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VOLUME 11, NUMBER 33
PALMER, ALASKA THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1958
PRICE TEN CENTS
Season Ticket Sale
Planned for '58 Fair
To encourage membership in
* e Matanuska Valley Fair Asso
ciation, the board of directors
have voted to make season ad
rmssiOn tickets to the ’58 Val
ley Fair available to all mem
bers at $2. This figures out at
or.Jy 50 cents per day for the
four-day fair and it is anticipated
by the directors that many fam
: es will take advantage of this
offer whereby they not only will
■;.fc able to save a considerable
& mount on admissions, but be
(. me a member of the associa
s yn and assist in this commun
ry project with their support.
Tickets will be made available to
toe public very soon, with loca
: ris where they may be pur
chased to be announced at that
All purchases pertaining to the
" i Fair will be made on pur
chase orders only, it was an
. unced by the directors.
Premium checks are to be
.' .gned this week-end and checks
will be in the mail next week.
The Fair Association recently
quired through Civil Defense a
c .onset hut located at the for
cr ARC site. The building will
. ,ave to be moved to the fair
- rounds.
SEEK WITHDRAWAL
NEAR LAKE GEORGE
Tiie Alaska Department of
Lands has formally asked the
Bureau of Land Management to
v. rthidravv a tract of land embrac
; g about 4800 acres from entry
or sale under the Public Land j
Laws in order that it may bo.
available for transfer to the Ter
nary of Alaska for recreational
purposes. This tract of land is
Leaded on the south bank of the
K-.ik River, extending from a
point a short distance from the
Kriik River bridge up to the in
at of Lake George.
In light of the various propos
al- pending for the development
of this area, it was deemed advis
able that this action should be
taken at this time to preserve,
the area for free public access.
The rugged beauty of the
mountains surrounding the tract,
together with the glaciers, lakes,
and abundance of most forms of
wildlife native to Alaska, as well
as the annual phenomenon of the
Lake George break-up. combine
to give the area high recreational
value.
If the arda requested is reserv
ed under the Public Land Laws,
the Territory will dedicate it as
public recreation site for pub
lic use.
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L price of 1
Gash and Garry
I BROWN’S CLEANERS
i WE GIVE GOLD STAMPS
BARRY’S RESORT
ON
Beautiful Finger Lake
Now
Open for Business
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Anchorage Youth
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Killed in Accident
Kenneth Nauska, Jr., 18-year
old Anchorage youth, was kill
ed on Tuesday of this week when
the convertible car in which he
was riding left the highway at
Mile 32, flipped back onto the
: road upside down. Injured in
the accident were three mem
| bers of the Air Force, Jackie Lee
! Johnson, 20, driver of the car;
John R. Ashby, 20, and Jerry E.
I Bradley, 19, all of the 5040th i
Supply Company at Elmendorf,
j Base.
Johnson, who received minor
j injuries, told territorial police
i he lost control of the car when
| he reached for his cigarette light
er. The vehicle swerved to the
left of the highway and back to
the right. As the vehicle hit the
edge of the highway it turned
over, skidding on the pavement
about 50 feet. Nauska was pin
ned under the over-turned car.
The Palmer Community am-#
bulan.ce responded and brought i
the dead and injured men to the
Valley Presbyterian Hospital.
The injured men. were later trans
ferred to the 5040th Air Base j
Hospital.
CAP Cadets Plan
Second Car Wash
Members of the Palmer C.A.P.
Cadet Squadron are planning
their second car wash.
. It will be held Saturday, June
21 between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
in a lot between the Palmer City
Hall and the Elks parking lot.
The public is cordially invited
to take their vehicles to the lot
for a “‘first-class car wash”. The
charge will be $2 per vehicle and
all proceeds will go toward the
; purchase of unforms for the
| Cadets.
The cadets reported their first j
car wash, held in May, was very
successful. A number of cars
were dropped off at the washing
fcsite while the owners did errands.
Others made reservations for
specific time. Similar arrange
ments will be made for this car
; wash, they stated.
CHAMBER MEMBERS
VISIT WASILLA;
SEE OIL MOVIE
Members of the Matanuska
Valley Chamber of Commerce
travelled to Wasilla this past
Wednesday where their regular
twice-monthly meeting was held
at the Wasilla Roadhouse.
Speaking to the group of Pal
mer and Wasilla area residents
Gene Reid, Chamber president
extended a cordial invitation to
Wasilla residents to attend the
Chamber meetings which are
held in Palmer the first and third
Wednesdays of each month. He
stated the Chamber hoped by
holding a meeting in the Wasil
la area it would stress the intra
community part of the Chamber
of Commerce.
Speaking for the Wasilla group
Walter Teeland stated he appre
ciated the sentiment of getting
together for mutual purposes of
the Chamber. Teeland also intro
duced the guest speaker, A1 Rod
den, member of the land-lease
department of Richfield Oil Cor
poration, who spoke to the group
and showed an interesting film,
“‘Barrel Number One”.
Rodden told those attending
the meeting that proposed chang
es in leasing regulations will
slow up some of the work this
year. However, he said, there
will probably be some 60 geolo
gists in the field this summer,
scattered throughout Alaska.
These men will be working to
determine possible locations of
oil, estimating costs, etc. He stat
ed that oil companies will of
course work the most convenient
areas first.
Until the land leasing problem
is worked out, the speaker said
he does not believe there will
be any additional drilling equip
ment brought into Alaska this
year.
Following his talk Rodden
showed the interesting film that
pointed out each step necessary
from the first aerial observation
work down to the first barrel of
oil. The particular oil discovery
shown in the film took six years
to develop from the first day
when geologists mapped the area,
on to the field work done by the
seismograph crew—the decision
by the firm’s directors to begin
drilling—negotiations with land
owners — erection of a 10-story
high derrick- The actual drilling
and bringing in the well. The film
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ACTING GOVERNOR
PRAISES EXPANDING
DAIRY INDUSTRY
Alaska’s steadily expanding
dairy industry came in for words
of praise this week by Acting
Governor Waino E. Hendrick
son.
The month of June is National
Dairy Month and Acting Gover
nor Hendrickson in a statement
in observance of Dairy Month,
said, “Dairying in Alaska dates
back to the gold rush days and
today it is Alaska’s largest farm
enterprise, accounting for 49 per
cent of our total farm income.”
Hendrickson said dairy farms
and plants in the Territory are as
up to date as any in the nation.
“The average production per cow
ranks among the nation’s best,”
he said.
The health of Alaskan herds
and sanitation practices were
described as equal to those of the
more progressive states.
Alaska’s 1957 fresh milk pro
duction exceeded 15 million
pounds with a farm value of $1,
666,000. This was the output of
80 grade A dairy farms repre
senting over 100 farm families.
Approximately 100 other per
sons are employed in the pro-,
cessing and distribution of milk
and other dairy products.
Hendrickson pointed out that
dairying is one phase of Alaska
agriculture which is reaching a
state of self-sufficiency in pro
viding the needs of Alaskans. He
predicted an increasingly bright
future for further expansion and
development.
AUCTION PLANNED
BY BUTTE GROUP
Members of the Butte Fire As
sociation are making plans for
a public auction that will provide
a lot of fun for everyone, and
| some funds for the fire depart
ment. Anyone having items they
wish to donate to the auction are
asked to call PI-4062 or Pl-2941.
Anyone having items too costly
to donate, may place them in the
auction on a consignment basis
whereby the fire association will
| take an agreed upon percentage
' from the sale. The time, place
j and date of the auction will be
| announced as soon as final plans
i are completed.
MILK PRODUCTION IN ALASKA HITS NEW HIGH PAST YEAR
Alaska s dairy cows set a new
high in production during 1957,
according to James Wilson, Com
missioner of Agriculture. A total
of 15,474,410 pounds were pro
duced, or enough to fill 7,164,078
quart containers. The previous
high was 14,776,557 pounds pro
duced in 1956.
Milk is Alaska’s largest farm
product and returned $1,619,616
to farmers in 1957, Wilson con
tinued. Approximately 100 farm
families are engaged in dairying
in Alaska and an additional 100
persons are employed in process
ing and distributing dairy pro
ducts.
High quality milk doesn't just
happen, it is planned Starting
with the cow herself, many indi
viduals have an important part
in taking ‘“Nature’s most nearly
perfect food” through the com
plicated channels of processing
and distribution quickly and effi
ciently. The average Alaskan per
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haps does not realize the work
and safeguards that are being ex
ercised in the Territory to bring
him milk of quality unsurpassed
in the nation, stated Wilson.
Starting with the cow, each Al
askan “bossy” is tested annually
by Alaska Department of Agri
culture veterinarians to make
sure she is free of Brucellosis and
j Tuberculosis. Both diseases have
; been completely eliminated from
the Territory. The farmer, veter-,
inarian, plant field man and Al- j
aska Department of Health sani- !
I tarians are constantly on the al
bert for other abnormalities that
could develop in the milk itself
while in the cow’s possession.
Biologists have developed and
are employing quick-test meth
ods for tracing poor quality milk
to an individual animal so that
she may be isolated for treat
ment.
All milk sold commercially in
Alaska is from Grade A dairy
farms. The Grade A designation
means the farmer has installed j
facilities meeting specifications of |
| the U S. Public Health Service
and is operating within their re
quirements. To operate as Grade
A, cows and surroundings must I
be clean, a multitude of other!
I specifications including running >
water, concrete floors, screens, j
etc. must be met and the milk j
must be produced with low bac- j
teria counts and free from con- i
lamination. Sanitarians take |
| samples of milk at delivery time j
to assure compliance. The con
sistently low bacteria counts are
evidence that Alaska’s dairymen
are doing their job well.
At the processing plant the
milk is handled entirely in stain
less steel equipment. After leav
ing the receiving tank, the milk
is clarified, pasteurized, homo
genized, cooled and bottled and
put into refrigerated storage un
til it moves to market. Here
again, samples are collected for
butterfat and bacterial tests by
ADH. The same inspectors check
the plant and equipment for san
itation and require all plant em
ployees to undergo physical ex
aminations periodically.
As a result of sanitary precau
tions and the use of the latest
equipment and techniques in milk
handling, it has been years since
any disease outbreak has been
traceable to milk in the Territory
of Alaska.
LOCAL GIRL NAMED
TO RAINBOW OFFICE
AT GRAND ASSEMBLY
Betty Jo Wilson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilson of
Palmer, was named Grand Chap
lain during the recent Grand As
sembly of Rainbow for Girls held
in Yakima, Washington. Upon
her return to Palmer members
of the Palmer Assembly plan a
reception in her honor.
Ann Adams of Anchorage was
named grand worthy advisor.
The naming of two Alaskan girls
to these high Rainbow offices is
a distinct honor.
Dinner Planned for
Assistant Sec. Army
HOSPITAL SEEKING 1
A-NEG. TYPE BLOOD
Due to a constant demand J;
for A-Negative type blood, I;
the Valley Presbyterian Hos- I;,
pital is now down to one!;
known donor in the area. The
type blood is considered rare <;
and all known donors (with <;■
the one exception) have been j!
used recently and can not be ;!
used again for a limited time. ;!
Because the hospital knows
there will be a continuing de- j!
mand for this type blood, the i
reouest is made that all per-;;
sons in the area who know I;;
they have A-Negative blood I1 j
register at the hospital if they !; I
are willing to serve as a don- I; |
or. It is hoped by this appeal L
to locate additional persons <i
in this area who have the rare < j
type blood. $ |
All-Church Picnic
Planned for Sunday
One of the largest picnics of
the season will be held Sunday
at King’s Lake Camp when an
all-church picnic is held by the
United Protestant Church. It will
be one of the closing features of
the Vacation Bible School. All
families planning to attend the
picnic are asked to call Mrs.
Frank McKenzie for reservations.
All children are to be accom
panied by their family or be as
signed to a specific family. No
children will be allowed to at
tend unchaperoned.
Families will be taking their
lunches and eating supplies. Cof
fee for the adults and Kool-aid
for the children will be furnish
ed.
The program will include boat
ing, swimming, and other rec
reation. In case of rain, the pic
nic will be held indoors around
the fireplace.
Sunday morning at 10 o’clock
the Vacation Bible School pro
gram will be presented in the
church, followed by the family^
service from 11 to 11:45 a.m.
Families will leave from the
church for King’s Lake.
Big Lake Mission
To Be Dedicated
Sunday, June 22
A dedication service for the
j new sanctuary of the Big Lake
i Baptist Mission will be held Sun
day, June 22, at 3 p.m. The new
! building was completed this week
following nearly a year of work
j by the Rev. John Dickerson and
1 members of the Mission. Mr.
Keith Blalock will be installed
! as the new pastor of the Mission.
The Big Lake Baptist Mission
is a mission of the First Baptist
Church in Palmer and was estab
lished by the local church two
years ago. Since that time ser
vices have been held in a quon
set hut. With the completion of
the new building, residents of the
Big Lake area now have a state
ly edifice in wThich to worship.
The public is invited to attend
the dedication service.
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Several Palmer residents will
be attending a dinner to be held
at the Chart Room in Anchorage
next Monday evening in honor
of Fi'ank Higgins, Assistant Sec
retary of the Army, Logistics.
Sec. Higgins and his staff will be
in Anchorage to confer with
Quartermaster officials and the
Governor’s Procurement Com
mittee.
The conference is a result of
the Governor’s procurement con
ference held last year at which
time Stewart Durrant, then gen
eral manager at the Matanuska
Valley Farmers Cooperating As
sociation, James Wilson, commis
sioner of agriculture, and others
began studies on ways to get Al
aska products into the military
commissaries on a competitive
‘basis. At the present time local
products must compete with
Stateside prices in the commis
saries. It was pointed out that
carrots, selling for seven cents
actually cost the government an
other five cents to ship in and
that such a combined price could
be met by local producers.
Anyone interested in attending
the no-host dinner is asked to
contact James Wilson, Others at
tending in addition to Commis
sioner Wilson will be Erv Schom
berg', Co-Op general (manager,
Clayton Esslinger, comptroller,
and Jack Flint, creamery man
ager; Dr. Allan Mick, director
Experiment Station.
Legion Commander
Cited for Work ■ ?
Don Maison, commander of
Matanuska Valley Post No. 15
American Legion, received a cit
ation at the recent Department
of Alaska Convention held in
Seward. The citation was pre
sented as an acknowledgement
of his outstanding work as local
service officer.
Two additional service officers
received top honors. Maison
would have been named with
them except for his short time in
fcthe work. It was the time ele
ment, and not the quality of his
work, that kept him third, a Le
gion spokesman stated. Maison is
employed by the Valley Presby
terian Hospital as maintenanjp
engineer and with his family
makes his home in Palmer.
The local Post has voted to re
cess regular meetings until Aug
gust.
Plans were made for a West
ern District picnic in the valley,
to be held sometime during Aug
ust.
T. A. MOYER WITHDRAWS
AS SENATE CANDIDATE
Thomas A. Moyer, candidate
for the office of Territorial Sen
ate on the Alaska Party ticket,
on June 12 requested the Clerk
i of the District Court withdraw
his name from the record as a
| candidate. Moyer stated “In or
| der to accept the office of Histor
' ian of the Department of Alaska
i American Legion, it is necessary
| that I withdraw from any politi
! cal operation”.
Moyer was named Department
| Historian during the recent con
i vention of the American Legion.
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