Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 September 1947 — Page 3

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FRIDAY, SEPT. 19, 1947 THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

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: : DOBBS “progressive” perfection” brings to the 1947-1948 presentations richer, mellower fells — a Armer mastery of On War-Built Road hand work—new depths of color, inclétding lighter tones—and the best values known in many years! By JAMES H. McCORMICK

NEA Special Correspondent The CROSS COUNTRY by DOBBS famed in the hat world—begin at #8. N FAIRBANKS. Jlazis, Sept. ae AND FOR THE MAN WHO HAS $10 IN MIND—Dobbs can put his “thinking and planning department” —into a hat so : 25 cash, © a ) . : ; r Jt inks —_ ta travel the Alcan fine—that the price tag will seem igcredible (They are THAT good). ig dian. government’ sues) - And then there are hats of a velvety feel—glove finish—light weight—bringing a new luxury to the brow of man—$15. that you have all three, plus legitimate business on the. war-built road, from Dawson Creek 1221 miles north to the Alaska-Canada border, before they will even let you try it, An inspector at Edmonton examInes every car for road fitness, sees that it has two spare tires, a first aid kit, spare parts and repair tools Travelers must carry $200 cash for emergency purposes. In each car must be a shovel and an axe or a pick for fighting fires. And each passenger must carry enough emer- ; gency food for two days. 70 Below Temperature If a traveler is foolhardy and desperate enough to try the trip in winter, he can skip the fire-fighting equipment, but the inspector sees that he has enough winter clothing and that his car is winterized. The Canadian government is just trying to make sure travelers get through their section of the highway Last winter, an Anchorage businessman_ broke a piston in his truck 300 miles south of Whitehorse. The temperature was 70 below. It was 11 hours before another car showed up and a week before he could get the truck repaired in Whitehorse THs AOE DIR ES aI gency war measure and even at its best never resembled the average highway in the States. Today the Alaskan end of the 1568-mile road is about like it was when the army engineers were maintaining it. But Canadian officials admit that the 200 or so men they are using to maintain their, 1221-mile section can't keep the road in repair. From Sea of Mud to Dust When it rains, the road is a sea of mud. When it’s dry, the swirling dust sometimes reduces visibility to zero, : Sg = A, Canadian spevnted. police. truck . broke down 20 milés from its base and waited over seven hours for aid. Few cars survive the trip without at least one blowout from the rough gravel, . “It's a long trip and travelers are likely to be disappointed unless they know what to expect,” says Frank Nash, commissioner of the Alaskan! portion of the road. “Patrols cut down speeding and help those in serious trouble but there just aren't enough facilities of any type for the great distances involved.” { And a Canadian government of-! ficial adds: | “A further consideration is that access to the south end of the highway at Dawson Creek is made over a dirt road from Edmonton which is only passable in dry seasons. Until this connecting road is improved, the full value of the highway as a through route to Alaska or as a channel of tourist -traffic will not be achieved.” Too Tough for a Cow A traveler trying to repair a shock absorber smashed in one of the many holes along this road described it better: “My cow would break her leg erossing the ruts in the road. And In wet weather she'd sink out of sight before I could drag her out.” A trip up the highway has its advantages. There's lots of wild game (but you can't shoot it; firearms are sealed by Canadian mounties). In Canada’s Yukon territory you can fish without a licence’; you need one in British Columbia or Alaska. Gasoline, which costs 36 cents an imperial gallon in Edmonton, increases in price as you move north to Coal River, 553 miles up the highway, where it costs 65 cents. Then the price drops gradually as you move into Alaskan territory. Someday the Alcan highway may become a tourist mecca. The Can- | adian government already is_considering making a national park three| times the size of Yellowstons at Kluane Lake. ! | nis summer, howroers It 1s. {ust or on TTA wildertion, I

| Local Yacht Club |. Elects Yates Head.

White River Yacht club, with headquarters on the river just north of Ravenswood, has elected Harry L. Yates club commodore for the coming year, Mr. Yates served one year previously as commodore and two years as rear commodore in the organization. Other officers named in the annual election were: { W. A. Augustine, vice commodore: A. Louis Schreiber, rear commodore; John F, Mannix, chairman of

the board, and M. Dan Nickel, director.

Coin Machines Will Sell

Stamps at Face Value ROCHESTER, N. Y. (U. P.)— Automatic coin-operated stamp vending machines, discharging stamps at their face vglue, will appear soon in metropolitan post offices, hotels and business establishments. f Charles Ogsbury, president of Commercial Controls, reported his firm is working at top speed to, fill a $650,000 order from the U. 8. ‘post office department. The machine will sell five one-cent stamps for a nickel, two five-cent stamps for a dime, or five three-cent stamps for 15 cents. » SUGAR WIDELY USED WASHINGTON—Over T0 American industries use sugar in panu‘facturing articles ranging from golf bells and steel castings to syn-| thetic vitamins.