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, 1963-05-09
HdrveY Alumird
Enters 5 R~edr-Engine
Drive Cars For Race

The lightweight racers
roared into Indianapolis
this week to prove that the
rear-engine concept belongs
at the home of the check
cred flag.
Five rear-engine cars
built by Mickey Thompson
for the Harvey Aluminium
factory team, are trackside
to seek qualifying honors
for the Memorial Day spec
tacle of speed,
THE three new cars have
a more favorable power to
weight ratio than the aver
age Indianapolis roadster"
said Thompson. Calculated
on dry weight, the converts
tlonal Speedway car has a
5.0-to-l ratio, While our IS
models have a 2.9-to-1. This
should enable US to acceler-
ate out of the turns more
rapidly"
Two of the pilots for the
new racers are 1862 worlds
driving champion Graham
Hill and sports car ace Bill
Krause. No driver has
been announced for Har-
vey's titanium special, the
third new car. All three are
equipped with 12-inch
wheels with wide-tread
tires developed by Firestone
and Thompson. Total tire
widths are 9 inches front
and Il inches rear. Ground
clearance is AZ inches.
Knock-offs holding the
wheels are removed with a
power wrench instead of
the traditional hammer.
The titanium special fea-
cures usage Of the space
metal for the entire chassis,
pedals, steering column, sus
pension A arms, radius
Continued on page a
, 1963-05-09

Stunt Night 1862, recently
sponsored by the Junior Glass
of the Christiansted High
School, was a very successful
affair, according to a report of
the committee in charge.
Credit for success of the pro-
gram was the result ofclose
cooperation of some members
of the Junior and Senior Clas-
ses, including Norman Roe
buck, Adele Petersen, Ada
Mae Finch, Carlos Schuster
and Joyce Benjamin. Also to
the faculty advisors of the
Junior Class, John Woodson,
Thomas Behrens and Dan Eek
ley.
The latter three was given
credit for the fine organization
and the training of the stu
dents.
, 1963-05-09
Accidentally Shoots
Friend Showing Him
To Operdte Gun

John Persuade, %, of St. Lu-
cia, was accidentally shot in
his right side and hand by his
friend Wycliff Cornwell with
a Is caliber Italian made pistol
at Building No. 81 of the Ralph
de Chabert Project.
According to the report,
Cornwell was supposed to
purchase the pistol. Persuade
had removed the magazine;
Cornwell not knowing that
another shot remained, pulled
the trigger.
The bullet was found by
Continued on Page A
Police Cdptdin Cele.
18th Anniversary on
v. I. Police Force
, 1963-05-09
PERSONAL MENTION

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Arm
strong are the proud parents
of a bouncing baby boy. The
little fellow arrived just about
midnight on April 25th at the
New York Hospital in that
city. He weighed eight.
pounds at birth.
The little one was named
Douglas Layland. The first is
in honor of his deceased grand
father; the second is his moth
er's maiden name.
Last reports say mother and
baby are doing well; both are
expected here within a week.
, 1963-05-09
CHS Bond 10 Parade
in New Uniforms
In Apprec iution"

A. v. Marasco, Director Of
the Christiansted High School
Band has announced that the
Band will parade about the
center of Christiansted in their
new uniforms on Saturday
morning beginning at 1890.
This unusual appearance has
been agreed upon by the mem
bers and as a musical express
sion of thanks to the commune
ty for the fine support given,
in making it possible for them
to be outftted in their ~colorful
uniforms.
The members expressed the
desire to say thank you" in,
person, Mr.. Marasco said.
, 1963-05-09
Mrs. Dorothv Ford.
NIP Official Spedks
10 CHS Students

Mrs. Dorothy Ford, Vice
President Of the National
Business and Professional
Women's Club, visited the
Chrlst1ansted High School
this morning and addressed
girls from the 18th and 18th
grade classes in a seminar
on What Education Does
for One.
The students gave every
indication Of having enjoy
ed Mrs. Ford's talk and
asked questions concerning
leadership, careers, person
atty traits and other things
of interest.
Mrs. Shirley Eckley,
teacher in charge, thanked
Mrs. Ford on behalf of the
students for having come.
After the seminar, the
visitor was taken on a tour
of the campus by Mrs.
Elena Christian, Principal
OF the CHS.
Stunt Night Program
ut CHO wds nssu4t o4
Cooperation
, 1963-05-09

Assistant Commissioner CHI
ford Plaskett & Captain Jean
Aubain while driving toward
Judith's Fancy, observed a
juvenile, II, with a % caliber
rifle. The youth dropped it as
he saw the officers. He was
taken in for investigation, that
of having an unlicensed gun.
The boy claimed the gun
was given to him by residents
Of a house at Baron's Castle;
Questioned by the Police the
occupants of the house told
Police that they found it on
the property.
, 1963-05-09
EroJor;Lc4oI Pnc:~osS
Professional Women
Elect Officers

Members of the Frederik-
sted Business and PROBES
sional Women's Club met
on Tuesday evening, May Z
and elected Mrs. Delta
Dorsch, well-knoWn educa-
tor, as president.
The following officers
were reelected Mrs. Pau
line Richards, 1st vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Eulalie Rivera,
End vice president and Mrs.
Iva Caroline, 3rd vice presi-
Continued on Page A
Police Officidls Seize
Gun and Juvenile dt
Judith's FuncY
Tundra times., 1963-10-21
One Girls Views On lntegration;
 Answer, Education

Editors note: Following is partial reprint of an article from the new Nenana mimeographed newspaper, "The Roadrunner" It is from high school essay by Miss Audrey Sonny. boy, herself of Indian and Eskimo extraction.
 The problem of school integra- tion in the United States will be solved more easily if the people who are blocking progress are re- educated. Any fine, sensible, edu- cated person would not and could not be prejudiced against all of any race.
 People of culture do not look at others to belittle them or reject them; they look for the good qual. ities only.
 A person should not like an- other person for his looks, clothes or color; certainly it would take a very narrow minded person to do this.
 Re-education will help in having the people think and reason.
Tundra times., 1963-10-21
it struck viciously and mercilessly.
 Intensive Studies
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 Through passage of time, the Esq kimos had learned to respect the grim surroundings under which they live. They had come to regard the Arctic with something akin to being they had to understand. They learned and largely figured out the moods of the country. They learned it's quiet moments and sudden up- heavals. They studied it's calm winds, gales and their effects on land and sea. They studied move- ments of the icefields; studied what winds and from what direction af- fected them. They studied forma- tions of clouds before setting out to hunt and they could tell with amazing accuracy what kind of a day it would be.
 They studied the animals, their habits and the areas they frequent. This was a great requirement. They had to know the behaviorial pattern of every animal they hunt for live lihood. They had found that the only way to live with the Arctic was to know it from every angle-its behavior under certain conditions. In doing so. they learned to cheat the many perils it dealt out from It's many-sided and dangerous nature.
 Yields Secrets
 An so down through centuries the inhospitable Arctic had grud- gingly yielded it's secrets to the Es- kimos who used them against 1t to survive. Even with the vast know ledge they had garnered from the Arctic. the people still had to deal with one of it's dangerous facets its unpredictability.
 Such was the sudden upheaval or the recent vicious storm that did great damage at Barrow. It was freak storm. It had to be dealt with quick thinking and without panic. There were no fatalities. It couio have proven otherwise because the storm erupted without wernlng' It was a storm with murderous ln- tent and it came in cold, freezing weather.
 Heroic Behavior
 The people of Barrow. both white and it's predominantly Eskimo pop- ulation. should be commended for their heroic behavior under the deadly onslaught of the vicious wins ter storm.
 If was a classic example of sur. vival of man in the Arctic.
Tundra times., 1963-10-21
 NORTHERN NATIVES HAVE LEARNED TO LIVE WITH ELEMENTS

According to Helen and Chester Seveck of Point Hope and Kotzebue, the great fields of ice were in the process of forming a solid shield around the land. Cleavage, or lead lines, were not yet permanently set That meant no one knew just where a lead might open. It meant also that there were many patches of open water that froze or in the pro- cess of freezing in the lowering temperatures.
 They went hunting in two diff ferent directions and at different times. Some people wonder whether they met out there on the ice but that doesn't seem likely" said Helen and Chester.
 No Trace
 When evening came, Timothy Oomittuk and James Nashookpuk failed to return. Early the next day, the hunters of the village went out to look for them. They famed out in all directions looking for tracks but the snow had covered them wherever they were. When each Of the hunters came home that even- ing, they had not seen any sign of the missing men. They had disap- peared without trace. It was presumed that each of the men may have attempted to cross over thin ice to make shortcuts and had fallen through. The Arctic had claimed two men of different per- sonalities but who had one thing in common They defied nature in the north.
 Another irony in connection with the two men-each of them left four children with their widows. Except for one of Timothy Oomitttuk's daughters. they are still married and have many children today.
 Dangerous Indifference
 And so men lived in the Arctic Most listened faithfully to their elders and usually lived full span of life. Few other, unfortunately, thought they knew better than the older men and they paid high for their indifference-the loss of their lives.
 A nervy man was much admired by the Eskimos but if he used it foolishly, he became something of a man marked with doom. It was just matter of time if he persisted. The Arctic, it's nature the way it was, and is, never relaxed it's pres sure. It forever looked for weak nesses and once seeing an opening
Tundra times., 1963-10-21

usual manner Such apparent un- concern led his leaders to say sadly, There will come a day when Tim ithy will not return
 Out on the ice one cold day, in the presence of another hunter, Tim othy Oomittuk noticed a likely spot to hunt and he said, T want to get over there and see. There might be some seals there."
 "Its too dangerous. You shouldn't try it. The ice is too thin," said his companion.
 Timothy smiled and stepped on the ice. The distance between firm and solid ice was around 75 yards. He crossed it and went beyond for some time but didn't get anything. To get back, he had to cross the same thin ice Each step caused it to undulate under his weight. With apparent elation he said, That was exciting!"
 Brash Man
 James Nashookpuk was a man of different personality than Timothy Oomittuk. He was heavily built man and was known as one of the strongest men in the village He was brash to the point of being brag- gart. He was one of the rare indi- viduals who openly antagonized his elders. He thought those who gave advice were cowardly and meek. When he hunted he broke every safety rule of his people. | One cold day while hunting, he fell through thin ice and managed to get out on solid ice. He made a dash to the village, his clothes froz- en and his limbs were on the point of freezing when he arrived A man of lesser strength would not have made it. In telling about it later he guffawed as he did SO.
 Gainful Returns
 Because of their daring, the two hunters were better than average. They took many seals, oogruks, be- lugas, walrus, caribou, and many polar bears. They were hunting all the time Indictment weather did not stop them. When hunters stayed home because of adverse conditions, they were out roaming the ice.
 The Fatal Day
 One day in the latter part of Mo- vember, the two men went hunting. Each went in a different direction. The day was anything but perfect. There was a stiff breeze blowing from southeast and a steady snow fall was coming down. The sky was gray and forbidding.
Tundra times., 1963-10-21
By Howard Rock Times Editor

The great storm that staggered | Barrow on October 3, happened so suddenly that even the weather bur eau did not have an idea that it was coming. There was no warning. which meant, the people of Barrow had to do some quick thinking to save themselves during the on- slaught. This they did amazingly well.
 No lives were lost in the savage winter storm that lashed the town with huge waves driven by 80-mile wind. Huge chunks of sea ice were hurled ashore and they swirled around among the houses as the storm flooded the town.
 The wind hit a pile of sheet metal and they took off like kites. One of them slammed into Lawrence Ahmouak and knocked him uncon- scious. Luckily. the metal hit him apparently with its surface. He was the only casualty among some 1850 people living in Barrow. A small percentage of this number represent white people.
 Houses Float, Planes Took Off
 Houses were freed of their foun- dations by heavy waves and they tloated around in the streets. Two of them crashed into the guy wires of a 200-foot radio tower and it fell to the ground.
 Four light planes that were parked near the village took off when the sudden gale hit them Two of them are not accounted for and no one knew how far or where they had gone.
 Fuel Lost
 The most serious loss Barrow suf- fered was the loss of fuel oil. About 1000 barrels were lost when the waves crashed into piles of drums and scattered them helter skelter. Some of them washed out to sea. The Native Store alone lost about zoo barrels.
 Huge oil tanks were ruptured by the force of the waves and they speWed their contents into the streets and into fresh water lake used by Barrow for water.
 When the storm abated, about | 200 Eskimos were left homeless. | Except for three families that were housed in a church, all of the storm victims were quickly taken in by relatives and friends.
 It was amazing and miraculous that no lives were lost in a storm of that magnitude at Barrow. It | brought to mind the fact the Eski- mos have long faced many and ter rible dangers during the span of time in their survival in the Arctic.
 Second Nature
 During the ages past, survival in
Tundra times., 1963-10-21

for so long that it seemed to have become a second noture to the peo- pie of the Arctic. Time had sharp ened their senses to cope with dan gers with rare gift of presence of mind under difficult pressures of stress.
 This was the first requirement to meet the many dangers the Arctic presented. These dangers repre- sented the Arctic's treachery, the unexpected, the lurking and the sudden. With highly developed sense of perception, they learned to recognize them for what they were and met them with knowledge they had painfully gained through the ages.
 Panic Dangerous
 The main tool of combat against the Arctic dangers seemed to have been the difficult manner of meet ing them without panic. They had found out long ago that to panic was dangerous thing. Panic was a condition where the victim lost his reasoning and that was when he be- came a prime target for disaster to overtake him. In the Arctic, to all low panic to overcome one was asking for disaster The north coun- try gave no quarter once it saw an opening.
 Unnecessary Chances
 Another important aid to survival was the importance of not taking unnecessary chances. In the village of Point Hope. this was drowned upon by village elders who, as their ancestors did before them, saw it as a definite threat to life and limb. Hunters. especially younger ones, were constantly deminded not to over-extend their daring.
 Strange Tragedy The advice of the elders did not always succeed as will be shown in the following example-a strange and unexplained incident that hap pened at Point Hope in northwest ern Alaska. 130 miles within the Arctic Circle. In the memory of this writer was a first cousin, Timothy Oomittuk, and another man, James Nashook- puk, who figures in the bazarre tragedy. Both men had notorious regulations of taking unnecessary chances.
 Timothy was not an easy man to figue out. Why he went to the ex- tent of taking dangerous risks was not known. He apparently did not fear for his life. He seemed bent to test his daring against the varied pitfalls of the Arctic. He apparently took strange delight in cheating it. but in the long run he came out second best.
 Fine Man
 Timothy Oomittuk had a per- sonality that was contagious. He was liked by everyone in the vil- lage. If he had any sadness in his lie he didn't show it. To be around him was to have great time and to laugh. His home life seemed happy with fine looking wife and four children.
 His elders, who had learned to take a great liking for him, gave him paternal advice not to take un- necessary risks. He took these with smiles and light-heartedness.
 Carried Out to Sea
 One day, he was carried out to sea. He crossed the wide lead by using cake of ice as a raft using his icepick rod as a paddle. A few years later, he was again carried out but had to use every strength he had to get back.
 A quite strong breeze had come up and he padded his ice raft on an angle to the wind and finally made it in what seemed an eternity.
 Insurable
 The fxUo poor frooad;oc ,roorao@1,,
Navajo times., 1963-12-12

hearing of the loss of the case in
the Circuit Court, at a Council
meeting attended by SakisSie and
several residents of the area, !
offered to try to get the case TO
the Supreme Court of the United
States without any charge what
soever for my services. This was
done, and after | urged the case in
the United States Supreme Court.
the Court unanimously reversed
the Circuit Court of Appeals. 1851
u. S. 1Z3I
4. This was avictory so sweep
ing that the United States Supreme
Court even awarded costs against
the government the first case in
Navajo times., 1963-12-12

five years where this had been
done, and between two and three
thousand dollars we're recovered
in funds advanced by the Tribe
for the help of the people in the
Aneth Extension Area, but there
was one thing the Supreme Court
could not cure: There were no
adequate findings of fact and con-
clusions as to valuation of the
horses and brros of each of the
plaintiffs seized and destroyed by
the Bureau of Land Management.
The Court could not confirm a
round estimate of 500, 600. Had
the proper findings and conclu-
sions been presented to the Trial
Navajo times., 1963-12-12

Court settling the damages on any
reasonable basis, | am completely
confident the Supreme Court would
have confirmed them and that
would have assured full and COM
plete payments to each Navajo, bun
the court had nothing before it to
affirm and had to send the case
iContinued on Page Il J
Navajo times., 1963-12-12

|. HENRY WH1PPLE retiring as
the Navajo Tribes Construction
Superintendent. He has been en-
ployed with the Navajo Tribe since
March of 1857. A farewell party
was given in his honor on Friday
afternoon, Dec. 9th at the Design
6 Constructio on Dept. Fl. Defiance,
Ariz. Whipple is holding Navajo
rug, a gift from the Tribe. (Staff
Photo, R. C. Bilie)
Navajo times., 1963-12-12
:Letter TO the Editor:
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dunn" but all documents in re-
lation to this problem were sub
mitted to the court and we're be-
fore the court when it entered its
decree enjoining the Secretary of
the Interior from the line of action
which he was endeavoring to pur-
sue. Surely, this injunction will
appear elsewhere in your columns
today, for the Naval people should
know about it, not only for its
immediate impact upon their af-
fairs, but because it is historic
incident # great significance to
all Tribes, ConClusiVely estab-
fishing that there is Limitation to
Secretarial power TO interfere in
attorney client relations Of an In
dian tribe.
AS for the Harry Rogers let
ter, reflecting as it doe, col
lateral agitation and al attack
from the sidelineS, it is singular
indeed that your letter, received
November 25th, should constitute
the only invitation | have ever
had to reply to mi isrepresentation
of fact which has been spattered
all over the Reservation for
long time. If they only knew it, the
Navajo people; themselves are
more deeply concerned with the
truth or falsity of charges made
against their General Counsel than
| am. Why?
Because if they should make a
mistake, and either because of
false charges or because the Cen
eral Counsel became sick and tired
of a barroom braWl and left the
NaVajoS to give his attention TO
profeS Sional fields uninterrupted
by mud singing, the Navajo peo-
pie just might have to pay bitter
price for many, many years to
come.
Yet, in spite of the gravity of
the problem, the General Counsel
of the Tribe has never been given
the opportunity which would have
been afforded to any typist in the
Navajo Tribal staff to answer any
complaints about her work. Why
IS this?
Because the objective has been
to destroy the confidence OF the
Navajo people in trusted legal
adviser. The shame for my gov
ernment S that such high officers
should have been involved in this
effort SO clearly that the court
stopped them by Injunction.
Misrepresentari ons which have
been made are as easily answered
as those of Harry Rogers. which
melt away like snow in the spring
when you know the truth. as fol-
lows:
Admin Stration of the 37-1/2
Aneth Extension Royalties
/. The admin stration of the
37-1 /2s6 derived from the Aneth
Extension Area, was except as
noted below. q political or poll
CIV problem TO be settled between
r.F&s s.ap ~ : sSss Z
Navajo times., 1963-12-12

the Navajos concerned in that
area and the elected Council and
officials of the Navajo Tribe and
the government of Utah. The rob-
lem of who was appointed to the
Commis ssion to repre- sent the
Tribe (and the related problem of
preventing any self seeking pro-
moter interested in getting the
job for his own personal pur-
poses). were also political and
policy problems for the Tribe.
2. When the people in the area
oncerned wished TO have the Act
amended, they did the proper thing
in presenting their views to the
Tribal Council and Tribal officers
The Legal Department helped draft
an amendment which was approved
in public meetings in the Aneth
area and by the Navajo Tribal
Council
3. The writer helped to have
the bill introduced in WaShington
as instructed by the Council and
the Chairman. He SO advised the
TWO CounCilmen VIII o came 70
Washington from that area and
they we're entirely satisfied.
4. The admin stration Of the
COmmi SSion in Utah was no re-
sponSibility of General Counsel
of the Navajo Tribe, but when
ever my opinion has been re-
quested on how this complex mat
ter should be managed, | have
said that it should be transferred
to the Bureau of Indian Affairs
which has personnel and ad-
mini strative staff TO handle such
a problem and is better qualified
to determine Navajo needs than
the Commission in Utah.
S. You do not allow me enough
space TO go further into the legal
backgr ound OF this matter, but
it has been our funCti on in the
Legal Department TO assist the
officers and Council as called
upon to do SO, especially in giving
correct legal opim onS as TO the
status of the lands involved in
this part of the Navajo Reserva
tion.
Hatahley VS.. US.
The SaddeSt part of the Rogers s
letter are the misrepre nati ons
and outright falseho in respect
to Hatahley, ct al, VS.. United
States, the Horse Case" in Utah
which can only be summarized as
follows:
/. The case was brought bv
individual Navajos and was not a
Tribal Case. One Milton Omans
representing the Navajos affected
by destruction of their borrOS and
horses, sued the United States
District Court of Utah and got
Judgment for the round figure of
100000.
2. This decision was mani-
rnously reversed on appeal to the
Court of Appeals. (22O F. I'd 666l
3. The under signed had always
been deeply sympathetic to the
Navaios outside Of the Reservation
in Utah and had sought to help
them in ways beyond the scope Of
daHies rs General Counsel. Upon