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PONTIAC G. M. C. TRUCKS
S T A R M O T O R S i
Now Carries A Complete Line of
Linde Air Products
INCLUDING GAS, OXYGEN, GENERATORS, CARBIDE,
WELDING EQUIPMENT, RODS, ETC.
NEWS ITEMS
VANIK LEAVES FOR BARROW
The famous Arctic pilot Aam
jut CasteL, left Nome yesterday
afternoon in his small schooner
‘Nanuk" for Pt. Barrow. He is
accompanied on the cruise by his
daughter and a crew of two. The
small vessel carries a cargo con
sisting mainly of mail for Bar
row and way points. Captain
Castel annually makes this trip.
If he makes it again this year.
; or the ice does not hamper him.
too much, he shall be the first
boat into Barrow again.
The SS Denali of the .Alaska
Line left Nome this morning at
5 45 am. for east coast points.
The vessel did not carry' outgoing
passengers and will not return,
to Nome, proceeding directly for'
Seattle, upon discharging her
cargo.
STANDARD OIL DISTRICT
HEAD TOURS NORTH
New concepts of the Territory
of Alaska, w'hich, with the State
of Washington, comprises the
district of which he i3 manager
for Standard Oil Company,*will
accompany S. E. Stretton to his
Seattle headquarters when he
ends a tour of familiarization in
the northland.
Accompanied by R. M. Doug
las, superintendent of Alaska op
erations for Standard Oil, the dis
trict manager is visting all units
established by his firm in Alaska
including sites of projects involv
ed in a recently inaugurated
$400,000 improvements program.
A chief aim of his tour is making
acquaintances of the oil con
cetn's Alaska representatives.
Stretton was met in Fairbanks
by O. J. Reinseth whom he knew
from company conferences in
Seattle.
The district manager describ
ed Standard Oil Company’s plan
ned new tankage and distribut
1 ing units in Alaska as anticipat
j ory moves to meet predictable
continued increase in trade.
Stretton will fly to McGrath,
Flat, Bethel and Goodnews Bay
this week, return to Fairbanks
and then inspect the company’s
plant at Nome. He plans to re
turn to the States via Fairbanks.
ITASCA HEADS NORTH
TO JOIN BERING SEA
PATROL FOR SUMMER
The Coast Guard cutter Itasca
was scheduled to sail from San
Diego July 20 for Unalaska, via
Seattle.
The Itasca, recently off the dry
dock at Mare Island after a
month’s overhaul, will take her
place in the summer Bering Sea
patrol.
I ALLIS-CHALMERS faster DIESEL power I
The N ew Streamlined Tractors
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Po wered with General Motors Two Cycle |
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Diesel Engines
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LUBRICATE TRACKS ONLY ONCE IN 200 HOURS
—With the positive sea! truck wheel assembly, you
need lubricate track rollers and idlers ONLY ONCE
IN 200 HOURS. You save up to 90% on roller and
idler lubrication, gain many extra operating hours on
greasing time, greatly prolong track life.
MANY OTHER LABOR AND MONEY-SAVING FEATURES
CALL AT OUR OFFICE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
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MIR cm activities
July 25—Pilot Sasseen return
ed from Anchorage with freight
and mail at 6 a.m. At noon he re
turned to Anchorage with four
passengers: W. C. Sheldon, Postal
Inspector, M. Peterson. Wallace
Millspaugh, and K. Hodlin. Pilot
Sasseen is expected ir. from An
chorage late thi3 evening or to
morrow morning with express
and mail.
July 25—Pilot Chambers Nome
to Soomon to Council with Mr.
Corey Brayton and Mr. Dodge.
While at Solomon, an emergency
trip was made to Nome with a
native woman and baby. Cham
bcrs then returned to Beaver
Creek w ith freight and back into
Nome.
July 25— Pilot Chambers Ierft
for Council and expects to leave
there for Aggie Creek with Mr.
Brayton and Mr. Dodge for Can
dle. Chambers will return to
Nome this evening.
A trip is scheduled for Teller,
Wales and Shishmaref tomorrow
morning with passengers, also a
trip is scheduled to Deering and
Kotzabue the next day with pas
sengers.
WIEN ACTIVITIES
I July 25—Pilot Wien made two
| trips North with express and the
following passengers: Mike
Walsh and John Donovan, Nome
to Taylor: B. Mozee, Nome to
Dahl; and Joe Demon, Fox Bar
j to Nome.
Howard Beasley was a passen
ger to Solomon with Bill Lund.
July 26—A load of express and
mail was taken to the Kougarok
| this morning.
Bill Lund left for White Moun
tain, Council and Bluff with
freight and Job Mathews for
: White Mountain.
Trips are scheduled for White
Mountain, Teller, Taylor, Ruby
and Fairbanks tomorrow.
MAYNARD REPORTS
IMPROVEMENT IN
RELIEF SITUATION
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A decided drop in the number
| of applications for indigent re
lief in Alaska is reported by Rus
sell Maynard who arrived in Ju
j neau last week to dig into his
j duties as Director of the Territor
j ial Department of Public Welfare
' according to the Juneau Empire.
Maynard said he visited wel
i fare representatives at Fairbanks
Anchorage, Seward, Valdez and
Cordova enroute to Juneau and
found at all these places unem
ployment had all but disappear
ed. While not as familiar with
the Southeast Alaska situation as
yet Maynard said there had been
a drop in the applications for
relief.
REPUBLICANS AT SITKA
CONDEMN COCKTAIL BARS
SITKA. July 22 — The Repub
lican Territorial convention,
meeting on Thursday in this his
toric former capital of Alaska,
enthusiastically endorsed the
Willkie-McNary ticket of nomin
ees and condemned cocktail bars
in Alaska.
The convention delegates voted
full favor of the Territorial liq
uor control referendum.
Appointment of bonafide Alas
kans only to public office in the
Territory was demanded by the
convention.
Subscribe for The Nome Nugge'
Paterson Hotel Arrivals
Wallace Milispaugh
L. D. Le Towneau
Dale E. Doty
Meredith C. Bussill
J. C. Roehm
Federated Church
Wilbur P. Wood, Pastor
11:00 a.m.—Church School
7:45 p.m. — Worship service.
Sermon topic, “Christianity Tc
day.”
ESKIMO METHODIST CHURCH
Miss Sarah Taylor, Deaconess
11:00 a.m.—Church School
5:30 p.m.—Worship service.
Sermon topic: “What anc
Where Is God?” W. P. Wood wil
preach.
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nn Fares to Fairbanks. Juneau I
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TO FAIRBANKS $ 71.00 |
"RIP 133.20 I j
0 JUNEAU $140.00
TRIP 268.20 j
ASKA AIRWAYS Announces I
A Marked Reduction in Express Rales
Nome and Fairbanks |
Weight Value
Not Over $40 New Rate Old Rate Reduction ■ ±
2 ibs .73 1.00 .22 1
5 lbs 1.S0 2.50 .70 1
10 lbs 3.50 5.00 1.50 I
20 lbs 6.90 10.00 3.10 I
100 ibs 34.10 50.00 15.90 |
The rate from Nome to Juneau has been reduced from
$1.00 to 69c per h. The valuation charge to Juneau is 40c
per S100 with any valuation up to S25 bearing the minimum
charge of 10c.
The rate from Nome to Seattle is SI.11 per lb., and the 1
valuation charge 40< per S100.
Shipments may be fully insured for a slight additional cost, |
5 lb. Valuation $30 to be insured.
5x1.11 Poundage $5.55: .3000x.40 Val. .12 .3000.X.25 Lns. .075
therefore Minimum .10—Total $5.77.
1MAGINERY GOLD SHIPMENT 25 Ibs Value S10.000 Insured |
Poundage 25x1.11 $27.75
Valuation 100x.40 . 40.00 1
Insurance 130x.25. 25.00 a
TOTAL . 92.75 if insured
$67.75 if not insured.
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BERING SEA ROUTE
Sailings from Pier 1, Seattle at 10 a.m.
S. S. DERBLAY Sail August 10th for Nome, Norton Sound
and Kotzebue Sound
S. S. Mt. McKINLEY Sails Sept. 18 for Nome and Norton Sound
S. S. Mt. McKINLEY Sails October 16 for Nome
SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA ROUTE
Steamer Leave Seattle Du* Seward Leave Seward
Mt McKINLEY . July 24 July 30 July 30
ALEUTIAN . July 27 Aug 1 Aug 1
BARANOF . July 31 Aug 6 Aug 6
COLUMBIA . Aug 3 Aug 8 Aug 8
Mt. McKINLLEY . Aug 7 Aug 13 Aug 13
(Note: All sailings subject to change without notice.)
M. J. WILCOX, Agent
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