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Navajo times., 1963-12-05
From Rocky Mountain Oil
Reporter Henry w. Haugh

Reporter Henry w. Haugh
These suggestions may prove
helpful to individual Indians, to
Tribes with alert leadership, and
to Agency personnel. We refer to
the opportunity now Opento virtual
ly all Indians to obtain allotments
similar to home steads on the
Public Lands inthe We stern States,
under "lOng forgotten" provisions
of Section 4 of the General Allot-
menr Act of Feb. 8, 1887. as
amended. This seldom-used law
has aroused a tremendous contro-
versy by publication of an article
in the DENVER POST Sunday
Empire magazine, Nov. 10. 1868,
IAN Indian Moses Seeks the
Promised Land by A. L. Schafer.
Sheepmen and cattlemen with
profitable ranching operations de-
pendent On use of Public Lands
are very fearful this may mean
millions of acres will pass into
Indian hands under the plainly
stated terms of the old law. ALI
Senator's and Congres essmen have
been alerted by groups opposed to
allowing Indians to claim and take
over land.
The Sc powerful groups may find
a way to nullify or repeal the law,
but at present the Indians have
every right and advantage and only
need to act promptly and intelli-
gently.
The individual Indian act
ing by himself is almost help
less in this case a we'll
planned program by a Tribe
or other group of Indians,
aided by their Agency friends
and technical advi sors, can
accomplish very much. 1t
could be the "best break"
American Indians have had in
a great many years. as a
means Of building up their all
important land base as; to-
morrow's security.
Public Lands are handled By
the Bureau of Land Manage
and its records are kept in the
big over worked Land Offices a
Denver, Cheyenne. Phoenix, Santa
Fe, Billings, Boise, Salt Lake
City and Reno. These offices mus
be visited in per son to acconpli ST
anything. Most citizens, Indian OF
non-lndian, wouldn't have any ides
what TO do, and swarm of In
dams in Land Office would ac-
complish nothing.
Select q repre- sentative who /:
conversa sam with Land Office re-
cords, supply him with maps com
plete with township and range NUM-
bers SO he can check the record.
for specific locations desired i
available The people in the Lane
Offices will supply (a) copies o
the Law applying to Indian allot'
ments Of Public Lands, (b) Form
4-O12 APPLICATION FOR AN IN
DIAN ALLOTMENT, and (c) Form
4-1677 NOTICE TO PETITIONER
AND PETITION FOR CLASSlFI-
CATION. When these blanks ar
filled out and turned in, they mus
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news. (Kenai, Alaska) 1960-1985, 1963-01-04
ROYAL e|c0me for Master 1868
X HIGHLIGHTS OF1962 x


The dawn of new year is re-
garded as a time for reminiscing
as well as time for planning.
A resume of events that made
news on the kenai Peninsula dur
ing 1862 is offered here.
Happenings and activities on
the Peninsula were many and var
led during the past IL months.
For many persons, the midnight
transition from the old year of
1862 to the beginning of the new,
and perhaps uncertain, 1868 was
marked with joyful reflection. For
others it spanked sad recollec-
tions.
The year of 1862 dawned with
area residents relaxing in the re-
latively warm 10 degrees below
zero weather after prior weeks of
record breaking lows in which the
mercury plummeted to as low as
62 degrees below in some portions
of the Peninsula while in others
people shivered in minus as tenn
peratures.
Moose found travel difficult
on the deep ice-crusted now which
cut their legs and covered up the
winter browse. Many died of star
walton.
The 1862 Cook Inlet salmon
fishing season was one of the
best in years for commercial fish
ermen and lined the pockets of
many with enough cash to build
new homes, purchase bigger boats
and to enjoy life in general. Con-
struction workers, on the other
hand, reported the year as not up
to expectations and are hoping
for a better one in 1868.
Area development, oil and re-
finery operations, the beginning
of offset drilling, politics.-some
of it fringed with controversy, all
interested Peninsula residents.
There were airplane crashes, car
wrecks, fires, robberies and even
a few murders, all duly reported,
as we'll as the newsy chitchat.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news. (Kenai, Alaska) 1960-1985, 1963-01-04

the Clinic on the evening of New
Years Day and she and her baby
are currently with her parents in
their Kenai home.
Gifts waiting collection for
young Richard Kenai or his pa
rents from merchants in Soldotna
include one quart of milk per day
for month from the Crescent
Dairy, a receiving blanket from
Gibbs Apparel, selected baby no.
lions from Louis Market, a free
service call from Eds Appliance,
case of S.M.A. baby formula
from Soldotna Drug, a pair of
leather baby moccasins from Mar
vene's Dress Shop, a SO gift cer-
tificate from the Soldotna Supply,
S. certificate for cosmetics or
to apply on hair styling at Doro-
thea's Beauty Salon, free hair
cut for Dad from Leo Neiden at
the Village Barber Shop, free
shampoo for Pop from All Buon-
assissi at Parker's in Ridgeway,
sportshirt and matching socks
from Woodford's Mems Shop,
free lube job for Papa's car at
Parker's Union Service, and a
years subscription to the Chez
chako News to the person select
ed by the Pifferinis.
Kenai merchants are offering
the New Years baby a S. gift
certificate in the baby department
at Seaman's Furniture, a case of
baby food from Archers, a S. saw
ings account to be started for the
new baby by Obert's Insurance,
income tax return with new ex-
emption included) done free by
Kenai Business Services, a steak
dinner for the parents from the
Rig Cafe, another steak dinner
from Western Corral Cafe, a IS
savings account at the kenai
branch of the First Federal Saw
ings and Loan of Anchorage, a
IS gift certificate for flowers or
other items at Nu-State Nursery
and Flower Shop, and a free
tune-up for Papa's car at Smoky's
Garage.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news. (Kenai, Alaska) 1960-1985, 1963-01-04
n orlli mate
New HEA
Directors

Three candidates, each to be
elected for a three-year term,
will be selected by the member
ship of the Homer Electric AS
ISOLATION, Inc, at a meeting to
be held on Feb. 5. The election
will take place at l pm. in the
Family Theatre at Homer from a
slate of seven candidates.
Nomination of candidates for
election to the Board of Directors
was made Dec. % at a meeting
of the nominating committee held
at Ninilchik.
Three of the seven suggested
are incumbent board members,
whose terms are expiring. They
are Burton g. Carver, Soldotna,
currently serving as president of
the board; A. r. Cronin and Ed
ward Render, Jr., both of Homer.
Additional candidates nominat-
ed are Jack C. Farnsworth, Sol
dotna; Mel Jackson, Clam Gulch,
Jess H. Nicholas, Jr., Kenai, and
James d. Sailing and Robert B.
Huntington, both of Homer.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news. (Kenai, Alaska) 1960-1985, 1963-01-04
Farmers Coop
Meeting Called

A stockholders meeting of the
Farmers Feed Mill and Process
ing Coop Association has been
called for 8 pm. on Friday, Jan.
II at the Soldotna Community
Hall. The meeting was called by
Homer Swires, acting chairman
of the temporary board of direc-
tors.
Reports of the past years
work in connection with the
ground work for formation of the
cooperative farmers group will be
heard and plans for the coming
year discussed. Every stakeholder
IS requested to be in attendance.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news. (Kenai, Alaska) 1960-1985, 1963-01-04
Kenai Chamber
Elects Officers
For Coming Year

Kenai Chamber of Commerce
officers for the year of 1853 were
elected by the Chambers Board
of Directors at a meeting held
Jan. 2, it was announced by the
newly elected president, James E.
Fisher, Kenai attorney.
New officers, in addition to
Fisher, who will take office i'm
mediately are Conrad Potter, SUI
perintendent of Kenai Schools,
vice president; Rita Waldron
Steele, owner of Kenai Business
Services, secretary, and j. r.
Lietzke, manager of the kenai
branch of the Alaska State Bank,
treasurer. Lietzke is the outgoing
Chamber president.
"The new officers of the Kenai
Chamber are most grateful to
their predecessors in office and
feel that they have firm foun-
dation on which to build for the
coming year.
1.-THE entire kenai Peninsula is
of the immediate and vital inter
est to the Kenai Chamber of Com
merce and the Peninsula's needs,
problems and desires will be Civ
en- the utmost consideration
stated Chamber President Fisher.
On Monday, Jan. 7, at 1870 pm,
the Board of Directors will meet
at the home of Jess Nicholas to
plan the program for the entire
1868 year.
Being acutely aware of the
tremendous tourist potential, the
Chamber of Commerce in other
action taken Wednesday voted to
pay a portion of Allan L. Peter
sens expenses when he attends
the Governors Tourism Advisory
Committee at the meeting soon to
be held in Fairbanks, Fisher said.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news. (Kenai, Alaska) 1960-1985, 1963-01-04
Times Birth for Jan. 1,
Receive Many Gifts

The "First Citizen of 1868 is
Richard Kenai Pifferini, whose
arrival occurred at 1892 am. Jan.
/ making him the first baby born
in the new year at the Central
Peninsula Clinic.
A warm welcome awaited this
6 ID. IA OF. bit Of prospective man.
hood as he is destined to be the
recipient of many gifts from mer-
chants in Kenai and Soldotna.
The New Years baby is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. AL Pifferini.
Mrs. Pifferini has been making
her home with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Julius Wolf, since Au-
gust and moved with them from
Homer to Kenai in October. She
has three other children, a four
year-old daughter and two sons,
ages 2 and 3 years, who at pre-
sent are with their father. He is
employed in northern California.
Mrs. Pifferini was dismissed from
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news. (Kenai, Alaska) 1960-1985, 1963-01-04
Nurses Meeting
Set for Tuesday

George Denison, Civil Defense
director for the Soldotna area,
will be the speaker on Jan. 8
when the Kenai Area Nurses
Group meets at s pm. in the Of
ficers' Club at Wildwood Station.
Members of the group are asked
to check the date as this is not
the regular meeting schedule for
the organization. All nurses in
the area, whether or not actively
practicing their profession, are in
vited to be present.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news. (Kenai, Alaska) 1960-1985, 1963-01-04
Chambers
Annual Dinner
Set Saturday

The Greater Soldotna Chamber
of Commerce will hold its annual
dinner and election of board mem
bers Saturday in a meeting be-
ginning at Z pm. at Parkers in
Ridgeway. Annual reports of the
various committees will also be
heard at this time.
The Chamber at its Dec. 20
meeting voted to increase mem
bership on the board from five to
seven members. The nominating
committee has suggested the fol-
lowing persons as new board
members: Lyle Johnston, Charlie
Griffin, Tom Hurd and Kerlie
Wright.
Members whose terms expire
are DR.. Paul Isaak and Clarence
Goodrich. Holdover members who
will continue to serve on the board
for another year are Jack Farms
worth, Joe Scarantino and Charles
Parker.
Nominations for board member
ship may also be made from the
floor at the annual meeting. Fol
lowing election of board members,
officers of the Chamber will be
chosen by the board itself from
within it's own membership. The
current president is DIR. Isaak,
whose term as board member is
expiring.
Special entertainment is to be
provided at the dinner by repre-
sentatives of the Redoubt Toast
mistress Club and the Kaknu
Toastmasters Club.
The meeting is open to the pub
lie and tickets to the event may
be purchased at the NIX Realty
office at $3.50 per plate.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news. (Kenai, Alaska) 1960-1985, 1963-01-04
Health Council
Election Tuesday

A meeting of the Kenai Area
Health Council has been called
for 8 pm. on Tuesday, Jan. 8, at
the Kenai Health Center. There is
to be an election of officers for
the coming year at this time.
All groups and organizations in
the area served by the Council
are urged to send representatives
to the meeting. All other interest
ed persons are invited to attend.
Mrs. Larry Lancashire current
ly is heading the Council as pres
ident.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news. (Kenai, Alaska) 1960-1985, 1963-01-04

The following are a few of the
years highlights as compiled
from the 1862 files of the Chez
chako News and recorded as to
months:
JANUARY
Star route mail delivery, an ex-
tension of Route 2, began Jan. 6
to serve families along Kalifon-
sky Beach and KasiIof Roads
with Alex Wilson as mail carrier.
Communities served were Kenai,
Soldotna, Sterling, Kasilof, Co.
hoe and Clam Gulch.
The first baby bron In 1862 at
the Central Peninsula Clinic, Sol
dotna, was Nathan Gregory Crum,
son of James and Lois Crum of
Ciechanski Road near Soldotna.
The Clinics New Years report
listed 30 girls and 20 boys born
there during the preceding 1861.
An oil heater exploding on a
garage in Swanson River Field
resulted in damages of more than
$4,000 to buildings and equip
ment owned by James bud" Dye
of Kenai. A rental house owned
by Chell and Maxine Bear in Sol
dotna was damaged by smolder-
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news. (Kenai, Alaska) 1960-1985, 1963-01-04

ing insulation resulting from froz-
en- water lines being thawed out.
The Soldotna office of the En-
ployment Security Division, open
ed on Jan. 2, being moved to the
area from Homer.
Two men were apprehended on
ly minutes after their alleged bur-
glary of the Kenai Pharmacy.
Break-ins were also reported at
Continued on Page 81
Tabor City tribune., 1963-05-22

les, Shirley Jo Harrelson;
Mathematics. Jesse TaylCr; Bio
logy, Jackie Gore: Science,
BOnnic Prince; Agriculture,
Junior Norris; Citizenship. Jun
ior Norris; S a l. award, Ply
Ills Stanley; Commercial. Re
becca Wright: CriSco award.
Peggy Hardie; Aggie Editor-in-
Chief. Violet 5. Cribs: and
Agsie Business Manager, Carol
Sue Campbell. ~
CERRO GORDO
Commencement exercises of
Cerro Gordo high school vii.
be held at 8p. m. May 81 in
the school auditorium.
Guest speaker will be DR.. w.
Amos Abrams. Dr. Abrams is a
graduate of PinctopS high
school. received his ALB and
MA degrees from Duke Univer-
sity, and his PH.D Degree from
Cornell University.
Dr. Abrams served as chair
man Of the English department
of Appalachian State Teachers
Col ege; sixteen years as editor
of the North Carolina Educa-
tion Association publications:
and was recently named NCEA
assistant executive secretary.
The Rev. c. f. Brisson. pas
tor of the Cerro Gordo Baptist
Church and the Corinth Bap-
tlst Church will deliver the
Baccalaureate sermon Sunday.
May 26 at ii a. m. in the school
auditorium.
FAIR BLUFF
Pierce Dalton. principal. and
the Senior Glass of Fair Bluff
Tabor City tribune., 1963-05-22
Dumeron Votes To Rehire
Nukinu School Principal

The Columbus Board of Ed
ucation Monday night ordered
the rehiring of Nakina School
Principal M. NJ. Jones when
the board chairman cast a vote
in Jones favor to break a 3-3
deadlock of board members.
DR.. H. G. Dameron, Tabor
City druggist and education
board chairman. read a pre-
pared statement giving rea-
sons behind his vote to the
board members. Supt. T. Ward
Guy, and Assistant Supt. John
Hicks.
Dameron's statement was as
follows:
Members of the Board of Edu-
cation, Press and other guests
What | have to say in re-
CARDS to this vote concerning
the Nakina High School prin-
cipalShip is rather lengthy,
therefore / am asking you to
bear with me while I read my
report. and vote, to you.
Il think since this matter
Tabor City tribune., 1963-05-22
Dairy Princess Title
Draws 13 Entries

One lucky girl out of 13
contestants will be crowned
Miss Dairy Princess" Thurs
day night, May 80, at the
Courthouse Annex in White
vile.
The 13 contestants and the
sponsoring organization are:
Ella Neill, Mishop Springs;
Libby Kissam, Chadbourn Ro-
stary; Gayle Gore, Guide Com
'munity Development; Kay
Galliam, New Hope Home
Demonstration; Peggy Taylor,
New Life H. D.; Kaye Cole
man, Cherry Grove H. D.;
Kathleen HarrelSon, Cerro
Gordo III. D.; Pat Green, Cedar
Grove c. D. Club: Patsy Ev-
,ans, Western Prong H. D.;
Mary Ellen Cartrette, Western
Prong c. D.; Linda Nance,
Western Prong All; Mary Di-
Vana Collier, White Marsh-Red
Hill c. D.; and Linda Paulina
Worrell, White Marsh H. D.
Club.
Tabor City tribune., 1963-05-22

type OF pressure upon me to
vote one way or the other. No
elected official of Columbus
County or any other County,
to my knowledge talked to me
concerning this matter. The
people l have talked to on
both sides have been kind,
considerate, courteous, and
have not tried TO influence nv
vote. They have expressed
themselves with the informa-
tlon they knew about. l have
personal friends on both sides
OF this question, and believe
they will still be my friends,
REGARDLESS which way / vote.
. y met with the Nakina
School Doaro Thursday night
from approximately $50 to
1890. We had an open dis
cussion with all five members
present. Each person express
ID himself at our meeting.
This is what I summarized
from the meeting. Mr.. Jones is
good man, morally, spiritu-
ally, educational wise, ETC., in
fact too good of a man to be
principal. He is inclined to
be weak on discipline, such as
letting the children cut classes.
Incidents that have happened
In the school have not been
brought out fully in the open
and exposed. He may be some
what weak on selecting some
of the school teachers that the
Board feels are weak, and
more emphasis should be plac-
ed on acquiring stronger tea
chers they feel the high school
needs.
THE main thing was, Mr..
Jones is caught between two
factions of people. One group
says he needs to move on, an
other faction says he has done
a good job. and needs to stay.
This is without a doubt in my
mind the basic problem; caught
between two factions Of peo-
Continued On Page p
Tabor City tribune., 1963-05-22

has become so highly publiciz-
ed In our papers and on radio
and by word of mouth, it has
become of interest not only to
the Nakina High School Dis
trict, but to all of Columbus
County. The people of Colum-
bus County deserve to know
the reason why l have voted
as such to break our three to
three deadlock that exists. All
may not agree with my deci-
sion, but at the same time they
have the right to know why
voted as / did.
Il could not give you vote
last Monday night to break
this deadlock because l had to
be sure in my own mind that
whatever decision / made was
right from my conscience and
heart; and ! would not have to
live with the question of a
wrong decision.
Let me emphasize this fact
now. AT no time has any one
tried to apply any kind or
Tabor City tribune., 1963-05-22
Pireway Man Hurt
AS Car Hits Bike

Harold Soles, 81, of Rt. 3
Tabor City was injured Satur-
day night when the bicycle he
was riding was struck by a
pickup true kon NC 904 about
l3 miles southeast of Tabor
City.
No charges we're filed agains.
Edward c. Gore. Rt. 3, Tabor
City, who was driving the We
hicle which struck Soles.
The extent of SoleS' injuries
were not reported.
WRECK ON 9O4
England Devon Boswell of
Rt. 3, Tabor City was involved
in an accident with another car
which did not stop, according
to report filed by Patrolman
A. H. Campbell.
The wreck took place about
$3.50 p. m. Sunday on NC 9O4
eight miles east of Tabor City.
Damage to the Boswell car
was estimated at $100.
Tabor City tribune., 1963-05-22
Ned Butler Files
In Town Election

The local political pace pick
ed up this week with the an
nounCement that Ned Butler
had filed for one of the town
commissioner seats to be va
cant in the upcoming June IL
town elections.
Butler is a member of st.
Paul Methodist Church, and
active Mason, and a veteran
with three years overseas SER
vice with the U. S. Army. He
is married to the former Mavis
Cox. and they have two chill
dren.
Incumbent Mayor Howard
HarrelsOn is still unopposed
as the June lst filing deadline
draws near.
Seeking commissioner seats
with Butler will be Make
Watts. and incumbents Willard
c. Wright and Phil Hughes.
Tabor City tribune., 1963-05-22
Committee 10 Seek Support
Here For Columbus Co|Ieue

Within the next few weeks
the Junior College steering
committee will come to Tabor
City seeking support for two
year community college in the
county.
Meeting with a group in
Chadbourn last Wednesday
night, the committee found
what was described as good
response" for the college pro-
ject
The committee, which in
cludes S. p. Smith of Tabor
City, DR.. S. G.. Koonce of
Chadbourn, Martin Schulken
of Whiteville, Mrs. Howard
Singletary of Whiteville, Tom
Clayton of Fair Bluff, Mrs. w.
b. Ward of Clarendon, Martin
Lowe of Chadbourn. and Jack
Council of Lake Waccamaw.
was appointed some seven
weeks ago by the Columbus
County Board of Commission
ers.
Whiteville has been picked
as the center of large area
of Southeastern North Caro-
lima for the establishment of
such a college by the Govern
Or's Commission on Education
Beyond The High School.
Jesse Fisher, who heads the
college committee. said that
interest in the college should
not be limited TO just Columb-
us county as the school would
also benefit Robson, Bladen,
and Brunswick counties. and
also Horny County in South
Carolina.
Tabor City tribune., 1963-05-22

Fisher feels that the COM
mittee's biggest job at present
is selling the idea" of a COM
munity college to the taxpay-
er.
I'VE want to go before as
many civic, church and other
organizations as possible this
summer in order to explain
what the college will mean to
the county and area and ex-
actly how much it will cost
the taxpayer" Fisher said.
AT the Chadbourn meeting
last Wednesday, Mrs. Peggy
Walton of Whiteville was ap-
pointed to head the Speakers
Bureau for the project. She
will be assisted by the Rev.
Leo Hawkins, pastor of the
Chadbourn Baptist Church
Any group of interested peo-
pie in the county or surround
ing area desiring to learn more
about the Junior College pro-
posal may obtain speakers by
contracting either Mrs. Walton
or Rev. Hawkins.
Student Survey Planned
In addition to trying to stir
up interest in the project, the
committee plans to make a
survey to learn how many
students can be expected to
enroll in such a college, what
type of courses will be desir-
ed by students, and how many
adults would desire some type
Of adult education program.
"The survey is tentatively
scheduled for early fall" Fish-
er said.
Tabor City tribune., 1963-05-22

Fisher outlined both what
the college would cost county
taxpayers and what the school
would mean in terms of added
income in the county:
The county would be ex-
pected to put up $4,000, the
students would add $4,000 to
this, and the state would put
up Sl56,000 to operate the 400
student college, Fisher said.
The college would bring 25-
30 professional families to the
area, and students who did not
commute from home would
rent rooms locally since no
dormitories are planned in the
beginning.
This additional money will
increase sales by $500, ,OOO-
$l,000,000 over a period of
three years." Fisher said.
Student Costs
State Board of Education of
ficials estimate the total cost
to the student per year as fol-
lows: tuition-S120; Books -
$50 to SIS per year.
so, for a real cash outlay
OF $500 per year, with the
student committing back and
forth to class and home, a
youngster can get q sound bas-
ic education, giving him q
stepping-stone into institutions
OF higher learning" Fisher
said.
We want q college. We
don't care right now where lis
to be placed, because we feel
it's not a major issue st this
time," Fisher said.
Tabor City tribune., 1963-05-22
Hail Storm Hits
Old Dock -Nakina

A hail storm dumped
stones ranging in size from
the size of peas to large mar
bies dsmag ne crops IN
large area Of southern Column
bus County.
The storm cut a four-mile
path from the Waccamaw
River into the Old Dock and
Nakina areas.
The storm came in two
separate blasts according to
Thurst0n Gore and l.. v.
COrno who farm the area.
Tobacco plants were lev
eie ! 10 ihe ground as we're
2 ''r cr'pS. farmers in the
area sid.