NOEL WOODS GETS CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE
OF NRA INDOOR RIFLE SECTIONAL
Noel Woods of Palmer was
named Sectional Champion of the
NBA Indoor Rifle Sectional held
in Palmer April 11-14. The Sec
tional was shot at the Matanuska
Valley Sportsmen range and
sponsored by the MIVS Rifle and
Pistol Club. Woods ran up a total
of 781 for his top position. Right
behind him and also from the
Palmer club was Ken Westenbar
ger who took the first master
title with a total of 779. Second
master award went to John
Guitar of Fairbanks, for his total
of 777.
Other winners were as follows:
EXPERT: Kenneth Bunch, Fair
banks, 775, first; William Wake
land, Palmer 765, second; Stanley
Johnson, Ladd APB, 765, third.
SHARPSHOOTER: Donald Ab
el, Jr., College, 753, first; How
ard Edmunds, Fairbanks, 752, sec
ond; Eugene Morrison, Ladd AFB,
751, third.
.MARKSMAN: James Miller,
Anchorage, 748; Mildred Ed
munds, Fairbanks, 737; Carol
Steadman, College, 733.
Bemiece Guitar of Fairbanks
took the Sectional Woman Cham
pionship with her total of 764.
Second place went to Marie
Louise Johns of Palmer with a
total of 745; and Mildred Ed
munds of Fairbanks took third
with a total of 737.
Robert Redfield of Elmendorf
AFB was the high unclassified
shooter with a total of 761.
Winners of the Secional Team
Championship were shooters of
the Tanana Valley Sportsmen
from Fairbanks, with a total of
1559.
The sectional was reported as
very successful by Marie Westen
barger, secretary of the local rifle
club, and the many shooters who
RAILR6AD NAMES
CHIEF SURGEON
An Anchorage doctor who spent
part of his early childhood in
Anchorage has become chief sur
geon of The Alaska Railroad. His
appointment was announced by
J. H. Lloyd, general manager.
Dr William J. Mills, an ortho
pedic surgeon whose office is at
742 K Street, has signed a one
year contract to serve the rail
road as chief surgeon and its
principal medical examiner.
As the railroad’s chief surgeon
Dr. Mills attends directors’ meet
ings of The Alaska Railroad
Medical Association, reviews the
medical examination reports of
new employees and handles the
cases of injured workers seeking
federal compensation, and other
duties.
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stated they had had “a wonder
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NEW RATE SCHEDULES REVENUE DECREASES
BASIS 1956 REVENUES ANNUAL % CHANGE
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COMMERCIAL AND SMALL POWER 9,311 14.8%
INDUSTRIAL .
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COURT NEWS
U. S. Commissioner's Court
A number of speeding viola
tions were brought into U. S.
Commissioner’s Court this past
week. All violators were cited for
exceeding the 35-mile an hour
speed restriction now in effect on
the highways and roads in Alas
ka.
Appearing in U. S. Commis
sioner’s Court on April 17 were:
Michael C. Gallagher of Palmer,
Robert Gagnon of Mt. View,
Thomas F. Hannon of Anchorage,
and Cecelia Cfaig of Anchorage.
All were charged with exceeding
the restricted speed limit by
the territorial police. Each enter
ed a plea of guilty and all but
Mrs. Craig were fined $25. Mrs.
Craig’s fine was $30. Earl C.
Saltzberry of Elmendorf was fined
$25 on a similar charge on April 6,
as was Richard A. Eston of Elmen
dorf. Ronald Meehan of Palmer
was fined $25 on April 16 on a
similar charge. Harold R. Beakler
of Wasilla was fined $50 of which
$25 was suspended and received
a 30-day suspended sentence when
found guilty on two charges of
driving in excess of the speed
limit. He appeared in court on
April 10. Warren W. Badroun of
Pialmer was fined $25 on April 4.
on an excessive speed charge. All
were brought by territorial po
lice.
Other recent court cases includ
ed Samuel B. Horne of Anchorage
who on April 20 was found guilty
of a negligent driving, resulting
in an accident, charge brought by
territorial police. He was fined
$50 of which $25 was suspended,
received a 30-day suspended sen
tence and had his driver’s license
revoked for 20 days. Jerry A.
Gross of Fort Richardson wTas
found guilty March 27 of a charge
of driving while under the in
fluence of intoxicating liquor and
was fined $50, and had his driv
er’s license revoked for 60 days.
Dale N. Spanogle of Palmer’*was
fined $10 on April 8 on a charge
of driving with a faulty muffler.
Territorial police brought the
charges.
„ Carlos Flores of Elmendorf
i was fined $50 and lost his driv
er’s license for 20 days on April
17 on a charge of negligent driv
ing resulting in an accident. The
charge was made by territorial
police.
Bill Ezi of Palmer entered a
plea of not guilty but was found
guilty of a Fish and Wildlife en
forcement officer’s charge of kill
ing two mountain sheep in a clos
ed season. He appeared in court
on April 11 and was fined $200
which was suspended and given
a four-month sentence of which
he must serve 30 days.
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To Wed oa May 11
. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard McClaf
ferty of Anchorage have an
nounced the forthcoming marri
age of their daughter, Rita, to
Joseph G. DesJardin, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Emile DesJardin of Hub
bell, Michigan.
The wedding will be performed
in St. Michael’s Catholic Church
in Palmer on Friday morning,
May 11 at 10 a.m. and a reception
will follow at Moose lodge.
Miss McClafferty is employed
as secretary to the cashier at the
Matanuska Valley Bank. Her fi
ance is employed as a locomo
tive fireman by the Alaska Rail
road.
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BAKE, RUMMAGE SALE
A combination bake, bazaar
and rummage sale will be held in
the basement of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
on Saturday, May 5, starting at
10 a.m. and continuing until
about 5 p.m. The sale is being
sponsored by church members,
with proceeds to go toward fin
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IN AND OUT AT THE
VALLEY
PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL
Patients on the “in” list at Val
ley Presbyterian Hospital this
week include: Reuben Larson*
Robert Johnson of Wasilla, Jame^
Shaginoff, Jasper Skok, Clay
Prewitt, James Stewart, Debra
Reed, Sharon Lovejoy, Mrs. Char
les Bairn, Mrs. Claude Harter, Ole
Johnson, Dennis Ryan, 7 mos.*.
Mrs. Patrick Ryan, and Mrs. Ed
win Hartner.
Hospitalized but now out were
Mrs. Leonard Moffitt and infan.
son, Lee Plumbley, 6, Mark Mof
fitt, 11, William Jarvinen, Sut
ton, Mrs. Peter Reuter, Star
Route, Mrs. L. M. DePriest, Cyn
thia Vasanoja, 1, James Barry, 11*
Thomas Smulick, 2, Eska, and
Anne Jones, 13.
ishing a room in the church. A
wide assortment of homemade
baked goods will be offered, as
will many bazaar articles and a
good assortment of fresh, clean*
usable rummage items. The pub
lic is invited to participate.
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