THE FRONTIERSMAN
Sintered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office at
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879
Publisher-Manager
..Virginia Gallant
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fL i. DeJulio
Editor __
Bear Editor:
Since it is necessary for me to
be out of town for these few
weeks, I should like to take this
means of announcing my inten
sion to file for the vacancy on the
*4-j»ool board.
The present school board and
iforir pre decessors are to be com
mended for the many hours of
service they have given to build
t&e Palmer school system. We are
ar#alUinate in the high caliber of
'bs.-rhers who educate our chil
3jjr»Te. Too often we fail to give
t»« m the credit due for their ef
in creating tomorrow’s cit
c » as from today’s children.
W*1 realize, However, mere is
to be done in the future:.
There is a greater need for in
rmrased emphasis of high educa
itarnal standards. It is a recog
>iaed fact that we must get more
fundamental education for each
la» dollar we spend. Our children
Reserve and must have a firm
**iwcational foundation to poe
ts*.!* for the world of tomorrow.
a small community with a
liooited income, this can best be
-us ..-rnplished by stressing basic
fi.iuidations and a greater con
Mft i,tration on spending our mOn
for basic education befone we
*««!«.’ extra curricular activities.
tki*4Mmate buildings and facilities
i«.d well paid teachers are not
sjuiwgh, A strong administrative
"IBifiey and emphasis upon meet
•Xigf the need of each teacher and
^Indent pays high dividends.
it has been suggested my back
jptiwud in agriculture, education
i-ind management will help me to
t*-rue the community as school
member. During the years
l huight at both Oklahoma State
’College and at Colorado State
s 4.Jtege. much of my time was j
-riveted to working with youth I
* cyan izatio ns and sponsoring;
iy«-u:ng people’s activities. It f> j
wii,r. these things in mind that
t 'have decided to place my name j
$**ore the voters of the Palmer
ii.uijk,*»enderit School District in]
"October.
•Sincerely,
H T CtAZAWAY i
\lary M Hurley arrived in
Ju.neau last week to take the
• S it ion of Chronic Disease Ad
rr» iiistrator in the Alaska Depart
NEW BABIES
Parks
Mr. and Mrs. John Parks of
Palmer are receiving best wishes
following the birth of their third
child, a son, whom they have
named Val Alaric. He weighed
seven pounds, four ounces when
born at Valley Presbyterian Hos
pital August 26. Mr. Parks is
with the Alaska Agriculture Ex
periment Station, and is com
manding officer of Co. C, 130th
Ertgr, Bn., USAR.
Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. Dickie Lee Wil
son are parents of their second
child, a daughter, who was bom
at Valley Presbyterian Hospital
August 27. She weighed seven
pounds, eight ounces at birth and
has been named Deborah Lee.
Mr. Wilson is employed by Mil
ler Brothers, as an operating en
gineer.
Behnke
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Ray Beh
nke are parents of their fourth
child, a daughter, whom they
have named Melissa Sue. Melis
sa was born at Valley Presbyter
r ian Hospital August 30 and
weighed six pounds, thirteen
| Ounces at birth. Mr. Behnke is
La self-employed carpenter.
Des Jardin
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph DesJar
din of Goughton, Michigan, are
receiving congratulations on the
; birth of their first child, a son,
who was born August 23, weigh
ing seven pounds, eight ounces.
They have named their son Mi
chael Bernard. Mrs. DesJardin is
the former Rita MeClafferty, for
mer Palmer resident. Mr. Des
Jardin is a member of the sen
ior class at Michigan College of
Mining and Technology at Hou
ghton. Maternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs Bernard MeClafferty
of Hoquiam, Washington and pa
ternal grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Emile DesJardin of Hub
bell, Michigan.
ment of Health, Division of Pre
ventive Medicine, according to
an a noun cement by Dr. Harry
V. Gibson, commisioner of health.
Miss Hurley came to Juneau from
Rochester, N. Y., where for the
past five years she has bee 1 di
rector of the Monroe County
heart programs.
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WASHLLA NEWS
IWWVII
By Jane Browne
Wasilia Territorial schools
opened Tuesday with an enroll
ment of approximately 235. The
eighth grade will hold classes
in the Presbyterian church and
the sixth grade will again be in
the Church of Christ. Full day
sessions will start on Thursday
September 4.
* * *
There will be a P.T.A. meeting
at the school September 15 at
8:00 p.m. Guest speaker will be
Mary Rowley, public health nur
se for this area.
* * *
A back to school spinal check
up sponsored by International
chiropractors Association is of
fered the Wasilia school students
as well as the Palmer area. Chil
dren of all ages through high
school are eligible for this free
service. You may call Dr. Norma
E. Godfrey in Palmer for an ap
pointment or go in on September !
,6th betwen 2:00 and 4:00 P.M.
* m *
Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Byers
will be Living in Chugiak this
winter, Mrs. Byers will be teach
ing second grade classes there j
tli is year.
Members of the Wasilla Public
Library and Wasilla Grange No.
2 wish to thank everyone who at- j
tended and all those who volun
teered their services for making
their Fair dinners such a huge '
success. i i
* * *
The V.F.W. Auxiliary to Post1
9365 of Wasilla will have a spec
ial meeting Monday September j
8 at 8:00 p.m. in the schoolhouse?)
Plans will be made for the Aux
iliary’s annual dinner.
4) $ *
Mr. and Mrs. Mel Benhke are
the parents of a new baby girl
born at Valley Hospital last Fri
day morning. The Benhke’s live
on the Wasilla Houston road, Mr.
Benhke is a local carpenter.
Gilbert and Susan Hjellen, son
and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Al
Hjellen, left Monday evening for
Washington where Sue will en
roll for her sophomore year at
Port Townsend High school and
Gilbert will enroll in the Ever-'
ett Junior College. The young!
people traveled via train, plane,*!
ferry, and bus to reach their des-!
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Caucus Called for
Wasilla Democrats
A caucus of all Wasilla Pre
cinct Democrats has been called
by Frank Sorensen, precinct
chairman protein, pursuant to the
general call from the South
Central Division.
The caucus will be held Satur
day, September 13 at 8 p.m. in
the Wasilla Library. The meet
ing will be for the purpose of or
ganization and to name four dele
gates to attend the South Cen
tral Division Convention in An
chorage late this month.
Resigns from
Hospital Board
Rev. Bertram Rutan, elected
member of the Valley Hospital
Association board of directors,
resigned that position, effective
August 28. In a letter to the board
Mr. Rutan said in part “ . . . Cir
cumstances of the past several
months have made it increasing
ly evident that the present ad
ministration of the hospital in
volves more time and discussion
than I am able to give at the
present without penalizing my
employing institution. While I
regret not being able to partici
pate in the pursuing of structural
changes which the present board
has for some time felt advisable
for the best operation of the hos
pital, I find it necessary to sub
mit my resignation to be effec
tive August 28, 1958.”
Mrs. Lee Qohr has been named
to the board of directors to fill
the vacancy created by the resig
nation of Mr. Rutan.
tinations. Sue will be staying
with family friends while attend
ing school in Port Townsend.
* * *
Lyle Short, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd Short, entered school
at Wasilla this week. Lyle is
staying with his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Heinie Snider until
his parents arrive from Valdez.
* * *
Paul Riley has replaced Ren
nee Barnes at Teelands store,
Mrs. Tee land has been on vaca
tion for several weeks but is back
on the job now. Martin Betts
has postponed his vacation in
definitely.
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50 TEACHING
ASSIGNMENTS
ANNOUNCED
William Zahradnieek, superin
tendent of Palmer schools, an
j nounces teaching assignments, in
the Palmer schools, at the close
of this week, were as follows:
HIGH SCHOOL: Keith A.
Smith, principal; Eugene Annas,
science; John Aper, library and
English; Margaret Cope, com
mercial; John DeVries, general
shop; Elizabeth Gaines, English
and dramatics; Ned Morgenson,
math; Betty Jo Riddle, biology &
arts and crafts; Ruth Schaefer,
English and Latin; Alton Wil
lard, math and driver training;
Mildred Siddall, English and
; guidance; Mary Arbuckle, typ
| ing and bookkeeping; James O.
MaeKenzie, history; Marylou
Rideout, vocational home ec;1
I Walter Ward, vocational agricul
ture; Ann Johnson, girls’ P.E.;
Norman Rousey, boys P.E.
CENTRAL SCHOOL: William
jP. Benyish, principal; Pearl
Moyer, 1A; Margaret Schroeder,
IB; Nancy Poe, ID; Alma Blunk,
11 progressive; Beverly Aper, 2A;
Joann Hanson, 2B; Phyllis Ouel
lette, 2D; Barbara Wright, 3A;
Suzanne Eldridge, 3B; Leslie
Landford, 4A; Norma Spansail,
4B; Chester Cantley, 5A; Flor
ence Dunlap, 5B; Agnes Farns
worth, 6A; Howard MeCallister,
6B; Katherine Steele, 7A and
science; Ellen Cannell, 7B and
junior high home ec and shop;
Alice Cox, 7C and social science;
Paula Maine, HA and English;
Norman Rousey, 8B and P.E.;
Ann Johnson, P.E.; John Schrei
ber, HC and junior high shop.
SWANSON SCHOOL: Dale
Bryant, principal and 5C; Ada
Bovd, 1C Olga Rieger, 2C; Ger
f--~~ - .
IN AND OUT AT THE
VALLEY
PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL
Patients at Valley Presbyteri
an Hospital this week include:
Karen Worledge 2, David Fanch
er, Phil O’Neill, Elmer Hawk,
and John Brymer.
Hospitalized, but now out: Pru
dence Erickson 3, Nancy Pelletier,
5, Mrs. Gerald McNally, Horace
Nelson, 2, Lynn Skinner, Richard
Erickson, 8, Keith Ray, 7, Edgar
DeLand, Walter Covich, Mrs
Paul Davis of Mt. View, Mrs. John
Parks and ini'ant son, Mrs. Dick
Wilson and infant daughter, Earl
E. Burge, Mt. View, Starr Lynn
Everett, 9, Mary McNeese, 4, Pa
tricia Zaborae, Mrs. Melvin Bell
nke and infant daughter, Eric
Hollembaek, 3 mas., Marvin Gov
le of Sutton, Bill Barry, Floyd
Smith of Wasilla, Mrs. Everett
Fritts of Delta Junction, and
Janies Byers of Wasilla.
ANNOUNCE SERMON
TOPICS FOR SUNDAY
Floyd J. Haddenham, minister
of the Church of Christ, announ
ces his * sermon topics for Sep
tember 7 will be “Rally Around
the Cross” at the morning wor
ship service at 11:45 a.m. and
“Perfect Peace” at the 7 p.m.
service.
Mrs. Julia Adams will be lead
er for the youth hour at 6 p.m.
Members of the congregation
plan to meet: tonight at 8 for a
short business meeting. All mem
bers are urged to be prompt and
present.
aldine Schreiber, 3C; Louise Con
dict, 4C; Bergie Hecker, 6C.
Lois Weldon, chorus and music;
Lee Plumbley, band; Barbara
Smart, remedial reading; Helen
Maze, nurse.
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