WE ARE NOW MAKING
WEEKLY TRIPS
TO ANCHORAGE
Leave Nome 9 a. m. Thursdays
Leave Anchorage 1 p. m. Fridays
MIROW AIR SERVICE
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FLY TO SEATTLE
PAA
Depart from Nome Mondays and Fridays
$234 one way
$421.20 round trip
Round Trip Tickets Good For One Year
Fast, Luxurious LOCKHEED
LODESTARS now Operating
Over Fairbanks-Seattle Route
PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS
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PAA Activities
A PAA Pilgrim piloted by
Bert Lien with Emerson Bassett
as passengers left Nome yester
day morning with the heaviest
load of outgoing first c'ass mail
mail: 4 pouches weighing 1,307
pounds.
MIROW ACTIVITIES
Captain Sasseen landed his tri
motored Stinson at Nome at 3:151
p.m. Tuesday with Mrs. Ike Jen-!
son and baby and Mrs. Palmer.
Virginia Asicksik was a passen
ger to Unalakleet; and from Un
alakleet: Mr. Walker, Mr. Hes
sel and Mr. Baster.
Sasseen is scheduled to leave
for Anchorage Thursday morn
ing at 9 a.m. (WP) with passen-!
gers and express.
WIEN ACTIVITIES
Aug. 25— Pilot Sig Wien made
a trip to the Kougarok with Lil-1
| liam Silverman and Frances
Waldheim to Taylor returning
to Nome with Fred Allyn.
Aug. 26 — Pilot Long left with
Walter Watt for Candle, W. Me-;
Crea from Candle to Deering and
Boris Magids from Kotzebue to |
Deering.
Pilot Bill Lund left for Fair
banks via Galena with Don Cole1
man, W. H. Tavis and express.
Pilot Sig Wien left for Tay
lor with Jane Nelson for Rain
bow and Fred Allen to Taylor,
returning to Nome with Frances
! Waldheim.
Aug. 27 — Pilot Long left for
the Kougarok with freight.
Pilot Sig Wien left for Council,
Beaver Cr. and Ruby Point with
freight.
Pilot Don Brady is due to ar-!
rive from Fairbanks via Kotze-'
bue, Shishmaref and Wales.
UNEMPLOYMENT CHECKS
PAID IN ALASKA HIGH
Walter P. Sharpe Executive Di
rector of the Alaska Unemploy
ment Compensation Commission,
stated that a recent publication,!
“Social Security, 1941,’ ’released!
by the American Association for
Sociaty Security Inc., discloses
the average weekly unemploy
ment insurance check for total
unemployment, issued by the
Territorial Commission, during'
the calendar year 1940, amount
ed to $14.67. The national aver
age for the same period was
$10.57.
The ration of benefit payments!
to collections in Alaska for the
year 1940 was 90.1, in compari-,
son with the national average of,
60.8.
Sharpe explained that pay-!
ments for total unemployment
| are supplemented by payments;
for part-total unemployment. An
i individual whose weekly earn
ings for part-total employment
fall below his established week^
ly benefit amount, may receive a
part-total compensation check.!
The amount of compensation va-i
ries with the amount of weekly!
earnings.
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JUST RECEIVED BY PLANE
A Supply of Our Famous
TYPHOON SUITS
NOW ON SALE AT NO ADVANCE IN
PRICE. WE ARE ABSORBING THE AD
DITIONAL COST.
Our OUTDOOR PARKA SUITS are a
complete protection from head to ankles
against rain and snow. Parka jacket with
zipper opening and protecting hood. Match
ing trousers with draw string at top. Snap
fastener at ankle.
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fc.
LEST YOU FORGET
UNALAKLEET VEGETABLES
Are Still On Sale
LET US SUGGEST THAT YOU PUT UP A SUPPLY OF
RHUBARB
FOR NEXT WINTER’S USE. PRICE — 10<l lb.
POLET STORES
NEWS ITEMS
Fed. Employees Leave by Plane
A party of Federal employees
which included Mr. Beatty, Dir
ector of Education in Washington
D. C.. Mr. MGinty, Supervisor of
Construction; Mr. Geeslin, Ad
ministrative Assistant; Mr. V. R.
Farrell, Director of Education,
and Mr. Starling, Principal, left
Nome August 23rd via pontoon
plane. They plan to visit schools
around Norton Sound and pos
sibly as far south as Bethel.
Starling Director Arts and Crafts
We are glad to anounce that
Mr. Harvey W. Starling, Prin
cipal of the Indian Affairs School
in Nome, has received an appoint
ment as Director of Arts and
Crafts in Alaska. This position
was formerly held by Mr. Far
re'l. After taking a few months
leave in the States, he will re
sume his duties in that capacity.
We all regret very much to
loose Mr. and Mrs. Starling and
we will miss them in this com
munity.
Sherman On Duty with Army
We have been informed that
Capt. Clyde G. Sherman of the
Reserve Corps, has received or
ders to active duty at Ladd Field,
Fairbanks, Alaska, for one year
of service in the Army. Upon
completion of service with the
Headquarters Division of the Air
Corps he expects to return to
Nome.
Chamber of Commerce to Hold
A Community Picnic
The Board of Directors of the
N. W. A. C. of C. instructed the
Entertainment Committee (Dr.
Thomas Morcom, chairman) to
hold a Labor Day picnic to which
all of the community is invited.
The Weather Bureau believes
that we have a 50-50 chance for
a good day. The committee has
selected Dexter as the place. The
committee is to meet shortly and
make further announcement on
Friday.
Dolllars Sent Away for Printing Never
Come Back -- Let Us Do Your Printing
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TWENTY-FOUR HOUR SERVICE
Passengers . . . Baggage . . . Small Freight
. . . U-Drive Car for Rent . . .
Phone —
THE POLAR TAXI AND DELIERY SERVICE
1941 SAILING SCHEDULE
BERING SEA ROUTE
SHIP Sails from Seattle Due Nome
SUTHERLAND (Freight) Aug. 29
Nome, Teller, Kotzebue, KeewaUk,
Deering, Shislimaref, Wales, Tin City,
Nome. (Calls made in order named).
DERBLAY (Freight) Sept. 1st
Dutch Harbor, Bristol Bay,
Dillingham, St. Michael, Unalakleet,
Ungalik, Golovin, Solomon, Nome.
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BARANOF (Passengers Sept. 13th Se/pt. 21st
Freight) Nome, Golovin, St. Michael
BARANOF (Passengers Oct. 12th Oct. 20th
Freight) Nome
NOTE:- Arrival dates Nome approximate only. AH sailings subject
to change without notice. M. J. WILCOX, Agent
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