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The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-10-06

ment program under sponorship of the Department of Commerce. The two programs require an id entiea1 approach and there Is no necessity in setting up separate committees. There is also advice to be obtained from the Seere- tafy of Labor.''
 Certain funds have been allo eated to the Rural Electric Ad- mlnistration and to the Farm and Housing Administration. Loans are available for appliances and for homes in rural and non-farm areas. Industurial loans are also available. Federal funds up to 65 per cent may be obtained from these existing services at an in terest rate of 412 z.
 Some projects suggested b y the Extension Department are: Business, manufacturing, extrae- tive industry, fishing, agrieul- ture, timber, finance and cred 1t, civic planning, health, educa- tion and personal development, t 0 uri sm, communication and transportation. Additional proi- ects suggested locally are roads and shipping. Town level meet ings may bring out other proj- ects deemed necessary to Pen insula areas.
 "Since the Peninsula has been classified as an area of chronic unemployment, due to seasonal work, it will qualify under the act. :, Liebenthal said. Tt must start, however. at a local level and go through various steps in order to properly present ny project or plan to the state con-
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committees will take over h e functions of the original plan ming committee.
 Preliminary surveys by h Q planning committee indicate that to be near the population center the hospital site should be io- eated in henai or Soldotna or somewhere between the two cit ies. 1t is expected the site com- mittee will select several possi- ble sites and investigate them for suitability and compliance with Hill-Burton requirements.
 Cure y the most urgent problem is for the hospital as sociation to raise enough funds for the necessary preliminary work that must be done before any state or federal aid can be applied for. At the present time the only source of funds avail able to the organization is thru the dues of new members and donations.
 New members are accepted at the monthly meetings by vote of the board. Board meetings are held on the first Thursday o f each month.
 Membership applications will be available from the Member
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-10-06
Oct. Clinic
 Dates Named

The current schedule for the kenai itinerant nurse, M l Ruth Tewes, has been announced for October.
 Immunization clinics for Clam Gulch, Cohoe, Kasilof and Tustu- mena school will be held Tues day. Oct. 10, II am. to noon, at Tustumena school.
 Cooper Landing-Friday, Oct. 13. noon to 12:30 pm. at the school.
 kenai Health Center We'd nesday, Oct, II, 1;30 to 3:30 pm. also, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 1:30 to 3:30 pm. Evenings by appoint ment only.
 Ninilchik-Friday, Oct. 6, 12 to 1 pm. at the school.
 Soldotna.- Tuesday, Oct. 24, noon to 12:30 pm. only, at the school.
 Sterling-Monday, Oct. 9, noon to 12::30 pm. at the school.
 Tyonek-Oet. IT through Oct. 20.
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Mystery Surrounds Circumstances
 Leading to Burning of kenai Woman: Victim Dies; Investigation Continues

Results of the investigation into the death of Agrafina Laf- flee, 52, of Kenai. were still un- available at press time on Friday. Mrs. Lafflee died at l am. on Wednesday in the Alaska Native Service Hospital in Anchorage without revealing how she had received the burns for which she had been hospitalized.
 Charles Peavley, Kenai chief of police, said Friday morning that there are many conflicting stories being circulated as to circumstances leading to the ac- cldent and that he will not have a statement to make until these tales have been sifted and re- suits of investigation confirmed.
 An autopsy to determine the cause of death was requested and mas been performed but Peavley said he Is not free to release information arrived at from the autopsy until he has received of
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-10-06

fieial notification.
 Mrs. Lafflee, wife of Grover Lafflee of Kenai, lived on t h e beach back of the Spur Motel. She was taken to the dispensar-y at Wildwood Station for emerg- eney treatment of first, second and third degree burns on face. neck, chest and back, Saturday afternoon, several hours after she was burned.
 Capt. Peter Webber, medical officer at Wildwood, noting ex- tent of her injuries, immediately notified the Civil Air Patrol. Al though weather was bad and fly ing conditions hazardous, serious ness of the victims condition de- manded her immediate evacua- tion to the hospital.
 Capt. Webher. as medical att tendant. accompanied the pilot Maj. Glen kipp, CAP patrol com. mander at Kenai, in the L-2t Beaver on the flight to. Anchor
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ship Committee, from members of the board and from otheH members designated by the mem basship committee.
 Dues for 1861 -62 are two doI- lars which should be submitted with the application for member ship Any additional donation will he gladly accepted and re- corded in the associations rec ords. Lists of members and do- nations will be published at ir. telvals in The Cheechako New
 For the convenience of N members and supporters of the hospital program an applieatios form has been printed in thss newspaper.
 You are urged to clip out this application, sign it, and send iE with two dollars or any greatee amount you would like to eontri- bute to this worthwhile cause to CKPHA. Membership Commit-z tee, Box 458, kenai, or Box 345s Soldotna.
 One hundred per cent suppos4 of this worthwhile organization will insure the success of thz program to make a modern hos. pital available to the area.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-10-06
Farmers Meeting Called; Grain DeEsydrating Plant, PeEleting MiII Planned

A meeting of all fat mers the central and northern portions Of the Kenai Peninsula is being called by the So1dotna Chamber of Commerce's area redevelop- ment committed
 The dinner meeting IS set for T pm. Saturday, Oct. Ii, at the Riverside House and is for the purpose of forming a co-opeeat- i've association in order that area farmers may establish a dehy- drating plant for drying grains.
 A pelleting mill is also pro- posed and if possible a complete feed mill, says Clarence Good rich, chairman of the committee.
 Information on dehydrating plants, pelleting mills and com- plete feed mills will. be avail able. Ed Liebenthal, district ag- cultural agent from Homer, Is being asked to attend.
 A temporary board of directors is to be selected at this time. Goodrich says. Homer Swires is serving with Goodrich on the area redevelopment committee.
 Farmers are asked to bring their wives. Other interested per- son also are invited to attend. Dinner reservations will be $2.00 per plate. It has been requested that all reservations be made by telephone to Bertha (Mrs. Dick Midyett. secretary of the Cham her of Commerce, at her office at MIX Realty Co, or directly to the Riverside House.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-10-06

One of the newest and most active organizations on the Ken al Peninsula is the CENTRAL RENAL PENINSULA HOSPI- TAIL ASSOCIATION, INC. The goal of the organization is to build a hospital to serve the cen tral Kenai Peninsula area. To this erd broadly based organi- zation has been incorporated, a board of trustees set up and-at the last meeting-officers elect ed.
 Elected were Rev. Dan Harlan fKenai) chairman; Rev. James Rose {N. Kenai) vice chairman; Mrs. NJ. L. Kaye" Mullin tken- all secretary; Mrs. Wm. "Vir- ginia" Gibbs (Soldotna) treas urer; Mrs. Leo T Marion" 0b- erts {Kenai) and Mrs. Stanley Daphne" McLane fRidgeway) membership committee.
 The original committee on plan ming was composed of Dan Har- Ian, Virginia Gibbs and Dennis Thompson. At October's meeting held Thursday night at the Riv- erside House in Soldotna, com- nlittees on budget and finance, site location. and building were authorized by the board. These
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age. The L-2o's takeoff at 2:27 pm. Saturday marked the pas- fofs 58th mission of the year.
 Chief Peavley said the barn- ing incident occurred sometims last Friday night during a part. at the home of Mary Oskoskoff across from the Fish and Wild- life station in the old town site of kenai. She was not taven for medical attention until the fol- lowing afternoon.
 One story given the chief of police is that another on F threw boiling Waser on Ms. Laf- flee; another is that the victim was lying on burning mattress and someone poured water oa the mattress.
 Peavley says the victims hus- band has requested that her body be. returned to Kenai for burial Information as to time and placs of services has not as yet beet announced.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-10-06
Elects Officers

New officers of the North Ke- mai Community Club were elect ed Tuesday night at meeting held in the club rooms on North Kenai Road, approximately ten miles north of Kenai.
 Harry Drew will head the group as president for the com ing year. Other officers elected are Mel Carson, vice president; Sonny Thomas, secretary; David Bell, treasurer, and Tony Me Gahan, sergeant-at-arms.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-10-06

The Kenai Peninsula was the center of a near major earth quake on Sept. 5, 1861. The shock lasted one and half-minutes and was rated as being of a mag nitude of 6.1, with major tremors registering ' points or higher in magnitude.
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Evening star., 1961-07-09

tendance law was repealed as
part Of the States program to
cope with the Supreme Courts
desegregation decision.
The key plank in the chal-
lenger's platform is bringing
a better educational opportunity
to the youth of Virginia" Mr..
Thomson has said that "at no
time in the history of the State
has so much been done to i'm
prove the quality of education. "
Billion Dollar Budget
Mr.. Thomson has said that
Virginia's industrial growth has
made 1t one Of the three lowest
States in unemployment and
has boosted it into the billion
dollar budget category"
Mr.. Lane, however, has said
the need for more industrial
development requires a special
separate and distinct organi-
zation" at Richmond.
In the race for common
wealth's attorney, the chal-
lenger, Mr.. Bregman, 80, has
accused Mr.. Wagner Of a lack
of vigor in prosecuting criminal
cases.
According to Mr.. Bregman,
Mr.. Wagner accepted pleas Of
Evening star., 1961-07-09
Opponent Sues
ToHuve Lunkford
Introduce Bill

Frank w. Vanderhoof, can
didate for the Republican NOM
.ination for Maryland's pro-
posed new 9Th district. has
taken court action to force his
representative in Congress to
introduce one Of his ideas.
Mr.. Vanderhoof said he filed
mis- case in District Court yes
terday against Representative
Lankford, Democrat Of Mary
land. He said he has asked for
q writ Of mandamus to require
Mr.. Lankford to introduce in
Congress Mr.. Vanderhoof's
proposed self tax reducing
Unemployment bill"
could get an income tax reduc-
ton Of UP to SO per cent pro-
Vided the total sum saved was
spent for wages for new en-
ployeS, who would have to be
kept on the payroll not less
than eight consecutive months.
Mr.. Vanderhoof said Mr..
Landlord, who represents the
9th district where Mr.. Van
derhoof lives, has declined to
introduce the bill.
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guilty to manslaughter or Sec
ond-degree murder on Is mur-
der indictments by grand jurieS.
To this, Mr.. Wagner has said
that his recommendations must
pass the scrutiny Of the courts
and that he is proud his judge
ment is respected in many
cases.
Mr.. Wagner, 46, has said he
will perform as I have for the
past eight years" The chal-
lenger, Mr.. Wagner said, lacks
the necessary experience for
the job.
Mr.. Bregman'S answer is that
bis legal experience covers more
court cases than Mr.. Wagner
had when he won the post Of
commemorative attorney dur
ing an upset victory over incum-
bent Howard w. Smith, jr., in
1853.
Whatever the outcome, city
Republicans at a meeting Tues
day night, expect to nominate
opposition candidates.
Also in Alexandria. six seats
on the city'S Democratic Com
mittee are going begging, and
in only one precinct is there a
contest.
In the traffic control pre-
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cinct Of the Third Ward, in
cumbentS John A. Long and
James S. Suit are opposed by
Mrs. Matte Brooks, a house
wife, of 619 North Columbus
street. Mr.. Long, q retired Fed
eral employe, of 1880 Michigan
avenue, has served on the COM
mittee for four years. Mr.. Suit.
a retired railroad worker, Of
1910 Powhatan street, has been
on the committee for nearly IL
years.
The unsought posts will be
filled through appointments
after the election.
In the city's Fifth Ward, In
cumbent Justice Of the Peace
Michael P. Frasca Is opposed
by Russell r. Sutton. The city's
four other justices are Inop-
posed in their bids for re-nomi-
nation. There are no candi-
dates from the other four
wards.
Also unopposed In Tuesdays
election are incumbents Charles
A. Callahan, Commissioner Of
Revenue; Roger c. Sullivan.
City Treasurer: Earl r. Sulli-
van, Clerk Of the Corporation
Court, and j. Frank Moriarty,
City Sergeant.
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Straight Ticket Vote
Urged by Harrison

University of Virginia Law
professor.
Having just completed a
term as attorney general, ]
can say to you positively that
a working knowledge Of our
State government, gained from
experience. is just as important
as legal ability" Mr.. Harrison
said.
Robert Button has this
vitality important experience.
His opponent does not"
Most Of Mr.. Harrison's ad-
dress here was devoted to an
outline Of his campaign plat
form.
Hits at Charges
my opponents have said
that I am running on q 'phan-
tom platform" Mr.. Harrison
told the rally. 1.-THE fact is
that I have the most complete
and detailed platform to be ad-
vocated by any candidate for
Governor Of Virginia in recent
decades. The minds Of some
Of the ableSt men in Virginia
have been devoted to 1t. It is
designed to make specific gains
and solve pressing problems
for Virginia"
Mr.. Harrison reviewed the
platform, plank by plank, re-
marking pointedly after his ex-
position of the plank on pub
lie schools that the platform
proves "conclusively that there
are no school-closerS on this
ticket"
Evening star., 1961-07-09
Schools q Real Issue,
Stephens Insists

WILLIAMSBURG. Va, July
8 (AP).-Lt. Gov. A. E. S.
Stephens told a group of sup
porters tonight the real issues
Of next weeks Democratic pri-
mary. are open public schools
and the return (oD the gov
ernment to the people"
Throughout his campaign for
the gubernatorial nomination,
Mr.. Stephens said, he and the
members Of his ticket have
pledged "the continuation of
our public free school system
and . its advancement. We
favor continuation Of the free
dom-of-choice plan and tuition
grants"
Mr.. Stephens, who is chal-
lenging the Byrd organization
backed ticket headed by A. S.
Harrison, jr., said he and
his running mates repeatedly
called on their opponents Ito
say unequivocally that they
would not be party to shutting
another classroom door.
only this past week did any
sort of answer break through,
and it came from my opponent,
who said that the other. two
thirds Of his ticket believes in
keeping the schools open. It
was a feeble response. And l
don't believe the people are so
easily convinced"
Cites Votes in Assembly
The Lieutenant Governor
said he believed the voters will
remember the special session
Of the General Assembly in
which two-thirdS of the oppo-
sition ticket voted for every
single school closing bill.
II think they remember the
1860 session of the General As
sembly when these same two
men struck $11 million from
education appropriations in a
futile effort. to sabotage our
public free school system.
II think they remember my
opponents words in Hopewell
when he said public schools are
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not necessary for q good edu-
cation"
Mr.. Stephens said he'was not
going to engage sin any anti.
organization charges because I.
have said over and over that
ours is not an anti fight. 1t Is 8
pro-Virginia campaign"
But he noted that Mr.. Har-
lriSon had issued several state.
ments in the last few days,
calling on Democrats not to
split their votes between the
two tickets and added: .
"When you hear the wailing.
OF my opponent-when YOU
hear him cry as he did in Roa-
noke to give me my running
mates-you are hearing the
plea to continue machine rule
in Virginia. =
"And when you hear him say
7 can do a much more effective
job with them you are hearing
him say. Let's not put any OBJ
stacles in the machines path,
Derides DiscOrd Charge .
Mr.. Stephens said he was
amused and amazed" at
charges he would not have the;
support Of the legislators If
elected Governor. !
IT believe that the exact
words were that I would dis
turb the harmony In Rich
mond," he said. q.
II do not think it was ever
intended for the General As
sembly to be a barberShop
quartet, all humming the same
tune.
Eve need healthy dissent. We,
need toe-to-toe fighting that
leads to sound, wholesome gov
ernment in which there is no
fear that if q representative
steps from the machine line he
will be subjected to political,
economic or social revenge"
Mr.. Stephens, telling his lis
tenerS he did not want to "try
to relive the whole campaign"
listed for them the major pro-
! poSals his ticket has made.
Evening star., 1961-07-09

the county faces q continual
threat Of annexation unless
some protection is obtained.
Cities cannot be annexed in
Virginia. =
; The proposed consolidation
with the town of Clifton into
a city was blocked 10 days
ago when Circuit Court Judge
Paul E. Brown called off q
referendum set to coincide with
Tuesdays primary,
The petitions asking the
legislature for a charter are
being circulated by four county
organizations. the League, the
Federation Of Citizens Associav
tionS. the county Chamber of
Commerce and the Citizens for
a Consolidated City.
Evening star., 1961-07-09
Thomson-Lone Battle HiehIights
Alexandra Democratic Primary

A Democratic primary battle
for Alexandria's seat in the
House Of Delegates, now held
by an unwavering Byrd or
ganization supporter, will be
decided Tuesday.
Running for a fourth term
Is Delegate James M. Thomson,
Northern Virginia's most Wig
orous pro-segregatior1 legisla-
tor. The challenger is Denis
K. Lane, an attorney.
Also at stake in the Alex
andria primary is Democratic
Endorsement for the post Of
Commemorative attorney. Here
the race Is between Earl F.
Wagner. the incumbent, and
Stanley 1. Bregman. the chal-
lenger.
In the General Assembly
contest, Mr.. Thomson, a So
year-old attorney, is support
ing the Byrd organizations
candidate for Governor, Al
bertiS S. Harrison. He said he
was not indorsing any eandi-
dates, however. for lieutenant
governor or attorney general.
Split on Two Issues
Mr.. Lane, AZ, is backing the
StephenS-Boothe Boyd ticket.
State Senator Armistead L.
Boothe Of Alexandria, run
ling for lieutenant governor,
and Mr.. Thomson have been
bitter political rivals in the
past.
In the Alexandria race, the
two candidates for the General
Assembly seat have split on
the issues Of education and in
duStrial development.
While Mr.. Lane advocates a
Statewide compulsory school
attendance law. Mr.. Thomson's
stand has been that it would
mean forced integration. Vir-
ginia's compulsory school at
Evening star., 1961-07-09
BIG TURNOUT URGED
City Stotus Petitions
Set for Foirfox Vote

Republicans as we'll as Dem
ocratS in Fairfax County are
being urged to go to the polls
in Tuesdays Democratic pri-
mary to sign petitions, favor
ing city status for the county.
The County's League Of
Women Voters said yesterday
it would have members at all
80 precincts in the county ito
give voters an opportunity to
express their endorsement of
the city status effort"
At the same time, Mrs. Anne
wilkins, chairman of the Board
Of County Supervisors, said the
county was sending out some
$4,000 letters to voters urging
support for city status.
The letters point out that
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Primory to Decide Who'll Weld
GoveIs in Virqinio's Assembly

in a running mail debate with
Mr.. Kennedy's Virginia man.
ager, William C. Battle, on
whether Mr.. Kennedy planned
to name any Negroes to the
Federal bench in the south.
The Moore-Brown primary
contest is only one of the races
in II House districts involving
a total Of 80 seats in the 100
member. overwhelmingly DEM
ocratic House.
Another key race, and per-
hapS a closer fight, is the one
in Alexandria between Dele
gate James M. Thomson, SO, q
brother-in-law of State Sem
ator Harry F. Byrd, jr., and
Denis K. Lane, a Washington
attorney. Mr.. Thomson, also an
attorney, is making a bid for
a fourth two-year House term.
Campaign Issues
Issues are the merits Of the
Byrd organization which Mr..
Thomson defended and Mr..
Lane attacked as. reactionary,
school integration. Mr.. Thom-
sons House record, and the
role Of Gov. Almond in the
school crisis. Mr.. Thomson said
Gov. Almond muffed the big
opportunity in the school fight,
apparently by backing away
from massive resistance. Mr..
Lane. said Gov. Almond tow
cred above the others ''in the
true tradition of a statesman. /"
Richmond with seven seats
and Norfolk with six, the big
geSt House districts, also have
"outS" trying to bump the
Gins" Twelve are on the bal
lot in Richmond, including a
Negro attorney, Colston Lewis,
and Norfolk has nine.
In Norfolk a drive against
local organization control of
the party is headed by Delegate
Henry Howell, a champion at
the last session Of the unsuc-
cessful effort to get the as
sembly to authorize liquor by
the drink under local option.
Four bidders are on the bal
lot in the NelSon-Amherst dis
Evening star., 1961-07-09
Mun-KiIIer Shark
Caught Off Dock
AtWochupreuque

WACHAPREAGUE, Va, July
8 AP).-A 250-pound lemon
fhark, type considered a man
killer, was caught off a dock
IN Washapreague Bay on Vir-
ginia'S Eastern Shore.
The Virginia Institute of
Marine Sciences said the catch,
by three boys on June IS, was
the first report of a lemon
shark in Virginia waters since
1919. Scientists said the shark
normally does not travel north
Of North Carolina coastal
waters.
The names Of the boys who
caught the 9-foot 2-inch shark
were not given in the report.
Evening star., 1961-07-09
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-sunny
and pleasant today and tomor-
row. High today in the upper
70s.. Not much change in temp
erature tomorrow. High and low
of last Is hours; High, 81, at 2
pm. yesterday; low, IS, at $3.50
am. yesterday.
Maryland - Mostly sunny,
pleasant today and tomorrow.
High today in the 70s. A little
warmer tomorrow.
Virginia-Sunny and pleasant
today and tomorrow. High to-
day, "a to 80. A little warmer
tomorrow.
Resort Areas Today
Ocean Beaches: Sunny, high, rs.