THE FRONTIERSMAN
Entered 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_
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AUXILIARY PREPARES
FUR POPPY DAY SAT.
Preparations for the observ
ance of Poppy Day here May 26
are rapidly nearing completion,
Mrs. Eva Plumlay, president of
the Matanuska Valley Unit of
the American Legion Auxiliary,
has announced.
On that day everyone will be
asked to wear a memorial poppy
in tribute to the nation’s war
dead, and to contribute toward
the welfare of disabled veterans
and needy children of veterans.
Poppies wiU be offered on the
streets throughout the day by
American Legion Auxiliary vol
unteers.
The little flowers are made of
crepe paper in replica of the wild
European poppies which bloomed
cel the battle fields and war
cemeteries in France and Bel
gium, providing the only floral
tribute to the battle dead. They
have been made by disabled vet
erans of three wars, working in
veteran hospitals and ,ii\ conval
escent workrooms in all parts of
the country. The poppies to be
distributed have ben made at a
veteran’s hospital under the di
rection of the Colorado Depart
ment of the American Legion
Auxiliary.
Poppy making gives gainful
employment to thousands of vet
erans unable to do other work.
In addition to enabling them to
contribute to the support of their
families and to provide themsel
ves with things desired, the work
is considered valuable as occu
pational therapy. It gives them
something interesting and useful
to do during the long hospital
hours,
Contributions made by those
who wear the poppies go almost
entirely into the rehabilitation
and child welfare1 funds of the
American Legion Auxiliary, the
only expenses of the program
being the cost of the materials
and the earnings of the disabled
veterans who made the flowers.
UNIVERSITY GRADUATES
46 STUDENTS MAY 14
Forty-six students received
degrees at the University of Al
aska’s 34th annual commence
ment exercises. The university
also presented honorary Doctor
of Laws degrees to Rep. Edith S.
Green of Oregon and to Z. J.
Loussac, Anchorage pioneer and
philanthropist. Dr. Ernest N.
Patt, university president, and
Elmer E. Rasmuson, Anchorage,
president of the board of regents,
presented the degrees to the stu
dents. Rasmuson presented the
honorary degrees.
After commencement, Leslie
Nerland, newly appointed re
gent from Fairbanks, formally
dedicated Constitution Hall—the
Student Union Building. The re
gents recently co-named the new
structure in which was drawn
the constitution for the future
State of Alaska.
Attending the exercises from
the valley were Dr. and Mrs. Al
lan Mick and Palmer Mayor
Charles W. Wilson. Dr. Mick is
dean of agriculture, and direc
tor of Extension Service at the
University
BUZBY-BRYANT NUPTIAL
PLANS ARB ANNOUNCED
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Bryant of
Palmer have announced the com
ing marriage of their daughter,
Judith Elsie, to William Buziby,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Buz
by, all of Palmer. The wedding
will take place Friday evening,
June 8 at 8 pm. in the United
Protestant Church. A reception
will follow in the church assem
bly hall.
Miss Bryant and her fiancee
are of long-time Alaskan famil
ies, both were born in the Terri
tory and educated in the Palmer
Schools. Miss Bryant graduated
this year from Palmer High
School and the prospective
bridegroom was a member of the
1953 class.
Co
unci
il Notes
Mayor Charles W. Wilson an
nounced at the May 22 meeting
of the City Council that Coun
cilwoman Lucille Mick has been
named executive secretary of the
League of Alaska Cities.
A list of equipment and sup
plies requested by the city water
department was turned over to
the City Clerk for cost estimates
and a request that the water de
partment personnel make an ap
pearance at a Council meeting to
outline planned summer work.
Recommendations were receiv
ed from a citizens’ committee
which was named by the Mayor
to study the liquor ordinance.
They reported a discussion held
prior to their decision on the fol
lowing recommendations: 1.
They recommended that the
number of liquor dispensaries in
the City of Palmer remain as is.
They reported that they felt the
supply and demand would act
as a control. 2. They recommen
ded specific closing hours for li
quor outlets. 3. Recommended
more rigid control of laws and
4, recommended that liquor es
tablishments be limited to busi
ness zone locations. Mrs. Blom
recommended that a specific
closing hour for all dispensar
ies, not later than midnight and
to remain closed until a specific
daylight hour, about 10 am.
Council members accepted their
report and written thanks will
be sent to members of the com
mittee who were: Ed Smih, Kar
los Driggars, Margaret Blum,
Dorothy Saxton, Harold Thuma,
and Barbara Skok. No other ac
tion was taken on their report.
Virgil Meehan, who was re
cently awarded a contract by the
city for garbage collection, re
quested the City participate in
the costs of installing a gate at
the city dump. Council members
stated that inasmuch as the dump
is city property they felt they
should share the installation costs
and agreed to pay the cost of
materials, up to $250.
William Wakeland, tax asses
sor-collector, asked for and re
ceived permission to set up a
special bank account in which in
stallment payments on delin
quent taxes would be made. Up
on completion of the delinquent
payments these funds would
>^WVNA^<WWWS
then be converted to the general
tax fund account. The special ac
count would be a joint fund with
the Palmer Independent School
District.
Russel Felzien of the city
street department attended the
council meeting and pointed out
that the job of sprinkling the
city streets is taking so much
time that he can do little on
street repairs. He pointed out
that the traffic is many times
heavier on city streets now than
it was six years ago. He said he
has been putting between 30 to
35 tank oads of water on the
streets each day in an effort to
keep the dust down and pointed
out that with the wind drying it
up as fast as he put it down it
was almost a losing battle. His
report was temporarily tabled
and then brought up again later
in the evening when Council
members discussed street im
provement work at which time
Ordinance No. 64 was read and
approved setting up proceedures
for establishing improvement dis
tricts in the city. Also, by mo
tion the City Attorney and mem- !
bers of the city water and street
committees were authorized to
negotiate with the Alaska Road
Commission proposed terms and
conditions of a contract between
the City and the ARRC for pav-!
ing work in the city, and to ne
gotiate with Engineer Charles
Tryck to complete the street plan
survey.
SCHOOL DISTRICT
RECEIVES $11,812
FROM FEDERAL FUNDS
The Palmer Independent
School District will receive
immediate payment of $11,812
from the Office of Education,
according to information giv
en Del. E. L. Bartlett this
we«k. The money is to be
used under the law providing
financial assistance for sup
plementing operation and
maintenance costs for schools
in federally affected areas.
Anchorage recently received
$201,276 and Haines $4,848
under the same law.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
Ore. Senator Seeks
Alaska Inclusion
In Highway Bill
Senator Neuoerger of Oregon
has announced that he will seek
an amendment on the floor of
the Senate to the Federal High
way Act of 1956 to include Al
aska within the benefits of the
legislation authorizing appro
priations for continuance of con
struction of highways through
out the country.
The amendment was first pro
posed by Del. E. L. Bartlett
when the measure was before
the House Public Works Commit
tee, turned down there and again
turned down when the Oregon
Senator offered it before the
Senate Public Works Commit
tee.
The amendment would allow
the Territory under a special
formula to share in the Federal
Aid Highway Program which ex
tends to the States, Puerto Rico,
Hawaii, and the District of Col
umbia and would result in the
federal allocation of approxi
mately $16,347,000 for Alaska
roads in the 1958 fiscal year and
rising every year on a scale
which would provide an alloca
tion of about $22,341,000 in the
1969 fiscal year. The proposed
amendment sponsored by Del.
Bartlett and Sen. Neuberger
would base calculations for al
locations of funds on one-half
the area of Alaska to determine
the area factor used in apportion
ing funds. In addition, it would
transfer all road-building func
tions of the Alaska Road Com
mission to the bureau of Public
Roads, including personnel, with
the roads to be built determined
through cooperation with the
Governor and the Territorial
Highway Engineer. The allocat
ed funds would apply to both
construction and maintenance
with the Territory of Alaska con
tributing not less than 10 per
cent of the federal funds appor
tioned each year.
The Senate committee report
on the measure includes these
views of Senator Neuberger:
“The Territory of Alaska is still
excluded from this Federal-aid
highway legislation, in spite of
the fact that this is our nearest
land to the Soviet Union, and an
expanded Federal highway pro
gram is cited by the adminis
tration as being crucial to na
tional defense. Why should Haw
CO-OP TO CLOSE
FOR HOLIDAY
AND INVENTORY
All departments of the Ma
tanuska Valley Farmers Co
operating Association will be
closed on May 30 in obser
vance of Memorial Day. All
departments will be open
May 31.
In addition, the Garage,
Warehouse and Trading Post
will be closed all day on Fri
day and Saturday, June 1, and
2, during inventory.
FIRE BURNS 60 ACRES
ON LAZY MOUNTAIN
Between 60 and 70 acres of
land on Lazy Mountain was
burned off on Monday of this
week when a fire on the F. F.
Lee property jumped the fire
line and got out of control. In
adequate fire line and bad winds
were blamed for the fire. Seven
men were put on the fire by Wil
liam Adams, forester from the
Bureau of Land Management
Fire Guard Station in Palmer.
The fire was started about 10:30
a.m. and brought under control
late in the afternoon. Five men
were sent to the area Tuesday
morning to do the mop-up work.
During the afternoon a big
stump row fire on the Watts and
Adams farm aroused the curios
ity of valley residents when
large clouds of smoke billowed
upward. However, no assistance
was required on this fire.
aii and Puerto Rico be included
and Alaska eliminated? Such
discrimination makes neither
rhyme nor reason. Furthermore,
residents of Alaska will pay the
road and vehicle taxes included
without sharing in the benefits
made available. This is the epi
tome of taxation not only with
out representation, but also with
out reciprocity. I plan to sponsor
an amendment to bring Alaska
within the provisions of the Fed
eral-Aid Highway Act, but with
some modification as to formula.
Carpenter*. Ramambarl
Carpenters Local 2251
Meats 2nd and 4th Wednesday
Each Month
GoMcyuUulcitianl Goi&rUitl!
For Your Devoted Service in Making the Matanuska
Valley What It is Today. (Sunday is Your Day)
5 oi. tin
39c
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Small Shrimp
BEJEANS
Cove Oysters .«.* oSfC
Graham Crackers 273c
Soda Crackers 2 m,. 59c
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