' HAINES ITEMS.
Mrs .Talbot, a Dalton Post Stickine Indian, died at Klukwan last Friday.
Up uhtii the last fev; years she spent her winters in Porcupine, living off tne
country. She was well known as a trapper and maker of moccasins. She is survived
by a fourteen year, old son who is desirous of. obtaining an education. Efforts are
being made to have 'the boy admitted into the Sheldon Jackson School in Sitka.
The A.N.B.appointed Jack David as Native Truant Officer for Haines. The
natives’ held‘another dance Saturday at McLean’s Hall to raise funds for pushing
the .work on their new hall. V
A rumn&ge sale was conducted YiTednesday afternoon at the Mission House.
Contributions that the Mission could not use to good advantage were sold to obtain
cash .for purchasing supplies needed for Christmas.
’ Dr. James H.Condit,' Head of the Sheldon Jackson School in Sitka, paid a
hasty visit to the Mission while the Rodgers was in port. MKX&kxi
Mr. Sheldon picked up Havana, Cuba, on his radio Monday night.
.HEARD BY'RADIO.
Before docking in New York, The S .S .Leviathan, sent a wireless for ambu
lance service. Fifteen passengers, made ill by the rough voyage, had to be carrier
off the ship. The Captain said that the seas encountered on this trip were the
heaviest that he had ever witnessed.
“ Liquor valued at $1,000,000 was stolen from the government warehouse in
Toronto, Canada. “ |f
The slogan of P.W.X.radio, radio station at Havana, Cuba, is: Leave off
your overcoat and come to Kabana".
Notwithstanding ■‘he new immigration restrictions,the number of immigrants
to the United States, in 1924(exclusive of the Unofficial influx over the Canadi n
borders) was more than twice that recorded in 1922. ,
President Coolidge announced Monday night that our countr’s air force
should be increased.
' ‘ Mrs.Gene Stratton Porter, famous novelist and nature lover, died in Los
Angeles Sunday night from injuries sustained in an auto crash.
Six persons were killed in a rear end collision on the Sacremento Short
Line, Key Route, near Oakland.
Harvey Hart, Bos Angeles auto racer, broke the world s record on a cir
cular track. His speed was one hundred and thirty and eight tenths miles per houA .
London - The House of Commons convened for the first time since the elec
tion.
President Coolidge was in Chicago last week to deliver tv/o addresses.
The French Government deported sixty soviet Communists last week.
Two sailors were burned to death and one drowned in San Pedro Mondaywhen
an explosion occurred on a small boat attached to the American Fleet •
FUNDAMENTALS. - by 1st. Sgt. J.B'.West, Co."F", 7th. Ir.
A football coach in one of the large Universities recently stated that ne
had a football squad in which there were many brilliant individual players, but he
could not hope to have a winning team until the men had become thoroughly grounded
in the fundamentals of the game, this knowledge being absolutely essential to team
work. This is true of every organization; success depends on team ^rork, and tern
work depends upon a thorough knowledge of fundament?Is.
members of an organisation may think it does not matter about their
ccoridtttt, aestfchpyaareooijy0B&eatGn»nphtaaiitfpdd?, but, ju9t as a single broken stone
m.ft$[ymfljsr^abbeMififiilbbdiSEding,or-a »inglo soar doface a beautiful picture, esoi$».
P5)P(?percCOfidQtt on the part of a single member may destroy the influence the Cornea
might otherwise have. , ^ . ,w
Looking at material objects, people are more apt to see defects tfcanpsrtx
■oerfect parts* The same thing is true of an organization. The life and conduct
of each member is the particular point at which the public is gazing and getting
its view of that organization.