Palmer Airport
Funds Held Up
JUNEAU, {JPy-JG. S. Schwamm
Territorial director of aviation, in
formed the Juneau Daily Empire
Monday that payment of federal
participating funds have been
held up and an investigation is
being made of the Palmer, Alaska,
airport transaction.
The transaction has been sub
jected to criticism by several
Alaska newspapers and by U. S.
Sen. Hugh Butler, Nebraska Re
publican. Butler asked the U. S.
Senate to investigate the deal last
week.
Schwamm informed the news
paper that “I have every reason
to believe” that due to unfavor
able publicity given the airport
program, it is very possible that
extension of the Juneau airport
will not be authorized this year.
“T feel that if there is more ad
"NORTH STAR" HEADS
NORTH, BY-PASSING NOME
The ANS “North Star,” govern
ment owned supply vessel for
Alaska Native Service schools and
native owned stores, is reported to
have by-passed Nome on its trip
North this year. They stopped in
at Golovin where a Nome passen
ger, Miss Uttick, of the Welfare
Department, was taken aboard.
The ship is reported to have
left Golovin Monday evening for
Kotzebue. No reason has been
given for leaving Nome off its
itinerary. On board are reported
a party of government officials.
Norvin Lewis, U. S. Clerk of
Court flew to Kotzebue to embark
on the North Star.
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verse publicity given the airport
program it is quite possible all
participating funds may be with
held until each project has been
investigated in detail.”
1 NORTHERN GRILL
\ at Scotty’s
a Come Eat, Drink
2 and Have Your Fill!
WE CARRY LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
FINE LIQUORS, BEER AND WINE
Out-of-Town Orders Carefully Handled
THE NOME LIQUOR STORE
f MINERS & MERCHANTS
f BANK OF ALASKA
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.NOME :: ALASKA
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ALASKA AIRLINES ONCE
AGAIN AIDS UNCLE SAM . |
Alaska Airlines is once again
assisting Uncle Sam’s air-wing.
Since July 5th it has been carry
ing men and supplies on its DC-4'
Starliners from California to Tok
yo.
Alaska is well acquainted with
this route, having flown weekly
trips to Tokyo for the Army dur
ing 1949—both from California
and Seattle.
Under its prime contract with
the U. S. Air Force, Alaska plans
to increase its schedule to daily
round trips with 5 DC-4 Starlin
ers.
Alaska Airlines conducts main
tenance bases at Elmendorf Field
Anchorage, and at Paine Field,
Seattle. About 300 additional per
sonnel are being called back, the
majority at Paine Field, where
Alaska operates the only CAA ap
proved commercial aircraft and
engine overhaul base west of the
Mississippi River, and north of
San Francisco. The modern han
gars, shops and offices comprise
approximately 100,000 square feet.
7 DC-4 airplanes can be accom
modated under cover at one time.
1,500,000 square feet of cement
ramp area is available for the
Armed Forces and the commercial
i airlines. This base is most strate
gically located in view of the pres
ent emergency.
Alaska Airlines operates over
f!,000 certificated route miles in
the Territory of Alaska, and
serves nearly all points in Uncle
; Sam’s north country.
SQUARE DANCING GROUP
INCREASING IN POPULARITY
I
The square dancing group of
young adults, which started a few
weeks ago under the sponsorship
of Rev. J. Detzer, of the Federated
Church, has become so popular
| that none of the smaller dance
j floors is town can accommodate
! the group. As the Territorial High
School aduitorium is having its
I floor refinished they have had to
1 resort to the Native School Gym
for this Friday.
They anticipated about fifty
couples participating.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Lauder are
i spending their hoYieymoon in
I Nome, having come in from their
j home in Ophir, Alaska, and are
1 guests at the Wallace Hotel.
Legion Representa
tive Says War With
Russia Inevitable
WASHINGTON, i(/P)—A repre
sentative of the American Legion
told Congress today that he re
gards war with Russia is inevi
table.
Earl J. Cocke, Jr., chairman of
the Legion’s natnonal security
commission, made the statement
in urging speedy enactment of
universal military training.
“How soon we begin mobilizing
to meet this conflict that is sure
to come will measure our chances
| of survival,” Cocke said in a
statement given to the Senate
armed services committee.
“The lords of the Kremlin have
repeatedly stated that a commun
| istic government such as that in
| the U.S.S.R. cannot exist so long
' as there is a capitalistic United
j States of America.”
i The Senate group is holding
hearings on a UMT bill. A major
ity of the committee already has
endorsed the idea and urged that
Congress remain in session until
it can act on the measure.
Backers of UMT, pointing to
swift Senate approval of monthly
payments to families of enlisted
men, contend Congress is in a
mood to enact whatever measures
military leaders say are needed.
The defense department has asked
for PMT, President Truman has
J said he will not push for action at
| this session of Congress.
The dependents allowance bill
went through the Senate last eve
ning in less than an hour. The
proposed monthly payments the,
family allowance bill would pro
vide vary from a minimum of $85
! monthly for a dependent wife,
child, or parent to $115 for three
or more dependents or men in the
1 lowest grades.
Enlisted lower grades would
' sign over $40 of their pay to their
dependents. The gover n m e n t
would pay the rest of the benefits.
Allowances would be higher for
j families of men in the upper
| grades.
Dinty Moore, of the National
Grocery Co., and other wholesale
lines arrived from his Anchorage
headquarters on his regular fall
| visit with local merchants.
OH, DIANA! THE MISS THAT’S A HIT
PI AN VS CLOTHES, # *
ETC - ETC — ETc — i ^
N\OV\'lS CLEANING
BILLS, E rc-STc— **
£ & t* £ * .
OOooblU’H/ B&O-TMEfz! JUST LOOK (
AT ALL THE BILLS you HAVE/ _\
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I... j&zPEPzi, pap— you %
UV/NCr, AREN'T YOU.
SCORCHY SMITH ACE OF THE AIR STRIPS
H^fiV THE GEIGER
COUNTER CLICKS
DOUBLE TIME,
SC0PCHVFS4RS THE
ELUS PARTY MAY
FIND ALL THAT
RING SOLOMON ■
LEFT IN HIS "LOST"
MIMES AT OPH/R
GOLD, PRICELESS
ANTIQUES^ AND
SLOW DEATH J
1*0 U I. 9mt OB
Mi— _
DR. JAXON'S COMING ■
OVER TO VISIT OPHIR, A
CHATTV.' HE KNOWS 1
ABOUT THIS RADIOACTIVE I
STUFF.' I'M ONLV A
GUESSING.' ■
BUT LOOK ABOUND ! THIS ^
PLACE LOOKS LIKE DEATH/ ISN'T
IT ODD WE HAVEN'T FOUND ONE
LIVING THING HERE ? NO
ANIMALS, NO INSECTS, NOT A
BLADE A GRASS /?/
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Practice Military r
Dependents Evac
uation Saturday
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army. In actuality Saturday, how
ever, they will return here by bus
from Palmer.
Aircraft also would be used in
any mass evacuation, but officials
pointed out that such travel means
probably would be in short sup
ply.
Plans have even been worked
out for wives to obtain special
travel funds at Palmer and Great
Falls. Non-dependents joining the
evacuee caravans would need
their own funds, however. ^
Sound trucks will move through
the streets of Alaskan cities to ad
vise persons of their duties in
event of an attack or practice
evacuation. Radio stations have
arranged to broadcast military in
formation via a mobile transmit
ter operating independent of tele
phone lines aiftl power sources
which might be sabotaged.
Persons scheduled for air evac
uation will be instructed on the
radio where to gather to board
aircraft. No actual flying will be
done Saturday but persons affec
ted must walk to collection points ^
and report at airfields, leaving
personal vehicles behind.
Editor’s Note—MAFB is await
ing the receipt of instructions for
the practice evacuation of families
of military personnel. Full par
ticulars will be announced: in Fri
day’s paper.
Landslide Covers
Alaska RR. Tracks
- ANCHORAGE, V?) — A land
slide roared over a 200-foot preci
pice Monday covering a 165-foot
section of the Alaska Railroad
tracks with tons of boulders and
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gravel.
The slide, in the Nenana canyon
south of Fairbanks, will close the
line indefinitely, railroad officials
said.
The debris swept over the rails
; and plunged another 200 feet to
the floor of the canyon. Clearing
crews were unable to approach
the site immediately because of
danger from further slides and
, surveys will be necessary before
; possible clearing procedures can
| be decided upon.
A troop train and the stream
liner “Aurora” were held at a
way point and returned to An
chorage yesterday.
A survey crew flew to the
scene.
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Brad Gunderson, Secy.
ANVIL LODGE
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Meets First and
Third Thursday
each montn
STANLEY R. MORGAN, W. M.
NORVIN W. LEWIS, Secy.
Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce
Meets
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ARVO SAARIO, President
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