THE NOME NUGGET
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SERVICE WITH A “SMILE”
News of the confirmation by
-the U S Senate of the nomination
of Postmaster Guy E Mish by
President Roosevelt was received
here yesterday bringing with it
the realization that for the past
seven years he has furnished a
“brand” of service at the Nome
Post Iffice of which both he and
the public can be proud.
Rain or shine, early or late
when that all-important first
class mail would arrive he has
rushed it out so that the public
could have their mail at the first
available moment following the
arrival of ships and airplane and
always with that good-natured
“smile.”
Recently we were informed
that the Nome Postoffice had
done such a business during the
past year that it would be raised
to the second class position—and
that’s further good news.
Congratulations Guy and may
we ever see your “smiling” face
as Nome’s genial Postmaster.
ALASKA PULP FOREST
SEEN AS VITAL TO U S
JUNEAU — Importance of the
Alaska pulpwood reservoir in
relation to world supplies and
markets is emphasized in the Re
port to the Chief of the Forest
Service for 1939 copies of which
have just 'been received here.
The report was written by the
late F A Silcox.
“Even a brief survey of our
soft pulpable wood resources in
relation to world supplies" Sil-;
cox wrote "brings out very clear1
ly the need to conserve and build !
up our forest resources. Avail- j
able reserves of such - species as
spruce hemlock and the pines
are limited. Producing countries
that export heavily like Norway
Sweden and Finland cannot in
crease thier pulpwood production
very much without eating into
their forest capital. This they are
wisely loath to do.
Mill capacities in or directly;
tributary to eastern Canada are
beyond the capacity of easily ac
cesible forests to sustain and im
mediate supplies are getting
more remote. There is practical
ly no commercial supply in the
East or in Africa. There is little
cr none in South America or Aus
tralia.
“The only reserves oi soft pulp,
able woods are in (1) the Union!
of Soviet Socialist Republics, (2> j
southeastern United States, and
> 3 ’ a Northwest that includes
British Columbia and Alaska.
Ii as competent observers be
lieve the Soviet Union must and
will use practically all the wood
pulp she can produce for the
next two decades any marked ex
pension in use elsewhere must
come from the lost two reserve
supplies just mentioned.
World production of wood pulp
was 16,719,000 short tons in 1931.
In 1937 it was 26,121,000 short
tons. This increase more than 56
percent in six years emphasizes
the need for management of pulp
able forests in the United States.
So does the fact that in addition
to 40 or more pulp mills of which
10 of the largest have been in
stalled during the last five or six
years there are more than 10,000
sawmills and other wood-using
industries that also depend on
southern forests for raw-material
supplies.
“Of our own reserves South
east Alaska has enough soft pulp
able woods mainly hemlock and
spruce to provide continuous pro
duction for seven mills with a
daily capacity of 500 tons each.’’
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PLANS FOR 3 SQUADRONS
FOR ANCHORAGE TOLD
Three squadrons of army air
corps planes at March Field Ri
verside California have been or
ganized into the 28th Composite
Group of the General Headquar
ters air force and will be station
ed at the air base to be built at
Anchorage according to word re
ceived recently.
Claude C Sturges Jr second
lieutenant in the air corps and ad
jutant of the 28th Composite
Group disclosed the new organ
ization in a letter addressed to
Robert S Bragaw of the Anchor
age Chamber of Commerce.
Lieut. Sturges said the 28th
Composite group consists of
heavy, medium and light equip
ment. It is made up of the 36th
; Bombardment squadron (heavy)
the 37th Bombardment squadron
(medium) and the 34th Pursuit
squadron (interceptor) the letter
| pointed out.
While details of the number of
planes and men to be brought to
.Anchorage were not set forth lo
j cal men who have engaged in ar
! my activities estimated that the
three squadrons would consist of
.at least 45 airplanes and 765 men.
The 36th Bombardment squad
ron (heavy) consists of approxi
mately 15 airplanes. They are of
the Douglas B-17 type now in use
j in the army each having four en
I gines and carrying a crew of at
least nine men. These bombers
| are built for long-range flights of
| about 5,000 miles.
Crews consist of two pilots a
navigator bombardier and ma
chine gunners.
j The 37th Bombardment squad
ron (medium) consists of approxi,
i mately 15 airplanes of the Doug
: las B-18 type. Each ship has twoj
'engines with a flight range of1
• about 2,000 miles. They carry ,
about seven men consisting of 2
pilots navigator bombardier rear
tunnel gunner rear turret gun
ner and nose turret gunner.
The 34th Pursuit squadron con
sists of at least 15 light aircraft
noted for their speed and man
euverability. These ships are us
ed to meet attacking planes.
Soime have a crew of only one
man. They are equipped with a
small cannon and four machine
guns all operated with one trig
ger.
It was estimated that the crews
of the ships would total at least
255 men and that ground crews
and other personnel attached to
the air base would run the total
up to 765 officers and enlisted
men.
While studying the matter it
was pointed out that the number
I of planes in squadrons varies
from time to time and that it
was entirely possible that more
ships and more men would be
stationed in Anchorage. In mak
ing estimates the lowest figures
were used.
After pointing out that the
28th Composite Group had been
organized and would be station
ed at Anchorage Lieut. Sturges
wrote for information concerning
Anchorage.
The letter said in part as fol
lows:
“The officers and men of these
new organizations are anxious to
find out much as possible about
| their future home. Therefore I
am asking that general and detail
j ed information about Anchorage
and Alaska be sent to the 28th
Composite Group.
The 28th Composite Group is
in need of a motto and insignia
vhich should be symbolic of Al
ika. In looking through a maga
zine I noticed a winged totem
pole which might be an appro
priate insignia. Your suggestions
I ind contributions on this will be
greatly appreciated.”
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TWO COALS — Worry
creases the brow of Eamon
de Valera (above). American
born prime minister of Eire who
has two ambitions: to keep Eire
out of war and to unite six
northern, or Ulster, counties
with the rest of Ireland.
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WIRE HEAD—Frank W.
Phelan has been elected presi
dent of American Cable and
Radio Co.rp., and its two operat
ing subsidiaries) in reorganiza
tion of Postal Telegraph and
Cable Corp. (A.P. photo from
Blank & Stoller.)
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TITLED FIN N-Countess
Eva Sparre, 69, sister of Baron
Cart Mannerheim, commander
of the Finnish forces, lias come
to U. S. to give talks about her
native country.
r
TALK S—Testifying to Dies
committee, William Dudley Pel
ley (above) acknowledged being
a Jew-hater, said he organized
the Silver Shirts to publicize
subversive activities.
POSTOFFICE READY
WITH $213,000 TO BEGIN
AIRMAIL TO ALASKA
WASHINGTON (/Pi-Charles P
Gaddick superintendent of post
office air mail service told the
CAA the postoffice had the mon
ey to establish an Alaska-to-Seat
tic route for three years but so
far had found no air line willing
to operate.
Gaddick said $213,000 was
available for this year.
He advocated a minimum of
two flights a week should be op
erated in the summer and more
in the winter to compensate for
decreased steamer service.
He added it was not determin
e whether the line would be
classified as a domestic or for
eign mail route. If it comes under
the domestic classification the
rate will be six cents an ounce
but if foreign it will be up to the
postmaster to set the rate.
Meanwhile the CAA was con
cluding hearings on a Pan Ameri
can application to maintain sched
ules over the route. Vice Presi
: dent Bixby said the company
! wanted to make a stop at Ketch
ikan but did not want to be com
pelled to stop there if conditions
were found unsatisfactory.
“TIME” FINDS OHLSON
PUSHING R R CHANGE
Hopes of Col. O F Ohlson, gen
j eral manager of the Alaska Rail
road to obtain $5,000,000 from
Congress for the construction of
the Portage Bay cutoff were pub
licized by Time magazine in its
current issue.
“Because the US is jittery
about its Alaskan defense (Rus
sian Siberia is only 50 miles from »
the westernmost point of Alas
ka) and because the army’s two
newly authorized air bases are
on the A R R Ohlson had hope of
getting it” the magazine said af
ter explaining the projected new
rail route to salt water.
The magazine published a map
showing the present route of the
railroad to Seward and the 14
mile cutoff through Portage Pass.
In addition the magazine told
of Colonel Ohlson’s record in re
ducing railroad deficits and out
lined some of the problems of
railroading in Alaska.
“In an ordinary year’s work
Otto Ohlson has to cope with:
temperatures to 50 degrees below
zero 20-foot snowdrifts avalanch
es live glaciers moose caught in
the tracks and in the northern
most part perpetually frozen sub
soil that requires a special road
bed” the magazine said.
POLAR BEARS AND FOXES
SIGN OF WAINWRIGHT GAINS
Prosperity has returned to
Wainwright on the Arctic rim
west of Point Barrow with the
return of polar bears and white
foxes according to word received
by Gren Collins wildlife agent.
Jim Allen oldtime trader and
whaler of the far north wrote
Collins that 25 polar bears and
many white foxes have been tak
en and that people are prosper
ing once more.
Collins also received word that
foxes are plentiful on St. Law
rence Island for the first time in
several years.
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NUGGET OFFICE
NOTICE
Pursuant to an order of court
entered on this 17th day of Jan
uary, 1940, Notice is hereby giv
en that a General Term of the
District Court, Second Division
Territory of Alaska will be held
in the court house at Nome, in
said Division and Territory com
mencing at the hour of eleven
o’clock A. M. on Monday March
11 1040 and to continue thereaf
ter according to further orders
of the Court.
Given under my hand and
with the Court’s seal affixed this
17th day of January 1040.
ALMER RYDEEN
j Clerk of the District Court for
i the Territory oi Alaska, Second
Division.
Publish—Feb. 16 23 Mar 1 8 1940
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