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MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESfr
EDITORIAL
A BIGGER JOB—AT NO PAY
(Philadelphia Record)
Our idea of a genuine patriot
is William S. Knudsen. who has
resigned as president of General
Motors to devote his entire en
ergies to the nation’s defense pro
gram.
Knudsen's salary at General
Motors has been $303,400 annual
ly. His salary with Uncle Sam
will be $000.000—plus expenses.
In short, Knudsen is sacrific
ing his source of income to give
his services to his country. True,
Knudsen is not a poor man. He
will continue to have ham and
•eggs for breakfast But what
counts is the spirit of his sac
rifice—by a man who has head
ed one of the biggest corpora
tions in the whole country.
The nation needs Knudsen’s
services. President Roosevelt, we
understand has come more and
more to depend upon Knudsen’s
judgement and that of Edward
Stettinius in organizing and car
rying out the defense program,
•even though the posts of both
men are. technically, “advisory.”
Knudsen always has been a
production man. He had little to
do with the financial end of auto
mobile making, everything to do
with the actual turning out of
millions of cars. He is precisely
the man for this job wfith Uncle
Sam. Millions will share our
gratitude that he is going to stay
on that job and see it through.
New PAA Planes
Winter Seattle
Juneau Route
The following announcement
was made at the Seattle offices
of the Pan American Airways
system:
In response to requests from
th Government and Civic Or
ganizations in the Territory of
Alaska, as well as from business
organization and shippers on the
Pacific Coast, Pan American Air
ways are making preparations to
extend the present provisional
service between Seattle and Ju
neau, originally scheduled to be
discontinued on October 15, on
through the winter months.
The present service, operated
by the four-engined Alaska Clip
per flying boat, was instituted
last June to provide air mail,
passenger service and shipping
faci.ities to ^jd from the Terri
tory for the summer months on
ly. The company’s plan for the
operation of high-speed non-stop
schedules from Seattle directly
to Juneau and Fairbanks, in the
interior of Alaska, is dependent
upon the completion of the Air
port Construction Program in A1
aska, which will provide the nec
essary terminal facilities for this
large high-speed equipment. Pro
vision of currently twice-weekly
schedules between Seattle, Ketch
ikan and Juneau resulted in prac
ticallv capacity traffic for the out
set. While normally travel dur
ing the summer months is heav
ier than at any other time of the
year over this route, the seven
hour schedule available twice
each week, have proved of tre
mendous benefit, particularly to
shippers and users of mail be
tween the States and the Terri
tory, which has heretofore been
entirely dependent upon four
day steamer service. The con
tinuation of service through the
winter months was considered
particularly important in the
Territory and by Federal Govern
ment officials in view of the wide
spread activity in the territory
in connection with the National
Defense Program.
While previous studies made
by Pan American Airways deter
mined that the conditions of sea
weather would make impractical
the operation of seaplane equip
ment in regular schedules, after
the 15th of October the Company
is planning to continue the pre
sent service with the Alaska
Clipper, as weather permits, un
til mid-iDeccmber. At that time,!
the Company hopes to have de
livered and approved for opera-1
tion a new type high-speed twin
engined Transport, for which or
ders have already been placed
with the Lockheed Aircraft Cor
poration at Burbank. Cal. The
| new airliners, with which the
winter service to Alaska would
be operated, are known as im
proved type of Lockheed “Lode
star”! and planes capable of
speeds up to 280 miles an hour.
Especially adapted for this Al
aska service, the Lodestars, to be
deivered to Pan American in
December, will be equipped to
operate non-stop between Seattle
and Juneau, with adequate fuel
reserve or terminal weather con
tingents. For this long-route op
; eration they would be fitted to
provide accomodations for 14 pas
sengers and a half ton of air mail
; and express cargo.
The new Pan American Air
craft will weigh approximately
18,500 pounds gross and will pe
powered by twin 1.200 Horsepow
er Pratt and Whitney engines.
! The ceiling of the new Aircraft
will be 28,000 feet and, particul
arly adapting them to the Seat
‘ tle-Juneau route, is their ability
j to climb to 10,800 feet on one
engine. This factor will bring
well within range of the operat
i ing Aircraft all existing airport
facilities should weather or oth
j er conditions require intermed
^ iate landings enroute.
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COAST GUARD SERVICE
NEEDS RADIO STATION
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 —
Rear Admiral Weasche, Com
mandant of the U. S. Coast
Guard, told the House appropria
tions committee during the hear
ings on the supplemental civil
functions bill, it was proposed to
erect a new Coast Guard radio
station at Juneau to cost $238,
000. He said this station is most
important because of the rapid
expansion taking place in Alas
ka, and said the Army station
will not be able to furnigh the
service needed by the Coast
Guard.
THREE ALASKANS ELECTED
TO MINING BOARD
COLORADO SPRINGS, Col.
Sept. — Members to serve one
year on the Governors’ Board of
the Western Division of the Am
erican Mining Congress were el
ected at the close of the 1940
Metals and Mining Convention.
Included on the board are Roy
Earling and Luther C. Hess, of
Fairbanks, Alaska, and P. R.
Bradley, Pregident of the Alaska
Juneau Gold Mining Company,
with headquarters at San Fran
cisco.
Proof of Labor Blanks can now
be had at the Nome Nugget office
Detroit Tigers
Clinch American
League Pennant
CLEVELAND, Sept. 27 (/P) —
The Detroit Tigers clinched the
American League pennant and
qualified to meet Cincinatti for
the World Series. The Tigers de
feated Cleveland 2 to 0 before a
crowd of 45,000.
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National League—Pittsburgh 1
Cincinatti 0.
SECOND WAR LOAN.
CANADA OER THE TOP
OTTAWA, Sept. 26— Canada’s
second war loan has been over
subscribed by $42,248,300.
It was announced that when
the books closed total subscrip
ting amounted to $342,248,300
against the objective of three
; hundred million. In addition con
version subscriptions totaling
S24.946.200 were received and
alotted. The total of second war
loan bonds issued' was $342,946,
200.
Finance Minister Isley said
that the loan had been sent over
the top in a manner that wag a
source of pride and gratification.
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Adventure—Excitement—Romance—In the Untamed West
also “BURIED TREASURE” and “KENNEDY’S CASTLE”
ONE SHOW SATURDAY 7:30 P.M. Adm. 55# & 25#
FRED ASTAIRE — GINGER ROGERS in
“CAREFREE”
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TWO SHOWS: SUNDAY 7:15 & 9. Adm. 55# & 25#
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