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May Issue Out Of
Alaska Sportsman
"Another mountain of water,
rushing down on us with express
train speed, met my horrified
gaze. I quickly put the wrench
to the plug while the water boil
ed up the transom. The boat
struggled in its climb. When it
stopped, I looked up in- alarm
again to see the whole top of
that mountainous sea break off
and come curling aboard over
the engine, slopping into the bot
tom with a bang of gas cans . .
Thus is related in The Alaska
Sportsman a part of the one
thrilling incident in the story of
^ a trip for beavers made by two
Anchorage trappers. The story
is entitled “Twenty Beavers”
and was written by Steve Mc
Cutcheon. Many other interesting
events and several other narrow
escapes are included in the fact
ual story which is illustrated
with many pictures in the May
issue, just out. The cover decor
ation is an excellent cilose-up
photo of a beaver at work.
*■ “Museum Expedition” by Har
old Benjamin Clark is the story
of the first expedition to Alaska
for trophies to be mounted in
the Hall of North American
Mammals at the American Mu
seum of Natural History of New
York. The trip was made on the
Campbell Church, Jr. yacht
Westward and was sponsored by
f Harold B. Clark and Miss Abbey
Kissel. This story also is illustxat
ed with attractive photographs.
"S de Trip with a Magnum” is
the story of a hunting trip made
by Robert J. Tobin, a business
man of Stratford, Connecticut, in
Southeastern Alaska 'last year.
His guide was Pat Hollywood
who was killed in an accident
in Ketchikan last month.
“Grounded at Slate Creek” re
lated the troubles of a pilot in
the Gulkana district. Six snow
scenes illustrate this story. Es
kimos in the Arctic are featured
in “Arete Reindeer Gafcnp” by
Lona E. Morlander. The sixth of
a series of letters of a King Cove
School Teacher is entitled “Re
adjustment.”
The frontispiece is an attract
ive view of the Alaska-Juneau
mill buildings, the tailings of the
mine, and, in the distance, the
town of Doug’as. The magazine
has greatly increased its reader
ship the past few months and the
May issue will circulate 24,000
copies.
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Missing Persons
Inquiries have been received
by the Office of the Governor,
Juneau, Alaska, regarding the fol
lowing persons supposed to be in
Alaska.
[ADAMS, MARTIN—About 25 or
26 years old, believed to have
been in Skagway for 4 or 5
months then to have come to
Juneau in February, 1939.
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BROWN, WILLIAM — Came to
Alaska about L5 years ago, is
80 or 85 years old, formerly
of Calfornia.
DAWSON, JIM—Came to Alas
ka in 1899. Last heard from in
1903 from Nome, about five ft.
ten inches talll, dark complex
ion and about 75 years old.
TAYLOR — Semetime goes by
name of REED or EATON, be
lieved to have gone to Alaska.
is 5 ft. 11 in., weight about 165
pounds, grey hair (parted on
the side) usually clean shaven
but should be wearing a mus
tache, about 65 years old,
thumb of right hand is crook
ed, wears glasses for reading,
wears masonic charms and car
ries a fine Swiss watch, may
have died within the last 8
years.
LEYSE, GERARDUS — Born in
Sohenveningen on February 15
1886, by trade a carpenter,
came to the United States in
October of 1910 on the Holland
American Line, at one time
worked in Detroit.
WOODBURY, MAX ROOSEVELT
—Last heard of on his way to
Alaska with his family in 1928
1929, did writing while in the
Navy, the family home is in
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
WESTMAN, EVERT — Born in
Sweden, December 23rd, 1905,
is single of medium height,
brown curly hair and blue
ayes, last heard from in 1935
from Ketchikan where he went
fishing.
Anyone having information at
a'll in regard to these people is
requested to notify the Gover
nor’s Office, Juneau, Alaska.
“SOURDOUGH”
STATIONERY
That unique and humorous,
and typical Alaskan stationery—
“Sourdough Roadhouse Letter
heads and Envelopes”, have been
; brought strictly uptodste, and are
now available at the Nugget ofB
—
Have The Nome Nugget sent to
I your mining claim.
fleet heads back for pacific waters
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Four of the Navy's big “battlew agons” are shown on the high s as off the Virginia Capes as the
main body of the United State fl et left Virginia waters for the Pacific. .This picture, made trom a
F,ane, Gjlc.VG the leading ship., on the first five day lap to the Panama Canal in compliance with
the sudden order of the Navy._
MILITARY PARADE STAGED FOR HITLER
A monster military review was s tuged in Berlin in honor of Ado If Hitler’s 50th birthday. It took
four and one-half hours for the u nits to pass the Chancellor’s re viewing stand, and was describ
ed a Berlin’s biggest. The displ ay of armed might obviously w as intended to impress a nervous
world of the vastness of Nazi preparedness. These big guns (abo ve), were the fcatutes of the par
ade, being new types of long ra nge air defense artillery. This pic ture was radioed from Berlin.
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Meeting Terri.
C of C Held In
Juneau April 29
A called meeting of the Board
of Managers of the Alaska Terri
torial Chamber of Commerce was
held in Juneau, Alaska, on April
29, 1929.
Present were First Vice-Presi
dent L. W. Klbuihr, Douglas;
Arne Shudshift, Douglas; Allen
Shattuck, Wellmon Holbrook,
Rev. J. A. Glasse, Juneau; Treas
urer H. R. Vander Leest and Ex
ecutive Secretary Curtis G. Shat
tuck.
l Minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
A considerable amount of cor
respondence was read indicating
the approval! of member-Oham
bers and Outside Chambers of
the continuance of Territorial
Chamber activities. Excerpts
i from some of the letters follow:
Fairbanks Chamber: "We are
all very much disappointed at
| the failure of the legislature to
i give your Chamber the usual
i financial support which you de
| serve, and we appreciate the un
1 selfish attitude of your officers in
carrying on the work without
j compensation.’
I Juneau Chamber: “The action
| of the Territorial Chamber, in de
i ending to continue its activities
! in spite of the adverse legisla
j tion, is most commendable.”
Ketchikan Chamber: “We feel
i that there are many times when
, the voice of the Alaska Territor
! ial Chamber of Commerce can
be very effective and we believe
it very important that it continue
! in existence.”
! Skagway Chamber: “We regret
; very much to hear that the Leg
J islature failed to appropriate the
: funds necessary for the Territor
ial Chamber of Commerce to con
j tinue its splendid work and ag
j ree with your opinion that the
i Chamber should not lie dor
mant, but must carry on with its
I progressive policies as far as
funds permit.”
Wrangell Chamber: “We ack
nowledge receipt of your letter
jof March 14 . . . Wrangell Cham
: ber of Commerce is in sympathy
« with your attitude, and plans for
the future as outlined therein."
Seattle Chamber: “With your
I organization curtailing its activ
| ities I do not know how inquir
j ers are to Hearn what they should
i al*>ut Alaska. It is vital that the
I Territorial Chamber continue to
function as you have indicated
it will to express the views of
the Territory as a whole.
Board members expressed grat
ideation at this response, which
has encouraged them to continue
with their plans to keep the
Territorial Chamber as active as
possible during the next two
years.
Letters from Pacific Coast
Chambers, and from officials in
Washington, D. C., including
Delegate Dimond, acknowledged
letters of the Chamber relative
to action taken on Congressional
legislation at the Biennial Meet
ing on February 22.
Favorable action was taken on
the Resolution of the Fairbanks
Chamber asking for $2,000,000
from the Federal Government
for rehabilitation and repairs to
the Alaska railroad. While the
Fairbanks group asked for a re
ferendum on the Resolution, the
Chamber is already on record as
favoring improvements to the A1
aska Railroad, and consequently
a referendum was deemed unnec
assary. Steps will be taken to put
further support behind the reso
lution.
No action was taken on the
Wrangell Chamber’s letter rela
tive to the route of the Alaska
Yukon Highway since the Cham
ber is on record with officials in
Washington favoring the most
westerly route possible for the
highway.
There being no other business,
the meeting adjourned.
Free Educational Films
For Use in Alaska Schools
Through arrangements made
by Delegate Dimond with the
United States Film Service, two
educational films have been ship
ped to Commissioner of Educa
tion Anthony E. Karnes at Ju
neau, for showing in the Alaska
schools. The two subjects now
enroute to the Territory are “The
Plow that Broke the Plains" and
“The River.”
The films are 16 mm. and will
be sent free of charge, except
for the express costs which must
be paid by the recipient in each
instance, to any school in the
Territory having equipment for
projecting them. Requests for the
films should be addressed to the
Commissioner of Education, Ju
neau, Alaska, who wi'l arrange
the schedule for the films on a
point-to-point basis calculated to
bring the transportation charges
to a minimum for each city and
town that desires to shew the
films. The films are loaned with
the understand ng that there
-hall be no admission or rental
fees charged for programs on
which they are used unless they
' are shown in license theatres as
parts of regular programs.
HOW TO STAKE CLAIMS.
low Mining Claims can be
\eo in Alaska, length. Bread
now many, and the Associa
tion, described in detail, in
on let form, for sale at The
p Office, for 10 cents.
POLICE CHIEF ADMITS
ME IS PARDONED FELON
V’-T*"' •- y-y-vf v yy -»
A ter business associates report
ed Irving Eaton (above), had lost
a legacy of S125.000 in stock mar
ket speculation, District Attor
n y Thomas E. Dewey's office in
New York dropped its investiga
tion of Eaton’s fatal scalding in
his apartment. Eaton left Point
Richmond. Calif.. t*‘n years ago,
reputedly a millionaire, but his
will left an estate of less than
SI,000 to Mrs. Tuth II of New
York. Point Richmond relatives
said they would contest the will.
MORMON PRESIDENT LEAVES SICKBED
President Heber J. ('.Unit of the Latter-dav Saints (Mormon)
church arose from a sick bed in Salt Lake City to tell more than
8,000 members that the church would push forward in its spiritual
and physical work despite hard times and depressions, lip is shown
with George S. Van Sehaick (right), life insurant" company of
ficial. following opening of the 109th annual church confeience.
NAVY’S WAR BIRDS WAIT AT HAMPTON ROADS
With her decks loaded with planes, the U. S. Navy's aircraft carrier. Lexington (above), steamed
into Hampton Roads, Norfolk,V., as Uncle Sam’s lleet began a 15-day concentration of naval
might that will conclude with a review April 27. Some 104 ships carrying more than 46,00!) men
will be included in the maneuvers