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Tundra times., 1962-12-17
Warm Christmas Festivities Al the Top of the World

luks, kneeled on Mary's left.
 The shepherds and wisemen came in succession, similarly dressed, while native Presbyterian church deacon solemnly related the nati- vity story in Eskimo to the atten- tive audience.
 A flutter of congratulations which we children were too sleepy to really appreciate, came from the audience after the program ended
 Each of our families went home content with the whole afternoon's proceedings. We children had had a long day, so we were. tired and sleepy.
 It did not take much inducement from our parents for us to go to sleep. However, before we went to bed, we made sure that our stock ings were hung on doors and win dow sills so that Santa would not forget to fill them.
 As I remember it. the Christmas morning weather was very cold. But our home had the brightness and cheerful of a warm summer day. We were together and happy.
 Treats and Presents
 After a breakfast of porridge, bread, and tea, we children scamp cred to the doors and window sills where our stockings hung, now bulging and knobby with tannik food (white mans food such as candy canes, oranges, apples, and cokes) and small plastic dolls and cars. A We ate the oranges and apples slowly because it would be a whole year until stocking time again. But, we usually forgot quickly about such fruits as we began. playing with our new dolls and. cars.
 For many of the families, Christ mas morning was also a time when new parkas and mukluks were given as presents. However, there were few families who did not have caribou fur, seal skin, ol money to buy cotton cloth for the outer covering of parkas.
 The more fortunate would give their worn but still usable parkas (Continued on Page D
Tundra times., 1962-12-17

grudgingly, needed food for Arctic people.
 Polygonum is a leafy plant that grows on the tundra, hugging the ground instead of growing upward. The leaves are green, shooting from the center. The tip of each leaf has splash of rust color Looking at the plant from above, it has the appearance of burst of green spray interspersed with rust.
 Long Roots
 The main root of the plant, which grows straight down and has one or two branches, sometimes grows eight inches long. The large base of the root reaches 5/9 of an inch in diameter. Since the root grows straight down, it is quite easy to pull it out cleanly by taking hold of the leaves.
 Mice gather this root for the long winters supply of food.
 To store them, the busy little ani- mals dig just beneath the grassy tundra, a surprisingly large cham Der, usually round in shape, about
Tundra times., 1962-12-17
By Howard Rock Times Editor

In ancient times and down through history, people have had low opinion of mice. Learned men have devised ingenious traps and chemists have manufactured many poisons to eXterminate them.
 Although there are undesirable ones in the Arctic, there is one type of tiny, industrious mice that has won the hearts of EskimoS. These mice work fervently gather ing food for man.
 Through one of natures bounti- ful and unique systems. they pro- vide polygonum roots to Alaska na- tives who relish them as delight full change in diet.
 Without doubt, the resourceful- ness of Arctic mice in gathering suc- culent roots can be compared to bees in. the temperate zone that manu- tacture honey.
 The Arctic's little mice store pro- digious amounts of these roots in the tundra to furnish, perhaps
Tundra times., 1962-12-17

Grand Camp
 Alaska Native Brotherhood December 6, 1862
 Dear Brothers:
 Thank you for the sample copy of your fine newspaper In a state such as ours, where there are such vast distances between communities, your newspaper will help to draw us all closer together Enclosed is check for my subscription.
 Do you know about the Alaska Native Brotherhood? If not, I would like to inform you of the purpose of this organization. The following is Article l, Alaska Native Brother hood Grand Camp Constitution:
 "The purpose of this organization shall be to assist and encourage the Native in his advancement from his Native state to his place among the cultivated races of the world, to oppose, to discourage, and to overcome the narrow injustices of race prejudice, to commemorate the fine qualities of the Native races of North America, to preserve their history, lore, art. and virtues. to cultivate the mortality. education, commerce, and civil government of Alaska. To improve individual and municipal health and laboring con- ditions, and to create true respect in Natives and in other persons with whom they deal for the letter and spirit of the Declaration of Inde- pendence and the Constitution of the United States"
 am sure that you will agree that these are all goals well worth striv- ing to attain.
 Cordially,
 tss Percy Hope '
 Grand Treasurer
Tundra times., 1962-12-17

Alaska Indian Arts, Inc.
 Port Chilkoot- -Haines, Alaska November 28, 1862
 Dear Editor:
 We noted an article in your Mo- vember 18th issue whereby I was at Santa Fe, New Mexico. I was at the school recently, accompanying the famous Chilkat Dancers, who put in two shows while there for the school and the towns people.
 I'd like to be able to play the piano, but a World War II booby trap sort of left me little shy of three fingers on the right hand. However, the boy you were men, tioning (and I wish was that young again) is Charles Goodwin. who was my foster-home boy for several years.
 He just wrote yesterday to tell us that he is the assistant music teacher (honorary, although he is teaching). l wish could get him to write to you as he is very clever and quite funny.
 When the Chilkat Dancers went to Santa Fe, via Las Vegas where they performed at the American Society of Travel Agents Conven- tion, we took two of our dancers from Haines, Wesley Willard, my craft assistant and Nathan Jack son.
 Although Jackson is somewhat among the older boys, being 24 years old. his art talent was shown to the staff at the Institute of Am- erican Indian Arts and he was ad- mitted to the school; a very for tunatee; event.
 Of the present members. at the school, Goodwin, Porter, Martin, Blackmore and Jackson, all these boys are key members of the Chil- kat Dancers and we left some .cos- tuning down there SO that they could perform when called upon.
 We were without the female members of our group, but quickly trained Corrine Paratrovich of Kla- wock and used six other girls, all of different tribes, and who did a very fine job. Irene Simon of Hooper Bay and Lucy Ann Mazenna of Nome added several Eskimo dances, and we must say, were tremen- dous hit.
Tundra times., 1962-12-17
Monday, Dec. v, 1862
Tasty Yans

Te prepare them another way, the mother of the house cooks them in boiling water. When cooked, they taste quite similar to sweet pota. toes or yams.
 Unique Provision
 And so, the industrious little mice that gather great quantities of poly gonum roots for the long winters supply of food have been very valu. able little animals to Eskimos down through the ages. They are living proof that not all of species is bad.
 The ancient Eskimo, in his search for variety in food, depend upon mice to provide this pleasant change in diet.
 As one of natures unique pro- visions, certainly the little mice of the far north must be credited with furnishing a novel supply of food for the survival of man in the Arctic.
Tundra times., 1962-12-17
MICE THAT FURNISH ROOTS WIN HEARTS OF ARCTIC PEOPLE

roots, the proprietor mouse cuts each root into about inch-long, bite size pieces.
 Leave Some
 As the mother digs out the roots, she gives her children, as Eskimo mothers have from generation to generation, this warning:
 "You must never take all the roots in mouse cache. Take about half of them and leave the rest for the mouse to eat during the winter. If you take all of them, the mouse will starve and die, and it won't be around next year to gather more roots for us."
 Roots are gathered from caches until one or two good-sized seal skin sacks are full. The harvest is taken home for food.
 To prepare them another way, the mother washes the roots with water, puts a heap in a wooden bowl, mixes them with a little seal oil and serves them. Eaten in this manner, they are chevy and half sweet.
Tundra times., 1962-12-17

foot in diameter and foot in depth.
 Some Lazy
 Some mice seem to be more in- dustrious than others and fill this chamber full of roots. Lazier mice fill it only about half full.
 Cache Hunting
 In the fall women and children go out on the tundra in search of root caches. They search carefully each likely spot, in order not to miss any cache, if possible.
 The searchers walk slowly along the tundra testing the ground under foot with each step. Presently the ground underneath a searcher's foot gives way and the mother, or one of the children, locates root cache, then happily announces, Here's one, right here!'
 The mother then slits an opening in the cache just large enough through which to put her hand and forearm.
 She pulls the roots out by hands full In the process of storing the
Tundra times., 1962-12-17
Letter 10 the Editor

The school is wonderful. They have many of the finest Indian ar- lists in the country teaching there. l would say that all of them were making as much as three to six times more in their fields other than teaching, but feel they should help these young people. Dr. George Boyce is a very fine administrator and an exceptionally fine person. The students are very lucky and the good part of it, is that they have come to realize the opportunity of- fered them.
 You may know that we here, in our small way, are reviving the arts and crafts of the Tlinget, which started through young people, and now older craftsmen.
 Sincerely,
 Major Carl w. Hein-
 miller, ret.
 PS: I'd better get your paper - enclosed is a check.
 Editors Note: In our Nov. 19 iS- sue, the name Carl Heinmiller was inadvertently listed as student at the Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, N. M. The name should have been Charles Goodwin, foster son of Maj. Heinmiller. The Tundra Times apologies to Major Heinmiller and student Goodwin for the error.
Tundra times., 1962-12-17
By Katie Egowa

ttCltOrS NQle. MISS tSOWd, O1 Barrow, is now a student at the University of Alaska)
 To my nine-year-old mind, my school mates and I had never been buster: we were preparing our por- ton of the Christmas program.
 Besides having our regular class work, ten of us, five playing the soprano and five playing the alto were practicing Joy to the World and Silent Night, Holy Night" on our tonettes, The rest of the class was practicing 70 Little Town of Bethlehem" and Tt came Upon fthe Midnight Clear" in English.
 To English-speaking people, the last two hymns are easy to learn and sing. But to us who spoke only Es- kimo and who understood very little English ten years ago. learn- ing the English translation of these hymns was hard.
 Now, to reverse the situation which befell us then, here is the Eskimo translation of the first stanza of these hymns for non- Eskimo speaking people to learn.
 O Little Town of Bethlehem Eni mikiruak Bethlehem
 1nyukpaluitchuatin
 Sinyiktilutin kolikni
 Ovlugeat iklaurut
 Tagaluatchuak kauman Sevookatit kangapak
 Elignuktut onuapak
 It Came Upon the. Midnight Clear Kaingarok onuam kitkane
 Koveanaktuak. attum
 Esaguliknin kairuanin
 Atukturaklukik
 Kimaksautairun inyuknitle, Sukpaluingarok humane
 Atukmata kilyugmeot
 Children Nervous
 The afternoon of the 24th was the date for the Christmas program We children knew our parts we'll, but We were still nervous. We were to be the center of attraction dur ing the first half of the program. As we performed our parts, our nervousness left us, for we knew that our parents were pleased with our performance. However, once our performance was over, we could relax and watch the adults play their parts. The Armory Building became hushed when the actors and act resses came on the brightly lii stage. On the center of the stage was platform covered with cari- bou furs.
 Joseph and Mary
 Mary, wearing her new parka and mukluks, sat at the platform with baby on her lap. Joseph, wearing his new parka and muk-
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Tundra times., 1962-12-17
MOST LIKELY A LEADER

The little runt of litter of husky pups usually turns out to be the most intelligent and, more than like ly wind up as leader of dogteam.
Tundra times., 1962-12-17
Letter to Editor

Grand Camp Alaska Native Brotherhood December 6, 1862
, 1962-10-22
Annu Dowdrd is
Crowned Miss ST.
Putrick's School"

In a colorful and fashionable
Coronation ball held last Friday
at st. Croix by the Sea, Miss Anna
Coward of Frederiksted was
crowned Miss st. Patrick's School
1962-63. Looking youthful and
radiant, and smiling gracefully in
queenly fashion, the st. Patrick's
School Senior leaned heavily on
the arms of escort Milt Milligan as
she walked down the aisle toward
her throne. Attired in an evening
dress of lace lined with tafeta
and surrounded by a court COM
posed of a bevy of beauties from
st. Patrick's School, Miss Coward
portrayed an image of queenly
serenity and simplicity as Angus
tin Doward, the Democratic Dis
trict Candidate placed the crown
on her head.
After the coronation ceremonies
several hundred people who were
in attendance continued to enjoy
themselves to the music of the
Wesley Thomas Combo.
, 1962-10-22
Five FloridG Negroes
Sue Restaurant For
One Million Dollors

Five students at the all Negro
A & M University filed a 81 mil
lion damage suit recently claim
ing humiliation and shame as a
result of their arrest last Septem-
Der in a bus station restaurant
where they had been refused ser
vice.
The suit was filed in Federal
District Court in Florida against
the city commission, city mana
ger, arresting police officers, OPP
orators of the Carousel Restaur-
ant and Tamiami Trail Tours Inc,
owners of the bus station.
A sum of $500, 900 in actual da-
images and 100000 in punitive
damages were asked. The suit was
filed by Miami attorney Tobias
Simon on behalf of Rubin r. Ke-
non, James A. Hamilton, Julius F.
Hamilton, Ira T. Simmons and
Patricia G. Stephens.
The five were convicted of dis
turbing the peace after refusing
the managers request to leave the
restaurant and for refusing to
obey orders of police officers to
leave. They Were sentenced to
$500 fines or so days in jail.
, 1962-10-22
Democrats 10 Speak
in Gullows Boy Areu
Tomorrow Night $3.50

It was announced today that
the Democratic Party will cam
paign in Gallows Bay tomorrow
(Tuesday) evening at $50. On
hand to greet the people will be
Gus Coward, the Democratic can
didate for the District of st. Croix
and Ron de Lugo, candidate for
a seat as member at-large
This evening Senator Lucinda
Millin, Democratic Candidate at
Large will address the people of
the Virgin Islands over WIN
Tomorrow evening the Democratic
District Candidate for st. Thomas
will deliver a radio address at g.:
80 also over WIN.
This coming Thursday, October
25, a local holiday, the Democrats
will conduct a huge motorcade
from Christiansted to Frederiksted
This motoreade will stop at every
village to deliver the message of
the Democrats. All Democrats and
sympathizers are urged to attend.
The caravan will leave the jun
gle Casino in Christiansted at 9
o'clock in the morning.
, 1962-10-22
Republican Club to
Meet in Police Court
Room Wednesday,

A general membership meeting
of the st. Croix Republican Club
is scheduled to be held on We'd
nesday evening, October Oath at
8 o'clock pm. in the old Police
Court room in the Christiansted
Fort, it was announced by STAN
ley Farrelly, President.
All members are urged to at
tend this meeting and are also
urged to be on time
, 1962-10-22
Chauffeur to Retire
Along With Aging
Anglican Bishop

The Right Reverend DR.. William
Anderson, Anglican Bishop of
Salisbury, is retiring because his
chauffeur is getting old. Ted Beal-
ing, the chauffeur, is eleven days
older than Bishop Anderson, who
is 20.
In announcing his retirement
Bishop Anderson said: 81 asked
myself how much longer it is fair
to submit a man of his Realing)
age to the long drives, not infre-
quently up to distances of 100
miles, that we were called upon
to share almost nightly"
Mr.. Bealing said that he is re-
.g at the same time as the
Bishop, at the end of the year. /
couldn't drive for anyone else, he
said.
, 1962-10-22
Cone Growers Meet.
Discuss Sugar: Send
Petition 10 Wush.. DC.

In a meeting held yesterday at
the Charles Emanuel High School
at Kings Hill, cane growers from
all over the islands and Crucians
interested in the Sugar industry
sat down and in a sober and in
telligent manner, discussed 1e
recent recommendation by VI
CORP board of Directors to ter
inmate the production ofssugar in
the Virgin Islands, the possible
adverse economic and social effect
it would have on the lives of the
people of the Virgin Islands and
particularly the people of st. Croix
Speaking in favor of the con-
tinuance Of Sugar, Senator Hodge
stated that the Virgin Islands
legislature had appropriated funds
during the last two years to meet
Vicorp deficit and that he felt con-
fident that the legislature could
continue to do this if necessary.
Ron de Lugo who also attended
the meeting, expressed confidence
that the committee on Interior and
Insular Affairs of both the House
and the Senate would turn thumbs
down on the VICORP's recon-.
mendation, particularly since the
Board had failed to keep them in
formed on the VICORP situation.
At the conclusion of the meet
ing the group adopted a petition
requesting that the Virgin Islands
Corporation remain in sugar until
the expiration of Vicorp's present
charter.
, 1962-10-22
Fulbright Schl'ships
Now Ayuiluble. Dept.
Of Educu. Announces

The Virgin Islands Committee
on Fulbright Scholarships an
nounces that applications for
scholarships for the 1963-64 school
year will be received by the De-
partment of Education offices in
ST. Thomas and st. Croix until
November is, 1852.
Application forms have not been
received but information concern
ing eligibility and countries in
which study grants are available
may be obtained from the Com
missioner of Education in st. Tho
mas, or Deputy Commissioner of
Education in st. Croix.
, 1962-10-22
Ron de LUgo and
Gus Dowurd Stump
Country District

Yesterday afternoon Democratic
Ron de Lugo and Gus Coward took
time out of a busy schedule to
stump the Christiansted Country
District. Accompanied by a large
following of faithful Democratic
followers, Coward and De Lugo
lectured at Castle Coakley, Fred
zensborg and La Vallee. At each
estate the Democratic Candidates
received a warm and enthusiastic
reception.
, 1962-10-22
Business, Professional
Women's Club Meets
FriduY. October 26th

The Business and Professional
Women's Club of Christiansfed is
scheduled to meet on Friday eve
ming in the Committee Room at
7:3O, it was announced by Miss
Sybil Barrow, President.
Miss Barrow has announced al
so that plans are now in the MAX
ing to hold a food sale.
, 1962-10-22
Nutionul Pork Truvel
for July & august
Highest in Ten Yeurs

According to information re-
ceived from Superintendent John
G. Lewis, Virgin Islands National
Park, the total number of visitors
for the months of July and August
to areas administered by the Ma
tional Park Service showed the
largest increase in summer travel
since 1852. During the tWo-month
period So, 45l, 900 visitors were
counted in the 1872 Park System
areas, with the July total of
16,745,O 900, for an increase Of 12,5
per cent over July 1861, and
16, 706, 900 during August, an in
crease of 1876 per cent over the
same month last year.
The two-month total pushed the
yeaY-to-date figure to 67,320,000,
a 1910 per cent increase above the
first eight months Of 1861, and
takes the statistical year ending
August 81, over the 77,750,0O0 le-
vel. The total number of visits
to all areas of the National Park
System in the calendar year 1861
total 79,O4O,OOU.
Areas showing considerable per-
centage increases during the July
August 1862 period over the same
period of 1861 were: Fort Vancou-
yer National Historic Site, Wash
ington, 240%; Virgin Islands Ma
tional Park, 122.6%; Jefferson
Continued on Page Al
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Gift for Kennedy

multaneously with publica-
ton in this country.
The WAVES found the
books in a Washington book
store after a six-month hunt.
The WAVES also gave
President Kennedy some
naval prints and paintings.
He was delighted with
them" Capt. Collins reported.
The WAVES are holding
their goth anniversary con-
vention in Washington.
Earlier in the day. dele
gates to the convention were
taken on a tour of the White
House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-27

Shaffer, an airlines flight
captain who regularly flies
the Berlin corridor, and his
2O-year-old German wife
Vera have rented a mill Just
outside this Dutch border town
on the North Sea coast, for
an indefinite period.
After much rebuilding and
painting they have turned it
into a real home. And when
ever they have leave they
come here.
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WindmiIIs Make Great Retreats

CADzAND, The Neither
lands (AP).-An American
pilot and his air hostess wife
like the restful sweep Of a
Dutch windmill for off-duty
hours.
It's the thing among, artis-
tic folks these days to get a
real Dutch windmill for a
home.
Capt. Edward Shaffer, 43,
Of WATERFORD. s. c., was one
of the lucky ones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-27
By the Associated Pres

President Kennedy, a sea-
faring man himself, received
today a rare two-volume his
tory of the American Navy
from women sailors.
Capt. Winifred @. Collins,
director Of the WAVES, and
Comdr. Irene Wolensky, who
is in the Reserves, called at
the White House to present
President Kennedy with the
first British edition Of James
Fenimore Cooper's History
Of the American Navy"
Cooper's work was printed
in Great Britain in 1889 ST.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-11
Two Scientists Identify
Concer-Cousing Action

mitten also fits"
The research as yet has no
use in cancer treatment, but it
may prove a valuable tool for
identifying chemicals that pro-
duce cancer and thus prevent
their use in pesticides, dyes
and other coal tar products
that people sometimes eat,
drink or inhale.
At present, new chemicals of
this sort are screened by ad-
ministering them to animals
a time and money-conSuming
effort. If further study con-
firms this new research, chem
icalS can be shown to be eithef
safe or risky by merely looking
to see if their molecules have
a certain shape.
DR.. Nien-Chu Yang and DR..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-11
b WILLIAM GRIGG
Star Staff Writer

PHOENIX, Ariz., Mar. TO-
Two scientists believe they have
discovered the long sought
mechanism by which some
chemicals cause cancer.
They announced today that
cancer-producing chemicals
like those found in the cram
berry pesticide a few years age
have a molecule shaped like
two other substances that the
body'S cells need.
The body cells may thus mis-
take" the cancer producing
chemicals for one of the chem
icals they need. THE CELL" one
of the researchers said, may
pull on a cancer-producing nit
ten instead of a normal growth
regulating glove because the