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Eattily action to settle the
North African question has now
become vital, not only to
Prance but to the North Atlan
tic Treaty Organization and
the whole free world.
Prance hlas been trying ever
since the war to find a formula
under which Tunisia, Algeria
and Morocco could be kept
peacefully within the French
Union. AHgtaria, first was given
mlany inducements and, tech
nically became a part df France
It has been a relatively quiet
spot during the recent troubles
with Tunisia and Morocco.
Then Tunisia was given even
greater autonomy, and things
quieted down there. But the in
fection burst ouft again in Mor
occo.
Now Algeria is in turmoil a
gain. And rebellious demonsta
tions are beginning to take on
the 'aspects of a real revolt all
along the Mediterranean’s sou
thwestern shore.
But it is not only this shore
which is involved. The Arab
states of the middle east are be
ginning to take more and more
interest, in which Egypt takes
the lead.
And it is Egypt Which also
leads the movement against
correlation of westetm and A
ralb interests in defense plans
for the middle east.
For years these conflicting
interests, coupled with Arab
resentment toward the parti
tion of Palestine which the
western powers sponsored. in
the United Nations, have cau
sed a sipllit between nations
which should be unified in their
resistance to Communist expan
sion.
The United States has tried
to ptlaiy a middle role in the
North African dispute, but a
less active one than when she
finally intervened to help Brit-!
ain and Egypt solve their pro
blem. France is even more sen
sitive about the activities of
“friends of the court” than Bri
tain used to be.
However, Britain, Which is
joining the Turkish-Inaq secur
ity padt, and the United States,
trying to promote overall col
laboration between NATO and
the ATab states, have a direct
political interest in North Af
rica.
They also have a direct stra
tegic interest. Thousands of j
Americans man advanced air
bases in the area, and both
British and American blood
wias spilled wholesale to take
it awtay from the Germans in
1943. Its importance to the de
fense of Europe has been de
finitely piroved.
There is strong evidence thiat
the area is ready neither for
complete self-government nor,
even if (granted that, for self
defense.
There is also strong evidence
that Prance has not yet pre
pared hhrself to go far enough
toward liberation to satisfy
the nationalist elements.
Perhaps it is time for her to
consider something beyond the
French Union, which has prov
ed to be little more than a fac
ade of liberty, and something
less than India, prepared for
self-government, got from Bri
tain.
FAMILY MAKES
VACATION TRIP
Mrs. James Cunningham and
j children. Mickey and Fern, and
j her niece, Valerie, left Friday
jby plane for Seattle. Valerie
| who has (been visiting here, is
■ enroute to her home in New
York, while Mrs. Cunningham
and the children will make a
vacation trip.
FISH LANDINGS
August 22:
Three halibut boats, the Rana
the U & I and the O. K.. sold
37,300 mediums at 13c, 1,200
ehik at 8c and 10,700 large at
lOc-llc.
Thirteen trolters sold 820
large red at 46c, 48 small red
at 25c; 224 whfte at 25c; 6,774
silvers at 27c and 7,798 raise,
halibut.
ALASKA COASTAL PLANE
PASSENGER LIST
Arrivinlg? Monday:
George T. Bomsen, Mason
Letheay, Mr. Richards. Doris
Baflashof, J. R. and Jerry
Burke, M. Oharleaton, Eleanor
(Matters, Ed Crittendon, Robert
Booker, Ruth Brann, Pauline
Abbott and June Brown from
Juneau.
Leaving Monday:
Mrs. Bi'll Maynard, Barbara
and Jodie Maynard. Georgia
Price, Lawrence Sherlock, Ger
trude and Marilbeth Conway,
Pat Ridhtefr Elaine Westfall,
Allen Herrington, Nick and
Olga Bolshanin, Annie Peter
son, Mr. Hubbard, Mr. Thomp
son, J. Burke, J. Burke Jr. Ma
son LeHearn and Mr. and Mrs.
Wallace to Juneau.
Mr. and Mrs. P. Thomas and
Mrs. Thie'lke to Pelican.
H. Oja to Skagway. j
- In and Around Sitka -
FIRST CHILD ARRIVES |
FOR SCOTT BROWN’S
iMr. and Mrs. Scott Brown
of Mt. Edgeeumlbe are receiv-'
ing congratulations from friends
over the birth of their first.
child, a son, Nicholas Baranof,'
who arrived August 19 at Mt. i
Edlgec uimlbe hospifcal.
The lad was born at 5:47 p. |
m. and weighed in at eight
poundis, two ounces.
Mir. Brown is a teacher at
Mt. Edgeouimibe school.
ARRIVE SUNDAY
Dr. O. Hubbard, psychiatrist
and Robert Oahill, clinic psy
chologist, arrived Sunday by
plane on a visit to Mt. Edge
cuimlbe.
VISITING FRIENDS
FROM JUNEAU
Mrs. Ruth Brann of Juneau
arrived on the afternoon flight
yesterday to spend some time
as the houseguest of Mr. and
Mrs. George Beacom.
She is employed at the Jack
and Jill Nursery in the Capital
City.
JUNEAU: Polio vaccine for
second injections of last term’s
first and second graders is be
ing released to the greater An
chorage health district and to
the Ketchikan health center,
according to Dr. Gharls R. Hay
man. chief of the Alaska depart
ment of health preventive med
ical services sections. Injec
tions are to be given before
school begins.
JUNEAU: Estimates of Al
aska’s average population have
been set at 208.000 by the fed
eral bureau of census accord
ing to the Alaska Recource De
veiopment Board. This figure
represents an increase of 3,000
persons over the preceding year
Butler takes final
'fling at president
KETCHIKAN (JPf National
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Democratic chairman1 Paul
Butler llew to San Francisco
Saturday after a two-weeikis A1
a§ka tour, but not without tak
ing- a final fling at the Eisen
hower administration.
He told a Ketchikan meeting
Sunday night.
“I wouldn't blame Alaskans
for havinlg their own Boston
Tea Party if administration re
trenchment policies continue
mudh longer.”
He also forecast *of this fall’s
forthcoming Alaska constitut
ional convention that “Alask
ans will finally issue their own
declaration of independence.”
His 14-iday Alaska visit was
his longest to any one area
since he took the party post
last January.
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ro HENRY SAM’S
A son and fourth child, as yet
unnamed, arrived at 5:32 a. m.
Saturday at Mt. Edgeouimbe hos
pital to join the family of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Sam of Mt.
Edgecombe.
Weighing seven pounds. 12
ounces, the infant joins two
brothers and one sister.
Mr. Sam is employed in the
laundry at the island.
Wallace McDonalds
LEAVE TOMORROW
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace McDon
aid plan to fly south tomorrow
mominjg do spend a monfth va
cationing in Boise, Idaho, where
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
Bedkerson make their home.
Mrs. McDonald, who recently
had surgery done, will conval
esce in the south and hopes to
find some warm sunshine.
Helicopters prove
valuable in flood
ravaged areas
STROUDSBURG. Pa. <JP)
The work of military helicop
ter units in flood ravaged
northeastern Pennsylvania drew
a “splendid jolb” comment from
disaster workers.
The army. navy, marine and
coast gu'ard aircraft — their
whirling 'blades slap-slopping
against the air — have beer
everywhere. They’ve delivered
food and medical supplies, res
cued the living, recovered the
dead and transported rescue
teams all over the grim vaca
tionland.
The craft have proved use
ful in support missions in war,
but in the peacetime disaster
here they have perhars. prov
ed their greatest worth.
Tn an area where almost ev
ery bridge hats been knocked
askewr or washed a1 Wav, almost
every road washed out."almost
every rail line torn up, -trans
RECLAMATION OFFICIALS
TO VISIT SOON
Three Bureau of Reclamation
officials are slated to visit Sitka
on Friday morning, Sept. 2, on
the regular Alaska Coastal
flight.
In the party will be W. A.
Kexheimer, commissioner. Bur
eau of Reclamation, Washing
ton, D. C.; Don Campbell, chief
power utilization division, Wash
ington, D. C.; and Daryl L.
Roberts acting district manager
of - Juneau.
They will visit in connection
with the Blue Lake develop
ment, on which the bureau had
made a preliminary survey
some time ago.
MT. EDGECUMBE
HOSPITAL ROSTER
Irene O’Conner and Glenna
Weakuk of Nome and Jimmy
Tom of Newktok were admit
ted Thursday to Mt. Bdgecum
be hospital; discharged were
Ruth Vreeiand and infant to
Sitka and Nathaniel Ekaiook to
Barrow.
On Friday admitted were
Walter Oscuik oif Gamble. Sha
ron Rollins of Homer, Agnes
Compton of Sitka and Blanche
Brown of Mt. Edgecumlbe. Dis
» charged were Lucy Jamestown
and infant daughter to An
goon, Rita Huff and infant to
Mt. Edgecum/be and Katherine
Timmerman to Dillingham.
Catherine Sam of Mt. Edge
cuimibe was the only patient ad
mitted Saturday; no patients
were discharged.
Admitted Sunday was Jensen
Tutiakoff of Sitka, while Agnes
Compton of Sitka was discharg
ed.
portation would (be primitive
were it not for the helicopters,
dashing here and there like
the winged angels of mercy
they’ve been.
To go by mobile transporta
tion overland in some instanc
es you would have to travel a
rugged, circuitous route of 20,
even 50 miles to go between
points only a quarter mile a
patrf.
But not the heliocopters
They can set down anywhere
t —and have.
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