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Ribaut's Prologue to Freedom
4 NEW PAGEANT being presented in Beaufort County, South
**■ Carolina, the last week in March has peculiar significance when
contrasted with the Berlin Wall, guerrilla raids in South Viet Nam
and the slaughter of missionaries in Africa.
For the pageant will commemorate a voyage for freedom—
a perilous voyage that took place 400 years ago in two frail French
Huguenot ships.
In February 1562, France was on the verge of a civil war as
the Huguenots resisted the persecution of Catholics. The two
groups were soon to meet in battle. But just before this, Jean
Ribaut lead a band of 120 of his fellow Huguenots to write a pro
logue to freedom on the shifting waters of the stormy Atlantic.
Their voyage was successful and they found a fair haven in
America and called it Port Royal (the port of Beaufort, S.C.).1
Thus, four centuries ago, one of the great American traditions of
freedom began.
The quadricentennial of Ribaut’s landing will be approximately
celebrated in American fashion with the presentation of the pageant
■with tours of historic and scenic places, golf and fishing tourna
ments, antique and art shows and other events to entertain resi*
dents, guests and tourists.
Perhaps the quadricentennial celebration in Port Royal should
fee considered only a resting place along the way—a place to stop
a moment to see where we are, before We Start out again.
Bypass Colds with Bicarb
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A few wise medics were able to outwit
That 1918 flu bug ... they never let it hit
Any of their patients, because they prescribed
Bicarbonate of soda and that it be imbibed
A. couple of times daily. And d'you know it did the trickT
Those who followed orders never did get sick.
Now. I# a cold's a-coming, or you’re right on the Verge,
The same old preventive may ward off the scourge.
Toss down the soda, keep Warm, get lots of rest
And before you start to really ail, you will have convalesced.
Milling Interests
Pass Bill Over
F & WL Protests
JUNEAU (/P! — Mining interests
won out after a two-hour battle
in the House Monday with the
passage of a bill which would
loosen the control of the Fish and
Game Department over the use
of inland lakes and rivers.
The measure would allow min
ing operations on inland waters
without receiving permission from
the Fish and Game Department.
Operations which might damage
salmon spawning beds would have
to be reported to the Commis
sioner of Fish and Game, how
ever, and any damage to such
beds would be the responsibility
of the operator.
The battle waxed hot and heavy
at times.
At one point, Speaker Warren
Taylor one of the sponsors of the
measure, forgot his official role
as referee in the House and joined
the debate from the speaker’s
rostrum.
He stopped short, however,
cracked his gavel and dutifully
ruled himself out of order.
The measure eventually passed
the House by a vote of 32-7 and
was sent along to the Senate for
action.
Rep. Frank Chapados another
sponsor of the bill, said under
present fish and game enforce
ment practices, mining operators
must hold up work until they are
given official permission to pro
ceed. Even then, Chapados said,
such permission is subject to can
cellation by Fish and Game au
thority.
“In my years in the legislature
I’ve recognized that the fishing
industry is a sick industry — and
I’ve been willing to go along with
any practical measure to help
build it up.
“But I say now that we in the
interior have a sick industry, too,
and it seems to me that we’re giv
ing one resource an open track
while the other is restricted. There
is no need for this control over
isolated points in the interior.”
Carrying the banner for the
opposition, Hep. Jay Hammond
said the fishery resource belonged
to all of the people and, as such,
should be protected.
“I think the Fish and Game
Department may have usurped
some authority under this law
which it should not have done,
but this is a matter which Could
be handled by talking it over
with the Commissioner,” Ham
mond said.
“With this bill, we will be re
linquishing the opportunity to
prevent such damage.”
, The measure’s third author,
Rep. Harold Strgndberg, said the
Fish and Game Department had
been operating as though every
stream, river and lake in Alaska
was under its jurisdiction. , '
“No one in the mining industry,
wants to destroy the salmon in
dustry,” Strandberg said. “It just
wants a law it can live with.”
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EDITORIAL
Happy birthday to the Girl
Scouts of America on their
golden anniversary.
Three and one half million
members of this organization arc
observing and cele bra ting
throughout the nation this week.
We wish for them, especially
in Nome where they are doing
such fine work, continued suc
cess in carrying on their tradi
tion of service and good citizen
ship.
SENATE KILLS PROPOSED
HIGH STATE SALARY BILL
JUNEAU UP) — A bill which
would permit persons to be hired
by the State at salaries higher
than those received by commis
sioners was killed in the Senate
yesterday on a vote of 7-9.
It was held, however, on notice
of reconsideration by Sen. John
McNees.
The measure was passed by the
House last year.
It was designed primarily to aid
the State in its recruitment of a
psychiatrist to head the State’s
new Mental Health Institute at
Anchorage, a position which has
yet to be filled.
Sen. A1 Owen said he objected
to a situation in which a com
missioner “in desperation, would
have to go out and hire a depart
ment head at a salary higher than
his own.”
Sen. Brad Phillips, said how
ever, that unless an adequate
professional staff is found for the
hospital, it would have to be left
standing idle.
“That would be a good way to
leave it,” said Owen, “and we
could continue to care for our
mental patients in the lower 48
at a cost of $9 a day.”
Sen. W. O. Smith pointed out
that the bill would require ap
proval of salaries over the pre
sent £17,000 maximum by the
Commissioner of Administration.
He felt that to be an adequate
safeguard.
GRAY WHALER PUT ON
SHOW OFT OREGON COAST
TILLAMOOK, Ore. W —'Pacific
gtfay Whales making their annual
migration to the north had ir big
time off the northern Oregon
coast Monday.
It was a clear day and hundreds
of townspeople from nearby Neah
kahnie lined’ the beadies to watch:
Scores of the whales could be
seen leaping high into the air,
then plunging back into the sea,
(Many of them were more than
45 feet long.
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44 LOBBYISTS REGISTERED
FOR 1962 LEGISLATURE
JUNEAU i/Pl — A total of 44
lobbyists have registered with the
State lor the 1962 session of the
[Legislature, the Department of
Administration said.
The lobbyists represent a wide
variety of firms and business or
labor groups. Two of the lobbyists
have five clients each.
They receive as much as $1,200
a month for their efforts in at
tempting to influence legislation.
That is the amount paid L. A.
Moore of Anchorage, representing
the Associated General Contrac
tors.
Some of the lobbyists frequent
legislative halls as a part of their
regular employment.
Into such a category fall Don
Dickey, general manager of the
State Chamber of Commerce;
Haze Bergeron, executive secre
tary of the Alaska Education
Assn.; and Lewis Dischner, Team
sters Union representative in
Southeast Alaska.
Twenty-three business or pro
fessional associations have lobby
ists registered for this session.
There are 18 private firms repre
sented among the corps of lobby
ists.
Labor is represented by seven
lobbyists. Fishing companies or
associations have three lobbyists
on hand and six mining and oil
companies or associations have
lobby representation.
DROP SURVIVAL COURSE
NEWARK, N.J. UTi — The West
Side Adult School of Newark pre
pared a course on survival in a
disaster for 400. Only four regis
tered.
“You’d think people would be
interested in learning how to take
care of themselves in an emer
gency, such as last week’s storm,”
said Harvey Black, president of
the school’s Advisory Board.
The board advised Gov. Rich
ard Hughes in a letter that “ap
palling public apathy” has forced
the school to Cancel the course
for a second time. The course
was dropped last fall when only
six registered for it
Would Exjead ; Lsgislaloi"t
Per Diem Pay for Nine t>*yt
JUNEAU m — IW Housq h
nance Committee yesterday intro
duced a bill which would provide
living expenses for lawmakers
for approximately sine additional
days beyond the 60 day mark.
The measure, HB477, calls for
an appropriation of $21,035 for
legislator per diem pay, and
$9,160 for legislative employes*
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