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The Phoenix Jewish news., 1958-08-22
|JEWISH-BLAZED TRAILS
IN ALASKA OPEN WIDER
UNDER STATEHOOD ACT
BY PHILIP sLOMOvITz

A new field for Jewish social
research has opened with the adj
mission of the Territory of Alaska
as the 49th state in our nation.
While it is known that Jews
have lived in Alaska for more than
100 years, very little is known
about their continuous functions as
a community or about their Or
ganizational life as religious en-
tity.
1t has definitely been established
in several earlier studies that in
dividual Jews have explored Alas
ka; that they have participated in
the numerous gold ruShes; that
there were Jewish traders there.
But until very recently, there were
no firm Jewish roots in Alaska.
ALASKA WAS discovered by the
two Russians, Bering and Chiri-
kov, in 1741 and was then declared
Russian possession. The Rus
sian American Fur Company,
formed in 1799, encouraged trade
between the newly-diScovered ter
ritory and the United States. Alas
ka was sold to the us. for 81, ,20O,-
OO0-2 cents an acre-in 1867. A
dispute over the AlaSkan-C Canadian
borders was adjusted in 1908.
These dates may be very vital
to Jewish historians and demogra-
pliers in their search for data
about Jewish experiences in Alas
ka. In the 125 years of Russian
control of the territory, there be-
gan fur trading and fishing. Jews
are believed to have shared in
both activities. While government
restrictions and Determinations
may have curtailed their partici-
patton in fishing, fur trading GER
tainly Is believed to have attracted
Jewish skill.
TT is NOT to be inferred from
this, however, that the Jews who
were active in trading in Russian
held Alaska were Russian Jews.
In all probability, they were main
ly from neighboring Canada, with
sprinkling of American Jews.
When the United States acquired
Alaska, Jewish interest in the ter
ritory increased, and adventurous
Jews came here by way of Wash
ington and California.
Thus, with Seattle as the final
point Of embarkation from this
country to Alaska in the '80s and
'90s. the Klondike and Yukon gold
rushes were attractions for Jews
as they were for non-Jews. In q
sense, this new attractions to the
northwest also was responsible for
Jewish migration movements to
Washington.
A TYPICAL example of the set
tiers in Alaska in the late '90S was
a former Detroiter, Herbert Rob-
inson Greenberg, who died last
year at the age of 80. Greenberg
left Detroit for California in 1895.
From there he went by boat to
Seattle. and from Seattle he went
took him nine months.
Greenberg joined the Klondike
Gold Rush and staked three sue
cessful gold-producing mines. He
was in the habit, on his visits to
his great-grandnephews in Detroit,
to present them with gold nuggets,
and he was called "Uncle Nugget"
Greenberg lived in Alaska from
1897 to 1854. He built the first
Alaskan radio station and it was
later taken over by the US. Army.
His children now live in California.
THE THREE major Jewish per-
sonalities whose names are asso-
ciated with Alaska are Ernest
Gruening, the former governor of
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1958-08-22
Morrison To Address
Ladies Bikur ChoIim

Attorney General Robert MOrri-
son, Democratic gubernatorial
candidate, will address the Ladies
Bilxur Cholim at 2 pm. Aug. 81
at the Jewish Community Center.
The public is invited. Refresh
ments will be served.
The group will hold its following
meeting at 1880 pm. Sept. 9 at
Beth FL Congregation.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1958-08-22
Bond Okay SOUGHT

. WASHINGTON (JTA - Ampal
Israel Corp. of New York is seek
ing the governments permission
to sell So, ,289, 100 worth of 10-year
discount debentures to raise funds
for Israeli agricultural, industriab
and commercial enterprises.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1958-08-22
Reclamation VILLAGE

TEL AVN (JTA)-The first set
tlement on newly reclaimed land
of the former Huleh swamp OF
northern Israel was inaugurated
in July at Tel Zammul.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1958-08-22
OUR U.N. NEWSLETTER M
U. S. FinuIIy Establishes
Policy For Middle East
By SAUL CARSON

~
UNITED NATIONS, N Y. - This much is certain, in
the view of qualified observers here: The United
States government whose comngs and goings in the Mid
die East have been without specific direction for so long,
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1958-08-22
Cornerstone Laid

JERUSALEM (JTA)-The corner
stone for an American student
center at the Hebrew University
here was laid at an academic con-
vocation. It win be a $4OO, 900
building.
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'Girard Victims
Family Accepts
u. 5. Payment

soMAdAHARA, Japan. Jan.
20 R.--A United States Army
claims ofiicer today delivered
62s.ss6 yen ($i.74s.32) to the
husband and six children Of
the woman Specialist sc VIII
liam s. 0irard shot 10 death.
II. Col. Joseph L. Haefele Of
Nocona. Tex. added 604 yen
fsl.40) OF his own to bring the
payment Of consolation
money" to a round $40, 1000 yen.
Then he knelt before a Shinto
shrine dedicated to the late Mrs.
Naka Sakai and knelt again In
the mud TO put flowers on her
grave.
Akikichi Sakai. the husband
Of the scrap scavenger Girard
killed while ON guard duty on
an Army firing range. said in
accepting the money: II don't
want to receive money at the
cost Of my wife. However.
think to refuse any longer
would 90 against the sympathy
Of the people so I hereby re-
ceived this money but I do not
thank YOU for II =.
II win spend II for my chill
dren's future including educa-
ton. clothing and food. Also
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-29

their proficiency. bearing. dis
position and conduct.
II really appreciate the
squadron's action" said the
career Marine from Worcester.
Mass.
To Stay In Corps
II guess I'll stay In the
Corps" he said last night and
the word had q familiar ring.
He had stood In the courtroom
after his conviction and said.
I'm stay In the Marines II
they'll have me-"
The cOurt-nartiai sentenced
McKeon to reduction from stan
sergeant to private. q bad con-
duct Discharge. q s2T0 fine and
nine months In prison.
Mr.. Thomas eliminated the
discharge and the fine. cut the
prison term to three months
and upheld the reduction In
rank.
McKeon has been stationed
at the Cherry Point Marine Ali
Station since shortly after his
conviction. He first was at
tached 10 an OUTFIT which SUBJ
sequently was shifted to Beau
fort. 8. c.. Just a few miles
from the route Of the death
march,"
The march Of the recruit
platoon into the creek-''tc
teach them discipline" Nc
Keen faid--caused reorganiza-
ton Of Marine training meth
DDS.
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Condemned 81
Termed q Moron

SENDAI. Japan, Jan. 20 tF1.
"A Japanese court psychiatrist
said today the FIRST American
sentenced to die In Japan Is "a
moron whose mentality is near
non compos mentis mot OF
sound mind)."
DR.. Tsunehisa Takeyama tes-
titled In Sendai higher court on
results Of his three-month ex-
animation Of colored Pvt. orvis
Boone, IA. Of Galveston, Tex.
who has been sentenced to be
hanged for murder. arson and
robbery.
Another court psychiatrist.
Or. Toshimi Ishibashi. said Pvt.
Boone's japanese girl friend.
Shigeko Sasaki. 20. also is a
moron but her low mentality
does not prevent her from
adapting herself TO normal So
cial life"
She also Is sentenced TO be
hanged. Both have appealed.
Both pleaded insanity In
their Japanese trial for the
fatal strangling Of Kikuko Mu-
raki, %. a friend Of Miss Sa-
saki. on September 4. 1856.
They robbed her and then tried
10 burn her home and the body
J inside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-29
McKeon Making Good
On 'Best-Morine' Vow

CHERRY POINT. N. c.. Jan.
70 (R.--when then-secretary
or the Navy Charles Thomas
reduced Matthew c. McKecn's
general court-martial sentence
for leading the Paris Island.
s. c.. death march," the.
Marine ex dril instructor
vowed:
I'm try to be the very best
private in the Marine Corps"
That was in late 1856. sew
eral months after the April 8
night march Of Recruit Platoon
II into q tidal stream where
six recruits drowned.
Pfc. McKeon appears on the
way toward realizing his vow.
He has been named the Janu-
airy Marine Of the Month" by
the All Weather Fighter
Squadron'il4. Of which he Is .
member.
Given Opportunity
McKeon's selection also gave
prophetic meaning to Mr..
Thomas explanation that he
reduced the sentence TO give
McKeon an opportunity to
build for himself q useful and
honorable career I hope and
believe that he will avail him.
self Of this opportunity"
The Marine OF the month
was chosen by vote Of squadron
members from among nominees
selected for such factors as
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. Red . Rose
. Hunter Green
. Light Green
. Beige . Cocos
. Grey
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United Front Voted
On Northwest Renewal

The LeDroit Park Civic AS
ISOLATION last night voted 70
Cooperate with neighboring
civic associations in an area
council TO present q united
front on the proposed North
west urban renewal project.
Lawrence Smith. president OF
the LeDroit Park group. said
the other civic associations
joining In the council win be
East Central. Central North
west and Bloomingdale.
The meeting was held ct 40
T street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-29

I win build . tombstone for my
wife" K8l
0irard. %. was convicted Of
granddaughter by q Japanese
court. given q three-year sus-
pended sentence and sent home
to Illinois for discharge. He
claimed the killing was q mis-
take.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-29
Cannon Towels
in Solids and Stripes

Big, thirsty 22x44-in. Cannon
towels in solid shades of
green, yellow, white, rose or
blue or in decorative
stripes of white with aqua,
blue, rose. yellow or CHINA
mon.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-08-13
Massi|Ion 800 Picnic
Ticketed For AUG. 24th

MASSILLON, Ohio - A
picnic will be staged on Sun
day, August "a, by Croatian
Fraternal Union Lodge 600.
The site of the outing will
be the well known Joseph Ma
tesic Farm, located in Nav
ARE, Ohio, which is near Mas
sillon.
Watch for the sign and
Henry St., which you will
follow across the railroad
tracks and reach the
grounds within 2 minutes.
The festivities will get un-
der way at noon.
Music for dancing will be
supplied by the Sokol Record
ing Tamburitza Orchestra
and. the committee will see
that there is an ample amount
of barbecued lamb and re-
freshments available.
We invite all our members,
young. and old, and our many
friends of the area to attend.
KarlO KOlich, Sec'y.
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organizer of our Lodge 374,
who came here from his home
in Oakland, California.
AS a first act of friendship,
our reception committee ar
ranged that a photograph be
taken Of bro. and Mrs. Man.
dich and bro. Kezich, and then
bro. Mandich soon learned
that CFU members in Rock
Springs are as human in Curl
osity and appreciative Won
derment as they are in other
localities.
The photo appeared in the
next mornings issue of our
local daily and, Immediately,
our bachelor members began
to appear on the scene to ex-
tend fluctuations, which bro.
Mandich thought was to hon.
or him.
Imagine his disappointment
when he discovered that he
was merely party of the Sec
ond part" and that it was Mrs.
Mandich's attractiveness on
the picture which drew all the
visitors.
Wo perhaps discovered
just a trace of jealousy,
which, however, was short
lived with the appearance
on the scene of Catherine
Cetinich, also q member of
Oakland, Calf. She quickly
captured the attention of
our bachelor members, on
whom bro. Mandich had
just begun to frown.
Croatian Day in Rock
Springs, marking the Golden
Jubilee of our Lodge 374, was
most memorable for me.
I will be anxiously await
ing the day, soon, when my
new friends will come for a
longer stay so that again,
with our bears, buffalo, deer,
elk, and antelope, coupled
with the vastness Of our ma
jestic plains, we can greet one
fine man, the Supreme Pres
ident Of our great CFU.
Frank Plemel, Pres.
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be brought back home.
The company agreed and
Vlaho returned to the old
homestead. Gone was his
dream of a career at sea; of
becoming a ships captain.
! Three days after returning
home the youngster got a ter
rible headache.
Still suffering three days
later, he watched his moth
er prepare a meal consist
ing of cold meat and a sal
ad heavily sprinkled with
onions. She warned Vlaho
to 60 easy OH the salad, for
she felt the onions would
further imperil his health.
But he ate to his heart S
content.
Later that evening he star
ted to bleed profusely. The
bleeding continued through
the night and the entire next
day. Unable to stem the blood
letting, the mother called a
doctor.
The doctor checked Vlaho
from head to foot and replied:
"If he didn't bleed like he
did, he would be dead by
now"
With this the physician
gave his mother a list of the
food Vlaho should eat and
left. She followed the instruc-
tons and Vlaho soon re-
gained his health.
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Farrell Members Set
August II As Date Of
First Annual CAD Fete

FARRELL, Pa. T h c
Croatians of Farrell, namely
CFU Lodge 126, the Sloga
Junior Tamburitzans, the La
dies Auxiliary of the Civic
Club and the Croatian Ath-
letic Club, will sponsor a pic
mic, known as Croatian Ath-
letics Day, on Sunday, Aug
ust II, at Shady Grove loca-
ted on Route 18, Sharon
Greenville Road.
The highlight of the day
will be the Mushball Game
between the Old-timers and
the Athletic Club, beginning
at 200 pm. The game played
at the last picnic on July 6
ended in a tie.
Music will be furnished
by our own Sloga Junior
Tamburitzans, beginning at
800 pm. They will also
present a special program
at 1880, doing some of their
fine songs and dances.
Later in the evening, at 6
pm, there will be more music
by the popular Serenaders Or
chestra, a well-known local
band.
Available will be that deli
cious barbecued lamb, done
by the master, Joe Dzapo, and
refreshments to suit your
taste.
Emil Bossick, Chair.
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The Story of Designer o Old NCS Diploma = VII
v|aho Bukovac Artist Par Excellence Man Of The World

CONTINUED from Page 81
missed the case. Captain X.
was furious.
A Captains Revenge
When their ship was ready,
they left England for Con-
stantinople.
En- route, Captain K. deci-
ded to make Vlaho pay for re-
fusing to testify - lie - in
his behalf in court. He forced
the young cadet to work long
hours. More often than not,
the lad rested but six hours;
at times only four hours.
The skipper had a cure
for this WEAKNESS. He
would heave a bucketful of
water in Vlaho's face. On
another occasion he went
to his cabin to get a gun.
He wanted to take a shot
close to the youngsters
hair.
But the. members of the
crew got to Vlaho ahead of
the captain and the boy didn't
have to go through the ordeal.
No one knew how close he had
come to dying at the hands of
that maniac.
Bleeding Saved Life
When Vlaho's father heard
about the near-shooting of his
son, he went to the ships
headquarters in Dubrovnik
and demanded that the boy
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UNITED STATES
Proposer

1,doe p~,.o...
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1T Math Kovacevch, Los Angeles, CAL 81 All 900
81 Franjo Rudar Chicago, ILL., Al 4O2 $4,000
John Baron, Benwood, W. Va. ...... 26 379 10000
Michael Batch, Johnstown Pa. ...,..21 28O 24,SO0
288 George Bach, Indiana Harbor Ind. 18 256 187OO
126 Mike Golub, Farrell, Pa. ....... 20 242 241OC
17O William r. Vician, Gary Ind. ... 13 237 171O(
"a Rudolph Karlovich Anaconda Mont. 36 226 $4,000
20 Mary Julian Chicago, ILL., ........... ~ 225 233O(
148 Nick Sarc Chicago, Ill. ..... 225 $1,000
185 Milan Skrtic, Campbell, Ohio ....15 213 $4,000
561 Mary Marold Flint Mich .......... 21 2O2 1890
ITO Sylvia Niksic, Gary Ind. ........15 1876 169O(
423 Ivan Babch, Aliouippa Pa ....". 16 1874 1900
437 Tom Satina, Bentleyvle Pa. .....16 1874 10000
Julia SHopn, S. Chicago, Ill. 16 Ill 145O(
Joseph Rukayina, Etna, Pa. ...."...15 100 13,1O(
Al Anna Rescic, Cleveland, Ohio .... II 158 157O(
IS John Mkan, Rochester, Pa ........ Is 155 162O(
72O William Zvitz, Aliquippa Pa. 16 154 1460(
374 Nikolna Glavota Rock Springs Wyo. ~ 151 2O7O(
80 George Maljevac, Cleveland Ohio 90. Is 149 125O(
III John Stefancic, Los Angeles, Calf 148 1O6O(
146 Mary SAutln, Versailles Pa. ...."21 146 154O(
40 Frank Ivelch S. Chicago, III. IL 14S 11,8O(
III Rose Antonich, Los Angeles, Calf. 10 141 95O(
154 Anne Novosel, East Chicago Ind. 18 141 15,5O(
II Matthew Zvonar, Denver, Colo Is 1873 15,4O(
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388 Daniel Corak, Nidvale, Utah .... 26 1873 2O8OC
548 John Kosovec, Slovan, Pa. ..~.. 18 136 14,2O(
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854 Krsto Bozulch, San Pedro Calf. 1873 9OO(
Is Valentine Grohar, Joliet, ILL., 125 9,2O(
963 Anton klObuchar Clearing iii. l25 1,OOC
598 Maria Cvetnic, Mcdonald, Ohio .. IL 123 11OO(
439 Matilda Mataya, Seattle Wash. .. II 121 1890
so John Narancich st. Louis, Mo. ... 10 119 1866
80 John Rumora, Columbus, Ohio ... Is lis 1890
355 John Jurisich, Ety. MINI. ."...-... lis 8,1O(
$50 George S. Ralich, Fontana Calf. Ill $500
541 Joseph Zegar Trafford, Pa. log 8,1Ol
BIG Anton Spratz South St. Paul. Mimi. IL 104 10000
222 Helen B. Svagc Granite City, H.. IL 1O2 $500
"A Joseph Puskarich Mckeesport, Pa. Is 1O2 13,5O0
749 Agnes Mikulich Chicago, ILL., ..... 16 1Ol 1890
Al Paul Ceh, MiIvale Pa. ........... 80 5000
1874 Mary Cvetan, Monessen, Pa. ....... IL SO $500
351 Petar Drazic, Detroit Mich ....... IL 81 l12OO
278 Angelo Ribarich, Summit, III. 9 5000
" Mike Cindric, Uniontown, Pa. ..... 81 5000
Ii Peter Bahoric, Steelton Pa. ...... 21 80 $4,000
80 Fabian Markoyich, So. Chicago, ILL., 80 6,O0Q
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Luka kezic, Oakland, California, In
Spotlight During Rock Springs Fiesta
Huge Crowd On Hand For Gala Salute To
5Oth Anniversary Of Wyoming Lodge 374
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the Yellowstone National
Park.
Although a strong believer
of the Creator of Heaven and
Earth" he, until that day,
had never dreamed how much
earth" the Creator actually
created in Wyoming, inter-
changing the vast regions
with mountains, tr e a m S,
lakes and desert, separating
this vastness by the clearest
Of skies and sunshine, such as
one never sees in Pittsburgh.
What, No Skyscrapers!
Knowing that this vastness
would overwhelm him, we pre-
vailed on our State Highway
Department to mark Highway
No. 1877 at intervals of ten
miles each, beginning with
215 miles as he left the Park,
so that he constantly knew
that in time he would get to
Rock Springs.
Throughout the Park, and
all along the trip here, he was
greeted by bears, elk, buffalo,
and he marvelled at the size of
our jack rabbits, until one of
my rancher friends n Pinedale
explained to him that what he
saw racing across the high
way at a speed greater than
that Of his automobile were
not jack-rabbits, but antelope.
When the ten-mile mark
ers showed bro. Mandich
that he was nearing his des-
tination, he began to look
for 1O-15-2O story skyscra-
pers, which would indicate
to him the location of our
fair city.
No one had told him that
God provided us with suffi-
cient ground, so that we need
not build up into the air, as is
necessary in the larger East
ern cities.
Last Of Organizers
Upon his arrival here, he
Immediately met with bro. Lu-
ka Kezich, the only surviving
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Now he was ready for
whatever the future may hold.
NEXT: - His second voyage
to America; from the Atlantic
to the Pacific via the Panama
Canal; making friends with an
Englishman.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-08-13
Port Arthur Members Proof Positive
OF Society's High Standing In Canada
Supreme President And Wife Rate Huge
Welcome During Short Stay In Ontario
Continued from Page 81
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ton with q heart

rector of program broadcast
over a local radio station and
the son of our worthy and
deserving secretary of Lodge
S73, brother Mato UlakOvich.
Visit Well Publicized
Our arrival in Port Arthur
was prominently announced
with pictures in the local
newspaper.
On Sunday afternoon at
two o'clock, l was given the
opportunity to talk over Ra-
dio Station CFPA in our Gro
attain language during the
program directed by young
doe Ulakovich.
After short greeting, |
invited the members and lis
tening audience, particularly
the new y-immigrated, to
come to the mass meeting
which would be held that
evening in thu e Croatian
Home.
Later, we heard many
favorable comments about
my talk. and especially from
our older folks, some of whom
told me that they were moved
to tears at the pleasure of
hearing our beautiful Croa-
tian language over their local
radio station for the first
time.
The meeting in the eve
ming was attended by a
large audience of members
and non-members of the
Society, who attentively
heard my talk on the object
and purposes of the Croa-
tian Fraternal Union in
America and Canada.
A warm welcome was eX-
tended to us in behalf of
Lodge 679 "St. Nicholas" by
brother Angel Rukavina. He
emphasized that he, as an old
member Of this lodge, was
extremely happy because this
was the first time in twenty
years that the two lodges Of
Port Arthur held something
jointly.
1t was his hope that this
would be only the beginning
of mutual and harmonious CO.
operation between the two
lodges, for the good of the
members in this city and Of
the Croatian Fraternal Union
in general.
Protected By Bylaws
In behalf of Lodge No. 873
"Stjepan Radio, Mrs. Man
dich and l were welcomed by
brother Rudolph Toplak.
He suggested that visits by
the supreme officers and Off
cials of the Society to our
members in more remote To-
calities should be more fire.
quent.
That would" said brother
Toplak, create incentive not
only to our older members.
who almost exclusively head
our lodges, to more diligent
and cooperative work in the
future, but would also acti-
vate g willingness to work and
love for the Society in the
hearts OF our younger genera
ton"
After an outline of the So
ciety's history, | devoted the
remainder OF my talk to our
Canadian membership.
Icuoted statistics on our
'membcrs in Canada, on the
total life insurance of Ca
nadians in the Society, on
other benefits of member
ship, and finally on the So
ciety's assets on deposit in
Canada either as cash in
banks or in bonds with the
Receiver General at Otta-
wa.
Almost all monies which
our Canadian members con-
tribute into the various funds