TRIBUTE TO
MRS. L. E. OST
The atmosphere of a rugged,
Alaskan home permeated with the
light of Christian hospitality was
noticed as we entered the door in
Council. The first greeting was a
warm welcome in the firm hand
shake of a gray-haired lady who
radiated Christian personality.
This was none other than “Moth
er Ost,” as she was so often called
by the younger missionary set.
She had a tender heart, keen
sense of humor and an unsurpas
sable understanding of humanity,
which gave one to believe they
had discovered an oasis in a
desert.
A devoted mother of eight, she
faced many trials, but with her
firm faith in God and her charit
able self she mastered the most
difficult situations undaunted.
Mrs. Ost spent about 42 years of
her life here in northern Alaska.
She gave unselfishly of her know
ledge in personal counselling, her
talents in music, and administer
ing to the sick. For many years
she conducted her classes from a
wheelchair, at the same time su
pervising much of the other work
in the house. Both young and old
held a deep affection for Mother
Ost!
Less than a week ago, on April
8, her voice was stilled by the call
of “Well done, thou good and
faithful servant; take up thy cross
and follow me; in my house are
many mansions, that where I am
ye may be also.”
With a fearless calm, our be
loved friend lifted her tranquil
face to the answer of this call.
May the cherished memories of
her life be a real challenge to us
all to do more for our Master.
We extend our very deepest,
heartfelt sympathy to every mem
ber of her family in behalf of the
missionary staff and of all the
people whom she has so faithfully
given her life of service.
Nell W. Carlson
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St. Michael News
By Dwight Milligruk
Easter Day at St. Michael
Fred Prince, of Cheniliak, was
the winner of the six-mile-round
trip dog race held at St. Michael
this Easter. His time was 23 min.,
13 sec. Coming in second was Tom
Okitkun, also of Cheniliak with a
time of 25 min., 51 sec.
Mushing in next, in this order,
were Henry Tiuluk, Cheniliak;
John Henry, Stebbins; John Wash
ington, St. Michael; Tom Prince,
Cheniliak; Andrew Otten, St. Mi
chael; Cyril Andrews, Ivan Yun
uk, both Cheniliak; Aley Myo
mick and James Lockwood, both
St. Michael.
John Henry, of Stebbins, won
the one-dog race (no- leader).
There were many teamsv here,
considering St. Michael’s out-of
the-way location. Some came by
plane and some came by dog team
from Kwiguk.
There hasn’t been any seal
hunting from here yet. The open
water must be about 20 miles
away. We fish for tom cod across
the bay now. The bay doesn’t
freeze all winter long.
The weather has been in our
favor all winter so we did not
have to disturb the dirt soaked
with crude oil for emergency fuel
as we did last year. We could get
drift logs this year.
$15 BOUNTY ON WOLVERINE
A wolverine bounty is effective
after July 1, 1953 with $15 al
lowed for each wolverine legally
taken, according to Sen. Charles
Jones, who was responsible for
the legislation.
The person making the claim
for the bounty must have the pelt
and the ulna and radius bones of
the left forearm or left foreleg
attached, and must have punched
holes in the left ear of the pelt,
according to the wording of the
new territorial law.
The claim may be submitted in
the form of an affidavit sworn to
before any Notary Public, U.S.
U.S. Commissioner, or Postmaster,
where there is no Commissioner.
Statehood Hearings
In Washington Attended
By Interested Alaskans
JiUNEAU—Members of the Al
aska Statehood Committee will be
in Washington for the Congres
sional hearings on Alaska state
hood, Mrs. Mildred Hermann,
committee secretary, said Tues
day.
Hearings are scheduled for this
week. They will be held in the
House of Representatives by a
sub-committee on public lands
and in the Senate before the In
terior and Insular Affairs Com
mittees.
Mrs. Hermann expected to leave
Juneau last weekend enrcmte to
Washington. Governor and Mrs.
Gruening, who left Sunday, and
George Sundborg, manager of the
Alaska Development Board will
attend the hearings.
Robert Atwood, chairman of the
Statehood Committee, left 'Anchor
age last Tuesday for Washington
to attend the meetings of the Na
tional Editorial Association and
will remain for the statehood
hearings. Lee Bettinger, commit
tee member and mayor of Kodiak,
is now in Washington and has
been in the nation’s capital the
past two or three months in the
interest of Kodiak lands business.
It is understood other commit
tee members who will attend in
clude Judge Anthony J. Dimond
of Anchorage and Robert Ellis of
Ketchikan.
Beer Puts Out The Fire
HUNTINGTON, W. Va., UP)—It
was the handiest liquid around, so
four cops—doubling in brass as
early morning firemen—used 3.2
per cent beer to help douse a fire
at a drive-in restaurant.
The policemen were using one
of the best fire extinguishers in
the world. Beer foam is composed
largely of carbon dioxide, which
is used in most extinguishers.
Convicts Riot in Cells
After Negotiations Denied;
New Warden Named
STILLWATER, Minnesota, W!—
Screaming convicts smashed win
dows and lit small fires in their
cell blocks Saturday as violence
flared after five days of unrest
within the gray stone walls of
sprawling Stillwater Prison.
All of the 1,000 convicts had
been locked in their cells before
the violence broke out. It flared
when inmates were told there
would be no further negotiations
on a series of “grievances” they
had filed. It followed disturbing
balances that started Tuesday at
noon when the prisoners staged
a sitdown after complaining about I
liver patties served for lunch.
Shutdown of the negotiations'
was announced Saturday morning
along with naming of a new war
den, Edwin T. Swenson. As Swen
son arrived at 10:30 a.m. to take
over, convicts were yelling in ,
their cells. Some shouted profan- j
ity: One yelled, ‘‘Is this what you I
call rehabilitation?”
Allies and Communists
Sign Historic Agreement
On Prisoner Exchange
MUNSAN, UR—The Allies and
Communists Saturday signed an
historic agreement fcrr the first
formal exchange of disabled cap
tives of the Korean War and the
Reds pressed impatiently for a
quick renewal of the full-scale
armistice negotiations.
The Communists agreed to re
turn 600 sick and wounded pris
oners including 120 Americans,
and the Allies pledged to give up
5,800 North Koreans and Chinese.
The agreement may have paved
the way for armistice in Korea.
The truce talks have been dead
locked for a year and suspended
since Oct. 8 over the last big
issue of exchanging war prisoners.
MRS. OVETA CULP HOBBY
WASHINGTON, UR—Mrs. Oveta
Ctalp Hobby tGok the oath in Pres
ident Eisenhower’s office Satur- >
day as the first Secretary of
Health, Education and Welfare.
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