VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office a»
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
A1 J. DeJulio .Publisher, Manager
Editor.Virginia Gallant
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LETTERS TO THE (
EDITOR I
Statement of John D. Shaw lo
to the Frontiersman
I am charged by the Assistant
United States Attorney with a
highly technical violation of a
3948 Act of Congress designed to
protect the government against
the prosecufion of law suits by
former employees, within a peri
od of two years after such em
ployee ceases his employment,
where the subject matter of such
law suit is directly connected with
such person’s employment.
Before I became a member of
the Alaska bar. I was employed as
assistant chief train dispatcher for
the Alaska Railroad. .1 was so
employed in March of 1950 when
the tragic Rainbow passenger
train—gas car train accident oc
curred. Neither I nor any of the
other train dispatchers were in
volved in the events leading up to
the crash. There is an official rec
ord of a report rendered by me
immediately after the accident
stating that to my knowledge no
Alaska Railroad employee was at
fault in regard to the accident.
Soon after the accident a number
of the injured men retained at
torney Harold J. Butcher as their
counsel. He was their attorney
and counselor and I had no con
nection with the case. I left the
government service on November
15, 1951 and subsequently in
March of 1952 when Mr. Butcher
filed suit in the Rainbow case,
through my acquaintance with
him, he caused my name to be
entered as co-counsel in the Rain
bow case. Shortly thereafter I
moved to Palmer where I have
been practicing regularly since.
Because I was not available to
issist in the case, another attor-:
ney was entered as co-counsel and
I withdrew from the case. I did
not appear in court nor assist in
the trial of the Rainbow case. The j
record of the trial in the Rainbow
case will surely show there was no
subject matter introduced therein ;
material to the case and involving
my employment or that of the |
other train dispatchers. It is upon j
the technical matter of my name
appearing for a time as attorney;
in the case before trial of the i
case, and notwithstanding the
fact that I withdrew from the
case before the trial began, that
the charge has been made against
me. Certainly I had no intent to
violate the law at any time and
I am certain I have not done so.
I at no time counselled any of
the plaintiffs nor accepted any
money from them as an attorney
or otherwise and have not had at
any time any claim upon a fee
which might result from the Rain
bow case.
I am confident that if my case
goes to trial it will be found that
I am innocent of violating the
law knowingly or otherwise.
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TELEPHONE EMPLOYES
RETURN TO WORK AT
SEWARD AFTER STRIKE
Alaska Telephone Employes of
Seward went back to work last
week after winning a contract
containing several specific claus
es. A raise in pay scale from
$1.20 an hour as starting scale
went up to $1.50 and $1.75 as
top scale after service of one year
instead of the previous rate of
$1.60 after two years.
The pay raise was conditional
however on willingness of the
Seward City Council to grant the
company a 100 per cent raise in
telephone rates in the city. This
the council can not do until after
a regular public hearing, held
according to law. This is one of
the terms of the franchise grant
ed ATEC by a vote of the Seward
people in 1950. which in itself
provides for conducting a public
hearing on any proposed raise in
rates.
MANY THOUSANDS VISIT
UNIVERSITY MUSEUM
Visitors at the University of
Alaska Museum this past year
totaled 23,400, according to a
summary released by the museum
this week. Included in this figure
were 107 Palmer visitors.
Every state was represented as
well as 22 foreign countries; 10
Canadian Provinces; 12 Central
and South American countries;
Hawaii; District of Columbia and
351 persons who gave no address.
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Notebook
Charles Wilson and Lew Hanks
of the Soil Conservation Service
spent a few days in Homer last
week, discussing developing and
conservation plans with fanners
of the Anchor Point area. They
were forced to make their return
from Kodiak when the airfield at
Homer was closed by slush ice.
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Sulli
van flaw outside this week for
a short trip.
Dr. and Mrs. Allan Mick left
Palmer Saturday for a flight to
Washington, D. C. where Dr.
Mick will confer with Depart
ment of Agriculture officials on
matters pertaining to the Experi
ment Station.
Mr. and Mrs. Barney Ander
son and sons flew Outside this
week to seek medical treatment
for the youngest boy.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Compton
and sons attenedd the Fur Ren
dezvous in Anchorage Saturday.
Genevieve DeLand spent the
weekend in Spenard where she
visited her sister and brother
in law, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Meier.
Mrs. Edna Jensen of Wasilla re
turned to her home last week
following a stay at Valley Hos
pital.
Shipment of ammonium ni
trate. seed and fertilizer is ex
pected in the Valley around the
15th of March. Co-Op Gneral
Manager Zieke announced this
week.
ANOTHER MOOSE KILLED
Another moose was struck and
killed by a motorist near Moose
Horn Trading Post last week, Al
aska Highway Patrol reported.
This is the third moose-auto ac
cident in the area in less than
two weeks.
Motorists are warned again by
highway officials to be on the
alert for moose crossing the high
way. At the present time there
New Law On Animal
Disease Control
New regulations concerning
the control of animal diseases
transmissible to man have been
adopted, C. Earl Albrecht, Ter
ritory Commissioner of Health
announced February 13.
These regulations are similar
to regulations previously in
force,, with the exception of
provisions pertaining to export
and intra-territorial transporta
tion of animals, right of in
spection and savings clause.
Copies of the regulations and
amendments are available for
distribution to interested part
ies at the office of The Front
iersman or the Department of
Health in Juneau.
are three large moose and two
calves who are staying around
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GRANGE HOME EC NEWS
The Grange Home Ec group
met at the home of Mrs. Vera
Rorrison, February 17 with seven
members present.
The meeting was called to order
by Harriet Bell, chairman.
Offices that are filled for the
coming year are: Vice-chairman,
Nina Stock; Secretary-treasurer,
Vera Rorrison and Reporter, Iva
M. France.
Plans for the bazzar held in
connection with the annual flow
er show were discussed. It is hop
ed members will take other sug
gestions to the next meeting.
Members decided to meet on
the second Monday of each
month. All Grange women are
WEDDING PLANS TOLD
Mr. and Mrs. John Serley have
announced the coming marriage
of their niece, Lyla Jean Rapley
! to Norman France, son of Mrs.
Grant France.
The ceremony will be held Sat
urday evening, March 7 in the
United Protestant Church at 8
p.m. Rev. Brian Cleworth will
officiate.
A reception will follow in the
church parlors. Friends of the
couple are invited to attend
eligible and are urged to attend.
The next meeting will be held
March S in the Karla Duff home
at 8 p.m.
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