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VOLUME 9, NUMBER 49
PALMER, ALASKA. THURSDAY, SEPT. 27, 1956
MOOSE CONFERENCE
SLATED FOR PALL&R
OCTOBER 10-13
Moose members from all over
Alaska will be represened at the
Alaska Moose Association con
ference to be held in Palmer Oc
tober 10-13. The president of the
association, Donald Ingalls, Sr.
of Palmer, and Ralph Moore,
Palmer Moose, are co-chairmen
for the conference.
Ingalls said this week that
somewhere betwen 50 and 60
men and approximately 25 wo
men are expecting to attend the
conference. “This is a conserva
tive figure”, he said, “and we
will probably need some help on
providing sufficient housing for
the visitors”. The delegates will
need only housing, Ingalls point
ed out. Luncheons being plan
ned will take care of a number
of meals, others will be taken
in local restaurants. Anyone who
has a spare room or bed they are
willing to offer to a visitor is
asked to contact Ralph Moore,
reservation and housing chair
man.
Make Reservations
The local Moose lodge is com
bining their annual moose-meat
dinner with the conference ban
quet and reservations must be
made, Ingalls said. Other than
wives of Moose members, there,
will be no guests. All Moose j
members planning to attend the j
dinner are asked to make reser |
vations through Ralph Moore ;
before October 6.
A special interest in ritual !
contests will show up at the con- '
ference this year, Ingalls said. I
More ritual teams are expected
to participate than in the past
and Harry Howard, national di
rector of rituals will be a con
ference guest from Mooseheart,
Indiana.
Assisting local Moose in their
conference plans will be a group
of Anchorage Women of the
Moose who have volunteered to
meet incoming planes that will
be carrying delegates and their
wives. They will take care of
them while in Anchorage and ar
range for their transportation to
Palmer.
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INGALLS HEADS
MOOSE CONFERENCE
DONALD INGALLS, Sr.
President Alaska
Moose Association
Historical Society
Formed in Valley
At an organizational meeting
held at the M. D. Snodgrass
home September 22 the Matanus
ka Valley Historical Society was
formed. The charter in the new
organization * will remain open
for membership until the annual
meeting planned for sometime in
December.
At the Saturday night meeting
M. D. Snodgrass, valley pioneer,
was named president of the
group and T. A. Moyer, curator
of the Valley Fair Museum, was
named secretary. A vice-presi
dent and treasurer will be nam
'd at a subsequent meeting.
The Society will be active in
collecting historical items and ;
data in regards to the early days j
in the Valley areas. All persons
interested in joining the group
are cordially invited to attend
the next meeting planned for
October 12 at the Snodgrass
home. Items and data collected
will be cataloged and prepared
for eventual exhibit in the
museum.
A number of persons have, dur
ing the past few years, remark
ed about the need to collect Ma
tanuska Valley artifacts now
while they are in fair condition
and still available. Many long
time residents may have items of
valuab’e historical value which
they do realize would be desired
as a museum piece. All residents,
regardless of length of time in
the Valley, are invited to join
the organization.
DOG OWNERS WARNED
NOT TO PERMIT
PETS TO RUN LOOSE
Dog owners within the limits
of Palmer are cautioned about
letting their animals run loose.
It was recently brought to the
attention of City Council mem
bers that unwanted dogs are
costing the city considerable
money for disposal.
Dogs picked up running loose
are held five days. If not claim
ed within that period of time,
the animal is disposed of. How
ever. there is the cost of board
and care of these animals dur
ing the holding period. One city
resident this w'eek is being bill
ed $40 for the disposal of four
young dogs which he no longer
wanted. The dogs were held the
customary five-day period (cost
ing the city $2 per day, per dog)
totaling the $40. In the future,
anyone desiring to have a dog
disposed of will be billed for the
service and there will be no
holding period, it was announced.
Owners of dogs are reminded
that by the City Ordinance all
dogs must be kept within own
er’s immediate control, and not
permitted to roam about the city.
Committee Makes
Recommendations
For Fire Department
A number of recommendations
were presented to the City Coun
cil safety committee by commit
tee chairman JaCk Flint follow
ing a meeting of a special com
mittee appointed by Mayor Char
les Wilson to study the Ci.ty of
Palmer fire department prob
lems.
Among recommendations make
by the committee were the fol
lowing: An intensified publicity
campaign planned to increase the
fire fighters’ roster to the re
quired number.
They recommended that if pos
sible the age limit be lowered
to 18 years of age to permit a
number of interested young men
joining the department. They
would be used in the less haz
ardous phases of fire fighting.
The committee recommended
the construction of living quart
ers in the fire hall basement.
The area would be large enough
to provide living quarters for at
least two fire fighters, plus train
ing and recreation area. The
committee recommended daily
testing of the fire siren, prefer
ably at 9:30 p.m. to coincide with
the curfew hour; that plans be
made immediately for a fire al
arm system; that a flag pole be
erected at the hall and a flag
flown daily, weather permitting;
that proper credentials be sup
plied to all qualified fire fight
ers; that proper fire fighting
clothing be lurnished all fire
fighters; and that the formation
of a junior volunteer fire depart
ment be considered.
Other discussions at the meeting
reported to the safety committee
included regular fire safety in
spection of all buildings in the
city, as well as homes where the
homeowner desired; a fire pre
vention program in the schools
and in the homes; and that mem
bers of the fire department plan
to organize a social group which
would have by-laws and operate
under a set of officers elected
by the members.
MEETING PLANNED
The fire fighters held a meet
ing last Friday and will hold
another tomorrow night. All
men, interested in helping serve
their community in this way, are
urged to attend the meeting and
become part of the Palmer Vol
unteer Fire Department.
FIVE SEEK SINGLE
SCHOOL BOARD TERM
Five candidates entered the
race for the one seat on the
Palmer Independent Sehool Dis
trict board of education before
the deadline on Monday of this
week. For a while it appeared
as though no one was going to
run for the five-year term.
Voters will be asked to choose
from Arthur L. Brundage, Emil
G. Ganschow, Richard Jones,
Lewis Pinkham and Mrs. Noel
Woods, all qualified residents
arid electors of the school dis
trict.
The election for the school
board seat will be held at the
same time the City of Palmer
I election is held Tuesday, Octo
ber 2 at the Co-Op rec hall from
8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Qualified voters
must have been a resident of Al
aska for one year and for 30
days in their voting precinct,
prior to the election date.
Candidates Brundage and Gan
schow are both with the Alaska
Agriculture Experiment Station;
Mr. Pinkham operates the Faith
Hill Childrens Home: Richard
Jones is manager of the Matan
uksa Valley Bank, and Mrs.
Woods is a former teacher in the
Palmer school system.
Phyllis Ridley, RN, arrived in
Palmer this week from Los An
geles, California, and has start
ed work as a staff member at
the Valley Presbyterian Hos
pital.
Ex-Governor, Others
Visit Palmer Oct. 4
Former Governor Ernest ;
!; Gruening, Delegate E. L. !
1; Bartlett, Third Division Dem
; oerat candidates whose names !
; will appear on the ballot Oc- !
;! tobcr 9, will be in the Valley ;
\ for a meeting following a din-;
!; ner meeting to be held in ;
!; C’hugiak next Thursday. The ■
Democrats will arrive in Pal-!
;! mer around 8 p.m. and the !
;! public is invited to attend the j
meeting and meet the candi-;
dates. The meeting will be ;
! held at Co-Op Club room, ac-!
cording to Betty Mears, local !
Democratic committee wo-!
! man. !
Refreshments will be serv-;
ed.
VALLEY SPORTSMEN
TO FURNISH GAME
DISHES FOR DINNER
Because of limited space the
entire list of dishes that have
been promised for the Matanus
ka Valley Sportsmen annual
game dinner can not be printed
this week. However, the list looks
most promising for a widely var
ied menu. The following is a
partial list of club members and
the dish they will furnish at the
dinner, slated for October 13.
Dick Anderson, porcupine;
Merle Anderson, sheep; Roy
Barry, trout; Ed Bellringer,
moose meat pie; Harriet Bell
ringer, salad; Bill Bouwens,
beaver; Mrs. William Bouwens,
salad; Ted Buzby, goat roast; Ar
thur Braeutigar, sheep; John
Rush, goat ribs; Evelyn Bush,
goat ribs; Irwin Bentti, caribou
Swiss; Dexter Bacon, spruce
hens; Catherine Bittner, crab
salad; Dr. C. C. Bailey, ducks;
William Cook, caribou; Ralph
Crothers, goat roast; Barbara
Crowthers, moose roast, Donald
Cook, sheep; Walter Cooper, mar
mot; Dan Contini, moose tongue;
Jessie Cook, moose; Vern Donald
son, duck; A1 Diekow, elk, and
Leona Diekow, venison.
Others include Rex Ehrhart,
spruce hens; Virgil Eckert, gray
ling; Clayton Esslinger, caribou
roast; Salena Esslinger, kippered
salmon salad; Gertrude Felzien,
goose; Vivian Goodrich, potato
salad; Duane Goodrich, sheep;
John Harris, caribou ribs; Mrs.
John Harris, cranberry sauce;
Ben Hudgins, moose oysters, cari
bou roast; Eloise Hudgins, moose
heart roast; Homer Hayes, fish;
; Wil'iam Hoskins, rabbit; L. O.
I Hayes, vegetable salad, and Rich
j ard Hamilton, goose.
The list will be continued in
| next week’s issue of the Fron
; tiersman. All Sportsmen are urg
; ed to fulfill their assignments as
completely as possible, and to
send their dishes to the dinner
if they are unable to attend
themselves.
KETCHIKAN SPRUCE
CASH BOX RETURNED
Someone’s conscience bother
ed. Thursday evening Fire Chief
Joseph Gallant discovered a met
al cash box just outside the en
trance to the police and fire
station. Checking proved it to
be the cash box which was re
ported stolen from Ketchikan
Spruce Mills earlier last week.
Ed Smith, manager at the Pal
mer lumber yard, reported that
apparently all checks and vou
chers were intact. There was no
cash left in the box which had
been jammed. City police are
still investigating the case, as
well as an apparent forced en
try or an attempt to force entry
at the Ketchikan Spruce Mills
office Thursday evening.
PERMANENTS — HAIR
STYLING — MANICURES
Day or Evening Appointments
VALLEY BEAUTY SHOP
LAVONNE JOHNSON
Phone 3043
Potato Crop About
60 Percent In;
Weather a Threat
A genuine snowstorm last Fri
t day seemed to usher in a cold
spell that has kept, the farmers I
| working hard from early morn
i ing to late night harvesting their
! crops. Below freezing tempera
tures at night and heavy frosts
in the morning have not been
conducive to a rapid harvest. To'
date approximately 60 to 65 per
cent of the potato crops have j
been harvested, Stewart Durrant, I
Co-Op general manager said to
day. He estimated that abov
I one half of the carrot crop is
i and only a little of the lat**
! bage crop has been harve1
Although some frost damage
has been reported, it does not ap
pear to be too extensive. A great
number of service men from the
Anchorage area answered a hur
ried call for potato pickers and
farmers are utilizing their help
| everywhere possible.
KIWANIS KIDS’ DAY
SET FOR OCTOBER 6
Youngsters of the valley are
reminded that they have only a !
little more than a week to pre-!
pare their entries for the Pal
mer Kiwanis Club annual Kids’
Day parade, talent and hobby
show. The annual event will be
October 6.
Because the school gymnasi
um will not be completed before
Kids’ Day the indoor events will
this year be staged in the Valley
Theatre.
The parade will begin prompt
ly at 1 p.m. and will be headed
j by the Palmer High School pion
eer band which will be making
its’ first public appearance this
season at that time. Prizes will
be awarded to the youngsters
having the best costumes, decor
ated pets, or bicycles.
The parade will be followed by
a talent show and movies at the
theatre. The hobby show will be
displayed during the afternoon
and prizes will be awarded to
i the winners in that division, as
well as in the talent show.
Kiwanian Eld Smith is general
! chairman of the annual event.
MTA ANNOUNCES NEW
ARRANGEMENT WITH ACS
Word has been received by the
Matanuska Telephone Associa
tion that effective September 17,
1956 no charge will be made for
telephoning telegrams to Anch
orage during the hours that the
Palmer ACS office is closed. The
f change in policy was announced
by Major Lonnie C. Temple,
j Signal Corps sector commander.
In making the announcement
Robert Partridge, MTA manager,
pointed out that MTA subscrib
| ers may now telephone telegrams
to Anchorage without additive
j telephone toll charges, during
the hours that the local ACS of
fice is closed. Prior to the new
arrangement, instigated at the
Alaska Telephone Association
meeting last month, toll charges
were made for such calls.
AUO DECIDE BOND
PROPOSAL FOR
STnEET PAVING WORK
electors will have their
ch e of five candidates for the
t’ three-year terms open on
{ Palmer City Council when
• go to the polls next Tues
< By the closing hour last
lay five Palmer residents
t qualified as candidates and
i eir names will appear on the
ballots. They are Lewis Geiwitz,
Mrs. A1 (Ethel) King, Ray Lan
aster, Dr. Charles Logsdon, and
'obert Partridge.
Lewis Geiwitz
Taking the candidates alpha
oetically. Candidate Geiwitz is
30 years old and with his wife.
Hazel Marie and three young
sons, lives in the AHA housing
area. He first came to Palmer in
1936 and has made his home in
the area for the past seven years.
He is employed as accountant
at Kirk’s Sales and Service.
When asked his reason for seek
ing a seat on the City Council
Geiwitz said, “I believe it is my
duty to my fellow men to serve
them in any way possible. At this
time I feel the most service can
be accomplished in this way.”
airs. /vi itunen King:
Mrs. King and her husband
own a home in (he Snodgrass ad
dition and have been in Palmer
over 15 years. She served as a
department head in the M.V.F.
C.A. from 1941-44; has been affil
iated in Al’s Taxi from 1943 and
has been co-owner with her hus
band of the Palmer Automotive
Service since 1947. For many
years they have operated an em
ergency service, delivering mes
sages to doctors, the hospital and
emergency telephone and tele
graph messages. Mrs. King is a
business college graduate, mat
riculated in law. She is 56 years
old and a member of the Valley
Hospital Association, Valley
Fair Association, Matanuska Val
ley Chamber of Commerce, Mat
anuska Electric Association and
Matanuska Telephone Associa
tion. Mrs. King said “I have faith
in Palmer, this is a proven fact.
I believe we should ‘pay as we
go’. We can easily borrow and
spend but only the property own
ers know how it paid back. I feel,
with all my years in Palmer as a
property owner, qualified to
know our troubles. If elected ‘I
pray God’ for the courage and
wisdom to abet each and every
individual alike”.
Ray Lancaster
Candidate Lancaster has been
a resident of the Palmer area for
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