SPORTS AT A GLANCE
BY T. R. McROBERTS
Erk:mo Sets Record Dog Race—
W ::h the opening of the animal
cog race at Non e, 11 racing teams
left of scratch i ver the 26-mile rac
ing course in the first lap of the
thrreday dog race. Albert Johnson,
an Eskimo driver, is believed to have
it a dog racing record when he
mrde the 26-mile lap to Cape Nome
mi rot rn, in one hour, 56 minutes
end 27 seconds. There are five priz
•5 i r the three-day dog 'ace. rang
'g from $150 down to $25.
Flctmns Basketball Title—
Sicnfnrd University retained
the Pacific Crast basketball
championship, having defeated
^ '.cl.ington State tl to 40 in a
fr ’jv fought, closely matched
game.
Gets Offer From Honolulu—
Honolulu promoters made Freddie
St;c an otfer of ;o,0l,C and two
r un.i trip tickets on the China Clip
pi r to show theie against an “ac
opponent.” Steele isn’t in
: n; hurry to fight, having pulled on
the leather nine times since he won
the title from Eabe Risko in Seattle
la it July, two of these bouts being
titular affairs. Freddie is going to
have to watch his step. There are
several premising lads casting eyes
at tfc: middleweight belt. Jim Conn,
ere f the most promising middle
men * s in the East today, won a
• c , v; decision over Risko in
7 lit: bur h recently, and it was not
a fluke either.
Goodnews Projects
Given Huge Loans
By The Government
A large dredge is now under ron
structic-n in California for tr.e Good
news Mining Company and will be
nipped to the platinum holdings of
he company at Goodnews Bay this
summer and put in operation as the
principle feature of a half million
dollar program to develop that area.
The Goodnews Mining Company,
composed of the Olson Brothers and
others, has secured a loan of $550,
000 from the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation to develop this area.
According to Walter G. Culver, who
took up the leases and options on
much of the ground which the com
pany will work this summer, the
dredge should be ready for opera
tion by late summer or early fall.
Mr. Culver closed the deal with the
Goodnews Mining Company regard
ing this ground in 1933. A'sociated
with several other persons in the
Goodnews Grnbstake Company, Mr.
Culver also staked some ground in
this region which the Goodnews Min
in ” Company will work with its
leased holdings.
The dredge equipment will be
shipped to Goodnews Bay and taken
ir. by tractor about 18 miles to the
platinum holdings. The Goodnews
Mining Company will also do other
development work in that section
tl i summer by means of a drill.
The Goodnews Bay area has un
- re four stampedes, three in
; . .-I the last one for platinum.
The first gold strike was early in
the century, and the second was
about 1910, the third about 1918
and the fourth, for platinum, last
fall and winter.
“Tf a Goodnews section has turned
oa: to be the largest and richest
t ’ vnum deposit in the world,” Mr.
Culver said.
Mr. Culver expressed the opinion
that the Goodnews Bay section is on
the verge of a great development
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Slfflf Will Defend title On Coast—
Freddie Steele will defend his title
in a 15-round bout in Seattle in May
or June against Ken Overlin of Rich
mond, Va. Steele has signed a con
tract with a $17,500 guarantee and
with option of 50 per cent of the
gate receipts. All we've got to say
is, Steele hal better make hay while
•he sun shines. A1 Hostak would like
about one or two more stiff bouts
before demanding a battle with
Freddie for the title. When he does,
we'll be in line for another ex
champ. When Hostak hits them
they stay hit.
Buckaroos Win Hockey Title—
The Portland Buckaroos stand tri
umphant winners of the Pacific
Coast Ice Hockey League title, fol
owmg the defeat of the Spokane
Clippers two to one for the third
i consecutive victory.
New Champ in The Making—
King Levinskv was 22-year-old
Boh Nestell’s tenth knockout victim
in 11 starts as a professional. Nea
t' 11 dropped the Kingfish four times
~nd partially closed both eyes before
he final finish with a right to the
jaw with only 17 seconds of thelOth
and final round to go. This newest
heavyweight find is a former Holly
wood high school student and Ba
kersfield cowboy. Looks like we
might have the makings of another
| real champ; time will tell. Mean
while we will go on talking about
those “Good old days, when men
were men."
OPENINGS ARE AVAILABLE
IN' THE CIVILSERVICE
The L'nited States Civil Service
Commission has announced open com
petitive examinations as follows:
Junior graduate nurse, $1,620 a
year.
Graduate nurse, 81,800 a year; op
fi"nal branches: anesthesia, psychi
atry tuberculosis, trachoma, pedia
trics, general staff nursing; public
health service, veterans’ administra
tion, and the Panama Canal service.
Public health nurse, 82,000 a year,
graduate nurse (general staff duty),
$1,800 a year, nurse technician bac
teriology and roentgenology com
bine*!), $1,800 a year. Indian Field
Service (including Alaska), depart
ment of the interior.
Junior forester and junior Tange
examiner, $2,000 a year, department
of agriculture, department of inter
ior.
Mechanical engineer (diesel design),
various grades. $2,600 to $3,800 a
year navy department.
Full information may be obtained
from Box 408, Anchorage. Alaska,
Secretary of the U. S. Civil
Board of Examiners; at the post-Sce
nt Anchorage, or from O. E. Shi-ley.
whose office is in the Odd Fellows
building in Anchorage.
ALASKA OUT LN FRONT
The Alaska citizenry is composed
of people from all different states of
the Union—north, south, east ar.d
west—thereby representing all th
different varieties of opinion. He .
the magazines or papers wr_
sought the consensus of public opin
ion, in the recent election, sent
questionnaires to Alaskans, they
could have readily obtained true in
formation-“As Alaska goes, .
goes the nation.”
program which will make it the
leading mining section of Alaska. H<
pointed out the a red has both golc
and platinum in rich quantities, anc
with the price of both metals now
at a high level, the country is bourn:
to forge ahead rapidly.
HOLY CROSS
HAPPENINGS
BY MISSES ANUTKA ««■ ANGELA
DEMIEVHEI F
(Special Correspondents)
Leaves For Stuyohuk Region—
Mr. Gerhart left today by dog
Vear for the Stuyohuk region for
an indefinite length of time where
he owns claims.
Grace Whitley Passes Away—
April ft-—Grace Whitley, 21-year
old daughter of Mrs. Lucy Whitley
died today. The girl had been suf
I fering from tuberculosis for the past
! three years. Surviving her are. a
widowed mot he, an older brother
and five younger sisters.
Accepts Position With Ira Woods—
March 24—Dan Victor arrived
here this morning carrying the mail
nrtl Miss Tatiana DemientiefT as pas
ifrom Fairbanks to Holieachuck
where she will spend the summer
working for Mr. Irar Woods. On the
return trip to Flat, Mr. and Mrs.
Tony Gularte boarded the ship re
turning home after a three months’
visi^ at Hqjy Cross.
Arrive For Visit—
children, of Flat, arrived ET F.ETE
April 5—Mrs. Harry Kardanoif
and two children of Flat, arrived to
day by plane for a visit with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Demien
iieff of Holy Cross. Another pas
senger was Joseph Jerue of Anvik,
en route to Anchorage. Father
Prange. Superior of Holy Cross and
General Superior of Alaska, with
Miss Kathleen Saden of Pvmute, left
on the return trip, beginning their
journey to Seattle. Angela Marylyn
DemientfefF also left for a two
week's visit in Flat with her sister,
Mrs.- Tony Gularte.
NENANA ICE MOVED
1917—April 30, at'11:30 a. in.
191?—May 11, 9:33 a. m.
1919— May 3, 2:33 p. m.
1920— May 11, 10:46 a. m.
1921— May 11, 6:42 a. m.
1922— May 12 at 1:20 p. m.
1923— Slay 3, 2 p. m.
1924— May 11 at 3:10 p. ro.
1925— May 7, 6:32 p. m.
1926— April 26, 4:03 p. m.
1927— May 13, 5:42 a. m.
1928— May 6, 4:24 p. m.
1923—May 5, 3:41 p. m.
1930— Slay 8, 7:03 p. m.
1931— May 10, 9:23 a. m.
1932— Slay 1, 10:15 a. m.
1933— Slay 8, 7:20 p. m.
1934— April 30, at 2:07 p. m.
1935— May 15, at 1:32 p.m.
1936— April 30, 12:58 p,m.
1937— ? ? ? ? r
Frank J. Guskey
NOTARY PUBLIC
Tskotra, Alaska.
NORTHERN COMMERCIAL COMPANY
McGRATH TAKOTNA
PREDICTION' MADE THAT
COLD WILL CO TO *U
An international apr cement for the
st'bili ration of curt nebs with the
l nited States money devalued to 50
per cent of its frmtor value, and a
consequent price of 311.34 art ounce
for cold late this
:.r early in
1938, was predicted in Now York by
busir. s and political lenders recent -
ly, who cla m to be in tin- confidcr ce
of the national adminisration.
C id p- nors are much interested
in the proposed stabilisation pro
pram. An increase in fold price and
an a sort'd peeped fipure will mean
deep mininp projects that otherwise
not he attempted.
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