Savoonga News
By ALICE S. GREEN
Christmas saw much joy and
celebration here. Mail began
coming in time so that many of
our Christmas gifts arrived to
make us all happy. However,
there was so- much mail to be
brought over by dogteam that
there is still some in Gambell
which we hope will make it over
ere too long.
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Both the school and the church
had Christmas programs which
were enjoyed by all. The school
program included skits, pieces,
and songs sung by all age groups.
The beginners and first grade
rhythm band was the high point
of the program, conducted by
Joseph Iya, age seven. The chil
clred had been helped with their
program by their teachers, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Ray and Tim
Gologergen.
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Violet Kingeeguk arrived on
Dec. 4 to bring joy to the hearts
of her parents, Ronald and Mar
garet Kingeekuk. On Dec. 22
Betty Wongittilin was born to
Elmer and Mary Ann Wongittilin.
Both children are doing nicely.
* * *
On Dec. 21 Clarence Waghiyi
and Melvin Seppilu went to Gam
bell to await transportation to go
out for their draft physicals. Last
report they were still awaiting
transportation in Gambell.
Fox trapping has been very
good this winter, and the price
of fox also has gone up. This
will be a big help to the village.
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On Dec. 27 Rev. Lowell M.
Campbell arrived from Gambell
to hold services here. On Sunday
a congregational meeting was
held to discuss budget and plans
tor 1953. Miss Alice S. Green was
elected an elder in the Church.
Later in the afternoon Commun
ion service was held. Earl Tum
bloo and Violet Kingeekuk were
baptised; Judith Seppilu, Amelia
Wongittilin, Hans Gologergen,
Allen Alawa, Roland Alowa, Gid
eon Kasake and Paul Rookok
joined the church; and Herbert
Kiyuklook was ordained a deacon
and Alice Green an elder. It was
good to fellowship together
around the Lord’s table again.
* * *
Solomon Booshu of Gambell
and Myrtle Ifkoluk of Savoonga
were married by Mr. Campbell on
Dec. 28 in the Savoonga Church.
On Jan. 4 Dean Kulowiyi and
Gloria Wongittilin and Walter
Toolie and Alma Wongittilin were
married by Tim Gologergen, mar
riage commissioner. All of these
are Savoonga folks. We wish them
many years of happiness and joy
as they plan their homes.
* * *
This winter has found us with
a rather steady meat supply so'
that up ’till now there has been
no hardship as far as food is con
cerned. We trust that the meat
supply will continue as well dur
ing the coming months.
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GEORGES. BENSON
President—Warding College
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Highway Robbery!
Dr. Harley L. Lutz, professor
j emeritus of public finance, Prince
ton University, has just conclu
ded a series of lectures at Harding
College under the sponsorship of
our new School of American Stud
ies. The theme of his series was
“Let’s Bring Government Back
Home.” He is one of the nation’s
foremost authorities on public fi
nance, taxation and government,
and what he proposed would af
j feet the pocketbook of every Am
! erican. The substance of what he
said is worthy of the attention of
all citizens.
It is necessary, he said, tor the
states and their local governmen
tal units tc? recover from the fed
eral government certain public
service responsibilities and cer
tain tax sources, because—
1. The federal government is
too big. It is so big and complex
that it cannot be efficiently man
aged by any man or group of men.
2. The burden of its cost is now
a greater load than the economy
can carry and remain prosperous.
Freedom ai Stake
3. The steady pressure for more
i power to regulate and control is
a growing menace to1 individual
and civil liberty.
4. The increasing concentration
of political power and economic
control in the federal governmen
tal environment which is essen
j tial to the survival of the Ameri
can system of free enterprise and
to- the preservation of the Ameri
can constitutional system of a
union of states.
It Grows
“In 1913, the federal share was
i 33 percent out of total tax re
j ceipts of $2 billion for all purpos
es. In 1938, it was 41 percent out
! of a total of $14.3 billion. In 1953
it will be 78 percent out of a total
I of $90 billion of taxes collected
| for all purposes. In this 40-year
| period the federal share of all
j taxes paid by the people has risen
| from 33 percent to approximatey
; 80 percent.
This is a striking set of facts.
It clearly shows that the people
are losing control of their political
purse; and the political purse, in
cidentally, is getting to be a large
share of their earnings. Four
fifths of tax money now goes to
Washington! And as this channel
ing of the money out of the cities
towns, and states into Washington
continues, the cities, towns and
states simply haven’t the money
to do the things they ought to be
, doing for themselves. It is a vic
I ious cycle.
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The deepest known spot in the
| ocean is more than a mile further
below the surface of the ocean
than the top of Mt. Everest is
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Any girl who would like to
have girl pen-pals their own age
in the following countries:
England, Germany, New Zea
land, Japan, The Philippines,
Sweden, Scotland, and Denmark,
can write to me stating their
n^me, age, and address and in
closing a self-addressed stamped
envelope. Mention the country de
sired and I will mail the names
of pen-pals.
Earl W. Mattice, Director,
Girl’s International Society
927 Main Street
Racihe, Wisconsin.
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flight to Little Diomede Island
tomorrow morning.
WEATHER FORECAST j
Compiled by ttie
U.S. Dept, of Commerce Weather Bureau
Continued clear and cold to
night and Tuesday. Light variable
winds. Lowest temperature ex
pected tonight -35, highest tomor
row -15.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7 a.m. today: High temperature
-20, low -35. Max. wind 7 mph
from the NE. Sunrise at 9:03 a.m.,
sunset at 3:26 p.m.
Temperatures a year ago today:
high 21, low 9. Extremes this date
since 1907: high 35 in 1926, low
-41 in 1919.
Other stations. 7 a.m. today:
Station Temp. Weather
Barrow -22 Clear
Kotzebue -23 Clear
Wales -22 Part cloudy
Gambell -4 Part cloudy
Nome -28 Clear
Unalakleet -41 Clear
Bethel . -21 Clear
McGrath -38 Clear
Anchorage -16 Clear
Fairbanks -53 Ice fog
Whitehorse -26 Cloudy
Edmonton -5 Light snow
Juneau 10 Snow
Ketchikan 32 Snow
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