLUB
Jack Carpenter, Pres.
Bob Smith, Sec.
Meeting Every Tuesday
North Star or Polaris — 7 pan.
Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce
Meets Every Monday Noon at
North Star Dining Room
Frank Couch, President
ALASKA CHAPTER NO. I
Order of Eastern Star
Verna Mickelson
Worthy Matron
Bev Morgan
Secretary
Meets First and Third Mondays
Anvil Lodge
No. 140
^ 7«mer E. Bohrer, W. M.
Charles Lewis, Act. Secty.
Meets First i nd Third Thursdays
Of Each Month
Nome Rotary Club
Don Hoover
President
Virgil Vochoska
Secretary
Wednesday Luncheon
Pioneer Igloo No. 1
Meets 2nd Thursday each month
Don Lyle, Pres.
Bill Ullrich, Acting Secty.
Civil Air Patrol
Northwestern Group
^ -vjriuup
Nome Composite Sqdn.
T ♦ _ot. . . *
*5; VlctoJ Charles. Commander
Meetings—Each Monday 7:00 p.m
Parent-Teachers Assn.
Meets Last Tuesday of Every
Month at School
Frank Couch, President
Everett Bachelder, Secretary
— MEMBERS ONLY —