REPUBLICAN RALLY
Approximately 2H townspeople were
present Sunday night to greet two An
chorage Republican candidates at the
Elk *s hall, k'rs. Barbara Dimock, can
didate for the office of territorial
delegate, and Paul Robison, candidate
for the office of territorial senator,
addressed the meeting nnich had been
sponsored by the Homer Republican Club*
Introduced by Hrs* Margaret Pate,
tors* Lhmock, a very charming candidate
and gifted speaker, reminded her listen
ers that her party's candidates repre
sented all parts of the third division
giving all of the division, she said, a
better chance for representation*
Mrs* Dimack said that an extensive
trip around the territory the past few
days had assured her that iter party was
very much alive in spite of the charges
by the Democrats that it was dead. She
said that she felt that the Democratic
landslide in the primaries had awakened
the Republicans a bit,
This Fall, she said, is a crucial
time* The future of Alaska and America
stand at stake, she said, and the people
will either stand as free men and women
or return to the happenstance program
of totalitarian government and full
socialism as represented by the Demo
crat s*
The delegate candidate spoke of the
Eisenhower program of the. 83rd congress
and stated that the President had gained
tg points of his promised program and
proved that there can be a working asso
ciation between the legislative and ex
ecutive branches of our government*
Cooperation between these two bodies
did not exist under the Democrats, she
said* ...
In d blast at the Truman administra
tion, Mrs* Dimock said they operated a
"charge account" government in which
nothing was paid for* Somebody, she
asserted, has to pay arid it is the peo
pie and their children and children’s
children»
Paul Robison, a member of the tgH3
territorial senate, summed up the works
of that legislature and stated that in
his opinion they were achievements to
be proud of« tie noted that all the
phases of Alaskan life had been dealt
with by the wide range of legislation
which the Republican legislature passed,
Re spoke briefly on Commonwealth and
stated that he could see little chance
that Congress will exempt Alaskans from
income taxes,
Both candidates reminded tneir Lis
teners that the Republicans had brought
about the release of vast tracts of land
in Alaska from the government and were
interesting private enterprise in the
development of the territory*
Hr, Robison noted that the corps of
Engineers would soon be surveying Brad
ley Lake for hydro-electric possibili
ties* If the lake proves out, he said,
it is very possible that a #5,000,000
nitrate fertilizer plant would be built
on the Kenai Peninsula*
Following the speeches of the candi
dates, crab cocktails and coffee were
sery d* Mrs* Gene Lawrence was in
charge of the refreshments*
FIRST ALASK0 OFFICE
Strout Realty, Inc. has announced of
ficially that J* C* Reynolds of Homer
has been appointed its first Alaskan man
ager* According to the news release of
the company, the appointment of Mr* Rey
nolds to the office in Homer uxxs the re
sult of the prosperous and progressive
growth which Homer has enjoyed, and
Strout Realty prophesies a bright future
here* Many of the company's prospects
have indicated a preference for this area,
and Mr* Reynolds explains that the area
of operation for the new office will
extend to the Kenai Peninsula*
SEPTEMBER 9
Club winner
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