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The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1947-07-17
ROY SCOUTS Gins PEAK

A group OF Soy Scouts, r4lueD tho LEADER
ship OF Rev. Victor I. Alfsen, clh1bed Fin
nac1e Peak, located about miles East OF
Palmer, on July 10. The Group included
DOUG Ra ms and Richard Sutherl and Of Anch
GRACE, Edison Thuna, Vernon Fridl ey, I;yles
Eyland, Duane Hunt1ey, CT inton Jones, and
Rev. Afsen, all Of Palmer.
They left Palmer rodnoaday afternoon and
spent the might on the East slope Of Lazy
fountain. Thursday morning was s13ent in
establishing g base camp at the 5000 TT.
level. The CT inb was begun at 1900 PIN.
and the peak was alta ined at about $500 ?.
CT hbing was made diff cult because Of so
much loose rock and also the '1resence' of
thick mist during the last 1900 feet.
Only five climbers were able tic reach t he
top, but clouds shut out most OF the view.
Only about L hours was spent in returning
to base cam, for they we're able TO 81 ide
quite q distance using show fill ed crevice
After supper, they started back and hiked
down IcRobert's Greek Through thick brush
and along the waters edge. CarD was made
morning they returned to Palmer.
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MRS. DOROTHY BELL, editor Of the Valley
Settler, sold her farm to DR.. Lee Nc Kin
lev Of Anchorage and is by this I inc hap
ply visiting relatives in Minnesota, she
LETT Anchorage. by plane Tuesday afternoon.
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1947-07-17
. Jp.l y. 1872
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POSTAL RATES ANO I-1Ts ON PERMANENT
Bl.SIS
20 etmaata-a havv received the Following
message from the Inspection Service Of
the Post office Department:
"Undor House Joint Re o1ut ion 22l, 8Oth
Congress approved by the resident on June
80, l947, the scent letter rate and Other
postage rates and fees in effect on that
date are cont inued thereafter on perman
emit basis.
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The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1947-07-17
HOME SHADING FOR VETERANS

The Le1ake DILL, to provide for the SETTLE
.ment Of certain parts Of Alaska by war vet
rams, has been unan hnously approved b. the
Public Lands committee Of the House Public
Lands CoZn2itte Following extensive he ar incs
conduc ted over the past few months.
The Bill provides that southeaste rn ALASKA,
portions of south central Alaska, areas 50
miles on both sides Of the Al asxa Ii ellra-5,
sthe richardson Ii ghuay and The Al asl1a Rail-
road and the islands lying 200 miles or
southwest and south central Alaska would
be thrown open for settlement. Veterans
ALASKA Home lad Claim is created in the
measure not less than $50 acres in size and
up to and including 1920 acres. These
claims WOULD be for tracts OF land "suf-
f1c1ent to sup7o Family Of seven on an
American standard OF 1iving", and would 5e
class flied as Farming, graz ing, It irlber or
mixed agricultural, fur farming, grazine
and inber claims.
Evening star., 1947-10-03

the neighborins counties Of Perry
Muskingum and Fairfield. manned
rs tractors, 30-odd lime spreaders,
dozens Of trucks, and bulldozers,
cats, crane and drag lines and
carry-alls.
Results Viewed From Air.
They plowed on the contour for
strip cropping. They filled gullies,
built q farm pond and refenced the
two farms.
From the air the whole scope Of
the demonstration was apparent.
Two farms in one little watershed
of the Licking Valley were treated
as one farming unit--all to the end
OF making the topsoil stay where 1t
belonged, not mixed up in the
waters of a spring freshet on its
way to the sea, and toward making
the same soil fertile and productive
again.
The hills looked combed., rather
than scratched with erosion.
This is the last year we'll hsv.
more than IL acres In wheat or more
than IL acres in corn," said Mr.
Rodman, inspecting the work.
He and Mr.. Latham will start {
four year rotation next spring
corn, wheat and oats, with the res
of the farms in pasture and perman
ent meadows.
Plans Dairy Farm.
"This is going to be 4 Jersey dair,
farm" Mr.. Rodman said, i've cot
Evening star., 1947-10-03
Crowds See 7 Farms
lin Ohio RevitaIized in
Day 10 Double Output
BY the Associofed Press

BROWNSVILLE, Ohio, Oct. g.
Bob Latham and John Rodman
today looked over 2o8 acres Of land
that was new again. The two neigh
bors with adjoining hill farms on
the western edge of this village of
200 population saw ground they
could expect to double in produc-
ton next year. :.
r. C. Kennard, Ohio chief Of the
United States Soil Conservation
Service, estimated that the two
farms would produce at least 10C
per cent more food next year, and
that their productivity would In
crease for five or more years with
continued good farming practices.
This was the result of yesterday 4
opening of the second frontier
10 hours of concentrated work in
restoring the two farms from the
conditions in which generations o1
heavy farming had left them. Siz
hundred volunteers, mostly CT vo-
cational-agricultural students from
Evening star., 1947-10-03

nine head of Jerseys now and three
Guernseys."
Mr.. Latham planned to change
his farm over from hogs to cattle.
both dairy and beef.
Their detailed farm plans are be-
ing worked out now by the people
who made them the gift Of the new
farms--the Licking County soil con-
servation district and the Soil Con-
servation Service.
Thousands Of people saw some Of
the demonstration. Estimates ran
as high as $4,000. The State high
way patrol said 10000 cars were in
this neighborhood.
But Hugh H. Bennett, chief Of the
Soil Conservation Service, told the
Evening star., 1947-10-03

in place during September was esti-
mated by the department at 81 ,262,-
100000, an increase of 2 per cent
over revised figures for August and
gain of 10 per cent over September
last year.
The improvement in private resi-
dental construction, exclusive Of
farm building, was eyen more strik-
ing.
The department estimated the
value of this housing construction
Evening star., 1947-10-03

crowd that more remained TO- be
done.
about 90 per cent Of the billion
acres of farm and range land needs
some kind OF conservation treatment
if 1t is to continue to produce" be
said in. a brief talk.
Evening star., 1947-10-03

at $475, 100000, per cent above Au-
gust and SO per cent above Septem-
ber of last year.
Total private residential construc-
tion for the first nine months Of
this year was valued at $3,268, ,000,-
900, a gain of so per cent over the
corresponding period Of 1946.
Construction of all types for the
first nine months of 1947 was esti-
mated at $9,022 ,OO0, 900, an advance
Of 80 per cent over the January
September period last year.
Evening star., 1947-10-03

THE MODE Important Mems Corner
Evening star., 1947-10-03

"This is going to be 4 Jersey dairy
arm" Mr.. Rodman said. i've got
Evening star., 1947-12-26

has been reading about in magazine
fiction, who thinks Washington is a
cosmopolitan city because Govern
ment workers come here in equal
numbers from Nebraska, Iowa, Min
nesota and the other As States, is
likely to be little thrilled at the
thought of sinful street in the city
of ner residence. She may or may
not visit it. If she does she is sure
to De disappointed.
Not Very Tough.
Fans of low life would never in
clude Washington's Ninth in list
of Americas toughest streets. AS
has so often been pointed out,
washington is different. Practically
all its gainful occupation is clerical
or commercial. It's only heavy in
dustry is the Naval Gun Factory.
AS a port, it's maritime employment
is negligible. 1t has never pro-
duced enough box office to be big
time fight city. Its tough street
is not very tough.
The movies shown on Ninth street
today are westerns, in which vigor-
Gus out-of- men use Colt re-
volvers to eliminate villains in the
approved American tradition. For
years most arrests for street solicit
ing have been made several blocks
west of Ninth street.
Baltimore's block" Is so much
tougher that Washingtonians who
like that sort of thing have been
known to entrain to spend Bohe-
mian nights in its cellars. No one
would compare Ninth street with
the around-the-clock honky-tonks
of New orleans French quarter.
The incorrigibles in New York travel
out on the Jersey flats to visit the
cabarets of Secaucus. There are
those who hold that Boston, de-
spite its puritan tradition and its
Watch and Ward Society, has it
over Washington with its Scollay
Square, locale of that ancient har-
bor of burlesque, the Old Howard.
Mulling over these thoughts, your
reporter walked in the eager and
nipping air to New York avenue.
The east side Of the block north
of I street has three eating places
with liquor licenses and two pool
rooms. The poolrooms and two of
the drinking places were crowded.
There were men who obviously
worked with their hands and women
whose social standards did not warn
them against wearing slacks in the
evening and neglecting to put up
their hair.
Pugnacious Man Heeds.
A diminutive but pugnacious man
had just been pushed out of one OF
the drinking places. He wanted to
Evening star., 1947-12-26

have to give up if the rent were
not lowered.
The investigator found that the
peep shows cost dime. He was
assured that this was preWar de-
velopment and had nothing to dc
with the current imitation. The only
new thing about the machines was
the price. A dime in the slot buys
three minute movie. The costumes
of the young women in the films
were doffed too quickly for identi-
lcation as to period, but their coif-
fures indicated the pictures were
taken circa 1925. This finding was
supported by the Pickering of the
films which showed they had been
in use at least 20 years.
Two Tattoo Artists.
You can still get tattooed on
Ninth street. Two needle men are
still plying the ancient art.
The 50-cent sign for minimum
priced beds has been. crossed off
There are only few beds available
at rs cents.
New store fronts with windows
filled with popular-priced hats and
shoes are crowding the old razzle-
dazzle amusement parlors" and
may crowd them out. The retail
vitality of the area may completely
change the character of the street.
Undoubtedly there are those who
would regret that, who think of
Ninth street as a place of color, an
outcropping of the underworld, an
area to invade with Summing
parties.
The newly arrived Government
girl who thinks the Wills-+'s pea
cock alley is the trysting place she
Evening star., 1947-12-26
Flyer, 18, Injured
In Forced Landinq

An 18-year-old youth. who has
been flying for less than two months,
suffered possible internal injuries
yesterday when his small plane
crashed during forced landing near
Frederick, Md. The Frederick City
Hospital said today his condition
was satisfactory"
The youth, Hugh L. Green, 4012
Third street NV, was on a solo
training flight from the Congress
sional Airport to Lewistown, Md.
His fuel ran low when he was blown
off course, State police said, and he
attempted to land in field. AS he
was making the landing, police said,
a wheel buckled, upsetting the craft.
His mother, Mrs. Jean Green, said
the youth has been taking flying
lessons since early in November, only
a month after his discharge from
the Army. He is employed as an
electrician with a Mount Rainier
firm.
Yesterdays flight, Mrs Green said,
was the second solo cross-co country
trip her son has made. The first
was to Richmond, Va.
Evening star., 1947-12-26
By George Kennedy
Ninth street is under fire ag

Ninth street is under fire again.
The police are little hurt by this.
They say that Ninth street was
tough during the old days-during
Prohibition-but that it has i'm
proved so much they cannot under
stand what the fuss is about.
The Rev. DIR. John Rustin, pastor
of the Mount Vernon Place Meth
cdist Church, at Ninth and K
streets NV, called for cleanup
last week at a meeting of the Mid
City Citizens Association.
The meeting was called to protest
renewal of the liquor licenses of two
Ninth street bars. DR.. Rustin is ali
for closing them. He says it's a
shame there are places where known
acknowledgements who are drink
ing themselves to death and acting
accordingly-are sold liquor.
Interviewed later, DR.. Rustin said
that, for the first time, he had al
lowed himself to say something nice
about Ninth street. He remarked
at the meeting on how the street
had improved over the past 10
years. 1t was when a policeman
present accepted this as satisfaction
with the situation, DR.. Rustin said,
that he called the street a disgrace.
Reporter Investigates.
This reporter set out to investigate
the situation. First he caught Dusty
Fletcher's act at the Gayety. open
the Door Richards popularity as a
song has not spoiled this famous
one-man performance.
Next door in Jimmy Lakes cafe
George Marshall (the Secretary of
State not the Washington Redskins
owner was making an important
address. Mr.. Lake has installed
television. The political apathy of
the crowd was complete.
A fight that followed (televised
from Madison Square Garden) be-
tween Tommy Bell and Steve Belloise
caused them to pick up interest,
and there was general approval
when Mr.. Belloise was declared the
winner after the 10th round.
Ninth Street Divided.
A conversation with Mr.. Lake
revealed that Ninth street is di-
vided.
1--WE are getting along all right"
he said. Its that slum block be-
tween I street and New York ave-
nue. that is causing the trouble.
In the penny arcades no one was
shooting at the rifle ranges which
were so crowded with soldiers, sail
ors and Marines during the war.
The proprietor of one said he would
Evening star., 1947-12-26
eet Found Neither Very Tough Nor Tender in Survey

of here?" the proprietor, George
Baganakis, was asked.
They know when I say No more
I mean no more" he said. TheI
he added: You talk to Nick Papa.
nicolas tomorrow"
That's right" said Corpl. Proctor
Mick is the one behind this demand
to clean up Ninth street. When h
came to Ninth street five years ago
he opened this restaurant. He still
owns the building. The owner OF the
New York Cafe across the street
and the owner of the Western Lunch
next door opposed his getting E
liquor license and held him up fol
year.
Buys Building.
"He bought the building across
the way and remodeled the first
floor into modern stores. That
was before the building collapsed
Now he is organizing campaign
against the renewal of the liquor
license of the Western Lunch and
the Reno, farther down the block.
The next day this reporter called
on Mr.. Papanicolas in his Office next
to the Grecian Gardens.
That's right" he said, I'm op-
posing renewal of those licenses. ]
got the signatures on the petition
1t will come up in January. It's not
for revenge. It's to make money
The way to increase real estate val
uations around here is to get rid OF
those places" :"
The meeting of the .Mid-City
Citizens Association at which DR.
Rustin spoke out on Ninth street
was held in Mr. Papanicolas' office.
He gave the reporter a photostat of
the petition to the ABC Board. 1t
was signed by Dr. Rustin, c. F.
Burton, president of the City Bank
at Ninth street and Mount Vernon
place; Wayne Coy, head of Station
WINK around the corner on I
street; John C. Chevalier, head of
the Palace Laundry, and practically
every other businessman in the
neighborhood. 1t protested the re-
neWal of the licenses as contrary
to the principles of our institutions,
detrimental to our properties and
businesses and morally disgraceful
to our neighborhood."
License Opposition Admitted.
The reporter called at the places
in question. The proprietor Of the
Reno was not in, but David Perl
mutter, who runs the Western
Lunch, was.
That's right" he said. Il op-
posed Nick's license for business
reasons. He's doing this for re-
venge. Furthermore he's jealous
because We do a better business
than the Grecian Gardens: I see
he's had bad luck with his building"
Evening star., 1947-12-26
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

ESSEX, Md, Dec. 26.-Police be-
gan to write a report when a motor
ist knocked down telephone pole
mere on Christmas Eve, but before
they were done they had written
and written and 1t was Christmas.
Patrolmen William Boyd and
William Weinkam said they lodged
a drunk charge against an Essex
man, who set of sort of chain
reaction by knocking the pole across
the road. He was treated for minor
injuries.
Then another car stopped because
of the pole, and a third car bumped
it from behind. One more drunk
charge and two sets of minor In
juries followed.
Two more cars entered the scene,
collided, and both drivers were
charged with reckless driving.
During the general melee, sixth
car turned around to avoid the pole,
backed into a seventh. and en-
broiled its driver in an argument
and charges Of drunken and reckless
driving, disorderly conduct, and re-
sisting arrest.
But hardly had the last defendant
Evening star., 1947-12-26
Handmade Mill Scene
Gives Christmas JOY
To Third Generation
By Robert c. RoIIinqs

+. A nd-wrought, mechanical mill
scene is providing Christmas enter
tainment for a third generation OF
children today in an Arlington
home.
The ingeniously constructed de-
vice is operated by water power
Once the mill wheel begins to turn,
a number of other gadgets start to
operate. A miller enters through
the front door of the mill; a lady
comes out onto q second-story porch
apparently to call the miller; a milk
maid works at a churn out in the
yard; two little girls seesaw; work.
man in the yard saws wood, and a
chimney sweep bobs up and down
in the chimney.
The toy was built some rs years
ago by the father Of M. M. Allmend-
niger who now has it in his home
at 1888 North Abingdon street. The
elder Mr.. Allmendinger came to the
United States as a boy from Ger
many and worked as an organ
maker in Ann Arbor, Mich. Some
years ago the mill scene was given
to Mr.. Allmendinger's only child,
Robert, by the boys grandmother.
Robert, an Army lieutenant, was
killed in a plane crash in 1914.
Each Christmas Mr.. Allmendinger
sets it up for his granddaughter,
Susan Lynn, 611, who lives with her
mother and stepfather, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Adamy, at 41O9 North
Fourth street, Arlington, a short
distance from her grandparents
home.
Susan brings her friends to see
the mill scene in operation. Many
adults who do not know the ALL
mendingers but have heard of the
garden from friends call to see the
novel toy.
The grounds around the mill are
Evening star., 1947-12-26
Welfare Unit 10 Ask
-.
$4,000 Of Alexandra
For Denial Program

Spokesman for the Dental Health
Committee of the Alexandria Com
munity Welfare Council plan to ap-
pear at the city's budget hearing
Tuesday night to ask for establish
ment of $4,000 dental health pro-
gram in 1948.
The dental health program pro-
posed at recent meeting of the
Welfare Council resulted from a
survey of the dental defects of all
Alexandria school children. The
$23, 900 item, however, was proposed
after department budgets in the
city were completed and the We'll
fare Council decided to take it's re-
quest to the City Council.
DR.. G. w. Bogikes, chairman OF
the Dental Health Committee, Is
expected to lead proponents of the
program appearing before the
Council. The program calls for
establishment of seperate clinics for
white and colored school children
each to be operated by the city's
oSAACAkooo OA1 q Jdl G1VA1lC boo4S. al
though the city already has installed
dental clinic in the health center,
DR.. Bogikes told a recent meeting
of the Welfare Council this would
need to be replaced because it was
obsolete.
Also provided in the suggested
program is appointment of dental
technicians to handle the education
and inspection phase.
The recent dental survey that
prompted the Welfare Council to
sponsor the dental health program
was conducted with the aid of
Georgetown and Howard University
students. The report showed an
overwhelming majority of Alexan-
dria school children required dental
treatment. The report was broken
down to show how many students
could be expected to pay for their
own dental treatment and how
many would have to rely on clinic
treatment.
Alexandria school leaders have in
dicated they also would support the
dental health program before the
Council Tuesday.
Evening star., 1947-12-26
Missing Maryland Man
Is Found Shot 10 Death

A farmer who had been missing
from his home in Howard County,
Md, for a week was found shot,
apparently a suicide, on Christmas
eve in the bushes near his home.
The body Of the man, D. Beirne
Pue, S., was discovered in the un-
dergroWth near his home north Of
Gaithersburg, by searchers. State
police said the underground there
was so dense that "searchers could
have passed within a few feet with
out detecting it."
Mr.. Pue had been shot in the
forehead. A shotgun was found be-
side his body. The death appar-
emily was suicide, according to
DR.. A. N. Herbert of Ellicott City,
Howard County medical examiner.
Evening star., 1947-12-26
White Oak Man Arrested
After 70 M.P.H. Chase

John H. Smith, %, White Oak
Md, was arrested yesterday by Sill
yer Spring police on three traffic
charges after a chase at speeds
which police said ranged as high
as 10 miles an hour on Colesville
road.
Smith was charged with driving
while drunk, reckless driving and
exceeding so miles an hour. He was
lodged in the Silver Spring jail in
default of $1,000 bond. A hearing
is scheduled at $3.50 am. Tuesday
in Silver Spring Police Court.
Evening star., 1947-12-26
Maryland Apple Tax
DeudIine Wednesday
By the Assoeioted Press

HANCOCK, Md, Dec. 26.-Mary-
land apple producers were reminded
by the State Apple Commission to-
day that next Wednesday is the
deadline for making payment of
one-half of the special tax due on
their 1947 production.
The one-cent tax, authorized un-
der the apple merchandising law
passed by the 1947 General Assem-
bly,, is intended to provide funds
for promotion of the sale Of Mary
land apples. 1t applies to all apples
Of United States No. / Gamer grade
or better, with each grower allowed
an exemption Of 500 bushels, or S..
Evening star., 1947-12-26
Woynesboro, Va, Due to Get
Class ! Status After Legal Snur|

generals Office. He then entered an
order with the deputy clerk Of the
County Circuit Court authorizing
Waynesboro to assume class sta
tus.
So now all that stands between
the town and class / standing is a
formality. And unless something
happens in the meantime Waynes-
boro will become an independent,
class l city on New Year Day.
The town gained the right to
class l rating last summer when it
was authorized by court decision
to annex adjacent territory in Au-
gusta County.
Evening star., 1947-12-26
D. {. Man Files Application
For Charles County Airport

The Maryland State Aviation
Commission disclosed today that a
Washington businessman has filed
application for permission to estab-
lish major" airport in Charles
County, two miles west Of Waldorf.
The application was signed by
Scott B. Appleby, who has offices in
the Southern Building. Mr.. Appleby
refused to discuss details of the
project but the commission said the
airport would be situated on q
1,500-acre tract of land.
The application outlined plans
for two 6,000-foot runways and
200 square foot hangar, long
enough to accommodate the largest
commercial planes now in use.
Mr.. Appleby estimated that the
aviation commission would act on
his petition by the end Of January.
Evening star., 1947-12-26
Sweetheart of School
To Get Crown TONIGHT

The sweetheart of Montgomery
Blair High School will be crowned
tonight at the schools annual
Christmas formal.
She already has been chosen from
among seven candidates by vote.
Her identity will remain a secret,
however, until tonight. The seven
girls competing for the title are
Beatrice Bartlett, Lois Bergman,
Peggy Bowman, Barbara Browning,
Pat Hall, Betty Lee and Hope Hen
derSon.
Evening star., 1947-12-26
Riddle KurnivoI' PIonned

A puppet show and movies will
be among the features of a "kiddie
karnival' at 2:30 pm. Sunday at
the Thomas Jefferson High School,
Arlington. Sponsored by the Ar
lington- Fairfax Chapter of Hadas-
sab, proceeds will 60 toward sup
port of the Haddish child welfare
program.