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The Nome nugget., 1948-02-02

be available for investigation re- specting food fish in the Territory with request calling for $998,500 for this activity as compared with Sl46,500 this fiscal year.
 Of the $9OO,OOO earmarked for work of the geological survey in Alaska, a considerable increase over the 1948 figure of Sl27, ,O0O, Sl20,000 would be utilized for classification of lands, $l50,000 for gauging streams and $230,000 for topographic work. These ac- tivities would be in addition to the expenditure of S400,000 for mineral resources.
 The office of Indian Affairs has come forward with the request for $1,205,800 for construction of schools and hospitals in Alaska. In addition the secretary of the inte- rior would be able to enter into contracts not to exceed $6,40O, ,O00. A direct appropriation of $75,000 is sought for the construction of the 400-bed hospital for tubercu- lar patients with contract author ization sought in the amount of 1 $5,925, ,000. It is hoped that through this program new con- struction, replacement of equip ment and new school rooms will result in White Mountain Kolig- nix, Stony River, Fort Yukon, Rampant, Old Igloo, Mekoryuk, Scamon Bay, Pedro Bay, Mum trak, Kaltag, Solomon, Teller Mis- sion, Pilot Point, Nikolski, Hooper Bay, Shatoolik, Northway, Pai- mute, Kasiluk, Kivalina and Kar- lux. The rest of the money sought would go to school and headquar- ters construction, hospital quar- ters and major repairs.
 The Alaska Native Service seeks 1 $4,759,700 for its operation in Alaska in 1949 as compared with $3,676000 appropriated in 1948. Included in this request are: 1 S1,742,555 for education of Aleuts, Eskimos and Indians; health, $l,- 745,000; welfare, $235,342; re- source development, $241,615; op- eration of vessels, $192,76O. Other items such as general administra- ton, maintenance of buildings and operation and management of the activities at Mt. Edgecumbe make up the difference. It is hoped that the rural schools at Alitak, Bea- yer, Chalyitak, Eagle, Elephant Point Fort Yukon, Kanakanak, Nikolski, Nondalton, Nunichuk, Pedro Bay, Salmon Bay, Solomon, Stevens Village, Venetie and Yak utate may be reopened.
 Other requests made in the bud get call for appropriation of $448,- 900 for the care and custody of the insane, as compared with S334,700 1 available this year; legislative ex- penses S48,000; operation of the offices of the Governor and Sec retary, $69,000; and a new pro- gram to be inaugurated for engin- eering and economic investiga- tions and reports relating to pro- jects for development and utiliza- ton of water-power resources of Alaska in the amount of $15O,OOO, with especial reference to the de- velopment of Lake Eklutna near Anchorage.
 Statehood
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The Nome nugget., 1948-02-02

Don't worry about applause. Work for results and applause u;n follow.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-07-28
Old Custom,

TORONTO, Ontario (Canada)
July pa Chinese, who appeared
in a county court recently to APP
ply for naturalization, told the
Judge that he had been living in
Canada for ten years but his wife
to whom he has been married Sc
ven years was still in Canton, China.
Asked to explain how he could
have married a woman living in
another country at the time, the
applicant replied:
1T is an old Chinese custom
that If woman enters your house
she automatically becomes your
wife"
Ssid the Judge: I'VE don't do that
here"
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-07-28
Racial Discrimination Even in Death Related

saw contractor who had employed
Frank Crawford and another Me-
gro for several months Mrs
Crawford phoned Custer. She told
him OF her difficulties. Custer had
to choose between a compromise
with his conscience and doing what
he knew was right. He decided to
stick his neck out.
Il knew Crawford we'll and res
pected him." Custer told me yes
terday. He was a credit to his
race. a man with great smile and
spirit. whose father had been a
Baptist minister. In a camp of 300
loggers there had been no hint of
discrimination Apart from all that,
Mrs. Crawford's brother was killed
in the Canadian Army fighting
against Just this kind of intolerance.
I dec ded I'd do something about
it."
Custer checked first with the I'M
dertakers. He was told that this
kind of discrimination was the
hard-and-fast policy of at least
two cemeteries. There's never
been a case Before where a Negro
objected to the arrangements"
Custer was assured.
We'll. there is now" Custer re-
piled.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-07-28
STUCK HIS NECK OUT

81 YIN his NECh WI
Crawford was buried in the hill
side plot his widow had selected.
This was done, because of the in
PREVENTION Of a white man with the
weight of authority and sincerity.
This man is Dick Custer, a power
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-07-28
SOCIAL
WHIRL
BUDDHIST WEDDING In {

BUDDHIST WEDDING. In a
candlelight ceremony at the Bud
dhist Church on Sunday, July Is,
Miss Matsuye Nobuku, daughter of
Mrs. Yoshi Abe, was married to
Mr.. James Ohmura of Maltby,
Wash. The Rev. T. Ichikawa Of
ficiated.
Attending the couple were Mrs.
May Fukui as matron of honor
and Mr.. Mas Nakamichi as best
man. Mr. Art Koura was the usher.
Both the bride and the matron
of honor wore black gabardine suits
with white hats. The brides bou-
quet was of red roses and stephan
otis conferred with a white orchid.
The matron of honor had a pur-
pie orchid corsage.
The reception was held in Kiang
Nam Cafe.
The couple plan to make their
home in Maltby, Wash.
WEBS CALIFORNIAN, SAN,
JOSE, Calf, July 28-Miss Alice
Ida Kubo of Seattle and Nh. Mike
Nomi of Evergreen, Calf, ex-
changed marriage VOWS last Sun
day in the San Jose Buddhist tenn
pie.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-07-28
N,ov>MNlettVV5

NICHIREN BUDDHIST CHURCH
10 a.m.-Kindergarten children
and juniors service.
II am.-Young peoples service
in English.
p.m.-Japanese Service.
PRESBYTERIAN
9:15 to $50 s.m.-Teacher's pre-
prayer service.
$50 to 10:45 a.m.-Sunday school
for beginners. primaries, Juniors
and intermediates.
ST. PETERS
9 a.m.-Issei Holy Communion
Rev. G. Shot,
IL a.m.-Sunday School. MISS
Gladys Gray
IL am.-Nisei Worship Service.
7:30 p.m.-Fri-night YPF Meet
ing.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-07-28
SELECT CLIENTELE
DIRECTION

Custer advised Mrs Crawford OF
his action and waited for word
from the manager of the cemetery
I'm prepared to deviate from our
policy" he said Mrs Crawford
NAV have any plot available"
Custer asked what steps could be
taken to prevent such incidents in
The future
The managers reply Custer said,
was that the cemetery had "a We
ry select clientele" who would OBJ
ject to being buried in the same
section as colored people.
Later, Custer attended Craw-
ford's funeral He discussed the
incident with several Negroes, as
this writer subsequently did They
were aware of the segregation. They
saw it as just one more petty hu-
initiation to be accepted patiently
Protest by people of OUT own race
is pointless." This was the general
view.
But Clusters action, the action of
a man brought into situation
purely by accident, is wonderful
proof that protest does indeed, bear
fruit. Proof, too, that the fight
against discrimination is fight
hat courage and sincerity can
eventually win.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-07-28
Business
Opportunities

ESTABLISHED BOATHOUsE
Ideal spot in Ballard
40 Kicker Boats, IS Row
boats, Elevators, bait boxes.
tS Cabins with standing
waiting list. This boathouse
is qualified with salmon der
by. Books opened for inspec-
lions, $4,000.
ESTABLISHED NURSERIES
Approximately one acre on
busy highway. Store and
greenhouse, $4,000.
In BothelI, specializing in
carnations, NUNS and prim-
roses. Greenhouse with oil
burner, 2 room house, garage
and shed $4,000. $4,000 down.
Frank H. Hattori
Realty
Room 124 jackson Building
318 Sixth Ave. 8.
MA. 651s MI. 0ss4
Seattle 4, Wash.
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Custer then phoned the sales
man at the cemetery involved. He
found him decent, intelligent per-
son who was simply carrying out
he said, policy of several years
standing. This policy, passed by a
board of directors, affected both
Negroes and Orientals.
Custer asked to speak to the ce-
metery head He was not then
available. Tell him 1 won't be
responsible for the actions of 300
loegers when they hear about this, "
Custer said.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-07-28
Plans Vacation

DR.. S. Fukuda, local dentist, an
nounced today that his offices in
the Jackson building will be closed
from July 80 to Aug. is.
He, his family and his mother
will visit Nampa, Idaho, and Den
yer, Colo, during those two weeks.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-07-28
BY JACK SCOTT
I'm The Vancouver SUM

As men, we are all equal in
the presence of death-Pubiius
SyruS.
On March at 8 pm, Frank
Crawford. aged 35 years born near
Edmonton. Alberta, came to his
death. He was faller at the Hol-
berg camp of the B. c. Pulp e. Pa
per. The top of a tall hemlock
which Crawford was telling broke
off and struck him. He was in
stantly killed.
The body was brought from the
camp at the northern tip of Van
couver Island to this city. The wi
dow. with the help of friends, be-
gan arrangements for the funeral.
It was her wish that her hus-
band be buried in the beautiful
hillside grounds of mainland ce-
metery. She and her friends jour
neyed there and were shown avail
able plots by salesman.
The salesman led Mrs. Crawford
and her friends directly to a part
of the cemetery where the purchase
price of the plots is $50. Mrs.
Crawford was not satisfied with this
location. She asked to be shown
the S120 plots They are on the
hillside in the sun. The salesman
with some reluctance, escorted Mrs.
Crawford and her friends to this
area.
When the party had returned to
the cemetery offite. Mrs. Crawford
said that she had decided on the
$3.50 plot. The salesman was en-
barras sed. He excused himself for
a consultation with superior and
returned shortly to say. with regret
that it would not be possible
Frank Crawford would have to
be buried in the segregated section
He was a Negro.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-07-28
Fights Measure

Opposition to Initiative 10, a
measure on the November election
ballot which would restrict the
sale of beer and wine to Washing
ton State liquor stores, was ex-
pressed this week by officials in
the Joint Council of Transfers No.
% in Seattle.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-07-28

BAPTIST
GAS a.m.-Sunday School.
10 am.-Issei worship service.
11:15 a.m.-Nisei worship ser
vice. Lightlighters in charge.
7:30 pm.-BYF.
Okazaki classes from 8 to o pm.
on Mondays.
BUDDHIST
1000 a.m.-Kindergarten Glass.
Glass.
100 am.-Young People Service
CONGREGATIONAL
10 Sunday School Tor nurs-
cry, beginners, kindergarten, pri-
mary, Junior and intermediate.
10 a.m.-Issei worship service.
II a.m-Nisei worship service.
MARYKNOLL
9 am. and 1890 a.m.-Low Mass.
Bene0ictton will be held follow
ing 1890 Mass.
METHODIST
10 a.m.-Sunday Church School.
Helen May Smith, superintendent.
10 a.m.LJapanese Service.
IL a.m.-Nisei Service.
Seward seaport record., 1948-10-20
Governor I||I hurIs Charges at
 Shi ip Owners

In fivepoint letter addressed to Seattle based carriers, the Wat erfront Employers Association, and the Pacific American Shipowners Association. Governor Gruening threw full responsibility for re- sumption of service to Alaska on the shipowners.
 In the last paragraph of the let ter. Governor Gruening said, Let it be clearly understood that if you remain adamant in your determina- tion not to negotiate for resump- ton of service to Alaska. the re- sponsibility will be entirely yours"
 Briefly the five points mentioned were:
 l. There is no joker in the cur rent union offer to give full Alaska service.
 2. Contracts are already signed and in force with longshoremen and ships personnel.
 B. Although they are not obliged to negotiate with longshoremen under the Taft Hartley Act until union leaders sign the non-com- munist, pact, there is nothing to prevent their doing so.
 4. AS long as the longshoremen are willing to divorce Alaska from what looks like a long and bitter struggle. the carriers should modi- fly their strategy accordingly. Logi- cal Communist strategy would be to weaken Alaska by a shipping tip up at time when relations are strained. and when we should be strengthening it as a buffer.
 5. Since the carriers associations could release the Alaskan carriers from their pledge so far as Alaska service is concerned, it is apparent that the way is open for accept ance of the offer of the Seattle Longshoremen and for early re- sumption of Alaska's shipping service.
Seward seaport record., 1948-10-20
Phyllis Dangler Wins All Trip to Chicago C0ngrfSs

SD busy while he was in Chicago that he never even had time to de- eide whether or not he even liked Chicago. But he did have a chance to see what big city looked like after two o'clock in the morning.
 It was only couple of weeks ago that Chicago radio station carried .an hours program in which the Seward All Club was praised to the skies. The same week an Anchorage radio station devoted a l5-minute program to the Seward All achievements.
Seward seaport record., 1948-10-20
LECTURE AT REGISTERED NURSES MEETING

A lecture. illustrated by movies, was given last night at the month ly meeting of the Seward Regis tered Nurses Association. The lec- ture was delivered by Dr. Horace Pope, of the Territorial Health De- partment, and he told of the peo- pie of the Aleutian Islands, amongst whom he travelled doing dental work.
 Dr. Pope is doing dental work for the patients at the Seward Sanatorium while in this city, and he has become quite we'll known here
 Attendance at the meeting in the nome of Mrs Charles Chestnut was particularly large Many of the Sanatorium nurses found it pos sible to attend
Seward seaport record., 1948-10-20
Shipping News

Latest news about the SS Chief Washable from the Alaska Steam ship Company is that the Washable is expected to arrive at Whittier Friday. October 2. and leave for Seward on Saturday, October 23.
 No late news has been received about the ship Western Trader.
 There was notice that a barge is due about October 26. No mention was made as to the type of cargo.
 The Standard Oil tanker w. S. Miller put in at Seward this morn ing with a broken propeller.
Seward seaport record., 1948-10-20

FIJI tIle ScCOuu StTdlSHt year q .,.cl.lber. of the George Dangler family will represent Alaska at the All Club Congress at Chicago.
 Phyllis Dangler, l5-year-old stu dent at the Seward High School, will leave for Anchorage Novem- Der P and arrive in Chicago on November 28, where she will be a All guest until December 2.
 Phyllis won her award in the Territorial clothing contest, spon- sored by the Spool and Cotton Company. Her entries in the con- test included many articles neces- sary to a girls wardrobe. besides such articles as drapes, curtains, and furniture coverings.
 Only three other 4-H'ers from the Territory won the award this year. Their names have not yet been an- nounced here, but the awards were for gardening, food preparation and poultry raising.
 Miss Dangler will be accompan- jed to Chicago by Miss Marilyn Johnson, All Home Demonstration Agent in the Territory On arrival in Chicago, Miss Johnson will be- gin her vacation, leaving the four Alaska All delegates in charge of MT. Lorin T. Oldroyd, Director of Extension of the University of Alaska.
 Last year, Dick Dangler, Phyllis brother, won the trip to Chicago as the award for excellence in poultry raising. While this is the 27th Annual All Congress, it is only the second year the trip has been offered to All Club members of the Territory.
 Phyllis said she's getting a little worried about going to such a big town so far from home, but her brother Dick says last year he was
Seward seaport record., 1948-10-20
Lions Club VIII .GiUe Another
 Scholarship

At their Friday noon meeting the Lions Club announced that plans were being made for an Armistice Dance at the Service Club. A con- plete program will be announced soon
 At the same meeting it was an- nounced that the annual $500 schol- arship has been awarded and that another $500 will be raised by Jan- uary l for next years award.
 A revolving loan fund has been set up by an annual donation of $250. which the Lions Club will administer. There are no strings attached to the loan, no notes or security demanded. The only re- quirements are that the student be accepted as student in a US. college or university, and that he or she be a graduate of Seward High School.
 The student may apply for this loan at any time during the year. So far the loan has always been repaid. It is expected that over a period of years the S25O annual donation will grow into a sizeable loan fund for college students from Seward
Seward seaport record., 1948-10-20
Seward F|ier Rescues Sole
 Barge Survivor

John Penrose of Seward, after re- peated attempts to land on the beach in the face of a 45-mile wind, finally succeeded in picking up the sole survivor of the wrecked power barge, Skarstone. The other mem- bers of the crew perished when the liteboat which they attempted to launch was swamped.
 Penrose and Paul Wangly had gone to. Yakataga in Penrose,s Stinson to hunt bear last Thursday and had been grounded since then. The PBY crew spotted the barge with the man standing beside it on the beach, but could not bring the big plane down at that point. The Coast Guard plane then went to Yakataga to enlist the aid of Pen rose.
 The one survivor, George Skarbo, was picked up where the wooden barge ran aground about P miles west of Cape Yakataga
 Skarbo was spotted near the wreck by Coast Guard PBY from Kodiak, and matches, food and a walkie-talkie radio were trapped. Until the Coast Guard plane ar rived Skarbo had been without food for three days.
 The barge, carrying mixed cargo from Seattle to Anchorage, was first reported in a sinking condition Friday night. The owner of the wooden vessel, F. L. Ekholm, said tite t,urgr 1urs, sSsT't sI...< unIess 1t broke up completely because it was built in compartments.
 Penrose said his first attempt to pick up Skarbo had been made on Monday, and he finally succeeded Tuesday morning. He took Skarbo to Yakataga in his Stinson. Skarbo was taken in larger plane to Cor dova where he transferred to plane headed for Seattle.
 The four men who left the barge in the ill-fated lifeboat were Capt. Byron P. Stone, AZ, master; Hal Imbrie. engineer; Keith Mooge, crew member, all of Seattle, and Jack Cunningham of Port Town send. also a crew member.
Seward seaport record., 1948-10-20

The tiny craft was buffeted and beat upon by the worst storm of the season. The ships officers, all oldtimers in the Alaska run, claimed it was the worst voyage they had ever experinced
 Ed Larson, the mate, said, "A wave would come, and you'd think you were going straight up to heaven on it, Then you'd start down, and you felt you'd never stop till you got right down into he'll"
 At ll:47 Saturay morning. at the height of the storm, the rudder con trols failed. Against all odds, they managed to keep her going under hand control while repairs were
Seward seaport record., 1948-10-20

made. Three times the controls failed. and three times they suc- ceeded in making necessary re- pairs.
 To give an idea just how diff. cult the repair job was, the ships crew said they had no sleep nor meals for 48 hours. They could not get forward at all, and ten of the some kind of shelter in the mates some kond of shelter in the mates cabin. The mates cabin would make phone booth look like Grand Central Station.
 The danger of being swamped was so great that, after one call for help the radio was secured, and all hands bent to the task of keep ing her afloat. It was not a ques- tion of slowly sinking, but of being oeat to pieces and swamped in a moment.
 to be checked as it was unloaded, 10 be checks as it was unloaded, since there was no other way of telling just how much damage had been done or how much deck cargo lost. A deck load of acetylene tanks on the fantail was lost down to the last tank. Tons of sacked potatoes went over the side. and the crates of eggs that didn't go overboard still lay scrambled on the deck
 The tiny deckhouse on the after deck, containing 200 cases of whis- key. had raised completely clear of the deck several times, but finally decided to ride it out.
 When the stortn began to blow really rough other ships put in to sheltered waters. but the tiny bath tub-siZed craft could not turn ten degrees without immediate danger of capsizing.
Seward seaport record., 1948-10-20
SEWARD REPUBLICANS LEAD TERRITORY

With the election over and all returns in, it was announced that the Seward Republicans made the best showing for their party of any locality in the Territory. The an nouncement came from Republican Party Headquarters in Anchorage.
Seward seaport record., 1948-10-20
JUDGE. AND MRS. KEHOE VISIT SEWARD

Judge J. w. Kehoe and Mrs. Ke- hoe, formerly of Seward. have been visiting here this week. They have been travelling up the coast and through the islands.
 Judge Kehoe is famous for his Alaska paintings, some of which are prized possessions of Seward residents.
Seward seaport record., 1948-10-20

The low tide MondoY night was just another of the impediments the Southeastern hos had to buck since it started it's tough luck voY- age from Seattle. The cargo booms on the tiny freighte1 just weren't high enough to hoist cargo to the dock during the extreme low tide. She had to wait for the tide to rise dgoin.
Seward seaport record., 1948-10-20
POLICE MAKE FOUR ARRESTS

The city police have found the city a quiet and orderly place so far this week, the only disturbing events being furry of arrests for drunkenness. There were four ar- rests this week for that offense. Only one of those arrested was local resident
Seward seaport record., 1948-10-20
A. Draws Record at Meet

With 75 people present for the meeting and F new members sign ing up. the Parent Teachers Assn of SeWasd set new record in at tendance last Friday evening. Mrs. Alice Jones. vice president, con- ducted the meeting in the absence of Lon Gray. .:- -~ ....
 4 committee was named to ar range a meeting with MT. Brownell, owner of the only theater in town. Tie purpose of the committee is to t.y to make arrangements for bet ter seating arrangements for the boys and girls who SO faithfully spend their money at the show every night. Members of the com ittee are Mr. Charles Young, MT. Leon Lewis and Mrs Charles Kekoni.
 A new Seward parent asked the reason why children were excluded from the school building till ten minutes before the school hour. The reasons were explained in de- tail by one of the teachers, and parents were requested not to send their children to school early on days when the weather is bad.
 Few cases of physical defects were found among the children in the recent physical examination, and those cases are such as may be corrected by cooperation be- tween Mrs. Bic. Public Health Nurse, and the parents of the chil- dren.
 A special vote of gratitude was extended to the parents who gave many days of their time to assist the authorities in conducting the examinations. The ladies named were Mrs. Dangler, Mrs. Norton, Mrs. Jones. Mrs. Gerwer, Mrs. Has man, Mrs. Rose, Mrs. F. Davis, and Mrs. B. Davis.
 The program committee was dis appointed by the fact that one member of the fire department, and member of the police depart ment could not be present to speak on the subjects of projected roller rink and junior police force.
 MT. Carlson explained city ordi- nance Number 190, which deals with the sales tax now in effect to raise money for the school
 The minutes of the previous meeting were read by Secretary Mabel Lewis Mrs. Hasman, trea-
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