1164 PEAK YEAr FOR ALASKA TRAVEL
Passenger travel in and out of
Alaska reached a new peak in
1954 During the year over a
quarter of a million people en
tered and left the Territory, a
®otal of 256,026 persons actually
feeing tabulated. This represent
ad an increase in total traffic of
nearly five percent since 1953,
arid an increase of over 56 per
cent since 1950.
fkiring the year airlines car
Ited 57.3 percent of tutal traffic,
while 31.6 percent traveled by
highway and 11.1 percent by
efceamship. For the previous year
the proportional breakdown was
49.7 percent, 26.5 percent and 13.7
percent, respectively.
These figure* were revealed
today by the Alaska Develop
ment Board. Each year the Board
compile* statistics to determine
the volume, direction of flow and
general trend o< Alaska passeng
er traffic. Information for the
traffic atudies are obtained thro
ugh a complete check on all land,
teg and air transportation routes j
and service* ierving Alaska, ac-'
Cording to A1 Anderson, acting
manager of the Alaska Develop
ment Board.
Not included in the studies,
Anderson said, are those persons
carried by military transportation
Service, approximately 38,000
military personnel and their de
pendents to and from the Terri
tory by steamship.
The 1954 tabulations showed
that for the first time in many
years more people departed from
the territory than entered. Arriv
ing in Alaska during the year
were 125,825 persons while those
departing amounted to 129,527,
leaving a difference in departures
over arrivals of 3,702 persons. In
previous years the reverse was
true with arrivals exceeding de
partures by 4,268 persons in 1953,
15,849 persons in 1952, 9,900
persons in 1951 and 7,159 per
sons in 1950.
During the months from Janu
ary through July inbound passen
ger traffic exceeded outbound
traffic by a large margin. In
August the trend reversed and
outbound traffic predominated
through December. Peak month
for inbound traffic came in July .
when 19,694 persons entered the
territory. Outbound traffic was
greatest during the month of
August when 22,527 persons de
parted from Alaska.
In 1954 over 16,000 more peo
ple traveled in and out of the
Territory by highway than in the
previous year. Construction of
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Prizes, Entertainment—
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Chevrolet Del Ray Coupe on
hand for trial spins around the
country. In addition the Chevro
let sport car, the Corvette, will
be on display. This sport car was
first presented last year and fea
tures fiber glass construction.
The new Chevrolet truck will
also be on display.
The Co-Op Garage will feature
the new 1955 International truck
line, along with various pieces
of the latest model farm equip
ment.
Whitey Pullen, chairman of the
exhibition, reminded the public
this week that there will
be no admission charge. “We
are attempting to show the peo
ple of the valley the wide variety
of merchandise that is sold at
home. By putting them all to
gether under one roof, it will of
fer an opportunity to the mer
chant and the public alike, to
show and see samples of mer
chandise handled in the valley
business houses.”
the new $30 million pipeline,
which extends along the highway
from Haines to Fairbanks via
I Canada, would account for a
• large part of this increased high
way traffic. Steamship traffic
showed a drop in total traffic of
over 5,000 persons since 1953.
Discontinuation of all passenger
service in October of 1954 by the
Alaska Steamship Company was
one of the main factors affect
ing this decrease, Airline passen
ger traffic remained relatively
stable showing only a very slight
increase over 1953.
During the peak tourist travel
months of June, July and Aug
ust, total passenger traffic am
ounted to 110,888 persons, or 43
percent of the total traffic .for
the year. During this three month
period inbound traffic amounted
to 56,601 persons and outbound
traffic accounted for the remain
ing 54,287.
Anderson stated that the staff
of the Alaska Development
Board has undertaken a complete
analysis of the 1954 passenger
r.affic data. The information wil
be made available soon in report
Minstrel Show—
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Kiwanis Club. Funds from the
1954 show bought 25 pairs of eye
glasses for school children and
several pairs of shoes and over
shoes. They also supported the
special and regular Polio fund,
the Heart fund, the PARC and
other community activities.
Members of the cast are as
follows: Jim Hurley, interlocu
tor; Gwer. Morley, organist; Jim
Wilson (Sambo), Paul Martin,
(Cromwell), Wayne Eby (Rastus),
Dave Porter (Rufus), Glen Per
singer (Joshua P. Goldenbottom)
all endmen; Lois Weldon, chorus
director, and the following mem
bers of the chorus: Jim Wood,
Jim Cottrell, L. G- McDonald,
and Dave Algarin, bass; Ruth
Zimoske, Norman Rousey, and
Lloyd Morley, tenors; Stephanie
Gardner, Marne Hanks, Gladys
•Jones, Clara Whetstone, Annie
Havemeister, and Gwen McNam
ara, sopranos; and Lula Sandvik
and Mabel Wallace, altos.
Specialty numbers will be of
fered by Norman Rousey, Cy
Brewer, Dana, Robin and Terry
Neimann, Jessie DeVries, Paul
Martin, and Clifford Brown.
Committees responsible for the
Palmer School—
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wanians Cy Brews?* Jack Flint,
and the Rev* Brian Cleworth
were appointed as a committee
by Pres. Crothers to plan another
ladies night.
Anchorage Kiwanians have ac
room to chart progress of her
pupils, Mrs. Moyer further illus
trated how beginners are strated.
Their advancement is charted up
cepted the challenge by the local
club to an attendance meeting
during March, April and May.
Plans are being made to send
color slides of Alaskan scenes
to the Santa Barbara, Calif., club
in exchange for a film on color
slides of California highlights.
The suggestion came from the
Santa Barbarans as an inter club
activity.
It may be true that poverty is I
no disgrace, but never has it been
used as a testimonial of ability.
hundreds of hours of preparatory
work are: Hugh Johnson, public
ity; Bob Pippel and Jack Flint,
program; Dick Andrews, Izetta
Ganschow, Wanda Wilson, Betty
Crowther, Lucille Mick, Arlie
Logsdon, Annabelle Kelleigh,
Ray Bula and Roscoe Taylor,
costumes and make up; *mil
Ganschow, Brian Cleworth*
Mann Leiser, Joe Loyer, Betty
Jo Riddle, and Cy Fahnatock,
staging and lighting; Ed Smith
and all Kiwanians, tickets and
house, and many residets who
have contributed to the program
in various ways.
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