Princess Ends Romance, ‘Mindful of
Church’s Teaching’ and Her Duty
LONDON, (£)—Prime Minister
Anthony Eden said Tuesday his
government was not asked and
did not seek to intervene in the
matter of a marriage between
Princess Margaret and Group
Capt. Peter Townsend.
Eden spoke in the House of
Commons while statesmen, com
monfolk and churchmen around
the world showered the princess
with sympathy and praise for her
“duty before love” decision not to
marry the divorced air hero com
moner.
While Eden was speaking, the
25-year-old princess was in sad
hear&d seclusion at her home,
Clarence House.
Townsend, looking tired and
downcast, tried to face reporters
on the sunlit lawn of Buckfield
House in Sussex, but at the last
minute turned away.
In the Commons, the parliamen
tary machinery threw up a ques
tion tabled a week ago by Lt. Col.
Marcus Lipton, who had asked
whether Eden “would introduce
legislation to repeal or amend the
Royal Marriages Act of 1772.” The
act limits the freedom to wed of
members of the Royal family. It
has been a central issue in the
controversy raging around the
Margaret-Townsend romance.
Lipton described it as a “useful
and necessary weapon which the
government is reluctant to aban
don.” Eden said he has had “very
much in mind” the possibility of
changing the law.
From all corners of the earth
came expressions *of admiration
and pr#aise for Margaret’s decision,
in which she said:
“Mindful of the Church’s teach
ing. that Christian marriage is in
dissoluble and conscious of my
duty to the Commonwealth, I
have resolved to put these con
siderations before any others.”
There was some anger here at
what was felt to be the tyranny of
tradition and convention that
fopced Margaret to give up mar
riage because of the religious
views of one segment of the popu
lation. Some newspapers predict
ed the Commonwealth and the
Church would be more hurt than
helped by her renunciation.
“There are women who only
love once,” said Sir Beverley Bax
ter, a Canadian-born member of
Parliament who knows the prin
cess. “I have a haunting feeling
that Princess Margaret is one of
them.” . • ,
Towered Teenager
Rakes Holiday Crowd
With Rifle Fire
ALEXANDRIA, Ky., UP)—A gay
crowd of Halloween pranksters
and onlookers were filled with
terror Monday night when a teen
ager, perched atop a 70-foot water
tower in this small northern Ken
tucky town, began raking the
streets with a steady rifle fire.
The costumed youngsters and
their elders, who had laughingly
watched their pranks, dived for
cover as the 16-year old boy, who
police declined to name, fired ap
proximately 60 rounds into the
streets in a 30-minute span.
An estimated 200 persons in the
streets escaped injury.
Pleas from the boy’s mother and
town marshal finally brought the
boy down.
Police said the youth was one
of two boys sought in the theft
Saturday of ttvo rifles and 1,000
rounds of ammunition.
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Seattle, Alaska Chambers
To Discuss Territory’s
Natural Resources
SEATTLE, LPi—Fourteen Seattle
Chamber of Commerce members
will fly to the fall Alaska Cham
ber meeting Nov. 3-5 to discuss
development of territorial natural
resources.
The tour also will help business
men in both regions understand
mutual problems, John White,
chairman of the Seattle Chamber’s
Alaska division, said Tuesday.
The meeting will be in Fair
banks. Afterward the group will
tour Anchorage, Valdez and Ju
neau for conferences with busi
ness leaders.
Among other members going is
Ralph Lomen, Lomen Commercial
Company.
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Board of Health
To Have Mid-Year
: Session on Jan. 6
JUNEAU, Oct. 24—The Alaska
Board of Health will convene in
Anchorage Jan. 6 for a mid-year
session, it was decided at the close
of the four-day annual meeting in
Juneau last week. Work carried
over from the annual meeting and
new business will be on the Janu
ary session agenda, according to
Dr. Asa Martin of Anchorage,
board chairman.
Business of the annual meeting
included allotting of territorial
health funds to community hospi
tal and health center projects as
follows: Seward hospital, $150,000
and Valdez hospital, $35,000 for
construction, both payable Oct. 1,
1957; Glenallen, $10,000rto assist
in equipping its new hospital; Ho
mer, $1,832 to assist in equipping
its new health center. This was in
addition to a previous allotment of
$1,650 for the Homer project.
The balance of funds for the bi
ennium available for assisting
with operational deficits was al
lotted in accordance with certified
deficit statements as follows: Val
ley Presbyterian hospital of Palm
er, $1,625; Valdez Community
hospital, $4,000; and Seldovia hos
pital, $6,000.
The Board reiterated its previ
ous recommendation that Alaska
Native Health Services be turned
over to the Alaska Department of
Health to effect consolidation of
health services in the territory.
The Board of Health also adopt
ed regulations pertaining to the
application of medicines to eyes
of newborn babies to prevent
blindness.
The Hospital Advisory Council
adopted hospital licensing regula- j
tions revised to be within capabil-!
ity of Alaska hospitals to comply
and to insure satisfactory stand
ards of operation.
Members of the Alaska Board j
of Health, in addition to Dr. Mar-1
tin, are: Dr. Arthur Schaible, j
member at large, and Byron A.
Gillam, Fourth Division represen
tative, both of Fairbanks; A. B.
Phillips of Juneau, First Division;
and Mrs. Andrew Nerland of
Nome, Second Division, who was
unable to attend the annual meet
ing due to illness in her family.
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NOW DUE AND PAYABLE
Tax is due and payable after January 1 of
each year and becomes delinquent after Dec. 1
A Penalty of $2.50 Attaches If Not Paid
On or Before December 1, 1955.
Who Must .Pay School Tax—
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Exemptions—
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