UNITE FOR SUCCESS
IN TOUR INDUSTRY,
SAYS ARMITAGE
Alaska must unite in its visitor
attracting efforts if it is to have
success such as Hawaii has had in
the tourist industry.
This was brought out by George
T. Armitage. for 22 years associated
with the Hawaii Tourist Bureau and
now in Alaska to assist the Alaska
Development Board in its long
range effort to systematize and pro
mote tourist travel in the Terri
tory- He spoke at the regular meet
ing of the Chamber of Commerce to
day.
Armitage pointed out that he
wasn't giving advice, but only telling
of the experiences of the Hawaiian
bureau so that those listening could
draw on Hawaii's experience.
He said that from small beginn-,
ings at the turn of the century the
tourist industry has grown until this
year it is estimated 50,000 visitors
will spend between at least $40 mil
lion in the island territory.
He gave credit for much of the
increase to the efforts of the Hawaii
Visitors Bureau, formerly the Ha
waii Tourist Bureau, which coordi
nated the efforts of all the islands
in the work ol attracting outsiders.
In tracing the history of the bu- I
reau, he said its first effort was for
appropriations from the Hawaiian I
legislature. This -wai accomplished j
by offering to match any funds ap
propriated by the legislature, the
matching funds to be individual con- |
tributions from businessmen and j
professional men interested in pro
moting the tourist industry.
Appropriations Needed
He said appropriations had in
creased from $30,000 to $500,000 and
the individual contributions have
kept pace.
The visitors bureau is made up
of one member from each of Ha
waii’s island counties and one ;
member from the territory at large, :
each appointed by the governor on i
recommendations from the business
groups in the county, Armitage j
said.
He said the group works closely
with the chambers of commerce, I
but is independent of them.
Hawaii’s efforts in advertising Its
attractions have all been in the
direction of “telling the truth, tell- j
Ing it well, and telling it repeat
edly,’’ he declared.
Friends Are Made
Good advertising, in the case of
Hawaii, has had a double effect,
he said: it has attracted visitors
and has educated the people of the
United States in regard to the
island territory “made * mighty
handy friends.”
Facilities for tourists increase as
the number of tourists increase, Tie
explained. He said that the first
effort was made to attract and
bring in tourists. This created a
need, and businessmen, realizing
that to fill this need would mean
profits for them, Increased the
tourist facilities.
In answer to a question from
Trevor Davis, Juneau businessman
and member of the Chamber, he
said the same would apply to in
creasing the length of the tourist
season. Citing experiences of tr.e
Hawaii promotion group, he said
that increased demands of tourists
for trips to Alaska would probably
spread out the tourist season.
Armitage was introduced by Gov
ernor Ernest Gruening, who said
that Armitage was invited to the
Territory because "the time is now
right for a concentrated move for
ward" in the tourist industry.
The Chamber of Commerce had
earlier indicated its support of a
move to unite Alaska’s effort to
bring visitors here.
PAA Plane Carries
93 Across Atlantic
(By Associated Press)
A Pan American World Airways
stratocruiser has arrived in Frank
fort, Germany, with 93 persons
aboard—a crew of nine plus 84
Army men and dependants. This
is believed to bthe largest number
ever carried across the ocean on a
regular flight. One bystander
watching them disembark com
mented; “Looks like Noah’s ark.”
GODDARD COUPLE HERE
Mr. and Mrs .James Goddard of
Sitka are guests at the Baranof
Hotel.
Communist Picture
This picture from the New China News Service, official Communist organization operating in Peiping
and other cities, was obtained from the Daily Worker in London, which published it with this caption:
“The first batch of American prisoners marches through the streets of Pyongyang, principal town in
North Korea.’’ The London Daily Worker advised it received the pictures directly from Peiping with
that caption. IP) Wirephoto.
SEATTLE MEDICS
WILL ADDRESS MD
ALASKA SESSIONS
SEATTLE, Aug. 10-,.?,—Four Se
attle men will attend the .annual
convention of the Alaska Territor
ial Medical Association next Thur%- j
day and Friday.
The meeting will be held in the
Mount McKinley Park Hotel, Mc
Kinley Park, Alaska.
Seattle physicians scheduled to
address the convention are Dr.
Donald V. Trueblood, Dr. Thomas
Carlile and Dr. Carl D. F. Jensen.
A. W. Murray, Seattle attorney, will
discuss legal aspects of malpractice.
MARRIAGE APPLICATION
Applications for marriage licenses
have been made in the Commis
sioners Court by Dawson Muggy,
of Sand Point. Alaska, and Hildur
Johnson, Juneau; and Emil Jacob
son and Florence Christenson, both
of Juneau.
4-H CLUB MEETS
The new 4-H club for girls meet
at 1 p.m. Saturday at the home of
Mrs. William Matheny on Glacier
Highway, according to Toni Warner.
NSF CHECKER FINED
William B. Marlow, a transient,
was fined $50 in the Commissioner's
Court for writing checks without
sufficient funds in the bank. His
check was for $20.
FROM KETCHIKAN
Among Ketchikan residents newly
registered at the Baranof Hotel are
Norman Gerde of Ellis Air Lines;
J. W. Mendenhall, John Dassow,
Andrew W. Anderson, Clarence J.
Carlson and Norman B. Wigutoff.
SEATTLEITES HERE
Seattle guests at the Baranof
Hotel include Earl Grey, Mitchell
G, Hanavan, and J. D. McAnally.
FROM BELLINGHAM
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Christensen
of /Belling ham are staying at the j
Baranof Hotel.
' ILLINOIS VISITORS
Dr. Hilda Ridler and Cora IrvC'.n
of Rock Island, 111., are registered
at the Baranof Hotel.
PAXTON IN FROM SITKA
Orville Paxton, transportation
man from Sitka, is registered at
the Baranof Hotel.
B. C. VISITORS
From British Columbia are Stan
L. Owen of Trail and D. B. Turner
j of Victoria, both staying at the
I Baranof Hotel.
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FROM PELICAN
W. C. McCalldon of Pelican is a
guest at the Baranof Hotel.
ZEHN AT GASTINEAU
j Ernest E. Zehn of Anchorage is
registered at the Gastineau Hotel.
NORTHBOUND
S.S. Aleutian .Aug. 15
Cordova Seward
Valdes
S.S. Alaska Aug. 20
Seward
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S.S. Alaska.Aug. 12
Petersburg: Seattle
Ketchikan
S. S. Baranof Aug. 13
Ketchikan Seattle
FREIGHTER SAILINGS FROM SEATTLE
Coastal Rambler — August 15
H. E. GREEN, Agent—Juneau—Phones .2 and 4
INSURANCE CO. IS
TO BACK BUYERS
OF BASEBALL CLUB
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 10—(iR—
Connie Mack's two older sons. Roy
and Earle, announced today they
will buy controlling interest in the
Philadelphia Athletics with t*ie
financial backing of the Connecti
cut Life Insurance Company.
Roy and Earle had disclosed ten
days ago they hold options on
stock owned by their step-brother,
Connie Mack, Jr., and the heirs
of Benjamin P. and Thomas Shibe
who were partners with Connie
Mack in establishing the club 50
years ago.
Baseball sources here said that
they knew of no previous instance
in which a life insurance firm in
vested i:i a Major League basebil
franchise.
VUKOVICH AT THE JUNEAU
While his wife and son are to
the south for the winter, Steve
1 Vukovich is making his home at
the Juneau Hotel.
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 10—UP)—'The
Navy's annual resupply expedition
to Point Barrow, Alaska, has been
completed, Pacific Fleet Amphib
ious Force Headquarters announces.
Vessels unloaded food, clothing
and equipment for government per
sonnel living in the Arctic Circle.
Largest of the government activities
in the area is. the Navy’s 35,000
square mile petroleum reserve.
Except tor a brief period at this
time of year, the region is ice
bound and cannot be reached by
ships.
FROM KAKE
Mr. and Mrs. Henry David of
Kake are stopping at the Baranof
Hotel.
CUSTER IN TOWN
Marvin L. Custer of Seattle is
stopping at the Gastineau Hotel.
FROM SEATTLE
Among Seattleites stopping at the
Juneau Hotel are C. N. Fredericks
and E. E. Hudson.
FROM NEW HAVEN
Willard Ross Yates of New I
Haven, Conn., is staying at the j
Juneau Hotel.
SALMON PACK AHEAD
OF LAST YEAR, BUT
PINKS NOT SHOWING
Total Alaska salmon pack for
1950 up to August 5 Is leading last
year’s total for the same period by
nearly 300,000 cases, according to
figures released by the Fish and
Wildlife Service.
Meanwhile, Richard F. Schuman,
supervisor of fishery management
for the Fish and Wildlife Service,
announced today that there will be
j no early opening in the Icy Straits
I fishing area because pilot traps
I catches for tagging purposes show
I very few pinks for this time of
year.
I The opening date scheduled is
j August 15.
The only satisfactory fish run
showing is at Anan Creek near
| Ketchikan, he said. The current
I Kodiak fall run is poor and the
Prince William Sound season was
under par, he stated.
FWS figures show a total pack
I of 153.976 cases up until last Sat
| urday for Prince William Sound,
nearly 200,000 cases short of the
1949 pack for the same period —
342,887 cases.
But the Kodiak total pack was
291,595 cases, compared with 242,291
for the same date last year, an in
crease of nearly 50.000 cases. More
than half the total pack was pinks.
The Alaska Peninsula district
showed an increase of 90,000 cases
over last year, a total of 248,151
cases being packed up until last
weekend. More than half the pack
was red salmon. Bristol Bay showed
a slight increase over last year.
Cook Inlet and Copper River both
showed increases, Cook Inlet’s total
pack to August 5 of 315,675 cases was
60.000 cases ahead of last year’s
total at the same date.
The Copper River pack was 74,914,
compared with 48,555 for the last
year.
In Southeast Alaska the Juneau
' district leads with 22,867 cases, 2,000
\ less than last year's mark for the
;ame period.
DAUGHTER FOR VASQUEZ
Mr. and Mrs. William Vasquez
of Juneau became the parents of a
daughter early this morning at St.
Ann’s Hospital. The child, born at
6:50 a m., weighed six pounds 13
ounces.
FROM MARYLAND
Taui M. Tyler of Bethesda. Md..
is a guest at the Baranof Hotel.
Country Club Finest Food
French fried prawns, oysters, lob- j
sters, steaks and chicken. Open all
night. Entertainment. Chinese!
food. 77-3t
Georges' Thrifty Shop
Open Evenings till 10:00
1950
Fur Coats
are How on display ai
prices that are the lowest
in Alaska. Prices are
advancing and cannot
be guaranteed from one
week to another. Come
in and see our large
group of fine fall furs.
Ask about our Lay
Away Plan. If we do
not have what you want
-we will get it for you.
Fur prices are advanc
ing because many come
from Korea and North
ern China. •
Georges’ Thrifty Shop
George Brothers Building
950 square feet of office and store space for rent
RUSS (ARGO SHIPS
IN MYSTERY MOVE
AT VLADIVOSTOK;
NEW YORK. Aug. 10—1*>—Mys
terious large-scale movements of
the Russian merchant marine near
Korea are reported by U. S. ship
owners.
Assembling floating dry docks,
vessels and supplies at Vladivostok
—the chief Siberian port and only
500 miles from Korea—was reported |
by the American merchant marine;
institute last night after a study ’
of maritime movements in the Pac- j
ific.
“What bearing all this may have j
on the Korean situation remair s,
to be seen,” the institute said.
“Many of the ships are known'
to be carrying grain, while others
are laden with general cargo,'” the
report said.
“This heavy movement by water
could mean that the Trans-Siberian
Railroad is fully occupied with the
transportation of military mater
ials.”
The institute, a trade organiza
tion of ship owners whose vessels
fly the American flag, said study
of available records indicated the
stepped-up Russian activity in the
[Pacific has extended over several
! weeks.
The report said “a sizable por
tion” of the Red merchant fleet
has been reported bound for Vlad
ivostok.
Many Russian vessels have be.en
making the 9.000-mile Voyage from
the Black Sea port of Odessa to
Vladivostok, and some others have
sailed 12,500 miles out of the Baltic
area, heading for the Pacific via
the Mediterranean.
American authorities know of 510
Russian ocean-going vessels, but
less than 30 per cent can be located,
the institute said.
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