Drum & Bugle Team In Concert
At High School Auditorium Thursday
The Fleet Marine Force, Pacific,
Drum and Bugle Team, on a return
visit to Kodiak next week, will give
a concert at the high school audi
torium, Thursday evening, August
18. The concert, beginning at 8
p.m., will last approximately 80
minutes. Admittance is free.
The group is unique, being a
drill team with music. It is not a
“Drum Corps,” but rather a Drum
and Bugle Team.
Since its origin eight years ago,
the team has traveled over 500,000
miles in its mission of good will
and understanding between the
United States and her allies. The
young Marines have been called
the “Musical Ambassadors of Good
Will,” and have gathered laurels
throughout the Far East and Pa
cific areas.
The unit has entertained such
dignitaries as the Emperor. Crown
Prince and Princess of Japan, Gen
eralissimo Chiang Kai Shek of
China, King Hussein of Jordan,
former President Rhee of Korea,
the late President Magsaysay of
the Republic of the Philippines,
and American Ambassador to
Japan, Douglas McArthur, II.
Based in Hawaii, the team has
entertained in Thailand, Japan,
Okinawa, Korea, Taiwan, Hong
Kong, the Republic of the Philip
pines. Guam, Midway, Wake and
along the western coast of the
United States.
Director of the Marine unit is
AGySgt. Wilfred Bellerose, former
Noncommissioned officer in charge
of the Field Music School, San
Diego, Calif.
The concert at the high school is
sponsored by the Kodiak Area
Chamber of Commerce through
the courtesy of the Fleet Marine
Force, Pacific, Drum and Bugle
Team. Ivor Schott, school superin
tendent, is making the arrange
ments for the use of the audi
torium.
A parade by the group is sched
uled for 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug
ust 20, in downtown Kodiak. The
parade will form at Kraft’s Super
market, travel up Alaska Way,
ending on Main Street in front
of Sears. A marching exhibition
will be given on the street in front
of the store.
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‘Politics’ Given
As Main Problem
In Africa Today
Problems in Africa were aired
before the Rotary Club at its
luncheon meeting Tuesday at the
49 Room by Robert LaFollette.
The speaker, who had recently
returned from a trip there in which
he had lived with several of the
tribes, voiced the opinion that the
big problem in Africa is politics,
rather than economic. He said a
misconception of what is taking
place there is easy to form in read
ing reports and news items of the
events. He said he had many of
them when he entered Africa
while on his trip. Illustrating this
point, he said he was picked up by
the authorities in South Sudan,
where the Arabs rule the Africans,
and given 48 hours in which to
leave the country, on suspicion of
being a spy. This was due to his
habit of fraternizing with the na
tives.
The Arabs are afraid of any con
tacts the Africans may have with
the whites, mainly European.
In Kenya, he said, it was quite
different. Also in Tanganyika
where there were four kinds of
people—black, white, Indian and
Moslem. In this part of Africa, one
tribe hates another. It is not a
simple case of black against white,
but tribe fighting tribe.
The second major problem, La
Follette said, is lack of education.
“The African is susceptible to
propaganda because of his lack of
education. The leaders tell them
‘America does this; Europeans do
that; and Russia something else’.”
The third problem, he said, is
one of economics.
“How can we best help these
people and understand their prob
lem?” the speaker asked. He
thought the best way would be
by making personal contacts, a far
wider exchange between Africans
and Americans, the better to ac
quaint them of our democratic
principles. He described them as
oppressed people who will turn to
those who can help them.
In the absence of the president,
Art Brooks, and vice president,
Archie Zehe, Dr. Bruce Keers pre
sided. He announced general as
sembly for Wednesday evening
and a change in the noon luncheon
time from Tuesday to Thursday
when the District Governor, Her
bert Lohr, will address the club.
Guests at the meeting included
Major Mates, Neil Woodhouse,
Rev. Lewis White, John Donnel
and Bob LaFollette.
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