Investigation of 43 Sought Air Routes
Hy OAB Asked by Operations Bureau
WASHINGTON, —'The Civil
Aeronautics Board’s Bureau of
Air Operations has asked that 43
applications and CAB investiga
tions be consolidated for hearing
with its current investigation of
air services in Alaska. N
James A. Tomlinson, bureau
consul, said all of the “investiga
tions, applications and other re
quests for relief,” many of which
have been pending a long time,
relate to air services in Alaska.
The CAB launched its Alaskan
study in April, 1953, with the ob
jectives of:
1. Improving air services with
in the territory.
2. “Ultimately lowering the
charges” to users of those services.
6tli Grade Enjovs
Dr. Geist’s Talki
Mr. Otto Geist, paleontologist
from the University of Alaska,
was invited by the sixth grade
to lecture about his work. Mrs.
Dunbar’s sixth grade room was
also invited to listen.
Mr. Geist informed us that he
has found the bones of many pre
historic animals including the
camel, the mammoth, sabre tooth
tiger, mice, horses, mastadon and
many others. Some of these ani
mals lived not more than 2,200
years ago.
We learned that many human
bones were found. Mr. Geist ob
tains these bones and gives them
to the University of Alaska and
other museums.
A baby mammoth was found in
the ice just as it had died.
He told us that all these animals
found so far lived in Alaska while
the climate was still cold and that
the camel and other animals are
losing their hair because they are
now living in warm climates.
The paleontologists find the
bones during sluicing operations.
All of us enjoyed Mr. Geist’s
visit and we hope he can come
' again.
Geneva Talks Progress
As Johnson and Ping-nan
Reach Compromise
GENEVA, WP)—U.S. Ambassador
U. Alexis Johnson and Red Chi
nese Envoy Wang Ping-nan ap
parently reached a compromise
yesterday on how to continue
their stalemated talks.
A communique issued after
their 16th meeting indicated they
will discuss simultaneously from
now on both return of civilians
from their respective countries
and “other practical matters at
issue between the two sides.
Johnson had made clear from
the outset of the conference here
he would not discuss the second
item of their agreed aegnda, “oth
er practical matters”, until the
civilian return issue was disposed
of. But the communique Tuesday
said the two envoys exchanged
views onjthe second item.
3. Reducing the cost to the gov
ernment of air transportation ser
vices now provided in Alaska
through a cut in mail pay subsidy.
Among the CAB investigations
which Tomlinson said should be
consolidated with the overall pro
ceeding were actions to determine
whether:
1. The authority of Wien Alaska
Airlines to carry mail between
Fairbanks and Eagle, and between
Eagle and Chicken, should be
eliminated.
2. Duplicate services of Wien,
Alaska Airlines and Northern
Consolidated Airlines should be
eliminated, and a single airline
service ordered between Fair
banks and Unalakleet.
3. Seldovia should be added to
Pacific Northern Airline’s route.
4. Alaska Airlines’ authority to
operate between Anchorage and
Seward, and between Anchorage
and Seldovia, should be eliminat
ed or suspended.
5. Pan American World Air
ways’ certificate between Fair
banks and Bethel should be sus
pended in whole or in part.
Tomlinson also asked that the
consolidated proceeding embrace
these long-pending applications:
1. Pan American to eliminate
intermediate points except Mc
Grath on the Fairbanks-Bethel
route.
2. Wien Alaska for routes be
tween Eagle and Dawson, Ram
part House and Aklavik by way
of Old Crow, Ft. Yukon and Arc
tic Village, Fairbanks and Wonder
Lake by way of McKinley Park,
Fairbanks and Barter Island, and
Igloo and Little Diomede Island
by way of Lost River and Tin
City.
3. Christensen Air Service, to
abandon its Alaskan routes.
4. Northern Consolidated, for
routes to and from Cape Roman
zof, to and from Cape Newenhan,
to Wonder Lake between Fair
banks and McGrath, and to and
from Eek.
5. Cordova Airlines, for routes
between Cordova and Middleton
Island, between Cape Yakataka
and Icy Bay, and between An
chorage and Chitina by way of
Palmer and Glenallen-Gulkana.
6. Sea Airmotive, for non-sched
uled or charter service within a
200-mile radius of Anchorage.
?. Fairbanks Air Service, for a
certificate between Fairbanks and
"Wonder Lake and 'between Mc
Kinley Park and Wonder Lake.
8. Clifton Fairchild, for sched
uled and nonscheduled service in
the Fort Yukon area.
9. Reeve Aleutian Airways, for
Cold Bay-Chignik and Cold Bay
Nikelski service.
Also involved were old applica
tions for permanent or for contin
uoed temporary authority from
Reeve Aleutian, Northern Consol
idated, Kodiak Airways, Inlet
Flying Service, Western Alaska
Airlines and Pacific Northern Air
lines and Pacific Northern Air
lines and Bristol Bay Airlines.
BERING SEA CLUB I
COFFEE SHOP 1
Now Open Every Day I
6:30 A.M. TO MIDNIGH1 I
THE BEST FOOD IN TOWN I
Congress of
American Indians
Holds Meeting
At a recent meeting of the Na
tional Congress of American In
dians, Elizabeth Peratrovich,
Thlinget tribe, Juneau, was elect- (
ed for a three-year term. Also re- j
appointed by the Executive Coun
cil to serve on the staff of NCAI i
as field representative of NCAI
in Alaska.
Thts work consists of compiling
a great deal of information deal
I ing with the social, economic and
political problems that face the
natives in Alaska. She acts as co
ordinator.
The Alaska Native Brotherhood
and Alaska Native Sisterhood are
affiliated with the NCAI and have
delegated their authority to NCAI
to represent the group in legisla
tive and other matters. NCAI has
many individual members in the
Territory of Alaska.
Speakers at the convention in
cluded Dr. Verne Ray, professor
of anthropology at the University
of Washington, and Don C. Foster,
Portland area director.
Present at the NCAI convention
was Glenn L. Emmons, commis
sioner of Indian affairs. In his
address to the delegates he said:
“Tribal existence on the reser
vations is recognized by the bu
reau as important to many indi
viduals, but a sound relocation
program that would fit the Indian
for urban living is also regarded
as essential. I would question the
wisdom of pinning all our hopes
and aspirations on reservation de
velopment even though all of us
recognize there will always be
large numbers who prefer to re
main in familiar surrounding and
participate in tribal life.
Dr. James R. Shaw, newly elect
! ed director of Indian health under
the newly created U.S. Public
Health Service, reported to the
NCAI members. He said, “If you
are an Indian your life expectancy
in this country is 36 years, in
contrast to 61 years for the white
man. Death among Indian infants :
is two to seven times greater than
among white children. Tuberculo
sis death rates are 5 to 28 times
those of the white population.
“Our prime aim is to help the
Indian become a better citizen by
helping him to be a healthier
member of our society. In order to
achieve our goals we are expand
ing clinics and hospital services to
as many sick and needy Indians
j as require this care. We are traip
j ing greater numbers of Indians to
aid our ' hospital nursing staffs
I and we are hopeful that more In
j dians will seek professional train
ing. In the slxort time since July 1
I the service has added 86 medical
j officers for a total of 200, and six
more schedules to be added next
month.”
North Star Sails
From Point Barrow
SEATTLE, Sept. 17, UB-—'The
North Star, Alaska Native Service
vessel, has headed south from Pt.
Barrow, Capt. Charles Salenjus
messaged ANS headquarters here
today.
The North Star unloaded 2,500
tons of food, fuel clothing and
other supplies for Eskimos, mis
sionaries, teachers and Weather
Bureau personnel, but was unable
to take 60 tons of coal aboard for
| stations and native villages south
j of Barrow.
His message to V. R. Farrell,
head of the Seattle ANS office,
said ice conditions have been ex
tremely bad.
FREIGHT RATES ON
ALASKA RAILROAD
REDUCED BY 10%
FAIRBANKS—Rate reductions
amounting to 10 percent on hun
dreds of items will go into effect
on the Alaska Railroad next
month, R. N. Whitman, ARR gen
eral manager, told the chamber of
commerce last week.
On first class shipments, he
said, the rate will change from
$7.50 per hundred weight to $6.73.
Other class items were also re
duced.
Fresh fruits and vegetables cit
ed by Whitman were:
Fresh fruits and vegetables
from $7.03 to $6.49 per hundred;
apples and citrus fruits from
$4.23 to $3.84; milk from $2.96 to
$2.77; paint from $3.41 to $2.78;
roofing and siding from $3.41 to
$2.96, and asphalt from $2.36 to
$2.02.
Pullman-type sleeper service,
offering overnight passenger
schedules between Achorage and
Fairbanks, will go into effect on
about October 17.
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SEPTEMBER 25 AND 26
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