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Nome Chamber
Meeting News
Pearse Walsh, who attended a
meeting of the Alaska Planning
Commission in Juneau, and the
Pacific Northwest Trade AssnJ
meeting in Fairbanks, presented a
most interesting and comprehen
sive report at the Chamber meet
ing Tuesday noon.
He explained that the Planning.
Commission has such a broad
program that it is hard to ex
plain just what all its intent and
work will be.
In the trip through the state
this month, the commission will
have a listening ear for ideas for
the present of Alaska as well as
the near future and distant fu
ture.
The Commission hearing in
Nome on Sept. 25 is of significant
importance as all important ideas
submitted as well as the financ
ing of the same will be compiled
and presented to the legislature.
Walsh reported on the stimu
lating remarks and observations
of the outstanding speakers of
the PNTA. Robert Major, direc
tor of the Royal Norwegian Coun
cil for Scientific Research, paral
leled the growth of the Scandi
navian countries and Alaska, giv
ing those present a challenge with
his views on what can develop
here and how much Alaska has
with which to work.
Waslh praised Ed Rusing, vice
president of the local bank, who
made it possible to have this con
ference in Alaska and through
whose efforts these delegates from
all over the world gathered to
give their views on Alaska.
He was impressed with the dele
gation from Canada and the good
feeling of teamwork between Al
aska and Canada. “I can’t help
but feel that a healthy growth is
coming this way in the very near
future,” Walsh stated when con
cluding his remarks.
Rep. Bob Blodgett, of the State
Legislature, and businessman of
Teller, expressed his regret on
the elimination of road work to
Teller this year. He reviewed the
work since it was spearheaded by
Sen. Howard Lyng in 1955 after
which competent engineers and
much tax money was spent to
survey the road. As no work has
been done since 1955 he stated
that he has asked for a complete
report on what has been done as
he “plans to make an expose on
the way taxation money is spent
with no benefit to the taxpayers.”
Blodgett asked the Chamber to
start thinking about a name for
the Nome - Teller Highway link
and suggested the name of BPR
Regional Engineer Wm. Niemi,
because of the work he has done
in Alaska on roads over a long
period of time.
As there is to be a hearing here
this month on aviation he urged
that residents be alert and voice
their opinions that more than one
airline be allowed to serve every
village and town so that a mono
poly will not strangle the growth
of northwestern Alaska.
Would Use Highway
Funds to Build Approach
Roads to Ferry Facilities
WASHINGTON, <£l — Use of
federal highway funds to build
approach roads to ferry facilities
was proposed today by two House
members.
Reps. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaiil
and Ralph Rivers <D-Alaska) said
they are offering a bill to amend
the federal highway act to allow
such use.
Inouye’s office said at present
most transportation between the
islands is by air, but that a ferry
system has been discussed.
The proposed amendment would
facilitate putting such a system
into operation.
Coast Guard Commandant
Gets “Dressing Down”
WASHINGTON, MV-'The com
mandant of the Coast Guard has
received a dressing down from
his superior for letting two ad
mirals take their relatives on .a
month - long inspection tour of
Europe.
Asst. Secretary of the Treasury
A. Gilmore Flues issued the repri
mand in person to Vice Adm. Al
fred C. Richmond.
A Treasury spokesman said the
two admirals involved were Rear
Adm. James Hirshfield, the as
sistant commandant; and Rear
Adm. Edward Thiele, engineer in
chief of the Coast Guard.
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Arctic Polar Bear Hunters
Experience Hard Luck
FAIRBANKS, (/PI — A pair of
easterners rested at an Arctic is
land Tuesday after wilderness
mishaps interrupted their far
north foray but didn’t dampen
their ardor to hunt polar bears.
Victor Salvador, 27, Easton,
Pa., was flown to a camp on the
Hulahula river, 275 miles north of
here, Aug.. 31. Bush pilot Jule
Thibedeau damaged his plane in
a crash landing on the way back
to Umiat to pick up Easton gar
ment manufacturer Tony Zanetti.
Salvador spent six days near
the mouth of the Hulahula with
out food. He was picked up Sun
day and flown to nearby Barter
Island. Thibedeau, flying Zanetti
i to the island, ran into a storm
i and landed while it blew itself
j out. Then he finished the trip.
Salvador said they’d be off in
a day or two, after big white
j bears and other game.
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Anchorage Girl Drowns
At Mount Vernon, Wash.
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An eight-year-old Alaska girl,
spending the Labor Day weekend
with friends near here, tumbled
into a lake and drowned Sunday.
The Skagit County sheriff’s of
fice said Kathy Dale was playing
with several other children on a
dock near the Vance Johnson
home on Big Lake, 10 miles west
of here.
Kathy and her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. William Dale of Anchorage,
were staying with the Johnsons.
Officers said the girl apparent
ly either fell from the dock or
was accidentally knocked off by
one of the other children. She
was not missed* for several min
utes.
Then one of the children no
ticed she was missing and went
for help. The girl’s body was lo
cated in about six feet of water.
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