Mink A \Plenty
Photo: Courtesy Canadian National Railways
Ereathes there a lady who wouldn’t change places with this cute young
E.-r? The little miss is literally surrounded by $30,000 worth of choice
Canadian mink furs, a commodity that enjoys an enviable reputation in
world fashion centers. Canadian National Railways economists estimate
that last year Canada exported mink pelts valued at $17,000,000. FNS
“Home” Provides
Proper Care For
Senior Citizens
When Santa visited the Pioneer
Home this year, he had a gold
poke for each of the guests, with
$30 in cash, which was made pos
sible through the Pioneers of
A ">s well as pioneers or for
mer residents of the new State
who contribute each year for the
residents of the home.
A staff of 70 workers takes care
of an average of 198 oldsters at
a cost, on the average, of $4.94
a day.
Until 1953, the entire cost of
oDerating the Pioneer Home came
from taxes. Since that time, the
guests receiving income such as
social security, are permitted to
pay up to $150 per month, for
those in the residential portion of
the Home, and $195 maximum for
those requiring hospital care.
At the present time, according
‘n Ernestine Veatch of the Sitka
Sentinel, 4 per cent are paying all
their costs; 64 per cent are con
1r'’u'ting as their income permits,
and 32 per cent are without in
come of any kind. All guests with
out income are provided with $10
spending money each month.
Guests in the Home are per
mitted to go and come, and sev
eral work during the summer
months, returning to the Home in
the wintertime.
The townspeople of Sitka co
operate by furnishing moving pic
tures once a week, visiting and
writing letters for those who can
not do it themselves.
Several Churches conduct serv
ices at the Home, and guests are
often taken out to private homes
for dinners.
A"p4 Alaskans are fortunate in
having such a well staffed, well
equipped and comfortable place
to call home.
Sun Spots Increase
PASADENA, Calif., iff) — The
sun has the worst rash of black
spots on its face since 1951.
Mt. Wilson Observatory has pho
tographed the spots — huge mag
netic storms on the sun’s surface.
These storms emit radiation which
often upsets radio and telephone
communications on earth.
The spots photographed last
Friday extended 100.000 miles
across the sun’s face. In 1951 a
125,000-mile cluster was observed.
The largest on record, extending
152,000 miles, was observed in
1947.
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8-Penny Pie Cause Of
Ford Strike In England
DONCASTER, England, UP) —
Thirteen hundred Ford automobile
workers called off yesterday a
strike over an eight-cent meat pie.
The trouble started when one
man bought a pie from the can
teen wagon Wednesday and began
eating it five minutes before the
buzzer for the midmorning break.
The company took a dim view
and suspended him. The man —
Donald Farr, 23 — said he had
been fired and his pals downed
tools in sympathy.
After a two-hour meeting yes
terday morning, the men ended,
the walkout and decided to talk
to the management about Farr —
during working hours.
MORE THAN $1 MILLION
SLATED FOR ALASKA
PARKS AND MONUMENTS
WASHINGTON, UP) — Appro
priations totaling more than one
million dollars to improve national
parks and monuments in Alaska
were recommended today in Pres
ident Eisenhower’s budget for the
year starting July 1.
Nationally, the budget pro
posed $80,075,000 for park pur
poses — an increase of $319,000
over the current year.
They laughed when I came in
with shorts on, but when I sat
down they split.
There was a man who called
a spade a spade—until he sturn
jled over one.
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I Senator Johnson
j Starts Inquiry Of
6Who’s On First?’
WASHINGTON, W — A search
ing investigation aimed at show
ing whether the United States or
Russia is ahead in military
strength, will start this month,
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson (D
Tex> announced Saturday.
Johnson, the Senate Democratic
leader, told the Senate the com
bined Senate Preparedness and
Space Committees would try to
“straighten out the confusion” in
the growing controversy over how
the two nations measure up in the
missile race.
“The American people are en
titled to an answer to the old
question: ‘Who’s on first?’ ” John
son said.
The senator said the inquiry
will revolve around two themes:
• “First, is the United States doing
. everything that it reasonably can
and should to insure the defense
of this country and the free world
against military aggression?
“Second, is the United States
doing everything it reasonably can
and should in the exploration of
outer space?”
Johnson noted the controversy
between Vice President Nixon and
Senator Stuart Symington (D-Mo.)
over U. S. and Russian progress
in the missile field.
Symington, a member of the
Preparednes and Space Commit
tees, challenged Nixon to show
where this country is leading the
Soviets in that field.
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Catholics Protest
Mikoyan’s ‘Defiling
Soil’ Of Florida
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., W — The
bells of scores of Florida Catholic
churches will ring in protest Tues
day when Soviet Deputy Premier
Anastas I. Mikoyan visits the
state.
■ Archbishop Joseph Patrick Hur
ley of the St. Augustine diocese
has called on all Catholics in his
diocese to attend special masses
Tuesday “on this mournful occa
sion when Mikoyan defiles the
soil of Florida.” The diocese cov
ers most of the north and central
portions of the state.
He recommended the masses be
accompanied by the tolling of
church bells.
Mikoyan and his party are
scheduled to arrive Tuesday at
Tampa to begin a two or three
day visit to the state. They ten
tatively plan to tour citrus groves
in Polk County and then go to
Miami.
Fire Destroys Air Force
Tanker At Elmendorf AFB
ANCHORAGE, Wl — Fire de
stroyed an Air Force KC97 pro
peller-driven tanker yesterday as
it was standing, fully loaded, on
the* runway at Elmendorf Air
Force Base here.
No one was hurt and no other
planes were damaged. Nearly a
dozen other tankers were parked
less than 500 yards away.
The tanker, the military coun
terpart of the four-engine Boeing
Stratocruiser, was apparently
being readied for a mission when
the fire broke out.
FORMER SEATTLE EDITOR
DIES IN LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES, lift — Ellington
S. Bunch, 77, onetime city editor
of the Seattle Times, died Satur
day after a short illness. He had
lived here since 1927 and for the
last 17 years was associated with
an investment house.
Bunch was a newspaperman and
a mail carrier in Alaska during
the Klondike gold rush. In World
War I he was an operative in the
U. S. Secret Service, stationed in
Paris.
WINTER SCHEDULE
Douglas DC-3 and Super C-46
Fairbanks to Nome (via Kotzebue)
Each Monday, Wednesday & Friday — Fit. 311
Leave Fairbanks 9:00 aan. Arrive Hughes
Leave Hughes Arrive Kotzebue 10:35 a.m.
Leave Kotzebue 11:15 a.m. Arrive Nome 12:25 p.m.
Nome to Fairbanks (Direct)
Each Monday, Wednesday & Friday — Fit. 312
Leave Nome 1:25 p.m. Arrive Galena
Leave Galena Arrive Tanana
Leave Tanana Arrive Fairbanks 5:25 p.m.
Fairbanks to Nome (Direct)
Each Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday — Fit. 311
Leave Fairbanks 9:00 a.m. Arrive Tanana
Leave Tanana Arrive Galena
Leave Galena Arrive Nome 11:00 a.m.
Nome to Fairbanks (via Kotzebue)
Each Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday — Fit. 312
Leave Nome 12:00 p.m. Arrive Kotzebue 1:10 p.m. ,
Leave Kotzebue 1:50 p.m. Arrive Hughes
Leave Hughes Arrive Fairbanks 5:25 p.m.
All Times are Alaska Standard and Bering Standard Time
Phone: Wien Alaska Airlines Station Mgr. I
main “First In Alaska” Pe,s w*»h
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