Cost of Living
Figures Indicate
Range Over Seattle
Comparative cost of living fig
ures released £his week by the
Alaska Resource Development
Board indicate that such costs
in five Alaska cities range from
53.5% to 21.7% higher than Seat
tle. Fairbanks prices were the
highest of the five cities survey
ed. Prices there were 53.5% high- ,
er than Seattle. Sitka was the
.lowest with prices 21.7% higher
than Seattle. Figures for other
cities in the Development Board
Survey were: Anchorage 40.8%
Ketchikan 22.2%, and Juneau
23.5%.
The survey shows that while
Alaska prices are generally high
er in every category surveyed,
the greatest difference are in
housing costs, fresh fruit and
vegetables, and that the small
est difference is in medical care.
Both Sitka and Ketchikan show
lower costs for medical care than
Seattle.
This data on a consumer price
index for five Alaska towns is
contained in a 25-page report doc
umented by some 50 statistical
tables. The report was prepared
by the Seattle firm of Joseph B.
Ward & Associates, employed by
the Development Board to assist
in the preparation of a consumer
price index for the cities of
Fairbanks, Anchorage, Sitka,
Juneau and Ketchikan.
Methods used in compiling the
report follow patterns establish
ed by the Bureau of Labor Statis
tics, according to A1 Anderson,
executive director of the ARDB.
He said the report will be print
ed as soon as possible.
Local Group lo
Participate in
Television Show
Eight Valley residents will par
ticipate in a television show to
be presented on Channel 11,
KTVA, Friday evening at 9:15.
The program, entitled “Lamp
lighters’ Club” is being sponsor
ed by the Anchorage Community
College and will be presented
by members of the Junior choir
of the Hiway Church of God.
The program consists of action
courses by the children; an ob
ject lesson and a children’s
story, the latter which will be
told, with illustrations, by Rev.
Joan Ashby, pastor of the Church
of God, \vho has been attending
the Anchorage Community Col
lege since September.
Participating in the chorus
section of the program will be
Susan Mastrude, LaMar Cotton,
Kathleen Cotton, Denny Jim Bou
wens, Loralee Bouwens, Louise
Askens, and Andrew Askens.
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stations for showing throughout
the States. “We could have used
125,000 copies of the color folder
on Alaska, however limited funds
kept the printing down to 75,000
copies.” He told of the thousands
of inquiries received during a
year from individuals, school
children, organizations, travel
agencies, and others. All inquir
ies are answered, by one method
or another.
Whaley pointed out the impor
tance of each community partic
ipating in the AVA program.
“The cooperative plan we have
provides a 25 percent refund to
each Chamber of Commerce par
ticipating in the campaign. With
this money the community is able
to provide some kind of attrac
tion for the tourist trade, such
as staffed information booths,
brochures, maps of their areas,
or similar services.
"Juneau provided two women
at their airport to distribute in
formation on their section of Al
aska . . . Fairbanks operates a
similar program, as does Seward
and the majority of the T major
Alaskan cities,” he said.
The local Chamber of Commer
ce is backing the Alaska Visitors
Association campaign in this area
and plans to participate in the
cooperative plan, whereby the
area will receive 25 percent of
all membership funds collected
here, and will be able to offer
some type of service to the valley
visitors. Mrs. Carolyn Shields
has offered space in the Matanus
ka Hotel for an information cen
ter, if it be desired.
Annual membership dues in
AVA may be paid in a lump sum
or on the installment plan. A par
ticipating voting membership re-'
quires a $100 minimum pay
ment. Whaley pointed out that
some of the large firms—airlines,
etc. are in this membership. A
number of indviduals and smal
ler firms are in the sustaining
non-voting membership which
consists of donations of from $10
to $100. These members receive
decals for their places of busi
ness which state that they are a
member of AVA and offer a wel
come to visitors. Lesser amounts
ae most welcome, Whaley added,
ind decals may be puchased for
their places of business which
state that they are a member of
AVA and offer a welcome to vis
itors. Lesser amounts are most
welcome, Whaley added, and de
cals may be purchased for $3.00.
A request for $250,000 is to be
submitted to the Territorial leg
islators as the appropriation for
1957-59. The figure was arrived
at after a careful study and con
sideration was made of the re
quirements of doing a full and
well-rounded tourist promotion
al program. It will also be rec
ommended that the same basic
law' now in effect be again used
for matching funds. The present
law' entitles AVA to draw appro
priated funds on a two-to-one
basis—two dollars for every one
contributed by members.
The Chamber’s board of direc
tors are planning an executive
WASILLA PASTOR
PLANS SERIES FOR
YOUTH FELLOWSHIP
The pastor of the First Pres
byterian Church of Wasilla, the
Rev. Victor C. Urban, will lead a
series of discussions for his youth
fellowship on the theme, ‘“What
Makes a Good Marriage”. These
discussions will be held each Sun
day evening at 7 p.m., beginning
with January 6 and going thro
ugh January 20.
The topics to be discussed each
Sunday are: “What Has Happen
ed to Marriage and Family Life?”
“Working to Achieve Success in
Marriage”, and “Becoming Good
‘Risks’ for Marriage”.
On January 27 there will be
a Family Night Supper to be
followed by a symposium on Mar
riage and the Family.
All young people are invited
to attend these discussions.
NEW BABIES
Bowlus
Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Bow
lus of Mt. View are receiving
congratulations oti the birth of
a son whom they have named
Robert Hawley. He is the coup
le’s fifth child and was born at
Valley Presbyterian Hospital De
cember 28, weighing an even
pounds. Mr. Bowlus is employed
at Elmendorf Airforce Base.
meeting this Friday noon duing
which plans for the AVA cam
paign in the valley; the prepar
ation of the brochure, and other
items of business will be discus
sed.
Mr, Whaley was accompanied
to Palmer by his wife, who also
was a guest at the luncheon
meeting.
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RESIDENTS OF PALMER SCHOOL DISTRICT ij
I AND CITY OF PALMER are hereby called upon jj
to file their 1957 personal property tax return jj
before February 1, 1957 in accordance with j;
Ordinance 39 within the city, and Resolution 10 jj
outside the city.
Forms are now being mailed by the asses- jj
sor's office. If you do not receive one, and re- jj
side within the School District or City, contact jj
the assessor at box 1757, located over the jj
bank, stating whether you want school district jj
or city forms.
The school district extends roughly from jj
Knik River to the Talkeetna Mountains, and jj
from just beyond Four Corners to beyond Sutton jj
at mile 65.
Should you fail to file, and that fact is dis- jj
covered anytime this year* the assessor will j;
file a return for you, and you forfeit your right jj
of appeal to his valuation.
WM. WAKELAND, Assessor
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Glen Barnes, Star Route, won
the portable saw awarded by the
Co-Op Warehouse.
The Prent Gazaway family
which has been in the States for
several weeks, returned to their
home in time to enjoy the Christ
mas and New Year holidays at
home. Mr. Gazaway is with the
economics department of the Al
aska Agriculture Experiment Sta
tion.
Communicable diseases report
ed in the Palmer area for the
week ending December 21 in
clude one case each of conjunc
tivitis and measles; two cases of
diarrhea and four cases of im
petigo.
Monte Larsh, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Emil Larsh, who has been
spending the holidays with his
family, left early this week en
route to Woodby Island where
he will be stationed with the
U. S. Navy.
Mr. and Mrs. Loren Sasseen
and daughter Laurie have mov
ed to 200 Northern Lights Boule
vard, Spenard. Sasseen, who is
with the Bureau of Public Roads,
has been transferred to the An
chorage office.
Mrs. Sam Boyd is back teach
ing in Swanson School, follow
ing a lengthy absence due to
illness during which time she
spent some time Outside.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Ingalls have
returned to Palmer following a
vacation trip to the States.
The Bob Hope show which was
filmed in Anchorage December
20 and 21 will be shown over
TV station KENI, Channel 2 o4n
January 28 it was announced this
week,
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Riflemen Trim
Far-North Shooters
Ken Westenbarger was high
man in Match No. 5 shot by the
Matanuska Valley Sportsmen
Rifle Club against the rifle club
of the Tanana Valley Sportsmen
organization. He shot a total of
395, followed by Noel Woods
with 390, Vern Donaldson with
385, and Dan Fleming with 384
for a team total of 1554. The Tan
ana shooters piled up a total of
1532 points.
To date the local Rifle Club
No. 1 team has won three aitd
lost two games; the Tanana No.
1 team has won two and lost
three.
The MVS No. 2 team has lost
four out of five games shooting
against the far-north No. 2 team.
In the latest match the Tanana
shooters got a total of 1496 to
beat the local riflemen (and
women) by 29 points.
The shooters say they are do
mg a bit better, but that they
still need additional shooters.
Anyone interested in shooting
with the group is invited to turn
out for practice.
Plan Alaska Sectional
The Alaska Rifle and PistoB
Sectionals will be held in Palmer
the early part of April, accord
ing to Marie Westenbarger, sec
retary for the rifle club. The
dates and further information
will be announced as soon as
confirmed by the National Rifle
Association, Mrs. Westenbarger
said.
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