!j COUNCIL j
f ■ NOTES j
A special meeting of the Pal
mer City Council was held on
Friday, February 1 with Mayor
Charles Wilson and Councilmem
bers Charles Logsdon, William
Zahradnicek, Robert Peterson,
and Ray Lancaster attending. All
business pertained to the paving
project.
Council members voted to pave
Valley street from the north side
of Eklutna street to Wasilla Ave
nue with curbs and gutters both
sides to the south end of Colony
Park; curbs and gutters on the
west side only from the park to
Wasilla avenue. Also Colony
street from the south end of the
park to Lazy Mountain Avenue
with curbs and gutters on the
west side only; also Wasilla ave
nue from the railroad tracks to
the west side of Matanuska street
with curbs and gutters on the
north side only, with extensions
if additional funds are available.
In view of time involved and
information since received, coun
cilmembers voted to rescind the
January 25 motion calling for bids
from the bond brokers and that
negotiations be continued with
the National Securiteis Corpora
tion through J. C. Daum, firm
representative.
Another motion passed that
Daum be contacted relative to at
tending a special meeting Tues
day (February 5) for the purpose
of negotiating further on the sale
of bonds.
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Another special meeting was
held on February 5 with Mayor
Wilson and Council members
Zahradnicek, Peterson, Hagen,
Logsdon, and Lancaster present.
A motion was passed confirm
ing previous action and Mayor
Wilson was authorized to execute
'.an agreement with J. C. Daum to
; handle the $200,000 bond issue as
• exclusive agent and under terms
' set forth in his letter of January
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Not on the adgenda, but also
conducted as business at the
meeting was granting permission
*- to the Alaska Communication
System to erect a telephone pole
near the new telephone building.
Ralph Farnsworth, president of
the local Airmens’ Association re
quested aid of the city council in
SPORTSMEN ELECT
NEW DIRECTORS
Members of the Matanuska
Valley Sportsmen l^oard of di
rectors were named at the Febru
ary 6 meeting. Serving on the
board during the coming year
win be Ed Bellringer Bruce
Graham, Noel Wooers, Virgil Eck
ert, John Bush, Ralph Crothers,
and Vern Donaldson. A meeting
is planned for February 11 at
which time the directors will
name the officers for *the year.
Meeting nights of the organiza
tion have been changed from the
first Wednesday of each month
to the first Thursday. The change
was made to permit attendance
of Elks who belong to both or
ganizations.
A collection taken among mem
bers present netted $12.17 which
wlil be turned over to the Pal
mer Library.
Members approved the invest
ment of $4,000 in the Matanuska
Valley Federal Credit Union.
some new proposed legislation on
aviation. The meeting adjourned
at 8 p.m.
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The above notes on, city coun
cil action during the past two
meetings were taken out of the
minute book and reflect only
those facts set down in writing
in the book. The press had no
advance notice of the meetings
and was unable to cover the
meetings.
Regular city council meetings,
by ordinance, are supposed to be
held each second and fourth Tues
day, starting at 8 p.m. For those
persons who might want to ap
pear before the Council, or those
interested in attending the meet
ings, the Council is now meeting
in the city hall basement, the en
trance of which is located near
the back wall in the fire hall.
February 12 is a regular city
council meeting night.
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Mayor Charles Wilson stated
this week that anyone in the val
ley interested in purchasing any
of the bonds may contact J. C.
Daum or the city clerk for in
formation. The rate of interest
shall not, by law, exceed six per
cent. The actual rate of interest
the bonds will carry is open for
negotiation.
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| People, Spots In The t 'ews
THREE BEAUTIES, Evelin |
Gressmann and her two white g
Afghan hounds, caught aUJ
eyes at West Berlin beau- _ ^
||f PRINCESS Margaret of I
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f|| ton, before East African tour. I
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MARINE 1st Lt, William Mc
Millan shows armload of tro
phies he bagged at National
Rifle and Pistol matches at
Camp Perry, O.p **n*3*«^
CROWNED—Long Island Poultry Queen Andrea Tilton j
(right) and Suzanne Armstrong of the Poultry and Egg Na
tional Board award world’s chicken-eating championship to
Frank Fitzpatrick who put away 32 half sections of southern
gas-fried chicken at Take Out Kitchen.
jPHS MOOSE PLAY AIRMEN TONIGHT
The Palmer high Moose - will
tangle with the 1804th AACS
from Elmendorf Airforce Base
tonight, starting at 8 p.m.
This will be the Moose’ first
game since their split win with
the Fairbanks Malemutes in the
local gym last Friday and Satur
day. The young players will be
playing the opening game at 7
p.m. with the junior high and
freshman teams competing for
high scores. Admission to the
game will be 50 cents for adults
and 25 cents for students.
Games results on February 1
and 2 were as follows:
FEBRUARY 1
Palmer Fairbanks
Trowbridge 6 Latta 13
McKechnie 10 Allen 10
Loyer 14 Smith 6
Leek 8 Meath 12
Verrall 21 Ramos 7
Total 59 Morris 4
Total 52
February 2
Fairbanks Palmer
Latta 18 Trowbridge 0
Allen 2 McKechnie 6
Smith 6 Loyer 2
Meath 12 Leek 17
Ramos 13 Verrall 12
Total 51 Total 37
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Notebook
| In a letter received this week
from Don L. Irwin, former Ex
1 periment Station director, it was
learned that he and Mrs. Irwin
j are now at Cresiview, Florida,
1 about 60 miles from Pensacola.
Don enclosed an editorial from
the St. Petersburg Times (Flor
ida) which favored Statehood for,
both Alaska and Hawaii.
I The Chugiak Volunteer Fire
Company will hold its annual
banquet and installation of of
ficers at the- Eagle River Shop
ping Center March 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Invitations have been extended to
1 neighboring fire company offi
cials, including Palmer.
Art and Vi Stacy of Palmer
left for a Stateside trip this past
week-end. They made the trip out
via airliner from Anchorage.
Alva Saxton left for Seattle this
past Sunday where he will visit
the Virginia Mason Clinic for a
check-up and a visit with rela
tives in Washington before re
turning to Palmer.
The Alaska Department of
Health communicable disease re
port for the week ending Febru
ary 1 showed 11 cases of strep in
fection in the Palmer area.
Donald Irwin, Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Don L. Irwin, recently
graduated from U. S. Airforce pi
lot training at the Bartow ARB
in Florida and will continue
training at the Reese AFB in Lub
bsote, Texas.
Sam Cotten returned to Palmer
this week from a combined busi
ness and pleasure trip that took
him to Washington, Oregon, Cali
fornia, and Arizona. In Arizona
he visited his mother, Mrs. J. M.
Cotten and his brother Lamar
Cotten. Sam reported wonderful
weather, as warm and mild as
— . . — ^ • __zzziz
Alaskan summers.
, The American Legion Auxili
ary this week announced their
plans to hold a bake sale at Kos
losky’s on February 23, Cheriy
pies 'toill be the featured sale
item.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryson Cutler of
Lazy Mountain were honored at
a dinner party held in the Anch
orage home of Mr. and Mrs. David
Cameron on February 5. The din
ner was held in honor of their
14th wedding anniversary. Mrs.
Camerson is a well-known artist
of the Anchorage area and with
her husband is a family friend of
the Camerons. Also present were
Mr. and Mrs. William Shockely
of Anchorage.
HERBERT LANG
GETS CAPTAIN RANK
One Palmer man was among
seven in Alaska tq receive pro
motions in the U. S. Army Re
serve last month, Lieutenant Col
onel Frederick S. Putman, Jr.,
Chief of the U. S. Army, Alaska,
Reserve Component Section, an
nounced today.
Promoted from first lieutenant
to captain was Herbert C. Lang,
28, 180th Engineer Battalion
(Combat).
Airmen Ask
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ght up but we believe you all
are aware of the situation.
“To sum it up we believe that'
the Department of Aviation is an
engineering office only and in
no way functions as Department
of Aviation should. We believe
that Alaska Aeronautics and Com
munication Commission is a lit
tle kingdom controlled by big
business and the representatives
of airlines and cannot in any way
be made to answer the wishes of
the people.”
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