Communication
CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES
AT SOLOMON
A merry peaceful Christmas was
enjoyed by thirteen families at a
little windy city of Solomon. Alas
ka. over thirty miles off Nome.
The lay-man preacher Milton Ad
ams. village council, and the
teacher Tony Joule made it pos
sible for everyone to enjoy every
day of the week.
The school of twenty children
gave a nice cheerful Christmas
Eve program. Santa Claus came in
ringing with joy to see such nice
children and gave each one of
them a package of goodies. Every
body greeted him by singing “Jin
gle Bells” and “In the North My
Homeland Lies.” Santa have prom
ised to return next year and
wished that we stay good until he
comes again. The Solomon Choir
conducted by Tony Joule ended
the program leaving all faces lit
for the Christmas Day. Christmas
gifts piled around the brightly
decorated tree were distributed to
the happy people.
There were carols sung early
morning by a happy group of
young folks. On Christmas morn
ing at seven o’clock about one
third of eighty five people got up
to worship the “Prince of Peace.”
Again at ten o’clock a.m. every
soul able to walk was called to
worship. Hymns of great joy and
the gospel according to second
chapter of St. Luke were renewed.
The choir of eighteen voices sang
“Tidings of Great Joy” and “Peace
on Earth.” The voices blended
into the little cold cabin church so
yvell we would not have hesitated
to sing for the rest of the world at
Christmas. Eleven fine women
voices sang in parts “Glory to God
in the Highest.” Listeners said
they ended too soon. Eight strong
men voices also sang “First Noel”
almost lifting listeners off their
seats. Sunday School children did
their part and old folks said their
memory verses and sang trans
lated Christmas songs. When the
service ended the people spend
few minutes greeting and wishing
each other Merry Christmas and
rushed to their homes to prepare
themselves for the feast to come.
At four o’clock p.m. big feast was
given to everyone able to eat in
the schoolroom. Every family
brought something prepared to eat
and shared it with the other folks.
The feast consisted of reindeer,
| ptarmigan, and geese stews, ber
ries prepared to suit an Eskimo’s
taste, preserved fish and meat and
white man’s food such as fruits,
cakes, bread, butter, milk, jam,
sugar, tea and coffee came in just
right. Everybody had plenty to
eat and left over. An evening serv
ice was held at seven o’clock and
to miss it a person misses a real
Christmas Spirit. While the serv
ice was going on Christmas bells
I rang softly for the Blessed Birth
J of our King. Gifts for every soul
! in Solomon were given out right
after the service. Left over Red
Cross Gifts from last year came
in just fine for the poor happy
children. The people enjoyed the
rest of the evening playing games
and stunts.
During the week Milton Adams
I gave religion services every eve
ning in the school room an hour
: before entertainments started un
1 til New Years Eve. One evening a
i surprise Eskimo dance was given
by four boys from the North Pole.
An Eskimo dance is something
new to the younger people of Sol
omon and they really see some
thing funny. On New Year’s Eve
starting at eight in the evening
people divided into two sides and
played games by competing. At
ten thirty we were called to peace
to worship “The Everlasting
Father of all Joy and Peace.”
Every able worshipper, speaker
and singer took part during the
service and just as the meeting
was closing the bell rang for the
year of 1946. Shooting and shout
ing took place. Everyone exchang
Bong Memorial Foundation
To Give Scholarships
Headquarters Alaskan Depart
ment—A foundation to provide
aeronautical scholarships for 50
high school graduates, including
Alaskan pupils, has been set up in
memory of Major Richard Bong,
according to an Army News Serv
ice dispatch. Bong, the leading
American air ace of World War II
was killed in a west coast test
flight crash last August, after
shooting down 40 enemy planes in
I the Pacific.
The non-profit organization,
known as the Richard Ira Bong
Memorial Foundation, is headed I
by Norman Lapole, of Poplar,;
Wise., Bong’s home town. Honor-,
ary chairman is Capt. Eddie Rick
enbacker, the country’s No. 1 ace|
I in the first World War, assisted
! by Col. James Stewart, the movie
star who recently left the Army
Air Forces after four years’ serv
ice, and General of the Army H.j
H. Arnold, commander of the
AAF.
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Each scholarship will be in the
| form or four- annual grants of
$1,000, to enable each of the 50
recipients to pursue an aeronauti
cal engineering course at an ac
credited college or university. Eli
gible students will include gradu
ates of public, private or parochial
high schols in the 48 states, Alaska
and the District of Columbia. Se
lection will be made by state com
mittees. The foundation also plans
to erect a memorial building at
Poplar.
ed laughs and smiles with new
resolutions unspoken. Everybody
was treated to candy and oranges.
It really was good to go back to
our resting nests with no worries
of the old year. The people re
mained sober and happy all
through the week and you can’t
ask for any better peaceful Christ
mas week as we had.
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Lomen Commercial
Company
Communication
Jan. 1, 1946
Dear Sir:
... I worked on Nome Air Base
for R. J. Sommer’s Construction
Co., and lived at the Whaley
Boarding House. Having just re
turned from the wars, it sure was
a pleasant feeting to be reminded
of friends and ecquaintances that
I made during one of the most
pleasant times of my life. Inci
dentally, the most prosperous!
times that I ever was in, too.
Here’s wishing all you good peo
ple (the best people in the world)
a most prosperous and enjoyable
New Year.
I an taking a much needed rest,
and haven’t definitely decided on
any future plans. Last stationed
on Tinian (Marianas Islands—Pa
cific Ocean Areas) after serving
21 months in European and M.T.O.
Theaters of Operations, to make
a total of 28 months served over
seas. Incidentally, there wasn’t
any choice of Theaters, otherwise
I would have chose service in
Alaska.
Yours truly,
Mr. Victor Manning,
1320 First St. W.
Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
“Balkan,” an old Turkish word,
means mountain.
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