SCHOOL NEWS
World War I came to a close at
the eleventh hour on the eleventh
day of the eleventh month in 1918.
November 11th is Armistice Day
and is celebrated in many coun
tries of the world.
Six hours earlier cm the same
day, German officers met with
the Allied generals in Marshal
Foch’s private railway car in the
forest of Compiegne and agreed
to an armistice. The terms pro
vided for immediate cessation of
all war operations and called for
the evacuation of the German
army of all invaded territory and
on the German provinces on the
left bank of the Rhine.
Before signing of an armistice
with Germany, the Allies had al
ready made armistice with the
other enemies. It was the signing
with Germany, that brought peace.
Guns were quiet for the first time
in four years. In both German
and Allied trenches, weary home
sick soldiers shouted for joy.
From the tomb of Napoleon in
Paris the cannon announced that
the war was over. Crowds in Paris
were duplicated by those in Lon
don. New York, Rome and other
cities all over the world.
The High School students held
their annual skating party last
Friday evening on Halverson’s
Tundra Lake located one mile
northwest of Nome. Students
gathered at the school at seven
o’clock and weer taken out by car
while some hiked out. Each stu
dent volunteered to carry in a few
stick of wood for the bonfire.
Like a caravan, in single file, we
followed a trail made by a dog
team the day before. Upon our ar
rival, we found the lake partly
cleared of snow. A single match
to some dry shaving ignited the
hand transported wood. A large
bench similarly transported made
it convenient for us to place on
the skates. Soon we were skating
on the smocrth ice illuminated
merely by the bonfire and a glo
rious display of the Northern
Lights. The party was a great suc
cess.
An eighth moon, exceedingly
faint, was discovered revolving
around Jupiter in 1908.
“I found a wonderful myth in
the old baths of Rome.”
“I hope you begged her pardon
and left.”
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should be careful of their zippear
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actual organization of a tourist
body.
A 14-point program of recom
mendations was submitted by let
ter from George Armitage, repre
sentative of the Hawaii Visitors
Bureau, who toured 37 Alaskan
communities last summer to intro
duce the plan to Alaskans.
The name adopted at Saturday’s
Juneau meeting, “Alaska Visitors’
Associatin,” also was endorsed by
delegates at the Anchorage meet
ing.
“Primary objective of the or
ganization is not only to bring the
tourists an dtheir dollars to the
Territory but also to bring in new
settlers,” said Charles West of
Arctic Alaska Travel Service in
Fairbanks.
We want visitors to get ac
quainted with Alaska, and to re
turn. Thoughts and ideas of all
areas are to be incorporated into
the organization,” West pointed
out.
me minutes or tne pernminary
organization work done in Juneau
were read point by point in order
to approve or amend them.
Present at the meeting were
Robert Sharp, representing An
chorage; John Coghill, business
man and George Sullivan of the
U. S. Marshal’s office both from
Nenana.
John Coleman of Seward, Phil
Johnson of the Bank of Alaska,
representing the Chamber of
Commerce of Fairbanks; Paul
Greiman of Alaska Coachways,
Jack Whaley of Wien Alaska Air
line. Fairbanks.
Anotnio Polet of Nome, repre
senting the 2nd Division for Alas
ka Development Board and Cham
ber of Commerce; Viola Daniels
of Palmer; Mr. and Mrs. Kaye
of Kaye’s Curio Shop, Fairbanks.
L. A. Moore, Alaska General
Contractors; Henry Cuffel, An
chorage Chamber of Commerce;
Marshal Lovett, Anchorage Junior
Chamber of Commerce; R. J. Bow
ers, Chugiak Lodge, Kenai Lake;
Russell Swank, Matanuska Valley
Bus Lines.
Tom Maloney, Alaska Steam
ship Co.; Ray Peterson, Northern
Consolidated Airlines; Bob Ren
kert, Alaska Airlines; George
Sharrock, Pacific Northern Air
lines; A. B. Hayes, Northwest
Airlines.
Wilbur Wester and Willard
Nagley, Westward Hotel; Bruce
Kendall, Parsons Hotel; Leroy
Hinman and Herb Rhodes, The
Alaska Railroad; all erf Anchor
age.
A. B. Stanfield of the Seattle
office of the I and D Travel Serv
ice was also present.
Executive committee members
elected here Monday were Henry
Cuffel, Northern Sign Co., and
Russell Swank, Matanuska Valley
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ISRAELIS LEAVE
RED LABOR GROUP
TEL AVIV Israel, (JP)—A na
tional convention of Histadrut—
the Jewish general confederation
of labor—has approved its execu
tive committee’s action withdraw
ingfi the organization from the
communist-controlled World Fed
eration of Trade Unions.
Histadrut has decided that for
the moment it would not be a
member erf world organizations,
backed by either eastern or wes
ern powers. Histadrut said it had
no desire to play any role in the
“cold war” between rivel World
Federations of Trade Unions.
The Himalaya mountains are
one of the world’s major earth
quake belts, according to the Na
tional Geographic Society.
Bus Line, both of Anchorage; An
tonio Polet, trader of Nome; Phil
Johnson, Bank of Fairbanks, Paul
Greimann, Alas k a Coachways,
and Charles West, Arctic Alaska
Travel Service, all of Fairbanks.
Alaska Treasury
Now In The Black
JUNEAU, UP)—Alaska is in the
black. . \
Territorial treasurer Henry Ro
den reported Wednesday the cof
fers had a $352,827 balance as of
the close of books cm October 1.
The general fund bank balance
then was $3,185,870. Against that
sum were outstanding warrants
totaling $1,053,171. Another $1,
779,300 is earmarked for various
funds, including $260,000 for the
teachers’ fund; $90,000 for the
public employment fund and $10,
000 for the University of Alaska.
There’s another $170,000 lying ^
around, but the Territory can’t
touch it.
It represents money collected
! for real property taxes. The law
authorizing it was declared in
valid, and the matter now is be
fore a court of appeals.
Evangelistic services each night,
Nov. 12-19. Church of the Nazarene
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