15 HELICOPTERS
SET DOWN ON
PALMER FIELD
Palmer residents were treated
Monday afternoon of this week
to view the largest flight of heli
copters to ever fly over the area
when 15 H-21 cargo helicopters
dropped in at the Palmer Airport
enroute to Bryant Army Air Field
where they will be stationed.
The 80th Transportation Com
pany (Light Helicopter) left Fort
Riley August 4, and followed a
sky route through Nebraska,
Wyoming and Montana, with
stops in each state.
As the first Army helicopter
company to be stationed in Al
aska, the 80th will support Army
units both north and south of
the Alaska Range. Their mission,
in keeping with the Army’s con
cept of modern warfare, will be
to provide rapid air mobility for
ground forces and to expedite
tactical operations and supply
support in forward areas.
'Chopper Coming Here
On Thursday evening, August
28, one of these H-21 helicopters
will be flown to Palmer by two
lieutenants of the company who
will speak to members of the
Matanuska Valley Airmens xVsso
ciation. While located on the
Palmer air field, airmen and oth
er interested persons wall be in
vited to inspect the big cargo ear
ner.
Interesting Display
Planned by Army
The U. S. Army is planning a
larger exhibit than in previous
years at the Matanuska Valley
Fair. Always an outstanding at
traction, their display will in
clude infantry weapons.^ tanks,
personnel carriers, and a self
propelled 105 howitzer. The 1st
Bn., 23rd Infantry will be at the
fairgrounds throughout the four
day fair.
in addition, the Army will
♦have recruiting information booth
to be located on the grounds. The
booth will be manned by recruit
ing specialists, SFC Jas. Marshall,
SFC Donald Kramer and SFC
Louis Malnariek, with Captain R.
E. Sprouse, recruiting and re-en
hstment officer, US ARAL, com
manding.
The booth will be flanked by
the Nike Agax, Nike Hercules
and other missile displays. The
replicas are mounted on 30-foot
lowboy trailers and are scale
models of the actual missiles.
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YOU AND YOUR
SOCIAL SECURITY
Family Protection Plan
“Since the inception of the So- |
dal Security Law some 21 yearsj
ago the program has grown to*
the place where nine out of every j
10 working people are covered by
| social security,” Tom Rurtacher.
I field representative of the Jun
| eau Social Security office, said
| this week.
“Do you know what benefits
| are payable to you or your fam
j ily under this protection plan?
These benefits may be a retire
ment benefit, a survivor’s bene
fit, a disability benefit, depend
I ent parent's benefit, or some other
type of payment.
“You would fully inform your
wife concerning any life insur
ance policies you have,” Burtsch
er said, “yet many people never
think to do the same with the
information needed to apply for
I security benefits in the event of
your death. Keep your social se
curity number, military service
record, earnings records, and self
employment records in some con
venient place and let your wife
know that she should bring these
records to the Social Security of
.fiee in the event of your death..
In many cases the total social se
curity payments will be far more
than the regular life insurance
you carry."
Old-age, survivors, and disabil
ity insurance benefits are being
paid in Alaska at the rate of $3,
093,000 a year, according to Ever
ell C. Cummins, manager of the
Social Security district office in
Juneau.
“This is an increase of about
20 percent over last, year when
benefits were paid at a rate of
$2,580,000,” Cummins said.
There are several reasons for
the increase in benefits over last
.year, according to Cummins. One
is the reduction in the retirement
age to 62 for women. Another
cause was the starting of dis
ability insurance benefits to dis
abled people age 50 or over. Also,
a continued rise in the number of
older people retiring in Alaska
accounts for part of the increase.
A total of 4863 residents of Al
aska now receive monthly insur
ance payments under the social
security program as retired
workers, wives, husbands, wid
ows, widowers, surviving children
and parents of deceased workers,
'and disabled workers. All insur
ance payments under social se
curity are paid as a matter of
earned right and are not based
on need.
Benefit payments are distribut
ed widely throughout Alaska..
ORGAN GONGERT
TO BE PRESENTED
HERE SATURDAY EVE
The general public is invited j
to attend an organ concert to be
presented Saturday, August %3 in
the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints chapel, start
ing at 8 p.m.
The recital will be presented
by Roy M. Darley, organist at
the Salt Lake Tabernacle. The
famed organist presented a sim
ilar program in Palmer two years
ago and drew a capacity atten
dance. Admission will be $1.50
for adults; 75 cents for children.
While in Alaska on tour Darley
will present organ concerts in
Juneau, Ketchikan, Anchorage
and Fairbanks.
PLAN WELCOMB
FOR NEW PASTOR
Parishioners of St.. John’s Lu
theran Church will welcome their
new pastor and his wife, the Rev.
and Mrs. Holland Fritz, who ar
rived in Alaska from St. Louis, j
Missouri on August 14.
Rev. Fritz is a June graduate
of Condordia Lutheran Seminary
at St. Louis. He will assist the
Lutheran churches at Anchorage,
and Palmer. A special installa
tion service for Rev. Fritz will
be held at 3 p.m. August 24 at
j the Lutheran church in Palmer.
: Following the service a potluck
! supper will be served. Everyone
| is welcome to attend.
Speed violations were a factor
; in 38 per cent of the fatal acci
dents. City accidents summary
I showed only 21 percent of the
j drivers in fatal accidents violat
! ing speed laws compared with
; 38 per cent. Sixty-two per cent
; of the fatal accidents in rural
| areas involve vehicles reporting
j speed in excess of 40 m.p.h
Social security checks currently
! are being mailed to 233 of the 231
! post offices in Alaska.
The Unemployment Compen
sation Fund balance as of July
31, 1958 was $3,430,000, according
to Merrill E. Weir, Director of
the Employment Security Com
mission. This increased balance,
as compared to the balance of
$140,000 on June 30, 1958, is due
i to contributions received during
j the month and to an addition^
loan of $3,000,000 which was se
1 cured from the Federal Govern
ment during the month. The total
| amount owed to the Federal Gov
ernment due to borrowing under
the Reed Bill now stands at $8,
1265,000.
DEDICATED TO SERVICE FOR ALASKA AND ALASKANS
RALPH I.
RIVERS
DEMOCRAT
• PIONEER ALASKAN ATTORNEY — 53 YEARS IN ALASKA
• FORMERLY: U. S. REPRESENTATIVE-ELECT
Working for Statehood in Washington, D.C.
« DELEGATE ALASKA CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
© DISTRICT ATTORNEY, FOURTH DIVISION, 1933 - T944
0 ATTORNEY - GENERAL OF ALASKA, T 945 - 1949
• MAYOR OF FAIRBANKS, 1952 - 1954
• MEMBER TERRITORIAL SENATE, 1955
PRIMARY BLBCTION AUGUST 26 — GENERAL BLBCTION
NOVEMBER 25
(Pd. Political Acrv.)
Notebook i;|
Mrs. Charles Wilson and daugh
ter Betty Jo leave next Tuesday
(soon after the polls open) for
Seattle and Portland in prepar
ation of Betty Jo’s enrollment as
a. freshman at Washington State
College in Pullman.
James Wilson, commissioner
of agriculture, and Dr. Allan
Mick, director of the Alaska
Agriculture Experiment Station,
were guests at the August 19
meeting of the Anchorage Junior
Chamber of Commerce. In obser
vance of Alaska Farm Month.
Wilson spoke on Statehood and
it’s relationship to agriculture.
Dr. Mick spoke on agricultural
marketing.
Mrs. Janet Stout has returned
from Juneau where she attend
ed the Baha’i Alaska Summer
School August 10-17. Thirteen
communities in Alaska were re
presented at the session as well
as visitors from Chicago, Seattle,
and Whitehorse. Mrs. Stout led
a class on education for Baha’i
children and participated in clas
ses on Baha’i literature, history
and administration and teaching
the faith in Alaska. The school
was held in the American LegionJ
hall in Juneau.
Russ and Busty Dow returned
this week following an interest
ing auto trip to Dawson where
they enjoyed visiting the many
historical spots in and around
the famous town. Rusty brought
back an interesting mimeoed
newspaper “Klondike Korner”
which included all the news of
that section.
; Jack and Florence Dunlap have
! returned home following their
| auto trip to McKinley Park, Cir
1 cle Hot Springs and Circle City
! where Jack took a boat ride on
j the Yukon. They were accom
panid by Mrs. Carol Jones and
two children, of Eagle River. The
| group was fortunate in viewing
| Mt. McKinley—the first time it
l had been clear there since the
! fourth of July. They saw grizzly
| bear, fox and many caribou.
Sara Cohran, employee in the
"Department of Agriculture,
j Washington, D. C., was a Pal
' mer visitor on Tuesday of this
i week. Mrs. Cohran is visiting her
daughter and son-in-law in An
! ehorage and visited the valley as
a side trip.
Word was received this week
| by Ray Byham that his son Ray
Byham. Jr. of Pubelo, Colorado,
I was the recipient of an essay con
| test grand prize, a TWA Four
| Capitals Tour. Byham, Jr,, is a
i private piano teacher in Pueblo.
FLOWER EXHIBITS
TO DRAW MANY
SPECTATORS
One of the most attractive sec
tions of the forthcoming fair* is
expected to be the flower divi
sion, where those writh the ''green
thumb” will have an opportunity
to vie with their friends and
neighbors for the blue, red, and j
white ribbons.
To help entrants in the prepar
ation of their flower for exhibit,
the following information has
been offered:
Not all flowers need to be
treated, as many keep well in
plenty of fresh water. The fol
low'ing formulas are for those
which a person might desire to
keep for more than a few days,
or for those flowers that need
reviving before they can be
shown. All treatment should be
given befoi'e the long period the
flowers are left in deep water.
Flow'ers should be kept out of
drafts and in dark places for the
soaking period.
Amaryllis, marguerites, gladi
oli, and marigolds: Place in a
solution of !'2 tsp. peppermint ex
tract and one quart water for
half hour. Asters: Let stand in
‘-solution of one quart water with
one tsp. sugar for one or twoj
hours. Roses, dahlias, shasta dais
ies, and poppies: Sear stems, then
place in deep water. Stock and
other wroody stemmed flowers:
Crush stems with hammer and
place in deep wrater, let sta.nd
two hours before arranging.
Mums: One tsp. clorox in one
quart water in the vase will keep
them from 10 days to two weeks.
His essay on * “The importance
of the career of private piano
teacher to the community” was
judged the best of all entries in
the contest staged by the Art
Publication Society of St. Louis
and London. His expense-paid
trip will include visits to London.
Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris.
James Wilson, commissioner of
agriculture, and George Jeffer
son, inspector with the depart
ment, attended the Tanana Val
ley Fair last week. The depart
ment had two displays in the
j fair which also will be shown in
the Matanuska Valley Fair.
Ernest Heald of Anchorage is a
patient in the Valley hospital
; where he was taken on Tuesday
; evening of this week following
an accident at the airport when
he was struck on the hand by a
moving propeller. Heald is an
airplane mechanic. Details- on
how the accident happened have
i not yet been determined.
4-H Beaters Club
Beaters 4-H Club met Friday.
August 14 at the home of Linda
LaRose. Patricia Meeker is our
new president. Our former presi
dent, Elaine Pinkham has left for
the States. We discussed plans -for
the Fair booth; and Linda demon
strated a spice cake. After the
meeting musical chairs was play
ed. The next meeting will be
held on August 21 at the Boyd
home.
ANGELA HECKER, reporter
Respectfully submitted
Reports indicate that 64 per
cent of the drivers involved in
fatal accidents were violating a
trafic law at the time of the ac
cident.
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