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Daily Sitka Sentinel
Heme-Owned Newspaper
and The ARROWHEAD PRESS
Member of The Associated Press
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VOLUME XVI
Friday, December 2, 1955
NUMBER 249
Delegates study law under
which they are operating
1955 house
enabling bill
discussed
FAIR1KANKS (/P) The atten
tion o/ delegates to Alaska’s
coartitutional convention foc
used yesterday on a 1055 U.
S. house of representai:ives
^>ilt enabling Alaska and Ha
waii to form a state govern
ment.
It was was brought before
the convention on a motion of
W. O. Smith of Ketchikan
that requirements of the act
fee included in the state of Al
aska constitution.
Smith termed the require
ments conventional and tradi
tionally basic to the spirit of
the American way.
“Most people take them for
granted, though, and some peo
ple don’t even know what
they are,” he said.
Soviet leaders
confident they will
/rule world
BONN (^P) Chancellor Aden
auer declared today Soviet lead
ers “are convinced thait the So
viet Union will one day rule
the world.”
“Against this view the West
must make clear its conviction
that freedom is stronger than
slavery,” the chancellor told
parliament.
Deputies cheered and applaud
ed when the 79 year old leader
rose to speak in the foreign af
fairs defbate. It was this first
speech since he became ill early
in October.
V eatchcombing
• At long last a Russian lead
er has come up wiith a few
words which are true. “There
are some very stuipid people in
America.” — but they are the
ones who are trying to help
the communists rule the world.
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• Next to the last mail boat
to Sitka before Christmas sail
ed from Seattle today. Better
get your packages into the post
office as soon as possible for
the next boat will be here a
bout Christmas and will not be
back in Seattle in time for
Santa Claus’s delivery.
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• It didn’t came as a surprise
to those who have watched the
Sit ka high team closely — they
had championship possibilities
with a little more experience.
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• Pretty soon the city crew
will strinlg lights on Lincoln
street and (the Holidays will be
here again. Then Rotary will
announce their lighting contest
and the residential area will
be “lit up” Yes it’s almost 1966.
, Rights and restrictions cov
ered by I'Jhe bill include:
“The constitution of Alaska
will be republican in form. It
will give people of all races
and colors the same civil and
political rights. 'No law may
hinder any individual from free
exercise of relilgian, speech &
the right to assemble peace
ably ifor redress of grievances.
“For these and other guar
anLees, the persons comprising
the citizenship of Alaska shall
disclaim all right to lands or
property not granted to the
state by congress.
“No jobs involving public
trus): or profit shall be open
to those who advocate the ov
erthrow by force or violence of
the state or national ‘govern
ment. This also applies to per
sons aidinlg or belonging <to a
party advocating overthrow.”
Alaska atty. gen. J. Gerald
Williams attended the conven
tion Thursday at the request
of delegai.es who asked his;
opinion on various matters. •
Williams did not address the
convention as a whole.
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Wet weather over
.most of nation
by The Associated Press
Wet weather, in the form of
rain, snow and sleet, was the
dreary outlook today for
many pants of the nation.
The snow and rain which
fell over the central part of
the country moved eastward
and this morning extended as
far as eastern Ohio, West Vir
ginia and Alabama.
Rain fell from the Ohio Riv
er southward while rain mixed
wiith freezinig rain pelted ar
Kcontinued on page tour)
Japan's foreign
minister sharply
critical of Russia
TOKYO (/P) Foreign minister
Shigemitsu today attacked the
reported nuclear tests and “ag
gressive strategy” of Sovieit
Russia.
“There is little doubt that in
ternational tensions are once
more mounting apace,” ‘he said
in a report n o the opening ses- J
sion of parliament.
‘.In the face of Russia’s ag
gressive strategy, coupled with !
reports of recent Russian test I
explosions of atom and hydro
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Cole says people will learn
schools needs from parley
Publicity from
conference will aid
public interest
'by Frank W. Vaille
WASHINGTON (JP) Oregon,
Washington and Alaska partici
pants in r.ihe White (House Con
ference on Education headed
homeward today with individ-;
ual reactions ranging from “dis ;
illusioned” to strong support. 1
The disappointment was re-'
gistered iby an Alaskan who!
said he felt (.he same conclus
ions could have been reached
by any two persons sitting
down together for an hour.
‘‘Instead,” he continued,
“we’ve gassed for three days
and spent IV2 million dollars.
Where is our sense of values?”
The delegate asked thak he
not be identified, but added:
“I’m not bitter — just disil
lusioned.”
Other participants were
more hopeful. Nearly all ex
pressed confidence the confer
ence would result in an in
creased national awareness in
educations problems.
Thomas L. 'Scanlon of Port
land. Ore., the director of re
search and education for the
Oregon State Federation of La
bor, said it would do much,ito
clarify public thinking which
previously because o»f “so
much talk has been generally
confused.”
T. J. Cole, superintendent
of schools in Sitka, Alaska,
said he thouight publicity re
suiting from the conference
would create discussion of
school problems alt the city
and state level.
He particularly emphasized
the .benefit he expects to acrue
from participation in the con
ference Iby noneducators.
“People like ouselves (pro
fessional school people) have
been crying, yapping and
howling for years about our
problems with no effect,” he
declared. “When the people
‘back home realize that two
thirds of the conference parti
cipants are noneducators and
leaders in their fields, it will
give us a better selling point.”
Pelican group purchases
Pyramid cannery in Sitka
JStrike threats are
exaggerated says
union president
SAIN PRAiNiCISVO (JP) Vin
cent IMalone president of the
AFL Marine Firemen’s Union
said today reports that a coast
wise shipping tie-up might re
sult ifrom a contract dispute
here were “greatly exaggerat
ed”
“While it could affect the
whole works,” he said, “we do
not think it will because the is
sue is comparatively small and
doesn’t rate a strike.”
He indicated that, at most,
six ships on the entire coast
would be effected.
At issue is a contract clause
dealing with vacation pay for
the firemen.
“We’ve been exerting a litrle
pressure and delaying a ship
or two to make certain ship
owners live up to their original
commitments,” Malone said.
The dispute is With operators
represent ed by the Pacific Mar
itime Assn.
Another added to
crash toll list
FAIRBANKS (/P) The name
of Mrs. Juanita M. Jones -was
added today to the list of the
14 dead in Tuesday’s crash of
a jet fighter plane into housing
units at Eielson air force base.
The Yukon army command
released her name. Her home
city was not identified immed
iately.
The annuoncement said her
2 year old daughter, Connie,
was in critical condition at the
Ladd air force base hospital.
The husband and father, spec
ialist l.c. Harris Jones, was re
ported injured, tout not serious
iy
The announcement raised to
13 the number of dead and to
seven the number of injured
who have been identified by
military authorities.
CIO okays merger with AFL;
after fight in convention
Combined group
to meet Monday in
New York City
by James Devlin
NEW YORK (JP) The AFL
and CIO menged today into a
sinlgle (federation of 16,000,000
members — largest organized
labor force is the free world.
The CIO voted overwhelm
ing approval in its final con
vention session in the Hotel -
New Yorker.
The APL endorsed the mer
ger -unanimously in its con-'
vention in the Hotel Statler
yesterday.
The combined organization,
to ibe known as the American
Federation of Laibor and Con
gress of Industrial Organiza
tions will meat in convention
Monday in the 71st regiment
armory here.
The CIO stamp of endorse
ment came over heated objec
tions from (Michael J. Quill,
president of the 90,000 mem
mer Transport Workers union
composed largely of New York
City ibus and subway employes
In a rollcall volte, Quill re
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Cannery will be
joperated by same
management
SEATTLE (/P) Purchase of
Pyramid Fisheries Inc. cannery
at Sitka by the Pelican Pack
ing Co. was announced today.
A. H. Link of Seattle, vice
president of the Pelican, Alas
ka, company, said the transac
tion was effective Dec. 1.
Link said Pyramid will be
operated by the same manage
ment and in conjunction with
the Sitka Cold Storage Com
pany plant, which was purch
ased recently by Pelican Pack
ing. *
Pyramid was owned 1^ J. J.
Conway, Frank Wright, P. S.
Ganty and the estate of John
Tenneson. The purchase price
was not announced.
federal aid in }
construction of -
schools seen
WASHINGTON (JP) A new
drive for federal school aid,
particularly in construction,
seemed to ibe rolling ahead to
day in the wake of its impres
sive endorsement by the White
House Conference on Educa
tion.
As the four-day meeting end
ed last night, secretary of wel
fare Folsom told the 1,800 dele
gates President Eisenhower
was ready to ask congress for
“a broadened and improved”
prdgram of federal aid for
school construction.
A ifew minutes earlier, the
i conference had (greeted with
ringing applause a statement
that the delegates had approv
ed a stepped up aid program
more than 2-1.
The leaders of the 000,000
member National Education
Assn, hailed this report and
five others as “nothing short
of marvelous.”
John Muford of Mt. Vernon.
111., the NEA president, label
ed the conference “one of the
greatest ever held.”
Labor union leaders, who
had threatened a floor fiighit if
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Marine forecast from Friday
to Saturday
A storm moving eastward to
Cape Spencer will cause winds
of 25 to 40 mpth with strong
gusis over outside waters from
Yakutat to Sitka late this af
ternoon and tonight.
Outside waters Dixon En
trance to Sitka westerly winds
15 to 25 mph late this after
noon and tonight.
, Cloudy with occasional rain
| or snow.