Anchorage Tot
Wins Baby Show
At Recent Fair
Baby Vanover of Anchorage,
who grabbed his trophy and dis
appeared before he could be in
terviewed for details of name
and age, was judged best of the
28 babies entered in the fair’s
better baby contest. Onlookers
agree that he probably led the
ranking three candidates in age
with a ripe 10 or 11 months.
Runner-up in the baby con
test was Karen Rae Sands of
Palmer, the six and a half
months old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Maynard Sands.
David Frank, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Darrell Frank of Palmer
was third. David is just nine
months old.
The contest brought a large
number of interested onlookers,
as well as a full entry list. Con
test manager Mrs. Dorothy
Sands has expressed the opinion
that it should be a part of every
future Matanuska Valley fair.
Three Jailed, Two Fined
In Commissioner's Court
Jail sentences and fines were
handed down with equal impar
tiality by U. S. Commissioner
Dorothy Saxton to traffic law
violators and disturbers of the
peace during the past 10 days.
First in the parade of law
breakers to appear before Mrs.
Saxton were Arthur I. Justison
and A. B. Phillips. Both were
charged with disorderly conduct
and disturbance of the peace.
Mrs. Saxton sentenced Justison
to six months in jail and gave
Phillips the same jail sentence
plus a $100 fine.
Orville Pitcher of Anchorage,
charged with speeding and with
passing on a curve, was fined
$25. Bud Fritz of Anchorage, also
charged with passing on a curve,
was given a $10 fine.
Edward Jones of Palmer, con
victed on a reckless driving
charge, was fined $1,000, sen
tenced to six months in jail and
lost his. driving license for one
year. Five months of the jail
sentence were revoked.
Jones was involved in an acci
dent on the highway to Mata
nuska. He drove his automobile
at such a high rate of speed he
exceeded speedometer record
ings. In the wild dash down the
highway, the car lie drove was
overturned and Jones’ compan
ion, Miss Una Kurtz of Palmer,
was hospitalized with multiple
cuts and bruises. Jones was un
injured.
REA Man Makes Survey
Loyd Adcock, with the applica
tion and loans division of the
Rural Electrification Adminis
tration, arrived in Palmer this
week on temporary assignment
with the local headquarters of
liee of the Rural Electrification
Administration. Mr. Adcock, is
making a field appraisal study
of Alaska's REA co-ops.
COFFEY INSURES EVERY
flllNG — REMEMBER?
Thuma Agrees to Sell
More Air Port Land
for the remainder of its period
of construction.
It was at first thought neces
sary to call a general meeting
for this purpose. However Stan
ley McCutcheon, asked for a le
gal opinion, stated that the
transfer was within the power of
the Associations board of direc
tors. To make all possible haste,
the board is proceeding with the
transfer. Mr. McCutcheon also
stated that the dissolution of the
Association was inadvisable at
this time.
As soon as the land survey is
finished and the transfer of the
airport is effected, a master plan
for field improvement will be
roughed out. This plan will be
presented to CAA heads in An
chorage for approval, and later
will go to Washington, D. C., for
ultimate approval. However, in
Mr. Schwamm’s opinion, work
can be started following the first
approval in Anchorage.
Easements already have been
obtained from Mr. Thuma to the
south, and from Roland Snod
grass to the north, to permit
clearing and slashing on the ap
proaches. It is still the hope of
the board of directors that the
field can be readied for DC-3 op
eration this fall and winter.
Mr. Schwamm pointed out, in
a meeting with directors last
week, that there can be no hope
for an instruments field at the
present location of the port. He
said the entire project must be
switched to some spot near Wa
silla, should Palmer insist on
that type of field. Airport direc
tors voted to continue with im
provements to the existing field.
Meanwhile a general member
ship meeting, originally planned
for next Monday, has been post
poned.
Weds Road Engineer
Miss Virginia Woods of Bishop.
Calif., became the bride of Law
rence Paglio, engineer working
on the highway construction out
of Palmer, on the evening of
Sept. 3. The service was perform
ed at the home of U. S. Commis
sioner Dorothy Saxton in the
presence of immediate friends of
the couple. Mr. and Mrs. Gam
wells were attendants for the
bride and groom.
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