PROJECTS DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS—Here are three of the economic development officers appointed
in January bv the Bureau of Indian Affairs to work with native people in widely separated areas of
Alaska. From' left to right. Lado A. Kozely. stationed at Anchorage; E. Arthur Patterson, Nome, and
Frank Andeiion, Fairbanks. Not shown is Gilbert Dver. industrial development assistant, Juneau A pro
jects development officer for the Bethel area has not yet been appointed. There is a possibility that
Anderson will be moved from Fairbanks to the Bethel area and that a fifth officer will be named to
replace him at Fairbanks. _
Letters to Tundra Times Editor
489 Charles Street
Menlo Park,
Pretoria. South Africa
Dear Sir:
I saw the name of your news
paper in a South African paper
and decided to you.
I am a boy of 15 years old and
I live in the capital of South Africa,
namely Pretoria.
I would very much like to corres
pond with a girl (or boy) of about
the same age as I am. I will be very I
glad if you will publish my name
in your newspaper and ask boys
and girls to write to me. I am in
terested in pen friends among the
different peoples of the world and
reading about them.
Thank you very much. With best
wishes.
Yours truly.
Stephen Bouwer
Cambell Native Store
Cambell. Alaska
Dear Sir:
In answer to the ad you have in
Tundra Times, I am writing you
this letter.
We have in our store a large
quantity of seal skins of all kinds,
carved ivory of all kinds at very
reasonable and fair prices. We also
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Seal Oil
Wanted
(Editor’s note—Wo have been
getting requests for seal oil from’
time to time. We would like to
have people who have seal oil
available, preferably In cans, to
write to Tundra Times, Box 1287,
Fairbanks, telling us the price,
whether it’s sent C.O.B., etc. Fol
lowing is an excerpt from a letter
received from a friend.)
“I saw an ad in your paper for
seal oil. How can I get some? How
much? Do they send it C.O.D., or
cash first? Is thero tunguk (rend
ered blubber) in it? I hope so!
“Who sells it? How long will it
take to get it? If I ordered two
quarts or two cans (No. 3, I sup
pose), will they send it C.O.D.? Is
it real seal oil and not whale oil?
I don’t care much for whale oil.
“Also, how much is the dry fish?
Where did it come from? Is there
some still available?
“Can you let me know soon? I
would appreciate it greatly.
“If there is no seal oil available '
at this source, do you know any- i
where or anyone I can get some I
from?
“I guess that’s enough questions.” ■
can got anyone anywhere some seal
oil cause we have a lot of that also
within the village.
We can also sell or send a large
amount of whale bone or baleen.
If anyone is interested in these
items, they can write to:
Clifford Iknokinok. Manager
Gambell Native Store
Gambell, Alaska
I myself is a reader of our Tun
dra Times and have a whole year
of subscription for them. I am
proud to be an Eskimo and is proud
to say it, too.
Thanks for those who take in this
great newspaper who have make it
so popular.
Please let us hear from you.
Very truly yours.
Clifford Iknokinok
Clark’s Point Public School
Clark’s Point, Alaska
Dear Sir:
Please enter two subscriptions to
the Tundra Times.
My subscription order has been
largely prompted by the fine com
pliment that Mr. Fischer paid your
newspaper in the December, 1962
issue of Harpers Magazine. Thank
you.
John Louis Price
Anderson. Indiana
Dear Editor:
I was reading my Alaskan Sports
man magazine for January and saw
where the people of Fairbanks are
putting out a bi-weekly newspaper.
I am very much interested in Al
aska; its ways and lives of some
of the people, like the Eskimos and
Indians. I have been getting the
Alaska Sportsman for quite a few
years and I read everything in it
and sorry it isn't .bigger.
I was wondering if I could get
the newspaper for a month to see
more about Alaska. I see it will
come to press twice a month. How
much is the paper just for a month
and then I will see about more
later.
I sure hope the paper makes
good.
Very truly yours,
Mrs. George Burke
Vancouver, B. C.
Dear Sirs:
Thank you for trustfully sending
me all the isues of your interest
ing paper from the first issue. I
am enclosing the six dollars for a
years subscription, and feel that I j
will get my money’s worth many
times over.
I congratulate you on your vigor
ous and forhright approach and sin
cerely hope that you keep it. I
find the local interest items highly
enjoyable, both for subject matter
and earthy style. And I person
ally enjoy the folk stories and
poems because I'm a librarian and
interested in the literature of all
peoples.
I am glad that you are including
the photographs in your paper. I
hope that soon you will include
some Eskimo toys, carvings, and
some of the artistic things the Es
kimos do.
I don't know whether or not you
send out samples of your paper,
but I am enclosing a list of people
who I feel sure would be highly
interested in your paper and would
very likely subscribe.
Best wishes for continued suc
cess with your fine paper.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Louise Nikolaieff
A hundred thousand men coming
one after another could not move a
ton weight, but the united strength
of 50 would transfer it with ease.—
GEORGE WASHINGTON
ESKIMO GIRL IN TEXAS —
Esther M. Ahvakana, who made
her home in Fairbanks, is now
enrolled at Oak Cliff School of
Business in Dallas, Texas. She is
taking a general business course
under the Adult Vocational Train
ing Program.
ESKIMO STUDIES IN TEXAS—
Frank VV. Williams, of Kotzebue,
is now studying in the city of
Dallas, Texas. Williams is en
rolled in the general business
course at the Oak Cliff School of
Business in that city.
Man Gives Wages
For Subscriptions
To Village Schools
Sixteen subscriptions to Tundra
Times for village elementary schools
have been made possible this week
by the generous contribution of
Ernie Hanauer. owner of the Fair
banks Upholstery, course given by
the University of Alaska Extension
Service. The money he received
for instruction Hanauer donated to
the paper for subscriptions to the
schools.
Letters and sample copies have
been sent to 16 villages schools
picked throughout Alaska and if
letters are received that they desire
the paper, subscriptions will be en
tered.
Asked the reason for his gift,
Hanauer said. “I am very interested
in the problems of the native people
of Alaska.”
Previously, through a donation.
Hanauer made it possible for ten
persons in remote villages to re
ceive Tundra Times subscriptions
at half price.
3 Dance Groups
To Appear Next
Fairbanks Potlatch
The success of the potlatch in
March, sponsored by the Fairbanks
Native Association, was such that
Barrow, Minto, and Glenallen have
offered to send native dancers to
the next one during the Winter
Carnival next year.
Plans are being made to finance
the transportation costs of the
groups from those villages, one of
which is to charge admission to the
native dances at next year’s pot
latch.
The officers of the FNA are plan
ning to form native dance groups
within the organization. Both Es
kimo and Indian dances will be
represented.
Tape recordings of Indian songs
have been requested from Nulato
and Koyukuk so they can be learned
by local Indians, Ralph Perdue,
president of the FNA, said recently.
He said that authentic Indian cos
tumes will be designed by local
Indians.
DANCES FOR THE TOURISTS—Jimmy Kllligvuk performs a vigorous Eskimo dance for tourists »"<*
the chanters chant happily while the drummers beat their whale liver skin drums. Jimmy is an old
whaler and Is now retired. He has a large repertoire of ancient Eskimo songs as well as more mod
ern ones. —Wien Alaska Airlines photo by Frank Whaley