Crossword Puzzle
ACROSS
1. Atomizer
6. Determine
13. Ascend
14. Implore
15. Blink
16. Begrudge
17. Fact
collection
18. Dawn
goddess
19. Poker stake
20. Suffix: plural
21. Falls in drops
23. Sloped
27. Face part
29. Month: abbr.
30. Sun god
31. Fishes
33. Made ready
35. Chinese
measure
36. Those in
power
37. Painful
38. Serving dish
41. Feel
44. Myself
45. Birds’ bills
47. Beverage
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48. Mimic
50. Top cards
51. Ventilates
52. Directed
54. Over
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56. Europeans
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1. Used a
cutting tool
2. Previous
3. Washing
lightly
4. Inquire
5. You: archaic
6. Leases
7. Enfolds
8. Pig pen
9. Either *
10. Fewest
11. Moving truck
12. Greek letter
16. Half an em
19. Agree
20. Whole
22. Courteous
24. Opposite
25. Before
26. Father
28. Perfumes
31. High peak
32. Nothing
34. Refer to
casually
39. Revise
40. Tall grass
42. Give food
43. Relieves
46. College
degree
48. Candlenut
tree
49. Cushion
50. Epoch
51. Arab
garment
53. Argon: chem.
54. Public notice
New Patty Gym Protects Noses, Toeses
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The dedication of the Ernest IN. j
Patty Building on October 18
marks the beginning of a new era
for University of Alaska students.
In the past students have lacked
adequate indoor space for recrea
tion and sports activities. Snow
cover and cold weather in the
interior of Alaska limits outdoor
activities for most of the school
year to winter-time sports such
as skiing and skating.
The Patty Building provides the
space and facilities for instruc
tion, recreation, intramural sports
and varsity sports programs. It can j
also accommodate music, drama
and other large group events. There
is now space on campus for the
entire student body to meet at one
time.
The gymnasium, with the bleach
ers opened, has a full-sized basket
ball court and can seat 3,500. With
the bleachers folded compactly
against the walls folding doors can
divide the area into two full-size
Of the nation’s 24 million job
holders, 53 per cent are wives. . . .
Why do they work outside the
home? Most do so not because they
are interested in careers, but be
cause the family needs the money.
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gyms, ine additions ot a portaDie
stage, canvas on the floor, and
folding chairs converts the space
into a 1,200 scat auditorium.
The most popular facility of the
new building is the swimming pool.
The intercollegiate regulation-size
pool can accommodate instruction
al intramural, recreational and
competitive swimming programs.
It is 75 feet by 42 feet with a depth
of four feet at the shallow end and
12 feet at the deep end. Two div
ing boards, a three-meter and a one
meter, are located in line with
an undrwater porthole to be used
in judging competitive diving.
Another popular facility is the
rifle range, supervised by the De
partment of Military Science. The
range has ten firing points and
space for approximately 100 spec
tators. Electrically operated target
carriers insure the highest stand
ards of safety and speed up
shooting.
Union deaths in service in tne
Civil War, 364,000, outnumbered
the total deaths in World War I,
131,000, almost three to one; and
nearly equalled the total deaths
in World War II, 409,000, accord
ing to the Veterans Administra
tion.
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SalEvPost: ‘Wliai’s
This anti-Statehood
Jazz??’ —Egan
Governor William A. Egan re
leased the following copy of a
telegram sent to the Saturday
Evening Post in comment on an
article appearing in its October
12, 1963, issue:
"Since the achievement of state
hood, the gross volume of business
in Alaska has increased by 65 per
cent, employment has risen con
siderably, exports have grown
from $5,000,000 to $25,000,000 an
nually and the population growth
continues to be one of the nation’s
highest. In addition, for the first
time Alaska’s road, airport, school,
boat harbor and other needs are
being met. Teachers’ salaries have
been increased twice: the Univer
sity of Alaska has been given a
tremendous face-lifting. We have
a mental health proram. a court
system, a massive program to re
habilitate and expand our fisher
ies. That certain important growth
features relative to our expanding
oil and gas production and explor
ation activities result from state
hood will be attested by industry
spokesmen. These advances have
occurred despite a sharply reduced
military construction program now
only one-third its pre-statehood
level. Impartial federal studies
show a steadily shrinking margin
of difference in the cost-of-living
between Alaska and its sister
states. And during this entire per
iod of transition, consolidation and
unprecedented expansion — dur
ing the past five years — there
has been but one round of tax
increases. Revenue from those in
creases reflect an amount equal to
approximately 4 per cent of the
state budget. The combined rate
of state and local taxation for each
$1,000 of individual income is low
er in Alaska than in any other
state. Increased state government
employment reflects the takeover
by the state of many responsibili
ties which were previously func
tions of the federal government.
Mr. Schulman is not the first vis
iting reporter to spend his few
days in Alaska interviewing and
reporting views of irreconcilable
anti-statehooders. A continually in
creasing number of new and old
Alaskans could have provided Mr.
Schulman with a ready answer
to his question: Yes, Alaska not
only will survive but will thrive
as a state.”
FISHERIES COMMISSION WILL
HOLD NOVEMBER TALKS
JUNEAU <£> — The Pacific Ma
rine Fisheries Commission has
scheduled its next meeting at Port
land Nov. 13-15 to review the
status and condition of principal
West Coast marine fisheries, fish
and game commissioner Walt Kirk
ness said yesterday.
The commission is composed of
representatives of the states of Cal
ifornia, Idaho, Oregon and Wash
ington. British Columbia and Alas
ka have been represented in an
unofficial advisory capacity at past
meetings.
THE DISCOVERY OF ALASKA
Bering Dismayed at Being Cast Afloat
On New Venture with ‘Scientific’ Foes
(Continued)
By BOB REDDING
CHAPTER VI
If Vitus fooled the others into
thinking he might not accept their
offer to head another arctic expedi
tion, he by no means fooled him
self. He knew as soon as he heard
there would be an American phase
that this was for him. A chance
to search for North America with
official sanction was more than he
had ever dreamed could happen,
especially after the bitterness of
the year before.
Vitus accepted the offer after
only a day or two of hesitation.
He decided to let bygones be by
gones, since the work to be done
was much more important than his
personal feelings. Senate Secre
tary Kirilov and Vice-Chancellor
Osterman were delighted, and
showed their gratification by pro
moting Bering to Captain-Com
mander. He would be in charge of
all phases of what became known
as the Great Northern Expedition.
“You may choose your own offi
cers,” he was told, and Vitus im
mediately sent for Martin Spang
berg and Alexi Chirikov, both of
whom he made captains.
With these two and himself
forming a nucleus, preparations
moved rapidly ahead. There was
just one hitch in the organization.
Commander Bering was to take a
large group from the Imperial
Academy of Science who would
answer to nobody except them
selves. This would prove awkward
to say the least, since it was well
known that the scientists regarded
Vitus as little more than a buf
foon.
“I’ll have no authority over
them,” thundered the commander,
for once losing his calm, “and
those people could easily turn this
work into a shambles'”
But the Academists, as they were
called, were the personal darlings
of Empress Anne, who gave them
whatever they wished in hopes of
scientific glory for Russia, and
Bering was over-ruled. To make
matters worse, a former soldier
of fortune by the name of Louis
LeCroyere was to lead the scien
tists, serving, also, as astronomer
to the expedition. LaCroyere was
a half brother of Joseph DeLisle’s,
sworn enemy to Vitus.
“This,” remarked Chirikov, who
bore no love for any enemy of his
commander, “is going to be a very
interesting journey.”
“You should have him removed,
sir,” growled the testy Spangberg.
“I doubt if the man is competent
as an astronomer anyway.”
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“I’ll agree with that, said Ber
ing, “his appointment was no doubt
political. But I’m afraid it is out
of our hands. We’ll just have to
go along with things as they are.”
He grinned with a show of the
humor that sustained him in trying
times. “Maybe he’ll break his neck
or something equally effective.”
It was the best he could say for
Monsieur LaCroyere.
There was more to come. At a
meeting of staff officers together
with the Academists, it was de
cided that the commander would
have to submit all important
changes to vote. This was obvi
ously a maneuver on the part of
Bering’s enemies to further curtail
and humiliate him.
Appealing to Osterman and Kiri
lov personally proved futile.
“There is little I can do,” Kiri
lov admitted, “because of Anne.
She is not against you Commander,
but the Academists have blinded
her to the essentials, and, for the
time being, they are, you might
say, the power behind the throne.”
But Kirilov, who liked Vitus, add
ed some words of encouragement.
“Don’t worry too much about this,
Commander. Remember, you have
enemies, yes, but you also have
many good friends.”
Bering, however, was deeply
discouraged. He had been ham
strung right from the start, com
mander, it would seem, in name
only. For all he wanted the lead
of this expedition, Vitus seriously
considered handing in his resig
nation.
Governor Appoints
Chapados to Direct
Road Advisory Committee
JUNEAU — The appointment
of Frank Chapados of Fairbanks
as chairman of the newly formed
Citizens Advisory Committee on
the Alaska Highway Study was
announced by Gov. William A.
Egan Thursday.
The committee was named re
cently to help with a study of
Alaska’s highway needs, a study
authorized by the Federal-Aid
Hihway Act of 1962.
Chapados is a former chairman
| of the Finance Committee of the
| State House of Representatives. He
; served in the House from 1959
through 1962.
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