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Wasilla Returns
Show Tinge
Of Republicanism
WASILLA — Follow-the-leader
is a game that doesn’t appeal to
this community in its politics. Re
versing the strong Democratic
trend in other Third Division
communities, Wasilla ballots more
closely approached the Republi
can way of life than in most
towns and communities.
Wasilla residents also take their
voting privileges seriously. For
the second time in a territorial
election, local residents ran
through the precinct’s complete
supply of regular ballots and com
pleted their voting on the pink
sample ballots.
Top candidates in Wasilla vot-j
ing were as follows:
For delegate, E. L. Bartlett (D)
68, Aimer J. Peterson (R) 12.
For commissioner of labor, j
Henry A. Benson (R) 25, Ross E.
Kimball SD) 23.
Clean-Up Campaign Postponed
Because publicity material ex
pected rforn the states has not yet
arrived, the clean-up campaign
scheduled to begin in Palmer on
May 1 has been postponed to May
14, chairman Joseph Hudock an
nounced today. The poster con
test deadline also has been ex
tended. The contest, sponsored
among the students of Palmer
School, will close on May 9.
DON'T FORGET—May is
Clean-Up Month in Palmer
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Child Wards of Territory
To Get Free Fluorine
The rail health car operated by
the Territorial Department of
Health will be in Palmer Mondp
to extend dental treatment to al1
Valley children who are wards of
the territory. All children in Val
ley children’s homes are to re
ceive fluorine treatment for their
teeth. This treatment is not avail
able to other children, through
the Department of Health. They
may receive this care from their
own family dentist.
COUNCIL ADOPTS—
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Valdez cooks, might be worthy
of even a visiting Seattle dele
gation.
Councilman Owen Johnson re
ported that work on the new
council chambers, in the city hall,
is progressing very satisfactorily.
Valdez Builders, the contractor
engaged in remodelling opera
tions,, promises that the chambers
will be completed in time for the
regular May meeting.
For territorial Senate, Heinie
Snider (R) 70, Victor Rivers (D)
24.
For Democratic candidates for
the House of Representatives, j
Jack Maze 43, Stanley McCutch
eon 26, Betty Mears 26, Ed Bald
win 24, William Egan 22, James j
Norene 13 and Audrey Cutting 13. !
Republican candidates for;
House seats, M. D. Snodgrass 40,'
Victor Gill 27, Will Chase 18,
Richard Call 16, Andrew Day 16, ;
Anita Dougherty 15, and Walter
Hickel 14.
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Few Valley Voters
Vote, Those Who Do >
Favor Valley Candidates
Valley voters in the Palmer
precinct showed even more than
their usual amount of disinterest
at last Tuesday’s primary elec
tion. The total of 245 ballots cast
in the precinct was a record low,
even for Palmer.
However those who did cast a
ballot faithfully remembered the
Valley’s own. In the hotly con
tested race for a seat in the ter
ritorial House of Representations,
M. D. Snodgrass (R), Jack Maze
rD) and Betty Mears (D), in that
order, led all others. Mr. Snod
grass topped the field with a one
vote advantage over Mr. Maze.
Totals in the voting for hte Pal
ner precinct were as follows:
For delegate to Congress, E. L.
Bartlett (D) 193, Aimer J. Peter
son 36.
For commissioner of labor, Ross
Kimball (D) 80, Henry A. Benson
(R) 70.
For territorial Senate, Heinie
Snider (R) 149, Victor Rivers (D)
107.
For Democratic candidates to
the House of Representatives,
Jack Maze 147, Betty Mears 112,
Stanley McCutcheon 94, Wilfiam
Egan 71, Wendell Kay 70, Ed
Baldwin 62 and E. G. Bailey 53.
For Republican candidates to
the House of Representatives, M.
D. Snodgrass 148, Lee McKinley
62, Victor Gill 54, John Gorsuch
42, Will Chase 36, Archie McLane
32 and Anita Dougherty 31.
Election judges for the Palmer
precinct were Bill Head, Mrs.
Harold Stephan and Mrs. William
Bouwens.
BUSINESS VOLUME—
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the Valdez harbor.
Merle Smith of Cordova Air
Service reported that enlarged
small boat harbor facilities are
needed here to support summer
seaplane operations. Mr. Smith
said that on several occasions last
year his planes were forced to
by-pass Valdez because of the
lack of proper facilities here.
The maintenance dredging op
erations to be conducted here
were described by Mr. Stanley
and Mr. Moats. Boat owners
agreed that the planned opera
tions would help, but they would
not begin to solve the small boat
problem.
Witnesses testified that the l&ck
of these facilities was hampering
the traffic of fresh fish from
Prince William Sound to inland
markets. At present, fish is flown
from Cordova to Fairbanks and
Anchorage. If facilities were
available in Valdez to allow the
handling of fish, the product
could be trucked to market at a
fraction of the present cost, it
was pointed out.
The District Engineer asked for
information on power potentiali
ties in the Valdez area, and he
'Iso inquired into the history of
flood control measures taken to
protect the town.
Colonel Seeman reminded those
present at the hearing that he
could do no more than make a
'ecommendation to Congress with
'egard to harbor improvements,
hn the basis of his recommenda
ions, Congressional appropria
;ions are made for this work.
Commissioner's on the Mend
Mrs. Margaret Harrais, U. S.
Commissioner here, is now con
valescing from an illness that has
cept her confined to her homejor
lbout two weeks.