CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR
AMERICAN HEART ASS'N.
CURRENT CAMPAIGN
VOLUME 9 .NUMBER 19
TRY A FRONTIERSMAN
CLASSIFIED AD for fhal
ilem you may have for sale,
rent or lease.
IUR -AY. MARCH 1. 1956
PRICE TEN CENTS
FARM FORUM
ERE TOMORROW
Kellogg firm Apparenl Low Bidder on MTA Equipment
The bid of $58,542.95 offered by
the Kellogg Switchboard and
Supply Company of Chicago, was
accepted by the Matanuska Tele
phone Association, Inc. yesterday
afternoon following the opening
and reading of submitted bids for
central office equipment for the
MTA system. Representing the
company was Mrs. Sally Gorsuch
of Anchorage. The only other bid
received by MTA was from the
Strom berg-Carlson Company of
Rochester, N. Y. whose total bid
was $65,627.13. In addition to be
ing the lowest bid, the Kellogg
b’d included shorter completion
time.
The bids were opened and read
before Board members of the As
sociation and Earl Sisk, REA of
ficial in Palmer from Washing
ton, D. C. for the bid openings.
Sisk told board members that
REA policy normally requires at
least three bids but because auto
matic exchange equipment manu
facture is limited it would appear
that two bids would be the maxi
mum at any subsequent bidding.
Five manufacturers were invited
to bid, of these three replied that
they were unable to offer bids at
this time. These concerns were:
Automatic Electric Sales Corp.,
Chicago; North Electric Co., Gal
ion, Ohio; and Leich Sales Corp.,
Chicago.
lhe Kellogg bid was present
ed as follows for the four ex
changes: Palmer, $31,436.39; 180
days delivery, 210 days comple
tion. WasUla, $9,199,77; 210 days
del. 240 days completion. Chug
iak, $9,949.02; 195 days del., 225
day® completion.' Sutton, $7,957.77,
225 davs del., 255 days comple
tion. In addition, in each ex
e there will be charges of
$75 for spare parts, and $50 fyc
maintenance.
The bid results were immedi
ately sent by wire to the REA
office in Washington and upon
receiving REA approval, the con
tract will be awarded and com
pleted. A reply from Washington
is expected by tomorrow.
Return Construction Bids
„ Although the inside plant equ- \
ipment is now apparently taken j
care of, Board members are fac- ]
ed with still another problem.
Bids on the outside plant con
struction which were to have
been opened yesterday morning
were returned to the bidders un
opened when it was learned that
only two companies, City Elec
tric, and Modern Electirc, both of
Anchorage, had submitted bids.
The REA official, Mr. Sisk, who
was in Palmer to attend the bid
openings, stated that REA does
not consider two bids sufficient
competition and recommended
that the bids be returned unopen
ed. A recall for bids will be issued
within 45 days, Lew Hanks. MTA
president, said. Some revision on
the contract terrrts are planned.
"Because time is of the essence,
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SMART HAIR STYLES
FOR THE DANCE - - -
And Every Day
Evening Appointments
VALLEY BEAUTY SHOP
Phone 3301
LAVONNE JOHNSON
Get Your Tickets on Our
UMBRELLA GIRL QUILT
"Help the Sorority to Help
the COnmunity"
Quilt to be awarded at Beta
Sigma Phi style show in
April
3C0KW LIGHT PLANT
PLACED IN PALMER
BY CIVIL DEFENSE
A large 300 KW diessel GMC
light plant has been secured from
the Civil Defense organization
and will be placed in the Matan
uska Valley Farmers Cooperating
Association power house, where
facilities to operate the plant are
available. The 30,800 pound pfant
; was brought to Palmer Friday by
| Kopperud Transportation, accord
j ing to A1 V. Hagen, area CD di
rector. The plant includes an air
compressor starter.
Hagen estimated that the cost
to the Co-Op of moving and in
stalling the plant will run around
§5,000. It is hoped, he added, that
another unit will be made avail
able in the near future which
will provide a total of 600 KW
for emergency stand by service
in this area.
Another plant, of 300 KW size,
will be brought up to Palmer as
soon as transportation arrange
ments are completed and instal
led at the Valley Presbyterian
Hospital. This second 30 KW
plant will provide sufficient
power for the complete operation
’ the ho«oital in an emergency,
Hagen said.
3 Scnolashlps
Riven by Local
Piggly-Wiggly
Palmer Homemakers were hon
ored thi# week when they receiv
ed the biggest boost so far to
their promotion of the Univer
sity Short Course Scholarships.
Jack Barrett, president of Gro
cery Supply of Anchorage, an
nounced the Palmer Piggly-Wig
gly store will award three schol
arships to deserving Valley
Homemakers. This latest dona
ton brings the total scholarships
to five. Discussions of several lo
cal organizations are still pending
but so far those who have been
asked have all taken positive ac
tion. Many local businesses were
not approached by the Homemak
cational interests were not ob
vious or made public, Mrs. Faith
Krause, Council president said.
If there are any local business
men who are interested in more
details, without obligation, they
may contact Mrs. Krause.
j-i. i,u see uui
community worth is recognized
by business men in Anchorage, as
well as in Palmer”, Mrs. Krause
said. ‘‘Homemakers Clubs are
one of the few unrestricted or
ganizations open to all Alaskan
women. The clubs offer a pro
gram prepared by highly quali
fied home economists, trained to
teach home building and charac
ter building—the staff of the Uni
versity of Agricultural Extension
Service and its District agents.
‘‘The 14 clubs in Palmer proper
are busy and enthusiastic. Many
have perpetual projects working
all year in the schools, hospital
and for less fortunate persons.
Such scholarships as the Matan
uska Valley Farmers Cooperat
ing Association’s, the Alaska
Dairy’s, and the Piggly-Wiggly’s,
indicate appreciation to this
group of silent workers”.
iV'NE NOMINATED
FOR MEA ELECTION
An eleven-member nominat
ng committee of the Matanus
ka Electric Association mem
bership nominated nine area
residents for the annual board
of directors election which
will be held at the annual
membership meeting April 14.
Named to the slate were in
cumbents Justine Parks of
Chugiak and Bruce Graham of
Palmer. Also James J. Hurley,
C. Ivan Branton, and Harold
J. Thuma all of Palmer; Glen
Briggs and Ray Hendricks of
Chugiak; Mrs. Rivera Hiber of
Eska, and Waldo Erickson of
Wasilla. Additional nomina
tions may be made from the
floor at the time of election.
The terms of Mrs. Parks and
Graham expire this year. Other
members of the board are
Charles Wilson of Palmer,
Aaron Combs of Wasilla, and
Phil O’Neill of Sutton,
“Delegates” to Appear
In 1956 Minstrel Show
“The Palmer Kiwanis Minstrel
Show for 1956 is shaping up nice
ly and by show time we plan a
polished production,” Dave Por-%
ter, show director, said this week.
Chuck Logsdon and associates
have written a hilarious sdtipt,
the rumors say, and along with
excellent local and area talent,
the show sounds like it will be
a big hit.
The theme of this year s show
is based on the Alaska Constitu
tional Convention, with Delegates
Mr. Interlocutor (Jack Flint);
Snowflake (Marv Slaughter);
Lightning (Jack) Maze, Zebediah
(Harold Stephan), and Hambone
(Dave Porter), ably representing
the Valley—and doing their best
to make a farce out of an other
wise serious occasion.
The “delegates” do everything
from callin gin an expert from
China to advise them on Civil
Rice, to apportioning the new
state into molehills (because they
are similar to burrows).
Many specialty acts have been
lined up and the participants are
busy making “sharp”. End men
rehearsals will get under way
March 6 and continue throughout
the balance of the month. Rehear
sals of the entire cast will be held
April 3, with dress rehearsals
planned for April 5.
Among specialties will be quar
tets from both the Palmer and
Anchorage Kiwanis Clubs. There
will be an orchestra, composed of
Palmer area talent— harmonica
quartet — specialty dances —
a beauty shop quartet and a fav
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FAIR BOARD
TO MEET MARCH 6
The Board of Directors, and
members of the various commit
tees of the Valley Fair Associa
tion will meet Tuesday night,
March 6, in the basement of the
Valley Theatre. All persons in
terested in attending the meeting
are asked to contact Association
Secretary A1 Hagen so they may
be put on the agenda.
EGG REGULATIONS
IN EFFECT TODAY
THROUGHOUT ALASKA
A new Territorial regulation
entitled “Alaska Shell Egg Regu
lation” becomes effective today,
March 1, 1956, throughout Alaska,
according to George S. Crowther,
marketing supervisor of the Al
aska Department of Agriculture.
The new regulation requires
that all containers of shell eggs
thall b« labeled to show the grade
and size contained therein togeth
er with a sufficiently explicit ad
dress of the packer or producer.
In addtion, eggs imported into
the Territory are required to have
been inspected prior to shipment.
The grade and size designations
official for the Territory are iden
tical to those of the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture and may be
amended from time to time.
In referring to eggs, no false
or misleading statements shall be
permitted and no superlative
terms may be used unless eggs
are Grade A or better. Also, eggs
shall not be represented as "Ak
askan” or airborne” unless they
actually are Crowthers explained.
Eggs are exempted from the
regulation when sold on a con
tract to government agencies
which require inspection prior to
shipment, in possession of a pro
cessor, or sold by the producer di
rect to to the consumer.
The regulation is a result of
the variation of eggs being offer
ed for sale to the general public
with most of them being represt
ed as high quality eggs. Spot in
spections of Alaska’s markets will
be made to determine compliance
of the regulation are the respon
sibility of the person in posses
sion. ‘‘We have been making spot
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Territorial Police
Announce Office Hours
Persons seeking vehicle inspec
tion and applications for a driv
ing license are requested to con
tact the Territorial Police at the
police department located in City
Hall. Territorial police officers
are in attendance at the depart
ment from 10 a.m. to noon and
after 200 p.m. each day.
Drivers who have never been
licensed are requied to take driv
ing and written tests. Those driv
ers who have been licensed, but
not in Alaska, need take only the
written test. Drivers who now
hold an Alaskan license may re
new the license to their birth
date by application. No examin
ation is required for a renewal.
HEART CAMPAIGN
UNDER WAY IN AREA
Collection containers for the
current American Heart Associa
tion campaign were distributed
throughout the business section
in Palmer this week. The attrac
tive red plastic hearts have been
pjlaced in convenient spots for
the collection of donors who are
not contacted otherwise.
Personal contact letters are go
ing out n the mail this week to
residents of the valley area. Don
L. Irwin is local chairman and
Ed Smith committee member.
DOGS PLUS MOOSE
ZQUALS TROUBLE
Bob Burkholder, FWS, to
day asked the cooperation of
parents, dog owners, and the
City of Palmer, in the problem
of moose in the city limits.
Burkholder was , called this
morning to "rescue” a child,
who hade been treed by a
moose in the North Palmer
section. When he arrived he
found the boy in a tree—he
told Burkholder he had got
ten up there to see what was
going to happen. Several dogs
were worrying the moose,
which was a young bull calf.
Burkholder reported the caif
was not beligerent toward him,
but that the dogs, none of
which were apparently licen
sed, had caused the fracus.
The Fish and Wildlife agent
asked strongly that parents in
sist that their children who
must walk to school, walk on
the roads. The boy involved
in this morning’s incident was
walking along a path that cuts
through the woods. Dog own
ers are asked to cooperate by
keeping their pets at home,
and the City was asked to co
operate by picking up unlicen
sed stray dogs. Because of na
tural feed in the wooded sec
tions of the city, the moose
will remain in these regions,
he pointed out. If the dogs can
be controlled, much of the
problem will be solved, he said.
March of Dimes
Campaign Now
Totals Over $900
A total of $912.86 has been de
posited to date in the area March
of Dimes campaign, according to
Ed Smith, campaign chairman.
This sum does not include pro
ceeds from, the March of Dimes
dance which was sponsored by
the Palmer Elks clutb. Not all the
tickets have yet been turned in,
the dance committee reported,
making a final figure impossible
at this time.
Recent contributions, not pre
viously acknowledged were re
ceived from: Happy Valley Home
makers club, $11; G. S. Brownie
Troop 15, Mr. and Mrs. Max
Sherrod, The Frontiersman, Mr.
and Mrs. H .A. Steinberg, Maud
Hosier, Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan
Branton, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Hoffman, Palmer Kiwanis Club,
$50, and Beta Sigma Phi, $234.63.
The latter amount was raised by
members of the sorority’s two
chapters through a tag day sale.
T.D. SEAL DRIVE
TOTALS $576
Collections, through February,
in the Tuberculosis Health Seal
sale, total $576.72, according to
Mrs. Eugene Kirsch, campaign
chairman. Of this amount, Mrs,
Kirsch pointed out, $446.38 goes
to the headquarters in Juneau
and $130.34 is retained in Pal
mer. As of today the Palmer fund
totals $472.24, Mrs. Kirsch added.
In making the announcement
the campaign chairman extended
her thanks to the many donors
and to those who assisted in the
I campaign.
THREE-DAY SESSION
EXPECTED TO DRAW
RECORD ATTENDANCE
The Second Alaska Farm For
um will get under way in Palmer
tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 p.m.
in the high school cafeteria, when
greetings will he offered by the
Honorable Charles W. Wilson,
Mayor of Palmer. Dr. George D.
Scarseth will preside at the
opening session and will speak
during the afternoon.
Other speakers on the Friday
afternoon program include James
Hurley, manager ARRC who will
present "If You Want a Farm”.
James W. Wilson, commissioner
of agriculture; Philip Johnson,
chairman Alaska ASC Commit
tee; and Roy J. Jordre, (jf the
Commodity Stabilization Service,
U.S.D.A., will also appear on the
program. The evening session,
which will begin at 8 p.m. will
be presided over by Stewart Dur
rant, The evening speaker will be
Merrill N. Warnick, president of
the American Dairy Association.
A panel discussion on "How Can
the Dairyman be Heard” will
complete the evening program.
A full program is slated for
Saturday, beginnin at 9 a.m. H. P.
Gazaway will preside during the
general session at which time
Stewart Durrant, manager of the
Matanuska Valley Farmers Co
operating Association will pre
sent "The Family Consumer”,
ana colonel trvm jl. n.ener,
quartermaster, U. S, Army Al
aska will present “The Military
Consumer”. Concurrent group
meetings will include Dairy Pro
ducts and Marketing, with Geor
ge Jackson, president of the Al
aska Dairy Products presiding;
Vegetable Processing and Mar
keting with Eugene Reid, Matan
uska Valley vegetable grower
presiding; Gardens, Greenhouses,
Landscaping, Mrs. Alfred Kirsh,
Valley homemaker, presiding.
At noon on Saturday the North
land Pioneer Grange No. 1 will
host a buffet luncheon at Grange
hall.
Don L. Irwin, director at the
Experiment Station will preside
at the afternoon session when
E. C. Cummis, field representa
tive, Social Security Adminis
tration and Fred A. Smith, agent,
Internal Revenue Service will
speak. Concurrent group meet
ings will follow with Harold Ste
phan Valley Potato grower, pres
iding at “Potato Production”;
John R. Alcantrow, Anchorage
poultryman at “Poultry Produc
tion and Marketing”; and Mayor
Charles Wilson, “Community
Life.”
Saturday evening at 8 p.m. ad
ditional group meetings are plan
ned. Darrel Callison. Valley vege
table grower will preside at
Vegetable Production;” Mrs.
George Crowther, valley home
maker will preside at “The Rural
Home—Construction, Remodeling,
Interior Decoration”, and a Dairy
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CONSTITUTION COPIES
ARRIVE FOR SCHOOLS
AND LOCAL LIBRARY
James Hurley this week ;
received enlarged copies of the :
proposed Alaska Constitution i
which have ben provided for !
the Palmer High School, Pal- !
mef Library and Wasilla High !
School.
Enough copies have been
printed, Hurley was informed, I
to provide a copy for each high !
school, library and court ii- ■
brary in the Territory. It is ex- '<
pected the copies will be pre- j
sented to the schools during a
special assembly.
LEAP YEAR DANCE, SAT., MAR. 3
10:00 P.M. TO I A.M.
School Gvm
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