WASHINGTON
NEWS LETTER
Recreation Areas
Legislation to clarify the terms
of a law passed in 1956 and re
lating to public recreation area
facilities in Alaska was introduc
ed last week by Delegate Bart
lett.
Last year Delegate Bartlett’s
bill establishing a five-year pro
^am for construction by the In
terior Department of campsites
and other public recreational fac
ilities with a $100,000 yearly auth
orization was enacted into law.
It provided that the facilities and
land could be transferred to the
Territory or communities for op
eration and maintenance when
the Secretary of the Interior be
lieved such transfer would be in
public interest.
The bill introduced by Del.
Bartlett was suggested by the In
terior Department. In his cover
ing letter, Under Secretary of the
Interior Chilson stated that the
language of the 1956 law “would
normally seem to permit convey
ances,” but “the fact that the Act
COURT NEWS
Commissioner's Court
Ray Lillery was fined $25 on
June 26 on a complaint, brought
by territorial police, of driving
on June 23 in excess of the legal
speed limit.
W. L. Root, also known as Ken
neth W. Root, received a 90-day
sentence on a fradulent check
charge brought by a c#izen June
13. When cited he was on pro
bation from District Court where
he had received a suspended two
year-11 month sentence on a sim
ilar charge.
A 17-yer*-old local youth had
his driver’s license revoked for
20 days and was referred for ju
venile investigation when found
guilty of a negligent driving
charge brought by territorial po
lice.
tates that the transfer is to be
for operation and maintenance
has been thought by some to be
restrictive.” The draft bill was
prepared to provide specific auth
ority for the Secretary to convey
lands and facilities to the Ter
ritory as well as to transfer them
in other ways.
PAUl GAGNON
NAMED TO
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
Paul L. Gagnon, formerly of
Anchorage, has assumed duties
in Juneau in the Department of
Finance as Territorial purchasing
agent, it was announced by John
A. 'McKinney, director of finance.
Gagnon has been a resident of
Alaska the past 18 years. Prior to
coming to the territory he was
employed for eight’(years in the
marketing department of the
Richfield Oil Corporation in Seat
tle. For seven years he owned and
•operated the Gagnon Gold Placer
Mines at Talkeetna, and for the
past four years was owner-oper
ator of the Totem Truck Lines in
Anchorage._
NOTICE
We wish to express our deepest
thanks to our many friends for
their sympathies during our re
cent bereavement.
PETER A. WALKER
CLAUDE WANT
JOSEPH WANT
DARRELL WANT
THERESA WANT
SONNY VICKARYOUS
STOP! SHOP! SAVE!
PRICES GOOD JUNE 28 - 29
CAMPBELLS' — 16 02.
PORK &
BEANS
3
STARKIST, CHUCK
3 f.,s1
STATE FAIR — NC. 2/z
Tomatoes <189c
HUNT'S — TOMATO — 14 OZ.
Catsup 4 fori00
Snowdrift 3 QA*
SHORTENING J lbs. 0 #1
FISHER'S — V/2 lb
Biskit Mix 59c
FISHER'S
Flour 10 lteT
LIBBY'S — NO. 1
Ripe Olives 37c
COMET — GIANT
Cleanser 25c
SCOTT — LARGE ROLLS
Towels 47c
LARGE
FAB Soap 35c
SACRAMENTO — 46 OZ.
TOMATO
JUICE 46 oz.
43c
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MEAT DEPARTMENT
SPECIALS
ALL SWEET
MARGARINE
2 ibs. 75c
DON'T MISS THIS!
FRANKS
2 £ *U5
POLAR, FROZEN
STRAWBERRIES
4 pkgs. $1B00 ~
PICNICS & LUNCHTIME
STICK
BOLOGNA
BY THE PIECE
CO-OP TRADING POST
Meals - Groceries - Dry Goods - Shoes - General Merchandise
"BUILD ALASKA — BUY THE BEST — BUY MATANUSKA MAID—
ALASKA'S BEST"
CHAMBER BUDGET
SET AT $3200
The 1957 budget of the Matan
uska Valley Chamber of Com
merce was approved by the mem
bership at the June 19 meeting.
It was set at $3200 this year. This
sum will be raised through dues
in the association and will be
used to carry out the varied pro
grams planned for the coming
year.
The annual membership drive
will get under way within a few
days. Membership fees will be
pro-rated again this year, follow
ing the success of this method,
used for the first time in 1956.
Under this plan Chamber mem
bers dues include their normal
donations to several annual pro
jects, such as the annual Com
munity Christmas Party; Colony
Day; Alaska Visitor’s Associa
tion; Anchorage Day; and the
many other events to which
members were asked to donate
several times a year.
Tourist Information
The management at the Mat
anuska Hotel has offered time
and facilities to tourists so they
may obtain information and liter
ature regarding the valley. As
soon as the Alaska Visitors Asso
ciation brochure on the Matan
uska Valley arrives copies will
be made available to the hotel for
free distribution to visitors.
Two signs, indicating the direc
tion of the Palmer business sec
tion have been purchased by the
Chamber and erected at the two
Glenn highway entrances to the
city.
TOUR GROUP ROW
ENROUTE TO STATES
The Greater Clarkston Asso
ciation tour group passed through
Palmer on Tuesday of this week,
enroute to the States, following
final visits in Anchorage and the
Homer areas. The group expects
to be in Clarkston July 2, com
pleting a 21-day, 6,000-mile trip.
Twenty cars', carrying 40 persons,
made the Good Will Tour.
Palmer residents turned out to
welcome the tour group when
they made an overnight stop here
Saturday. The cars carried flags
from many states and territories,
with the lead car carrying an
American flag and the Alaskan
flag. A total of 37 state flags and
three territorial flags were car
ried by the group, along with let
ters of greetings to Alaskans
from governors of the respective
states and territories.
The group earned tneir own
camping equipment and sleeping
bags and by camping out and re
ceiving hospitality throughout
the trip, each individual was
able to make the tour for $200
apiece.
Harold Coe, tour leader, stated
that the trip took one year to
plan, with 7,262 pieces of corres
pondence handled regarding the
tour.
“Our group represents 40 em
misaries of good will toward Al
aska,” Coe said. “We will carry
back the truth about Alaska—it’s
highways and accommodations.
Perhaps we will be able to off
set some of the propaganda and
misrepresentation about Alaska
which seems to make the black
print in the news”, he added.
“We have been greeted with
hospitality that we will never for
I SAILINGS FROM SEATTLE
f; ISS NADINA scheduled from
ill Seattle Tuesday, July 9,
calling at Seward and Val
III dez.
Hi MS COASTAL RAMBLER
scheduled from Seattle Fri
: day, July 12, calling at Sew
• ard and Cordoya
T. J. Maloney
agent
Phone
Anchorage
22001
Wasilla V. F. W.
Plan Annual
July 4 Celebration
The Veterans of Foreign Wars
of Wasilla and the V.F.W. Aux
ilary will again this year spon
sor a Fourth of July observance
at Wasilla.
The program will begin at 11
a.m. with a parade, followed by
a speaker who will be appearing
at the ball park. Starting at 11:30
special races for the children will
be held, as well as events for
the adults. Some of the latter
;vents that will be featured in
clude a womens’ nail driving con
test; a tug of war; and other con
tests. There will be a ball game
and Alaska’s favorite game and
prizes will be awarded in the
civic fund drive.
The public is invited to attend.
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HOMEMAKER'S
NEWS
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Sourdough Club
The Sourdough Homemakers
club will hold their annual pic
nic at Falk’s Lake on June 30.
get”, Coe said.
Following a dinner, prepared
and served by the women of the
Northland Pioneer Grange, the
group was taken on a bus tour of
the valley through the courtesy of
the Palmer school system which
provided the bus. Pat Hemmer,
long-time valley resident, acted
as guide for the visitors. Assist
ing the Grange with arrange
ments for the visit of the Clarks
ton group was the Matanuska
Valley Chamber of Commerce.
Stewart Durrant, Chamber presi
dent, offered the welcome to the
group.
Greetings to former Palmer
friends were brought by Coe
from Vern Morman, teacher in
the Clarkston school system, who
was a former teacher and coach
in the Palmer school system.
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By Wes Lancaster
YOU are only as big as that to>
which you surrender! Is my life
pleasing tp God? What masters
me? To what am I surrendered?’
Tho Apostle Paul, next to
Jesus, was abbut as great a life
as ever blessed the earth—he
surrendered to God. God had alt
there was of him! Demas, his for
mer partner in the work of the
Lord, surrendered to the love of
this present world and turned
away from Christ. Abraham is
an illustrious immortal in God’s
hall of fame because he obeyed'
God. Lot, Abraham’s nephew,
pitched his tent toward Sodom,
willing, for the sake of luxury
and ease, to dwell in the midst
of temptation. So procrastinating
was he in departing this wicked
place that he had to be dragged
from the city before he should
perish in it’s destruction. In our
day, people will do, or fail to do,,
most anything for luxury.
Moses surrendered to the call
of God and led a nation out of
bondage. Pharaoh, ruler of Egypt,
surrendered to the lust for power
and went down in infamy. David
surrendered to the Lord and be -
came “a man after God’s owm
heart.” Saul, his rival surrender
ed to jealousy and the Spirit of
God departed from him and “God
became his enemy.” He died at
bitter death. Stephen surrendered
to God and became one of the
first Christian martyrs. His
mighty life and noble death bore
great fruit for eternity. Judas
surrendered to greed. His shrivel
ed life and violent end attest his
folly.
Shall we never learn?
Wouldn't You like to experi
ence the reality in the glorious
paradox that: when we yield to,
the Lord, surrender is victory!
Pd. Adv.
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EPISCOPAL CHURCH
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TAXES ARE DUE
Real and personal property taxes levied by the City of
Palmer and the Palmer Independent School District are
now due and payable. Bills are being mailed. BRING OR
MAIL IN BOTH COPIES. The duplicate will be receipt
ed and returned.
Payment may be made by mail to Tax Assessor. Box
1757, Palmer, or at the office located over the bank be
tween the hours of 8 A.M. to 1 P.M. and 2 P.M. to 5 P.M.,
Monday through Friday. PAY CITY AND SCHOOL DIS
TRICT BILLS SEPARATELY.
Taxes may be paid in two installments, the first betnQ,
delinquent at 5 P.M. August 1, 1957, and the second being’
delinquent at 5 P.M. February 1, 1958.
New Territorial law sets the maximum penalty at 10%
if not paid prior to delinquent date, and interest at 8% per
annum on delinquent taxes.
THE WHOLE BILL FALLS DELINQUENT IF THE
FIRST HALF IS NOT PAID WHEN DUE.
These new provisions for penalty and interest ARET NOT.
printed on the bill. Only the due dates remain as printed.
The remedy of distraint or suit in commissioner's court in
the case of personal property taxes, and foreclosure and
sale in the case of Real property taxes will be exercised
upon delinquency.
WM. WAKELAND. Assessor-Collector
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Don't risk loss or theft by carrying large
amounts of money about with you to pay
bills. Pay by check . . . the safe, sure, con
venient way. Your cancelled checks are
bonafide receipts.
MATANUSKA VALLEY BANK
Daily 10 A.M. - 3 P.M.
Open Thursday Evening* 6*8 PM.
PALMER, ALASKA