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Who's Who on Third Division Ballot
Among tne su seexing nomina
tion for scats in the Territorial
Legislature in the Territorial pri
mary election Tuesday. April 29.
are four from the Valley.
Running on the Republican
ticket for nomination to the
House is M. D. Snodgrass, pioneer
Alaska agriculturist. Born in* In
diana he came to Alaska in 1907
after graduating from Kansas
College with the bachelor of
science degree. For 10 years, until
1917 he operated the U. S. Ex
perimental Livestock Station at
Kodiak. After that he was assign
ed to the Fairbanks Experiment
Station, where he inaugurated
wheat-growing in the Tanana
Valley and helped organize the
first flour-milling association in
Alaska. In 1923, he served a short
term in the Legislature as Fourth
Division senator. He authored a
bill for industrial and agricultur
al fairs in the Territory.
In the fall of 1923 he came to
the Matanuska Experiment Sta
tion as senior agronomist in
charge. In 1929 he was loaned to
the Alaska Railroad, Department
of Interior, as agriculture devel
opment agent. During the next
five years he was instrumental
in bringing 100 prospective set
tlers to the Railbelt. Sandwiched
in between his years of govern
ment service have been several
years of farming for himself in
the Tanana and Matanuska Val
ley. . .
Since his retirement from Civil
Service in 1934, Snodgrass has
been active in the real estate
business in the Valley, and has
interested himself in community
activities, particularly in the Ma
tanuska Valley Fair Association
and the Northland Pioneer Gran
ge.
Main interests of Snodgrass are
the agricultural development of
Alaska, vocational education in
the schools, and the establishment
of University of Alaska branen
school of agriculture in Palmer,
the center of farming develop
ment and the center of school
population for the Territory.
Belly Mears (Mrs. Lester), well
known Palmer businesswoman
and mother of two teen-age chil
dren, is seeking a House seat on
the Democratic ticket.
Before coming to Alaska in
1947. she attended the University
of Nevada where she majored in
journalism and education.
Upon opening her women’s and
children’s ready-to-wear shop in
Palmer, she became very active
in community affairs. Her best
work has been done in the Cham
ber of Commerce, where she has
worked consistently for the de
velopment of Palmer and the Ma
tanuska Valley through adver
tisement of its business, indus
trial, and tourist potentialities.
She is on the hoard of directors
of the C of C and has also served
as secretary for three years. Last
fall she was appointed to Pal
mer’s first City Planning Com
mission. She was also chairman
of this year’s March of Dimes
campaign for the Valley.
Mrs. Mears has pledged that she
will work for a comprehensive
school and construction program;
new access roads for homestead
ing. mining, and fishing, includ
ing a highway connecting Cor
dova and Seldovia to the Terri
torial road system; no increased
taxes; increased appropriations
for schools; a youth vocational
guidance program; development
of Alaska’s natural resources and
industries; and a fair employment
practices act.
L C. (Clair) Stock is another
well known Valley leader seek
ing nomination to the House. A
Republican, Stock wants to see
the Territory run in a business
like manner so that the tax payer
WJIt m i 1119 IIIUUV(T £» W VI III.
He came to the Valley from the
state of Washington in 1939 to be
general manager of the MVFCA.
a post he held until 1945 when he
went into business for himself as
owner of a local cafe and as a
farmer. His active leadership has
been particularly apparent in the
Matanuska Valley Fair Associa
tion, of which he is now presi
dent; the Valley Chamber oi
Commerce, of which he is a past
president; the Valley Sportsmen's
Association, also a past president,
the Northland Pioneer Grange,
past Master; and the BPOE Lod
ge No. 1842, of which he is secre
tary.
Stock is particularly interested
in promoting vocational instruc
tion in the schools and enforce
ment of safety measures in oper
ation of school buses. He thinks
there is no present need for ad
ditional tax revenues “if waste
and corruption are eliminated.’’
* * *
Dr. Lee McKinley. Anchorage
dentist who makes his home on
a farm in the Butte area, is the
third Valley Republican seek
ing nomination to the House.
Raised in Arkansas and edu
cated at the University of Arkan
sas, he came to Alaska several
years ago to open up his dental
practice in Anchorage. Four
years ago he purchased his farm
at the Butte and brought his
large family of seven children to
live in the Valley.
Since coming to the Valley, he
has taken keen interest in the
local school and has served as a
very effective link between the
Valley and Anchorage C of Cs.
In two speeches to the local
Republican Club, he has stressed
the need for legislaton permitting
the employ of qualified dental
hygienists to save on the dentist’s
time and the patient’s dollar. He
is also interested increasing the
educational opportunities for
Alaskan children.
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Owen of Anchorage is a former
representative from the Third
Division seeking nomination to
the House. He holds a degree
from the University of Washing
ton in business administration.
Coming to Alaska 13 years ago he
lived first in Ketchikan and then
in Fairbanks; the past 10 years
he has spent in Kodiak and An
chorage. Since coming to Anch
orage he has been employed by
labor organizations with the ex
ception of one year when he was
with the U.S. Department of
Labor. He is business agent for
the International Longshoreman’s
Assn. Local 33171, and is public
relations representative for Lab
orer’s Local 341.
Owen has had city council ex
perience both in Kodiak and An
chorage. He has also operated his
own lumber business and engag
ed in commercial fishing. He is
married and the father of seven
children.
Earl Hillstrand, Anchorage in
surance agent, advocates that
‘lands cleared, cultivated, and
utilized for agricultural purposes
should be free from taxes for at
least 10 years.”
A Democrat in the race for one
of the 10 House seats from the
Third Division he wants to pre
pare for the time when the U.S.
government curtails its Alaska
appropriations by ‘‘developing
and fostering payrolls of produc
tive enterprises.”
Hillstrand would support ade
quate salaries for U.S. Commis
sioners in Alaska and the right
of residents of an immediate area
to determine for themselves
whether or not they want liquor
in their neighborhood. He would
like some means of recalling pub
lic officials who do not prove
satisfactory and supports the plan
to remove the Highway Patn.l
from thr control of the Highway
Engineer and place it under the
control of the Attorney Clenriai
for ‘‘effeclive police protection
rather than courtesy patrol "
• • •
Olaf A. Olson. Anchorage Re
publiran v. ho describes himsell ,
as ’ one of Anchorage’s largest in
dividual real estate tax payers.’
has lived in the Third Division
for 20 y«ars.
Formerly a county auditor in
his home state of North Dakota.
Olson said that “present levenucs
from taxation for Territorial pur
poses, if handled in a business
like manner, would be adequate.’’
He is opposed to socialistic or
bureaucratic forms of govern
ment whether Territorial or na
tional and feels that all Territori
al executive officials should be
elected.
Olson worked for the Alaska
Railroad for five years, resigning
as personnel officer in 1946 to en
ter private business. He is a
member of the Masons, Shrine,
and Elks.
• * *
Another Democrat running foi
the Territorial House is James H.
Clemens of Anchorage, who spem !
four and one-half years in the
Army Engineers and served m
the Aleutian campaign.
After his discharge in 1945. he
settled in Naknek. where he help
ed oranize the Civic Club and a
flying club, and edited the Nak
nek Bulletin.
Clemans would work for a re
vision of election laws to allow
outpost dwellers to vote. Be
cause their group is too small to
qualify for a precinct and mail
is too infrequent for voting by
absentee ballot, he says, these
people are now denied that priv
ilege.
He proposes a law which would
allow small communities to in
corporate and work for many
things they need. Present law re
stricts incorporation to second
class or first-class cities, and the
public utility district set-up is
“too restricted,” Clemans said.
He also favors a revision and
clarification of the property tax
act with an assessment policy as
suring fairness in distributing the
tax burden.
* * *
Fred Olivers, Democratic can
didate for the Territorial House,
has resided in Anchorage for the
past three years. He is manager
and owner of Alaska Contractors
and owns the Olivera building in
Spenard.
Olivera feels that the primary
issue at stake is statehood, which
would, he believes, “stimulate
growth in population and indus
try.” He advocates setting up a
liquor control board to limit the
number of liquor establishments
on a per capita basis. He also en1
dorses a recreation program to
go hand and hand with the
schools needed to keep pace witn
the population. Other items he
supports are improved highways
and tourist facilities, action NOW
on fishtraps, and more personnel
in the law enforcement agencies
in Alaska.
Anchorage Attorney Buell A.
Nesbell is another Democratic
candidate for the House. A com
mander in the U.S. Navy during
World War II, he is the father of
four children and served five
years as a city judge.
He is for statehood and better
schools and is against fish traps.
* * *
Seeking re-election to the Ter
ritorial House is Dr. C. A. Pol
lard of Kasilof, a Democrat who
has served continuously since
1945.
A retired dentist now farming
in the Kenai Peninsult, Dr. Pol
lard came to Alaska 31 years ago
and stands for immediate state
hood. He believes that the pres
ent Territorial tax structure is
adequate, but that some of the
tax laws should be revised.
* * *
Howard W. Pollock, Anchorage
real estate salesman is one of the
youngest candidates seeking
nomination for one of the Third
Division’s 10 House seats. A Re
publican, Pollock has lived m
Alaska for four years. He was
born in Chicago and graduated
from college with a major in
business administration.
He served six years in the
Navy, and upon retirement as
Lieutenant-commander became
***i*t»nl civilian personnel offic
er at Fort Richardson. a position
he resigned to run lor office. Hr
as a close second in the race
for Anchorage mayor last fall.
Pollock advocates a juvenih
court to help combat delinquency
and legislation to combat tin
dope racket. He would also sup
port increased appropriations for
the Alaska Department of Labor,
the repeal of the law limiting
highway advertising, and revis
ion of present voting laws to re
quire registration of all voters.
Pearl Gibson, secretary-treas
urer of Anchorage's Retail Clerks
Union Local 1496. is seeking
Democratic nomination to the
House. An Alaska resident of al
most 12 years, she has served four
terms as vice president of th«
Alaska Federation of Labor.
Mrs. Gibson supports legisla
tion pertaining to labor, child
welfare and old age pensioners.
She urges compulsory schooling
to the age of 18 years, the adop
tion of a vocational training pro
gram in Alaska schools, and an
adequate school construction pro
gram. She would also extend the
unemployment compensation pro
gram to provide disability insur
ance for the protection of work
ers v.ho are unemployed because
of illness or disability.
Mrs. Gibson is a widow and has
no children. She was born in
Canada and completed grammar
school and one year of high
school in Calearv.
Another Democratic House
candidate interested in having
changes made in the Workmen's
Compens tion law is Ed Baldwin
of Anchorage.
A well known businessman.
Baldwin is owner of the Alaska
Seed Co. and publishes the Alas
kan Agriculturist magazine. He
has resided in the Territory for
the past 13 years.
Baldwin would amend present
liquor legislation to restrict those
seeking liquor petition signatures
to those within one-half mile ra
dius of the proposed establish
ment. He also feels that there
should be some sort of a herd
law to protect farmers and home
owners against loose-running
stock and dogs.
Editor's Note: Since this is
the last publication of the
Frontiersman before the elec
tion Tuesday, it will be impos
sible for us to get more infor
mation regarding Third Divi
sion candidates to our readers.
We are sorry that the list has
not been complete. Because
we felt that the public has
more knowledge of the Senate
candidates, we have concentra
ted on those running for the
House. Other candidates for
the House of Representatives
not mentioned in this series
are Democrats Patrick Bren
nan, Chester C. Carlson, Char
les (Jack) Davis, Zebb J. Har
ris, Pete Kalamarides. Wendell
P. Kay, Z. J. Loussac John
W. Thomas, and Russell K.
Young; and Republicans Paul
C. Kroenung, Axel Niklason,
Lloyd C. Olsen, Carl T. Rent
schler. Bert C. Rutherford.
Don E. Smith, Herald E.
Stringer, and Reese Tatxo.
Candidates for the two four
year Senate terms are Repubi
cans Bailey E. Bell. John F.
Gorsuch, Walter H. Hodge,
Marshall C. Hoppin. and John
H. E. Johnson; and Democrats
William A. Egan. Steve Me
Cutcheon and Victor C. Riv
ers. Democrats Karl Arm
strong and Jack D. Conright
are running for the Senate
short term as is Republican
Paul F. Robison.
Engagement Announced
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Peterson
of Palmer announce the engage
ment of Wanda Lea Lindsey to
John F. Gore, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Tost of Palmer.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
WE'RE SORRY
Through some error two names
were omitted from the Palmer
School honor roll that appeared
in last week’s paper. The names
of Jack McKechnie and Mary
Ann Mears should have been in
cluded among the Juniors listed.
GIFT TO LIBRARY
The Palmer Library has a new
world atlas, recently presented
by the Women of the Moose.
LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR
April 24
DOG OWNERS BEWARE
Oner m»»rr the residents of the
Hailey Hill district were sadden
ed to hear of another ruthless
shooting of a neighbor’s dog. The
latest victim belonged to a little
boy. who thinks very much of his
pet
This poor defenseless animal
was one of many who have been
shot these past years. The killer
is none other than a prominent
neighborhood farmer. Neighbors
live in terror, for fear their dog
may be next.
Most of the dogs shot, have
been children's pets, tame gentle
animals. The kids grieve for then
dogs but parents hesitate to get
others in as much as no dog is
safe in the neighborhood.
Excuses given for the shootings
have been that the dogs chase
the livestock or have been mis
taken for v. ild animals. Yet it has
been said, our killer keeps sever*
al guns in handy places for the
very purpose of shooting dogs.
At no time has a dog owner
been notified that his dog was
molesting this man’s livestock or
property. The dogs never had a
chance nor were these clean
shootings. Most were shot, crip
pling them; some manage to
reach home, while others died
a slow torturous death making
an attempt to get home.
So. parents, in order to prevent
grief, tears and suffering, also to
prevent attempting to explain
how anyone can be so inhuman
it would be wise to keep your
pets tied up because sooner or
later your dog may meet the
same fate as the others.
(Signed) Irving Lozier
Editor's note: Sec. 33-3-93 of
Alaska Compiled Laws. Annotat
ed states: "DOGS ANNOYING
OR EVINCING TENDENCY
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Alaska Game Law and Territori
al Highway Patrolmen shall be
empowered to enforce this sec
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