House Moving Still Underway
By GUY OKAKOK
Barrow Correspondent
Native boys who works on the
houses are still at them. They have
moved several houses near new air
port. They surely cleared the new
street that Barrow was to have.
Lucky Student
To Meet Johnson
A lucky Alaska high school stu
dent will receive a trip to Washing
ton, D.C., and the chance to per
sonally meet President Johnson, as
first prize in the statewide “Ability
Counts” essay contest.
According to ijov. William A.
Egan, entries are to submit compo
sitions of 750 words or less on the
subject, “How Handicapped Work
ers in My Community Are Proving
That Ability Counts.”
“This is the sixteenth year of the
national contest, but the first year
that Alaskan students have com
peted,” said Gov. Egan.
In addition to the trip, the Alas
kan winner will also be judged for
part of a $2,500 prize given to the
top five national winners. This prize
is being donated by the AFL-CIO.
The Alaskan contest is being
sponsored by the Governor's Com
mittee on Employment of the Han
dicapped, which is headed by E. L.
Parsons, of Wien Airlines, in Fair
banks.
Interested students should contact
their high school principal, or write
to the Governor's office. Entries
are to be postmarked before mid
night, January 15, 1964. They must
be signed by the student's English
teacher.
Entries should be mailed to Gov
ernor's Committee on Employment
of the Handicapped, Box 2661, Ju
neau, Alaska.
Out town getting better every
day, especially on our new street.
It looks to us that they are going
on a steady job on moving houses
this winter.
Dam Started
Dam village wanted is on the
way now. They are sawing down
the ice and we do not know for
how long this job will continue.
Bear Shot
Herbert Leavitt shot a polar bear
between Air Force Base and the
Point. Heard today polar bear do
make trail below Point and Dr.
Island. The other night, a native
take a shot at the bear but the bul
lets don't seems to bother him at
all. He was shooting with .22 rifle.
Our Arctic ice is not like the
way we wanted. So rough, it s hard
for dragging game over it. But in
the near future, we will have trail
out so that the hunters could have
good trail.
Big Caribou Herds
Heard today from Inuvik, N.W.T.
that thousands of thousands of cari
bou moved east. Caribou they shot
was shipped out to Canada and the
reply they get from them is, that
inside the caribou stomach they
find worms. That's why they are
poor.
And farther east toward Cam
bridge Bay, the caribous are fat.
Kenneth Piloolook, Eskimo stationed
in Inuvik, report it to us. Kenneth
Piloolook who had raised as'a boy
here in Barrow, married to one of
the Pt. Barrow (Noovookl young
lady. And in 1920, Kenneth moved
to Canada. His first wife died, mar
ried again, then ever since that
time he lives in Canada.
Bless You All
Wherever you are, and whoever
your name is, good wishes to every
one of you and a very Merry
! Christmas and Happy New Year.
God bless you all.
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Address!
From the office of Sen. E. L.
(Bobi Bartlett, comes this message
concerning addressing mail to the
senior Alaska legislator:
“Senator Bartlett is known by
many as Bob Bartlett, although the
surname has no relationship to his
given name (unrevealed!) with
these initials: E, L.
“Bob" is a nickname carried over
from his boyhood. This has natural
ly been confusing and has resulted
in a number of inquiries as to the
proper way to address a letter.
Here it is with everything in it.
Senator E. L. (Bob) Bartlett
248 Senate Office Building
Washington, D. C. 20510
But he'll answer no matter how
an envelope is addressed, even Am
bassador from Alaska.”
Ex-Military Officer Says
Jackie 'Queen-Like Woman'
Port Chilkoot—Haines, Alaska
December 9, 1963
Dear Mr. Editor:
Ever since the death of President
Kennedy and seeing the pictures of
the funeral, I have thought how I
would write how I felt ... to see
the look on Jackie Kennedy’s face
was too much to bear . . . but your
wonderful words in your last issue
put it all down.
Some of us who fought in the
last war and thought we suffered,
and thought we showed a little
courage, feel completely inadequate
in watching that great woman in
her hour of regal bravery. The good,
good Dord must have walked with
her that dreary day.
I wonder what makes such a per
son. It was something to tell the
world about, and added more sta
ture to America's position in this
world than anything that I know of
over the years of history. In our
democracy we have these Queen
like women, and I like to think
that such as Jackie makes this coun
try stand in strength and lor us to
follow her.
And stronger than the sword is
the pen. Thank you for those won
derful words.
Sincerely,
CARL W. HFINMILLFR
Major, Retired
Holiday Greetings
To our friends and customers
in all the villages of Alaska
May you have good fishing, good hunting,
good trapping, good mushing and good
health during the coming New Year . . .
DONALSON COMPANY
P.O. Box 845
Anchorage, Alaska
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