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• Sheet Metal Work — Welding.
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Shop Open 8 a.m. to S p.m.
Christmas
BAKE
SALE
SPONSORED BY
The Altar Society of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
| at the N. C. Store - Saturday, Dec. 20
TOMORROW!
Alaska Village
Airport Runway
Projects Approved
JUNEAU, — The following pro
jects were approved by the Alas
ka Aeronautics and Communica
tions Commission at their meeting
in Anchorage November 20 and.
21 for inclusion in the budget of
the Department of Aviation for
the fiscal year 1960, which begins
July 1, 1959:
New Construction: Hooper Bay,
$380,000 — construction of a 4,000
foot landing strip with an 8,000
foot entrance roadway; Kivalina,
j $100,000 — construction of a 2,
200-foot landing strip; Noatak,
$100,000 — construction of a 2,200
foot landing strip; Shishmaref,
$127,169 — construction of a 2,000
foot landing strip.
Further development: Shakto
lik, $80,000 — reconstruction and
extension of the existing facility
to 2,200 *pet.
This program utilizes the bal
ance of Federal funds available
under the existing Federal Aid
Act which expires June 30, 1959.
Under the FAAP program the
Territory of Alaska shares in 25
per cent of the total costs through
funds derived from a 3 cent per
i gallon tax on aviation fuels. The
I balance of 75 per cent is paid by
j the Federal government.
^ Fine Job Printing At The Nugget.
B:I.A. Will Make
Fishermen Loans
WASHINGTON. UPI — Secretary
of the Interior Seaton has an
nounced that the Bureau of In
dian Affairs will step up its pro
gram of helping Alaskans mod
ernize their fishing vessels. *
The program’s purpose, he said,
is to enable the boats to compete
more effectively by using the
most efficient mechanical devices
on the seine craft.
The Bureau has a lending pro
gram in Southeast Alaska where
there are association^ of natives
which own salmon canneries.
Loans have been made to these
groups, which have distributed
the money to members for the ac
quisition and operation of fishing
boats.
Under the expanded program,
the councils of the villages in
volved will make additional-loans
to members for the purchase of a
recently perfected power block
and other modernization meas
ures. The lending program has
been concentrated chiefly in the
villages of Angoon, Hydaburg,
Kake, Klawoc and Metlakatla.
The associations now owe the
United States $1,300,000 on loans
previously made for boats and
gear.
Prior to 1958 most of the na
tive-owned boats were compara
tively small and suitable for fish
ing safely only in the “inside”
waters of Alaska.
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Incendiary Rifle
Bullet Set Off
Costly Calif. Fire
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO,
Calif., UP) — A young rifleman
has admitted firing an incendiary
bullet which touched off Cali
fornia’s worst brush fire of the
year.
Investigators said Jerry Stew
art, 21, was target practicing on
his father’s ranch near here last
Sunday and failed to note one of
the bullets was incendiary.
The shell set dry glass ablaze.
Stewart said he tried to beat out
the fire, but it spread quickly
in the rolling hills near this his
toric mission village. No charges
have been filed against him.
The fire now has blackened
more than 60,000 acres and de
stroyed . 17 cabins and homes.
More than 2,000 fire fighters are
battling it. They hope to control
the blaze sometime today.
The fire moved south onto the
Camp Pendleton Marine Reser
vation but caused no damage
there.
Youngster Gives Off-Script
Surmise In School Play
LONDON, UO — The school play
required 7-year-old Teddy Kel
legher to go to bed on stage and
pretend to be fast asleep.
A host of little angels tiptoed
in to the strains of a cradle song
and quietly placed presents be
side the bed.
Teddy was to wake up and rub
his eyes in amazement at the gifts.
The music stopped, but Teddy
never stirred. He really was
asleep.
Finally a teacher hurried across
stage to give the young star a
determined shake. Teddy sat up.
He rubbed his eyes. And then he
did what every little boy does on
Christmas morning. Ignoring the
script, he jubilantly started open
ing the parcels.
The audience roared. Teddy’s
stage aunt hurried on to say the
final lines just in time to stop
him from eating some of the
candy. Daddy took the smiling,
sleepy little boy home to bed.
NO OUTSTANDING DEBT
Alaska had the only govern
ment in the 48 States, Hawaii,
and other U. S. possessions, which
had no outstanding debt at the
close of fiscal year 195 .
Nome Directory
Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce
Meets Every Monday Noon at
North Star Dining Room
Jerry Manning, President
ALASKA CHAPTER NO 1
Order of Eastern Star
Mildred Harwood
Worthy Matron
Helen Dunbai
Secretary
Meets First and Third Mondays
ANVIL LODGE
No. 140
J. A. von der Heydt, WM.
Norvji v*. Lewis. Sec.
Meets First and Third Thursday
of Each Month
NOME ROTARY CLUB
Jim Blanning
President
Bob Grant
Secretary
Wednesday Luncheon
Parent-Teachers Assn.
Meets last Tuesday of every
month at School.
ROSCOE WILKIE. President
MARY DIEDE. Secretary.
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