THE FROHTIERSMAN
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21. 1947, at the post office at
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR |
To the Editor,
Frontiersman
Palmer, Alaska
After visiting the Constitution
al Convention in Fairbanks be
fore it recessed, talking to dele
gates, and studying what I could
of proposals, I had prepared some
material to present at the hear
ings in Palmer, but was unable
to get there because of snow
storms which closed the highway.
Instead, I have presented a
summary of it in a letter to Jim
Hurley, which I would like to
have made public, as follows:
Mr. James Hurley, delegate
Constitutional Convention
Fairbanks, Alaska
I’m sorry I wasn’t able to be
at the hearings in Palmer on
December 29, as I intended when
I talked to you at the Conven
tion. The highway was closed
by snow.
I wanted to discuss several
points with you. As it is develop
ing, the Constitution does not
provide suitable referendum, m
rart.rve and recall. As proposed by
. committee, the features are weak,
arid are being further cut down
on the convention floor There «is
no provision for constitutional
amendment by popular move;
delegates have not given as much
attention to such improvements
as unicameral legislature and
Proportional Representation, 'as
Alaskan public opinion warrants;
•one objection, among others, to
the local government proposal,
is that it gives the cities unwar
ranted control.
As a whole, proposals are load
ed with statutory material. De
tails which should be left to fu
ture legislatures in spite of the
Convention resolution to keep to
matters of principal and form. I
believe you have also expressed
■ concern on this point. For ex
ample, the proposal of Committee
No. 10 on Land and Resources,
seven pages of mainly statutory
• material, is adequately expressed
in principal in Section 3 of your
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DELEGATE PROPOSAL No. 30
on State Lands and Natural Re
sources, as follows: “All natural
resources shall be utilized for
the benefit of all the people of
the state.”
As you know, I have talked
to hundreds of people about this
constitution since last spring. The
one constant demand of nearly
all has been for a direct vote on
issues,( and for any other mea
sures that would make goven
ment simple and easily controlled
by the people themselves.) Al
though the delegates have voted
for initiative, referendum and re
call in principle, they are not pro
ceeding to make it workable, —
rather the contrary.
I would like to have you pre
sent this letter to the convention
on behalf of the many Alaskans
who have expressed their opin
ions to me, and I hope that it may
be of support to you.
With best wishes,
Ben Hitchock
Caribou Creek
Palmer
ALASKAN SEA TRIP
TOLD IN NEW BOOK
BY TWO TRAVELERS
TWO TOWELS AND AN OR
ANGE, a funny "log” of two sea
flarin’ damsels who took off
aboard the S. S. Alaska for the
far north, was released this week
to book shops by COMET PRESS
BOOKS of New York.
The two women of pioneer
stock left their western homes
and families for a trip to Alaska
in spite of dock strikes and other
incidents. The gay adventures
•chart an amusing and informa
tive account of their trip. The
book will rekindle in the reader
that old desire to pack a bag and
be off to see the world.
Friends of long standing, Gwen
Mallory and Iris Short live in
the Rocky Mountain states of
Colorado and (Idaho. Miss Mal
lory is a biology instructor in
Grand Junction, Colo., and Mrs.
Short is an employe of the Idaho
State Tuberculosis Hospital. Miss
Mallory has written many arti
cles and poems for newspapers
and magazines in her area. TWO
TOWELS AND AN ORANGE,
marks Mrs. Short’s debut as an
author.
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Association
Biilis Jean Roark
Wed on December 27
In a candlelight ceremony per
formed by the Rev. Brian Cle
worth at United Protestant
Church on December 27, Billie
Jean Roark, daughter of Mr and
Mrs. Bill Roark of Palmer became
the bride of Jack McKechnie, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Ray McKechnie
also of Palmer. The double ring
ceremony was periormed before
a large gathering of friends from
Palmer and Anchorage. Mrs. Max
Sherrod, organist, played the tra
ditional wedding music and
Dwight Pullen sang “Because”.
The bride, who was given in
marriage by her father, wore a
beautifully fashioned gown made
by her mother. Her ballerina
length gown was styled of white
slipper satin, with a lace over
shirt. The fitted bodice of satin
had a yoke of matching lace, a
satin band collar, long pointed
sleeves, and tiny satin covered
buttons down the back. The
bride’s veil of matching lace fell
from a tiara of lace with lily-of
the-valley trim. She carried a
white orchid on her Rainbow
Bible.
Donna McKechnie, cousin of
the bridegroom, was maid of hon
or and wore a ballerina length
gown of pink net with satin in
serts of the same shade. The fit
ted bodice was of pink satin and
she carried a flower muff of
white carnations.
Best man for the bridegroom
was Paul Barnhardt. Jerry and
Russell McKechnie, brothers of
the bridegroom, were ushers.
For her daughter’s wedding
Mts. Roark chose a white coat
style dress with red trim with
which she wore white accessories
and a shoulder corsage of white
carnations. The bridegroom’s
mother wore a grey-blue dress
with black tafetta embossed de
sign, black accesories and a white
carnation corsage.
The traditional “something old
—something new” was complete
for the bride who carried a 35
year-old handkerchief as some
thing old; her gown and a new
penny was something new; a
hSItK* garter was something blue
and a full tiered slip was borrow
ed.
Following the ceremony the
bride’s parents held a reception
IN AND OUT AT THE
VALLEY
PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL
Patients at Valley Presbyterian
Horpital this week are: M. D.
Snodgrass, Keith Smith of Star
Route, John Stephan of Wasilla,
Charles A. Clamp of Sutton, Ole
Johnson, Robert Lentz, Henry
Stienburg (3 yr. old), Paul Bee
cheek, Walter Covich, Mrs. Lloyd
Mill, Mrs .Mike Ulrich, and Nile
DeLartd.
Hospitalized during the past
week but now out are: Philip
Frey (4 yr. old1 Judy Ann Davis
of Chugiak, Mrs. Earl Barry, Mrs.
Alex Fuller, Bobby Saxton, Rich
ard Kaywood of Sutton, Mrs.
Jack Mastrude of Goat Creek,
Rita Loyer, James Ehrhart, Mrs.
Gary LaRose and infant daugh
ter, Mrs. Gerald McNally and in
fant son, and Thomas Ondola of
Wasilla, (2 yr. old)
for a large number of guests at
Moose Hall where the guest book
was presided over by Vosie
Hughes. Mrs. Paul Aklestad cut
the tiered wedding cake, Karen
Aklestad served ice cream, and
Mrs. Geraldine Lampard helped
open gifts. Presiding at the punch
bowl was Sally Reed and Mrs.
Pat Sandvik presided at the gift
book. Angus McKechnie served
egg nogs.
The bride came to Alaska from
.Napa, California with her par
ents in April <?f 1947 ?nd gradu
ated from Palmer High School
with the class of 1954. Since her
graduation she has been employ
ed in the office of Hazel Byham,
public accountant. She plans to
continue her work.
The bridegroom graduated
from Palmer High School in 1953
and attended the University of
Alaska. He is now in construction
work, employed by Sandvik,
Roark and Curry at Kenai.
Mr. and Mrs. McKeohnie are;
now at home in Apartment 207
at the Pioneer Apartments.
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WEDDING PARTY
PLANNED FOR
THE DON FARRELLS
All friends of Mr. and Mrs. Don
Farrell are invited to attend a
wedding party being held in the
honor Saturday night, January 7,
at Green Acres. Mrs. Farrell is the
former Betty Roth, former owner
of Green Acres. Open house will
be held throughout the evening.
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