| Reporters—
I Notebook
Dr. Charles Logsdon, plant
pathologist at the Alaska Agri
culture Experiment Station is on
'•» three-day visit to the Kenai
area this week where he will con
duct potato bin inspection of cer
tified seed.
Private Lawrence R. Curry, son
t.f Mr. and Mrs! Bertren R- Curry
of Palmer ,was graduated Janu
ary 17 from the eight-week air
plane maintenance course at The
Army Aviation School, Fort Ruc
ker, Alabama. Curry entered the
Army in October 1957 and was
stationed at Fort Ord, California,
before arriving at Fort Rucker.
'Ibe 23-year-old soldier was grad
uated from Santa Monica High
School in 1952. He attended Santa
-Monica City College, the Univer
sity of Alaska, and the University
of California at Los Angeles.
The January 21 issue of LOOK
magazine carires a lengthy fea
ture on the Mormon religion. Pic
tured in the article is Eider Stew
art O. Durrant, son of Mr. and
Mis. Stewart .Durrant, fanner
jpalmer residents. The youth is a
.'young Mormon missionary who is
An. his second year of work in
iHnwaii.
Charles Wilson, territorial con
servationist, is in Fairbanks for
■a few days on routine Soil Con
servation Service business.
More and more skiers are tak
ing to the ski area each week
end. This past week several new
skiers—some on skiis for the first
time- -were out making use of
'fine new ski tow at Little Susitna.
"She local ski club has some ski
t^juipment which will be loaned
•without charge to interested per
•oris.
Because there was not a quor
um on January 28 the regular
ameeting of the Palmer City Coun
cil was not held.
’Mr. and Mrs. C. Ivan Branton
«nd granddaughter Barbie re
turned to Palmer January 19 fol
Jeming holiday visits with, their
riuldren, Dick, Roseann, and
Jerry, their families, ana otner
j»wtertjves. Dick, Roseann, the
-hitters husband Roy Goodman,
. a»*f Larry Bentti also of Palmer
. «re ail students at Oregon State
■ 'College at Corvallis. Dick and
Jftosearm were named to the hon
. w roll during the past semester.
A. family reunion was held at
Jtoseburg, Oregon and the Bran
tons visited Mrs. Branton’s moth
**j at Yachats, Oregon.
WfifERSITY SEES I
RECORD ENROLLMENT
FSR THIRD YEAR
The University of Alaska facul
ty and administration are pre
tporing for another record enroll
'ment in the spring semester reg
«trdtion which opened January
; 24, Mrs. Laura E. Jones, registrar,
t*as announced
First semester on-campus en
rollment reached a high of &90
students. Mrs. Jones said that
sufficient students to establish a
ufw record next semester already
Jiave disclosed their plans to
'ncgister.
Instruction began January
T4. William R. Chasen, dean of
students, said that entering
tneshmen reported to the
university on Jauary 24 in order
to take freshman entrance exam
awations. Dormitories opened to
arw students last week.
Republicans Plan
Lincoln Day Dinner
The Women’s Republican Club
■*$ the Matanuska Valley will
-■serve a Lincoln Day log cabin
•dinner at the high school cafe
teria Friday, February 7, at 7
James Trietsch, Anchorage sch
wnl teacher, will be the guest
srpeaker. He will give his thesis
■*Hhe Prince and the Printer”, a
■study of the era of Abraham Lin
•«*'sn and Horace Greeley. Trie
tech was enthusiastically receiv
ed when he spoke at the Third
Division Republican Convention
dinner earlier this year. In addi
tion to his teaching work. Triet
srh is organist at the First Baptist
‘Church in Anchorage. Trietsch,
who became totally blind at the
- age of six, has overcome the *
handicap and is often called ilfion
«a.f a speaker.
Tickets at $1.75 for adults "hind
41.25 for students, are available
at Dr. A. J. Colberg’s office, the
INorth Palmer Store or from Mrs.
Clarence Krause. Young people
are especially urged to attend
the dinner and hear the ^guest
speaker. i
FUNDS SOUGHT FOR
NEW RESUSCITATOR
Today and Saturday, and each
Thursday and Saturday as long
as necessary, the Palmer Com
munity Ambulance will be park
ed on the street in the business
section of Palmer in a campaign
to collect funds for the purchase
of a new resuscitator.
The project is being sponsored
jointly by the Beta Sigma Phi
sorority (sponsors of the ambul
ance) and members of the Pal
mer Volunteer Fire Department
The resuscitator, which is being
purchased from an Anchorage
firm, is being made available for
$650.00. It is a very compact
unit; may be used on two persons
at the same time. Two hundred
feet of extension hose permits its
use at widely separated points.
The varied attachments permits
its use on any size person, from
a large man -to a small child or
infant. It is light in weight and
completely water proof.
The new resuscitator will re
place the out-moded one used in
the past.
Members of the fire depart
ment will seek contributions from
business firms and organizations
and sorority members will con
centrate on individual contribu
tions. Every person making a
contribution on the street will
receive a lapel ribbon of black,
gold and red. The black and gold
are sorority colors and the red
will represent the firemen. This
is the first community project
the newly organized fire depart
ment has undertaken.
Persons not contacted during
the campaign may send donations
to either the Volunteer Fire De
partment, Palmer, or to the Beta
Sigma Phi, Palmer. Persons mak
ing such donations are requested
to identify their contributions as
being for the resuscitator.
In addtion to sharing the fund
raising project, members of the
fire department have volunteered
their services for the ambulance
crew. This will greatly relieve
the limited ambulance crew
which formerly handled the calls.
The ambulance was made
available to the community near
ly four years ago when the sor
ority recognized the need for an
ambulance in this area. During,
he early part of their search for an
ambulance Aubrey Haines of the
Anchorage Funeral Chapel made
the ambulance available to the
sorority. In addition, he contri
buted linens and a wheel-equip
ped stretcher. Since that time the
sorority has operated the ambul
ance on their own funds; on
small returns realized from mini
mum charges made for its use;
and from donations of materials
made by some organizations and
individuals.
Although it is a community
ambulance, the service provided
is not strictly “free service”. A
LOCAL CAMERA CLUB
IS INITIATED
A program committee was
named at the first meeting of the
Camera Club and Howard Camp
bell, professional photographer
discussed various phases of photo
graphy and will help work out
future programs.
Named to the program commit
tee were Sam Woolcock, Homer
Hayes, John Dryden and Ralph
Crothers. Seventeen persons at
tended the meeting.
Joe Pitchier from Eklutna gave
a demonstration with colored
slides; showing distant and dose
up shots of wild flowers.
Members decided to meet twice
a month; the first Monday and
the third Wednesday.
The next meeting will be Feb
ruary 3 at 8 p-m. in the Co-Op
rec hall. All persons interested
in photography are invited to at
tend. The club is being sponsored
by the Matanuska Valley Sports
men.
Piospector Program
To Start This Year
A prospector assistance pro
gram as authorized by the 1957
Territorial Legislature, will be
started this year, the Territorial
Department of Mines has an
nounced. Assistance will consist
of maximum allowances of $200
for transportation and $100 per
month, but not over $300 per sea
son, for food and equipment.
The TDM plans to put approxi
mately 16 men in the field under
this program if a sufficient num
ber of favorable applications are
received from qualified prospec
tors. Applications should be re
ceived in the Juneau TDM office
before April 1, on which date the
successful ones will be chosen.
No prospecting operation of less
than one month will be consider
ed. Applicants must be U. S.
citizens and bona fide residents of
Alaska.
Application blanks and detail
ed information on the program
may be obtained from TDM of
fices at Anchorage, College, and
Ketchikan, or by writing to the
Territorial Department of Mines,
Box 1391, Juneau. Further infor
mation will also be published in
the next monthly TDM Bulletin.
minimum charge of $5 locally,
and $1 per mile (one way) is
made to help offset the cost of
operation, including insurance,
registration, gas, oil, anti-freeze,
tires, chains, and other mainten
ance costs.
The volunteer firemen this
week announced that they will
shoulder the gas and oil expenses
of the ambulance. This money
will come from their own funds
and not from the city.
The City of Palmer furnishes
housing for the ambulance in the
fire hall.
M
SECOND HALF 1957 TAXES NOW DUE AND
PAYABLE for taxpayers of the Palmer School
District and City of Palmer.
NOTICES have been mailed.
Everyone who received a pink "DELIN
QUENT NOTICE" copy of their tax bill in Sep
tember jv///_nof^ receive a second half notice.
Penalty increases to 15% on all bills un
paid on or before February 1, 1958.
WM. WAKELAND, Collector
I NEW MACHINERY - USED MACHINERY
| All Kinds of Machinery
I All at Bargain Prices
| FOR EXAMPLE:
USED 300 UTILITY • $2250
GOOD FARMALL "A" .. 400
* ALLIS CHALMER WC . 850
% (Just Overhauled)
REMEMBER, We'll take almost anything from a
set of good used false teeth to a naggin' wife
as a trade-in!
Don't Forget You Get Patronage Purchase
Savings Receipts Here!!
Co-Op Garage
ALASKA'S OLDEST AND MOST RELIABLE
TRUCK & FARM IMPLEMENT DEALERS
MATANUSKA VALLEY FARMERS CO-OP ASSN.
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Basketball Players
Leave Tcmarrowfor
Week-End Games
Basketball players will be
leaving Palmer by the handful
this week-end.
Members of the Palmer high
school team travel to Seward for
a two-day series with the Seward
Seahawks and members of the
Palmer Elks teams take off to
morrow morning for their annual
trek to Cordova.
The 33-passenger plane for
Cordova leaves the Palmer field
| about 9:30 tomorrow morning. It
j will be carrying 17 basketball
players and 13 additional passen
gers, all of whom are looking for
ward to the bountiful hospitality
of the Cordova “clam diggers”.
Two double-header games will
be played on Friday and Satur
day night by the men and women
of the Elks teams. They expect
to return to Palmer sometimes
during the day on Sunday. Dur
ing their visit boats will be made
available for those who wish to
take a trip around the bay.
The high school basketball
players on both the varsity and
jayvee teams leave by bus at 7
a.m. tomorrow for Seward. They
will be accompanied by Coach
Chip Chatterton and James Mc
Kenzie, assistant coach.
OPEN HOUSE PLANNED
FEB. 9 BY C. BREWERS
Mr. and Mrs. Cy Brewer of
Palmer will hold open house at
their home on Sunday, February
9, in observance of their 25th
wedding anniversary. All friends !
are invited to call between the
hours of 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. The
Brewers have asked, “no gifts,
please—just drop in and visit and
help us celebrate.’’
The Brewer home is located on
the second Butte road.
Wasilla Ponders
(Continued from page 1)
have been made by various indi
viduals and groups in the Wasil- |
ia area, including annexation to
Palmer; consolidation of Wasil- i
la or a district school distirct
with the Palmer School District;
separation of the Big Lake area
from Wasilla—and others. Addi
tional meetings are planned to
work out final decisions.
YOUTHS REMINDED
TO REGISTER ON
I8TH BIRTHDAY
Calling attention to the Tact
that failure to register is a vio
lation of law and makes the de
linquent liable to penalty, John
L. McCormick, Alaska State Di
rector of Selective Service this
week outlined registration re
quirements under the Universal
Military Training and Service
Act, as amended, which he said
he believed were not thoroughly
understood by all of the general
public.
The obligation to register is
imposed by the Act on every
male citizen and every other
male person in the United States
between the ages of 18 and 26.
Members of reserve components
of the armed forces, including the
National Guard, are not exempt
from registration.
The young man who becomes
18 is required to register at a
local board office within five
days of the date of his 18th
birthday, McCormick explained,
but if he happens to be away
from home he need not return;
he may register at the nearest
local board convenient to him, or
contact the Selective Service
registrar in his community, and
the record will be sent to the
local board having jurisdiction,
even though it is in another state.
After he registers, it is manda
tory that a registrant keep his lo
cal board informed of any change
in address or change in status,
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SERVICES EACH SUNDAY
11 A. M., GRANGE HALL
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ina b. mckenzie
Consultant
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the director pointed out. This ap
plies after he becomes 26 as well
as before. Registrants, generally
speaking, who are deferred sub
sequent to June 19. 1951, are lia
able until they are 35.
Locally, youths upon reaching
their 18th birthday, may register
at the Palmer Post office.
McCormick said he cOuld not
overemphasize the importance of
the registrant giving his perman
ent home address as his place of
residence when he registers at a
board away from home, since the
place of residence which he gives
when registering determines the
local board which will always
have jurisdiction over him.
The maximum penalty for vio
lation of any of the provisions of
the selective service law is five
years in prison or a fine of $10,000
or both.
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