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“FIFTEEN-TWO”—Mrs. Walter Lippman (light aniform), na
tional director of Red Cross Nurse’s Aide Corps, watches a eribbage
game at McCloekey General Hospital, Temple, Texas, where she
recently visited members of the newly-formed Army Nurse's Aide
Corps.
TERRITORY’S
WILD LIFE SAID
IN DANGER
By IRA N. GABRIELSON
Director, Fish and Widlife Ser
vice, U. S. Department of the
Interior
Written For AP Features
CHICAGO — Special efforts
are being made to protect wild
life in Alsaka because of the in
flux of thousands of new resi
dents due to war activities.
Alaska is the last great reser
voir of big game in North Amer
* ica under the American flag.
There are excellent herds of
moose, mountain sheep, caribou,
goats and deer, and great num
bers of bears. However, too many
citizens, particularly sportsmen,
think Alaska teems with such big
game. That isn’t true.
20,000 MooMse
Athough Alaska has an esti
mated moose population exceed
ing 20,000, one can search dili
gently through many thousands
of square mies without seeing one
moose—and the same Is true of
other big game species.
The great bird coonies also are
not widespread, but are restrict
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ed to specific areas where condi- j
tion suitable for their existence'
prevail.
The influx of civilian and mili
tary personnel to Alaska has had
effect upon the resident wildlife
and upon its future status. Al
though there has been some wan
ton killing of game, chiefly by
civilians, the total adverse effect
on the wildlife population has
not become serious.
If frontier Alaska becomes de
veloped, urbanized and expoited,
people no longer can depend en
tirely upon the fish, game and
fur for their existence as do the
Eskimos and Indians. There are
NOT enough of such supplies to
care for any great increase in
population.
New Refuges Likely
New refuges may have to be
created to prevent destruction of
essential wildlife habitate, and a
greatly increased staff of war
dens to patrol the country will be
needed.
In 1943 a total of 10011 animals
—2,069,250 pounds of meat—were
killed in Alaska. These included
5,390 deer, 1,551 moose, 2,783
caribou and 287’ goats—an in
crease of 18,100 pounds of meat
over 1942.
To place the management of
Alaskan wildlife resources on a
permanent basis of sef-perpetu
ation, it will be necessary to
change the concepts of the people
of Alaska and of most of the peo
ple who are going to Alaska re
garding the extent to which wild
life may be utilized.
Only by successfully changing
the popular viewpoint may we
maintain Alaska as a wildlife
source.
MECHANIC WIN
DECORATIONS
HEADQUARTERS, ALASKAN
DEPARTMENT — Two Air Corps
mechanics, Technical Sgt. Clyde
W. Johnson of Long Beach, Ca.,
and Master Sgt. George A. Fal
kenberg of Grand Canyon, Ariz.,
have been awarded the Legion of
i Merit for services performed
j while members of a mobile repair
j crew, it was recently announced
I at Alaskan Department head
! quarters.
During the period from Decem
ber 16, 1942 to July l, 1944, the
crew was responsible for return
ing nine aircraft to service after
they had crashed at remote spots
in Alaska.
Said the citation: “They volun
teered for the mission of journey
; ing to remote bases or other
! scenes of aircraft accidents to re
pair crashed or damaged aircraft.
In each case the only possibility
of reclaiming these aircraft was
j to make them flyable and fly
j them out, otherwise salvage was
j the only alternative.
“Working in temperatures as
1 ow as 35 degrees below zero, ex
; periencing deep snows and higl
! winds in the winter and driving
rains and insects in the summer
these enlisted men were respon
sible for repairing and making
flyable nine airplanes. These
were later flown to an air depo
! where they were restored to ful
I service.
“Their technical ability,, cour
age and devotion to duty were ir
1 the best traditions of the army.’
PIONEER DIES
IN SEATTLE
Carl Lindstrom, who lived in
; Nome from 1901 to 1916, died
suddenly in Seattle recently fater
suffering a stroke. He was an ac
tive and popular member of the
Alaska Yukon Pioneers.
When a young man, Mr. Lind
strom came to this country from
Norway. For six years he was on
the USS Cruiser Batimore, and
as early as 1898 mined and pros
pected in the Mt. Baker district
in, Washington State before going
to Alaska. He spent 15 years in
the Seward peninsula, five years
of which was with the Nome
Telephone Company.
Besides his widow, Emma, he
leaves one son, George H. Lind
strom, a navy radio inspector.
Services were held October 23rd
at the Johnson & Hamilton Par
lors in Seattle.—(Alaska Week
ly).
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SOLDIER’S
MEDAL IS
AWARDED
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HEADQUARTERS, ALASKAN
DEPARTMENT — Technician
Third Grade Bernard E. Porter
of Enumclaw, Wash., was recent
| ly awarded the Soldier’s Medal
j for risking his life in extricating
I an injured soldier from beneath
! an overturned truck.
“Despite the efforts of bystand
ers to lift or jack up the truck,
it was found impossible to effect
sufficient clearance for the re
lease of the driver,” the citation
i said. “Fully cognizant of the fact
that the jacks holding the truck
might collapse at any moment,
| and also aware of the dangerous
! gasoline saturated condition of
j the ground about the scene of the
accident, Sergeant Porter never
theless unhesitatingly crawled be
neath the truck and excavated a
hole deep enough to free the driv
er.
The determination and courage
exhibited by Sergeant Porter
, made possible the rescue of the
driver, who had a broken leg,
and who, in all probability,
would have burned to death had
the gasoline-soaked ground be
come ignited.”
Sergeant Porter, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harold R. Porter of Eagle,
Neb., received the award at a
formal ceremony held by his or
ganization.
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