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Barrow Unit A.T.G.
Active in Many Respects
PT. BARROW UNIT
(The Unit Farthest North)
The Pt. Barrow unit of the
Alaska Territorial Guard had its
inception in those hectic days fol
lowing Pearl Harbor and the Jap
anese occupation of Attu and Kis
ka. Then it was not as yet apart
of the A. T. G. in letter, but cer
tainly in spirit; for these Eskimos
had determined to defend their
homes and this coast against any
invader.
The guard was ahome-made af
fair. It had air raid wardens, fire
fighters, first aid and rifle units.
This latter group was made up of
the best shots and strongest men
of the village. In those days a
24-hour watch was kept for enemy
planes, women doing their share.
Cold winter nights or storms did
not stop the wardens from their
watches. Everyone who could,
contributed coffee, tea, sugar to
keep the guard comfortable on
colid nights. No one was exempt
from their turn as watchman.
Then there was the bight when
the entire man power of the vil
lage was on the alert. It was
Christmas night, and some of us
had gathered at the. home of
Charles D. Brower, Barrow’s most
notable citizen. It had been
agreed that three rifle shots in ra
pid succession should be the sig
nal of anything of a suspicious na
ture. The dinner was over at the
Brower home when the operator
in charge of the Signal Corps was
told by one of his men that the
army had seiit out an alert for
all of Alaska. About half an hour
later, a rather palefaced young
man announced three shots in ra- 1
pid succession had been heard'
from out on the ice.
The men left the party at once i
and hurried home with all too:
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brief thanks to such a genial host.
Every able-bodied man met in
the Native store with a loaded
gun. Patrols were sent out in all
directions from the village. The
women and children were ordered ]
to remain indoors. All lights were
“blacked out”. Supplies of food
and warm clothing were made
ready, so the whole village could
leave at a moment’s notice. The
comical angle was that the signal
from the ice proved to be some
one shooting an old dog. This is
the historical background of the
Barrow unit of hte Alaska Ter
ritorial Guard.
The Present:
On the 28th of April, 1943, the
governor of Alaska, His Excel
lency Ernest H. Gruening, flew
to Pt. Barrow from Wainwright i
and points south on the Arctic
coast. The Pt. Barrow unit was
officially born the next day.
The village was agog with ex
pectancy. Homes were cleaned
and polished. But the melting
snows exposed every speck c '
soot, every lit:le piece of wood
dropped during 1he winter, even
little article lost, s'rayed or stoic
making the village any h;n>' i ir
a pleasing sight. However. the
governor made the best of it and
left us all satisfied as to the in
terest, ability and energy of ou>
commander-in-chief. The men < *
the Guard proudly wore their in
signia and made a striking pic ure
against the brilliant snow, with
!heir colorful parkas.
Again there was a comical
moment, at least for mos* of .: .
The mascot of the new comnsny
was a polar bear cub. The com
pany picture was taken wrh the
bear in the foreground. M. R.
Marston, major, U. S. A., who is
also our chief, and who was as
sisted by the governor, got a lit
too playful with the mascot, who
mistook the major's sen)«Vin oao‘ =
for a seal, and fastened his tee'h
in thQm. The seal pants sfood the
shock better than the major's le?.
We had two boys from the army
who helped immensely in drilling
and organizing the company. On
July 29, 1943. the guns came. Ma
jor Marston, in a small schooner,
brought guns and ammunition for
the entire company. If everyone
in a community “outside"’ were
given a new car and a tank full
of gas, you could gauge, by com
parison, the feeling of enthusiasm
and interest which the arrival of
the guns and the ammunition
made in this village. The at;end
anee at drills and meetings of the
Guard has been remarkably high,
and interest has not waned.
One incident among many that
shows the strength and efficiency
of organization, was on the day
the son of the school teacher was
lost on the tundra. The guard
was summoned, a plan for search
was presented, and was being
executed, when the report came of
the boy’s discovery by plane. Had
there been no organization, the
authority of anyone assuming
command of such an expedition
would have been questioned. As
it was, not only was the work car
ried out as a unit, but the small
individual parties were units in
themselves, functioning as part
of the whole. Sergeants and lieu
tenants fell into line automatical
ly—which seems to, be the essence
of success in a crisis, and is the
purpose of all discipline It
changes the armed mob into an
army; it makes scattered ideas co
herent.
Another such incident: The pi
lots of the commercial planes ar
riving at this village, complained
that the children were crowding
the propellers of the planes. Some
one might get hurt. Repeated
warnings had done no good So
the Guard took over, apd func
tioned so well when the next
plahe landed that there was no
one within a hundred yards of
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5*0* pod.
The Tufuie:
tv'- >;• r.-.r. r«y v hut tre fu i re op
the r*. Burrow company fc' T
toe dependent on too many thin .
However, '.he Barrow com any i
a Z oup o' men working together
itj a common cause. This in itself
i- wort’.twhile. Their knowledge
of soldiery is limited, necessarily
Time ; n • 'he demands of earning
a*!cllhca. i do not permit lterfec
or. but enthusiasm and interest
c«n carry them a long vmy. The
u»e of the sling on the rifle, the
ab'T'v to figure windage, the care
■ tie cleaning of the rife >he
:‘ ht;ng-bar exerc'ses, the holding
nf r ath the trigger squeeze, are
all helps that each man can use
at his every day job of providing
a living by the use of his gun
NnMirally and willingly, they re
spond to army training. Should
invasion of this coast come in this
sector, the attacker would find a
veil-trained co-ordinated foe op
insing him.
In clo-rng. to quote Von Clause
v 7. ‘‘a powerful emotion must
simulate . . . the ability . . .
vhe'her it be ambition ... or
hatred of the enemy” These
’hings will not be lacking should
we be attacked, for these men will
be fighting for their homes and
their families.
’Signed):
CAPTAIN. PT. BARROW
UNIT. A. T. G.
TELLER'S MANPOWER
IS DEPLETED
Tony Bernhardt arrived in town
this week to be inducted into ser
vice. Tony was the last young
man left in Teller of draft age,
and with his departure the town
of Teller is left \yithout a single
boy elegible for service.
IN THE PROBATE COURT, CAPE
NOME PRECINCT. SECOND
DIVISION, TERRITORY OF
ALASKA.
No. 681
NOTICE OF HEARING AND
SETTLEMENT OF FINAL
ACCOUNT
In the Matter of the Estate of
Harold L. Stokes, Deceased.
NOTICE IS . HEREBY GIVEN
that the undersigned executor of
the estate of Harold L. Stokes, de
ceased. has filed in the above
named Court his Final Account;
and that the 20th day of April.
1944, at the hour of 10 o’clock A.
M of said day, at the courtroom
of said Court at Nome, Alaska,
has by Court Order been fixed as
the time and place for hearing on
said Final Account and adjudica
tion as to who the heirs, and dis
tributees of said estate are:
OBJECTIONS to said Account
will be heard at this time.
Dated the 18th day of Febru
ary- 1944.
JESSE D. FLAHERTY.
Executor.
Feb. 21-28-Mar. 6-13.
NOME GIRL ANNOUNCES
ENGAGEMENT
Mr: IV.e.i Poc’man received
a le'ter this past week announcing
.he engagement of her daughter
Judith v, ho is now a ecretary
in military oer.-ounel at I,add
Field. ?o tmv Flhc t Blackford,
a musher soldi*, r.
MLs Bockman is n Nome girl,
having attended the Nome High
School, and was chosen 'Miss
Nome’ a few years ago at the
popular ‘Kennel Club Carnival’
one of Nome’s annual functions.
Pfc. Blackford sings with the
Melody Ladds. In civilian life
he sang with Tiny Hill’s orchestra.
ALASKA FAMILY OF
22 MOVING SOUTH
JUNEAU — Mr. and Mrs. Wil
bur Arketas announced they will
leave soon with 20 children, two
to 18 years old. to settle near Se
attle,, where the youngsters can
have more sunshine and fresh
fruits and vegetables. ,
Arketas. a leather-goods work
er, and his wife have lived here
eight years, devoting themselves
to adopting and rearing uncierpriv- i
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we could send to these remote
-ec.ors. They know the tundra
country of the Bering Sea and the
Arctic Oceari, and whereas i'
would be difficult for foreign or.
even, white soldiers to operate in
these desolate parts due to the
virtually complete lack of native
fuel, the Eskimo is inured to con
ditions unbearable to other folks.”
In closing. Major Marston thank
members of the unit for their
splendid co-operation, as did the
Honorable “Bob” Bartlett, who
aided in the program and compli
mented the members highly for
their work in the Nome Unit.
In all the evening proved one
of much benefit to the officers
and men of the Alaska Territorial
Guard, and its reaction should
prove a boon to the community
as a whole.
Yours,
JAY RAYMOND.
ileged children. Two of the 20
are their own; the others have
jocp legally adopted or have been
made wards of the Arketas.
Nome Directory
HENRY JOSEPH
LALLEY
ACCOUNTING. INCOME TAX
AND SOCIAL SECURITY
P. O. Box 156 Nome. Alaska
IRA D. ORTON
Attorney At Low
Bomb 1—Nevada Building
Nome, Alaska
1 Seattle Office:
1912-13 Smith Tower
Telephone Elliot 8260
0. D. COCHRAN
Attorney At Law
Phene Mate 1X1
Neaae, Alaska
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SCORCHY IS ASSIGNED
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UNIT AWAITING ORDERS...