Point Hope
By CHARLES J. EVANS
June 22, 1956
Wyman Carroll who was attempt
ing to catch baby walrus for a Los
Angeles zoo had no success here so
he went to Point Lay.
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Mrs. Hilda Jones and son, Nor
man. have come to Point Hope for
an indefinite stay. She has many
relatives and friends in the village.
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Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Oktollik and
son, Joe. have returned from Point
Lay where Mr. Oktollik has been
■working since early spring. 4
* * * *
Mark Kinneeveauk and Laurie
Kingik have gone to Kotzebue
where they will work as carpenters
during the summer.
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Rev. Rowland Cox and Dr. James
Van Stone returned from a few
days visit at Point Lay.
* * * *
Luke Koonook. Sanitary Aid, met
with the Womens Health Coun
cil to discuss plans for better home !
sanitation
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Lennie Lane, Sr., has gone to Kot- I
zebue to be with his wife, Mrs.
Daisy Lane. Mrs. Lane is in Kotze- I
bue for medical treatment.
The seal and oogruk hunting has
been very poor this spring prob
ably because of so much north wind. ■
A north wind blows the pack ice
away from the south beach and the
animals do not come in.
Mrs. Charlotte Lyons, an artist'
from Chicago, stopped in Point I
Hope between planes on her way
home from the Orient,
* * * «
Miss Lulu Oommituk, who has
been working at the Tanana Hos
pital, is at home with her parents
for an indefinite stay.
• * * «
On the Fourth of July flags were
seen flying over the homes of Lau
rie Kingik, David Frankson (post
master), and over the National
Guard Hall, the Episcopal Mission
and the ANS School.
The village Fourth of July cele
bration was sponsored by the
Church Council (Episcopal) helped
by the ANS School. Refreshments
for the whole village, (tea, coffee,
kool-aid. and doughnuts) were made
and served by the following women
and girls: Dibak Frankson, Daisy
Omittuk, Hilda Weber, Lydia Tuz
royluk. Ella Frankson, Doris Frank
son, Vera Attunganna Sturgis Nash,
and Lily Oktollik.
The officials who managed the
activities were Reverend Rowland
Cox. Charlie Evans, Herbert Kin- j
neeveauk, Jacob Lane, Seymour
Tuzroyluk. Lydia Tuzroyluk, and
Ida Koonuk.
Winners of the foot races were
Sammy Nash, Rex Tuzroyluk, Ken
neth Lisbourne in first, second and
third respectively, among the pre- <
school boys; of the pre-school girls, |
Rosa Frankson was first. Emily
Lane second, and Diana Jane
Frankson. third.
The foot race winners among
boys 6 to 7 years old were Peter
Weber, first. Morris Oviuk, sec
ond. Earl Kingik, third, of the girls
Evelyn Tuzroyluk was first. Emily
Lisbourne. second. Among the 8 and
9 year old boys, Elmer Frankson
was first, Peter Lisbourne, second,
Richard Lisbourne. third; of the
girls Rose Frankson was first. Hel
en Nash, second, and Annie Lane
was third.
The foot race winners of the 10
and 11 year old groups were Sayers
Tuzroyluk first. Andrew Frankson,
second, and Earnest Frankson. third;
of the girls, Beverly Howarth was
first, Alma Towksjhea, second. Re
becca Towksjhea. third Of the 12
to 14 year old age groups. Clyde
Howarth was first. Lennie Lane, Jr.,
Second, and George Kingik was
third; Among the girls Ester Koon
uk, first. Marian Lane, second, and
Elize Towksjhea. third.
Of the age 15 and over group,
Wilfred Lane was first in foot rac
ing, David Stone, second, and Char
lie Kinneeveauk. third: among the
girls Vernal Frankson, first. Ella
Frankson, second, and Ella Tuck
field. third.
The foot race by men over 40 was
won by Andrew Frankson. Donald
Oktollik, second, Bob Tuzroyluk,
third; The married women winners
were Irene Tooyak. first, Claudia
Hank, second, Lydia Tuzroyluk,
third; among the young men Elijah
Attunganna was first, John Ting
ook, second, and Joseph, third.
The married women won the sack
race over the unmarried women;
the girls won the spoon and nut
relay race over the boys; the mar
ried men won the balloon-bursting
relay race over the married women;
the boys under 11 won the sack
race over the girls. Rupert Koonuk
and Albert Killigivuk placed first
in the leap frog race, Andrew
Frankson and Sayers Tuzroyluk,
second, and Ernest Clement Frank
son were third.
(To be continued next week)
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Marriage licenses were issued to
the following couples recently in
the U. S. Commissioner's office:
June 25: Anuel Worden Good
rich, 22, plumber, and Jean Carol
Revering, 18, theater usher.
June 26: Charles Edward Haw
kins 28, USAF Ladd and Kathryn
Jane Whittaker, 27. social worker.
June 28: James Edward Wanna
maker, 30, USAF. and Claudia Mae
Brittingham, 32, grocery checker,
Millinocket, Maine; Gerald Wayne
Doyle, 20, USAF Ladd, and There-1
sa Alice Spencer. 18. Riverside.
Calif.
June 29: Charlie Traylor. Jr.. 24,
USA Ladd, and Rosetta Freeman,
35. laundry worker: Roy Edmond
Stockes. Jr , 23, USAF Ladd, and
Rae Claudette Laudermilk, 18, tel
ephone operator. Great Falls, Mont.
June 30: Frank Charles Stewart,
23. truck driver, and Betty Jean
Foster, 19, stenographer. Ladd: Rob
ert Watson Duncan. 34. construction
inspector, Anchorage, and Signe
Victoria Bergstrand, 47. accountant.
Anchorage.
PAINTERS LEAVE FOR
NEW POST IN VIRGINIA
Lt. and Mrs Richard Painter left
Fairbanks for the States this past
week. *
The Painters, with their daugh
ter, Susan, will visit his family in
Naugatuck, Connecticut for a few
weeks before moving to Langley
Field, Virginia where he will be
stationed.
Lt. Painter has been a jet pilot
with the 449th Fighter Squadron at
Ladd for the past two years. Mrs,
Painter is the daughter of Mrs. Tom
Canafax of Fairbanks.
Charter No. 7718
Reserve District No. 12
Report of the Condition of the
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
of Fairbanks
Statement of Condition June 30, 1956
RESOURCES
Cash and Due from Banks.$ 4,173,339.79
U. S. Government Bonds. 13,261,542.74
Other Bonds ... 52,430.90
Loans and Discounts. 3,254,892.16
Bank Premises Owned. 9,617.81
Furniture and Fixtures.. 47,383.12
Other Assets . 129,355.85
TOTAL.$20,928,562.37
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock .S 300,000.00
Surplus . 300,000.00
Undivided Profits . 382,535.92
Reserves . 252,750.00
Reserves for Taxes . 60,000.00
Time Deposits . 3,488,090.61
Demand Deposits .-. 16,133,185,84
Other Liabilities. 12,000.00
TOTAL
$20,928,562.37
OFFICERS
Edward F. Stroecker, President
Wm. G. Stroecker, Vice-President
Ben S. McFarland, Cashier
Catherine L. Byrne, Trust Officer & Ass't. Cashier
Earnest M. Hufford, Ass't. Cashier
Peter Lunde, Ass't. Trust Officer & Ass't. Cashier
Norma C. Smith, Ass't. Cashier
Mm. Maud, Facility Manager, Ladd Air Force Base
DIRECTORS £
Edward F. Stroecker
Chairman of the Board
James D. Crawford
Vice President & General Manager
United States Smelting, Refuung & Mining Company
Charles J. Clasby
Attomey-at-Law
Kenneth A. Murray
Murray Insurance Agency
Dr. Ernest N. Patty
President, University of Alaska
William G. Stroecker
Vice-President '
Wilbur Walker
President, A & W Wholesale, Inc
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation r; 111^
BANKING FACILITY - LADD AIR FORCE BASE