The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 31, 1940, Page 40

940. ) THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 1 PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT EDITION e UNCLE SAMPURCHASING REINDEER AS "SOCIAL SECURITY" FOR ESKIMO Natives he People of Alaska A Half of t lOOKS AFTER cquipment along to establish um-‘ | porary headquarters. Valuable in- | THE'R NEEDS struction in gardening and food e e e INDIANS, ESKIMOS to read and speak English as well | ctivities, social wel- | !fare work, hygiene and sanitaticn | and first aid. Teachers travel to| the summer camps by means of mo- | tor boat, taking their camping | Indian Dancers Out of a Colorful Past s pre-schoo PUSSSSSSSSSURSSSE S S | | I | | | | | | cnservation is possible by means | of these summer schocls i highest inteliigence and the finest Medical Division ! degree of devotion are required in administravtive capacity. If those The medical work of the Office - it, and so as the bill passed the Minimum qualifications for teach- ing positions require that an appli- cant must have graduated from a recognized three-year training in- | sible. This is principally done by |people. # phan children were adopted and p iy | the past 10 years are as follows: stitution for teachers, or have a contracts with practicing dentists| The °"‘8‘l"’:1 ‘(’l’“f‘ 1“’“' ;h::‘t;c"‘;;;renrcd with the same care given to M li Ifi 1940 $1,643366.77 | bachelor's degree from a four-year |throughout the Territory, most of | dcer ;”e‘:: o 1;0g O ity reslized, | their own. Conditions have changed. | ver Mulion afld all In| 1039 172410881 | s A et villages y ) .| b 5 : % : | i | University of re cu,:_nznd standing. In _Whom ln_vol 0 numerous v .d%ex An e or Othgress prodiae thav.‘T.he" the resources of nature pro- | -I- " '0 I c " | 1938 1,488,498.15 | Irving McK. Reed, son of former Judge T. M. Reed of addition the applicant must have |in their district in addition to work- | Cong: \ SR &It Bt Shononic needr of te] errioriai Lorters, 1937 125890728 | t : had two years successful teaching |ing in the towns where their omces}““ non-native reindeer will be pur-| o0 "heonle They were free to| 1936 1,084,800.19 | I““e“.“' went ig Nomg a8 a boy of 10 in ‘1900: He has experience )are located. But there still remain |chased by the Govonel}t fo; dIlS- {taxe afl the fur, tiah’ and game il Says olson 1935 1,098.049.11 practiced mining engineering and surveying in Alaska The successful adjustment of per- | many villages which are not reached | tribution gmone. Eokigs - Ane door | aNY time they had the desire. Fur, | 1034 945,431.55 for 27 years, residing first at Nome, and since 1924 at sonnel to living under conditions of |and a constant eifort is being made dians of the Territory. Reindeer| o o0 oo ave now controlled| Cash on hand in the bank bal- | 1933 679.343.62 Fairbanks. He has laid out roads in Washington and extreme isolation has been improved [to extend this ‘werk. ::S“‘:v'i ‘;’]‘;b:g:v‘; yb"m‘:gg‘“:g“'::}}by regulations, The quantities have |ances of the Territory of Alaska| 1932 565,879.20 California; and has held a commission as mineral sur- by employing only married couples | Still the Medicine Man foe Mthe matives will realize the|been decreased. They have become | on March 20, just a few days ago,| 1031 855,037.20 veyor since 1911. While serving for several years as atlnw i "'"Qm Sg[um“sv ki Thex;renezl un::m:lx:::n:t:o:q :‘i‘l“"flut‘ of reindeer for their economic | 2cCustomed to a new mode of living, | Associate Territorial Mining Engineer, he travelled .ex- qualified ‘0"".’:(1:’ n?:- \:{v‘f::")’fewh 0:‘]“:’; anl:edlcal Director, a Super- | ecurity and will once again herd | ;fj;;f;::}?(lf“"}‘fmflf\f‘,“:({i‘\l Mf,d“;”: - - g - ) ) ) )~ " ‘, tenswely_ throughout Alqska, studying mining conditions : spouse is 2 |their deer and thus perpetuate this on. sequently, need for| s and having an opportunity to theroughly familiarize him- pointed as a special assistant. Dur-| ing the fiscal year ending June 30, 1639, approximately 125 Indian and Eskimo people were employed in the | Alaska Service increase over year. This represents an the previous fiscal Indian Apprentice An apprentice program has beer established to enable Indian gradu. | conditions in the native villages. Dental care is provided for school children in as many villages as pos- vising Dentist, and a Supervisor of Nurses with headquarters at Ju- neau but all of whom spend much o1 their time in the field directing the work of the various units. The native people have been quick to appreciate the value of | modern medical treatment and while a limited extent in some places they still cling to the old teachings ates of teachers colleges to seoure of the medicine man, for the most the required two years' training in \part they readily accept health practice teaching to enable them to services as fast as they can be qualify for regular teaching posi- Three first-year and four second-year apprentice teache rs‘ were employed during the 1938-39ing accepted gladly, so that the na tions. year. Four of the second year ap- prentices have received regular ap- |tected against such communicable | pointments as teachers. A limited number of schools for native children were tablished during last summer. Many | children who accompany their par- | ents to fishing and hunting camps are reached through the medium of such schools. Otherwise, they would not have an opportunity to attend school. These summer ses- slons provide opportunity to learn brought to them. This is particu- cine, all immunization measures be- |tive population is far better pro- |disease as smallpox and diphtheria summer |than is the white population. | Reindeer | During the ten year period between curity was provided for the Eskimos of Alaska, In those early years United States revenue cutters an-| nually visited the coast villages on the Siberian shores, as well as the/ Fskimo villages along the Alaska| 1891 and 1902 a new economic se-| be used as first planned when in- troduced food and clothing to furnish the native into Alaska, for {un important industry | Arts and Crafts In 1935, by an Act of Congress |the Indian Arts and Crafts Board was created for the purpese of pro- moting the economic welfare of the Indians and the preservation of | their arts and crafts. It has been | noticeable during the past several |vears that Indian made goods were {on the decline. Such | foreign and domestic competition, |and machine made imitation, were i | o factors as| | mos prided themselves upon caring for the orphans. the indigent and the aged by their own efforts. Or- | ritory is as great as among the white population. Old Age Assistance. relief among the natives of the Tvr-i | | made avail- | able under the Social Security Aet,g applies to natives as well as whites. With this in mind the Territorial islature accepted the Social Se- y Act for all res] aska over the age of 65 years. The | Territory did not, however, accept | the Social Security | i i i Ak, as appli—wi ! cable for dependent children, It isi i i | | i Jarly true Of DrEVENUALIVE MEUi- | s mommommoem e omom oo amomrom ———-aoamomos @ | FRANK A. BOYLE 5 Candidate for AUDITOR TERRITORIAL PRIMARY ELECTION APRIL 30, 1940 ] o (o | | | | ! | < NEAR RECORD 1932 and 1933. Cash bank balances of the Terri- torial Treasury, as of March 20, for House of Representatives PRIMARIES, APRIL 30, 1940 [ ] VOTE for M. Candidate for Democratic Nomination Your Vote and Influence Sincerely Appreciated. MeCALL IN oo e - 0 € € B 0 PR —————— At | | | report on the platinum mines had charge of the R. F. C. He had charge of the fie! tion for the Fairbanks W. P. the Fourth Division and for City Council. He is marrie children. and other possibilities, qualif great natural resources. self with the Territory and its needs. River at Platinum and of Woodchopper Creek and has made many private examinations of mining properties. school and sewer system and helped design them. He served for 13 years as Alaska Game Commissioner for He feels that his experience as mining engineer and acting civil engineer and surveyor, as well as his knowl- edge of the Territory, its mining conditions, agriculture the location of roads and airplane landing fields. believes that the future of Alaskan prosperity depends mainly on roads and landing fields placed at strategic points so as to give fransportation to the Territory's He made the first of Goodnews Bay and also . examinations of Salmon ld engineering and inspec- A. projects for sidewalks, 8 years on the Fairbanks d and the father of three fies him to be a judge of He . ) Office of Indian Affairs of maian Affairs w Alaska has By ':)NITH‘-’““ J “'Mf”‘“’ ::lixnlitles Ar¥ b Sumithed, the Es- ¥ , | steadily expanded from year ln[ elegate to Congress vSen:!lic e:!hil reu:deex;a ltet;’l S]fl:‘sc::t; 1::?:;':&2& A"ll;»:k: “nt‘l-% f]l::'-ll-‘d vear < 1o og p wa N contain herein. ut in -8 ester S V! ave at One of Territory's T e Biraey of ok A Lo T S et detion | ference of the two Houses on the | hand the foundation of social se- ‘ : . et BT e g ¥ (COREERAS vl ard |4 ird deficiency bill, the item was|curity for generations and genera- | Main Agen“es ;‘,{':,‘:,?Lfi“‘]’:: ‘f":m;‘\\,’[,::; :’,"U,:;f the | sodtlement. -of 8 " contovE | S CERER i il et | tions to come. And our friend, Mr R aska for the purpose of organizing wmlclh ;f;llrv ;9‘31:;:\1) 4:1131(;;&}1- the necessary appropriation finally | Taylor, of Colorado, and the others " a medical service. (‘O\II( ) ec‘ Tas o) v‘_] #13 Or“passed both Houses and was ap-‘who assisted in the passage of the General Superintendent The first hospital was establish- eastern Alaska, but. which was Ol | i, u0q by ‘the President. necessary legislation may take jus- The Office of Indian Affairs in| \%u " 5 ooy in 1916, the original | considerable consequence to the na- | Burdick Buying Deer [ tifiable pride in the thought that Alaska conducts its educational Dro- 0T ning the main part of [tives and inhabitants of Weslem | pper “soyeral months delay, | they have brought comfort and a de- Alaska natives by means o' esent hospital. Following that |and Northwestern Alaska, namely,| oyarieq . Burdick, formerly of the | gree of sceurity, otherwise unknown, y schools and two board-| G R0 R R ey slawly untl |the controversy involving the USE| g, .g" geryice, was appointed by to many thousands of the natives The vy schools are 1631 with rfm es!aleshmcnx(, Fo and the ownership and the u_razlmg“me Secretary of the Interior to | of Alaska. stablished at points throughout| o0 oroiner “of four other small| of reindeer and the use of reindeery ..o the Reindeer Act through | R T iy ey R ese (’;"""“;‘"‘01; bospitals at Akiak, Kanakanak, Kot- it essential element of an IN- |0 byrenase and distribution of the | s are large enough to justify schools ustry. | £ al . R bl 2% | zebue, and Tanana. Also a number | non-native-owned reindeer. That { One ! school 1 ‘,[b}llpl,?",:mim were employed Most of you know the rough out- | work is now under way and it is 4 5 (.”,';:‘.‘,';,,]"(“:,',‘ In 1931 the work among the na- | lines of the story: how the .m“d;e-] | expected that it will be completed [{ LSS kst " ltives was taken over by the Office A 3 Frank Wright photo. were originally brought from Si-|pgfgre July 1, 1940, except for con- Kuskokwim and | (56 C00 0 fairs and since that| Wearing very oid and very rare costumes, these natives of Hoonah v ted Juneau | beria through the energetic urging | gemnation proceedings if any are oast children. A second board- B Te hansion of medical work| recently to perform the ancient Thiinget dances. |of the late, great Dr. Sheldon Jack- | negessary. Dolste Ll W;": (;‘]‘]\ has been much more rapid. | . |son_principally in order to "l‘(‘Ppl-‘" ‘We may reasonably expect a per- P ‘m“:‘I‘nlnl:lexu“”fl(‘ Snu‘l‘lwml Al- Eight Hospitals | coast. The Siberian natives not only Aleul Word hoped that a bill will be prosrnte(l‘{“;’*’: 0‘[*)‘\‘&(13[‘:;';8 é‘;f;l::kf‘“x?";:;}xm of tranquility on me‘ r:l}r:defif § There are now eight hospitals sit-|had the same natural resources as at the next Legislature whereby % 4 i ¥ 5 ranges, the reestablishment of her : arf : E 5 g . all children, irrespective of race, |f00d resources had largely been de-|ing and the destruction of wolves A minimun school year of 180 days | Uated ot BATTy, e e e SRR e | I s d 'o Be : ; : ' | stroyed or made unavailable through s to tent that the ,\‘,.,“,“,L, School s in session at Kanakanak, Kotzebue, Mountain reindeer which were herded 1 S al will receive benefits according wl‘(hn‘adv(‘nl ol this Ghits ikn a;d and coyotes an exten al el ¢ iy tirie d vear that people are | Village, Tanana, and Unalaska. The cared for as domestic animals. The v ¢ their needs ey jeE ok st men anc herds of reindeer themselves ‘will Qi timle of $he ¥R L be. | Barrow hospital was completed in |reindeer provided the natives of World's longeS' Indian Reorganization the use of firearms indiscriminate- 1o Jonger be threatened with an- i e e lhvl”\] | February, 1939 as the first unit of leastern Siberia with substantial & Various Pederal agencies have |1V by both white men and natives; pinhlation. At the present rate of | : tween specified dates I all vl T ospital construction pro- | food, clothing and land transporta- An Aleut word from Western Alas- been set up to assist the white peo- {how the white men purchased deer | the killing of reindeer by wolves lages. In this way maximiih 100 | sram. The second unit at Bethel|tion. Food and clothir that ka is said to be the longest in the ple of the Nation, but Indians, for |8nd acquired herds and sought to iy seems probable that without the §vice ls o W ”mmmi was constructed during the past|time was a serious probl o, And unlike its nearest com- the most part, were not capable, or |build up an industry; how conflict-| passage of the legislation and the re- with the seasonal occupalions Of| ' ' and opened in January, 1940.| Eskimos of Alaska, and, conseq petitors, scientific names compound- | eligible, to receive such benefits |in€ claims between the white OWn- organization of the reindeer indus- the rative people. This Procedure |y, iy o the coming summer new|ly, plans were made by Dr ed artific lotter of the whereby they could improve their |€FS on one side and the natives on | ry, in a few years there would have | has made pessible an Increass Of) CCils are to be constructed at|Jackson, then General Superintend- Alaska jawbreak id t6 be “solid | ~conomic condition. For this reason |the other relative to ownership of | peen few reindeer left in Alaska and | = regate number of Aoy | nakanak and Tanana, These will [ent for the Bureau of Education in meat.” {he Commissioner of Indian Affairs |Feindeer and use of range brouzht|the chances are that those which | o ”',””m’ double the capacity of the buildings|Alaska, to purchase reindeer from rrpe word is “Kikaxanlisixidagusa- | secured support in Congress for \vhaL”"‘“‘"IXt r'f:]\_ch{mn dof l?etar. (‘lml(‘;; remained would have been_indis- | Curriculum Varies which they replace and which are the Siberian own and transport gadagalixtakuin,” 35 letters lons. | Was then known as the Wheele _{1:;.:\”1.:2\(1“?“\ :l(zd ::]\(]o :1:-:(‘::\'«-1 tinguishable from.caribou and would Teachers in th v schools are Do longer structurally fit for use|them abcard the cutter B A what's more every letter is pro- Howard Act of June 16, 1934, wher "',, " L » | ’ sk S have been largely mixed with Lhe% el A Jerams of in addition to never having been|few were purchased each vounced, for it is written phoncti- by Indians under certain conditions | tens, it not hundreds of thousandscaribou herds. O P entive. schoats | really suitable for hospital purposes. | ing this ten-year period until a tota) cajly already could borrow money from the Fed- | Of reindeer so that some herds were Sound Legislation | e e e noeds and abilities | However, even this will fall far short fof 1200 were delivered on Alaskan —yro 10 know what it means, €ral Government. An amendment ;f‘*"“v\ld“l“f_‘e;‘ fl}“‘“m’“‘:_f""le; No matter what criticism may be | 5| their mmunities, | of furnishing adequate hospital fa- soil in the vicinity of Teller i o S e b0 the origloRl At which-applisa) Y ¥ PRC, Sl GRNISAS T2 em Of | offered against it, the Reindeer Act e % to which cilities and the general construc-| This introduction of reindeer into b ]_Iv e 'l;' T letter to Jay | t© the Indians of continental Unit- herding originally instituted had | was sound legislation. Tt is true | ] 00 o s been, adopted | tion program includes plans for ad-| Alaska has been called “The Most gt vho e B e, tailod | €0 States was made on May 1, 193, | been largely abandoned in favor of | that conditions never should have | . e i e e ditional or more adequate hospitals|practical vocational plan ever un- '3 » S . for the benefit of the Indians and Yearly roundups, thus giving the been permitted to arise which made Complete with Pattern Token makes it impractical and undesit-\ (TSt of need throughout |dertaken by a school system.” TI St meang Eskimos of Alaska, The law is now | Wolves the greater opportunity to)ihe passage of the Reindcer Act able to establish and use a uniform| o/ B T ioh will be built as|increase of the herds continues as Kknown as the Indian Reorganization PTey on the herds; how Congress | pecessary. Those conditions could | Four favorite Old Spice toilet ' course of study “‘")"""“!“_L WPC | apidly as funds are available. In|the Eskimos proved themselves ex deep inroads into Indian Act. Under it 17 different native|!inally passed the Reindeer Act of have been prevented originally by| ecessories—Toilet Water, ;V’ }f ‘“hvm'» I)A“": ‘1:?::1-:]"14‘"'\(!- this connection, 'the fact that tu-|cellent reindeer men. Their habits ft. Recently, a Supervisor | communities in the Territory have | 1937 authorizing the purchase of good administration. And it Toilet Soap, Wardrobe Sachet, ;\);;“"(?»\‘:>I)Il‘ry ;l}'lli ‘!1 m;“”” arly @ berculosis is the most serious health | for generations past had been no- T 1 nmmlnt."d‘['()r the |)Iv1|‘ ’rw- m?zm: or are in the process of | :xg!x:l;‘;tt‘hoe:“\\‘1(<;(:l(ym§rmi?\i dt:..::n::\: t("m”y true that all of the benefic- (.;““ Tllcum. n this gaily be- i The program of instruction in the problem among the natives of Alas- | madic, now, they became a pastoral of sting Hw: Inc pulh n‘x ||\'” organization, \mor_cb_v they can i o Lot '; Ve fal purposes of the Act can now be nbbon?d Pastime Packet, and a heols emphasizes the mastery | k& has not been lost sight of, and | people, living with their deer, rear- ment :u‘lrl ‘lvx.llll“\“f]fl:l ”t ‘\ £ ?ormw money for individual loans End. re;EI“P-!;l-“e L g ;asz;‘va_ defeated by poor administration. charming token for you. A e 3 knowledge of English for it iS intended that many of the new ing their children in that atmos- tsmanship. w ‘h‘ a \H\\IH}{ “‘ W for the construction o_r hoatfi, which 110}1 ‘:;r Ol s ;0 el e In this, as in every other govem-K needlework transfer-pattern of children and adults. In addi- | beds will be available for this dl-*r‘il-‘t’iph('re and centering their whole in- n of UEH 1“\ are urgently needed in their busi- i :derA o T Ui fliflt mental activity, we are at the mercy | the Barly American Old Spice ¢ activities, community and Will be used to remove as many | terest the development of rein- T2 but also to make thelr ness as fishermen, or cooperat it ‘{ l“" 4 prevent contlict fof our servants who are chosen to| package motifs to embroider writing and reading let- of the sources of infection as pos-|deer herds. R icts of more f\'ml“_““f”’“ ue.| store projects, or even the con- n. tae 1w ur“ 5 | administer the laws. If they are| oato linens, towels, curtains. h ters. home visits, reindeer meetings, Sible from contact with the general Widely I)i\lnhut(-‘(l s dians of Ala ia(“x"xx? qm;: :;} ~lr::(1m(u ort <-m:_nm-m; e xll-lar;l‘ l{nght -ln voe::‘r:: s :fingfie:\rxlfl;nfltgglptthand dm%cm, 5 pAte e umerous other | POPUlation, thus providing an addi-| Today reindeer are distributec ilarly zifted in craftsmanshi Jonsteuction Divisios e first Tegulhr-8 of the| 8 it 1 they are TiNy, et ”'”’,‘,[‘,‘;““'(’,‘(‘,' l’,']“‘,"(‘;c‘(,;":,m"‘['f’('"', o e along the Alaska coast line from To perpetuate thelr art s one of During the summer of 1939 new 76th Congress, Congress finally ap- O incompetent, or stupid, all goes ill Ilollmann's Phl’ll!cy practice in speaking, reading, and DOW being carried on to combat th's Atka, on the Aleutian I into| the ou anding |)\1u§ of l_h»l ! w" school buildings were constructed | propriated the money to put the;'l‘lusispartwularlya case where the JUNEAU—PHONE 45 Seiting Jish, The advantage of Sreatest menace to the Native health. | Bristol Bay, the Kuskokwim, Nor- of Indian Affairs. Graft clubs Bave in the cight villages of Teller Mis- | Reindeer Act into effect, but that e < speaking beth the native tongue and Field Work |ton Sound, Seward Peninsula, Kot- already been “v“rq:m‘.\‘(l u? i I!Z;m.\l sien, Gambell, Hooper Bay, Pilot appmprmuop was mndo only after i"-‘ 2 Enclish is emphasized. The simple| To supplement this hospital work, | zebue Sound, around Point Barrow ummm‘w ; IHHI3“\’(‘)"fh\‘l’“‘»l;”;_f Pcint, Umnak, Mekoryuk, Shak!oo-‘amflzmg legislative vieissitude. First, | ‘ business arithmetic required in bar-|an effort is made to furnish a health and to Demarcation Point at the a small fu whereby Fu wor e*_ lik and Sclomon. The plans ?\'.crc\the House _rcru.scd to appropriate | 3 o ter and trade, reindeer accounting service that reaches as many of the Canadian boundary line on the Arc- may receive 'mmxn.’ an,\ m"nly for made in the Construction Division | the money in the regular Depart- l A, e O O s ‘ns pocaible in their homes | tic Ocean. There are approximately | completed articles. These are, i and the buildings erected on force | ment of the Interior appropriation | IRVING MeK BEEB 1 point of emphasls in arithmetic threughout the many scattered vil-|600,000 reindeer now in the Territory | turn, distributed 'b‘ the b“:": 01| account basis. Residents of Alaska | bill, but the Senate was willing to | teaching. Health education, first|lages. For this purpose, tlere are,|of Alaska, and some 4300 E of ;"\r\~ and ('IH-‘\ dv!ml ent. l-l" were used to the fullest extent pos- do sc, and the appropriate item was q ald and community hyglene are in addition to the hospital physi-|share in the ownership. Their deer wholesalers, not only in Alaska but|sible. Local villages furnished a|put in the bill in the Senate. But | . , stressed. Provision is made for so- | cians who make visits to the villages |are recorded in 31 different associa- | In stores throughout the States. The large number of workmen, who it was lost in conference. Later l n ™ a cial science, music and art. All|in their vicinity, three field physi- tions and supply the essential food | younger generatiens of Indians and benefitted rn_nancxa_lly and also from | through the active assistance of the ' epllbllcan candlda’e ‘flr schools are provided with tools and |cians, six part-time physicians in and clothing for some 15,000 peo- | Eskimos were :»l'ad"’»\ & ‘-‘“‘Ef the instructions given by the head |able and distinguished Chairman of l many have shops where pupils and | the larger towns, and 30 trained pub- | ble : J _ |away from this type of work. NoW, | carpenters. | the Appropriations Committee, Mr. | 3 adults may engage in vocational lic health or field nurses so located| At one time certain non-native . when they reali 1}‘ se are of econ- | During the season of 1940 only | Edward M. Taylor, of Colorado, who | j and arts and crafts activities. A as to provide at least partial medi- | reindeer owners were of the opinion | omic value lhf' l(J(I\l]: desire o four new school buildings have been has always been a staunch friend of ] Tel‘l’itol‘ial ; limited number of pupils who show |cal care and health supervision to|that large shipments of meat could | ccntinue to d‘ewlo]‘: the line ryl' work | authorized. These will be erected | Alaska, a similar item was included | 9 o ¢ marked ability and interest and who |as many of the scattered villng(‘.\b‘»‘ made to the States and thus sup- | in which their parents ed. at rethluk, Nunapitchuk, Koyu- in the third deficiency bill in the 2 are in good health, are admitted to |as possible. A few of these nurses plement the regular beef markets | The craft activities also serve, in kuk and Minto. | House, and although strongly at-| | & P the boarding houses at Wrangell on account of distance or difficul- |f the nation. An extensive adver- | part, to solve the problem of relief| A study is now being made of the |tacked it remained in the bill in‘i “igllwa Engmeer and Eklutna for advanced training. |ties of transportation have to con- |tising campaign started and for a|of destitution. As before stated, | permanent population in all isolat- | the House and went to the Senate. | y 3 Jack of All Trades ® | fine their activities to single vil-|time transcontinental railroads car- | Indians instinctively want to give|ed native sections threughout the The Senate having once approved | In many villages, particularly the lages, two others are located at the |ried reideer meat cn the menu, but | scmething for everything they re- Territory and wherever a Sufficient the item in the regular Department | more isolated ones, the Office of | vocational schoels, but the majority | various difficultics arose which made | ceive and in times of dire circum- | enrolment is available for ‘a school of Interior bill, this time rejected ‘ [} Indian Affairs teacher is the only|travel over large districts visiting|it lmpossible to deliver a supply of stances it is their custom to bring it is our plan to secure fupds for | —————————— —— 1 § Government, representative. In this|numerous villages. This is & type of |sood reindeer meat to the centersita the local teacher some articles the erection of a building and the ,;ounted to $1,643,366.77, according‘i capacity they r ender cooperative work which requires a maximum | of population’ in the United States. | which they have made, as totems,| appointment of a ‘teacher. to an announcement hy Territorial i service for the Alaska Game Com-|amount of physical energy and re- |Consequently, shipments are now | ivory carving or baskets in cxchange . T R e VO Treasurer Oscar G. Olson [ PRIMARY ELECTION 4 mission, the Weather Bureau, var-|sourcefulness and frequently sub- limited. A little is sent each year for the necessary commodities which | { | The amount is the second high- ¢ jous Territorial offices and frequent | Jects them to great hardships as|to the cities of Southenst Aénsk.x are associated with our civilization (ASH 0" HAND st Teoen peline ekoekdd ol / service to airplane pilots in report- |well as_actual danger, since they and some to Sealtle, bul the Rein- Social Welfare by that of a year ago. The balance ing weather and landing field con- |have ta travel by any means avail- |deer Service, and other informed ... 0 vas in the not too dis-| B T a4 St s in 1081 APRIL 30 1940 ditions |able And accommodate themselves to|people believe the reindeer should | tant past, when Indians and Eski- | 'N TREASURY and more than twice as large as in | '