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Aeronautics Chief
Presents Award to
Air Taxi Service
JUNEAU — An award of merit
in recognition for its non-accident,
3-year safety record, as a member
of the International Air Taxi Con
ference was presented to Jim
Hurst of International Air Taxi
by Eugene G. Roguszka, Director
of Aeronautics of the Alaska State
Department of Aviation, represent
ing the National Association of
State Aviation Officials.
Jim Hurst, owner of Interna
tional Air Taxi, was one of the
99 members of the conference who
had completed 10,000 or more pas
senger miles of air taxi service
during the period 1955 to 1958.
The National Air Taxi Confer
ence is a 145-member non-profit
group, headquartered in Wash
ington, D. C., whose purpose is to
promote, develop, and improve
transportation of persons, goods,
and mail by small aircraft. In
general, it acts as a representative
for its members and coordinates
the service of its members with
those of scheduled air carriers. In
I practical application, it is a net
work of qualified air taxi opera
tors who have entered into an
agreement with the scheduled air
lines to interchange passengers
I and provide service to and from
communities not served directly
by the scheduled air carriers. The
air taxi operators handle reser
vations for airline flights for their
passengers and pick up and deli
ver passengers at any airline ter
minal to connect with the sched
uled flights.
During the 3-year period cov
ered by the award, Mr. Hurst av
eraged flying approximately 50
hours per airplane per month. He
personally flew about 1500 hours,
covering a total of 108,629 miles.
Included in his air taxi activities
has been TV news coverage for
- KENI-TV, and flying ice recon
naissance between Cape Lisborne
and Barter Island, ahead of the
annual DEW Line supply ships.
He scouted out the most desirable
lanes for movement of the supply
ships through the ice. His most re
cent distinguished passenger was
Robert Shaw, who visited Lake
Chelatna during his visit to Alas
ka for the Anchorage 1959 Music
Festival.
Nome Directory
Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce
Meets Every Monday Noon at
North Star Dining Room
Russ Hermann, Vice President
ALASKA CHAPTER NO. 1
Order of Eastern Star
Doris Wilke
Worthy Matron
Helen Dunbar
Secretary
Cand Third Mondays
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HERB JENKS. W.M.
Norvin V". Lewis, Sec.
ind Third Thursday
of Each Month
NOME ROTARY CLUB
Ash Craft
President
Herb Jenks
Secretary
Wednesday LuncheoE
Parent-Teachers Assn.
Meets last Tuesday of every
month at School.
WERNER BOHRER. President
VESTA SUNDSTROM, Secty.
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