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Alaska Girls Train for Dental Careers
Practical instruction constitutes an important phase of the
denial assistant's training program now being conducted by the
Alaska Native Service at its Mount Edgecumbe Vocational
School. Here, first-hand instruction is given (L to r.) Esther
Kaloa, Mary Jane Evans. Bertha Hensley (Mrs. R. Nevitt, in
structor) and Louise McLeod.
Floating Ice Island Will Be Used
As Repair and Rescue Base When
Air Force Completes Present Use
McKinley national park,
(/Pi—The Air Force weather ob
servation station near the North
Pole will continue as an emer
gency landing strip for rescue op
erations, refueling and as a re
pair base after the Air Force com
pletes its present use, the Alaska
Science Conference was told Fri
day.
Lt. Col. Joseph O. Fletcher re
vealed the plans for the ice island
which bears his name. He said
the current weather observations
probably will be completed in six
months, during which time per
sonnel now on the island will
continue to record weather data
in winter darkness.
He illustrated his talk with
films of operations on the island.
The films were taken under ut
most difficulties, the Colonel said,
because they broke continually in
the cold and extremely bright sun
light made picture taking diffi
cult.
But he and Brig. Gen. Walter
R. Agee of the Alaska Air Com
mand said, with planes and mod
ern equipment, observations in
Arctic regions are not as difficult
as frequently depicted.
General Agee said “We have
gained new knowledge peculiar to
the Arctic in navigation, mainten
ance and engineering, flight tech
niques, meteorology.” For example
he pointed out, through the use
of the Pfund Sky Compass, some
of the problems of twilight navi
gation have been overcome. With
I the use of “this ingenious device
! which detects the polarized rays
; of the sun, we can take bearings
on that body long after it has
' sunk below the horizon.”
Agee said the scientists on the
five by nine mile chunk of glacial
ice have established almost with a
certainty that it broke off from
! an ice foot along the coast of
Ellesmere Island, north of Green
land.
“A frequent question has been,
what did they do on the island
for fresh water?” Agee said. “The
‘ answer is surprisingly simple —
: they dug a well.”
He added that test borings dis
covered fresh water pockets with
in the ice which proved very con
venient.
It was also learned in para
drops of supplies that when some
i cfiuits failed to open, that fuel
may be dropped in free falls with
! out damage. The snow on the is
land serves as a cushion. Delicate
instruments were dropped with
out damage.
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are also guaranteed medical care,
freedom of worship, exercise, and
the opportunity to participate in
spor.s and intellectual pastimes.
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Four Native Girls At
Mt. Edgecumbe School
Seek Dental Careers
JUNEAU — Professional car
eers in the dental field are being
sought by four, young Alaska na
tive girls attending the Mount
Edgecumbe Vocational School.
Three of the girls will complete
in January a special training pro
gram in dental assisting estab
lished under the Oral Health Pro
gram of the Alaska Native Ser
vice.
Attractive Mary Jane Evans, an
Athabascan from Rampart was
chosen Miss Edgecumbe of 1951.
An even greater distinction she
feels was in being able to qualify
lor the dental assisting course.
Now, she has high hopes of go
ing on to dental school in the
States; to return to the rim of
the Arctic Circle as a graduate
dentist. Mary was vice president
of the student body, president of
the girls’ dorm, secretary of the
senior class, president of the ju
nior foods class and a member of
the student health council.
Bertha Hensley, an Eskimo
from Kotzebue, also hopes to be
able to go on to dental school and
obtain a degree in dentistry; to
eventually bring dental relief to
her people living in isolated vil
lages of Northwestern Alaska.
Bertha was an honor student,
ranking second in her class. She
also was president of the girls’
athletic association.
Esther Kaloa, an Athabascan
from Tyonek, wishes to become
a dental hygienist, to work with
school children as part of a so
dium fluoride team. She is an
honor student and member of the
girls’ dorm council.
Louise McLeod, a Haida from
Ketchikan, is a member of the
junior class. She will not com
plete her dental assisting course
until February, 1953. She hopes
to be able to attend dental school
in the States when her present
course is completed.
PRINCESS KATHLEEN
WILL NOT BE SALVAGED
VANCOUVER, B.C., (/P) — The
ill-fated Princess Kathleen, which
sank Sept. 7 after running
aground at Lena Point 18 miles
northwest of Juneau, will be left
to her watery grave.
The Canadian Pacific Line said
Friday night no attempt would be
made to refloat her and she had
been finally abandoned to the un
derwriters.
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NOTICE OF ELECTION
TO THE ELECTORS OF THE TOWN
OH NOME. DIVISION NO. TWO
TERRITORY OF ALASKA
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant
to an Act of Congress, approved May
7, 1906, entitled, "An Act Providing for
the Election of a Delegate to the House
of Representatives from the Trritory of
Alaska." an Act of Congrss, approved
August 24, 1912, entitled "An Act to
Create a Legislative Assembly in the
Territory of Alaska, to Confer Legisla
tive Powers Thereon and for Other Pur
poses,” and other General Laws of
Alaska, and in conformity therewith, a
General Election will be held on
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1952
Between the hours of 8 o’clock A.M.,
and 8 o’clock P.M., of said day, for the
purpose of electing the following of
ficers to-wit:
DELEGATE TO CONGRESS
ATTORNEY GENERAL
AUDITOR OF ALASKA
HIGHWAY ENGINEER
2 TERRITORIAL SENATORS
3 TERRITORIAL REPRESENTATIVES
and
Showing a preference for or against
Bonding the Territory for School Pur
poses.
Showing a preference for or against
Control of Fisheries by the Territory.
The Common Council of the Town of
Nome having heretofore, by ordnance,
duly designated the Polling Place in said
’ Town, the Electors are hereby notfied:
That all qualified voters residing with
in the Town of Nome will vote at City
Hall Building located on Front Street,
between Block G and H which is owned
by City of Nome, the same being the
the duly designated Polling Place.
Dated this 11th day of August, 1952.
The Common Council of the
Town of Nome
By Carrie M. McLain, Clerk
Publish Sept. 29, Oct. 10. 1952.
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Alaskan Air Command
Terms Misleading Reports
On Use of Arctic Ice Island
ANCHORAGE, (>P)—Col. Jim
mie W. Britt, chief of staff of
the Alaskan Air Command, Fri
day said that “recent reports of
speculation concerning military
use of Fletcher’s Ice Island float
ing near the North Pole are mis
leading.”
He said that use of the floating
ice platform for air rescue, refuel
ing or repair base would be ex
tremely difficult at any time in
the near future.
“The detachment’s mission is to
provide weather data,” he said.
His statement was issued one
day after remarks reportedly
made Thursday at the Alaska
Science Conference by Lt. Col.
Joseph O. Fletcher, after whom
the island was named, and Brig.
Gen. Walter R. Agee of the Alaska
Air Command.
Fletcher ad Agee both discussed
the island at the conference and
Fletcher was quoted as saying that
when current weather observa
tions are completed the island will
be used for rescue, repair and re
fueling operations.
“We have definitely arranged,”
Britt said, “to maintain the wea
ther station there until next
spring. Whether it remains for a
longer period depends upon fac
tors yet undetermined.
Preparations of the landing area
on the chunk of glacial ice are
being attempted solely as a means
to facilitate the resupply of the
seven persons there with food,
fuel and equipment.”
Ring Splice Due Nome Tuesday
The M.S. Ring Splice of the
Alaska Line is discharging cargo
at Unalakleet today and will ar
rival Nome tomorrow to com
mence unloading.
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