Inauguration of Alaska’s Governor January 17
IS Officials, Band, Marching Units
To Participate in Alaska Inauguration
JUNEAU UP> — The date of the
formal inauguration of governor
select William Egan has been
• changed to Jan. 17. That’s a week
later than it was announced Mon
day for the ceremony.
Chairman Toner, Democratic
:entral committee chairman, head
••of - the statewide committee plan
r-:Tig the inauguration, announced
ihe change. He said details con
nected with the scheduling of the
day long festivities made it neces
sary to reschedule the event.
The program calls for Egan to
repeat the oath of office on noon,
-Dec. It. A parade . will precede
;the swearing in, which will be
followed by a public reception and
hall. Egan will probably be sworn
in in a private ceremony some
two week? foef©re the formal pub
lic afMii.
iTte proclamation creating the
newest state is expected about
Jam. 3, and immediately will end
the term of Waino Hendrickson as
- terirtorial governor. It will
H - recessary for Egan to be sworn
vin'-immediately as new governor
to begin ibis duties before public
t eepemoriies ushering him into
office.
The inaugural committee, faced
with Jin unknown d«iie as to issu
ance t*f proclamation, had to pick
an arbitrary date for the formal
inauguration.
Rear Admiral Arnold McKech
nie, Commander Alaskan Sei
Frontier and Commandant 17th
Naval District, and more than
100 service personnel plan to
leave here Tuesday, Jan. 13. for
the inauguration ceremonies at;
Juneau.
The 20-piece Naval Station band
will participate m the inaugural
lion day parade and ceremonies
as will 40. sailors from here and
$dak and 40 Marines, all from the
17th Naval District. Other key
i officers in the district are expect
ed to take part.
Heading the Navy men in the
parade will be Chief Quartermas
ter W. L. Newton. The Marines
will be headed by Staff Sergeant
J E Eaton, USMC, Kodiak Marine
Barracks. Chief A. S. Bennett will
lead the Navy band.
Council Acts io
Acquire System
City Manager -Poland was auth
•prited to go ahead with the pur
chase of the D & A water system,
which was proposed at an earlier
meeting.
An agreement is sought with
Bob Acheson, acting on behalf of
' 0 & A. Under the plan, the water
flowing into the system will be
diverted to the city's main reser
voir, and the present private sys
tem hooked into the city’s system.
A separate accounting system
will be set up, and the water sys
tem paid for over a period of sev
en years. Thus, there will be
no additional heavy outlay to the
-city, other than diverting the wa
iter, hookup and maintenance.
The additional water will assist
in filling the needs of the new
shrimp canning operation and oth
er canneries.
This action was taken at Mon
evening’s meeting of the city
/council. The councilmen discuss
'fel Buskin Lake and ether sources
'.j-o? additional water supply
i;
The men will board an MSTS
ship, stop at Whittier for Army
personnel and continue on to
Juneau, arriving there Friday,
January 16;
The military participation is be
ing arranged by Lt. Gen. Frank
Armstrong, of the Alaskan Com
mand.
Alaskan Christmas
Is White and Cold
By WILLIAM J. TOBIN
FAIRBANKS UP)—The temper
ature has tumbled to 40 degrees
below zero.
It has been dark since shortly
before 2 o’clock in the afternoon.
The sun, after skimming the hori
zon for three hours and 44 min
utes, is gone until tomorrow.
Snow coats the frozen ground.
The sky is pierced with shafts
and waves of shifting brilliance—
the spectacular display known as
the Northern Lights.
Multi-colored lights decorate
windows and trim the eaves of
neat frame houses. Street inter
sections are aglow with traditional
ornamentts of the season. Church
bells ring.
' This is Christmas Eve in Fair
banks — Alaska’s second largest
jcity, and the most northern me
tropolis of the United States.
A Short Day
’ Oh ' Christmas morning there
still will be darkness outside.
• But in the churches of this city
of 35,000, the faithful will pro
claim the birth of Christ.
The Christmas day will be
shorter than in any other city in
the United States. The weather
will be colder here, just 120 miles
south of the Arctic Circle, than
in most places. But the spirit of
Christmas—and the observance of
the feast — will be no different
than in any other town.
There are some problems to an
Alaskan Christmas, however.
Take mail, for example.
Because of mailing require
ments, the Christmas season up
here starts early. Christmas gifts
to-the folks back home generally
are in the mail a month before
Christmas. That way, Alaskans
take advantage of lower boat mail
rates rather than pay higher air
mail postage.
Imported Trees
The post office at the nearby
community of North Pole pro
cesses thousands of Christmas
cards and letters by mid-Decem
ber. Workers don Santa Claus out
fits as they put a coveted North
Pole postmark on mail from all
over the world.
The Navy Base at Kodiak com
pletes an annual air drop of
Christmas toys, food, parkas and
mukluks to Eskimo children on
islands east of the Alaska Penin
sula early in December.
Despite the abundance of spruce
and jack pine in Alaska, most
Christmas trees are imported
from Nevada. Most native trees
cut from the frozen ground quick
ly shed their needles when
brought into the warmth of
homes.
Street caroling and house-to
house visits of neighbors are com
mon Christmas practices in many
cities of Alaska. Throughout the
49th state, entertainment in the
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Tslje Ghrigttåäk storxj · »«
In those days a decree went out
from Caesar Augustus that all
the world should be enrolled . . .
And all went to be enrolled, each
to his own city. And Joseph went
up from Galilee, from the city of
Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of
David, which is called Bethlehem,
because he was of the house and
lineage of David, to be enrolled
with Mary, his betrothed, who
was with child. And while they
were there, the time came for her
to be delivered. And she gave
birth to her first-born son and
wrapped him in swaddling cloths,
and laid him in a manger, because
there was no place for them in
the inn ....
And lo, the star which (the wise
men) had seen in the East went
before them, till it came to rest
over the place where the child
was. When they saw the star they
rejoiced . . . and going into the
house they saw the child with
Mary his mother, and they fell
down and worshipped him. Then,
opening their treasures, they of
fergd.him gifts, gold and frankin
cense and myrrh......
And in that region there were
shepherds out in the field, keep
ing watch over their flock by
night And an angel of the Lord
appeared to them, and the glory of
the Lord shone around them, and
they were, filled with fear. And
the angel said to them, “Be not
afraid; for behold I bring you
good news of a great joy which
will come to all the people; for to
you is born this day in the city of
David a Savior, who is Christ the
Lord. And this will be a sign for
you: you will find a babe wrapped
in swaddling cloths and lying in
a manger.” And suddenly there
was with the angel a multitude
of the heavenly host praising God
and saying:
“Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace among men
with whom he is pleased!”
(Prom Matthew and Luke,
The Revised Standard Version
of the New Testament)
Federal Jail May Be City Library Site
Plans are afoot to acquire title
to the federal jail property to
house fhe City library and the p^b
posed museum.
Thp building is atop the knoll
overlooking the small boat harbor
and adjacent to the old city hall.
The jail building has been vacant
since the city hall was moved to
its present location, in which is
also housed the city jail, police
department office, the U. S. Depu
ty's office, and the Navy Shore
Patrol.
Title to the property-can be ac
Death Comes to
Efrem Shuravloff
Efrem Shuravloff, Kodiak’s sen
ior citizen, died at his home Sun
day about 5 p.m. He was 89 years
old.
The elder Shuravloff was born
in Kodiak on February 10, 1869,
and had lived here all his life. He
was a fisherman and trapper, and
sailed on the old time schooners.
Well-known here, be had seen
many changes. He witnessed the
effects here of the 1912 eruption
of Mt. Katmai. His last appear
ance before a group was at a
meeting of the Kodiak and Aleu
tian Historical Society, when he
described the event.
He is survived by a son, Maxim,
and a daughter Florence Duncan,
both of Kodiak; three nieces, Mrs.
John Sanders, Rapid City, S.
Dak.; Mrs. S. L. Bainter, Hollis,
Alaska; and Helen Parrish of Kod
iak; a nephew, Bill Shuravloff.
Also surviving are two grand
daughters, Topsy Levine and Ruth
Dean; and two grandsons, Charles
Jerling and Fred Olson; and four
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
today at 2 p.m., at the Russian
Orthodox church.
MacDonald Wed
Word has been received here
of the marriage of H. F. Mac
Donald in Mexico on Thanksgiv
ing Day.
He had met his wife Dorothy
while she was on a tour here in
1953. They plan to make . their
home in New; Vorfc, Jhate. L
quired at no initial cost to the
city, as long as it will be used
for educational or health ^ pur
poses.
The matter was discussed at the
council meeting Monday. Council
man were agreed on its acquisi
tion.
Councilman “Blackie” Patterson
acted as chairman in the absence
of Mayor Coon* who was ill.
Gruening Picks
Sundborg As Aid
FAIRBANKS George Sund
borg, former newspaper editor
in Juneau and Fairbanks, said
Tuesday he has become admini
strative assistant to Sen. Earnest
Gruening.
Sundborg served as an aid to
Gruening in the last election cam
paign. He was editor of the Jun
eau Independent, a weekly news
paper, for four years, and served
as editor of the Fairbanks Daily
News-Miner from May 1957 until
last August.
Sundborg said he will leave for
Vf aaiuugvvu, mi*
Seek More Land
For Playground
The Aleutian Homes property
adjacent to the city’s sanitary land
fill may be used at some future
date as a playground area, it was
learned at the city council meet
ing Monday, when the idea was
discussed.
It is proposed to construct a
playground on the city’s property
when the land fill is completed.
Additional land is needed, and the
Alaska Housing Authority was ap
proached. M. G. Gebhart, writing
in behalf of the government agen
cy, stated he had no authority to
grant title to the land, but saw
no reason why the land couldn’t
be used for the purpose. He com
mended the council on the plan
ning of such a project.
GERALD CLARK HOME
Gerald Clark arrived Saturday
from College to spend the holi
days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Basil Clark. Gerald is a freshman
at the . University of Alaska at
College.
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Along The
Waterfront
A mild run of activities but no
big flourish along the waterfront
brings boats, canneries and crows
into the pre-Christmas windup.
King Crab, Inc. has been, divid
ing its time between crab and
shrimp. The Afognak came in Mon
day with a load of king crab from
Alitak. Some of this was canned
and some frozen. The El Dorado
brought in a load of shriritp. Oth
er boats are expected in prior to
Christmas.
Bob Resoff, cannery superin
tendent, is off to Seattle again,
and will be gone until after the
first of the year.
£ MERRY CHRISTMAS
The Alaska Steamship's Tatalina
whistled her way in to Womens
Bay Monday and into Kodiak
Tuesday morning. She left after
bringing in 440 tons and collect
ing 202 tons outbound. Included
in the incoming freight was the
pinsetters for the Elks Club’s new
bowling alleys.
This is, of course, the final sail
ing for this year. The next, ac
cording to agent Lou Veerraan,
will be voyage 46 on Jan. 7.
£ MERRY CHRISTMAS
The Stan Alvine family at AI
vine’s Marine Repair are taking
to the air this year for Christmas,
and have left for Kenai and An
chorage. They will visit the Craz
ier family at Kenai and many
friends in Anchorage. They ex
pect to be back about Jan. 2.
£ MERRY CHRISTMAS
Over at Alaska King Crab can
nery, the crew under Emil Nor
ton is busy setting up the plant
for processing. It is expected this
twill Kb cnmo tirri#» chnrtlv
the first of the year. Their ten
der Sunrise is in port for the holi
days.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Fred Barnett, skipper of the
FWS Kittiwake, dropped into the
office with some fine homemade
cookies—old Santa Claus is shaped
from cookie material and looks
real handsome. He reports a new
engineer aboard, Pete Snider; and
a new mate, Nick Shanigan, form
erly of Bristol Bay.
The ship will leave for Saod
point and Chignik about Jan. 10.
EASY TO CELEBRATE NEW
YEAR’S ALL YEAR AR0UNB
— OR IS IT?
With a little imagination—and
a lot of stamina—you can ring it
the New Year with more than ome
celebration.
In fact, you can keep on cele
brating all through the year, just
by switching calendars.
The World Book Encyclopedia
says most of the Christian world
Wipes the slate clean on Jamtarr
1st. i
But by trading in the Gregori
an calendar for the Julian calen
dar you can have another New
Year’s party on January 14th.
Take a few months to recover,
and you can join the Iranian cele
bration on March 21st. If that
doesn’t wear you out, yon can
turn over a new leaf in auUtma,
when the Jews welcome the New
Year.
If you want to cut doom ee
travel time, you can confine your
party-hopping to India. The Hin
dus are divided into many differ
ent religious groups, and each
group marks the beginning ck the
■year on a different date.
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