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VOLUMC t NUMBER 27
PALMER ALASKA THURSDAY MARCH 13 ISM
PRICE TEN CENTS
NewVA Order Feared Death Knell for On-Farm Training
World Around Us
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IN HONOLULU many angry
protests were developing against
Senator Connally’s remarks on
Hawaii in debate last week in
Washington.
Conally (D-Tex) said he was a
better American "than a great
many people living in Hawaii."
many of whom ‘‘are not of Am
erican descent."
Joining in the protests were
President Gregg Sinclair of the
University of Hawaii, President
Henry A. White of the Dole Ha
waiian Pineapple Co., and Dr.
Katsumi Kometani, member of
the 100th Battalion Club.
* • •
IN DOUGLAS School recently
first-grader Gregg McHuron, son
of the Clark McHurons and a for
mer Palmer resident, made a
simple discovery about a frog be
ing shown to students by an FWS
biologist. Neither the students not
the biologist could understand
why the frog didn’t make noises.
"Oh, he’s still a baby.” the ob
servant Gregg explained. “See,
he still has part of his tail.
* * *
IN KODIAK Saturday, delin
quent tax payers saw their names
listed lot by lot and block by
block as a full coverage of city
tax delinquency was reported in
a double page spread plus an
overflow half page in the Kodiak
Mirror. Owners of 202 parcels of
property were listed together
with taxes owed from 1951 and
back as far as 1941. Many had
paid no taxes for 10 years, and
, those delinquent for more than
one year’s taxes exceeded in
number those still owing taxes
only for 1951.
* *
IN ANCHORAGE plans are be
ing made by the city and military
officials to improve the harbor
and make the Territory’s most
populous (city a seeport, thus
making it a transportation hub
for air, land, and water com
merce
* • *
IN FAIRBANKS another Win
ter Carnival was over and the
new North American Champion
dog musher is Horace "Holy"
Smoke, 30-year old musher from
Stevens Village. He led a field
of 23 teams that took part in the
annual three-day, 70-mile clas
‘ sic.
City Council Meets
In Executive Session
The City Council met last night
in special “executive” session. No
news releases regarding subjects
discussed were authorized.
CLUB 49 LOOTED
OF SI,OOO IN EARLY
MORNING ROBBERY
Club 49 was robbed of an c*>- j
tunated $1,000 early Monday
morning after the place had boon
■losod for the night by Joseph
livland. the Sunday night barton-!
dor in charge
Entry was made through one
of the rear fire exits alter an at
tempt had been made at another
exit Discovery of the robbery
was made Monday morning by
Bob Bouwens, the daytime bar
tender, when he reported for
duty. City Police Chief Bernie
i Bouwens was notified immediate
ly when the discovery of the loss
[ was followed by that of the forced
| entry.
Circumstances surrounding the!
robbery pointed to the thief's
knowledge of customary disposal
1 of receipts. The absence of Bob
Sumpner from Palmer on a plane
hunting trip from which he was
unable to return until late Mon
! day afternoon (see story) was a
i contributing factor. Sumpner is
the only one of the bartenders
who knows the combination of
the Club 49 safe. Receipts had
piled up through Friday, Satur
day, and Sunday in his absence.
As customary when Sumpner was
was not present to “lock up.”
the night bartender took all but
$15 from the cash register and'
placed it in a certain drawer,
known as the “nickel drawer,”
back of the bar. The cash register
was left open to prevent destruc
tion in case of robbery The fact
that nothing in the establishment
was touched except the one draw
er in question and the cash regis
ter is considered indicative of
knowledge of the above facts.
ine cuy ponce ciuei cxmsicu
the assistance of the U. S. Mar
shal's office and the Anchorage
city police on the case, and FBI
trained finger print experts were
in the city Monday and Tuesday
taking fingerprints in their own
scientific way. Fingerprint rec
ords of all the employees who had
access to the drawer and cash
register were also taken.
The time of the robbery has
been narrowed down to some time
between 3:30 a.m. and 4:30 a.m.,
according to Police Chief Bou
wens.
Said Bouwens this morning.
“We definitely have a lead and
(Continued on Page 4)
ANOTHER LOCAL
"OLD TIMER" PASSES
Word has been received here
of the death two weeks ago of
Olie A. Berg, well known local
salesman and farmer, in Anchor
age’s Providence Hospital. He
was 68 years old.
The funeral was held last week
with the Anchorage Moose Lodge
in charge of the obsequies. Burial
was in the Anchorage cemetery.
Mr. Berg had lived in the An
chorage-Palmer area for the past
25 years. Prior to his death he
was agent for the Minnesota
Woolen Mills. During his stay in
Alaska he represented several
firms as salesman. He also farm
ed. He owned property on Wasilla
Road near Four Corners, in An
chorage, and on Wasilla Lake.
Mr. Berg leaves no family in
Alaska. A brother in Minnesota
survives him
Engins Trouble
Delays Return
Of “Lost” Flyers
Leon Holbrook and Bob Su
pner were baek in Palmer Mon
day night, none the worse fo.
their adventure- in spite ol tit
anxiety felt for them by friends
and families when they failed t >
return Saturday as planned, from
an air flight taken by the two
men to Lake Louise on Friday.
In explaining their delay,
Sutnpner said that following their
non-stop flight to the lake Friday
they found themselves grounded
by a snow storm that lasted .’.1!
day Saturday.
Sunday meriting proved clear
[She! when tuning up the J-3 Cub
i ship Sumpner r,oti(-«;d a drop in
'the oil pressure. Believing it wh3
caused from cold, he withdrew
the oil and heated it. Preparing
for take-off, the men discovere 1
the motor had trown a rod, re
turned to their cabin where they
had spent the past two nights and
decided they would just sit it
out until someone appeared.
Early Monday morning Chuck
Sutter, from Tazaline Lodge.
1 tew over me iane uui was uname
to land because of climatic con
ditions. However, around noon
he returned and was successful
in setting down. Palmer Police
Chief Bouwens had notified the
Alaska Patrol at Glenn Allen who
in turn had called Sutter when
the men had failed to return to
Palmer. He flew the men to the
lodge on the Glenn Highway
where they got a ride into Pal
mer with some fishermen who
were there at the time.
Sumpner said they will have to
return to the lake, strip down the
motor and have repairs made
very soon in order to get the ship
off the ice where it is moored, be
fore the Spring break-up.
Earl Brown, Palmer pilot, flew
to the area Monday noon before
word was received that the men
were safe. The Tenth Air Rescue
also flew a ship out Monday on
the search.
MRS. PERKINS ACQUIRES
FORMER STENSLUND
PROPERTY
Only one bidder showed up at
the U. S. Marshal’s sale of the
former Stenslund property loca
ted behind the former Shamrock
Bakery on Matanuska Street.
Mrs. Genevieve Perkins’ bid of
$860 was the sole bid and was
accepted by U. S Deputy Mar
shal Tom Merton, who conducted
the sale. The property has a 50
foot frontage on Matanuska
Street and is 126 feet deep.
NICKALOSKY INQUEST
TENTATIVELY SET
WEDNESDAY
\ Coroner’.' !nquc>t regarding
s *,■ death ol David Nit kaloskv.
local Native who was killed on
'he highway last Wednesday, has
tentatively been scheduled hu
U. S Commissioner Dorothy
Wednesday. March 1H.
Saxton, who will conduct the in
quest. stated that the exact time
has not been set The inquest has
been held up pending receipt of
reports which might have a bear
ing on the death from the crime)
laboratory in Washington, (DC.) •
The High , ay Patrol last week
, Wednesday located a truck driver 1
whose vehicle is believed to have
run over Nickalosky The man
[ who claims that he had no know- -
ledge of the tragedy at the time)
! jf occurence voluntarily came i
forward with his information
after learning of the accident and
subsequently finding evidences
of having struck someone on the
underside and back of his truck
trailer.
becoming 10 me u uck uriversj
story, he passed the accident!
scene about 3:25 a.m. Wednesday
morning, March 5. He drove i
straight to Alpine Inn, where he
sleeps while on his truck route,
and went to sleep. About 11 a.m.
that same morning, as he was
preparing to resume his trip, he j
talked with one of the truck
drivers who had discovered Nick- j
alosky’s body earlier that morn- :
mg. They wfere talking near the
first driver's truck. Then they
noticed spatterings on the out
side of the trailer that suggested
blood and tissue. Examination of
the Kenworth tractor under
neath. particularly against the
low-placed differential, confirmed
their fears, and the Highway
Patrol was informed immediately.
The Highwray Patrol took pic
tures and specimens of the ma
terial with which the differential
was thickly coated. There was no
evidence on the front part of the
truck that a body had touched it1
—the evidence was found only on
the tractor and trailer. The the
ory has been advanced that Nick
alosky—dead or alive—was lying
in the road at the time the truck
might have passed over him, that
the truck underhousing was high
enough to clear the body until the
differential came in contact with
it. Snow had fallen thick and fast
that early morning, and it is pos
sible that the body was sufficient
ly covered as to be not notice
able.
The truck driver has not been
held, and no charges have been
Continued on page 7
Co-Operation Brings Quick Solution
To Co-Op Area Parking Problems
Quick action on the parking
problem aired in last week’s
Chamber of Commerce meeting
was effected in the Co-Op area
through the cooperation of Co-Op
Manager Roy Brock, Clair Stock
of the Palmer Cafe, and the city
street department last week-end.
A new off-street parking lot
for Co-Op area day-long parkers,
located on the south side of Rec
reation Hall, was already in use
Monday morning of this week.
Entrance to the parking area is
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gained by a newly bulldozed
drive along the west side of the
building, and the drive continues
in a half circle to provide an exit
from the parking area along the
east side of the building. ThS
new parking area provides space
for 25-30 cars, and with the co
operation of the employees—and
employers—of the Co-Op area,
there will be space for that many
more customers cai's in the o£
street parking places.
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Over 50 Local Vets Affected by 180
Hours Yearly Limit on Off-Farm Jobs
PETE LUCY, FORMER
LOCAL RESTAURATEUR
DIES IN SEATTLE
IVti* Lucy a v.ill known local
restaurant owner, died in Seattle
last Saturday March 8, according
to a wire received here by friends.
Mr. Lucy wcr.t Outside last fall
after selling \v> Fiontier Cafy
business. He left the Vallt v to
seek medical eari .
He had been in resturant busi
ness in Palmer over a six-year
period, as an Alaskan, he was an
old timer.” It is believed that
he came to the Territory in 191*3.
He owned and managed the
Frontier C;;!y f&j1 one and one
hal/ years before leaving for Out
side. Prior to that he owned the
now defunct Ron-da-voo Cafe.
Funeral services will be held
in Seattle Friday morning. March
14, from the Holmes Funeral
Chapel.
Mr Lucy leaves no relatives be
hind in Alaska, but he is survived
by relatives living in New Zea
land and Dalmatia (Yugoslavia).
Two Vacancies to be
Filled In April I
School Board Election
The Palmer Independent School
District Board last night set
Tuesday, April 1. as the date for
the school district election.
District electors will be asked
to vote for two school board
members, one for a full five-year
term and one for an unexpired
term of one year
Candidates for the school board
posts may have their names plac
ed on the printed ballots by filing
a declaration of intention to run
and leaving it at the school office
on or before 12 noon March 31.
1952. Declarations of intention
may be secured at the school of
fice. Qualifications for candidates
are the same as those for elect
of age or over; continuous resi
dence in Alaska during entire
year immediately preceding elec
tion; continuous residence in
school district 30 days before the
election; and ability to read and
write the English language.
Present school board members
who will continue in office after
the election until their terms ex
pire are: Mary Washburn, Harold
Thuma, and James Hurley.
Crittenden Appointed
Other action taken by the
school board last night included
the selection of Edwin Crittenden
of Anchorage as the architect of
the new school to be constructed
under federal Bill 815. Critten
den is also the architect for the
projected Valley Presbyterian
Hospital.
No More Gym Donations
The board also authorized the
following announcement;
“The Board of Education for
the Palmer Independent School
District announces that in the
light of the frequent requests in
the past by organizations which
sponsor benefit affairs and which
organizations request the dona
tion of the rental price of the gym
or school facility to the benefit,
that in the future these requests
Continued on page 7
A i.fA Veteran* Administration
tiliitj. n read ;it the regular on
th*. farm ti .lining class in Palmer
Monday night threatened a death
blow to the VA farm training
promam in tin.*, area and perhaps
in the whole Territory.
The nev, regulations issued
February 27, 1952. were confus
ing in spots and will need further
clarification .according to Eugeni
Kusch, on-tlie farm training in
structor for the rainier area
However, the text of the Emer
gency Interim Issue explicitly
states: "Any employment, other
than the conduct of the veteran’s
institutional on-farm training
program, which exceeds a maxi.
mum of 180 hours during a 12
inonths’ reporting period, or a
pro rata part thereof where the
reporting period encompasses less
than a full calendar year, wheth
er such employment is performed
on an occasional, irregular or
part-time basis, is prohibited ”
Even this "occasional, irregular,
or part-time employment which
does not exceed a maximum of
180 hours during a 12-months’
reporting period” is presumed to
impede or interfere with the
veteran's pursuit of his farm
training program, according to
the issue.
Discontinuance of veterans'
subsistence allowances may be re
troactive throughout the 1951
calendar year for those who were
employed full-time or substanti
ally full time, as established at
250 hours of outside employment
during a period of 60 consecutive
days. In such cases, it is stated,
subsistence allowances are dis
continued effective as of the date
such employment commenced.
Whether or not this means that
veterans who have had such em
ployment will have to reimburse
the Veterans Administration for
subsistence allowances received,
is a question that calls for clari
fication. The same question ap
plies for any veterans whose
1951 employment exceeded 180
hours. .
In both cases the veterans may
elect to terminate their employ
ment and continue their on-farm
course of training in conformity
with the regulations. Certification
of this election must be made
within 30 days if subsistence al
lowances are to be resumed after
March 31, 1952. For those veter
ans who do not elect to terminate
full time remunerative employ
ment or part-time employment in
excess of 180 hours over a 12
months’ period, subsistence al
lowances will not be resumed
after March 31, 1952.
Retroactive through 1951
The stickler for those who have
had over 180 hours of employment
during 1951 is the certification
form that each veteran must fill
out if he is to continue in the on
farm program. He must give full
information regarding all employ
ment other than the operation of
his farm for the past calendar
year—name of employer, dates
of employment, number of hours
per day and week, and amount of
the earnings. By signing the form,
veterans fear that the Veterans
Administration might insist upon
repayment of the full amount of
subsistence allowances received
Continued on page 7
Friday Night, March 14
WASILLA COMMUNITY HALL — 8 P. M.
ADMISSION $1.50