Tundra times., 1963-10-21
Toward q New Way Of Lie Is Theme of Juneau Writer
Reprinted from inc Daily Alaska tmPIre)

(Reprinted from inc Daily Alaska Empire
 Inst as bird needs left wing and right wing n head and tail on central body in order to fly, so does any society, small large as inc woro neeo extremes as well inbeweens in order 10 go anyWnefe or even o survive Man is Earhs leading creatUre because o hs ability to adapt himself 10 varied conditions, his constant restless scouting of the ouposts inc mysteries everywhefe within reach, his endless experiments. ,
 Primarily as result of recent break-throughs oy inc white man, America has developed its greatest height to date way of life giving primary emphasis to economic poverweah and what it can buy in luxury, ease con- venience, security and pleasure. Com"unsms emphas's on such material things greater than that of west democracy but hasn't yet gone so far in achieving economic strength)
 The typical American way of life, while leading the world in wealth and power, has not yet really answered number of fundamental questions Unemployment is still with And millions of people, large proportion of our teenagers and frankly, great many Of our adults while well enough off financially, srnp y aren't getting feeling of happiness from life, not finding they really "fit in" and harmonze with human society with God and inc deeper reates The feeling Of being needed, of contributing clearly to inc significant whole is often no 10 be found in jobs society otters.
 Alaska has inc greatest opportunity to improve on the American way of life. Our state is in its early stages still largely as made t. And have all kinds of people -extreme examples of white technoogss natives who grew up in Alaska for countless generations and found susenance and satisfaction, extreme wentethoentury de- veopers who wish to create New Yorks" and Los An- e1 1s "oh osn beng snd M proporf0n (nnost Of ys) who think we're nddIe-ohe-
 
 want to live.
 Aaskas way of life, logically, should be blend of inc ways of the natives with those the hite Anoono inc major mistakes should avoid over-cowdino over-expoation of natural they never pro- doce again as they did once, overgovenment too con- Pfete dedication to the gods of wealth and progress" without realizing the real goal no comfort and security but happiness, satisfaction and joy in |iving
 The goal is not to make Alaska produce as much wealth as possb e-though solid Alaskan economy de- srabe The goal think, is to make Alaska produce as much happiness possible and sometimes we think the natives wiser than the whites The Tundra Times takes valuable space 10 write of inc legends inc old dances languages and other aspects of cutue while also seeking education and health Many white people in Alaska also pursue cultural activities though inc great emphasis is on money and securty-wth all too dominant drive to create here duplicate of the productive industrial civiza 1on to the south which all foo often merely puts its people mo rat race from which they cannot escape
 We don't see clearly yet inc better bIend the better way of fe and how ii can be sustained but we're quite sure fhere is better way for Alaska way in which Alaska can contribute significantly its own future and to The world That way be worked out thouqh dreams ana continuing effort if we set sights high toward inc pasic realities, not echoes of what someone else has done ~