ANOTHER OPERATION WHITE TOWER
BEGINS WITH NEW McKINLEY CLIMB
Local people who recall the ex
cellent movie “Operation White
Tower”, shown at the gymnasium
a couple of years ago, will be in
terested in the progress of the
newest Mt. McKinley expedition,
headed by Dr. Bradford Wash
burn.
According to word received
here, four members of the expedi
tion, constituting the geologic
party, left Anchorage Tuesday by
train. Other members of the Mc
Kinley expedition who make up
the mapping party are leaving by
air. They plan to land at Lake
Cheitna, and from there to fly on
to the Kahiltna glacier, which is
at the base of the projected re
search route on the side of the
mountain.
Washburn Heads Expedition ]
Members of the mapping party
are Dr. Bradford Washburn, di
rector of the Boston Museum of
Science and leader of the expedi
tion, who has twice—in 1942 and
1947—scaled Mt. McKinley to its
20,270-foot peak; Dr. Henry Buch
tel of Denver; James E. Gale of
Anchorage, who made the 1947
ascent; and Capt. William D.
Hackett, U.S.A., of Denver, nov.
stationed at Fort Richardson, Al
aska, another member of the 1947
party.
The current expedition, spon
sored jointly by the Boston Mu
seum of Science and the Univer
sity of Denver, will conduct geo
logic research and mapping on
the west buttress of McKinley,
which has not previously been
studied.
10th Rescue to Assist
Due to the extreme conditions
of climate and terrain and the dif
ficulties in moving even small
amounts of equipment, the Air
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Force is assisting in transporting
personnel, fragile equipment,
food, fuel and supplies: This aid
will be performed by the 10th Air
Rescue Squadron at designated
locations and dates to insure max
imum utilization of air transport.
Plans call for use of the C-47
type of aircraft, which will later
make parachute drops to the
party.
This will be the third occasion
that the Alaskan Air Command
and the 10th Air Rescue Squad
ron has cooperated with the mu
seum in connection with the ex
ploration and mapping of the re
gion around Mt. McKinley, it was
announced from Elmendorf Air
Force Base this week.
Mr. M. E. Bachman from the
Washington office of the Agri
cultural Research Administration
has just finished a week’s tour
of duty in Palmer going over
fiscal matters pertaining to the
Alaska Agricultural Experiment
Station.
Coffey Insures Every Thing
Remember?
Construction Section
Of Wage Stabilization
Board Is Appointed
The Wage Stabilization Board
has announced a 12-member com
mission to administer wage sta
bilization in the building and con-1
struction industry, according to
Larry Moore, manager of the A.
G.C. Alaska chapter. The commis
sion was created at the request of
construction management and la
bor groups.
The new commission is com
posed of four public, four indus
try, and four labor representa
tives. It will conform to the regu
lations, orders and decisions of
the board in stabilizing wage
rates in building and construction
fields. Jurisdiction of the commis
sion extends to all wages paid to
mechanics and laborers in the
construction industry but not to
executive, administrative, techni
cal and clerical positions.
“In our opinion this is a pro
gressive step and a procedure es
sential to expeditious handling of
the construction program in Al
aska and the wage agreements
covering thousands of skilled
workers whose contracts are com-1
mon only to the industry”, Moore'
said.
Mrs. Aaron Rempel has recov
ered from a recent illness and is
able to be out.
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Daily Service j
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Between Anchorage and Fairbanks |
Ride in safe, deluxe comfort through
magnificent scenery. No delays wait
ing for a train after you finish your
business. Fishermen—this train, com
plete with buffet car, replaces the
Fisherman's Special. You can stay
longer, come back whenever you
want. Go the AuRoRa way to Mt.
McKinley National Park.
AuRoRa Schdule*
Lv. ANCHORAGE .8:30 a. m.
Ar. FAIRBANKS .9:15 p. m.
Lv. FAIRBANKS .8:30 a. m.
Ar. ANCHORAGE .9:00 p. rn.
*No train north on Wednesday
No train south on Thursday
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HOME FROM CHIRIKOF
Mr. and Mrs. Art Fox returned
to Palmer, June 8, after spending
several months at Chirikof Island.
Fox has been cutting posts for
corrals to be used during the
round-ups.
Work on the island will con
tinue all summer. A five-man
crew is moving buildings, and
preparing cross fences and cor
rals. A fall round-up is planned
by the Palmer Cold Storage.
Chirikof beef is gracing Palmer
tables now and then, with a ship
ment of beef being flown in to
) VALLEY VISITORS
Mr. and Mrs. John Durand and
children, Pat, Mike, Bob and Lil
lian, of Anchorage, spent the p&St
week end in the Valley. Their
time was spent visiting friends,
fishing and picnicing.
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Palmer each time the plane takes
supplies to the island.
The company is owned by Har
ry Ryan of Palmer, Walter Coop
er of Anchorage, and Charles
Waller of Washington. They plan
a yearly round-up and slaughter
of beef, Ryan said.
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