THE FRONTIERSMAN
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office at
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879
Ji. J. DeJulio_Publisher-Manager
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Arlene Benson Wed
In Evening Ceremony
In a candlelight ceremony ih
St John’s Lutheran Church the
evening of April 26 Arlene Joyce
Menson, daughter of Mrs. Irene
Benson became the bride of
.James L. Bragg, nephew of Mr.
and Mrs. Jay Bailey of Lamar,
West Virginia. The Rev. J. Einar
Bach performed the double ring
•ceremony. Mrs. Cy Brewer was
•organist and accompanied the
.soloist, Mrs. Virgil Meehan who
:sang “Because” and “O Promise
Me”.
The bride was given in marri
age by Walter E. Spiney, family
Mend. She wore a floor length
gown of white chantilly lace and
talle.The bodice and sleeves were
fashioned of lace with a scroll
giattern of lace embroidered on
file bouffant skirt. The neckline
was vee-shaped with scallops of
lace over folds of tulle. The back
was buttoned to the waist with
ttiny lace covered buttons. Her
.©nger-tip veil of nylon was held
m place by a half crown of seed
jpearls and sequins. The bride car
ried a bouquet of white roses
with streamer ribbons on which
?t»ny white roses were tied.
Donna Harris, former class- j
mate, was maid of honor. Her
^ballerina length gown was ofj
light blue nylon net with a mat
ching stole. She carried a muff
•‘bouquet of baby red roses.
$*aul Barry was best man for
Hhe bridegroom and Dave Vig
r&ahl and Bill Fox were ushers.
For her daughter’s wedding
Mrs. Benson chose a navy blue
actress with which she wore white
•accessories and a corsage of red
noses.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Barry re
presented the bridegroom’s aunt,
mud uncle. Mrs. Barry wore a
;j£rey suit with white accessories
mud at red rose corsage.
^Following the wedding cerC
.’ncony a reception was held by
r the ihride’s mother at Elks hall.
• •OueSts were present from Anch
• JBsrage,: Palmer and the valley area.
•Wilda ^Harris presided over the
: jguest book.
The bride’s parents came to
• the valley from Minnesota in
3335, as original colonists. The
• /mother is still on their
Haariginal farm. Schooled in Pal
mer, the bride graduated from
Idugh school in 1954 and attended
38ae University of Washington
iffld the Metropolitan Business
"^College In Seattle. She is employ
ed in the law office of Attorney
• John Shaw.
flhe bridegroom went to school
wb West’Virginia and is a gradu
; the Matooka High School
'that 4tate. He recently com-1
pleted three years of duty with
fefjoc- U. S. Army, stationed at
TFoit Richardson, Alaska. He no#
is -^employed by the Alaska Agri
\roiture Experiment Farm.
Following a wedding trip to
Jtenohorage, for which the bride
/wore a navy blue ensemble with
NBEThite accessories and a white
xrose corsage, the couple are now
ad home on Scott Road.*'
(Reporters—
Notebook
Mrs. Don Mealy has returned
to the valley following a vaca
tion-trip spent in the States. She
was accompanied by her husband
Don who flew out so they might
make the return trip together.
They are now at home at Mile 41,
Palmer highway.
James Wilson, territorial com
missioner of agriculture, has re
turned to Palmer following a
visit to Juneau where he attended
and participated in the Alaska
Resource Development Board
meeting held in that city.
Forester and Mrs. William Ad
ams of Tanacross were Palmer
visitors this past week-end. Ad
ams was forester at the Palmer
Fire Guard Station prior to his
transfer to Tanacross..
Officers who will serve in the
coming year in Xi Eta Chapters
and the City Council of Beta Sig
ma Phi were installed in office
in impressive ceremonies held
Monday evening following the
BSP Founder’s Day dinner. In
stalling officer was Bonnie Bet
tine, out-going president of Xi
Eta Chapter.
The “Chugiak Calendar”, which
has been carrying mimeographed
news of the Chugiak community
twice a month, has announced
that it is changing to a weekly
publication. Cloyce Parks is edit
or of the Calendar.
James H. Harrison of Palmer,
watchman with the Bureau of
Public Roads, was this week hon
ored for 20 years service. The
citiation was presented by M. C.
Zimmerman, BPR Anehorage
resident engineer.
Mary Fortner is working as
second cook in the Valley Pres
byterian Hospital.
' The Co-Op Building and Farm
Supply (former Co-Op Ware
house) will go on summer hours
starting Thursday, May 9. The
store will be open Thursday eve
nings until 9 p.m. during the
summer months.
Joe Lentz is replacing Fritz
Lowe in the Trading Post- Lowe
is back at the Valley Presbyteri
an Hospital as chef.
A mother-daughter banquet is
being planned for Sunday, May
12 at 5 p.m. in the basement of
St. John’s Lutheran Church.
Tickets will be $1.25 for adults
and 50c for children.
Mr., and Mrs. Leon Holbrook
and seven children arrived in
Palmer this past week-end from
Paradise California where they
have been living the past few
years. They are staying at the
home of Mrs. Holbrook’s parents,
Police Chief and Mrs. Bernard
Bouwens.
Five communicable disease
cases were reported in the Palmer
area for the week ending April
26. There were two cases of
pneumonia and one each of chick
enpox, measles, and meningitis,
according to the Alaska Depart
ment of Health.
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School Tax Increase
Retroactive to Jan. I
The 23rd session of the Terri
torial Legislature increased the
School Tax‘from $7.50 to $10 each
for all persons between the ages
of 21 and 60 years, inclusive. This
law is retroactive to January l,
.1957 and any person who has
paid the 1957 school tax at the
rate of $7.50 must pay an addi
tional $2.50 and persons between
the ages of 55 - 60 must pay the
entire $10, as well as those who
have not yet paid the 1957 tax.
Mrs. Dorothy Saxton, deputy
tax collector, stated this week
she has received new receipts
from the Department of Taxation
and may now issue supplemental
receipts in the amount of $2.50 or
the $10 receipts.
Employers who have already
made the $7.50 deduction from
employees must now deduct the
$2.50 and forward the remittance
to the tax collector. They must
also recheck payrolls and deduct
$10 from all employees between
the ages of 55 and 60 inclusive.
A penalty of 20 percent will be
added to the amount of any tax
delinquency and shall be levied
against and paid by the taxpayer,
if self-employed; (Otherwise it
i shall be levied against and paid
| by the employer,
j The tax is payable by non-resi
dents as well as residents. If the
non-resident is merely a visitor
or tourist, he or she is not requir
ed to pay the tax; but if he or
she comes to the Territory for the
purpose of engaging in business
or employment and actually does
so, though not a resident, he or
she becomes liable for the pay
ment of the tax. Farmers and all
other self-employed persons are
liable for the tax.
River Boat Service
Set for 1957 Season
River boat services on the
Tanana and Yukon Rivers for
the 1957 season are scheduled to
begin June 1, with Yutana Barge
Line sailings from Nenana.
E. J. Kunz, general traffic
manager of The Alaska Railroad,
said sailings to Fort Yukon (up
river) are scheduled June 1 and
September 1. Sailings to Marshall
(down-river) are scheduled June
1 and September 1.
These are approximate dates
only, and the latest available in
formation on definite sailing
times may be obtained from the
ARR agent at the Nenana,Depot.
Fall freight shipments for
points Rampart to Fort Yukon
and Koyukuk to Marshall should
arrive at Nenana not later than
MOTHER-DAUGHTER
DMHER PLANNED
AT U. P. CHURCH
The United Protestant Church
of Palmer will begin its obsev
ance of National Family Week
(May 5-12) with a worship service
emphasizing family worship this
Sunday, May 5, at 11 a.m. and
a mother-daughter banquet Sun
day evening at seven o’clock.
“Family Jewels From King
Solomon’s Mine” is the Rev. Ber
tram Rutan’s sermon title for the
morning service. There will also
be a junior sermon, choir music,
and a church nursery. A pamph
let on family worship will be dis
tributed following the service.
The mother-daughter banquet
is a turn-about banquet following
the father-son banquet held at the
church in March when the West
minster Fellowship girls of the
church did the decorating, serv
ing and clean-up. This coming
Sunday evening the WF boys will
serve as the girls of the Junior
High and Senior High WF groups
enjoy the evening with their
mothers. The Rev. Frank Walkup
of the First Presbyterian Church
of Anchorage will be guest speak
er. Mrs. Phillip Lyon of Elmen
dorf AFB has been invited as
solist and Mrs. Robert Rowland
will be mistress of ceremonies.
Fathers and sons will do the serv
ing.
August 15.
There Will be approximately
weekly service from Nenana to
Galena.
Kunz said additional trips will
be scheduled to Fort Yukon
should traffic warrant.
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The Tri-Square party planned
for May 3 has been postponed.
The committees are now planning
a picnic for the early part of
June.
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