Young Irishman Takes Storybook
Journey to Alaska’s Capital City
JUNEAU tf> — A curly-haired
Irishman with a brogue as thick
as the Blarney Stone has arrived
in Alaska’s capital city with one
aim, to become an American citi
zen.
Jimmy Allman, just turned 22,
r reached Juneau early this month
after a storybook journey from
Fermoy, in County Cork, which
was financied, unwillingly, by a
London bookie.
Young Allman is the nephew
of the late Jack Allman, a former
Alaska newspaperman and a long
time resident of Fairbanks.
The Irish youth is making his
home here with Jack Allman’s
widow, Ruth Allman, a niece of
the late Judge James Wickersham,
a pioneer Alaskan.
Left behind at Fermoy were
Jimmy’s father and mother, George
and Nora Allman, and four sisters
and a brother.
His parents were not aware that
Jimmy had even left the British
Isles until he arrived in Juneau
Spur of the Moment
Young Allman says he decided
on the spur of the moment to come
to Alaska after arriving back in
London on April 26, after attend
ing a wedding anniversary party
for his parents in Fermoy April 2.
\ “I was having a cup of tea with
my landlord and friend, Paddy
Hampson, in Palmers Green (Lon
don) when I said, ‘Paddy, I think
Til go to Alaska.’
“I got a close shave and went
immediately to the Canadian Em
bassy and applied for an immi
grant’s visa, then had a medical
checkup and an interview^
The following day, April 27,
Allman broke a bone in his right
thumb while working as a labor
er on an underground cable proj
ect in London.
On April 28, out of a job, he
wandered into a bookie shop
wide-open betting is legal in Eng
land — and wagered his last 10
pounds ($28) on a horse named
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Tip, running in the third race at
Lameek, Scotland.
The horse came in, at 8 - 1 to
win. Allman’s bet of five pounds
to win and five pounds to place
left him with a bankroll of 60
pounds.
Luck Was In
“I decided my luck was in, so
I backed a horse called Space King
with ltt quid (pounds) on the
nose, even though the guys in the
shop said I was daft to push my
luck.
“The horse came in at 3-1 and
I had 100 quid ($280) in my pocket.”
Allman immediately booked pas
sage on the Cunard Line’s Ivemia
and sailed from Southampton for
Montreal on May 16, arriving in
the Canadian city May 24.
With a companion he met on the
boat, Allman hitch-hiked to Tor
onto and got a job ferrying two
trucks to Regina, Sask., 'on the
way, they met another young man
who was ferrying a school bus from
Toronto to Edmonton, Alta.
The driver of the school bus
agreed to take Allman and his
companionon to Edmonton after
they had delivered their trucks.
The small caravan arrived at
Regina May 29 and the three young
men- took off for Edmonton in the
bus, arriving there the following
day.
The three parted company and
Allman called a trucking firm. He
was told he could ride a truck
going to Dawson Creek, B.C., the
following day, May 31, if he would
help the driver load and unload.
The young Irishman arrived in,
Dawson Creek, start of the Alaska
Highway, on June 1 and made a
sign saying “Ireland to Alaska,”
in green paint, naturally.
Started Hitch-Hiking __
Then he started hitch-hiking.
His first ride took him to a point
near Fort St. John. His second
ride carried him a mere eight
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MOSCOW UR — Film actress
Shirley MacLain yesterday had to
postpone her trip to a Czech film
festival for a day because she
couldn’t get a visa.
She applied Wednesday, just
after arriving from Leningrad, and
had planned to fly to the festival
at Karlsbad, but the visa did not
come through until noon hour,
so departure was postponed.
Miss MacLaine apparently was
not too upset by the delay.
miles. The third ride was a land
fall.
He was picked up by three Fair
banks youths who were enroute
home after a trip to Mexico.
They drove day and night and
on June 2 deposited him in White
horse, Y.T.
He attempted to buy an air
plane ticket to Juneau, only to be
told that as an alien without a
U.S. visa he could not be flown
into the United States.
Young Allman called Juneau
and told his astounded aunt of his
predicament. It was the first Mrs.
Allman had known he was even
on his way to Juneau, let alone
only a few miles away.
On June 4 Mrs. Allman called
U.S. Immigration officials in An
chorage and arranged for a resi
dence permit for the Irish lad.
Young Allman flew to Juneau
on the next flight.
Because he entered the United
States on a residence permit, All
man is not permitted to work, but
he still plans to try and change
that.
“I want to stay in the United
States, to work and to become a
citizen,” he said.
“From now on, I want Alaska
to be my home.”
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;:00*4:00 Horn* Mother'* Club Abakan Baby
Show—for pre-school children. Chair
man Marilyn Dexter.
2:00-5:00 Horseshoe Pitching Contest -
Polar Bar. Doubles, singles lor ladies
and men. Chairman Roy Luke*
5:30-9:00 Progressive Dinner — Tickets on sale
at North Star. Polar Curio Shop. Board
of Trade. Bering Sea Club.
7:00-9:00 Eliminations continue in Eskimo
Games and Dancing.
9:00-10:30 Show—"Do You Remember", Mulii
purpose Room, Nome School. Pro
ducers Diane Money, Sharon Bell.
Jim Blanning.
SATURDAY JUNE 23
1:00 Ah-moo-iahk (Eskimo tug of war) Kee
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Ukiu-vak-mee-yute (Diomede people).
1:3<T Pee-luk-too-ak (Women's seal skxmung
contest). Ah-muk'ioo-uk-shahk (Baby car
rying demonstration).
2:00 No-liak-tuak (Spear throwing contest).
2:30 Kyak-tu-toak-shahk (Eskimo hunting ex
pedition ready to go in full equipment;
Ah-moo-tahk (Eskimo tug of war) Kee
3:00 Ung-wak-tu-xhruat (Skin boat race).
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7:00- 8:30 Finals in Eskimo Games and
Dancing.
9:00-10:00 Queen Pageant and Coronation —
School auditorium under auspices of
Bata Sigma Phi Sorority. Chairman
Sharon Harwood.
10:00-11:30 Grand Promenade and Judging of
costumes. Coronation BalL music by
Combo from Fort Richardson.
11:30 Judging of Jaycee Beard Contest
12:00 Drawing for Poke of Gold.
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GOP’s EXPECT IKE TO
RIP INTO KENNEDY’S
DOMESTIC PROGRAM
WASHINGTON UPl —- Republi
cans expect former President
Dwight D. Eisenhower to rip into
the Kennedy administration’s do
mestic program tonight at a $300,
000 fund-raising dinner.
Aides of Rep. Bob Wilson of
California, Chairman of the Re
publican Congressional Campaign
Committee, reported an advance
sellout of 3,000 seats for the $100
a-plate dinner to be held on two
floors of a local hotel. Of the funds
raised, 75 per cent will go to House
and 25 per cent to Senate candi
dates.
Eisenhower, who seems to be
enjoying a political role more than
he ever did while in the White
House, has emerged as the single
national figure around whom all
Republicans seem able to rally in
their efforts to regain control of
the House in the November elec
tions. Senate and House campaign
ers ruled out any other speaker
for tonight’s affair.
The former President is getting
the kind of national attention with
his attacks on the Kennedy admin
istration that Wilson, GOP Nation
al Chairman William Miller and
Sen. Barry Goldwater with his
large conservative following, have
failed to command.
David Nease, custodian of the
Federal Bldg., left yesterday for
Juneau where he will do some re
lief work for the General Service
Administration for a few weeks.
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[Reject AH Bids
Submitted for
Southeastern Ferry
JUNEAU <» — The State Di
vision of Marine Transportation
said yesterday it has rejected all
bids submitted for construction of
the Southeastern Alaska Ferry, be
cause the bids exceeded available
State funds.
B. E. Lewellen, Director of the
Division, said Philip F. Spaulding,
the Seattle marine architect who
designed the ferry, has been in
structed to redesign the ship, which
will link Kodiak Island and the
Kenai Peninsula.
“Basically, we’re going to try
to come up with a smaller ship
which won’t cost so much,” Lewel
len said.
Original plans called for a 276
foot ship with a 60-foot beam,
capable of carrying 250 passengers
and 54 automobiles at a sustained
speed of 15 knots.
Lewellen said he and- Spaulding
felt the new design should retain
the vehicle loading elevator which
was included in the original plans.
The lowest bid submitted for
the southwestern ferry was an of
fer of $3,733,945 by the Puget
Sound Bridge and Drydock Co. of
Seattle, which is constructing the
three ferries for the Southeast
Alaska run.
Puget Sound Bridge and Dry
dock and three other shipbuilding
firms entered a total of 132 bids
on the southwestern ferry, includ
ing bids on various alternates and
different delivery dates.
WASN'T PAID ENOUGH . . .
ALBANY, N.Y. <#> — An angry
bulldozer operator, who contended
he wasn’t paid enough for work
he did on a Little League baseball
field, interruped a league game
with his machine Wednesday night.
He dropped the blade near second
base and pushed up a mound ot
tfe halfway to home plate.
“There, that’ll show you,” he
said.
Police said no charges were
placed against the bulldozer opera
tor, who was not identified.
League officials say they agreed
to pay the man $175 for work on
the field, but he asked $350. He
said it took him longer than he
expected.
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