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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-26
Registration Scheduled
For Arlington Schools

lone to six, 8 am. for children
Ire-entering the school they at
tended last year; 10 am. fol-
pupils new in the school district
All these children will be dis.
missed as soon as registration
is completed.
Junior high schools:
Brandon. Kenmore and STRAIT
ford: All students between 8:4s
am. and 1890 am.
Jefferson: Seventh and eighth
grades. 8:45 am. to GAS am
Ninth grade. las pm. to 2:4s
pm.
| Swanson: Eighth and ninth
grades, 8:45 am. to GAS am
Seventh grade, 2 pm. to 3 pm
Williamsburg: All pupils, ga!
am. to 11:15 am.
! Hoffman-Boston Junior High
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-26
Maryland Broker,u1
Crushed to Deata

BALTIMORE. Aus rs tlpl.-
"A Western Mal5 land Railway
brakeman was killed today wnen
he vas crushed between two
cars.
Police said Marshall Holland
80. was pronounced dead at South
Baltimore General Hospital Is
minutes later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-26

Appeal Slated
BY Landlord

Representative Landlord. Dem
ocrat of Maryland, said yes
terday he Will conduct a per
son-to-person, grass-roots type
campaign" for reelection to
Congress from Maryland's Fifth
District.
He said emphasis will be
placed on face-to-face contact
with the voters in his contest
with William B. Prendergast, the
Republican nominee. A doorbell
ringing campaign was given
heavy credit for Mr.. Landlords
success in 1854 and in the pri-
mary last May, particularly in
Prince Georges County where he
had heavy local opposition both
times.
To Begin September II
Despite modern means OF
communications, there is no sub
stitute for going directly to the
voters" Mr.. Landlord said. I'm
addition, l am running on my
record and I feel the voters
have a right to see me in person
so they can ask questions of me
and we can discuss what has
gone by and what lies ahead
He said the campaign will bt
formally launched September II
with pre-campaign tour of the
district for meetings with Demo.
cratic leaders to lay the ground.
work for carrying out the cam.
paign.
He also will conduct "Congres.
Sional Clinics" throughout tn,
district in the week prior to the
campaign. designed to let resi-
dents of the five-county ares
come to him for assistance il
dealing with the Federal Govern.
ment or on other matters. Suct
a plan was used last year by MI
Landlord.
Some, TV Scheduled
/ His headquarters also an
nounced that television, radio
newspaper and billboard adver
tising would be confined to tn
last three weeks of the campaign
The television schedule calls TO
thirty 20-second spots. three five
minute programs and one Is
minute program on election eve
Mr.. Landlord, an Annapoli
attorney who also runs a South
ern Maryland tobacco farm,
in his first term in Office afte
having served in the Maryland
House of Delegates.
Mr.. Prendergast resigned as
professor of government and pol
Iitics at the Naval Academy t
win the Republican nomination
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-26
|Dr. ChiIdress
Heads School
Planning Unit

DR.. Russell ChildreSS of Belts
vile, Md, a Department of Agri-
culture marketing specialist, will
serve as chairman of a Prince
Georges County committee to
study methods used in other To-
calitieS for selecting school board
members.
Co-chairman Of the group will
be DR.. Ray A. Murray. of Uni
versity Park, an agriculture eco
Monies professor at the Univer-
sity of Maryland.
Announcement of the commit
tee selections was made yester-
day by Mrs. Margaret NJ. Conant,
president of the County's Parent
Teacher Association Council. The
councils executive committee
voted last June to make a full
scale investigation of school
board practices and selection
procedures.
Mrs. Conant said PTA leaders
hope the investigation will be
as broad as possible and include
functions of the county's present
school board.
The study was spanked last
May when the Happy Acres
School PTA adopted a resolution
advocating the election of Prince
Georges School Board members
The councils executive COM
mittee polled PTA units to de-
termine interest in the proposal
Fifteen units indicated an inter-
est in the study without taking
a stand on the elected board
plan.
At present. the county's school
board is appointed by the
Governor from recommendation
submitted by the Democratic OF
Republican State Central Com
ImittepS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-26

be attacked as an entering
wedge" and a step toward mon
Igrelization of the races" Those
same phrases are now the ia
vorite slogans of the staunch
Isegregationists.
For a time. it looked as though
his pupil assignment idea was
as prophetic as his other pro-
nouncements. Pupil assignment
was part of the original Gray
plan. Mr.. Boothe supported that
portion of the Gray plan.
Opposed Byrd Group
But he led resistance to the
tuition grant program which in
volved a constitutional amend
ment making it possible to use
State funds for private educa-
ton. The constitutional amend
ment was at the time a subject
dear to the heart of Virginia s
strong Byrd organization.
Mr.. Boothe always had been
regarded as a somewhat frisky
member of the Byrd group. HI
baked at going along with the
crowd on the constitutional
amendment. He called it the be.
ginning of the end for the public
school system. and warned that
it would be followed by more
drastic attacks on schools.
4 The more drastic" move came
only last week. when the Gray
commission decided to forget
about pupil assignment and &c
along with Gov. Stanley's plar
to withhold funds from any
schools that integrate.
Often an Independent
The turn of events appears tt
put Mr.. Boothe in the forefron
OF the fight to upset Gov
Stanley's applicant. Mr.. Booth,
and Republican State Senate
Ted Dalton are going to intro
duce pupil assignment Legislation
despite the Gray Commission
about face.
IL is the obvious end of al
alliance between Mr.. Boothe an,
the Byrd organization, which ha
strained more than once whel
the aggressive Young Turk
kicked up his heels and won som
embarrassing victories over In
States powerful Democrat
clique.
When Senator Boothe frs
went to the Assembly as an cage
young delegate in 1913, he wa
) regarded as a flair haired" DO
! IN the Byrd camp. He dutifull
introduced Gov. Tuck's anti
Truman bill. and was hailed a
one OF the fraternity of the or
ganization faithful.
There was even talk that h
might wind up in the Governor
! mansion when he got a little bj
older. (He is now 48.)
Conservative in Views
But the climate began t
| Change when Senator Booth
started talking about race rela
: tons and leading revolts agains
the Byrd automatic tax-cut Law
: The powerS-that-be in the Stat
organization began to loo
around for an explanation. The
found it. Army" had gone /
: Oxford University as a Rhode
! scholar. He must have gotte
! some of his ideas there. Ger
: tainly, he didn't get them
. Virginia. He was the son of a
J old Virginia family and h
father, Gardner L. Boothe, wa
a party stalwart for years.
! Senator Boothe is philosophi
e cal about his new role we'll out
r side the Byrd organization. H
: thinks the about segregation
Y lists are the radicals, and h
: course is the conservative one.
. In time. he reasons, his view
VIII seem no more unusual tina
$ those of the first advocates fc
] Women'S suffrage
The frontiersman., 1956-06-07
ALL NURSES INVITED TO CONVENTION

All registered nurses who live in the valley area have been ex- tended an invitation to attend the Alaska Nurses Association convention being held in Anch- orage this week. Mrs. Bernice Petit, president of Palmer Dist rict No. 6 said today that attend ance is open to all nurses, not for those who are members of the association alone.
 A banquet is being held to- night at Thompson's restaurant and an all-day session of business meetings is planned for Friday, beginning at 8:30 and conclud- ing at 5.30 p. m. The seven Dist rict presidents will speak during the meeting, mainly on liability insurance and its problems. A tour of the new 5005th Airforce Hospital is also planned.
The frontiersman., 1956-06-07
MIA INSTALLING
 NEW DIAL. PHONES

The installation of new dial telephones for paid-up members of the Matanuska Telephone Association started last week and Robert Partridge, MTA man. ager said this week that numb CT of subscribers have completed their equity payments in order to be eligible for the new tele- phones. Until the new outside plant is completed the dial phon- ing may not be used, however, the advantage in having a new instrument at this time is that the reception will be greatly inn proved over the present type phones, he pointed out.
 All MTA members who are now receiving telephone service may apply for the installation of the new telephones by filling out the service card and by complet- ing equity payments, if the full amount has not yet been paid.
 Personnel from the Bonneville Construction Company, success fal bidders for the installation of the outside plant, have arrived in the valley and preliminary work has been started on the system. The contracts are to be completed by November 15 which means that all MIA members, throughout the system, should have new dial telephones in working order before Christ mas.
 the final construction contract that for building the Palmer control office and sub-stations at Wasilla, Chugiak and Sutton, will be awarded soon, provided a satisfactory bid is received by the association. Original bids were rejected as too high and another call for bids was later issued. These bids are to be opened Friday afternoon, June 8 at the MTA business office in the Severnls building at p. III. All interested MTA members are in- vited to attend the bid openings.
The frontiersman., 1956-06-07
Coop Creamery Makes Record
 Shipment June 1

A record daily shipment ot dairy products was made on Fri day of last week by the Mata- nuska Valley Farmers cooperat- ing Association creamery plant in Palmer when B tons of fresh milk, ice cream and other dairy products were shipped to the Anchorage and Fairbanks mark cts. This is the biggest shipment to go out of the local plant in a single day and was shipped via truck to the two cities.
 The shipment included 18,000 quarts of fresh milk and six tons of Matanuska Maid ice cream.
 The huge shipment was the combined results of large milk supplies from valley farmers and a market increase in the two cities, according to Jack Flint, Palmer creamery manager sWe are now receiving 24,000 pounds of milk per day from local farm ers''. he said. s.As the summer goes along I expect that we shall be making even larger shipments than the one last Friday, he added.
The frontiersman., 1956-06-07
COP. DELEGATES ATTEND CONVENTION

This area was represented at the Territorial Republican Con- vention in Juneau June 1 and 2 by Heirie Snider of Wasilla, M. D. Snodgrass of Palmer, MT. and Mrs. James Frey and Mrs. Doris Mckinley of Butte, and Reese Tatro of Chugiak.
 Delegates returning from the convention reported they felt that progress has been made to- ward unity within the four div isions of the Republican party by the election of Bob Grosclose, business man of Fairbanks, as chairman of the Territorial cen- tral committee.
 To head the Republican ticket of the Alaska-Te Plan in the October general election, de- legates nominated Robert B. At wood, Anchorage Times publish CT and chairman of the Alaska Statehood Committee, and John Butrovich, for many years a member of the Alaska Senate from Fairbanks to the U. s. Senate seats and Charles Bur- dick, Assistant Regional Forest CT retired, who will seek the House seat. The three were des- cribed by Paul Robison, chair man of the nominating com nlittee as "the three finest can- didates available in the Territory of Alaskan either party"
The frontiersman., 1956-06-07
Garden Club Plans Wild Flower Show

Members of the Palmer Gard en Club are completing plans for their annual spring wild flower show which will be pres ented on Sunday, June IT in the Extension Service craft room from zoo to 600 p. m.
 The show, open to the public, is being held as an opportunity for area residents to acquaint themselves with the wild flow CTS, shrubs and plants that are native to Alaska All residents are invited to take arrangements or displays to the show; 1t is not necessary to be club member to present display.
 Club officials have requested that all arrangements or speci- mems be left at the Craft room before 6 p. m. on Saturday. The flowers should be labeled with the name, if known, and where it was found-whether in high or low country. If the name Is not known. a member of the club will be on hand to help with the labelling.
 More complete details of the show will be published next week.
The frontiersman., 1956-06-07
MEA Membership Calls For Meeiing June 16

To clarify any confusion exist ing about the coming Matanus- ka Electric Association member ship meeting, John Shaw, MTA attorney, said today that the act ion of the Board of Directors in resembling their previous order to hold special membership meeting has no effect upon the memberships petition which was filed calling for special meeting on the same date.
 The meeting ordered for June 16 by the directors, and then by petition of the membership act ing independent of one another, was later rescinded by the board of directors The meeting which will be held on June IS has not been officially called by the dir ectors but is being arranged in respect to the memberships pe- tition and will be held on the 18th.
 A typographical error in last weeks issue of The Frontiers man stated the meeting would be held June l, instead of June .16.
The frontiersman., 1956-06-07
COUNCIL NOTES

Members of the City Council canvassed the May 18th vote during a special session held Juase 4 at the Clerks office. The votes were found in order.
 Council members discussed the present fire department equip meslt and authorized the pur- chase of an additional TOO feet of two and one-half inch hose; authorized repairs on the Chew rolet pump; and the installation of a hose drying rack in the fire hall.
The frontiersman., 1956-06-07
FAIR BOARD WORKING ON BUDGET

Members of the Matanuska Valley Fair board of directors are working or the budget for the 1856 Valley Fair and com mittees are expected to make re- ports at the next meeting.
 A number of homemakers are working with the board this year in reviewing the premium book and securing judges and super irtendents for the Fair. Present at the June meeting of the dir ectors were Karla Duff, Midge Hudgins, Mrs. l.. P. Rorrison, Mrs. Carl Mielke, Mrs. Jim Frey, all representing the Homernakers organization and Mrs. Marylou Rideout, home demonstration agent and Lew Hanks, district agent of the Extension Service. The All program is being en- phasized at this years Fair through various means now in the formative stage Also present was John King, president of the Arctic Trails Riding Club.
 Bumper strips will be order ed which will be distributed throughout Alaska as soon as they arrive.
 The advertising deadline for the annual premium book Is nearing and anyone not yet con- tacted is urged to contact the association as soon as possible.
The frontiersman., 1956-06-07
Airline Service 10 City May Be CurtaiIed

The daly airline service, pro- vided in and out of Palmer by the Cordova Airlines, may come to an abrupt halt if the residents of the Valley do not indicate their strong desire to have the service continued. This is the message that Ralph Brown of the airlines company brought to the June meeting of the Matanuska Valley Chamber of Commerce.
 Brown explained that a Civil Aeronautics Board examiner is In Anchorage from Washington D. C.. conducting hearings. With out the backing Of the area ef- feeted by the service, Condova Airlines may be denied pernis- sion to continue the flights to Palmer. He reported that under normal procedure testimony is taken at the early part of the hearing; because there was no one in attendance from Palmer, there was no testimony approv- ing the service now being pro- vided between Palmer and Anch- orage.
 At the present time the air line service is the only means of transportation, outside of private vehicles, between Palmer and Anchorage. At one time Palmer had daily passenger train service, as well as daily bus service. First the train service was discontinu- ed and then during the winter the bus service was stopped. Un- til about six weeks ago when Cordova Airlines began their daily flight service to Palmer, there was no public conveyance service.
 Brown pointed out that if Cordova Airlines is refused per- mission fly into Palmer, it is very unlikely that the CAB will recertify any other line in the forseeable future. Usually testi-s mony is based on the amline's service record; in this case, where the service has been in
 Continued on page 8
The frontiersman., 1956-06-07
PALMER MAN HEADS NEW LEGION GROUP

Richard Denning of Palmer was elected commander Of the recently organized Western Al aska District of the American Legion. Fourteen Legion Posts, west of Longitude Al, met in Anchorage this week to form the organization and name the of ficers. A similar organization has been in existence for a number of years in the Southeastern District.
 Other officers of the organiza- tion are John Kessel of Fair banks, first vice-eoanmander Floyd Johnson of Seward, second viee-eemnlander; Tom Hester, of Cordova, sergeant4at-agrns; Mrs. Lucille Poe, Anchorage, chap lain; Mrs. H. E. Heintz, Glenn allen. historian; Herald Stringer, Anchorage, judge advocate.
 Other Palmer Post men named were:
 Phil Everett, chairman Of the executive committee; Post IT Sims. finance; and John Weisen- berger, resolutions. The next meeting of the gro, planned during the Arnerie ion De- partmerrt convention in Anchor age July 11-14.
The frontiersman., 1956-06-07
TAX ASSESSOR BEGINS CITY RE-EVALUATikG

William Wakeland, city and school district tax assessor, is currently re-evaluating build ings within city limits. Each building will be done individu- ally, he said, and the information put on a card, open to the tax payers inspection. The assess ments are for 1857, and have no bearing on 1856 taxes now being billed, he pointed out.
 The assessor is interested only in the building-it's dimensions, construction, date it was built, and condition. He will not pry into personal effects, and pre- fers to have a member of the house accompany him through the building. He will carry a let ter of authority, signed by the mayor and the president of the school board.
 The assessing system being used is based on the 1850 con- tract construction costs in Aneh- orage, Wakeland pointed out. We use 80 percent of cost to el- intimate the usual profit in a con- tract, but may still value your building at more than you have il it, because we assume ALL labor as a cost. And your own labor may constitute Up to 50 percent of the value of your building. Our method is mass production evaluation that av- erages out the many variables in a building to arrive fairly close to 80 percent of the replacement cost, less depreciation. Beginning in 1857. depreciation will be con- sidered each year., he said
 The goal of the city council and school board is equality. The total revenue necessary for the school district and city will be raised by adjusting the mill rate, not by tanpering with assessed valuation, he said.
The frontiersman., 1956-06-07
TEEN-AGERS
 MAY GET CANTEEn

Parents Of all 'teen-agerS who signed a petition seeking help from the Palmer Area Recreation Council in forming a teen-age canteen, will be contacted with in the next few days to deter mine how much assistance they will offer in such a project. A meeting of parents and teen- agers will be held as soon as act i've interest on the part of the parents is shown.
 Richard Branton who has vol unteered his services in organ izing such group under the sponsorship of FARO. said thls week that although the group will need some money, at the present time the thing that is most urgently needed is the vol unteer help of the adults. We have had definite clearance for a building but there is the stipu- lation that there must be adult supervision at all times" Brant- on said.
 The teen-age program will be open to all valley youths who show adaptibility to the program, Branton said. Recreation equip ment will be needed for the youngsters, he pointed out. Ping Pong and pool tables-checkers and other table games-in fact any type equipment will be wei comed. Anyone having equip ment they wish to donate is ask ed to contact Dorothy Saxton who has agreed to act as collect ing agent for the equipment. Well have plenty of floor space, he said, land will want suitable equipment to keep the youths busy"
 Parents are requested to watch
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The frontiersman., 1956-06-07
Forest Fires Continue In Area

Fire fighters of the Bureau of Land Management, Forestry Div ision, put in another busy week. On June 2 they were called out from the Palmer Fire Guard Sta ton for fire that burned off about 50 acres. It was started on the Harold Harris property on the Cottonwood Creek cutoff road where Harris was burning stump rows. The fire jumped the road and took off, famed by the winds. Four fire fighters set up a pump and worked on this fire and Harris put a fire line around with g eat z.
 The following day the local Station had two fire calls, the first at Krik Lake where about three acres were burned. This fire was spotted from the Bu- reau's plane. The same four fire fighers were put on this fire which was located on the Jef- ford property. A stump row fire about two months old, was brought to life by the winds and blamed for the fire. Jefford plans to put fire line around this area.
 The second fire was located in the Bodenburg-Butte area on the Hanson property, where fire line had been dozed before de ibris was set afire. In spite of the precaution the fire jumped the line and burned off about two acres. Vic Falk contributed a "cat" to put the fire line around this fire.
 Mopping up work on the Wolfe lake fire, which had to be aband- oned during the other fires, was completed on Wednesday of this week.
 Forester William Adams again urged that all burning to be done with extreme care and asked that fishermen and picnickers use extreme care while smoking in the woods or building camp fires. All camp fires must be ex- .tinguished before leaving the area.
The frontiersman., 1956-06-07
FISHERMAN,s LUCK

Young Harry Buzby, son of MT. and Mrs. Ted Buzby, has the laugh on a lot of exper- fenced fishermen this week. The young lad proved the old adage about the little boy a willow pole, and a bent pin. Harry was fishing from 8 rub Der life raft with a mail-order rod and reel. Nearby was a local fisherman, resplendent with the newest and best of
 fishing equipment, a fine boat
 and unequal amount of en-
 thusiasm. Just so you'll know
 the story turns out the way
 you think it vii :. Harry got
 19-inch trout-our fisherman
 friend got nothing but a long
 face.
The frontiersman., 1956-06-07

Lots of celery for the valley this year-it appears. The Coop this week sold 125,000 plants and has placed an order for an additional 10000 plants.
The frontiersman., 1956-06-07
Polio Vaccine Arrives In Palmer

Another Shipment of polio vaccine has arrived in the val ley according to an announce ment made this week. Because all polio vaccine is dated, those persons eligible to re- ceive 1t are urged to do so as soon as possible. All children. aged one to nine years and pregnant women are eligible to receive the vaccine.
The frontiersman., 1956-06-07

Guests at the June 6 meeting of the Matanuska Valley Chamb- CT of Commerce included Dr. Dwight Espy of the Experiment Station office in Washington, D. C., Ralph Brown of the Cordova Airlines, and Lloyd Thomas of Seattle, Washington.