MILITARY SEEKS BIDS
ON MILLION POUNDS
OF PRODUCE
Military invitations to bid on
^produce are being received this
week by Alaskan farmers, accord
ing to George Crowther of* the
Alaska Department of Agricul
ture.
The approximate quality re
mains about the same as purchas
ed last year and totals over one
million pounds. Items contained
in the bid include cabbage, car
ruts, lettuce, celery, green onions,
broccoli, squash, beets, parsnips,
greens, turnips, rutabagas, rhu
barb, and radishes.
Specifications on quality re
quirements remain the same as
in the past years, however, there
are some changes in the contain
ers required, Crowther pointed
uut and prospective bidders are
advised to read all specifications
carefully before submitting their
bid.
Anyone interested in submit
ting bids but not receiving an
invitation should contact the
Purchasing and Contracting of
fice of the Alaska General Depot
at Fort Richardson. Bids will be
received until the close of busi
ness on April 30, 1957.
Invitations to bid on potatoes
will be sent to interested persons'
sometime in May, it was announc
ed. Bids are expected to be call
ed not later than June 1, 1957.
Anyone desiring further infor
mation as to interpretation of
specifications should contact
Crowther at the Department of
Agriculture office in the Wright
building.
Hospital—
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Mick said. “However, in view of
the valley hospital’s operating de
ficit, and the higher rates other
hospitals have found necessary to
meet their operating costs, we
feel obligated to adjust our rates
to better meet the demands of the
hospital budget”.
-'Accounts payable at the Valley
Hospital, owed in most part to
llocal business concerns, have in
crreased over the past year to over
$27,000 and present hospital in
«come, according to its represen
tative, had not been sufficient to
meet or reduce this obligation.
-Tit was pointed out that this
-new /rate will not erase these ac-<
• counts payable—payment to the
hospital of their accounts receiv
able would take care of this large
< debt and all persons having out
^.standing accounts at the hospital
are urged to make^*every effort
possible to pay their accounts and
help ease the burden they create.
Property—
CContinued from page 1)
eomended a higher percent
for a strip 165 feet deep surround
ing the city and bordering the
fftiads leading into the city for one
. Quarter mile. It was generally
« agreed that beyond this zone any
' ’V&iue other than farm land
* would foave to be established by
i repeated sales.
- Mofet: subdivision and homesite
'ffcfiSu^tions were left up to the
assessor as each one would be
ca separate problem, but it was
suggested that highway frontage
be assessed by the front foot
method to gain uniformity, and
that small tracts be assessed not
more than $100 per acre on non
farm land fronting a good road.
They would range down to $10
per acre, with a minimum of $100
valuation on any lot or pracel.
Recommendations of some farm
ers that uncleared farm land be
taxed as high as cleared land to
-discourage absentee owners hold
ing up development were also
discussed. The assessor pointed
;®Dut that the law specifies assess
emnt at full and true value, with
mo mention of incentive or puni
tive measures. However, it was
felt that the new value of $30 an
acre for unclared good farm land
will tend to discourage long term i
speculation.
These recommendations will
tie submitted to the school board
for their approval, after which
the new values will be assigned
ifo land for 1958 taxes. None of
the above has any effect on 1957
‘faxes which are not yet billed.
i COUNCIL I
{ NOTES I
Five members of the City
Council were present at the April
23 meeting of the Council. In at
tendance were Mayor Charles
W. Wilson, Councilmembers Wil
liam Zahradnicek, Jan Koslosky,
Robert Peterson, Ray Lancaster
and Charles Logsdon. Council
man A1 Hagen was absent. Guests
at the meeting included Mrs. Iza
belle Woolcock and Edna Weh
king, members of the Palmer Gar
den Club, Ed Walker, represen
tative of the Alaska Housing Au
thority; T. A. Moyer, Palmer Li
brary director; Aaron Huston, Ex
plorer Scout advisor; and Ex
plorer Scouts of Troop' 857 —
Larry Dearborn, Leland Stain
brook, Bob Johns, Jr., Ernest
Stineberg, and Don Jones.
The Garden Club representa
tives were present to question
city activities in the club’s pro
ject to clean-up and beautify Pal
mer. They questioned the city’s
ability to enforce existing ordin
ances and inquired about ordin
ances pertaining to burning gar
bage in the city—requiring lids
on garbage cans—old telephone
l lines hanging from poles and
i scattered along The ‘streets —
empty telephone wire spools —
condemnation proceedure against
unsafe buildings — and other
such problems being discovered
by the various participating or
ganizations in the area.
Mayor Wilson told the women
that the city ordinances are be
ing reviewed and that he feels
the ordinances cover most of their
questions. “If we find they do
not then we need new ordinanc
es” he said. The public has to
back us 100 percent in condem
nation proceedure, he told them.
Otherwise we well may hear
stories of discrimination from
persons whose property is con
demned. Such properties will
have to have the backing of the
entire community as our city
gro-ws and our civic pride de
velops, he pointed out.
Councilrrjan Zahradnicek point
ed out that most of the city resi
dents are originally from older
communities where ordinances
are well established and similar
problems have been solved many
years before.
During the discussion it was
pointed out that considerable
work has been done in the beauti
fication project. A number of old
car wrecks, scattered throughout
the city, have been removed—
several residents have started
work on their grounds—organiza
tions are getting their projects in
motion. Considerable additional
work remains, it was stated, be
fore the city takes on the appear
ance being sought.
Mayor Charles Wilson an
nounced that an official Clean
Up Week will be conducted in
Palmer the week preceeding Col
ony Day. All residents will be ask
ed to cooperate in sprucing up
the city during the week of May
19-25.
* * #
T. A. Moyer complimented the
Mayor on his 21-point program
and especially the two points re
ferring to work around the Pal
mer Library. He announced that
the Library Board has received
notice from the Territory that if
they are to continue to receive'
territorial funds the library must
nffer free service to its patrons.
‘We can not collect membership
fees with which we have been op
erating the library, if we wish to
continue receiving the matching
funds”, Moyer pointed out. He
requested that the City consider
lending monetary support to the
library. Last year he said about
$250 was raised in membership
fees. This amount was matched
by the territory and was used to
purchase books. If the city would
contribute this amount the match
ing funds would be available and
the free service could be offered.
Mayor Wilson referred the matter
to the budget committee for study.
Ed Walker, representing the
AHA Urban Planing Assistance
group, reqeusted a resolution
from the Council requesting the
assistance of AHA in planning
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31 Youths—
(Continued from Page 2)
ney Bledsoe is to be the city at
torney. In as much as Palmer’s
attorney is out of town perhaps
Bledsoe will be called upon to
offer a “legal opinion”.
The city’s health will be the
worry of George Sharp, named
as city health officer.
Mayor Parks appointed the fol
lowing to serve on the planning
commission: Steve Colberg, Sally
Reed, Dorothy Lentz, LeAnn Hof
fman, and Richard Freeman.
Working with the Elks and the
city will be the Territorial Po
lice Department. Dale Spanogle
and Terry McIntyre were elect
ed to serve as territorial police
men for the day and will be
working with TP Officers Gordon
Nelson and Carl Schlichtig.
A very busy schedule has been
set up for the entire day. Follow
ing the swearing-in ceremonies,
the youths will be introduced to
city officials and employees and
the “keys to the city”, will be
turned over to them. From this
time until noon they will be busy
with their respective duties. From
noon to 1 p.m. they will be guests
at the Northland Pioneer Grange
where the Grange women will
serve a luncheon. From 1 to 2
p.m. they will be at the city hall
and at 2 p.m. members of the
city council will meet with the
| mayor and planning commission.
During the morning the planning
commission will be meeting and
will prepare material to present
to the council. The health offi
cer may have a report, as well
as other department heads.
At the close of the business
day, 5:00 p.m., the youths will
be guests of the Palmer Elks at
Elks lodge where another meal
| will be served.
This is the first time that Pal
| mer youths have been offered the
opportunity of “running” the city
for a day. The program is being
made possible through the spon
sorship of the Palmer Elks and
the cooperation of the City of Pal
mer, the Palmer school officials;
the Territorial Police Department
and others. It is hoped that the
Youth Day participation will be
come an annual event in Palmer.
work the City will have done
through the Assistance group. He
offered his assistance to the I
Council and/or the Planning
Commission in any way required
to accomplish the city planning
project.
* * *
Following a discussion on sub
divisions within the city, Council
me.tbers heard the first reading
of an ordinance which will con
trol subdividing of lots in the
city.
* * *
Authorization was given to the
Palmer Kiwanis Club to use the
city lot located across from the
fairgrounds for a parking lot con
cession on Colony Day and during
the 1957 Matanuska Valley Fair.
* * *
Mayor Wilson will sign the
contract authorizing the firm of
Johnston, Ruthledge and Tryck
to do engineering work prior to
the street paving. It is expected
it will take the firm a minimum
of 90 days to colnplete their work.
This would mean a delay until
about August 1 before paving
bids could be called for and Coun
cil members urged that the firm
be requested to complete the
work as soon as possible, to en
able an earlier call for bids.
* * *
Residents along the north end
of Railroad Street will be contact
ed by letters requesting they
make arrangements to permit the
city to move the street out of
the Alaska Railroad right-of-way.
At the present time the street
runs on railroad property and
street improvements can not be
made.
Councilman Ray Lancaster was
appointed building officer and as
such will inspect buildings in the
city in regards to construction,
safety, health, etc.
The next regular meeting will
be held May 14.
I NOTICE
Dancing Classes will be held \
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
APRIL 26 j;
at CARPENTERS' HALL |l
2:30 P. M. for pre-school jl
children and 3:30 for school \\
children ;!
A suitable schedule will be !;
arranged and classes formed !|
for all ages, \\
C0L0MBANY ij
SCHOOL OF DANCE, i;
WHOLE APRICOTS
Y.C. PEACH halves
Whole Kernel CORN*
Cream Style CORN
Cut GREEN BEANS
Garden Sweet PEAS
CaiiforniarSPTNACH
Stewed TOMATOES
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Country Style Pickles 2}tm 2 Ji.OO
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CHOCOLATE MALT
DEVIL FOOD
HONEY SPICE
MARBLE
PEANUT DELIGHT
WHITE
YELLOW
Manning's Coffee u. 95c
GROCERIES KOSLOSKY'S FOR LESS