davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Tundra times., 1963-12-23

pleted navigation projects at Dry Pass, Egegik River, Gastineau, Nak- nek, Rocky Pass, Wrangell Mar rows, Neva Straits and the Apoon Mouth of the Yukon.
 Flood control projects were com- pleted at Fairban ks, Juneau, Seward and Hyder.
 This year four projects were vir- tually completed at a cost of $2,- 470,000. Harbor basins were dredged at Homer, Juneau and Sell dovia and an anchorage basin neared completion at Wrangell Nar- rows.
 The year 1864 will mark new departure for the Corps of En- gineers Civil Works with the start of hydroelectric project at Snet- tisham near Juneau. It will be cost Her than the cumulative total of all preceding civil works in Alaska, estimated at $35,000,000 without transmission lines. The project will be significant in the development of the Juneau area where it will meet a growing demand for electricity.
Tundra times., 1963-12-23
Corps of Engineers Has Completed Civil Works

In 52 years the Corps of Engineers has completed 32 harbors and other civil works projects in Alaska cost ing S15,878,865, about the price of a medium sized deep sea harbor.
 The program started at the mouth of the Yukon River in 1911. The latest project completed was a small boat basin dredged at Ninilchik.
 The river mouth job was for navi- gation safety during the gold rush days. The channel was used by the picturesque sternwheel river boats making the run to Dawson City and back, in month or less, loaded with golden glamour. The boat basin at Ninilchik on Cook Inlet is har- Dor for fishing fleets.
 In between are the completed harbor projects at Cordova, Craig. Dillingham;, Douglas, Elfin Cove Juneau, Iliuliuk, Ketchikan. Kodiak. Metlakatla, Nome, Pelican, Peters, burg, Port Alexander, Seward. Skagway, Valdez and Wrangell, a total of eighteen.
 Also there have been eight com-
Tundra times., 1963-12-23
TUN ORA TIM Es

looking at him while getting ready to cook the meat.
 Surprised
 There you are. Are you sick? You're the healthiest looking sick dog I have ever seen. You are-oh, you're cleaning your supootin (gun)."
 Mumangeena changed the tone of her voice in an instant.
 Let me cook this meat quickly and we'll have nice meal. The weather is cold now but it will be nice day tomorrow. Are you going hunting tomorrow? she ask e d quietly.
 "Ill see how I feel in the morn ing,' Nayukuk said.
 This was usually an excellent sign that Uncle Nayukuk would be go- ing hunting the next morning. Knowing this, Mumangeena chat tered happily. Her vehemence was gone completely and the atmosphere in the little sod igloo became easy and comforting.
 Strangely Distinctive
 Shortly after this episode, unfav- orable hunting conditions descended upon the village. It brought with it an amazing change in Uncle Nay ukuk. He became a hunter and a great one. There was something strangely inspirational about the man.
 Nayukuk was distinctive looking man. He was handsome. His reti- cence seemed to fit him perfectly. He had rather large. intelligent, melancholy eyes that gave him an air of asceticism. The rest of his face was fine and he had a dense black mustache. His figure was straight, not fat not skinny-a we'll proportioned masculine build. He was about feet ' inches tall.
 There was another quality about Uncle Nayukuk. He apparently did not fear man or beast He was large ly left to his own designs. No one joshed him to his face but he was subject of much amusement behind his back.
 Nayukuk hunted. Every man in the village hunted and some of them were occasionally successful. So was Nayukuk.
 As days went by, all the men ceased to take any game-except Uncle Nayukuk Every few days he would come home with a seal, some- times two When he came home, his eyebrows, lashes and his mustache would be covered with hoarfrost from the bitter cold.
 Determined Hunter
 He went hunting every day-de-
Tundra times., 1963-12-23

there was, as usual, frequent per iods of nagging on the part of Aunt Mumangeena due to Uncle Nayu- kuk's lackadaisical attitude towards hunting. His philosophy seemed to have been that as long as there was food in the village, he would do as little as possible. He got away with it too, under protest, of course, to an amazing degree or until his wife would get so aggravated that she might burst blood vessel
 Unwilling Beggar
 During better times in the village. much to her disgust, Aunt Muman- geena was forever bringing home pieces of meat from other families. Some women. like my mother and Mumangeenas sist CT, Keshorna, came to mock her and berate her for being nothing but a common | beggar.
 What have you got for a hus- band, walrus? All he seem to want to do is bask in the sun and doze. And when hunger forces him, he gets few clams," mother would tell my aunt.
 Sister. you are cruel to say things like that about my Nayukuk He has delicate health and he has not been feeling well lately" Num- angeena alibied for her husband.
 "Hm, he's the healthiest looking sick man I have ever seen,' mother retorted.
 Sister was Caustic
 Keshorna never turned Muman- geena down but would make her squirm before she gave her a piece of seal, oogruk, polar bear or cari- bou meat.
 Although feeling that there would be little or no chance of returning the favor, Mumangeena said with honest conviction, Sister, you will get every bit as much back when my l Nayukuk gets we'll"
 When. When we're all dead?"
 You should never talk like that to your older sister What is this generation coming to? In our moth- CTS and fathers day. things were never like this.' Aunt Mumangeena reprimanded.
 We didn't have Nayukuks those days either, "Keshorna quickly an- swered.
 Aunt Mumangeena let out a pitt full cry that sounded like a sob. She clutched the precious piece of meat and walked out the door. The biting remarks her sister had made ranked her on the way home When she walked into the igloo. she didn't notice that Uncle Nayukuk was cleaning his 30-30 carbine. She slammed into her husband without
Tundra times., 1963-12-23
Monday, Dec. 23, l963
Uncle Nuyukuk Had Talent for Hunting When Needed

Cu v CCUCu ing, there is something exciting about Nayukuk. He may be quiet and lazy at times, but he is my man. He's good looking too. don't you think, sister?" Mumangeena said coyly.
 Overtaken with sudden urgency, she said, 'I better get home and feed my man. He must be pretty hungry by now. Whats the matter with me anyway? I always talk too much. should have been home long ago.
 You know, Sister, when I did something wrong, like staying too long. Nayukuk never even say any, thing to me. He's a good husband but he sure is hard one to figure out"
 No Slighting Remarks
 Keshorna was not making any sighting remarks to her sister that evening and Mumangeena was not reminding her about it. She had done slick piece of psychology on her younger sister It would be a long time before Keshorna would make any attempt to mock her sis ter again. At the moment, Muman- L, lof; horI in the matter.
 The Bitter Pill
 Keshorna's husband, Weyahok, my father, who was one of the finest hunters in the village, as were many of the men, was only mildly successful during the lean period. The family. and many other families in Tigara, had to swallow the bit ter pill when they were forced to receive meat from the Nayukuk family. Many of them had been known to make sighting remarks about Nayukuk and Mumangeena.
 There was nothing they could do about it. The food was needed and Nayukuk brought it in. This re- suited in no little admiration for my Uncle The village paid him silent tribute and with respect.
 During this period, Uncle Nayu- kuk was his same old self. He nei- ther looked proud of his vital con- tribution nor did he say anything about it. He acted as if he had been through any ordinary times.
 Back To Normal
 Soon after Nayukuk caught his polar bear, hunting conditions be- gan to improve Hunters, once again, brought in game in ample numbers and the village rapidly came back to normal.
 Nayukuk kept on hunting for quite some time after getting the bear. Mumangeena was able to store away meat in our under ground cache. She was very happy wo- man during this time and she couldn't do enough to please her husband
 Back To Old Habit
 However, Uncle Nayukuk, had the habit of ending all good things. He began to relax his hunting. It was noticeable on Aunt Humangeena. AL though she chattered as usual, she smiled less. Due to the recent me- morable effort of her husband, she did not say anything to her husband about hunting for long time.
 The food is our cache was get ting low Nayukuk replenished it by hunting occasionally but, inevitably, it was gone. Mumangeena must have felt somewhat treasured be- cause whaling season was just around the corner. This was one hunt Uncle Nayukuk seemed to relish. He would be going out as my fathers helmsman. He was amazingly well qualified for this difficult job.
 One evening, after being patheti- cally attentive to her husband, Aunt
Tundra times., 1963-12-23
By Howard Rock Times Editor


 It was a joy to watch Aunt Num- angeena in her performance as model wife. It was not hard for her because. basically. she was sweet natured and tender hearted. The reason was that her husband, Nay ukuk. during the past month, had done some remarkable things when his village needed him most.
 She was tender as she served him his food. She lovingly repaired his clothing and she looked after his comfort. She was tender in every way to her husband. Uncle Nay ukuk took all this attention in his usual manner without comment or acknowledgement He either sat quietly or went about his business without ever changing his express sion while his wife gave him her loving attentions.
 HOmely Attention
 It was hard to figure out why Mumangeena never seemed to mind when she failed to get any response for her affections. Instead. she seemed to savor giving every bit of it. Perhaps she and Uncle Nayukuk had little secrets of their own that no one ever knew about. At any rate. to watch Mumangeena giving attention to her husband was anus ing. poignant, homely. all at the same time.
 l used to get impatient with Uncle Nayukuk when Aunt Mumangeena was so attentive and mentally urged him. Why don't you hug Aunt Mumangeena or something?" How ever. f was an impossible wish and Nayukuk kept right on being stolid. silent. unattentive. expressionless to his Wife's attentions
 Lean Period Begins
 The story began during the month Of February. It was one of those times when the Arctic refused to yield or yielded grudgingly. The weather in turn was bitterly cold. high winds. blzzards. Hunters of the village of Tigara were having difficulty bringing in game needed for food. They went out day after day and came back empty handed. Food supplies became low and many people began to feel hunger as days went on.
 Surprisingly WeIl-off
 It was little different in our little sod igloo. Surprisingly, we were better off than some of the families because Uncle Nayukuk was one of the few men who was able to bring home seals occasion ally.
 Before the lean period began,
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termined - silent. His consistent taking of game became the talk of the village. The unbelieving villag- CTS no longer made amusing remarks about Uncle Nayukuk. He began to loom out as the highest ice ridge. People asked, What is Nay ukuk an ungatkuq? tmedicine man?) Or is he great hunter?"
 One evening he came home rather late. Mumangeena and I were wait ing anXiously for him when we saw him coming from the northwest of the village. He was dragging some- thing that was hard to make out in the moonlit dusk. I ran to meet him. He was dragging a polar bear skin with some of its meat in it.
 AS soon as he got home, he went to visit some men, which he rarely did, and told them exactly where the rest of the polar bear meat was. The men got two better conditioned dogteams (most of the dogs were half starvedD and the two teams set out that night to go after the meat. The almost full moon was shining and the visibility was good. The men didn't want to take a chance of the meat being carried away by ice break.
 Unbelievable Performance
 So that was the way it was-an unbelievable performance when the village needed him most, Uncle Nayukuk delivered. Since he never divulged anything, it was unknown whether he knew more secrets of the Arctic or whether he had an un- usual run of luck. It was he who saved a bad situation the outcome of which might have been much worse
 During this time, Aunt Muman- geena was beside herself She was talking as never before. She was obviously enjoying the reverse of the situation. She was now giving instead of receiving. She was liv- ing in the sweetness of reflected glory.
 Gave Happily
 When her husband brought home the seals, she happily cut them up in pieces that would make a fair meal and then she would direct me:
 "Kee, ahkahng Alright, mother). bring this to the Samaroona family This one to Koorook family. I'll bring this to my sister Keshorna myself"
 This was an apparent attempt to get even with her sister when the situation was reversed. Although she never did say it, this thought must have entered her mind, T told you so.'
 Unrelated Chatter
 After entering her sisters house, Mumangeena chattered endlessly, She talked about unrelated matters never once mentioning the cryptic remarks Keshorna had directed at her She was practicing a subtle psychology on her sister while say ing:
 "We are having an unusually cold winter this year. I feel sorry for our poor men who have to hunt in it. The weather should break soon and everything should be alright. This bad situation will not last too long.
 q noticed hole on the right mukluk of my mother today. must patch it right away. I have to make him new parka soon, too. Children certainly wear their clothes out fast. He has been so helpful. I don't know what I'd do without him.
 "As you know, the teacher hired him to make kindling and bring coal into the school. After work ing whole week, the teacher paid him a can of tomatoes. A week be- fore that, he brought home a can
Tundra times., 1963-12-23

He went hunting every day-de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-18

GUS and hum0rleSs, who
cOncisely recOunts the
accomplishments and fail.
ures Of his trOOps-a and
the long-winded martyr,
who prOlongs every board
meeting by IS minutes
with driveling detail on
the per diem consumption
of paste in the library or
whining recitation on the
state of table manners in
the cafeteria.
These reports and &C.
counts Of other PTA activ-
tiles and designs are
made available to all
parents through a monthly
bulletin or newsletter
given each child in school
for delivery home. The
language is inevitably
cute and frequently clOy-
ing. The newsletter edi-
tor, moreover, is usuallya
frustrated journalist. And
wherever children's
poems and stories are So
licited for publication,
there naturally follow the
cries of Politics." and
%Prejudice!" from parents
of unpublished young
Sters. And the newsletter
editor is held to blame
for little JOhnny's failure
to appear in print -even
where little Johnny's Of
ferings have been consist
emily and unblushingly
m0rOnic.
It's fortunate for pub
lie schools and the chill
dren attending them that
there are parents who
find PTA work uplifting
and rewarding. II is un-
fortunate that the methods
involved in this work are
primarily productive of
boredom, fatigue and
pSCty nOSIluIy.
l plan to 60 another
round for the Old School,
but this year I shall keep
two Secretarial notebooks.
The first, for the record,
will state that James F.
Simplemind, President of
the Town Do Coolers,
gave a fascinating lecture
on The Hop Toad Men
ace or They're Using
Our Playground at Night
n -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-18

AVVCS VAA SAAS VkSuAAAS SECS
sion will guarantee a 10
per cent drop in attend
ance for the remainder Of
the year.
If general meetings
can be dull, executive
board meetings can be
deadly. The executive
board is comprised of the
elected officers of the
PTA, the committee chair
men and a faculty repre-
sentative from the school.
Its main functions, as far
as l can tell, are to make
work, to find people who
are willing to do it, and to
report on what they've
done.
N1 OSt Of these PTA
projects" originate in
the ways and means CON-
mittee, whose avOwed
purpose is to raise money
as painlessly as possible.
This goal entails the vol
unteer assistance Of many
mothers and fathers who
might prefer to make a
donation and devote their
family hours to raising
their standards Of home
life.
It's helpful if the
chairman combines the
mathematical capabili-
ties Of a giant cOmputer
with a working knowledge
of the methods Of modern
dictatorship.
There are some
people, as I tried to tell
my children for six years,
who are born and bred"
to work for the PTA.
There are others for
whom this kind Of thing is
anathema. And there's q
third, elite, group of
people who are willing
not only to work, but also
to lead. These are the
committee chairmen,
and there's a touch of
Jekyll and Hyde in al
most every one of them.
One year on the ex-
ecutive board has con-
vinced me that committee
chairmen are special prey
to the power that cor
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-03-20
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S
SALE OF LAND
rCb. II. MaTCh6. 1920

Under end by virtue of the
power of sale contained in
that certain Deed of Trust
executed by Terrell !. R0zi,r
and wife, Dorothy RnIiCr. da.-
cd January |. 1860. and re-
corded in Book 81. page 81, in
the Office of the RceiStrr Of
Deeds Of Columbus County.
North Carolina. default having
been mace in jhy payment o..
Indebtedness thereby secured.
and said Deed of Trust bCin :,
by the terms thereof subject
10 foreclosure, the undcrSign-
cd Trustee VIII offer for Sllr,
al public auction, tn the high
est bidder for cash, at tlC
Court House door in Whuc-
vile, North Carolina. at l2:OI
O'Clock, Noon. ON the 9th dar
OF April. 1868. tie property
To be sold IN this Deed of
Trust is described as follows:
Lying and bcIag in the
Town Of Tabor City, South
Williams Township, Column
bus County. North Carolina,
and more particularly de-
Scribcd as follows:
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-03-20

edge of the A. L. JcsSup
line $50 feet to An iron stake,
new corner; thence i'm "a
NOrthward direction paraI-
lei with Pireway Road lis
feet, more or less, to an
iron stake i'm the Southern
edge of the extension of
Live Oak Street formerly
Brick Mill Road; thence in
a Westward direction with
the southern edge of the eN-
tension of Live Oak Street
formerly Brick Mill Road
$50 feet TO the point of be-
ginning and being part of
the lands as described i'm the
following deeds:
Deed dated March %. 1916.
from J. &. Bell, Sr. and 9TH
ers. to J. c. Bell. Jr., and
wife, as recorded in Book
la, page PA and decd dat
cd May %, 1857. from J. G.
Bell, Sr. and others, To J.
{. Bell, Jr. and wife. as re-
corded in Book 2lI, page
282. Records of Columbus
County Registry, North Car
DINA.
Said property will DC sold
subject To all unpaid taxes and
special assessments against the
said property.
The successful bidder will b.
required To Immediately mako
a cash deposit equal To- five
per cent 60 Of the amount
of the bid.
Posted this 18th day of Feb
ruary, 1863.
Edward l.. Williamson
Trustee
-. f.. McGouGan
Atty.
rCb.2 II .MaTCh6. 1920
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-03-20
WED MAR: 20: 1868 THE TABOR CITY TRIBUNE PAGE :

Beginning at point in
the West edge of Jones
street. Jones Street heinz
shown on the Ralph McCuI-
ium Subdivision as recorded
in Plat Book 5, page 8. Re
cords Of Columbus County,
said beginning point begin
ming at the Northeast corner
OF Lot conveyed by Ralph
McCullum and wife. to Per-
cy HiXton Ward and wife.
by deed dated October %,
1856; thence running with
Jones Street North ; degrees
30 minutes East 100 feet to
an iron stake; thence North
81 degrees 80 minutes West
liS feet TO the line of the
j. w. Ray Subdivision:
thence with that line South
= degrees 50 minutes West
leo feet TO an iron sake in
the Northwest corner of the
Percy HiNton Ward Lot:
thence with the North line
OF Percy HiNtcu Wards Lot
0uth 81 degree - minutes
south 81 degrees 80 minutes
ming.
Being part of the lands
decided by John Ray To Raj
phi MCtullum and wife, deed
dated August Is, 1915, and
recorded in Book 1854. page
50, Records of Columbus
County.
Being the same land as
described i'm that certain
deed dated December 3.
1855, by K. J. McCuIIum
and witc. Edna Jane McCuI-
ium. Ia Percy iIixton Ward
and wife. Frances II. Ward.
aS recorded i'm Book 2II.
page 1872, Records of Column
bus County.
This deed is subject 10 4
deed of trust hereby given
by Terrell !. Rozicr and
wife, To Aiken Loan and Sc
curltS 60. Florence. =. c.
Sud property will bC sold
subject (" all unpaid taxes and
special assessments againS,
said property: and said prop
crty is Sold subject To oil liens
of record that WAS recorded
prior 10 the date of the ry-
C"rding of tie above decd cf
trust.
The successful bidder Will b"
required To Immediately make
u cash deposit equal Ia five
percent 60 of tEc amount
81 the bid.
Posted tins 8Ih day Of
Trustee
Mar13,2O,27,Apr.I
March, 1868.
d. f. McGoucan, Jr.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-03-20

or before the 18th day of Apr
II. 1868 or ten U0) days there
after, at the office of the Su-
pcrior Court of Columbus CO.
unity, in Whitcvillc. North Car
DINA and that a hearing fo-
The purpose of dctcrminiEs
whether or not Patricia Ann
Tyndalc is an abandoned child
by her legal or natural Father
within the contemplation of
General Statute 48-5 is set for
1000 A. M. on the 10Th day
OF April, 1868, III the office of
the Clerk of Superior Court IF
! '".Unih~S County, Whitcvillc,
North Carolina, and said party
Will further take notice that
II he fails To appear and an
Swcr or dcnur to the said Pc
luton, then the said petition
crS will apply to the Court for
the relief demanded therein.
including the adoption of ->i,..
infant for said life.
This the Is day of February.
1868.
Lee j. Greer
Clerk of Superior
Court of Columbus
County.
ID. +. McGUugan, Jr.
Atty.
Feb. 20,27 ,Apr.6.l3
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-03-20
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES
SALE OF LAND

Under and ny vir,uC of the
power of sale contained IN
that certain decd of trust exc
cuitcd by Edward l.. Herring
and wife. Calcna b. Herring.
dated October u, 1861. ana
recorded in Book 80, page $40,
in the Office of the Register
of Deeds of Columbus County.
North Carolina, default having
been made in the payment of
indebtedness thereby secured.
and said decd of trust being
by the terms thereof subject
!" foreclosure. the undcrSign-
cd Trustee will offer for sale.
nj public auction. To the high
est biCd"r for cash. at the
Court House door in White
vile. North Carolina, at 1900
O'Clock. Noon, ON the 10Th day
of March. 1863. the property
/" Toe sold in this decd of trust
Is described as follows:
Lying and being in the
Town of Tabor City, North
Carolina, and bounded on
the North by an extension
OF Live Oak street fOrmcr-
ly Brick Mill Road; on the
East by other lands of J. {.
Bell. Jr.: on the South by
X. X. Rogers land formerly
\. T. JcSSup'S lard) and on
the West by Pircway Road
and more particularly dc
Scribcd as follows:
BEGINNING at an iron
stake where the Eastern line
of Pireway Road formerly
Pridgen Road intcrSccts
with the Southern edge of
the extension of Live Oak
Street fOrmcrly Brick Sill
ROAD and running i'm
Southwark direction with the
Eastern edge of Pircway
Road formerly Pridgcn
Road)) lis feet more or less
To A. +. Jcssup's corner;
thence in an Eastward di-
rcctiOn with the Northern
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-03-20
IN TIE SUPERIOR COURT
BEFORE TIE CLERK

To the legal or natural Fa-
ther of Patricia Ann Tyndalc,
infant, by William Arlon Nca-
SlSnatcd by the name of Eric
IyndaiC, will take notice that
a proceeding entitled as above
mas been commenced in the
superior Court of Columbus
County, North Carolina. before
the Clerk, for the purpose Of
ciicctlng the adoption of Pa
tricla Ann Tynddlc for life,
infant, by Villa marion Nca-
ly and wife, Neatly Bell NcaIy,
and that he is required To ap-
pear and answer or dcmur
/" the Petition for Adoption on