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Tundra times., 1963-08-05

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, 1963-02-13
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SHOWS THE
TYPE OF TREATMENT ST. CROK GETS

The 81. Croix Chamber Of Commerce after q care
full s4aalysis Of the 1864 Budget submitted by Governor
Ralph Paiewonsky has shown clearly the type OF treat
ment ST. .Croix gets. Thus Manager John Colby. after
a detailed report. wrote in part: Looks as il St. Crolx
were being treated to a large helping Of austeritY-and
like Oliver Twist. we should ask for MORE.
, 1963-02-13

According to the report the
new BUDGET presented to the
Legislature for their approval
is record-breaking both in dol
lars ($21, SOC, O0O) and in the
size of the printed material
(443 legal size pages bound in
two volumes).
The findings Of Al Hayes,
the new President, include;
Isiandwide Projects 100000;
st. John $25O,OoO; st. Croix
$1,925, 900; st. Thomas 1925
600. Looks fairly e venly
divided, does it not? But look
Among the islandwide projects
and properly so, is an amount
of $175,O00 for buildings of the
College Of the Virgin Islands
on ST. Thomas. On the other
hand, an allotment to build a
detention center on st. Croix,
again to serve all the islands,
&c in the amount of $150,000
and is contained in the total
figure Of $1,925,OOO for St.
Croix. Also, taken from the
st. Croix total is 100000 to be
used toward the total cost Of
dredging the deepwater chan
mel to the Harvey site through
the reef. We were told that the
Harvey plant here would be
of benefit to all the islands, so
why not take the cost from
the Island-wide projects fund?
The CHAMBER report conti-
nues:
Compare these Public Works
figures: For road improve
provements: st. Thomas $780,
600; st. Croix 100000. This,
although we have more miles
of road on a larger island.
Again: For water & sewer in
stallations St. Thomas: $780,
600. Note that st. CroixN has
TWO towns to service, even
though Charlotte Amalie, is
larger than either, there must
, 1963-02-13
ST. Croix Mentol
Heulth Association
Meets at CHS Thurs.

The monthly meeting Of
the st. Croix Mental Health
Association will be held in
the Library of the Chris
tiansted High School on
Thursday, tomorrow at 5
0 clock P. NJ.
, 1963-02-13
Democratic Club
Tonight at the
Jungle Cdsino

The Democratic Club of
Christiansted will hold it's
regular monthly meeting
tonight at the Jungle CAST
no at $3.50 sharp, it was an
nounced today by the Rev.
Father Thomas Gibbs, Pre-
sident.
On account of the rally
held last Friday evening the
regular monthly meeting
was postponed until to-
night. All members are
urged to attend and bring
along any monies and tic
kets outstanding from the
Young Democrats rattle.
, 1963-02-13
SociuflWe lfG1ee0 Gets
Permission to. Djstrib.
Surplus 10 Needy

OuEP1uS 10 NSSQy
Macon M. Bergman Com
missioner Of Social Welfare
announced that the Depart
ment received authorization
from the y. S. Department
of Agriculture to expand
the Surplus .ood Distruou
ton Program te include
needy persons who are not
recipients Of Public Assis
lance. 1t is expected that
$50 families 1888 in St. Tho
mas and st. John and 467
in st. Croix) or approx
mately 1850 persons in the
Virgin Islands will benefit
by the receipt of such com
modities. Included would
be the unemployed, partial
ly employed and those per
sons whose income is insult
ficient to meet their basic
needs.
Standards for eligibility
approved by the United
States Department of Agri
culture conform as closely
as possible to those which
apply to the Public Assist
ance program.
The Surplus Food distri
button Program has operat
ed successfully since July,
1861 earning commentator
from the u. S. Department
Of Agriculture in Washing
ton as well as the area Of
flee in Puerto Rico. Last
month 2400 persons in the
Virgin Islands actually re-
ceived food commodities as
follows: st. Thomas 1872, st.
John rs, st. Croix 1912.
In addition to needy ia
miles, the Department also
distributes Commodities to
the hospitals and other in
stitutions in the Virgin Is
lands. Commodities avail
Continued on Page 4
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of necessity be some duplica-
ton of equipment.
Operating funds are listed
at a total of ST., O0O, 900. Of this
sum, Public Works gets $2,95O,
900. The split st. Thomas
$2.O24.00O: St. Croix $s26.000
We get a little more than a
third of the total budgeted to
serve almost the same num-
Der Of people.
Likewise in the division of
Utilities st. Thomas: sos, 600;
St. Croix Silt, 900. Thus of the
ST., O0O, 900 in the Operating
Funds, 100000 are for sala-
ries.
It will be interesting to see
what the Senators of the ma
jority party will do, especially
the members from st. Croix.
Judge Cyril Michuel
Of ST. Thomus Gets
Scout Service Award
Judge Cyril Michael of the
St. Thomas Municipal Court
was recognized for his long
Of serivec an dedication to
the Scouting program and
presented with the Silver
Beaver Award.
The presentation was made
at the Annual Scouters Recog-
milton Luncheon held In the
Hotel Americana in ST. Juan.
Two others from the Virgin
Islands District were recog-
nized, they were Dante S de
Castro and Samuel B. King.
They were recognized for hav-
ing the highest score Of all the
Districts of Region 2 in MEM
bership growth.
Presentation was by Ellis
worth H. Augustus, President
of the National Council of Boy
Continued on Page a
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Ellsworth Augustus
Boy Scout President
Arrives in st. Croix

Ellsworth III. Augustus,
President Of the National
Council Of Boy Scouts Of
America, arrived in St.
erik today. He was met by
Alva Nc Farlane, District
Chairman.
Mr.. Augustus will be en-
tertaiaed at a luncheon at
1915 tomorrow at the Ho-
tel St. Croix by the Sea.
Mr.. Augustus has indicat
ed his desire to meet with
all Scouters on the Island,
as the phenomenal growth
of the Boy Scout Movement
CONTINUED ON rage ~
The frontiersman., 1963-08-29

Sheely, a director, has been working hard along with them.
 Its quite a show they've put together. Have you seen the exhibits yet? Come on, I'll give you tour. We have a vege- table, a livestock, a poultry, and an individual farm and garden display. Yes, these are especially interesting. They show what we've been accom- plishing here in the colony.
 Over here the women have been working hard. They've set up culinary, home canning, handicraft and needlework, and floral exhibits. These de- partments, mines and minerals, furs. and Indian crafts displays, are outstanding. One other thing you shouldn't miss is the baby shows tomorrow and Monday afternoons.
 Say, why don't you join our team for the ball game at 2
The frontiersman., 1963-08-29
WINNER OF STATE FAIR RATTLE WILL GET RAVEN APACHE CAMPER

Someone will win Raven Apache camper at the annual Alaska State Fair raffle draw ing which is traditionally held on Labor Day, the last day of the fair.
 The camper sleeps four per sons comfortably, has plenty of storage room for the fam fly, yet is so light even Nom can lift it. The Raven is built for travel everywhere, and has a special high speed underear- riage.
 The living area of the camp CT when erected is II feet, ' inches wide, 6 feet, 3 inches deep, and ' feet high at it's peak. The pearl gray colored tent which fastens securely to the trailer body has a self supported bow system. Equip ped with two panoramic win dows of heavy duty nylon screen, and No. ' heavy duty Zipper the tent is made of mildupelle treated tent twill (10 ounce ceiling and 8.4 ounce side WalD.
The frontiersman., 1963-08-29
FAIR WILL OFFER
 VARIETY OF FOODS

Hungry? Got yen for pizza, homemade chilli, or maybe soft ice-cream? These dishes are just a few of those that will be available to the 1863 fair visitors.
 The traditional carnival foods hot dogs, hamburgers, pronto pups, soft drinks, and sno- cones will again be on sale. Barbecues, tacos, fried pies, and fudge from famous West Coast candy maker, all vended by various local organizations, will tempt passers-by.
 For an early morning break fast or an after dinner snack a tasty choice could be home made doughnuts matched with hot coffee.
 So even though the dining hall has been converted to youth organizations displays, no one will go hungry at the fair this year.
The frontiersman., 1963-08-29

The Apache Ravens road height is Al inches, it's net weight is 425 pounds. it has 35 cubic feet of storage space, it has over 29 square feet of floor space -four feet between the beds), and its recommend ed carrying weight is maxi mum of 300 pounds. The two A inch "A inch permanently made-up beds are made even more comfortable by the op- tional polyfoam mattresses in- cluded in the prize by the fair board.
 The natural finished alum mum trailer body, which is 87 inches long and 57 inches wide, has a. steel x-frame. Down be- low there is a solid steel axle, high-speed timken tapered rol- Ter bearings, two 4-leaf springs, 4.80/4.00 by 8-inch 4 ply tube-type tires (hi-speeO, and demountable 4-lug wheels. Other features of the trailer body and chassis are a remov- able steel tongue, a quick coup ling hitch, a ridge rear door (double paneD, 4 quick adjust a-level legs, auxiliary safety chains, directional signals, stop and tail lights, and a s4 inch plywood bottom complete ly wood life treated. All steel parts are epoxy coated.
 A Bounce vivatex treated army duck travel cover with lap fold seam tops off this years grand prize-The Ap- ache Raven Camper.
The frontiersman., 1963-08-29

place on the Central play grounds and the portion of the block east of the playground. Inside Central, in the gymnasi- um, there are programs featur- ing music and vaudeville num- bers. The baby shows, queen contest, and jitney dancing are held there, too.
 Today's been a busy day. Were you at the official open ing of the Anchorage-Matan- uska highway? It was held out at the Knik River Bridge at 10 o'clock this morning. Yes, the fair board members were there, and at the grand open ing at II am. No, the opening was in the auditorium.
 What2 We'll, let's see, M. D. Snodgrass is president of the board, Joe T. Flakne is vice president, Ruth K. DeArmond is seeretary-treasurer, Luther Weeda is treasurer, and Ross
The frontiersman., 1963-08-29
1856 FAIR DAYS
 HONORED PIONEERS

In 1856, the three days of the fair were dedicated to indivi- duals who have made unlimit- ed contributions of themselves and their time to the promo tion and development of the Matanuska Valley.
 Saturday was named M. D. Snodgrass Day; Sunday, Don L. Irwin Day; and Monday, Pioneer Day.
 The Snodgrass Building, the Fair Associations first perma- nent exposition building, was dedicated to Mir. Snodgrass, known as M. D. to many of his friends, on the opening day of the 1856 fair.
The frontiersman., 1963-08-29

Every year since 1886 dur ing the Labor Day weekend, Palmer suddenly ballons from it's normal size and for three or four days, not only the fair grounds, but the cafes, stores, hotels, and amusement facil- ities bulge with visitors. The size of the crowds visiting the fair has increased almost four fold in the last 10 years. In 1851 the fair staff estimated the number of visitors at 5000 and in 1861 the approximation had leaped to 30,000 people.
 Weather seems to cause a variation from year to year, but a comprehensive review shows the steady climb in fair
The frontiersman., 1963-08-29
THREE WON TRIPS TN I949 FAIR

Three Alaskans won free trips for their participation in the 1949 Matanuska Valley Fair festivities.
 Miss Lavon Roetman was chosen Miss Alaska Statehood and received as her prize a trip to Hollywood. She was the guest of Crosby Enterprises, and visited both the Paramount and Walt Disney studios. As a special gift, the Anchorage and Valley merchants gave Miss Roetman a wardrobe, jewelry, and luggage for her trip.
 Miles Brandon, a young Els kimo tenor, won the talent con- test which was held that year He visited and toured New York under the guidance o1 opera star Marita Farrell. As a reminder that Alaska is not as frozen as many people i'm agine, Brandon, after a fran tic search in Anchorage shops went to New York parka-less. His opinion was, "It's ridicu- lous to think of an Eskimo ir New York City without a par. ka."
 The third prize winner, for the best farm and garden dis play, was Max Sherrod, who went to Chicago - after the harvesting was finished.
The frontiersman., 1963-08-29
1853 QUEEN WAS BETTY BLuNck

No doubt many of the Val ley long time residents will, as they visit the fair grounds and go to the 1863 fair activities, think back to earlier fairs. At the coronation ball, they will remember other balls and oth- CT queens. Let's take visit back to 1853, Saturday night, and see what the still popular queen contest was like ten years ago.
 The Central school gymnasi- um where the ball is being held is packed to over flow ing. There's hardly dancing room. Nine girls were sponsor ed for the contest this year, and Betty L. Blunck has been chosen queen. That's Betty over there in the purple velvet robe trimmed with white er- mine. AS queen, Betty will at tend several parties in her hon. or, and her prize is $200 plus $50 for ticket sales. Each girl had to sell 250 fair tickets to qualify.
 The method by which the queen is selected is interesting. There are three catagories, tic ket sales, judges selection, and candidates selection. Betty became queen because she amassed the highest joint score. She was second in ticket sales, but first in popularity with the girls and the judges.
 Coming back to 1863, Betty is now Mrs. Robert Stapleton of Ashland, Kentucky. Her husband works as a chemist, and Betty, though not working at present, is registered nurse. The Suspicious have three children: Mary, four; Kathy, three; and Mark, one.
 Betty's sponsor was the Mat anuska Valley Coop, now Ma tanuska Maid, Inc.
The frontiersman., 1963-08-29

He's got a lot of fish to fry, might be one way to say that Lowell Curly" Sutton, manager of the 1863 Alaska State Fair, Inc. is the busiest man around the fair grounds these days, and has been since he was appointed by the fair board early in the spring. Curly's problems and projects range from the construction of a new midway to lining up en- tertainment for the grandstand programs.
 Besides his job as manager of
The frontiersman., 1963-08-29
First Fair Was on School Grounds; Highway Bridge Opened Same Day

o'clock this afternoon? Good See you at the game-what? Yes. there are picture shows at the theatre every night of the fair. They start at 7:l5-- and then at 9:30 everyone can come over to the auditorium for the special fair entertain ments.
 We've got a busy weekend ahead, don't we? We'll, see you this afternoon.
The frontiersman., 1963-08-29

Come to the fairl Step right up and get your ticket. Single admission, day or night, only 75c. Children eight to Is only 25c-one quarter of a dollar. Children under eight-free. How can you lose? Step right up -.
 It's Sept. 4, 1886, and we're at the first annual fair of the Matanuska Valley Fair As sociation. The fair is taking
The frontiersman., 1963-08-29

the 1863 fair, MT. Sutton is the owner and operator of Curly's ". and Palmer Skateland. lie and his wife Barbara, and two sons, Michael, IA, and Lo- well junior, 61s, who make their home on Springer Road, nave lived in the Valley four years.
 The Sutton family came to Alaska from Louisville, Ken lucky, where Curly owned and operated a T.V. repair shop and was manager of the ser vice department for an appli- ance center.
The frontiersman., 1963-08-29
FOUR TIMES MORE PEOPLE CAME TO FAIR IN 1861 THAN IN 1851

visitors. In 1852 the crowd was estimated at 6,400, and by 1854 the estimate was 15,000, an am- azing attendance record. The fair board announced total of 13,74l visitors in 1858, climb ing again to l5,000 in l960 After the record high in 1861, 25,000 people viewed fair ex- hibits last year.
 Valley residents particularly interested in fair activities are already speculating. What do you think? Will 1863 produce the largest crowds yet?
 Most people are willing to patch up a quarrel If they are allowed to pick the patch.
The frontiersman., 1963-08-29
MORE THAN ALASKA

Montana, veraging g $50 miles in length and 275 miles in width, has 7403 miles of paw ed highways.
The frontiersman., 1963-08-29

INTO PACIFIC
 Wyoming sends its waters into the Pacific, the Gulf of California and the Gulf of Mexico.
Evening star., 1963-02-10

pM0NE We will sIodIy hove q
rnnAv representative coll on
iVDAi you ot your home with
sompIe and discuss your. eorpet
needs. e.
Evening star., 1963-02-10
100 Trying to Plug
Inlet on HutteFus !

HATTERAS. N. c.. Feb. 0
tAP) More than 100 yolnn-
teers braved the cold wind Of
the North Carolina Outer Banks
today. helping to plug an inlet
cut through Hatteras Island by
a 1862 storm.
The volunteers worked to fill
1000 sandbags ,airlifted 10 the
inlet yesterday by heliconters
from the Cherry Point Marine
Air Station.
Evening star., 1963-02-10
Tonker's Disappearance
Recalls Navy Mystery

NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (APl -
The American tanker Marine
Sulphur Queen still was missing
today with her crew Of 80 in a
deepening mystery that recalled
the unsolved disappearance of
the Navy supply ship Cyclops in
1918.
Fifteen Coast Guard planes
ranged over thousands Of square
miles of sea from Norfolk, Va,
to a point 200 miles west of Key
West, Fla, without finding a
trace Of the Queen.
The Coast Guard confirmed
a report that an oil slick had
been sighted by a search plane
80 miles southwest of Key West.
However, the Coast Guard
said a closer inspection Of the
slick showed it was of the sur
face type and probably was
dropped by some ship cleaning
its bilges."
The 524-foot tanker, laden
with molten sulphur. left Beau
mont. Tex, last Saturday and
was due in Norfolk at noon on
Thursday. a -, &
An Atlantic storm that lashed
the southeast coast with winds
of 40 miles an hour lay across
her course.
Fears for her safety grew, not
only because she was two days
overdue, but because she is not
known to have been heard from
by radio since last Sunday at
8:25 pm.
That was a personal message
sent by crewmen at a ponit
estimated at 200 miles west Of
Evening star., 1963-02-10

the party division l3Democrats
and six Republicans.
If the Democratic leadership
decides to try to enlarge the
Finance Committee. 1t could
lead TO- a floor fight before
being approved by the Senate.
The prospect Of another long
session of Congress this year
has focused attention on the
suggestion advanced last
month by Senate leaders that
Congress plan to take a sum-
mer recess.
A joint committee of Demo-
Gratis and Republicans has
held one meeting to consider
the summer recess idea with
out reaching q conclusion. They
may meet again this week.
Their final decision probably
will depend upon how House
leaders react, because the Sen
ate could hardly plan q recess
by itself.
Evening star., 1963-02-10

the proud and illustrious name
Of his father being so degraded
by Junior when he performs as
the "hatchet man for the Ken
nedy forces"
Byrd Ignored Jibe
In Virginia later, Mr.. Roose-
velt said Senator Harry F. Byrd,
Democrat Of Virginia, ought to
get off his apples" and sup
port the Kennedy = johnson
ticket. Senator Byrd ignored
this advice.
d Republicans are reported To
have been digging into Mr.
Roosevelt's dispute with the In
ternal Revenue Service over
how much 1868 income tax he
owed. They also are said tc
have looked into his troubles
with traffic police which led to
suspension Of his District Of Co
lumbia drivers license in 1860
Mr.. Roosevelt served three
terms In the House as Repre-
sentative from a West Side Dis
trict Of New York City in the
late 40s and early sos before
making an unsuccessful run fol
New York State Attorney Gen.
eral in 1854.
He was married in 1887 tc
heiress Ethel du Pont. She OBJ
tainedSa a divorce in 1949 an6
later that year Mr.. Roosevelt
married Suzanne Perrin of New
York. He has four children, two
by each marriage.
Evening star., 1963-02-10

Key West as the vessel was
crossing the Gulf Of Mexico.
The Coast Guard said mer-
chant vessels frequently do not
report their location day by
day.
But the Marine Sulphur
Queen was to have given her
position 4S hours before arriv-
ing in Norfolk so preparations
could be made for her unload
ing.
Such a message never was
received, although her skipper,
Capt. j. v. Tanning, has a re-
putation for punctuallity and
for observing such regulations
The Coast Guard, besides
waging its intensive air search,
was radioing other ships to ask
whether they had sighted the
missing vessel.
But although her route was
heavy with sea traffic, no other
vessel has reported definitely
having seen her.
The lack of trace, message or
sighting as the search wore on
bore many siniilarities TO the
vanishing Of the Cyclops 4:
years ago in one of the seas
greatest mysteries.
The Cyclops was bound from
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for Bal
timore with q crew Of 300
men and a cargo Of 10000 tons
Of manganese.
She put into Barbadoes in
the British West Indies, took
on some coal. departed and
never was heard from again
Evening star., 1963-02-10

money over to the national and
house committees.
In an obvious effort TO pro-
mote party unity, Senator Nor
ton said Republican governors
and top political figures Of the
party from all across the
country" would be invited to
participate.
These may include q. o. p.
Cows. Rockefeller Of New York,
Romney Of Michigan, Scranton
Of Pennsylvania and Rhodes Of
Ohio as well as former Presi-
dent Eisenhower.
There we're some lifted eye-
brows within the party-but no
public protests-over the origi-
nal plan to salute Senator
q Goldwater, q conservative
spokesman. for his four years
Of service as chairman Of the
campaign committee.
Recently Senator Goldwater
has thrown some cold water or
efforts of friends to promote
him for the 1864 @. o. p. pres
idential nomination. In q Feb
ruary 5 letter TO an Arizona
legislator he said that "as far
as I am concerned I have never
had any intention but to seek
one office. that being United
States Senator from Arizona
His Senate seat will be at stake
in next years election.
Senator Morton said that II
the Republicans stir UP enough
enthusiasm he thinks they car
Evening star., 1963-02-10
Lockheed Develops
New Type COpter (,

BURBANK. Calf. Feb o
(APJ .--Lockheed Aircraft Corp.
says 1t has developed q new
type helicopter which u pilot
can fly with his hands off the
controls.
The copter. xH5lA: Is a five
place craft whose rotor spins
like a giant gyroscope. Its
average speed is 200 miles per
hour.