DISCOVERED TANANA
Felix Pedro, Felice Pedroni, prospected in the Tanana for many years
before making: his discovery on Pedro Creek 16 miles north of present
day Fairbanks. Pedro tramped the hilis north of here outfitting him
self at Circle and walking cross-country each spring in the search of
gold. He saw the smoke from Capt. E. T. Barnett’s boat on the Chena
and walked down to investigate.
Fairbfinks Garden
Club Hears Talk
By Mrs. Pratt
Mrs. Harry E. Pratt spoke to ap
proximately 40 members of the
Fairbanks and Hamilton Acres Gar
den Clubs yesterday evening at a
regular meeting of the Fairbanks
group at the Pratt home, 531 Eighth
avenue.
Mrs. Pratt discussed many of the
flower shows she has attended in
the Stages, and suggested ideas
from them that the local club might
use in future projects.
A special invitation to the Hamil
ton Acres group had been extended
by Marge Haggland, president of
the Fairbanks club.
Mrs. Carl Johnston assisted Mrs.
Pratt as co-hostess.
Mrs. Haggland has announced
several of the themes of the en
tries in the Garden Club’s table
decoration contest, to be held Mon
day at Norland's store. There will
be several seashore tables, Japa
nese table, an Egyptian table, a
Viennese table, and a mining table
among the many entries.
Admission to the event will be
$1- Spectators will be asked to vote
for the best decoration in view,
with a $25 prize going to the win
ner.
Over 20 Fairbanks organizations
are entered in the contest.
SEVENTH CHILD BORN
TO FREDERICK WOODS
FAMILY ON FRIDAY
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Woods of
* Airport road became the parents of
their seventh child when their
daughter. Elaine Emily, was born
in St. Joseph's hospital on Friday.
She arrived at 11:54 p.m. and
weighed 6 lbs. 12 ozs.
Woods is employed by the Alaska
Road Commission. The couple's old
er children are Claude, 11; Eliza
beth, 7; Chuck. 6; Gerald, 4; Al
tona, 3; and Larry, 1.
Maternal grandmother is Mrs. Al
, tona Brown of Ruby. Alfred Woods
,jmt Rampart is paternal uncle.
Mrs. Sanford
Davis Appears On
Queen For A Day
(Continued From Page 13)
She said that she wanted ni\hing
for herself, but that the Children's
Home needed a mangle and a dyh
washer. Thus, she told the story
of the Fairbanks Children's Home
to the entire nation, and tied with
another woman from Nevada for
first place. The Nevada woman
was later officially crowned queen.
The radio show was broadcast
direct from the stage, while the
television account was released
from coast to coast Friday. Mrs. Da
vis said that she was so happy she
couldn't get to sleep that night.
The Davis' returned home from
their trip Monday with Pan Amer
ican.
The ‘'Queen for a Day” show is
broadcast each weekday at 1 p.m
over KFAR. Station officials could
not promise when the show would
be heard in Fairbanks.
Mrs. Viola Smith and Mr. and
Mrs. Jene Topp operated the Home
during the Davis' six weeks’ ab
sence.
DAUGHTER ARRIVES
FOR S. DOUNSKIS;
NAMED DEBRA SUE
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Dolinski of
1426 Noble became the parents of
a daughter, Debra Sue, born on
Thursday at 7:41 a m. in St. Jo
seph’s hospital and weighing 8 ibs.
3 ozs.
Dolinski is employed as a team
ster by Puget Sound and Drake.
The couple have three other chil
dren, Diana, 11; Karen, 8; and
Ricky, 3. Karen celebrated her
eighth birthday the day her new lit
tle sister was born.
Mrs. Dolinski’s brothers. Ray and
Ed Hirman are employed at Bar
ter Island by Puget Sound and
Drake. They are also teamsters.
ACS Holding
Open House
Here Saturday
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and Telegraphy company, all of;
Seattle. It also connects with the
Armed Forces Communication Net
work, and the Northwest Communi
cation System in Canada, as well
as with about 450 government and
private Alaskan stations and ships i
at sea.
A unit of the U. S. Signal Corps,
the ACS has its headquarters in
Seattle. Col. Carl H. Hatch is com
manding officer. Sector commander
is Maj. Lonnie C. Temple of Anch
orage Capt. James F. Thomley of
Fairbanks is subsector commander.
ILt. William A. Lancaster, recently
arrived from headquarters, is the
Fairbanks station commander.
Foster-Stewart
Wedding Held
At Ladd AFB
Summer flowers of white gladi
oli, astors and stock and tiers of
white candles was the theme for
the wedding of Miss Betty Jean
Foster to Frank Charles Stewart
on June 30 at the home of her par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. George H. Fos
ter, Ladd Air Force Base.
The evening ceremony was per
fomed by Reverend A. E. Purvi
ar.ce of the First Methodist Church
of Fairbanks.
For her wedding, the bride wore
a summer white suit and a veiled
flower hat. She carried a lace cov
ered bible which is a family keep
sake, Her boquet was a cascade of
i white roses and lillies of the val
I ley.
The groom, son of Mr. and Mrs.
■ Joseph A. Stewart of Grgehl, was
; attended by Mr. Stan Kardinoff.
[ Mr. Robert Foster, brother of the
bride, served as usher.
Matrons of honor were Mrs. Fran
cis Foster and Mrs. Betty Foster,
: sisters-in-law of the bride, who
| wore pastel linen suits of green
and beige and carried matching
rose boquets. Young Joyce Foster,
attired in white organdy, was flow
er girl.
i For her son’s wedding, Mrs. Stew
art wore blue and white silk. Mrs.
Foster chose rose taffeta with lace.
Both mothers wore corsages of
! white carnations.
The young Fairbanks couple are
now at home in Queen's Court.
Wardie L. King
Elected Alaska
Legion Head
At their convention held in An
chorage last week, the Department
of Alaska of the American Legion
elected Wardie L. King of Anch
oraeg as department commander.
Dave Adler of Fairbanks, depart
ment commander in 192&, was named
installing officer, an honor bestowed
upon him in recognition of his
many years of service.
A stunt night, given during the
convention, featured the entire Fair
banks delegation dressed in pioneer
costumes: Mr. and Mrs. Russell Hu
ber. Mr. and Mrs. Forbes L. Baker,
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Mattson, Mr.
and Mrs. Dave Adler, and John
W. Kessel. Kessel and Huber gave
readings from John Service while
rs. Mattson accompanied on the pi
ano. Dave Adler acted as straight
man.
Other officers elected by the de- |
partment at the meet were: Robert
Druxman of Juneau, first vice com
mander; Homer Stewart of Adak,
second vice commander; Joe Bri
ones of Anchorage, adjutant; Jack
Lee of Junead, chaplain; Harold j
Stringer of Anchorage, national ex
ecutive committeeman; Richard
Hardcastle of Ketchikan, alti\nate;
and Mrs. Lucille Poe and A. L.
Ricker, department executive com
mittee.
Polio Workshop
Scheduled At
St. Joseplis
A poliomyelitis workshop will be
held at St. Joseph’s hospital July
30-31 and will be sponsored by the
Alaska Nurses association. District
Four.
The workshop will be for all
registered and practical nurses, as
wel las all nurses aides in the Fair
banks area, including those who
work at Ladd and Eielson.
The main purpose of the work
shop is preparedness. Spokesman
for the group said that while an
epidemic is not anticipated, the
nurses should be fully able to han
dle such a situation, if it should
arise.
Rare Old Map
Drawn In 1597
t \
Sheds New Light .
(Continued from Page 13)
are unknown. The towns indicated
on the map. although probably fab
fricated for show, are written in
Spanish, indicating that an early
exploration in this area may have
been made under the Spanish flag.
Although the Aleutian Islands
were not included on a map of Al
aska until Captain Cook's voyage
here in 1778. Whytfliet’s document
indicates a topographical feature
which he may have intended as Ko
diak Island. In many other respects
the 1597 drawing is more accurate
than Cook's later version. The Kus
kokwim river. Bristol Bay, the Sew
ard Peninsula, and Norton Sound
were all shown in greater detail
in 1597. Alaska's northern boundary
was eliminated by Cook altogether.
Both the Whytfliet map and a
drawing of Alaska in 1856 show a
straight Arctic Circle. Cook’s edi
tion, however, showed a curved
line.
Most all cartographers, even un
til 1856, showed the Yukon river
emtying into the Coleville river *
and flowing on north.
The 1597 drawing is the earliest
map of Alaska known. Greene's
map and the one in the Library o£
Congress are the only copies known
to exist.
Greene has had the map framed,
along with Cook’s version and a
map of 1856. They and several oth
er items from Greene’s collection
will be on display beginning today
in the window of Adler's Book
Shop.
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