Alaska Jesuit
Missions Get New
Headquarters
SEATTLE, Iff)—The Alaska Jes
ait Missions have a new financial
and supply headquarters here, a
weathered building not far from
downtown Seattle: 1103 16th Ave.
The ReC. E. A. Anable, S.J.,
director, has the job of determin
ing the needs of the missions, pur
chasing supplies and—the biggest
job—finding the money to pay for
it.
“It costs $90,000 a year to run
the Alaskan missions,” said Fath
er Anable yesterday. “And, be
lieve me, sometimes it’s hard to
find.” He is a veteran of 16 years’
work among the Eskimos.
The headquarters building form
erly was used as a Seattle Uni
versity women’s dormitory. Fath
er Anable and his assistant, the
Rev. J. E. Poole, S.J., are mem
bers of the Seattle University
Community of Jesuits.
For eight years, Father Anable
had a parish near the mouth of
the Yukon River, consisting of
22,000 square miles but with only
875 persons.
The priest made the rounds of
the chapels in his parish six times
a year, mostly by dog sled. The
Jesuit missions average “one soul
to every eight square miles.”
Father Anable will travel to his
old parish near the mouth of the
Yukon in June to operate a small
salmon cannery. Proceeds from
its operation go to mission work.
“I’m supposed to be the boss in
the cannery,” the priest joked.
“But I usually end up helping out
with everything from cutting of
fishheads to cooking the canned
fish.”
• The priest said the impact of
the white man’s civilization on
the Eskimos has been near disas
trous.
“Every summer the canneries
draw Eskimos from miles around
to work during the fish run,”
Father Anable said.
“When the Eskimo goes home,
the fish run in his own river is
gone. So he catches no fish. That
means no dog food and no dog
team. He can’t operate a trap line,
and gets no furs. So he ends up
losing more money than if he’d
stayed home in the first place.
“You might consider mission
aries as the second wave of white
men, trying to undo some of the
harm done by the first wave.”
Hawaii’s First Democratic
x Legislature Convenes
Amid Hula Girls, Flowers
HONOLULU, Of'—Hawaii’s first
Democratic legislature convened
at Iolani Palace Wednesday and
the hula girls outnumbered the
flower-bedecked legislators.
The one-time palace of Hawaii
an royalty was a riot of tropic
color, pomp and traditional Poly
nesian ceremony for the opening
of the 28th territorial session.'
Spring flowers covered desk
* tops and spilled onto the floor as
six singing hula troupes danced
and swayed through House and
Senate chambers under powerful
television lights.
The ceremonies started at 8:38
a.m., and the legislators got down
to business about 4 p.m.
A California tourist -commented,
It looks like a cross between a
florist’s fire sale and funeral.”
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Benson Lead Now 35
As Recount Nears End
JUNEAU, Uft—Recounting of the
votes in the territorial commis
sioner of labor race continued
Wednesday with Henry Benson,
Republican incumbent, reported
unofficially to have widened his
narrow lead to 35 votes. The fig
ure is eight more than the 27-vote
margin he had in the official con
vass. The recount was asked by
H. J. Lannen of Cordova, the
Democratic candidate.
The count of the First, Second
and Third Divisions has been
completed. The Fourth Division
count began Wednesday after
noon and the recount is likely to
be finished this week.
Fine Job Printing at The Nugget
San Francisco Chosen
For GOP Convention
Starting August 20, 1956
WASHINGTON, UV-The Re
I publican National Committee yes
j terday unanimously ratified the
selection of San Francisco as the
site for the GOP National' Con
vention in 1956. Approval was by
a voice vote.
The committee approved a res
olution submitted by a site sub
committee calling for convening
of the convention in the huge
Cow Palace in the West Coast city
the week beginning Aug. 20, 1956.
The Democrats have picked
Chicago for their 1956 convention,
starting either July 23 or Aug. 13.
Scientists estimate there are 10
billion tons of gold in the sea.
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Changed from glory unto glory, II Cor. 3:18
Till in heav'n we take our place, Phil. 1:23
There to worship and adore Thee, Psalm 103: 19-22
When we see Thee face to face! I Cor. 13:12
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