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VOL 38. No. 233. NOME, ALASKA. MONDAY, Aug. 9. 1937 Per Copy lOcta
Air, Radio, W eather IV en See Nome
japan to extendItsheries over globe
New Mirow Plane Arrives From Seattle With Two
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Japanese Fisheries
Be Extended To
Ends Globe
(Bv The Associated Pre3si
TOKYO, Aug. 9, — Japan to
day instituted a five year plan,
intended to control its fishing
industry and extend it all over
the world.
All marine products organiza
tions are to be mobilized, and fish
eries trade commissioners sent
to the United States, Canada,
Great Britain, Germany, South
America and South Africa to de
velop new markets.
New fishing grounds are to be
established in the Marshall and
Bonini Island groups in the South
Seas and in the northern Kuriles
north of Japan, where fishermen
are to be given intensive courses.
It was also revealed that Jap
an would soon be dispatching
whaling boats to the Antarctic
Ocean.
Fair Board Hears
Reports Progress
Of Divisions
A meeting of the division su
perintendents of the Northwest
ern Alaska Fair and Midsummer
Festival to be held here August
19, 20, and 21 was held yesterday
at the City Hall. Final plans for
the handling of the exhibits were
worked out. Exhibits are already
being received by many Superin
tendents but local exhibitors
should plan on entering their dis
plays on Wednesday, August 18
unless the goods are perishable.
Special announcements will ap
pear concerning this latter group.
Out-of-town exhibitors should
send their material to A. Polet or
to Fair Manager Calvin Pool.
Patrick Miller of the Radio Sta
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Mirow Arrives
At Nome From
Seattle Today
Arriving early this morning
from Seattle in a Sikorsky five
place amphibian, were Pilot-Man
ager Hans Mirow of the Mirow
Air Service with S. W. Taggart
and Peter Bowlan as thru pass
engers.
The plane left Seattle Friday
last, Stopped overnight at Alert
Bay, continued to Juneau, remain
ing there over Saturday night,
and then spent Sunday night at
Koyukuk Station on the Yukon
River, after flying into and oilt of
Fairbanks enroute thru to Nome
The plane arrived at Nome al
7:30 a.m. today.
Especially adapted for the type
of service which this part o-f Al
aska needs most, the new am-,
phibian has the name of the Mi
row Air Service painted on its
hull, while on the longitudinal
spars is painted “Agents for Ex
ploration Service Erskine Baker.
Nome.”
Pilot Hans Mirow left Nome
about ten days ago and purchas
ed the sh.oip, which is declared
to be in A-l condition, from Mr.
Boeing head of Boeing Aircraft
Corporation in Seattle.
Final Drive Is On
(By The Associated Press)
HENDAYE, Spain. Aug. 9, —
General Franco’s northern forces
launched what insurgent officers
described as the “final offensive”
against Asturian and Santander,
last government strongholds in
northern Spain.
Airplanes and artillery bombed
government defense lines in the
northern sector, which have been
virtually quiet since the insur
gents advanced through Bilbao,
and a short distance along the
highway to Santander.
arrived on ELECTRA
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AVIATION IN ALASKA
IHy T*'P Associated Press'
JUNEAU, Aug. 8, — Members
of the Alaska Aeronautics Com
munication Commission and re
presentatives of federal agencies
who were meeting in Juneau dur
ing :he past week, completed
their work Saturday night after
drafting recommendations which
are to be submitted to Governor
John W. Troy.
Several of the menibers left for
the South Sunday, and others
left at noon today by plane to
study needs tn the interior of
Alaska.
E K. Jett, Assistant Chief En
gineer of the Federal Communi
cations Commission, John B. Rey
nolds, assistant secretary of that
commission. O. C. Herndon, in
spector in charge at Seattle. Eug
ene B. Calvert, Chief Forecaster
for the U. S. Weather Bureau,
and Eugene Siebley of the Bur
eau of Air Commerce were in
cluded in those who left here
for Fairbanks.
It is understood they will fly
over interior points to Nome and
then along the coast, visiting all
aviation centers.
The party which left Juneau
Sunday noon arrived at Nome
this morning via Pacific Alaska
Airways Electra from Fairbanks.
Included with the other five were
Edward E. Wyman, assistant to
th e President of Pan American
Airways Inc., parent company of
the Pacific Alaska Airways; Ho
ward G. Thompson, in charge of
U. S. Weather Bureau stations in
Alaska with head quarters at Jun
eau; and B. Deville, PAA engin
eer from Los Angeles; Bob Glea
son, head of radio communica
tions for the Pacific Alaska Air
ways.
The party remained in Nome
for a couple of hours, had lunch
and then boarded the Elecira for
a flight, up the coast to Cape
Prince of Wales, Diomede Is
lands and return.
Joe Crosson, Alaska Manager
of the Pacific Alaska Airways,
piloting and co-pilot Murray S'u
art reported that coming into
Nome about 8,000 feet altitude
this morning, they could pLainly
see the coastline of Siberia, near
ly 150 miles to the westward.
Upon their return here the
party of federal officials visited
King Island settlement east of
town, purchased some ivory
knicknacks and then took off
again enroute back to Juneau,
where they intend boarding a
steamer for Seattle, Wednesday.
E. E. Wymann, Pun American
Airways official reported, in an
interview that the Pacific Alaska
Airways would probably take re
ceipt of another Lockheed Electra
10 passenger plane this fall or
winter, for active service in Al
aska, bringing to three, the num
ber of these speedy planes to be
introduced in the business in the
Territory.
Regarding plans for develop
ment, Alaska Air Mail, and other
aeronautical news, Mr. Wymann
stated that his company was still
actively interested in furthering
its scope in Alaska as business
waranted—that the U. S. Air Mail
program for Alaska was still in
definite, although it was hoped
that such a service could be in
augurated—that the present rec
ords maintained by the Pacific Al
aska Airways in the Territory
were extremely gratifying, in
point of service and assistance in
NOTICE
The Fourth of July Committee
will meet at the City Hall at 8
P. M., Wednesday, An;. 11th.
Chairman Calvin Pool
HE TRAINS THEM AND THEY LIKE IT —CLYDE BEATTY.
the development of this north
ern terrain.
Mr. Wvmann accompanied the
federal party on this trip, not in
any direct connection, it was un
derstood, but largely as an intro
ducing factor throughout the
country, The federal officials Sat
urday completed their meetings
in Juneau, and as a part of their
schedule or plans, made this flight
through Alaska to gain a proper
perspective on the country as a
whole, and observe the develop
ment of aviation.
Codfishing Off
Nome Attracts
Much Attention
_
After hearing of the success
ful fishing trip made by Captain
Paulsen of the gas schooner Trad
er. the Lomen Commercial Com
pany was inspired to send the
tug Lucile out to the banks with
a crew of qualified fishermen. The
expedition got under way at 2
a.m. Sunday, with the idea of
taking soundings and prospecting
to ascertain whether real fishing
banks lie offshore. The fishermen,
returning elated with a catch of
80 big cod. are very definite in
their statements that the area
south of Nome will prove of great
er worth than the area lying to
the north.
The Lucile with Captain Teddy
Reed at the wheel, had 3 Vi hours
steady steaming before she ar
rived at the banks, some 30 or
35 miles out. At that distance a
northwest wind was blowing, al
though the direction on shore was
southwest the sea was rough, and
not all of those aboard were care
free at all times. The first catch,
which of course is always the
big thrill, fell to Freddie Waid,
and then everybody was busy
pulling in the finny tribe. Nils
Anderson topping the list with
the largest number of cod to his
credit. It was at the 13 fathom
mark that the fishermen had the
greatest success. No halibut were
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Manila Intimates
Like To See U. S.
Continue In P. I.
(By The Associated Press!
MANILA. August 9. —A. state
ment by President Manuel L.
Quezon to the New York World
Telegram in which he virtually
invited a counter proposal from
Congress looking to continuation
of the American flag in the Philip
pine Islands, produced immediate
bullishness in security markets
which had declined steadily dur
ing the last few weeks. They
reached their lowest levels in two
> -ers the early part of this week.
Business men were inclined to
regard President Quezon’s intim
ation as the most optimistic news
since the Independence Law was
enacted. National assemblymen
said the move was the most dip
lomatic that could have been tak
en. Many business men said that
a permanent Phikppine-Ameri
can tieup would be the best solu
tion to the problem, particularly
in view of the gloomy outlook for
Asiatic peace.
Political circles, however, weTe
bewildered. Many politicians had
campaigned on behalf of a prev
ious suggestion by Quezon in whi
ch he advocated that the Ameri
can Congress reduce to two or
three years the period at the end
of which the Philippines will be
given their Independence, instead
of delaying until 19-15 as provided
in the Indenpendenee Act.
Greek Steamer
Goes On Rocks
Off B. C. Coast
(By The Associated Press)
BAMFIELD, British Columbia,
Aug. 9. — The Greek steamer
Nereus out of Kobe, Japan, and
bound for Port Alberm, hit the
rocks off Cape Beale, in a heavy
fog yesterday morning
The number four hold was
stove in and the engine room
flooded. At present the stem is
high in the air, with the propell
or and rudder badly damaged.
The Coast Guard boat Redwing
and a salvage craft are standing
by. Captain John Kapolanos and
five of his crew stayed aboard the
ship. Twenty eight others were
taken off in lifeboats to Bramfield.
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