COMMITTEE
VISITS NOME
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h Eight-' members ot Congress,
epresenting an important com
mittee on aviation in the House
Of Representatives, and headed by
Dr. Ed'/ard P. Warner, Vice
Chairma 1 of the Civil Aeronaut
ics Board, well known writer,
Counsel and aviation authority,
arrived in Nome on Friday after
noon by plane from Fairbanks,
it was anounced by Alvin Polet,
Alaska Airlines Representative in
Nome, and will remain ovenight
before continuing their trip, which
takes them to Anchorage and Jun
eau.
The distinguished party visited
* here on an inspection tour of avia
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). tion facilities of 4 the. rpajer. aix_
routes and cities of the Terr&pigfc*
The Congressmen are. membfcr$C
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of the Aviation Subcommittee,on;
j Interstate and- Foreign Commerce1
of the House of Representative's.
Congressman Alfred J. Bulwirikle
I of North Carolina is Chairman of
the Committee, which includes
Representatives Virgil Chapman,,
Lyle H. Boren, Lindley Beckworth,
; Richard F. Harless, Carl Hinshaw,
Evan Howell, Joseph P. O’Hara,
i.Mr. Elton J. Layton, Clerk
| of the Committee, Dr. Edward P.1
i Warner of the Civil Aeronautics!
! Board and ohn Groves, Director:
, of the Air Transport Association
of Washington.
| Purpose of the flying tour is to
obtain first hand information Con
cerning aviation in Alaska, and to
fmake a complete inspection of the
airways and airports of the Ter
ritory. The Committee will meet
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with representatives of all the ma
^or air companies, privafe flyers,
:^ir contractors, for discuss
ions the various problems of the
operitojrs,in -Nome.
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Tne evening program was well
carried o'ut*-'under The able guid-l
ance of Alvin Polet, lofal'^Man
ager of the Alaska Airlines, acting
in the capacity of Master of Cer- i
emonies.
Following a fine dinner, those
gathered about the table were in
troduced and asked to speak for
about “one minute”, one at a time.
Chairman Bulwinkle called upon
each of his colleagues, first intro
ducing Representative Virgil Chap
man, a soft-spoken gentleman from
Kentucky, who spoke of Alaska
as the land of “arduous things,
well done”.—Representative Carl
Hinshaw of California, ‘My State
is vitally interested in Alaska”.—
Lyle H. Boren, farm-boy Repres
entative of Oklahoma, “Nome will
always be cherished in my mem
ories”.—Rep. Lindley Beckworth.
“We of Texas recognize great
distances, in that Alaska has even
greater distances than Texas”.—
Evan Howell, the Illinois Repres
entative, speaking of the gentle
man from Kentucky. T do not wish
to get myself all latheredrup in
such fast oratorical company”.—
Representative J. Percy Priest, of
Tennesse, “It’s wonderful every
where, come home”.—Richard F.
Harless, Representative of Ariz
ona, "Now that we have the airr
planes, our future in air commerce
is assured.”—Congressman Joseph
P. O’Hara, of Minnesota, spoke of
the “vastness and tremendousness”
of the work accomplished by the
officers and men of the Nome gar.
rison.—The CAB Vice Chairman,
Dr. Edward Warner, “Nome will
be one of the great landmarks in
aviation.”
General Edwin S. Jones, Com
manding Officer of Nome garrison
appreciated the compliment, “In
ternational relations are well taken
care of in Nome.”
A. Polet, prominent businessman
of Nome, spoke to the Congress
men in their own language, “Will
the gentlemen yield,—I beg leave
of the committee to have my re
marks, which I shall make at a
later date, included in the records
of this meeting.”
Carl Lomen, manager of the
Lomen Commercial Company in
Nome, requested the Committee
to read .Steffensen’s “Northward
the Course of Empire”.
District Judge J. H. S. Morison,
ormerly o Tennessee, “War is a
civilizer, it makes people friendly."
Lt. Stanley R. Morgan, Officer
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in Charge : of, ACS,, . in •Non**,!
speaking of Barrow weather, “We
heve only two seasons, winter,
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and a few days of rough sledding”.;
Chris Roust, President of the
NWA Chamber of Commerce, Our1
Aviation * committee- is at ydur
service;*’ «» ; : '
U.S •• Meteorologist. Loren P.
Leach, “We keep the planes in the
air.” — CAA’s Chief Radio Op
erator,’ Wm. Bill* ' Wtnebrenner,
“For further question*?, I’LL see
you later at the bar,”—Dr.Thomas
MoYcpm. T*fteeps the pilots fit.”j
S. David Mazen, U. S. Postmaster:
at Nome, “We need legislation to|
speed up our airmail service.”—
Pilot Frank W’haley. operator of
a private flying school, pilot for
Wien Alaska Airlines, Chairman
of the Aviation Committe lor the
Chamber of Commerce, “I have
flown 500,CK)0 miles in all kinds
of Alaska weather,”
Master of Ceremonies, Alvin
Pole!,-“t ^wiah ,.tp thank the officers
and men of the Nome Air Base,
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for having made this gathering
possible." "Let us adjourn to
more, comfortable chairs’’.^- '
The balance, of the evening was
given to the showing of some few,
hundred feet of film, covering
actual hazards of aviation in Al
aska.”
A heavy ‘day for the Congress
men, and so to bed, for an early
start for Anchorage, and the Al
aska Department on Saturday.
PIONEER WOMEN
HOLD MEETING
The Pioneer Women of Alaska
held their regular meeting at the
home of Mrs. Christie Waldheim,
with Mrs. Ole Hay as assisting
hostess. Whist was played with
the following as the lucky win
ners: Mrs. Hewitt, Mrs. Charles
Penny cook and Mrs. B. B. Mo
zee, after which delicious refresh
ments were served.
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