RECORD GATHERING
MOVES SUCCESS
OF XMAS PARTY
Approximately 550 Valley chil
dren parked the Valley Theatre
Monday afternoon when the Mer
chants' annual Christman party
for all Valley children was held
Long before the doors were open
children were gathering before
the theatre, shouting and laugh
ing in anticipation
By two o’clock, every scat was
taken, with late-comers sharing
seats or sitting on the floor in the
front section of the theatre.
Christmas carol singing, led by
Mel Munson, preceded the show
ing of an all-comedy program,
featuring all the popular charac
ters.
At just 3:35. accompanied by
the jingle of his bells, Santa Claus
appeared on the roof of the “San
ta Claus House", only to disap
pear down the chimney. Not a
sound was heard until he jumped
out with a merry hello to every
one. Following his greetings, San
ta distributed packages to the
ten children who won the letter
writing contest, talked with the >
little ones and then with his help-.
ers, presented each child a bag
of goodies as they left the the
atre.
Bags of goodies were sent to
the Lazy Mountain Childrens’
Home, the Ray Cather Childrens’
Home, the Valley Christian Home
for Children and the Valley Hos
pital.
Voted one of the most success
ful Merchant parties, credit goes
to the many hard workers who
contributed their time and ef
forts. The gaily decorated “Santa
Claus House" will remain in the
theatre until after the New Year
holiday.
Ceiling Price
Adjustments Allowed
Under Capehart Act
JUNEAU — In a series of
"overriding regulations”, the Of
fice of Price Stabilization dele
gated authority to its Regional
offices throughout the nation (o
act upon applications for ceiling
price adjustments under the
Capehart Amendment.
An “overriding” regulation is
a regulation that cuts across all
existing regulations.
Under the Capehart Amend
ment, manufacturers, producers
and processors may apply for
ceiling price adjustments based
upon increases or decreases in
their costs of labor, materials and
overhead from pre-Korea to July
26, 1951.
Although there is little manu-1
factoring in Alaska, any adjust
ments under the Capehart A
mendment undoubtedly will be
felt by Alaskans, Fred G. Han
ford, Territorial O.P.S. Director
said.
“Under our Alaska regulations,
retailers may pass through any
cost increases,” Hanford said.
“Since most merchandise sold in
Alaska is shipped in from the
states, any increases guaranteed
by Congress and granted under
the Capehart Amendment may
eventually be reflected in in
creased costs to Alaska consum
ers.”
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ACCOUNTING FORMS
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Like or iy other Amrrxcanhouseholder,
beautiful JOAH FOIfTAIlfE. note star
ring in Paramount's "Something to Live
For ,** like* variety in her Sunday chicken
dinner. Tops on anybody’s list it roast
chicken in the French manner. That
means no bothering with stuffing. All
the busy cook need do is place a little
margarine inside the bird, and it’* ready
for the oven, you’ll really like its deli
cious unusual flavor. Here's the recipe:
ROAST CHICKEN. TRENCH STYLE
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4 t*k>**p*»i»* Slu* SmumI KtryirliM 2 ItilMpMu water
Hsve butcher clean chicken for roasting. Sprinkle inside with
salt and pepper. Place 2 tablespoons margarine inside chicken
and crushed garlic, if used. Dot outside of chicken with remain
ing 2 tablespoons margarine and place breast side down in roasting
pan. Combine lemon juice or dry white wine with water and
pour gently over chicken. Cover with brown paper and roast
in moderate oven (350* F.), allowing 30 minutes per pound. Baste
occasionally (about every 15-20 minutes) with 1 tablespoon water.
Remove paper during last 20 minutes of cooking to brown chicken.
Serve on platter with side dish of gravy. Serves 4.
Gravy: Combine pan juices with
and y« cup water, and heat slowly.
H teaspoon tomato paste
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'“SURVIVAL" FILMS GIVEN
NATION-WIDE DISTRIBUTION
Kinescope film recordings of
the official Civil Defense "Sur
vival’’ television series which was
presented over the NBC-TV net
work last summer soon will be
available for showings to Civil
Defense volunteers, civic groups,
etc.
In announcing release of the
films, Millard Caldwell, FCDA
administrator, said: “The ‘Sur
vival’ films brought home with
forceful clarity the urgent neces
sity and lessons of civil defense.
The response of industry, press,
and the public calls for the wid
est showing of these programs to
:ities, towns and communities!
;hroughout the United States.”
Copies of the seven-installment
series will be shipped about De
cember 15 to the nine Civil De
fense Regional Directors for dis
tribution to city civil defense di
rectors. FCDA has laid out cir
cuits for each kinescope unit, con
sisting of three to five cities,
covering all 65 cities where TV
stations are located.
Upon completion of the circuit I
of TV stations, the regional di
rectors will release the units cost
free, upon request of state direc
tors, for showing before civil de
fense meetings, groups, etc., and
OPS DIRECTOR
DISMISSED
George W. Apostol, Territorial
enforcement director for the Al
aska Office of Price Stabilization,
has been dismissed. Territorial
OPS Director Fred Hanford an
nounced this week.
"Apostol and the management
of OPS could not seem to get to
gether on policies,” Hanford said.
Criticism of Hanford’s office
has been forwarded to OPS head
quarters in Washington, D. C.,
according to Apostol, a former
Seattle attorney who resigned as
a special assistant general for Al
aska in October to join the Ter
ritorial OPS office.
for additional showings over TV
stations.
The series, consisting of seven
half-hour programs, portrays the
effect of atomic bomb attacks on
the people of a community, the
way to organized civil defense
protection against an attack, gov
ernment action, and the steps
families can take to protect them
selves.
Mrs. Betty Harrington, who re
cently returned to the Valle}'
with her husband, Ward, after a
six-year absence in the States,
is the new secretary in the U. S.
Geological Survey offices.
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It's good horse sense for you to
come in and see us about restor
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power performance.
We have precision-engineered
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You’ll purr like one of the en- ,
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NOTES
Bv LEW HANKS
Happy Now Year's wishes to
all of you' So far it's been a fine
i new year, It'* even been a fine
' winter so far. No long 40 below
j cold spi lls and no big winds,
i Most of the wind so far has been
generated by a local columnist
who writes about soil conserva
tion. Don't blame me. though, .f
we do get a 70-mile-an-hour
breeze or two before the winter
is over I can generate a iot jf
wind but not that much.
I do want to offer special New
Year's greetings to several
friends. They have gone to spe
cial effort to protect row crop
fields from winter wind erosion.
Max Sherrod has spent a lot of
time and money to establish
windbreaks made of stump rows
across his vegetable fields. It sure
cuts up a beautiful looking big
field to have stump rows 200 feet
apart. He and I both hope, how
ever. that this protection will en
able him to farm the same top
soil for a good many years to
come.
Harold Harris and Herb Bou
cher in the Fairview area planted
alternate bands of grain and rows
of potatoes across the wind. They
sacrificed some land and also
grain seed for soil protection.
Both are valuable in that area.
They think it was worth it to
have that grain stubble in the
winter for soil protection. So do I.
There are, no doubt, others in
the Valley who have done as well.
I would like to hear about them.
There is a lot of good, hard
headed conservation being prac
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wherever you put them to
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OP CALIFORNIA
HEW VA1.LEY RESIDENTS
New Valley residents are Mi
ami Mrs Glenn Forney, parents
of Mrs Richard Tunnicliff
The Forneys visited their
daughter and son-in-law here last
summer They liked the Valley
so well that they went hack home
to Emmetsburg, Iowa, and sold
| their business there
Temporarily the Forneys arc
living with the Tunnicliffs. Mr
Forney is looking for a business
opening here. Back in Iowa he
was engaged in the seed business
' ticed in this Valley by some
mighty hard-working farmers To
them I’m sure it will be a happy
• and prosperous New Year.
Valley rraatMTimu
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LOCAL SiRVICLMiN
SPiND CHRSTMAS
HOLIDAYS AT HOMi
Five local servicemen, all from
Headquarters and Headquarter*
Squadron. 3»th Air Depot Win*.
Elmendorf AFR. were in the
Valley last week for the Christ
mas holidays They are Cpl John
ny Gore, Cpl Harvey C<*>per.
Cpl Edward Gaylor, Pfc. Virgil
Meehan, and Pfc. Don Moyer.
They all got the 24th and 25th
off and three-day passes besides,
and most of them plan to spend
New Years at home.
JUST ARRIVED
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