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OFFICE OF A. J. DIMOND
Delegate from Alaska
Alaska's Part in President’s
Defense Plans
Supplementing statements in
his annual message to Congress
on the need of immediate steps
for the protection of American
liberties, the President on Jan
uary 12 sent a written message
to the House of Representatives
in which he recommended the
appropriation of 525 million dol
lars to meet the most “impera
tive present needs” for defense.
In his message the President
stated the importance of this ap
propriation to “considerably
strengthen the air defenses of
the continental United States, A1
aska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and
the Canal Zone.”
Legislation Proposed to Extend
Federal Highway Act to Alaska
Enactment of a bill introduced
in the House by Delegate Di
mond on January 9 would ex
tend the provisions of the Fed
eral Highway Act to Alaska un
der the same terms as it is now
applied to the several States and
to the Territory of Hawaii in
j calculating the apportionment of
Federal road funds. In this it
appears that the Territory of Al
aska would generally receive
more than 3 million dollars per
year if the measure Is approved.:
Alaska WPA Projects Approved
by President
Approval was given by the
President on January 9 to a num
ber .of WPA projects in Alaska
totaling somewhat more than
$98,000. Of this, $22,240 was set
up for street and road improve
i ments at Ketchikan.
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Bill to bring river boat employ
ees of the Alaska Railroad
under provisions of Railroad
Retirement Act
Abill was introduced on Jan.
10 by the Delegate to make em
ployees of the Alaska Railroad
who are engaged in seasonal
'./oxl. zn the river boats operated
| by the Railroad eligible for the
retirement benefits now extend
ed ito all permanent employees.
’ Another bill introduced by
Delegate Dimond on Jan. 10
would amend the Home Owners
| Loan Act so as to permit Federal
savings and loan associations in
Alaska to maTte loans in any part
j of the Territory, notwithstand
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BARANOF . Jan. 28 Feb. 3 Feb. 3 Feb. 9
MT. McKINLEY. Feb. 4 Feb. 10 Feb. 10 Feb. 16
YUKON . Feb. 11 Feb. 17 Feb. 17 Feb. 23
ALASKA ..... Feb. 18 Feb. 24 Feb. 24 Mar. 2
YUKON .. Feb. 25 Mar. 3 Mar. 3 Mar. 0
ALASKA ... Mar. 4 Mar. 10 Mar. 10 Mar. 16
YUKON ..... Mar. 11 Mar. 17 Mar. 17 Mar. 23
BARANOF ....Mar. 15 Mar. 21 Mar. 21 Mar. 27
(Note: All sailings subject to change without notice.)
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ing the restrictions now in effect
which limits the extension of
such loans to an arear within
fifty miles of the association’s
offices.
Efforts made to solve radio-avia
tion problems for Alaska
At a meeting held in the offices
of the Federal Communications
Commission on Jan. 12, analysis
was made of the growing prob
lem confronting the further use
of radio communication in avia
tion in the Territory. The meet
ing was attended by representa
tives of the Civil Aeronautics
Authority, the Coast Guard, the
Signal Corps, the Federal Com
munications Commission, and by
Delegate Dimood and Messrs.
Harold Strandberg and Alan
Horning of Anchorage.
Difficulties attending the fur
ther extension of radio use by
aviation companies operating in
Alaska results from the fact that
all available frequencies that
may be used in this class of
radio communication have al
ready been assigned and are in
use, so the Federal Communica
tions CommLsion is unable to ap
prove applications now on file
for radio license desired by oth
er companies that wish to es
tablish their own facilities.
Both the Civil Aeronautics
Authority and the Federal Com
munications Commission are vi
tally interested in the extension
of radio use on the airways for
increasing the safety of life in
tlie air, and are looking forward
to the near future when it seems
certain that all passenger flying
aircraft will be radio equipped.
Several plans were discussed at
the meeting that would permit
the further spread of aviation
radio frequencies among more
aviation operators in the Terri
tory. The one that appeared to
promise the most in solving the
present problem was the plan
suggested of having a commer
cial organization established
that would operate the ground
stations for radio communica
tion with all planes on a free
basis for the service given. This
has been satisfactorily worked
out in the States by a company
known as Aeronautical Radio,
Inc., which provides radio
ground contacts with all planes
requesting the service on a na
tion-wide basis.
Mr. Strandberg said that he
and Mr. Horning had talked with'
the general manger of Aeronaut
ical Radio, Inc., and he had ag
reed to cooperate to the fullest!
extent possible in setting up a!
similar aeronautical radio ser
vice in Alaska if this should be
found desirable.
The chief point in favor of this
plan seems to be that a much
more reliable service would be
available to all requring it, with
all radio ground stations under
one management and with only
one station in each location
where the service is required,
rather than where each company
attempts to provide its own
radio service with the result that
in the centers where a number
of companies are based there
would be either much interfer
ence and inefficiency in opera
tions if each company could and
should be allowed licenses on
available frequencies, or a num
ber of the aviation companies
would necessarily have to be den
ied licenses to keep the air clear
for the few having licenses.
Following discussion of the sub
ject, Delegate Dimond recommend
ed that the Federal Communica
tions Commission and the Civil
Aeronautics Authority send rep
resentatives to Alaska and call a
meeting, inviting all to be pres
ent who are interested in air
transport in the Territory, and
try to work out some plan with
the Alaska Aeronautics and Com
munications Commision that will
be satisfactory to all.
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Tellerites Enjoy Entertainment
Roosevelt’s Birthday
Nome Nugget:
By request of the Nome chair
man, Glenn Briggs, A. V. Peter
sen and Miss Bouck, acted as a
committee to foster a program
for the annual Roosevelt Child
ren’s fund. To say the entire
village enjoyed the program, is
putting it mildly. Music by the
Teller Orchestra; the Puppets,
agreed by all to be the most en
tertaining and enjoyable part of
the program, controlled and call
ed by Mr. and Mrs. Louie Mideke
and Erskine Baker; home movies
taken by the Tweet boys with
their 8 mm Cine-Kodak.
Starting at Minneapolis, Nor
man at the wheel of their Ply
mouth, his lady friend beside
him, all smiles and eager, (of
course Harold with his lady was
on the back seat, but not shown
in the picture), through to. and
including a picture of Teller
from the air. Mr. LeVan, who at
tempted to call the picture, miss
ed calling several cf the scenes
including the boys, with their
girl friends. Could it be, one of
the girls took his breath away?
Bus stated "why did he rib me so
much? Why not include Harold
once in a while?” Was it Nor
man’s lady caught his eye?
The Kodachrome scenes thru
the inside passage, including the
towns of south-eastern Alaska,
were beautiful, bringing many
an “Ah” from the whites and
; “Aihnncfbba” from the natives,
was evidence of enjoyment from
these scenes.
After the entertainment, cakes
were raffled and auctioned, do
1 nuts and coffee sold as a means
for raising the money for the
; fund. Dancing after the enter
tainment was paTtaken and en
joyed by all.
One young gentleman, after
J several rounds of dancing, de
cided to take some friends home
for an additional cup of coffee or
I two, and enjoy the delicious
| cake he had bought at auction.
| According to one of the party,
coffee was made, knife in hand,
with a broad smile, the knife
went through the cake, a small
voice was heard to emit from
the center: ‘ ‘Ouch, what, why
your face is red. Listen old-timer,
I’m not a coffee nerve image, but
you can get your two dollars
back, but why ask for it? Coal
costs two dolars a sack. I’m in a
sack, you get all the nice paper
around naq, a card-iboardi box,
a pound of quick fudge and all
the walnut meat decorations to
boot.”
Oh! Oh! They say he get it
back. My, my did we have fun.
signed: One of the Gang
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placed on the Front Street route
and the West end route, sub
scribers are requested to notify
the Nugget Office immediately if
they fail to receive their papers
promptly.
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Ocean Mining at Bluff
To Begin Early
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Charley Olson, “mayor” of |
Bluff, arrived Nome via dog
team Sunday, having stopped ov
er night at Safety Roadhouse.
Mr. Olson who conducts a road
house is also interested in mining
in that section. He states things
are rather quiet this winter but
on the arrival of Joe Sullivan
and his nephew, and Joe Crab
j tree, who are expected to come
from the States via plane soon,
mining activities will begin at
1 an early date.
It will be recalled that last
winter Mr. Sullivan carried on
drilling operations thru the ica!
of Bering Sea and has an area of
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gold bearing ground mapped out
which will keep his outfit busy
until the ice goes out. A high
line system has been found to
work satisfactorily in extracting
the gold from the bedrock under
the ocean. A narrow strip is cut
thru the ice and the specially
equipped bucket digs up tbe pay
dirt and is brought ashore on the
high line, where it Cater is sluic
ed and cleaned, up before the
arrival of the first boats.
Mr. Olson after attending to 1 «
some business matters will re
turn to his home ait Bluff.
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TO HIS LAW STUDENTS at Harvard this is a fa
miliar pose of Prof. Felix Frankfurter, nominee to U. S. supreme
court. Students cheered his first class since the nomination. Sam
he: "Thanks, but it won't make the course any easier."
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