MARK STORM IS
FULL FLEDGED
AVIATOR TODAY
Student Flier Initiated Fol
An aviator in the boy! No. it
wasn't a crash, but Mark Storms
being initiated into the ranks oi
fliers after making his first solo
flight in the Juneau Flying Club
plane Skylark today.
After ten hours and thirty-five
minutes of flying time in the air,
Storms, was added today to the
growing list of aviators who have
soloed following their studying with
Sheldon Simmons, manager of the
club.
The initiation was all in fun and
was handled by Simmons and other
pals gathered at the club hangar
to watch the student flier try his
wings alone. "We decided that
since he soloed in a seaplane, he
ought to get used to the water.”
Simmons said.
‘Difficulty in getting in flying
time, with good weather, was re
sponsible for it taking three months
for Storms to get in his hours in
dng Completion of
Successful Solo
JUNEAU FIRM LOW
ON DOUGLAS ROAD
WORK FROM BRIDGE
The R. J. Sommers Construction
Company of Juneau was low bidder
on the job of resurfacing the Doug
las highway from the new bridge
to the town of Douglas, it was re
vealed today when bids were opened
by the Bureau of Public Roads. The
company bid $21,804. Other bidders
were Wright & Stock of Seattle,
$28,970, and Seims Spokane Com
pany. $23,088.
Pearson & Strom of Seattle were
low on clearing and grubbing 3.32
1 miles of the Eyak Lake Highway,
Cordova to 3-mile bay, on a bid
of $21,050. Other bidders were R.
J. Sommers Construction Company,
$21,750, Roberts & Wavrick, Cor
dova. $24,447.50; Wright & Stock,
$24,940; Seims Spokane Company,
$26,450.
