“HOW MUCH WILL STATEHOOD GOST ME”
The following article has been prepared by three well
known valley residents. Miss V. Louise Kellogg, Mrs.
Dorothy Kaaland, and James Hurley and is being pub
lished as a public service by this newspaper. The publishing
of this article, and subsequent articles, does not necessarily
indicate the thinking or beliefs of this newspaper
Ho w M uch wm t a t cm ooa
t Me?" introduces a series of
(fit articles to be published be
< t en now and election day,
i gust 26 putting forth some
is connected with the Statehood
.t" jc for the benefit of those who
ve not vet made up their minds
c. ;ch way to vote. Let us be
n k and admit that these art i
%. are being written by persons
. o are deeply convinced that
Statehood is a “must” for the
i *d of Alaska; persons who have
' come concerned at some of the
.*(sanded tales being circulated
, ; iinst Statehood. To them, these
7 os, indicate that perhaps the
1 !-trained and experienced an
■; a-TatelfOcd lobby, defeated in
'• c shirigton, D. C., has moved its
/ op to the Territory for a last*
: *'1 eh stand.
\{though there- are a few per
*. s in the Territory with honest
. vklions against Statehood,
ere arc many who are too new,
too busy, to have given it
■ a eh thought. We respect the op
f .ins of the former, and would
• < presume to try to change
ti -n. But the latter, we urge lo
? t. ;.dy the facts and come to the
is August 26 to vote no pre
* istration required. It is not
» - * ugh that we win the State
’ non issues by a merely passing
■ We should win it by an over
* ' Tuning majority, to show the
Country that we are glad for
new privileges and responsi
' * "ties as a State.
• has been said that Alaska
< .not afford Statehood. Ifcw
.»h will Statehood cost? Fig
that new state expen
'twer present, territorial ex
isos, will amount to $3,580,000,
. ccn.ig ’to figures compiled by
> Xlepre tmerit, of .Interior, but
t new state revenues, over and
've those received as a terri
y, will amount to $3,000,000,
v:ng a surplus of $1,420,000.
e breakdown of these figures
v appear in this newspaper
" • . f week.
Hospital Director—
, (Continued from page I)
1 acted her resignation. How- 1
; f r, the Board re-affirmed it’s
v-< acceptance of iter resigna
* 'fbh*- special meeting July 30
. - a foi ."final action regarding
1 r 'employment status. The
,x ;,rd unanimously voted re
Mrs. Everett as secretary-re-,
k Zionist. "Kowever, those duties
. Metiy described under depart
nt head duties are to be ex
did from the position.
.11 members of the Board were
r ..re ent, with the exception of
* ‘ Brewer.
The action ol the board of July
1 was done for the interest of
r • i community, it was pointed out
' the board president, and in no
. :-z\ was a reflection on the per
. ; formerly selected to replace
IA ' Everett.
There are indications today
*-\;d there will be other resig
nations from the Board tendered
CDMMERCIAL^PEtSOKAL
KEEP AWAY FROM
Mm VOVTAGE um
WARNS MEA MANAGER
Cv Brewer, manager of Ma
tarmska Electric Association, this
w • k warns all valley residents
that the new transmission line
being rushed to completion car
ries high voltage, due to the
fact that the line is being used
as an emergency distribution
line.
Power from the Eklutna power
house is coming into the valley
via the ME A emergency line
which was put into use during
‘he lo-ko George break-up flood.
't*ik. m:EA emergency line is esti
mated by the ME A manager as
having paid for itself many times
nor since it was converted for
higher voltage last year. Without
this e mergency line ME A mem
bers would have been without
power, possibly for two weeks,
fhe line being used was intend
d far temporary use only and
■or this reason one section of
he new transmission line is bo
ng used as a distribution line
mt.i the Bureau of Reclamation
•an complete repairs to their line
which was lost in the flood. By
using this section of the new
ME A transmission line for the
purpose of distribution, maintain
ed voltage to valley users is im
proved, Brewer pointed out.
However, Brewer strongly urg
■ parents to keep children away
from the new line kite flying,
climbing the poles any direct
•ontact with the 7200V line
neaps instant death, he pointed
»ul
The emergency line will even
■ fially be replaced by the new
VfF.A transmission line which is
being constructed between Pal
mer substation and Reed Station
old Eklutna).
Interruptions in service to resi
dents along this end of the Wasil
‘a highway experienced during
the past week have been due to
work being done on the new line.
The first phase of this work is
sow completed and no further
interruptions are expected at this
ime. When work begins on the
Was:11a end of the line, other in
terruptions in service will be
necessary. However, all interrup
tions are being kept at a mini
on tun.
During the paving programs
going on in the city, there will
n> brief interruptions in service.
Pile ME A is cooperating in the
nreject by moving power poles
as the paving work progresses,
necessitating outages from time
to time. This work is expected
to be completed by the first, of
next week.
in the near future.
A former vacancy on the Board,
created by the resignation three
months ago of Jim Hamlin, has
I been filled by Neal Browne of
Wastila. Mr. Browne was select
ed to fill the vacancy because of
'he high vote given him by the
membership at the annual meet
ing and to provide rural repre
sentation on the Board.
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Grand Opening
Thrifty Variety
Corner Wasilia Hiway & Colony St.
FRIDAY & SATURDAY, AUGUST I & 2
Free Free
Bubble Gum for Children
Measuring Spoons lor Women
THERE WILL BE CREWING DAY
SPECIALS
PUBLIC WORKS DEPT. ~
TO MEASURE TRAFFIC
VOLUME IN ALASKA
The Alaska Highway and Pub- !,
He Works Department, Frank A. I j
Metcalf, Commissioner, announc-I j
ed today that in the next few j
months the Alaska Highway Di
vision, in cooperation with the j
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads, j
will start an expanded program I
for the measurement of traffic
volumes on all important roads j
in the Territory, to obtain infor
mation which is vital to the de- i
sign of highways and the pro- !
gramming of construction.
- The most common device for
taking traffic counts is the little
mechanical counter chained to a
sign post or pole, with its famili
ar rubber tube across the road,
and these will be seen with in
creasing frequency on Alaska’s j
roads. Unfortunately, in both the
continental U. S. and in Alaska s
these machines have been the ob
ject of more and more tampering | j
and destruction by thoughtless j
youngsters and by adults whose I
motives are beyond understand- !
mg. The machines cost money |
tax dollars and the repair of |
them and the repeating of inter- |
i upted counts cost even more, yet j
I the work has to continue or the'
highway programs will be seri- j
j ously handicapped.
| The cooperation of the motor
i ing public is urgently needed to
avoid accidental damage to the
recorders and in reporting indi-!
vidua’s who are seen tampering
with them. The equipment now
in use in Alaska is Government
property either Federal or Terri
torial, and people who willfully |
8 damage these recorders will be
prosecuted.
AHEWC CONFERENCE SET]
FOR MID AUGUST
“Statehood for Alaska will
hold the spotlight at the fourth
annual conference of the Alaska
'Health, Education and Welfare
! Council to be lv-ld August 18, 19,
20 and 21 on the University of.
Alaska campus at College, Alas
ka. Specifically, those aspects of
the statehood bill pasesd by Con
gress and dealing with President
ial and military land withdraw
als will have a prominent place
on the agenda of the conference
Social Science section”, Jim
Couch, AHEWC secretary, de
clared in a statement issued as
spokesman for the AHEWC ex
ecu t iv e com mi 1t ee.
“•WITH THE INCREASED
TAXES which will be an inevit
able part of the individual Al
askan’s responsibility as a resi
dent of the State of Alaska there
will of necessity, have to be a ~
definite study of the services to
be provided by the new state j
government.. Ability to pay will, j
of necessity, become a paramount J
factor in the reassessment of val- j
lies and the ultimate decisions as j
; to the extent of government ser
vices which the new state will I
| be financially capable of provid
| mg. Intensive discussion of the
relative values of state govern -
i ment services can not help be
coming a most important element
i of the general discussions to take
place at the AHEWC conference”,
: the executive committee state
ment concluded.
On the basis of proposals and
projects already submitted for
Conference discussion, the execu
tive committee foresees the de
velopment of a concise, realistic
legislative program by the 1958
■ Conference.
I Business Office
Continued from page 1
year, Kirseh stated. A contract J
was signed this week with the !
owners of a beautiful modern !
merry-go-round that will be set
up on the grounds and operated j
throughout the fair, along with
1 other entertainment. t
Posters Up
Colorful posters, advertising
the 1958 Valley Fair have been
I distributed throughout this sec
| tion of Alaska and along the ;
| highways, the latter to acquaint
visitors and newcomers with the |
dates of Alaska’s largest indus
; trial and agricultural fair.
Livestock Barn
The livestock barn is being re- j
| novated. The north side is being j
torn out and will be remodeled j
to provide more convenient stalls |
for the animals. Members of the
Palmer Kiwams Club are work- j
1 ing on this project for the ’58 j
Fair and are making every effort j
j to make this one of the outstand- j
ing exhibits of tin* fair this year. |
BACK TO SCHOOL
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LfcT T U U t
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