THE FRONTIERSMAN
Snared as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office a*
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
A J. DeJulio_Publisher-Manager
Editor____Virginia Gallant
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letter to the Editor of
The Valley Frontiersman
T, wish to point out that the
headlines in the January 3rd is
sae are misleading, I quote
“"Would Eliminate Licensed Guid
es for Non-Resident Game Hunt
ress” end of quote.
I wish to make it clear that
I think licensed guides are not
<oiily necessary but indespensible.
The request was actually that
the mandatory guide law be mod
ified or revised to allow a resi
lient of five years to take a non
jresident friend hunting.
In most instances this would
tesult in the non-resident getting
the trophy and the resident hunt
er getting the meat instead of it
being left in the field as is quite
♦often the case under the present
set up.
Aliens will still be required
to have a licensed guide.
Under the present regulations
the guides are given a monopoly
•on the non-resident trophy hunt
iand charge whatever the traffic
^will bear.
I believe that if the law is
^modified it will automatically
♦eliminate the chislers from the
guide business and results in
belter business for the bona fide
gu de that knows his business
4md has something besides only
-a guide’s license to offer the tro
phy hunter.
R. B. Graham
(LEAGUE BASKETBALL
UNDER WAY IN CITY
Palmer Basketball League has
started a round of play in which
every team will meet every
other team several times prior
to the championship play-off.
In the first game last Monday
night the LDS Church team was
unable to hold the stronger Elks
team which went on to a rather
one-sided victory. Wednesday
night the MVFCA team met the
strong Shamrock team in a live
ly game ending in a win for
Shamrock. The next game
will be played Saturday night
between the Co-Op and Moose
teams.
The League hopes that there
will be a good public turn-out
as Saturday night also marks the
first appearance of the Palmer
Elks womens team. It was ear
lier planned to Hold the girls’
game at 7 p.m. but it was found
that this hour was too early for
their opponents, the Elmendorf
Peacocks and it was necessary
to reverse the mens’ and womens’
games. The Elmendorf girls are
sponsored by Peacock Cleaners
of Anchorage.
A schedule of League games,
taking advantage of all possible
l*ym openings, has been worked
out for the balance of January.
A. copy is posted in the gym for
the information of teams as well
as the public.'The League plans
to “pass the hat” at games to
help defray gym rent and refer
ees expenses. If any mdney is
remaining in the treasury at the,
end of the season it will be di
vided between the sponsors for
use in future years basketball
activities.
In the past the Palmer teams
have provided the fans with some
mighty thrilling action on the
court. Teams this year look as
good as any in the past and fans
will be treated to some stirring
action before the end of the sea
son. Present plans include partic
ipation by the high school team
.as well as military teams.
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BENSON REAPPOINTS
ASC COMMITTEE
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra
Benson reappointed the three
nember Alaska Agricultural Stab
ilization and Conservation (ASC)
committee to serve another year,
Philip R. Johnson, committee
chairman, said this week.
Vern S. Mutch of Anchor
Point and John D. Nash of Pal
mer serve on the “state” commit
tee with Johnson who is a resi
dent of 33-Mile Richardson High
way. Nash is the newest member
on the board, appointed in 1956.
Mutch has served since 1955 and
Johnson since 1954.
The Alaska ACS committee ad
ministers the Agricultural Con
■ servation Program (ACP) and
| wool program. Under the ACP,
the federal government shares
with Alaskan farmers the cost
of soil and wat^r conservation
practices that farmers are unable
to carry out with their own re
sources. Under the wool pro
gram, Alaskan wool producers,
located mainly in the Aleutian
Chain, receive incentive pay
ments ttr stimulate production.
These payments are financed out
of import duties paid on wool
imported into the United States
which uses far more wool than it
produces, Johnson said.
The “state” committee admin
isters the wool program. County
committees handle administra
tion of local ACP meetings in
their county headquarters in
Fairbanks, Homer and Palmer.
Farmers participating in ACP
elect these committees.
QUONSET HUTS OFFERED
TO HIGHEST BIDDERS
Two buildings located at Anch
orage International Airport have
been offered for sale to the high
est bidder, it has been announc
ed by the Alaska District Corps
of Engineers. The two buildings
offered for sale at International
Airport are Quonset huts and
may be examined at any time by
prospective bidders. Bid forms
and further information can be
obtained from the Real Estate
Division, Alaska Distict Corps of
Engineers, Anchorage. Bids will
be opened at 11 a.m. February 4
at the Anchorage office.
Carpenters. Remember!
Carpenters Local 2251
Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday
Each Month
The Office of the
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Variety Show - Dance Music
Thursday, December 10,1957
PALMER SCHOOL GYM
8 P.M. - I A.M.
Show is brought to Palmer through courtesy of . . .
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MATANUSKA VALLEY FARMERS PIGGLY WIGGLY STORES
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DONATIONS TO HOSPITAL ACCEPTED
[6 ID ND LONGER
ALASKA'S LEADING
MINERAL. REPORT SHOWS
Mineral production in Alaska
I in 1956 was $750 thousand less
: than the value in 1955 according
to the Bureau of Mines, U. S. De
partment of Interior. A drop in
the value of gold production
largely accounted for the de
crease in total value, according
to the Bureau’s annual report.
Sand and gravel replaced gold
as the leading commodity pro
duced by the Alaskan mineral in
dustry, in terms of value. Gold
was second in value and coal
ranked third. Mercury produc
tion increased sharply, climbing
to fifth place and chromite pro
duction showed a slight rise^
above last year.
Listed under mineral fuels
coal produced in Alaska came
from three fields: Nenana, south
of Fairbanks; Matanuska, north
of Palmer; and Point Barrow in
the Northern Alaska Region.
The Evan Jones Coal Co. in the
Matanuska field; Usibellie Coal
Mine, Inc. and Suntrana Mining
Co. in the Nenana field were
the three major coal producers
in 1956. A large percentage of
the coal produced was sold to
military installations for heating
and power generating purposes.
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NEW BABIES
Craig
Mr. and Mrs. Wilburn P. Craig
of Chugiak are receiving congra
tulations on the birth of a son,
their fourth child. They have
named him Wilburn Porter, Jr.
Their new son was born at Valley
Presbyterian Hospital January 6
and weighed nine pounds, three
ounces at birth. Mr. Craig is the
pastor at the Assembly of God
Church in Chugiak.
Communicable diseases report
ed in the Palmer area for the
week ending December 28 in
cluded 15 cases of diarrhea and
one case of tuberculosis.
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Announces the Opeir
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