Primary Election to be Held
Throughout Territory Tomorrow
JUNEAU, UP) — Voters of Alas
ka go to the polls tomorrow to
pick candidates for a general
election that supporters of state
hood for the territory hope will
never be held.
The biennial spring primary
ballots this year contain the
names of 129 candidates for ter
ritorial positions to be decided in
an October general election.
Advocates of statehood for the
territory—and a majority, of the
primary aspirants are pledged to
that position—still are voicing
hopes that Congress will make
Alaska a state this year.
Most observers, at this distance
from Washington, feel that early
Congressional approval appears
unlikely. However, should state
hood come soon, Tuesday’s results
would be cancelled and new pri
mary and general elections called
to pick the first state office
holders.
Primary campaigning, virtually
non-existent in the 12 weeks
since the filing deadline passed,
picked up somewhat over the
weekend! There have been no
indications, however, of intense
public interest pointing to ex
ceptionally heavy voting.
To be selected on a territory
wide basis are candidates for
Alaska’s non-voting Delegate to
Congress, for Territorial Treasur
er and for Territorial Labor Com
missioner. Contests in Alaska’s
four judicial districts will pick
party nominees for nine seats in
the Territorial Senate and 24
seats in the House of Represent
atives—the entire House mem
bership.
Interest centers in the Repub
lican race for the Delegate post
and in Democratic contests for
Treasurer and Labor Commis
sioner.
Results of the legislative races |
will be studied for any indication I
that a new Republican admin
istration in the Territory has cut
into Democratic majorities of the
last four years.
Alaska’s long-time Delegate to
Congress, E. L. (Bob) Bartlett, is
unopposed on the Democratic
ticket for reelection in October to
his eighth term.
The two top GOP candidates
for Delegate are on opposite sides
of the question of whether Alas
ka should have statehood. Paul
F. Robison, an Anchorage lawyer
and former Territorial Senator,
wants statehood. Walter Pierce,
a civil engineer and former col
lege professor, advocates common
wealth status and federal tax
exemptions for Alaska.
Democrats polled 19,000 votes
in the delegate race in the 1958
primary, to only 6,500 for Repub
licans, as Bartlett won renomn
ination against weak opposition
and wrapped up an easy victory
in the general election.
Prime ''among the legislative
races are the Senate contests jn
the Fourth Division and the
House races in the Third Divi
sion. Of the 89 candidates for
House seats in all divisions, 45
of them are on the Third Division
ballot.
Each of the four divisions will
nominate candidates for two four
year Senate seats, but there is
an additional race ill the Fourth
Division for a two-year term.
That contest is to nominate can
didates to fill the unexpired term
of Republican Mike Stepovich,
who resigned from the legislature
last year after his appointment
by President Eisenhower as Gov
ernor of the Territory.
The Democrats controlled the
last Territorial Legislature, with
an 11-5 edge irk the Senate and
a whopping 21-3 majority in the
House. With Stepovich in the
Governor’s chair, Republicans are
hoping primary returns will in
dicate the GOP will make some
major gains in the October gen
eral election.
ASTRONOMY NOTES
By OLAF HALVERSON
On a long-exposure photo
graph ef a region of the heavens
the stars have the appearance of
dots if the driving mechanism
and guiding are satisfactory.
An asteroid in this region is
likely to leave a trail owing to
its motion among the stars dur
ing the exposure, and according
ly can be identified. A slower
moving asteroid can be discov
ered by comparing two photo
graphs of a region taken at dif
ferent times.
The numbi r of discoveries
runs into thousands. More than
1500 asteroids have had their
orbits determined. They are
small compared with the prin
cipal planets. Ceres, the largest
asteroid, is 480 milfes in diameter.
About a dozen have diameters
exceeding 100 miles. Some are
a mile or less across. All to
gether they have not more than
5 per cent of the moon’s mass.
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♦
KEITH HEDREEN
Democratic Candidate
for
House of Representatives
PRIMARY ELECTION, TUESDAY, APRIL 29
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★ 9 Years as City Councilman
The 2nd Division MUST Go Ahead
$10,000 Home Sold
For $150 To Settle
Grocery Bill
EVANSVILLE. Ind., UP) — Mor
ris fEsche’s attorney was arrang
ing meetings Saturday to return
deeds to three home owners whose
houses were bought by the 30
year-old Purdue University stu
dent at sheriff’s sale.
Attorney Howard Sandusky said
Esche sent him quit claim deeds
to the properties, which will be
returned to the owners on total
payment of $1,450. The sum rep
resents Esche’s payments for the
property plus his expenses.
Sheriff Frank F. McDonald,
who conducted the auctions un
der judgments for claims against
the owners, has said he will ar
range for return of the proper
ties without cost to the owners.
Several offers of financial help
have been received.
The situation attracted nation
wide attention when Mrs. Juan
ita Malin, widowed mother of
nine children. reported her
$10,000 l\ome had been sold for
$150 to satisfy a judgment for
a $69.60 grocery bill.
Two other families reported
their homes were sold • to Esche
under similar circumstances.
Snapping Turtle Provides
Unscheduled Double Feature
PROVIDENCE, R. I., UP) — A
double feature “horror” bill at
a downtown theater had compe
tition Wednesday night.
A 15-pound snapping turtle was
let loose in the orchestra by a
practical joker. Screams echoed
through the theater until he was
coaxed into a box.
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7:30_You Bet Your Life 7:30—Highway Patrol
8:00—Steve Allen 8:00—Wagon Train
9:00—World News 9:00-.-World News
9:15_Sports Highlights 9:15—The Thin Man
9:45—Top Tunes & Talent 9:45— This Is Your Life
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ELECT
JAMES
von der HEYDT'
Territorial
Senate
VOTE DEMOCRATIC
WILLIAM E. BELTZ
Senior Democratic Senator
Seeks Third Term
“THE ESKIMO’S CHOICE’’
Solicits Your Support
PRIMARY ELECTION TUESDAY, APRIL 29