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VOLUME 11, NUMBER 30
PALMER, ALASKA THURSDAY. MAY 22, 1958
PRICE TEN CENTS
VALLEY TO OBSERVE 23RD COLONY DAY
COUNCIL STUDIES
’58 SCHOOL BUDGET;
MAY ALTER TAX RATE
Members of the Palmer City
Council met on Tuesday evening
of this week to consider the
Palmer Indepedent School Dis
trict budget of proposed expendi
tures for the school year 1958
59.
The budget was gone over,
#age by page, and many points
were discused by tne councilmen,
and explained by William Zah
radnicek, councilman and super
intendent of schools. The latter
included a resume of needed con
struction.
The total proposed budget fig
ure is $629,129.51. It is estimated
that $478,120.72 will be received
from territorial and federal re
ceipts, leaving a balance for lo
cal contribution of $151,008.79,
which means that an 11-mill tax
rate would be needed to meet
the operating budget. However,
the minimum amount needed, to
meet present construction needs,'
would call for an additional one
mill tax.
Two years ago (1956) the tax
rate in the school district was 11
mills; in the city, 5 mills for a
total in the city of 16 mills. In
1957 the school district tax rate
dropped one mill because of a
"surplus” in funds obtained from
delinquent taxes. The city added
one mill and the total in the city
was the same 16-mill rate as the
previous year. The Palmer board
of education is requesting the
City allow an 11-mill tax rate
in the school district and a five
mill rate in the city, for the same
16-mill total. This proposal would
mean that the city would be op
erating on one mill less than
in 1957.
The school district was recently
notified that some $81,000 was
available to the district under
federal impact law. This money
is definitely needed for construc
tion of additional class rooms in
the elementary schools. Super
intendent Zahradnicek told coun
cil members that a 120-day ex
tension has been requested on
acceptance of these funds to pro
vide time to make definite plans
for its use.
‘Construction plans were not
ready when we were notified of
the availibility of these funds,”
he pointed out. "The only way
we could have been ready would
have been to have hired an arch
itect in advance and had these
costs wihtout knowing whether
or not we would be getting any
funds . . . the other alternative
was to start plans after we are
notified. In this case, we had
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Dr. Norma E. Godfrey
CHIROPRACTOR
NEW HOURS
Mondays — Tuesdays
Fridays
Noon to 6 p.m.
After 6 by Appointment
Office Located in
CO-OP REC HALL
FAMILY NIGHT
DINNER
Thursday, May 22
6-8 p.m.
Dance and live music follows
$1.25 per person
Moose members and
their guests
Extra Water Allowed
City of Palmer water users
who have gardens and lawns
will again this year benefit
from the summer water
bonus schedule, it was de
cided at the May 13 meeting
of the City Council. The
same schedule will apply as
has been used the past fewr
years. Persons using water
for gardens and lawns will
be allowed 2000 gallons over
their previous three-month
average. The summer sched
ule goes into effect on the
June billing and will con
tinue through July and Au
gust.
Two Vel Groups
To Sell Poppies
Here Saturday
Residents throughout the val
ley are reminded that Saturday,
May 24 will be Poppy Day in
Palmer. Members of the Mata
nuska Valley American Legion
Auxiliary Unit and their as
sistants will be on the streets
bright and early on that date, as
will representatives of the Wa
silla Veterans of Foreign Wars
and their Auxiliary Unit.
Both veterans’ organizations,
will stage their annual Poppy
Day event at the same time and
all residents are urged to wear
two poppies on that date.
Poppies for both of these or
ganizations are made by veterans
confined to hospitals throughout
the United States. The work pro
vides both an occupation and an
income for these veterans. Pro
ceeds from the Poppy Day pro
jects are used locally in assist
ance to veterans
J. G. Harder
Road-e-o Winner
As winner of the Jaycee’s Safe
Driving Road-e-o, held in Palm
er this past Saturday. J. C. Har
der, senior at Palmer High
School, leaves Friday for Juneau
where he will participate in the
State contest. Harder, son of
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Moyer, out
scored nine other youths in the
safe driving contest which in
cluded both written and driving
tests. In addition to the three-day
.trip to Juneau, Harder was
awarded a Hamilton electric
wrist watch which was donated
by the Matanuska Valley Bank,
the M.V.F.C.A., Pippel Insurance
and Bert’s Drug Store, and an
engraved plaque.
Walter Phillips placed second
in the combined tests and Colin
Mick was third. Others partici
pating were Henry Gallant, Le
roy Heaven, Jesse Wilson, John
Boyd, Tim McMahon, Bythel
Compton and Roy Felix. Certif
icates of accomplishment were
awarded to all participants as
well as the business houses who
contributed the watch.
Jaycee John Aper, chairman of
the Road-e-o, said all high school
students were enthusiastic about
the contest which was held here
for the first time this year. John
Gore, Jaycees president, extend
ed his appreciation to all who
participated in the Road-e-o and
helped with its great success.
The Palmer winner will be
traveling to Juneau via PNA with
the Road-e-o winner from the
Anchorage area. The State win
ner will go to Washington, D. C.
in August on an expense-paid
trip, and compete in the finals.
Fresh Flowers i
Artificial Wreaths
Cemetery Pots
;! for !;
Memorial Day
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MAUD'S FLOWER SHOP
Mayor Lynn Buys First Legion Auxiliary Poppy
Pictured above is young Diana Rush who is selling the first
American Legion Auxiliary Poppy to Mayor Kenneth Lynn.
Also pictured is Mrs. Dana Nieman, Unit chairman of Poppy
Da; which will be observed locally on Saturday, May 24. Miss
Rush is daughter of Mrs. Leola Rush and the late Da[vid Rush,
former member of the local American Legion Post.
Colony Day Program
Sunday, May 25,1958
Palmer, Alaska
NOON -- Registration for Settlers and Colonists at Elks hall
1:00 p.m. PARADE, Assembly at Central School playgrounds
CHILDREN'S EVENTS, immediately following
parade. Fairgrounds arena.
3:00 p.m. FREE MOVIES. B-BOP SESSION. CHAP POLO
2:30 p.m. FREE BAR3EQUE, Fairgrounds barbeque pit
4:00 p.m. ' ___ _ RODEO
Midway concessions will operate throughout the
afternoon. There will be displays and demonstrations
held at the fairgrounds and other scheduled events.
Sponsored by
THE MATANUSKA VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
33 PHS SENIORS
GRADUATE FRIDAY
Don Fridley, assistant super
intendent of Anchorage schools,
will address the 1958 graduating
class of Palmer High School at
commencement exercises to be
held in the school gymnasium
tomorrow at 8 p.m.
The high school Pioneer Band
will play "Stout Hearted Men”
for the processional, followed by
the invocation by the Rev. Clif
ford S. McConnell, who will also
offer the benediction. The high
school chorus will present Ralph
j E. Williams “Root and Leaves,”
followed by Bety Jo Wilson, sa
i lutatorian, who will speak on
"What Is America.” Dorothy J.
; Lentz, valedictorian, will speak
on "Wider Roads Ahead,” fol
! lowing which the band will offer
| Leoni’s “Chapel Shrine.”
1 Following the address by Mr.
i Fridley, the chorus will sing a
spiritual. “Rock-a Ma Soul.”
Presentation of awards will be
j made by William Zahradnicek,
j school superintenedent and Keith
A. Smith, high school principal,
will present the class. Awarding
| of diplomas will be done by
George Ed Smith, president of
1 the Palmer Board of Education,
j Following the benediction the
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LITTLE LEAGUE PLAY
BEGINS NEXT MONDAY
Little League baseball gets
under way next Monday evening
(May 26) on the Little League
diamond in the Co-Op area.
Players are to be at the field in
complete uniform not later than
6:45. Game time is 7:00 p.m.
Playing Monday night will be
the Dodgers, sponsored by the
Palmer Moose lodge and the In
dians, sponsored by the Palmer
Kiwanis Club.
Other games next week include
the following: Tuesday, Braves
(Koslosky’s Department Store)
vs. Giants (Jonesville Miners
| Union). Wednesday, Indians vs.
Dodgers. Thursday, Giants vs.
Braves.
A complete schedule for the
first half of the playing season
will be published next week.
Dr. Les Klebesadel of the Ag
riculture Experiment Station and
Mrs. Klebesadel leave for Col
lege today where they will at
tend baccalaureate and com
mencement exercises. While at
College Dr. Klebesadel will be
doing work at the Experiment
Station. Mrs. Klebsadel is regis
trar for the Palmer Community
College, of which Dr. Klebesa
-del is director.
PERSONAL TRIBUTE
TO WAR DEAD
A bright red po-ppy on
your lapel Saturday will
show that you remember and
honor those who g^ve their
lives in defense of America.
The day will be Poppy Day.
Volunteers from the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary will be
on the streets with baskets of
memorial poppies which ev
eryone will be asked to wear
in honor of the nation’s war
dead. The poppies, made by
disabled veterans, are crepe
paper replicas of the wild
poppies of France and Flan
ders which grew “between
the crosses, row on row” in
war cemeteries in those
countries, nature’s oral tri
bute to the battle dead.
Wearing a poppy Saturday
will be your personal tribute
to those gallant dead.
Members of Butte
Fire Association
Names Directors
Members of the Butte Fire
Association last night named five
of their number to the board of
directors and voted to adopt by
laws presented at the meeting.
Named to the board of directors
were: Bill Casler, A1 Frey (2-yr.
terms), Joe Lentz, Jr., Duane
Goodrich and R. J. Heddles for
one-year terms.
During the past year consid
erable improvement on the fire
fighting equipment and facilities
has been made possible by the
association. The fire truck, in
excellent working order and well
equipped, is housed inside the
fire hall, as is the association’s
auxiliary tank trailer which has
its own pump and hose. The ac
quisition of the tafik increases
the available water supply by
over 100 per cent. An oil furnace
was installed with which to heat
the fire hall and a siren now
sounds when fires are reported.
In addition, tne association nas
secured a telephone fire warning
system, through which one per
son on each Butte party line may
be called, all at the same time,
as a “conference” call. It is now
possible to reach five volunteer
firemen at one time, and they in
turn call others on their own line
■ to help fight the fire. This serv
ice is provided by calling the
Palmer fire department. Through
an arrangement made with the
Matanuska Telephone Associa
tion, the Butte Fire Association
will receive $10 credit on their
’telephone bill for each new tele
phone subscriber they acquire
for the association from either
the Butte or Palmer areas. Fire
association members were urged
to contact their friends and
neighbors who would be inter
ested in obtaining telephone
service so that the association
may have the credit.
Memorial Services
Planned By Legion
Memorial Day service plans
were made by the Matanuska
Valley American Legion Post
No. 15 at their regular meeting.
L. P. Rorrison and Ray Lancaster
were named co-chairmen in
charge of preparing the ceme
tery for Memorial Day.
Tomorrow evening (anytime
after 4:30 p.m.) was set for a
general clean-up time. The pub
lic is invited to help in this pro
ject and urged to attend Me
morial Day services on May 30.
Thelma Cope, member of the
Theta Chapter Beta Sigma Phi,
has been named delegate from
that chapter, to attend the Terri
torial BSP Convention to be held
in Sitka next month.
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FREE BARBEQUE
HIGHLIGHTliifi DAY
In observance of the start of
the Matanuska Valley Colony in
May of 1935, and honoring early
day settlers, the Matanuska Val
ley Chamber of Commerce will
sponsor Colony Day here on Sun
day, May 25.
^.1 Brooks, who is serving as
general chairman of the event,
states it looks like the celebra
tion will be one of the biggest
and best ever held.
Events get under way with the
Fly-In, Drive-In breakfast being ‘
sponsored by the Matanuska Val
ley Airmen’s Association at the
airport from 7:30 a.m. until noon.
The main program starts at 1
p.m. with a big parade, in which
members of the PHS Pioneer and
junior bands and drum corps will
participate, as well as the Wasil
la high school band. Marching
units will include members of
the 23rd Infantry first battalion,
I a tank and self-propelled howit
zer; the C.A.P. Cadet Squadron
from Elmendorf; members of
Co. C, 180th Engineer Bn.,
U.S.A.R., local Cub Scouts, the
Artie Trails Riding Club, the
Chugach Range Riders, and a
? number of entries in the float
sections. Tom Moffitt will enter
his Model T Ford.
Cash prizes will be awarded
in four divisions of the float sec
tions, with first, second and third
j place winners taking home prizes
' of $15, $10 and $5 in the com
| mercial, fraternal, individual and
| kids and their pets divisions.
| Preference will be shown for
| workmanship and those includ
ing Colony Day in their theme.
The reviewing stand will be at
the ARR loading dock and sett
lers and colonists will be on the
stand with the judges.
The always popular free bar
becue will feature baked Mata
nuska Valley potatoes prepared
by Rice’s Bakery, and choice,
tender barbecued beef. Brooks
said the “critter” was one of the
nicest he has seen in a long time.
It was obtained from the Hol
stien and Bradley farm. While
the barbecue is being served a
number of programs will run si
multaneously including events
for the children; horseback polo
in which members of the Chu
gach Range Riders and the Mata
nuska Valley Riders will com
pete; free movies of the Lake
George break-up, to be shown
by members of the Anchorage
Jaycees, and the Machetanz film
on the Matanuska Valley; various
concessions will operate on the
midway; there will be military
displays .including a guided mis
sile, band .presentations; drills
by the C.A.P. Cadets, and many
other events.
Souvenir buttons will be sold
and 10 free airplane rides award
ed to lucky ticket holders.
All colonists and settlers, who
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