CD Director Lowell
Replies With Criticism
Against Mike Stepovich
ANCHORAGE i.T — State Civil
Defense Director Don Lowell has
replied to critcism leveled against
the State Civil Defense program
by Republican gubernatorial candi
date Mike Stepovich.
“Any attempt to drag the Civil
Defense program into a partisan
political campaign is a dis-service
to every man, woman and child
in Alaska," Lowell said.
"To assist Alaska’s population in
event of emergency, the Civil De
fense organization has installed a
statewide emergency communica
tions system, an instantaneous
warning system, has coordinated a
radiological monitoring program in
Alaska which has led to the identi
fication of thousands of shelter
spaces. These shelters are now in
process of being marked and stock
ed with emergency supplies.
“In addition, we have worked
closely with community and school
officials though out Alaska so that
trained leadership is available in
event of a real emergency. A firm
chain of command has been estab
lished and a realistic survival plan
has been drafted and distributed
and ready to become operational
on a moment’s notice.
“This does not include the work
our agency performs in the event
of natural castastrophe such as
floods of last spring and summer.
Pinewood Derby Results
The Pinewood Derby of Pack
63 was held in the school gym
last Friday night with Reggie
Tungwenuk conducting the flag
ceremony. Judges were Rev. Rey
nold Wilson. James Blanning and
Marc Beauchamp. Three dens par
ticipated. From Den 2 Danny Fun
ded won 1st and Kavick Hahn
2nd. In Den 3 Johnny Kost won
1st and Joel Baehelder 2nd. Ray
mond Amarok won 1st and Eddie
Miller won 2nd from Den 4.
In the second round, the six
top winners raced with Danny
Fondell and Kavik Hahn coming
out 1st and 2nd.
In the final race, fathers Ralph
Funded and Pete Hahn, raced with
Fondell winning bv a fraction of
a second.
Johnny Kost of Den 3 won the
award for having the best looking
car.
Cars will be placed on display
in an uptown window.
Following the races Cub achieve
ments were recognized. Bob Cat
pins went to Malcolm Takak,
Kavik Hahn and Wesley Ahma
suk. Bear Badges went to Jamey
and Joey Towner. A Wolf Silver
Arrow went to David Oksoktaruk.
Bear Silver Arrows went to Tim
my Amundsen and Danny Fon
dell.
A large variety of interesting ac
complishments were arranged on
the display tables.
Cub Master Tom Tungwenuk
and officers Everett Baehelder
and Fred Savok thank ad the par
ents and friends for their co
operation in making the first
Pinewood Derby of Pack 63 a
success.
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Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
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Medic Team Reports
Smoking Might Help
Induce Heart Attacks
By ALTON BLAKESLEE
| Associated Press Science Writer
CLEVELAND OP —Smoking ap
! parentlv jazzes up our stress
! glands, and that might help induce
heart attacks, a medical team has
reported.
Statistical studies find far more
heart attacks among cigarette
smokers than nonsmokers. But a
key question is exactly how the
the smoker’s heart could be harm
ed.
Evidence that a bad effect
could come through the adrenal
or stress glands was described at
the opening of the American Heart
Association’s 35th scientific ses
sions by Dr. Alfred Kershbaum
and associates of Philadelphia
General Hospital.
They theorized that nicotine
from cigarettes provokes an in
creased release of adrenalin and
nor-adrenalin from the adrenal
glands and nerve endings; and that
these hormones in turn cause the
release of fatty substances into the
blood which might help clog up
arteries and thus in time lead to
heart attacks.
Under everyday physical or I
emotional stress, the adrenal
glands release these same hor
mones to prepare the human body
to fight or run away from a sit
uation.
Checking into the theory, the
researchers had 11 volunteers
smoke nine cigarettes during three
hours where they were sitting still
and not eating. For another three
hours, the same 11 persons did
not smoke. Their levels of the
stress hormones, measured in the
bloodstream and in urine, were
higher while they were smoking.
There also was an increase in the
amount of free fatty acids in their
blood. Dr. Kershbaum said.
Next, the release of hormones
was prevented by giving them
nerve-blocking drugs. When the
volunteers smoked two cigarettes
in rapid succession, there was no
significant rise in the fats in the
blood, he added.
Smoking two cigarettes in 10
minutes did not bring any increase
in blood fats in persons whose ad
renal glands had already been re
moved as a means of combatting
high blood pressure, he said.
Negro Girl Elected Homecoming
Queen at University of Colorado
BOULDER, Colo. UP) — The
reigning queen at the University
of Colorado’s homecoming over the
weekend was Mary Elizabeth
Mothershed, 19, a Negro from
Shreveport, La. She was chosen
in a student election over five
other finalists.
Miss Mothershed, first Negro
elected homecoming queen at the
university, was crowned Friday
night at the homecoming dance.
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Montgomery County, Mil.,
Leads Nation In Median
Family Income Figures
WASHINGTON (>P» — Mont
gomery County, Maryland, leads
the nation’s 3,072 counties in me
dian family income in figures
released Saturday by the U.S.
Census Bureau.
The bureau's County and City
Data Book, containing statistics
gathered in the I960 census, show
ed the median income of Mont
gomery County families was $9,317.
Like Montgomery, the next three
ranking counties in median family
income all arc home areas for
large numbers of federal govern
ment workers.
Second highest was Los Alamos,
N.M., site of government nuclear
bomb testing, with a median fam
ily income of $0,259.
Third and fourth were Arling
ton and Fairfax Counties, Vir
ginia, containing, like Maryland’s
Montgomery County, the homes of
many federal office workers in
Washington, DC. Arlington’s me
dian family income was $8,670
and Fairfax $8,607.
Du Page County, 111., was fifth
highest nationally with $8,570.
Among the states, Alaska’s fam
ilies had the highest median in
come — $7,305. Following it were
Connecticut, $6,887; New Jersey,
$6,786; Neveda, $6,736, and Cali
fornia, $6,726.
Canadians Will Maintain
Haines Cutoff Until Nov. 15
JUNEAU OB — Canadian high
way officials advised the Alaska
Highways Department Thursday
the Canadian portion of the Haines
Cutoff would be maintained until
6 p.m. Nov. 15.
Canadian federal highway offi
cials at Whitehorse had said pre
viously they would continue main
tenance of the mountainous route
only until Oct. 31.
The Alaskan portion of the cut
off is kept open the year around.
Died Benson Is
Named Coordinator of
John Birch Society in U;ah
SALT LAKE CITY l/P — Reed
Benson, son of ;i former Secre
tary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Ben
son, has been named cooordinator
of the John Birch Society in Utah.
Benson, 34, who made the an
nouncement Friday, called the
right-wing group "the most effec
tive non-religious organization de
voted to the preservation and pro
motion of American constitutional
freedoms, and the exposure and
defeat of the socialist-Communist
enemy within.”
Ezra Taft Benson, who was head
of the Agriculture Department
during the Eisenhower adminis
tration, applauded his son’s de
cision. He termed the society as
the most effective organization
against “creeping socialism and
godless Communism.”
This country has more than
12,000 libraries. The Library of
Congress alone has 400 miles of
bookshelves and 3(5 million books.
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Two years ago. Lowell Thomas Jr., son of a well known million
aire world traveler and photographer moved from Princeton, N.J.,
to Anchorage. He purchased a $40,000 home in our large metro
politan city and decided to "rough it" in Alaska.
After 2 years Thomas Jr. has now decided he knows enough about
Alaska to represent us in Congress even though he is not qualified
to run for the legislature.
We in Northwest Alaska assume Thomas Jr. respects RALPH J.
RIVERS' judgment for he went to Congressman Rivers' office in
Washington just 2 short years ago and asked him for information
on Alaska (June 1960).
Elect a Senior Alaska Statesman — not a junior edition
RE-ELECT RALPH RIVERS
Who Has Been Endorsed By
BOTH Democrats and Republicans throughout Alaska
—N.W. Democrats for Rivers Committee
Dissolve the Grime with Sal
Fall is here which means it’s time
To ferret out and dis-solve the grime.
You don't need a Sherlock Holmes’ keen wits
To make the culprit call it quits.
Sal Soda’s the weapon which you apply
In solution or as an abrasive dry.
And in no time at all you have disposed
Of fall cleaning grime. The case is closed.