Fori Rich. Soldiers
To Eat 21 Tons
IM Turkey
Turkey will be king at Fort
^Richardson tomorrow as the sol
diers of the post sit down to de
vour 6,500 pounds, or three and
one half tons of America’s favor
ite bird.
When the time comes for the
soldiers eating in mess halls to
loosen their belts to the Fast
notch and sit back to enjoy their
after-dinner coffee they will, iff
addition to the turkey, have con
sumed tons of “trimmin’s.”
There’ll be Alaskan grown
vrfhite potatoes mashed to fluffy
^goodness, and the dinner will
"certainly have a touch of home,.
as the remainder of the dishes j
■will come from the United States.;
Some will be fresh, some frozen j
and others canned.
more inan ?uu pounas m.
shrimp will start off the mam
moth meal. The turkeys wilRUe
stuffed with sage dressing and
there’ll be giblet gravy to pour
over the potatoes. Other gasfron
•wnieal items will include 600
Ipounds each of buttered peas and
•com-O’Brien, 1,500 pounds of
candied sweet potatoes, Waldorf
^salad and Parkerhouse rolls.
Unit pastry experts will bake
1,200 pumpkin and mincemeat
lines and top ’em with whipped
cream. If the soldiers still hhve
flin "empty” feeling there will be
*650 pounds of fruit cake and more
than two tons of candy and mix
ed nuts‘to munch on. The meal
’will be washed down with 500
gallons of coffee.
JEhe regular breakfast will be
served in all messhalls on
Thanksgiving Day and for the
soldiers at Fort Richardson still
•hie to navigate, an evening meal
will also be served.
Difipemdents and guests of the
soldiers have been invited to eat
in the messhalls, helping to
create an atmosphere of an old
fashioned family Thanksgiving
dinner.
All in all it should be a very
-JuIT day.
COUNCIL NOTES
VOmtliinued from page 1) ■
Mler 'nad applied for matching
funds to assist in an over-all plan,
fiarticularly zoning, well over a
;year ago.
P # *
Council members approved a
:mte schedule which will be pre
sented to the Bureau of Public
Hoads for approval. The schedule
'will apply, if accepted, for street
maintenance to be done by the
■’City within the city on BFR roads
for which the city will be paid.
Council men heard the second
areading of Ordinance No. 74
which will prohibit the location
ttf gas pumps on sidewalks.
* * *
Again the Council authorized
(deeper exploration on the new
«ity well. At the present time the
well is down to 371 feet, without
having hit the desired water
source. Councilmen again stated
iliey felt it necessary to explore
.as far as practical in an effort to
determine whether or not the
water is there. If not, they
agreed, it will be necessary for
fhe City to look elsewhere at a
much greater expense, for future
water sources. The drilling com
Ipany was authorized to go as far
as 450 feet, if necessary.
Following a discussion of the
hazardous condition of the air
gwrart runways, caused by large
Socks and brush, the clerk was
authorized to contact the Depart
ment of Aviation in an effort to
get maintenance work done on
'fibe runways before snowfall/
* * *
Tax exemption *f or the Co-Op’s
new grain elevator was discussed,
With no decision made. The
Council voiced a ..-.desire to meet
with Palmer Board of Education
fbr further discussions.
* * *
William Wakeland was ap
pointed tax assessor-collector
and deputy city clerk (the latter
without pay) by Mayor Lynn. The
.appointment was approved by
Che Council.
* * *
The City’s share of the cost of
tfhe Tax assessor’s office will
amount to $3600, payable quar
terly, in advance. This amount
-was approved by the Council.
By motion the Council voted to
New Alaska—
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sections of land for educational
purposes . . . “it- has served well
hut also caused some severe
handicaps . . . the land could not
be leased for a longer period of
time than 10 years and, as in the
case in Anchorage, an island was
created that could not be used.
Another bill, now law, pertains
to the tide lands which now are
released to the territory.
A third,, and of timely impor
tance, was referred to by Bart
lett as “money in the territorial
Ijank”. Bartlett reminded his
audience that up to the enact
ment of this new law money
from coal, oil, and gas leases has
reverted to States at the rate of
37 % percent for roads and schools
and 52% percent for reclamation
funds. In Alaska only 37% per
cent was received from oil and
gas for education and roads, with
no money from coal. This new
bMl puts us in a more advantage
ous position than the States. In
addition to the 52 % percent, we
will receive the return from coal
leases”, Bartlett pointed out.
He went on to say that the bill
was enacted only three or four
weeks 'before Richfield Oil struck
oil in Alaska. “It’s impossible to
tell the terms of money to the
territory as a result of this bill.
Now it may mean from $1- to $2
mililon a year ... as further dis
coveries are made and the addi
tion of oil royalties we may re
ceive more money than is now
required to operate the territory,
he speculated.
The visitor, who leaves for
Washington, D. C. this afternoon,
pointed out that no matter how
many bills get through, new
needs and requirements will
come up. Living in a growing
territory, with a growing econ
omy, the needs will increase as]
the number of people increases, j
-1 -J
In replying to a question put to
him following his talk Bartlett
stated that a memo from the of
fice of the Alaska Rural Rehabil
itation Corporation, outlining its
many attempts to get officials of
the Farm Credit Administration
to Alaska, will receive immedi
ate attention and that he will see
that “someone gets up here”.
James Hurley, ARRC manager,
■told of the many unsuccessful at
tempts made by the Corporation
to .have an official visit Alaska
to see the need of including the
territory in the FCA program.
In closing Bartlett invited resi
dents to contact him if he may
in any way help with an individ
ual or group problem. “I can’t
guarantee anything, but I shall
certainly be happy to give the
very best I can to the problem.”
direct the tax assessor to publish
names and amounts in arrears in
’the December 12 issue of The
Frontiersman. It was pointed
out that delinquent tax notices
have been sent to these accounts,
with no response having been
made.
Bills approved for payment in
cluded $1,306.33 from the general
fund and $595.65 from the water
fund.
Dance Festival
To Be Sponsored
By Kiwanis CM
The Palmer Dance Academy,
under the direction of Beverly
C. Adams of the Colombany
School of Dance, will stage a
“Dance Festival” in the Central
school gymnasium on Sunday,
December 8 at 2:30 p.m., it was
announced this week. The Pal
mer Kiwanis club will sponsor
the program with all proceeds to
go into the Kiwanis youth activ
ities fund which is used to aid
children of the area.
Tickets will be available from
Kiwanians and will be sold at the
door. Admission will be 50 cents
for adults and 25 cents for chil
dren. The dance academy was
started in May of this year
through the combined efforts of
Mrs. Robert Jensen of Palmer
and the Colombany Dancing
School of Anchorage. Since that
time Mrs. Adams has made
weekly trips to Palmer to give
dancing lessons to area children.
The festival will also include
55 Anchorage students from the
School of Dance and the Elmen
dorf Dance Academy.
ELKS CHARITY BALL
SET FDR SATURDAY
The Palmer Elks lodge will
hold their annual charity ball at
the Elks home this coming Satur
day evening, with dancing to be
gin at 10 a.m. and continue to 2
a.m. Music will be furnished by
the Elks orchestra. Formal dress
will be optional.
Proceeds from the ball will go
toward the lodge’s annual holi
day boxes which are distributed
by the Elks to many, many per
sons in the ^ valley, Talkeetna,
and Glenallen areas each holiday
season.
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built to make possible the re
moval of moisture from grain for
proper storage. With the dryer,
Durrant stated, this has opened
up a new enterprise in agricul
ture in Alaska. “For the first
time combines were working the
fields this fall in a major scale.
Six combines were purchased this
year and more are on order”, he
stated. He stated the new enter
prise will allow supplementing
grains shipped from Outside.
Durrant stated the Co-Op was
aware that the operation of the
dryer and elevator would 5e a
losing proposition the first few
years. “The Co-Op has invested
a lot of money based on faith in
Alaska; they feel that the produc
tion of grain will eventually be
a paying proposition. He stated
the investment is only about one
third complete and that it will
be necessary to add a feed mill
to fully utilize the grain. He
pointed out that farmers have
been spending between one-quar
ter and one-third of a million
dollars each year to purchase
grain from Stateside. “This money
could stay at home”, he added.
He stated he felt that eventually
The friendliest J|
place in town J
» ^ fa
The welcome mat is always out for
you here! Come in and enjoy the
finest in drinks and food in a
friendly, congenial atmosphere.
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O'NEILL & SONS — Mile 61 — Glenn Hiway
cost of feed not only for cattle
bid for beef, hogs and other stock,
could be reduced.
Clayton Esslinger, Co-Op comp
troller, stated that the Co-Op has
invested $113,000 in equipment,
exclusive of land. He stated this
figure is about 99 percent com
plete on construction and esti
mated this could be as great as
a quarter of a million dollars as
it increases. The tax on the $133,
000 figure in the School District
would amount to $1,466 and for
the city, $666, Esslinger stated.
At the request of Anderson, Ag
Commissioner Wilson expressed
his belief that' the new enterprise
will lead to the expansion of a
similar nature in other areas,
particularly around Fairbanks.
Anderson stated that the Ad
ministrative Board would need
information on the financial
structure of both the Palmer
Schol District and City and stat
ed it would be a factor in the dis
position of the Co-Op application.
PALMER COUPLE
AMONG 41 NEW
AMERICAN CITIZENS
Among the 41 new American
citizens naturalized on Novem
ber 21 were Bernard and Luise
Jade of Palmer. Mr. and Mrs.
Jade came to this country from
Germany and with their family
have established a home in the i
valley. Mr. Jade is employed at
the Experiment Station farm and
Mrs. Jade is a nurses aid at
the Valley hospital.
The impressive naturalization
ceremony was held in the audi
torium of the Anchorage High
School. The court was presided
over by Judge J. L. McCarrey,
Jr.
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Annual Charity Ball
for
Elks and Guests by Invitation
Saturday, November 30, 1957
Music by
Elks Orchestra
Dress — Formal Optional
ORANGE SALE
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CALIFORNIA NAVELS
Per Lb.
HUNT’S SALE
SWEET CORN
SWEET PEAS
GREEN BEANS
WHOLE POTATOES
SPINACH
(WHILE IT LASTS)
t
Champion
Salad Dressing
QT.
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NOVEMBER 29, 30- DECEMBER I & 2
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