“Esky" Clark
rn:;<*s Alaskans
To Proserve the
!>ioneer Spirit
KETCHIKAN (/F — Henry W.
“Esky" Clark, vice president of the
Alaska Steamship Co., urged
Alaskans to preserve the Pioneer
spirit as he delivered a keynote
address to the Grand Igloo, Pio
neers of Alaska, convention Friday
night.
Clark spoke at a smorgasbord at
the Elks Hall. Gov. Wrn. Egan
preceded him to the rostrum and
told the Pioneers of his visit, with
federal officials, to Kodiak to ob
serve the activities of Russian fish
ermen.
Egan said the. first hand obser
vations brought a greater under
standing of the threat of foreign
encroachment to Alaska's fisheries |
and he felt the resulting report
would bring protective measures.
Clark, who was born in Wran
gell and went to school in Ket
chikan, a leading figure in Pa
cific Coast Maritime affairs, said
Pioneers not only preserve the
memory and history of early Alas
ka, but more importantly should
keep alive the “spirit, initiative
and inspiration that made the
Alaskan pioneer a great figure.”
Clark scored the trend toward
greater socialism in government.
He also told of the Alaska Steam
ship Co.'s efforts to improve its
service and meet high costs by
“finding a unique ship for our
unique problems.”
He said the company was .-.top
ped from operating the ship it
sought to acquire under the Amer
ican flag “by hidebound rules, con
ventional shippers, shipping asso
ciations and one of our competitors
who stirred up the California dele
gation in Congress.
Clark declared none of these
groups “appreciated our problem
in unique and drastic. The only
alternative they offer is Canadian
control or the horse and buggy
transportation of tugs and barges.”
Postpone Moon Shot
CAPE CANAVERAL UP —Space
officials Monday postponed for 24
hours, until Wednesday, an at
tempt to launch the Ranger 5
spacecraft to the moon.
The effort was called off when
checks of changes made on the
spacecraft could not be completed
in time to replace the vehicle on
top of the Atlas-Agena B booster
rocket.
The 755-pound gold-and-silver
plated Ranger 5 is intended to race
across a quarter million miles of
space in 66 hours, take closeup
television pictures and then land
a package of instruments to mea
sure moonquakes and meteor hits.
Trouble developed in the pay
load during a checkout Sunday
and it was removed to a hangar
for replacement of a component.
Officials said they should be
able to rejoin the spacecraft with
the rocket in time for a Wednes
day morning launching.
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Alaska Airlines Withdraws
Protest to WieeA Request
For Route Transfer
FAIRBANKS </P — “We ar0 for
mally withdrawing out application
for the Fairbanks-Juneau air route
in favor of Wien Alaska Airline’s
position,” Charles Wills Jr., presi
dent and general manager of Alas
ka Airlines, said here Saturday.
“We have no desire for that
route and we agree and support
Wien.” Willis declared.
An agreement is pending before
the Civil Aeronautics Board for
the transfer of the Fairbanks
Whitehorse-Juneau route from Pan
American Airways to Wien Air
lines.
Alaska Airlines had at first ob
jected to a petition to sever the
proceeding from the overall Paci
fic Northwest-Alaska route case
proceeding.
Later, Alaska Airlines with
drew its objection on the basis
that this action would not preju
dice its application for the route.
Today’s announcement means the
application as well as the objection
are being withdrawn.
Willis said the application had
been “for technical reason- only
"and was not an attempt to inter
fere with the transfer.
Still on the books is a prote't
by Cordova Airlines.
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position opened
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than 93.000 persons crowd
trounds Sunday, the largos'
Sunday crowd of the Fair. The j
total now stands at 9,032.353. The \
only larger single crowds were Ur i
110,749 on Oct. 6 and the 100.860 1
on Sept. 15. The previous largest j
Sunday crowd was 73.990 on Oet. j
Paula Dahl, daughter of Mr. and I
Mrs. Harold Dahl of Seat lie, was j
tabbed for honors at 1:55 p.m. j
Sunday at the north gate.
A1 Rochester, director of the
World’s Fair Commission, placed ;
a large sign with the number 9,
009,000 around her neck and s
was taken to the Plaza of S' ‘
whore a large crowd roni 1 '
applause.
Highlight of the Fair in 1
coming and final week \\ i”
the visit President K
Sunday and the dosing eeren.
Practically every school kid
knows that both John Adams and
Thomas Jefferson died on the
50; . anniversary of Independence
Da , but can you name a U. S.
president who was born on July 4'.'
Answer: Calvin Coolidge.
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PHILADELPHIA A The Phila
delphia /.oil. : ch niri adv ha
several large hippos, rliinn.s and
i'li ;■) ants, g ttin:■ a 37-ton el; -
phant.
There won't be any " oblcs
feeding it, though. It's made o;
granite. When it arrives from
Norway, where it was sculpted
under commission from the Fair
mount Park Commission, it will
stand on the mall outside the zoo
entrance.
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