I NEWS ITEMS FROM OTHER ALASKAN TOWNS
• Gathered From Our Territorial Exchanges •
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DIRECTS ARC WORK—
M. C. Edmunds, superintendent of
the Alaska Road Commission, Anch
orage branch, announced recently the
app introent of Anton Anderson as
general foreman of the Road Com
r : - on work at Palmer and Willow
Creek. Mr. Anderson was formerly
location engineer for the Alaska
Rural Rehabilitation Corporation,
and designed the work-credit system
while there.
RIPLEY AUTOGRAPHS BOOKS—
Two Juneau boys are proudly dis
playing an autographed copy of Rip
iey^s Big Book, “Believe It Or Not/’
While the Aleutian was in Juneau,
Jetty and Jack Gucker visited the
globe trotter, newspaper and radio
man and he inscribed one of his
t, . ks with: “To Jerry and Jackie
G Ktr with all the best wishes from
T'- - friends Ripley. “Believe It Or
N _n au, 1937.” with the signa
ture in the scrawl that millions nave
read.
NEW TARIFF EFFECTIVE—
A three per cent increase in freight
rates on commodities moving from
station to station on the Alaska Rail
road became effective recently. Tne
new rates do not affect sh.pmerts
from Seattle. Col. O. F- Ohison,
general manager of the line, satd
that the increase in local rates wall
correspond with the increase in
through rates last May. No farther
increases in freight rates are con
templated at this rime, Ohlson said.
“If increases in wages are granted
the railroad employes the rates will
nave to be revised upward." The
general manager said that an in
crease in wages of railroad employes
would cost from $130,000 to $150,000
a year and that additional revenue to
cover l - item would have to come
f: jm h:leased freight rates. “It
wot’ i small another increase of
aooat 10 per cent." Ohlson said. Rel
ative to the forthcoming increase in
local commodity rates, railroad offi
cials pointed out that no increases
-srera made on these iems when the
10 per cent revision was made on
hrr tgh rates. In addition to the
c.neral three per cent increase, the
cost of moving several items will be
advanced in greater proportions, the
new freight tariff shows. The general
mrease was on the class rates for
ving commodities. Some commo
di es were reclassified so that they
fall into more expensive classes than
heretofore Building material, for
instance, formerly was a Class C
commodity- Under the new tariff, it
will be in Class A when moved in
carload lots. Less than carload lots
will remain in the old classification.
A:' planes and mining machinery will
.-.■e n Class B instead of Class C. The
tew tariff will not affect the cost of
r v ng coal and petroleum products.
Th e rates were revised Slav 20.
. *es for moving hay. straw, milk.
Cl* am. burterfat. vegetables and
. products to and from the Pal
colony will remain unchanged.
1. c r. section with the Matanuska
c tty. however, a new item appears
new tariff to provide for the
einent of milk and cream in cans
ir m Palmer to Anchorage. In the
a -enee of a rate for these products
' they hove been shipped
basis. The new tariff
.. st of ?■ : ms for each
. r. c an of milk or cream
• to Anchorage from Palmer.
road will return the empty
free. Officials sail that the new
l. . .a reduction in cost for mov
ing milk and cream, compared to
the amount paid under the weight
basis.
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ASK DONATION—
Some weeks ago, a National cer
eal concern sent a couple of thous
and boxes of bran flakes to the Ju-1
neau office with instructions to deli-j
: ver them to customers of the office, j
Some of the packages were left over
j and the postoffice clerks are asking:
j a donation of cream and sugar, par
} cel post, so they will not have to go
, home for lunch.
ANDERSON LUCK HOLDS—
Fortune continues to smile on Bus
j ter Anderson, Nenana ice pool win- j
! ner who passed through Anchorage
recently to his home in Fairbanks.
! According to his fellow travelers,
: Buster won $25 at Cordova when he
guessed the exact minute the steam
er Alaska's warning whistle blew
prior to its departure for Seward.
The pool was formed by passengers
aboard the steamer. Anderson had
only ne guess on the miniature pool
1 but* it was all be needed because bis
phenominal luck that brought him i
approximately S70.000 from the Ne
r r a guessing contest this spring
was still with him. Anderson has
been on a brief visit Outside.
LOST PURSE RETURNED—
If you lose your purse out of a
window while riding through the wil
derness on the Alaska Railway, j
there is little need to worry, says 1
the Anchorage Times. Mrs. Fred C.
Bieecher of Fairbanks lost her purse ‘
containing the keys to her luggage j
out of a car window on a tram. The J
train crew telephoned up the line 1
and contacted the roadmaster who
was traveling toward Healy by
speeder. He stopped at the point •
described and found the purse which i
was sent to Seattle. For a time the
woman was at a loss tp open her •
luggage, but at Curry all the keys ‘.
in the hotel were tried and the man
ager succeeded in opening the bags. ,
CRONINS LEAVE ON TRIP—
E. J. Cronin, for two years pur
chasing agent for the Alaska P.ural
Rehabilitation Corporation of Pal
mer, accompanied by Mrs. Cronin,
left Anchorage recently enroute to
the States for an extensive two
months tour. Sorry to leave this
section, even for a short period, yet
eager to take his long delayed vaca
tion and the longer awaited tour of
certain sections of the United States,
that he has wanted to see for many
years, Mr. Cronin said: “I have
found my work and my associations
here the" best in my life and deeply
regret leaving them. While I have
made no definite plans beyond this
vacation period, I presume that I
will be back, for one always comes
back to the place he likes the best."
W . X. BONNETT SUCCUMBS—
Alaska’s veterans' ranks numbered j
one less recently following an an- ,
nouncement from the Anchorage j
Hospital of the death of William H.
Bonnett. 72, miner and railroader, j
His death was preceded by an illness
of at least two months, the past few
weeks of which had been spent un
der a doctor’s care at the hospitaL
Mr. Bonnett mined in the Willow'
Creek district from 1914 to 1920
when he became a member of the Al
aska Railroad’s mechanical depart
ment, He was born in New York
City in 1865. It is not known when
he ‘came to Alaska. Survivors live
in North Dakota and word is being
awaited from them pending final fu
neral arrangements. Mr. Bonnett
was a member of the Pioneers of Al
aska and it is very probable that
the services will be held under the
auspices of that organization.
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STAR MR SERVICE
INCORPORATED
It is our intention to serve
those living in the Kusko
kwim as efficiently as pos
sible and to the best of oar
ability.
THREE RADIO STATIONS
GOVERNMENT APFKOYEDLREPAIR [STATIONS
LICENSED PILOTS - LICENSED MECHANICS
3ELD FOR PERJURY—
Elever Hanson, an Alaska-Juneau
niner was held on a perjury charge
n connection with his marriage last
'all. It is alleged he married Dor
>thy Courtland in 1930 and that in
reward he married Frances Johnson
arho has since died. His first wife
wrought the charge.
\NOTHER PIONEER DIES—
Joseph Gove, 71, hard rock miner,
massed away in Fairbanks recently.
He was a member of the local Igloo
if the Pioneers of Alaska and was
lorn at Marykirk, Scotland in 1866.
He came to Alaska in 1890 and at
■ne time was foreman in the glory
lole of the Treadwell mine, and also
vas foreman in the Rand, South Af
rica He lived in the Circle district.
MAYORS ONE LEGISLATURE—
Senator James H. Patterson, of
iakiez, is very much in favor of a
>ne-bouse or unicameral legislature
or Alaska believing that much
i) ore work could be done in a much
holder time at much less expense.
Hr. Patterson believes that nine men
hould compose the unicameral leg
slature, with one at large. Delegate
Dimond also approves the one-house
egislature, and has introduced a bill
n the House which has been approv
'd by the House Territories Conanit
ee, and the Senate which authorizes
i vote on the question at the next
reneral election. Like Mi. Patter -
ion, Mr. Dimond believes that the
nove would be more businesslike and
could be less expensive.
UR WAYS BUILDS FIELD—
Reporting the completion of a
.200-foot runway on a new landing
ield which he built near the head of
he Eek River, A1 Jones, manager of
Anchorage Airways, returned to An
ti o rage from that section recently,
rhe airport is at an 1,800-faet «lev
ition. and is in fine condition, ac
cording to Mr. Jones. It was quite
iifScult to locate, due to the rugged
ness of the ground, he added. In
the same area that the airport has
neen constructed, Mr. Jones is doing
some extensive drilling on mining
claims. The region, about 75 miles
from Bethel, near the headwaters of
the Eek River, appears well mineral
ized, he said, yet he is not at pres
ent able to estimate the ore value.
There are approximately 81 claims
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MK and MKS.M. MYNTTL Props.
staked in the area, lie said, la one
case drills have penetrated H feet
without reaching bedrock. This jdril
ling is being done about 6* miles
from Crowdy’s mine at Bear Creek.!
A transmitting and receiving radio
set has been erected there, Mr. Jones ;
stated. This will be used to facilitate
flying in that area, he added. There ;
are four men drilling here wow, and '
if conditions and weather permit,
they will continue to drill through
out the winter, Mr. Jones said. He
also announced the purchase from
the Star Airways of their original
hangar at Merrill Field. He has ap
plied for land nearby to erect a
first-class repair shop and gas and
oil saticm.
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“Could yvm help a poor man "who
has just left prison?”
“Yon should ht ashamed to own
H."
“I didn't own it, mum—I was only
a lodfrer ”
DRAGLINES
Eight P & H Draglines sold in
Alaska this season.
These machines are built es
pecially for dragline purposes
and have many special fea
tures.
Wrile for particulars.
CARRINGTON & JONES I
91 Colombia St„ Seattle, Wash.
DISTRIBUTORS FOR ALASKA
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