GEORGE AHGUPUK and his sealskin paintings created a sen
sation at the opening of the Seattle Historical Museum recently.
Ahgupuk showed the public how he prepares sealskin for his
distinctive Eskimo paintings and worked on one of his large
drawings while at the Museum. In the above picture Ahgupuk
and Howard J. "Mike" Hunt, Alaska Manager of ATA are in
specting one of the pictures produced by the Eskimo artist for
the Seattle Museum. Ahgupuk flew to Seattle on ATA to attend
the opening exercises of the Museum.
PROTEST HOLLYWOOD FILM
SINGAPORE, (JP) — Moslem
leaders in this British colony—
scene of a bitter religious riot in
December, 1950 — have formally
protested the showing here of
the film “David and Bathsheba.”
“It has pained the Moslem lead
ers to find at a time when we
are celebrating the birthdays of
Jesus and of Mohamed that the
authorities have allowed to be
shown in this city a picture vili
fying the memory of our prophet,
David,” a member-elect of the
legislative council said.
“To portray this noble messen
ger of God as done in the picture
is an insult to his memory and
we Moslems hope that the leaders
of other religions will aid in get
ting the picture banned,” he said.
Russian MIG-15
Is Not The Best
Airplane in World
WASHINGTON, (JP) — The
Russian jet MIG-15 is not the
“best airplane in the world” in
the opinion of experts of the Na
tional Advisory Committee for
Aeronautics.
“It is the best interceptor on
the Yaul River, because nobody
else at all has an interceptor
there,” says Dr. Jerome C. Hun
snker, NACA chairman.
But the United States still has
a “first class” all-purpose fight
er—heavier and with longer com
bat range—in the F-86 Sabre jet,
to which the MIG-15 is not com
parable, he said.
The question of Russia’s MIGs
came up in testimony, made pub
lic Thursday, on NACA’s request
for a $54,334,000 appropriation to
finance its research activities for
the 1953 fiscal year.
Appropriations Committee
chairman Thomas (D-Tex) said
Congress wanted to know “why
we are in second place” in the
•air over Korea.
That, replied Dr. Hugh L. Dry
den, NACA director, “represents a
common belief that is not cor
rect.”
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POLARIS COFFEE SHOP
Steaks — Dinners
Hours: 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
PIONEER CARD PARTY
Saturday, March 1
PIONEER IGLOO — 8:00 P.M.
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Conservatives Repeal
Bill Authorizing British
Government-Owned Pubs
LONDON, (TP) — No, Sir, there
won’t be any state-owned pubs in
Britain. Not while Winston Chur
chill’s Conservatives are in office.
His conservatives in Commons
Wednesday night repealed a bill
passed by the previous Labor
government to set up state pubs in
new towns planned to ease city
congestion. The vote was 306 to
266.
“My constituents dislike the
very idea of state beer,” cried
Conservative Nigel Fisher.
Laborite G. S. Lindgren charged
the Conservatives were fronting
for brewers who own most of the
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pubs. The brewery - owned pubs
serve only their brand, which, he
said, prevents citizens in the new
towns “from drinking their own
choice of beer.”
In the House, member and their
guests can get just about anything
alcoholic they want. The House
runs its own bar—a sort of form
! of public ownership.
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Bring the Family
“Cleanliness Is Our Motto”
Try Our Famous Sourdough Hotcakes
by Agnes Milligan
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Bering Sea Club
Hours — 6:00 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Open For Business Afternoon of March 1st.
A STATEMENT TO OUR FRIENDS
THE CITIZENS OF ALASKA
By AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATES
We receive so many calls every day from
the traveling public wanting to know how
we are “progressing in the fight to provide
economical transportation for everybody”
that we have decided to issue this statement
to the citizens of Alaska:
As you know, it was ATA that pioneered
C-46 air transportation between the States
and Alaska. After conclusive tests we de
cided that the C-46 — the Curtis Commando
— was the ship for economical air freight
and low cost passenger trade between the
States and Alaska. We started using these
ships. That was five years ago.
Streamlined Operations
So successful have the C-46s been in the.
Alaskan trade, and so streamlined have
been the operations of ATA, that we became
the envy of numerous scheduled carriers.
From the beginning — even unto day — our
type of efficient operation has resulted in
the lowest cost air freight and the most
economical passenger transportation be
tween the States and Alaska.
We opened up a new field of passenger
travel and air cargo. On a demand basis,
the business of ATA grew by leaps and
bounds. It was conclusively established by
the investigations of the U.S. Senate Small
Business Committee that the low cost non
schedule operations of ATA did not take
traffic from the subsidized scheduled car
riers.
Complied with Every Regulation
Our company complied with every regu
lation and order of the Civil Aeronautics
Administration. Our maintenance and rou
tine were as perfect and thorough as that of
the most rigid scheduled carrier. Yet the
CAB started a program of economic regula
tion harassment which finally resulted in
our appealing to the Federal Court of Ap
peals in Washington, D.C., for the right to
stay in business — to serve the low-cost
Alaskan passenger and air freight trade.
The Federal Court sustained ATA in most
of its contention in its reply to the charges
of the CAB. ATA was ordered by the Court
to prepare its case for hearing, and rules
were set down whereby ATA might stay in
business and serve the public pending the
hearing and the decision.
CAB Dealt ATA Another Blow
However, before the case could be heard,
the CAB dealt ATA another blow. It slapped
down an order cutting the gross weight of
the C-46, when carrying passengers, from
48,000 pounds to 45,000 pounds. The edict
became effective on 48 hours notice, and
took most of the profit out of our operations.
This order was issued in spite of the fact
that a thorough investigation by the CAA
of the C-46 over the past five years has sus
tained the take-off and landing gross weight
of the C-46 at 48,000 pounds. The investi
gation showed the C-46 to be an exceptional
carrier, and the 48,000-pound gross weight,
with passengers, to in no way endanger the
lives of passengers and crew.
The citizens of Alaska can come to only
one conclusion —* The CAB will go to any
length to kill off low cost freight and pas
senger transportation supplied by ATA and
other non-scheduled carriers.
Are We in Business?
Yes, we are in business. And we are going
to continue fighting like the very devil to
stay in business. We are still bringing into -
Alaska a very large volume of the perish
able foods you eat and we are carrying the
bulk of the low-cost passenger business in
and out of Alaska.
Our Thanks to You
All of us in ATA want to thank you for
the wonderful support you have given to us
in our fight to serve Alaska and to help in
the development of the Territory.
We are in there pitching for business and
we aim to stay in business.
When our case comes up in the U.S. Court
of Appeals in Washington, D.C., we sin
cerely believe that this high tribunal will
uphold our right under the American flag
to stay in business, to make an honest living
and to perform a much-needed public serv
ice.
When you see a sleek C-46 with a big
ATA on its tail heading north or heading
south, youTl know that we are doing our
level best to give Alaska the best in low
cost air freight and passenger service.
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATES
ANCHORAGE FAIRBANKS JUNEAU SEATTLE