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Interpreting News i
by J. M. Roberts ]
A. P. News Analyst
The Dig Four foreign minis
ters are refusing the curtain to*
day on a new act in a drama of
unreality.
Pious expressions of hope
were beinig made against a
•background of uncompromising
political positions. The Geneva
spirit was a pale competitor for
planning antagonisms, actively
promoted by Russia, in the
Middle Bast.
In fact, the Middle East,
which was not on the confer
ence agenda, began to loom as
a more immediate source of
East-West friction than the
question of Germany, the par
leys miajor topic.
In the matter of Germany,
the conflicting positions al
ready were clear. Russia will
not agree to a unified Germany
Which can be a member of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organi
zation. The allies will not a
gree to let West Germany out.
or to submerge NATO in an
ailll-Europe security system.
There was no prospect of break
ing the stalemate, despite the
hopeful Statements of all' con
cerned.
The western ministers go to
Thursday's meeting convinced
that while Russia undoubtedly
wants to avoid war, peace is
not her objective. The objec
tive, they believe, is a studied
effort to weaken the western
front.
In this connection, part of
Russian tactics may be to make
further “friendly” advances,
problems thru relaxations of
barriers to cuiltura/1 and econ
omic relations. The Allies are
willing to worik in that field in
the hope that increased contacts
in any field will eventually
help create an atmosphere in
Which other settlements can be
come possible.
They think Russia must re
cognize eventually that a na-j
tion such as Germany will not ,
oonltinue divided indefinitely.
There are other reasons for
holding the meeting despite its
apparent futility on major ques
tions.
The allies want to keep prob
rrtg for point at which Russia
might m'ake concessions.
They Want neutral peoples,
and the neuitriaSlsts among al
lied peoples, to see them doing >
it. )
They want to obtain as much i
information as possible about,
Russian policies and Russian
attitudes, for guidance in adopt
ing their own.
They will miake oflfens on re
unification and security, but
they realize they can’t pay the
prices Russia asks, especially
in view of the fact that by play
ing for time Russia can await
the end of aged chancellor Aden
auer’s strong pro-western lead
ership in Germany,
i This new conference, there
fore, doesn’t seem likeffly to give
muich of a shot in the arm to
the so-called “Geneva spirit,”
which ailiready has been taking
a beating anyway.
JUNEAU MINISTER TO
CONDUCT MEETINGS
' Glen Stamibaugh, Seventh
Day Adventist minister from
Juneau, will arrive in Sitka
Thursday to hold services over
tthe weekend. Friday evening
the public is invited to attend
a lecture on the life of Christ
ilbsitnaited by a color movie.
4 The meeting will be held at
'the Seventh Day Adventist
church, corner oif Monastery
and B streets at 8 p. m. Satur
day services will be held at the
church at 11 a. m.
GEORGE HUGHES ATTENDS,
CIVIL RIGHT CONFERENCE j
George Hughes, local restau- i
' rant operator, attended the
N.A.A.C.P. Civil Rights Con
ference held Oct. 14 through 16
at Anchorage.
Franklin H. Williams, secre
I taxy counsel for the west coast
ret2lion of the N.A.A.C.P., was
one of the principal speakers
at the sessions.
Topics discussed included em
ployment, law enforcement,
housing, education, legislation
and civil rights legislation in
congress.
ALASKA COASTAL PLANE
PASSENGER LIST
Arriving Wed n e sday:
Roy Connor, Victor Nelson,
J<ames Stewart, Arthur Crook
shank, Ed Mace, Brule McCul
lough. Leona Alexan, L. H. Ah
ernathy. George Collette, Cliff
McKay, Gertrude McLain, Da
vid Nease, Ed Hiibler, Mr. and
Mrs. Lester Roberts and Gar
th Reed from Juneau.
Leading Wednesday:
Mary Jo Peterson. Sarah
Warnke, George Th orson. Mat
tie Atchak, Bergman Cleaver,
George McGill in, J. McCracken
Roy O’Connor, Mr. Nelson, Mr j
Stewart. Mr. Crookshank, Mr. (
Mace, Mr. McCullough, E. Gar
ner, F. Campbell and Mr. and
Mrs. L. Bowen to Juneau. ;
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SETTLETON TWINS WIN
\ULIENCE HERE
•by Paul A. Biggins
Director of Music, S.J.J.C.
Yesterday Sitkians enjoyed a
dare treat — at least those who
were 'fortunate enough to find
seats at either the afternoon
program or the evening concert
of the Nettleton twins, duo
piandsts.
The short afternoon program
for children saw the SJJC aud
tioniiuim crowed out for the first
time in two years. Attendance
wtas double that of any other
program given for children in
thlat space of time.
Evening program attendance
also surpassed that oif any oth
er concert for the past two
yeans.
Although the young ladies
were suffering from severe
colds and were lacking in vital
ity, the handicap was not ap
parent to the audience. They
were generous in offering five
encores at the end of the even
ing performance. As the piro
gram progressed and they be
came Warmer (literally), they
seemed to respond more and
more to the warmth of the ap
preciative audience until they
reached their peak with the
. fine rendition of the numbers
: by contemporaries, Copland.
Milhaud and Ravel.
The whiter wfas genuinely im
pressed ail through the program
with the high decree of preci
sion in attacks and releases.
Most duo-pliianists encounter at
least some spots where they are
almost, but not quite together,
in Starts alter long pauses, or
at the beginning chords of a
numiber. These girls did not
seem to *be aware of this fact,
! for their skill in always start -
j mg precisely together with
very little apparent signal oth
er than the lowering of an eye
lash, was a ceasdless wonder to
1 everyone in the audience.
They seemed to think as one.
There was very little evidence
of the grandstand play that one
might exjpeet, knowing that
these duo-pianists were identi
cal twins.
They spent much time trying
to choose a program which
would please the largest num
ber in the Sitka audience. In
this, they certainly achieved
success. They said they were
much encouraged and inspired,
even chough not teewng wew,
by the heart-warming response
of the audience. Also the Cham,
her of Commerce might enjoy’
hearing that the liked Sitka
better than any other Alaskan
stop, and they are planning to
come here just for a vacation
as soon as they get some time |
to do so. j
Many in the audience must
have noted how they paused be
fore each number in a medita
tive mood, lonlg enouigh to make
tihe necessary change in mood
or atmosphere from one numb
er to the next. They realized
that one must make the change
soullfuilliy. from within, if the
music is to come from the heart
Even the backstage manner
of the young ladies showed that
each had the utmost regard for
the feelings of the other. They
stated all their 'arrangements
feature each pianist equally,
none of them being written in
such a way ais to show one
playing more brilliantly than
the other.
Sitkans will long remember (
the Nettleton twins, not only
'or their music, but for their
•efreShingly delightful person-:
iiiibies and 'genuine friendliness (
rhey would certainly be wed-,
5pme back at any time, wheth-..
FIRST CHILD BORN HERE
TO PELICAN COUPLE
Mr. and Mrs. William Ray
mond Hammer of Pelican are
the parents of their first child
and a son. William Raymond,
Jr., wiho was born at 12:18 p.
m. October 25 at Mt. Edgecum
be hospital. ?
The infant weighed in at five
pounds, fifteen ounces.
Mr. Hammer is a fisherman.
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MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD
TUESDAY IN JUNEAU
A memorial service for Mrs.
Andrew Wanamaker, who died
Saturday in Seattle, was held
Tuesday evening at the Memor
fail Presbyterian Church in Jun
j eau.
j Mrs. Wanaimker’s husband, a
retired Presbyterian minister,
formerly was pastor at Kluk
' wan. Surviving in addition to
her husband are two sons, Oar
enoe and Steven of Sitka; two
daughters, Mrs. A1 Deasis of
Juneau and Mrs. Charlotte Nel
son elf Sitka: and a step-daugh
ter, Mrs. Elizabeth Peratrovich
of Juneau.
Thirteen grandchildren, sax
great grandchildren and six sis
ters also survive, includinig Mrs
Martha Wright. Mrs. Selina Kat
lean, Mrs. Luicy Fawcett and
Mrs. Lydia Georhe, ai’Jl of Sitka
Interment followed at Angoon
“LIVING WORD IN JAPAN”
SHOWN HERE THURSDAY
The color sound film “Liv
ing Word in Japan,” is to be
<hown at the Presbyterian
Church at 8 p. m. Thursday
evening with the public urged
and invited to attend.
The film was produced by
the American Bible Society
and Tokyo and the beautiful
Japanese countryside provide
the setting for this informa
tive picture. It shows how the
Bible is distributed in thils
highly literate nation by faith
ful men who traveled through
out the isiliands on bicycles sup
plied by gifts from American i
Bible school children.
er ilt be to nliay pianos again,
or just to play.
FIRE DEPARTMENT NAMES
NEW OFFICERS
At a recent meeting of the
Sitka Volunteer Fire Depart
ment, officers were elected as
follows:
Chief. Art Fnaniklin; assistant
chief, Tony Herman; captains.
Clarence Krug' and Bob Barden
first lieutenants. Chuck Trier
schiield and A1 Richter; second
lieutenants, Harry Sulser, Jr.,
and Stanley Weistover; first aid
captain, Pauli Pelker.
President, Barney Essendrup
vice president, Dan Blankenship
and secretary. Lyle Kuehn..
MT. EDGECUMBE
HOSPITAL ROSTER
Rose Hammer of Pelican.
Emily Bezezekoff of Mt. Edge
cumibe and Irving Peratrovieh
of the boys dorm were admit
ted Tusediay to Mt. Edgeoujmbe
hospital.
Discharged were Vida Spoon
and Brenda Sam to Sitka and
Patricia Young to the Seattle
U. S. Public Service hospital.
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