GAMBELL NEWS
By CLARENCE IRRIGOO
For two months, you readers
of Gambell News did not see the
news because the writer was too
lazy or did not have much to
report.
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Biggest celebration took place
when New Year came. Practical
ly everyone was out when the
first shot was heard, announcing
the New Year, 1954. Just about
everyone big enough to shoot a
gun celebrated the new year with
guns ranging from .22 rifle to a
w'hale gun called “bomb gun.”
Children held roman candles in
their hands, as well as adults,
lighting the whole center of the
town. This was a marvelous sight
to most. Flares of all colors wore,
shot from the hilltop and all
around town. There were shows
for all ages. There was a party
in the school which lasted until
daylight. Some young people
danced too long and dozed off
during the party in the school.
This was really a big day for all.
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Captain Everett Schiller and
Gertude Kunz, our recent visitors
from the mainland, spent some of
their time visiting Savoonga on
business. Dr. Schiller was here
several times before, studing how
to prevent from getting “hydatid.”
In a special meeting called by
the doctor, many good suggestions
and ideas were presented before
the people. Schiller explained that
thi - dreaded germ (worm! will not
be avoided in a matter of short
pc iod, but he said, by following
pi c autions, we can keep it from
sp. vt uding.
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Gertrude Kunz in turn met
with the people on different night
and spent the time talking about
how we can best keep ourselves
healthy. This also was an import
ant meeting. St. Lawre-nee Is
land being isolated from the
mainland, and having no doctor
or physician can still manage to
alleviate suffering from tubercul
osis and other sicknesses. This
can only be done bv working with
the local Public Health Nurse
who spend part of her time at
Gambell and part of her time
at Savoonga.
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1954 is a very good year. For
about two months we had very
good weather almost continuous
ly. Hunting pretty fair but not
exceptional. The other day three
walrus were killed.
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After trapping season is over,
number of catch will be reported,
which is very good here and at
Savoonga this time.
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Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, the
missionaries for Gambell are
visiting Palmer and Anchorage in
March. During their absence the
Elders of the Church are going to
take over the services, which will
be for two weeks or more.
ALASKA AIRLINES
From Anchorage: Lt. Martin.
To Anchorage: Carl Henry, Ray
i Ferrin, Phil Lancaster, Frank Wa
J lunga. Fred Cavota, Dewey Good
; rich, Fred Chambers, Majorio
j Apuk, Kenneth Coe, Jack Mc
! Cann, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Britz.
To McGrath: Harry Carle.
To Unalakleet: Mrs. John Kost.
Gambell to Anchorage: Mr. and
Mrs. Lowell Campbell.
From Gambell: Kenneth Coe,
James Ankrom, Anwar Chitayat,
Jack McCann, Donald Quastad,
Frank Walunga, Phillip Camp
| bell, Toolia Raymond.
Wreckage Found
Of Missing C-47;
20 Persons Killed
NICE, France, UP)—Police head
quarters in Nice said Saturday the
wreckage of a missing U.S. Air
Force C-47 had been spotted in
the mountains behind this French
Riviera city.
The plane was carrying 20 per
sons when it disappeared Thurs
day on a flight from Rome to Ger
many. The police said a wing of
the plane had been spotted by a
French farmer, Etienne Gallean,
through field glasses, and that
they had confirmed his report.
The plane, mostly buried in
snow, was at 7,800 feet in the Alps
and 10 miles southwest of the ski
resort of Auron.
The wreckage was located only
seven miles south of where an Air
France passenger plane bound for
Saigon, Indochina, crashed last
year, killing famed pianist Jacques
Thibault.
Police said as far as they could
learn there was no sign of life
around the wreckage. They added
there were indications the crash
had caused several avalanches at
the site.
Police immediately began or
ganizing foot parties to go to the
scene, which they said was in a
region very difficult to reach.
Interior Secretary McKay
May Visit Alaska
Later This Year
ANCHORAGE. UP)—Secretary of
Interior McKay may visit Alaska
some time this summer or early
fall, the Anchorage Chamber of
Commerce was notified Friday.
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WEATHER FORECAST
Compiled by the
U.S. Dept, of Commerce Weather Bureau
Slightly decreasing cloudiness
and colder tonight. Fair and cold
er Tuesday. Light westerly winds.
Lowest temperature expected to
night 3, highest Tuesday 12.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7 a.m. today: Precipitation .02 in.
Highest temperature 22, lowest 9.
Max. wind 20 mph from the north.
Sun rises 6:45 a.m., sets 5:41 p.m.
Temperatures a year ago today:
high 14, low 6. Extremes this
date since 1907: high 36 in 1926,
low -30 in 1930.
Other Stations, 7 a.m. Today
Station Temp. Weather
Barrow -27 Clear
Kotzebue -5 Part cloudy
Wales -15 Blowing snow
Nome 10 Part cloudy
Unalakleet 1 Part cloudy
Be thel 1 Snow
McGrath 3 Snow
Anchorage 19 Snow
Fairbanks 5 Snow
Edmonton 36 Part cloudy
Ketchikan 37 Rain
Seattle 44 Part cloudy
San Francisco 54 Rain
Dulles Tells Guatemala
Facts of Red Movement
(Continued from Page One)
knew what international Com
munism is. It is disturbing if the
foreign affairs of one of our Am
erican republics are conducted by
one so innocent that he has to
ask that question.”
Toriello’s violent criticism of
the United States had previously
brought the statement from Dulles
that Guatemala’s “abusive at
tack” would not be permitted to
obscure the real issue: Communist
intervention in this hempisphere.
Toriello’s speech led some here
to predict that Guatemala would
not support any anti-Communist
resolution, although the Guate
malan foreign minister denied
this in a statement issued yester
day. Delegates noted that not
once in his 55-minute speech did
Toriello denounce Communism.
U. S. officials have accused
Guatemala of following the Com
munist line and have charged that
Reds occupy many positions of
power and authority in that Cen
tral American country.
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