3-DAST COyygRENCB HELD IN ANCHORAGE
Approximately seventeen United Skates
Commissioners attended a three day ooiw
ferenco in Anchorage, beginning Jan# 6#
This wan organized by District Court
Judge MeCarray And is the first of its
kind eve r to be held#
Some highlights of the conference wer*
speeches. Dr# Charles L# Anderson# ohiefl*
of the mental health section of the ADH#
on nThe Psychiatrist in the Commissioner*s
Court” s law clerk Kaye Riehey spoke on
”Legal Research”! Roy Casey# supt# of th«
Alaska Jail System# lectured on "Commit
rut of Defendants by Commissioners”!
William A# Hilton# Clerk of Court# talked
on ‘-Commissioners* Duties as Deputy Clerks”
FBI agent, James H# Gale spoke on "General
Jurisdiction of the FBI”! end# Gerald WiL
Hams# attornoy general for Alaska# talked
on “Statutory Construction and Intent”#
Every session of the conference Drought
forth the foot that each commissioner has
a job worthy of two men in acting as clerkj
jud<~3, researcher, librarian, social work#
or, psychiatrist and other duties perform
dd in rural areas*
Names from Bristol Eay that you will
recognize who attended this cctiference
were Evelyn Worden end Louise Michaels*
Peg Bradford’s delightful Open House
on New Year’s Eve was enjoyed by many
friends between the hours of seven and
tvrelve, Punch and delicious food, like
Frosty, ju«t disappeared* Peg scored a
gaini __
^on11 me in here, it’s crowdedl
ANY SEWING PROBLEMS?
The Evening Workshop, sponsored by
Mary Hawkins and Dorcthoa Callaway, had
it8 organizational gathering at the school
on Jan* 11* with fifteen ladies present
ing their sewing problems and planning
for future projects*
Informal sewing instruction will be
given along with an exohange of ideas
and skills* A variety of projects will
be covered* Already several orders have
been sent out for metal craft material
for prospective "artistsrt*
All are welcome* These meetings are
on Tuesday and Thursday evenings* They
are STRICTLY INFORMAL* An exohange of
problems is invited*
EXCERPT OP IMTgSBSTi
To i J aino s E« 'Hawkins
Fromi Con Dafoe, Com* of Eduo#
"Alaska Public works phoned me Monday
and stated that Federal Supply Service in
Seattle had now informed them that all
materials fire now on hand and shipment 1*
scheduled for Jan* 7 by boat to Anohorag®
and by air to Dillingham* I am also in
formed unofficially that steps are being
taken to provide emergency food supplies
for the Dillingham area* Just how much or
what they will be, I do not know#
Clyde Spears* Ex-business man of Dill
ingham* is non attending pg classes at
the University of Washington. To contact
him* leave your ’calling card’ at the
Stenarfc Hotel—although not residing
there he keeps in constant contact with
the management*