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Sitka's Home-Owned Newspaper
Interpreting News
by J. M. Roberts
A. P. News Analyst
Field marshal Montgomery,
suggesting merger of the free
world’s tair forces under one
command, is in the (position of
•being unrealistic while still be
ing right.
Air forces are so pertinent to
a nation’s defense and offense
that surrender of direct control
would seriously undercut na
tional sovereignty and might
endanger security.
This applies not only to tac
tical air power which may be
strictly defensive, to which
Montgomery was not referring,
but to strategic forces which
were his principal considera
tion. For one of the chief uses
of strategic force is to slow
down and interfere with at
asiks which the defensive forces
must stop.
Even the commanding nation
which Montgomery recognizes
should be the United States be
cause of her superior strategic
air strength, would be handi-l
capped on defense (by its o-bli-l
gations to its allies. If attacked
alone, such a nation would have
to consider such obligations a
long with the need for immed
iate reltailiation, whereas the
United States is now prepared,
on her own, with constantly
alerted forces, to launch strate
gic — that means atomic — at
tacks without considering even
momentarily anything except
stopping the attackers.
This point can be emphasized
by reference to the different
situations affecting American
strategic bombers located in
England' and those located at
home. Those located at home
could move, would move, im
mediately. As for those in Brit
ain. a decision would have to
be made whether their use
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would be worth the attack on
that country which it would
bring. Such decisions would in
volve other governments as
well as any joint military com
mand such as the United States
now heads in NATO.
The same considerations and
the same unreality apply to
Montgomery’s suggestion for
complete unification of air,
naval and land forces of the
free world alliance.
Unified forces, even a unified
strategic air force, would un
doubtedly be more powerful
and a greater deterrent to war
than what is available now.
But no nation has been able to
work it out even for its own
forces. The United States tried,
but had to compromise with a
joint superstructure of civilian
control through a joint chiefs
of staff organization, without
actual meiiger of the services
through officers trained, as
Montgomery suggests, for joint
| command.
These are practical draw
backs, not criticisms of Mont
gomery for the suggestions. He
wtas oibviously speaking of some
thing that his NATO superior,
General Gruenther, and the Brit
ish government, for which he
works, consider an ideal, else
he would not have spoken.
Gruenther himselif, only the
day before, had suggested that
the air forces assigned to NATO
should be unified, instead of i
standing behind individual
frontiers awaiting a call. De
fense secretary Wilson said at
least a mutual air warning sys
j tern should !be developed.
Wilson, commenting on the
Montgomery suggestions, said
the marshal was “overstating
it in order to make progress”
in coordination.
ALASKA COASTAL PLANE
PASSENGER LIST
Arriving Thursday:
John, Robert and Iris Ward
Christine Miller, Mrs. DeJ^a
Hunt, J. Klushkan, Margie 1
Johnson, Lewis Bowen, George «
McGillis, Mrs. R. Bowen and
Robert James from Juneau.
Leaving Thursday:
Ruiby Watts, Ralph Weeks
Emil Hie tala, Murlin Spencer,
Donna McElroy, Mr. and Mrs.
Roth Pnutchuk, Alberta Warg,
G. Kehleitner, E. Shennett,
Frank Richards, B. D. Stew
art, Charles Kidd. A. Petro
berg, Rose Sunde and Mrs.
Borders to Juneau.
Mrs. Ganty to Pelican.
Use Sentinel Want Advts.
Want Advts. Bring Results. \
- 1st and Around Sitka -
(UROEN THOMSEN’S
PARENTS OF FIRST CHILD
A son and first child, weigh
ing nine pounds, seven ounces
was born yesterday at the Sa
bred Heart hospital at Spokane
to Mr. and Mrs. Jurgen Thom
sen of Sitka.
Mr. Thomsen had gone south
to be present for the arrival
of his son.
Happy over the arrival are
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Thomsen
of Sitka, paternal grandpar
ents.
SITKA “TOTEMS” TEAM
NOW ORGANIZING
Sitka “Totems” basketball
team is now organizing and all
positions are open. The best
men will be selected.
“Let’s win ’em all — from
the city league to the Gold
Medal tournament in Juneau,”
said Bo Toaso. who will act as
manager. Bill Marsh will be
coach.
All players interested in
turning out for the team are
welcome to a meeting at 7 p.
m. Monday evening, Oct. 17,
at the ACS office downtown.
The team is being made pos
sible through the contributions
of a group of local business
firms. “Let’s show our thanks
by making the Sitka “Totems”
the best team in southeast Al
aska “basketball” urged Mr.
Toaso.
WITNESSES TO JUNEAU
Several local residents who
had been called to Juneau as
witnesses in various cases now
set in district court left yes
terday. In the group were Earl
Shennett, Frank Richards, B.
D. Stewart and Charles Kidd.
MT. EDGECUMBE
HOSPITAL ROSTER
Janice Ekholm of Mt. Edge
cumbe and Joachim Michael
son of Kalskaig were admitted
Wednesday to Mt. Edgecumbe
hospital. Raderick Murcliinson
of Metlakatla and Josephine
Scott of Mt. Edigeoumbe were
discharged.
RETURNS TO INTERIOR
The Rev. Ralph Weeks re
turned yesterday to Anchor
age by plane aifter spending
several days visiting his fam
■!y h€re. klM;
MOOSE
Meeting*
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■THE NEW YORK LIFE AGENT
IN YOUR COMMUNITY
IS A GOOD Writ TO KNOW”
MRS. L. E. “STEVE” THIELKE
PHONE RED 107
SiluetUtUie.
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MRS. MARTHA BREDVIK
great-grandmother
Mrs. Martha Bredvik pio
neer resident of Sitka today,
received word of the birth of
premature twin girls last week
to her granddaughter, the
former Miss Sary Gommen
ger of Seattle.
Mr. and Mrs. Gil Lee are
the parents of two daughters,
one weighing three pounds
and the other four pounds. As
yet Mrs. Bredvik does not
know the names of the infants
Mr. Lee is assistant mana
ger of an AP grocery in Seat
tle.
FOOTBALL PICKS
ball prophet this weekend.
There seems little hope of
bettering last week’s score of
37-9 Ifor .804, the season’s best,
or the season’s mlark of 135-39
for .776.
Notre Dame 28; Michigan
State 21: Good upset possibil
ities here with the Sipartans
fired to a fever pitch. But the
fighting Irish, as proved again
st Miami, are too poised and
too good.
Southern California 14. Wis
consin 7: The Trojans — big,
strong and deep — avenge last
January’s Rose Bowl defeat by
knocking off the No. 6 team in
the country.
Duke 21, Ohio State 20: May
be no more than a point differ
ence in these two strong clubs.
Michigan 28. Northwestern 0
The Wolverines fight to hold
their No. 1 position.
Maryland 34, North Carolina
6: Not much contest here for
the Terrapins, rollinig toward!
the Orange Bowl. j
Navy 14, Pehn State 0: The
Midshipmen remain unscored
upon.
Washington 20. Baylor 14: It’s
a long way to came from last
year’s 34-7 defeat but the Hus
kies do it.
Georgia Tech 21. Auburn 14
An Auburn upset wouldn’t sur
prise.
Oklahomla 34, Kansas 0: It’s
23rd straight for the Sooners.
West Virginia 40, William &
Mary 0: Pappy Lewis even
pullls j!ack rabbits out of his
hat at Morgantown.
The others:
Texas Christian 21, Texas
A&M 7; Tennessee 7, Alabama
0; Rice 20. Southern Methodist
14; Vanderbilt 21, Chattanooga
6: Utah 20, Denver 13; Boston
[College 13, Detroit 7.
East — Army 28, Syracuse
112; Brown 14. Rutgers 0; Har
vard 19, Columbia 7; Dartmouth
24, LaFayette 0; Pennsylvania
20, George Washington 13; Pit
tsburgh 28, Nebraska 6; Prince
ton 14; Colgate 7: Yale 21. Cor
nell 7.
Midwest — Iowa 14, Purdue
7; Colorado 20, Kansas State 6;
Missouri 14, Iowa State 8; In
diana 28, Villanova 14; Illin
ois 13. Minnesota 7; Marquette
14, Cincinnati 13.
South — Kentucky 14, Miss
issipi State 0; Wake Forest 21
North Carolina State 7; Miss
issippi 20, Tulane; 0: Florida 7
Louisiana State 0; Georgia 20,
Florida State 6; Virginia Tech
28. Richmond 12; Virginia 21,
VMI 6; The Citadel 14, Fur
man 7.
Southwest — Texas 21, Ar
kansas 13; Houston 28, Okla
homa A&M 14.
Far West — UCLA 20, Stan
ford 6; Oregon 20. California 13
Idaho 13, Washington State 0;
Arizona 21, Texas Western 6;
College of Pacific 13, Oregon
State 7: Utah State 21, Mont
ana 6; Wyoming 24. Tulsa 6.
DR. WALTER MASSEY
Juneau Optometrist
Wifi Be Here from 1 p. m. Oct. 13 thru 16
to conduct eye examinations
Call Sitka Hotel for Appointments ?
Phone 200
Dr. Massey will fit contact lenses for i
those who are interested
FLIGHT SCHEDULE
CONVENIENT CONNECTIONS TO SEATTLE-PORTLAND
Two Flights Daily To Juneau
Arrive JUNEAU: 11:55 A. M. and 5:40 P. M. T
Depart SITKA: 41:00 A. M. and 4:40 P. M. (
Leaves 11 a. m. Mondays and Thursdays for ’’ f
Cobol, Chichagof, Pelican and Hoonah
Leaves 9:00 a. m. Tuesdays for *
Kake, Petersburg, Wrangell and Ketchikan
Leaves Friday 1:00 P. M. for Kake, Petersburg, Wrangell
and Reservations over Pan American World Airways and
Pacific Northern Airlines
See ORVILLE PAXTON for information on new reduced fares
fIKYING SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA
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