THE KUSKO TIMES
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Vol. 1. No. XII.
TAKOTNA, ALASKA, SATURDAY,DECEMBER 22, 1934.
PRIOR, ZB fill I in
SHIP’SGREW
SAVED FROM
WATERY GRAVE
CORK, Ire., Dec. 16.-—After battl
ing mountainous seas for 24 hours
the crew of the North German Loyd
steamer New York succeeded in
launching a life boat and rescuing
a s crew1 of 42* from the Norwegian
steamer Sisto which had become dis
abled in the storm, 200 miles off the
IrlBh coast.
The thrilling rescue was made in
sight of hundreds on five ships
standing by to assist the Sisto. The
dieabled ship was apparantly sink
ing and was abandoned immediately
the crew was taken off. No lives
were ’lost.
Dec. 21.—The Sisto is reported a
menace to navigation in the English
Channel.
GERMAN AMERICANS TO VOTE
IN SAAR PLEBISCITE.
BERLIN, Dec. 22.—German Ameri
cans, 342 in all, arrived in Germany
today to vote on. the Saar plebiscite
in January. The- German Americans
are former residents of the Saar and
their expenses are being paid by ythe
German government .for their bal
lot, which will, be vcast -inJ favor rof
returning the... Saar . region tat the
Fatherland; .
THREE DIE
IN, BATTLE
OVER NEGRO
SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. 0*. I9.-r
In a furious battle between a mob
of 1,5Q0 enrag«d citizens and Nat
ional Guardsmen, three, people were
killed and 'seventeen wounded. The
mob rushed the county court house
in an . endeavor to lynch E. J. Harris
negro, accused slayer of a fourteen
year old white girl. During the con
flict, the- prisoner, , disguised as a
guardsman, was spirited to Nash
ville. Blood flowed freely as guards
men were farced to use bayonets for
self protection. The mob was suc
cessful in . burning the ciourt-house
and jail after which they returned
peaceably to their homes.
ILLINOIS THREATENS TO DE
PORT MARTIN INSULL.
CHICAGO, Dec. 21.—Martin Ins
nil standing trial for embezzlement
on charges preferred by the State of
Illinois, was found not guilty by a
criminal jury today, after 22- hours
deliberation.1 The State is undecided
whether to go to the expense of an
other trial or to bring proceedings
W have Insull deported as an un
dcsireable. alien..
SUGGEST ALASKAN HOMES FOR
UNEMPLOYED FARMERS.
WASHINGTON, D. C.— “Hard
work will be ahead of any agricul
tural settlers moved by the govern
ment from the States to Alaska,”
Delegate Anthony J. Dimond declar
ed recently in commenting on the
suggestion now being considered by
federal authorities to transfer des
titute families to the Northland.
“Once that farms in the Terri
tory get to operating, however, they
should be successful,” the Delegate
added.- “It must be remembered,
though that Alaska- is no p.ace for
weaklings.
“Unless, the settlers . are picked
.with care as to farming ability, in
itiative and willingness to work hard
and long, there will be a great am
ount of dissapointment.”
The idea of colonizing Alaskan
lands with farmers came up first,
Delegate Dimond recalled, in the ad
ministration of President Wilson
when John Ronan, mining engineer;
formerly of Fairbanks but now with
the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Co,
urged such colonization in talks with
former Secretary of the. Interior
Franklin D. Lane.
Mr. Ronan thought that Scandi
navian farmers should be imported
into Alaska to settle on lands ad
jacent to the Alaska Railroad. Sec
retary Lane' favored the idea. Tne
World War, however, intervened
while the "suggestion was being con
sidered and it went into the. discard.
The present idea is not for Scand:
navian farmers but for families who I
are out of employment in northern
States.
MUSSOLINI HONORS MOTHERS
OF LARGE FAMILIES
ROME, Italy, Dec. 21.—Benito
Mussolini, Fascist big shot, believes
in big families. From Italy’s forty
six provinces he selected the mothers
of the two largest families in each j
province, gave them free transporta
tion to Rome and a key to the city.
The mothers, who will be feted for
three days absolutely free of all'
expenses, have an aggregate of 925
children, an average of ten.
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CINNCINATI, Dec. 22.—Doctor
W. D. Haines says that there are
| more Communists in the United
States today than there were in
Russia prior to the revolution. Dr. |
Hianes blames the spread of Commu-!
nism in the U.S.A. on the teaching !
of many college professors and the
vast amount of easily procured
propoganda on the subject.
TAKOTNA SCHOOL
TO GIVE CHRIST
MAS PROGRAM
Takotna anticipates a pleasant if
quiet Christmas. The leading feat
ure of the celebration will be ex
ercises by the school children. The
program which follows, will be ren
dered at Pioneer’s Hall on Christmas
Eve. The exercises begin at 8 P. M.
and a hearty welcome is extended, to
all.
Following the exercises will be an
informal dance.
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM OF THE
TAKOTNA SCHOOL.
Introduction .. Vera O’Halloran
Song .... Christmas Time .... School
Flag Exercise ..___School
.1. Song, Flag, of the Free _
.2. Flag Salute .. .
.3. Song, There are many. Flags
.4. ” , iRed, White .and Blue
Song.Joy to the World.._School
Recitation, Christmas. Thoughts •_
Vesta Q’H alloran
Song, O, Little Town of . Bethlehem
School
Rec., If I Had Been a Shepherd Hoy
Freddie Oates
Song and Pantomine, . In a Lowly
Manger .. School
Song, Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
School
Recitation,.,..Christmas ... . ..Viola
O’Halloran
Recitation;.Long, Long Ago..
Vilma 0'’Halloran
Recitation, The Light of the Star
Vera.O’H alloran ■
Vocal.. Trio, ..Away ..in ..a—Manger
Vesta, Vida, and Vilma O’Halloran
Recitation, I Like the Winter, Jean
Alford
Vocal Duet, The First Noel, Vera
and ViolajsO’Halloran
Recitation, A Christmas Song, Ethel
Wiribauer
Song, Come All YAu FSRhfdl, School
Song, —Silent Night,_.School
Dialogue, A Christmas Episode, Five
Pupils
Recitation, Last Instructions, Ethel
Winbauer
Recitation, Hang Up the Baby’s
Stocking, Jean; Alford
Recitation, The Christmas Tree,
Viola. O’Halloran
Song, . Jolly Old Saint Nicholas,
School
Recitation; ._My Dolly,. Vesta
O’Halloran
Recitation, Three Stockings, Vera
O’Halloran
Recitation, ....Santa up to Date„, .
Freddie Oates
Song, .. Here -We -Go ..’Round ..the
Christmas Tree, Primary Group
Recitation,.. Good Bye, . Vilma O’
Halltiraii
Song, Up on the House-Tcp, School
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CALIFORNIA’S NEW LIQUOR
MODIFICATION GOES IN EFFECT
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20.—Due
to a recent change in California
liquor laws, which becomes effective
today, Californians will have the priv
elege of toeing the brass rail again.
The measure voted on in the last
election, permits hard liquor to be
sold and served by the drink at bars
or restaurants but stipulates that
food must also be served. It also
permits open drinking at public din
ing. tables.
5,000 POLITICAL PRISONERS ARd
GIVEN CHRISTMAS PARDONS
VIENNA,. Dec. 22. Christmas
pardons were, granted today to five
thousand poiitihal prisoners who
have been held in concentration
camps since the assasination of
Chancellor Dolfuss. This, however,
does. not . mean that the government
is relaxing its. drive on political
enemies for' daily arrests are still
being made on the drive agains
Nazis and Communists.
LEIPZEG, Ger. Dec. 22.—Two
passenger trains collided head on
near here today resulting in the
death of six persons and scores in
‘ jured. Confusion in signals is blam
j ed for the accident which disrupted
I transportation along the line for
j several days.
HARBIN, China, I>ec. 22.—Rum
ors' and . reports, originating here say
that Russian and Japanese forces
have clashed on the Manchukuo
border. As the reports are not de
finite it is not known whether the
Japanese have invaded Russian ter
ritory or vice versa. Officials de
nials of. any knowledge of the re
ported clash came from, both Tokyo
and Moscow.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ivy of Mc
Grath are the proud! parents of a
son who arrived December 20th
John McClung and Curley Ander
son returned Friday from the A.R.C.
camp on the Takotna-McGrath trail.
Recent word from Akiak reports
that Beth.M. Anderson, former Ta
kotna school teacher, had been taken
from Akiak to-the hospital at Moun
tain Village, seriously ilL
Pittsburg’s new $7,000,000 Post
office was opened'to the public rec
ently. There were felots and win
dows r<?r everything., hut letters.
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DUTCH AIR
LINER ENDS
IN TRAGEDY
BAGDAD, Dec. 21.—A Royal
Dutch Air liner with three passen
gers and a crew of four aboard waa
found a charred wreck in the Syrian
dessert by scouting planes today.
The plane which finished second in
the London to Melbourne race waa
enroute from Amsterdam to Batavia
in the East Indies. Her last mes
sage reported having trouble in a
storm and it, is believed that she waa
struck by lightning. The bodies
were returned to Holland. The gov
ernment has launched an investiga
tion.
UNITED STATES HAS OVER
EIGHT BILLIONS IN GOLD.
WASHINGTON, D. C. — Gold
stocks of the United States govern
ment have reached another record
high of $8,111,677,490 as the result
of recent large importations of for
eign gold, the treasury announced.
At this level, the gold stocks
showed a gain of $1,093,413,564 over*
$7,018,263,926 established immediate
ly follow inj? ■* evaluation of fhe dol
lar on January 3L.
BRITISH COLUMBIA SPENDS $11,
I 000, 000 FOR HEALTH, ANNUALLY
VICTORIA, B. C.—British Colum
bians are spending an average of
$10,000,000 yearly for health institu
tions and services, of which $3,500,
000 is the annual cost to the prov
ince and the municipalities, Hon. Dr.
G. M. Weir declared recently on the
eve of his departure for the East
on state health insurance, superan
nuation and other departmental
Issues.
The gross cost of health service
to the province and the municipal
ities was $3,100,000 last year, not
including $200,000 of a deficiency in
funds for the purpose. This year
the cost is estimated at $3,500,000.
Upwards of $1,200,000 in hospital
bills went uncollected in 1933 while
100,000 persons on relief had to be
cared for in any event through ex
isting agencies, Dr. Weir continued.
The province, he said, is looking
for better means of safeguarding
public health, where prevention will
be emphasized rather than cure.
The provincial secretary said one of
the chief reasons for his trip is to
discuss an actual basis for state
health insurance with eastern act
uaries.
TAKOTNA PUBLIC SCHOOL
Report for month ending Dec. 21,
1934. The following pupils were
neither absent nor tardy, Freddie
Oates, Velma O’Halloran, Viola O’
Halloran, Jean Alford and Vilma
O’Halloran.
Orah Dee Clark,
leact'ujr.