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SUNDAY. OCTOBER 19—3 p.m.
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VOLUME 11. NUMBER 50
PALMER. ALASKA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16. 1958
PRICE 15 CENTS
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SCHOOL BANDS
PLAN FALL CONCERT
FOR OCTOBER 23
The junior arrd senior high sch
ool bands will present a combin
ed Fall Concert on Thursday, Oc
tober 23 in the Central School
gymnasium beginning at 8 p.m.
admission will be $1 for adults
*Jid 50 cents for students. There
will be no pre-concert ticket sale,
kets may be purchased at the
noor. The public is cordially in
tted to attend the concert pro
gram which will include marches,
chorales, concert selections, solos
r.ad duets,
Marches will include ‘‘Minute
by Olivadoti; “Ringling
: rothers” by A. Sweet; “Trom
* ones Triumphant’ by D. Keller;
“‘Berkeljr’ and “Kinderhook” by
* aiidel; “Holy Is This Lord”,
Schubert; “O Jesus Tender Shep
* d”, Brahms; “A Mighty For
■■ "ess”, Luther; and “Lord, Thou
My Heart”, Bach, The latter
* ambers will illustrate the meth
‘ds of great composers in their
’. raiments of hymns.
Large concert selections will in
ade “Celebrated Air”, Bach;
tir and March”, Purcell (report
? ly the greatest in English 17th
•Jury composers); “Chopin Sil
houette” (written for piano, arid’
he ascribed for band); “Phe’Dre”,
Masseart; an overture “show
rce” written by the French
composer; and “La Cumpursita”,
ngo by Rodriguez.
-Solos will be performed by
Tommy Williams trumpet; Jack
--.arris, cornet; Ida Hoskins, alto
x; and Muriel Hanks clarinet.
Karen Cottrell and Helen Sehae
(Continued on page 5)
Palmer Men Attend
Scientists’ Meeting
Several Palmer residents at
. ded the first 19511-59 meeting
: the Cook Inlet Branch of the
nerican Association for the Ad
aneemenf of Science held in the
-* assac Library in Anchorage
father 14 Attending from this
' ea were II. P. Gaza way, branch
■: resident; John ‘Parks, Charles
' 'aash, Paul Martin, and Art
mulagi
The program featured a group
a: international physiologists
'em Alaska, Norway, Canada
r> 1 England who recently con
ducted studies related to elimitiz
. ion to cold in Old Crow In
c ans at Old Crow, Yukon Ter
'itory, Canada.
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POLITICAL DEBATE
STILL IN OfFING
To date the Matanuska Val
ley Chamber of Commerce has
recived no answer from fo
mer Governor Mike Stepo
vieh regarding an invitation
extended to him to participate
in a debate in the valley with
former Governor Ernest Gru
ening. The Chamber has in
vited the Senate candidates
to debate on any local state,
or national issues they wish.
Mr. Gruening has accepted the
invitation stating he would de
bate on any date in October
convenient to Mr. Stepovich.
A second wire was sent Mr,
Stepovich on Monday of this
week.
PALMcK UAH liLUU
NOW IN FULL SWING
The American Legion -sponsor
| ed Palmer Car Club is now in
full swing with temporary offi
cers elected. They are Bob Fritz,
president; Henry Gallant, vice
president; Joe Lawton, secretary
Stewart Dreghorn treasurer, and
John Boyd, sergeant-at-arms.
Permanent oficers will be elected
at the November 12 meeting.
Due to limited space, each
’member of the club will receive
only four tickets to a dance for
prospective members and their
dates which will be held in Le
gion hall basement at 9 p.m.
Saturday, October 18. All inter
ested boys are asked to see one
of the members.
“We in the club would like to
let everyone know that this or
ganization will not be a ‘gang of
uncontrolled kids, racing up and
down the city streets’, and the
like,” said a spokesman for the
group. In the event any such oe
curance should happen, the mem
ber or members will have to go
before a court of club members
and will, be obligated to accept
whatever penalty is considered
proper for the infraction.
In the near future the club is
planning to hold rallies and are
going to take short trips around
the State. “Also”, said the spokes
man. “we hope to acquire a drag
strip and hold drag events. All
cars in the dub will be periodi
cally inspected by a group of
| Club Inspectors for all safety
i factors.
Railroad Manager
Tells Chamber of
Jew Railroad Plans
I Robert II. Anderson, now gen
! oral manager of The Alaska
; Railroad, got acquainted with a
I number of valley-area persons
90 Monday of this week when
he was a guest at the regular
luncheon meeting of the Mat an
uska Valley Chamber of Com
merce.
In speaking to the group Art
I derson, who grew up in a farm
J ing community in Kansas, told
| his listeners that within a few
months 160 new Unitized Rail
Boxes (URB) will be acquired by
| the ARR. “This will mean that
sometime in the future we will
be able to offer the URB ser
vice to our customers from other
of the 49 States, delivered here”,
he pointed out. These new units
will cost the ARR in the neigh
borhood of $1 million; flat ears
1 to carry them will also run over
$1 million; and $300,000 will go
. (Continued on Page 8)
Ham Dinner
WASILLA COMMUNITY HALL
Saturday. October 18-5 p.m. thru 8 p.m.
J ADULTS $2.00 CHILDREN UNDER 12 — $1.00
BfNiFF/r CEMETERY ASSOCIATION
EVERYONE WELCOME
NEW CITY WELL
TO PROVIDE AMPLE
WATER SUPPLY
Pumping tests on the City of
Palmer’s new water well have
been completed and results show
that there will be more than am
ple water for the city’s use for
many years to come.
The well, which was drilled to
624 feet, has a draw-down of 23
gallons per minute per foot of
drawdown, it was announced at
the October 14 meeting of the
Common Council. It was pointed
out that pumping 4700 gallons of
water per minute at 300-foot
drawdown, there is a maximum
potential of 6.7 million gallons
of water per day, with a 129-foot
water column left in the well.
This is a figure that was arriv
ed at by U. S. G. S. ground sur
vey personnel who checked the
tests.
Sam Gotten, well driller, point
ed, out that pumping 300 gallons
of water per minute will produce
a 14-foot drawdown; at 500 gal
lons per minute the drawdown
would be 22 feet. If requirements
demanded 500 gallons per minute,
over 700,000 gallons per day could
be pumped. At the present time
the original city well is produc
ing only 100 gallons of water per7
minute.
Approximately four cubic;
yards of material were surged |
through the screen, leaving a |
very clean well, Gotten stated.
The water checked out at about
12 degrees; approximately 8 de- !
grees warmer than the well now j
in use.. This warmer, and softer t
water, in the new well, will mean j
a great saving to the City in '
thawing costs, as well as a big j
savings to the water users, in j
that the water will be entering j
their hot water heaters at a high- j
r degree and will require less j
(Continued on Page 8)
RESIDENTS INVITED
TO MEET BARTLETTS <;
All Valley residents are in- \
vited by the Palmer Democra- >
tic Club to an informal recep
tion to meet Delegate and Mrs# Y
S. L. (Bob) Bartlett Sunday, Oe- >
tober 19, from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m.
at the King’s Lake home of !;
Mr. and Mrs. John Shaw. <
LOCAL ELKS GIVE
$1,640 TO C-P FUND
During the Alaska State Elks
Convention, held in Ketchikan
last week, the 12 Elks lodges in
Alaska turned over $40,940 to
their Cerebral Palsy Commis
sion. Of this amount, $1,640 came
from the Palmer Elks lodge. The
commission is now caring for 124
crippled children, several of which
are located in this area.
At the convention the lodges
adopted a second major project
which will be the collection of
all animal hides, such as moose,
caribou, sheep, goat, etc.; nave
them tanned, and send them to
disabled veterans’ hospitals for
use in making leather goods. L^
C. Stock of Palmer lodge was ap
pointed chairman of the commit
tee for this area and Kenny Lynn
has offered the use of cold stall
age for the hides. Anyone who
wishes to help, or has a hide that
can be picked up, is asked to
contact Stock or the local Elks
lodge.
Attending the convention from
Palmer were A1 Metz, exalted
ruler, who was named to the
publicity committee of the State
Association; Jan Koslosky, lead
ing knight, named chairman of
the Grand Lodge Convention in
1959; and Emil Gansehow, sec
retary of the Palmer Elks lodge.
Cliff Marcus of Palmer was nam
ed to the State Youth Activities
Committee.
CO l INCH
NOTES
William T. Zahradnicek and
Ralph Kosldsky, named by Pal
mer city electors to the two
three-year vacancies on the Com
mon Council, were administered
their oaths of office on Tuesday
night of this week by City At
torney John Shaw. Before they
were seated in office, the “old”
council completed unfinished
business.
Max Clements, Matanuska
Telephone Association manager,
, appeared before the Council re
I garding payment for damages
| done a telephone cable during the
| paving project. Following a dis
| cussion it was decided that the
-engineer will be consulted before
any decision is made.
* * *
Ted Buzby of tl^e city water
| department presented the Coun
cil with an annual report of his
department.
* * *
Several pieces of correspon
dence were read including an
outline of work done for the city
during the paving project by
Ralph West over, engineer. Mr.
Westover stated that the work is
complete, other than the seal
coat, completing some shoulder
work, and other miscellaneous
work which was stopped by the
weather.
.Another letter was read from
W. W. Palmer of the McLaughlin
Construction Co. The construc
tion. company requested suspen
sion of operations until spring,
or weather permits continuation.
Council members by vote agreed
to extend the completion date of
the paving project until such time
I next spring that weather per
mits resumption, in accordance
REGISTER NOW FOR
Ballroom Dance Classes
Call: |
Mrs. Charles Wilson PI-3881 j
Mrs. Seth Cook PI-2785!
with the request. It was report
ed at the meeting that an addi
tional 12-foot strip of paving was
put down in the south end of the
| city and that street crossings
were widened.
* * *
Resolution No. 89, regarding
I Improvement District No. 3 was
j read *and approved. The resolu
S lion grants construction of side
walk space contingent to B.P.R,
sidewalks on Valley Street from
Kklutna Avenue to the Was ill a
Highway. Two-thirds of the cost
will he assessed and levied against
i benefiting property owners, and
i one-third will be paid by the
I. city.
i Council members approved the
| canvass of the votes which was
made October 11 by a committee.
The canvass could not be held on
October 8 because there was not
a quorum present. Continued
from day to day for three days,
the committee of Lancaster, Cot
ten, and Emilie St. Pierre can
vassed them on October 11, the
final date.
* * *
The city clerk was instructed
to send a reply to the Alaska
Board of Liquor Control, includ
ing a list of local liquor licenses
and stating the city’s approval
that they be renewed.
The Eighth Annual League of
Alaskan Cities convention will be
held in Juneau November 5 - 8.
The Council voted that the city
clerk and one councilor be sent
to the convention and urged all
others who can to attend,
* * ♦
An offer to sell their interest
(Continued on page 5)
!; EXCAVATING DITCHES !;
j: CESSPOOL
Gravel — Topsoil
OWEN MOFFITT I
!; Ph. PI-2795 !
iL^wvvs^vvJwi
Local Engineers
Discover Huge
Vermiculite Vein
Discovery of a 200-foot-wide
vein of vermiculite in the 40 mile
area was announced this week
by two local mining engineers,
James Hulbert and Julius Moore.
The discovery was actually j
made in August of this year, fol-j
lowing several months of pros
pecting in the Alaskan wilder
ness. Earlier announcement was
withheld until proper location
and staking had been done on
nine claims measuring 600x1500
feet each.
According to Hulbert, the
claims are approximately 18
miles from the nearest road.
Samples of the Product have
been obtained by Territorial Min
ing Engineer, Bob Saunders who
has shipped them to the Univer
sity of Alaska assay office at Col A
lege, Alaska.
“If results reveal satisfactory
expansion qualities and good
grade, we will formulate plans
for speedy development and pro
duction”, said iMr, Hulbert.
Vermiculite is considered a val
uable substance, used extensively -
.for insulation. When processed
and ready for market it is very
similar to Zonite.
High School Paresis
Go “Back to School'’
Interest is running high among
students at Palmer high school
this week regarding the back tu
school night being planned for
their parents tomorrow evening,
October 17. The lour grades are
competing for the greatest per
centage turn-out, with a free
movie to be awarded to the class
with the greatest representation
of parents attending.
The back to-school program i.s
being offered to high school par
ents for the second year. Started
last year,the program proved to
be such a success that it is agaiif*
being offered to parents. It will
provide an opportunity for par
ents to “sit in” their daughter’s
and son’s classes become ac
quainted with their teachers
| enjoy a typical cafeteria lunch
eon during their “noontime”
break and meet other high
school parents.
All high school parents receiv
ed special invitations from their
children to attend the program
which will begin with a general
assembly in the cafeteria at 8
p.m. The invitations reminded
them that the tardy bell will ring
at 8:02. Approximately 10 minu
tes will be allocated for each
class the parents will attend.
KJWANIANS, CHAMBER
MEMBERS TO MEET
NEXT MONDAY NOON
Members of the Palmer Ki-i
wan is Club and the Mat an us ka
* Valley Chamber of Commerce
- will meet jointly Monday noon,
October 20, in the Grange hall.
All persons, other than Kiwani
ans, who plan to atend are ask
ed to contact H P. Gaza way as
soon as possible so the luncheon
arrangements may be made.
A very intrusting talk was pre
sented at the recent Business
Seminar held in Anchorage. The
speaker was Robert E Warden,
business consultant of Philadel
phia and San Francisco. His talk
was tape-recorded and because
of its vital message, will be pre
sented as the program at the
meeting October 20. Those per
sons who heard Warden’s talk
stated it is a very inspiring and
informativ e m ess age.
STOP AT TH£
HYLAND HOTEL
in Palmer
First-Class Rooms
$45 per month
WOULD SHORTEN
PALMER-ANCHORAGE
ROUTE 12 MILES
Members of the Matanuska
Valley Chamber of Commerce on
Wednesday of this week endorsed
a resolution urging re-alignment
and shortening of the Glenn
highway between the Matanuska
yalley, the most productive agri
cultural area in Alaska and the
49th State’s largest consuming
center, the Greater Anchorage
market,
The resolution points out that
a shorter route would benefit
both consumers, and farmers and
that civil defense of the greater
Anchorage area, including prime
targets, would be enhanced by
shorter, and additional, evacua
tion routes.
■ The Matanuska Valley Cham
ber of Commerce will urge the
Alaska Chamber of Commerce to
request Alaska highway author
ities to give prompt consideration
and high priority to construct a
bride across the confluence of the
Matanuska and Knik rivers, from
the vicinity of Mile 28 on the
Glenn Highway, and suitable
connecting links with the Glenn
Highway just north of tke city of
Palmer.
It was brought out that the
main highway connecting route
from the other 48 states and other
regions of Alaska into the greater
Anchorage area and the Kenai
Peninsula can be shortened by
brae 12 miles, thereby benefit
ting over one half of Alaska’s
ndn- urban vehicular traffic.
The resolution will be present
ed at the All-Alaska Chamber of
Commerce convention to be held
in Anchorage, October 23, 24, and
25.
M.E.A. CONSUMERS
CAUTIONED ABOUT
TREES ON LINES
, “We have had eases of trees
down on our lines and will no
doubt have more in the near fu
ture,’’ said Mason LaZelle line
superintendent of Matanuska
Electric Association, who strong
ly urged all consumers to notify
the M.E.A. it a tree is laying on
the line.
“One consumer cut one off the
line himself, which could be a
good method of committing suic
ide. Of the four lines which had
trees across them October 14,
j two were energized when the
I crew arrived”, LaZelle stated. “A
| consumer cannot automatically
decide that since a tree is laying;
I on the line d is not energized.
! We are more than happy to re
move these trees and wish our
j consumers would inform us of
-locations and let us take care of
the rest. Not only may the line
i be mechanically damaged by im
j proper methods of removal, but
; the consumer might be perman
j ently damaged electrically,”
ATTENTION ELKS
DON'T FORGET CHARITY
BALL CRAB FEED
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18
Elks and Guests
REMEMBER
T 0 NIG HT
Lutheran
TURKEY DINNER
5 • 8 p.m.
Tickets at door
jx] elect
Doris McKinley
Republican
First State Legislature
NOVEMBER 25, 1358