Alaska Sea Lion
Potential Asset
To Territory
J U N E A U—Biologists of the
Alaska Department of Fish and
Game report that Alaska’s sea
lion population is now high. There
are a few rookeries in Alaska
where they gather by the thou
sands, and dozens of smaller rook
eries where they number in the
hundreds.
Unfortunately, sea lions are a
costly nuisance to fishermen, for
they destroy quantities of salmon,
cod and halibut after these fish
have been hooked.
The sea lion’s reputation for
' fierceness is largely undeserved,
according to biologist James W.
Brooks, who recently spent sev
eral weeks on their rookeries. He
has walked or rowed a small skiff
among thousands of the animals
without incident.
While it has not appeared eco
nomically promising to harvest
sea lions in Alaska, this is a dis
tinct possibility for the future. I
Their flesh is excellent for feed- j
ing on fur farms or for processing I
into food meal.
Their blubber contains useful
oil and their hides, tho frequently
scarred, make a leather suitable
for many uses.
Unquestionably, these sea lions I
would be considered a valuable
commercial resource if they were j
available to the Japanese or So- j
viets. As it is, they represent one j
more of Alaska’s great umdevel- i
oped natural resources.
HIGI^EST HEADLINE
EVER WRITTEN
LONDON UP)—The tabloid Daily j
Sketch carried a headline from
outer space yesterday—the up
and-down black limes of an oscil
lascope recording of the Soviet
earth satellite’s radio signal.
“Here is the highest headline
ever written,” the Sketch said.
2,000 LOAVES OF BREAD
TOASTED AT SAME TIME
LOS ANGELES, UP)—What’s the
result when a delivery truck over
turns and spills 2,000 loaves of
bread that catch fire from spilled ,
gasoline
Burnt toast.
The toast, more than a ton of it,
caused a miles-long traffic jam
on the Santa Ana freeway yester
day before crews cleaned it up.
Police said the truck upset
when the driver slammed on his
brakes to avoid a collision. He
was unhurt.
ALASKA DAY
FESTIVAL
OCTOBER 18
SITKA.ALASKA
GLUE POT
Soda Fountain
{ CIGARS, CIGARETS
TOBACCO
CANDY
FRESH ICE CREAM
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i G.S. Training Course Friday
The Girl Scout training course
j for leaders will be held Friday
j evening at 7:30 at the home of
| Mrs. Opal Baldwin.
Eunice Logan, school supervis
or for the ANS schols, is on her
annual trip to the area, visiting
schools which htave opened.
Miss Logan is well known here,
having taught in the old ANS
school when it was in operation
here.
CPA Exams to be Held In Nov.
ANCHORAGE—The new Terri
torial Board of Public Account
ancy has concluded its first meet
ing since appointment by Gover
nor Stepovich. The Board an
nouned that the next C.P.A. ex
aminations are scheduled for Nov.
6, 7, and 8, 1957. All those desir
ing to sit for the examinations are
requested to apply with Secretary
Ray Kohler, Box 607, Fairbanks i
by Oct. 15.
Fine Job Printing At The Nugget;
| Connecticut Democrats
| Win Small Towns
In Municipal Elections
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Of)—Con
necticut Democrats made further
inroads into small towns, once
considered almost unassailable
Republican territory, in Monday’s
municipal elections and held on
to two cities they already con
trolled.
Torrington and Bristol, medium
sized, heavily industrial commu
nities, remained Democratic, altho
by smaller margins than in 1955.
Those two cities and 126 towns
elected municipal officials. Six
other city elections will be held
Nov. 5.
On the basis of unofficial re
turns, 10 towns switched from
Republican to Democratic con
trol, 5 switched the other way,
one by only one vote, 75 towns
remained in the Republican ranks
and 34 remained Democratic. Two
elections were held on a non-par
tisan basis.
AUSSIES GET
GRANDSTAND VIEW
OF SATELLITE
MELBOURNE, Australia, —
Melbourne had a grandstand view j
of the Soviet satellite last night. |
Thousands of persons also saw
what was believed to be a portion
of the rocket from which the sat
ellite was launched.
In cloudless skies the satellite
was visible to the naked eye for
three to four minutes.
The second satellite appeared
almost immediately after the first
faded.
It was visible only 30 seconds
and appeared to be longer than
the first, as if flashing two white
lights close together.
The first satellite traveled
south-southwest to north-north
east. The second seemed to be
traveling closer to earth on a dif
ferent orbit—southeast to north
west.
Hiring of Physically
Handicapped is Subject
Of Governor’s Meeting
JUNEAU—Gov. Mike Stepovich
has invited federal and territorial
personnel officers here to meet
today to discuss their policies in
hiring the physically handicapped.
The meeting is being held in
conjunction with the 12th annual
National Employ the Physically
Handicapped Week, which began
Oct. 6, under sponsorship of the
governor’s Committee for the Em
ployment of the Physically Hand
icapped.
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