FAMOUS SCIENTISTS TO
EXPLORE THE BRISTOL BAY
KUSKOKWIM REGION SOON
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Dr. Erik Holtved and Dr. Helge
Larsen, world fatuous scientists,
recently arrived in the Territory
and at present are stopping at
the University of Alaska, College,
Alaska, making final preparations
for a trip out to the Alaskan
west coast for the summer. These
men are noted for their archeolo
gical work and it is in this field
That they will work as they ex
plore the Bristol Bay-Kuskokwim
region during the coming months.
They are conculting with- Pro
fessors Ivar Skarland and Louis
Giddings of the University Facul
ty as they formulate plans for
the expedition. Accompanying
them on the trip will be Owen
Rvc of Granite Falls, Minnesota,
a senior a t the University.
Dr. Holt ved is world famous
linguist and archeologist, who is
| a Lecturer at the University of
| Copenhagen, Denmark, his home
country. He has spent many
years in Greenland and speaks
the Eskimo language fluently, so
| is very much interested in con
tacting the Alaskan Eskimos in
order to study their dialects and
compare them with those of
Greenland. This is his first trip
l to America and Alaska, and he
is delighted to be here. "This
country is like Greenland and
Norway, rather than Denmark,
which is heavily populated”, was
Dr. Holtved's comment about the
land over wheih he flew Sunday
afternoon.
Dr. Larsen will be remembered
t
1 bv many people of the Territory
■ because of his previous visits
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SAILINGS ARE FREQUFNT
SS Baranof June 25th c alls at Juneau, Ketchi
kan, and Seattle I
SS Aleutian June 17th calls at Valdez, Cordo- I
va, Juneau, Ketchikan, and Seattle I
1 SS Denali sailing for Seldovia. Kodiak and I
I wayports June 22nd.1
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Thursday, Friday and Saturday
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here. He worked with Dr. Froe-1
licii Cl. Rainey and Mr. Giddings ■
when they discovered the Ipat.uk!
remains at Point Hope in 1939. He
also spent considerable time in !
1941-42 at the University writing
their material and in 1945 when
he worked in the Arctic and in
the Aleutians. At present Dr. Par
sen is the Curator in the Ethno
logical Department of the Nation
al Museum in Copenhagen. Den
mark.
Mr. Giddings plans to l'ly to
Unaltiskleet where he will be join- 1
ed by John Newcomb, a Univer- !
sitv of Alaska graduate, and they I
will work on the Norton Sound- !
Seward Peninsula region in Arc- |
heology. This expedition is being 1
made possible by the Arctic In
stitute and supplemented by a
donation by Mr. Childs Frick.
Two students of the University,!
Wendall Oswalt and Walter Ar
ron will join this latter party at
the coast. They have constructed
a boat, which they will launch
on the Chena, then float down
river to the Tatiana and tie' Yu
kon to a point on the Sound*
where they wiP, continue with
their explorations wit I i the Gid-i
dings party. They will all return '
in time for the opening of school
in the fall.
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ALLEY CAT STROLLS IN ,
TO WIN SHOW PRIZES
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ST. LOUIS ' U P.1 An alley cal .
wandered out of tl:e eold into the j
Hamilton hotel. He stayed long |
onouah to win two first prizes at 1
'lie Central States Solid Color I
Club eat show.
The eat. a male Maltese, stray
ed into the hotel two days before
the show opened. He was adopted
by Mrs. Marcella Duffy, hotel
hostess., and named "Mr. Silver." j
He copped first prize in the
best color for kittens class* and j
another first in the non-champion j
class.
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FISHERIES RESEARCH INS. OF
U. OF W. TO TAG ASLMON
The following letter was re- I
ceived by the Polaris:
Dear Sirs:
The Fisheries Research Institute
of the University of Washington
will conduct a preliminary sal- i
mon tagging program of an ex- j
ploratory nature on Kodiak Island i
this usmmer, Present plans are to i
have men in the field shortly '
after the middle of June. The ex
tent of our tagging this’year will
be limited, and dependent on the
fishing season and the availability
of fish.
In order to assure a satisfactory
recovery and return of the tags
the Institute is offering a 50c re
ward for each recovered tag along
with the information as to date
of capture, place of capture,
place where tag was first seen
(cannery, trap, or seine, etc.), and
the name and address of the
finder. Rewards will be paid in
cash through any cannery or fish
buyer’s office or by field repre
sentatves of the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service. the Fisheries
Research Institte, and the Alaska
Salmon Industry, Inc.
The Fisheries Research Insti
tute provides a medium for re
search on fisheries problems on
i behalf of the fishing industry.
Research programs have been in
progress in Bristol Bay for two
years and in Southeastern Alaska
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I for the past year. This year a
j program will be inaugurated in
the Kodiak area with the prelim
inary survey mentioned above.
Yours truly,
W. F. Thompson
Director
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time to be 52 minutes and 45 se
conds; the slowest time to win
; in former years is 72 minutes and
25 seconds.
JOB PRINTING
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Hi-Way News
Courtesy of Mrs. Harold Maxwell
From page ( tone
no and baby son, tBoo Withcrup,
Linda Faulkner. Creo Ives and
myself. Irma served a fruit gele
line salad, cupcakes and oh, de
lightful rarity, Iced Tea! Our next
meeting will be on July 1st at
Annet.ta’s.
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Mrs. Bird's little house, which
formerly stood between the Lyle
Douglas and the Withcrup places,
has been moved to the opposite
side of the Douglas house. 1 ask
ed her how much time she spent,
in the big garden they have there
and she said practically all day,
a little while here and a little
while there. They had home
grown onions and radishes for
dinner the other night. The bed
room recently added to the Doug
las house is now finished and
furnished and the three girls
have it for their own special ha
ven now and enjoy it immensely. |
Y -Y- -Y
C'reo Ives and Sylvia West
spent a day in town last week
with Mrs. Sealer.
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Creo recently entertained Mrs.
Mitchell and daughter Martha
from Hope for three days.
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JAIL NOT BAD NOWADAYS,
EX-PRISONER DECIDES
INDIANAPOLIS <U.P.' Living
on the “outside" is tough these
days. A former state prison in
mate turned up at police head
(juarters to say he would like to
get behind those walls again. »
A month after completing his
four-year sentence, Homer Ward.
47. reported that he was unable
to find a place to live, he was
hungry and unable to find a job.
"I'd like to go back again.” he
told police. "At least there was
plenty of security.”
The authorities found him a
home and a job.
Aluminum was considered a pre-*
cious metal during the Civil War.
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conds; the slowest time to win
in former years is 72 minutes and
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SHOE REPAIRING or
FURNITURE REPAIR! \t
One hour of fretting will wear
out more vitality than a week of
work; One minute of malignity
or raging jealousy or envy will
hurt more than a drink of poison
We do not wonder some people
have poor health, when we hear
them talk about their friends and
neighbors. They have enough dis
likes. prejudices, doubts and bear
to exhaust the strongest constitu
tion. If you want to keep your
peace of mind and enjoy life and
strength, keep out the IhingS'
which kill it.
Keep happy by spending your
self for others. A smile costs no
thing but gives much. It enriches
those who receive without mak
ing poorer those who give. Hap
piness is a Ionic.
Home Homesteader
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Keverand Odergaard will hold
Luthern Services Sunday evening
at 8 p.m. at St. Peter's Episcopal
Chu rch.
Wife Preservers
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When you are fitting a dresa and need
to use a good many pins, take any pincush
ion that is thicker than the length of a pin
and sew on a piece of elastic to fit your
wrist.
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FAST FREIGHT SERVICE
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of Alaska except the Bering Sea
area. Frequent sailings, highway
and rail connections to the in
terior of Alaska, controlled re
frigeration for perishables, valu
able cargo lockers.
SAILING DATES
M.V. GROMMET REFEER—June
25th for Sitka. Cordova, Valdez
and Seward.
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