Kotzebue News
Mr. and Mrs. Halderman and
five-year-old daughter of Los An
geles came through Kotzebue re
cently enroute to Deering, where
they will teach at the Alaska
Native School this year.
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Ted Olson, of Seattle, partner
of N. G. Hanson Trading Com
pany and brother of Mrs. Hanson,
has been in Kotzebue for several
weeks, arriving just prior to dis
charge of the store’s freight for
the year. Mr. Olson will stay in
Kofzebue for several months while
Mr. and Mrs. Hanson take a com
bined business and vacation trip
to the States. They will visit their
son and daughter, both living in
California.
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Mrs. Levi Rexford left Kotzebue
for Fairbanks to visit relatives and
receive dental attention.
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In addition to the Rotman Store
building and the CAA apartments,
which are being constructed by
the Burgess Construction Com
pany, many new cabins are being
built. Theodore Kingeak just com
pleted a new home. Others under
way include those of Henry Weber,
Harold Brown, Charle Tiikik, Her- ;
man Barger, Tony Susook, Del- j
bert Hess, Irwin Smith and Char- j
lie Henry.
Mr. Ashby Kraft of the Nome
Weather Bureau is on temporary
duty in Kotzebue until a perma
nent replacement is sent in for j
Charles E. McGowan, station man
ager, who has resigned from the
service after eight years with the
Kotzebue Weather Bureau, and
prior service in other parts of the
territory. Mr. McGowan plans to
leave for the States shortly. Mr.
and Mrs. Don McKinnon, who
have been with the Kotzebue
Weather Bureau station for five
years, are transferring to Anchor
age.
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Gradv Carrothers, of Gold
thwaite, Texas, has returned to
^ the Arctic to pick up sixteen rein
deer for shipment to Texas. The
deer are used in groups of four
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Chamber oi Commerce
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Kodiak Car Accident
KODIAK, (/P)—A Seattle driver
driver was killed and his passen
ger from Missouri was injured as
their automobile left the road and
overturned late last night.
The victim was Arthur Simon
Lund, 27. His passenger was C. E.
Shockey, 30, of Novinger, Mo.
Shockey received cuts and bruises.
for showings between Thanksgiv
ing and Christmas. Mr. Carrothers
reports the children have the
proper receptive attitude and be
lieve the deer are reindeer, but
the adults view the parades with
skepticism and want to know what
the. animals really are!
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George Wilson, administrative
assistant for the Alaska Native
Service, has returned from a field
trip covering Barrow, Wainwright
and Point Lay.
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Joe Minor, predator agent of
the Fish and Wildlife Agency, has
resigned and will leave for the
States about mid-October. During
a recent visit of Fish and Wildlife
officials, it was stated the Kotze
bue station would probably be
closed temporarily due to lack of
personnel in the Division at this
time.
Nugget Ads Bring Quick Results
Population Increase
Brings Alaska More Babies
JUNEAU, Sept. 28—Births in
Alaska increased 35 percent in
the first eight months of this year
as compared with the same period
in 1949, according to the Vital
Statistics bureau of the Alaska
Department of Health.
There were 2,651 live births
reported in the first eight months
of 1951, while the number for that
period in 1949 was 1,964.
In the first eight months of
1951 there were 772 deaths as
compared with 6 6 7 in those
months of 1949, or an increase of
15 percent, according to the Vital
Statistics bureau. Number of mar
riages was up 19 percent with
1,018 recorded in January through
August of 1951 as compared with
| 855 in the same period of 1949.
Two factors accounting for the ,
increase include the growth of
Alaska, and better and more
prompt reporting of these events
in recent months, according to
F. E. Kester, director of the Vital
i Statistics bureau.
Although there are as yet no
final 1950 population census fig
ures available for Alaska, he said,
' the preliminary figures indicate
that a tremendous growth has
taken place here since the 1939
census.
PUBLIC NOTICE
by
Territorial Board of Public Accountancy
Notice is hereby given of forthcoming examinations as follows:
For certification as "Certified Public Accountant —
November 7, 8 and 9, 1951.
For certification as "Public Accountant"
November 8 and 9, 1951.
Anyone wishing to sit for either or both of the above
examinations should make application to Elmer G. Johnson,
Secretary of the Board, P.O. Box 1969, Ketchikan, Alaska,
on or before thirty days prior to above examination dates.
Fairbanks, Anchorage
On Housing Needs List
WASHINGTON, (/P)— The De
fense Department and Office of
Mobilization Saturday designated
seven areas near military installa
tions as “critical” in housing needs.
The designation permits relax
ation of real estate credit con
trols to stimulate private construc
tion. When construction has been
completed, the controls can be re
imposed.
The areas involved include An
chorage and Fairbanks, Alaska.
These include all areas within 20
miles of the following: Post Office
at Anchorage; Post Office at Fair
banks; Eielson Air Force Base;
Elmendorf Air Force Base; Ladd
Air Force Base; and Fort Rich
ardson.
Office Workers Union
Plans Alaska Campaign
SEATTLE, {JP)—Plans to con-;
duct an organizing campaign j
among office workers in Alaska.
were outlined here yesterday by
Howard Hicks, international sec
retary-treasurer of the Office Em
ployes Union (AF of L) and for
mer Portland labor leader. ,
Hicks stopped here enroute to .
his headquarters in the east from :
the San Francisco AFL conven
tion. He conferred with A1 O’Bri-!
en, business agent for Local 8 of
the union, and members of the
local’s executive board last night.
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Statistics show that more crimes
suicides and insanity occur in
summer than at any other time of
the year.
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