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EDITORIAL
Air Routes
To Alaska
(Seattle Post - Intelligencer)
In any conceivable situation
which might arise upon the Pac
ific, Alaska must depend largely
upon air defenses. Hence the new
chain of landing fields through
Canada, which will enable Unit
ed States military planes to fly
from the Mid-West, via Edmon
ton, to Alaska, is an important
item in continental defense plans.
It would be available if any in
terruptions should occur in trans
portation by sea.
The fact remains that the short
est route between the United
States and Alaska, whether by
sea. land or by air, is from Pu
iget Sound. The comm rcial air
service follows the sea route. It
was established in the face of
strong efforts by interior com
munities to plot a commercial
air route that would have been
much less convenient for Alas
kans in their travel, to and from
the United States, and in conduct
ing business by mail.
The bulk of commodity traffic
to and from Alaska always will
be by water. Convenience dictat
•us that air traffic related to busi
ness should follow, generally
speaking, the sea route. At least
it should have the same terminal.
Similar considerations prevail
in the case of military communi
cations. Undi r all normal condi
tions military supplies will move
to Alaska by water. Men are be
ing transported the same way.
In the absence of readily avail
able landing fields near th, coast
of Western Canada the new air
route from the Middle West to
Alaska will m-c •! possib c emer
geney needs. On a permanent
basis it could not compare, in
availability, to the facilities that
would be offered by the propos
ed Alaska International Highway
with landing fi Ids strategically
located along its direct route.
Seattle and Alaska ought not
to lose sight of this project. Wha;
ever the outcome of this war, it
is safe to assume that the United
Stat s will never allow Alaska to
go undefended. Air defenses will
be of increasing importance. The
shortest possible lines of commun
* ieation are advantageous under
th,. conditions of peace. They are
of the most vital importance in
any defense plan.
The arguments for the Alaska
Highway are well known. It was
proposed under conditions quite
different from those existing to
day. The fact that Canada and
the Unite States are separate gov
ernments is the best explanation
of why such a road is not in ex
ist, 'nee.
The current tend ncy, necessar
ily, is to judge all important pro
jects from the viewpoint of their
availability as part of the defense
program. But from this angle,
also, any long rang.i view certain
iy points to the desirability of
conections, by air and land, on
the shortest routes, to guard ag
ainst interruption of traffic and
communications by more normal
channels.
ALASKA FUR IS
WORTH $3,258,000
WASHINGTON —Delegate Di
mond inserted in the Congression
al Record value of the fur take
in Alaska during 1940 amounting
in all to $3 258,533 of which $1,
300,000 represents the approxi
mate value of the fur-seal pelts
taken from the Pribilof Islands.
The Extension of Remarks ap
pears on Page A441 in the Con
gressional Record of that date.
Getting Ready
c J
In Alaska
( Seattle Times )
The United States is getting
r ady in Alaska. The sum of $1,
000,000 has been asked for a 145
mile highway connecting Anchor
age with the Richardson High
way, thus giving Anchorage in
land communications as an alter
native in the event existing wat
er connections ar,. severed. The
road also will be used, naturally,
for other purposes. It will open
up a good stretch of territory,
permitting cheap and easy move
ment of supplies to and out of
farms. Befor the Government
has finished its work in the North
land, the country is going to bi
developed in this way to an ex
tent that would astound old-time
‘’sourdoughs”.
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Alaska Defence
Command Now
Official Name
:
ANCHORAGE —Troops in Al
aska are now officially known as
the Alaska Defense Command, it
was announced at headquarters.
The new name replaces three
other designations which have
been used at various times pub
licly and in official communica
tions. They have been known as
the Alaska Defense Force, the
Alaska Defense Force, and the U.
S. Troops in Alaska.
Fighting units of the Alaska
Defense Command are under Lt.
Gen. John DeWitt, Fourth Army
commander. Administrative units
are und r Maj. Gen E. D. Peek
of the Ninth Corps Arta, Brig.
Gen. Simon B. Buckner, Jr., is
the commanding general of the
Alaska Defense Command.
Military Pact !
States-Mexico
In The Making
WASHINGTON — What prac
tically amounts to a military alli
ance is pending between the Unit
ed States and Mexico.
Negotiations have reached a
stag when it can be announced
that the United States will feed
and clothe Mexico, if and when
necessary, in case of war. and
that there will be free • ■xchange
for use of naval and other mili
tary bases should hostilities arise
that might endanger the secur
ity of either nation.
Discussions hav,e been in pro
gress for a considerable period,
but it is only now that they have
reached such a stage that definite
announcement can be made that
such an alliance is virtually as
sur d.
The present government admin
istration of Mexico shows a much
more friendly front toward the
United State than formerly and
with the world unrest in which
Mexico is frequently mentioned
as focal point for attack by a
foreign pow'er that would assure
a springboard assault upon the
United States, it has become ap
parent that a close alliance
would insure greater security for
both.
PAYMENTS LIKE RENT
One of the greatest advantages
of the Federal Housing Adminis
tration Plan of home ownership
is that the long term for pay
ment allows the purchaser to
build his home with monthly
costs as low as rent.
CHILD HAS STRANGE MALADY
Bernice Morgan (above), 4, of loii'niniviilc, Ala., lies in a New
Orleans hospital with a strange illne-s described by doctors as a
ifare blood disease which has turned her fingers and toes black
with a dry gangrene. Doctors believe the condition is due to coag
ulation of her red celts in the smaller arteries of the extremeties,
but the cause has not been discovered.
Mechanical
Gold Pan Is
Bein" Shown
What should be of intense in
terest to placer min rs through
out the Territory of Alaska is
‘he new Denver Mechanical Gold
Pan.
One Man Operator
This mechanical go d pan, oper
ated by gas motor and easily
mov d about by one man. will
handle placer sands, mill tailings,
mine dumps, development ore,
and is successful as an amalgam
ntjr following stamp batteries.
Burr Johnson, at Juneau, re
ports the uni; will handle from
Hi to 2 yards of bank run per
hour, ar.dis also ideal for r cov
erv of gold from beach sands.
It is of interest to note that the
machine has proven itself more
worthy throughout the states
where it has be n in use in re
cent years. In 1933 a mechanical
go d pan v/as taken to one of the
oldest mining claims in Colorado,
not worked since 1859 aud set up
where a recov ry of $10 per hour
was made in a claim thought us
ed up for many years.
To Bring High Wage
In many places in Alaska this
machine would bring a very high
wage to any miner who could see
fit to use it. Little wat r is used,
and if the plant happens to be
oeated where there is no water,
the same water can be re-used
and reclaimed, thus placing wa
ter-hauling at a minimum.
The Denver Mechanical Gold
Pan duplicates the hand panning
motion by means of a ste l yoke
and saddle connected to an enclos
ed rotating bali-bearing eccen
tric which gives a positive vibrat
ing motion of 240 oscillations per
minute. Power by a 4-cycle gas
engine drives the pump for wash
inggravel and sands. The amount
of water required is at a mini
mum of any placer machine de
veloped in the past.
Easy Shoveling
The feed hopper is only 2*4
feet from the ground, thus shov
eling is an easyprocess. Through
the use of various sized screen
ings, gold from the nugget, which
is caught in the top screen to
floured mercury at the bottom
screen can be obtained.
There are iitinumerable low
grade placer deposits all over the
world containing values, await
ing the Denver Mechanical Gold
Pan motion, and often there are
values in mine dumps which
have been overlooked.
Bill Prop oses
Pioneers’ Home
$175,000 Annex
P.‘ vldin.g for the construction
of p. $175,000 addition to the Pio
, rs’ Han’.e at Sitka, Senate Bill
No. 33 was introduced by Sen
ators Norman R. Walker and O.
D. Cochran.
A modern fireproof addition to
the Home would be constructed
under the director of a Pioneers’
Home Building Commission
which is created by the bill.
Donald McDonald’s $5,000 was
not discussed in the Senate, the
matter being continued in second
reading at request of Senator
Iija mar Nordale of Fairbanks.
The sum of $8,000 for equip
ping the Valdez hospital was vot
ed, but Senator Roden gave no
tice of moving to reconsider his
vote.
AWARDS ARE MADE
FOR FILM ACTING
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., — Film
actress Ginger Rogers and actor
James Stewart hold the Academy
of Mo,ion Picture Arts and
Sciences awards for the best per
formances of 1940.
Miss Rogers was presented .
with the award for her perform-!
ance in the picture “Kitty Foyle'’
and Stewart for his in “The
Philadelphia Story.”
EXTENSION URGED
OF CIVIL SERVICE
WASHINGTON —Pres. Roose
velt submitted to Congress recom
mendations by a special civil ser
vice inquiry committee that the
classified civil service be extend i
ed to all position in the federal
government.
The recommendations eliminat1
ed from the civil service request
only policy determining offices
and those which require Senate
confirmation. Higher administrat
ive, professional, scientific, and
investigative positions would bej
brought under the merit system!
under terms of the recommenda
tions.
For That Party
Chop Suey, Chow Mien or any
Oriental or American Dish. Call
Frank Suzuki, care Polet’s Store.
All cooking and serving done at
your home.
DREAM
IOO% TALKING PICTURES
*—* l}gfithiSt rtoXffujjtsFifin 7kt£dAA iaa U. *
One Show WEDNESDAY 7:30 p.ra.
* A R K A NS AS TRA V El ,ER”
with Bob Burns — Fay Bainter — Jean Parker — Irvin S. Cobb
He Don't Ask Nothin’ —He Don’t Take Nothin’ —
He Just Keeps Rollin' Along
and "BROADWAY BUCKAROO” — Vaudeville Act
!_.____
One Show Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Adm. 25* & 554
“GOLD IS WHERE YOU FIND IT”
with GEORGE BRENT — OLIVIA DE IIAVILAND
Beautiful Technioolar Film of California Gold Rush Days
and “THEY LIVE AGAIN’’
Two Shows Friday, 7:15 & 9:00 p.m Adm. 55f Se 25#
NEWSBOY’S HOME’
with JACKIE COOPER — EDMUND LOWE — DEAD END KIDS
He Had To Fight To Eat — To Work — To Live
and “THE SHADOW” No. 5
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