Russian Woman
Claims To Be
Former Anastasia
WIESBADEN, Germany, UFi —
An elderly teacher who tutored
the children of Russia’s last czar
testified today a Black Forest
woman who claims to be the
czar’s daughter Anastasia is only
a pretender.
Prof. Pierre Gilliard of Lau
sanne University was the key
witness for the House of Hesse
as the long disputed case of Ana
stasia was resumed in a German
civil court.
Mrs. Anna Anderson, 57, has
sought since the early 1920’s to
prove that she is Anastasia and
is entitled to the czarist proper
ties in Germany that were turned
over to the House of Hesse in
1933. The House of Hesse, re
lated to the czarist family, con
tends the woman who lives in
Black Forest as Mrs. Anderson is
actually a former Polish farm
worker.
A West Berlin court ruled in
1956 that Mrs. Anderson’s claim
is groundless.
Czar Nicholas, Empress Alex
andria, their son and their four
daughters — including Anastasia
long have been recorded as exe
cuted by the Bolsheviks in 1918.
Gilliard was asked for de
tails of czarist family life that
might be unknown to all except
someone intimately acquainted I
with the household. To many
of the questions the 78-year-old
Swiss professor simply answered
“I can’t remember.”
But he said he recalled Anasta
sia used an alcohol heating de
vice instead of a samovar to pre
pare her tea. Mrs. Anderson
contends she remembers the fam
ily used a samovar.
IKE SIGNS BILL GIVING
JUNEAU HOUSING PROJECT
CLEAR TITLE TO LAND
WASHINGTON, on—President
Eisenhower signed into law a bill
authorizing the Housing and
Home Finance Administration to
convey a fee simple title to land
underlying a Juneau, Alaska, war
housing project.
The 31-unit project was built
on tideland, or filled lands, on
which there was no clear title.
Purpose of the law is to clarify
title to facilitate possible sale of
the project.
56 Residents of
Petersburg Form
Pioneer Igloo
Fifty-six Petersburg residents
signed as charter members of the
newly organized Petersburg Igloo,
No. 26 and Auxiliary, Pioneers of
Alaska, and were initiated into the
respective orders by Grand Presi
dent Robert N. De Armond last
Saturday.
The charter members include 35
men in Igloo No. 26 and 21 wom
en in the Auxiliary.
Assisting the grand president in
the initiation and the installation
of officers which followed were
Hans Berg of Igloo No. 6. and Mrs.
Mamie Jensen, president of Igloo
No. 6 Auxiliary, Juneau; and
James Walsh of Igloo No. 1., Nome
who recently moved from the
Seward Peninsula city to Ketchi
kan.
The first officers of the newly
organized Pioneers Igloo are, for
the Igloo: Carroll Clausen, presi
dent; Robert Ohmer, vice-presi
dent; William Rodenberg, secre
tary and Richard Brennan, treas
urer. For the Auxiliary officers
are Elsie Clausen, president; Alta
Stromdahl, vice-president; Enid
Magill, secretary; and harlotte
Fleek, treasurer.
Wien Airlines
To Fairbanks: Martin Mase,
Richard Lee, Sr., Harry Arend,
Edward Merdes, N. B. Bruce.
From Kotzebue: Albert Woods,
Ken Rice, George Baylot, Joan
Osborne, Evelyn and Michael
Boucher, C. Baluvelt, H. Boyd.
From Fairbanks: Mr. and Mrs.
James Jenkins, Mr. and Mrs.
Eino Myntti, A. Elanna, Sam
Godfrey, Mary Ann Adams, Har
ry O. Arend. Ed Merdes, Harry
Sphung.
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Cub Scouts Run
Pinewood Derby
Saturday Night
Joel Craft, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ash Craft is the winner of the
first Pinewood Derby of the Cub
Scout Pack 666 held Saturday
evening in the small auditorium
of the school.
A full house of mothers, fa
thers and friends of Cubs became
racing fans and cheered for their
favorite entries.
Thirty two boys competed in
the event with cars they built
themselves with the help of
their dads.
Mike O’Connor, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Walters won fhe award
for having the car that was best
looking and showing the best
workmanship and detail.
In the event of den competition
Mike Blanning was winner for
Den 1; Richard Scott, winner for
Den 2; Billy Hoogendorn winner
for Den 4; Lloyd Hardy winner
for Den 5 and Joel Craft from the
Webelos Den.
Prizes were given to the win
ners by Judge Walter Hodge.
Judges were Emily Boucher and
Jerry Manning and official start
er was Mayor Steve Andersen.
Bob Casperson was race director
and Jim Blanning was score
keeper.
Cars weighed a maximum of
5 ounces and the course was 32
feet lohg.
The following awards were
made by Mayor Andersen:
Bob Cat Pin —Patrick Adams
Wolf Badge—Jimmy Allen
Bear Badge—Willy Hoogen
dorn and Mickey Mecklenburg
Arrows—Stan Walker, 3 gold
arrows; Jimmy Allen, 1 gold ar-1
row and 1 silver arrow.
Neckerchief slides (given for
introducing a boy into Cub
Scouts)—Jimmy Allen and Mike
Thompson.
STOVE and STACK
CLEANING
USED HEATERS AND
COOK STOVES FOR SALE
CALL TOM TUNGWENUK
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FOR EASTER
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Kits . . Tri-Color Grass
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Sprays
Pony Tails - Headbands
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Hazel Bishop
Ultra-Matic Lipstick
Girl’s and Ladies Hats
Ladies Suits . . . Toppers
Frocks . . . Coats
Tot’s
Sweater’n’Dress
Ensembles
Boy’s
Ivy League Slacks
Men’s
Van Heusen Shirts
AT
Cavota’s
THE FAMILY STORE
Former Red Army Corporal Reports
I Russia Had Several Rocket Disasters
Before Sputnik I Was Launched
LIVERPOOL, England, UP)—A
former Red Army Corporal claims
he witnessed rocket disasters
costing scores of lives before the
Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1
last Oct. 4.
Writing^ in the Liverpool Daily
Post, Seriosha Asafjev said one
long range Iballistic missile trashed
and wiped out 130 of the 136 in
habitants of a small Arctic fish
ing village.
Asafjev said the missile, sched
uled to come down 600 miles
away in the Kara Sea, changed
course a few seconds after it was
launched. The village’s wooden
houses and small ships in its har
bor were obliterated by exploding
rocket fuel.
“All further tests with this
type of rocket were immediately
suspended on orders from Mos
cow,” said Asafjev. “A commit
tee of high-ranking officials ar
rived next day, interrogated ev
eryone and arrested several peo
ple.”
Numerous unofficial reports
have circulated in the West be
fore this of Soviet rocket failures.
One report said a large missile
believed designed to launch a
larger earth satellite than the
1,120-pound Sputnik II exploded
in Central Russia just before
Christmas.
Asefjev claimed he helped
guard Russian Missile Testing
grounds in Eastern Siberia be
fore escaping to the West. He
did not mention in the article
how he escaped.
Asafjev claimed he first saw
rocke t experiments about 100
miles from Olekminsk in Eastern
Siberia. Short and medium range
missiles were being made and
tested there for the Red Army,
he said.
“In Eastern Siberia I saw 10
Slava (Glory) rockets launched
from three sites each half a mile
apart,” Asafjev said. “The rock
ets were made in secret labora
tories and workshops out of the
solid rock six miles from the
launching sites.” There were
plenty of failures, he added.
Hagen's Jewelry Store Displays
Fresh Flowers From Hawaii *
Mrs. Norvin Lewis is sharing
her lovely fresh flowers received
from Hawaii by placing some of
them in the window of the Ha
gen’s Jewelry Shop.
The exotic colored blossoms
were sent to her by her son Har
ry Lewis who is visiting in
in Hawaii while on vacation from
Wien Airlines where he is em
ployed.
Colt Caught In Matrimonial
"Mantrap" Tonight On Channel 4
There’s romantic adventure on
COLT .45 when Chris Colt is po
lietly — but definitely — kid
naped by three brothers, with
matrimony in mind for their
younger sister! It’s a “Man
trap” you’ll want to watch sprung
on the unsuspecting Westerner,
so be sure to tune in tonight at
6:30 p.m. for COLT .45 on Chan
nel 4, KNOM-TV.
HANS ARP AND WILSON
RUSSELL VISIT HERE
OVER THE WEEK-END
Hans Arp with Wilson Russell
as pilot of Arps plane arrived
Saturday and spent the week-end
here. Both are employed by the
U. S. Engineers at Galena. Wil
son Russell is the son of Mrs.
| Margaret Russell who resides
here.
NOME SANITARY
SERVICE
Phone Main 1
P.O. Box 558
DOROTHY A. GRANT
FOR
3-YEAR TERM SCHOOL BOARD
1. A FULL TIME KINDER
GARTEN for 5-year-old children.
2. CONTINUED HIGH SCHOL
ASTIC STANDARDS in our
school.
3. ADDITIONL COURSES IN
VOCATIONAL OR TRADE
TRAINING for children who
want them.
4. ART AND CRAFT INSTRUC
TION FOR ALL CHILDREN.
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5. KEEPING GOOD TEACHERS
in our community.