Fire Destroys ACS
Power Station
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At Pt. Barrow
FAIRBANKS, LP)—The arctic
village of Barrow was cut off from
communication with other points
Monday when fire destroyed the
Alaska Communication System’s
power house there.
Destroyed in the fire were two
diesel electric sets, a tracked snow
vehicle, a bulldozer and much
valuable radio equipment. ACS
said damage would run between
$150,000 and $200,000.
An auxiliary power plant was
pressed into service a few hours
after the fire and communication
with other parts of Alaska was
reestablished.
Four ACS employes at the Bar
row station, helped by townsmen,
were handicapped in their efforts
to fight the blaze by hand because
of a temperature 20 degrees be
low zero.
The fire fighting equipment in
Barrow was inside the burning
building.
The fire, of undetermined ori
gin, broke out soon after two ACS
employes had made a routine
check of the building. The earliest
indication of trouble was a flicker
ing of lights in the building. With
in a few minutes the flames be
came visible and power went off.
Two Children of Air Force
Couple Die In Fire That
Destroys Trailer Home
FAIRBANKS, IP> — The two
children of an Air Force couple
died in a house trailer yesterday
when an oil stove exploded while
their parents were next door.
Killed in the fire which quick
ly enveloped the trailer at Ladd
Air Force Base were Karen Mar
garet Smith, 8 months, and her
brother, Donald, 18 months.
The parents, A. C. and Mrs.
Donald Smith, were at a neigbors
looking through a catalog for
clothing for Karen when the fire
broke out. Flames kept them from
re-entering the trailer.
Mrs. Smith was hospitalized
for shock. The Smiths were from
Anderson, Calif.
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GAMBELL NEWS
TWO CATS
MAKE ONE KITTY
After many years without elec
tricity, Gambell is once again lit
up with electric lights.
About 15 years ago, before ANI
CA took over our native stores,
the local store had purchased a
Caterpillar Diesel generator unit.
This provided light and power for
the village for many years. The
diesel engine wore out bearings
and some mechanical parts would
not function properly any longer.
Finally it was considered “no
good” after many repairs.
It was this summer when Carl
Iyakitan was attracted by an old
Caterpillar Diesel engine at Sa
voonga, Alaska (the old generator
unit Savoonga had years ago). Sa
voonga people let Mr. Iyakitan
take the “dead old cat” for fabu
lous sum of $800. When he brought
the disassembled engine to Gam
bell, he needed repairs. Fortune
ately, there was an old D-2 for
merly owned by the native store
of Gambell, but condemned a year
earlier. Carl found many good
parts in it, so he put two dead Cats
together and put them to work.
FOUR WALRUS HIDES
FROZEN IN LAKE TROUTMAN
Four walrus for two skin boats
(omiaks) are frozen under three
feet of Lake Troutman ice. Other
four hides were pulled out before
the lake ice got too thick.
People who owned these hides
waited too long. They soaked the
hides shortly before ice freezes.
The soaking is usually done early
in the summer before it get cold.
GREAT MAN DIES
Word came from Savoonga ear
ly this month that Ollin Noongook
had passed away. Mr. Noongook
had been sick only this fall, it was
reported.
Many people will remember Mr.
Noongook as a great entertainer
in Eskimo dances. Like the many
great song composers of the past,
Mr. Noongook and his brother,
Mr. Womkon, also deceased, left
beloved Eskimo songs for the
younger generation.
He is survived by two brothers,
two sisters, two sons, many nieces,
nephews and grandchildren. His
oldest sister, Mary Irrigoo, was
taken over to Savoonga when he
became critical. Mary was at his
bedside when he passed away.
BLESSING IN DISGUISE
We shivered under our fur par
kas early in November. There was
a freezing weather in August that
killed hundreds of birds. Had it
not been cold in November, we
would still have no :.ce this month,
because southerly winds and
warm weather have prevailed. A
possible food shortage is thus pre
vented.
Several walrus and many seals
were killed before Thanksgiving.
Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year.
(Does anyone knew what Mr.
Santa Claus is—Republican or a
“Demo”
Jane Perkins, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Tobert Scott, arrived to
day for a holiday visit with her
parents.
Traffic Cop Rescues Happy
Dame Hanging Upside
Down From Side of Hotel
LOS ANGELES, tf) — Traffic
Officer Harold Floren got Maude
Medina off the hook, but he had
to do it the hard way.
Maude and her boy friend, Tony
Salazar, became embroiled in an
argument in his hotel room, police
say, and socked each other over
the head with their respective
wine bottles.
Salazar departed and Maude
bolted the door on the inside.
Then she loked out the window
to see if Salazar was downstairs
in front of the hotel. She slipped.
Her dress caught on a hook at
tached to the second story win
dow.
Officer Floren was cruising on
his three-wheeler motorcycle and
chanced to look up at the hotel.
At first he couldn’t quite believe
what he saw, but sure enough,
there was a woman hanging face
down outside a window. He hur
ried to the room, couldn’t get in,
and had to force the narrow tran
som above the door. He was bare
ly able to squeeze through. He
pulled Maude off the hook.
Another policeman located
Salazar and he and Maude were
treater for cuts and scratches,
then booked on charges of drunk
enness.
Lonely Arctic Outposts
Got All the Trimmings
Thanks to Royal Air Force
OTTAWA Ub—The Eskimo joined
his white brothers—the police
man, the weatherman, the fur
trader and missionary—in mark
ing Christmas at lonely outposts
in the Canadian arctic.
There was gift giving and there
was turkey, mail and gifts from
the outside and in many cases
Christmas trees—all were flown
in by the Royal Canadian Air
Force and parachuted to the out
posts.
There were religious services,
carol singing—with the Eskimos
singing in their native tongues—
and sports contests on the snow,
where there was enough snow.
The farthest north party was
staged by eight men at a joint
weather station at Alert, only 500
miles from the Pole. It was well
below zero there as three Canadi
ans and a Scot joined four Ameri
cans at the weather-radio station
Christmas dinner.
Gordon Swanberg, son of Nels
Swanberg Jr., who enjoyed his
Christmas furlough with his fam
ily and grandparents, returned to
San Diego where he is in train
ing with the U.S. Navy, and at
'the present working with diesel
engines.
North Star
Bakery
Thursday Specials
CRACKED WHEAT BREAD
Lemon-Filled CHOCOLATE
CUP CAKES
Friday Specials
RYE BREAD
LEMON CHIFFON PIE
FRENCH DOUGHNUTS
Saturday Specials
FRENCH BREAD
FRENCH ROLLS
CREAM PUFFS
Order Your Rolls and Pies
Now For New Year's Dinner
We will Close at 7:30 p.m.
Sautrday and all day Sunday.
SERVICE CLEANERS
4ft and B Stnft -*■ Opposite Softool House
QUALITY DRY CLEANING A SPECIALTY
Prompt and Courteous Service
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mickelson, Proprietors
. PHONE RED 96
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Belt Drives, Electrical Equipment .
Baker Manufacturing Co. .... Dozers and Plows
DaLaral Steam Turbine Co. . Pumps
Detroit Diesel Engine Die. .Diesel Engines
Gar Wood Industries .... Dozers
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Hydraulic Supply Mfg. Company - Pipe
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