Kotzebue Report . . .
By KOTZEBUE
CORRESPONDENT
The I’TO held their delayed
November meeting on Dec. 2. The
results of the election of officers
were Duane Shumaker reinstated
as President, Alfred G. Francis
vice president, Tessie Sheldon, sec
retary, and Percy Ipalook as
Treasurer. The BIA High School
presented a program on the need
and possible organization for a
youth recreation program for Kot
zebue. The I’TO offered to support
such a program and a committee
was appointed to get things under
way. It was voted to request the
BIA that no school be held Dec.
26 and 27. A very interesting film
on king crab made for Wakefield
Fisheries by Lowell Thomas was
shown and enjoyed by all.
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The BIA School held a success
ful aution of used household items
Nov. 26. How wonderful it was to
be able to purchase these useful
items instead of seeing them hauled
to the city dump and destroyed as
is often the case with Government
surplus items.
The BIA School has been in
formed that a large supply of fro
zen turkeys, chicken and ground
beef should be arriving Kotzebue
Dec. 8. These USDA commodities
are provided free and are being
carried non revenue by Alaska Air
lines from Seattle to Kotzebue.
The 6,668 pounds of frozen meats
will be used for the school’s lunch
programs in Kotzebue and the out
lying villages.
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Percy Ipalook is presently filling
the position of clerk typist at the
school. He is quite familiar with
the work, as he has worked about
eight years in this position previ
ously.
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A BIA meeting will be held in
Fairbanks Jan. 13 through 17. It
will be principally an adult educa
cation conference but will also dis
cuss agenda of summer programs
and testing, etc. Mr. Schnare and
Mr. Basingame plan to represent
Kotzebue at this meeting and Mr.
Tiffany will also attend if pos
sible.
Dr. Mentzer and Miss Pagen
kopf, PHN, are holding field clinic
in Noorvik this week. They plan
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• • •
Helen Beaver, outpatient nurse
at the PHS Hospital, is transferring
to Kanakana as chief nurse there.
She plans to depart Kotzabue Dec.
8. She will be greatly missed. Mrs.
Roe Marie Lauser, who is ward
head nurse, will take her place in
outpatient.
• • •
The PHS Hospital is holding sur
gical clinic this week. Two sur
geons, a lab technician and an
anesthetist from the Anchorage
Hospital arrived Dec. 2 for this
clinic. We hope the village pa
tients will be able to get into Kot
ezbue for this clinic but Dec. 3rd
was non-flying weather. Perhaps
there will be an improvement in
the weather.
• • •
Winston Osborn, Area Nutrition
ist from the Anchorage office, ar
rived Dec. 2 and plans to spend
several days at the PHS hospital
here.
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Congratulations to Edna and
Enos Outwater on the birth of
their son Nov. 27. Also to Daphne
and Charlie Sours whose son ar
rived Thanksgiving Day.
* • *
Edith Bullock arrived home from
her Nome vacation Nov. 30. and
returned to Nome Dec. 4 on a short
business trip.
Reven Sheldon returned from
Fairbanks Dec. 2, and James Cop
pock Dec. 3. Eloise Ashby left
for Fairbanks the 3d. Mrs. Faulk
ner and baby left for the lower
48 Dec. 3d.
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Alaska Airlines arrivals and de
partures for Nov. 17 through Dec.
2, were: Arrivals — Myra Haw
ley, Jack Simpson, Joe Walsh,
Craig and Mark Slye, Rosemarie
Lauser, Fannie Flood, Ida Rose
Mitchell, Bob Bell, George Lien
ard, Lori Heinle, Dr. and Mrs.
Langston, Anthony Norris, Dr.
Diddams, A. Kruse, Dr. J. Coren,
Winston Osburn, Lena Dyer, Her
man Kitka and B. J. Sparks. De
partures — Alex Trefon, Rex Jo
hansen, Warren Adloat, Phillip
Aglinga, Lillian Olanna, George
Lienard, Bob Bel, Max Anagick,
Myra Hawley, L. Pohl, C. Boyd,
Robert Clark, Chas. Maxwell, Dr.
and Mrs. Langston, Richard Vila,
Gerald Hoarazok, George Castle
and Lee Overstreet.
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Kotzebue completed annual quali
fication firing this past weekend.
All personnel were qualified with
the U.S. Army M-l rifle and the
Trainfirc Course established by the
Special Forces detachment pres
ently located here. The Trainfire
course requires random fire at
targets from different positions
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and at various ranges. All firing
was under the direction of Capt.
Anthony J. Brullon, Adjutant of
the Special Forces. Major Bruce
L. Solomon, Commanding Officer
of the Special Forces Detachment,
commented on the firing ability of
the Eskimo Scouts. ‘Cold weather
conditions appear to have no ad
verse effect upon the expert
marksmanship of the Scouts. All
that was previously heard concern
ing their excellent firing ability
I was certainly confirmed.”
* • *
The Arctic Circle Chamber of
Commerce met Dec. 3d with only
ten in attendance. <The men’s
Tuesday night volleyball games
are stiff competition'. 1st Lt. Heath
of Special Forces, was guest at the
meeting. Discussion of the power
| situation at Barrow was thorough
ly discussed. The Chamber mem
bers voted unanimously to oppose
BIA entry- into the Barrow power
situation.
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The Chamber plans to sponsor
the New Years Eve dance. Father
Bob Jones, Vice President, will be
the Chamber's delegate to the Dec.
4 meeting in which community
games and holiday activities will
be planned.
“ Do you have a criminal lawyer
in town?” a tourist asked an old
timer. “Well, we think so.” the old
man said, “but we can’t prove it.”
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Pi. Hope Report . . .
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New quarters for teachers at
Pt. Hope have been completed. The
Halls and Miss Abee will move
as soon as permission is given by
the Nome BIA office. Each side of
the duplex has two bedrooms, liv
ing room, bathroom and kitchen.
The teachers will share a utility
room which has an electric wash
ing machine and clothes dryer.
— • —
Kathleen Attur.gowruk and
Claudia Tuzroyluke’s baby left for
the hospital Nov. 30. Aggie Frank
son, Hubert Koonuk, and Emma
Nashookpuk left Dec. 2. Return
ing to the village on Nov. 30 were
Eunice Lane, Nicholas and Mabel
Hank, and Gilbert Howarth.
— • —
Tom Martin of Nome has sent
the Council $25 to be used as prize
money for the dogsled races to be
held Christmas Week. He also sent
three cross necklaces.
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The Point Hope Jail has been
replaced with a village health clin
ic. This week cabinets for medicine
are being put in place. As soon as
completed, the daily health clinic
will be held there. That is the
same place as the Council Office
Building. The floor has been well
insulated and tile is being laid.
The community hall (theater^ is
also being painted and made
Village of Gambell
Favors Incorporation
Magistrate Maurice Kelliher re
ports that he has had unofficial
word from Gambell on their elec
tion returns. The election, held on
Nov. 30 called for two decisions;
one of which was incorporation as
a 4th class city and the other as
to whether a 3 per cent sales tax
would be put into effect.
The unofficial returns were as
follows: Incorporation—42 for and
36 against: 3 per cent sales tax —
26 for and 52 against.
There are 361 persons residing
in Gambell. Of the 158 eligible to
vote, 128 turned out in this im
portant election. If the above re
i urns are made official, Gambell
becomes a 4th class city as a result
of this very close election.
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The KICY radio station from
Nome is well-received in Point
Hope. During the crisis of the
death of President Kennedy, ev
eryone stayed close to the radio
to learn new developments.
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The Native Store gave 400
pounds of trout for the Thanks
giving Feast. Mr. McKenzie flew
the fish from Kivalina for the
store.
— • —
Dan Lisbourne, council president,
has suggested that thought be given
to the possibility of chartering a
plane (DC-3) to Borrow, perhaps
in March. If 40 or 50 people go
on the trip the fare may be as
low as $30 or so. (Wien Airline has
not been contacted yet.) The flight
could be on a Saturday, leaving
early and returning late.
— • —
Several seals have been killed
in November, but not in great
numbers. Caribou huntng has been
good.
Flying with Wiens
From Fairbanks — Mary Honsber
ger, Mr. and Mrs. Roell, Dick Able,
Nels Nordin, Mike Grabinowski,
Ralph Bailey, Frank Dumar, Leslie
Nerland, George Rayburn, E. H.
Land, Chuck Wenger.
From Kotzebue — Meredith Sho
gukwruk, Edith Bullock, Horace
Schnare.
For Kotzebue — Dana Kapanuk,
Martha Agloinga, Ernest Oksok
taruk, Horace Schnare, Ray Blas
tervold, Mr. Cybil, Edith Bullock.
For Fairbanks — Arlene Muller,
1 Art Boudreau, A1 Poland, Ted
j Johanson, Leslie Nerland, George
; Rayburn, Jim West, Mr. and Mrs.
R. Galleher, Chuck Wenger, Jan
Wawrytro.
JUNEAU —The state’s courts
had a pending file of 4,803 cases
on Oct. 31, State Courts Adminis
trator Thomas B. Stewart said
today.
During the month of October,
the courts terminated 1,744 cases
and 1,575 new cases were filed.
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