Sitka, Alaska
September 18, 1958
Vol 1 No. 19
Getting Ready
I he Sitka Public Utilities
will be putting up the signs
for the Alaska Day Festival
this week; an indication that
final preparations are under
way.
And more news agencies
are showing as interest in
covering the affair hence an
extensive coverage is expect
ed. Representatives from
Time, Life, Portland Oregon
ian, A. P., and many, many
others are expected to be on
hand.
Cliff Gil lock has been ap
Howling League
to Organize
The Womens classic bow
ling league is being organiz
ed lor the season to begin in
October or November.
All previous members are
requested to contract either
the secretary of the league or
their captain if they plan to
bowl this season.
To be eligible to join the
classic league the bowler
should have established an
average over 100 in organiz
ed play within the past two
years or established an aver
age by bowling 3 games with
a in e m b e r of the league.
Any interested new bowler
with an average over 122 is
urged to join the classic lea
gue. Call Pat Sarvela, classic
league seeretarv at number
8360.
New Principal
Tilt' new school Principal
at Mt. Edgeeninbe, William
A. Jackson, is no stranger to
many of the students as lie
was Educational Specialist
tor the Bureau of Indian Aff
airs schools in the Bethel
area for three years previous
to coming here. Early this
fall he began work in his
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p<>inted official photograph
cr tor the festivities and will
take appropriate pictures of
all events during the three
days which will he used for
future Alaska Day public
ity.
And those participating in
the poster contest are again
reminded of the Sept. 22nd
deadline. The contest is being
conducted throughout the
three schools in this area and
a $5 prize will be awarded
within each school for the
best poster.
newly established position
and likes the challenge it oil
ers. He is pleased with the
enthusiasm shown by the
teachers and students anti
hopes to make this a better
school.
Mr. Jackson has a master’s
degree in Education Admins
t r a t i o n from North Texas
State College1 and has done
some work toward his doct
orate.
Previous to his work in the
educational field he spent
two years in newspaper work
in Dallas, Texas, his home
town.
With Mr. Jackson are his
wife and five children, three
hoys and two girls, ages one
to seven. The Jacksons like
this area, although he says
the climate is not unite equal
to that of Texas. (Whew-w!!)
Voice of America
Mt. Edgecumbe
Shop and student activities
at Mt. Edgeeumbe School
wen1 in the spotlight w lien a
team of six camera men took
movies for the “Voice of
A ni e r i c a. The men spent
Friday; September 12, get
ting shots to be used in the
‘ \ nice of America" programs
which will lie shown in 39
different countries. The spok
en material will be translated
into 19 different languages
j About ninety to a hundred
million people all over the
world will view these movies
which will give glimpses ot
what can he expected of the
49th state.
To give some concept of
the transportation problem in
getting students to the Mi.
Kdgeeumbe Boarding School,
thirty seniors were photo
graphed landing in a shore
boat and being greeted by
s e h o o 1 officials. W illiam
Jackson, Principal; H o b i n
Dean, Superintendent; and
Miss Alberta (.'ha 11 is. Head
of the Guidance Department,
were filmed greeting the hag
gage-laden students and di
recting them to a wanting bus.
Many shots of the shop
and other activities were
taken for the “'Voice of Amer
ica” series.
Sitka Activities
Three of the Voice of
America party spent approx
imately an hour on Thursday,
Sept. 11, filming at the mill
Alaska Science
Conference
Our of Alaskas outstand
ing annual affairs, the Alaska
S c i r n e e (Conference, was
held early in September this
year and attracted many out
standing scientists. Each at
tending person was faced
with a choice of eleven sub
jects, and some of these were
catch-all fields for other sub
jects. No one can attend all
the sessions due to time con
flicts so certain of the papers
and speakers were central at
tractions.
Unquestionably f o r m e r
Governor Gruening was the
principal speaker in the so
cial science field when he dis
cussed “How we obtained
statehood Similarly Dr,
Troy IVwe led the Geology
and Geography sections with
two papers' on Glacier Stud
site. Many close-up action
'hols were taken of the erec
tion of the digesters while
the men continued to work.
An overall panoramic view
was filmed from the Blue
Lake Hoad. On the following
Sunday the principle parts of
the service at the Russian Or
thodox Church were filmed,
as well as many close-ups of
the Bishop, the Priest, the
Deacon, the choir & the con
gregation an the entire ser
vice was tape recorded.
\t Sheldon Jackson they
seemed primarily interested
in filming the students on the
campus.
The “Voice of America*
team spent two weeks in Ala
ska taking movies in Kotze
bue, Fairbanks, Anchorage,
Sitka and Juneau, Sitka-Mt.
F.dgeemnbe was their last
picture-making stop in Alas
ka. From here they planned
to return to headquarters in
W ashington D. C.
The Stork
Report
Arrivals at Sitka Community
Hospital:
Michael Edward5 to Mr.
and Mrs. Cecil Griffin of Sit
ka, on Sept. 15th at 7:20 P.M.
Baby weighed 8 lbs, 4 oz. at
birffi joins 2 other children.
Mr. Griffin works as a ware
houseman tor the S. S. Mul
len Construction Co. at King
Salmon.
There were no arrivals at
Mt. Edgecombe hospital this
past week.
Park Service VisitoHrs
ies in the Antarctic.
Sitka was represented in
the forestry Section by into
Liimatta who read a paper
on “Problems ol forest inven
tory during the initial stages
of Alaska Lumber and Pulp
Co. operations. A social scie
nce study touched mi Sitka
again w hen Mr. Charles Ray
read a paper entitled “Ed
ucational Aspirations of the
Alaska Natives. This report
was based partly on the Sitka
schools of Mt. Edgecombe
and Sheldon Jackson and is
part of a larger study which
will be published in the tu
11 ire.
Mi Frederic Hadleigli
West, the archeologist who
worked in the Sitka National
Monument during August
w as chairman of the Anthro
pology section, and this di
vision known as the “science
of man” was attended l>v se
veral outstanding names in
the field. Dr. J. Louis (add
ings gave a progress report
on excavations at G h o r i s
Peninsula in Kotzebue Sound
w lien.' the strange nine beach
formation seems to show a
separate culture at each lev
el. Dr. Chester Chard of the
University of Wisconsin pro
se ted sow * reflections on
New World origins. Tin's
man is considered a leading
authority on Asiatic archeo
logy and lie revealed that se
veral men w orking indepen
dently came to the same c in
clusions in regard to the or
igin of man in Alaska While
it is generally accepted that
man in Alaska originated in
Siberia and crossed on a
land connection many years
ago, the absense of links be
tween cultural origins have
indicated the first man may
have retreated to S i b e r i a
again during an ice age and
then returned as the ice
opened a path once more.
Thus the culture in Siberia
that have no evidence of or
igin at that place may be at
tributed to this continent
some day. This is quite a re
volutionary theory in the re
latively slow moving field ol
Anthropology.
Miss Margaret Lands, one
<>1 the nations leading social
anthropologists a 11 r a e t e d
much attention in reading a
paper entitled “Folk Medicine
in the lower Kuskokwim-Nel
so Island area”. It was a
pleasure to hear the practi
cal approach expressed in a
held of such depth.
Dr. lvar Skarlund of the
University of Alaska report
ed on the International Cir
cumpolar Conference held
in Denmark. He reported
that the international cooper
ation in science is improving
continually and the partici
pation by the Russians makes
the possibility that great un
known areas, now under the
control of Russia, will be
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John Sebastian
Harmonica Virtuoso
to Perform Here
Music lovers are to have
the rare opportunity of hear
ing and seeing the internat
i o li a 1 I y famous harmonica
virtuoso, John Sebastian, Oct
ober 14th on “opening night
of the Alaska Music Trail.
For more than six years,
concert audiences coast-to
coast and around the world
have been discovering and
acclaiming this artist, who
has revealed that the harm
onica is potential!) a musical
instrument e! unsuspected
range and charm. John Se
bastian, through his musical
artistry has created a musical
art form. The harmonica in
his hands is an instrument
possessing its own range* un
like that of any other instru
ment.
Born in Philadelphia, a
Bankers son, Sebastian al
ways enjoyed music and dur
ing his high school an college
days slowly developed his so
called “Hip pocket hobby”,
i'e graduated from Hartford
College, then won a fellow
ship to study in Europe for
two years. He went to Home
to stud; international law,
planning on a diplomatic
career. The closer he came to
ti nioiai'er of the for
eign Service, the loss he felt
i n e 1 i n e d to relinquish his
music. As his knowledge of
this complex i u s t r u m e n t
broadened, lie opened an en
tirely new and untouched
field in the music world.
Returning to the United
St ites. he was invited to ap
pear on several important
radio programs, and became
cominced that the concert
stage, not diplomatic life
w ould he his. Eugene Orman
dv invited him to appear as
soloist with the Philharmon
ic Orchestra. Tins was foll
owed by guest appearances
with the Rochester C i v i e
Symphony, the NBC Sym
p h o n v, the New Orleans
Symphony. A phenomenal
success c\ cry where, he has
now appeared with every
major orchestra in this coun
try as well as abroad.
John Sebastian did not
give up his diplomatic career
entirely, for he was chosen
by the State Department to be
one of our cultural ambassa
dors. He lias just recently
completed a 50,000 m i 1 e
globe-circling tour. His arna
zing virtuosity and unique
artistry have won the admi
ration of orchestra conduc
tors, inspired audiences and
impressed critics throughout
Europe, the Orient, North
and South America.
Maxim Sharpiro, the foun
der of our Alaska Music
Trail, heard John Sebastian
in Milan in March of this
year and thought him one of
the very great artists on the
musical stage today, and an
unforgettable experience! It
is remarkable that Mr, Shap
iro was able to persuade him
to make the Alaska tour—he
is so in demand.
Membership tickets for tins
concert and three other ex
ceptional concert are now on
sale during the annual mem*
Jiership drive ol (lie Sitka-Mt.
I xdgecumbe A 1 a s k a Music
Trail. The membership ticket
drive will end October 4th.
Tickets max be purchased
at Neil A n d e.r se n’s Sitka
Music Store, Sitk i \i ts and
Crafts, Russian Bell, or call
Mrs. R. 1), Stewart or Mrs.
David Sparling.
Pnrk Service
Visitors
Two officials of the U.S.
National Park Service spent
a short visit in Sitka this past
week. They were Thomas
Vint, Chief, Division of De
sign and Construction, from
Washington, D.O. and San
ford Hill, Regional Chief, Di
vision of Design and Con
struction from San Francisco.
While here the gentlemen re
viewed Mission 66 plans for
development of Sill t and
Glacier Ba\ National Mon
uments. 1 hey left yesterday.
CLOUDY
To 00 PST Friday
Spec a 1 small craft warning.
Inside waters Skagwav to
jimean north winds 20 to 30
MPH increasing to 25 to 40
this afternoon and decreasing
rapidly to 10 to 20MPII to
night. Part!) Cloudy.
Inside waters Juneau to Pet
ersburg. North winds 20 to 35
Midi decreasing to less than
15 MPT I tonight. Partly
( loudv with fog patches at
nieht.
Inside waters Petersburg to
Dixon entrance and outside
valors port Alaxander to Dix
on entrance. North winds
10 to 25 MPH increasing to
20 o 30 MPH early this after
noon and becoming west to
Northwest 10 to 20 MPH to
night. Cloudy with occasional
rain showers today becoming
mostly Cloudy tonight. End
of warning weather Bureau
Editor's Note
We have spent the greater
part of this week working
on the Linotype machine and
think we have solved most of
1 h e difficulties. We h o p e
th re will be no need for any
more four page issues.
28 days to the Alaska Day Festival