HAINES CUTOFF OPENS TO TRAFFIC
E. H. Webb, commander of
-he Northwest Highway Sys
« m. Yukon Territory, has ad
vised the Alaska Department
of Highways that the Haines
'■'utoff was officially opened to
fight traffic at 6 p.m. May 6.
The winter-closed Canadian
portion of the road was origin
ally scheduled for opening Mav
-15.
The text of the telegram to
E>epu*.y Commissioner Robert
E Sharp was: “Further my
message of May second condi
tions on Haines Hoad greatly
improved. Haines Road will be
opened to light traffic from
1300 hours May six.” Sharp
said he recently asked General
Webb if the road could be
opened earlier because of in
creased ferry traffic.
The Malaspina left Prince
Rupert May 7 for the run
north, and left Juneau at 9
a.m. yesterday for Haines.
TO HOLD SPRING SOCIAL
Adults of St. Michael’s parish
will ci joy a spring social night
and potluck on Saturday, May
11. at 8 p.m. in the Grange hall,
Mrs. Jim Meckel, chairman, of
the event, announced this
1 week.
All parish members are urg
| ed to attend and to bring their
I favorite food fare for a late
' evening lunch. Mrs. Meckel
! said. There will be dancing
(both square and modern),
j cards, and games.
“This will give all parishion
ers an opportunity to get better
, acquainted with fellow church
members," the chairman said.
Kiwanians' '63 Minstrel Show
Is Bouncy, Tuneful Success
Bouncy, rollicking entertain
ment swept the audience into
frequent gales of laughter,
while gay renditions of tunes
from a riverboat-and-planta
tion past added to the mellow
mood engendered by the 1963
Palmer Kiwanis minstrel show
in its two presentations on May
3 and 4.
This year’s performance, al
though more heavily musical
than in recent years, retained
the traditional end-man hum
or of Harold Stephan and
George Ed Smith, with inter
locutor Charles Marsh fielding
the fast-flying quips.
The mystery guest, billed as
“the greatest Democrat of them
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all,” turned out to be Jack
Luster’s burro, brought into
the auditorium and through the
audience by a crowd of enthus
iastic minstrels, with “The
Wandering Troubador," Norm
Rousey, mounted on his back.
The flop-eared actor played his
part in a deadpan “People—1
can take ’em or leave 'em’
manner.
The show was under the
overall direction of Dutch Bail
ey, with Lee Plumbley direct
ing the musical numbers.
Dutch Bailey was producer
of the show, Lee Plumbley
musical director, and Emil
Ganschow manager.
Members of the chorus were
Bob Pippel, Lynn Sandvik,
Paul Martin, Lew Hanks. Norm
Rousey, Jim Hurley, Hod Hod
gson, Cliff Marcus, Ben Wat
tum. Cliff Saulsbury, James
Cottrell, David Brown, Colin
! McLaughlin, and Robert Clar
ike.
j Singing in the quartet were
j Lee Plumbley. Norm Rousey,
David Brown, and Bob Clarke.
In the band were Jewell
iBailey, Fred Everett, Morton
' Blissard, Jimmy and Jerry Wil
i son, Paul Steiger. Bill Swick,
; John Stephan, and A. H. Mick.
The colonel was played by
Dutch Bailey, and John Ste
! phan wras the Old Timer. Spe
| cialty acts were presented by
j Lorraine Haas. Thelma Riley.
: Jack Riley, Kitty Johnson,
John Blissard. and the three
i Bailey children.
Script writers were Dutch
I and Jewell Bailey, Mrs. Robert
j Schupp, Ed Smith, Charles
1 Marsh, Harold Stephan, and
; Lee Plumbley.
i Members of the stage crew
1 were Buzz Klebesadel, Carol
Arnold, Sam Rieger, A. Wilton,
Bart Oliver, Howard McAllis
ter, Dan McGinnis, and Don
Dinkel.
Working on make-up were
Libby Martin, Kay Pippel,
Wanda Marcus, Irma Liebing,
Barbara Lechwold, Muriel
Wattum, Marne Hanks, Winnie
Martin, Charlotte Allen, Peg
McGinnis.
Lighting effects were hand
led by Merritt Long and Sam
Rieger and John Weisenberger
was in charge of sound. In
charge of concessions were D.
Washburn and John Shaw.
Max Clements was costumes
chairman. Ray Lancaster was
tickets and house chairman,
and A. H. Mick handled the
program.
Donations Made to
Ambulance Drive
Signs of the times are indi
cated in the latest report on
fhe Palmer Volunteer Fire
men’s ambulance drive. It is
now called the Matanuska-Su
sitna Borough ambulance drive.
A fair-sized contribution has
been received from the United
Mine Workers of America, Lo
cal 7901, of Jonesville, William
Hermann, chairman of the
drive, has reported.
Other contributions and
pledges have been received
from Koslosky’s Department
! Store, Premier Mine, Jack and
Thelma Riley, Dr. and Mrs. Ar
thur Colberg, The Frontiers
man, and Pippel Insurance
Agency, according to Hermann.
The fund is inching toward
the halfway mark, the chair
man said.
On behalf of the firemen, he
expressed appreciation to those
who have already contributed,
pointing out the advantages of
having a well-equipped am
bulance on hand to handle
community emergencies.
Oregon’s first state capitol
building was erected at Salem
in 1854 at cost of $40,000.
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