Reporters—
Notebook.
John Weisenberger returned
home this past week from Minot,
N. D. where he had been work
ing the past year. His family had
returned to Palmer earlier this
Summer while John finished uf.
his work in Minot. The family
has now resumed their Palmer
residency and John is making
plans to re-open his sheet metal
business.
Donald L. Conn of Star Route
Palmer was scheduled to com
plete recruit training August 29
at the Marine Corps Recruit
Depot in San Diego. The 11-week
course includes instruction in
all basic military subjects and
the firing of all basic infantry
weapons. Upon completion of
training new Marines are assign
ed to a unit for further infantry
training, or to one of the many
Marine Corps schools.
S/Sgt. and Mrs. Delmer Hoo
ver and daughter Bonnie Rae
have left for the States. Their
first visit will be at Whitesville,
Kentucky where they will visit
Sgt. Hoover’s family and from
there they will go to Yuma,
Arizona, the sergeant’s new
post. Mrs. Hoover is the former
Karen McCartney of Palmer.
Sgt. Hoover is with the U. S. Air
Force.
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Wright
have returned to Palmer follow
ing a trip of several weeks in
the States.
Ted Buzby returned to Pal
mer Sunday night following two
weeks spent in the Fairbanks
area where he served as a guide
to a party of Stateside hunters.
E. J. Crook of Fairbanks was
transported from the Wasilla
area to the Valley Hospital in
the community ambulance on
September 1 following a fall
down the basement stairs at a
home where he and his wife
were visiting.
STILL RECEIVING
CONTRIBUTIONS TO
CANCER FUND
Nearly $400 has been contribut
ed to date to the Cancer Fund
in the valley, according to Mrs.
Stewart Durrant, general fund
.chairman. Although the cam
paign was set up for the month
of August, persons who have not
yet made contributions may still
mail them to CANCER, PAL
MER, ALASKA.
Mrs. Durrant pointed out that
last year contributions continued
to come in throughout the year,
bringing contributions to nearly
$800.
NOTICE
I will not be responsible for
any bills contracted by the Ma
tenuska Hotel Coffee Shop after
August 31, 1957.
MARJORIE POST3SHEK
Valley Agent
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR
THE TERRITORY OF ALAS
KA THIRD DIVISION, PAL
MER PRECINCT.
In the Matter of the Estate of )
JACK WILSON, Deceased. )
jno.
Notice of Hearing of Final Ac- j
count, Report and Petition for
Distribution and Discharge
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that JOE ARMSTRONG, admin
istrator of the estate of JACK
WILSON, deceased, has this day
filed in the Court his Final Ac
count and Report and Petition
for Final Distribution and Dis
charge in the above entitled es
tate, and the Court has designat
ed Saturday, the 2nd day of No
vember. 1957. at the hour of 10
A.M. of said day, as the time,
and the office of the United
States Commissioner, Ex-Officio
Probate Judge, of the Palmer
Precinct, Third Division, Terri
tory of Alaska, at Palmer, Alas
ka. as the place, when and where
said Report, Account and Peti
tion will be heard; and all per
sons interested in said estate are
hereby required to file theii ob
jections to the said report, ac
count and petition, if any
have, in writing, on or before
the said day, in the Court, and
t® appear at the time and place
aforesaid and present their ob
jections. , , .
DATED at Palmer, Alaska this
31st day of August. 1M7.
DOROTHY B. SAXTON,
Probate Judge
Published September 5, 12, 19, 26,
1957.
Visiting Iranian
Offers Ideas
For Worfd Peace
Chamber of Commerce mem
bers this week enjoyed a very
interesting talk at their noon
meeting where Issa and Abdul
lah Ommidvar of Iran visited the
Chamber meeting.
Abdullah Ommidvar spoke to
the group on his and his broth
er’s travels the past three and
one half years which have tak
en them to many lands, includ
ing China, Japan, Europe, several
states in United States, and of
their three-month visit in Alas
ka. The brothers are on a world
tour that will require 10 years
for completion and visits to all
countries possible during that
time. During the past three and
one half years they have visited
24 countries where they have
taken movies and slides of the
varied cultures of the lands visit
pH
.In Alaska, Abdullah said, we
have filmed the general life in
the Territory, especially that of
the Eskimos. “We came here to
make a complete movie of Alas
ka. We hope that by showing this
film to other countries, we can
introduce Alaska as it is, not as
the ice-box land so commonly
thought of.”
Within the next six years the
brothers plan to drive their En
glish motorcycles through Cen
tral America to South America,
across the Atlantic to Europe,
spend three months visiting in
Iran, and then two years in
Africa where they will film and
study the African Native,
During their travels they spend
nearly eight months in Australia
imong the famed bushmen. “We
feel”, he said, “that the best way
to promote peace in the world is
for each country to know and
understand the cultures of each
country ... there will be a bet
ter understanding, if we can get
to know one another. A good
way to achieve this, is to make
pictures of each country ... and
show them to the next . . . we are
collecting Native artifacts for an
art exhibit planned for 1963 . . .
we plan to publish books on our
travels and experiences . . , and
lei the people of ' other lands
know what wfe have learned.”
Before leaving their homeland
the Ommidvar brothers prepar
ed for their trip for six years by
making special studies of photo
graphy, geography, journalism,
and problems that might be met.
During their trip they have writ
ten many articles which have
been published in magazines,
particularly in Iran. LIFE mag
azine has made arrangements
with the brothers for a series
of articles on their travels. Tele
vision and radio stations have
usea tneir movies . . „ tney nave
lectured in many countries.
Although the Ommidvar broth
ers are traveling through many
lands, they speak only Persian
and English and a little Indian.
Abdullah stated they find they
can get along pretty well by us
ing English. He pointed out that
more and more countries are
showing interest in the English
language. “Especially the Jap
anese youth . . . they show a keen
interest in English . . . the farm
people of course keep with their
Native languages, but in the
cities there is more and more En
glish being used throughout the
world ... if only we could have j
one language throughout thei
world, how much better we could
understand one another . . . we
could give and get ideas with a
oneness of language.’’
Questioned regarding the pos
sibilities of world peace, or world
war, Abdullah stated that “ . . .
each individual the world ever
loves peace . . . we must find
some way of making a mutual
understanding, instead of a mu
tual fear . . . the Russians and
Americans can’t talk to one an
other because of the language
barrier . . . they can’t discuss
things, so they fear.
“America is in great condition,
with its modern age . . . every
one the world over is watching
America’s every move . . . coun
tries need more,, pencils and
paper than guns and bullets . . .
more educational and agricultur
al aids than military. «
Finalizing his talk the speaker
said that he hoped that the next
time he visits Alaska there will
be a bridge connecting Russia
and Alaska—one that was built
Dr. M. A. Simpson
To Practice Here
Dr. Marshall A. Simpson of
Willmington, Delaware, has ar
rived in Palmer, and will practice
medicine from the office of Dr.
C. C. Bailey.
Dr. Simpson, a graduate of the
University of Maryland School
of Medicine, completed his in
ternship in Pasadena, California
and established his general prac
tice residency in Tulare, Califor
nia. A year in post graduate work
was spent with the Veterans Ad
ministration in Maryland.
Palmer’s new physician and
his wife, Barbara, came to Alas
ka on their honeymoon, like the
country so well they decided to
settle, and chose Palmer where
Dr. Simpson will practice gener
al medicine and surgery. Mrs.
Simpson’s hometown is in Lind
sey, California.
Planning Dancing
Lessons This Fall
Junior and senior high school
students interested in dancing
lessons art informed that class
es will be forming for beginner
and advanced dancers.
The beginner’s class will be
for both junior and senior high
, students and the advanced class
for those students who have tak
en previous lessons.
A third class for adults will be
formed if enough interest is
shown.
$500 Donated for
New Hospital Table
Mrs. Frank Clark, president of
the Valley Hospital Auxiliary,
announced #this week the auxil
iary has received a check in the
amount of $227.15 from the local
Mental Health Hospital steering
committee. This money, and an
announcement from the Palmer
Kiwanis Club that they will do
nate $250, plus another $20 dona
tion recently made to the Auxil
iary, makes a total of nearly
$500 which will go toward the
purchase by the Auxiliary of a
new obstetrics table for the val
ley hospital.
Letters are being mailed to
some 18 local organizations ex
plaining the Auxiliary’s OB
table project and asking for con
tributions to the fund. Mrs.
Clark has estimated the table
will cost over $1,000. Persons
wishing to make contributions
to the fund are requested to send
their donations to the Auxiliary,
earmarked for this special pro
ject.
by peace.
The speakers will appear this
evening at the high school cafe
teria where they will show films
and slides of their travels.
While visiting in the valley
they have been house guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Frey. They
plan to leave early Friday morn
ing down the Alaska highway to
the States.
Public Health
Nurse Arrives
For Valley Area
As of Wednesday, the Matan
uska Valley again has a public
health nurse. Miss Mary E. Row
ley, RN, has arrived in Palmer
and started her duties in the
capacity of public health nurse
for the Matanuska Valley.
Miss Rowley said today that
plans are being made to resume
regular visitations to the Chu
giak and Wasilla areas, as well
as the resumption of the Well
Child Conferences at the health
center. Her program will be an
nounced, as soon as possible.
The public health nurse, al
though new to the valley, is not'
new to Alaska. She has been
with the Department of Health
for the past 10 years, and prior
to that time spent three years
with the Episcopal Mission on
the Yukon. Miss Rowley has
worked principally among the
Natives and Eskimos. She spent
’over two years in the Bethel
area; was in Anchorage for one
year, spent two years at St.
Lawrence Island (her most re
cent post) and spent a year at
the UnWersity of Washington.
Miss Rowley has taken up
residence in the Sherrod Apart- 5
ments.
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M.E.fl. DESIGNATES
COLLECTION AGENTS
Electric users in the Wasilla
and Chugiak areas are now in a
position to pay their M.E.A. ser
vice bills in their home areas,
without a trip into Palmer or the
bother of mailing.
Collection agents have been
designated in the two towns, In
Wasilla the Wasilla Roadhouse,
1 being operated by the A1 Hjeilen
I family, accept the electric hill
payments and in Chugiak Ray
Hendrick’s Eagle River Herd
ware, located in the Shopping
Center, will act as collection
agent. Receiving payments of
S electric bills will be the only
| service offered by these agents.
! All other business will he handl
ed at the main office in Palmer.
ILLINOIS NEWSPAPER
EMPLOYEE IMPRESSED
WITH ALASKA
Mrs. Carl Buchner of Dixon,
111., was a valley visitor last
Saturday to attend the fair. An
employee of the Dixon Daily
Telegraph, Mrs. Buckner could
not resist the smell of printer^
. ink when she went bv the Fron
! tiersman office. She stopped in
i to say hello and garnered a smat
tering of Alaskan weekly news
paper procedures.
“Wonderful country”, enthu
siastically responded Mrs. Buch
ner when asked what she thought
of Alaska. She was accompanied
to Palmer by her son Li. Carl
Buchner, (attached to the ATS
at Elmendorf AFB,) and his fam
ily.
CO-OP WINS TOP
PARADE PRIZE
The Matanuska Valley Farm
ers Cooperating Association took
first place in the float section of
the Matanuska Valley Fair par
ade. Taking second place money
were the Girl Scouts.
The Co-Op float carried a
large sized horn of plenty from
which colorful Matanuska Val
ley produce spilled. Their milk
products were represented by a
giant milk carton in their new
red, white and blue pattern. The
Girl Scouts representing a gar
den of flowers, wore colorful
crepe paper costumes, represent
ing various flowers.
Other floats drawing great ad
miration for their theme, design,
and color included a float enter
ed by the Palmer Elks, the Pal
mer Kiwanis, Cub Scouts, and
many others. The crack 23rd In
fantry Drill Team marched as a
unit, as did riders of the Arctic
Trails Riding Club and the Alas
ka Amateur Rodeo Cowboy’s As
sociation. The U. S. Navy band
led the parade.
Judges in the float contest
were Mrs. Sam Boyd, Mrs. Hen
ning Blunck, and Mrs. William
Hecker.
Insui ance Company
Buys Palmer Bonds
Purchase of $5,000 in Palmer
street improvement bonds by
The Life Insurance Company of
Alaska was announced in Anch
orage.
The purchase was made as
part of the company’s policy of
investing its paid-in capital In
bonds of Alaska municipalities.
Other Alaska communities in
which the company has made
similar investments include An
chorage, Seward, Fairbanks, j
Juneau, Petersburg and Ketchi
kan.
“As these cities grow so will j
j The Life Insurance Company of
Alaska”, said Tom S. Browder.
| president. “Now, and as our com- \
pany grows and expands, our j
premium dollars will remain in !
Alaska to help build Alaska.”
TEfcR. VETERINARIAN
TO TAKE TRAINING
Arrangements have been made
for Dr. Fred Honsinger, territor
ial veterinarian, to take two
weeks training in meat grading
with U.S.D.A. meat graders at
San Francisco. He will also con
fer with State veterinarians of
California and Washington, upon
his return he will work with
slaughterers in the Territory to
acquaint them with grades and
determine whether a meat grad
ing program will be feasible for
the Territory.
This is part of the Marketing
Program which is conducted as
a joint effort by A.D.A. and
U S.D.A. to “improve quality and
increase the markets for Alaskan
products.”
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(Continued from page 13
wage, with a population figure
of 30,000; Fairbanks, 10,000; Ko
diak, 2500; Seward, 3000; Ketchi
kan, 7500; Cordova, 1200. Voting
on the city manager plan this
pear is Petersburg with a popu
lation of 1550. Palmer’s popula
tion, according to City Council
and Valley Chamber of Com
merce figures, is 1500.
Isolated Cordova has had three
hty managers in three years.
Last fall, after the second man
ager had left, citizens voted again
on whether or not they wanted
to continue the city manager
plan.
The Valley Chamber is taking
steps to arrange a public meet
ing for all Palmer voters. It is
hoped that every voter in the
hty will plan to attend the meet
ing so that they may thoroughly
understand the council-mayor
manager type of city government
before they go to the polls on
October 1. The Chamber is not
taking any stand as a group, but
is interested in providing an op
portunity for residents to become
versed on the city manager pro
posal prior to election time.
Ski Club Members
To Meet September 6
A meeting for all former mem
bers of the Matanuska Ski Club
will be held tomorrow evening
at 8 p.m. at the home of Joseph
Gallant. All former membei’s are
urged to attend and participate
in the reactivation of the club.
An active skiing program is hew
ing planned for the coming sea
son.
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