THE NOME NUGGET
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Aviation Progress
In Northland
Is Described
The Aeronautics Operation
Summary Report for the year
ending June 30, 1940. shows a
continued incr ase during the
year of all phases of aviation ser
vices in the Territory of Alaska
with the exception of the Pas
senger Miles.
In comparison to that activity
of the year ending June 30, 1939,
the amount of decrease is very
slight, decreasing only 56,000 mil
es. or 0.96% less than last year.
On the other hands, the num
ber of passengers flown during
this year increased 1621. or 5*i%
more than last year, while the |
number of plane miles increased 1
over 1939 in the amount of 350.- J
000 miles, or nearly 11%. Com
pared to last year’s totals, the |
number of trips of the air ser
vices of Alaska increased this j
year about 25%, and the number:
of hours flown increased nearly
10%.
Mail and Freight Increased
The amount of freight hauled
by planes increased 305.000
pounds in the past year, or about
8% over 1939. The pounds of
mail carried by planes also in
creased during the past year,
30.500 pounds, or 6% more than
1939. It is expected that the
pounds of mail hauled by planes'
will increase even more during
the coming year due to the re-1
cent inaugural of air mail ser- j
vice from the continental United j
States.
Highest Months
In comparing the totals for sep
arate mentns ot the year ending j
June 30, 1940, with the totals of
the year ending June 30, 1939.
it is found that the totals for1
h'.onths of November and Febru
ary show' the greatest average in j
creases in all phases of activity.!
, On the other hand, the totals
f r months of July and August
1 o-.v the largest decrease in
i ,me activities and the least in
crease in other activities.
Year’s Highlights
Following are some of the high
lights of the monthly summary
comparisons between identical
months shown on the reports of
1939 and 1940 as compiled by
the Alaska Aeronautics and Com
munications Commission:
TRIPS — February shows the
highest increase over 1939 with a
gain of 64%: June with increase
of 55%; July with least increase
with gain of only 0.07%.
HOURS—November shows the
highest increase with gain of
49%, February has increase of
36%; and the months of July,
August and December show de
creases of 2%, 6%, and three
percent respectively.
MILES — February shows the
highest increase with a gain of
3814; November has increase of
34%; and August shows largest
decrease with a drop of 15%>.
PASSENGERS —February
shows the highest increase with
gain of 32%; November has in
crease of 30%; and August and
March show decreases of 11%
and 1% respectively.
PASSENGER MILES — Evm
though the passenger miles for I
the year showed a decrease of
0.96% as compared with the re
port of 1939, only four separate
months showed decreases; nam?- j
ly, July, August, December and j
January with decreases of 5%.|
26%, 25 percent and 11 percent i
respectively. In spite of this an-!
nual decr.ase in Passenger Mil
es, the month of November con
tinued strong as in the other act*
ivities by showing the highest in
crease <Vith a gain of 15%.
POUNDS OF FREIGHT — No
vember shows the highest gain |
with an increase of 71%; Feb
ruary and March have an in-!
crease of approximately 50% :
each; May and June show an in- i
crease of about 33% each; how-j
ever July and August show a
crease of about 25% each; Oc
tober, December, and January'
show decreases of between 8 and |
18% each,
POUNDS OF MAIL — Each
month of the first six months of |
this fiscal year shows an increase!
in the number of pounds of mail
carried by plane, but four
months out of the last six months
of th;, fiscla year show a de
crease the exceptions being Feb
ruary and April; November
shows the highest increase with
a gain of 33%; and May shows
the largest decrease with a drop
of 18%.
ARMY PLANE LANDED
AT NIGHT, AUK BAY
Shortly after 6 o’clock recently
Auk Bay residents were startled
by the roar of powerful airplane
engines.
Several minutes later, Uncle
Sam’s 12-ton Army observation
amphibian plane swept to a flare
lighted landing on Auk Bay after
a headwind flight from Anchor
age.
The big amphibian, only one in
existence of its type, is being
.sent back to Langley Field. Va„
although it was recently transfer
red to Anchorage.
Reason for the transfer is the
ship is not equipped properly for
winter flying and no adequate
personnel is available to service
her through the winter.
Under the command of Lieut.
L. J. Gephart the ship left Anch
orage at noon and desiring to
get into Juneau, Lieut Gephart
parsed Yakutak harbor and made
his spectacular night landing at
Auk Bay.
Three parachute flares were
dropped from the ship at an al
titude of 2,000 feet. The first did
not explode, but the second and
third lit up the entire Aug Bay
area and made a safe landing
possible.
It is planned to bring the ship
north again next spring in April.
Write to your friends and rela
tives on the ‘Outside’, using Sour
ough Stationery. They’ll get a big
kick out of it.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
—
No. 626
In the Probate Court In and For
The Cape Nome Precinct, Terri-,
tory of Alaska.
In th matter of the estate of
FELIX BRUNER, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that by
order of the Probate Court in
and for the Cape Nome Precinct,
Territory of Alaska, the under
signed has be'-n appointed Exec
utor of the estate of Felix Brun
er, deceased. All persons having
claims against said estate shall
present them with proper vouch
ers attached, within six months
from th. date of this notice to
the undersigned at Nome, Alas
ka.
Dated at Nome, Alaska, Dec
ember 2, 1940.
Publish December 2 9 16 23, 1940
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NENANA ICE CLASSIC
WINNER and husband
are in court again
' SEATTLE, Nov. 29—Mrs. Lila
'Pa m, Anchorage stenographer,
moved last week to prevent her
husband, Oscar, from seizing any
part of her portion of the $35,000
Nenana ice classic.
Palm filed a suit here June 12'
against the Northern Commer
cial Company contending the A1!
aska firm held community funds
of himself and his wife as trust
ees.
Mrs. Palm said the money now j
has bien paid into the court and
she declared the laws of Alaska
and Washington forbid operation
of a lottery, apparently refer
ring to the ice classic, and sug
gested the court order the money
returned to th Northern Com
mercial Company.
She further declai'ed that be
fore her marriage it was agreed
that she would continue at work
and any money received by her:
should remain her separate pro
perty to be used as she saw fit,
including maintenance of her i
two minor childretn; and finally |
she declared that on November I
7 she and Palm were divorced ^
by the Third Division U. S. dis-1
trict court in Alaska and he has
no right to the fund over which
he seeks dominion.
Mrs. Palm declared she gave
$500 to her husband as a settle
ment of his claims, and she had
filed a cross complaint for $125
she said he borrowed, subsequent
to their marriage a year ago.
STIMSON NOT QUITTING
WASHINGTON. Nov. — In a
ress conference Secretary of War
Heni'y Stimson told newsmen
that he had no intention of re
signing and: “So far as I know,
nobody has any plans to make
me quit my cabinet post.”
He mad; the statement in re
sponse to questions if he intend
ed to resign in view of reports j
that Mayor LaGuardia of New
York City is scheduled to suc
ceed him.
The Secretary of War said that
he intends to start an insp ction
tour of southern army construc
tion projects in the very near fu
ture.
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