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wSliort Days Ago They Lived ..
OUR AMERICAN DAY of memories, which we call
Memorial Day, is indeed a hopeful and peaceful
observance, for it gives us an opportunity to honor
the beloved companions of our past lives; to blend the
past with the hopes of the future, and to enrich and
fortify ourselves by the observance.
Memorial Day is observed in many appropriate
ways, according to the circumstances. Some make
annual pilgrimmages to the resting places of loved
ones, placing flowers on graves.
Honored military dead are saluted with the play
ing of the nostalgic “Taps” by bugle, and colorful
but solemn parades.
Each year at this time we renew our interest in
cleaning up the graveyards, and promise ourselves to
encourage the City Council to have the graveyard prop
erly platted, so that a permanent record may be kept
of all former friends who rest there.
Many residents do not know where their loved
ones lie buried because of this deficiency in the plan
ning of Belmont Point Cemetery.
Von Braun Warns U. S.
Needs New ‘Philosophy’
In Scientific Education
BOSTON, —Dr. Wernher von
Braun has warned that Americans
must “immediately recast our edu
cational philosophy to anticipate
the needs of the future.” Other
wise, the head of the Army’s bal
listic missile program said in a
speech here, the United States will
find itself surrounded by several
planets flying the hammer and
sickle flag.”
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July 4 Will Be A
Day ‘Dear to Hearts
Of Alaskans’ -- Egan
JUNEAU — “July 4, 1959, will
be a day dear to the hearts of all
Alaskans. I feel that any settle
ment in Alaska, no matter how
small, where a 49-star flag is
unfurled with appropriate cere
mony that day, must be regarded
as the scene of an official flag
raising.” These are the words of
Alaska’s Governor William Egan
in Juneau last week, as he issued
an Administrative Bulletin to all
department heads directing the
acquisition and display of the new
49-star flag.
Continuing, the Governor said:
“Already many cities and towns
— Sitka, Juneau, Kodiak and
Anchorage and Fairbanks, to name
a few — are planning ceremonies
in line with their role in the an
nals of Alaska’s history.
“Our State is so vast, distances
so great, that it would be physi
cally impossible for all who
wished to do so, to gather in a
single town to witness one offi
cial ceremony.
“For that reason, I had planned
to participate in a series of flag
raising events, beginning, in
Southeastern Alaska, and ending
at Point Barrow. Although the
plan was an ambitious one, it
would not have been impossible,
taking full advantage of modern
transportation, the time differen
tial, and round-the-clock sun at
Barrow.
“However, hospitalization which
I must undergo between now and
the Fourth has prompted my de
cision to take part in only two
affairs — those at Sitka and
Juneau.
I “At the appropriate time, I shall
issue a proclamation detailing the
historical importance of the
occasion.”
In notifying the Department of
Administration and the heads of
all other department and agencies
via Administrative Bulletin, the
Governor wrote:
“Commencinp July 4, 1959, all
state buildings and all buildings
wherein state employes are of
ficed shall fly on an appropriate
pole or staff the flag of the
United States of America. The dis
playing of the colors will be in
accordance with flag law and
rules and regulations governing
same.
“The manner of distributing
necessary costs for flags, staffs
or poles will be determined by
the Department of Administration.
“Acquisition of and maintaining
an inventory of proper sized flags
shall be a function of the De
partment of Administration. The
Department of Administration I
shall also acquire and maintain
an inventory of adequate num
bers and sizes of flags of the State
of Alaska.”
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Ike Tells Envoys
Soviets Must Show
Sincerity at Geneva
WASHINGTON, (P) J President
Eisenhower yesterday told Soviet
Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko
“a measure of progress'’ must be
made at the present Geneva East
West talks if Russia wants a sum
mit meeting.
Eisenhower so expressed him
self during a 30-minute White
House meeting with Gromyko and
the American, British and French
foreign ministers.
Gromyko, without commenting
on Eisenhower’s call for progress,
described the session as “a very
pleasant and useful conversation.”
In a formal statement read to
newsmen by his press secretary,
James C. Hagerty, Eisenhower ex
pressed hope that the Geneva
meeting “would lead to a better
approach to the solution of the
problems that confront us in
Europe.”
Hagerty said Eisenhower
stressed the need for peaceful so
lutions to the problems of Ger
many’s future and other issues now
being debated. He added:
“The President likewise ex
pressed the hope that on their re
turn to Geneva the foreign minis
ters would be able to achieve that j
measure of progress which would
make a subsequent meeting of;
heads of government desirable and !
useful.”
Although he talked to all four
foreign ministers, Eisenhower
clearly was beaming his remarks
at Gromyko. He was in effect re
affirming his determination to
reject a meeting with Soviet Pre
mier Khrushchev unless the So
viets demonstrate good faith at
Geneva by offering reasonable
concessions to match the West’s
proposals.
Conceit is God’s gift to a little
man.
Skagway Plans
Anticipate $250 -
Million Program
Plans for the industrialization
of Skagway, by construction of
customs smelter for reduction of
precious and base metals, and
other plants, are well under way,
and preliminary testing of beach
for foundation purposes has begun
despite many difficulties encoun
tered since the possibility was an
nounced last year, according to
joint announcement made this
week by Robert Crowe-Swords,
executive and mine operator of
Vancouver. Canada, and Cyril A.
Coyne, Mayor of Skagway.
The City of Skagway gave
Crowe-Swords option to certain
tidelands and uptown real estate
for purpose of constructing plants,
office and housing facilities. Re
cently the city revised its agree
ment in order to meet statehood
and other requirements, and pro
vided for certain progressive steps
oVer the next four years.
Large blocks of electrical energy
will be required and ipay well
serve as a basis to resolve the
hydro potential of the area and
could well provide low-cost power
and light for hundreds of miles
and contribute additional impetus
for further resource development
in both Alaska and adjacent
Canada.
Puget Sound Dredging Company
of Seattle, which has been dredg
ing the local small boat harbor and
building a bulkhead at Skagway,
has been doing preliminary beach
testing for this proposed develop
ment.
It is estimated that the entire
program will involve expenditure
of $250,000,000, employ 2,500 per
sons, and take five to sev^n years
to get all phases of the proposal
into operation.
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