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Sitka's Home-Owned Newspaper
Interpreting News
by J. M. Roberts
A. P. News Analyst
President Eisenhower now
laces an extremely knotty polit
ical problem.
When shall he announce that
his physical condition precludes
any thought oif another term?
It is generally assumed that,
barring complications, the pre
sident will run the risk — and
it is a very grave one—of com
pleting his presentjenm. It will
be a continuation of the life
and death chances he invited
when he became a soldier. Any
possibility that his doctors, his
wife or his common sense would
permit him to attempt a polit
ical campaign and another term
seems inconceivable.
Despite the expressed hope
of some Republican politicians
that, by some miracle, he can
be pronounced completely well
and the clock can be turned
back to Sept. 24, everyone
knows it Can’t be.
Even if by far-fetohed chance
Eisenhower might desire to
dare the lightning, the political
clock itselllf could not be turned
back. Many people would feel
that they were being asked to
do a disservice to a great favor
Me.
u naer Uiese uu\:uau»|
some Observers are saying thalt
from the standpoint of practi
cal politics the president should
announce soon that he cannot
seek renomination. They point
out that this would give the
party a chance to begin reor
ganizing, something it had not
been expecting.
The (president, however,
must also consider that a chief
executive who has formally an
nounced his retirement yields
much of his Strength during
the remainder of his term. His
has more than a year to go.
Coolidige did it a year ibelfore
the convention. But Coolidge |
was pushing no controversial,
legislative program and his
party was thoroughly in con- j
trod1. Eisenhower’s position is
exactly the reverse. And he cer
tainly wants to complete his re
cord if he can. |
The hurry-up Iboys can argue
that, since his retirement is a
foregone conclusion, saying so
will not make the matters worse
But the fact remains that, until
be says so. many will retain a
lingering hope and some an un
expressed fear of the miracle,
pad his political strength will
be conserved by just that much
PICKERNELL TWIN
IS NAMED
Edward Lawrence is the
name selected by Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Piekernettl for their
twin .'Son. The girl twin had
previously been named Helen
Rae.
ALASKA COASTAL PLANE
PASSENGER LIST
Arriving Friday:
I Alvin Mazonna, Rdbert
Jaimes, Morgan Solomon, Rob
bie Johnson, A1 Lawrence, Mr.
and Mrs. John Van Horn, Max
H. Lank, Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Crock, Rudy Isturis, Ralph
Cunningham, Cecil Kidder, H.
R. Smith. Agnes Mead, William
and Mary Thomas, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Tuengel, T. J.
Cole, Fred Baughn, B. Critch
fielld, F. Butte. M. Furness, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete John, Cliff
Hall, Ethel Makar, Bert Walk
er, Nancy HilH and Mr. and
Mrs. William Hammer from
Juneau.
Leaving Friday:
A. G. Walker. Mrs. Ole Jo
hansen, Mr. and Mrs. Under
wood, Kathy Underwood, Sam
Curry, Dr. Carl Mankinen,
Mrs. Frenchvillle, Adolph Thom
sen, Bob Wyman, E. C. LeVan
i Mr. Naylor, Mrs. L. Roberts
and two children Mr. Walker,
Mr. Critchfield, Edith Moore
to Juneau.
Mr. iLoage, ai urregorsen.
Aignes Climie and L. TPlson to
Ketchikan;
Mr. iHarrigan and son and
H. Tauig to Tenakee;
Mrs. Oliver and Mr. and
Mrs. J. Ison to Petersburg.
Arriving Saturday:
B. D. Stewart, Mr. and Mrs.
George Fedoroff. H. D. Vann,
Charles Kidd. E. Lindero'.h
and M. Day from Juneau.
Leaving Saturday:
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Killig
vvuk, Jake Engleman. Mr.
Butte. Mr. Furness. Mr. Tal
ent. Charles Curo and Richard
Bau'teiger to Juneau.
Arriving Sunday:
Edith LaVoe. Kenneth
French. Mrs. Tom See and Earl
Shennett from Juneau.
Leaving Sunday:
George Schmidt, Mr. and
Mrs Crock. John Weisigerber,
Matt Kainlainen. Ralph Cun
ningham. J. L. Guinn and E.
W. Linderoth to Juneau.
Read Spntine’ Want Advts
Want Advts. Bring Results.
• In and Around Sitka -
DAVID RHOADES HOME
VISITING MOTHER
David Rhoades, who is serv
inlg in the air corps, is home
on leave visiting his mother,
Mrs. Vienna Rhoades of Mt.
Edgecombe.
Young Rhoades is a gradu
ate of Sitka high school and
attended the University of
Washington Ifor a short time
prior to entering the armed
forces.
He is presently stational in
Lapland.
LEAVE B OR BOSTON
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Killilg
ivuk of Mt. Edgeoumtoe loft
Saturday toy pllane for Boston J
Both have toeen employed 'at
Mt. Edgecumibe.
j MT. EDGECUMBE
'HOSPITAL ROSTER
I Peter Joe Post of the ANS
hospital in Juneau and Willie
Johnson of the tooys donm
were admitted Thursday to Mt
Edgecumibe hospital. Discharg
ed were Darlene Bahr and in
fant daughter to Mt. Edge
eumlbe and Malggie Henry to
Anchoralge.
SIIELDAN JACKSON
CAMPUS NEWS
Drama Club “Airs^’ Plays
The Drama Club at Sheldon
Jackson, supervised by . Miss
Gladys Whitmore, produced
their first radio play over KS
EW on Wednesday, October 19
at 7:30 p. m. The characters of
the play, ‘The Atom of Oak
Ridge Tennessee,” were Mar
garet Hamilton, the introduc
ing narrator; Feliverto Estrada,
the scientist; Virginia Wil
liams, the scientist’s wife; and
William Bayless, their son, Jun
ior.
Tne next production win ue
“Heavenly Days,” recorded and
transcribed over KSEW on Wed
nesday, Oct. 26, at 7:30 p. m.
This is a play where a little
negro boy has a dream about
heaven. The students who take
part in the play are: Vivian
Paul, George Grant, Marie Er
hart, Molly Estrada, Clara Ab
bott. Opal Helgesen, Vivian
Paddock, and Ruth Strand. I
Coast Guard Films Shown
On Tuesday, Oct. 18, Ensign
Nielson of the U. S. Coast
Guard came uip to the campus
to show the boys the possibil
ities df being an officer in the
Coast Guard. Two films were
shown, one concerning life at
the C.G. Academy at New Lon
don, Conn., and the other about
life as an officer of the Coast
Guard.
After the films were shown
j Ensign Nielson told the boys
; the requirements and gave
them general information a
Ibout the academy.
Ensilgn Nielson (graduated
from the academy only last
May and is oresen'tly stationed
on the Coast Guard shiip Storis
Several of the SJS boys in
dicated an interst in attending
>the academy.
Couucit Vacancies Filled;
Ivan Jackson aaad Fred <31sen
were elected into the student
^council at SJ last week — Ivan
as vice president, and Fred as
sergeant at arms. Ail but 14
students voted.
(Classes will elect ’their stud
ent council representatives to
serve on the council with the of
1 ficers. Presiden of the council
is Delbert Hayward and secre
tary is Vivian Paddock.
SJ Has Two Radio Classes
Something new has been add
ed to the activities at Sheldon
Jackson. There are now two
radio classes, one for JC stud
ents and one for th'e high school
The JC cGlass, with three
members, meets every night at
KSEW to (practice voice and
programming techniques under
Henrik Van Dyke’s direction.
The high school class, with
20 students, meets three times
a week during activity period.
They re studyinlg the Morse
code and the theory needed to
get an amateur radio license.
Clifford Wilcox is the instruc
tor for this group.
Record Freshman Class
Largest hilgh schooll freshman
class that Sheldon Jackson has
ever known is on the enroll
ment list this year.
Total number of freshmen
who have enrolled this year is
60.’about 20 students over the
average freshman class.
Frazer 'Hall, which formerly
housed both the freshmen and
sophomores, is completely fill
ed with 42 freshman boys.
Numbering only 18, the girls
have not caused the same dis
ruption in their domitories.
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[VFW AUXILIARY
TO MEET TUESDAY
A social meeting of the VFW
Auxiliary is scheduled for
Tuesday evening at 8 p. m. at
the VFW Hall.
Refreshment committee in
cludes Mrs. James Williams,
chairman, and the Mesdames
Albert Perkins. Jr., Ray Race
and Ole Johansen.
Anchorage (/P) Tony Sch
wamim, who was Alaska's dir
ector of aviation from 1948 to
1953, is the newly-elected pre
sident of the Anchorage Demo
crtic Club. He has been engag
ed recently in the construction
business.
MOOSE
Meeting*
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ALASKA MUSIC TRAILS
presents
Oct. 26 - The Nettieton Twins
duo pianists
November - Madealine Chambers
lyric soprano
March - Tbs Pasgulcr String Trio
April-John Langsta'f, baritone
Season Tickets low On Sale
at the Sitka Music Store,
Sitka Arts & Crafts — The Russian Bell
Adults $7.50 Students $4.00
- Society and Clubs -
WOMEN OF MOOSE
PLAN CONVOCATION
Women df the Moose at the
meeting df Wednesday evening
laid plans for a convocation
for the College of Regents to
be hold here Sunday, Oct. 30
at 8 p. m.
Three were elected to mem
bership, the Mesdames W. F.
Murray, James Thompson and
Ellis Wiley. Mrs. Murray will
be initiated at the convocation
while the other two will be
initiated at the next regular
meeting.
Hostess committee for the
convocation include Mrs. R. J.
Bingham, chairman, and the
Mesdames Howard Sinnett,
Clem Christoffel, Richard Crue
ger, Ward Adams, Brent Stur
gill, John Bahr:, Wayne West
over, Mark Rigiing and Alice
Peltier.
Reports read and accepted
were from the homemakinig,
pu/blicity, senior regent, child
care and Mooseheart commit
tees. Mrs. Keith Snowden,
drill master df the senior re
■ gent’s escorts, presented the
| trophy which the drill team
won at the Juneau convention
to the chapter.
A practice session 'for all:
officers, escorts and committee
chairmen was Called for Oct. j
25 at 8 p. m. at the Moose Hall
Named to the hostess com
mittee for the next meeting
were Mrs. Paul Jacoby, chair
man, and th Mesdames Fred
Baughn, Ed Nelson, Paul Pel
ker, W. E. Burns, Elvin Rott
•luiff. John Osbakken and Viola
Smith. At that time Mrs. Rich
ard Eliason, library chairman
will present her chapter night
program.
Following adjournment, re
freshments were served by Mrs
Norman Nelson and Mrs. Ernie I
Stewart.
LUTHERAN WOMEN HAVE
BUSINESS MEETING
Women of the Lutheran:
Church held a business meet
ing Thursday afternoon at the
center with Mrs. Claire Carey
as hostess and Miss Helen
Frost in charge of devotions.
Mrs. Howard Trent gave a
talk on Buddhism, its history
and its practice today. Propos
ed budget for the year was
read and a ibirthday apron
started.
The group voted to buy a
davenport and chair for the
parsonage as one of the year’s
projects. Thank offering pro
gram was planned for Nov. 27
The raster announced the film
"Martin Luther" had been or
dered and will be shown upon
its arrival.
Next meeting will be an
evening session Nov. 3, with
Mrs. Frank Guertin as hostess.
PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN
TO MEET OCT. 25
Presbyterian Women will
meet Tuesday at 8 p. m. at the
home of Mrs. William Arthur,
Mt. EdigecuimSbe. Members are
asked to take the 7:30 shore
boat.
This will be a program
meeting. The work session or
iginally pilanned for -this date
has ibeen postponed until the
painting at the manse is com
pleted.
Mrs. A. P. Johnson is chair
man of the hospitality coemnit
j tee for the evening.
SITKA EMBLEM CLUB
MEETS TONIGHT
Roll call meeting of the Sit
ka Emlblem Club is scheduled
for 8:15 p. m. this evening et
the Elks Clubrooms,
Entertainment and refresh
ments are planned. All mem
bers are urged to attend.
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