Lost A liny Fliers
Discovered Alive
San Francisco (/P)—Aided b]
Indian trappers. Lt. Col Harolr
H. Carr and Corp Richard Pom
peo returned safely to Fairbank
after being lost almost two week
in the Alaskan wilderness nortl
of the Arctic circle.
The army disclosed their plan
was forced down January 17 a
bout 250 miles north of Fair
banks when it encountered thicl
weather during a flight to White
hcuse.
Lt. General DeWitt, com
iqauding general of the Westeri
Defense Command, commendei
the men for their resourcefullnes
and soldierly qualities. The Arm]
said (lie pair landed on the froz
en river unhurt with the plan<
slightly damaged but out of gas
oline and with the radio out o
commission.
They waited two days, thei
started down the river on foot
carrying packs with bedding
food, camping equipment anc
firearms. After a long trek thej
finally reached Fort Yukor
and obtained transportation tc
Fairbanks.
Both men were in apparently
excellent physical condition.
While they were lost the Army
airmen scanned thousands of
miles but because of fogs and
.storms were unable to make an
effective search.
Wins judgment
A judgment of 15,400 from
Sierns Spokane company was .u
warded Mrs. A. Lillian Carlson
in the Federal District court at
Juneau. Mrs. Carlson’s husband,
Rudolph Carlson, was killed in
an explosive accident at the Sitka
naval air base last summer, where
he was employed by the construc
tion company.
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W ar And Fishing
Washington (JP)—Representa
tive Bland, Chairman of the
House marine fisheries committee
announced the committee has in
quired into operation and pro
tection of the Pacific fishing in
1 dustry and will hold a hearing
February 12. He said the com
! mittee would seek to determine
• if legislation is needed and what
■ f urn it should take, and would
; hear testimony' of Alaska fishery
■ representatives toward necessary
protection of the industry during
. war.
i If legislation is found advis
1 able it will be introduced. Dele
i gate Dimond requested the hear
’ ing, saying that fishing in certain
■ waters off the Alaskan coast
! wouid be curtailed by war.
Alaska Committee Head
Appointment of Glenn Car
rington, long prominent in busi
ness affairs of Seattle and Alaska,
as Chairman of the Alaska Com
mittee of the Seattle Chamber
of Commerce, has been announc
ed by D. K. MacDonald, new
President of the Chamber for
1942. Carrington is president of
the company bearing his name,
Jeweler Back on Job
H. Pinch, owner of Pinch &
Kagen, went back to work this
week after an illness caused by
burns from the recent fire at his
jewelry store. He has opened in
the location next to the one
burned out, and is selling new
stock as it arrives. The damaged
stock of radios, guns, furs and
woman’s apparel will be put on
sale after final adjustment by the
insurance company.
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TO MEMBERS OF
ORGANIZED
LABOR
Your attention is called to the fac;
that at a regular meeting of the Ko
diak Central Labor Council a resolu
tion was duly passed authorizing the
publication of this notice to the effect
that one Ray Trotochau, of Kodiak.
Alaska, who owns and operates that
taxi known as “Ray’s Cab” has been
placed on union labor’s unfair list.
You are advised and warned that
having due notice of the above you
will govern your actions accordingly.
SIGNED,
cTalmage L. Smith
Secretary, Kodiak Central
Labor Council