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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-08-13
Joey Hit Puydirt
In Color Contest

A Sevcn-year-old Tabor City
lad who had yearn for color
ing hit paydirt with his efforts.
Joey Granger, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Levi Granger. won an
English bicycle for his efforts
in the recent Kingan Meat Com
pany coloring contest.
The bicycle was presented to
joey on Monday by Mike Kim
merlin, salesman for Kingans.
The presentation was made at
the Piggly-Wiggly where the
bicycle had been on display.
The Gadget laden bicycle
didn't phase joey in the opera
ton.
After the pictures had been
made and the bicycle was rolled
cut on the sidewalk. Joey made
two or three attempts to board
It unSucccsSfully. However. with
the assistance of the Kingan
salesman Joey was straddled the
bar and pcdalcd off To show his
prize to his little friends.
Joey was in competition with
thousands of other youngsters in
the ColOring contest.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-08-13
I. /. Harrison
Dies Sunday
AT Hospital

r. c. HARRISON. 81, farmer
of the Joyner Swamp section
died at A A. M. Sunday in Com
munity Hospital here after an
Hhesss of five months.
Funeral services we're con-
Quoted in Gurley Baptist Church
Tuesday at 4:3O p. M. by tn,
Rev. Leroy Elvis. Burial fol-
lowed in Princeville Cemetery
directed by Harkwick Funeral
Home. Graveside services were
in charge of Woodmen of tn,
World.
MIR. HARRISON was son of the
Me Carson and Mrs. Nellie
Blackburn HARRISON of Horny
County.
Surviving are his widow. Mrs.
Elizabeth Graham Harrelson: a
son. Lloyd Wilson Hartelson; two
daughters. Alice Faye Harrelson
and Carolmarie HARRISON; a step
son, Buck Wilson Graham. all of
the home; two brothers, Liston
e. HARRISON and Lenwood F.
Harrclson Edna Bernice MiXsoers
Harrelson, both Of Loris; three
sisters, Mrs. Edna Bcrnice Max
son, Miss Lenora Harrclson and
Miss Lila Pearl HARRISON, all of
LoriS.
Mr.. Harrelson was a member of
Gurley Baptist Church and of the
Woodmen of the World.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-08-13
Friends Entertain
For Miss Da1Ves

Among those entertaining for
Pat Dawes, popular bride-elect
are:
Mrs. Ella Dune Eleazer, Aug
usta Georgia, who gave a tea in
her honor Saturday afternoon,
July 10Th.
Mrs. James M. Edwards, Sr.
and Mrs. William Adams enter
tanned Friday, afternoon, July
25th in Johnston for Pat, with a
lovely drop-in. Receiving with
the hosteSSes were Mrs. c. Fost-
er Boone Of Orangeburg, Mrs
Ernestinc Floyd of Greenville
and Mrs. James Edwards, Jr. of
Johnston.
Mrs. Charles F. Dawes, Mrs.
>. Watson Dawes and Mrs. L.
Barnes. Dawes, Jr., sisters-in-
law of the bride, gave a lunch
con in her honor Monday, at
the Pink House, Myrtle Beach.
Wednesday morning, Miss
Dawes was honor guest at a
morning coffee given by Mrs. C..
d. Prince, Mrs. Park Webster
and Mrs. Billy Webster of Loris.
Pat and her friends enjoyed a
lovely party Thursday evening
at the home of Mrs. Charles Nc
Queen with Mrs. Richard Weld
on of Bamberg as co-hostess.
! Members of the wedding par
lty and out of town guests were
entertained after the rehearsal
Friday evening at the home of
Mrs. Eldridge Prince, with Mrs.
Essie Dyson, Mrs. Douglas Bail
ey and Mrs. S. F. Horton as CO.
hoStesseS.
On August ninth, Miss Shirley
Jenkins of Charlotte, Miss Peggy
Petus of Charlotte and Mrs.
Frank Martin of Columbia gave
luncheon for the bride and her
attendants at Hoskins, Ocean
Drive.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-08-13

FORT BRAGG, N. C-Army
Staff Sergeant Robert T. Sand
ers, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Gordoi
/. Sanders. Star RouteI. Con-
way, S. c., recently was assign
ed to the 317th U. S. Army Sc
curity Agency Battalion. Fort
Bragg, N. c.
Sergeant Sanders. a member
of the battalion's Company b.
entered the Army in October
1882 and was last stationed in
North Africa.
Columbus County's Board of
Shoot in 1851.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-08-13

While no offering can liqui-
date ones debt of gratitude TO
God. the fervent heart and will
ing hand are not unknown to
nor unrewarded by him.
Mary Baker Eddy
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-08-13
Three Lcris Boys
MakeSoloF Flights
From Local Field

Thomas M. Parks, Ben Todd
and Jimmy Bland made their
original solo flights off the air
port OF II. c. Parks in Loris
Sunday, August 10. Several OBJ
served the first solo flights of
the three local pilots who have
took their aviation training with
York'S Flying Service, RamSuer
". c.
The solo flight Instructor was
Edward j. Alfred.
All three flyers repeatedly
handled the plane well and had
no difficulty in the operation.
They were the first individuals
to solo fly for the first time from
the airport of Mr.. Parks
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-08-13
FOWLER VISITORS

Fowler last week were her sist
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Foy ID
ers. Mrs. w. p. Padgett, Mr.
Pargett, and sion. Marion of Tiff
ton. Ga, and Mrs. A. Bennett
and MIR. Bennett of Plant Cit,
Fla. Then on Saturday night
the X. l.. Registers of Cerrc
Godo visited them.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-08-13
ONE-WAY TRAFFIC

One-way traffic will be main
tanned on US sol, from the
Cumberland County line to the
Johnston County line through
the town Of Dunn.
While this portion Of Us So
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-08-13

=. RALEIGH Road defects
were responsible for only IA of
the states 932 fatal auto crack
ups last year. A study by the
Motor Vehicles Department
showed loose gravel and debris
on the road surface accountable
for five death crashes. defective
shoulders three, holes and ruts
one. road under repair three
and other defects two.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-08-13

L. being resarfsoed. one way
traffic will be necessitated.
Highway officials indicate
there will be a delay Of approx
mately twenty minutes over the
One-way route.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-08-13
VISITS IN BENSON

Miss Pat Jolly visited several
days last week with her aut
Mrs. Luther Lee. Mr.. Lee and
son in Benson. She has Visiting
with her this week. a cousin.
Sally Cayre of Union Mill
School and Fair Bluff.
Fuller Of Fuquay Springs.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-08-13

Reflect upon your present
blessing, Of which every man
has many: not on your past mis-
fortunes of which all men have
some.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-08-13
MRS. WORLEY HOME

MIS-. Minta Worley is now
progressing at her near Fair
Bluff after being a patient in
the Mullins hospital
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-08-13

bedroom home, four rooms
downstairs, car port, Alp Lewis
St, Tabor City. $500 MONTH
ly. Contact Mrs. Mable Port
er, phone Redfield 9-5492, or
residence Redfield 9-578O, 2O5
Water ST., Lumberton. Indf.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-08-13
FOR SALE PIANOS-Two nj.

amos in vicinity good as new.
May have by paying unpaid
balance due. Interested part
les may write Johns Piano
Shop, Granite Quarry, N. c.
(Al3,20,27, S3.l0 and l7c)
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-08-13
God has two dwellings: oneFoR RENT: Two .sor, S,..

eS e~o dwellings, one
In heaven. and the other in
meek and thankfulhearts.
Izaak Walton
FOR SALE: One used G. T.. Air
Conditioner "a ton like new.
Cools, coolvents, exhaust de-
humidificS with thermostat
Phone 244l, City. indl
FOR SALE: Three Bed Room
Frame house, practically new
iO8 Anderson Street. Tabor
City. For information call
395l, Tabor City or contact Z.
II. Bryant, p. o. Box 5, Mays
VILE, N. c. 8/6/l3c'
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-03-27

l949 FORD. S85 VIII 2-9413
1853 CHRYSLER New Yorker, full
power. radio, heater. excellent
condition, $780, MU. 1886 after
D. m.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-03-27

1856 FORD Sunliner convertible.
Fordomatic. ThunderDird engine,
extras entering service, sacrl-
flee. sl495. VIII. 3-+47o,
lq49 STUDEBAKER convertibl ble
reconditioned motor. uses very
little gas. Make offer VIII.
1858 CHEVR ROLET "2l0" q
door. radio heater, back-up
lights, windshield washers, tu-
tone green, price S425. KE.
PLYMOUTH 1852, 4 door, heater,
radio, Al motor, tires good,
s225 90 422 East 1l5th ST.
1851 OLDSMOBILE. ''s8' 4-door
sedan, radio. heater, spotlight,
snow tires 1892 East l43rd ST,
UL. l-l5l7.
l948 DODGE pickup, best offer.
444 East l57th ST., w. 6-1070.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-03-27

1856 CHEVROLET. V-8 Bella in
hardtop. power glide. like new
Sl.450. KE. l-9495
HUDSON. 1852 g cylinder Wasp
radio, heater. new mutfler, gooc
body and paint, Sl95. kE. 1864
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-03-27

1851 CADILLAC 4-door, Fleetwood
new tires; first $3.50 takes as is
2l349 Lake Shore blvd.
I947 CHEVROLET sedan. good
transportation buy for $50. 2638l
Fsrringdon, RE. l-5ll3.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-03-27

1856 FORD convertible. Continen-
tai Kit. very clean, many extras,
low mileage, must sell. Err
l-4508
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-20
II:Io

5-StoFIisht Theoter. Movie.
IA Hours. Seven Keys to Bold
pote." le47. Philip Terry. Mar
ooret Lindsey.
Evening star., 1958-07-01

stances, the table was acquired
and presented to Alaska by its
Governor from 1918 to 1921
Thomas Riggs. a grandson of
Baltimore Banker Samuel
Riggs, a cousin of George w.
Riggs.
The house in which the Ter
ritory was born is no longer
at 719 Madison place NV. In
its place is the building that
once was the famous Belasco
Theater and later used by the
USO.
The theater, first known as
the Lafayette Square Opera
House, opened September 80,
1895. Before then the site was
occupied by the house built in
1881 by Commodore John
Rodgers as a residence.
Later it became a fashion
able boarding house, where
John c. Calhoun and Henry
Clay once lived; a clubhouse,
and then the home Of Mr.
Seward.
In addition to gaining fame
as Alaska's birthplace it also
was well known for events the
night Of April IA, 1865, when
Lewis Payne, a cohort Of John
Wilkes Booth, attempted To
slay Secretary Seward in his
sick room there.
Evening star., 1958-07-01

Finally, at a late hour Of
March 80, a treaty was signed.
calling for the exchange of
Alaska and $7.2 million.
Mr.. Seward was principal
signer for the United States:
Baron de Stoeckel for Russia.
And there was an intermediary
Riggs and Co., a forerunner
of Riggs National Bank.
"In those days" Roland T
Carr, senior vice president oi
the Riggs Bank, explained to-
day, "the Treasury did not pay
directly, as I understand it
The Riggs company served a:
an underwater and handled
payments.
The payment was in gold
and I am not sure how it wa:
made. There are two theories
one that the gold was trans
ferred under guard to a Rus
sian warship in the Potomac
and the other that it was paic
out Of q branch we had .ther
on Wall street in New York.
Copies Of the original war
rants and drafts authorizing
the payment under the indorse.
ment of George w. Riggs. COM
pany president. are retained by
the bank today.
"The table on which thC
treaty was. signed" pointed out
Mr.. Carr. ''is now in the state
house at Juneau"
BY an odd set Of circum.
Evening star., 1958-07-01

which they said would stay on
the technical level. This indi-
dated that the conference
might avoid the stumbling
block of political problems.
DR.. Fisk said the negotiators
embark. with every hope, on
what can well be an historic
miSsion-to lay the essential
technical basis for the i'm
Eportant decisions which lie
ahead"
Prof. Fedorov indorsed DR.,
Fisk's statements. Certainly
we are not here to take up the
matter of a test cessation" he
said. This is a matter for the
governments to solve"
But even if the series of talks
does come of, it should be en-
phasized that the conference
has an extremely narrow scope
and that even that scope may
be irrelevant to future nego-
tiationS on atomic disarma-
ment.
Soviet Premier Khrushche1
See GENEVA, Page Al
Evening star., 1958-07-01
TOO BUSY FOR
ROCKING CHAIR

BYPASSlNG the heorthside for a
busy round Of civic and cultural pur-
suits is Mrs. Hhom Hays, who 10
oImost 30. Mary L. Vouehon intro
duces this tiny, energetic great
grandmother on poge BIO.
ANXIETY con present knOtty
problems TO physieoI we'll being, but
il con be overcome. Dr.. Peter J.
Steincrohn deoIs with the topic to-
doy in his column on the Feature
POse. BIG.
BIG RoCKFISH-some Of them
obove the Iesol moximum size--ors
being captured in Chesapeake Boy
this season. chorIes COveIl. The
Stars outdoor editor, cites o fomilior
argument on the Leisure Sportsman
Pose, CT.
TEXAS "oILloNAIRE" Bill Ver-
nor lost his Lone Stor eomposure
when his moehefe revealed O troye Of
Spanish pieces Of eight. :. /. Coff-
man, o professional Treasure hunter,
tell Of the find in the lost Of O
series appearing today on Page
R-l6.
Evening star., 1958-07-01
MiIody Gets New Sizes;
THEY'LL Fit Her to q IT

ons and expensive alterations.
A Commerce Department
statement said the standard
can be applied to all women's
garments with the possible ex-
ception of braSsieres. 1t seems
the size of a woman's bosom
isn't necessarily related to her
other measurements.
The new standard covers
four classifications: misses
women's, half-sizes (for short
er women, and juniors. There
also are three height groups
tall, regular and short - ano
three hip types-slender, aver
age and full.
Thus a lar minus would X
a size IL, regular height, slender
hips: a l2T plus would be q
size II, tall, full hips.
incidentally. trainers of the
standard couldn't find enough
tall women with slender hips
and women over 200 pounds to
correlate measurements to fl
those groups. All other sizes
and shapes are taken care Of.
Evening star., 1958-07-01
BY the Associated Press

lS-year effort to revise the
standard sizes of women's
clothing bore its first result to-
day: A new breed of T-shirt
that should fit milaol to a T.
The Commerce Department
and the National Knitted Out
erwear Association announced
that women's T-Shirts hence
forth will be manufactured and
labeled in accord with a new
voluntary sizing standard.
Based on scientific body
measurements of a representa-
tive sampling of women. the
standards will be adopted later
by some other segments of the
women's ready-to-wear trade.
Starting now with T-shirts.
women viii begin ordering
items according to their dress
sizes
The purpose is to supply the
maximum number of women
with good fitting clothes with
out the need for repeated try
Evening star., 1958-07-01
Lebanon jets
Attack Rebels
Forces RepuIsed
Outside Beirut

BEIRUT, Lebanon, July ]
R.-Jet fighters and mortar'
pounded rebels today in hills
overlooking Beirut. The rebel
advance toward the capital
seemed to have been turned
back by heavy f1repower.
Mountain tribe SIN e n who
pushed into the hills five miles
from Beirut International Air
port were hit hardest around
the village of Ainab.
The rebels, armed only with
small arms. were brought under
a steady barrage as the gov
ernment swung up artillery
mortars, armored cars and jets
The rebels were slowly
pushed back in some areas.
Airport Out of Danger
The International Airport
which has not been closed dur
ing the fighting. seemed to bt
out Of danger for the present
1t is the only one in Lebanon
from which the jet fighters car
operate.
It was the second consecu.
tive day Of fighting in the ares
10 miles southeast of Beirut
Irregular reinforcements moveC
up to the hills in overloaded
taxicabs and trucks, singing
political songs and waving theil
guns in the air.
The rebel attack yesterda.
See LEBANON, Page Al
Evening star., 1958-07-01
BY L. EDGAR PRINA
Star stan Writer

FORT BLISS, Tex, July L.
Army's Secretary Brucker an
nounced today that the first
Nike Hercules atomic missiles
already are on site, guarding
the Washington Baltimore area
At a news conference here in
connection with the Army's
Project Ammo, the biggest mis-
sile shoot in history, Mr.. Bruck-
er also said the successor
weapon to the conventionally
armed Nike-Ajax was poised on
launching pads in the New
York and Chicago defense
zones.
Some weeks ago, the Penta-
gon confirmed that a Hercules
installation was going in al
Davidsonville, Md. There have
been reports that the Nike al
Lorton, Va, is being covered tc
handle the bigger, longer
ranged. atomic tipped Hercules
One of the highlightS of this
second and final day of Project
Ammo will be the first public
firing of the 27-foot Hercules
The missile will attempt tc
destroy a drone Bit bomber
flying at 200 miles an hour
many miles away from the
launching point at the White
Sands IN. Mex.) base.
Yesterday, a Nike-Aja2
knocked down a Bit drone al
81 900 feet altitude and is mile.
distance. 1t was a perfect shot
made before more than 40(
Government, military and in.
duStrial leaders.
The Army win unveil another
Evening star., 1958-07-01
Dillon Becomes
Undersecretury

C. Douglas Dillon today was
sworn in as Undersecretary of
State for Economic Affairs by
Secretary of State Dulles. The
new Office makes Mr.. Dillon
the third-ranking State De-
partment official after Mfr
Dulles and Undersecretary
Herter.
Mr.. Dillon has been Deputy
Undersecretary of State fol-
Economic Affairs since Janu-
ary, 1857. Last December he
took over the CO ordination o1
mutual security programs. Be-
fore taking the State Depart
ment economic job. Mr.. Dillon
had been United States Am
bassador to France and an ad-
wiser at NATO council meet
ingS.
Evening star., 1958-07-01


der President johnson. The
men around a stately hardwood
conference table we're weary
from hours Of discussion.
They were debating the pro-
posed sale of 586, 400 square
miles Of land. Russia was the
seller, the United States-in
the person of Mr.. Seward
hesitant buyer.
Negotiations had been con-
Quoted haltingly for a dozen
years, with neither side de-
termined enough to expedite
matters nor eager enough to
create a furor.
President Buchanan had Of
fered IS million eight years
before. This. reminded Baron
Edward de Stoeckel, envoy
extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary of the Gar,
was not acceptable.
The land, a rugged expanse
of glaciers, mountains and till
able river valleys. lay much zoo
valuably across the Bering
Strait from Russia, he pointed
out.
Evening star., 1958-07-01
DC. Areo Rocket Sites
Get Atomic Missiles

new missile today-the Ray
theon-developed Hawk. This
16-foot Surface-to-air weapon
will fill the unguarded low
altitude gap in the Nations
air defense. The test shot will
be fired at an F-80 jet drone.
The Hawk soon will join the
Washington Baltimore air de-
fense to augment the more
than 20 Nike batteries that
ring the two-city area.
Mr.. Brucker also told news
men that the Advanced Prof.
ectS Research Agency has ap-
proved tentative Army plans
for a moon shot.
1T has given us a tentative
See NIKE, Page Al
Evening star., 1958-07-01
Gifts Called Only
GoIdfine Hobby

BOSTON, July / R.-Enter-
tainer Johnny Howard say:
Bernard Goldfine's only hobby
is giving gifts.
He thinks he's an authority
on Mr.. Goldfine'S gift giving
for two reasons:
/. 1t was a $1,000 gift-s
tip-That Mr.. Goldfine gave
him that led to an acquaint-
ance with Mr.. Goldfine'S daugh.
ter Cynthia.
2. The acquaintance bios.
somed and now Cynthia is Mrs
Johnny Howard.
Mr.. Howard, en- route to g
club date in New Hampshire
said today that Mr.. Goldfint
enjoys seeing people happy"
Evening star., 1958-07-01

embargo list on an item-by-
item basis in Paris.
3. The United States is press
ing the Soviet Union very hard
to increase exchanges of in
formation. The Soviet decision
not to renew the visa Of CHS
correspondent Daniel Schorr is
deplorable, he said. The So
Wet Union is very allerglc to
exchanges of information and
wearing her down is a difficult
and slow process, he added.
4. The Justice and State De-
partments are working very
actively on new legislation to
empower the Secretary OF State
to withhold passports from
certain Communists. Mr.. Dulles
said he hopes and expects a
draft bill will be presented to
Congress shortly.
On the matter of captive
Americans, Mr.. Dulles declared
it is "preposterous" and gro,
tesque" to believe that the nine
American flyers downed in So
Wet Armenia last Friday had
voluntarily or Intentionally
flown into Soviet territory.
Navigation Tricky
He noted that navigation in
the Turkey-Soviet area is
tricky and complicated by a
feeble radio beacon.
Mr.. Dulles said it is almost
impossible to avoid scratching
the Soviet border in that area.
On Lebanon. he expressed
doubt that it would be practical
to seal the Lebanese-UAR bor-
der and added he does not now
think this will be required to
ease the LebaneSe situation.
President Camille Glamour
of Lebanon has indicated ae
may ask the United Nations IL
stop the flow of arms from the
UAR to Lebanese rebels. Mr..
Dulles indicated he did not
want to pass final judgment on
sealing the border until he
could see what kind of case
President Glamour can make.
Evening star., 1958-07-01
In Contact With Rebels
U. S. Air Cadets
Arrive in Tuipei

TAIPEI, July l (R.-Fifty-
fifty seven cadets of the United
States Air Force Academy ar
riveL in Taipei today from Oki-
nawa. They are on a 22-day
tour Of major American and
Allied military installations in
the Pacific.
The group viii fly to Hong
Kong tomorrow, then visit the
Philippines and Hawaii before
returning to their academy at
Denver, Colo. They have al
ready visited Alaska and Japan.
Evening star., 1958-07-01
Alaska Toasts Statehood
With Widest Celebration
Top Event
Since Days
OfGoId Rush

JUNEAU, Alaska, July l (P).
-AlaSkans caught their breath
today after tossing the widest
celebrations since gold rush
days, and looked ahead to q
problem-packed future as the
Nations biggest State.
They poured it on last night,
with whistles, sirens, horns,
bells and fireworks as they
cheered news of the Senate's
passage of the statehood bill.
Street dances followed parades.
In Sitka, onetime capital Of
Russian Alaska, drinks were on
the house.
The Senate action completed
congressional work on the ad-
mission bill, and left statehood
to President Eisenhower who
must sign the measure and to
the voters Of Alaska who must
accept 1t.
With statehood, Alaska viii
bring into the Union a land of
$4,000 square miles-two and
half times the size of Texas
with a population Of about
205,000, including upwards Of
$4,000 Servicemen
There seemed to be no pos
sibility that either the Presi-
dent or Alaskans would reject
statehood. But before Alaska's
star is added to the flag, Q
monumental task faces the ter
ritory in preparing for actual
admission to the Union.
Victory Toasted
However. celebrants who have
fought and dreamed of state
hood for the vast territory set
aside thoughts Of the difficult
period ahead and toasted vic
tory.
At Fairbanks, the Chena
River turned gold--as wildly
happy residents poured dye
into the stream near where one
of Alaska's big gold strikes
lured pioneers and sourdoughS
at the turn Of the century.
At Skagway, the gateway to
the big Klondike gold strike Of
1898, housewives paraded in the
streets wearing embroidered
badges that proclaimed:
Bigger than Texas, better
than California. Alaska-God's
country"
Huge Bonfire Blazes
| At Anchorage. a huge bonfire
blazed long through the over
might twilight in the land Of the
midnight sun.
In every city Of the Territory,
and in its scattered villages and
towns, the celebration went on.
But it was at Anchorage and
Fairbanks, centers for years
Of the statehood movement,
that the merrymaking was
loudest.
At Juneau, the capital and
seat of conservative opposition
to statehood. hundreds cele-
brated and cheered as a model
Of the Liberty Bell was struck
49 times and as scores danced
1 See ALASKA, Page AS
Evening star., 1958-07-01
Lusty Alaska Became q Territory
At Quiet Meeting in D. c. Home

The Territory of Alaska,
which has lived a lusty 90
years, was born in a Washing
ton house amid the quiet talk
of serious men.
It was the home of William
Seward, Secretary of State un-