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The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1952-01-05
MT. Zion Baptist Notes

Our motto under God we will build
The hustle and hustle of the holiday
season is past now, and once again we re-
sumo our normal activities with brand
new year before us. May 1862 be yea.
Of health, prosperity and happiness for
each and all of you
Due to the pressing obligations of our
minister, Rev. Coger, he has been unable
to remain here permanently before now,
but he is now at home in the parsonage
on East Gilmer Ave.
Our services were ably conducted last
Sunday by the Rev. R. C. Paisley, one of
our local up and coming young men. Rev.
Paisley, who is a student at Virginia Semi.
nary, brught us a very inspiring SER
mon on "Self Examination, taken from /
Corinthians IL :28. 1t gave us all some
thing to think about as we go into new
year.
The Sunday School will hold is install
lation services on the second Sunday in
January at 100 pm. We arc inviting al
VITO can, to attend The new officers Of
t35E are as follows: Mr.. j. r. Board SUI
reTintendent; Mr. Willie Logan, asst. SUI
perintendent; Mrs Nettie Gillian, secrc
tary; Mrs. Mable Manns, assistant secre
tary; Mr.. Houstn English, treasurer; Mr.
Annie Deane, pianist; Mr.. Ira j. Womack
music director; Mr.. j. r. Bonds, assist
ant music director.
Our students home for the Christmas
holidays included Lucy E. Stockton and
Nathaniel Jackson of Morgan State Col.
. lege, Richard Meadows Of Howard Uni.
versity, and Grace Moore, who is attend
ing a business school in Washington. AL
so visiting us were Shelly B. bucket of
A and T; Wilburn Eural of Virginia Sem
mary and Patricia Robinson of Bennett
College.
Frank Meadows of the Air Force, and
George Rakes, Novy, spent the holidays
with their parents Mr.. and Mrs Mea-
dows and Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie Rakes.
James Caldwell spent the week with
his mother, Mrs. Dalie Caldwell of East
Rutherford Ave. He lives in Orange, N. j.
The Paradise Chorus did their good
deed for the season last Friday night
when they entertained the patients at the
Veterans Hospital. They sang Christmas
carols and served refreshments. The cho-
rus afterwards was entertained very gra-
ciously by Mrs. William Mckinley Rice Of
East Harrison Ave-, with a Christmas par
ty.
Mrs z. N. Stockton was surprised and
delighted when the telephone rang and,
answering, she found at the other end,
her grandson, Louis Stockton, calling from
Honolulu, Hawaii to wish her Merry
Christmas. Pvt. Stockton's Battalion is sta
toned there.
The Missionary Society also ventured
to the Veterans Hospital last Saturday
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and friends.


Miss Claudia Alexander Of Gilmer Ave-,
NV. and brother, Fleming Alexander, Jr
spent the weekend in New York City Wis
ting their sister, Mrs. Frieda Bourgeois
They were accompanied by their mother
Mrs. F. E. Alexander; nephew, Joseph
Bourgeois; and Mr.. James Rose, former
ly of Rutherford Ave-, NE, now making
his home in Long Island, New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Brown Of McDoweil
Ave-, N. w. are delighted to have as their
house guests, their daughter, Dorothy ana
her guest, Miss Helen Higgs, of Miami,
Fla, senior at Hampton Inst.
We regret to hear of the injuries re-
ceived by Mrs. Maggie Lee in recent
accident and wish for her speedy re-
covery.
Miss Rolando Sydnor was the charm
ing hostess at lovely luncheon last Sat
urday afternoon honoring Misses Barbara
Jean ,Pearsaw of Houston, Texas and Con-
ME White of Santa Monica, California.
Enjoying the games and refreshments with
the honorees were Misses Arrisha Keel
ing, Clarissa Martin, Geraldine Williams.
Rebecca Coles, Audrey McCray and Pa
tricia Robinson.
Mrs. Inez Barrett Wright of Norman
Road, N. w. was hostess to number OF
friends last Tuesday with a lovely dinner
party. This sumptuous repast was enjoyed
by Mrs. Myrtle Johnson and Mrs. Elnora
johnson Of Charleston, w. Va; Mrs. Stel-
la Hurt, Mr. Charlie Lippford. Mr.. Rob-
crt Brown, Mrs. Ida Williams, Mr.. Obedi-
ah Grady, Mr.. John Harper.
Friends of Mr.. E. M Hairston will be
glad to hear that he has returned to his
home from the hospital in Charlottesville
and is improving rapidly.
Gamma Alpha Chapter of Omega Psi
Phi fraternity was host to hundreds OF
their friends at fabulous cabaret dance
last Thursday night in the spacious Star
City ballroom. Bob Hale and his "Sharps
and Flats were the musical artists who
helped create the pleasant memories car
red away by the many in attendance.
Mesdames Myrtle Johnson and Elnora
johnson are the guests of Mrs. Stella Hurt
on Third street, NE.
Miss Helen Jean Wingfield, student at
the National Business College in Nashville,
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Press, Philadelphia,
S2.50.) 1t contains
the stories Of a doz.
en- modern persons
who have become
Christians. No two
Of them have the
same story to tell.
yet there is some
thing in common
among all of them.
Each of them in
N N, n UNIV hQc
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How to Find Christ
Lesson for January 9, 1852

TTOT every one finds Christ in
IN just the same way. This was
true at the beginning and it is still
true. A very interesting recent book
is, These Found the Way" edited
by David w. Soper. Westminster
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The TRIBUNE

night and entertained the patients with
carols and refreshments
We wish to extend our sympathy to
Mr.. Clifton bearing during his bereave-
ment. He recently lost his father.
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NOTICE So The TRIBUNE
Office Closes at 400 Sat.
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found Christ. 1t is mistake to
think that all Christians must be
cast in the same mold. or that each
Of us must plant his feet exactly in
the footprints (for example) of st.
Paul.
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SCRIPTURE: John 1:19--5l.
DEVOTIONAL READING: Isaiah IS:
1T.
Valley frontiersman., 1952-01-31
Swamp Lake Road homesieaders Lose Everything in Fire

The family of Douglas Walden lost everything in a fire that swept their homestead home on Swamp Lake Road north of Was fila last week.
 Vaden was walking home with his three-year-old son when he saw his home in flames. Mrs. Va den was at the Base hospital, where the couples second child had just been delivered.
 It was reported this week that this was the second time the fam ily had been burned out in little over a year. Last year they lost everything in a fire in Anchorage.
Valley frontiersman., 1952-01-31

amount more than the combined total of the former city and Ter rltorial fees, the committee felt that Palmer should follow An chorage'S recent action in drop ping the city fees on pin ball ma chimes. The committee pointed out that there is also $l5O fed eral stamp tax on each pin ball machine, and that the average monthly take" in Palmer does not exceed $50 per machine. In abolishing the license fees, the committee would have had op- orators responsible for turning over two percent of the gross take as service tax. The special" dance hall tax would have been lowered to $25 pro- viding that the dancing accommo- datlons provided were only incl dental to the main business of selling intoxicating liquors and were provided merely for the en- joyment of patrons.
 Chet Sandvik led the fight against any change in the exist ing city ordinance. Backed up by Stan Severns, he said that it was the councils job to make money for the city, not lose it. He said that pin ball machines were just
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Valley frontiersman., 1952-01-31
Full House Enjoys CIasby Program, Boosts Hospital Fund

A full house-nearly 500 people acclaimed Chaplain William B. Clasby and his singing sergeants for their warm, friendly program of message and song last Sunday evening in the school gymnasium.
 In the message. addressed to Protestant, Jewish, and Catholic people, Clasby decried the grow ing infiltration of the goddess, the Communists who have substitut- ed the State for religion and God. He cOuntered the pretensions of the atheistic with proofs of the existence of the Almighty. They were proofs not based on the Bible or any creed. They were proofs to be found in the body, in nature, in the infinitesmal pat terms, locking and interlocking in perfect harmony-the inescap- able proof of a Master Pattern maker.
 The Is singing sergeants were MC'd by a red-headed tenor with a brogue straight from old Erin named Sgt. Red" Wingerter. Other soloists were Sergeants Bocknight, bass; Wiltred Lee, a Chinese-Hawaiian boy; Jack Nor an; and Billy Green. Sandwiched in between many old-time favor lte songs was a humorous skit in which an over-200-pound Walter R. Williams played the part of Rosa, Joseph o. Trahan that of Pasquale, and Felix F. DeLuca the part of Luigi. Other members of the choir were Staff Sergeants Frank Fandetti, Joseph J. O'Neill; Jackie Vines, Anthony H. Sant- ucci, Don C. Longstreet, and George w. Garris, Jr; Sergeant William Green; Corporals Patrick Hammill and David C. Fait; and PICS John A. Mamcl, Bert R. Lloyd, James Bloom, and Robert A. Reilly. Several of the singing sergeants had already been lost 10 the choir through rotation, and their replacements had to prac- tice many hours last week ln or der to be ready for the Palmer performance. The choir's planned program closed with the singing of two melodious Gregorian chants in Latin.
 Col. Clasby was very candid about his purpose in coming to Palmer-to help raise money for the Valley Presbyterian Hospital
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Valley frontiersman., 1952-01-31
HAGEN HEADS VALLEY REPUBLICAN CLUB

Al Hagen was elected president of the new Matanuska Valley Re- publican Club in an enthusiastic organization meeting attended by more than fifty persons Tuesday evening in the Valley Theater.
 Senator Heinie Snider was el- ected vice-president; Mrs. Ger trude Felzien, secretary; and Don Ingalls,, secretary treasurer. Vir- gil Eckert was elected as member of the Executive. Board. At the next regular meeting of the new club to be held Tuesday, Febru- ary 5, in the theater, organization of the club will be completed. All persons interested in joining the new club are invited to come to the next meeting. Regular meet ings will be held the first and third Wednesdays of each month.
 Announcing their intentions to run for office in the Territorial primaries next April were M. D. Snodgrass and Dr. Lee Mckinley. Snodgrass has filed for seat in the House and Dr. Mckinley an- nounced his intention of filing for a seat in either the House or Senate.
 Appointed to a committee to arrange a Lincoln Day dinner were Dr. Mckinley. Russell Eel zien, Heinie Snider, and the other members of the Executive Board. The date and place of the dinner, which will be held in Palmer, will be announced later.
 Many Anchorage area Republ- cans travelled to Palmer to give the local group a helping hand in the throes of organization. Attor- ney Paul Robison, president of the Anchorage Republican Club introduced the visitors, most of whom responded with a few re- marks that were roundly ap- plauded by the appreciative aud fence. The visitors included Mrs. Margaret Rutledge, president of the Republican Women's Club of Anchorage; MT. and Mrs. John Gorsuch, candidate for the Terri torial Senate and Divisional con-
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Valley frontiersman., 1952-01-31
Airport Road 10 be
 Cleared for Arrival M cordova Visitors

Airport road will be cleared of it's long standing snowdrifts to- day, Mayor Carl Meier promised at last nights council meeting.
 The assurance followed protests of delegation headed by L. C. Stock relative to the fact that the city had not kept its bargain made with the road commission last fall. The city had agreed to keep the road to the airport open at the request of the ARC. In re- turn, Oliver Onkka had promis- ed that the road commission would keep Valley Street cleared up to Wasilla Road as well as Wasilla Road from the railroad tracks west.
 Stock said that about three DC-3's are bringing guests from Cordova Friday for their annual basketball game in Palmer. He said that these guests should be able to get into town without
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Mears and Stock
 Beat DeodIine,
 File for House Seats

The names of two local people were added today to the long list of candidates who have flied their intentions to seek nomination in the April 29 primaries for seats in the Territorial legislature.
 With the deadline for filing at five p. m. today, Betty Mears, member of the Terrl- torial Democratic central com mittee, was in Anchorage to- day to file with the clerk of the Third District Court her inten- tion to run on the Democratic ticket, for seat in the House. L. C. Stock tossed his hat into the ring yesterday. He, too, will seek a seat in the House, but on the Republican ticket. The two last-minute filings raise to four the number of To-
 cal people who will be candi-
 dates for the Territorial legis-
 lature in the April election.
 M. D. Snodgrass announced his
 decision to run for the House
 earlier this week, and Dr. Lee
 Mckinley said Tuesday that
 he would file for either the
 House or the Senate. Both of
 these men will run on the Re
 publican ticket.
Valley frontiersman., 1952-01-31
First Minstrel Show Chorus Rehearsal Set for Tuesday

The first meeting of the Xii
 wanis Ministral Show chorus
 will be held in the music room of the Palmer School at 7:3O p. m. Tuesday. February 5, was announced this week by II. J. Hodgson. chairman of this years minstrel show com mittee.
 The role of the chorus in this years minstrel produc- ton will be especially impor- tant', Hodgson stated, "Only seven weeks remain for re- hearsals. It is especially inn portant that everyone interes-
 ted in singing be present at
 this rehearsal so that the cho-
 rus may be organized and get
 into production as soon as DOS
 sible."
Valley frontiersman., 1952-01-31
VOTERS 0KAY CITY'S NEW WATER SYSTEM BY HUGE MAJORITY

Palmer's voters decided Tues day that they very definitely wanted new water system.
 The electors authorized indebt- edness and the issuance of bonds for the new system by a vote of l37 yeas as against IT nays on the green ballots. One ballot was dis qualified. Those approving re- presented an overwhelming 39 percent majority of the electors. including property owners. A 50 percent yes vote was required for approval.
 ] The l42 property owners who voted on the white ballots ap- proved the same proposition by a majority of 90 percent; there , were l28 yes votes and fl 10 votes. Approval of 65 percent of the property owners was requir- ed.
 The proposition on the two separate ballots was the same. By overwhelming majorities, the property owners and the elect ors approved an indebtedness up to S3O0.000 for the new water system and authorized the issu- ance of S250,000 in bonds at two percent interest to asure the city's one-half share of the construction cost.
 At the city Council meeting last night, the vote was canvass ed and the council declared that the two propositions of the spec ial election carried.
 The council voted to write a letter of thanks to the Kiwanis Club and Kiwanian O. K. Kin caid for the community service performed by the sound truck in getting people out to vote. During the noon hour and after five o'clock, Kincaid covered the town with the sound truck re- minding people to get out and vote. The council attributed the city's splendid response to the special election to this publicity. By one o'clock Tuesday noon, only 34 had voted. The heavy voting came after five o'clock.
 Test We'll Is Good
 Even as the city was voting approval of the city's new water system, water was being pump ed at the test we'll located on the property of Mrs. Henning Ben son to determine the feasibility of
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Valley frontiersman., 1952-01-31
IN STORMY SESSION CITY COUNCIL
 DIsAPPR0vEs LICENSE FEE CHANCES

In probably the stormiest ses- sion the City Council has ever had, a committee recommenda- ton amending the city's licensing ordinance was defeated last night in three to four vote, with Ma yor Meier voicing the decisive no.
 The committee, consisting of Allan Mick, Steve Ward, and Frank Brown, was appointed at the last regular meeting of the council to study the existing or dinance and make recommends tions for amendment in the light of local protests that the fees were far "out of line" for the city of Palmer. The particular fees protested were those on pin- ball machines ranging from S25- Sl00 and the $50 special" dance hall fee that applied to bars and cabarets furnishing accommoda- tlons for dancing.
 In making the committees re- commendations, Mick stated that recent information had dis closed a raise in the Territorial license fee on pin ball machines from about $25 to $200, with 60 percent of the fee reverting to the city from which it was collected. In view of this large fee, from which the city would receive an
Valley frontiersman., 1952-01-31
New Ordinance Sets Up 9:30 Curfew, Establishes Parental Responsibility

1 Following the recommendation of the city police chief and the local Chamber of Commerce an ordinance establishing a curfew Tor youths under IT was present. ed for its first reading last night before the City Council.
 Under the heading of lettering, the first section provides that:
 No person under r years of age shall be upon the public streets, alleys, parks, public build lngs, places Of amusement and en- tertainment, vacant lots or other unsupervised places between the hours of 9:30 p. m. during the school terms, and 10 D. m. other wise, and ) a. nl of any day. un- less such person shall be accom- panied by or in charge of his or her parent or other competent and adult persons or upon an em- ergency errand or legitimate bus mess directed by his or her par ent guardian, or other adult per son having the care and custody of the minor
 The second section establishes the responsibility of the parents, making them liable for fines up % $l00 or 30 days in jail or both if their children are apprehended in violating the above provisions.
 In the discussion that followed the first reading, it was pointed out that the ordinance is aimed at lettering. Children on legiti- mate business or are on their way home from school or public function that might last after the curfew hour will not be in viola tion of the ordinance. The phrase school term, according to city Attorney Harold Butcher applies (. 7 .t the time when school IS in session. Presumably, the week end curfeW will come al 10 D. m.
 The ordinance is designed to control youth situation which has been worrying thoughtful adults and civic groups for some time. Young persons below the age of l7 have been reported lettering about public places as late as 3:30 a. m. Some of them don't go home at all. according 10 report made by Clair Stock at the last Chamber of Commerce meeting.
 Their parents don't have any idea where they are. and some of them don't even care", Stock told Chamber members.
 Many parents who have had difficulty enforcing their own stipulations that their children be home by a specified hour have urged such an ordinance to pro- tect their children.
 Police Chief Bernie BouWens
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Valley frontiersman., 1952-01-31
BROCK NAMED COOP GENERAL MANAGER

It was announced this week the Board of Directors of the MVFCA was the appointment of Roy Brock, former president of the board, as general manager He assumed his new duties Mon- day morning.
 The appointment was made last Saturday at the regular board meeting. It followe., the boards acceptance of Brooks re- slgnatlon as president of the Board of Directors, a position in which he has served the Co-Op for the past five years.
 The new general manager of the Coop came to Alaska in 1922 from Longview, Washington. He had had about D years of exper- fence in working with co-opera- tives in that state. He had also served as deputy state Grange master for Washington. From September 1922, until May, l945, he operated the Anchorage Dairy. After giving up this position, he and his wife, Esther, purchased a farm in the Valley, where they have since operated a successful poultry enterprise. He and Mrs. Brock have also been associated with MT. and Mrs. L. C. Stock in the operation of the Palmer Cafe located in the Recreation Hall.
 In announcing Brooks appoint ment, Pat Hemmer, board secre- tary-treasurer, st e d The Board of Directors of the Mata- nuska Valley Cooperating Asso- citation feel that Brock, with his intimate knowledge of the Coop and the community which he serves, will be a valuable mana ger to have at this time. We con- sider ourselves very fortunate Tn obtaining his services in this ca paclty.
 Brock has always taken a deep interest in community affairs. An avid sportsman, he has been pre- sident of the Matanuska Valley Sportsmen. He is also a past mas ter of the Northland Pioneer Grange and a member of the local KiWanis Club.
 The position of Coop general manager has been vacant since November, 1850, when James Wilson resigned. Since that time Carl Rasmussen, secretary-treas- urer of the Board of Directors until last summer, has served as acting manager. He resigned his duties as acting manager about two weeks ago, and he and Mrs. Rasmussen left for California last weekend.
Valley frontiersman., 1952-01-31
CITy TO hnVE CuRFElu FOR y0uThS UNDER I7
Narcotics Enforcement Agent Reveals Theft of Drug from Local Hospital

One of the Valleys best kept secrets was released like a bomb shell Monday upon the Kiwanis audience listening to P G. Greer, Treasury Department enforce ment agent in charge of narcotics investigations in Alaska.
 The thirty Kiwanis members and guests who had listened con- placently to Greer's dismal des- cription of the narcotics problem in Anchorage and Fairbanks were startled to hear him say that there had been a theft of con- siderable amount of morphine from the local hospital last year The revelation followed a ques- ton from the audience:
 Do we have any narcotics problem in Palmer?
 Where we have one addict, we have a problem, answered Greer. Where we have a larceny of nar- cotics, we have a problem. There fore we have a problem in Palm CT"
 After this cryptic statement, he went on to explain that four months ago the theft of a large amount of morphine had been discovered at the Valley Hospital. Although the theft was known to a number of local people, includ ing the members of the hospital board, staff members of the hos pital and representatives of the U. s. Marshall's office, it was kept quiet so that the Treasury De- partment's agent would not be hampered in his investigation. Greer said later that he IS still working on the case. The hospital board, he said, was guilty of neg ligence in leaving the narcotic in an unsafe place. Apparently it had been kept for years in the back of a drawer in a one-lock file cabinet without anyone being aware of the danger.
 The cost of the missing drug was about $50-S75 to the hospital, where it was used on physicians orders for medicinal purposes. On the market, the amount taken from the hospital would be worth $11,000, Greer said.
 Up The Highway
 In another reference to the mar cotics problem in Palmer and the Valley, Greer lent weight to re- cent rumor that there's a place up the highway" where narcotics can be obtained. He said that the rumors had come to his attention although he has not established anything definite as yet.
 In Anchorage and Fairbanks there is a very definite problem. Although he doubted that there is a problem among the school children of Palmer, Greer said there is one among the school children of Anchorage and Fair banks. How do children become narcotics addicts? Teen age children, Greer explained, be- ieve that it is smart to do some thing unusual. The primary ef- feet of marijuana is to give per-
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