LIFE IN UNITED STATES IS GOOD BUT IT
MAKES FOR LAZINESS SAYS SEVECK OF
KOTZEBUE AFTER PACIFIC COAST TOUR
(Life in the United 'States is -
easy, but it makes for laziness,
says Asagood Chester Seveck,
of Kotzebue.
Seveck came to the United
States from his home abovb the
Arctic Circle as a guest of the
Alaska Vistors Association to
publicize the territory. A rein
deer herder in the winter, he is
a summer tour guide taking
visitors for rides in a walrus
skin boat with an outboard
motor. In the following article
he tells his impressions'.
By Asagood Chester Seveck
Written for the Associated Press
SEATTLE, (if —- On March 29,
1956 I started by Wien Airline
from Kotzebue (small place) not
like state. I stop in Fairbanks,
overnight and in early morning I
start by Alaska Airline and stop
in Seattle over night and started
again by Western Airline to Los
Angeles.
Frank Whaley (AVA managing
director) meet me in the airport.
I’m surprised and see many, many
strange things, many people dif
ferent kind of color and talk dif
ferent languages. Too many cars
running and go different direc
tion.
I keep open my two eyes always
and watching myself very careful.
Good country. Easy life living up
here but its make me lazy man,
I don’t have to warm up the
wa.er when I take a bath. I don’t
have to fixing my bed, I don’t
have to sweep the floor, I don’t
have to use steps up and down,
I use elevator.
Good country, good food, good |
home, big houses, clean. The stuff I
selling very cheap. Easy life if 11
got money in my pocket. No
money, no work, no eat and very
hard life then for poor Alaska
Eskimo.
I stayed 13 days in Los Angeles.
Every day go different radio,
television stations. We walking
day by day my mukluks get holes
NOTICE
Written applications will be re
ceived at the City Clerk s office
until 5:00 p.m.. Monday. May 14,
1956, for the following positions:
Chief of Fire and Police: $650.00
per month with apt. and utilities.
Utility Man: $625.00 per month.
Nome Common Council
By Carrie M. McLain
City Clerk
Publ. Apr. 25, 27, 30, 1956.
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE
CAPE NOME PRECINCT. SECOND
DIVISION, TERRITORY OF ALASKA
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
W. E. H. CREMER. deceased,
also known as “Rube’’ Cremer.
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY
No. 1050
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that,
pursuant to an Order of the above en
titled Court, duly made and entered
upon the 20th day of April, 1956, the
following described real property will
be sold, for cash, to the highest and
best bidder, at the office of the United
States Commissioner and ex-officio Pro
bale Judge, which said office is located
on the main floor. East Wing. Federal
Building, at Nome, Alaska: said sale
will be made at the place above desig
nated on Wednesday, the 23rd day of
May. 1956. at the hour of two p.m. The
Administrator reserves the right to rc
fuse any aod all bids.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the
Court, by Order duly made and entered,
has set the minimum value of said pro
perty described below at the sum of
$500*00, which is its appraised value.
The said real property to be sold is
described as follows:
The West 15 feet of the South one
half of Lot 11 in Block 53. in the
City of Nome. Alaska, together with
a two-room cabin and cache, and the
furniture, fixtures and household
supplies therein.
Dated this 20th day of April. 1956.
MINERS & MERCHANTS BANK
OF ALASKA
By G. R. Jackson, President,
Administrator With Will Annexed.
James A non der Heydt,
Nome. Alaska.
Attorney for Administrator
Fublish Ap>-il 23, 30, May 7, 14, 1956
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already walking on cement and
rock street.
Also we go to Mexico. The
Mexican people talk to me and I
can not understand so I talk back
my language. We never under
stand among us so we talking in
English. The people in Mexico
look like Eskimo, but they try
ing sell the things in everywhere
in the street. Many, many people
trying my mukluks every places
we walk in street. The worst part
is two girls following me about
three long blocks to trying to buy
mukluks. They offer from $15 to
$25.
Then we started homeward 16
of April and reach San Francisco.
We stayed five days in San Fran
cisco. They wants us stay more
days but we going by schedule
from the bosses.
On 25th we come to Seattle. It
just like my home of course near
by home. I received my wife let
ter. She is very well and waiting
for me in good condition.
The most I do in my trip, walk
ing, Eskimo dancing, answering
the question about the Alaska—
how cold and how much hot in
summer time, Eskimo life.
The important part I do is to
see live animals. I shake hands a
live seal I never did in my
country. Also almost lost my
hand. I hold a fish in my hand
to let the shark-whale see them
from the water. A pretty girl hold
with her arm around my neck. I
may forget my holding a fish in
my hand.
I may looking and thinking
over that pretty girl, and then a
shark jump about eight feet, took
my fish from my hand and splash
water all over my clothes. I hold
just the tail of a fish in my hand
and the pretty girl go right away
after I get wet my clothes and
lost my fish.
Many people asking me how
old I am. I answer them 66 years
over. Some of them never be- i
lieve me and they said, “Chester
why you never look so old?”
I answer them, true answer,
because I never worry, sadness
discourage, unhappy, keeping
moving and working, hunting the
wild animals, good sleep and good
rest and happy all the time.
My father use to tell me when
I was a boy—“Son if you wanted
to live longer, be a good nature
to do right. Do not try to make
trouble among your neighbors.
Be friendly and honest.”
In this trip I learn more how
to live right. I should talk and
plan first with my business neigh
bors or my friend before we start
to build something to make better
and to make easier job quick done
and build well.
My father always tell me, “Son,
you must work and hunting. Do
not sit down in igloo and talking
to the people. If you no work
and hunting, it’s mean no eat.”
In all my hfe I enjoyed and
like to travel and working. I
think I am highest longer miles
travel than anybody in Alaska.
ASTRONOMY NOTES
By OLAF HALVERSON
The planet Jupiter has 12
known satellites or moons, which
is the greatest number attending
a planet.
Galileo discovered the larger
moons of Jupiter with a telescope
magnifying 33 times which he had
constructed himself. He first saw
three of the moons on Jan. 7,
1610 and the fourth one on the
13th of Jan. These moons, which
are sometimes called the “Gali
lean quartet,” were the first
heavenly bodies which had not
been known from the earliest of
time.
Galileo was very happy over
his discovery and he sent draw
ings and an account of his obser
vations to the Duke of Tuscany,
in whose honor he named the
group of moons.
Galileo set his telescope on the
tower of St. Mark where the fol
lowers of the Copernican system 1
hailed him with satisfaction. Here
was a miniature sun and its
planets hung up in the heavens to
demonstrate the truth of their
new doctrine!
♦..Bible Views!
"ANT THF EARTH WAS WITHOUT
FORM ANP VOlDj ANP PARRNESS
WAS UPON THE FACE OF THE PEEP.
AN P THE SPIRIT OF GOD MOVED
UPON THE FACE OF THE WATERS."
..
THI HEBREW WORD FOR WITHOUT FORM' IS TOHUW WHICH MEANS A RUIN. THE
SAME WORD IS TRANSLATED AS "IN VAIN" IN ISAIAH 45 18 -
"- God Himtelf that formed the earth and made it; He created it not in vain.
He formed it to be inhabited."
The original earth was inhabited by beings unknown to us It was ruined by some
undescribed catastrophe in the dateless post which covered H with water and plunged
it into darkness.
Premier Bennett Invites ..
Northern Territories To
Join British Columbia
PRINCE RUPERT, B. C., UP> —
Premier Bennett has extended
open arms to parts of the vast
Yukon and Northwest Territories
to join British Columbia — if
they’re interested.
In a speech here he issued an
invitation to the two areas to join
the Pacific province and backed it
up with a promise to build a 600
mile railway to Whitehorse, the
Yukon capital.
The premier said the Pacific
Great Eastern Railway is being
extended to Fort St. John in the
northeast corner of B.C. and it
could be continued parallel to the
Alaska Highway to Whitehorse if
Yukoners agreed to the move.
“We don’t want to gobble up
the Yukon and the Northwest Ter
ritories, but we feel that it would
be to the advantage of us all to
be together in the great expansion
of the north,” Bennett said.
While Yukoners may be skep
tical of joining B.C. because of
its five-per-cent sales tax, that
same tax would give them free
hospital and other social services,
'he added. #
Bennett is on what he calls a
“look-see” tour of northern B.C.
Bird, Leave My Dog Alone!
CHICAGO, OPI—William Dillon
complained to the police that a
bird was chasing his dog.
Policeman Anthony Kamen
janin caught the bird, an injured
bittern (heron), and jailed it. The
bird was turned over to the Anti
Cruelty Society.
300-Ship Japanese Fishing
Fleet Sails for Bering Sea
HAKODATE, Japan, Uf) — A
fleet of more than 300 Japanese
fishing boats sailed Saturday far
Aleutian waters on the biggest
salmon fishing expedition in
Japan’s history.
The fleet will operate near
waters in which Russia has dras
tically curtailed commercial sal
mon fishing operations. Fishing
captains expressed hope that
negotiations now underway ini
Moscow will result in easing the
Soviet restrictions.
The fishing armada, organized
into 11 operating fleets with a
floating cannery for each, will
reach the fishing grounds around
May 7.
Tho pipes are solid
Till summer's thaw,
Bronson still deli\
Right to your door.
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