Washington Church Still Intact
By SIGRID ARNE
AP Newsfealures Writer
WASHINGTON— Beautiful old
Christ Church in Alexandria, Va.,
—it stands ten miles from the
White House, down the Potomac
—will be packed Sunday, Feb. 22.
It’s the birthday of the resolute
Virginia gentleman who' became
the Father of the American re
public, and it’s the church where
“G. Washington” worshiped.
His pew* is still there, as he
used it, a square enclosure in the
Colonial manner so that part of
the family sat with their backs to
the pulpit. His silver nameplate
marks the pew door.
Message Recalled
Washington left a message in
his farewell address on Sept. 17,
1796, about the relation of politics
and religion. He remarked then:
“Of all the dispositions and
habits which lead to political
prosperity, religion and morality
are indespensable supports. In
vain would that man claim the
tribute of patriotism who should
labor to subvert these great pillars
of human happiness, these firmest
props of the duties of men and
citizens. The mere politician,
Senator Taft’s Policy
On Communists in U.S.
CHICAGO, t/P)—Senate Republi
can leader Robert A. Taft said
Saturday he would not favor dis
missing a Communist professor
unless he were sure the professor
was effectively teaching Commu
nism.
Taft, however, spoke up for the
right of Congress to conduct in
vestigations into Communist infil
tration of such fields as teaching,
publishing and entertainment.
He said, “I see no reason why
congressional committees or oth
ers should not bring to the atten
tion of the public the fact that
men are Communists if they are
Communists.”
STATES-TO-ALASKA TRAFFIC
SHOWS GAIN OVER 1952
SEATTLE, t/P) — Passenger traf
fic between Portland, Seattle and
Anchorage, Alaska, increased 67
percent in January over the same
period in 1952 and airmail 143
percent, Pacific Northern Airlines
reports.
Harold Olson, vice president for
traffic and sales, said air cargo
was up 16 percent over a year ago
when air cargo traffic was unusu
ally heavy. Passenger traffic over
Pacific Northern’s entire system
was up 49 percent and airmail 90
percent.
I equally with the pious man, ought
to respect *and cherish them.
“Let us with caution indulge the
supposition that morality can be
maintained without religion.”
In the Christ Church dooryard
Washington took an historic step
jin 1774. After -services, with his
| neighbors around him, he publicly
| announced he could no longer
1 support the British king.
His first Sunday back from the
Revolution he was back in his
! pew at Christ Church. When he
died the church’s rector read the
service at Mt. Vernon.
Family Bible
Christ Church now owns the
Washington family Bible. It is
shown only on special occasions.
The church has a tall, graceful
steeple and is shaded by ancient
trees which were saplings in
Washington’s day. The interior is
all white, with box pews. The
graceful pulpit ' is wine - glass
shaped, flanked on each side by a
beautiful tablets.
For many decades in the early
history of the church it was cus
tomary for the U.S. President to
attend on the Sunday nearest
Washington’s birthday.
201 U.N. Fliers Rescued
WASHINGTON, (£1 — The Air
Force said today that 201 United
Nations fliers, brought down or
forced to parachute behind enemy
lines, were rescued from the start
of the Korean war in June, 1950,
through last Jan. 31.
In addition, 78 other fliers were
picked up from coastal waters
around the battle area by U.S.
Air Force rescue units. The Air
Force said other downed airmen
had been recovered by the Navy
and some had “evaded capture
! and escaped on their own.”
—
T.B. VICTIM WITH ONLY ONE
YEAR TO LIVE ACQUITTED
OF MURDER CHARGE
NEW YORK, —Vincent Pugh,
i 39 - year - old tuberculosis victim
whose attorney says he has only a
year to live, was acquitted Friday
of two murder charges in the
shooting of his wife and step
daughter last July 17.
Pugh, a chauffeur, was held af
I ter the fatal shooting of his wife,
Eleanor, 37, and her daughter,
Mrs. Jane Curley Whalen, 22, in
their Bronx apartment. The shoot
ing followed an argument during
■ which, Pugh testified, his wife
! taunted him by suggesting he was
i not the father of their 8-year-old
1 son, Vincent Jr.
✓
Northwest Alaska
Mining Activities
For Year 1952
By DAN JONES
During the 1952 mining season
there was considerable prospect
ing in Northwestern Alaska as
well as several important explor
ation programs.
With regard to major mining
operations in the region, the fol
lowing is a list by districts:
NOME—Four dredges of the
U.S.S.R. & M. Co. in the vicinity
of Nome; 1 dredge of K F & M Co.
on Buster Creek; 1 washing plant
on Basin Creek; a lode scheelite
exploration program on Charley
Creek;
SOLOMON—1 dredge of Lee
Brothers on the Solomon River; a
bulldozer - hydraulic operation of
Hirk Edwards on the left limit of
the Solomon River; and the tail
ing cyanidation plant of T. P.
Lane at the Big Hurrah Quartz
Mine.
KOUGAROK—Four placer op
erations.
COUNCIL—One dredge of Al
aska Placers ran for part of the
season.
KOYUK — Two placer opera
tions.
SERPENTINE—One placer op
eration.
FAIRHAVEN—Two dredges of
Casadepaga Gold Mining Co. on
the Immachuk River and two
placer operations near Candle.
PORT CLARENCE—Placer tin
exploration program near Cape
Mt. by Zenda Gold Mining Co.;
lode tin development program of
U.S. Tin Corp. at Lost River; and
Northern Tin Co. washing plant
on Buck Creek.
KOBUK — Jade development
program on Jade Creek and one
placer operation On Dahl Creek
near Kobuk Village.
WADE-HAMPTON — Three
placer operations.
During the year throughout
Northwestern Alaska approxi- .
mately 490 men were employed
in the mining industry, an in
crease of 40 over 1951 and over
21 per cent of the total employed
in mining in Alaska.
SCHOOL NEWS
FIFTH GRADE
Attendance has returned to nor
mal after the “flu” siege.
We enjoyed our Valentine box
last Friday 13th.
Last week Dorothy Moses of
Elim, Alaska, joined our group.
Ruth Davis has transferred to
Shishmaref.
We are completing the books on
the ordinary issue of stamps of
1938 and will begin work on the
commemoratives.
HIGH SCHOOL
Last week the Nome team en
tered the Class B Basketball
Tournament at Anchorage. Nome
won two consecutive games with
Cordova and Wassila.
The final score with Cordova
was 49 to 27. The high-point men
I were George Bell with 13 points,
I Pete Larsen and Gordon Swan
| berg with 9 points each. No infor
| mation has been received on the
second game.
Helen Glavinovich returned to
school Monday and we are look
ing forward to having Arlene
Hawk back to school.
The Girls’ Glee Club sang at
the Naturalization Ceremony held
at the Court House last week.
Things have been very quiet in
school this week without the bas
school without the basketball
boys.
Snow Hauled for Dogsled
Races; Temperature at 43°
ANCHORAGE, (#) — A home
steader from Nearn won Friday’s
heat of the Alaska Championship
dogsled races in soft snow thawed
by 43-above temperatures — a
record high for February here.
The winner was Clem Tillman,
whose team covered the 25-mile
course in two hours, four minutes,
56 seconds. Earl Norris, favored
Anchorage musher, was second at
2:11:51.
The warm weather melted snow
so rapidly that city dump trucks
had to haul tons of snow to lay
down the first five blocks of the
course. The rest of the trail cuts
across country, but thawing con
ditions made the course rough
and slow.
In junior races, Bill Sullivan
mushed over a 10 - mile course
with five dogs in 1:48:18. Eleven
year-old Vernie Buege of Spenard
copped first place in a three-dog
event over a six-mile course with
a time of 38 minutes, 37 seconds.
ANCHORAGE, UP)— Several in
ches o*f snow gave Alaska’s lead
ing mushers a faster, smoother
course Sunday as they ran off the
third 25-mile heat of the 100-mile
Alaska Championship Dog Races
—and when it was finished Clem
Tillman still held the lead with a
total elapsed time of 6 hours, 12
minutes, 22 seconds.
Dick Mitchell finished in front
in the third heat at 2:01.11, but
failed to improve his third posi
tion in the overall standings. His
elapsed time was 6:29.14.
THE BIGGEST NEWS I
in the automotive industry in
1953 is Packard’s new two line
car program. The company has
re-entered the luxury car mar
ket with the Packard car and
has brought out a new line of
medium-priced cars, the Pack
ard Clipper, to sell at only
slightly more than the lowest
priced car. Dealers are display
ing these cars now._n
MINERS & MERCHANTS
BANK OF ALASKA
NOME ALASKA
SERVICE CLEANERS
4th and B Streets Opposite School House
QUALITY DRY CLEANING A SPECIALTY
Prompt and Courteous Service
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mickelson, Props.
Phone RED 96
Wild Rose Brownies
The Brownies met in the school
annex last Wednesday.
As the Wild Rose Troop has
grown to 28 members, it was de
cided to divide the troop. Four
teen girls will meet with Mrs.
Enix in her home and the Other
14 will meet in the annex as usual.
The chairs being made from
orange boxes are quite finished,
so new projects were discussed.
Stenciled tea towels and work on
small looms will probably be the
next work undertaken.
Brownies in each group are as
follows:
ANNEX — Larisse Lowe, Dean
Alexander, Esther Alexine, Gail
Mclver, Sue Miller, Susie Savok,
Alice Cutford, Carol Doyle, Ethel
Atluk, Edna Ahmasuk, Linda Ray,
Carol Sue Miller, Barbara Sue
Haymes, and Margie Olsen.
MRS. ENIX — Jo Ann Aukon,
Mary Jean Longley, Louise Por
ter, Ida Cabinboy, Mary Jano|
Mogg, Eileen Wheeler, Angeline
Outwater, Bertha Koyuk, Juliana.
Kunnuk, Cora Senungutuk, Jean-,
ette Amundsen, Viola Oxerok,
Carolyn Hudgins, Pauline Larsen..
The word “flu” comes from
influenza, which is the Italian
word for influence. The disease
was formerly attributed by astro
logers to the influence of the
heavenly bodies.
ater From
BRONSON :
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Is Softenend and Tempered
by the
Northwest Water
Softening System }
"The Best In The West" ^
By the Bucket or by the Tank j
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