Valdez News
Civic Club Endorses Suggested Youth Curfew
Valdez Enumerators
To' Be Interviewed
Here on March 22
James Brown, territorial assis
tant supervisor of the Bureau of
the Census, will interview appli
cants for enumerator in the Gul
kana and Valdez areas next week,
he announced today.
Mr. Brown will talk to interest
ed census-takers at Glen Allen
Lodge on Tuesday, March 21. He
will be at the Valdez Hotel on
Wednesday afternoon, March 22.
Cordova applicants for enumer
ator jobs should apply by mail,
Mr. Brown said. Application
fornis may be secured from the
Cordova post office. They should
be mailed to the division head
quarters office at Box 1043, An
chorage.
AHA MAN FINALLY
ANSWERS PLEA
FOR HOUSING STUDY
The efforts of the Valdez city
council to interest the Alaska
Housing Authority in this city’s
housing problem at last bore fruit.
In response to a wire, in which
the council offered to pay trans
portation expenses if a represent
ative of the AHA would visit Val
dez, a delegate came to Valdez
this week.
The representative, whose name
was unknown at press-time, met
with Valdez residents in a public
meeting Monday for discussion
of the local problem. Results of
the meeting were not available to
the Valley Frontiersman at press
time, but they will be published
next week.
What’s Happening
In Valdez
March 18
ST. PATRICK’S day dance at
Eagles Hall, beginning at 11
p.m.
March 21
HOSPITAL - sponsored movie at
school theatre, beginning at
7:45 p.m.
March 23
AMERICAN Legion meeting.
March 24
EAGLES meeting at Eagles Hall
at 8 p.m.
TUG BRINGS FREIGHT.
FOUR LOADED TRAILERS
The tug McLoufoy, skippered
by Roy Thurston, arrived in port
at Valdez on March 7. It brought
two loaded barges carrying 560
tons of general cargo and four
loaded trailers for Alaska Freight
Lines.
Dentist Ends Stay Here
Dr. and Mrs. F. R. Sims con
cluded a busy week of dentistry
at Valdez this week, and returned
to Palmer on Saturday
*Zs Hostess to Thursday Club
The Thursday Club met last
week at the home of Mrs. Irene
Fish.
Mining Claims Work
Must Be Done by July 1
Commissioner Warns
Owners of unpatcnted mining
claims must have their annual as
sessment work of $100 a claim
completed before July 1 of this
year, Mrs. Margaret Harris re
minded miners today. The work
is required by law if the miner is
to retain his ground.
However, the required affidavit
need not be recorded for another
90 days after July 1, Mrs. Harris
pointed out. This extra time for
recording, which is done in the
office of the U. S. Commissioner,
is allowed so that, men in remote
areas are not compelled to leave
their claims during the peak of
the mining season, and thus lose
valuable time at their workings.
Recordings to date, in the Val
i dez office of the commissioner,
> show an active revival of the min
I ing industry, it was reported.
Mrs. Stith Returns
From Kansas Visit
Mrs. Katie Stith, who has been
Outside visiting relatives at Sa
lina, Kans., returned to Valdez
I last Sunday. Mrs. Stith was the
i guest of her daughter, Pat Man
i ely, while in Salina. Mrs. Stith’s
mother and Mr. Stith’s parents
both live near Salina, and she re
ports she had a wonderful time
visiting with all of them.
On her return, Mrs. Stith flew
from Kansas to Anchorage, where
j she spent two days visiting before
returning to Valdez by automo
i bile.
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CORDOVA COUPLE
IS WED HERE
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Miss Margaret B. Beyer and
I John L. Frence, both Cordova
residents, were united in marriage
in a double ring ceremony on
March 7. The service was per
formed by U. S. Commissioner
Margaret Harrais. Miss Cecilia
Ann Wilcox and Robert W. Lipf
were the couple’s only attendants.
Mr. and Mrs. Frence honey
mooned in Valdez for several
days before returning to Cordova.
They were the guests of the Gold
en North Hotel during their stay
here.
CHILD IS SCALDED
Sharon Bell, three-year-old na
tive tot from Kenney Lake, fell
into a pan of boiling water last
Sunday, scalding both her arms
up to the elbows. She has been
hospitalized at the Valdez Com
munity Hospital for the past
week, where she is now progress
ing satisfactorily.
Hospitalized for Shock
After Fall in Bay
Charles McCloud is a patient
in the Valdez Community Hos
pital, following an unexpected
dunking in the bay last week. Mr.
McCloud suffered slight injuries
I and shock.
Hauling Bans On New Pavement
Also To Affect Richardson Highway
Although the Valdez terminus
jf the Richardson Highway will
lot be officially closed during the
spring break-up, except when
freight from here to Anchorage
jr Fairbanks will be halted at the
oeginning of the paving section
>f either highway.
Frank Metcalf, territorial high
way, commissioner, said this week
j .hat it appeared unlikely that
Fairbanks trucks could haul much
farther than Tok. Anchorage
shipments would be stopped at
Palmer, when break-up restric
tions are on.
The territorial highway com
missioner was unable to predict
the length of time the highways
might be closed, nor could he
state exactly who might be eligi
ble for an emergency permit to
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Two Valdez Churches
Await Spring Weather
Services at two of Valdez’ three
community churches are awaiting
the reutrn of more2 temperate
weather, it was learned this week.
Father Warner of the Episcopal
Epiphany Church said he planned
no services until the first Sunday
after Easter.
Services at the St. Francis Xa
vier Catholic Church will be post
ed as soon as Father Melbourne
returns from Cordova.
] A complete week’s program of
I church services was announced
j by the Rev. R. J. Teeter of the
Valdez Gospel Chapel. His week
af services includes:
Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. on
Sunday.
Morning worship at 10:45 on
Sunday.
Evening evangelistic service
at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Midweek services at 7:30 p.m.
on Wednesday.
Bible study at 7:30 p.m. on
Friday
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Red Cross Drive
To End March 25 j
I Valdez’ Red Cross drive got un
der way on March 15, it was
•earned today. A short, concerted
drive is planned, to end on March
25.
i Red Cross canvassers will be
knocking at the door of every
dome in Valdez within the next!
few days, to solicit contributions.
ENGAGEMENT TOLD
The engagement of Miss Shir
ley Parker to George Hillar was
announced last week. The young
couple are both Valdez residents;
They plan their wedding for the
morning of Easter Sunday.
Susiina Brings 431 Tons Freight
There were 438 tons of general
cargo aboard the freighter Susit
na, when it docked at Valdez on
March 10. The Susitna, an Alas
ka Steamship Company ship, is
the freighter formerly called the
Terminal Knot.
haul over the pavement. An
Alaska Road Commission an
nouncement, made earlier this
month, had stated that emeigency
permits would be granted in some
instances.
Mr. Metcalf said commercial
truckers should prepare now to
plan for the period when the
highways will be closed. He
stated, unofficially, that he be
lieved freight shipments to the
Interior, normally hauled via
highway, would go inland by air.
The only truckers now hauling
out of Valdez, who would be un
affected by the road closure,
would be those lines hauling from
Valdez to highway points as far
as Tok on the Richardson, or
lines freighting between Valdez
and Palmer on the Glenn.
Movies Every Tuesday
Are Presented Here
By Hospital Staff
A movie every Tuesday at
7:45 p.m. in the theatre of the
Valdez School is the plan of
personnel of the Valdez Com
munity Hospital, Dr. Kenneth
Ham said this week. Motion
pictures of educational, voca
tional and general interest are
shown.
Admission is by donation,
which is used to cover opera
tional and postage expense.
Valdez school children are in
charge of the projection booth,
and handle the ushering
chores and the contributions.
The hospital staff is plan
ning a special movie soon,
"The Thief of Bagdad,” a color
film. All money received from
the showing of this picture will
oe used to further improve the
basement theatre at the school.
They hope for a sum big
enough to complete the interi
or decoration of the theatre, to
pay for tiling the theatre floor,
to hang drapes and to install a
heating system.
A further announcement of
he production date of this
movie will be published soon.
JACK BISHOP
INTERRED HERE
ON MARCH 12
Funeral services for Jack Bish
op, a long-time Alaskan resident,
were held in Valdez on Sunday,
March 12. Mr. Bishop was well
known in this part of the terri
tory, for he had lived for many
years in the vicinity of McCarthy
and Valdez.
Baxenof Brings Ten
Valdes Passengers
When the Baranof docked here
on March 9, there were 10 Valdez
passengers aboard. Among those
who disembarked were Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Stewart, returning from
a vacation in the states, and Ray
Jewett.
CLUB’S OWN SKATING
PROJECT IS ALMOST
READY TO GO
A youth curfew for Valdez, dis
cussed for future action at the re
cent meeting of the city council,
received the enthusiastic endorse
ment of the Women’s Civic Club,
which met Tuesday, March 7, at
j the home of Mrs. Fawcett. The
! club’s secretary was instructed to
j write the city council notifying
| hem of approval of the plan, and
; also suggesting that a significant
i warning signal be given at the
I curfew hour.
The arrival of the first pair of
j fiber-wheeled roller skates was
i hailed at the Tuesday meeting.
The club is sponsoring a roller
skating program as a part of its
recreational project. The goal of
he recreational program is ade
quate fun facilities for the chil
dren of Valdez.
It was announced that school
permission had been granted for
rink space and that the entire
shipment of skates should arrive
n Valdez in the very near future.
The display pair of skates was
shipped airmail.
The cost of the purchased
kates was met by funds raised
through the Carnival sponsored
by the Valdez Civic Club last
all.
Mrs. Margaret Harrais, chair
man of the legislative department
committee which is studying
Third Division candidates for ter
itorial office, announced that all
candidates for office would be
discussed at the Civic Club’s
April meeting.
She urged the women to make
m “intensive study of the candi
dates, morally, economically and
geographically. If you know what
a man does for a living, you have
some idea as to his legislative al
liances,” she said. “Geographic
location should be considered, too,
in order that all parts of the Di
vision be represented,” she con
cluded.
Mrs. Harrais gave each club
member a typewritten list of
names of candidates for office in
the coming April primary elec
tion.
Mrs. Harold French read the
“Build a Better Community” re
port of the Club. Members ex
pressed satisfaction in the com
munity service accomplishments
gontained in the report.
The treasurer reported that a
$57 balance remained after all
Jamboree expenses had been met.
The club members voted to turn
the money over to the Student
Activity Club, for its use.
After the business meeting ad
journed, refreshments were serv
ed by Mrs Bruce Stalker and
Mrs. Florence Ingraham, co-host
esses. The evening ended in
group singing, led by Mrs. Jack
Thatcher, with Mrs. French at the
piano.
IS BURIED HERE
Mike Padolon, known as “Rus
sian Mike,” was interred here on
the afternoon of March 12. Mike
was another well known old
timer in this area.