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Evening star., 1962-05-23

and the concentration of our
forces may have some ad-
vantages, but in the long run
1t will obstruct the way to a
South Africa which embraces
all her citizens"
This moderate thinking
goes on in the mind Of a man
whose people constitute 80
per cent of the South Afri-
can population and who live
on 13 per cent of its land and
whose children die at an in
credible rate.
LET MY PEOPLE GO" is
a brief history of what pre-
sumably must be called race
relations in modern South
Africa. More important, it
takes us into the mind of a
remarkable man. Nobel Prize
committees are not often
misled, and it is obvious that
the selection Of Mr.. Luthuli
for a Peace Prize was no
more than simple justice.
But Mr.. Luthuli belongs to
an older generation of lead
e~s. Younger men are COM
'uo to the fore. Restraint
cannot be perpetual - and
small wonder. Mr.. Luthuli
saws that "as long as our pa
tience can be made to hold
out, we shall not jeopardize
the South Africa of tomor-
row by precipitating violence
today"
But he also says that "the
patient beast of burden can
be goaded and overloaded for
only so long-eSpecially If he
is not in reality a beast Of
burden but a human being"
With the remarkable per-
spicacity that one comes to
expect after a few pages, he
notes the dreadful, final re-
suit Of racial discrimination,
decency flees. "The resist
ance Tin South Africa" he
writes, has long since ceased
to be a matter Of race-it is
not the dark skin versus the
light, but a loose considera-
ton of people of all classes,
creeds and colours, lined up
against the adherents OF the
Master Race and the injus-
tice which it lives by. Far
more significant than the
colour bar in South Africa
now, is the bar which stands
between those who place
their faith in rule by force
and violence, and those who
repudiate the police state"
Evening star., 1962-05-23
Screaming Sirens

The practice of ambu-
lances, both private and pub
lie, disregarding all traffic
regulations, including the
regulation against unneces-
Sary noise by screaming
sirens. should be discon-
tinued.
The continuation Of the
cold war with the threat Of
imminent destruction by the
bomb has increased the ten
sion of the citizens and ex-
aggerated their Sensitiveness
to noise both during the day
and at night.
I rode the ambulance of
Casualty Hospital as an in
terne from 1904 to 1906.
1t was horse-drawn and
equipped with a gong to warn
Of its presence at crossings.
There were no stop lights in
those days. The speed of the
galloping horse was not ex-
cessive and the danger to
others on the road was not
great. Automobiles did not
crowd the highways and the
need for traffic regulations
was not as necessary as it is
today.
The picture has changed
during the intervening years.
Automobiles, buses, moving
vans. road construction ap-
paratus, pedestrians, stop
signs, traffic lights all i'm
pede safe progress of en"
swiftly moving vehicle. which
itself has become an insgrC-
ment of death.
One of the methods to con-
troll the never-ending traffic
death toll would be to re-
quire ambulances to obey
the same regulations as are
applied to all other moving
traffic.
Reducing the speed of am
balances may make a differ
ence of five minutes in arriv-
ing at the scene of an acci-
dent. No patient can be so
badly hurt that a delay of
five minutes would make any
difference in his prognosis.
The risk of collision with
another vehicle and death
due to speeding ambulances
is greater than the risk to
the patients life.
Ambulances should be re-
quired to observe the speed
limit, traffic lights, stop
signs and right-of-way.
Sirens should be eliminated
and confined to the Fire De-
partment where five minute
delays would be important,
since fires reach considerable
headway in five minutes.
The public and the ambu-
lance patient himself would
be safer and ambulance
drivers would be deprived of
feeling important by sound
ing the frightening siren to
obtain the right-of-way
(often the ambulance is re-
turning from a call empty.
Speeding ambulanceS de-
stroy more life than they
conserve and sirens serve no
purpose other than driver
entertainment.
James A. Cannon, Sr., M. d.
Evening star., 1962-05-23
Federal 'Price-Fixinq'

Your editorial, Federal
'Price-Fixing,'" criticizes the
quality stabilization bill pend
ing in Congress because it
would give brand owners the
right-in prescribed circum-
stances-to establish the re-
tail prices of their respective
brand-name products.
Certain brand owners
those who own or control the
means for distributing their
brand name products - al
ready possess this right. In
1862, they will openly and
lawfully fix the retail prices
of $50 billion of brand-name
products-their own.
Unfortunately, the brand
owner who does not own or
control the means of retail
distribution for his product
is barred - absent congress
sional approval-from estab-
fishing the retail price of his
product. His retail distribu-
ton is the vast majority OF
retailers in the United States,
most of them independent re-
tailers who comprise our
mass distribution system and
who strongly support the
quality stabilization bill in
troduced by Senator Hum
phrey with the nonpartisan
co-sponsorship Of nine other
Senators.
Enactment of the quality
stabilization bill would equal
ize rightS-among all brand
owners-in the distribution of
their brand name products.
Failure to enact the bill would
deprive mass distribution
manufacturers of the ability
to protect their brands and
their distribution systems.
Moreover, it would further
prejudice the ability Of inde-
pendent retailers to compete
in today's market. These re-
tailers are not expendable in
Evening star., 1962-05-23
Chinese Tragedy

There is no easy way of aSSuaging
the tragic plight of the many thousands
OF men, women and children who have
been fleeing to Hong Kong from Red
China. Indeed, because of Communist
Peiping'S bitter hostility toward the free
world particularly America), there is
some reason to feel that the problem
may be virtually insoluble
The prime motivating force behind
the extraordinary exodus appears to
be that the refugees fear they will
starve in the months Immediately ahead
unless they can liberate themselves from
the terribly exploited and miSmanaged
Red-run mainland. At the same time
the situation involves mystery of sorts:
Why have the Chinese Communists done
nothing to check this outflow, an out
flow that serves as damning commen-
tary on the nature of their rule? Are
they incapable of stopping it, or are
they conceivably encouraging it in an
effort to bring chaos to the British
Crown Colony of Hong Kong by flooding
1t with sea Of human misery?
Whatever the answers, the colony's
SNSAASAAOACO AAoNC 1ldO llO UuG u
carry out what they themselves have
described as the highly distasteful"
task Of building barricadeS against the
influx. After all, having absorbed no
fewer than is million refugees since
the Chinese Communist conquest of
l949, Hong Kong today is enormously
crowded and in no position to receive,
house and employ the scores of thou
sands now striving to get away from
the mainland. Nor is there great deal
OF promise in the announcement by the
Chang Kai-Shek government in Tapei
that FormoSa-one of ASia'S most
densely populated lands-iS planning
to do whatever it can to resettle as
many of the escapes as possible. AS
one British official has declared, 1--WE
can't be sure when or how many
will be taken by Tapei, if, indeed, any
are taken in appreciable numbers Fifty
thousand have tried to come Unto the
Crown Colony in the last month. If we
start letting them in, there will be
100000 next month and 100000 the
month after that"
In any event, the Mao Tze-tung re-
gime in Peiping is in tyrannical control
OF land populated by some 700 million,
and it is quite capable of letting great
numbers of this total-numberS that
would include subverSive groupS-pour
into Hong Kong to complicate life for
the British and the free world in general.
AS for the threat Of Chinese famine
If it is actually as real as reports in
dicate-the United States and other
Western nations have more than enough
to avert it If Red China asks for help
and agrees to essential supervisory con-
trolls designed to guarantee a proper
and impartial distribution of the food.
Unhappily, however, even If the
Chinese people are in fact faced with
the prospect Of starvation, Peiping's
Reds are not likely to ask for American
aid unless they can hide the fact that it
is American and unless they can use it
to promote their own ends rather than
ameliorate human suffering. In the
circumstances, despite the heart-rend-
ing incidents in Hong Kong, it is diff
cult to see how our country can act eff
fectively. In that sense, although we
cannot wash our hands of it, the trag-
edy is certainly not of our making.
Evening star., 1962-05-23
THE PASSING SCENE
Problem Behind the Estes Case
BY WILLIAM S. WI

The old-fashioned scandals
set off by a very modern
kind of Bible-thumping big
operator in the farm sub
sidy program, Billie Sol
Estes, are pleaSuring a gos-
Sip-minded public no end.
Everybody is talking about
his monetary favors to poll
ticians - of whom the most
elevated to emerge to date is
Texas Democratic Senator
Ralph Marlborough. But no.
body seems to be talking about
the plain duty of the American
people to grow up and face
up to the basic problem of
which "the Estes case" is
only a small. unpleasant
symbol.
The disclosure that Estes
contributed $1,7Oo to the Of
flee expenses of a Senator
who assisted him in his con-
facts with the Government,
Marlborough, offers tempta-
tions.
There is the temptation
among some to exult a lit
tie that the first important
politician to be caught up has
been the special hero of one
of the most finger-pointing
groups in all the land. These
are the reformlst and profess
sional liberals, Texas brand,
whose massive Self-righteouS-
ness exceeds even that of
their counterparts in Cali
fornia and New York.
Similar Gases
Then there is the tempta-
ton to recall aloud how i'm
placably bitter these same
people we're toward a con-
servative Republican, Rich
ard Nixon, when in 1852 it
came out that he, too, had
been the beneficiary Of an
office fund contributed by
businessmen. One would
have thought then that
lynching was hardly bad
enough for Mr.. Nixon. Now,
one hears no shrill calls from
the reformers for the blood
of their liberal friend, Sena-
tor Marlborough.
And yet the circumstances
are quite similar. Estes gave
Senator Marlborough money
to help pay the legitimate ex-
penses Of his office. Mr..
Nixon's friends did the same
for him. Still, fair is fair,
even though the built-in
double standard of the pro-
feSSional liberal reformists
was never more clearly il
luStrated than here.
1t simply looks that Sena-
Evening star., 1962-05-23
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used if
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. All let
terS are subject to condenSd-
ton. Those not used lDiH be
returned only tDhen accom-
panied By self = addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1962-05-23
A BOOK FOR TODAY
Autobiography of a Zulu Chief
By DONALD MINTZ

LET MY PEOPLE GO by Al
bert Luthuli. Introduction
by Charles Hooper, 256 pp.,
illus. (McGraw-Hill Book
Co., $500
Albert Luthuli is a Zulu
chief though the South Afri-
can government does not rec
ognize him as such. He is also
head of the African National
Congress though the South
African government banned
the organization in 1860. AL
bert Luthuli won the 1861
Nobel Peace Prize. But he was
and is confined to his Natal
farm-by the South African
government, of course. 1t was
therefore rather difficult for
him to accept the prize in
Stockholm as is the custom.
Readers will perhaps remem-
ber the uproar which finally
induced South Africa to per-
NIT Mr.. Luthuli to travel to
Sweden.
Let My People Go" is the
autobiography of this remark
able man. More exactly, it is
his political autobiography
On the one hand there is the
procession of Infamous names
Sharpeville, Cato Manor =
and the dismal, disingenu-
ously named repressive legis-
lation = Separate Amenities
Act, Self Government Act. On
the other is incredibly strong
belief of a Christian whose
faith in non-violence remains
unShaken.
EVEN WHEN Mr.. Luthuli
reaches the heights of pas
sion, he remains astound-
ingly moderate for a man
who himself personally
oppressed, represents an op-
pressed people. ITO us Ban
tuStan means the home of
disease and miserable pow
erty, the place where we
shall be swept into heaps in
order to rot, the dumping
ground of undesirable ele-
ments,' delinquents, criminals
created especially in towns
and cities by the system. And
the place where old people
and sick people are sent
when the cities have taken
what they had to give by
way of strength, youth and
labor. And still, to the day
of death, whether in cities
or farms or Reserves, we are
tenants on the white mans
land. That is our share of
South Africa. Our home is
the white mans garbage
can"
And in a gentle footnote he
remarks, 81 advise tourists to
beware the guided tour by
selected routes, with exhibi-
tions of the noble savage at
home"
Mr.. Luthuli does not set
racism against racism. He
does not want to sweep the
white man into the sea, in
stigate massacres or obliter-
ate all traces of Boer and
Englishman. He wants a de-
cent and proper share of his
homeland.
That is why he is against
"Africanists." 81 believe" he
writes, that a racially ex-
elusive resistance is the
wrong reply to a racially ex-
elusive oppression. 1t is NOR
ally the wrong reply, and
it also is a demonstration of
the wrong method if we
think of the ideal it sets be-
fore our children. Tactically,
the drawing in Of our horns
Evening star., 1962-05-23

new areas for the enjoyment Of nature
in the remaining wide open spaces We
would like to head there right now.
Evening star., 1962-05-23
Answers to Questions

A reader can get an answer. 6y
mail to any question OF fact oy
writing The Star Information Bu-
reau, 635 r street NV. Washington
4, b. C Please inclose return post:
age or Self-addressed. stamped
The Nome nugget., 1962-11-16
1862 Salmon Pack Up POS. .438 Cases Over '61

JUNEAU tR - Alaska's 1862 salmon pack outstripped the 1861 pack by 208,438 cases, the State Department of Fish and Game said today.
 In a preliminary report on total salmon production this year, the department said the 1862 pack was 3.420,400 cases, compared with B. 2ll ,962 cases in 1861.
 The total pack in Central Alas ka, bolstered by a pack of 565, 800 cases of pinks in the Kodiak area, was 1,989,1 100 cases.
 The Southeastern Alaska pack was 910,000 cases, including 592,- 300 cases of pinks.
 In Western Alaska, an extreme ly poor run of reds in Bristol Bay cut the 1862 pack to mere 521 300 cases, about half of the 1861 pack
 By specie, the 1862 pack includ- ed 43,600 cases of kings. 757.20( cases of reds, $500 cases of eohos 1,842, 100 cases of pinks and 681, 600 cases of chums.
The Nome nugget., 1962-11-16
TURKEY SHOOT SUNDAY

Local Lions say they have a good thing going for pigeons" and turkeys. They have scheduled a turkey shoot at Sunday just behind the c Club, about a mile north of town on the Bessie road.
 Each contest will consist of ten gunners shooting at clay pigeons launched from stationery traps. The fee for ten shots is S1.50- using your own ammunition. In addition a grand-slam finale shoot off is planned among the winners of the individual contests.
 The 0 Club will be open and warm as a comfort station for gunners and spectators.
The Nome nugget., 1962-11-16
FERRY TERMINAL
 BECOMES oPERATIoNAL

WRANGELL tP-The Wrangell ferry terminal, said to be the first such facility on the new South eastern Alaska route ready to berth ferry, became operational yesterday.
 Juneau contractor Cliff Berg said some minor work remained to be completed, but added Eff a ferry came in today, Wrangell is ready to receive it.
 State Sen. James Nolan, instru- mental in getting the ferry system established, drove the first car over the new bridge approach.
The Nome nugget., 1962-11-16
Red Chinese
 launcIg Massive Attack on Indians

NEW DELHI, India tR - The Chinese Communists have launched a massive attack on Indian troops at the east end of the Himalavans and fierce fighting is now going on, Defense Milistry spokesman said today.
 The Chinese attack on Indian positions near Walong followed an Indian attack that captured some Chinese outposts, the spokesman said. After restricted fighting in one area which began Wednesday. the Red Chinese attacked on a massive scale north and west of Walong, he said
 Chinese troops afe attacking in considerably superiar numbers, the spokesman said
 No other action was reported on the Himalayan battle front. The Walong attack was the first major fighting since the offensive into India ground to a temporary hal, three weeks ago after capture ot some 2,500 square miles. The Walong thrust, 15 miles west of the Burma border, is DO tentially one of the most danger ous of l3 Red Chinese penetrations into India.
 Walong lies in the valley of the Luhit River that forms natura highway through the mountains to the densely populated plans o upper Assam state.
The Nome nugget., 1962-11-16
Winds from Karen
 Hit Japanese Islands

TOKYO tR = Fringe winds O. Typhoon Karen, which battered Guam Sunday, struck the Japanese islands today.
 The Centr 1 Meteorological Agency said airline and train schedules, shipping and commu- nication were disrupted as the typhoon, with 95 to 100 mile an hour winds at the center approach ed. The Weathermen said the ty- phoon is expected to swing east ward away from Japan Saturday.
 The Maritime Safety Board said a 39ton Japanese tuna fishing boat with Is crewmen aboard was south of Japan and a 22O- ton Japanese minesweeper ran aground on a reef off northern Kyushu.
The Nome nugget., 1962-11-16
Tea sponsored by Home Ar.s GIul,

The International Tea being sponsored bY the Home Arts Club tomorrow afternoon at =the home of the president. Norva Hoover, for the benefit of CARE Literacy Kits for countries with oyer TO per cent Ifiiteraey will be from ? to o'clock.
 Maeh. interest is= being shown in the tea. no.only because the project is worthy of support, but because of the many exhibits from foreign countries which are being made.
 Through the cooperation of many people who are members {. .tae= organization many unusual items will De on exhibit among which are such things as mother of pearl jeWelry. from Jerusalen1,, silver work aad weaving from ] Peru: woodland metals from India. weaving and silver work from Mexico; handmade silks from Japan and Thailand: lacquer from Japan; leather and cutlery from Finland; needlepoiat from Korea; ivory carving from Africa and India and many other exquisite samples for foreign workmanship. Some.other= countries represented are Mexico, Holland, Pakistan, Africa and Panama. Also for eign doll collection has been loaned.
 Some of the members of the organization will be in foreign , costume.
 The tea is open to all womer
 of the community and the entrance to the Hoover apartment is the east door of the M & M Bank Bldg.
 The proceeds from the volun- tary offering will go for such things as pencils, chalk, books, and paper for the children and adults of such places as Hong Kong, India, Costa Riea, Mexico, Turkey, Pakistan, Iran, and Qua tamala. In this way Alaskans Carry the Light of Learning to strengthen the Army of Liberty as is being done in the other 49 states.
The Nome nugget., 1962-11-16
ALMOST WORTH IT?

ATLANTA, Ga. R-A man has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for skipping an in come tax collector.
 Roy w. Wilson, so, television repairman. was convicted yester- day of striking Tax Collector Metz K. Clements.
 According to testimony before US. District Judge Boyd Sloan, Clements was struck at Wilson's home during an argument Inter- nal Revenue Service agents said Clements was trying to collect back taxes of about $1O0 from Wilson.
The Nome nugget., 1962-11-16
Alaskans Warned of
 Referral Selling Schemes

JUNEAU 4R-Atty Gel. George Hayes warned Aiaskans today to beware of so-ealled s.feferral sell- ing schemes.
 Under this type of business operation. the purchaser of goods is promised tae return of his pur- chase price if he can refer q certain number of neM customers to the business organization.
 Experience has shown" Hayes said, that operations of this type often have resulted in= =the=uhWary customer being victHnized
 In typical operation. the eus= toner. after purchasing the goods on costly instalhnent contract. finds that the company and sales man have disappeared. leaving the customers enforceable note ia=the hands of 3 local financial institu= tion. with no one around to give the buyer the refund.
 Hayes said purchasers should ex= plore comparative prices before making purchases of this type and should know the company and the salesman with whom they are deal. l ing
The Nome nugget., 1962-11-16
Inauguration Ceremonies Set For January 24

JUNEAU tR Inauguration ceremonies for Gov Wm Egan and Secretary of State Hugh Wade were set today for Jan 24, four days prior to the opening Of the 1863 legislative session.
 Formal oaths of office will be administered Dec. 3.
 Egan said the decision to hold off on the actual inauguration ceremonies was made to avoid conflict with the holiday season and in recognition of the desire expressed by a number of Alaskans that the ceremonies be held close to the conVening of the next legis- lature.
 The governor said consideration had been given to holding the in- augural ceremonies on Jan. 3. the 5th anniversary of Alaska's ad= mission as q state
 This was abandoned, however. as being in conflict with the holi- day season as well as out of de- ference to those who wish 10 at tend both the inaugural and the opening of the legislative session. , Egan said
 The governor said committees to handle arrangements in con- nection With inauguration cere- monies will be named shortly.
The Nome nugget., 1962-11-16
Open House We'll Attended At Nome Schools

Over 400 parents and friends attended the open house and pro- grams of the Nome Public Schools last night. The American Educa- tion Week event consisted of pro- grams in the Multipurpose Room and gym, and tours of the class rooms and buildings.
 Many visitors had not previous ly had the opportunity to see the two new rooms added to the high school last summer. or the new lighter paint on the interior of the old building. Teachers were in their rooms after the programs to talk with parents and friends. Rooms were usually displays of pupils work and exhibited the books, equipment and supplies used in the educational program. Coffee and cookies were served until 9:45 pm.
 School personnel wish to thank the citizens of Nome for the in- terest shown in their schools.
The Nome nugget., 1962-11-16
CAB Opposes
 Fbks.-Juneau Air Route for Wien

WASHINGTON R = Transfer of the Fairbanks-Juneau Alaska air route from Pan American World AirWays Inc, to Wien Alas ka Airlines Inc, was opposed We'd nesday by the Civil Aeronautics Boards Bureau of Economic Regu- lations.
 Both airlines supported the transfer at hearing last month before CAB examiner. They said Wien, local carrier, could provide more flexible and eff cient service.
 John Lindsey, bureau counsel, said in a brief that the hearing record "shoWs unmistakably that this transfer would mean the shift ing of a small loss segment of a large international carrier to a subsidized carrier"
 This would result in an increased subsidy need, he added, noting that the CAB has expressed concern over substantial subsidies for Alaska air service.
 Approval of this transfer will increase these expenditures with out any appreciable betterment of service" Lindsey said.