COURT NEWS
Ernest M. Pruitt, Sutton, was
found guilty on a territorial
police charge of an improperly
displayed livense plate and with
out the registration on the same
vehicle. Pruitt entered a plea of
guilty and was fined $15 in U. S.
Commissioner’s Court December
7.
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CITY COUNCIL NOTES
Ray Lancaster and Robert
Johns, representatives of the Am
erican Legion, attended the De
cember 8 meeting of the Palmer
mer City Council, with an offer to
sell the American Legion build
ing located near the Palmer Drug
store to the City of Palmer for
a stated amount. The men told
council members that the organ
ization would also consider meet
ing with the city council to dis
cuss the possibility of renting the
building to the city with an op
tion to buy. The proposal will be
referred to the city planning com
mission to review the usability
of the building for city needs.
* * *
Restricted parking between the
ARRC building and the Co-Op
Rec Hall will be enforced 24 hours
a day, council members decided
when Police Chief Bernard Bou
wens appeared before the council
to question the period of time ef
fected by the regulation. Council
members pointed out that the
fire hazard alone is sufficient to!
keep the area open for passage
at all times. The area is the ac
cess alley to a parking area at
the rear of the buildings. Chief
Bouwens pointed out that the
warning period for issuing warn
ing tickets will be completed De
cember 10 and that starting Fri
day morning second offenders
will be prosecuted.
* * *
Ray Lancaster also asked coun
cil members to extend the two
year agreement made by the city
when they took over the former
Fire Association equipment, giv
ing service to outlying areas. The
two year period ends next Febru
ary, Lancaster said.
* * *
Eleanor Hartner was approved
as permanent telephone operator
and Mary Carson as relief opera
tor. Chief operator Mrs. Meryle
Peterson told council members
that two additional operators will
be needed during the change
over period when the system is
moved to the Severn building.
She was authorized to hire Nor
man France and Gertrude Larsh
for this temporary work. Mrs.
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Jean Metealte will instruct the
operators on the operation of the
new switch board.
The purchase of a Wheatstone
bridge for the telephone depart
ment was authorized when re
quested by Parker Lester, chair
man of the telephone committee.
The instrument will be used for
tracing line breaks and will con
serve many man-hours.
* * *
City Attorney John Shaw read
two new city .ordinances, one for
the final time. The business li
cense was read for the first time,
and the real and personal pro
perty tax ordinance received its
third and final reading.
KOSLOSKY'S PLAN
T-V OPEN HOUSE
Koslosky’s Department store is I
planning open house ceremonies
in their new television depart
ment on Friday evening, Decem
ber 11 between the hours of 6 and
11 p.m.
The public is invited to attend
and see their numerous sets in
operation during the first com
mercial telecast to be presented
Christmas Carol”
Tickets On Sale
Tickets for Dicken’s “Chirst
mas Carol,” to be presented by
members of the Anchorage chap
ter, Alaska Community Theatre,
are now available at Betty’s and
the Treasure Chest.
The immortal story will be pre
sented in play form before a Pal
mer audience for the first time
Sunday evening. Curtain call has
been set at 8 p.m. and those plan
ning to attend are asked to pur
chase their tickets in advance, if
at all possible, to avoid delaying
the curtain call. Tickets for chil
dren will be available at the
door, donation price 25 cents. If
possible, children are asked to
have the correct change.
Frank Brink of the Anchorage
ACT who adapted the famous
story for playing will take the
part of Scrooge.
over Channel 11 that evening.
Refreshments will be served
and two portable radios will be
given away during the evening.
MONEY TAKEN IN
LATEST BREAK-IN
City and territorial police are
still working on the break-in at
the Palmer Fountain and Cafe
that occured sometime between
Saturday night when Jolma Kut
tula, owner, closed his place of
business and Sunday night at
10:15 when he discovered the
safe-cabinet in the cafe office had
been forced open and between
$40 and $50 taken.
The missing money w^s in bills
and silver dollars. Several rolls
of money were not taken.
City Police Chief Bernard Bou
wens said entry was apparently
made through the front entrance
by forcing a spring-type lock. A
hammer and chisel was found
near the safe and believed to
have been used in opfejiing the
cabinet door.
SEVENTH GRADE
PLANS SKATING PARTY
Members of the two seventh
grades of the Palmer School are
: planning a skating party-weiner
roast for this coming Saturday at
Wasilla Lake.
The youngsters are meeting at
ir
MEN ADMIT BREAK
AT KNIK DRIVE IN
Territorial police this week an
nounced the solving of the break
in at Knik Drive In a week ago
Tuesday. Robert A. Poggas, 17,
and Eugene R. Babler, 22, both
i of Anchorage, admitted breaking
into the drive-in December 1, as
well as Lang’s Mountain View
Store on November 4 and impli
cated three airmen who subse
quently admitted being involved
in the two breaks. They were
Paul Toon, Dean Todd and Dale
Hope.
Poggas told officials that on
December 1 they broke in the
drive in and took two cartons of
cigarettes, a box and one half of
candy bars and $32.50 in cash.
The five men were believed in
several other breaks during the
past few weeks, including the
Pomeroy Construction Co. offices
in Anchorage where a safe and
walk-in vault were looted of
nearly $500.
They are expected to be turn
ed over to the U. S. attorney for
prosecution.
the school at 11 a.m. and trans
portation will be provided by
i several parents.
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