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Kenai Peninsula Democrats were
active this past weekend in the
Southcentral District Democrat
ic convention at Anchorage in
which party members staged a
rebellion against machine politics
and sought to return more con
trol to “the little man from out
lying precincts.’’
James E. Fisher, former An
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ohorage attorney who now has
law offices in Kenai, was defeat
ed when nominated for district
chairman. Fisher, city attorney
for Kenai, and former Sen. Irene
Ryan, tied with 114 votes and
were defeated by Russ Meekins,
Anchorage auto dealer who poll
ed 279 voles and emerged as the
new district chairman.
Meekins’ selection was regard
ed as a victory over state party
chairman Wendell Kay, who ac
tively supported Fisher and has
often been mentioned as a pos
sible candidate for governor next
year.
The convention, held every two
years, was staged -at the Sidney
Laurence Auditorium and includ
ed a banquet at the dining room
of the Edge water Motel at which
Rep. Henry Gonzales (D-Texas
delivered the main address of the
convention. Kenai Peninsula dele
gates were among approximately
(00 attending Saturday and Sun
day sessions.
Soldotna delegates were headed
by precinct chairman, Frank Mul
len, and included Rusty Lanca
shire, Clarence Goodrich, John
Mack, games E. Fisher (who now
lives in the Soldotna precinct),
Chuck Roaer (delegate by proxy),
and Leona Rosentreter. Marge
Mullen, wife of the precinct chair
man, also attended and was an
alternate delegate.
Vliulen was named to the nom
mating c 'mniittee nr>„] Rusty Lan
cashire to the resolutions com
mittee. Both also were selected
as delegates to act on loose* com
mittees for tlte n two years
and will attend the state con
vent ien at Nome in April 1962.
K* a; legat were Mel fw,
sen, vico chairman; Waldo Coyle,
precinct secretary, and C-eo;.... :*
Navarre, Waino Hakkinen, Ca.il
Halier, Bill* McCann, Peggy Mc
Bride, Leo and Mai ion Oberts,
Duke Deerlng*. Denny Arnold r..* 1
Lillian Hakkinen, Wallv Van Sky,
and Helen Haworth, represented
by proxy. Mrs. Coyle and Mrs,
Cole attended as visitors.
Mrs. McBride and Leo Oberts
were named to the district nom
inating committee and also to the
nominating committee for the
state convention. Coyle was
named to the fisheries sub-com
mittee.
Delegates from Sterling were
Francis ,J. Hall, precinct chair
man, and Mike Oberts.
Sol Urie of Homer was re-elect
ed treasurer of the Southcentral
District Democratic Committee.
Quincy Benton, also of Homer,
was nominate 1 for one of the
seats on the district central com
mittee but withdrew as a cand
idate and swung his support to
Bob McFarland, who edged out
former state Rep. Earl Hillstrand
for the second seat.
Soldotna Honor
Roll Students
Four children attending Sold
otna elementary school made the
honor roll the first semester:
Sally Ann Buchta, second grade,
and Patty Ash, Kurt Karsten, and
Joyce Gibbs all in the eighth
grade.
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Democrats Elect
Election of officers for Sold
otna precinct Democrats was the
main order of business at their
recent meeting.
Frank Mullen was elected chair
man tor the coming year; Chuck
Roser. vice chairman. Rusty Lan
cashire. secretary, and Leona Ros
er.tivii :r, treasurer. James Fish
er, John Mack, Elinor Brown,
Shirley Denison and Allen C, Ulin
were appointed as the working
committee.
The following delegates were
chosen to attend the South Cen
tral Democratic Convention in
Anchorage: Frank Mullen, James
Fisher, Rusty Lancashire. Chuck
Roser, Leona Rosentreiter and
Clarence Goodrich with Marge
Mullen, Daphne McLane, Ed Ro
se iVt'.eitcr, Ann Roser, Harry
Holt, Joe Faa and Larry Lanca
shire, alternate delegates.
Seldotna P-TA
Nets $213 From
Spaghetti Sapper
The Scddotna Parent-Teacher
Association took in a total of $202
on the spaghetti supper held re
cently and $53*50 on the cake
walk. Proceeds will be used for
playground equipment and to pur
chase dishes and silverware for
use of the l’-T A a: Soldotna
schools.
Prizes and cakes for the event
were donated: by parents of Sold
otna students. Total expenses of
the P-T A amounted to $12.12.
Nearly all supplies were con
tributed and donors included the
follow inj?:
Big K Grocery—M packages *
spaghetti sauce mix, 20 loaves
French bread. 20 lbs. ground
round, a! so nankins and cups.
L-ui’s Ma.ket—All materials for
dressing for slaw, 15 lbs. sugar
for cold drinks, cream
oleo and 4 lbs, coffee.
Wit
Ions and cel .
het-ti, Kool-ade, cubed sugar, roil
of butcher paper for table.
Mickey Parker at the Four
Hoyle Parkers donated 20 lbs. of
meat, then cooked the meat and
spaghetti, mixed it and delivered
it hoi in time to serve.
Bridge Party
Benefits ACCA
A bridge benefit on Nov. 17 at
the home of Mrs. Jack McGuire
in Kenai netted £13 for the Ken
aj branch of Alaska Crippled
Children’s Association, Mrs. Ly
man McBride and Mrs, McGuire
were co-hostesses.
Rusty Lancashire was awarded
three prizes, for high score, door
prize and for the lucky number
under her chain. Fellow bridge
players said she was forgiven due
to the fact that it was on the
date of her 23rd wedding anniver
sary.
Marion Oberts won second prize
for high score and Daphne Mc
Lane was awarded the consola
tion prize. All prizes were do
nated by Dorothy Demaray, Peg
gy McBride and Mary McGuire.
Guests from Idaho
BOLDOTNA — Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd McCullough of Coeur d’
Alene, Ida., left recently after
visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Russell
Bag’ley in Soldotna.
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New Seaman Joins
Ilergatt Family
Marion and “Candy” Hergatt,
former North Kenai residents,
have sent hack word that their
trip to Australia via fishing boat
was interrupted to await the ar
rival of their fourth child. A son,
weighing 5 lbs. 9 oz„ was born on
Oct. 30 at San Francisco and has
been named Leo Marinaro, the
latter name being an Italian word
ni ean ing “seam an. ’ ’
The liergatts left Kenai late
in August with a fleet of fishing
vessels and are making the trip
in their fishing boat, the “Nancy.”
Accompanying them are their
three older children, Robert Mar
ion. Michael Gaylord and Nina
Louise, and Mrs. Hergatt’s broth
er, Chuck Hawlz. The family
temp; : nriiy is at Oakland, Calif.,
but will resume the trip as soon
as the boat is repainted, a new
engine installed and other re
pairs made.
Their proposed route, on leav
ing Kenai, will take them by the
Hawaiian Islands and on down
the South Pacific to Australia.
Friends may write to them in
are of the Australian Consulate,
San Francisco.
NEW TO ALASKA OIL AREA
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with home offices in Bartlesville,
t Mela., has made application with
i;o Bureau of Land Management
• >■ approximately 34,000 acres of
l.v\i in the Port Hekien area on
e Alaska Peninsula. This is
‘Cities Service’s first venture into
ire Alaska oil picture.
Returns to California
'•! • s. Dona Lynn left by jet Fri
day to return to her home in
Bake :-Held, Calif, airs. Lynn has
>ccn visiting her daughter, Mnu
vine Jones, for the last six weeks.
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Comparative
Food Prices
June to Semptember Changes—
The average price of the “Market
Basket” containing 40 food items
was up slightly (.3 of 1 per cent) \
for the quarter. The “basket” av
eraged $22.10 for all ten Alaska!
cities and ranged from $10.08 at'
Ketchikan to $27.53 at Nome. Inf
August the same food items soldi
for $17.30 in Seattle while the!
U. S. “basket” averaged $10,50 for!
the same period.
Food prices averaged 7c lower*
at Petersburg, 16c at Ketchikan,!
20c at Palmer and 40c lower atl
Anchorage. These declines weryj
offset by increases at Sitka of 8c|
Kodiak 33c, Juneau 51c. and Sew4
and 52c. Nearly half of the deelinij
in Anchorage was clue to the pried
ing of boneless round steak las)
quarter. Prices at Fairbanks of
the “basket” were unchanged. |
Sept. I960 Compared with 1931
—Food prices over Alaska avert
aged a little lower than a year;
ago. Price of the basket was uJ
47c at Kodiak, 30c at Pctersbiffl'gl
9c at Seward and 7c at Ketchikaif
and Juneau, Offsetting these In®
creases were lower prices at
Nrune (78c), Sitka (51c), Fair®
banks (8c), and Palmer (1c). Th#
) ice of i he 7 n -h : ■ h !.• |
was unchanged-.
For the same period. Seattle’!
basket was up 15c and the 13. |
35c. With the price i f Seattle’!
basket, equal to 100 percent, thl
i vera.ge food basket in the 10 A*
ask an cities compared was 13,2 ft
of Seattle a year ago and 130 w
this quarter- - down 27c for tip
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