U. S. WEDDINGS
REACH RECORD
The end of the war and the re
turn of the GI’s from abroad
brought on a mass stampede to the
altar which resulted in an all-time
peak in the marriage rate of the
U. S. in 1946.
The rate last year, which rose
to 16.4 per 1.000 population, was
also the highest for any country
in the world, according to a survey
by the Metropolitan Life Insur
ance Co. In addition, that rate ha.-,
only once been exceeded as far as
any records reveal—by Hungary,
20.4 per 1.000, just after World
War I. The previous high in this
country was in 1942.
Our country was not the only
one to have an increase in its mar
ital rate. The trend was world
wide. In the Netherlands. France
and New Zealand the number of
newlyweds rose spectacularly. Tn
other nations, especially in those
that had large numbers of slave
laborers returning home, the b -
creases were notable. Only Greet
Britain of the 15 countries sur
veyed showed a decrease, and that
only slight.
California occupies more than
one-half of the Pacific coastline of
the United States.
Alaska Must Inaugurate
Conservation Program
If Alaska is to maintain its lead
as a world-famous fishing and
hunting ground, it must being a
conservative program, J. Ham
mond Brown, president of the
Outdoor Writers association of
America said in Seattle last Sun
day.
"Big game and salmon runs in
Alaska show signs of decreasing,
because sportsmen are taking
more than the crop will sustain,"
Brown said, following a two-week
outing in the Territory, with lead
ing sports writers of the East
Coast.
“We believe Alaska must start
a conservation program, before it
will have to start restoring, as we
did in the States,” Brown declar
ed. "It costs ten times as much and
takes ten times as long to restore
as to conserve.”
Laws and wardens are not
enough for a conservative pro
gram. Brown declared. He advo
cated that sports-minded citizens
of each community take the lead
in wildlife preservation, as an ex
ample to others.
“Sportsmen are accustomed to
thinking of the Last Frontier as a
land of plenty. Fishermen who
catch more than they can use,
rarely think of throwing the un
“Fuzzy-Wuzzy Angel"
Of New Guinea War
Wins Better Deal
Any American G.I. who saw
service in New Guinea will re
member “Fuzzy Wuzzy.” The Aus
tralians called him “the fuzzy
wuzzy angel,” because he was the
transportation for the wounded in
the grim jungle fighting on that
island. Gavin Sasey, an Australian
who writes in the current Rotari
an Magazine, reports the native
Papuans and New Guineans mak
ing long strides since the war on
the road towards civilization.
Schools are being set up to sup
plement the hurried wartime
teaching of skills in auto and trac
tor driving, telegraphy, first-aid
and radio repairing. Courses in
basic medical procedures are
taught in the pidgin-English of the
islands. Common labor is also pro
tected against exploitation by lim
iting the period of service, and by
setting minimum wages and high
er minimum ages.
harmed fish back in the water. Be
cause of this, waters normally
very good for fishing are becom
ing barren.”
The sports writers flew by Pan
American Clipper to the States
last week-end, following a tour of
southeastern Alaska and the Yu
kon Territory.
Grizzly With Cub
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Attacks Miner
KETCHIKAN. (.4*)—Oscar Lar-1
sen of Vancouver. B. C., was treat
ed in a hospital here yesterday for
wounds he said were inflicted
Tuesday when he was attacked by
a grizzly bear. •
Larsen said he was hiking out)
from the Leitch gold mines head
quarters on the Unuk river to
catch a plane when he met a bear
and her cub at the bend in the |
trail.
The mother girzzly slapped him
down, took three bites at his head
and then herded her cub away.
Larsen said. The injured miner
made his way to an isolated cabin
where he found a first aid kit.
Other miners outward bound ar
rived later for the rendezvous with
the pitme and assisted Larsen.
Pan American said he cancelled
his scheduled Thursday flight to
Seattle because of his condition.
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that by Order of the Probate Court
in and for the St. Michaels Pre
cinct, Second Division, Territory ,
of Alaska, Andrew I. Bango, ot
Unalakleet, Alaska, has been duly
appointed Administrator of the es
tate of Isak A. Bango, deceased.
All persons having claims
against said estate should presert
them with proper vouchers at
tached within six months from
the date of this notice to the said
Administrator, at Unalakleet.
Alaska.
Dated at Unalakleet, Alaska,
the 25th day of August, 1947.
ANDREW 1. BANGO.
Administrator.
Pub. Sept. 12. 19. 2f}, Oct. ^1947.
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