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a lower level by vccationalizing
some of the schools we already
have.
In the day school at Unalakleet
many years ago, I helped the Na
tive boys build a boat, two dog
sleds, five wheelbarrows, knit sev
eral hundred yards of fish nets,
and cultivate a three-acre school
garden. At the same time my wife
taught sewing, cooking, knitting,
housekeeping, and homemaking.
The children enjoyed it, benefitted
by it, esined considerable money
out of it, and didn't sacrifice any
thing in academic subject matter
by doing so . . . yet it didn't cost
anybody anything but effort. The
same thing can be dene in a big
ger way i the larger schools and
Alaska a-d everybody in it would
benefit ty so doing.
6. What will you do to promote
ample educational facilities in
Alaska?
I have always advocated that in
our Democracy, the first and mcst
important obligation of public state
tax money was to educate the rising
generation. I will follow this line
of reasoning in doing everything
possible tc provide ample, appropri
ate, and accessible educational fa
cilities fcr Alaska’s youth. As to
which candidate is best qualified
to perform this all-important task,
you are urged to consider the fol
lowing:
Semester Hours Advanced Train
ing in Public School Administra
tion:
Egan—0; Stepovich—0; R. W. HAM
ILTON—?G HOURS
Years of Experience in Public
School Adiministation:
Egan—0; Stepovich—0: R. W. HAM
ILTON—20 YEARS
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I Re-Elect I
Robert E.
'Bob' Sheldon
to the
ALASKA STATE
LEGISLATURE
NOV. 6
Four times a member
ot the Legislature
FairbanksPostmaster
1933 to 1941
Executive Director,
Employment Security
Commission 1941-51
Veteran of the Trails
of the North from
the Horse and Buggy
Age to the Jet Age!
(Pd. Pol. Adv.)
7. What do you think about the
proposal to build a home for
the aged Natives in interior and
northern Alaska?
Naturally I favor caring for aged
and infirm Natives ... in their
own homes and with their own peo
ple wherever possible. In addition
to this, I am in favor of three homes
in Alaska to care for those who can
not be better cared for otherwise
(one in the northwestern, one in
the central, and another in the
southeastern part of the state. The
revised standard of living that we
have forced upon these people has
seriously disrupted their entire
economy, and ample provision
should be made immediately for
those who have been so ruthlessly
victimized.
8. If Rampart Dam is built, what
do you think should be done
with the pec pie who now live in
the area that would be covered?
I feel that relocation should be
made where and under conditions
favorable to the Natives involved
. . . not some arbitrary spot selected
at random by a disinterested .gov
ernment official. This may appear
to be an unnecessary statement, but
we do have many instances of Na
tive relocations where our govern
ment completely ignored this simple
formula. Moving any people away
from the neighborhood of their na
tivity . . . away from the countless
scenes so indellibly imprinted on
childhood memories . . . away from
the burying grounds of their ances
tors and loved ones ... is not a
matter to be treated lightly.
9. Would you work or use your
influence toward getting Con
gress to define the rights of Na
tives in Alaska?
Yes, because I can think of no
, other way to arrive at a permanent
; and satisfactory settlement of this
very important matter that is long
over-due.
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10. What do you consider the three
outstanding problems of Alaska Na
tives today?
Health—When we pressured the
Natives from a predominantly meat
diet to one of too high a percentage
of carbohydrates, their health be
gan to deteriorate. This naturally
meant decreased immunity and re
sistance to tlie newcomer's diseases.
As a result, the death rate still
exceeds the birth rate in many of
their villages. Needless to say. there
is no use in asking for anything if
the benefactor isn't going to live
long enough to benefit by it.
Education is also basic, because it
is mere fallacy to introduce some
thing unless the people are suffici
Eskimo
Halloween
By MARTHA TEELUK
Contributing Editor
I don’t know when the Eskimo
started celebrating Halloween but I
do know since my childhood they
always have been having their own j
version of Haloween, called guar
:'tiq. The word has no meaning t'
me but there may may be some j
readers who have a meaning for it. j
This holiday formerly was cele- 1
brated in the fall, during the short j
period after fishing season and just
before the fall hunting.
Young men and boys dressed up
in their oldest clothes. They turned,
their parkas with the fur side out j
and were clad in furs of foxes,
rabbits, some even had clothes of
bird skins. Then they would paint j
their faces black with charcoal.
Some of them stuffed themselves J
with pillows so they looked like
I over fed people. They also made
masks by hand—some with enor
mous noses and all kinds of ex
J pressions. There was competition
t among them as who could make
| the most hilarious costume.
When their costumes were com
plete, they would visit each house
and on the way make motions of
distorted dancery and enjoy the
freedom to behave foolishly,
j No one dared to make a sound be
cause the people would recognize
them by their voices. They, went
from house do house and were
1 treated to duck. fish, berries, aku
taq (Eskimo ice cream), or what
ever the people had.
Today Halloween is celebrated as
it is in most places. Children will
put on costumes and make their
own masks out of 5 lb. sugar sacks
with funny faces painted on them.
Bits of fur are sewed on for eye
brows and mustaches.
1 Some young boys even dress
themselves up like girls and vice
versa. Of course, they all are
greeted with goodies in each house
and everybody enjoys themselves.
ently trained to benefit by it. Agri
culture. new industries, and the
like, will be useless unless the peo
ple are prepared to profit by them. !
Economic independence that will
automatically result from basic in
dustries that provide year-around
employment is their only way to
meet the demands of a changed
culture. This is an absolute pre
requisite to survival . . . and these
intelligent and resourceful people
are far too valuable to be wasted
away.
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RE-ELECT
Incumbent
FORBES L BAKER
(Republican) to the
ALASKA STATE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES ON NOV. 6
Resident of Alaska Since 19*2
(Paid Political Advj)
Why Anaktuvak Pass Village
Voted Early in Primary Election
The need for food was w'hat^
prompted the people of Anaktuvak
.ss .o vo e ebiiy *.i the August
primary election.
That fact was brought out by
Simon Pare ik. .•
the small mountain village at the
recent Inupiat Paiiot meeting it
Kotzebue.
Pareak said he and his people
voted a week early and went n a
caribou hunt on top of a mountain
about 10 miles west of '.he village
because their meat supply was ex
tremely low.
“We asked the teacher in the vil
lage if it vould be ail right o
vote earlv hilt she wasn’t able to
tell us whether or not it was okay."
said Paneak.
Finally the village council de
cided ballots sh( old be cast and a
polling place was set up at the
chapel. The ball ting results were
sent in and the villagers left on
the hunt.
“About everybody left., even the
women and rhildren." They were
gone about 10 days.
When they returned, the people
received a letter from the Secre
tary of St.Ve saying that their vote=
were invalid and would not be
counted.
But come 1he general election cn
November fi perhrns it will be a
different story at Anaktuvak Pass.
“This time we're going to pet our
food in early and be sure to vote
on the right day," says Paneak.
“Maybe this time we will do a
better job."
AIRPORT WITHDRAWAL
WASHINGTON — Th0 Interior
Department last week withdrew
some 91 acres at Fort Yukcn for a
Federal Aviation Agency air nav
, igation site there.
Sketch
Wales
Capo Prince of Wales is the closest
point to Soviet Russia fr m North
American mainland. On a clear day
you climb the K;n' "gan, Cape, about
a mile south oi the village, look
southwest across the Bering Strain
and you will see East Cape of Si
beria 52 miles away.
The men of the village are skillful
ivory carvers. They are also without
equal in the art of handling the tem
permental kayak. They travel in.
these tipnv boats even in quite
rough weather.
It is reported prior to 1913 that
Wales had a populate n of about
TOO Eskimos. In 1913 1he Spanish
Influenza descr ruled on the village.
When the ravages of that disease
were finally over, there were but
about 150 left alive.
This was one of many great trag
edies that have- befal'en the Eskimos
since the middle 1900s.
The population rf Wales has since
slowly increased and is up to about
250 or 300 at the present time.
Thanks . , .
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I am sure that most of the dele
gates left with the same feeling
I did. resolved to do all we can to
help in solving our problems.
This newspaper has given us an
added means of communication and
we hope to keep in contact with you
through It. So let us hear from you
Until we meet agrin good luck and
God bless you all.
JOHNS.
Democratic Candidate fcr
STATE SENATE
From District M
For 24 years I was privileged to serve you as Clerk of
the U.S. District Court and now, with your vote, I hope
to have the privilege of serving you in the State Senate.
Your Vote Is Important-to You . . .1
to Alaska, and ... to Me
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