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Mood ay, Oct. T, 1961TUNDRA TIMESINTENSE BARROW STORM CAUSES NEAR TRAGEDIESLowell May AskDisaster FundWeather BureauSays Storm WasFrom Law makersBARROW, Oct. 7 —Special — TheBarrow storm, serious as it was, may have only opened the door for another storm in January * , , inthe State Legislature.Don Lowell, state civil defense director, in meetings with another local state official hero, said help would have to be faster in coming if the State of Alaska had a disaster fund. He noted that money for such a fund had been proposed during the past two sessions of the law-making body, but it had been defeated both times.Lowell was sitting next to StateSenator and Barrow Council Leader Eben Hopson when he said this. As it is, federal, state and local agencies are attempting to bring relief as fast as possible.Because damage to state and com-munity owner property, of which there is very little in Barrow, did net reach $250,000, the area cannot be declared a ‘‘disaster area for federal assistance Lowell also said. However, independent agencies canact on their own, and art doing so, he added.Total damage is said to beNot ExpectedGuy Okakok, Tundra TimesBARROW. Oct. 7 (Special—Thestrong storm that blasted Pt. Burrow from the Chukchi Sea last Thursday was completely unexpected. local weather bureau personnel report.The storm packed winds of 00 miles per hour, bringing 15 footwaves and some ice crashing intoihi village and surrounding areas’. Weather officials said the storm was unexpected, because radio propagation had been poor for several days previous: and Barrow had not received normal weather reports from Soviet Siberia.Not RelayedPt. Barrow lies cast of northern Siberia, and Russian owned Wrangel Island. The intense buildup that created the storm, worst in history here, was probably noted in Russia, but its presence was not relayed eastward. It is normal for the United States and Russia to trade weather reports in the northern latitudes.Writer, Loses His HomeBARROW. Oct. 7 lt;Special'—Many building just as n high sen reachedover$1 million; with most of this occurring to private persons, the native Co-op Store, Central Construction Co.. Wien Alaska Airlines,Gulden Volley Electric, and federal property.WIEN ALASKA AIRLINES* Vlt;r N.■ IB - 4,Twice Dailyl• ■ « --- r - r - t * • - .V,- - - -- • - -- •Mon., Wed., Fri. Tues.f Thar., Sat, ..... Thur,... Tues. Sa.t Twice DailyA■ • 9 *-9-9 9- 99*9fclrMoil., Wed., Fr.I Mon., Iri.KOTZEBUE* (Noatak-KivaUna-Pt. Hope-Cape Lis bur ne)* (Noorvik-Kiana-Sclawik.)! (Shimgnak-Kohuk-Ambler)* (Bucklandj NOME* (White Mountain-Golovm-Llim-51 oses Pt.-Koyuki*(Shaktoo]ik-Unalakleet)‘ (Teller-'l eller Mission-Port Clarencc-Tin City-Wales-Shismaref ............ lues., Thur., Sat.‘(Granite Mtn-C'andlc-Dcering) .................. Tues., Sat.Kotzebue-Barrow) ......... Tues., Thur., Sat.* f Gambell-Savoonga-Northeast Cape.) ..................... Mon., Wed., Frl,FORT YUKON ................. Daily (Barter Island) ..... Sun.* Beaver-St evens Village) ..................................Man., Wed., Fri.*I Rampart-Tanana) .......... Mon.*(Venetie-Arctic Village) ............. Tues., Sat.•(Old Crow) ..... 3rd Thur.*lt; Chalky it sik-Shuman Bouse-Canyon Village) ..... Fri.tales of fright and near mis es resulting from Thursday’s unexpected wind and sea storm are circulating Barrow,Times Writer Loses HomeOne of these comes from Tundrn Times correspondent Guy Okakok,who was among those to lose his homo and much of Ids possessions. Anlt; ther is told by Tom Brower, businessman, who lost thlt;* front wall of his building. A building that was first erected on Pt. Barrow as n whaling station in the IdHOs and has withstood storms ever since . . . until last week.The Okakok story goes thusly . . . Guy and his wife left home for work early in the morning, leaving several children in the Ik.use.When the storm began f- reach itspeak about 9 a.m., a neighbor noticed the door of the house opening, then shutting quickly as high sons pounded against the house. The neighbor, realixing sorm body must be in the house, waited for a break in the storm, then ran over and found the children , . , wanting to come out, but afraid to leave.Waves Fill HouseJn her haste to get the children out of the house, as the storm was beginning In blow harder than ever, the neighbor left the door open. Tt we-: reported that the next few high waves then filled the house with wnfer, and the resulting pressureknocked down two wallsup from the ocean and tore out thefront wall.Many tourists will remember the wall. It was adorned with artifacts and included a large moosehide with figures burned onto it. Another story making the rounds concerns a widow in Barrow village proper, who, thinking her friends were outside her house to rescue her. toldthem to wait a mini it whlie she gathered some things together.Waves Move HouseA sudden wave began to movethe house, and as she looked out awindow for her friends, realizedthey had departed long ago, She then dropped her things, slopped bdking and ran outside. Shortly after the house was demolished.She is reported to have told her friends Inter, that if she had km wn she was alone, she'd have left earlier.Lake ContaminatedBy Sea Water,Fuel Oil, SewageBARROW, Oct. 7 (Social! The worst problem facing this village today is water,One of the primary lakes from which water is obtained, both by the villagers, and surrounding federal camps, including a nearbyDEW line sitm has been conLaminat-or the rtsof. The rest of 1 crt by salt watcr- ,wtrdcum EuH'was demolished by wrecking crews for safety’s sake the next day.Ifi Browers case, il was reported he escaped out of the back of hisS $lArt.S $ $ S S S $ s s sWE PAY YOU TOP PR5CES FOR SEAL SKINS•(Birch Creek) PT, BAREOW ....MUmiat) ..........*' (Wainwright) ♦tPL Lay) ... ‘(Meade River)‘ I € 1 A I £11* II I Y■ ■•9 ram m r m a r m. ■ ■ a ■ ■* * *• fc i « ■ * .■»*‘lt;--9*999»9-9lt;----- -.... Tues. .... Daily Mon,, Wed*, Fri. Mon., Wed., Fri.Wed. Tues.sWe pay shipping chargesto Seattle Write for further informationJONAS BROS. OF ALASKA 1507 12th Avenue Seattle 23, Washington$SSSSSSS8$S$S$and salvage.Another rlt; -irhy In I: * is expect, 4 to freeze to Hi • I jo: I lt;an sliortl.v, ult; the middle of winter nppr aches. I* will be possible for people lo gel ice from this hike. bit, the contaminated lake will be nut of commission for several years, health authorities warn.Means of solving this problem, critical even in normal times, is now facing local and outside agencies.CUFF'S BARBER SHOPBill Shields Cookery423 2nd Ave.Fair hanks, Alaska C liff LundyBarrow StormrContinued from Pag* 1 •)Partially Completed FieldOther relief officials reached F;arrow Saturday on a Wien F-27 prop* jet. that landed on the new, partially coinph tod Barrow an ■ r;p.A Wien DC-3 also landed on the field with freight earlier that d lt;y. The arriving -di f officials represented the Red Cross and statecivil defence, the Bureau of IndianAffairs. Corn? of Engineers and Golden Valley Electro Co-op o®Fairbanks that is working on supplying the village with power.Three generators recently Cededfrom the P. IA ship Worth Starwere severely damaged by the ( storm.| Hold MfptingMeetings have been held betweenvillage officials, primarily - - o-scnted bv State Senator and Council President Ebon Hopson* co-mr.l member? Wvnrin Panigco and A1Hopson, and local Civil Defer** Agent Lou Fravel.Primarily representing the -‘a** have been Don Lowell, director of civil defense and Larry Stratton of the Division of Avia* ion. StraUori and Wien official, Par on?, h-.va been working on means to hurrycompaction of the now aitTu ! i allow needed freight to he haul- : i t.Dsmatf* SevereThe U.S. N-nyv field, several miles from the village, was seven -ly damaged, and tt, iy not be nhle for months, according to ofri-cials. In nddtu'nn h* damage ir B . -row, and the nearby commum^y (lt;t Browcndlle. the -torm ah pi rye I havoc with the Vii.mil C'orp 1 a -craled ennshaeUion camp that services the DEWline and is the head-quart- ]' i-f l! - Arctic Rlt; e.-gvh I h.Final figure? on damage, nrd means of repairing da.nnge before the wm’sl of winter ?■ in may take several da vs to v-n'k out. ac-enrdirig to officials on the set . The imme diate work of caring fordisplaced nemoiis D the first joijbeing handled by the lt;»fticialEven Hus work is being hampered by continued wii.ds go.-ting 1 4*1mph. with srvnv. Visibility in the area is poor, and no air tratfic could get into, or leave Barrow onSunday.Adler's Bock ShopOut-of-town orders solicited
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