NOMINATE MRS. M. J. WALSH
FOR ALASKA MOTHER OF 1950
The Golden- Rule Foundation
which annually chooses an Ameri
can mother for special recognition
on Mother’s Day, has invited
Alaska to participate and send an
Alaska mother as a delegate.
The Alaska Federation of Wo
men’s Club president Selma
Smith was chosen as chairman of
the program by Governor Gruen
ing.
The Federation Club here, the
Home Arts Club, has submitted
the name of Mrs. M. J. Walsh, as
Mrs. Walsh more than fills all the
qualifications specified for the
Alaskan Mother of 1950.
If Mrs. Walsh is selected as the
Alaskan Mother she will be in
vited to go to New York on Moth
er’s Day with mothers selected
from all over the States and be
the guest of the Foundation, which
pays all expenses.
Mrs. Walsh has been a resident
of Nome since 1899 when she
came here as a small child with
her parents and is the mother of
ten children all of whom were
born in Nome and most of whom
make their home in Alaska.
Character, reputation, religious
integrity as well as civic interest
all enter into the qualifications
and the Club unanimously agreed
that Mrs. Walsh is certainly qual
ified as well as being a good
mother and home maker.
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Russian Military
Planes Exceed IJ.S.
WASHINGTON — An Ameri
can aviation expert said yester
day Russia is ahead of the United
States both in aircraft produc
tion and in the number of mili
tary planes it has in service.
However, said John F. Victory,
executive secretary of the nation
al advisory committee for aero
nautics, this country isn’t dis
turbed by that situation because
it feels that it has the better
planes.
“We think we still have suprem
acy in the air,” he said, “because
of the superior performance and
military effectiveness of our air
craft.”
Victory said in a prepared
speech that neither the United
States nor Russia has a practical
military plane of super-sonic
speed. U. S. planes can go faster
than sound now only when un
armed, he said, adding:
“We see ourselves in the posi
tion of a runner in a race who
knows he is being hard pressed.”
Mrs. Clyde Godsbe left yester
day with Pan American for Lin
den, Wash., where she will visit
with her mother for a few weeks.
For more than 200 years New
England agriculture wras a self
sufficient family enterprise.
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Savoonga News
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December 11th Lawrence Stan
ley Kingeekuk, infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ronald Kingeekuk died
after about two weeks illness.
Miss Marian Sanford, public
health nurse had made a rush trip
over from Gambell a few days be
fore to give him penicillin, but it
was of no avail.
The week before Christmas saw
the Nick Wongittilin, Nathan
Noongwook, Joseph Noongwook,
Ollin Noongwook, Donald Pungo
wiyi, Herbert Kiyuklook, Peter
Waghiyi and Bobby Kavah fam
ilies returning from their trapping
camps. Also all of the young men
who had gone out to various
camps. Many fox have been
caught, but the prices are still
quite low.
Christmas Eve* the school chil
dren under the direction of the
teachers Mr. nad Mrs. Wesley Du
tiel and Tim Gologergen put on i
a Christmas program at the
schoolhouse. For the first time in
many years Christmas tree was
among the things to be used in
decoration. The program consist
ed of recitations, songs, and a
Christmas play. Many gifts were
exchanged.
The rest of the night before
Christmas was spent by many of
the men and boys in working on
the sanctuary of the Church so it
would be ready for services the
next day. By eight o’clock the
next morning the was nearly
completed so the workers went
home for some sleep while an
other group started the job of
cleaning up. Finally at fo ir p.m.
all was in readiness and the chil
dren of the Sunday School put on
their program which included
several carols which are not so
familiar, the Christmas story, and
a recitation by the pre-school age
group. Gifts were again distrib
uted.
December 26th Mr. and Mrs. i
Dutiel and daughter Pamela, and
several of the natives went to
Gambell for a visit. They returned
the 28th. On January 6th, Mr.
Demmert came over here for a
visit and the 7th Mr. and Mrs.
Walt Geisher of the C.A.A. in
Gambell arrived to pay a visit.
We had our turkey dinner at that
time as the turkey had not ar
rived before. The visitors with
Miss Canford returned to Gam
bell on the 10th.
The biggest topic of conversa
tion right now is the very unusual
weather for this time of the year.
January 12th seagulls were seen
and quite a number were killed
to vary the diet. On the 23rd the
shore ice went out and since then
theer has been wonderful walrus
hunting. During the past week
around 30 walrus have been kill
ed. This has certainly been a God
send as there shouldn’t be any
shortage of meat now before I
spring hunting.
LARGE GATHERING ATTEND
FEDERATED DINNER
With over a hundred people
participating, the potluck supper
of the Federated (Methodist*
Churrch was held at the Pioneer
Hall Friday with Dan Jones act
ing as toastmaster.
Special music was prepared by
the Junior and Senior Choirs of
the church.
The general committee in
charge of the dinner were: Mrs.
Robert Lcise. chairman; Mrs. H.
F. Harper, Mrs. Stan Morgan,
Mrs. Roscoe Wilkie, Mrs. John
Fults and Mrs. E. Clark.
Most apples will not freeze if
stored at 31 degrees Fahrenheit. |
Early Filing Gets
Early Refunds
Early filing of income tax re
turns has enabled the Internal
Revenue Service to refund 42 per
cent more money to persons in
Washington and Alaska during
the first five weeks of the current
filing period than during the cor
responding period last year, ac
cording to collector Clark Squire
in Tacoma.
So far, $847,340 has been re
funed to 20,089 taxpayers. One
year ago the amount was $595,727
to 12,548 taxpayers, and two
years ago it was $488,175 to
12,899. i
Collections of federal taxes of
all kinds in the Washington-Alas-1
ka district total $72,700,028 as!
compared with $75,82§,319 a year
ago. Income taxes amount to $41,-1
463,661, a drop of $7,413,360.
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The first subscription library in
the American colonies was pro
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1731 in Philadelphia.
CARRIE McLAIN WRITES
FROM STATES
Word was received yesterday
from City Clerk Carrie McLain,
who is in the States on her first
trip Outside in thirty years.
She states that the flight to
Seattle was made in twelve hours
and that she was met by her
brother Frank Stipek, in Seattle
and has enjoyed a family reunion
as well as contacting many former
Nome friends who seem to bo ev
erywhere.
Among those she has already
seen are Albert Chagnon, Ed
Horen, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dowd,
Jennie O’Farrel, Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Cavey, and Jennie Martin.
She states that Mrs. Martin is
much improved in health and
plans to return to Nome.
JAPANESE GET HEALTHIER
TOKYO, (/P) — The Japanese
are getting healthier. General
MacArthur’s health and welfare
section says in a report that “pro
gress has been made in controll
ing disease,” death rates are
down, and some once-feared dis
eases are no longer a menace.
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