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A just 29th, 1923, at the postofficp
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of .-larch 3rd, 1879.
T. .atna, Alaska, January 19, 1,935..
MERCY FLIGHT. .
Outsiders who read of Pilot Barn
h-.'s heroic mercy flight, a. distance
qj. . over 700 miles, made, at night
to the aid of a, woman...critically Ul,
w..l probably get a passing thrill
at .the courage snqjvn by. the.. Pilo.t,
but to the residents of interior
Alaska a far deeper feeling is in
volved. W ith expert medical, .atten
tion obtainable in only the, larger
towns, tne closest to us. being An
chorage, Fairbanks or Seward, the
question of transporting an. ill per
son must be. enurcy by plane. .To
knew that the pilots are not. only,
eager to serve but will risk their,
lives to answer the call of mercy
gives a sense of security and grati-_
tune.
per issue
.20.
issue (minimum
< «ne reads daily in .the Alaskan
newspapers of injured* ill or frost
bitten peoj>e being rushed by plane
to ihe nearest hospital. The amount
of suffering or of lives saved makes
a notable record, but it is all .in
the. days work for..the pilot, .who js
concerned with landing his patient
quickly and. safely.
Although planes are a common
sight in. most Alaskan towns, more
so, perhaps, than, in many sections
of . the states,. pilots of the.. North
fly under much more hazardous. con
ditions. Night _ flying is not the
beacon lighted trail of the . outside
nor are .the landing fields lighted
and runways marked. It is wholly
up to the skill of the Riloi and his
knowledge of'the country,
Flying under such difficult con
ditions with, landing fields hundreds
of jniles apart and .often little better
than a forced landing in a rural
pasture in the states might, be, is
it any wonder that the recipients
of the services extend appreciation
and gratitude-to the,, flyers.?
ALASKA’S NEW MAGAZINE ~
On the last mail we. received a
copy of the .initial number.' of the
“The Alaska Sportsman,” Alaska’s
new magazine.
It is a meritorious 30 page edition
with interestng artcles and stories
of ihe North, .baying many interest
ing illustrations. The magazine is
all ^Alaskan, the stories being written
by Alaskans and about Alaska.
No doubt spojt lovers .in Alaska
and the Stateswill be interested
readers
The Alaska Spprtsman is edited by
T. rK. ; Smith, who heads the staff,
and is published, monthly at Ketehi
WASHINGTON ITEMS
Kar!e Theile, owner of tfte'Diarriond
“K” Packing Company of Wrangell
. rmer Secretary of the Territory,
v.-as in Washington for a number
. f days recently. He was appointed
;.ivs ntative of the Independent
Gunners Association to appear for
-hem on the question of maintenance
■>r eimination of traps in view, of the
announced purpose of Delegate Di
:ond to endeavor to secure the
passage of a bill calling for the abo
i.ion of all traps. -Mr. Theile ad
vised the Delegate that in his oper
■ . ions at Wrangell during the past
summer he packed twice, as many
;.ine caught fish as irap caught
-ish and that,he never refused to
ake any seine -.caught fish tram, the
ishermen for the cannery? and never
. laced any of them on any sort of
1 limit and that, in fact, he took fish
from other seiners where they could
not find a purchaser.
With the allotment to the city of
Fairbanks of a loan and grant of
i?50,C00 by the PW A, all of the appli
cations for. loans .and grants by'the
various cities .of Alaska have heen
^proved by the PWA and the funds
allocated.except as to the city of
Douglas in which the requisite plans
.and engineering and other details
have not yet been furnished by the
:ty. The amounts of the various
..cans and grants and of the cities
.Receiving the same-are as folows:
otvagway
_ j Wrangell . 47,000.
Juneau 100,000..
. i Sewards 118.,00p -..
Fairbanks 50,000
In the case of Seward above listed
lh,e application of the city of Seward
was for $60,0(10 only, but the. engin
eers of the _.PWA decided that the
engineering plans .submitted by the
city were impractical and so they
made entirely new Rians, calling for
a loan .and grant of $118,000. This
amount has not been set over to the
city because. Congress at the last
session failed ta pass,, the.necessary
legislation authorizing^ the city to
incur indebtedness. . One other loan
and grant .application is on its way,
that of the city of Nome for $100,
000 for. the construction ..of. public,
works made necessary by the recent
fire in that city. It will be recalled
that the situation at Nome was ex
amined V; r;ol. E. W. Clark of the
i"YvA and his report.has been made
to Administrator Ickes.
Commissioner of Education A... E.
Karnes .of Juneau, was in Washington
for about ten days in December
discussing, various questions, concern
ing school affairs with the officials
of the Department of the Interior,
including a program for.the erection
of additional school... buildings in
Alaska and of hospitals at. Seldovia
and Kodiak where they, are badly
needed,. At.present, the .difficulties
are two, First, lack of funds of the
Public Works Administration, and
Second,..the .question as to bow the
hospitals will be operated^ and at
whose expesnse after they are con
structed. : Commissioner,. Karnes also
attended a „ meeting of educators
while In Washington.
Appointments of postmasters .in
Alaska for; the past, month.. are as
follows^.
Opftir Mrs. Jessie M. Howard
Berry Mrs. Alaska* Moody
Juneau t Albert": Wile _
The Delegate has recommended J.
H. Gilpatrick of Sitka for appoint*
ment as postmaster at that place to
succeed Mrs. Elizabeth D. DeArmond
•whose term, will expire Jbn.v 13,
1935. The Post Office Department
has requested the Delegate to re
commend some one for appointment
as postmaster at the Nenana office
to succeed Martin J. Martin the
present postmaster, whose term ex
pires February 20, 1935. The term
of the postmaster at Ketchikan,
Alaska expired last May but no other
appointment has been made at the
time this, is written.
Since his return to office, the
Delegate has .done considerable work
in pressing the plan of colonization
for Alaska, a. plan which is favored
by the Government for two reasons:
first, would take care of some
people in the'drought stricken areas
who can no longer survive there
and people lliying under similiarly
impossible ecomonic conditions else
where; and, second, it would aid in
the settlement of Alaska with a bona
fide resident population. Three
places for the initial settlement • are
under consideration—the Matanuska ,
Valley, the Homer region on Katch
mak Bay and. the vicinity of..Fair
banks. It is likely that the initial
settlement will consist of approxim
ately 10Q famiBes and it now appears
that the Matanuska Valley will prob
ably be chosen for this settlement.
If the settlement is as successful as
the Delegate believes it will be it
appears that eventually at least 500
families will be established in .the
Territory. The Delegate believes,
upon advice received from official
quarters, that this plan for the ini
tial settlement is certain to be carried
out.
THE KUSK.QKJV IM &
Kuskokwim, oh, mighty river,
Rolling onward to the sea,
There must be a world of knowledge
Which you might impart to me.
Ted me. of the lofty mountains
Vv here you start your winding course,
Tili me. of the many branches. _
Which unite to form your source.
Tell me of the spreading forests
»hich for miles adorn your shore,
clt your wealth, of precious metals,
Silver, gold and many more.
ieli me of the .million fishes,
Which each springtime come to you,
Of your waterfowl and land birds,
..car and moose and caribou.
in .material things you’re wealthy.,,
in material wealth you roll,
Have you anything to offer
cor the profit of the soul?
Tell me of your dusky people,
their philosophy of life,
How they live in peace and plenty
Free from discord.. and strife. .
D6es their constant observation
Of your quiet way
Teach them to be calm, and patient
And to take life day by day?
Every spring you break .your fetters
And your quiet life resume;
E^ery spring you thus remind us
There is life beyond the tomb.
Kpskokwim,. oh .wise ..old river!...
Would that I might learn to be
Lijke you, ever calm and patient
And from cares and worries- free! i
O. E. HELL, Bethel.
itf&OOJ) WATS ALLEGED ... FOR
SPELLING ‘SCISSORS’.
„ TORONTO. —Ernest. B.. Roberts, .
who spent nineteen years trying to
reform the world’s spelling, said .that
Hie word “scissors” could be spelled
mbre than 596,000 different .ways.
He did not list’!them......
A “loose system” like English:
which permitted such levity in spell
ing was to he .scorned, -he .said*.!
.. Mr. Roberts used the word as an
example in advocating his “spel-rid
rite” system, j.. which. . he believes
should be adopted. “Spel-rid-rite”
means spell,.rqad,.write Jii the Jlob^
erts modernized. language. .
“There is nothing sillier than our
English spelling,!’ he ass6rted. “O
ver 20,000 of our everyday news
paper words are hard to spell under
the systemless system our children,
have to grind through.” ,
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all hours. Do&barna in connection.
Hun Adams House, you can xrtrtaln OUtshia
Liquors ofall kinds, Wines,"and Beer..
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Goods Exclusively
Swift*s Ovenized Hams|and Bacon
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A Modern Hot-air -Heating System
Supplies Warmth to Svery Room.
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Merchandise.
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