DAILY SITKA, ALASKA, SENTINEL
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Sitka's Home-Owned Newspaper
Interpreting News
by J. M. Roberts
Asociated Press News Analyst
Perhaps -wihlille the big Soviet
carts tame away some olf the mice
black (home (Bn- the Soviet Union
are ait pillay.
Over the weekend M/usoovilt
es were (treated to a curious
spectacle: Izvestia, the govern -
menlt newtspaper, contradicted
Pravdiai. whriich is the Bible of
the communist party.
The difference was over /:lhe
progress Of communist party
bass. N. S. Khrushchev’s corn
pianitQng program. The party
paper had accused Izvestia, a
monig other origans, of (having a
flippant attitude toward the
program — sin other words, a
fl'ilppatnlt attitude toward some
thing which Khrushchev re
gards as exj (remely ‘important.
Izvestia, quick to defend it
self. siaiiid .ft wasn’t so, and then
— wonder of wonders — accur
sed Pravda of inaccuracies
That just hiasmb been done in
the Soviet Union; up to now.
Khrushchev and premier Bui
ganun al ■ the miinute were play
ing the role of supersalesmen
far communism- in Burma "and
India-. They must have felt ex
tremely -oonifidenit about -the
(pdliitical situation at home if
they were willing to be away
from lilt (for so- long a tilme.
Among those they left be
hind, however, were V. M. Mo
lotov. whom the communist
party not long ago (forced into
a humiUial lihg confession of
error on ia point o*f Leninist dog
ma, and Geortgi Malenkov,
whlom Khrushchev and com
pany forced from the premier
shifp earlier this year.
Also left (behind aire a group
of young, studious and ambit
ious technocrats 'like Mikhail
Yervukfhin and Maxim Sasbu
Hov, whose experience in build
ing the Soviet economy may
have demonstrated to them
ftoalt Marxtfem as interpreted by
Lenin, Sttaliiin and Khrushchev
Sb nolt without 'its serious
fiafws. «
All 'those who were left be-:
hliud, in faidii, are aware of what
& dictator’s whims can do to ,
the national economy. They
came up through the Staldn era
St is notable that in the >pa»t
year Khrushchev made hifmseif
just a 'little more authoritative
than the oithers un a collective
ef supposed equals. Khrush
ehev, for all hits smiles — and
he used the same smiles during
fhe Stalin era — remains a po
tential Stailim. The not ion of
the first party secretary as an
ifmialble iplPwn is a foolish no-1
tion. He is unquestionably aible
and be has shown on many oc
casions he can be ruthless when
necessary.
While Khrushchev was away
Miailenkov — now only <a minis
ter of the Soviiet government—
engaged in 'communist party ac
tivil.y. For example, he journey
ed (to the Urta'ls ito address party
meetings in advance of next
February's important Soviet
communist parity congress. On
ce Malenkov directed the whole
apparatus' of lihe party under
Staflin. Today that is supposed
to be the province of Khrush
chev, Who eased Malenkov out
Of the job a few months after
Safin died. But few western
observers count Malenkov en
tirely out of the picture in the
Soviiet power structure.
The retort of Izvestfia to Fa<a
vdia, even though Hi concerns
on'ly the corn-raising program,
amounts to sassing '.the cornmun
iSt tparty by a> mouth piece of
the So vie government. No com
muniat party in powter any
where can afford the luxury
of permitting hack talk. The
incident could be a straw in
the wind. Perhaps Khrushchev
has been away from home too
long for hits own good.
HOSPITAL COMM. HAS
MONTHLY MEETING
Most of t/he equipment for
uhe new Sitka Community
hospital has been ordered and
some of this has arrived. Sis
ter Ruth Poetzseh told mem
bers of the Sitka Community
hospital alt their Monday eve
ning med.iiirag.
Low bid for the ceiling
mo unted x-ray submitted by
Western Electric Co. has been
accepted and the equipment
ordered with delivery estimat
ed <a)f< some 60 dlays.
Nofcinig the water line was
ifrozen to ithe hospital earlier
this month, the committee re
commended the oily council
request the SPU to inspect this
line and put it 'into condition
where it will not freeze again.
'Several new coni irilbuitions
to the hospital were noted:
$55 from SJS, $30 from -the
Emblem Glub for additional
nursery equipment and $2
from Mr. and Mrs. Leo Higley
All members were present
except Dr. Phillip H. Moore.
Mrs. Russell Betterton and
Mrs. Earil Shennelf.
LEAVES FOR KODIAK
Mrs. John Cushing left Sat
urday for Kodiak on a brief
business trip. She will ret urn
prior 'to the holidays.
- In and Around Sitka ■
NANCY YAW SINGS AT
CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Lewis amd Clark College,
Portlomd, One. (Special 'to the
Dalilly 'Sitka iSemltenel) — Nancy j
Yaw, sophomore, Sitka, Alas
ka, wtas ipiatnt of a vocal tnio
which sang f or guests at the an
niuial ChirLsitsmlais concert sponsor
ed Iby 'Mu Phi 'Epsilon, national
women’s imuisic hionionairy, Sum
day, December 4.
Miiss Yaw, a music education
•major and active in musical
groups, ii!s also secretaire' of
AMm baili, /womens’ dormitory,
and la member Of Theta Kappa
sorority. She is the daughter of
Mir. and (Mrs. Leslie Yaw.
WHERE TO CUT A
CHRISTMAS TREE
In reply to imqthiri'es about
i;ihe right to cut Christmas trees
from lands accessible to the
Sitka ’area1 District . Forester
Vem Joyer has the following
to say.
Tree ifor home use ox tne per
son cutting, or f or churches, puib
Me organizations, or tfraiiermal
organizations, maty toe curt from
National Forest land without
prior approval of the Forest
Service, provided the trees are
not oul: from any point within
100 feet of the road. The pur
pose of this restriction is to
help preserve the natural bea
uty of the traveled areas.
Persons cutitintg trees are re
quested to make sure they are
satisfied with a particular tree
before it & cult. It is obvious
that many t rees could ‘be wast
ed bv toeing cut and later dis
carded 'in favor of 'a more de
sirable one.
The Forest Service cannot
give permission to out Christ
mas 'trees on land adjacent to
the SiltJka toilgthiway. Most Of
land is privately owned 'and
t he rest ii-s Public Domain und
er jurisdiction of the Bureau of
Land Mainiagement. National
Forest 'land in the immediate vi
cinity of Sitka may only be
reached by hiking back from
he highway.
Persons or organizations plan
ruing to cut Christmas 'trees on
| National Forest land for eom
| meroM Sale must first secure
a permit from the Forest .Ser
vice before oul:ting is done.
IMMUNIZATION CLINIC SET
FOR WEDNESDAY
I Immunization clinic will be
! held Wednesday ait 11 a. m. at
be office of Dr. William C.
Charteris, health officer.
Mothers of all preschool
children and infaints over four
months who have not yet had
their children immunized for
diphtheria, whooping cough
and uetanus are ubged to bring
them to these cliini'cs.
Mothers witth children who
have started nheir immuniza
tion program will be notified
by mail.
ALASKA COASTAL PLANE
PASSENGE R LIST
Arriving Monday:
Dr. Ben iMdBnayer,' John
Van Horn, Ghiubk Johnstone,
Joe Peterson, Pedar J. Hansen,
G. H. Rjongren, Don Neal,
Geodge Osfaige, Carl HiaM, Rob
ert Cahill and W. H. Wood
from Juneau.
Leaving Monday:
Don Jones, Don Finlle. Ar
tie Kituko, W. R. Reeves, Jan
ette Lee, Patt Rhd en, Chuck
Johnstone ahd one prisoner,
and Jake PWliips to Juneau
E. Benson to 'Puritan
Ed Peterson to Ketchikan
:iiree divorce suits
FILED BY SITKANS
Three local women hove fil
ed suits for divorce inn DdstrdlcL
Court recently. One Sitka wo
man seeks support for her
child and self from her hus
baind now residing in Seattle.
Blisie D. Phillips asked a
divorce ‘from Jack D. Phillips
on ohahges of incompatibility.
Mrs. Philips asks custody of
a minor Child, $50 per month
support; and $4,000 as her
share of community property.
Also on charges of imtcampat
ibiiiiiity, Christine D. Hope of
Mt. Edlgecusmibe seeks a divorce
from John Hope. She asks
custody of three minor chil
dren and $75 a month support
when her husband finishes
schooling he is taking imx the
si iartes.
Betty Lou Huff filed a div
orce action against Vernon
Dale Buff, charging incompat
ibility. She asks $99 per
month as support for three
minor children, of whom she
asks custody.
Frances Chinuhuk of Sitka
has asked that her husband,
John Chdnuhuk now residing
in Seattle, pay $80 a month
for the support of herself and
their ten year old son.
Attorney Warren Christian
son represents I he plaintiffs in
the three divorce actions.
MT. EDGECUMRE
HOSPITAL ROSTER
Jeffrey Dunlap of Sitka was
•admitted Friday to Mt. Edge
cumlbe hospital!: discharged
was Rebecca Belli to Mt. Edge
cuanlbe.
On Sal airdlay Charles Dan
iels was admitted from the Se
attle U. S. pulbiic health ser
vice hospital, also Mildred Aus
tin and Ada Ruillamd of the
girls dorm. Katherine Miller
S of Juneau and Hazel Jones
and infant daughter and Harry
Goening of 9'lika were dis
charged.
Freida Murray of Silfcka was
the only parent admitted Sun
day. Discharged were Ada Riul
’.qnid df the Hnls dorm and
Herbert Joe of Sitka.
MBS. EDITH SWAN J \
LEAVES FOR SOUTH
Mrs. Ediitih Swan, who came
to Sditfea to be present aft Mae
recent malroiaige of 'her diaugh
ter, Corrine, It© Albert Nelson,
leaves today for Seattle.
There she will meet anoth
er daughter, Irene, and her hus
band and small daughter for
a visit before returning to her
home near Kodiak Island.
TWO RECENT ARRIVALS
AT PIONERS HOME
Peter Thorvilson. 78, arrived
Sunday from Whalnfgelll to li.Ve
at the Pioneers Home. He was
bom' in 1877 in Larvick, Nor
way and has been an ALasklan
resident since 1911.
Mr. Thorvlillson lived att Pet
ersburg until 1940, When he
moved no Wriangell. EKs occu
pation was that of a cabinet mak
er and carpenter.
Arriving yesterday afternoon
Was Jasper Feder Hansen, TO,
of Cordova. He was born in 1880
in Denmark and first arrived
in Alaska i'n 1910, to make lids
home at Cordova, where he has
resided ever since.
Mr. Hansen has worked in
canneries and also fished with
his own boat for a time.
COLLEGE: When, the Cen
tral Washington College of lid
udatiian1 basketball .team tfllaiss
to Alaska Dec. 17 bo pfflay the
University of Alaska it will lie
the first swell invasion by a
stateside school.
There appears to be a possi
bility that ii<n March the A3«iJ
kans iwdl'l visil Washington to
compete for a bentth in .the NA
IA .playolfs, if they make a
good showing in this game.
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