The Nome nugget., 1939-08-16
Chamber Holds
 Noon Luncheon

The regular nOOn-day lunch con of the NV. Alaska Chamber of Commerce met Tuesday at The North Pole Bakery with ! numerous guests and members present. Vice-president Ralph ! Lomen presided as chairman.
 Guest of honor was Ichitaro i Takata, neWspaperman of Tokyo, Japan, who was sent to Nome to cover the proposed flight of the Japanese plane Nippon leav- 1 ing Aug. 25 on a projected good will flight around the world.
 MT. Takata spoke at some length concerning the newspa- pers which he represents: The Osaka Mainichi and the Tokyo Nichi Nichi. He also described his trip to Nome from Tokyo, and the purposes of the flight of his countrymen, whom he will vel come upon their arrival at Nome.
 MT. Takata explained that dur 1 ing the past ten or fifteen years he had been covering information al affairs for his papers, in many of the worlds capitals. He said he felt that with the flight of the Japanese airmen to Nome and Pacific Coast of the United States, international goodwill and understanding would be greatly improved between the two nations.
 Chairman Lomen introduced MT. J. F. Eagan, if Boston, a rep resentative of the U. s. Smelling Refining and Mining Co. MT. F. F. Benson, auditor for the con- pany. Mir. Molyneaux represent ing Swift and Go. was a guest at the luncheon, and stated this be ing his first trip to Alaska he was enjoying meeting the many per sonalities throughout the Terri tory. He explained that he was now stationed at Juneau, and would undoubtedly be making numerous trips about Alaska in the future.
 Joe Harnish agent for the AL aska Line spoke briefly on the subject of the arrival of the Are tic Cruisers" aboard the liner Denali due at Nome Sunday, Aug. 10th. Under new business the chairman appointed Dr Thomas Morcom of the Board, to head a committee to prepare a rrogram of entertainment for Nonne's visitors.
 It was further stated that vice president Lomen had been ap- pointed by the Board to meet with the City Council and arrange welcome for the visit ing Japanese flyers, upon their arrival at Nome.
 MT. Jack Jefford. who was also present came in with his share of praise from the chairman as he has just complete a record rip that will go down in history. In responding, MT. Jefford said that he did not claim the credit of making the fastest trip as Mir. Mirow had made the trip two hours faster but lie hopes with the projected aid in air naviga- tion that Nome will enjoy this service from Nome to Seattle and he hopes that instead of ex erting so much pressue to build an International higl way that some attention be paid to crea.e and maintain better 2irways, more sir fields and aviot:onal lines which will materially in- crease the efficiency of aviation.
 The Secretary read a letter from the National Air Progress Committee requesting that com mittee be appointed for the pre- paration of observing Air Pro- gress Week which has been set by resolution by both the House and the Senate of the United States designating September II to "A as the period for focusing special attention on the progress of civil and military aviation. The Secretary was instructed to correspond on the subject to ob- tain the necessary material for the occasion.