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The frontiersman., 1955-04-21

gen, councilman, had taken an active part in the circulation of the petition. A territorial law pre- vides that if an elected official, participates in the circulation of recall petition 1t is automati- cally held invalid.
 Councilman Hagen was not in court during the proceedings City Attorney John Shaw told the court a Deputy Marshal had made attempts throughout the previous day to serve a subpoena for his appearance as a witness. Bailey K. Bell, attorney for the petitioners, stated he had request ed Hagen be present at the hear ing.
 Approximately 40 Palmer resi- dents were in attendance at the hearing, many of whom had been served subpoenas. A. l.. Smith, local business man, testified he had been approached by Hagen, as did Mrs. Marion Duff and Howard Guyes. Others called to stand were Albert J. Mathews, Elaine Ward, Steve Ward, Neal Wright, Ethel King, and Bailey Bell.
 Mrs. King, notary public, testi- fled that she had administered the oath to each petitioner who signed the petition. However, at least one witness testified that her signature had not been wit messed by Mrs. King. Following Mrs. Kings testimony Attorney Shaw requested the Court call the District Attorney on the mat ter. Judge McCarrey suggested that Attorney Shaw exercise his responsibility and notify the Dis trict Attorney of any lnfractions he was aware of pertaining to Mrs. Kings testimony that she had witnessed each signature.
 In dismissing the petition Judge McCarrey chided the resi- dents of Palmer. If this election was ordered and this same testi- mony was brought out as today, the election would have to be declared void. This should be a good lesson to you people of Pal mer to be careful of what you sign. By not knowing what you are signing you not only under mine your elected officials but injure your friends and neigh borS as we'll"
The frontiersman., 1955-04-21
Area Men Seekinq Delegate Position

Three petitions are known to be in circulation in the Palmer recording district for men seek ing the office of delegate to the Constitutional Convention which convenes at College, Alaska on November 8, 1855. Petitions be- ing circulated are for M. D. Snodgrass of Palmer; Victor c. Fisher of Anchorage, and Ben Hitchcock of Caribou Creek. Fisher is running for delegate at-large in the Third Division. The other two in the Palmer District.
 Delegates must be legal voters of Alaska; residents of Alaska not less than three years immediate ly preceding November 8, 1855, except that no one can run who has an appointive office under the Federal government. May 10 is the closing date for filing as a delegate
 To elect the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention, Alaska is divided into P election districts. Seven delegates are 4o be chosen from the terri tory at large, leaving AS to be chosen from within the bound aries of the four judicial divi- sions. Election District No. Is is composed of Palmer, Wasilla and Talkeetna Recording Districts and will be permitted but one delegate.
 Voters are not permitted to sign more petitions than there are candidates for whom he is eligible to vote. Thus a voter of Palmer can sign only one peti- ton for candidate from this district; he can only sign 12 pe- titions for candidates-at-large from the Third Division; and can only sign seven petitions for ter Titorial delegates-at-large. This is extremely important to the candidates in the event his peti- tion may be challenged and pos sibly thrown out upon a check by the Territorial canvassing board.
The frontiersman., 1955-04-21
Palmer Band, GIee Club Raied Superior Ai Music Festival

The Palmer High School band and Girls Glee club received ratings of superior for their per formances at the Southwestern Alaska Music Festival held in Anchorage on Friday and Satur- day of last week.
 Numerous valley residents made the trip to Anchorage to see and hear the Palmer students perform All appeared justly proud of the more than 100 par ticipants from the local schools.
 Professor Lloyd Oakland of the University of Montana music de- partment served as director of the maSSed bands and choruses on Saturday evening. In his role of adjudicator Prof Oakland paid high tribute to Lee Plumb ley, band master and Mrs. Lois Weldon, glee club director. Am ong his interesting comments was "this band merits good equip ment. Support for quality instru- ments is essential in any situa- tion but especially important in situation in which the director knows what he is doing and could take full advantage of good equipment. It is no secret that this band and these studens are handicapped now by many in ferior horns. But all considered, 1t was very commendable."
The frontiersman., 1955-04-21
375 Children Registered for Blood Typing Program

Over 375 children III the Pal mer schools have returned con- sent slips to participate in the blood typing program to be held throughout the valley on April -29. Over 400 school children are expected to participate, according 10 Cy Fahnestock, program chair man
 The b1ood-typing program is being sponsored for residents of the entire Matanuska Valley by Palmer Kiwanis and will be con- ducted under the supervision of Frank Pauls of the Department of Health
 FahneStock said this week a number of inquiries have been received from persons who have been typed elsewhere who wish to obtain tags. These may be had, he pointed out, by turning in blood-type Identification cards on April @ and paying the cost of the tag, which is II cents.
 A number of individuals have been typed but are not register ed at the hospital. These persons are urged to register as soon as possible to enable the staff to have as complete a file as pos sible.
 The program will be conducted in Wasilla for school children from goo to 10:30 am. From 10:30 to noon adults of the WasiI- la area will be typed-all at the
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The frontiersman., 1955-04-21
CITY INCOME TOTALS $44,633.oo DURING PAST SIX MONTHS

A statement of income and expenses for the City of Pal mer for the past six months showed an actual income of $44,633.99. This included in- come from October l, 1854 through March 3l, 1855. The statement was prepared by City Clerk Frank Connally and presented at the April 19 meeting of the City Council.
 Total expenditures during the period were $46,7O3.O9, showing a deficit of $2,069.10. Loss on the telephone system accounted for the entire defic- it figure, plus an additional $254.85.
 Estimated revenue figures (total $99,063.57) as appear in the 1954-55 budget, are run ming behind $4,897.79. It was pointed out that at the six month period last year the same condition was noted, but by the end of the year esti- mated income figures had come up to total anticipated. Among revenues not reaching the halfway mark by March 31 included sales and service tax, Territorial license re- funds, building permits, dog license., police magistrate fines, telephone revenue and miscellaneous revenue.
The frontiersman., 1955-04-21
Local Contractors To Build Co-0p's New Creamery Building

Sandvik and Roark, local con- tractors, will be awarded the contract to build the new $1O0,- 900 M. VI. F. c. A. creamery building in the Spenard area, Stewart Durrant, Coop general manager announced this week. Members of the Coop Board of Directors made the award at their recent meeting.
 Well drilling on the company's property is expected to be com pleted this week, Durrant said, and the contractors hope to be- gin work on the new building shortly after the first of May. Sam Cotton has done the well drilling work.
 The new building will house sharp rooms, vegetable storage space, the office of the Matan- uska Dairy, and garage space for six trucks. The company hopes to be able to move in early this coming fall.
 Clayton EsSlinger, Frank Clark and Durrant plan to fly to Fair banks Friday where they will work on plans for the new Fair banks creamery addition. While in Fairbanks Durrant will make an address at the final session of the University of Alaska Dairy Short Course. He will speak on marketing of dairy products.
The frontiersman., 1955-04-21
Availability of Polio Vaccine Unknown

As of today it is impossible determine what amount of po- lio vaccine which will be available in the near future, Dr. c. c. Bailey, health of ficer, stated this week.
 The first vaccine available will be administered to the children of the first and sec ond grades. When this part of the polio vaccine program has been completed other children, and lastly adults (if they So desire) may be immun- ized providing the vaccine has been made available, he said.
 It is recommended that those desiring immunization contact their family physician.
 The polio vaccine will be ad- ministered with two intervals the second administering to be performed two to four weeks after the first and the final administration seven months later.
The frontiersman., 1955-04-21
Judge J. 1. McCarreY Denies Recall Election

The petition for recall of Betty Mears, councilwonan in the City of Palmer, was thrown out of District Court in Anchorage on Friday of last week when Judge J. L. McCarrey ruled against the petition on the basis that Al Ha-
The frontiersman., 1955-04-21
City Council Proceedings
 

Correspondence read at the April 19 meeting of the City Council included request from the Matanuska Electric AsSocia- ton that suspension of payments of property tax be allowed pend ing clarification of existing law pertaining to cooperatives ex- empt from paying taxes. Rex Ehrhart, tax assessor, was in structed to notify MEA of the Board of Equalization hearings to be held April 27, at which time their request could be consider ed.
 A unanimous vote by council members would terminate the ex- isting contract with The Alaska Railroad unless the purchasers of the city telephone system indl- cate desire to have the contract transferred to them and assume contract charges.
 
 The Public Health Nurses re port for the month of March was presented, including the expense account listing.
 An application from an Anch- orage resident inquiring about openings in the police depart ment was placed on file and the applicant will be so advised.
 The resignation of Mrs. Mari on Anderson, part time employee in the city clerks office, was read and accepted with regret. Mrs. Anderson plans to take a full time position elsewhere in the city.
 Fire Chief Ray Lancaster re- ported he had been contacted on burning stump rows within the city. He told council members he had checked the areas and suggested they could be safely burned prior to May l. A motion to permit the stump row burn- ing, providing the property own CT seek permission from the fire chief was passed. Other sugges- tions offered were that the burning be done under supervi- sion; that old fire hose be used to wet down hot coals; that burn ing be completed prior to May 1 fire season and that only one stump row fire be permitted at the same time.
 Other reports from the fire chief included meeting schedul- ed for April g at the fire hall to which all property owners in the city will be urged to attend.
 Shortly after the first of the month twice monthly practise sessions will be held for all vol unteer firemen. Chief Lancaster also announced plans to test the siren at the fire hall Friday noon. 
 Members of the street commit tee and Russ Felzien of the street department made reports on street conditions. They expressed a hope to obtain crushed rock that can be used on the streets as soon as whether conditions permit. The problem was refer red back to the street committee for further study.
 
 Following a discussion on why all street department equipment is not parked at the fire hall, council members voted Al to postpone the enforcement until feasible of the motion made in November, 1854, requiring city equipment be parked at the fire hall and that city employees re- port to the fire hall each morn ing. Felzien pointed out that space does not permit parking the grader in the fire hall. The de- senting vote was. cast by Coun- cilman Alfred Hagen.
 Members of the water and sew CT committee reported a fire hy- drant damaged by a vehicle this week is being repaired by the person responsible for the acci- dent.
 Acting Mayor Betty NTears told
 Continued on page 5
, 1955-11-29
Virgin islands Muy
Shore on Four Yeur
Airports Program

The Virgin Islands will now
have an opportunity to share
on the four-year program
which will involve the ex-
penditure of about $62, 900, 900.
throughout the United States
and territories for the i'm
provement of airports and IA
cilities.
Under the law as passed,
the Virgin Islands will re-
ceive $500, 900 per year for
4 years, a total of $1,000, 900
on a matching fund basis. The
Federal Government will sup
ply seventy-five percent of the
amount or three dollars to
each one put up by the Gov
eminent of the Virgin Is
lands.
Funds therefore will be avail
, 1955-11-29

H-@ M
towards our National Securi-
ty since 1850 has for some
time exceeded the total CON
tribution during World War
II when 8O7 inductions were
reported
Also accompanying Eng
land for induction will be
Austin ]. Francis and Noel A.
Martin from st. Thomas and
from st. Croix: Joseph Clarke,
Rafael James and Claudius
R. O'Bryan.
, 1955-11-29
Milton E. England
is Named lOOOth
Inductee by Sci. Ser.

Milton Evans England was
selected by the st. Thomas
S~elective Service Board as the
1OO0th inductee from the Vir-
gin Islands, since the enact
ment of the Act Of 1913 and
the subsequent Korean action.
Evans is twenty-five years
old.
In making the announce
ment, Colonel Christmas, Act
ing Director Of Selective Ser
vice for the Virgin Islands,
stated that inductions under
this Act actually began in the
Virgin Islands in September
1850. At the same time, he
emphasized that the contri-
button of the Virgin Islands
, 1955-11-29

able to increase the Alexan-
der Hamilton Airport another
one thousand feet, thus it
would be able to accommo-
date the larger planes that
are now contemplated. In adj
dition, a new administration
building is needed and other
Continued on page 4
, 1955-11-29
Two CAA Engineers
Inspect Alexander
Hamilton Airport

Two engineers Of the Civil
Aeronautics Administration,
George Garanflo and David
Kelly, came to St. Croix yes
terday and inspected the
work recently completed on
the Alexander Hamilton run
way which include resurfac-
ing & the addition of another
one thousand feet to the run
way, five hundred on each
end.
Mr.. Garanflo is in charge of
the CAA, with headquarters
at Fort Worth, Texas. His
authority extends over ten
southeastern states and in
clude the Virgin Islands.
Mr.. Kelly is with the air
ports branch.
Messrs. Garanflo and KEEL
y have indicated that the
work done was very .satisfac-
tory and will be approved.
, 1955-11-29
House Bonking Com.
to Spend Four Duys
in ST. Thomds
Virgin Islonds Tax
Review Board to Hold
Hearings Dec. ! dt 5

The Virgin Islands Board The Governor Office has
of Tax Review will hold been advised that the House
hearings on Thursday even Committee on Banking and
ing, December ], in the Dis Currency will make an unof-
trict Court Room at s o'clock. fetal visit to ST. Thomas on
At this hearing the Board will December End, 3rd, 18th and
state the present policy for 18th, arriving by Airforce
exemption on investment plane at approximately 4:30
trust applications. en- December End and depart
Amana ~ nnEoan ) ing at approximately 1000
be heard are Bay Garden Food - 8
Incorporated Of Buffers Bay, The Committee will first
for the production Of poultry, visit Puerto Rico, as well as
raising Of poultry food; pro Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and
cessing poultry products by the Canal Zone to examine
freezing and canning; the first hand the military re-
Richards Investment Trust quirements for housing, but
Corporation; the West Indian the visit to the Virgin Islands
Woods, Limited for the pro- will not involve the transac-
duction and manufacture Of ton Of any official business.
The composition of the par
ed products, etc. III III " fol1o.a. So.
, 1955-11-29
Coronation of Miss
CHS to Tuke Place
Sat-. Nov. 8. at 8

The coronation of Miss CHS
is scheduled to take place on
Saturday night, December 3,
at 800 o'clock, it was announc
ed.
DR.. Aubrey Anduze will per
the ceremony. On the
program will be featured the
latest dance craze known as
the Cha Cha Cha, also the
Waltz, Ballet and Tap dane
ing, performed by students Of
the school under the direction
of Mrs. Leona Shulterbrandt.
Benjamin, youthful
talent, will sing.
Those scheduled to take
part in the dances are RoseT
lyn Canton, Albert Schuster,
Hodge, Thelma
Trant, George King and Vir-
ginia Farchette.
Ron de Lugo, known also
as Mango Jones" will be
Of ceremonies.
There are four contestants
for the crown: Julia Hansen
IS candidate from the 9th
grade; Vurily Harris from the
10th; Beatrice Neptune from
18th and Asia Berkeley from
The 18th.
, 1955-11-29

ty will be as follows: Repre-
~sentatives Hugh J. Addonizio
Of New Jersey, Acting Chair
man; Brent Spence Of Ken
lucky; William A. Barrett Of
Pennsylvania; Barrett O'Hara
Of Illinois; Thomas Z. Ashley
of Ohio; Ralph A. Gamble Of
New York; Henry Q. Tale Of
Iowa; William B. Widnall Of
New Jersey; John E. Barriere,
Staff Director; Robert r. Pos
ton, Chief Counsel; Orman S.
Fink, Staff member; Major
E. E. Flesner, Escort Officer
and Colonel Willie H. Jones,
Observer.
The Nome nugget., 1955-11-09
Flying Missionary
Turned Up Safely
At Point Barrow

FAIRBANKS, Up - The Rev.
William Varies, the flying mis-
sionary Of the Arctic who was
reported missing Sunday, turned
up safely at PIT. Barrow Monday.
Rev. Varies, Presbyterian mis-
sionary at Barrow who gained
fame with his mercy flights over
the desolate Arctic, was reported
missing when he failed to return
to his home as scheduled Sunday.
He said he had run into bad
weather on a flight to Barter Is
land Village and had landed at a
small settlement to wait for better
flying conditions.
The clergyman, World War II
bomber pilot, was flying a 4-place
Cessna airplane presented to him
by members of the Presbyterian
Church at Bellevue, Wash, last
Nov. %.
It was the third time he had
been reported missing in his
numerous Arctic flights. Once a
ski broke on his plane. Another
time, as was the case this time,
he landed at a small village to
wait out bad weather.
The Nome nugget., 1955-11-09
Boy, la, Spends
AgOnizing Half Hour
Lying Against Cliffside

NEWPORT, KY, R-Fourteen-
year-old Tom Carr spent an agon-
izing half hour, lying motionless
against a cliffside, white with
fear"
Today, he was glad to be alive
to tell about the bet he lost.
The youth and four companions
wagered one another Monday
they could not climb the sheer
125-foot wall Of dirt and jagged
rocks.
The others quit at 80 feet. Tom
climbed until he was only Is feet
from the top but there his fin
gers could find nothing to grasp.
He lay "flat against the preci-
pice, white with fear" related Of
ficers who rescued him 80 min
utes later He was pulled to safety
by rope lowered from the cliff
top.
The Nome nugget., 1955-11-09
Merit System Exams
Announced For Several
Positions On Nov. 19

Announcement has been made
by the Alaska Merit System of
open competitive examinations
for positions in the Employment
Security Commission, the Terri
torial Department of Health, and
the Territorial Department of
Public Welfare.
Examinations are for the posi-
ton of senior clerk-typist at the
following places with entrance
salaries:
Ketchikan and Juneau, $50;
Anchorage and Seward, $685.;
Fairbanks and Nome, 1910.
For senior clerk stenographer,
at the following places, with en-
trance salary:
Ketchikan and Juneau, $3.50;
Anchorage and Seward, $375;
Fairbanks and Nome, $500.
Application blanks may be Sc
cured at the Alaska Dept. of We'll
fare Office and must be received
in the Merit System office, Jul
neau, or postmarked not later
than Nov. IL, to take the exam
ination on Noy. 19.
The Nome nugget., 1955-11-09
Vigilance Urged
On Air Freight by
United Air Lines

DENVER, R-United Air Lines
employees are operating under an
order to execute vigilance" on
air freight as result of the
crash near Longmont, Colorado,
which officials now say wa S
caused by a "bomb-like explo-
sion."
A UAL official said all United
stations have received an order
reminding freight handlers to use
special caution. The spokesman
added, however, that vigilance is
supposed to be a routine matter
in the freight divisions.
James N. Peyton, chief of the
Civil Aeronautics Boards investi-
cation division, said the rear lug
gage hold of the DC-SB plane,
which crashed Nov. / with the
loss of a lives, was shattered by
the explosion.
He said it appeared something
foreign" had exploded, pushing
the sidewalks of the luggage COM
partment out and splintering the
floor.
The wreckage of the plane, scat
tered over three square miles of
beet fields and pasture, has been
recovered and placed in a hangar
at Stapelton Air Field here, where
it is being reconstructed into a
model of the original airliner.
Peyton said the cause of the ex-
plosion has not yet been deter
mined and he denied rumors
traces of nitroglycerin had been
found on the clothing or effects
of the victims.
The Nome nugget., 1955-11-09
ALASKA AIRLINES

From McGrath: JEANNE Coplin.
From Unalakleet: Thomas Blan-
ford, Linda Londberg.
From Anchorage: Iva Johnson,
Reed Cuthbertson, Claud Bagley,
Raymond Taylor, Capt. Brown, 1t.
Frank Burdick, il. Urban, Robt.
Hessler, Fred J. Ellis
To Moses Point: Oscar Murray
To Anchorage: Fred Dingledy,
Bessie Motto, Jack and Tommy
Jenkins, Ada Jakes, Robt Peter
son, Ralph Morgan, Harland Buoy,
Larry Moore, Buryl Moore, Ruth
Porter, Henry and Harry Out
water, Wilson Butcher, Demaski,
and Koonuluk.
The Nome nugget., 1955-11-09
Insects i'm Amber
Found in Alaska
To Help Science

Discovery of the bodies Of in
sectS some so million years old,
embedded in samples Of Alaskan
amber, was announced recently
by the Arctic Institute Of North
America. Although fossil impress
sions of older insects exist, the
mummified Alaskan animalcules
are believed to be many millions
of years older than any other ac-
tual insect specimens extant.
The Arctic Institute was the
sponsor of the successful search
for the ancient Alaskan insect rel
les conducted by DR.. Robert L.
Usinger and DR.. r. F. Smith,
professors of entomology of the
University of California.
Bedrock sources of Alaskan am
Der were discovered within the
past few years by the US. Geo
logical Survey, but it was not until
last summer that Drs. Usinger and
Smith, acting on information pro-
vided by the Survey, extracted
pieces of amber for examination.
The amber was found in the
Colville River valley and along
the Kuk River, on the northern
slope of the Brooks Range some
$50 miles above the Arctic Circle.
Amber is unique in that it is the
only substance which may contain
actual insects preserved from the
past when they became trapped in
the resinous matter from which
amber is formed. All the great
amber deposits Of the world with
one puzzling exception and from
the Oligocene Epoch, in the nature
of 80 to 40 million years ago.
But Alaskan amber, according to
specialists of the us. Geological
Survey, unquestionably dates
from Cretaceous time, and any in
sect specimens it contains may
contribute materially to entomol-
ogy and to the field of evolution
airy studies in general.
Detailed study will be required
to determine the nature of the in
sects in the amber samples
brought home by Drs. Usinger and
Smith, but preliminary examina-
ton shows they contain specimens
in a fine state Of preservation
The recent field work in Alaska
was based on the Arctic Research
Laboratory of the Office of Naval
Research at Point Barrow, north
ernmost research station on us.
soil.
The search for Cretaceous insect
relics was one Of 1875 field research
projects sponsored by the Arctic
Institute of North America since
its founding in 1945. 1t is the only
organization exclusively devoted
to the advancement Of fundamen-
tai research in the North Ameri-
can Arctic and Subarctic. It has
carried out its program with the
support Of the Office of Naval Re
search, the Sir Frederick Banting
Fund and private contributors.
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