Report on Methodist
Mission Conference
The opening session of the An
nual Mission Conference was held
Tuesday evening, July 14 at An
chorage. Dr. Gordon Gould, dir
ector of Methodist work in Alaska,
presided over the conference in
the absence of Bishop Grant, who
was called home because of illness
in his familj\
Guest speakers during the con
ference included Dr. W. Vernon
Middleton, Executive Secretary of
Church Extension; Dr. Charles
Calkins, Executive Secretary of
the Board of Pensions; and Dr.
Marvin Stuart, Missionary Secre
.tary of the California Conference.
Dr. Stuart gave four inspira
tional addresses based on these
lines from Henry Van Dyke:
Four things a man must learn to do
If he would keep his record true:
To think without confusion clearly:
To love his fellow-men sincerely;
To act from honest motives purely:
To trust in God and Heaven securely.
During the sessions the 12 min
isters of the conference and their
wives gave reports of the life and
work in their respective parishes
during the year. The closing ses
sion on Sunday afternoon was de
voted to the consecration of all
the workers in the Alaska Mission
and the reading of appointments.
Changes included the appoint
ment of a new minister, Rev. Ed
ward Moyer, to the church at
Homer; the appointment of Rev.
David Blackburn as assistant pas
tor of the First Methodist, An
chorage, and Miss June Marks as
parish worker; also, the assign
ment of Rev. Fred McGinnis, pas
tor at Juneau, as administrative
assistant of the Alaska Mission.
Rev. and Mrs. Reeves C. Havens,
Jr., who were reappointed to the
Nome work, express their desire
to fulfill their God-given ministry
here during another year.
ANSWER to do you now on p. 2.
Yes, ■'for Federal Income Tax
purposes (Sec. 12-c of the code-*
you are considered not married,
even though married, if your
spouse is a non-resident alien at
any time during the taxable year.
But if you are legally separated
under court decree of divorce or
separate maintenance you are
considered as not married. You
are considered as married if your
spouse dieci during the taxable
year.
ALASKA IS GROWING
FASTER THAN ANY
OTHER U.S. TERRITORY
WASHINGTON, UP—'The Cen
sus Bureau said Wednesday the
total population, including armed
forces, of the nation’s five outly
ing territories on July 1, 1952,
was 3,026,400.
The civilian population of the
five territories on July 1, 1952,
was 2,889,200. This was an in
crease since the last census 1950
1952, ot 107,173.
Alaska had the biggest growth
in the 26 months and the Virgin
Islands lost the biggest percent
age in that period.
Alaska’s 1952 population includ
ing armed forces was 182,000, an
increase of 53,000 or 41.3 per cent.
Civilian population July 1* 1952
was 132,000, an increase of 24,000
or 21.8 per cent.
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Bjornstad
are enjoying a visit with their
daughter, Mrs. Jack Wichels and
children of Anchorage.
Mrs. “Jeff” Jefford enjoyed a
visit from her sen, Jack Jefford, ;
yesterday and a niece from
Omaha, Neb., Erma McElroy.
Unalakleet Teacher
Studies Art in N.M.
CLOUDCRAFT, N.M. — Mrs.
Lillian V. Russell, ANS, White
Mountain, Alaska, teacher and ar
tist, is enrolled in the internation
ally famous Taubes Art Workship
at the Cloudcraft Art Colony.
Classes are conducted by the
celebrated New York art author
ity, Frederic Taubes.
The two-week workship Mrs.
Russell is attending consists of
morning and evening classes in
oil painting techniques, still life,
portraiture, and landscapes. Even
ing classes are devoted to demon
strations of various painting pro
cesses and discussions of compo
sition and color.
Mrs. Russell plans to visit
friends and relatives in Paducah,
Texas, before returning to her
teaching position in Unalakleet,
Alaska.
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Oil Explorers’
Equipment Finally
Got To Icy Bay
CORDOVA, W) — Attempts to
bring oil exploration equipment
to Icy Bay have finally met with
success after nearly two weeks of
waiting for pack ice to- clear out
of the bay, the party messaged
here Tuesday.
The two landing barges and
Seattle tug Agnes Foss had stood
by on the east shore since July
10, date of their arrival from »
Seattle.
Several attempts had been
made to move close in to the
west shore of the bay, but the
tug and its tows were forced back
each time by icebergs which
broke off the glacier at the head
of the bay.
Starting Monday, however, the
tug worked the barges to within
a few hundred feet of shore and
lines were attached to the beach.
The barge crews began winch
ing the craft up to the beach.
Soon, however, they became
stranded about 100 yards from
shore and .the winch engines
burned out.
A radio call for help to the
Territorial Department of Avia
tion brought a “cat” seven miles
overland from an airfield under
construction.
By 6 p.m. Monday the “cat”
had worked one of the barges in
to shore.
The barges carried drilling
equipment for the Kerr - McGee
Co. and housing and supplies for
the crew which will operate the
oil exploration project between
Yakataga and Icy Bay.
Geologists for the Phillips Pet
roleum Co. have been here the
past 10 days waiting for the
barges to land and for housing
facilities to be set up.
Staff Sgt. John B. Wilcox, son
of a former Alaska Line employee,
was killed June 18 in the crash of
a Globemaster plane near Tokyo.
His father, M. J. “Bill” Wilcox,
was with Alaska Steam as a pur
ser, then was agent at Nome and
Juneau and assistant superinten
dent in Seattle.
Nome Directory
ROTARY CLUB
OF NOME
Boyd Harwood, Pres.
George Bayer, Secy.
Thursday Luncheon
Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce
Meets
EVERY TUESDAY NOON
Dewey Goodrich, President
ALASKA CHAPTER NO. 1
Order of Eastern Star
Dorothy Young
Worthy Matron
Rosa B. Hagen
Secretary
Meets the third Monday of each month.
LESLIE A. STEVENS
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
— 486 FIRST AVE. WEST —
Nome, Alaska
Phone Main 82 — P.O. Box 208
ANVIL LODGE
No. 140
Boyd C. Harwood, W M
Karl F. Dewey, Sec.
Meets 1st and 3rd Thursday each month