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OAyil Defense becomes more important
than ever with the threat of rtussla coming
ever closer—as shown in the current news
headlines; so, Then Carl ITunn, Director of
Civil Defense, received the rentier* to have
Dillingham participate in a Civil Defense
Training Sxercise to he held jointly with
the Military forces during the latter half
of March, he accepted the invitation.
The maneuver entails a practice air raid
•warning signal that will be sent out to
local CD Directors and simulated eneny air
Attacks will be mads on some towns and com
munities in the Territory.
Upon reoeipt of the v<arning, signals, Mr.
UUnn is requested to give the orders to his
Civil Defense organization as he would give
upon reo-eipt of an actual warning signal,
and go through whatever prooeedures the
Jc*>al organization has planned in case of
an actual emergenoy*
The exercise will cover all the Yfestern
States of the U.S., the Western Canadian
Provinces and the Territory of Alaska*
The Civil Defense Organisation of Dill
ingham has procured Air Raid warning sirena
from the Federal Civil Defense Administra
tion o: a matching basis. The 2-horsepower
sire n will be shipped here without cost to
the tOi/n with the understanding that we
will install and maintain this equipment
in workable condition*,
TWO MEW PLANES FOR PNA
The Pacific iJorthern Airlines, Inc* has
just purchased two additional Douglas four
engine DC—4B aircraft to be plrced into
scheduled-service on the overseas routes of
the airline'between Portland-Seattle and
Alaska points. The first of these will be
in service within the next ten days. This
increase in scheduled flights to Alaska iff
because of greatly-increased passenger tra
vel and cargo and airmail traffic.
PNA experienced a increase in Over
sens passenger traffic for the first two
months of 1953 over last year* s same perioc
This increase indicates that business dur
ing the balance of the year will be greatei
than any time in the history of the company
PNA has maintained a perfect passenger
safety record ^in_its CJL years jjf^servioejl __
UP-TO-DATE FISHING FACTS
On March 14, the FW3 in Washington D.C*
issued the 1955 Alackan Commercial Fishing
Regulations, including closure of the Nush
o.gak distriot of Bristol Bay*
Then, on Mnroh 26, Delegate Bartlett
announced that certain seasonal restrictioi
of commercial fishing regulations in South*
eastern Alaska vrill be relaxed; ourtailed
opera tion u Prince William Sound will be
inaugurated; and there will be an ease-up
on restrictions on personal use fishing In
Bristol Bay*
Bartlett has made arrangement# for Jim
Downey and Truman Einberg to appear on Maro
27 (today) before members of the house In
terior and insular nffairs Committee jjp.
behalf of Bristol bay residents*
EAST SR SEAL DRIVE BEGUN YESTERDAY * ~
The annual Easter Seal Drive for Alaska
crippled children got under way Marfch 26,
under the auspioies of the Dillingham
Chapter of the Crippled Children*s Organ!*
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V/hen the School children ask you, give