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Sitka's Home-Owned Newspaper
A. P. News Analyst
Bernard Baruch has now
joined those who 'are warning
against letting a desire for a
balanced budget interfere with
military preparedness.
The warnings have been com
ing thick and fast since it was
revealed a few days ago that
the Pentagon cooperating with
the budget -makers, wlas trying
to find means of saving anoth
er billion or so dollars in the
next fiscal year.
Reports have it that, the
army and navy being already
subject to the knife, any addi
tional outs must come out of
the air force, where congress
has already demonstrated a de
sire for full strength.
The administration has met
the protests with denials that
any further outs in military
strength are planned. The im
plication is that the review of
spending which is under way is
directed at squeezing out wat
er, not strength.
Few people who are at all
familiar with governmental
operations will doubt there is
water left to squeeze. But
there seems to be wide-spread
opposition to drawing blood a
long with it.
A congressional committee
at work on military procure
ment practices finds aircraft
companies netting nearly 4
per cent on government sales
last year, and nearly 30 per
cent on their net worth. A re
port emphasized that no con
clusion had1 been reached as to
the reasonableness of the pro
fits, and that continuing pro
duction of military aircraft
must be insured.
Sen. Stennis (D-Miss.), a
subcommittee member, com
mented there is room for im
provement in the Pentagon,
but warned against putting the
budget ahead of security.
Thus the business seems to
ibe shaking down, though Wash
ington observers are quick to
comment that secretary Hum
phrey of the treasury is in the
habit of getting his way, and
it is he who is pressing for a
keen eye on the defense depart
ment where the big money
really goes.
The argument that Russia is
displaying a tendency to back
away from military force as a
zriajor part of the communist
expansion program is a factor
in a tendency to relieve rear
mament pressures both here
and in Europe, Rut Moscow’s
attitude toward chancellor Ad- j
eniauer or Germany this week
has made that line of thinking
look pretty thin. There is good
reason for Ibelieving the world
situation which required rear
mament in the beginning only
sounds better, without having
actually improved. x
LAWRENCE WIDMARK, JR.
SOUTH TO HOSPITAL
Lawrence Widimark. Jr., left
Friday by plane (for Seattle en
route to the Veterans hospital
at Walla, Walla, Washington
where he will be a patient for
a month or more.
WILL HUNT AT YAKUTAT
( Dr. Philip H. Moore of Mt.
Edgecuimlbe and Bob Ford of
Juneau are spending two
,weeks on a (hunting trip in the
Yakutat area. They letft Sun
day Iby plane. Dr. Moore is on
.annual leave.
MRS. NORVAL ADAMS
HOME FROM HOSPITAL
Mas. Norval Adams return
ed home yesterday from Mt.
Edgecumibe hospital where she
had been a patient for medical
! treatment for ten days. While
she is greatly improved, she
is still confined to her home
and must spend -much time
resting for the present.
SITKA HIGH
SCHOOL EVENTS
On Monday the Student Gov
ernment Association convened
in a general assembly with
Marilyn Latta, S.G.A. president
presiding. The business off the
day was the election and install j
ation of class officers.
The students left the assem
bly for their respective rooms
'where they elected the follow
|ing to class positions:
Seniors:
President, Dick Boettcher:
vice president, Carl Peterson;
Secretary, Sharon Handy and
treasurer. Fred Youmans.
Juniors:
President, Gary Paxton; vice
president, Jerry Smith; secre
tary, Niekie Trierschield; treas
urer, Ann Carlson.
Sophomores
President, John Jensen; vice
president. Margot Schmidt;
secretary, Joleen Nygaard, trea
surer, Deanne Fraser.
Freshmen
President, Allen Moore; vice
president, Jacque Lernike; sec
retary. Peggy Burnham: treas
urer, Barry Bergdoll.
- in and Around Sitka -
FOUR LEAVE TODAY
ON HUNTING TRIP
Howard Bradshaw, Dt. H.
J. Hodigins. Jack Conway and
Hugo Frederiokson planned to
leave this morning by plane
for their annual hunting trip
up the Stikine River.
They flew today to Tele
graph Creek.
MONTHLY MEETING OF
HOSPITAL COMMITTEE
All omemlbers were present at
the Monday evening meeting;
of the Sitka Community Hos
pital committee except Dr.
Philip H. Moore and Dr. I.
Knoll.
Mrs. Claire Carey, on behalf
of the Business and Profession
al Woman’s Clulb, appeared to
ask a list of needed equipment
for the group to go over for
its donation to the new hospital
It was agreed to notify the
organizations previously con
tacted toy letter asking dona
tions that each dollar in cash
contributed to the hospital
;would toe unlatched toy a dollar
of Hill-Bur ton funds; and to
express the committee’s thanks
to those who have aided so gen
erously.
Sister Buth Poetzsch. Luth
eran deaconess in charge of
nurses at the hospital, outlined
some of the work she had done
and asked the group’s opinion
on several matters. A smaller
dishwasher was found to be
ample for the hospital needs,
i at a greatly reduced cost. Much
!of the surplus material must
be discarded, as not up to Hill
Burton requirements.
It also was announced all
maternity equipment now at
the SJJC hospital would re
main there until such time as
the new hospital was open to
receive patients.
MISS ANN CHAPMAN
SOUTH TO COLLEGE
Miss Ann Chapman, young
est daughter of the Rev. and
Mrs. Henry Chapman, left to
day by plane for Seattle, en
route to Pullman, where she
will enter Washington State
college for her freshman year.
Miss Chapman graduated
from Sitka high school with
the class of 1955.
FISH LANDINGS
September 13:
Six trolilers sold 594 large at
146c; 43 small at 28c; 297 whites
[at 30c; and 604 silvers at 28c;
one packer sold 9,003 gilnet sil
vers, no price given.
ALASKA COASTAL PLANE
PASSENER LIST
Arriving Tuesday:
Jim Woodrulff, John Cush
ing. Dick Cook, John Sexton
H. Prescott, Ernie and Jo
Whitehead, R. Sweeney, Sam
A BIRD IS A BIRD; EVEN
IF FAR FROM HOME
Unlike the Birds that go sou'tih
for the winter, Ben Allen Bird,
the new commanding officer of
the U. S. Coast Guard detailed
for duty on Biorka Island, ar
rived here Saturday from
Bakersfield, California.
Upon entering the Harbor
j Coffee Shop, the newcomer was
I introduced to Clell Bird in
| much the same manner as one j
would announce any new arriv
ail. Notes were soon compared,
however, in an attempt to de
termine if any relationship ex
isted inasmuch as each bore
the same last name. Inquiries
revealed that their fathers were
fborn in Tennessee and from
this Ben and Clell quickly trac
ed their relationship to that of
first cousins.
When it was pointed out to
Clell that it was a bit strange
these two Birds should nest so
close together, he replied
“Guess Birds of a feather flock
together.”
Ben. who is 23 years old,
will remain on Biorka for a per
iod of one year. He stated when
queried regarding his first im
pressions of Sitka: “My an
swer at this time must neces
sarily be limittd to a Bird’s
eye view but I have certainly
‘been impressed with Sitka’s
natural beauty and with -the
friendliness of those with whom
I have come in contact since
my arrival.”
Sports Trail —
by Whitney Martin
NEW YORK (IP) We got ac
quainted with George Bayer
gradually. The 'big lug is just
too massive to know all at once,
and you just don’t walk up and
slap a moose jovially on the
back the first time you see it.
Gebrge is the acknowledged
king of swat in gold. W hen he
plants those size 14D brogans,
corkscrews his 6 foot five frame
and lets loose with 240 pounds
the hall he is aiming the club
head at practically vanishes. A
drive of less than 300 yards he
just “caught on the handle,” a
baseball player would say.
Huge, powerful and good-na*
tured is the 30 year old guy
out of Bremerton, Wash, who
went to the University of Wash ,
ington wth the idea of pitching
a little baseball, was drafted
for the football team, and who
wound up as a pro golfer.
“Always could hit a golf ball
far,” he says simply. “I’m pret
ty well coordinated.”
You gather from his casual
talk that he just couldn’t put
his ^heart into football. After
being lured from baseball to
the Washington football squad
he was just another guy until
one day he got a little perturb-!
ed at the way a couple of rival
• tackle candidates were push
mg him around, so ne aia a in
tle pushing around 'hdmselif.
After that he was the No. 1 boy
When he had finished school
he played briefly — very brief
ly, he emphasizes — for the
Washington Redskins. He felt
he wasn’t being used enough,
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NOTICE OF ELECTION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that a General Municipal Elec
tion will be held on Tuesday,
October 4, 1955 between the
hours oif 8:00 a. m. and 6:00 p.
m. of said day for the purpose
of electinjg the following offic
ers, to wit:
A MAYOR
THREE (3) COUNCILMAN
(2-year terms)
ONE (1) MEMBER OF THE
SITKA PUBLIC UTILITIES
BOARD (5-year term)
ONE (1) MEMBER OF THE
SITKA PUBLIC UTILITIES
BOARD (1-year term)
ONE (1) MEMBER OF THE
SCHOOL BOARD (5-year term)
THE COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SITKA, hav
ing theretofore duly designated
the voting precinct for the City
of Sitka, the electors are here
by notified that all qualified
voters residing within the
boundaries of the City of Sitka
Alaska, will vote in the FIRE
HALL on Lincoln Street.
FURTHER NOTICE IS HERE
BY GIVEN, that candidates for
the above mentioned municipal
offices must file their intentions
in writing with the City Clerk
not later than 5:00 p. m. Tues
day, September 27, 1955, and
THAT the voters registration
bo«ks close at 12:00 Noon Mon
day, October 3, 1955, and,
THAT, a voter who lias not
previously registered or who
hias failed to vote in two con
secutive General MUNICIPAL
elections, must now register to
be eligible to vote in this elec
tion.
DATED, at Sitka, Alaska, this
ninth day of September, 1955.
, Margaret B. Fedoroff
City Clerk
Published: Sept. 14 and 21, 1955
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Sing. Mrs. C. B. Ingiverson,
Patricia Keouigh, Mr. and Mrs.
John Fawcett. J. Nelson, Vel
ma Crews. Fred Milligan, Ella
Evans, Bernadette DeMeares,
Lydia Tilson and Kratcha Ke
gruk from Juneau.
Leaving Tuesday:
Henry, Margaret. Loretta
and Margo Schmidt, Alvin
Lindstrom, Cecil Kidder, Mrs.
J. Halterman, Madeline Pes
coya. E. Parker, Tom Dyer,
Mr. Seaton, Mrs. Sam Hopkins
Didk Cook, Edwin Wagner to
Juneau.
H. L. Hogan, Bob Singyke,
Arnold Erickson to Ketchikan j
Arne Dorum and G. Elia son j
to Deer Lake and return.
Josephine and Mary John
son to Petersburg.
DR. WALTER MASSEY
Juneau Optometrist
Will Be In Sitka from Sept. 16 through 18
to conduct eye examinations
Call Sitka Hotel for Appointment
Phone 200
Dr. Massey will fit contact lenses for
those who are interested