Daily Sitka Sentinel from Sitka, Alaska • Page 1

Home-Owned Newspaper itka Sen and The ARROWHEAD PRESS Member of The Associated Press lOc a Copy VOLUME XV Thursday, December 24,1953 NUMBER 11 SitkaOnly Site For PulpMiil, Announce Industrialists May Purchase Columbia Lumber Mill, Start Soon WASHINGTON The head- of a Japanese group interested in- securing Alaska timber today said techincians would be sent next spring to investigate possible sites for a pulp mill at Sitka. Tadao Sasayama, chairman of the board of the Alaska Cpi told a news conference the Sitka has not but that he believes it to be the best available. No other location has been considered, he said. During a recent trip to Alaska Sasayama and his party visited both Wranigell and Sitka He said today, however, the former was inspected only as the site of a possible sawmill. The company has not thought of Wrangell as a possible location for its proposed operation, he reported.

pulp He said the company plans It has hot been decided however the company will seek to buy this mill. Sasayama, who spoke through an interpreter, said no application has been to the U. S. Forest Service to have a block of timber set aside for bidding. He said such application would await the results of next year's survey.

The survey, group, and technicians probably will go to Ala sak in May 'or. June he said. Sasayama and his 'party leave here tomorrow night for of ALASKA TEAM TO PLAY HEBE MONDAY The University of Alaska Polar Bears basketball squad leaves by Pan American airline Dee. 26 for a trip to southeastern Alaska. They will go from Jurieau to Sitka by Alaska Coastal, playing the Sitka ANB the evening of Dec.

28, and the Islanders on the 29th. Returning to Juneau they will play several teams. The roster of the squad includes WaTt Stevens of Palmer, Allen Hanson and Jim Moore of Anchorage, Don Wilbur of Juneau. Bob Seppi, Ted Wallace and Bob Douglas of Fairbanks, Tom Cashen-of Doug las, Hez Ray of Ector, Texas, Larry Hitchcock of Tacoma, Bob Ellis of Santa Rita lt stop New Mexic Biu Can p- planned at both Seattle Anchorage 'bell, Joyous Christmas With Hope for Peace Being Celebrated of the most joyous observances in years of the birth of Jesus. They were buoyed by the great ing a sawmill.

The ultimate plans mav take two or three years to accomplish. He in- eventually to set an interest hopes for peace just- grated pulp oparatio.n, 'includ- jfied or not since the start of the cold war. Although officials were skep tical, millions in Europe felt dicated that should the company the threat of war had ebbed buy an existing mill at an at- the singing of the Korean tractive price it mig'ht began operations, on a smaller scale. He saia one such mill, the Columber Lumber is located at SHka and has been out of operation, since September. The announcement from Washington D.

C. that Sitka was the only site for a pulp mill is a welcome Christmas i blotched the world's face as the gift to people here. Sixteen pages 'em) were made posisble by the mer chants of Sitka who wished to say Merry Christmas to their many friends and customers. by The Associated Press Christmas the world around 1 by visiting Francis Cardinal looked forward today to one 3 man Archbishop of New York, marked Christmas Eve observance on the now quiet front. 'In line with the general pros perity and relaxation throughout the world, pilgrims poured into the Little Town of Bethlehem, the birthplace of Christ.

Fears that Arab-Israeli tension. Along the border dividing the Holy Land might frighten tourists away proved unfbund ed. The greatest ifluv of visitors since the 1948 Palestine war was in prospect. Officials said at least 42 chartered pl'anes were arriving in Jerusalem this week in addition to 35 regularly sched uled flights. Uncounted other pilgrims traveled the land route from Beirut.

Lebanon, to Beth lehem. Western Europe readied for its best Christmas since before World War II. More food and consumers goods in most countries 'promised to be a happier Yultide than many youngsters truc and indications that the Soviet was'paying more attention to the welfare of its people at home than to spreading the communist gos pel abroad. The end this year of the fighting in Korea and the release of thousands -of communist-held prisoners also brightened homes through prosperous America. Here, as in other lands, traditional Christmas Eve festivities and ceremonies were the -order of the day.

But some trouble spots still prepared for the Birth day-of the Prince of Peace. French Union troops struggled could remember. en in their war against the Thousands of servicemen sta- communist-led Vietminh Reb- tioned in Briton, France, Gerels in Indochina. British and Austria pitched in ces stood guard in Malaya to help make it even jollier. Ask DeArmasid Quit Job As Assistant To Keintzleman Anchorage Group Publishes Letter To Governor ANCHORAGE (IP) A group of Anchorage Republicans has released a sharply worded cri; icism of the Governor Heintzle man administration in Alaska.

A letter to the governor was released as the latest development in the growing tension be tween the Anchorage group and the Governor's office in Juneau. The from 18 Anchorage Republicans requests the resignation of Robert DeArmond, the Governor's administrative assistant, and his replacement with "a progressive man from the railroad belt" area. DsArmond formerly lived in Sitka. The letter also asks a special session of the legislature within 60 daj's. Reflecting the sharpest open breach in tti2 territorial Repub lican ranks, the letter complained of what it called "control of territorial affairs in the hands of stateside special interests." the letter, the public cotUri see what the group stands for, what it is endeavoring to io within the Republican party.

"Members of the group would like to know whether or not the principles -in this letter have public support and approval. We hoped to present the letter to the Governor per serially as a basis for discussion at a meeting which had been arranged with him." Hickel is the Republican part ty's financial chairman for the territory. His name was a- nrong those mentioned promin entry the appointment to the governorship a year ago. The release of the letter came a day after the group had wired a request to Secretary of tre Interior McKay for aid in building up a party program for economic development Western Alaska. Hickel said the wire was sent Tuesday night.

He also said another appeal was being made to Heintzleman to meet with the local group. The governor canceled appearance last a scheduled week. Reports last week were that rsup' and i governor balked at what I continued on page sixteen- against jungle forays by Red Mesages by different mm- Chinese guerrillas and in Af- isters appearing in this issue, rica's Kenya colony against ar well worth reading. Sitka attacks by the anti-white Mau doesn't have to take a back Mau tribesmen. seat to any town on the ability of these men.

And in a gravelly voice-not fit for singing we say: "A Merry Christmas to Everyone of our readers." In Korea, a special airlift Soldiers, sailors and marines collected 'gifts for orphans, dis stributed food to the poor and gave parties for children. To most Europeans, Christmas day is traditionally a quiet flew tons of last-minute Christ family celebration and feast mas mail to the thousands of day with public festivities re- American troops still stationed served for Christmas Eve. Spe in that war-torn country. Spec cial midnight Amasses will- be It asked for positive action toward aiding the party in the 1954 elections. Walter J.

Hickel. newly elect ed head of the Anchorage Republican Club and spokesman for the group, said th letter was being released for the pub lie "so discussion from here on out" can be "in terms of principles rather than personalities." The letter has been bouncing around as a hot potato in Republican circles here for more than a week but had not been released bfore. The group of 18 includes some of Anchorage's most prom ient Republicans but includes only two of th nine Republican members of the lesrislature there is a a lack of inteerst by the Inter ior department in the economic welfare of the txritory. It declares "the lack of interest by the Governor's office on the statehood program was disast- Berlo Shot By Reds As Traitor MOSCOW Union closed The Soviet the books today on Lavrenty P. Beria.

The gov ernment announced that the long-time boss of the secre' police (MVD) and six of his henchmen were shot by a firing squad yesterday after a secret five day trial. Soviet supreme court found them gui'- ty of high treason. Beria. 54. held the Soviet Union's highest honors and had been elevated to the No.

2 Kre mlin post of first deputy premier and intericr minister after Joseph Stalin died nine months ago. Three months lat er. in June, premier Georgi Malenkov's government arrest ed him and denounced him as traitor to -the state and communism. The execution announcement was the first disclosure that Beria's trial Had been going on rous" and said the Governor since Friday locked was taking a negative attitude toward a special session of the legislature. ial services, including more said tonight in all Catholic and develomtv? i t'Vlurii a dftTGri rv-IOCCOC i AM -nnirm to Hickel said the group voted to release the letter because of misinterpretation and misunderstandings that seems to be than a dozen masses celebrated continued on paige sixteen doors.

The official announcement said Beria and those who had conspired with him tried "to put the ministry of internal fairs above the party and the government for the purpose of It some quarters, seizing power" and aimed "for was felt that by releasing restoration of capitalism.".