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PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF THE MATANUSKA VALLEY
VOLUME 12. NUMBER 5
PALMER. ALASKA THURSDAY. DEC. 11. 1958
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
PALMER P-TA
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16
HIGH SCHOOL. 8 P.M.
PRICE 15 CENTS
ECONOMIC DATA
BEING SOUGHT
IN VALLEY AREA
J. C. Daum, named by the Pal
mer Board of Education to sell
bonds which will raise the money
for construction work at Swan
son School, is in the process of
gathering certain types of data
relating to the business and econ
omic position of the Matanuska
Valley and its residents. This in
formation will be used in pre
paring a brochure primarily in
tended for distribution Outside.
The survey requires the num
ber of employed persons and an
approximation of their annual
incomes. The information should
be stated on a post card furnish
ed by Daum, and mailed to him
at the earliest possible date.
These cards need not be signed
by the employer and thusly will
not divulge information to the
public concerning any specific
business. Daum points out the
importance of securing this econ
omic information in promoting
the sale of the bonds.
Sorority Dance
To Benefit College
Members of the Palmer Beta!
Sigma Phi chapters are planning
to assist the local Community
College program by opening their
Christmas dance to the public.
The sorority will hold a din
ner in the early evening Decem
ber 27 at Elks hall; this will be
fallowed by a dance to which the
general public is cordially invit
ed to attend. A small attendance j
fee wall be charged- with pro- j
eeeds to go toward the support j
iff the Community College. Live
music will be furnished by the j
Matanuska Valley Trio, a recent-j
ly organized dance combo that is j
fast becoming a favorite with i
local dancers. More detailed in- j
formation will be announce^
later. I
COFFEE SHOP UNDER
NEW MANAGEMENT
The Matanuska Hotel Coffee
Shop is now under new manage
ment. Mrs. Virginia Gorzcki,
well-known in the restaurant
circles, is now managing the cof
fee shop and has announced mer- i
chants luncheons and sandwich ;
luncheons will be featured each
noon, along with regular break
fast, lunch and dinner meals. In
addition Mrs. Gorzcki will cater
parties, either in the home, or
other selection places.
STOP AT THE
HYLAND HOTEL
in Palmer
First-Class Rooms
$45 per month
SAVE!
ON YOUR
CLEANING
CERTAIN GARMENTS
2 for the 4
price of ■
Gash and Carry
BROWN'S CLEANERS
WE GIVE GOLD STAMPS
Closed Saturday Afternoons
Firemen Preparing
Pre-Planning Charts
On Local Buildings
Members of the Palmer volun
teer fire department are in the
process of compiling pre-planning
charts on all business buildings
in Palmer. Currently they are
completing records on the Ket
chikan Spruce Mills, Christian
sen’s Garage, Belvedier Manor,
and the Severns Building.
To set up these pre-planning
records it is necessary for the
firemen to visit the premises and
determine the location of win
dows- doors, elevators, boiler
room, location of stairwells, type
insulation, and other pertinent
information. These notes are later
transcribed to a chart showing
the entire floor plan of the es
tablishment., pin-pointing the
most important spots in the build
ing. Fire Chief Bernard BotiwenS
stated the department is receiv
ing full cooperation from pro
perty owners. He pointed out that
when the fire department per
sonnel call upon an establishment
that it is not an inspection trip
just pre-planning so that in case
of a fire the department will be
familiar with each individual
building. These plans will be
kept on permanent file, he added.
POLICE CONTINUE
INVESTIGATIONS
IN RECENT THEFTS
City police chief, Bernard Bon
wens, reports no word on the
theft of Eugene Kirsch’s 1955
Buick sedan which was stolid'
from in front of the Treasure
Chest the night of November 26
nor has anything definite devel
oped on the break-in at the high
school which occured November
28 and netted the thief or theives
some $55.
Another theft being investigat
ed by the city police in the sum
of $134 of city funds and $20
petty cash from a drawer in the ;
police department office about; j
six weeks ago. The money was !
intended for payment to volun- j
teer firemen and had been left in
the drawer over the week-end.
It’s loss was discovered the fol
lowing Monday.
Fishermen Urged
Protest Closure
Local residents interested in
personal use salmon fishing were
urged this week by members of
the Matanuska Valley Sportsmen
to write to Secretary of the In
terior Fred Seaton and urge that
personal use salmon fishing be
continued in the Upper Cook In
let area. The Bureau of Fisheries
has indicated closure of such
fishing, As the situation is de
veloping it appears certain that
such fishing will either be cur
tailed or cancelled all together,
the sportsmen report.
A meeting is being neld in An
chorage December 17 and a re
presentative of the local Sports
men organization will attend.
SPORTSMEN CHANGE
JANUARY MEETING DATE
The January 1 meeting of the
Matanuska Valley Sportsmen
has been postponed until Thurs
day, January 8, it was announc
ed this week.
Interested persons are reminded
that a representative of the So
cial Security Administration will
be at the Matanuska Hotel next
Thursday eevning (December 18)
between the hours of 6 and 9
p.m. to discuss the social security
program with persons desiring
information.
Publication Dates
Changed for Holidays
With Christmas and New
Year holidays falling on regu
lar publication dates of The
Frontiersman, issues for the
next three weeks will be pub
lished as follows; Wednesday,
December 17; Tuesday* De
cember 23; and Tuesday, De
cember 30. These dates were
selected to provide ample time
for paper deliveries prior to
the holidays. Advertisments
and news items should be
planned to coincide with the
above dates.
Moose Vs. Eagles
At Anchorage
The Palmer Moose travel to.
Anchorage Friday and Saturday
of this week for a two-game ser
ies with the Anchorage High
School East team which has a
18-game winning stream to their
credit.
Palmer and Anchorage Jayvees
will meet at 6:45 p.m. for pre
liminary games each night. The
main games are slated to get
under way at 8:15. Providing suf
ficient interest is shown school
buses will provide transportation
for students each night. The
round-trip fare will be $1.50 per
student- per night. It is anticipat
ed that a big following from Pal
trier will be going into Anchorage
for the games. These will be the
last games for the Palmer Moose
until after the holidays. '
Palmer now has three wins
out of four starts, having taken
the Fairbanks-Palmer game last
Friday night. A week prior they
had won a two-game series from
Cordova, however, the Fairbanks
games were the first Railbelt
Conference games.
Although Fairbanks was the
favored team, the Palmer Moose
put on a strong defense play Fri
day night and topped the Male
mutes 56-50, with Russell Me
Kechnie high point man with 27
points. The Palmer team took the
short end of a 45-36 score on
Saturday night when the far
north visitors put on full pres
sure and topped their opponents
by nine points. High point man
for the Moose team Saturday
night was Toosh Pearson, with 21
points.
WOMEN’S PE COURSE
TO BE OFFERED AT
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
A diversified recreation course
for valley women will be offered
at the Palmer Community Col
lege this winter, according to
plans announced this week.
The course will be instructed
by Ann Johnson, physical educa
tion teacher in the local school
system. While primary emphasis
will be recreational, including
badminton, volleyball, table ten
nis and shuffleboard, body mech
anics and physical fitness will
also be stressed.
Miss Johnson, who is now in
her third year of PE instructing
in Palmer, is a graduate of Mis
sippi State College where she
majored in physical education.
In speaking of the proposed
course Miss Johnson said that she
does not feel that the valley at
the present time has an adequate
recreation program for women
and that the course will fill the
[gap.
A local physician has offered
I to assist in the physical fitness
J phase of the course.
Inquiry forms for the Com
, munity College are being pre
pared and will be mailed by
next Monday. Additional copies
[ may be picked up at the high
| school, Matanuska Valley Bank,
■ Extension Service office* or the
office of The Frontiersman,
FIRST AID CLASSES
PLANNED , AFTER
FIRST OF THE YEAR
Police Chief Bernard Bouwens,
I registered American Red Cross
First Aid instructor, announced
this week that if sufficient inter
! est is indicated a first aid class
will be conducted in Palmer
.shortly after the first of the year.
.Persons interested are invited to
leave their names at the police
department office.
First Aid card holders are re
minded that their expiration date
may be nearing and it was sug
gested that all card holders check
to determine how soon they must
be renewed. Cards are renewed
only after the holder completes
a prescribed number of review
study hours under a qualified in
j, struefor.
William Zahradnicek, Palmer
city councilman, served as acting
mayor at the December 9 meet
ing of the Common Council, in
the absence of Mayor Kenneth
Lynn.
Two bids for a water pump
for the new city water well were
opened arid read and the bid of
Alaska Plumbing and Heating
was accepted in the amount of
$4,772.30 total and Acting Mayor
Zahradnicek was authorized to
sign the agreement,
* * *
Council members voted to of
fer for sale to the highest bidder
a “surplus” D-8 Cat; decided to
handle snow removal this year
with equipment available instead
of attempting purchase of a piece
of specialized snow-removal
equipment; went on record vol
unteer firemen to be paid by
check’ rather than cash; will rec
ommend to the Mayor that Helen
Maze be considered for appoint
ment to the Board of Health as
a representative of the Matan
us k a Valley Health Council. Her
name was submitted to the City
by the M. V. Council; Councilors
voted to renew a one-year fire
insurance policy which covers
the city hall building to the
amount of $40,000, with extended
coverage; payment to the paving
contractor was turned over to
the street committee for further
, study.
A Fire Prevention Code (1956),
proposed for adoption by the City
of Palmer, was put into commit*
| tee for study as some sections are
not applicable to local needs.
Councilors recommended the
| Mayor name a citizen’s committee
to review the code and make
j recommendations to the Council.
• *■ *
The A.R.R.C. offer to sell the
! sewer system was tabled because
j a necessary survey is not com
j pleted.
* * ♦
Ordinance No. 62, designating
I the Palmer voting precinct, was
| read for the third and final time
j and approved for adoption. Or
| dinance No. 83, regarding opera
tion of vehicle was read for the
I second time.
* * *
Bills approved for payment in
cluded $1,252.77 from the general
fund and $828.45 from the water
fund.
Fair Association
Meeting Continued
For Second Time
Annual membership meet
ing of the Matanuska Valley
Fair Association was again con
tinued to a further date by vote
of the membership present at the
December 9 meeting. Members
felt additional time would be
needed to complete association
business and at approximately
11 p.m. voted to continue it at
a later date. Since the meeting,
the evening of December 29 has
been set for the completion of as
sociation business.
A good representation of the
association’s membership attend
ed the December 9 meeting, which
had been continued from the No
vember 12 meeting, and voted
; to accept the proposed articles
of incorporation, with a few
changes.
Name of the corporation
will be known as the Alaska
State Fair, Incorporated; the
highest amount of indebtedness
or liability to which the corpor
ation shall at any time be sub
ject was raised from $50,000 to
$250,000; and the annual meeting
date of the corporation was dis
cussed and finally set for the
fourth Tuesday in October of
each year.
Members are urged to attend
the December 29 meeting at
Grange Hall.
Accident Avoided
At Local Airport
Members of the local Airmens
| Association this week expressed
appreciation to the police and
| the territorial police for assis
the terirtorial police for assis
tance offered last Saturday when
a local aircraft damaged a ski on
take-off, and the possibility of a
S crash landing seemed evident. A
fire truck, the community ambu
lance- and police cars were taken
to the airport as a precautionary
measure.
The plane, piloted by Tom
Moffitt and carrying Rene Niel
sen. flight instructor, lost a nut
| from a ski cable on take-off
I which allowed the front end of
! the ski to drop straight down.
■Moffitt was successful in cutting
the back cable on the ski by lean
ing out the plane window and
Miss Nielsen landed the plane
wtih only minor damage to the
craft and no personal injuries in
spite of the ski having flipped
I over backward after the back
cable was cut. Several persons
j were attracted to the airport
when they observed the loose ski
j on the plane.
CHRISTMAS MUSIC
TO HIGHLIGHT
P-TA PROGRAM
A musical program, following
| the Christmas theme, will be pre
sented at the December 16 meet
ing of the Palmer P-TA which
will be held at 8 p.m. in the high
school cafeteria.
Selections will be presented b>
a chorus, under the direction oi
Mrs. Lois Weldon and by a group
[of band members, under the di
! rection of Lee Plumbley. Als<
j during the program Plumbley
i who is school band master, wil
j speak on the relationship of mush
| in the school and home.
All parents and friends of Pal
| mer school students are cordially
invited to attend. Refreshment:
j will be served at the close of th«
j meeting.
JC s TO DECORATE
BUSINESS SECTION
FOR HOLIDAY SEASON
The Matanuska Valley Junior'
Chamber of Commerce has an
nounced plans for a Christmas
Decoration Program through
which the organization hopes to
beautify the city in the holiday
spirit,
Tom Keenan, project chairman,
annources plans for the erection
of colored lights and a lighted
Christmas greeting sign as well
as the decorating and lighting of
a Christmas tree the latter to be
set up in Colony Park.
Keenan is calling on business
houses in the city for contribu
tions to help defray the costs of
he program. He points out that the
Christmas decorating program is
the first of it’s kind in Palmer
and will help create the holiday
spirit throughout the area. It is
anticipated that full cooperation
from the local merchants will be
received.
Mayor Kenneth Lynn and Po~
j lice Chief Bernard Bouwens have
i given their cooperation to the
! program.
On Saturday, December 13, a
member of the local Jaycees wilt
, canvass local homes for the do
nation of one light bulb per
house. In this way, members
point out- everyone in the Pal
mer area will be contributing to
the festive decorations in the
city. Approximately 200 bulbs
will be needed.
The Jaycees are hoping for full
coperation and help in trying to
bring all Palmer residents to
gether in the first project of this
sort.
Installation work will be start
ed this week-end, Keenan stated.
PUBLIC INVITED
TO HEAR TALK
ON MOTHER RUSSIA
Dr. Sergei A. Wilde, professor
of soils at the University of Al
aska, will be guest speaker at a
public assembly to be held in the
Central School gymnasium Mon
day December 15 at 12:30 p.m.
; His topic will be “Mother Russia,
; her Prospect ives.”
Dr. Wilde will be guest of the
Palmer Kiwanis Club at their
j noon luncheon meeting, following
which members and Dr. Wilde
| will go to the gymnasium where
| they will join students from the
I grade school, high school, and
all interested persons.
All persons interested in hear
ing Dr. Wilde are invited to at
tend the meeting at the gymnasi
um.
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