HOSPITAL SEEKS CITY TAX SUPPORT
Palmer’s hospital owed $19,616
at the end of 1957, according to
a financial report approved by
the Hospital Association board of
directors at their regular meeting
last Friday evening. This is an
improvement of some $6,000
over 1956 when $25,587 was owed
at the year’s end.
The hospital operated through
out 1957 only because of the con
tinued generosity of Palmer’s
businesses and Outside suppliers
who advanced credit at times ex
ceeding $30,000, board members
pointed out.
Reduction in the hospital’s in
debtedness was chiefly due to the
donation of $5,000 by the Matan
ueka Valley Farmers Cooperat
ing Association, together with
other community donations of
$8,518.
A $3,000 grant from the Board
of National Missions of the Pres
byterian Church in the U.S.A.
was largely expended, as in fir
mer years, on insurance of the
National Mission’s mortgage in
terest in the building. Although
this grant wili not be available
during most of 1958, this loss of
funds will be offset by a reduc
tion in insurance charges. More
difficult to evaluate is the donat
ed linens which will have to be
paid for in future years.
Believing that valley residents
desire to replace the present sys
tem of meeting deficits through
sporadic fund drives, the Associa
tion Board will ask memebrs to
seek assistance from the City of
Palmer sales taxes. The amount
proposed in a resolution to be
placed before the membership at
their February 15 meeting is
$5,090 a year. Persons desiring
to vote on this question are re
minded that they must pay their
annual dues of $2.50 before the
meeting convenes.
One case each of chickenpox
and Vincent’s disease were re
ported in the Palmer area list of
communicable diseases for the
week ending January 17, accord
ing to the Alaska Department of
Health report for Southcentral
»region.
Over IOO Alaskans
Attending Classes
At U. of Washington
Continuing the pattern of in
creasing enrollments, official reg
istration at the University of
Washington for autumn quarter
totals $15,427. Mrs. Ethelyn Toner,
registrar, reported recently Alas
ka students totaled 111, with four
of these students attending from
Palmer. They are: Jeane MoMah
han, Larry W. Trowbridge, Betty
J. Clark, and James J. Gleason.
The enrollment figure this
year confirms the predictions
made to the 1957 state legislature
by University officials. It also
closely follows the forecast pat
tern set by Dr. Calvin F. Schmid,
University sociologist, in 1954,
when he predicted the 1957 en
rollment would be 15,400.
Under Washington State Law.
any qualified resident of Alaska
may enroll at the University and
pay only the same fee as is paid
by Washington residents. Other
out-of-state registrants pay a
-higher fee.
JANUARY 24 - 25 - 27
Belsey - TOILET TISSUE
4 £ 55c
Beads of Bleach- DRY PUREX
2 lbs.
I oz.
69c
LIBBY'S. FREESTONE
Peaches 287c
5 PAD BOX
Brillo Pads 16c
LIBBY'S
Fruit for Salad
No. 303
3 for 87c
LIBBY'S
Dill Pickles
1% qt. jar
83c
MARY ELLEN'S
Peach Jam
SUN BLEST — GREEN
Gina Beans
JOY for dishes
f lb. 4 oz.
No. 303
Fancy Asst'd Cookies
2 99c
3 f., 99 c
gisiii 79c
47c
V-8 Vegetable Juice
JELLO
(Assorted flavors)
46 oz. 53c
3 pkgs. 32c
CIRCLE "A"
Bacon
THICK SLICED
2
lb- *1.39
pkgs.
Lynden - Gut-Up
Fryers «, 59c
U. S. Graded
Beef Roast». 67c
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Chickenpox Most
Prevalent Disease
In Area in 1957
A summary of communicable
diseases for 1957 reported for the
Southcentral region of Alaska,
including Palmer, has been made
public. The report shows that
Palmer has relatively few com
municable diseases reported dur
ing the past year, as compared to
some of the other communities.
Chickenpox led the list of com
municable diseases in the Palmer
area during 1957 with 35 report
ed cases. Mumps were second,
with 23 reported cases.'Other re
ported communicable diseases
were: Pneumonia, 14; streptococ
cal infection, 14; measles, 8; con
juctivitis, 5; influenza, 3; impeti
go, 3; diarrhea, 2; food poisoning,
2; infectious hepatitis, 1; meheg
itis, 1; and whooping cough, 1.
As throughout the country the
most commonly reported com
municable diseases in southcent
. tral section of Alaska was in
fluenza. While cases reported
numbered 2,183, it was estimated
that five to ten times that num
ber actually occured.
Only one case of typhoid was
reported, that from the Dilling
ham area. Palmer reported the
only case of rnenengitis. Region
wise there were 847 cases of
mumps 762 pf measles; 536
chickenpox; 230 streptococcal in
fection; 263 German measles; 146
conjuctivitis; and 102 upper res
piratory infection. All others
were reported in number total
ling less than 100.
The importance of the labora
tory in assisting physicians is te
vealed by the number of strepto
coccal throat infections, 75 per
cent of which were reported from
all of them conformed by the
Southcentral Regional Labratory
Alaska Department of Health,
the Anchorage area, practically
Open House Wilt
Honor Young Couple
Open house will be held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. James A.
Cottrell, Jr., at 7:30 p.m. Satur
day, January 25. in honor of Mr.
and Mrs. James A. Cottrell, III,
who were wed on January 11,
1958. All friends are invited to
attend.
Wells Bowen, president of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints Chapel in Anchorage
performed the single ring cere
mony which united Sunny Lee
F'elds, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Fields of Sierra Madre, Cali
fornia, and Jaihes A. Cottrell, III,
son of Mr. and Mrs. James A.
Cottrell, Jr. of Palmer.
The bride wore a red and white
knit suit with sequin trim and a
corsage of gardenias and red
rose buds. Her attendant was
Karen Cottrell, sister of the bride
groom, who wore a street length
dress of green taffeta and a cor
sage of yellow roses.
Sid Campbell of Falmer was
the bridegroom’s attendant.
Following the wedding cere
mony a supper was held in the
Thompson Banquet Room in An
chorage for the wedding party
which included (Mrs. Mildred
Fields of Kenai, grandmother of
the bride, and members of the
bridegroom’s family.
The bride attended schools in
Washington, D. C. and Kenai.
The bridegroom is a graduate of
Palmer High School, class of 1956
and is employed by the North
Star Engine Exchange in Anchor
age. The couple is now at home
in Anchorage.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PLANS ANNUAL MEET
The annual meeting of the
Matanuska Valley Historical So
ciety will be held at the M. D.
Snodgrass residence tomorrow at
8 p.m. Refreshments will be serv
ed. All interested persons are in
vited to attend.
SHINING THRU THE
• SHADOWS
The light of the spirit is eter
nal, shining through the shad*
ows of earthly lgss to soften
sorrow and lift the heart with
its inspiring promise of crown
ing glory.
PALMER
FUNERAL CHAPEL
WM. BOUWENS. Mgr.
NEW BABIES
Nash
Mr. and Mrs. John Nash of Pal
mer are receiving congratulations
on the birth of their second
child, a daughter, who was bom
at Valley Presbyterian Hospital
January 18. She has been named
Barbara Ellen and weighed six
pounds, 15 ounces at birth. Mr.
Nash operates a farm in the Lazy
Mountain area.
Brandow
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Brandow
are receiving best wishes on the
birth of their fourth child who
was born at Valley Presbyterian
Hospital January 20. Their new
child is a daughter whom they
have named Kathlene Lucille.
She weighed eight pounds, 14
ounces at birth.
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3-Year Accreditation
The University of Alaska and
its three affiliated community col
leges have been given unrestrict
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President Ernest N. Patty an
nounced last week.
The Northwest Association of
Secondary and Higher Schools
took this action at its recent meet
ing in Spokane, Washington. The
community colleges are in Anch
orage, Juneau Douglas, and Ket
chikan.
Dr. Patty also disclosed that
the Engineers’ Council for Pro
fessional Development has reac
credited the university’s four
year programs in civil, electrical,
geological, metallurgical, and
mining engineering for three
more years. The action was taken
following a routine visit to the
.campus by committees represent
ing -both accrediting groups.
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