Fairbanks Daily News-Miner from Fairbanks, Alaska • Page 2

Daily News-Miner, Monday, January 26, 1959 Twenty Legislators Sit in Upper House atjuneau Terms Split Between Two, Four Years Alaska's State Senate has 20 members and today 21 hope to be admitted to the upper house in Juneau's old Federal Building. A recount of votes will determine whether William K. Boardman, a Republican, or W. 0. Smith, a Democrat, will represent Ketchikan for a two- year term.

The two candidates were evenly matched; each drew the same number of votes. Boardman was certified the winner because he was lucky in a drawing between himself and Smith. If Boardman is seated, the Senate in Alaska's First Legislature will have three Republicans. 17 Democrats, and if Smith is seated, the minority party will have only two members. Half the Senate will come up for reelection in two years, while the other 10 members are safe for four years.

On this page is a listing of the state senators, with pictures and short biographies of those who submitted them to the Daily News-Miner. All of them were asked. Four Years JAMES NOLAN Dist. A (Dem.) Boston-born James Nolan of Wrangell, state senator at large, was president of the IRWIN L. 'METCALF Dist.

(Dem.) Irwin L. Metcalf, ward state senator, was a deputy marshal there 14 years, Senate in 1955 and speaker high school teacher at Kothe House in the special 1949Jdiak and Palmer five years, session. He served in the Ter- and a grocery operator 4V4 ritorial Senate four 1951-1957, and in the twice, 1947-1949. Nolan was a He first came to Alaska in Constitutional Convention dele- 1927 as a Merchant Marine seaman. Top Officials Spring from Pioneer Roots Alaska's first elected governor and two of its three- member congressional delegation are from pioneer Alaskan A 'iaskalo years.

"He has" been (sate. He has lived in Alaska years. He was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention. HOWARD C. BRADSHAW Dist.

(Dem.) GEORGE B. McNABB Dist. J. (Dem.) JACK E. WEISS Dist.

(Rep.) HUBERT GILBERT Dist. (Dem.) WILLIAM E. BELTZ Dist. State Sen. William.

E. Beltz of Unalakleet served eight years in the Territorial Seni ate and two years in the House. He was president and 'business agent of Fairbanks Carpenter's Local 1243, president of the Alaska Council of Carpenters, vice president of the Arctic Native Brotherhood and vice chairman of the State Sen. Howard Democratic Brad-; tee. Central Commit- families first drawn north by gold.

The third man in Congress from Alaska, Sen. Ernest York in 1887, was educated to shaw of Sitka has lived in chairman of the Board of Control of Sitka Public Utilities. He studied business administration and is a partner in thei JOHN A MoNEES Dist. (Dem.) John A. McNees, state i senator from Nome, served Gruening, was born in New sitka Men's Store.

Bradshaw is married, the father of two Territorial Senate in an mpmhpr nf (CstkuUonal Convention trfUiiOliiliUlilUiJd.1 LfUlJ VCJlblUiI. be a doctor and found his car- children, and belongs to Ro- jc 'manager of the North- ppr in innrnalism and govern- 0 TTIlfc He IS manager 01 trie Wortn eer in journalism and govern-1 tary, Moose and Elks, merit before he came to ka in 1939 as territorial governor by appointment of President Roosevelt. William Egan, 44, first to occupy the executive mansion at Juneau by choice of the Alaskan electorate, was born in Valdez. E. L.

Bartlett, U. S. senator, and Ralph Rivers, U. S. representative, were both born in' Seattle 55 years ago.

Settled in Valdez Egan's father was a gold miner who came north irom Butte, finally settled in the coastal fishing town of Valdez, where Bill grew up. His formal education ended in high school and he earned his keep in a fish cannery, drove a truck, finally bought a store and market. He became interested in politics, was sent to Juneau by RALPH E. MOODY Dist. (Dem.) western Alaska Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Alaska Legislative Council, and chairman of the Second Division Democratic mittee.

Two Years JOHN B. COGHILL Dist. (Rep.) John B. Coghill, Republican! senator from Nenana, who was unopposed in the Nov. 25 Moosehide Altar Cloth At Ft.

Yukon Church By KATHRYN WINSUOW Writer on Alaska Ih altar piece of moosehide. It angs in the Roman Catholic election, is a partner in Cog-j Alaska's most splendid Mission church at eace RI hill's Store and Tortella! sessions of contemporary na- 1 tive handicraft are undoubted- "jly the altar cloth and wall T-I He was born in Fair 'Magic 7 Farming Pork for Nerves LOS ANGELES, (UPI) CHICAGO (UPI) Ner- The farmer of tomorrow mayjvous people may need more sit on his porch and direct op-1 pork in their diets, according eration of his motorized farm to Carl F. Neumann, secre- equipment by electronics. tary-general manager of the Richard E. Griffin, the Uni-1 National Live Stock and Meat versity of California a Ibaks in 1925 and raised in pane i i a Stephen's Epis- An original mission church 'nana.

He served in the Mission church at built between 1883 and during World War II, in Yukon. 11885 by Father Grouard and Thpsp two nieces were madei llke Saint Stephens, is also a bv the IiTdian ofthe structure. The mission was by the Indian oo Of eh the tDunveganonthepeace er, a village about 50 miles BUUJaim north of Grande Prairie adviser for Angeles Coun-j FRANK PERATROVICH DUt. A (Dem.) WILLIAM K. BOARDMAN Dist.

(Rep.) W. 0. SMITH Dist. (Dem.) 7HOMAS B. STEWART Dist.

(Dem.) 1953 and 1957 House sessions, and the vention. Constitutional Con- LESTER N. BRONSON Dist. (Dem.) Lester Bronson of Nome is a state senator at large, who was born in Vallejo, in 1905 and came to Alaska in 1928. He has been a Nome councilman; major, Civil Air Patrol Wing Staff; Civil Defense director for the Nome area; and active in local athletics.

He is married. EBAN HOPSON Digt. 0 (Dem.) America's northernmost state senator, Eben Hopson of Barrow is the first president of his village since its incorporation, and has been a councilman and active Civic Club member. He belonged to the last Territorial House and is a member of the Democra- Committee. large family in The Arctic Slope stretches from the rugged Brooks Range and flattens down to the Arcand ice.

vilage, bleached as soft and white as "iver. linen and embroidered in pan els and borders with small varicolored glass beads sewn onto the hide with sinew. In the candlelight the richness of the work gleams jewel- like, a miniscule stained glass Chartres, A similar set was later made in the village and sent to the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York City. Alberta also has a famous Honor System MOSCOW (UPI) A small number of Moscow buses have adopted the honor system in a labor-saving experiment. On these vehicles the usual woman conductor who sells tickets has been replaced by To adorn the altar Father Grouard obtained a large, undamaged skin from a Metis hunter and painted on it the scene of Christ on the Cross, with the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph standing by.

The colors were described as rich and glowing. Painting Lost The painting hung in the church for 34 years, until 1919, when it was taken to a new church building erected in the village of Peace River. In 1924 this new church was destroyed I by fire and the cherished! painting was lost with it. Now a replica hangs in the! rebuilt church which was reclaimed from the encroaching wilderness and is now restored as a monument to the pioneer- with electronic devices thiamine, food source vitamin re- witn electronic quired by the nervous system, starting and stopping the gine as well as for perform-! ing other tractor operations has been demonstrated successfully. He said engineers foresee the day when one man can operate several tra and other equipment at same time by radio controls.

NO NAME ON THE BULLET NOW PLAYING RlffiHWWORTH DEBORAH KERR DAVID NIVEN -wunitt sitvas R.6.OKTW* A UNIVERSAUNTERIIATIONM. PICTURE PLUS several large boxes with slots, ing i ss i onariES Canada's installed the front, middle and back of the vehicle. A sign above each requests passengers to drop forty ko-" peks (four ceats) in the slot. west. Fort Yukon's altar pieces were made in 1918 1919 as a ks i Wow exact fare with them are on the spot, for there is no offi- vide change.

Mtii-nt-naf JLAJ 3elle Peter New State Seen Forging Ahead in Life Policies IRENE E. RYAN Dist. (Dem.) Senator-at-Large Mrs. Irene E. Ryan of Anchorage, 49, is a consulting engineer and geologist.

Since 1950 she has been managing engineer of I Alaska now ranks as the there only four years ago. At j.u;^ A Catherine Loola, Laura Jonas, Charlotte Paul, Matha Waiiis. Jenny Pilate and Maria Coiin. JL Thrilling Spy Story LARRY PARKS CONSTANCE SMITH FEATURE TIMES: "BULLET" 10:25 "CROSS-UP" 8:45 T. B.

Associates of designing water sys- state in terms of life in surance in force, but will soon terns, utilities, schools De ahead of several other ance, estimated to be an public buildings in She served in the House in 1955 and 1957 and chaired the Resources Committee in, J. EARL COOPER Dist. (Dem.) in average life insur- Fears Over 'Taming' of Frontier ALFRED OWEN Dist. I (Dem.) ROBERT McNEALY Dist. (Dem.) Robert J.

McNealy of Fair- ance protection per family. The data on Alaska insurance coverage was issued by the Institute of Life Insurance. the start of this year, Alaskans had $263,000,000 of life insur- average of about $5,000 per family. Since the first of the year, Alaskans have been adding new life insurance at a record More than 40 life insurance! pace, showing a 13 per centj companies are now doing busi-1 gain from last year in the ness in Alaska, purchase of new ordinary life Although Alaska's civilian population is about the same as that of New Haven, or Tacoma, in a land area one-fifth that of the United States or twice that of Texas, Alaskan families are ap- banks, state senator at large, preaching 3300,000,000 of life has been a U. S.

commission- insurance, compared with aj U.S. gain of three per cent. If this increase is sustained, the year's total of- new life insurance will be around $40,000,000, The pattern of life insurance ownership in Alaska is some-! insurance ownership. This is what different from that in the fellow citizens to serve in the Legislature. He shaped the future state government by er, U.

S. attorney, territorial nearly twice the total in force United States. representative 1955-1957, dele-' gate to the Constitutional Convention and chairman of the Transitions Committee. He isj now a member of the Board of Governors, Alaska Bar Fears that statehood would land member of the Democrat-: mean the "total taming" ofjic State Central Committee. Alaska were expressed by; Joan Koponen of Anchorage a- letter to the editor of IVlUll Daily News-Miner on Aug.

29, LETIIBRIDGE, Alta. 1958. Roy Clemis and Lethbridge! Post Office officials had a' MlSS IT senior 1 -e was in AbLma 1915 He traveled the thousands ofl la Wrote'. of us almost 1 4W 46 to reach a country where man seemed to count for attorney, and is now in pri-l serving as president of the vate law practice. He was a Alaska Constitutional Conven- territorial senator in the last 1 tion in 1955-56, and was sent session and has been chair- nri and where convention 1944.

wh en Mr Clemisf re a letter recently from Macleod. 30 miles west of It was postmarked March 22, i to Washington as a "Tennessee Plan" senator. Klondike Stampeders Bartlett's father stampeded to the KloidnrkefomTexas. There he met his wife, who came from. Wisconsin.

Their son was born Outside, but came north with his parents at the age of one year. He was educated at the Universities of Washington and Alaska, was six years a newspaperman in Fairbanks before a public career in Alaska and several years in Washington as Alaska's non-voting delegate in the House. Rivers was taken to Alaska at the age of 3. With his father a lawyer and his grand-j father a judge, he showed anj early aptitude for the law. Hej was graduated from the Uni-j versity of Washington in He served 10 years as district' man of the Alaska Legislative Council.

B. J. LOGAN Dist. (Dem.) for a iittl States. And where no one quite knew what could still be done.

(Strange how so many try to duplicate here to the last detail what was fled from all the pretty comforts and the often drab security that take the challenge and the spark from living). If being a state is perfection, why did we leave, and why are we here? Is the spark going to be squelched for the sake of aj "higher standard of 11 hope this will not be the I goodbye to the untamed andj lone spirit that is so much! here, often dare-devil and dependent and not caring a I hoot about conformity; for! I many, a daring to really live; the first time and to feel! i alive. i To drive around Fairbanks Returned EMINENCE, Ky. J. Kahn has stopped stamping his firm's name inside hats the store sells.

Seems every time one of Kahn's customers loses a hat, it's returned to Kahn. VIC OLLIH LUNCH LOCATED IN SWANSON'S CORNER WILL SERVE COFFEE and DOUGHNUTS from 2 to 4 P.M.—Tuesday, Jan. 27 Donations to be accepted during this time for the MARCH OF DIMES what a marvelous collec- State Sen. B. J.

Logan of tion of people daring to live attorney in Fairbanks, put in! Cordova is a marine surveyor as they want to live every-! four years as territorial attor-i and salvage master. He was! thing from hair styles ney general and served Fair-'born in Cotati, in 1907, i houses. Sometimes a rebellion worked for Alaska packers against some childhood pro- and fished 11 years, served injhibition, but often, too, the the Navy 1942-1946. He in- i real freedom to grow into the stalled the ''Sacketts Harbor" kind of person you would like! i power plant at Anchorage. He to be.

And being able to like! horned toads "attracted the was in ship salvage and other people because there banks two years as mayor. Chain Reaction SIDNEY, Neb. The badger and the badger woke up the dog and the ruckus which followed brought the family and the family called the cops and that was the end of the badger. All this occurred on the Clarence Hansens' front porch after 9-year-old Jerry Joe Hansen had parked a basket full of horn toads there. ing business six years.

still isn't the pressure to just like them. People will flock here be-j cause it is now a good re Sensible Gift POULTNEY, (UPI) spectable state. Something fa- Girls attending Green Moun-1 miliar. Industrialization, tain College gave janitor Hugh I big time money and big-time Jones a new bicycle for Christ- politics What mas to replace the one he had kind of people? been riding to work for 18 Where would those who don't years. want to.be totally tamed go? I STATEHOOD BUYS! LARGE SELECTION OF EP's RCA BELL CANTO CAPITAL OMEGATAPE BUY NOW! Limited Number Available TAPES I Fairbanks' Oldest Established Music Store Serving Interior Alaska THE MUSIC SHOP AND TV CENTER 523 525 Second Avenue Phone 4144 SALUTES HELPING BUILD ALASKA IS OUR BUSINESS sets you off from the now it's yours in STMN4TEEL buildings! LET YOUR BUSINESS GROW with a STRAN-STEEL BUILDING! Six permanent pastel colors Low first-cost, low maintenance Pre-engineering for fast erection Unobstructed clear span interiors Long and wide ribbed-metal panels Fire safety, easy insulation Building sizes to fill every need W.

M. REGAN 405 Dunkel Street Fairbanks, Alaska P.O. Box 1176 Phone: 3477.