GOVEHHASUT HALTS RJ.23
AVAHD PR0F03ITI0IIS
Horton Fined on Liquor Violation
The U.S.Commissioner, Walter Huntley,
held court at. Palmer on Tuesday after
noon with the Deputy Marshall, William
Bouv/ens, and District Attorney for the
Third Division, J.Vf.Kehoe, attending.
The court session was short, hr. Kohoo
advised that all forms of lottery were
illegal in the Territory of Alaska and
that he was acting for the Government at
this time in causing the abolishment of
all prize award propositions, involving
the giving of 11 cueto with purchases
for a drawing at intervals for the
selection of winners of cash, merchan
dise or free tickets; punch herds;
slot machines or any other for;., of
lottery. This order is to go into
effect immediately.
«.t the same court session, P-r-lph Horton,
who operates the Valley City Cafe at
Faimer, pleaded guilty to selling liquor
without proper license. At the present
time he is working with a restaurant's
license for liquor dispensing which
only allows liquor to ce sold "ith a
meal. Ko was fined $50, e*” and now must
apply to tho district court for contin
uance of i.is present license or the
liquor dispensing license required.
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xt the sane time as the new employ:..cut
policy -;of-9 into effect, eld and new
employees will re r.skea to sign, n new
employe at contract, in co.:si ierntion
for employment on the oasis of a speci
fied amount, the; employee agrees that:
1. He will na/ce all purchases from the
iiatanusKa Valley Jarr.ora' Ccoporati.g
association, its agencies, or enter
prises, provided the goods or ser
vices described by him are for sale
by said Association, its agencies
or enterprises, and that ho will m
no way hinder the coopcrat-ve acti
vities for and upon .-hieh this com
munity was establishes’ and that he
will have no interest in enterprises
in competition with said cooperative
activities by reason of partic-pa
tion or by leasing or renting property
2. He rill not and dons not claim any
participation ir. dividends fro:: said
Association or purchase savings as
an employee and ho shall not receive
HOLIDAY ZESTIVITISS TO
HONOR CHS1 STJ/LtS 7,'EEa
School, Church, Community Plan Events
The Palmer School program '.- ill be held in
the Community Hall at Pain or on December
£3, beginning at 2:00 P.h. The students
in four rooms—hissBronloy's, Hiss Lyman's,
Hiss Peterson's and hiss tlonknan's—will
tahe part. Eight after the school program
the Palmer Theater is having a special
mati uec featuring the Dionne Quintuplets
m. "Reunion". The School busses arc
bexng hold over until after the show and
any one nay trice advantage of the bus
service. This will be the last show
until after the first of the year. Every
one is cordially invited tc attend the
scnool program. Regular prices will be
charged for the show which will follow
immediately.
This coning Sunday the Theater Guild will
have their Christmas Piresiae Hour. It
will begin at 8:C. ?..... ir. the Dormitory
nr.d every one .n the Valley is invited.
A special program is planned, to include
a short play, a surprise number by the
teachers, readings by hiss Betty Earns of
V.'asilla .and musical numbers by TTasillr. and
Palmer talent. They arc going to serve
Christmas c.indy and every one ill join
in singing Christmas c amis.
another feature of the week will be the
(Cont. pare 7)
the saiiv. except in his capacity as a
Colonist of the i>tanusl:a Valley Colony
or a neuter of said Association or
thr r.gh special contract or ojrecnent.
o. Tf the employee is a Colonist, he
;.:ust agree that he v.-ill authorise
the Corporation to withhold 15fo from
his salary or wages each no nth to
oc held by the Corporation for appli
cation on the payment of interest,
principal or both on his land sales
contract together with such other
deductions as nay be mutually agreed
upon. However, no sum less than
$2.00 will bo withheld from any
money dt.o during one pay period for
application as payment on contract.
ill employees or.: required to sign tl.e
now contract oefore December <17, 1937,
and all future employment will bo or. this
basis.
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