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VO^. 42. No. 19. NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, FEB. 12, 1940 ***“ Per co^
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Alaska Air Bases Depend Congress
Two Army Air Corps Stations
For Alaska If Sufficient Funds
Are Appropriated by Congress
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. (/P>—
Trie War Department today an
nounced that two new U S Ar
my Air Corps stations will be lo
cated at Fairbanks and Anchor
age if sufficient funds are appro
priated by this session of Con
gress.
Tht Fairbanks site for which
approximately four million doll
ars was appropriated to start the
project, is located just north of
the city. It is expected that con
struction will start within the
next few months.
The Fairoanks field will be
used primarily for experimental
operations in cold weather and
will employ all types of planes.
Construction will incude hangars
shops paved t unways night lard
ing equipment quarters for thir
ty officers twenty six non-com
missioned officers barracks for
three hundred men a hospital
central heating and electric plant.
The field comprising about a
thousand acres will be named
‘ Land Field” in honor of Cap
tain Arthur Land a native of
Texas who was killed in an air
plane accident at Dale South Car
olina in 1935.
The field at Anchorage is locat
ed just south of the city and
will cover fourteen hundred ac
res.
It will include both ground
and air units. Funds totalling
twelve million seven hundred
and thirty four thousand doll
ars have been requested for the
1941 budget.
The Anchorage base will be
named in honor of Captain Hugh .
Elmendorf a native of New York
who was killed in a plane acci
dent at Wright Field Ohio in
1933.
Lord Tweedsmuir
Governor Gen.
Of Canada Dies
MONTREAL, Fob. 11 (/P)— Lord
Tweedsmuir aged 64, Governor
General of Canada since 1935,
noted author, and who hold sev-,
crol important posts in the Brit
ish empire died at 7:13 this after
neon Eastern Time less than a
week after he suffered concussion
from a fall in the official resi-1
; denes at Ottawa. He is the first1
representative of the King to
d e in office since the formation
of the Canadian confederacy.
NOTICE
_
All interested in the develop
ment of Nome and Northwestern
Alaska are cordially invited to
attend the annual meeting to be
held in the Nevada Grill Tues
day noon February 13th. Elec
tion of officers and luncheon.
JAPANESE CANTON DEFENSES CRUMBLING
Japanese outer defenses of Canton, South China’s largest metropolis
were reported by Chinese to be crumbling following One of the
most serious setbacks inflicted on the Invaders in the war. The
Chinese said a ring of steel (indicated by broken line) virtually
had been completed around Canton which fell to the Japanese in
October, 1938 and which had been fused by them as a base for ex- j
tensive operations in South China.
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President Charges American Youth
Advocate Law Changes by Methods
Prescribed by Constitution of U. S.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 UP) —
President Roosevelt told the Am
erican Youth Congress that Rus
sia is “a dictatorship, absolute, as
any other in the world.” He char
acterized the war with Finland
as the invasion of a neighbor “so
infinitesmally small it could do
no injury to the Soviet Union.”
He upheld the rights of some
members of the Youth organiza
tion “to call yourselves Cummun
ists” adding “As Americans you
have not only the right but the
sacred duty your advocacy for
changes in the law to methods
prescribed by the Constitution of
the United States.”
He professed himself disillu
sioned with the Russian govern
mental experiment although years
ago ' 1 hoped Russia would work
out her own problems and their
government eventually would be
come a peace-loving popular gov
eminent which would not inter
fere with the integrity of her
neighbors. That hope today is
shattered or put away in storage
against a better day.”
Tin ee Types of Airplanes
Are Under Construction By
PAA For Alaska Service
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9 — j
The contemplated Seattle to Ju-j
neau air service will give the Pan ,
American Airways its first direct'
West Coast connection with its t
Alaska subsidiary, the Pacific'
Aaska Airways it was announc
ed here.
The Pan American office said
that details uf the route have not
been announced. It was learned
however that three types of plan
es are under consideration; a Si
korski tri-motored 12-ton, carry
;ng 14 passengers; an F. 42 Sikor
sky four-motored 17-ton and 32
passengers; and an F. 43 Sikor
sky as used in survey flights.
Now under construction at Boe
ing’s for the PAA are a number
of 307 land four-motored planes
with a capacity of 33 passengers.;
Unofficial sources said mail, pas ’
sengers and express will be car
ried if and when the service wins ;
CAA approval. Weekly or twice
weekly service will probably bej
initiated at first, Pan American
ifficials said but announcement of
schedules and types of planes to
be used must await the outcome
of the CAA hearing.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 — The
Civil Aeronautics Authority an
nounced hearing on Pan Ameri
can Airways application to in
stall a service between Seattle
and Juneau will be held at Wash
ington on February 26 instead of
in Seattle.
In Seattle the PAA indicated
an amphibian plane would be
used for water landings at Ketch
tkan and either land or wTater for
Juneau depending on snow condi
tions at the airport and ice condi
tions on water.
The planes will connect a Ju
neau with the regular service
now operating to Fairbanks,
thence to Nome.
The type of plane to be used
however is as yet unknown.
Harry Honeywell
American Balloon
ist Passes On
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Feb. 11
/P)—Harry E Honeywell aged 68
internationally known American
aallnondst died here Saturday.
He was a Spanish-Ameriean
War veteran and won the Nation
il Balloon races in 1912, 16 and
1920. He was an honorary army
captain.
ATTENTION
First Pioneer Card Party of the
winter series will be yiven Mon
lay, February 12th at 9:0# pm
it I O O F Hall.
Social Committee
Goes 15 Rounds
To Win Decision
NEW YORK. Feb. 9 <£>) — Joe
Louis won a decision over Arturo
Godoy at the end of fifteen gruel
ling rounds. Louis weighed 203
pounds and Godoy 202.
MECHANICAL NOT HUMAN
FAILURE RESPONSIBLE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 — The
Navy ascribed the loss of the sub
marine Squalus and 26 of its
crew primarily to mechanical ra
ther than human failure.
The report of the three-man ,
court of inquiry blamed “mech
anical failure of an operating
gear engine and induction valve’’
for the sinking of the $5,000,000
vessel May 25 off Portsmouth. |
New Nazi-Communist Trade Pact
Would Exchange Russian Raw
Materials for German Products
UNDATED, Feb. 12 (Ah — A
new Russian - German trade
treaty was projected on the Eu
ropean 9cene as a possible po
tent factor in the continent's two
wars, Those two conflicts were
highlighted by the arrival of
Australian and New Zealand
t.roops at Suez to augment the
Allied forces in the near east.
Of the Russian announcement
that 16 Finnish fortifications were
captured, an Associated Press
correspondent who went to the
Mannerheim Line reported no
breaks as far as he could see.
Authoritative Berlin sources
told that the Nazi-Communist
trade pact is enlarging the ec
onomic cooperatioin provided in j
the first trade agreement of last
August and called for the ex
change of Russian raw materials
for German manufactured pro
ducts. The new treaty is describ
ed as synchronizing the needs of
the two nations in each war
against their different foes.
France reported that German
outpost attacks were repulsed
but that the Western Front was
quiet otherwise.
The economic war was inten
sified as Britain made plans to
send a corps of super salesmen
around the world to capture Ger
man foreign trade. Italy neared
a new commercial agreement
with Turkey and official Instan
bul quarters predicted that the It
alian treaty will enable Italy to
displace Germany in the expand
ing Turkish market.
Army Air Bases to
Buy All Possible
Material in Alaska
Juneau, Alaska, Feb. 10
Nome Nugget, Nome.
In confer* rice with Major Ed
v d George of the Quartermas
ter's Corps, U S Army, in charge
ef the construction of the Fair
banks air base. Governor Gruen
ing and Delegate Dimond were
advised that he intends to do all
possible business in Alaska in
connection with the construction
f the Fairbanks base, consistent
with obligations of efficiency and
economy. Therefore it is suggest
ed that Alaska material dealers
who intend to offer proposals in
connection with supplying need
ed materials for the base, com
municate immediately with Ma
r George at Ft. Mu * on,, Calif -
j ornia and send duplicates of
their letters and telegrams and
offers to the Quartermaster’s of
fice at Fairbanks and also to Gov
ernor Gruening in care of this
office.
Signed: Bartlett
Acting Governor
OTHER SIDE OF FENCE—His White House aspirations and the
presence of a photographer may have had something to do with
this earnest inspection of new social security building by the Dem
crats’ Paul McNutt, social security administrator.
Card Party at I. O. O. F. Hall Tonight, 9:00 P. M.
Double Header Baseball Wednesday, Feb. 14, 8 pm
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