VALLEY REPUBLICANS
PLAN DINNER, RALLY
Republicans of the Matanuska
Valley will hold a rally and din
UPr next Wednesday evening.
October 3, at Moose Hall, it was
announced this week. Guest
speaker at the dinner will be
®yram Gillam, Republican cap
didate for Delegate to Congress.
Tex rfoey of Anchorage will be
roaster of ceremonies. Other
Republican candidates will be
present and the public is invited
to attend the dinner and meet
the candidates.
Chugiak, Sutton, Wasilla and
Palmer will participate in the
meeting and tickets may be ob
tained in each area at $1.25 each.
Because of limited seating it
was suggested that tickets be
purchased as soon as possible to
assure a reservation. In Sutton
Mrs. Rivera Hiber will have tick
ets; Mrs. Harold Dinkle and Mrs.
Esther Hanson have them in the
"Wasilla area; in Chugiak they
may be obtained from Mrs.
James McDowell or Reese Tatro;
and in Palmer they will be avail
able at Bert’s Drug store or from
Republican Club members.
COUNCIL NOTES
<WWWS«
The September 25 meeting of
the City Council was kept brief
to enable Councilmembers to at
tend the meeting held by the
special Mental Health team visit
ing in Palmer that night.
Business conducted at the
meeting, which was called one
hour early, included the grant
ing of three days leave-time to
Police Chief Bernard Bouwens
and naming Robert Peterson to
take his place on the dates Sep
tember 28, 29, and 30.
Authorization was given City
Clerk Clare Stock to secure for
the City, a primary rock crusher
®n lease from the Civil Defense
Administration.
Council members authorized
an end-of-the year audit which
will be done by the Anchorage
firm of Kincaid and Hedla.
Election judges for the city
election October 2 were named
as follows: Clara Buzby, Kath
leen Moore, and Lucille Curry.
Bills in the amount of $349.12
from the general fund and $220.
18 from the water fund were ap
proved for payment.
Present at the meeting were
Council members Lucille Mick,
William Zahradnicek, A1 DeJulio,
Robert Peterson, and A1 Hagen.
Councilman Zahradnicek served
as chairman in the absence of
Mayor Charles W. Wilson who
is in the states on Soil Conserva
tion Service business.
The next regular Council meet
ing will be held the first Monday
following the election at which
time the Council will canvass the
vole.
HEALTH OFFICER
REPORTS POLIO
CASE IN PALMER
Dr. John Burnett, city ;
health officer, reported this
week one case of poliomyeli*; :
tis occurred in Palmer dur- 1
ing the past week. A 12-year
old girl was transferred from ■
the Valley hospital in the com-! i
munity ambulance to Provi-!
dence Hospital in Anchorage!
when it was ascertained that!
she was a polio victim. Dr.;
Burnett reminded parents of;
free Salk vaccine available to
all chi’dren between the ages
of six months and 20 years.
Those children who have not
received immunization should
be immunized, he said, either ;!
at the office of their family '
physician or through the heal
th center. The immunization!;
requires three separate injec- !;
tions, the second one month
after the first and the third !
several months later. The
health officer recommended !
the full immunization.
Palmerites
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10 years and of Palmer the past
eight years. He is 52 years old
and employed as a carpenter. He
was business agent for Carpen
ters Local 2251 for five years;
a member of the Matanuska Val
ley volunteer fire department
over eight years; is a member
of the Elks, Kiwanis, and past
commander of the Matanuska
Valley Post 15, American Legion.
He makes his home with his
mother, Mrs. Minnie Clark. “If
elected,’’ Lancaster said, “will
serve the city to the best of my
ability, will work for any and
all improvements feasible under
a limited budget, for better co
ordination of all city depart
ments, and for a balanced bud
get.”
Charles Logsdon
Dr. Charles E. Logsdon, plant
pathologist at the Alaska Agri
culture Experiment Station has
ben a resident of Palmer for!
over three years. With his wife '
and three children he makes his |
home in the Station housing!
area. He is a veteran of World i
War II and is a member of the ■
Palmer Kiwanis Club, and as
such, was producer of the 1956
Kiwanis Minstrel Show. Dr. |
Logsdon said, “I am not runnings
for City Council because of any
mission that needs a champion.
Rather, I consider this an oppor
tunity to be of service to the
community of Paimer. Duty to
one’s community comes second
only to duty to one’s family. I
hope the voters will allow me the
opportunity to serve in this way”.
Robert Partridge
Robert Partridge is 36 years
old, married and the father of
an eight-year old son. His wife,
Marge, is a specialist nurse. Par
tridge is manager of the Matan
uska Telephone Association and
<has been an area resident for go
ing on two years, coming here
from Anchorage. He is a member
of the Palmer Kiwanis club and
a director and secretary of the
Matanuska Valley Fair Associa
tion. He is a veteran of WW II
and of the Korean War. Partridge
said, “I be’ieve everyone that
makes a community his home
should be willing to assist in the
government of that community.
Wishes of the majority should
be recognized and carried out
through council. I believe in the
progress and economical sound
ness of a community whether it
be a town or city, i'believe that
Palmer has a great future in the
growth of Alaska and plan to
grow with Palmer.”
Voting will take place at the
Co-Op club room, with the polls
to open at 8 a.m. and close at 7
p.m. The Council seats to be fill
ed are the expiring terms of Lu
cille K. Mick and A1 J. DeJulio
No previous registration is need
ed to be eligible to vote. A reg
istration book will be kept by
the judges at the polls. Voters
must be residents of Alaska one
year, and of Palmer for 30 days
In addition to voting for two
council members, city voters will
be asked to vote yes or no on the
proposition of the City of Pal
mer incurring indebtedness and
issue interest- bearing general
obligation bonds in an amount
not to exceed $200,000. This will
be used to construct, improve, ex
tend, better, repair, reconstruct
or acquire public works of a per
manent nature: paved streets
with curbs, sidewalks, storm sew
ers and drainage facilities where
ever and whenever local improve
ments are undertakn under auth
ority granted by law'.
To vote on this issue the voter
must have the qualification of
an elector in a general municipal
election and must be a taxpayer
whose name is on the last tax
roll of the City of Palmer.
MOOSE, BEAR & CARIBOU BARBEQUE!
Sunday, September 30
At King Mountain Lodge
MILE 77 ON GLENN HIGHWAY
Everyone Welcome
JACK AND AGNES BETTS
Don't Let Anyone Kid You
FOR THE SHOD OF ALASKA AND ALL ALASKANS
Pd. Adv.
GALL
ave Shipping Problems!
9 U R FREIGHT AGENT
FOR HIS ADVICE
If you wonder how you can ship a large piece of equipment
or a small package, your Alaska Railroad freight agent can
give you pretty good advice.
C F. KRAUSE, Agent
ALASKA RAILROAD DEPOT PHONE 3211
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