Valdez News
MRS. INEZ MOORE
Mr. and Mrs. John Kelsey are
the proud parents of a baby
daughter, born October 8th.
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Mr. and Mrs. John Gilson on
Broadway, gave a farewell party
on October 8th to honor Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Stewart and Mr. and
Mrs. H. V. Gorgensen of the Al
aska Road Commission. Both
couples are leaving on the next
boat for Juneau. They have en
deared themselves to many Val
dez people and will be missed by
all who knew them. The best
wishes of everyone go with them.
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Two of our well known Val
dez young men have been called
for jury duty in Anchorage. They
are Hugo Dahl and Howie Bowen.
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The Alaska Road Commission
has announced it can no longer
allow wrecker service for indi
viduals on the highway. If the
road is being blocked by a car or
cars, it will move them, but if
one skids over the side they will
have to get other means of sal
vage. Here is a wonderful oppor
tunity for some private concern
to start a wrecking service.
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Mrs. Jeanne Laurence, artist,
and wife of the late Sidney Lau
rence, was a visitor in our city
recently on her way to Cordova
by plane. It’s an ill wind that
blows nobody good, and while
wind kept the plane here, some of
the townspeople had an oppor
tunity to see some very beautiful
paintings of floral subjects done
by Mrs. Laurence on display in
the Valdez Drug Company.
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Mr. and Mrs. Leo Sowers have
sold their home and will move to
California in the near future.
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Collection of clothing for Ko
rean Refugees was started Sat
urday by the women of the Civic
club, in answer to the call sent
out from the office of the Gover
nor.
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Mrs. Jean North was a passen
ger on the south bound boat Oc
tober 19th. She left for a medical
check-up in Seattle. Her many
friends wish her complete recov
ery and a quick return.
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Our Alaska Highway Patrol
man, Mr. Alexander, and family,
have returned after an extended
visit in the states. Welcome
home!
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Inez Moore has three poetry en
tries in the New Orleans Poetry
show which opened October 14
in the old French Quarter in New
Orleans. It is held each year and
open to poets in the states and
Alaska by invitation only. Mrs.
Moore submitted three of her la
test poems: "The American
Eagle". “The Bald Eagle", and
"Don’t Forget To Pray.” The first
two were published in the Con
gressional Record early this sum
mer in the fight for the protec
tion of our national bird. The
magazine "Pen” of Denver has^
recently accepted four articles
om Mrs. Moore for their emfwyp
from Mrs. Moore for its "It Hap
pened This Way”, section.
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Three of Valdez’ young ma
trons rang doorbells for 10 days,
helping families make out their
personal property tax. Mrs. Bo-,
wen. Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Frai-1
ser were the ladies assigned to
this unusual job.
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The election on October 2nd
! added a few new members in the
various city departments. On the
council, last year’s Mayor E. C.
Egan was reelected. Three new
councilmen: Alkire. Antritter and
Welch will help take up the
weighty subjects of sales tax,
sewer bonds and all the unfin
ished tasks of last year’s coun
cil. The retiring members—Helen.
Long, Marvin Beals and Owen
Johnson, deserve the city's vote,
of thanks for two years of faith-1
ful attendance at every meeting
of the council. We hope this year’s
group will win a perfect attend
ance record. Old members that
carry over for another year are:
Starbuck, Wafford and Gilson.
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The Brady Construction houses
will soon be ready for occupancy
and will relieve some of the hous
ing shortages. They are of con
crete block construction and
make a splendid showing with
their pastel exteriors. Completion
has been delayed by the delayed
freight shipments as in every oth
er case in town. However, some
of the families expect to move
into their new quarters by the
first of November.
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MANUFACTURING JEWELER
NICK GOOSCHIN
Anchorage, Alaska
Our local school ha* reached
the necessary size to warrant a
five-member school board over
the usual three Four new mem
ber* were elected recently. They
are Janette Mcllroy. Barbara
Wieler, Mrs. Lloyd Alkire and
Emilie Taylor, while Wm. Hunt
is held over from last year. Then
biggest problem w’lll be solving
the overcrowded condition of the
various rooms. With so many new
families in town and schooling
a must for their children, it will
take magic to solve the problem, i
The old school building used once
by the ANS, is being overhauled
and it is hoped will take care of a I
few of the classes.
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The Community Hospital elec
tion was held in conjunction with
the city election and three new
I members elected to the board.
! The board now consists of Helen
) Long, Mrs. John Ekemo, Marga
ret Crump. Lew Taylor and A. E.
Carlin.
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| Two new projects for Valdez
] will be a decided improvement
in our town. We have a spacious
new Community hospital and a
sewer disposal system to be built
Both have been badiy needed for
many years.
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.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Henderson
of Mile 47 on the Richardson
Highway are spending this win
ter jn town and are at home to
their many friends at 423 Sher
man Street. Henderson is em
ployed by the ARC.
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A special election early in No
vember will give the voters a
chance to vote on a 2 percent
sales tax. With so many transients
in town it will give them a chance
in a small way of helping in the
* over, burdened property tax pay
| ers job of keeping up the city fi
nances.
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Two of the most energetic new
comers to Valdez are Rev. Robert
Grumbine and his wife, who have
replaced Rev. Wanner in the
Episcopal church here. With a
newly organized Sunday school,
Boy and Girl Scout groups, wo
mens’ auxiliary, mens’ club and
choir work, he plans a full pro
gram in the three weeks each
month here, and one week - in
Cordova. The welcome mat is out
for all to attend services there.
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Cooperation and competition
are two words that Valdez hasn't i
r
t
New Bathroom
or
Kitchen Sink?
Let Us Install Them For
You Efficiently
TIME TO CHECK YOUR
HEATING PLANT
MAC’S
Plumbing & Heating
h»d to worry ow for « lone long
time, but they are finding it wm
ply has to be a part of their pro
gram if success is attained Right
now dorrnr of letter* of inquiry
reach the town daily asking what
is needed
First of all we need a daily
newspaper to take the place of
a small bulletin board on which
one must read thru notices that
were posted as far back as ’949
and never removed. Proceedings
of council and school board meet
ings would be news for the public
if they were published as is re
quired in most places.
We also need a good meat mar
ket, a shoe repair shop, an un
dertaker and a morgue, a resident
attorney, a dog catcher. A build
ing inspector, a bowling alley
with a man to operate it, also a
roller skating rink, a full-sized
community center, a good drug
store with a qualified pharmacist
in charge. Hotels are usually
filled up, so one or two more good
hotels are needed, service sta
tions and car repair garages
chain grocery store and scores of
other openings for the wide
awake man who can tsand up to !
competition.
Just recently a young man ask
ed permission to start up in a
business in which there is now
one man operating that type of
business. As soon as the council
gave permission to apply for li- i
ccnw he said ”1 want an ordi
nance passed to prohibit anyone
elite from Making a license for
this same type of busmens " Too
bad he hasn t learned the word*
"Free Enterprise.**
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Rev. Teeters and family have
recently returned to Valdes aftc i
a summer’s vacation in the state>
They drove out over the Alaska
and Richardson highways and re
port a wonderful vacation.
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It is with regrets that Valdes’
didn't have a representative in
Missoula. Montana when the
meeting was held there on Sep*.
17 and 18 for the discussions of
Alaskan problems. At least two
Valdezians would have attended
at their own expense had they
known about it in time. There,
again, makes us feel the urgency
of a good daily newspaper to ke;p
us informed of important events.
However, a newspaper like any
other business, cannot survive if
it doesn't have the cooperation
the community which it serves.
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