THE HARMONICA
by Chsm-Ber Huang*
A fairly easy instrument to
play, the harmonica is popular
because it’s portable and car. be
played at practically any time of
day without fear of disturbing
neighbors!
The best har
monica for the
beginner is the
simple 12-hole
instrument. It
has a range of
three octaves
—four holes in
__ .... each octave.
There are two tones in each hole
—one is played by blowing (ex
hale) and the other by drawing
(inhale). »
But before you try to play,
learn to hold the harmonica prop
erly. I discuss this and playing
techniques on my new record,
“Let Me Teach You To Play The
Harmonica,” released by Music
Minus One.
Pick up the instrument with
the left hand—between the index
finger and thumb — along the
rims of the harmonica covers.
Keep low tones to your left, high
at the right. Then, cup the right
hand together with the left, form
ing a closed sound chamber.
Whenever you raise the instru
ment to your mouth, hold it at
a near-level position.
Ordinarily, your lips will cover
four holes. Block the three you
don’t use with your tongue befo’-e
playing each note. These simple
instructions will allow apyone
who reads music .to play simple
tunes on the harmonica.
*Cham-Ber Huang is an internation
ally famed virtuoso and pioneer har
monica teacher in the U. S. public
school system. Writs to him. c/o
Masic Minus One. 719 Tenth Ave..
Now York 19, N. Y. for more infonr.a
ticn on harmonica playing and his
new method.
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Alaska Teachers’ Salary
Tops All Other States
WASHINGTON OFi — Alaska
school teachers are receiving an
average salary of $7,300 for the
1961-62 school year, most of any
state, the National Education
Assn, said Saturday.
The 49th State is also spending
an average of $598’ on each pupil
in average daily attendance this
year, second only to New York’s
$615, the NBA said.
Trailing Alaska in school teach
ers’ salaries were California, at
$7,025, and New York, at $6,700.
At the other end of the scale Mis
sissippi paid an average of $3,560
and spent only $222 per pupil.
Nationally, the average pay for
teachers in all states was listed
as $5,527, an increase of $252 over
a year ago. The national average
spent per pupil was $414.
The figures were included in
the NEA’s annual “Estimates of
School Statistics, 1961-62.” They
are for schools from kindergarten
through the 12th grade.
Pioneers Install
New Officers
Pioneers of Alaska Igloo No. 1
were hosts to the Women’s Aux
ilary Saturday night at a smor
gasbord for members and families
and which was followed by the
annual installation ceremonies.
Installing officers were Edith
Arnold and Axel Edman with
installing marshalls Stuby Came
ron and Carl Mickelson.
New officers are Ralph DeLong
and Beverly Morgan, presidents
of the Igloo and Auxiliary. First
vice presidents, Don Lyle and Bar
bara Martin; second vice presi
dents, Robert Scott and Stuby
Cameron; secretarys, Charles
Jones, Lillee Lewis; treasurers,
Dan Walsh, Mary Honsburger;
historians, Carl Mickelson, Car
rie McLain; Chaplains, Gus Bjorn
stad, Grace Edman; sgt. at arms,
Carl Hill and doorkeeper, Jack
Marasovich; Marshall, Beverly
Blanning and inside guard, Loret
ta Waldheim; trustees, Henry Ull
rich, Edith Arnold.
The custom of having three
names is comparatively new.
William Makepeace Thackery is
one of the earliest and most pro
minent. Some 17 of the U.S. Pre
sidents were not at birth given
a middle initial or middle name.
The first practical use of wheels
• in ancient Babylonia were
round-like slabs of tree trunks
on a fixed axle. The combina
tion of rough roads and odd
sired wheels gave the cart pas
senger o bumpy and jncomfort
abi* ride
5000 years later, horse drnwn car
riages weren't much more comfort
able. In 1601, Queen Elisabeth's
state coach had 'spoked wheels
with metal rims offering "ho cushion
against rutted
roads
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Grim Kremlin
Turned Into a
Winter Paradise
By Stanley Johnson
MOSCOW Ufl — They’ve turned
the grim Kremlin into a winter
wonderland for children.
“This is the funniest place in
the world,” cried a bedazzled
English 3-year-old as he tumbled
off a toboggan which he had rid
den at 20 miles an hour down a
slide from the top of the Kremlin
Wall.
You enter this fun fair, just
across from Lenin’s old office,
through the whiskers of a giant
Santa Claus and stroll down a
hill through rows of multi-colored
lights.
There is a 50-foot higji Christ
mas tree — called a Yolka and
dedicated to the New Year — and
a 30-foot Santa Claus — Grand
father Frost in Russia — whose
lips move as he speaks electroni
cally, wishing everyone a Happy
New Year.
There is an orchestra? playing
on an ice platform and youngsters
doing folk dances. There are huge
ice sculptures of bears and other
animals with leather reins for
children to try to climp up them.
Most make. it.
All through the Kremlin grounds
there are towers with spiral slides
for the kids to go down. There
are merry-go-rounds spinning on
ice.
Under the frosted trees there
are color television sets showing
cartoons. There are stands for
dispensing ice cream, and, in case
anyone gets tired, there are
sleighs drawn by ponies wander
ing through the square mile of
winter wonderland.
Eight Lives Snuffed Out
In Auto-Truek Crash
GREENUP, 111. UP) — Eight per
sons died Saturday in the crash
of their car with a semi-trailer
truck in rainy, foggy weather on
U.S. 40 at the edge of Greenup.
The car was torn apart.
Bodies, which included three
young children, were in such con
dition that it took State Police
2V& hours to determine the num
ber of dead.
A funeral home identified two
as Harrison King, 30, and( Jessie
Martin, 43, both of St. Louis.
Neils iRoland of East St. Louis,
the truck driver and only sur
vivor, was taken to a hospital
in serious condition with a back
injury.
“It was unavoidable, unavoid
able,M he told persons arriving a1
the scene. “The car skidded right
in front of me.”
Only the front wheel section and
the hood of the car was intact
The remainder of the vehicle was
scattered along the two-lane high
way along with the bodies.
Joe Stalin, the Soviet Union’!
fallen revolutionary idol, workec
in his youth as a bookkeeper anc
once sang a solo in honor of Cza:
Alexander III at a church ii
Tiflis ii\ 1894.
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Dog Races Held
At White Mountain
White Mountain
Jan. 1, 1962
An 8-mile race was held here
today in which 12 teams entered
with a total of 91 dogs. A last
minute entry, Isaiah Oksoktaruk,
surprised everyone by coming in
third. First place was won by
Sig Aukongak Jr. of Golovin and
Alex Ashenfelter placed second.
Aaron Simon received the con
solation prize.
The weather was very cold, but
this did not discourage the mush
ers, in fact, it made the trail
very good.
After the presentation of prizes
a movie was shown and coffee
and cake was served.
Race officials were George
Ashenfelter, Ed Walker Jr., Robt.
Apok Jr., Irving Ashenfelter, and
Mike Kowchee.
The 12 entrants and their times
were:
1. Sig Aukongak, Golovin, 7
dogs, 57 min. 3 sec., $31.00
2. Alex Ashenfelter, White Mt.,
7 dogs, 57 min. 42 sec. $22.00
3. Isaiah Oksoktaruk, White
Mt., 7 dogs, 58 min. 42 sec., $6.00.
4. Allan Johnson, White Mt.,
10 dogs, 60 min. 20 sec., $3.00.
Tom Brown, White Mt., 60:30.
Steve Aglionga, Wht. Mt., 61:40.
Ray Piyiguk, Golovin, 62:1.
Joe Egelak, Golovin, 62:18.
Stan Arnarok, Golovin, 67:45.
Joe Amaktoolik, Golovin, 69:18.
Howard Lincoln, Golovin, 71:4
Aaron Simon, White Mt., 83:20.
Here’s why rabbits have to mul
tiply so fast: A cottontail bunny
at birth has only one chance in
20 of reaching its first birthday.
Alaska Travel Office
To Reopen in Seattle
-KETCHIKAN if) — Robert El
lis of Ketchikan, president of the
Alaska Travel Promotion Assn.,
announced Saturday the re-open
ing of its Seattle office. Ellis
said the office will be in charge
of Miss Kay J. Kennedy, veteran
Alaska newspaper woman.
Miss Kennedy, besides writing
press releases, will do material
for Sunset Discovery, a book to
be published next year, Ellis said.
Miss Kennedy is an old Alaska
newspaper hand and has been a
staffer on the Fairbanks Daily
News-Miner and the Daily Alas
ka Empire, the -latter in Juneau.
She recently attended the an
nual meeting of the Society of
American Travel Writers in Mex
ico City and since that time has
been with Westours, Inc., in
Seattle.
Ellis said Sunset Discovery will
cover all of Alaska and that the
emphasis will be placed on good
pictures.
Dan Karmun Family to Leave
Mrs. Dan Karmun and eight
children are scheduled to leave
for Deering where they will make
their home for the winter. Mr.
Karmun who is employed by Wien
Airlines and active in the PTA,
plans to join his family in the
spring.
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