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Joash Tuklee Wins Token Flag
From Wainwright in Dog Race
By Guy Okakok
Barrow Correspondent
BARROW, November 22—Three
Wainwright Eskimo mushers arrived
today, which is somewhat around
98 miles south of us. According to
listeners said today, that before
they depart the village they told the
people there, that they will bring
the token flag back with them. The
men who arrive today are young
men. Their names are Benny Ahm
eogak, Rossman Petook and Jerry.
November 23—Sometime this af
ternoon, while I was in Co-op Store,
a man by the name ofjoash Tuklee.
Eskimo, entered the store. Some
one asked him if hein race against
those men who came in last night.
Why Not?
' Why not?” There is no one here
that do have team who could lead
him. He said. ‘‘All the time last
winter down at Wainwright., I have
found out that none of them can
outrun me and Thomas Napageak.”
He still think that their dogs
hasn't change much. He even told
them last winter that if they want
this token flag back, they had bet
ter raise well-trained dogs, which
he means, faster dogs.
He said probably this time tomor
row. he probably will use whip or
something, which he doubt it yet.
Which he will find out himself to
morrow if they start.
Today around 3 p.m. this after
noon, a word came to us that to
morrow. Sunday, at 12:15, noon, the
mushers will start from the new
airport.
Race Starts
November 24—Around 12 noon, I
walk up to the new Airport, saw
three teams waiting there. While we
gathered there, teamsters arrived
and lined up. There. I recognize
Joash Tuklee on fourth from rear
sight. Jerry Rossman, and Benny
on end sight.
When everyone ready, a gun gave
warning to start. Every sled dog
stilt and one with five dogs leads
every racer. I asked one of the on
lookers who this man with five dogs
name is. He said, “That’s George
Ungarook.”
When they out of sight, we
all went home. The markers where
they raced to is 17 miles off town
and it can be 34 miles round trip.
Day before they into this dog
race. Joash Tuklee said to all the
Wainwright mushers, that if their
speed don't change than last winter
dog race speed, they cannot win or
take the token flag back. He urged
them they had better try hard to
win this flag otherwise he said, if
not, they won't win it back.
After one full hour, we all went
back to the place where they all
start from. While we were talking
to each other, a loud voice echoed
from left rear sight saying, “Here
they are!”
It's Who?
We looked and looked. Finally we
i saw one team way ahead from the
others. We talked to ourselves who
j this man could be. One from the
crowd said to us, “It's him!”
“It's him who’s it's horn?" we
said “It's him!” he repeat again.
Joash Tuklee, Number 12, who
else?
Another team showed up.
Anyway, Joash Tuklee, Number
12. wins first prize, $125 goes to him.
Time on him, one hour 56 minutes
and 33 seconds. Second prize to
Benny Ahmaogak, $75. He wasn't too
far behind. He made it exactly one
hour 59 minutes and 45 seconds.
Benny is a Wainwright musher.
Third prize, $50 goes to Rossman
Petook. He is also one of Wain
wright’s. Time on him is two hours
3 minutes and 24 seconds.
The flag that Thomas Ahkoochook
holds was give back to Joash Tuk
lee. Barrow driver. Trail all the way
was not smooth either, snow drifts
here and there, but they make it
good time.
And next winter, February 1964,
they will come back and start over
again. Sun will be up—people will
take good pictures. Now our sun
has disappeared, days getting short
er. We won't be able to see the sun
till 21st of January, 1964.
ALASKA IS NOT PREPARED TO HELP SELF
IN AN EMERGENCY IS THEME OF CD MEET
By Howard Rock
Times Editor
“Although we have instruments |
of peace, such as the United Na- j
tions, we are not completely safe i
from nuclear attack,” said Dr. Ar
thur Buswell, Dean, University of
Alaska, at the opening of the Civil
Defense Conference, November 25,
at the Student Commons Building
on th campus.
Although the day of the meeting
was declared by President Lyndon
B. Johnson as the National Mourn
ing Day in memory of the late as
sassinated President John F. Ken
nedy, the city of Fairbanks con
sidered the conference as all-im
portant to inform the leading citi
zens of the city about the serious
ness of the need for Civil Defense,
From the beginning, the speakers
stressed this throughout the meeting
to impress the citizens that there
should be a better coordinated Civil
Defense organiaztion.
Mayor Darrell Brewington of
Fairbanks, praised the efforts of
Sergeant Jack Murphy of the police
force and Leonard Lobban civil
defense coordinator. He said that
Civil Defense in. Fairbanks has been
fluctuating badly due to lack of
cooperation from the people. “We
should work harder toward its es
tablishment as a working organiza
tion,” he said.
William A. Swick, University Co
ordinator on Civil Defense Educa
tion Program, told the conferees,
that Civil Defense is as old as his
tory. He said that moats and draw
bridges in ancient times were, in
fact, civil defense.
In pointing out the need for the
conference, he said, "Holding this
meeting this day is more urgent,
I because it is more important today
than last week."
Swick told the audience that
United States alone has 33.000 nu
clear warheads in its possession to
day. He presumed that Russia cer
tainly has a considerable number.
He said that the biggest warhead in
this country is a device capable of
digging a hole half a mile deep and
14 miles in diameter. He said that
destruction within this area would
be complete .
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“Davey Crockett is the smallest
nuclear weapon we have that can be
fired from a jeep, and it is five
times more powerful than the one
dropped on Hiroshima,” he said.
"Until we have a good anti-missile
missile, we are subject to attack.”
Radiation hazards were discussed
at length. Types of radiation, such
as the alpha particles that destroy
blood cells; beta radiation that
causes burns without being felt,
and gamma radiation, a very pene
trating ray, that destroys living
cells.
The importance of the need for
bomb shelters was stressed. It was
pointed out that Fairbanks has in
sufficient space for shelters; that
surveys for additional shelters
should be a continuing thing. The
group was told that “any basement
is better than no protection at all.”
Other Meetings
Jim Messick, State Civil Defense
Training Officer, told of having
meetings at Kotzebue, Nome and
Bethel. “We had a very good turn
out at Kotzebue—40 in all. 34 of
them were local and six came from
outlying communities.”
Tommy Sheldon represented Ki
ana; Helen Kagoona, Noorvik; Levi
Cleveland, Shungnak; Leonard
Lane, Point Hope: Carole T. Hemp
hill. Kotzebue and Ralph R. Ballot,
Selawik.
Swick and Messick will be holding
meetings at Haines, December 2,
Skagway, December 4, Juneau, De
cember 10, Sitka. December 12, Pet
ersburg, December 16, Wrangell. De
cember 18, and Ketchikan. They
will visit Valdez, Cordova. Seward,
and Kenai during the month of Jan
uary,
Apathy
Sergeant Jack Murphy, a most
ardent supporter of Civil Defense
in this area, was outspoken in a
private conversation with the Tun
dra Times. He was deeply concerned
about the apathy on Civil Defense
in Fairbanks in the past.
“The only time we get any kind
of cooperation is when a crisis, like
the Cuban situation, comes up," he
said. “We have quite a few qualified
teachers here now who want to
teach people on Civil Defense, but
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they have not even been able to
assemble a class.
“The Alaska Department of Adult
Education will teach if schools can
be organized. If an emergency
should arise in the near future,
Fairbanks would be in a terrible
situation,” he said.
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