PATROLS ON HIGHWAYS OF
ALASKA SOON BE IN REGULAR
SERVICE ANNOUNCES SECTY
Highway patrolmen for the.
principal motor traffic centers j
■and highways soon will be in |
' service in Alaska, reports E. L.
(Bob) Bartlett, secretary of Al
aska who arrived in Fairbanks
from Juneau recently on an of
ficial visit of several days.
“The patrol service,” explains
Mr. Bartlett, which will be the
first in the North, “is being ar
ranged in accordance with regu
lations recently formulated by
the territorial highway board..
in accordance with authority set
out under the Alaska Highways
Traffic Act, enacted by the last
Territorial legislature.
“Patrolmen will be assigned to
duty at Fairbanks, Anchorage.
Juneau and Ketchikan. There
will be one man at each place.
While he will cruise the high
ways leading out of each of those
centers, having much ground to
cover, the mere fact he is on the
job doubtless will have a salut
ary effect in curbing reck lev
drivers and those inclined to
violate the laws.
New Regulations
“The new regulations were
formulated early in the season
and are now in the hands of the
printer. As soon as available,
copies will be widely distribut
ed, so that all interested ma\
know their full content and im
port.
“Among other provisions arc
limitations on loads and require
ment for each driver to obtain a
territorial driver’s license, which
will be subject to forfeiture for
violation. The licenses will be is-,
sued by the territorial treasurer
or agents he will designate ir.
each important traffic center.”
An important new branch of
he Inferior highway system of
Ma'ka. Mr. Bartlett announces.
> now in prospect and funds
nay by allocated for the purpose
'n the near future. The propose'!
highway, he states, would be in
the Kenai Peninsula area, and
will form a link between Seward
and other towns of the Kenai
district and Anchorage. This
would hook up with the present
highway from Anchorage to
Matanuska, now being extended
to the Richardson Highway. lead
ir.g to Fairbanks and Valdez.
“The proposed improvements,”
explained Bartlett,” would neces
sitafe building the stretch from
Sunrise to Anchorage, either ac
ross or around Turnagain Arm.
It would be a part of the de
fense movement ,and we are ex
pecting a decision regarding the
proposal any time now.”
PA A TO TAKE OVER LA VERY
AIRWAYS ANCHORGE RUN
R. O. Bullwinkel, traffic man
ager in the Seattle office of Pan
American Airways, arrived in
Fairbanks recently on a routine
visitation to PAA offices in Jun
eau and the Interior. With Wil
liam S. Burton, district sales man
ager in Fairbanks, the Seattle of
ficial flew over the route now
operated by La very Airways,
which Pan American Airways is
seeking as an adjunct to the com
pany's Alaska service.
Bullwinkel said no decision
has yet been released by the Civ
il Aeronautics Board on PAA’s
application for permission to pur
chase the rights of Lavery Air
ways on the Fairbanks-Anchor
tge run.
2 More Ships To
Sail To Africa
LONDON. July — A govern
ment spokesman disclosed in
Commons that Britain had given
permission for two other French
ships, in addition to the French
tanker Scherezade, to sail to
French North Africa from the
United States. He asserted in
Commons that the cargoes would
be consumed in North Africa
only, and under the supervision
of American consular officials.
Prime Minister Winston Chur
chill intervened to say that the
entire matter had been given
careful consideration and was a
matter of “high policy.” He de
clared that the views of the Unit
ed States, at whose request the
British permission was granted,
should be treated with the “great
est respect.”
WFATHER BUREAU TO PUT
STATION ON ATTU ISLAND
Attu, westernmost of the Aleu
tian Islands and most remote
spot in Alaska, is to become a
spot on the U. S. Weather Bu
reau map this summer.
Arrangements have been made
by the Bureau and by the Office
of Indian Affairs, working in co
operation, to provide personnel
and equipment for a synoptic sta
tion which will broadcast weath
er observations three times daily
from the island, which is in the
Eastern Hemisphere.
The information will be trans
mitted to Dutch Harbor by ra
dio operated by the observer, C.
Foster Jones, formerly of Old
Harbor. Mrs. Jones will be the
teacher at a new Government
school to be opened on the Is
land. Mr. Jones, Special Assist
ant for the Office of Indian Af
fairs, will double as weather
man.
A school building has been
available on Attu srnce 1932.
ALL-WELDED SHI P—The African Comet, shown in a designer’s sketch, will be launched in
June at Pascagoula, Miss., as the first >»-wfM"’ s'”’n. It’s for Ameriean-African trade.
U.S. SHIPS A-BUILDINC —Here’s a view of tlie Ingalls shipyards at Pascagoula, Miss.,
where men drc at work on a $50,000,000 contract with the U.S. maritime commission for construction
of 12 all-welded ships. They're intended for American-African trade and will make the New Tfork
4_ to-Capctown trip in 16>/i days. First ship of group is the $4,000,000 African Comet.
Dimond Lays
Slow Road Work
To Canada
WASHINGTON. July — Dele
gate Anthony J. D:mond declar
ed that the Canadian national
government is “stalling, delaying
and procrastinating” in the neg
otiations to bring about construe
tion of the International High
way between Seattle and Fair
banks by way of British Colum
bia and Yukon Territory.
“The Canadians are stalling
along and not doing anything to
ward getting the necessary high
way started,” Dimond said. “I
have no official information upon
which to base my belief, but I
know it is true. The Canadians
just will not say 'We won't co
operate,’ but just keep postpon
ing.”
‘The Canadian-Alaska High
way Commission came recently
to Washington for a conf:rence.
It was easy to see the Canadian
members had no authority to
commit their government to any
thing.
“The fact the Canadians have
done nothing is proof that my
statement is true.
“Congress would agree to a
proposal to construct the high
way :n a minute if Canada would
cooperate.”
Charges Are Denied
EDMONTON, Alberta Province
Canada. July — Canadian Prime
Minister McKenzie King declar
ed at Edmonton that Canada is
wholeheartedly behind the pro
posed International Highway to
connect Alaska with the United
States.
The prime minister denied
charges of Delegate Dintond that
“Canadian indifference is block
ing construction of the 2.000
mile highway.” McKenzie King
said that his government is co
operating with the United States
in every way possible? in spon
soring the road. He said that the
highway will prove of great bene
fit to Canada as well as to the
United States and Alaska.
The road would be built al
most wholly in Canadian terri
tory across British Columbia and
Yukon Territory.
The Nome City Council is meet
ing in regular session tonight at
the City Hall.
MIXERS AND OPERATORS
You can obtain at the Nugget
Office the following forms which
are carried in stock, thus avoid
ing long delays and incomplete
blanks obtained in the States
iVrite or call at the Nugget Of
fice for:
Lode Location Notices.
Time Sheets for Employees
Placer Location Notices.
Proofs of Labor Banks.
Dredge Shift Reports—2 types.
Prospecting Drill Field Logs.
Deed Forms.
Voucher Forms.
Special Power of Attorney
Blanks.
NEWS ITEMS
A TOURIST’S IMPRESSION
OF NOME
Governor Gruening, in his mes
"sage to the Legislature, spoke of
the possibilities of developing the
tourist trade of Alaska, when
the congestion caused by the de
fense activities shall be at and
end. Since I have travelled thru
most of the Territory, I agree
with the Governor that Alaska
has many of the requisites for
-uccessful tourist devedopment.
The mighty mountains and
gorgeous glaciers of southeast- i
ern Alaska are already well j
known, and less numerous but;
fortunate tourists have visited
the quaint and historical scenes
of the upper Yukon. The surpris
ing fact is that so few of these
tourists venture as far as Nome,
which to my mind is one of the
most interesting districts which
Alaska has to offer.
In no more accessible place
than Nome can the real Eskimo
life and culture be seen and
studied, especially during the
summer, when the King Mand
ers visit the town. Visiting their
cabins and buying carved ivory
whey they were making it would
be the high spot of the trip for
many tourists. Nome is also the
center of the placer gold mining
industry and of the reindeer ser
vice.
In addition to these attractions
Nome has a modern tri-weekly
newspaper. The Nome Nugget,!
with the latest Associated Press
service, and has surprisingly
good hotel accomodations for a
frontier town, as well as amuse
ments. such as movies and danc
ing. for more sophisticated tour
ists.
For the hardy traveller, who
wants to go even further off the
beaten track, and who is willing
to do without 'hot or even cold
running water, Nome is the tak
ing-oil center for many interest
ing trips. I have just returned
from a voyage of adventure on
the M. S. Meteor to Kotzebue,
visiting a part of the country
which not even many Alaskans
have seen.
.After landing at five small
ports through the surf, I was
able to jump in and out of the
dory with the best of them. The i
men accepted me as a pioneer; I
in all my voyages around the!
world,I have never met a finer1
bunch of sea-faring men. When I
finally left the ship on the Es
kimo freight lighter for Kotze
bue, seated on top of several
ases of dynamite, the Captain
of the Meteor blew the whistle
three times in farewell salute;
and through this column I wish
‘o return that salute of friend
ship to Mr. Frank Williams and
his men.
By Louise C. Mann
(Staff correspondent of the
N. Y. Journal of Commerce)
Jack Gucker, well known rep
resentative of Schenley Distillers
Inc., was a recent visitor in
town via Mirow Air Service after
a trip to Bristol Bay and the low
er Yukon River, as well as trav
eling from Anchorage down
Cook’s Inlet to Seldovia. He re
ports having fished at Iguigig
with I. W. Harper and also hav
ing made a side trip up the
■‘Green River" to McGrath.
NOTICE
All taxes real and personal due
the City of Nome for year 1940,
are due, and on July 13th, 1941,
penalty and interest on those un
paid taxes will be calculated, and
the delinquent tax roll be prepar
ed, advertised, and the property
sold according to law.
Home Common Council
By M. J. Walsh, City Clerk
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
No. 638
In the Probate Court in and for
the Cape Nome Precinct, Sec
ond Division: Territory of Alaska
In the matter of the Estate of
EMIL C. STROM (sometimes
known as Charles Strom). De
ceased.
Notice is hereby given that by
order of the Probate Court in
and for the Cape Nome Precinct,
Alaska, the undersigned has been
appointed Administrator of the
estate of EMIL C. STROM, de
ceased. All persons having claims
against said estate shall prsen!
them, with proper vouchers at
tached, within six months fron
the date of this notice to the un
dersigned, or to him through hi
attorney, Leroy M. Sullivan, at
his office in the City Hall in
Nome, Alaska.
Dated at Nome, Alaska, June
30, 1941.
Nels Swanberg, Sr.
Administrator
Publish June 30, July 7. 14. 21
Department of Commerce Weather Bureau
FORECAST, NOME AND VICINITY
Intermittent light rain tonight a id Tues. without much change
in temperature. Slight increase in wind velocity Tuesday.
Data for 24 Hours Ending 1:00 p. m. Today
Highest temp — 66 Lowest temp — 54 Precipitation — .02
Total precip this month — .57 Total since Jan. 1, 1941 _ 2.76
Temp. Humidity Wind Weather
i2 Midnight . __. . . 56 78 NE 8 Cloudy
3 a m ..—-- 63 59 NE 9 Cloudy
2:30 p m ---- 57 87 SE 12 Rain
Tomorrow: Sunrise 2:06a. m. Sunset 10:08 p. m.
One Year Ago Today
Highest temp — 53 Lowest t emp — 47 Precipitation —.32
NEW KIND OF ‘FIRING LINE ’—British report radio propaganda has played big role iM
Eritrea-Abyssinia war against Italy. They appeal to enemy via loudspeaker “battalion.”