C. OP C. BOARD HAS
BUSINESS MEETING
(Continued from Page One)
the chairman of the Portland pi
lots’ group which is touring Alas- ,
ka regarding the number of visi- j
tors to be expected to reach
Nome, nor has any particular date
been set. It is believed however,
that the group will arrive here
before the end of the week.
The Chamber of Commerce
pamphlet committee repor ted
that within the next few days the
pamphlet will be in the hands of
the printer and should be forth
coming and ready for distribution
in the near future.
Lengthy discussion was held
on the need for roads in the Sec
odn Division. In particular the
three main trunk roads: Nome to
Council, Nome to the Kougarok
District, and Nome to Teller.
The need for these truck roads
Is apparent in the lack of devel
opment along the proposed routes.
Much of the country has not been
developed mainly because of the
excessive cost of freighting and
the inaccessibility of the areas in
question. Existing roads need
much in the nature of repairs and
upkeep, a member of the roads
“NORTH STAR”
HEADS FOR ARCTIC
SEATTLE, (JP) — The North
Star heads for the Arctic tonight
with an itinerary that sounds like
an all-American football team:
Ouzinkie, Kotzebue, Mekoryuk,!
Belkofski, Kivalina, Savoonga, (
Nikolski . . .
They are really just a few of
the ports of call for the veteran
vessel, which serves as the life
line of far northern outposts. She
will carry about a dozen school
teachers and government work
ers heading for bleak Alaskan
outposts. She will carry a year’s
supplies for places like:
Unalaska, Tanunak, Diomede,
Atka, Akutan.*. . .
committee stated, in particular
the Nome to Solomon road. The
railroad was reported to be in fair
shape as far as the Iron Creek
section, over 52 miles from Nome.
A network of roads would ben
efit greatly all of the miners and
communities in the Seward Pe
ninsula, it was stated in the re
port of the roads committee,
through lowered transportation
costs.
"SHARK TOOTH SHOAL"
SLEDGE ISLAND
WEEK-END EXCURSIONS
To This Famous Island
VIA SKIN BOATS
See the remaining part of the .... CROWN CITY
FISH IN THE SINUK RIVER
PARTIES OF 10 TO A BOAT
SAM MOGG
(Reservations through Arctic Alaska Travel
Service)
You 11 meet your friends when you travel the Alaska
Line. Relax .enjoy the magnificent scenery and
'•omfortable accommodations as you sail "outside”
THE FINEST FOOD
Elegantly prepared and expertly served to com
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SAILINGS ARE FREQUENT
Aug. 12, 16 and every two weeks thereafter
for Juneau, Ketchikan, Seattle.
1 Aug. 6, and every two weeks thereafter for
| Valdez, Cordova, Juneau, Ketchikan,Seattle.
■ Seattle to Nome Aug. 19, Sept. 23.
Brown Bears Scalp1
Man Near Kenai
ANCHORAGE (/P>—A 55-year
old man who had his scalp bitten .
off by a bear was treated at Prov
idence hospital here yesterday
and expected to recover.
He is D. C. “Pappy” Walker, of
Kenai. His left elbow was crush- ;
ed and his scalp was sewed back
to the top of his head. His left eye
is badly injured and fang marks
dot his body.
Walker, his wife and small dog,
Boots, were returning home Sat
urday night from Whitney can
nery to dairy farms at the mouth
of the Kenai river where they are
: caretakers.
Two brown bears broke sud
denly from the brush and charg
ed. When 15 feet away, one of the
■ bears lunged for them. Walker
i pushed his wife clear of the
'charge, kicked the bear and then
1 fell to the ground to play “dead.”
The second bear then charged
after Mrs. Walker whb ran back
toward the cannery. Boots jump
ed into the attack and diverted
; the bear’s attention so that it
never reached her.
| “I tried to play dead and keep
under the bear’s stomach,” Wal
ker said. “But the bear grabbed
my head in its mouth. I could feel
its tongue working over my head.
Then he bit me.
“I reached up with my left arm
to push him away. He crushed my
elbow.”
By the time Mrs. Walker reach
ed the cannery and help, the dog’s
barking drew the bear’s atten
tion from his master. Walker, who
never lost consciousness, started
walking toward the cannery.
Mrs. Walker collapsed when
she saw her husband still alive.
Badly mangled, Walker was
rushed to the hospital here by
plane. It was the first report of
brown bears in the area.
Giant Ice Floes
Threaten Barrow
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Barrow beach if the ice threat
clears.
The deep and dangerous ice
floes have swung in toward shore
a half dozen times in the last 24
hours, and then moved out again.
Men and cranes stood by here
today for round-the-clock unload
ing operations. The ships carry
food as well as equipment and
supplies for the navy’s oil hunt.
(At San Diego, it was reported
that Vice Admiral George D. Mur
ray and Rear Adm. B. J. Rodgers
left by air for Alaska to assist op
erations of the supply convoy.
(Murray, who commands the
first task* fleet, and Rodgers, Pa
cific fleet amphibious force com
mander also will inspect mili
tary facilities at Nome and Ko
diak Island.)
The Trumpeter Swan, weighing
about 35 pounds, is the largest
flying bird. **
DREAM
THEATER
—•—
1 Show Wed. and Thurs. 7:30 p.m.
"DESERT FURY"
Elizabeth Scott - John Hodiak
•— .
2 Shows Friday. 7:15 & 9:00 p.m.
"GUNLAW"
Charles Starret
Chap. 7 "The Painted Stallion"
PARIS, </P)—Air France said
today it has received reports that
an S.O.S. has been picked up from
its giant flying boat, missing since
Sunday with 52 # persons aboard.
The company said all it had
was a bare report from one of the
ships searching the South Atlan
tic—the French frigate Le Ver
rier—that it had heard the dis
tress signal.
There were no further details.
Ships and planes were rushed
toward the spot where the signal
was believed to have originated.
The missing plane carried 40
KARL DEWEY GOES TO
ROTARY CONVENTION
Karl Dewey, president of the
Nome Rotary Club went to An
chorage today to attend a district
convention being held in that
Alaskan city for Alaska Rotarians.
He will attend the two days of
the meet and return to Nome on
Saturday.
During the conference of presi
dents and secretaries the District
Governor, Ed Warner of Everett,
Washington, will preside.
passengers and 12 crewmen.
ALASKA AIRLINES
PASSENGERS - EXPRESS
Nome to Great Falls - $175.00
Nome to Minneapolis - $210.00
Nome to Chicago - - - $225.00
SPECIAL FLIGHTS
All fares plus 15% Federal Tax
STARLINER DC-4 LEAVE? ANCHORAGE
August 5, at 8:00 P.M.
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scheduled or regular service to these points. Alaska Air
lines is only authorized to operate on a non-scheduled
basis, occasionally, casually or infrequently to these points.
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