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The Kusko times., 1933-10-07
May. Build Road tOFOrkS
CHEF ENGINEER OF A. R. c ', WRITES ENtDURAG1NGLY
 OF PROJECT.
OF PROJECT.

Regarding thas petition circulated some time ago for the construction of a road between here and Nixon Fork, the need of which was made most apparent during the season just closed, the following was recently re- ceived by Stanley J. Nichols from Ike P. Taylor, chief engineer of the Alaska Road Commission, and augurs well for the early undertaking and completion, of hat project:
 Juneau, Sept. 2h- Stanley J. Nichols ct al,
 .McGrath, Alaska:
 Receipt is acknowledged of peti- ton forwarded by Mir. Fred Spach to this office requesting the construction of a road from McGrath to Takotna- The desirability of a road from Ta- kotna, at least as far as the mouth of the Nixon Fzn'k, is fully recognized by this office. A reconnaissance and report covering this route will be made and an effort will be made to obtain funds for it's construction.
 "An estimate for the construction of this portion of the project has been included in n request for addi- xtional funds forwarded by the Gov ernor's office to the Administrator 'af Public Works. Very truly yours,
 sIKE P. TAYLOR. ..sss,s's
 "Chief Engineer"
The Kusko times., 1933-10-07
By Bob Bartlett.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-Seventy million dollars was set aside this week by the Public Works Adminis- .tration for rivers and harbors pro- ,iects. .Wrangell Narrows was an- nounced as one of the approved pro- jects. Although preliminary an- nouncements did not so state, it is as- stunned that $142,O0O will be allotted for work on the Narrows.
 Delegate Dimond is endeavoring to have many other deserving Alaska projects approved, but, as is general ly known, allotments for rivers and harbors and for public buildings are being made much slower than for other types of public works.
 According to information given the Delegate by John Collier, Commis- sioner of Indian Affairs, immediate action Twill be had on the building pro- gram in Alaska. The following pro- gram was. submitted by Dr. Paul w. Gordon, Director of Education, and was approved by tn eCommissioner:
 Buckland-Scho and teacherage, 5000.
 Tetlin-School and teacherage, $6.- 68O.
 .sQuigilliHgok- -A,500.
 unalakleet-$15;O0O.
 < sDiomede-$10,0 ,000.
 Douglas Community center and school. lower grades, $9,50O.
 With freighting and other neces- .sary exrnsesAthe total sum amount ed to &6Ge00. but since the program was approved the Office of Indian Af- fairs was informed deduction of 10 per cent mnst be made, and Dr. Cor don will revise. the progra min accord ence withs the new figures. Local la- bor will be- employed wherever possi- hle-and local materials will be used
The Kusko times., 1933-10-07

Dave Strandherg, well known min ing operator, in charge of operations of the Cripple Greek Mining Com pany, arrived here a few days ago, leaving almost immediately for Flat, on his way to Anchorage, to Jdan his family floor the winter.
The Kusko times., 1933-10-07
Alaska Road
 Commission
-.NOSyaS
.LSyd DNINnO OHHSI7d MOODY AAOM OOOD H0lN

Foreman E. A. Adams, with his road crew, recently returned to Ia. kotna from Medfra, where they have done some good work on the road from the Landing to Nixon Mines The first six miles were greatly inn proved by acordunying and anftching;; bridges and ,culverts were installed and fhe right-ofway cleared to B width of 30 feet. In spite of the loss new corduroy by fire during season, the work .lof construction was ecaFried on with good results. .;..
 MT. Adams with a small crew are now campad at Mile 13 on the Ophir- Takotna and are blaming this system of roads, and hauling gravel to the low spots where the road sunk this past ssummar. The roads in this sec tinn of the district are considered to be in tn ebest condition they have ever been befae.
 Assistant Engineer Fred J. Spach of the Alaska Road Commission re gently returned from an inspection trip over the road system at Flat, and repertts that he ihas a crew of 4l4 men still working there; the old Otter Dis: covery road has had the alignment changed from Mile ] 1-2 east across the tailings along the left limit Of Otter creek past Pete MiseoaiehsS buildings to point between Mala- mute pup, sat Fred Eusberg's work ings, and Frank ,sSalens' ,.s 1nears the mouth of Granite creek5 thence in 2 southerly direction across sae flat to the mouth of Slate creek sdrGy, thence up the right limit of Slate creek to the Uotila & -Ogris dragline. The road is completed to within: three fourths mile of the sdragline. This work entailed the construction, of ten bridges, the laying and covering with gravel 3250 feet of corduroy and 4 1-2 miles of side-hil grading, which was first stripped of two feet of heavy moss.
 The Chicken creek road is now graveled the entire distance to the Duffy camp, and some of the road crew are at present working on road change at the head of Willow creek, which will cut off considerable dis tance in travel plus some steep grades.
 The eBaton .dredge .on Flat creek was still operating October 1 and also the Riley dredge on Otter creek. Some of the hydraulic operators were just shutting down for the, season at this time, due to the shortage ofswater.
 It is estimaed that .25O tons of equipment and supplies were brought in to Flat this season, according to the records of the Day Navigation Company and the Ira Wood Naviga- tion Company.
 Although the gold production of this camp has not como up to Last years record, due to the shortage of water, the operators will do fairly we'll, considering the higher price they will receive for the yellow metal
 A contract was recently awarded to Harry Ekstrom of Cripple for the construction of a 34-foot bridge across Silver creek, on the Poorman- Ophir trail. The old bridge was de- stroyed by fire this past summer.
The Kusko times., 1933-10-07

Among recent arrivals from Grip pie were Martin Anderson, G. !. Jones, and Gunner, Albert and Elmer Hedberg, three brothers, who tdepa1s- ed few days .afterward for Anchor age.
The Kusko times., 1933-10-07

Archie Higgins, after a visit Bf 3 few days, took airplane for Anchor age en route to his home in San Fran ..
The Kusko times., 1933-10-07

Among recent departures for the Outside were Mrs. J. P. Taylor and daughters, Grace and Bessie, to join MT. Taylor at Seattle.
The Kusko times., 1933-10-07

rRegcys HuhbaEd, we'll .lnorsn Fair. banks dier,. is reported to have >suf-t fered serious loss at Fairbanks re- gently. when his airplane and hangar were destroyed by fire. representing a loss of several thousand dollars.
The Kusko times., 1933-10-07
Activities
 At Cripple
RESUME soF SEASONS OPERA TIONS; TRANSPORTATION
 A BIG HANDIC14P.

IRNPLE.-alan accgmt,nf the un- usuA dry season, placer operations on Cripple creek and .Coloxsde creek have been very small.
 Hard X fWilson cleared off censid- erable bedrock, considering the small amount of water.
 The Cripple Creek Mining Com pany, operating on what is known as the Greenberg 4& sCofwen ground, were unable, on account of the low stage of. water, to land their ..A213 drag line on the creek However. they5.now have all the heavy parts at the landing, and but a few tens six miles below, which will be hauled by tractor as soon the ground freezes They will then assemble the machine and run. it out on it's own .pewer-
 The company has ditch of about mile in length about 80 sper eene completed, a lot of ground stripped. and sluicing plant ready for for early work next season.
 Sid Paulson, on Colorado creek, did considerable work, but, like the rest was greatly handicapped by lack of water
 L.. Thi section ais wezy pranizins for mining, with modern machinery Transportation, however, is,-a serious facter in delaying development of the section.
 If there was 2 landing ttela on the creek, 30 that one ceuld get supplies by .plaBe during the eesommer, and . tractpE road from the landing to tho creeks. that would to some extent solve many of our difficulties.
 On the other hand, if the proposed road between Ruby apd Takotna were finished, that would for all time set tie the transportation problem. There is only 90. miles to connect. Twenty two miles of very good road4to Ophir is already constructed, and from Ruby to P9orman some 65 miles is .already built, leaving a gap of s90 miles still to be constructed. To show the dimcQltiessSf freight ing. as stated by Dave .4strandbergs manager of. the Cripple Mixing Com pany: Qne machine left. HelysCros the 8th of June, and did not land this load at Cripple until. the list of Sep
 
 tenlber. 1t was frozen in ,or it's .sec- ond trip close to the North Fork. Therefore, says MT, Strandberg.4 ''it is essential for the development Of the country that connecting roads and landing fields beeco9strnctad as soon asspossible. Frty-fixe miles of road from 0phir would scennect with Kus- kohUlm water .traNportatipn,. 4and ahoutanqeQnal amount of soad would connect with ths Yukon transporta- tisH sysse4p- AA it now stands it is bne .of th enaost isohted .spots in
The Kusko times., 1933-10-07

Frank J-e Euskey and Ehris Rster- sem returned. here aacouple of ,days ago from a brief business visit at Me Grath.
The Kusko times., 1933-10-07

Emil Anderson. manager of the Yankee sSaek dredge, was. recent dpartre fer the Outside, headed for his home at Berkeley, Calif.
The Kusko times., 1933-10-07

Julien A,,,sHurley Fairbanks sattor- ney, swasar ameppg yesterday -arrivais at McGrath.
The Kusko times., 1933-10-07

HalfdaR Wig was among those who ,arNys9 rrecentlyt from Ganes,s to settle deHm for. the winter.
The Kusko times., 1933-10-07

Hans Erickson was a recent de parttnre for the Outside,
The Kusko times., 1933-10-07

Roherts rY;Lowrie and Axel .xlm- dahltwereerseen arrivals from sLitkA
 < W. creek.
The Kusko times., 1933-10-07

Lawrence Kerby and Carl Peterson among those who recently arrived.
The Kusko times., 1933-10-07

Andy Hansen was recent visitor here for a couple of days
The Kusko times., 1933-10-07
McGRATH RADIOPHONE
 READY FOR OPERATION

.Ehe, NJ c. Company's new electric lighting plant at McGrath is. now in fine working order, giving large volume of light hoth in the aimn store and warehouses;. Also ready for operation is the~new radiophone, de- signed to serve the people of this m- teriOr section in place of the local radio station, the services of which at this blaze are practically at sah end. The installation of the new radiophone at McGEath, as well as the N.,1C. lighting plant, was under the supervision of Howard Mason, a noted expert, awho, incidentally, was with Sir Hubert Wilkins in his Arctic explorations and with Commander Byrd in his Antarctic expedition. The new radiophone is deciated to be of the very. latest type anl*past .efi- cient, and is now. ready for operation.
 MT. and Mrs., Fred Duboisswere re- cent airplane departtures for Anchor age,Aheaded -fnpthe Outside. This is their first xisit ito the Outside in almost -26 yeaF-. Eher.will probably put in theswi4tsE in San Francisco.
 W. N.CqlEI- Anchorage attorney, arrived at NAGgath . couple of days 4
The Kusko times., 1933-10-07
AMONG THE AIRPLANERS.

H. w. Barnhill, noted Hier, arrived at Anchorage Sunday with Mrs. Rus sell Merrill and her two children, and Pilot Mclean, who was flying for Southeastern Alaska airplane com planes last year. They flew up from Seattle in a Lockheed Viga plane. They made several stops on their way up and were forced to land at Icy Bay, where wefk was spent, being forced to submit to the rigorous weather conditions prevalent at this time of year. They ran qaiits short of. grub and lived for "a while .m A fox that MT. BarnhiH succeeded in getting with a rife. The sfiers finally arrived at, Seward, where the Stinson Junior was assembled cmfw mfw if Junior .manoplane, belonging to the same compa ny, was assembled. Barn hill flew the .Lockheed to Anchorage, and Pilot Mclean the :Etinson- Find ing the airplane business at Anchor age pretty well -crnwded, 'Mr., Barn thi4 sold the Stinson Junior to the Mo Gee. .Airways, following which it is derstood MT. Barnhill left on the LQckheed for Juneau, at which. .place he will operate this winter. It is stated that he plans on getting an- other ship similar to the Lockheed, with pontoens.
 s. Mrs. Merrill, it is understood, will remain in Anchorage for the present, her children now being in attendance at school at that place. .. |i' Pilot Art vWoodley is due at An chorage very soon with new five plaees ajrplans, taszsplaee the one he lestIAts REistsl 1Ay &As. past .nFnmer.
The Kusko times., 1933-10-07

.oPilpt A. X: Xallsg; ring laps eaair- plane Alaskan. returnsd here Sunday last from Anchorage, at which place his ship received "a thorough ,.over- .hauiing and made completely up to date. -s
The Kusko times., 1933-10-07

i Pilot Art vWoodley is due at An chorage very soon with new five plaees. ajrplans, -taszsplaee the one he
 lestIAt REistAl1 1lAy tAe- past a,sFnmer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-05
Shirley Grey on New Garden Screen "TerrOr Aboard" Is Thrill Picture of New
 Variety

To possess the woman he loves, the screens most ruthless egoman- fac savagely kills a whole boatload of passengers and crew in Para- mounts thrilling Terror Aboard" :" which opens at the New Garden theater Sunday for three day showing, starring Shirley Grey of Naugatuck supported by John Hal liday, Charlie Ruggles, Neil Hamil- ton, Verree Teasdale and Jack LaRue. Past master in the ort of murder, Hollywood yet evolves newer, more original and more mystifying, methods of slaughter in this exciting drama of death on the high seas. The picture reaches its heights of originality when the body of a beautiful woman is dis covered in the ships companionway and a doctor swears she has been frozen to death-despite the facts that the time'is mid-July, the tenn perature is at 90 degrees above, and the. ship Is traversing the tropic seas. Shirley Grey, Hollywood's newest star, dead ringer" for the glamorous Carole Lombard, is quite beautiful enough to be the woman for whose love all this mur- der takes place. Charlie Ruggles, as the approximations steward, pro- vides the comedy in his usual ludi- crous manner and he shares laureis with the killer for the pictures high moments. Terror Aboard" is far above average entertainment with an unusual array of suspense and mystery and an exceptional ca sf to nut them over.
 Two kids, Mickey McGuire and Jackie Searle, will be seen in "Of1- cer 13", which is the companion feature. While screen veterans
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-05

Ivan Simpson, Harold Huber, Sandy Roth and Martha Sleeper have sup porting roles that provide convinc- ing strength to the fast-moying story.
 The companion feature, Elmer gency Calr' with Bill Boyd, Wynne Gibson, William Gargan and George E. Stone presents an .amaz- ing revelation of racketeering which undermines the organization of hospitals.
 Unlike the usual racketeering story, oyerrun with gun molls, evil yisaged gangsters and Thompson machine guns, Emergency Calp' presents the more subtle phases of mulcting the public. A ward heeler' through political affiliations, ap- points the county hospital chief and floods the institution with in- ferior medicines and instruments and wheedles accident victims into signing away damage claims.
 The gangster's operations come a cropper when Boyd, as a young hospital surgeon, sees his ambu- lance driving buddy. played by Gargan, die under his knife from defective ether. He institutes spectacular fight to crush all gang sterism in the hospital.
 Wednesday brings Bebe Daniels in "The Cocktail Hour" and Adolph Menjou in "The Circus Queen Mur- der" and another Strand auction bazaar on Wednesday evening. Fri day and Saturdays offering will in clude "What Price Innocence" and Somewhere in Sonora.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-05

both are real youngsters, playing their roles with naturalness that is often lacking in more mature ar lists. For several years, Mickey has been the star of his own com pany, producing comedy shorts that have delighted millions of theater- goers. Jackie will never be forgot ten for his costarring parts with Jackie Cooper and MitZi Green in several great Paramount pictures. In "Officer IS" both find their her. oes 1.-two motorcops, Monte Blue and Tom Delaney. Their one am bition is to grow up to be just the kind of men that Monte and Tom are. Nothing delights them more than to be taken for ride on the police motorcycles, not because they will be the envy Of their ac- tor school friends, but for the thrill that every youngster gets out of speeding along the road with the siren and throttle both wide open.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-05
Arthur Tracy in
 Person at Palace
Popular Street Singer to End Appearances
 Sunday

Throngs attending the Palace, from all sections of the state. drawn as 1t were by the magnitism of the super attraction now on tap there, "The Street Singer" Arthur Tracy in person, are accorded a musical and artistic treat, by this artist, and it can be readily under stood how he rates the title of "The Romeo of Song" especially is this true in his rendition of "Eli, Eli" the most popular of the Jew ish music or when he swings into "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" he brings the lit of the 'ould sod right into the theater, then for a change he goes into 70 Sole Mic" and if one would close their eyes. visions of the great Caruso. are yours.
 This type of song is not all that he presents, when a love song is sung by this artist, the audience is swayed, thrilled and springtime and romance are in the air. then for the hottest of music, he also has a yen, and obliges.
 Another thing is here is one art ist, who doesn't keep to a straight program, he takes the audience right in with him and what they desire he sings.
 "The Street Singer" will be here to-day and will end his local en- gagement tomorrow night, his ap- pearances are made daily at 3, 6 and g D. m. and Waterbury is very fortunate to be able to hear and SC this replica of the greatest of ether stars perform under the same conditions as he does in the leading studios of the country.
 In addition to this feature attrac- ton there is also the regular screen program made up of Helen Twelve. trees and Bruce Cabot in Dis graced" and accompanying then is q program of selected shorts ant other treats.
 For the Monday to Thursday change of program there will be presented a double feature pro gram the first feature being Clivt Brook, George Raft. Helen 'Vinsor and Alison Skipworth in Midnight Club" a vehicle which calls for al the histronic ability of these fav' orites and a great picture results and for added enjoyment and fully in keeping with the first feature if every detail there will be seen AlaIl Dinehart and Anita Paige, in :" Have Lived" a scatching denuncia ton of the so-called double stand ard and concerns a girl, whom thu
 women called bad and who wa called swell by the men of her ac quaintance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-05
College Hurnor' to
 Play at. .Alhambra
Musical Screen Play Of-
 fers Galaxy of Stars

College Humor" Paramount's boisterous words-and music ver- sion of colleg life as 1t ought to be, comes to the Alhambra theater Sunday.
 College Humor" boasts an all- star cast, fast-moving story, a topnotch chorus. and music that already has proved successful on the radio and dance programs. In its cast are Bing Crosby Richard Arlen, Mary Carlisle. Jack Oakie, George Burns and Oracle Allen, Lona Andre and Mary Korn- man. The Ov-Road Co-Eds, 6 chorus of stunning youngsters provide the dancing. It's music Learn to Groom, "Moonstruck,' and "The Old OK Road", its three hit tunes was written by San Coslow and Arthur Johnston. College Humor" is the story of a campus at which reputation. made on the gridiron are lost fir the boudoir; where co-eds learr the facts of life more readily thar mathematics or science.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-05
K. Francis Starred
 in State Feature
sMary Stevens, M. D." Offers Unique Problem
 to Women

The first picture based on the life and loves of woman doctor, eraces the State theater screen Sat- nrday, Sunday, Monday and Tues day. It is Warner Brothers Mary Stevens M. D." starring Kay Francis.
 No one who has watched the de- velopment of the delectable Kay from featured player to one of the most popular stars on the screen, will be disappointed in Mary stevens. M. Dor surprised that she has made such a success of 1t She Is the typical professional woman from the tips of her small toes to the se-fitting bob of her shapely head.
 She compromises in her person. ality that rare mixture of profes- sional efficiency and capability with the softness. sympathy and attrac- tiveness of a real woman in just the right degree to make this one of the most moving and worth while things she has done.
 The picture is further fortunate in having two very outstanding personalities instead of just one. Lyle Talbot, who has shown such promise in the past, has been el- evated to the position of leading man opposite Miss Francis, and does 1t with sincerity and ability that mark him as one of the new est Hollywood actors who can be watched for sure development.
 The ,story. while telling much of the "inside" of the life of the aver age M. D.--from clinic to office to operating room-tells also much of what is less known about this ben- efactor of mankind--what he Cor she) docs with that remnant of time that Is let to themselves in which to carry on the business of living. loving, and dying, as other people do.
 It ha;, besides, the veirtue of a terrific wallop in its great emotion al climax. when mother and doctor meet in the same person and doc tor loses.
 Nothing finer than this great scene of Miss Francis at the bed- side of her stricken child has ever been done in talking pictures.
 The story begins in the "interne'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-05
NV HOLLYWOOD :.

thermore, she designs all of her own clothes. And her principal pastimes include riding, jumping horses and swimming.
 Miss Wares contract was handed to her after her third days work in "Footlight Parade" That's all studio executives needed to con- vince them she is g. real bet. Is This a Contest?
 George Raft has received an- other choice bit of correspond ence.
 Inclosed with a letter he got from woman admirer the other day was a newspaper clipping about a woman who had saved herself from drowning, with a headline reading: t'Woman Citngs to Raft for 34 Hours"
 The letterwriter inquiries if this is a contest, and if so may she, en- ter it.
 Una's Lucky Day.
 Talk about lucky daysi Una Merkel certainly had one the other day.
 In the morning before leaving for the studio she received a pack age of Oriental jewelry from Anna May Wong in Europe. At lunch time a fan left a chocolate cake with the gateman for her. And when she returned home for dinner she found a pair of white lounging pajamas, gift which Helen Hayes had picked up in Paris for her.
 .
 Jo h my Weissmuller's exwife, Robbie Arnst, seems quite content to be wooed by Nick Stuart these days. And Nick's estranged wife, Sue Carol, finds the company of Ken Murray very acceptable.
 Louise Fazenda's first picture upon her return to the screen will be Mature in the Rough" a story dealing with the trials of raising an infant.
 Well, Louise should be good at that, her own baby now being about five months old.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-05
Midnight Mary"
 Heads Strand Bill
Crooks in Operation Is Theme of Feature
 Picture

A thrilling glimpse of Americas 8 smartest crooks in operation Is to be seen in Midnight Mary" which heads the Strands double feature program Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. The evolution of a typi- cal gang of small-time gunmen into high-powered specialists in big crime is woven into a dramatic love story that features Loretta Young and Franchot Tone in strongly emotional roles. Their love Is complicated by violence and tricks of fate that lead to a. breath less climax of high speed action.
 Ricardo Cortez is again q menace of odious character and causes the audience to thoroughly dislike him. which is the final test of good yil- lainy. Una Merkel provides well come comedy relief in a role. that also is a different type of charac- terization for the young charmer of the southern accent. She com pines with Andy Devine in winning laughs through many hilarious sit- nations. g4I
 Frank conroy. Warren Hymer.