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Evening star., 1956-12-09

A. Sheoffer valiant" Snorkel
pen with lax gold point. 1878
Pen and pencil set. 27.OO
B. "EoeIe Eye" bross poper weight
and moenifyino gloss. 3.95
c. Library Set, leother cose with
paper knife and shears. SOS
D. Memo Master, perpetual desk
colendor and memo pad. SOS
E. Stationery from Switzerland,
40 sheets with 20 envelopes, 20
correspondence cords, 10 enVe-
Iopes; 10 notes, 10 envelopes.
Blue, white or oroy. 500
F. Loose leof leather address
book, 25K gold tooline. SOS
G. Whiting VeIIum Cabinet; AZ
sheets, lS notes, 54 envelopes.
White or white with coIors. $50
H. Botes List Finder, press but
ton and the lid pops up to reveal
phone number. $50
J. Modern Masters" Playing
Cords, set of z decks, score pods
and reversible bridge toble cover:
choice Of s designs. $50
K. 5-piece leather desk set, 23K
oold-tooled; desk pad, coIendor,
blotter. letter knife, pen base
with boll point pen. 1880
/. Top groin cowhide writing
case with essentials; Upper. 7.9S
Evening star., 1956-12-09

Mrs. NJ. Edward Buckley. jr..
announces the engagement Of
her daughter Joan Adele to
Mr.. Acton Anthony Klimkie-
wicz, son OF Mrs. A. A. Klimkie-
wicz and the late Mr.. Klimkie-
wicz. Miss Buckley is also
the daughter Of the late Mr..
Buckley, A January 26 we'd
ding is planned.
Evening star., 1956-12-09
rIoronce-Von Kirk

Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond M.
Florance Of Chevy Chase. Md.
announce the engagement Of
their daughter Nancy Helen to
Mr.. Ralph w. Van Kirk, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd H. Van
Kirk of this city. A June
wedding is planned.
Evening star., 1956-12-09
McDuell-Kunkel

MCDueI.k unkeI
Mr.. and Mrs. George L.
McDuell Of Silver Spring an
nounce the engagement Of
their daughter Sheila Ann to
Mr.. Joseph l. Kunkel, son Of
Mr.. Irwin j. Kunkel and the
late Mrs. Viola L. Kunkel Of
Baltimore. An early summer
wedding is planned.
Evening star., 1956-12-09

Mrs. Carrie r. Seaquist an
nounces the engagement Of
her daughter Ruth Ellen to
Mr.. Harold Ernest Vettel. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter H.
Vettel of Cummings, N. OAK.
Miss Seaquist is also the
daughter of Mr.. William Hem
ry Seaquist of Gaithersburs,
Md. A spring wedding Is
MANNED
Evening star., 1956-12-09
ENGAGED
S0lmon-Hodoes

Mr.. and Mrs. Kurt Salmon
announce the engagement Of
their daughter Eleanor Lynn
to Mr.. James Parrish Hodges,
son Of Mai. and Mrs. Wilton
Hodges of Rome!a N. Y. A
January wedding is planned.
Moore-RodqerS
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur l..
Moore Of Alexandria announce
the engagement of their
daughter Susan Meservey TO
Mr.. Bruce Edwin Rodgers,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
A Rodgers of Wilmette. Ill.
Evening star., 1956-12-09
Kerr-Stores

Mr.. and Mrs. Smith Peter
Kerr of Falls Church an
nounce the engagement Of
their daughter Linda to Mr..
Charles D. Stores. jr., son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Stores of Ar
lington. A June wedding is
planned.
Evening star., 1956-12-09
DowelI-HomiIton

Mr.. P. H. Mcdowell Of
Sioux Falls, S. OAK, an
nounces the engagement Of
his daughter Elizabeth to Mr..
Alexander M. Hamilton, jr.,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton
of Medford, Greg. A January
wedding is planned.
Evening star., 1956-12-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred A.
Antonelli announce the en-
gagement Of his daughter
Yvonne to Sergt. Leon An
heney Moser Of Hagerstown,
Md. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Grover Moser. A January
,x-adIf,,u ie v,lonOaI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-25
WHERE
AND WHEN
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Stage
Carter Barron Amphitheater-
Danny Kaye and His Interna-
tionsl Revue; $3.50 pm.
National - 1.-THE Pa a m a
Game; $3.50 pm.
Olney - 1.-THE Old Boy; $3.50
pm.
Ambassador - THE Ba d
Seed; l, $40, $40, 7:35 and
$50 pm.
Capitol - "The Ambassadors
Daughter; 11:l5 am, lis, 1920,
E5:25, 1880, 9:35 and 11:40 pm.
Colony - Lover Boy; $50,
$40 and 9:55 pm.
Columbia - Somebody Up
There Likes Me-; 1920 am,
1:25, $3.50, $40, 7:45, $3.50 and
1855 pm.
Dupont-"House of Ricordi":
/, sos. Sis, 1880 $40 and 11:40
pm.
Keith's - Storm Over the
Night; 11:45 am, las, 3:45,
5:45, z, 8, and HAS pm.
Little - Nightmare Alley;
1:25, ASS and $3.50 pm.
Neutrality-suspicious.; 2::3O,
4:25. 6:15, $40 and 10 pm.
Metropolitan - "The Ba d
Seed: 1880 am. 1:55, 4:25.
$50, 800 and HAS pm.
Ontario - 1.-THE Proud and
Profane"; 1:20. 1925, $50. sos
and 1920 pm.
Palace - High Society; II
am, l, $40, $40, 1880, GAS and
1855 pm.
Playhouse - Riff; II am,
/. 3:15, $50, 1880, 9:45 and IL
pm.
Plaza-"Lovers and Lollipops";;
1890. 2:10, $3.50, $50. 7:10, $50,
1910 and 1850 pm.
Trans-Lux-"The Eddy
Duchin Story; IL am, ITO,
1920, $50, 7:40, 9:55 and 1905
pm.
Warner-"Cinerama Holiday;
u, 5 and $3.50 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-25

HOLLY WOOD (NANAl. -
Walter Pidgeon, lunching at
Metro. was happy as a lark when
he told me the deal for his
Broadway play, 1.-THE Happiest
Millionaire" was for the run Of
the play. But I'm not renting
an apartment in New York until
! see how we 60 over" Last
time Walt was on Broadway was
20 years ago. I doubt whether
Manhattanites will see any diff
ference. This man is ageless.
! Metro is showing ''Pygmalion'
next week. This version starred
Wendy Hitler and the late Leslie
Howard. And when I asked Miss
Hitler on the set of Something
of Value" if she would attend,
she believed she would be too
busy working. The picture with
Rock Hudson and Dana Wynter
has a grueling 10-week schedule
here. :. The search is on for a
big guy to play Jack Dempsey in
the Sam Weisenthal production
for RKO. Ex-champ Johnny
Indrasano who trained Paul
Newman to make like Rocky
Graziano in Somebody Up
There Likes Me-" will train the
lucky actor who plays the Ma
naSSa Mauler.
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When Ava Gardeners stand-in
for THE Little Hut" became i'll
in Rome, 600 signorinas applied
for the job. Director Mark Rob-
son finally selected this years
mis- Rome" Howard Hughes
loaned Joyce Taylor to Joe Pas
lternak for Ten Thousand Bed
rooms" with Dean Martin. Do
you realize that Deans new
baby. expected on Christmas Day,
will be his eighth? Boyish-
looking Dewey Martin is floating
on air after visiting wife Peggy
Lee in Las Vegas. Dewey is of
to Rome for his role in the Dean
(no relation) Martin picture.
With all the electioneering
Humphrey Bogart is on the ros-
trum to decry the habit Of re-
ferring to politicians by theiI
first name. mo one calls me
Humphrey" he growled, except
New York cab drivers" DOGGY il
back from a ten-day trip on his
yacht Santana, with actor JEFF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-25
THE PASSING SHOW
Crime at Screen Best
In Frances Riff
BY LAY CARMOnY

Crime should pay MIN director who handle It grip
pingy Jules Dassin in Riff French picture the
Playhouse theater r
Anything less than the reward Of great popularity
injustice to Of the finest crime films France
since "Pepe lie Moko."
Holywoods hoods" private eyes," etc. it an in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-25

background. So-the three rooms
were reprinted Of course.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-25

Detroit's Melody Circus Il
will open a two-week run there
September 4 Tab Hunter
and Natalie Wood will be around
soon. personally appearing or
behalf of Warner Bros. THE
Burning Hills" in which they
|co-star Alfred Hitchcock
who appears briefly in all his
pictures. found it tougher in
"Lifeboat," the REISSUE now al
the Apex His is the face on
the front page of a newspaper
found in the boat Claude
Dauphin, a busy actor until
now, tries his hand at direction
in THE Best House in Naples, >
Starring Katy Jurado George
Stevens and Warmers are COM
pleting plans for the release Of
the formers Giant" in the late
autumn :. The picture was the
last in the brief career of James
Dean Marian Winters, bril-
liant young actress last seen here
in 1.-THE Dark Is Light Enough, .
will be back in the cast OF
"Auntie Name" starring Rosa.
lind Russell At the National
in October Joseph Kramm's
Build With One Hand" first
since 1.-THE Shrike," will be the
first production of the Play.
wrights Company 10th season
|. Howard Bay again will de.
sign the sets Heading the
new show this week at the How.
ard Theater are the Five Keys
and Faye Adams.
There will be a sneak previev
Monday night, 8 pm, at the On.
|tario Theater An indistinet
clue to its identity: An Academy
Award winner heads the cast
|. The film is big, runs two
hours and 10 minutes Aside
to Gerry Smith: Still. we don't
disagree often And the crit
les did say audiences would like
the picture better than the re-
viewers Stratford, Conn.
Festival audiences are asked to
vote for three plays for next
years Shakespearean repertory
|. :. Three out of six, including
Twelfth Night" "Othello, ;
midsummer Nights Dream"
Much Ado About Nothing, >
Merchant of Venice" and "Ro-
meo and Juliet"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-25

SATURDAY SUMMARY: AL
fred de Liagre. jr.. is giving his
musical "a Sudden Spring, ("
with Celeste Holm. a tryout in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-25
Prize-Winning Hen
Lows Them in Aisle

ARKANSAS CITY. Kans., Aug
IS (R.-Jimmy Brown proudly
stepped up at the All Clul
achievement fair here to accept
a blue ribbon won by his New
Hampshire Red hen.
But the hen stole the show
from its 11-year-old owner.
While the presentation wa.
taking place, the hen laid ar
egg 7la inches in length and
inches in circumference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-25
HOLLY WOOD
By SHElLAH GRAHAM
Pidqeon Returns to Stooe

Richards among the crew, and
JEFF confirms that Bogart will
not make any pictures until
January, although he's feeling
much BETTER" JEFF is in the
betwixt and between stage of
getting a divorce.
X y
Caught Producer Sol Siegel
dashing into his car on the Metro
parking lot. and his lies Girls"
with Gene Kelly has only been
postponed a, week he told me.
Were still very much interested
in Gina Lollobrigida, but we have
la long shooting schedule and
she's in Rome pretty exhausted
from her last picture" Crunch
back of Paris.~ But sit still,
Gina. Director Jean Negulesco
is in Rome to grab you for his
boy On A Dolphin" picture for
Goth.
Vic Damone is about to hit
the 1000, 900 mark for his Street
Where You Live" record. His first
Imillionth since the war. Vic was
offered the choice between this
song and I've Grown Accustomed
to Your Face" from my Fair
Lady" Everyone thought the
latter would be the big hit. But
Cic's choice was right.
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The gown Zsa Zsa Gabor will
wear for her Las Vegas appear
|ance next month is supposed to
make Dietrich's un-dress look
mid-victorian. Says the busy
Hungarian: Charles LIE Marie,
who designed it, says I can move
around and it will stay on, pro-
vided I don't, breathe too hard"
Joan Shawlee, our favorite
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'RIFIFI," q United release. produced
and directed by Jules Dassin. screenplay
by Dassin. Rene Wheeler, and August
Breton. At the Playhouse Theater.
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AICcT f1OllyWOOu uOOQS,
tellectual as well as an emotional
treat to meet the characters ir
Dassin's production. These are
creatures capable of supplying
moviegoers not only with a
Hitchcockian suspense but of re-
vealing that there is a dramatic
lot Of good IN men bent upor
evil.
Beside the characters Of
"Rififl." which means tough
guy, the muscle-and trigger-mer
Of most crime films are the
veriest billiards and unworthy
Of attention.
A novel by August le Breton
who shared the writing Of the
screenplay of Riff" is the in
spiration of Dassin's production
Its subject is a brilliant jewel
robbery staged by artists in their
craft. Such artists. indeed, that
under Dassin's clever direction
they can work a full 80 minutes
In q silence more eloquent than
most of the last fortnight's poiit-
kical speeches added together
And multiplied by three.
Although capable Of the most
dazzling Of felonies. the quartet
led by Jean Servais is far from
sinister. Its members have
chosen crime as a profession as
more selective men might choose
law. In general department. they
dress we'll. speak quietly, are
loyal to their families and one
another. and behave like others
bent on getting ahead.
It is only when crossed, es-
pecially by their professional in
feriors, that Servais and his
companions show their sup
pressed savagery.
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It is a snatch from one of the
great gem houses Of Paris that
the band decides to make its
masterpiece. To achieve success
it must match not merely wits
but scientific knowledge against
the laboratory geniuses who have
developed today's alarm devices.
Thus it takes considerable time
to plan q crime as challenging
as this one and it is the genius
Of Dassin's picture that he makes
its every detail another step in
chilling suspense.
Yet he does not do this at the
expense of the family. social and
romantic lives Of the quartet
Moviegoers are exposed to the
chill Of Servains' relationship
with the wife who did not wait
for his prison term to end: to
the warmth of JOS homelife with
his wife and child; the abandon
Of Mario's courtship Of his buxom
love; and of Cesar's fatal hirta-
ton with the girl who sings
Riff" in a cafe.
Each thread of the story is ex-
quisitely woven into a pattern
Of suspense that reaches its
climax in the half-hour of silence
during which the haul is made
The acting of Riff" as in
the best of French films, is varied
and tellingly responsive to
Dassin'S demands. Each of the
performances is memorable, most
Of all Servais' as the quiet man
who masterminds the plan
Almost as appealing. however
are Robert Manuel's laughing
Italian, Dassin's own portrait oil
the flirtatious safe-cracker, and
Carl Mohner's solid family man
It would be q melancholy over.
sight to let Riff" escape un-
seen.
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SATURDAY SUMMARY: AL.
fred de Liagre. jr.. is giving hi:
musical "A Sudden Spring,
with Celeste Holm, a tryout In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-25

lredhead. turned down . Juicy
role as . very bad girl In Hecht-
Lancaster's " T h Bachelor
Party" because the sponsors Of
her Tv show didn't think it
would be f1ttin'. She goes on
the air in September playing q
wholesome American gal fashion
buyer working in Europe.
Marilyn Monroe was upset by
the blue and gray decor Of her
ipinewood studio dressing room.
She could do her best work, she
told them. only against a beige
The frontiersman., 1956-11-29
JUNIOR PLAY
 TO BE ''UkUSUAL"

Members of the Palmer High & aool junior class will be pre- sent ng an unusual play this year, it was announced this week. The play will be presented to the public on December IA in ahe Central School gymnasium. Nj IS titled "The High School My stery'', a mystery y-comedy written by Robert St. Clair and publish ed by Northwestern Press of Minnesota.
 The presentation, under the di- Eection Of Miss Elizabeth Gaines, wi l be a play within a play and most Of the players will be talk ing two parts. The unusual play takes place on the stage and could take place anywhere in the gym.
 A look at the parts being taken ny the cast indicate that the word unusual may be an un- xie statement. Betty Jo Wilson wi.I take the part of the drama coach; Charmain SaWby, is the heroine. Bridgie Wright the maid; Gretchen Esslinger char aeter woman; Jill Cope takes the role of assistant director; Roberta Sharp is mother of the william; Steve Hamilton is the hero, Dean Parks the william, Colin Mick a character man, Bob Estelle, stage manager, Allyn Wilson, author, sehn Maze, policeman; and Wal ter Phillips, maniac.
 Supporting the actors will be Gordon Ganschow as student di- rector, and Sharlene Samasel as pompter and understudy
 Tickets will be available from members of the Junior class.
The frontiersman., 1956-11-29
ALASKA WRITER'S
 FIRST PLAY GETS
 UNIVERSITY PREMIERE

Capacity crowds this week at. tended both University of Alas. ka presentations Of the world premiere of well-known Alaska writer's first play.
 The arts and letters depart. ment's drama workshop. direct ed by Prof. Lee H. Salisbury. presented Miss Sally Carrighar's $ As Far As They Could Co.,. This three-act play shows a bal let dancers adjustment to life at Wales, small Eskimo settle ment on the Boring Strait. while ner eacher-husband is unable 10 face the diseomforts imposed by this far north life.
 The plays cast included sever al Eskimos. They include Chester Seveek, one of the territory's top dancers. He directs the native dances which are presented at Kotzebue during the summer for the tourists.
 Miss Carrighar wove into the play impressions she has gained during her many years in Alaska, some of them spent in remote settlements. She has written sev- eral books, and her articles have appeared in leading national pub- lications.
 Other theatrical groups, some in foreign countries, already are contracting Miss Carrighar to let them present the play.
The frontiersman., 1956-11-29
Named Tanana Valley Extension Agent

James W. Matthews of Minot, N. D., will assume duties as ex- tension agricultural agent in the Panama Valley February l, exten- sion associate director, Arthur s. Buswell announced this week.
 Matthews succeeds Walter Duf- fly who resigned in August from the Fairbanks office.
 The North Dakotan was gradu- ated in March 1852 from North Dakota Agricultural College at Fargo. He majored in animal husbandry with a minor in agron- omy. He gained practical expert ence on the family's North Da- kota farm where beef was the major industry. Grains and for age crops were important, along with sideline of a 70-cow dairy herd. He is veteran of the sec ond world war.
The frontiersman., 1956-11-29
University Dean
 Named AAAS Fellow

Earl H. Beistline, dedn of the University of Alaska school of mines, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Members of AAAS are eligible for fellowship if they contribute to the advancement of science either by the publication of orig inal research or in some other significant manner. This can in- cIude advanced teaching and guiding of research, OF accom- plishment of work not shown by publication, as in engineering or other projects in the fields of ap- piled science.
The frontiersman., 1956-11-29
Heavy Snow

(Continued frcs-' page l) teers who answered the call as we'll as street and water depart ment personnel soon set out giv- ing assistance wherever possible in pumping flooded areas The Coop maintenance crew who were attending a meeting that night were called out to block a sewer man hole where surface water was running in The vol ume of water running in was more than, the sewer line could handle and 1t consequently was backing up through floor drains in at least two of the Coop houses. Volunteers and city em- ployees worked until early morn ing hours.
 School buses were arriving this morning at various times, rang ing from on-time to one half hour late. Some of the more distant runs may be made earlier this afternoon, William Zahradnicek said this morning.
The frontiersman., 1956-11-29
LOCAL COUPLE WE'D IN QUIET CEREMONY

In a quiet double-ring cere- meny performed in Anchorage ,n November q Agnes Isely, tea cher in the fourth grade at Gen. tral School, became the bride of Ralph Farnsworth. Attendants for the Palmer couple were Dorothy Batterton and John Ap- ar. both of Palmer. The Earns Worths are now at home in the Saxten apartment. The bride groom is employed as mechanic at Hartley Motors, Inc. and is president of the Matanuska Val ley Airmens Association.
The frontiersman., 1956-11-29
Wilson and his appointment ap- proved by the Council.

Eratic garbage collections in the city were discussed and terms of the contract will be brought to the attention of the collecting company.
 Visitors at the meeting were MT. and Mrs. Eugene Kirsch who inquired about snow removal policies in regards to berms left along driyeways, etc. in the city during snow removal. The re- quest was turned over to the street committee for study,
 
 The final lengthy discussion at the November 27 meeting was again in regards to the sales tax. Councilman Hagen brought it to the Councils attention that sales tax is not being collected by the local Elks lodge on fees eharg ed for public games operated weekly at the club. He stated that he felt that Section 3, paragraph J should compel the lodge to col- Ieet the sales tax. Section 3 stat es the tax levied shall apply to the following sales and services; Paragraph J states that the sale of tickets or admissions to places of amusement, entertainment, re- ereational or athletic events, or dues or fees for the privilege of having access to or the use of amusement, entertainment, ath- letic or recreational facilities, in- cluding free or complimentary passes and tickets, admissions, dues or fees, such free or con- plimentary passes and tickets, dues or fees are hereby declared 10 have value equivalent to the price or value of said tickets, passes, admissions, fees or dues"
 In spite of the discussion be- ing long, and at times fry, no definite action was taken by the Council.
 Mayor Wilson announced joint meeting of the City Coun- cil and City Planning Commis- sion will be held at City Hall No Vember 30 at which time Elmer
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Council Nofes-

Continued from page i)
 the sale of goods or articles to another for resale in the same form purchased. Council mem bers did not feel the sale of farm equipment would come under the term wholesale sale" No pro- visions are made in the Ordin- ance for tax exemption on goods sold to be used outside the city. If that was the casea, one Coun- cil member said, then each and every sale made to a person out side the city would be tax exempt and the entire structure of the sales tax collections would be broken down
 An inquiry made by the Ma tanuska Electric Association sometime ago to purchase the city-owned land adjacent to the MEA property located near the fairgrounds was again discussed, with Council members expres- sing the opinion that 1t would not be wise at this time to dispose of the city property. Most cities Ire short of land", Mayor Will son pointed out. Councilman Ha- gen said the M. V. Fair Associa- ton is on record against the sale of the land. Other reasons voic- ed against the sale were based on the future value of the land for community-type buildings.
 Councilman Logsdon reported on the budget. Although not yet completed he said that the bud get committee has estimated the city income during the current year will be S105, 5,318.41. This amount includes S15.000 income from the new three mill property tax; the bank balance at the time the budget was figured; and lie enses from two card tables (Which were not paid this year but had been the previous year.. Anticipated expenditures have not yet been compiled, Iogsdon said. A more complete report will be made at a subsequent meeting
 Dr. A. J. Colberg was appoint ed city health officer by Mayor
The frontiersman., 1956-11-29
ALTAR SOCIETY PLANS CHRISTMAS SALE

Members of St. Michaels Cath soIic Church Altar Society are planning a two=day Christmas sale. It will be held Friday and 'Sa nrday, December ? and 8 at she Shamrock building from 10
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am. to pm.
 Included in the sale will be new articles, fresh baked food items, and clean rummage. The public is invited to participate in the sale.
The frontiersman., 1956-11-29
Sportsmen,s Course

Continued from page n the entire four-week course. This fee will go toward the costs Of targets and ammunition. There will be no additional fees for range use or instructions.
 ''If there are people-men or Women-in the valley who are interested in learning to target shoot with the rifle, we exend a cordial invitation to them to turn out tonight, Woods said. We hope eventually to find addition al shooters for our rifle team he added, "and we think that this four=Week offer will be an op- portunity for interested men and women to determine whether or not they would like to join our team and shoot with Us during the coming winter season.
 Classes will be held at the or ganization's shooting range i'll the basement of the Coop rec hall.
The frontiersman., 1956-11-29

Gagnon of the Alaska Housing Administration will be in attend ance to discuss with city officials overall planning for the city.