INVITATION TO BID j
Bids, in writing, will be ac- |
cepted at the office of the City
Clerk of the City of Nome until
5 p.m., June 24, 1957, for the pur- :
chase from the said City of the |
following described building, and
upon the following terms:
That large frame building only,
as is, without contents, known as
the "Old Native School." which
is resting on portions of Lots 5,
6. and 7 in Block 25 in the City
of Nome, Alaska.
All bids must be in writing and
sealed, cash paid to the City in
full upon acceptance by it of any
bid; the said building must be re
moved from the premises it now
occupies within 24 months of ac
ceptance of bid by the City, and
the said lots must be left level
and cleaned of all matter and de
bris, including concrete support
ing walls; the successful bidder
must furnish io the City a per
formance bond in the penal sum
of $500.00 to insure that the terms
of bid acceptance will be com
pleted within the time alloied.
The City reserves the right to
refuse and reject any or all bids.
ROBERT F. SCOTT,
City Clerk,
For the Common Council
Publ. June 14, 17, 19, 21.
Alaska Airlines
From Anchorage: A/2c Lee
Pigg, S:Sgt. Paul N. Gray, Lt.
Geo. Glotzeath, A/3c Marrion E.
Henderson, Harry O. White, Jim
Dexter, Frank Long, O. T. Sorlee, i
J. T. Gamble, Geo. Patek, S. H.
Kahmann. Geo. Ernest, Roger
Woods.
To Unalakleet: Matilda Jones,
Mr. and Mrs. H. Schamborn and
family.
To McGrath: S. Gruener, Aden
Winkelman, Ernest Herman.
From Unalakleet: Melvin Pop
secu, Jack R. Simpson.
From McGrath: Wallie Levine,
Thomas Baker, Timothy Smith,
Charles Green, Oliver Anderson.
To Anchorage: Howard Hand,
Ray Mathews, C. M. Latimer, A.
Nelson, R. Gallahorn, W. Wil
liams, Frank Norton, Tommy Nor
ton, Max Bond, Alison Munz, Mrs.
Wm. Munz, Norma and Alice
Manning, John Daws, Robert Lid
dell, Robt. Spears, John Town
send, Van Goldoshian, Herb
Jenks, Jack Simpson.
To Gambell: Roger Silook, G.
Glotzeath, M/Sgt. Geo. Earnest,
Marie Oovi, Eernard Irrigoo, V.
Slwooko.
To N.E. Cape: Dean Kettner,
Don Mangan, A/2c Lee Pigg, O.
T. Sorlee, A/3c M.E. Henderson,
S/Sgt. P.N. Gray, Chas. Miller.
WATCH' THOSE
MERCURYS GO!
The Time:
ALL DAY SUNDAY
The Place:
NOME HARBOR
Everybody Invite To Take A
FREE MOTOR BOAT RIDE
Courtesy of
HOWARD GREEN
Your Agent For
Mercury Outboard Motors
!
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• 6 hp — Mark G • 20 hp - Mark 25, 25E
• 30 hp - Mark 30, 30E • 40 hp - Mark 55, 55E
Social Security
Benefits Available
Tp Many Widows
JUNEAU — One of the 1956
amendment to the Social Security
Act may be of special interest to
persons living in remote areas of
Alaska. The amendment extends,
in certain cases, the time rela
tives have to file for the lump
sum death payment.
The Social Security Act says
that the widow, widower, or per
son who pays the burial expenses
has two years to file application
for the lump-sum death benefit,
a payment amounting to as much
as $255. Under the recent amend
ment, survivors of men and wom
en who died after 1946 may be
eligiblC to file claims for the
lump-sum even if they let the
two year limit go by without ap
plying for the payment.
To give an example of how
this change might affect you or
persons you know, we will men
tion the claim recently awarded
to a widow' on St. Paul Island.
The lady’s husband passed away
in 1949. No application was made
until recently. The claim was ap
proved and a check mailed to the
widow.
Another Social Security change,
this one made in 1954, reaped
even larger benefits for the same
widow and her small son. She
and the boy are now each receiv
ing a monthly check from Social
Security which will continue till
the boy reaches age 18.
At the time her husband died,
he did not have enough time
working in employment covered
by Social Security for his fam
ily to receive benefits. But in 1954
the.required time was reduced for
all those men w'ho died before
September 1950.
So, eight years after her hus
band’s death, the young widow
and young son are starting to re
ceive monthly payments based on
the social security taxes her hus
band’s employers made years ago.
These checks, like all social se
curity benefits, are insurance
payments rightfully due the wid
ow and son according to law.
They are not to be considered as
charity or public assistance. For
the fact is, the widow could con
tinue to receive the checks even
if she didn’t need them.
There may be many persons
; living in isolated villages in Al
aska wrho are not receiving So
cial Security payments due them,
simply because they failed to in
quire.
Sociay Security payments are
being made to 4500 widows, chil
dren of deceased workers, and
aged workers in Alaska. Soon
certain disabled people will be
eligible. If you believe you may
be eligible, writ to the Social Se
curity Administration, Box 1331,
Junau, Alaska. If you are due
benefits, the office will tell you.
If you are not eligible, the office
will tell you that.
Free Ride
With Mercury
Howard Green, local distribu
tor for Mercury outboard motors,
has announced that free demon
strations will be given all day
Sunday in the Nome Harbor.
He states that three speed boats
will be on hand all day starting at
10:00 a.m. and anyone interested
is invited for a ride free of charge.
Boat owners are also advised
that if they wish to try out a
motor on their own boats this
may also be done on Sunday.
If the weather is fair, those
getting rides will be taken out
on Bering Sea, but if it is rough
the rides will be up the river.
Everyone is welcome, states
Green, for a free ride. Since pas
senger boats stopped running in
the area there are many in the
community who have not had the
opportunity of experiencing rid
ing over water.
Chief Laws’ Home
; Total Loss by Fire
Chief W. W. Laws, former fire
j chief here for many years, exper
I ienced a fire of his own early
j Thursday morning when he woke
• to a smoke-filled house and was
forced to flee without even saving
his clothes.
As there were no lights on and
no fire in the stove, the cause of
| the fire has not been determined.
Two hours after the fire was
| believed out, it broke out again
| and the Fire Department was
| again alerted.
The home, on Steadman Ave.,
was a total loss but insured.
A gentleman is one who can’t
stare at a girl in a bathing suit
unless he is wearing sunglasses.
1 ' KK. ||
l Public Library I
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FISH AHE BITING
GOOD CATCHES OF GRAYLING
IN THE NOME AND SNAKE RIVERS
WERE REPORTED THIS WEEKEND.
SPECIAL THIS WEEK
Kids’ Complete Outfit .... 4.95
Salmon Net.2.00 lb.
LThe Sportsman Headquarters
— Open 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. —
Tips on Touring*
hbh By Carol Lane *x.i.. —
Women's Travel Author!!y
Turnpike Travel
New York to Chicago viC : t
a red light? It’s possible, l
to an 830-mile unbroken ci ‘ ’■ c:
turnpikes. Joined in one co;.. : -
uous route, the New Jersey 'i
pike, Pennsylvania Turnpike. (-<■->
Turnpike, and the Indiana Toll
Road offer the longest stretch of
four-lane, divided highway in the
world.
Recently I
made this t: ip.
Here's some
information I
picked up on the
Ohio Turnpike,
a typical link in
this modern
magic carpet:
There are 16
Service Plazas,
open 24 hours a day, offering food,
gasoline, oil and service.
Separate parking areas and fuel
pumps for automobiles and trucks
are provided at each Service Pla
za. Special “speed change” iar.es
let the driver slow down gradually
when approaching a Plaza, and
pick up speed when going back
onto the turnpike.
Changes in weather and other
factors affecting road conditions
are posted promptly at the en
trance toll booths.
Special officers of the Ohio State
Highway Patrol cruise the turn
pike night and day, to help any
i motorists in trouble and insure the
safety of all drivers.
Emergency vehicle service is
available all the time. If you need
help, park on the outside (right
hand) paved shoulder, reserved
for emergency parking only. Hang
a handkerchief from the window
or raise the car’s hood (or both)
as a signal. A two-way radio sys
tem links all official turnpike ve
hicles, maintenance buildings and
toll plazas, and help is on the way
in a jiffy.
WEATHER REPORT
Compiled by The
U.S. Dept, of Commerce Weather Bureau
Mostly cloudy with occasional
fog and' drizzle tonight through
Saturday with some clearing in
the afternoons. Low temperatures
expected tonight: in the mid 40’s;
the high tomorrow: in the mid
50's.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7 a.m. today: highest tempera
ture 67, lowest 45. Max. wind 14
mph from the W.S.W. Sunrise at
1:22 a.m., sunset at 10:52 p.m.
Precipitation for the month—
.17 inches.
A year ago today: high tem
perature 58, low 51. Extremes on
this date since 1907: highest 72
in 1940, lowest 28 in 1935.
Other Stations, 7 a.m. Today
Station Temp. Weather
Kotzebue 54 Part cloudy
Wales 43 Cloudy
Nome 46 Cloudy
Unalakleet 54 Cloudy
Sethel 49 Rain
McGrath 60 Part cloudy
Anchorage 58 Part cloudy
Fairbanks 69 Part cloudy
Juneau 50 Cloudy
ARCTIC SANITARY
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PHONE RED 181
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JOE AMAROK, Proprietor