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Viola Daniels
Edita
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DANIELS—In The Lion’s Den
n We, in company with, a lot of other Palmer-ites,
saw something happen over town last Wednesday that
ought to make us rise right up and shout loud enough
to be heard clear down to the CAA offices in Anchor
age, and no telephone lines needed either.
We refer to the flying exhibition given directly
over the town's main business section tnat had most
of us shakjr^g in our shoes. Many who saw the pilot
buzz Palmer that day felt sure that we would be spend
ing the next few aays scraping pieces of pilot and
plane slivers from the front walls of the buildings fac
ing Valley Street.
Fortunately, that pilot did get his plane back into
proper flying position in time, it developed later, when
he landed at the Palmer airport, that he was in no con
dition to be at the controls of a plane, nor for that mat
ter behind the wheel of an automobile. Besides en
dangering his own life and the lives of any Valley resi
dents who happened to be in the path of his flight, that
pilot was carrying three passengers.
We think that the reckless exhibition of flying he
gave was just one more example of the theory too
many of our neighbors hold—that is, that you can get i
□way with anything in Palmer, because there isn't any
law up there.
We admit there isn't much, but we do have some,
and we think it's about time that fact was driven home
to our celebrating weekenders and other visitors. That
pilot was reported to CAA for violation of flying regu
lations. We applaud that action and we stand ready
to back anyone who takes such action in any similar
cases. We'll be prepared to tell what we saw, any
time we're asked.
And we think that's the least that anyone can do
when such flagrant cases of recklessness come our
way. We think that not only reckless flying, but reck
less driving, ought to be reported whenever we see it.
There are too many of us who are hesitant about such
definite action, for fear it may cause hurt feelings or
trodden toes. We say it's time to hurt feelings and to
step on toes, if that's what it takes to bring the limited
law and order that we're entitled to into Palmer.
It's time to curb some of our "wide open" reputa
tion. Those who take to the highways or the airlanes
to demonstrate their indifference to the well-being of
others should be stopped short and soon and hard.
We don't quarrel with any man's right to take all the
chances he likes with his own life, but when his free
dom infringes on the safety of others, then it's time we
took steps to enforce our own rights.
There doesn't seem to be much hope of our evejr
making Palmer the cleanest or the nicest or the quiet
est little town in this part of the territory—but we could
begin right now to work to make it the safest, b<?th on
the ground and in the air. !
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{FUR RENDEZVOUS
! Henry Brooks, currently giving j
; advanced organ • lessons to four j
| Valley pupils each Saturday, is i
| featured in daily musical con
j certs at the Baker School of Mu
sic’s booth in the Parade of In
lustry of the Fur Rendezvous.
Mr. Brooks still may be heard at
j and 9 o'clock this evening and
at 2:30 and 9 o’clock tomorrow
iternoon and evening.
i The organist has an impressive!
| background of concerts and re- i
j citals. He was for four years the j
choir master and organist at St.
| Luke’s Episcopal Church in Newi
York, before entering the Army. I
During the time he was stationed
n Europe during the recent war, |
he gave organ concerts in several
| jf Europe’s great cathedrals.
Mr. Brooks is now preparing
I for an April 16 concert at the
Presbyterian Church in Fair-1
banks. He also is planning an
Anchorage concert in the near fu- j
ture, and probably could be in
duced to make a prior appear
ance in Palmer, if enough inter
est is expressed.
Musicians who have heard Mr.
Brooks play say that he is one of
the finest organists they have
ever heard.
VISIT HERE MONDAY
Mr, and Mrs. John McCall
were Valley visitors this week.
Mr. McCall is a member of. the
University of Alaska ski team
which is participating in Fur
Rendezvous ski competition in
Anchorage. The McCalls spent a
between-bus stop * with Mr. and
Mrs. I. M. Sandvik and Mr. and
Mrs. Everett Yohn.
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Offices Qf the Community Fa
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ling Alaskan applications for
Public Works funds, are adding a
number of staff members in
preparation for spring construc
tion work. John Argetsinger,
district engineer for Alaska, said
last week that applications for
S2.800.000 in funds already had
been forwarded to Washington
D. C. for approval.
It is anticipated that work will
begin on:one of the first projects,. *
to be located at Fairbanks, by the
. end of this month.
Mr. Argetsinger said the bulk
of applications received thoSjfiai
had been for school construction^
He asserted that- approved appli
cations would be spread evenly
throughout the territory.
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