Alaska Flying
Has Safe Record
For 20 months past there has
not been a single fatality in Ala -
ka, E B. Gentry, senior aero
nautics inspector for the Civil
Aeronautics Administration,
Fairbanks, announced this week.
This is attributed party to the
fact that aviation equipment
here is kept in excellent condit
ion that Alaska pilots have a
particularly high rating for effic
iency and resourcefulness, and
to the close cooperation of the
U- S. Weather Bureau and the
Givil Aeronautics Administra
tion with commercial aviation
,"The work of the CAA is do
ing in building fields and oper
ating airways is an initial step
ifl eliminating some of the guess
work in flying in this Territory,’’
said Gentry, "More adequate
weather reports and better dis
semination of weather informa
tion have also been important
.factors.
Among the CAA emergency
landing fields recently built or
in process of construction are
those at McGrath, Bethel, Lake
Minchumina, Tanacross. Sum
mit, Talkeetna, Aniak. Moses
Point, Farewell Lake, Stillwell
Lake. Galena, Kesai, Nome,
Homer, Cordova, Yakutat,
Petersburg, Juneau, Northway,
JBig Delta.
While these fields were design
ed as a part of the defense pro
gram they will be used by civil- i
ian as well as military planes, !
That at Y akutat is semi-military j
in,that it permits civilian planes1
to land but does not provide
any service.
Climatic conditions and top
ography have developed an Ala
ska type of flyer noted for his
courage and resourcefulness.
Most of them are certified mech
anics who can easily make emer
gency repairs, whereas the aver
age Outside flyer just knows the |
work angles. The Alaska pilot
must also know all about cold
weather flying and how to shift
operation from wheels to skis (
qr floats.
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There are 133 occupied and 8 ,
unoccupied farms in the ,
JVIatanuska Valley project. i
Territory Starts
Typing Of Blood
The teiritorial Department of
Health, in attempting to foresee
and prepare for all emergencies
relating to health and sanitation
which may arise during the pre
sent war, has considered possible
needs in case of actual bombing
of cities.
Information coming from
Pearl Harbor, Manila and else
where, refers to blood, serum or
plasma transfusions to injured
civilians and to the armed forces
as one of the most important of
life saving measures in cases of
severe burns or serious injuries
Before a blood transfusion can
be administered, the blood of the
giver (donor) and the receiver
(recipient) must be matched. As
the blood of human beings falls
into four separate groups and as
all groups are not compatible, it
is a great time saver to have as
many persons as possible “typed”
(or ‘grouped”) before emergen
cies arise.
The Division of Laboratories
of the Territorial Department of
Health is prepared to begin ‘ typ
ing” individuals in all of Alaska
so that if injured and in need
of a transfusion, one lengthy
procedure, that of “typing” the
injured person, will be eliminat
;d. This same information will
nake it possible to set up a per
nanent list of donors and with
heir blood type known it will be
i time-saving and perhaps life
aving step in case of serious in
ury.
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After this date all blood spec
imens sent fiom Alaskan towns,
including Kodiak, to the labor
atories for various examinations
will also be “typed” and a re
cord of the blood type w ill be
made The individual will be
furnished a permanent card with
name, address, and blood type
indicated These cards should
always be cairied on the person.
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j ANNOUNCEMENT OF EXAMINATIONS
1 THE ALASKA MERIT SYSTEM
t announces that OPEN COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS for classes of posi
1 * tions listed below will be held throughout the Territory for the purpose of estab
( lishing registers of eligibles from which appointments may be made to the staffs
l of the
| TERRITORIAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
| TERRITORIAL DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE
| ALASKA UNEMPLOYMENT
j COMPENSATION COMMISSION
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APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING RECEIVED FOR
J
Assembled Examinations
Position
Senior Clerk
Clerk-Stenographer
Clerk Typist
Junior Accountant
Accountant
Manager
Senior Interviewer
Mo. Sal- Range
$155-$ 185
$155-$185
$140 $155
$185-$215
$215-1245
$185-$215
$155-$185
Unassembled Examinations
Position Mo Sal. Range
Supervisor of Child Welfare
Seivice $245-1290
Child Welfare Services Worker
and Department of Public
Welfare Representative $185-$215
APPLICATIONS MUST BE FILED WITH THE MERIT SYSTEM SUPERVISOR
OR POSTMARKED BEFORE MIDNIGHT OF
CLOSING DATE - MAY 1, 1942
Examinations will be held wherever in Alaska applications from qualified applicants war
Applicants will be notified of time and place of examinations.
For Application Forms, Statements of Minimum Qualifications for each position,
Information write or apply to:
or
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\ Only United States citizens re
I siding in the Territory are elig
i ble to apply.
CURTIS G. SHATTUCK,
ALASKA MERIT SYSTEM SUPERVISOR,
JUNEAU, ALASKA
POST OFFICE BOX 201, p jl
108 Territorial Building—Office hours 4:30-5.
daily except Saturday and Sunday.