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The Kusko times., 1937-02-26
PILOT BARNHTLL GREETS OLD
 FRIENDS HERE THIS WEEK

Our old frrnd, Pilot sBatHhiIl is back to the Kuskokwim again. He was flying sa. Stnson zwhichzhe re ently flew from Seattle inocompany with Lyman de St2ffanyz1W well known fur buyer.
 Mir. de Stafany IS owner of 4the plane and is now on a fur buying trip throughout the -Kuskokxim e8an- try.
 Pilot Rarnhih will continue to fly the Stinson for NIT. de Staffany m the Kuskokwim watershed this rom- ing season. BarnhiE is one of the pioneer pilots m Alaska He has been Outside fars two years.
The Kusko times., 1937-02-26

they did, and subsequent prospecting has amply demonstrated the value of a careful Geological survey of the nnrharteo sections of the Serth
 Ground Not Frozen
 One reason why tins left dmis q the great Kuskokwim watershed has not been more thoroughly prs specf sd Tn the past is the fact that i1 IS all thaxed ground Befere the advent ef the placer drill, or the introduction of proper portable pumps that wo1In permit prcspect1r to get to bed rock, It was impossible to find out just what values lay under the moss.
 With the coming of the light weight placer drln however, this problem was soon solved ane today there are literally dozs ; Of creeks that have been tested in shis area and good paying gravel located. sIa the last few years too, there rare a number of outfits wiso have taken cut good money, and they are just get ting web undsr way. As soon zas most of them ,demaElstrztei a xaying creek, they immediately started into
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The Kusko times., 1937-02-26
STEAMER NORTHWESTERN IS
 DUE IN SEWARD SATURDAY

The Steamer NorthE estern IS dne b dock at Seward at l pm. Satpr- day, according to radio reports last evening.
 The southbound train will lay over in Anchorage tonight and leave for Seward tomorow morning to connect with the steamer and will leave Sew ard Sunday morning, arriving lnFair- hanks Monday night.
 The NorthEestern carries g pas sengers, 13 of whom are for Seward, and 350 tons of freight for the rail belt. namely: 16 tons for the Alaska Railroad;s-3z tenszfor Seward; PA srns of n7enchsndise, 21 tons of beer and two .autofnobiles7 for Fairbanks; F tons of hay,and several tons ofzfarm machinery for Paimer
The Kusko times., 1937-02-26
KUSKOKWIM DEVELOPING
 INTO REAL MINING AREA

We kave in the lower, and what you might call the central part of the zKuskokwim what I believe to he the greatest potential mining district m all of Alaska-it is a section that until just recently was practically un- scratched, and yet with the limited amount of prospecting it has had, has developed into a producer with possibilities that are boundless."
 The speaker was an oldtime AL askan mining man who has just re turned from the North, says the AL aska Weekly. For years he has been a resident of the Territory, some times in professional capacity, but always interested in mines and min ing and few are the Districts of AL askz that he has not visited at one time or another.
 ADid you know" he went on, that in the last United StStas Geological Report on the Nushagak,aor what we call the Lake District of the Kuslso- kwim, the engineers making the geo logcal eqaminatinn,s described this district as the most inviting both from g placer as well as a quartz standpoist in all of Alasks2'. ,. We'll,
The Kusko times., 1937-02-26
PILOT GOODMAN ARRIVES TODAY
 WITH NEW SHIP

Pilot Don Goodman 4anhed n. Mef Grath last eveping in new modern, radis-equipped plane from Anchorage.
 Goodman returned from the states last week bringing the plane on the same boat He assembled ia ih An chorage- sHe was exRectA to arrive in Takotna sometime today to make aTrangen1gnts for fhe establishment od base here from which he intends 10 operate 1his summer.
 Two more planes are expected 1e arrive a little later afronn the States to izs usedein freigat and passenger carrying activities in the Kusk0Ewin by Pilot Goodman and hss associates.
The Kusko times., 1937-02-26
DEATH TAKES
 MRS. E. ]. BOYD
 AT ANCHOR AGE

Mrs. Bertha J. Boyd, spinneez wo- man of the Kuskokwim country, and well known in Taketna rhere she made her home for many .years be- foHe moving to Anchorage tive years ago. passed away in tiat city one day last aEeek. aacocr1iing .f1 recent reports
 She is survived by Q daughter, Mrs Bernard of MeGrztn.
 Mrs. Boyd came to the KuSzok1wirn country to teach in the native school at Bethel more than 20 years ago. sWhie<at Bethel, she also ser7red in the capacity of nurse administering to tIFe needs sOf sths natives 1hO re- garded her as g mother. Many na- uYes who are alive Eoday- give her credit fsr fseir being alive Shs was never known to refuse her skillful service to the care of the sick While down river. she spent some time in isolated spots on the Rsring Sea, in N-tt%2 SE A<A Gt1CN hAA4S - 4A SC4EOIl sup spiles to small our4nf-the=Wzy schools. She came from Bethel to teach school at TRkotna. While teaching here, she became interested in The ,Kuske Hines. thsn oxnes and nper- rated by MT A \ Cant Some wears later, she gave up t.zching and devoted her whole tin,e te assist ing Mir. Grant in prodacing the pa- per
 - Mrs Bogy6 was cas suoianed Eitk Kusko Times oKer-a. sueriaE of ei5 years, during Ewhich- time ashe be- came well known tEuaughnu Eae en- tire country.
 The deceased W&s in falling healtk for the past few gears and finally. two years ago, sheRas yeompsQed to leave her shSme 1hers and locate. ib Anchorage where shetcogH- haxs the benefit of first hand medical aid
 She had a legion. xaf frieHds here who are ssddened by -the news Of her passing
The Kusko times., 1937-02-26
GOOD STRIKE r AT POORMAN
 ES REPORTED

A pretty good strike h.has been made near Poorman by Tom Dona- ahue and Russell Atwood, it was re- ported in Fairbanks last week by Dr. Bart LaRus and Bill Honea.
 Good pay at % feet and not down 10 bedrock yet" was the information brought to Ruby.
 It has been impossible to use the customary freighting methods from Ruby to Pourman this-winter. Freight to the creeks is being taken ou by plane. Trail conditions have been i'm passablc, said Dr. LaRue, whose home is at Rrby.
 MT. Honea, radio operator at Ruby, came to Fairbanks for medical treat ment. He made the trip in LaRue,s plane, piloted by Norris Johnson.
 Since leaving Fairbanks two mnn- ths ago Doctor LaRue has been hand icapped in his work as travelling den tist by stormy weather. He has served patients at Cripplea:and Flat, both white and native. He does den- tai work fur native people vUn the Yu- kon and Knskokvim, under contract for the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
 TheFwUfvss Esre very active this winter, and rthe moose are foften help less in the deep snow, Dr. IaRue obs served. Near Manley Hot Springs he circled one pack of nine big wolves.
The Kusko times., 1937-02-26
TOO STRIKES NOW GOING
 ON IN UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb. 24
 With the ending of the maritime and General Motors strike, ayan cpl demic of smaller strikes have broken out in nearly every industry in the United States, until the teta1 has now reached more than B00.
 In Springfield. Ohio, rhF.printers typographical union areopnz strike; The steel workers are out in Illinois and Wisconsin, while in Detroit, workers n a large car axle manufao- turing plant walked out today. In California, workers in airplsne plants walked out suddenly without making any demands on their employers.
The Kusko times., 1937-02-26
MRS E. A. ADAMS
 LEAVES ON TRIP

-Mrz E. A. Adams left by plane Thursday on an extended visit -And abusinsss tnp to -Seatle-
 Shs wiH srdeav0r 1o 'dispose of certain property situated rezr Seat .tle GSned jointly by she and her bus hand
 Mrs Adams has WE sisters. a daughter and grandson ,, S.sttle win 7whnr sshe plans to EiSit for some tine After eansiIg hcsress matters In Seattle. she win make a trip East on visit to relatives plan ming to return to Falaotna late next summer, or il met, Mr. Adams win join lfer next fall.
 Mrs. Adams has been ernIluud as cook sai Road Commission canlus out from Takotaa the past fur seasons and is regarded as an exes uent rool by5 hermany friends here. The crews rxzill miss the tempting meals ipre- pared by Mrs Alams.
 Mzag C1 hg friemax were at 1he plane to see her of and to offer aheir best wishes-fea eniayshla,tsi-
The Kusko times., 1937-02-26
>STAR- AIR SERVICE KEPT
 BUSY MAKING !TRaPs

-Mrs-E- A. Adams arid ' Johnny Me Cung were passengers or the plane piloted by Rainh Saxery yesterday for Anchorage. Mrs. -Adaxzs .is CT route to the States an-a trip te her old home.
 sPlBot SzvUry returned todaE with a load df parcels fer Taa1e-ns res idents. The Star Air Service has been busy learrying passengers fxom thesteamass Yukon sand Alaska to the -Kuskokwim. A total of 2D pas sengersywere taken to various gpointE In ihis- area.
The Kusko times., 1937-02-26
SEEEMUTE SERVES THE RICH H0ETTNA
 MINING DISTRICT

t-iEditor's note-The following stury is sthe first of a series of articlesoto be published each week in this paper on the numerous towns and trading posts. which are established in this area. We would@be. glad nto :.ehear from anyone residing in Iany section of the Kuskokwim who would supply us with. historical data and mining and trapping activities in their sec tions).
 Located atlthe mouth of the Holit- na River downtthe Kuskokwim, about one-third the distance from McGrath down the River, is one of the largest towns on the Rinef.
 Sleitmute has permanent popula- tion of over 1s01inhabitants. On the right-hand side of hthe River facing downstream, is1the federal school of Indian Affairs. Several white people also live on this side other than the school teacher. The Natives living here raise fine large gardens and trap and fish for living. Some of them are employed at the Cinnabar mine, r miles down the river.
 Across the river from the school Is the town of Sleitmute, proper. Here Nick Mellick runs the post office and operates one of the largest trading pests in the middle uf the Kdskokwim. Mr. Mellick has cen structed an up-to-date greenhouse also supplies his table with ripe to- matoes, cucumbers anl other vege- tables supposedly not grown this far north
 The town consists of one narrow street, like most Alaskan waterfront towns, and extends up the river for nearly oae mile The various build ings are occupied by both natives and whites.
 Slritmute is the gateway for the Holitna River country. Until recent
 
 years, until the jump in the price Of gold, very little mining has been lone in this section. Now consider able prospecting is being carried on up the Holitna1 River A drill has been taken up the Holitna to Taylor Creek and real development has be- gun in earnest.
 The Kusko Times would like to come any and all news items sent in from there. We will gladly lend a hand toward aiding Sleitmute or any other community to help them secure needed public1 improvements such as .airfelds. roads. mail service, etc.
The Kusko times., 1937-02-26
MARKS IMPROVING
 FROM WOUNDS

Fred Marks, who figured in stab hing affray at McGrath last Satnr- day morning, is repoted to be slowly recovering from his wounds, it was reported here today. The hearing, 1t is understood was held Wednesday before the U. s. Commissioner.
 Attorney W. N. Cuddy arrived in McGrath from Anchorage to repre- ser the accused, Merle Edwards
The Kusko times., 1937-02-26
FINDS MESSAGE IN
 BOTTLE S7 YEARS OLD

POINT BARROW, Feb. .25- An Eskimo picked up a bottle on the beach with a message in n that is thought te be from the British ship Enterprise. If 1t Is from the wrecked British ship. the message is S7 years old. The bet tie was found 32Q miles east nf Point Barrow.
The Kusko times., 1937-02-26
TAILORS ARE ADVOCATING
 GAUDY DRESS FOR MEN

NEW YORK, Feb. 24ETailors are ? advocating that men assume .asir rightfui place and wear sgsudy plum age and bright colezied clothes. Ma ture intended for the male. to be the attractive member of the sex, the tailors contend is -lbutrtry -and Rnnyince the wife.
The Kusko times., 1937-02-26
ANCHORAGE IS INSTALLING
 NEW TELEPHONE SYSTEM

-s=AnchOrage Is installing nsN Ao6- ern telephone system at an estimated cost to the city of S24.e0o, it Hasan- nounced Thursday.
 There Is to 3e an increasesof 7 GOO feet Of lre ana2a generally improved phone service.
The Kusko times., 1937-02-26

ture occurred during the confiagra- ton A large bank building that had been turned into a church recently, was entirely missed by the flames which burned buildings within g few feet on either side, to ashes. In an- to a garage wiping out everything in to ga1ge wipin g outeverything in it's path, jumped the garage and continued to deal out desrpcton along the remainder of the street.
 It IS estimated that POO adults and 125 children are without shelter or funds
The Kusko times., 1937-02-26

Pete Messich, Of Canes Greek, is making short visit in Takotna this week. Mir. Messich is one of the owners of the Canes Greek dreage. With the exception of short visit to Anchorage last December, MT. Messich has been living out on the Creek standing watch over the dredge
The Kusko times., 1937-02-26
SUNDAY rcHOOL OPENS

The Takotna Sunday School class recently formed by Miss Ethyl N. Peasgood, will hold its first meeting at II o'clock Sunday morning at tae schnolhouse. Everybody is invited to attend.
The Kusko times., 1937-02-26
FIRE BURNc BLOCK

HfNOLUI FEb. 24-Fire raged iu ll'tai I.s -z, a. destroyin- c block fnown as if -'Tm can ~- trict Most of the inhabitants of this section of the city are C1; 7 e
The Kusko times., 1937-02-26

JUNEAU, Feb. 25-The Territorial Legislature Thursday, pas SC d an emergency bill appropriating $15,o00 for the relief of the needy of Douglas and measure appropriating S40,- 900 for the1building of new school to replace the one destroyed by the fire.
 So far only three families have moved from the hreravaged city.-of Dongl<ssto Juneau. The rest of the residents screnrained there. The first shipment Eof lumber to rebuild shel- ter lanAAdr af the-fire zone Thursday1
The Kusko times., 1937-02-26
WOULD GIVE FUR FARMERS
 RIGHT TITLE TO FARMS

Senator Henry Roden introduced a bill Wednesday in the Alaska Legis- iature giving fur farmers the right to obtain title to their fur farms.
The Kusko times., 1937-02-26
TOWN OF DOUGLAS IS
 WIPED OUT BY FIRE

JUNEAU, Feb. S-Fns of un- known origin swpet dSwn the s%reets of Douglas, Alaska, laying tevee- quarters of the town in ashes.
 The fire started about 5 o'clock in the morning at one ed of town with a strong breeze blowing and swept through the town leaving widespread destruction in it's wake.
 By the .tinne the Juneau fire de- pertinent arrived on the scene, two hours later, lthe town lay in a pile of ashes. The entire population of TOO were made homeless, and only saving a few personal belongings. No one was hurt nor injured.
 JUNEAU, Feb. 24-Goyernsr Hroy wired to Delegate Dimond - asking him to appeal to the WPA for re mobilization funds for reconstructing homes for the fipe-ravaged residents of Douglas.
 The Red Gross of Juneau has come to the aid of the homeless and are endeavornig to furnish sufficient food, clothing and shelter for the destitute citizens. 4~Sevsral incidents sof a freak .ns-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-22
JUDGE SUSPENDS
 YEAR SENTENCE
Advises Youth Accused of Borrowing" Car With
 out Owners Word

Plea of guilty to two counts Of taking a caE without the owners permission, resulted yesterday in a years suspended sentence for William 0. Butler, 22, of Middle bury, appearing in criminal superior court before Judge Edwin Q. Dick- enson.
 Butler, according to the complaint of Assistant States Attorney Will. jam B. Fitzgerald, took the car of relative last June 5, then took another car when the first ran out of fuel. The second car f1ired on country road and Butler left it there. Butler has paid costs of get- ting the second machine out of the mud, 1t was testified.
 Testimony was that Butler had been drinking but that he felt bet- ter able to drive the car of his rela- tive than that person, who left Butt Ter in the machine while he made c visit.
 The judge remarked that the talk. ing of the relatives car was not SC serious aS the second apprOpria- ton of a machine, the latter owned by Irving L. Moody of Warren. He warned Butler that any 1nfraction of law would put into effect the years jail sentence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-22
TERRYVILLE FAIR
 TOSTART FRIDAY
Exhibits Expected to Be More Numerous Than
 Preceding Years

The ninth annual Terryville fair, which opens Friday night and con- tinues all day Saturday gives prom ise of being the best in its history. Exhibits have been more numerous in all departments.
 The horse and cattle show which always keeps thousands at the show ring for hours will be larger than ever, according to the superinten- dents of those departments as en- tries have come in from Danbury, Waterbury, Litchfield, Thomaston Watertown, Newtown, Bristol, Wol- colt and other sections of Connecti- cut.
 Free vaudeville, music by the New Departure band of Bristol, and other special attractions, including three rides, Q ferris wheel, c inerry.go, round and chairplane to thrill the younger generation, have been ar. ranged for. There is plenty of room for parking and the grounds are ad. jacent to an oiled road, just of the state highway.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-22

Strong defense of the Hayes ad. ministration of the past eight years was given last night in a radio speech by J. Francis Smith, chair man of the Democratic state centra committee. The Democratic admin istration, he said, guided the city through the hard years of the de- preSSion, and yeb even improved the city's financial position. The various city departments, ht said, functioned ably and efficiently during the past eight years. The entire administration he declared has given the city good government The text of MT. Smiths address follows:
 Citizens and Voters of the City of Waterbury,
 Ladies and Gentlemen:
 On October 5th you as voters of this city, will go to the polls to select a Mayor to serve as the chief executive of your city gov- ernment. You will select also the other officers who will serve with him to complete the administra- tion which will govern your city during 1888 and 1889.
 If your interest in the outcome of this election is result of party loyalty of self interest, your vote is already decided and arguments and discussion will not change 1t, But it is not the people who hold or seek public or political office who will decide this election. The decisive votes will come from those of you who seek to obtain for their city the best possible admin istration of its municipal affairs. It is to you who will cast these decisive votes that I address my remarks.
 In the first place, let us con- slider the situation as 1t stands today, two weeks prior to election. The present city administration under Mayor Frank Hayes has conducted the affairs of this city for a number of years. It has been renominated by the Democratic party and is seeking reelection. Political opponents of MT. Hayes and of his administration have placed a ticket in the field in opposition.
 Basic Argumnet
 "The basic argument of the sup- porters of an administration that has been in office for the past eight years is necessarily simple: That it has done a good job and deserves to be returned to office.
 "The arguments of opposition are 8 complete denial that the present administration has been worthy of reelection-that it has been wasteful, extravagant and in- efficient. That it has increased the debt and impaired the credit of the city.
 Nov, as a citizen of Waterb- bury, you naturally recognize, as I do, that these charges are im- portant. You have heard them be- fore, as I have. Your interest in the welfare of your city has led you to observe the workings of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-22

premise that true democracy and the selection of those who are to conduct our government is rightly expressed in the will of the ma jority. That the majority should prevail, no one can deny.
 However, in the last Water bury municipal election in 1885, c greater number of people ex- pressed their desire for @ change in the present city administration than those who desired it's con- tinuance. Thus, the present. city administration was elected on @ minority expression of opinion rather than by @ majority express sion of. the opinion of the people. The greater number of the voters did not put their stamp of ap- proval on the present city ad- ininistration. This is evidenced by the fact that a total of approxi- nately 18,300 voters (approxi- fnately 15,5OO Republican votes and approximately 2,800 Inde. pendent Democrat votes)--a ma rity.indicated by their vote their non-approval of the present city administration; while Q total of approximately 17,200 voters (which was the Democratic ticket vote) indicated by their vote their ap- proval.
 "But this change in our city ad- ministration, although the defi- nitely- proven will of the majority, was not accomplished because those desiring the change were not united as to the identity of candidates of the Republican and the Independent Democratic tick cts, although they were united in Q combined vote of disapproval of the present administration.
 "The alliance of the Republican party and the Independent Demo- cratic party, by nomination of the same candidates on each ticket to be submitted to the people on October 5, makes possible the uniting of opinion for Q change. That change can then be effected if the total vote of both tickets ex- ceeds that of the Democratic ticket. Naturally, the most effec- tive means of accomplishing a change riecessitates the same can- didAtes on each ticket. If ident- ical tickets had not been noin- mated, . full expression of cpin- ion, even a majority of opinion,