WASHINGTON NEWS-LETTER
By MARY LEE COUNCIL
Secretary to E. L. (Bob) Bartlett, Alaska’s Delegate to Congress j
Cement
The Interior Department has
informed Delegate Bartlett that
a consultant will soon be em
ployed to survey the possibilities
of establishing a cement manu
facturing industry in Alaska.
“The Department of the Inte
rior has been interested in such
a development for some time,”
Assistant Secretary of the Interior
Doty stated. “Alaska production
of cement, if • possible upon an
economical basis, would contrib
ute to lower construction costs in
the territory. During the past few
years both the Geological Survey
and the Bureau of Mines have
been conducting field investiga
tions into the availability and
quality of local basic materials
required in the manufacture of
cement. These studies will be
continued.”
Delegate Bartlett has intro
duced a bill in the House which
would authorize an increase of
approximately $21,000 to the Uni
versity of Alaska in federal grants
for educational purposes.
The measure would include
Alaska in existing legislation
which allots certain funds to land
grant colleges in the states and
Hawaii for use in cost of instruc
tion materials atid as supplemen
tary funds for teachers’ salaries.
Palmer Talent
In Arctic Summeretta
Urged to Compete
The Arctic Summeretta again
will star Marita Farrell, Metro
politan Opera singer. For addi
tional information, write Mrs.
Lorene Harrison, director, An
chorage.
Palmer talent has a personal
invitation to submit entries —
both overall original Alaskan
themes and acts—for the Arctic
Summeretta to be presented by
the Anchorage Little Theatre
June 19 and 22.
"We are very much interested
in having residents of Palmer
participate,” wrote members of
the committee.
Ideas for the Alaska theme may
be submitted in the form of skits,
parodies, songs or other dramatic
bits. Deadline for entries is April
23, addressed to the Anchorage
Little Theatre, Box 232.
Who Rules the Roost?
The little golden canary,
brought to heal the broken heart
of Mr. Pete after his mate died
in egg-birth, has arrived in Pal
mer. There was some doubt on
the part of all concerned as to
the gender of the new arrival,
according to Granny Burnett of
the Ron-Da-Voo Cafe to whom
the new songster was presented
by Mrs. Mary Lacher. But there’s
nc« fighting and much duet sing
ing (if that’s any sign).
Teen Agers Square Dance
Games and square dancing are
in order Friday night,-April 13,
for the 7-8-9’s at a party they
planned, at the school gym. Re
freshments will be served and all
parents of the teen-agers are in
vited. Mrs. Bill Roark and Mrs.
Ralph Moore are in charge of the
program.
Bow-wow — Not B-a-a-a-a-a!
If you see a dog which looks
like a blue and white sheep, it’s
no halucination. It’s the new im
portation from Arcadia Kennels,
Montreal, of a rare pedigreed
Bedlington terrier, flown in for
Mrs. Mary Lacher.
The University of Alaska is au
thorized to receive $50,000 an
nually for these purposes under
existing law passed in the latter
part of the 19th century, but
when additional grants were au
thorized Alaska was not included.
Civil Defense
Alaska would be exempted
from matching certain civilian
defense funds if a bill introduced
last week by Senator Kefauver
of Tennessee is enacted into law.
Present law requires that states
and territories would have to
match federal funds in the devel
opment of any program to con
struct centers to shelter persons
in case of emergency. The exemp
tion would not affect the require
ment of matching funds for ad
ministration of the civil defense
program or for the stocking of
such items as fire engines, medi
cines and food.
Sale of Public Land
Delegate Bartlett has introduced
a bill to authorize the Catholic
Society of Alaska to purchase 40
acres of land for use as a mission.
The land is located near Glen
Allen in the Copper River meri
dian.
(Continued next week)
2 Babes Laugh At Luck j
Born Friday, April 13th
Friday the 13th was the lucky
day for two sets of parents, both
of Sutton.
Born at Valley Hospital, Pal
mer, were: to Mr. and Mrs. James
Dolfi, a son; to Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Bain, a daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Shrock of
Wasilla didn’t quite make it in
their race against time. They
were almost at the front door of
the hospital when their daughter
arrived in their car, April 6.
Other births this week, both
April 8, were a daughter to Mr.
and Mrs. Elmer Sexton, and a
son to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Cook,
both of Palmer.
Still in the incubator and still
holding his own with life is the j
3 V2-pound son born March 30 to
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Fuller of Sut
ton.
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Community ,
Calendar
FRIDAY. APRIL 13
BETA SIGMA PHI. regular meet
ing. Dorothy Hurley home, 8
p.m.
SPECIAL TYPHOID CLINIC,
adults and school children.
Health Center, 2-4 p.m., begin
ning Friday.
7-8-9’s PARTY. School gym, 7:30
10:00 p.m.
SATURDAY. APRIL 14
MATANUSKA ELECTRIC AS
SOCIATION annual meeting,
school gym, 8 p.m.
MONDAY. APRIL 16
LIBRARY BOARD, regular meet
ing. Library, 8 p.m.
KIWANIS, regular noon meeting,'
Co-Op club room, 12:05.
MONDAY. APRIL 16
PRE-NATAL CLASS, 2-3 p.m. at
Health Center.
TUESDAY. APRIL 17
P-TA, regular meeting, school
cafeteria, 8 p.m.
WELL-BABY CLINIC, Health
Center, 2-4 p.m.
WEDNESDAY. APRIL 18
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, reg
ular meeting, Co-Op club room,
12:05.
THURSDAY. APRIL 19
AMERICAN LEGION and Aux
iliary, regular meeting. Carpen
ters Hall, 8 p.m.
FRIDAY. APRIL 20
ANNUAL KIWANIS MINSTREL
Show, school gym, 8 p.m.
SATURDAY. APRIL 21
ANNUAL KIWANIS MINSTREL
Show, school gym, 8 p.m.
THURSDAY. MAY 3
HOMEMAKER’S CLUB TEA, in
basement United Protestant
Church, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Music Appreciation Group
The Music Appreciation Group
met April 12 at the home xvirs.
Allan Mick. Musical theme was
Litz’s Prelude and Concerto and
selections from Rigoletto#
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