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
A. J. DeJulio---Publisher-Manager
Editor -_____Virginia Gallant
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legislative Council Holds Public Hearings
The Alaska Legislative Coun
cil, at its July 17-18 meeting, be
gan the first of a series of public
hearings be held throughout
Alaska on the Council’s study of
Territorial Government Reorgan
ization.
The initial witness to appear
•was Governor Michael Stepovich.
Governor Stepovich and those
Council members present, con
sisting of Senator Ralph Moody,
-chairman, Representative Sea
horn J. Buckalew, vice chairman,
Senators John McNees and
Frank Pteratrovich, and Repre
sentatives George McNabb and
James Von der Heydt, all appear
ed to be in agreement that the
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Constitution adopted for the btate
of Alaska would serve as an ex
cellent guide to a reorganization
of the executive branch.
Several Territorial agency
heads appeared and expressed
their views with respect to the
elimination of certain department
al boards and the consolidation of
various agencies. The Juneau
Chamber of Commerce was repre
sented at the hearing by George
Rogers former economist with
the Governor’s office and Floyd
Guertin, president of the Juneau
chamber, who offered the ser
vices of the Chamber as a place
to conduct forums, and organize
study committees in order to
stimulate, the interest of the
public.
The Council directed that pre
liminary recommendations be
drafted on the reorganizational
study and submitted to all in
terested persons for their com
ments and suggestions.
Earlier in the day the Coun
cil listened to the testimony of
employees regarding a second
study devoted to a comparison of
the compensation and fringe
benefits received by Territorial
employees on the one hand and
the remuneration received by
Federal, municipal and private
enterprise employees on the
other.
The Council approved the re
lease of five staff publications
and discussed the status of the
remaining studies which the
Twenty-third Territorial Legis
lature had directed the Council
to undertake.
Senator Moody announced the
next meeting would be held in
Ketchikan starting on January
15, 1958.
TAXES ARE DELINQUENT AUGUST 2
'First half 1957 property taxes for City of
Palmer and Palmer School District must be paid
or postmarked on or before August 1, to avoid
penalty and interest.
Under the new law, now in effect, the whole
bill falls delinquent if the first half is not paid
on time.
Bring or mail your tax bill and payment to Tax
Assessor Box 1757, Palmer, (located over the
bank). Please make separate checks for City
and School District BiSIs.
Accounts Payable
Show Drop at
Valley Hospital
Although the year started off
with a rush at the Valley Pres
byterian Hospital, (January’s in
patient index was 16.5), by the
^nd of June the index had fallen
to 13.8, according to the quarter
ly report of the Valley Hospital
Association, Inc. People seemed
to be more healthy during the
spring, the report showed.
During June patients’ billings
amounted to $11,782; during that
month the hospital provided $404
worth of “free services”, and
$553 was written off as bad debts.
Other income added up to $1,322.
The report shows that, although
on paper the hospital’s income
amounted to $12,148, many peo
ple were paying on old accounts
so that the actual cash income for
June was $14,194. Total operat
ing expenses during that month
were $11,750.
The biggest "free service" item
was for Department of Health
chest X-rays. This paper deficit
developed because the hospital's
standard rate for chest X-rays
is $10.50 and the ADH pays only
$3.50
The report shows that at the
end of June total accounts pay
able amounted to $23,763; a drop
from $30,000 in April. The MEA
account of $5,841 is the largest
bill among these delinquent ac
counts; the M.V.F.C.A. bill of
$4,947 was the second largest; in
third place is the ESC bill for
$4,961. An accumulated water
bill of $1,953 is fourth largest and
is owed to the City of Palmer.
These four large bills account for
$17,703 of the hospital’s operat
ing indebtedness. Since the busi
ness report was compiled, the Ma
tanuska Valley Farmers Cooper
ating ^Association donated the
sum of $5,000 to the hospital as
sociation in the form of a write
off indebtedness of the hospital
to the MVFCA.
New Board Member
Mrs. Lee McKinley, who has
been serving on the Hospital
Board as an alternate for the
Rev. Brian Cleworth, was recent
ly named to serve in place of
Rev. Cleworth and will represent,
the National Board of Missions
Presbyterian Church.
The question of the propriety
of a person serving as an alter
nate was brought up at the an
nual membership meeting last
February. This new action now
eliminates alternates.
MOOSE MEMBERS
TO SERVE DINNER
FOR W.O.T.M.
Members of the Palmer Moose
Lodge are planning a treat
for the Women of the Moose
this Saturday evening. The
men will be preparing and serv
ing dinner to the W.O.T.M. at
Moose hall, starting at 7:30 p.m.
The men have not announced
their menu plans. Instead, they
plan to surprise the “little wo
men” with their dinner plans.
All Moose and Women of the
Moose are invited to attend.
There will be no guests for this
event. Dancing will follow,
to which all Moose W.O.T.M. and
guests are invited.
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PALMER, ALASKA
THE EXPERIMENT STATION AND EXTENSION SERVICE
CORDIALLY INVITE YOU TO ATTEND A
FIELD DAY
at the
Matanuska Experiment
Station Farm
FRIDAY, AUGUST 9
. MX* « MSTUM, 10:00 to N:30 A.*.
VEGETABLES, BERRIES & ORNAMENTALS,
2:00 - 4:00 P.M.
• CEREAL CROPS, 1:00 - 3:00 P.M.
BRING YOUR LUNCH. ICE CREAM & COFFEE FREE