Newsboy Does His Bit
For Salvation Army
KINGSPORT, Tenn. <JF> — The
newsboy kept walking past the
Salvation Army Christinas collec
tion kettle. Each trip he dropped
in 2 cents.
An exchange club member,
helping man the kettle station,
finally figured it out. The 9-year
old lad was donating his two cents
profit from each paper sale.
Just to be sure, a clubman went
up and purchased a paper and
gave the boy a nickel tip. A few
minutes later the lad was back
at the kettle. This time he dropped
in seven cents.
“Do you know anybody the Sal
vation Army has helped?” a club
member asked the newsboy.
“Yes, sir. We got a Christmas
basket last year,” the boy re
plied.
Thursday, the Exchange Club
had the newsboy as its special
guest at a luncheon. He left with
a new bicycle, wearing a new
jacket and with a savings account
book showing more than $60 on
deposit for his future education.
He was introduced only as
Gary. The club said H wanted
to publicize the deed, rather than
the boy and his family.
Salvation Army records showed
that Gary is one of five children,
aged 2 to 13. The parents have
worked irregularly this year, with
the top income for one month
about $57.
Gary’s third-grade teacher said
he almost never misses a day of
school and often shares what he
has with some youngsters less
fortunate than he.
Hick Simeon, who has ‘been in
Australia since leaving Nome, ex
pects to spend the holidays in
Seattle with his sister.
Fouke Fur Co. Will Still
Move to South Carolina
ST. LOUIS to — Despite the
threatened cancellation of a fed
eral fur processing contract, the
Fouke Fur Co., announced it will
close its St. Louis plant Jan. 5
and move to South Carolina.
John Fouke, president of the
firm, said the U.S. Interior De
partment had been notified of the
company’s intention. The move
originally was announced Oct. 14,
when the firm disclosed plans to
shift its operation to Greenville,
sjc. i
On Nov. 29, D. Otis Beasley, As
sistant Secretary of the Interior,
warned the firm it would lose its
$1,600,000-a-year contract with the
government next December, if it
moved. Fouke has been processing
all government-owned Alaskan
seal-skins for the past 45 years.
Fouke officials contend the firm
would go bankrupt within five
years, if it remained in St. Louis.
They said income in recent years
has failed to stay abreast of ris
ing costs.
About 200 employes will be af
fected by the shutdown but com
pany spokesmen said some 160
of these would be offered jobs in
Greenville as openings occur.
Interior Department officials
said the cancellation was consid
ered because Fouke had not con
sulted the government about the
planned move. They said a few
years ago, when Fouke was asked
if it could move to Alaska, com
pany officials claimed it was im
possible because they needed
skilled labor available only in St.
Louis.
Victoria Anderson Gerrais lives
in San Francisco where she and
her hudband work for the U.S.
government,
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Canadian Kids are
Up to Christmas
Tree Tricks Again
By The Associated Press
Canadian kids are up to their
Christmas tree tricks again.
As they have often done in the
past — because they found Uncle
Sam to be Uncle Santa — they're
flooding the United States once
more with pitiful pleas tagged
to exported Christmas trees.
But the bells soon may not be
tinkling so merrily on sleighfuls
of goodies going northward. In
fact, the tear-jerking tots may
have pulled Santa’s whiskers once
too often.
A tree from the little town of
Tracadie, New Brunswick, touch
ed the hearts of men at MacDill
Air Force Base in Florida — and
then touched off the ire of the
Tracadie parish priest.
On the tree was a note from
a boy saying: “Will you have the
kindness to help a poor boy?” It
asked for a box of candy to be
shared with seven brothers and
sisters.
The MacDill men hastily as
sembled a planeload of food, toys
and clothing, and sent it winging
to Tracadie. Back from Tracadie
came winging some stiff words
uttered by the parish priest, the
Rev. A. Trudall, about the tactics
of the local kids.
He denied that residents of the
New Brunswick village are in dire
straits, as the Air Force men were
led to believe. He said only two
families in the papulation of more
than 4,000 were in need, but that
they were being well looked after.
“Children these days want
everything," snapped Father Tru
del.
“Children in one large family
I know sent about 300 letters with
trees this year,” he said.
“The parish has a population
of more than 4,000 and their sav
ings accounts amount to about
$2.5 million.
Frit* and Myrtle Chamber*, U
of Alaska students, will spend the
holidays in California with their
father, Fred Chambers.
St. Joseph’s
Catholic Church
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midnight high mass
"Christmas Carol Mass" by
Norman will bo sung by tha
Sanior Choir and diractad
by Mrs. Jamas B tanning.
Christmas Carols will ba
sung bafora Midnight Mass.
CHRISTMAS MORNING
fl:00 a an. Childran's Choir
will sing.
11:00 a m All Eskimo Choir
accompaniad by Mrs.
Patar Mayae.
Basadiction will follow im
madiataly after tha Mass.
CONFESSIONS
Saturday 3-5. 7-9:80 pan.
Sunday 2-5 pan.
Christmas Carolers Turn
Out Despite Cold Weather
The Community Christmas Tree
Sing held Thursday evening
around the Community Christmas
Tree on Front St., was a success
ful venture, with over 75 singers
turning out, although the tempera
ture was about 20 below zero.
Mayor Wilke expressed appre
ciation to the Volunteer Firemen,
who make the tree possible every
year as well as the street deco
rations.
Betty Gustafson, who heads the
committee for Beta Sigma Phi,
I which sponsored the sing, stated
that the organization plans to
make this an annual event.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wallace are
happily retired in Sun City, Ariz.,
where they are active in Masonic,
Shriner and Eastern Star Clubs
as well as bridge clubs anl cer
amic groups for relaxation. An
other of their activities is the
’Retired People’s Club.” They
send greetings to their friends
here.
Greetings to Nomeites
We would like to lake this
opportunity to thank the people
of Nome for the help that was
given the victims of the plane
crash on St. Lawrence Island
last Dec. 18, 1960. My friend
and I were two of the military
personnel aboard the plane.
Both of us are stationed here
on Okinawa, and feel it only
fitting at this time of year to
express our heartfelt thanks to
the people in Nome for their
help the short time we were in
the hospital there.
Our best to all of you in the
coming holiday season*. May it
be a happy one.
Chuck Heed.
Tom Tullins
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HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Students from AMU scheduled
to arrive are Ray Arnold, sopho
more, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
bur Arnold and Karen Baldwin,
daughter of Mr. Robert Baldwin
and. granddaughter of Christie
Waldheim. Karen was among 53
vocalists and instrumentalists
from 12 Alaskan cities and seven
other states who combined their
musical talents under the direc
tion of Dr. Murray North and
presented a Christmas concert at
AMU last week.
Also arriving with the AMU
students is Rod Boucher from th*
U of Alaska, who has been in ski
training for university’s ski team
on the Anchorage ski course.
Staff Sgt. Thomas PrendexgaoL
who was stationed at Marks Air
Force Base writes to his friends
in Nome that he is in Spain at
Seville. He states there is real
tragedy among the poor of Se
ville, where floods have done
much damage. “The economy is
two class—very poor or very
rich.” He expects to be there
with his wife for another year.
Nome Gospel Home
CHRISTMAS SERVICER
SATURDAY, DEC. 33
S:30 pun. Fellowship Hour
"Christmas in Many Lands"
LORD'S DAY
10:15 aun. Family Blblo Hour
"The Christmas Psalms"
| 2:00 pun. Sunday School
“Why Christ Cam*"
Isa. Chapter 01,
Memory Versa I Timothy 1:15
7:00 pun. Gospol Mooting
Followed by Carol Slag
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CHRISTMAS DAY
10:00 aun. Worship Mooting
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