WHY THE MARCH OF DIMES
NEEDS §@l MORE IN '54
LARGER GIFTS FROM EVERYONE NECESSARY
TO FINANCE FULL PROGRAM PLUS POLIO PREVENTION
POLIO
PREVENTION
E Guards
Attend School For
< 0 Leadership
Eskimo National Guardsmen •
I
from throughout the arctic arrived i
at Fort Richardson Sunday for '
two weeks of schooling on the i
science of military leadership.
The Guardsmen, students at the j
second 1954 noncommissioned of
ficers' school, will represent the
First and Second Scout Battal
of the Alaska National Guard.
The school will start them on
their way to positions of leader
ship in the two far-flung units,
which have a primary mission of
scouting and patrolling in their
isolated home areas, and of report
i". . any unusual activities.
o’ s een towns and villages of i
V e Far North will be represented
h; 'he 23 members of the First
Scout Battalion who have been
irho.hzcd to ; Lend the federally
r ed training school,
presentin Company A of the
I ; • Scout Battalion are:
C"t 5 .muel Ahwinona and
Vincent Kunmik, both of Nome,
SFC Teddy Koweluk, Wales; SFC
Edison Okitkon, Solomon; Sgt.
\ 'illiam S. Lincoln, White Moun
tain.
Reprc se-n:ing Company B: SFC
Clarence Lockwood and Corporals
Alvin S. Ivanoff and Harry Eakon
of Unalakleet; SFC Henry Sookia
ys'. , Shaktoolik; Cpl. Harry Nap
. . wuak, Koyuk; and Private Har
ry Moore of Elim.
Representing Company C: Cpl.
John Smith, Kotzebue; SFC Clar
ence Allen and Cpl. James Stalker
of Noatak; SFC Augustus Kow
unna and Cpl. Daniel Attungow
nu , of Point Hope.
From Company D: Privates
Fir. t Class Barry Bodfish and
Rossman Peetook of dainwright;
an,, from Point Barrow: SFC
Hoover Koenaloak, SFC Victor
Koo. lo ■ . Sgt. V . Iton Ahmao
guu, and Private James Aiken.
Alaska Cities Have
Chance to Increase
Population In 1954
“Anchorage and Fairbanks have
an opportunity to increase their
permanent population by several
thousand persons during 1954,”
said Father Paul C. O’Connor,
chairman of the Board of Com
missioners of the Alaska Housing
Authority, at the conclusion of the
regular quarterly meeting last
week.
“Now that Anchorage and Fair
banks have a good supply of mod
ern homes, let’s do all in our
power to keep new population
permanently in Alaska.
“Most of us can remember back
to tour or five years ago when
there was no housing available
and people were forced to return j
to the States, even though they
. n ed to stay in Alaska,” the
chairman said.
“We must not ignore the fact
that Anchorage still has an over
supply of substandard accommo
dations and until these go off the
market, some of the more desir
able new quarters may go unsold
or unoccupied.
"V'e do feel that with the com
ing of spring, the demand for liv
ing units will pick up sharply, as
it does in normal times, and that
by mid-summer the fear that some
persons have that the area is over
built will be dissipated,” Father
O’Connor stated.
A survey is now being made
into the feasibility of using local
lumber on the Yukon and Kus
kokwim Rivers for home con
struction in the Remote Dwelling
Program.
“There are- a number of small
sawmills on (these) rivers, and we
hope to buy rough lumber from
these sources. Thus we will elim
inate the high freight costs from
the States to Bethel and St. Mi
chael, and thence up the rivers.
“Our local purchases will give
employment to persons in| the
lumber mills on the lower rivers.
Father of Aquatots
Sentenced 10 Years
For Death of Child
MIAMI, Fla., UP) — Russell G.
Tongay, husky father of the child
swimming stars, “The Aquatots,”
faces 10 years in prison for man
slaughter in connection with the
death of his 5-year-old daughter,
Kathy.
Tongay, a former Coast Guards
man, showed no emotion when
a six-man jury found him guilty
Monday nor when Criminal Court
Judge Ben C. Willard sentenced
him to 10 years at hard labor. He
did not take the stand.
Defense attorney Louis Jepeway
filed notice of appeal and Ton
gay’s bond was set at $5,000. Ton
gay posted bond and was released.
The jury deliberated 54 min
utes before returning its verdict,
affirming the state's contention
that Tongay sent his daughter to
her death by forcing her to dive
from a 33-foot tower.
Mrs. Betty Tongay, slender
blonde school teacher and mother
of the Aquatots, took the stand to
describe Kathy’s illness and
death. She also testified that
Tongay was a good father and
said she was “very happy” with
his efforts to make swimming
stars of Kathy and her brother,
Bubba, 8.
Kathy and Bubba received wide
publicity in 1951 when they went
to England after the father’s an
nouncement they would attempt
to swim the English Channel.
British and French authorities re
fused to allow it.
Assistant county solicitor A. C.
Dressier told the jury that Ton
gay drove his children until they
performed like automatons and
said his motive was “pure selfish |
gain.” |
RADIO PROGRAM
ARMED FORCES RADIO SERVICE — NOME FIELD
V_ . A
Wednesday
5:00—Junior Miss
5:25—This I Believe \...
5:30—Bud’s Bandwagon
6:00—News
6:15—Sports News
6:30—Rev. Romp, Requests
7:30—This Is The Story
8:00—Cinema Music Hall
8:30—Fibber McGee
8:55—One for the Book
9:00—The American Way
9:25—The Todds
9:30—The Big Story
9:55—Knox Manning
10:00—Requestfully Yours
11:00—News
11:15—Jo Stafford
, 11:30—One-Night Stand
[ 12:00—Music from the Night
1:00—News Headlines
1:05—Sign Off
Thursday
6:26—Sign on
6:30—Bill Ring
5:45—Rise and Shine
7:00—News
7:15—Rise and Shine
8:00—News
8:05—Rise and Shine
8:50—Morning Devotions
8:45—Ronnie Kemper
9:00—Tennessee Ernie
9:15—Dave Garroway
9:25—-John Conte
9:30—Coffee Concert
10:00—You be Weatherman
10:30—Lucky - U Ranch
10: 45—Lum and Abner
10:55—Edward Arnold
11:00—Curt Massey
11:15—Lina Romay
11:30—Honor Roll of Jazz
11:45—Jack Berch
12:00—At Ease
12:15—Today Is the Day
12:30—Platter Parade
1:00—Personal Album
1:15—Hillbilly Jamboree
2:00—News
2:15—Jack Kirkwood
2:30—Music a la Carte
4:00—Inside Track
4:15—Bing Crosby Sings
4:30—Behind the Story
4:45—Let’s Go to Town
5:00—My Friend Irma
5:25—This I Believe
5:30—Bud’s Bandwagon
6:00—News
6:15—Sports News
6:30—Rev. Romp, Requests
7:30—Mr. Presidnet
8:00—Jane Pickens
8:30—Bob Hope Show
8:55—One for the Book
9:00—What’s My Line
9:30—Gunsmoke
10:00—Requestfully Yours
11:00—News
11:15—Steve Allen Show
11:30—One-Night Stand
12:00—Music from the Night
1:00—News Headlines
1:05—Sign Off
Friday
6:26—Sign on
6:30—Bill Ring
6:45—Rise and Shine
7:00—News
7:15—Rise and Shine
8:00—News
8:05—Rise and Shine
8:30—Morning Devotions
8:45—Ronnie Kemper
9:00—Tennessee Ernie
9:15—Dave Garroway
9:25—John Conte
9:30—Coffee Concert
10:00—You be Weatherman
10:30—Lucky - U Ranch
10:45—Lum and Abner
10:55—Johnny Lee Wills
11:00—Curt Massey
11:15—Music from S. A.
11:30—Piano Portraits
11:45—Jack Berch
12:00—At Ease
12:15—Today Is the Day
12:30—Platter Parade
1:00—Strike It Rich
1:15—HillbiHy Jamboree
2:00—News
2:15—J ack Kirkwood
2:30—Music a la Carte
4:00—Sports Answer Man
4:15—Spotlight on a Star
4:30—Discovery
4:45—You and the World
5:00—Great Gildersleeve
(AFRS program schedules subject to change without notice.)
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