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The chronicle., 1963-01-08
Market Street figures
blast damage totazs
Witnesses tell
Of nedr escapes
when cufe blew up

Pascagoula citizens and
merchants along sout h
Market Street are still to-
taling damages cause d
Sunday night when Nor
woods Restaurant explod-
ed and burned.
The blast broke plate glass
windows for several blocks,
caused damage to cars, cracked
at least three concrete block
buildings and disarranged mer-
chandise in many Market Street
stores.
Unofficial estimates of damages
were as high as half a million
dollars.
Norwood's Restaurant, owned
by Cloves Norwood and operated
by Gene Dean was leveled by the
blast and burned by the resulting
fire.
Firemen said the explosion was
probably caused by a gas leak.
X. A. Fernando, owner of a
service station located less than
so yards from the explosion, said
today engineers are checking his
building to see if it can be re-
paired.
His concrete building was
cracked in several places. Every
glass in the building was shat
tered.
''But we are lucky" Fernando
said. ''We had just gone home"
j. w. Rogers operates a garage
about 80 yards from the site of
the explosion. Rogers estimates
damages will run over $4,000.
The building, about rs feet by
so feet, was cracked all the way
around. The south end, next to
the restaurant, was knocked out.
Ida Woodward today sat
shivering in her frame house
some so yards from the explos-
ion. The blast knocked all WIN
dows from her home. The back
door was torn from its hinges.
Mrs. Woodward, her husband,
Young Woodward, her brother
Continued on page q
The chronicle., 1963-01-08
Charity houIers
freed on bond

CLARKSDALE CUPID - Two
former Michigan State University
students were free on $1,50O bond
today pending grand jury action
on charges they violated Missis-
sippis drug laws.
The two Negroes, Benjamin j.
Taylor and Ivanhoe Donaldson,
were arrested last month in a
and medicine which they said was
intended for needy Negroes in the
area. Officers said the truckload
included barbitrates.
The charges against the two
will be heard next week when
the Coahoma County grand jury
conveneS.
The chronicle., 1963-01-08
Bid is OKed
tentatively
for schools
Supervisors
hold n1eetinq
in Pas today

Jackson County board of
supervisors to day tenta-
lively awarded a bid on
$4,000 in bonds to finance
work on county schools.
Apparent low bidder with a bid
OF 3.47381 per cent was Scharff-
Jones Co. Of New Orleans and
jackson. Six other bids were SUBJ
mitted.
Bids to serve as dispositary for
county funds were awarded to
PaScagoula-MoSs Point Bank,
Merchants and Marine Bank and
Ocean Springs Bank on a 10000
per cent basis, the same as last
year.
The Chronicle was awarded a
bid to publish board business. Bid
was $50. so a month.
Bids for annual supplies includ-
ing gasoline, road building mater
ial and rental equipment were
taken under adviSernent.
Also taken under advisement
were bids to supply a road roller,
a garbage truck and garbage
body for the truck.
Supervisors were presented N
resolution passed Monday night by
Pascagoula school trustees asking
for extention and widening of GER
tain roads in Bayou Casotte.
Pascagoula is constructing one
school and plans another in the
area due 10 population growth
around the industrial site. The
resolution said road work is need
ed to facilitate transportation OF
students.
Supervisors said they will dis
cuss the matter at a later date.
County engineer A. W. Head
gave reports on state aid pro-
jects under construction over the
county. E. H. Bacot was appoint
ed to secure right Of ways for
spoils on a channel planned at
Bayou CaSotte.
The chronicle., 1963-01-08
FL county n1ishaps hurt Is

drunkenness, two driving while
intoxicated and one running a
stop sign.
Ellzey made IS arrests and
80 were disposed of in court.
His fines amounted to $4O0.
Patrolmen working together
at r0adblocks checked 400
drivers licenses.
Board chairman A. p. Moraf
instructed them to continue
their breakdown on improper
tags.
The chronicle., 1963-01-08
All l-cent
stamps sold
at Pas P0
Unexpected rush
dffer postage rate
changes in ndtion

Paseageula post office
ran out Of stamps Monday
an hour before closing time
- of all things and of all
places.
But the shortage was confined
10 the / cent denomination which
the public bought by the thous'
ands to match other thousands oi
4 centers held in desk drawers
and women's purses.
They needed an extra penny
stamp to mail letters at the new
postal rate of S cents per ounce
which went into effect yester.
day.
It wasn't a serious inconven-
ience. postmaster Arthur v.
Smith said today. There was
more than an ample supply of
the new cent stamps and other
denominations available.
The 4 cent stamps have lost no
value, contrary to the misconcep-
tion of some mailers. They can
still be used at their face value
regardless of rate changes SO long
as the total value of stamps on a
letter or parcel meets regula-
tions.
The faces of aStOnished window
clerks grew redder and redder as
the day moved along, postmaster
Smith said. An additional supply
of l cent stamps has been or
dered.
Airmail also went up a penny,
to 8 cents, but there was less
hurry to use up the z cent air.
mailers on hand.
Both the basic 5 cent ordinary
and 8 cent airmail stamps were
offered in booklets at 81 and So
without the old penny per book
charge and the public seemed to
regard this as a bargain. There
was a great demand for books.
If Congress feared the rate in
crease would slow up mailing, the
example at PascagOula should
indicate such fears were ground
less. Smith said Monday was one
of the busiest mailing days this
year.
He also said the mailing public
in Pascagoula was well-informed
on the new rates. Not many
letters had to be stamped post
age DUE to be collected from
addresses.
The chronicle., 1963-01-08
Pas Lions back
Bloir candidacy
for district post

Pascagoula Noon Lions Club
endorsed the caaldidancy of men,
Der Jim Blair for district governor
Monday during the groups weekly
luncheon at Cotita's. Walter
Smith, president, presided.
The club voted to buy a banner
for the newly-formed Gautier
Lions. The noon group is a CO.
sponsor of the new club. Billy Mil
ler of Pascagoula High School
was introduced as Junior Lion
of the Month.
The chronicle., 1963-01-08

Three patrolmen, o. r.
Thornton, Matt Cox and How
ard Ellzey, made Ill arrests Of
which 98 of the cases were
disposed Of in court. Fines
t0taled $1495.
A breakdown for each patrol
mans work is:
Thornton: eight accidents, three
injuries, nine arrests, two fu-
nerals, five escorts, six reck-
less driving. nine speeding. two
The chronicle., 1963-01-08

one public drunkenness, two
driving while intoxicated, four
assists to motorists.
Cox arrested 80 and disposed
of all his cases. His fines
totaled $3.50.
Ellzey: four accidents, -four
injuries; one fatality; 10 assists,
four funerals, two escorts, five
public drunkenness, 10 speed
ing, one improper equipment,
one improper parking. Il no
drivers licenses. two public
The chronicle., 1963-01-08
Shooting Of man
ruled accidental

KOSCIUSKO CUPID - Coroner
Ben Miller said today he had
ruled the fatal shooting of John
NJ. Blanton accidental.
Blanton, a 56-year-old mechanic,
was found dead at his home Mon
day with a rifle which fired the
fatal shot lying nearby.
The chronicle., 1963-01-08

improper equipment, IL no
drivers licenses, two public
drunkenness, four driving while
intoxicated and two running a
stop sign.
Thornton arrested 43, dis
posed of IS cases in court and
his fines were $615.
Cox: nine accidents, four in
juries, four funerals, three es-
corts, four reckless driving, two
speeding, six improper equip
ment, Is no drivers licenses.
The chronicle., 1963-01-08
Railroad worker
crushed to death

ARTESIA CUPID ~ A 55-year-
old railroad ernploye was crush.
ed to death here last night when
he was penned between a diesel
engine and a box car.
Authorities said Charlie Eller.
bee of Artesia was inspecting the
new engine in the Gulf, Mobile &
Ohio yards here and apparently
did not see the boxcar being
moved toward the engine.
The chronicle., 1963-01-08
Gather

Generally fair and continued
cool through Wednesday. Scat
tered frost again tonight. North
erIy winds 10 to 20 miles per
hour. High today IS, low Wed
nesday IS.
Middle Gulf-N0rtherly winds
10 to 20 knots and partly cloudy
weather today, tonight and TO-
morrow.
Coastal -- Mostly northwest
winds s to Is knots and clear
to partly cloudy weather today.
tonight and tomorrow.
The chronicle., 1963-01-08
Women called
for Jury duty

OXFORD CUPID Several
women are among the 65 persons
called for grand jury duty in US
district court here Tuesday. Il
is the first time women have been
summoned for jury service in the
north Mississippi federal court
district.
The chronicle., 1963-01-08
December toll
report is given
to supervisors

Jackson County patrolmen in
vestigated 81 accidents re-
sulting in Is injuries and one
fatality during December, &C
cording of reports submitted to
the board of supervisors Mon
day.
Tundra times., 1963-05-06

ducks and geese for food when these birds are available in the Arctic.
 Bounty Of God
 Yes. the taking of ducks in the Arctic Alaska and Canadian Arctic is of vital interest to the natives. Its extinction would greatly affect their economy.
 At the height of the duck con- troversy at Barrow. one of the leaders of that big village said of the necessity of taking ducks for survival:
 When God created this world, He made sure that everyone in diff ferent parts of the world can sur- vive one way or another. When He placed the white people, the In- dians, and the colored or other people in parts of the world where it's warm, He made sure that they could survive from the land by growing crops for food.
 "When He placed us in the far north he made sure we could sur- vive from the land by hunting birds for food. It's as simple as that"
Tundra times., 1963-05-06
Pt. Hope Gets Many Belugas
By Andrew T0Oyak Point Hope Correspondent

The first white whale, or beluga, was caught by Antonio Weber's whaling crew on April 20, second by Allen Rocks crew, third by Laurie Kingik's. Aliens crew caught two more and Kingik's crew got another. The last one caught was by Amos Lanes crew.
 I saw one black bowhead whale on Sunday, April 10th. Andrew FranksonS crew chased it but it was little too far away when he tried to strike it. His harpoon fell short.
 That was the first big black whale I've seen in four and a half years. I hope Point Hope whalers have good luck.
 Since coming back from Colorado. we have been very happy visiting with our relatives.
 I have been taking pictures for your paper and am just about to finish one roll of film.
 The oldest man in Point Hope died of old age on April Is. Old man Macheena was believed to be over 100 years old. He was one of the greatest Eskimo dancers in the vil- lage. ,
Tundra times., 1963-05-06

Convention of 1916, along with the United States and Mexico, tried Sikyea and found him guilty of shooting a duck out of season. He appealed and was found innocent.
 Not Applicable
 Justice J. H. Sissons, of the Ter ritorial Court of the Northwest Territories, before whom Sikyea's s appeal was heard, made his judge ment on, the ground that the Migra- tory Birds Convention Act did not apply to Indians who hunt for food and did not curtail their hunting rights.
 Contained in his decision was the following:
 From time immemorial, the h. dians and the Eskimos of the north and their wives and children have in the spring taken migratory birds for food and will continue to do so and this has been and is necessary for their survival and well-being. The effect on the bird population is negligible but it would not matter if it were otherwise"
 Will Be Watched
 The Crown has appealed Mir. Jus tice Sisson's decision. The date was net set but it is believed the case will be forthcoming in the near future.
 The forthcoming case has aroused unusually strong interest in the Interior Department and Justice Department at Washington, D. C. and among the branches of the In- terior Department, U. s. Fish and Wildlife, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and other departments. National and international organizations will watch.
 The Alaska State Government and it's branch offices will be vi- tally interested. And. of course, the Dominion of Canada and its central government will be watching.
 Expectations
 Among this great array of nation al and international groups, with no less, if not with greater inter- est, will be the Eskimos and Indians of Alaska and Canada. These peoples have a great stake at hand that will be weighed in the court of law.
 They will watch with intense in- terest the outcome of this trial. They know that the outcome will have great bearing on future de- cisions at Washington, D. c. and the State of Alaska, concerning their status on this question of abo- riginal rights - the right to take
Tundra times., 1963-05-06

sea, occasionally rising only to skim low over the water. They are usually about a quarter of a mile out and more. They are rarely hunted. if ever, on their southerly migration. At that time, the na- lives are busy fishing with nets on north and south beaches while others move to their summer camps.
 Pressure Still On
 The drama of an age-old custom that refuses to be extinguished and duck season law enacted for temperate zones still goes on and is putting it's unrealistic pressure on the natives who hunt ducks for food.
 Although the Interior Department in Washington quietly gave sanction to Eskimos to take ducks for food and advised then that they should not give wildlife agents cause to arrest them, but it has not given a directive. or order. to the agents to relax their enforcement of the law made originally for the lower states and not for Alaska. where conditions are altogether different, seasonally speaking.
 Apprehension
 As a result, the Eskimos are ap- prehensive under these conditions. They are afraid that more arrests will be made. They say. "When we take game for food, we should not be forced to feel guilty because of game laws" They think that game laws are not applicable to them. "These laws are not fit for us," said James Hawley, of Kivalina.
 In the meantime, apprehension and the feeling that they should comply with the law has hurt them, economically. The main feeling re- mains that they do not wont to De ueIlleu OI d source Ol IOOQ they have had for centuries.
 Ray Of Hope
 There is ray of hope in the dis turbing horizon of the duck contro- versy. The tide that has gone against the natives, on what they think is their inherent right to hunt ducks for food each spring, received a shot in the arm in their favor, not in Alaska or Washington, but in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. A legal precedent has been made there.
 Michael Sikyea, a treaty Indian near Yellowknife, had shot mal- lard duck on May 2, 1862. He was arrested and jailed for shooting a duck out of season. Canada, being co-signer of the Migratory Birds
Tundra times., 1963-05-06
By Howard Rock Times Editor

 a pressure ridge next to the beach. A moment before he had seen a huge flock of ducks Winging their way directly toward him. They Were flying low. That was good. Just the way he wanted them - flying low.
 He quickly examined his qilami- taaq to see if the strings were not twisted or tangled. The ducks were now almost directly over him, He stood up suddenly, swung his qilamitaaq once or twice and heaved it skyWard The ancient weapon scared into the air and tangled it's string on the wings and necks of one of the flying ducks The duck. unable 10 use it's wings effectively any longer fell to the snowy ice below.
 This was one of the ways ancient duck hunters brought down his quarry for food - the cider duck. Qilamitaaq, his weapon, was made with five oval shaped ivory or bone weights, each one strung with braided sinew and fastened to duck wing feather grip
 When thrown, the qilamitaaq flared out like the claw of a hawk. When it connected with a flying cider duck it entangled it's wings rendering them quite useless. Thus. cider ducks in the Arctic were hunted in the manner described for thousands of years past.
 Way Of Life
 Spring is now coming on in the Arctic regions of Alaska and Cana da. With it will come great flocks of cider ducks on their annual mi grafton to the north. The Eskimos are anticipating the appearance of the elders and are craving them for food.
 After a diet of other meats for a whole year, the coming of the cider will be a significant and satisfying change. Whether the cider duck provides needed vitamins is not known to this writer. but he does know there is strong craving for it.
 Whether it is an acquired taste or whether it is needed in the sys- tenn of the Eskimo makes no diff ference. The cider duck is an ur- gently needed food in the Arctic. It is way of life molded through use down through the ages.
 As any animal. it's appearance in the succession of animals in the Arctic. the cider duck triggers a mood peculiar to itself in the life of the Eskimo. It has definite mean ing - it enhances his well-being. It is an unmistakable part of the scheme of things, a definite facet in his mode of livelihood - an in- disputable part of his way of life.
 Great Migration
 In this month of May. the first of the great flocks of cider ducks will make it's appearance over the horizon from the southerly direc- tion following the coast and on up north toward Barrow, finally wind ing up in the Canadian Arctic. Migration starts rather casually | 1t then intensifies toward the end of May as the days grow warmer. Then. great flocks in frequent suc- sessions begin to wing their way north. They fly in varying alti- tudes, undulating slowly now and again, flying invariably in V-for- nations, their cries mingling - showing darkly against overcast or sunny skies.
 They wing north. tens of thou sands of them, in seemingly endless numbers through sunlit nights and days. Occasionally. they glide down toward open leads to light, to rest and swim around and to dive for morsels in the sea.
 King Elder
 Two species of elders are pre- . dominantly seen in Arctic Alaska, fha Kin1 EiIn,,
Milford chronicle., 1963-11-29
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Milford chronicle., 1963-11-29
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
CAPE MAY LEWES FERRY
CONTRACT NO. 202
BREAkWATER LEWEs
TERMINAL

Sealed proposals for the above
project will be received by the Del
aware River and Bay Authority at
the Administration Building, Della
ware Memorial Bridge. New Castle.
Delaware, until 10:30 y. NJ, EST,
on December 2, 1863. at which time
and place said proposals will he
publicly opened and read.
The project Is located on Della
ware Bay, Immediately east of the
L. S. Coast Guard Station at Lew
es. Delaware.
The work included in this Con-
tract consists of the construction of
feet in length of the mounded rub
bile stone type, with approximately
125, 900 tons of stone.
The employment agency for this
Contract shall he the Della ware
State Employment Service, 801
West Street, Wilmington, Della
ware, and/or the New Jersey State
Center, Salem, New Jersey.
All work under this Contract
shall begin within ten (10) days
after the execution of the Contract
and shall be completed on or before
august l, 1864.
Monthly payments will be made
for ninety 600 percent of the con-
struction completed each month.
Bidders must submit proposals
upon complete forms as provided
by the Authority for bidding pur-
poses, and must submit with their
proposals a statement concerning
prior experience and performance
records, proposed plant and equip
ment, financial condition and per-
sonnel who will supervise the work
Each proposal must be accom-
panied by a certified check in the
amount of ten Q0) percent Of the
total amount of the Proposal, but
not to exceed $40, 200. 90, and a
surety bond in the amount Of fifty
(50) percent of the total amount of
the Proposal.
The envelope containing the Pro-
posal must be marked Proposal
for Contract No. 202, Breakwater :
Lewes Terminal for Cape May :
Lewes Ferry"
The Contract will. be awarded or
rejected within. thirty 800 days
from the date of opening Proposals.
Therright is reserved to reject
any or all bids.
prosp ctive bidders may obtain
Contract Documents from the
-Authority's office at the Admins
tration Building, Delaware Memoir
ial Bridge, New Castle, Delaware,
on or after November 1S, 1863, upon
| ($25. 00) per set Checks shall he
made payable to the Delaware
River and Bay Authority Contract
| Documents need not he returned
and no refunds will he made.
AUTHORITY
DY: J. H. Tyler Mcconnell.
4 Chairma n
William J. Miller, Jr.. Director
November Is, 1863
New Castle. Delaware 11-22-2t
Milford chronicle., 1963-11-29
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