The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 13, 1935, Page 7

TOWERRETURNS FROM HUNTING TRIP.PT.BARROW Party Unsuccessful Sight- ing Polar Bear on Sever- al Weeks' Hunt, Arctic Polar bear hunting out of Point Barrow is a unique experience, even if no bears are sighted, ac- cording to Roderick Tower, New York broker and prominent sports- man, who returned on the Pacific Alaska Airways Electra Sunday on his way south after spending the last few weeks in the Arctic. He will continue south on the Yukcn this evening on his way to New York where he was called by busi- ness. Mr. Tower left Juneau by plane on April 17 with T. B. Wilson, A L. Hager, E. O. McDonnell, bound for Point Barrow to hunt polar bears. Mr. McDonnell and Mr Tower based at Point Barrow wluie Mr. Wilson and Mr. Hager hunted out of Wainwright. As far as is known no polar bears were sighted by any of the party, though Mr. McDonnell re-| mained at Point Barrow for an additional week hoping for suc in securing a trophy, Mr. Tower said. Polar Bear Scarce Polar bear tracks and a young seal, recently killed and partly ea en, were seen by Mr. Tower and Mr. McDonnell though they failed to sight one of the big white ani- mals during their stay in the far north. “Polar bears were scarce along the Arctic coast, according to the natives. At Point Barrow, where an average of about one hundred and fifty are ordinarily killed only ten were obtained du ing the last winter and the same thing was true at Wainwright,| Kotzebue and other points” Mr.| Tower said However, far from being discour- age, Mr. Tower plans to return north for another hunt for the elusive polar bear. “The only way to go on a polar bear hunt is to travel light and plan to buy or borrow clothes and equipment on the trip north or after you arrive. No clothes one| could take along would be half| warm enough at Point Barrow. It & 1935, Liggert & Mvins Tosacco Co THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, MAY 13, 1935. . - AMERICA’S NORTHERNMOST SETTLEMENT FIGHTS EPIDEMIC Isolated from all the world by ice and snow nearly 11 months of each year, Point Barrow (above), northernmost tip of the American continent on the Arctic coast of Alaska, radioed for serum to combat an influenza epidemic. Practically the entire population, consisting of about 80 whites and was filled to overflowing. Sg dred natives, was stricken, and the Presbyterian hospltal the: al hun- Stanley R. Morgan (right), United States Army signal corps operator there, stuck to his wireless set despite being a victim. Serum was being rushed by alrplane. (Associated Press Photos) is simply a question of fur and | population to eleven,” he said. more he temperature was Mr. Brauer, who recently passed wn to and forty below | through Juneau on his way north zero and combined with the wind, » States, is a well known is pretty cold,” he said and formerly engaged in Mr. Tower and Mr. McDonnell business, Mr. Morgan is nade their headquarters at the |the radio operator and U. S. Com- home of Charles S. Brauer in Point | missioner, Mrs. Morgan is me Barrow an did their hunting out |ologist, Dr. Griest is a Presby 1 the ice, using dog teams and |ian missionary, the Daughe kimo guides. “We were very com- |¢ went into Barrow fortable when camping on the ice, |c of the school and with sleeping bags, sheepskins and Stau is the Government nurse. tents. When Mr. McDonnell 1-*.\] Vast Tey Waste il with influenza we were out on| Point Barrow, which years ago a trip. It took us about ten hours|was an important whaling station, to make Point Barrow by dog team |'s located in the midst of an icy and for a short time it looked a : and from the air, the coun- though he migh in for pneu- surrounding it looks like thou- monia. However in a day or so h.| s of miles of blank white, with was all right and in less than a|the shore line barely visible, Mr. week he was ouil hun! again Tower said The midnight sun | makes hunting possible as long as s, guides and dogs can keep n the severe temperature. in spite of the dis- I want to try it again aviation in the north it practical, I believe eat possibil tiee in polar thirty the whale be ¥1u Reports erated e whole, orts printed by States about mic were exag McDonr and busy sending v and families we all right. Numbers of the Eskimos were en ill but those who died were mostly far advanced | PAA plane in; in years. Mr. Hobson, the only g and highly praised .the com- white person who died while we pany, its head, Lyman were there, was well over sevent; A. B, Hayes and other Mr. Tower said. “There are only ficient staff. about eight white persons in Point “I think that Pacific Alaska Air- Barrow, incluing Mr. B r, Mr. w is a splendid organization and and Mrs. Stanle; and gives impressive performance under Mrs. Henry Grei: d Mrs. difficulties which are routine and Frank Daugherty, Miss Stauffer, cannot be imagined by anyone, and Hobson, who died. Mr. McDon- whether familiar with aviation or nell and myself t ht the white not, until he has traveled about 1 think the ¢spapers_in the influenza epi- ted. Poth Mr. elf were k(nl‘ s to our offices| ™ uring them made are hunt we sear Mr. Tower T ™~ catirely by of its ef- Morg; M his stay in Al-| S Peck, | Alaska. TAKES ADVANGE landing facilities. I feel that the| development of Alaska is insepar- | ably linked with the immediate fu- | ture development of aviation and | NEW YORK, May 13.— Copper sales for export made a basis of 8075 cents a pound in Hamburg and other European base ports last believe it imperative that more nir‘ fields be established in this country | where distances are so great and the population so small, Where one flies for hundreds of miles over § P | Saturday. This is an increase of uninhabited and often uninhabit- |/ 4 [able country, frequent landing|2’ POInts from high of Friday. fields are important, and the full development of aviation is ditficult| LIQUOR SALESMAN |and has a tendency to be retarded | by the lack of airports. | TO GO WESTWARD | “Considering the great distances |traveled and the great variety of ~B. C. Potts, Alaska representa- weather, the present practice of air |tive, of the World Importers, Inc., |travel by Pacific Alaska Airways with headquarters in Seattle, has | becomes perfectly safe because of been in Juneau the past week call- |the two-way radio equipment used ing upon his trade in the interest of |on all planes and the twin motors his firm and will leave for the will soon be used exclusively. The Westward and Interior on the Alas- efficiency of the comany can best ka “lm described by its time ' tables World Tmporters, Inc., repre- which show that its established | sent the British Columbia Distillery | routes, between Juneau and Fair- Co., in this territory and also dis- | banks and between Fairbanks and tribute the popular domestic brands | Nome, save a vast amount of time. of Fox Hollow, Five Scotts, Klon- As both an ex-pilot and a casual dike Whiskies and Monogram gin. obse I would say that the fu- - - o we of the company is ulimited,” ATTENTION MASONS Tower said. - hough he is taking no polar | Stated communication of Mount bear skin back to New York as a Juneau Lodge No. 147, Monday trophy, Mr. Tower has numerous evening at 7:30 o'clock. Work in photographs of Point Barrow and the F. C. Degree. By order of W.M. the vicinity, clearly showing the J. W. LEIVERS, vast expanse of ice and snow and| —adv. Secretary. the costumes and housing or iir | e inhabitants. ) DAILY EMPIRE WANT ADS PAY! me like atoot from the quittin’ whistle . . . Mild theyare, youbet... Yet they got taste and plenty to spare. Haven’t got time for loose talk, folks ... but here’s two words that just hit the nail on the head i 8t Ann's hospital Sunday for med-l ALINE W'MAHON, HAS EXCELLENT ROLE IN COLISEUM FE A TURE “Side Streets” which will be seen at “the Coliseum Theatre tonight for the last times, with Aline Mac- Mahon in the leading role, con- tains so much real drama that one is apt to lose sight of the remark- able screen acting that chatacter- izes the production. Miss MacMahon, as the sedate and matronly fur shop proprietor who has fallen in. love with and married an impecunious young sailor with a wandering foot and & roving heart, has an opportunity} to show to what heights she can| rise in depicting suppressed emo- | tion. She achieves pathos withouit | p:&os and a role that in ordinary hands would have degenerated into the' characterization of a female prig, becomes a sympathetic and convincing one as played by her. Others in the fine cast include Paul Kelly, Ann Dvorak, Helen Lowell and others. EIGHT AUTOMOBILES ARRIVE ON BANDON Still more additions to Juneau's automobile fleet were made yester- | day when eight vehicles arrived| from Seattle on-the Bandon. Half of this allotment, four, were ticketed for the Connors Motor| Company. Other recipients of au-| tomobiles on the Baadon are: J. 8. Pyinam, Juneau Motors Company, C.‘B. Hollan.l-and Tom George. i ———————— s+ HOSPITAL PATIENTS | rs. Daniel Livie went back to | fcal treatment. Others Jn the hos- w43 able to leave today after medi- cal treatment; Jerrolld Muson, a medical case; John Saarelo, who will undergo an operation tombr- raw; Bernard Boyle, who is under- 20ing treatment for an electry:| sheck which affectéd his eyes. Mrs. Ffed Rockhill of Ketchikan, who has been in St. Ann's for a major | operation, left Saturday night, and Hpward Pershall left today follow- ing an operation. |4 —————— DAILY EMPIRE WANT A0S PAY! {ably will stop in here. pifal were Mrg:John ers, who |.» |ranged ' for auction, contract and “| royally by Petersburg’ residents durs IANUCK HUNTS: WHILE YACHT: VISITS HERE Without its noted Hollywood vis- | itor, Darryl Zanuck, aboard, the luxurious 126-foot long yacht Alic- lan paid Juneau a nocturne visit yesterday. Zanuck, production: head of Twentieth Century“Pictures, Inc., with his wife and oldest child, is at Gambier Bay on Admiralty Island hunting bear, but his yacht arrived at 8 o'clogk”last night for supplies. - The vessel berthed first at Fem- mer’s Dock, then moved over to Pacific Coast Dock. It did not leave on the return trip to Gambier Bay until 8 o'clock this morning. The only member of the Zanuck family aboard the yacht here yes- terday was little 1%-year-old Susan, accompanied by a nurse. The pro- ducer’s wife, Virginia, and their 3%-year-old daughter, Zarrylin, are at Gambier Bay. While the Alician, chartered by Zanuck from Campbell Church, Jr.,! was taking on water at the Pa-| cific Coast Dock, it was learned that Zanuck will not pay Juneau a visit until after the completion of the Gambier Bay hunting trip and after a visit to Sitka has been made. Then, enroute for a possible trip to Kodiak Island, Zanuck prob-| The Alician, 126 feet long, has a 20-foot beam. She is powered by two ‘diesel motors, each: havitig' 150 horsepower. e TRINITY GUILD TO GIVF P\!Btlc CARD PARTY ‘A 3 — . TRINITY HALL TONIGHT Trinity Hall will be the scene of one of the. Holy Trinity: Guild's delightful public card parties this evening. Play will begin at 8:15 o'clock and tables are to be are pinochle. Players will compete for a num- ber of attractive and original prizes Wwhich were selected last week and | following the presentation, delicious refreshments will be served, by the Guild committees. B furnace . drudgery. convenience. tury Automatic ‘Heré 'is ldsting freedom from from winter discomfort and in- A complete Cen- 0il FREIGHT. FEATURES BANDON’S STOP HER Freight featured both the: ar-; rival and departure of the motor-} ship Bandon here yesterday an today. The vessel berthed at Ju neau Commercial Dock at 3 o'cloc Sunday afternoon from Seattle wit large cargo of lumber, eighty automobiles, and - general freight including “a paving machine for the Gastineau Construction Com pany. 4 The Bandon left port southboun this afternoon from the Juneas Lumber Mills Dock with a load of lumber and 12,000 salmon boxe: for Craig. Bhe also had aboar trucks, gasoline and supplies f the Alaska Co-Operative Construc tion Company, successful bidders o a road project at Kake. In addition, the Bandon als carried powder and mining machin ery to Windham Bay. Incidentally, Patrick J. Heney, Jr., and Mathe! Reese, connected with the mine, left for Windham Bay on the Ban don. & Capt. George Swenson is skippery of the Bandon, and Melvin Hill ig' her purser. [ ELKS REPORT FINE TIME. ON RETURN ¢ FRCM PETERSBUR Loud in their prajse of Peters-\ burg and ‘the hospitality of it§ residents, the Elks initlation party which left here on the Yakobiy Capt. Tom Smith, last Thursday. evening at 8 o'clock, returned he: last night at about the same hour, Twelve baby Elks were inmamfv at the mesting held in Petersburg and there was a big turnout af ‘| the Purple Bubble Ball held follow- ing the initiation ' dnd businesg meeting: on Saturday night, it ig reported. i ~There were twelve Juneau EIks in the visiting party which was headed by John Walmer, Exalted Ruler, All déclared that they hu‘! a fine time and were treate ing their visit. el | MRS. ¥ULLERTON HOME Mrs, James Fullerton left St Ann’s hospital Sunday for her homé following a major operation. " Did Y ou Know That J. A. BULGER Control tending. It A holiday spring, fall, Heating changes. Since establishing in Juneau, hgs been awarded all Government. heating and plumbing contracts with one exception! 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