ALASKA HWY. ENGINEER fe
PATROLMAN HERE TO CHECK
CONDITION OF ROADS, CARS
Highway Engineer Frank Met
calf, accompanied by Lt. Bob
Brandt of the Alaska Highway
patrol, arrived this morning with
Pan American. Metcalf is making
his survey on roads and Brandt
is checking cars and territorial li
censes.
At noon today he stated that he
noticed much improvement over
last year in the condition of cars
in general, such as lights, brakes,
etc.
They plan to continue on their
trip in a day or so.
Metcalf stated that the terri
tory’s boat operating from Juneau
to Haines is maintaining a twice
a-week schedule which is proving
very popular. Cars cost $35 and
tlje charge is $10 per passenger.
The trip takes eight hours and
coffee is served enroute.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Carrie Ahsaruk and
Fanny Oksakturuk of Nome; Ro
molu Tumbloo of Savoonga; John
C. Waite of Gambel, and Mrs. M.
Stewart of Nome.
For Good Printing Call Main 125
ALASKA AIRLINES '
From Anchorager Frank Yar
not, Esther McCoy, Robt. Jacobs,
Gary Ball, Meta Engstrom, Lt.
Cmdr. James, H. Fitzspatrick, B.
Griggs. Andrew Kusnik, W. D.
Martin, Capt. Spangle, Col. Jor
dan, Peter Maloney, Sig Krcfg*
stead.
From Unalakleet: Col. Chas. P.
(unknown), Rose Paneok.
From McGrath: Ted Duffield.
To Anchorage: L. B. Kenne
beck, Mae Alexander, Paul Tiu
lana, Edward Penatac, G. E. Jor
dan, Mrs. G. E. Jordan, Andrew
Mayac, Capt. Toole, Mrs. Perry
Johnson.
To Unalakleet: Katie Hopstad.
To Kotzebue: W. C. Stephenson,
Elmer Green, Billy Green, Capt.
Toole, Perry Johnson, Ted Duf
field, Wm. Platt.
LAMMONT DuPONT DIES
NEW LONDON, Conn., (JP) —
Lammont DuPont, 71-year-old in
dustrialist who with his two bro
thers built E. I. DuPont de Nem
ours & Co., Inc., into one of ’the
great chemical companies of the
world, died in a hospital here
Thursday of an undisclosed ail
ment.
WILBUR WALLUK
ESKIMO ARTIST
Nome, Alaska
Ink Wash Sketchings of Eskimo Life
and Arctic Scenes — any size in black and white
Hand-painted Ladies' and Men's Scarves
and Neckties, small, medium and large.
Etchings on Ivory to order.
Stationery
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A. POLET. ESKIMO ARTS & CRAFTS. NOME. ALASKA
GUILDED CAGE. A.C.C.A., ANCHORAGE. ALASKA
A.N.S. ARTS & CRAFTS. JUNEAU. ALASKA
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Announcing New DC-3 Schedule
EFFECTIVE MAY 4, 1952
EACH MON., WED., THURS.. SAT. 8c SUN.
leave Fairbanks 8:00 a.m. arrive Kotzebue 10:30 a.m.
leave Kotzebue 11:15 p.m. arrive * Nome 1:00 a.m.
leave Nome 6:00 p.m. arrive Fairbanks 9:30 p.m.
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THIS MEANS A 5-HOURS LAYOVER IN NOME
ON MONDAY AND THURSDAY
leave Nome 1:45 p.m. arrive Kotzebue 3:00 p.m.
leave Kotzebue 3:45 p.m. arrive Nome 5:00 p.m.
OUR NEW MAIL SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE APRIL 21
By Cessna 170. 195 and Norseman
EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY
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leave Nome 7:00 a.m.
arrive Deering 8:15 a.m.
leave Deering 8:45 a.m.
arrive Candle 9:00 a.m.
leave Candle^. 2:33 a.m.
leave Kotzebue 11:15 a.m.
arrive Candle 12:00 N
leave Candle 12:30 p.m.
arrive Deering 12:45 p.m.
leave Deering 1:15 p.m*
arrive Nome 2:30 p.m.
PAUL SPURLOCK, Station Manager
THE MAJOR U.S. PARTIES
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This chart shows (he development of major U.S. parties and places some of die more important minor parties.
Fairbanks Observes 50th
Anniversary Gold Strike
FAIRBANKS, (JP) — Pioneers
from all over Alaska and the
United States gathered here this
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week to observe the 50th anni
versary of the discovery of gold
in the Fairbanks area.
The original discovery was
made by Felix Pedro, an Italian
immigrant, on July 22, 1902. A
plaque showing the miner was
placed at the site of the original
gold strike Wednesday.
Pedro’s discovery of the prec
ious metal on a nearby creek,
named Pedro Creek in his honor,
started the Alaska gold rush to
the creeks and streams north of
Fairbanks.
U.S. SECOND DIVISION
BATTLING FOR "OLD BALDY"
SEOUL, (JP) — The Army an
nounced Thursday the U. S. Sec
ond Division is the Allied outfit
fighting Chinese troops for pos
session of “Old Baldy,” prized hill
on the western fro*nt and scene of
a week-long battle.
The Second Division is one of
the famed outfits of the 25-month
old Korean war.
Chinese troops Thursday held
the crest of the ridge with Sec
ond Division infantrymen on the
southeast slope.
Social Hour at Community Church
Honor Methodist Church Workers
Last evening a special social
hour was held at the Community
Methodist Church honoring Mrs.
Robert Stewart and Miss Emma
Burris, who are from the New
York headquarters of the Wo
men’s Division of Christian Ser
vice of the Methodist Church.
Miss Esther McCoy, who is in
charge of work at the Laviniu
Wallace Young Mission and who
has been in Seward in the hospi
tal, was also welcomed home.
Rev. Reeves Havens showed
colored slides of his trip across
the States and refreshments were i
served by the Women’s Society
with Mrs. W. Cameron pouring.
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Convention Was So Noisy
That Southern Delegates Missed
Cheering Robert E. Lee's Name
CONVENTION HALL, Chicago,
<7P)—The name of Robert E. Lee
went uncheered at Wednesday
night’s session of the Democratic
convention.
Reason: The hall was so noisy
when permanent chairman Sam
Rayburn mentioned the Confed
erate hero’s name that Southern
delegates didn’t hear it.
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The blubber on a large whale
may be as much as 14 inches
thick on some portions of the
body.
The Coastwise Line Steamer
SEAFAIR is due to arrive at
Nome Saturday, July 26th, at
4:00 P.M.
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Shippers are advised that
charges must be paid and Origi
nal Bills of Lading surrendered
before freight can be released.
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LOMEN COMMERCIAL COMPANY
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Six Mexican Climbers
Scale Mount McKinley
ANCHORAGE, (JP)—Six Mexi
can climbers reached the summit
of 20,300 foot Mt. McKinley July
15 to become the first foreigners
to scale the peak.
The successful ascent was learn
ed Wednesday when the party,
sponsored by the Mexican Red
Cross, returned to their head
quarters, 20 days after beginning
the climb. y
The leader of the expedition
was Eduardo de Maria y Campos,
known as the grandfather of
Mexican climbers.
The group said it suffered no
ill effects on the journey and
found 25 below zero temperature
at the summit. This party suc
ceeded where another group of
their countrymen failed.
Five men from the Mexican Ex
plorers Club turned back ‘at the
8,100 foot level earlier this month
when the weather became bad.
Catch any fish? Johnnie at the
Q Club will serve them to you
and your friends.
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