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The Frontiersman
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF THE MATANUSKA VALLEY
VOLUME 10, NUMBER 49
PALMER, ALASKA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1957
PRICE TEN CENTS
MTA Seeking 200
New Telephone Users
The initiation of a membership
drive in November for the Ma
tanuska Telephone Association
was the subject of a brief talk
given by Max Clements, MTA
manager at the October 2 meet
ing of the Matanuska Valley
Chamber of Commerce.
Clements explained that the
association plans to point out to
prospective members the proven
savings that are enjoyed by per
sons who have telephone ser
vice. He estimated that there is
a potential of about 200 users
in the area who do not yet have
telephone service, and asked the
support of Chamber members in
acquainting business associates
and friends with the convenience
of having telephone service.
A new REA loan has been ap
plied for by the association
which will provide funds for ex
tending telephone service to this
potential. He stated a maximum
of eight users per line (on this
type party line) has been set and
that additional telephones in an
area where the eight-party line
is now full will require the in
stallation of new lines, for which
the association is preparing.
Clements pointed out that the
membership fee of $10 is requir
ed at the time of signing up for
service. The $40 equity payment
may be made at the same time
or it may be paid in installments
on a monthly billing system. Ar
rangements for these install
ment payments may be made at
the business office in Palmer. In
the case of a telephone user leav-'
ing the MTA area the equity costs
are refundable after 30 days, pro
viding there is no outstanding
'fiolofvVtrmo Kill
The MTA system is a very
good system, Clements stated. It
is well laid out and generally
speaking .operating very well.
The speed-up in long distance
service was also cited. Clements
(requested that any difficulties
experienced by users be report
ed to the business office as soon
as possible. Because all exchang
es are unattended it is not pos
sible for the MTA personnel to
immediately discover trouble on
any line unless it is reported D>
the telephone user.
Bishop Gordon
To Visit Palmer
The Rt. Rev. William Gordon,
Jr. of the Missionary District of
Alaska of the Protestant Episco
pal Churches will be in Palmer
on Monday, October 7 for a
meeting for all members of St.
Bartholomew Episcopal Church.
The meeting will be held at 8
8 p-m. in the home of Dr. and
Mrs. C. C. Bailey on Valley street.
The Rev. Malcom Miner .pastor
of All Saints Episcopal Church
in Anchorage, will accompany
Rev. Gordon. The meeting has
been announced of special inter
est to parishoners and all are
drgec, to attend.
DENALI HIGHWAY
CLOSED FOR WINTER
The Bureau of Public Roads
wishes to announce the main
tenance on the Denali Highway
from Paxson to Cantwell will be
barricaded and signed to advise
the traveling public of the clos
ure. Any travel beyond the barri
cade will be at the traveler’s
own risk.
ATTENTION!
CERTAIN GARMENTS
for the
price of
ON LIKE GARMENTS
Cash and Carry
CROWN’S CLEANERS
2
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ALASKA’S
FAVORITE GAME
Every Thursday Night
Palmer Moose Hall
8 P.M.
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OFFER ADULT CLASSES
IN AGRICULTURE AND
HOME ECONOMICS
It is planned to start night
;! classes in vocational agricul- !;
;i lure at the high school next I;
! week it was announced this!;
; week by William Zahradnicek, ;!
school superintendent. These;!
;; classes will be open to inter- ;;
;! ested adults. Classes will be ;
;! held in Room 72 at the high !;
! school, with Charles S. Allen!;
|; as instructor. At the first;'
!; meeting which will be held ;
!; October 8 at 8 p.m., the field ;!
;; of study will be determined. ;!
;! Individual costs will be deter-!;
;! mined by the materials used.!;
;! Women interested in the home !;
!; economics clasess are urged to ;’
!; attend an organizational
!; meeting that same night in the
;j home economics room at the !
;! high school. The same type !;
;! tuition payment program may !;
j; be worked out in this course, !;
!; if feasible. ;!
Valley Grain
Reported of
Good Quality
Valley grain is of good quality,
reported the Experiment Station
this week.
This conclusion is based on a
chemical analysis of some 7,000
bushels of grain received by the
new MVFCA elevator in Septem
ber. Because this is the first time
in history that a large volume of
grain has been available in Alas
ka, the Experiment Station has
sampled all lots to determine
their moisture and protein con
tent.
Most of this grain was harvest
ed with combines, another “first”
in the history of the Matanuska
Valley. Seven combines are now
operating in the Palmer area.
Moisture content of samples
taken when the grain was dump
ed at the elevator ranged from
a low of nine per cent to a high
of 31 per cent. While some of
the grain was inherently damp,
other moisture was present sur
ficially and also in the form of
second growth due to delayed
germination or early shatter. De
layed germination is attributed
to the exceptionally dry spring.
This trouble can be partially al
leviated by better seed-bed pre
paration, Station personnel stat
ed.
Protein content of barley rang
ed from a low of nine percent
to over 12 percent. The average
bulk content is about 9.5 per
cent. Oats so far received have
contained from 9.2 per cent to
10.5 percent protein. The aver
age is about 10 per cent. Experi
mental work has indicated that
an average of 11 per cent can
be expected under good manage
ment practices. Protein content
of Stateside oats and barley is
usually between eight and nine
per cent.
Supplimented with cottonseed,
linseed or soybean meal, Valley
grain will make excellent live
stock feed, it was stated. Grain
growing will now provide an
other cash crop for Matanuska
Valley farmers. There is an esti
mated market for about $300,000
worth of grain in Alaska’s dairy
and livestock industry.
GREAT BOOKS GROUP
RESUME MEETINGS
The first meeting of the new
year for Great Books Discussior.
Group will be held Monday, Oc
tober 7 at 8 p.m. in the Experi
ment Station library.
Betty Jo Riddle will discuss
new theories in science brought
out at the seminar for science
held at the University of Alaska
this summer.
The first reading selection,
‘‘Moby Dick”, will be discussed
later in the month.
All interested persons are in
vited to attend.
Guest at the Matanuska Valley
Chamber of Commerce this week
was Jack Kline of the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture who is
in the valley making a market
cost study.
TULIP. CROCUS. HYACINTH
BULBS HAVE ARRIVED.
TIME TO PLANT NOW.
MAUD'S FLOWER SHOP
Theatre Bldg. Phone 3601
CAP FORMATION
SLATED FOR
LOCAL DISCUSSION
Considerable interest in avia
tion and the formation of a Civil
Air Patrol units in Palmer has
been indicated the past few
months.
Next Thursday October 10, a
meeting is being planned for all
adult persons throughout the en
tire valley area who are inter
ested in any phase of the CAiP
programs. Discussions will in
clude the formation of an adult
unit and further discussion on the
formation of a cadet group for
the younger people. The adult
program is open to persons 21
years of age and older; the cadet
program is geared for the age
14-21 years group. Representa
tives from the Anchorage CAP
groups will attend the meeting.
The meeting is being held to
determine how much interest
there is in the CAP in the val
ley area. At least eight adult per
sons are needed to form a senior
group.
The Civil Air Tatroi is civilian
auxiliary of the U. S. Air Force
and has been very active in Alas
ka in search and rescue work.
The first six months of 1957 ap
proximately 25 evacuations and
search missions were flown by
the Alaska Wing. The Alaska
Wing is authorized by CAP to
perform mercy evacuations at'
the request of the Air Rescue
Service, which constitutes a large
percentage of the CAP missions.
This is necessary due to the lack
or roads and hospital facilities
in small communities in Alaska
whose only means of transporta
tion is by air.
The flight hours recorded by
CAP during the first half of 1957
are almost double those flown
during the same period last year.
Maj. Gen. Walter R. Agee,
USAF, who has been assigned by
the Secretary of the Air Force
to command the CAP, is empha
tic in his praise of CAP’s impres
sive search and rescue record.
“As a career Air Force flying
officer I had the. opportunity to
observe dedication to duty, self-,
sacrifice and courage demonstrat-1
ed many times in many ways. In
these terms the volunteers of
CAP have few peers. Serving
without pay of any kind, these
men and women consistently per
form this valuable service wil
lingly many times at the risk of
their own lives flying under the
most difficult conditions and in
all kinds of weather. I am dis
tinctly proud of my assignment
as their national commander.”
Another objective of the CAP
is to further aviation education
and aviation interest in each
community.
Although the meetings are be
ing held in Palmer, it was point
ed out that all persons living
within the valley area, including
Wasilla, Sutton, Butte and other'
sections are cordially invited to
attend the October 10 meeting.
Attending the meeting will in
no way obligate the individual
to participate in the program, it
was pointed out.
Wild Game Dinner
To De October 26
A slip in captions on two items
appearing in last week’s paper
set the date for the Sportsmens’
annual wild game dinner on
Wednesday night. The “Next
Wednesday” line belonged with
a CAP story. The Sportsmen
aren’t planning to hold their pop
ular event until October 26 . . .
and you Sportsmen—dont’ for
get to get your cards in so assign
ments may be made.
WELL CHILD CLINIC
HERE NEXT TUESDAY
Mothers of pre-school and in
fant children are reminded of
the Well Child Conference to be
held at the health center in Pal
mer on Tuesday, October 8 from
10 to 11:30 a.m. and from 1:00
to 3:00 p.m. Mothers are request
ed to call the health center, or
in some other manner, make ap
pointments so that time may be
allocated for each child.
WINTER SCHEDULE
GOING INTO EFFECT
IN CO-OP DEPTS.
Departments in the Co-Op are
going back on their regular
schedule of closing hours. The
trading Post and the Building
and Farm Supply departments
will no longer be open Thurs
day nights after this week.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
SERVICES
Sunday School_10:30
Church Service___11:00
nursery
CARPENTERS HALL
Chamber Supports
Including Alaska
In ICC Regulations
The Matanuska Valley Cham
ber of Commerce has gone on
record in favor of supporting the
inclusion of Alaskan transporta
tion within the jurisdiction of
the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. The recommendation
was made to the membership fol
lowing the executive board
meeting that morning during
which the ICC bill was discus
sed. Stewart Durrant, Chamber
president, said that although it
may not lower transportation
rates, it is felt that it will
strengthen the transportation
system now existent.
The Chamber decision will be
sent to Anchorage where a Sen
ate hearing on extending the
IGC to the territory is being held.
Sitting on the hearing subcom
mittee are Senator Norris Cot
ton (R-N.H.), Senator Andrew
F. Shoeppel (R-Kansas), and
committee counsels Frank Bar
ton and James E. Bailey. The
! legislators represent the Senate
Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce.
SCHOOL BOARD
TO SEAT MEW
MEMBER WEDNESDAY
From a field of seven candi
dates Alvin J. DeJulio was chos
en by voters in the Palmer In
dependent School District to fill
the one five-year term open on
the Board of Education. A total
of 313 votes were cast in the
October 1 school board election
but 13 were thrown out for irre
gularities.
The total vote was as follows:
A. J. DeJulio, 92; Dr. C. C. Bailey,
87; Mrs. Faith A. Krause, 52;
Lewis E. Pinkham, 26; Ralph
Farnsworth, 17; James Frey, 16;
and Mrs. Mary E. Remple, 10.
De Julio will be filling the ex
pird term of Bill Roark, who did
not seek re-election. The new
member of the school board will
be sworn into office at the regu
lar meeting of the Board to be
held at the high school Wednes
day evening, October 9.
COMING TAX SALE
CREATING INTEREST
Considerable interest is being
shown in the forthcoming tax
sale, with numerous questions
being put to the assessor. One
common misconception, he said,
is a belief that a person may
pay the delinquent taxes, plus
costs, before the sale and acquire
a certificate of sale.
“No one may acquire the cer
tificate of sale except at the auc
tion, or after the auction if the
property is not bid for at or
above the starting price”, Wil
liam Wakeland, tax assessor-col
lector said this week. In the lat
ter case ,he explained, the tax
ing corporation will issue a cer
tificate 30 days after the sale to
anyone paying the taxes and
costs, unless the corporation de
cides to keep the parcel.
The status of other liens on the
property, and the status of im
provements erected on property
sold for taxes, is covered briefly
in another news item in this
week’s issue of The Frontiers
man.
The assessor advises anyone
with questions of a legal nature
to consult his attorney, and re
minds potential buyers that the
assessor is not responsible for
the title. The status of the title
may be checked by the buyer or
his agent at the U. S. Commis
sioner’s office he pointed out.
The City of Palmer tax sale
will be held October 22, with the
School District sale set for the
following day. Both sales will be
| held at the Palmer city hall.
Legionnaires Plan
Flag Burning Ceremony
At it’s regular meeting tonight
at 8 p.m. the Matanuska Valley
Post No. 15 American Legion will
' hold a flag burning ceremony, at
which time soiled, worn out, or
damaged National Emblems will
be destroyed.
The meeting will be opened to
the public and an invitation is
extended to all persons who
would like to attend the cere
; mony. The public is invited to
I take any American flags which
have served their usefulness, so
they may be destroyed with pro
per respect.
The meeting will be held in
Legion hall, located across the
street from the Matanuska Hotel.
Cily Electors Name
Kenneth Lynn Mayor
I FAIR PRIZE MONEY
NOT YET RECEIVED
T. A. Moyer, president of
the Maitanuska Valley Fair
board of directors, announces
the premium lists for the 1957
Valley Fair have been made
up and are in the process of
being printed, but payments
can not be made until funds
for that purpose have been re
ceived from the Territory. Mr.
Moyer expressed regret at the
unavoidable delay in making
payment.
Students Interested
In Forming Local
GAP Cadet Group
Considerable interest was
shown by high school students
this week in the formation of a
Civil Air Patrol cadet group in
the local area. As a result of the
interest shown a meeting is be
ing planned, which will follow
the October 10 meeting of adults
interested in CAP.
The Civil Air Patrol cadet pro
gram was outlined to the Palmer
high school student body at an
assembly held on Wednesday
morning. Outlining the program
and showing CAP movies were
Alaska Wing Commander Colon
el Harry Stiver and Major Petee,
Stiver, deputy commander of ca
dets. Applications were made
available for the prompt activa
tion of a Palmer cadet squadron
in Civil Air Patrol.
FREE AIR FLIGHTS
OFFERED TEACHERS
School teachers of the Palmer
and Wasilla areas have been in
vited to take orientation flights
next Sunday as guests of the Ma
tanuska Airmens Association.
The program is being planned
jointly by the local Airmen and
by the CAP group from Anchor
age and qualified pilots will be
on hand from both groups to
offer the free flights around the
valley area.
On the same date, October 6,
the 99’s (women fliers organiza
tion) will sponsor a fly-in break
fast. The women pilots will fly
into the Palmer Airport and set
up kitchen in the Airmens quon
set hut. The public is invited to
take breakfast with the gals. A
reasonable charge will be made
for the breakfast. This is the
second such flight sponsored by
the women to the Palmer field.
Newspaper Boys Are
Guests at Chamber
“Newspaperboys are an im
portant element in society”, said
William T. Zahradnicek, school
superintendent and guest speak
er at the October 2 meeting of
the Matanuska Valley Chamber
of Commerce. National News
paperboy Day will be celebrated
on October 5 throughout the
States and Territories. Special
guests at the Chamber meeting
were Theron Compton, Don
Payne, and Jimmy Anderson, de
livery boys for The Frontiers
man. Billy Pippel, also invited,
was unable to attend.
Zahradnicek pointed out some
of the problems the “young busi- .
nessmen” confront. Adverse wea
ther, late deliveries from the cir
culation department, unfriendly
dogs, and bad accounts.
The newspaper is our modern
history book, the speaker said.
Through the news of the day we
are able to keep up with happen
ings from day to day. These boys
bring us this news. If we don’t
have our papers to read we don’t
feel that our day is completed, he
pointed out. He paid tribute to
the boys who make it possible to
have the newspapers delivered to
the homes and who many times
are blamed for conditions far
beyond their control. “The small
amount of money we pay these
boys to save running to the stores
for a paper is small compensa
tion for their leg work, and tribu
lations” he added.
In soeaking directly to the
boys, he said he was happy thej
were able to attend the Cham
ber meeting and again pointed
out that they are themselves
business men and expressed a
hope that in time to come he
hoped they would affiliate with
the Chamber of Commerce as
they take their place in the adult
business world.
Palmer voters, numbering 224,
turned out for the general elec
tion held Tuesday, October 1,
arid named Kenneth W. Lynn
new mayor of the City of Pal
mer, and Bertram M. Duff and
Bam L. Cotten, new councilors.
This was the first time any of
the three had sought a city of
fice.
A; number of write-ins were
put on the ballots by voters,
some were apparently done in
a facetious nature; some reside
outside the city limits and would
not have been eligible, others
were city residents.
The complete returns were as
follows: For Mayor: Kenneth W,
Lynn, 154; Write-ins: Charles
W. Wilson (Palmer mayor who
did notseek re-election), 8; James
W. Wilson, 3; Stewart Durrant,
3; Jack Flint, 3; Jan Koslosky, 2;
Roland Snodgrass, 2; Mr. Little,
1; A1 DeJulio, 1; Neil Wright, 1;
Betty Mears, 1.
City Council: Bertram M. Duff,
187: Sam L. Cotten, 177. Write
ins: Jasper Skok, 2; Jack Flint, 2;
and one each for Lucy Mick,
Seth Cook, Norm Hartung, Char
les Wilson, James W. Wilson, Mrs.
Roosevelt, John Shaw, A1 De
Julio, William McKinley, Bugs
Bunny, Emil Ganschow and Ed
Smith.
Thirteen persons turned in
blank ballots.
Turn Down Manager
City voters turned down the
proposition of the city adopting
the city manager form of govern
ment by a total vote of 129
against; 93 for the proposition.
To Canvass Vote
Members of the present City
Council and Mayor Wilson will
meet Monday night October 7 to
canvass the vote and at that time
the new mayor and new council
men will be sworn into office
and are expected to complete the
meeting. Councilmen who will be
leaving office on that date are
Alfred V. Hagen and Robert Pet
erson. neither of whom sought
re-election.
OB TABLE FUND
NOW OVER $700
Mrs. Frank Clark president o£
the Valley Hospital Auxiliary,
reported this week that two ad
ditional contributions have been
made toward the purchase of a
new table for the hospital, bring
ing total donations to date to
$707.15.
Two local church groups made
contributions of $50 each. They
are the Relief Society of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints and the Ladies Aid
of St. John’s Lutheran Church.
Mrs. Clark expressed the Aux
iliary’s appreciation for the re
sponse being shown by valley
groups and individuals. She said
that a sales representative is
expected in Palmer sometime
this month and that the cost of
the table to be used in the ob
stetrics room at the valley hos
pital, will be determined at that
time. She said they expect rt
will run between $1200 and $1600.
Persons wishing to make contri
butions are requested to send
them to the Auxiliary, earmark
ed for the special table fund.
SJ. John's Lutheran Church
Annual Turkey Dinner
Thursday, October 10
5 'Ifl 8 p.m.
Church basement
Adults $2.00 — Children 75c
COMFORTABLE
Steam Heated Rooms
$40 Month
Hyland Hotel
2 blocks from Post Office
FUN PARTY
Saturday October 5
Palmer Moose Hall
DANCING, PERFORMANCES,
LUNCH
MOOSE MEMBERS AND
GUESTS
ADMISSION $1.50 COUPLE