DR. NOVATNEY IS
SPEAKER AT MEET
OF SOROPTIMISTS
Traveling Soroptimists welcomed
back at meeting Friday by Presi
dent Dr. Grace Field, included
Martha Newbould, Jessie Stevens,
Alice Schnee and Dorothy Novat
ney, who was speaker at the lunch
eon in the Baranof Terrace room.
Dr. Novatney, education super
visor in the office of the Commmis
sioner of Education, returned this
week from a trip to schools in re
mote areas—a rugged trip that
required as many modes of trans
portation as can be found in the j
north.
Probably more interesting than!
other of the communities she visit-j
ed w’ere the Pribilofs where life re- ,
volves about the Fish and Wild- i
life Service operations on the fa
mous seal rookeries.
Seals and blue fox are the tw’o;
animal crops on the Pribilofs, both
controlled by the government, to:
the extent that it is a penitentiary ,
offense to kill a seal or fox, except:
under government supervision.
Blue Fox Too
‘ There are so many blue fox on
St. George Island, that I saw
eleven playing on the school yard
at one time,” Mrs. Novatney said,
as she assured the women in the
audience that there are plenty ot
the little blue-gray animals—enough
to satisfy the returning fashion of
long-haired furs.
Host of the seals that spend the
summer on the Pribilof rookeries
had left, at the time of her visit,
Mrs. Novatney said, "There were
still some 01 the old bulis, the
beach masters and mothers who
were teaching baby seals to swim.”
These animals behave like fish in
the water and animals on land,
and their big brown eyes, continual
ly weeping, making them seem very
sad but they are cute and play
ful, too. The sound they make is
like the ba-ba-baing of a flock of
sheep.”
Describes Natives
Dr. Novatney described the Prib
ilof Natives as a “state of mind,
rather than a race.” There has
been such a mixture of blood, from
the early days of Chinese poaching
on Uie seal islands, until today,
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that there is no such thing as typi
cal racial characteristics, as far
as physical description could be
concerned. Some Pnbilof natives
1 have a definite oriental cast, others
are as "blonde as I am." said the
fair Dr. Novatny.
Throughout the areas she visit
ed, Dr. Novatney was impressed by
the growth of Alaska. In Adak, a j
new school, built to withstand the
occasional 150 mimle gales of the
island, has been constructed at a
cost of $600,000 and cares for 60
children in its eight rooms.
"On the Kenai Peninsula, the
increase in population is miracu
lous," said the education executive.
Since 1945, when she first made
the trip to Homer and covered the i
peninsula by air, as there were no |
roads to speak of, teachers have
increased from eight to 22.
On her recent trip, Dr. Novatney
traveled over 500 miles by high
way on the Kenai Peninsula. "And
it was a good highway, too.” Bus
lines take the children of home
steaders in to the villages to
schools.
"At Ninilchik, where the child
ren, five years ago, W'ere mostly
of Native and Russian background,
morethan half the children new are
children of homesteaders and the I
homesteaders in most instances
have a GI background—soldiers, or !
officers, who have come to Alaska,
to find a new life, more-free than j
the stilling life of ' the tradition-j
bound east," she said.
Anchorage has three new school
buildings—one with 30 rooms, two
With eight rooms, and the school
buildings are still crowded. ,
Valdez Reviving
Even Vaidez, almost a ghost
town for many years, is reviving,
due largely, the development of the
trucking business into Fairbanks
and Anchorage.
Only places where growth was not
apparent were the civilian towns
of the Aleutians. Probably due
to better transportation facilities
and more frequent airline schedules,
population is decreasing in the
j chain towns not near military bas
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es; residents leave for mainland
when summer work is completed.
But Alaska, generally, is growing
by leaps, Dr. Novatney said—and
measure cf its growth she finds in
the schools.
ALASKANS TO ATTEND
FISHERIES MEETINGS
Alaska will be represented at two
West Coast fisheries meetings of
vital importance to the Territory.
J. H. Wakefield, chairman of the
Alaska Board of Fisheries; C. L.
Anderson, Director of the Alaska
Department of Fisheries and Biol
ogist Walter Kirkness will attend a
Marine Fisheries Commission dis
cussion in San Francisco Dec. 4
and 5. '
Kirkness is scheduled to report
on research done by the Alaska De
partment in the troll salmon and
blackcod fisheries of Alaska. The
talks will concern fisheries prob
lems along the entire West Coast.
Another matter to be taken up by
the Commission concerns the var- |
ious methods of licensing fishermen
and fishing gear with attendant j
recommendations for legislation in |
the various states.
Anderson left today to attend a ;
conference at the University of
Washington School of Fisheries and
also attend a dedication of a new
million-dollar U. of W. fisheries
building next Monday and Tuesday.
SAARELA HERE SUNDAY
Leo H. Saarela, Commissioner cf
the Territorial Department of;
Mines, is due to arrive in Juneau
tomorrow after several weeks in
Washington, D. C., the local office
reported today.
LIONS TO BE GUESTS
OF JWC DECEMBER 4
At the invitation of the Juneau
Women’s Club, the December 4
luncheon meeting of the Lions wili
be held at the American Legion
Dugout.
The meal will be especially pre
pared and served by the ladies of
the Juneau Women’s Club. Every
consideration has been given to
the menu to make it tasty, nourish
ing and filling. It includes meat,
au gratin potatoes, salad, hot rolls
and butter, apple pie and coffee.
All the food will be home-cooked
and home-baked—the price of the
luncheon $1.10 including tax.
Since the Dugout will seat ap
proximately 70 persons, it is re
quested that Lions make reserva
tions for themselves and guests
with Wes Overby either in person
at the November 27 meeting or by
phoning him at 7C6.
It is considered this luncheon
will be mutually advantageous to
both organizations as the Juneau
Women's Club is raising funds for
its philanthropic work in the in
terests of the City of Juneau, and i
members of the Lions Club will
partake of a fine luncheon at a
nominal fee.
Committees appointed for the
preparation and serving of the
luncheon are: General chairman,
Mrs. Jos. D. Alexander.
Dining room—Mrs. Ed. Chester,
Jr. chairman; Mrs. James Cole,
Mrs. C. V. Rudolph, Mrs. Pat Car
roll, Mrs. John C. Willis and Mrs.
Gordon Gray.
Kitchen—Mrs. Don Morrison,
chairman; Mrs. Ray Taylor and
Mrs. Fred Statts.
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FIRST AID COURSE TO
START TUES. EYENING
FOR CIVIL DEFENSE
All persons interested in enrolling
for a standard first aid course are
asked to be in the sewing room of
the Juneau High School. Tuesday
evening, November 28, at 7:30. This
is an 18 hour course and will be
taught Tuesdays and Thursdays
At least one person in each of
the 40 local civilian defense areas
of the Gastineau district will be
required to be a qualified first aid
er. These persons will be furnished
w.th a first aid kit to be used in
case of a disaster in his or h r
area. Members of the Juneau Ski
Club as well as other persons inter
ested in skiing are urged to enroll
in the first aid course. The class
will meet for two hours each of
the two evenings a week.
In cooperation with the Civilian
Defense, the National Guard anti
the Alaska Health Department, an
instructor will be sent from the
national American Red Cross head
quarters to Juneau to give an ad
vanced training course lor fits'
aid teachers in the territory. This J
course will be held January 8
through January 14 .
BIG CROWD EXPcCTED
ON SKI TRAIL SUNDAY;
' BREAKFAST AT 9 A. M.
A big turnout of skiers is expect
ed on the Douglas ski trails Sunday
as conditions are good and the
tow will be operating for the first
time of the season, officials said.
Ski club members will start off
the day with a breakfast in the
dog house of the Baranof Coffee
Shop at 9 a.m. and at 10 a m. trans
portation will be provided to take
the group to the trail.
Additional transportation may be
I needed and it is requested that ski
! ers with cars check at the Barano
Hotel at 10 a.m. Sunday to pick up
parties before going to Douglas.
ELKS ATTENTION
Ladies Night, Saturday Nov. 25.
Dancing starts at 10 o'clock. Foi
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Territorial School Tax for 1959
NOW DUE and PAYABLE
Who must pay School Tax:
All male and female persons over 21 and
under 55
Exemptions:
Unemployed Dependent Females
Active Military or Naval Personnel
Insane Persons
Permanently Injured—unable to earn a living
Employers are responsible for collection of Tax
from their employees
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SPIRITUAL GIFTS ;
A baptismal service will follow the sermon. j
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