VOL. 1 NO. 15
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1950
PRICE 100
ALASKA EEVELOPIIENT BOARD
Traffic representatives of the principal
•air lines and steamship lines serving
Alaska have turned over to the Alaska
Development-Board a program partially de»
veloped by them for featuring Alaska
travel during the winter months, it was
announced by the* Development Board#
WorB done by the Board in spurring orw
ganization of an Alaska Tourist association
inftrikenoed the carrier representatives to
turn their program over to the Territorial
agency, according to R*C* Rose, Assistant
General Passenger Agent of the Alaska
Steamship Co*, who has been carving .as
Secretary of the carrier group*
The transportation company mon decided
at a recent mooting at Seattle that a *
permanent organization is needed to spon
sor a program of winter tour promotion*.
Such a program was belioved to bo a-.lijgi
cal undertaking for such a group as the
proposed Alaska tourist association*
In turning over tho vA nter tour problem,
the carriers pledged the Development
Board any assistance they wore able to
givo in bringing the plans to a successful
conclusion*
Tho potential value of a woll developed
Alaska tourist industry is practioally
without limit, but $100 million is the
suggested initial goal# Every Aladc an has
a dirdet interest in seeing a now basic
industry of this proportion established in
Alaska# No matter what your lino of
business, that business will bo better if
tho tourist industry is really built up to
support a groater number of Alaskans#
Every community in Alaska is invited to
send businessman representatives to a pair
Of charter meetings which will bo hold
early in November to launch the new
Alaska tourist association* Those attend
ing need not be directly involved in tho
transportation, tourist or hotel business#
In fact, it will be bettor if they are just
plain businessmen in other fields, as ono
of tho purposes of tho proposod organiza
tion will bo to emphasize to all business
men their great stako in building up a
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POLIO REPORTED HERE
Little "Blitz" Spears# age 6# son of
Clyde Spears is the first victim of the
dreaded Polio disease in our town. He
was first taken to the Kanakanak Hospital
Thursday October 26 where Dr. Libby
diagnosed the case as Polio. The follow
ing morning he was taken to Anchorage for
treatment*. His mother, Muriel Spears and
his aunt, Mrs. Virginia Spears accompanied
him#
His aieter^Jaoulyn fcos been ill for the
past few days and ie Ojw under observation
at the Kanakanok Hospital*
CORRESPONDENCE
Dillingham, Alaska
October 3, 1550
Mr# Lowell LI# Puckett
Regional Administrator and Tovmaite - '
Trustee
Anchorage, Alaska
Dear Mr# Pucketti
I have not previously replied to your
letter of July 25* 1950 because before
being able to answer your question regard
ing the public auction of the tovmsite
lots* it v/as necessary to sound out the
sentiment of the people who live here*
Yesterday evening we held our first
Tov/n Meeting of this year and the subject
was brought up* It appearod to be the
opinion of the majority that the sale
should bo hold as soon as possible#
It would seem that you have not yet
received the townsito patont from Washing
ton* Your letter said you were expecting
it soon after you wrote in July* and that
you would have noticos published to tho
effect that applications for doods would
bo accepted from those who occupiod lots
at tbo time the survey was approved*
Since we havo heard nothing further we
assumo you havo not yet rocoivcd ity but
we .are concerned about tho delay*
Please \/ritc us about tho presont
status of tho Dillingham Tovmsito Survey
so that wo may bo able to mako a report
at our mooting in November*
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