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The Huron Expositor, 1964-02-06, Page 7.• • • • • .• • • v • • 4 +r • Having purchased the business of STANI- FORTH S 1OES hi Clinton, we are clearing' all shoes in stock to make way for brand new modern merchandise! ALL LINES OF MERCHANDISE ARE BEING CLOSED AT DRASTIC REDUCTIQNS ! MEN'S and BOYS' SHOES- -In well-known makes and all sizes: Reg, 10.0.0 to 20.00. " Sale Prices 5.00,. S.00 and 10:00 LADIES' SHOES— ,i All sizes, styles and colours. CHILDREN'S LINES . Well-known makes WINTER OVERBOOTS— u Slip-ons; new stock 20,% OFF RUNNING SHOES - BEDROOM SLIPPEl,S - SPLASHERS TOE RUBBERS — AT BiG REDUCTIONS! 1.00 and up 20% OFF - Come in ami get in on our Bargains Starting Saturday, Feb. 8th GARRETT'S SHOE STORE Next to Town Hall MAIN STREET . CLINTON THE HURON EXPOSITOR PHONE 141 •SEAFORTII NOTICE! DOG OWNERS In accordance with the provisions of Bylaw 682: 'ALL OWNERS OF DOGS ARE HERE- WITH ADVISED THAT NO DOG SHALL BE ALLOWED TO RUN LOOSE IN THE TOWN OF SEA - FORTH Effe4tive immediately, this Bylaw will be 'strictly- enforced: MURRAY DALTON Animal Control Officer and Poundkeeper Coleman St: : Seaforth inds Life in rock Is Rugged Bit literE.sijin games' C. Taman is well known ie Seaforth, where his wife and family reside with Mrs. E. 11. Close on East William St., while he is on his Arctic assign- ment. Sgt. Taman was refiently hoiiored by the presentation of a certificate of appreciation in recognition of the work he is doing in his present posting). By JAMES G.\rAMAN As I. drove down the main street of Seaforth, heading south out of town; on 7 June, 1963, with my brother John, how little did I realize the vast experience which lay ahead as 1 began my voyage to the 'daSt Arctic region of 'Alaska. My. mind was simply on the fact that I was leaving behind my wife Diane, and our five chit:" dren, for a period of twelve months, which at the time seem- ed like eternity. John drove me to Detroit, where I caught a Northwest Orient jetliner at Detroit City. Airport, to Seattle, Washington. Although I had many hours of flying time recorded while fly- ing as a combat crew member at the end of World War II,. little did I realize that flying by jetliner could be so thrilling. Our flying time from Detroit to Seattle was just a little over three hours before wet set down at the Seattle -Tacoma Interna- tional Airport. Since my next scheduled flight from Seattle to Anchorage was at 8 a.m. on the 10th of June, I had to lay over at MC Chord Air Force Base for about 60 hours. • .It seemed the more I travel- led .westward, . the more excit- ing my trip became. On Mon- day, 10th June 1963, I could hardly wait to go down the ramp at Seattle -Tacoma Airport and, catch the big 303 jetliner called The Golden Nugget Flight to Anchorage. Our flight time Was approximately two and one- half hours when we touched down at Anchorage. About two minutes after. landing I entered the air terminaland was met by an old friend whom I had known from the Lower 48, sev- eral years prior, while station- ed at S,alfridge Air Force Base in Michigan. He had received word that I was coming north and more or less, surprised me at the airport. • Sgt. Evans drove me to the big Air Force Base about 10 miles away, and it turned out that• I was to stay at'Elmendorf Air Force Base for 'one week, where I was given Arctic sur- vival training, and to draw nec- essary Arctic wearing apparel before travelling further north. During my brief •stay here •.I managed to tour The --greater Anchorage area and found it an exciting city. Much of the early way Of life in Anchorage still existed. I was amazed that so many log cabins were still be- ing . occupied= -cabins that had - been built back during the gold rush days. Although Anchorage has been modernized immensely the past 15 years, many reminders of the early settler days still. re- mained. Anchorage has a,ieau- tiful ultra modern post office, which was just completed • and opened last. July, and Yet. _just across the street the Chamber of Commerce has a tourist in- formation --center- established --in a log cabin. The stores are all quite modern, with the jewel- lery 'and fur stores seemingly the most popular. I saw my first sample of raw gold on dis- play in one of the shop win- dows. Gold can be bought or sold across the counter, at $40 an ounce. Anchorage also boasts of the great fur rendezvous and world dog sled racing champion- ships. I was very impressed with the friendly people with whom I came in contact. I think the most fascinating NOW! 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TAMAN past year ,that • are working' on construction jobs as linemen for the power and light com- pany or driving -heavy construc- tion equipment, that earn $100 a day, plus . time and a half on Saturdays and Sundays. This ,may seem like fantastic wages, but believe me, when. I say that working in this north country is worth twice the salary the men earn. After I had com- pleted my business at the air base, I flew to Fairbanks on Alaska Airlines Golden Nugget Jet: Flight. I had heard much of the great Mount McKinley.in Alas- ka, but reading about it was only half as exciting as seeing it from the window of a jet at 20,000; foot altitude. We flew close by the mountain, and in June the sight you get of this 20,000 -foot. snow-covered ,moun- tain shining in the sun, is fan- tastic and breathtaking. It is without any doubt,' 'and with all my travels around the world, one of the most beautiful pic- turesque sights with Mother Na- ture at her hest. Although Fair- banks is approximately 250 miles from Anchorage, our flight took exactly 40 minutes from takeoff until we touched down ,at Fairbanks. I managed to lay over two days in Fair- banks before I was able to get another flight out to wJiere ,I'm presently working with the U.S. Air Force. • I found Fairbanks fascinating, but much smaller than I had expected. .The log cabins were very evident everywhere and the people seemed more of the country type even than those down in the Anchorage area. After a 48-hour layover in Fair banks I managed to catch a flight with Wein Airlines from Fairbanks to Tannana, a small Indian native village, population 350, and 100 miles west of Fair- banks. From the moment we departed Fairbanks in' our two - engined aircraft and climber Mit to 8,000 feet altitude, all I could see is I looked out the aircraft window was the mighty Yukon River, winding its way through the valleys, with moun- tains in every direction. I've never seen so much wasteland in my life. I began to' wonder just what had gotten myself into, flying into this vast Arctic wasteland where the wild game outnumbered the population, and where so many novels had been written about the gold rush days and personal experi- ences of men who had been lost tin the Arctic. As' looked down on the Yukon River and watch- ed it wind its way through the valleys, it even looked larger than the Missouri or Mississippi Rivers, which I have seen many times. • When we arrived at Tannan- na I found it to be an Indian village, with about 25 white families also. The Government has an Indian hospital with 35 beds, one doctor and several nurses, plus a FAA Radio Air- ways _station T-he—runway as dirt surfaced and very short.We remained on the ground long enough to unload supplies and mail for the village before de- parting west to Hughes—anoth- er village, 75 miles away— was even more native than any- thing I've experienced thug far, The runway is very short and dirt surfaced, and the buildings are entirely built of logs. The ed Alekakee, about 40 miles up the Kyuka River, and his uncle heard about gold nedrby and he and his brother ventured out to find it and ended up -atthe present Iocation. Isacc- and his brother Happy, found traces of gold in the Indian River, so they contacted a Frenchmen named Andy Edmishon, from the Claims Office at Tannanna at the time, to file the claim for them, and 'he got the location of the gold claim from the In- dians and filed it as his own. The claim proved to be worth its weight in gold, as some hun- dred million • dollars was even- tually dredged from the Indian River with the Indians getting nothing but. their wages for working for the Frenchman. To- day, the ,Indian tribe is primar- ily supported by the U.S. Goy- ernment. Some work for a re- fining company at Hog Rimer, 'approximately 60 miles away, and Lavine, of course, works for the Air Force here at)"4ndian Mountain Air Fore /Station.. Their diet primarily consists of wild game, such as moose, cari- bou and rabbits, plus fish which are caught during the summer and fall months out. of the Kyuka River that' flows by the village. The'wild game are very abundant in this part of the country, being that of the north- ern grey timber wolf, black bear, brown bear, martin, beav- er, muskrat, mink and otter, which are trapped and hides sold for some income. When I landed at Hughes, I met a bush pilot named Andy James, who flew contract flights for the Governmett, carrying the U.S. mail to all the nprth- ern outposts and villages. T had to load my luggage aboard his small- bush plane and we flew another 25 miles west to the radar station which was to he my home for the next 12 months. I was impressed"with the vast wilderness as we landed. There were black bears sitting out- side the door of one of the liv- ing quarters. Later I found out this was routine,. as the bear were so tame you' could feed them out of your hand and not be bothered. The bear merely knew where to get a handout and sat outside the doors wait- ing for it daily. In fact, within a few days t found the bears were even named individually by the airmen stationed here, and you could call them by name and they'd..come running Iike a dog' would, .,especially the one called Bruno. He weighed around 450 po'tinds and seemed to be the boss over the others, It was amazing how trained the bears became before the sum- mer' months had passed. I've counted as many as 12 bears in one group one evening, and if we didn't make sure the doors were closed properly, they'd push the doors open and end up in the dining hall for some- thing to eat, as it was prac- tically impossible to fill them Up. By the time they go into' hibernation in November, they can barely walk, they ,are so fat, ' found thesummer and fall very beautiful here in the moun- tains:' Of course„ they, are ver*` short, as we had our•first snow- fall an the 2nd day of August. From May through September, the days are very long, with about 20 to 24 hours of day- light, and until one gets used to sleeping without darkness it can be nerve-wracking. It took me about six weeks to get used to total daylight hours in June and July, as the sun never sinks below the horizon from one day 10 the next. Many nights when I would finally drop off to sleep around midnight, I'd find my- self waking up at 2 a.m. with the. sun shining brightly in my room, and I'd get up thinking it was time for work. But as the fall rolled around, so did the long nights, and through December and January we have about 21. hours of darkness and much cold weather. The tem- peratures stay constantly at around 35 degrees below zero, or colder. For those of us who like outdoor living, we have some of the best natural ski slopes anywhere in the world. The one run down the moun- taite is, about four miles of ne tural skiing. For indoor recrea- tion we have a leather craft shop, photo hobby shpp and movies twice daily. Our camp is a split camp, with the support people, such as administrative, transporta- tion and supply at the bottom camp, and alt the technicians are at top camp with the elec- tronic equipment. The camps 12 miles apart with 5,000 f elevation separating them. nd that the time pastes more ckly at these remote north - sites if one keeps himself y. From 8 to 5 daily, I work my technical job and super - ng 35 airmen, normal dutyhours I manage the site theatre. We have a well- equipped library and game room. We also have a very good educational program for those airmen who desire to further their education during- their free time. All in all, this has been a great experience for me, but I feel the greatest thrill out of all my travels will beI the-NOreturn to the Town of '$e'aforth, which() l love, to trfVotiderful family and home, sweet home, .„ natives are from the Atabascan are Indian tribe. I talked to and ;-.°2 made friends with one of the Indian men, Lavine Williams, q`" who is employed by the Air ern Force as a carpenter here at bus Indian Mountain. He told me at that Hughes was first founded visa in 1903 during the gold rush days, by his uncle, an Indian called Alford Isace, The village now has 25 families and 26 chil- dren. Chief Old Man Moses, who is 120 years of age, heads the tribe. Lavine's mother, div- ed' to be 111 years old before passing away just recently. The Atabascan Indians have a dia- lect all' their own, but also speak English quite fluently. • I asked ..Lavine how Hughes Was fourided, and he said their tribe lived at a settlement nam- • rev Ry IrEE"HEE Tlie `L4oi in :af the .. eaforth Bow1410 Zanes, last, Thursday Was a shock tp the hundreds .o# bowlers in ,Seaforth and dis- trict.. In fact, it is a disaster to the bowling public •and a severe blow to the economy of the town. In talking to many of the sup- porters of bowling in Seaforth;; to those who .had other inter. ests in the alleys, and to m01 hers of the Chamber of .C,pm-' merce, the consensus was that had advance information con- cerning the ()losing been made known in advance of closing, there was every possibility that arrangements to continue opera- tion of the lanes could have been worked out. It certainly is the hope of the many hundreds of bowlers. in Seaforth and district, as well as the proprietors of area lanes, that bowling facilities will re- turn to Seaforth in the very near future. In the meantime, the major- ity of leagues are carrying on to complete the schedule by get- ting time at area- lanes. Some are going to Clinton, Mitchell and Zurich. We are given to understand that' the Seaforth 'A' team in inter -town will have Clinton Lanes for their home games; the 'B' team at Mitchell. The Legion will bowl in 'Clin- ton Friday night from 7 to 9, and St., James' Monday night. Yours truly is still interest- ed in the results. If you wish. to have them appear in this column, either mail them to me or , drop them in at The Expositor office.Thank you. Last Saturday the Seaforth 'A' team bowled in New Ham- burg and collected nine points. Individual scores: A. Finlay- son, 185, • 229, 256, 172, 209= 1051; L. McKenzie, `165, 210, 185, 181, 198=940; L. Hagan, 181, 137, 193, 160, 245=916; A. Laurit§en, . 225, 228, 237, •215, 165=1070; E. Matzold, 300, 253, 340, 167, 240=1300; P. Wei - mann, 261, • 179, 201, 203, 292 1136. Five -game total, 5;700, Ladies' high, single, Kiddo Muir, 259; triple, Betty Leon- hardt, 524; men's high, singje and triple, Gordon Muir, 271 and 634; George Hays -(spare), 637. .. *League "standing: Hillbillies, 75; Orphans, 69; Strikers, '57; Invincibles, 43; Night Hawks, 62; Sneakers, 72. Feb. 3: Ladies' hi/h, single, Catherine Kelly, 204; triple,. Betty Leonhardt, 492; men's high, single and triple, Ron Brady, 2711 and 725. League standings: Hillbillies, 82; 'Orphans, 74; Strikers,- 64; Invincibles, 45; Night Hawks, 62; Sneakers, 7a WOMEN'S HOSPITAL AUXILIARY Mrs. M. W. Stapleton Was hostess to the following ladies for the Vanishing Bridge- Enchres: Mrs. J. A. Munn, Miss F. Laidlaw, Miss G. Thompson, Mrs, ‚George, Goettler, Dublin, Miss. Bess Grieve, Mrs. John Bach; Mrs. A. Whetharti; Dublin, and Mrs. H. Whyte. Mrs. J, Meagher entertained the following at her home: Miss Mae Pargeter, Mrs. Anne Mc- Millan, Mrs. McConnell, Mrs. J. Holland, Mrs, D.- Burns, Mrs. Costello, Mrs. R. Pringle and Mrs. L. Fortune. , • Miss Abbie Seip was hostess to Mrs. H. Traviss, Mrs. E. C. Chamberlain, Mrs. R. Kerslake and Miss Marion Chamberlain. Mrs. Peter Bannon entertain- ed the following ladies at . her home: Mrs: Jim Kelly, Mrs. Frank Maloney Mrs. H. Maloney and Mrs. Bart Just a day left to press your gingham dance togs and make your plans. Au'ciliary members still -have some tickets avail- able. . The Vanishing Bridge-Euchres continue. Mrs. John .A. Cardno entertained the following ladies: Mrs. L. Ford, Mrs. S. Habkirk, Mrs. T rPhillips, Mrs. Everett Smith, Mrs: F. Kling, Mrs. D. 0. Fry, Mrs. C. 'Rowcliffe, Mrs. H. Cuming, Mrs. W.T. Stephen- son, Mrs. Don Gordon and Mrs. N. Cr-Cardno_. Mrs..„Tom Flynn was hostess to Mrs. T. Southgate; Mrs. J. A. Taylor, Mrs. A.owering, Mrs. J. W. Carter,' Mi Eleanor Henderson, Mrs. Lorne Dale, Mrs. Art ,Wright, Mrs. 11. Tay- lor 'and Mrs. 0. H, Ferguson, Toronto. Mrs. D. Brightrall entertain- ed Mrs. George Miller, Mrs. V. Graham, Mrs. Wm. Wilbee and Mrs. Don Eaton. Mrs. Frank Sills,' Sr., was hos- tess to Miss Bess Grieve, Miss Peg Grieve, Miss Florence Laid- law and Miss Gladys Thompson. Miss Jean Scott entertained Mrs. D. Hopper, Mrs. J._Hopper,., Mrs. K. Sharp ' and Mrs. Ed. Andrews, Cash donations for the Van- ishing Bridge-Euchres have been received from Mrs. J. A. Munn, Miss Eleanor Henderson, Mrs, H. Taylor and Mrs. 0. 11. Fer- guson, Toronto, Rose Marie spotted a drunk feeling his way around a lamp- post.' 'Round and 'round he went, fe'elin'g the post. Virally, he slumped to the curb and sigh. ..ed,.."Silo user tin walled --in!" ..1 Drop in today and see tlese dainty gingham and glazed eotf • - ton frocks in a brand new Se4;Q07 tion of 'small. checks, 'guide stripes, paisley 1 desigaS' and floral •patterns, in 'smart "transi- tion into Spring" shades! You'll Want One of These NEW DRESSES for the HOSPITAL AUXILIARY GINGHAM DANCE FRIDAY, FEB, 7th- • Styled in popular button to .waist, shirtmaker styles or plias- sic belted styles, in ' half and three,quarter sleeve lengths. Youlove these fashion first dresses at this wonderful low Price of 1 O.95 Great, Clearance of FALL DRESSES Regular 76.95 to 22.50. Smart, this seasgn's Fall and Winter dresses, in a good range of wools, crepes and prints that carried price tags to $22.95. You can't afford to miss_ this big clearance at 1 00 i Stewart Bros. WEDDING INVITATIONS THE. HURON EXPOSITOR PHONE 141 *§EAFORTH FOR Thursday, Friday and Saturday Chase & Sanborn INSTANT COFFEE • - • .6 -oz: Jar SI .05 Heinz Tomato KETCHUP 3 11 -oz. Bottles 590¢ Sherriffs' Instant MASHED POTATOES. • • • 6 -oz. Pkg. -230 Bee H've Golden CORA 'SYRUP 2 -ib. Tin 330 Zip • DOG FOOD ' • • Maple Leaf LIQUID DETERGENT - 1 24 -oz. Bottle Pius 1 12 -oz. Bottle WASHED CARROTS 10 15Y2 -oz. ThIS 950 ALL FOR 990 2 Pkgs. 290 COOKING ONIONS • • • • • 3 -ib. Bag 170 SEE LONDON FREE PRESS THURSDAY FOR ADDITIONAL SPECIALS Open Ail 6 p.m. Saturday Smith' PHONE 12 FREE DELIVERY ' �I: