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The Frontiersman
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF THE MATANUSKA VALLEY
PALMER P-TA
HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 18
8:00 P.M.
VOLUME 12. NUMBER 1
PALMER. ALASKA THURSDAY. NOV. 13, 1958
PRJCE 15 CENTS
BY $30,000 FIRE
cities; league
MAKES GENERAL
POLICY STATEMENT
During their annual conven
tion, the League of Alaskan Cit
.•f-s, adopted a General Policy
Statement: and encouraged mem
ber cities to work during the
'timing year to achieve the ob
jectives, among which were the
following:
To extend full cooperation to
all branches of the new State
government in affecting an order
by transition to statehood and in
toe developing of legislation to)
implement the new State Con
stitution.
To obtain for municipalities, in
ail legislation relating to them,
general grants of power and to
oppose restrictive grants of pow
er.
To oppose legislation which
would create regulatory commis
*• tms or boards with jurisdiction
over municipally-owned public
Utilities or similar enterprises;
i. nd oppose legislation which
would remove from city councils
control over private utilities op
erated in cities.
To oppose state enacted ex
emptions from local taxes. t
To welcome the boroughs that j
will complement local govern
ment organization in Alaska, and
look forward to coordination of
borough and city facilities and
services to the end that local
government in Alaska will be a
model of efficiency and democ
racy for the other 48 states.
To seek immediate passage of i
legislation to classify cities and j
prescribe the procedures for ad- 1
•ption of home rule charters by I
first-class cities; and to urge that j
there be only two classifications I
of cities: First class (home rule
•charter cities) and general law
cities, with cities being given op
ton of becoming either a first
class or a general law city,
thereby carrying out the purpose
end intent , of the State Consti
tution to provide for maximum ;
local self-government with a j
minimum of local governmental j
units.
To seek inclusion in legislation
delegating tax powers to general
law cities provision for maxi
mum freedom in the selection of
revenue sources, thereby broad
ening the revenue base for muni
i'panties; and reserving to Cities
urid Boroughs the exclusive right
(Continued on Page 8)
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Closed Saturday Afternoons
Public Invited
TURKEY SHOOT |
SUN. NOV. 16—1 P.M.
Alpine Civic Club ji
Rifles and Ammo Furnished
Ladies & Gentlemen
Come and win your :
Thanksgiving Turkey ;
Coffee & Refreshment*
Available
P-TA Program
To Feature
Anchorage Speaker
Elmer Selim of Anchorage
will be the guest speaker at the
November 18 meeting of the Pal
mer Parent-Teacher Association
meeting which will be held at
8 p.m. in the high school cafe
teria. Mr. Sellin is sales manager
with the Northwest Orient Air
Lines and a former president of
the Anchorage High School P-TA
and a present member of the An
chorage Board of Education. His
topic will be based on home and
school.
The program this month is be- |
ing presented by the Palmer tea- j
chers and in addition to the talk
by Mr. Sellin, a quartet compos
ed of Lois Weldon, Beverly A per, j
Lee Plumbley, and Chester Cant- j
ley, all Palmer teachers, will pre- j
sent several numbers.
All parents of Palmer school j
children and other interested per- j
sons are invited to attend.
DEMOCRATIC RALLY
HERE NOVEMBER 21
i
A Democratic rally will be held ,
in the Central School gymnasium j
on Friday, November 21, starting!
at 8 p.m , it was announced tod
day.
All Democratic candidates will j
be in attendance, it is anticipated, j
including William A. Egan, can- j
didate for governor; Hugh J. j
Wade, secretary of state candi- j
date; E. L. (Bob) Bartlett, U. S. ;
Senate candidate; Ernest Gruen- {
ing, U. S. Senate candidate;!
Ralph J. Rivers, U. S. Represen- ]
tative candidate; Irene E. Ryan, i
at-large senator candidate; Ralph
E. Moody, at-large senator candi- j
date; J. Earl Cooper, District G
state senator candidate; and
James J. Hurley, state represen
tative candidate.
The public is cordially invited j
to attend. Entertainment and re
freshments are planned as part
of the program.
PURPLE BUBBLE BALL
SET FOR NOV. 22
The annual Purple Bubble
Bali, held each year by Elks
lodges, will be held by Palmer
B.P.O. Elks on Saturday. Novem
ber 22.
The ball is being held in ad
vance of the holiday season, in
stead of shortly after as in the'
past, to avoid eonflietion with the
many other events usually held
in the valley area during the
holidays.
The semi-formal event will be
open to all Elks, their ladies, and
their guests. Members are re
quested to pick up their guest
cards at the lodge as soon as pos
sible.
Dancing, to live music,, will
begin at 10 p.m. and continue un
til 2 a.m.
LOGSDONS RETURN
FROM TRIP TO EUROPE
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Logsdon
have returned to Palmer follow
ing a two-month trip to Europe
where Dr, Logsdon visited uni
versities and institutes of plant
pathology and research. Much of
his time was devoted to Euro
pean plant pathology work that
could be useful in Alaska. He also
attended a meeting in Stockholm
of the Seventh International Con
gress for Microbiology. While in
Europe the Logsdons visited in
Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland,
Holland, and Germany and re
port a “wonderful trip, but glad
to be home.” They made their
trip via S.A.S., stopping in Min
nesota to pick up their children
when enroute home. Dr Logs
don is in the plant pathology de
partment of the Alaska Agricul*
ture Experiment Station.
FAIR ASSOCIATION
MEETING ADJOURNED
TO DECEMBER 9
The annual membership meet
ing of the Matanuska Valley Fair
Association was adjourned No
vember 12 to December 9 by vote
of members attending to enable a ,
committee which was appointed
by Sam Gotten, association presi
dent, to make a study of the as
sociation’s constitution and pro- ]
posed changes. All members of
the association are requested to
make plans for attendance at the
Annual reports were given by
Letha Kruscavage, secretary,
H. P. Gaza way, treasurer, Eugene
Kirsch, 1958 Valley Fair mana
ger; and President Cotten. It was
pointed out by Cotten that one
of the reasons for the financial,
success of the recent fair was'
that operating expenses and capi
tal improvements were kept at a
minimum—that there was more
support from the community
through the participation of the
local Jaycees and Ki wants Clubs
and that considerable time and
labor, formerly hired, was do
nated by members of the board
of directors, and the efficient of
fice and manager personnel and
good weather during the fair.
Kirsch asked that all superin- f
tendents prepare suggestions for j
next year’s premium book: in ad
vance. He paid tribute to the su- j
perintendents for their many
years of service to the association
and in breaking in new assis- j
tants. He complimented the ex-1
hibitors on the excellence of their j
products; Joe Kruscavage for the |
grounds maintenance and the j
caretakers, gate keepers, and ;
ticket sellers.
President Cotten pointed out to
the membership that each year
each hoard of directors is faced
with different problems. This
year we concentrated on getting
the fair on a good financial
standing. Other years there have
been major capital improvements
made.
Members will be asked at the
December 9 meeting to consider
several changes among which will ;
be a change in the membership
dues status, changing the $1 life j
membership to: $1 annual mem- j
bership fee, $5.00 annual sustain- j
ing membership; and $100 life |
membership fee. Also changing
the tenure of office for directors; j
changing the name of the associa
tion; transfer of assets from the
old corporation to the new one,,
and election of officers. „
The committee named by the
association president to work on
the proposed changes include
Don Irwin, H. P. Gazaway, and
James Hurley. Members will be
notified by mail of the December
9 meeting.
New Store Opens
Here on Saturday
Mrs. Imogene Hagen, owner
and operator of the Valley Peo
ples’ Store has announced the
store will open to the public on
Saturday, November 15.
The store will be located in
the Theatre building, in space
formerly occupied by Thrifty
Variety. Mrs, Hagen stated the
store will feature new and used
furniture, as well as unfinished
furniture. Vezina furniture will
be available through the Valley
Peoples’ Store, as well as other
brands.
The store will be operated from
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Thursday it
will be open until 8 p.m., and on*
Wednesdays the store will be
closed.
UNIVERSITY DEAN
VISITS HIGH SCHOOL
Dr. Edward Voldseth, dean of
students, University of Alaska, is
in Palmer today and this morn
ing talked with senior members
of the Palmer High School. The
primary purpose of the trip is
to offer guidance and pre-college
counselling to the seniors
Joint Choir Rehearsal
To Be Held Wednesday
A joint choir rehearsal for
all Palmer churches will be
held at the Church of God on,
Wednesday, November 19 at
9 p.m. Another practice ses
sion will be held on Tuesday,'
November 25 at 8 p.m. The
joint choirs will participate in
the Thanksgiving Union Ser
vices being planned by the
Palmer churches.
MANY AWARDS MADE
AT 4-H PROGRAM
A large number of 4-H mem- ;
bers, 33 leaders, and nine junior
leaders were given recognition 1
for their past year’s work dur- !
ing the 4-H Achievement Day
, irogram held November 8. All
leaders received certificates, with
seals for each year’s leadership.
The following were winners in
the 1958 Sears Garden Contest.
Blue awards went to: Leroi
Heaven, Vadney Bledsoe, Bonnie
Bush, Bobbie Bush, Richard
Washburn, Neil Bacon, Craig
Trowbridge, Wayne Eckert, Pa
tricia Hobson, Shirley Neal, and \
Mike Weatherbee. Red awards:
Sherry Hjellerson, Fred Barnes
Stanley Smith, Marty Sherman,
John Sherman, Carmel Lee Mo
han, Richard Lewis, Kelline
Palmquist, and Robert Boyd.
White awards: Janet Miehaelson,
Roger Lincoln, John Yadon, Don
ald Brewer, Darryl Albert, Esau
Evan, Pete Evan, Eric Knutson,
Bob Olson, Ruth Phillips, Char
les Rauseau, Burton Kohler, and
Larry Fetrow.
A championship award was
made to David Martin,
Palmer District medal awards j
went to: Wythle Heaven, Florine j
Neal, Patricia Hobson, Audrey
Dinkel (2), Marian Huston, Sue
Baugh, Helen Carter, Joyce Vau
ghan, Cheri Ann Draze, Fred
Barnes, Kathy Hurley, Bonnie
Bush, Lila Ann Woods, Mary K.
Hoffman, Betty Jo Wilson, and
Robert Boyd.
State awards went to Vadney !
Bledsoe, Betty Jo Wilson, and
LeRoi Heaven.
Standard Clubs were Buttons
and Bows, Kilowatt, and Yard |
Improvement. Seals went to.
Barnyard Inc., and Lazy Moun- |
tain.
In addition to the awards, a
very interesting and well plan
ned program was enjoyed by the
large gathering of 4-H friends
cand families.
Committee Heads
Named By Auxiliary
Mrs. Agnes Zaborac. president
of the Matanuska Valley Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary Unit, has
announced chairmen for the com
ing year. They are as follows:
Dorothy Trudell, Americanism;
Vera Rorrison, rehabilitation:
Bess Johns, poppy; Mary Steel
man, child welfare; Ann Dem
ming, constitution and by-laws;
Erma Liebing, publications and
radio; Ruth Saulsbury, Pan-Am
“erican; Then Campbell, junior
activities; Vera Rorrison, music;
Izola Sims, membership; Minnie
1 Clark, national security and civil
defense; Pat DeLand, education
| of war orphans; Sara Moffitt, leg
' i si at ion; Ruth Everett, past presi
dent parley; Eva Plum ley, com
I munity service; Bess Dugas and
j Karla Duff, finance; and Mollie
| Barrett, girls state.
Elks Basketball
Teams Start Practice
Elks basketball practice will
begin Monday, November 17, at
the Central School gymnasium.
The women will practice from
7:00 to 8:00 p.m. with the mens’
team to begin their session im
mediately afterward.
Non-Partisan Meet
Draws 100 Persons;
Education Discussed
An audience of approximately
100 persons heard eleven candi
dates discuss various issues at a
non-partisan meeting held in the
Wasilla school last Friday eve
ning under the sponsorship of the/
Wasilla Parent-Teacher Associa
tion.
In attendance, and introduced
by James Frey, Republican com
mitteeman of Palmer Precinct
No. 2, were the following Repub
lican party candidates: John But
rovich, Jr., candidate for gover
nor; Brad Phillips, candidate for
secretary of state; I. M. C. An
derson, candidate for at-large
District E senator (two year
term); Keith M. Lesh, candidate
for at-large District E Senator
(four-year term); also Alaska
Party candidate, Samuel F. N.
Lightwood, at-large District E
Senator (four year term). Mrs.
Doris McKinley, candidate for
State Representative, had been
invited to participate, but was
unable to attend because of ill
ness.
Democratic candidates present,
who were introduced by Frank
Sorenson, Wasilla committee
man, included: William A. Egan,
candidate for governor; Irene E.
Ryan, candidates for at-large Dis
trict E Senator (two year term);
Ralph E. Moody, candidate at
large District E Senator (four
year term); J. Earl Cooper, can
didate for District G State Sena
tor; and James J. Hurley, candi
date for State Representative*
Also introduced by Sorensen was
Gerrit (Heinie) Snider, Independ
ent candidate for State Repre
sentative.
Opinions voiced by the candi
dates were based on a resolution
which was passed by the Wasilla
P-TA executive board on October
29.
The resolution, in part, recom
mends that a State Board of Edu
cation be created; that the chief
administering officer be a train
ed professional school adminis
trator; that the legislature pro
vide overlapping terms on the
board; that appointment of board
members be limited to two con
secutive terms; that the appoin
ment of board members carry out
(Continued on Page 8)
Two Palmer Scouts
Receive High Awards
Two members of the Palmer
Explorer Scout Troop, sponsored
‘by the Palmer B.P.O. Elks, re
ceived high Scout awards during
a ceremony held at Elks hall this
past Thursday. The awards were
presented by Cliff Marcus, in-'
stitutional representative.
Receiving his Life Scout award
was Wayne Huston, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Aaron Huston of Pal
mer. Scout: Huston is now work
ing on requirements for the high
est award available in Scouting,
that of Eagle Scout.
Carl Schrieber, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Schrieber of Palmer,
was awarded the Star Scout
award.
Replicas of these awards were
presented to the mothers of the
two boys.
An informative talk was given
by Leo Lucas on outdoor safety,
and interesting game pictures,
taken in Alaska by Waldo Fox,
were shown.
Scoutmaster of the Explorer
Troop is Aaron Huston.
During this week’s meeting the
Explorers will visit the Eklutna
hydroelectric power plant. Some
time in the near future the Ex
plorers are planning an overnight
winter hike to Wolverine or No
Name Lake.
STOP AT THE
HYLAND HOTEL
in Palmer
First-Class Rooms
$45 per month
FIREMEN USE
9,000 GAL. WATER
IN FUTILE ATTEMPT
The attractive farm home of
the Glen Wood family located
| sduth of town, was completely
destroyed by fire yesterday,
along with nearly all contents.
Losses have been estimated at ap
proximately $30,000, with only
I partial insurance coverage.
| The family had been gone from
| their home since about 2:30 p.fn
I The fire was noticed at 4 p.m.
| by school bus driver Herb Caul
; kins who sent Pholia Liebing to
; call the Palmer volunteer fire
i department. The department re
| spondee! immediately and fought
I Lhe fire continually until about
10:15 p.m. when flames broke
! through the roof and subsequent
| ly consumed the entire building.
A stand-by crew remained at the
site.
h uemen were hampered in
their efforts by a -4 degrees cold;
insufficient equipment for the
type fire; and because the fire for
many hours was confined be
i tween the walls of the house
] which filled the interior with
! such dense smoke that little or
no entrance was possible even
I with the department’s Scott air
pacs.
I- Originally built as a log house,
j the building had later been fir
red out and another layer built
around it.
Chief Bouwens reported that
16 volunteer firemen and ap
I proximately 9,000 gallons of
; water were used in the attempt
to put out the fire. The two fire
| trucks were shuttled back and
! forth from the Woods home to
-the city to obtain water. Due to
the below zero weather, only ex
treme care prevented the pumps
from freezing during the trips.
Although the cause of the fire
has not yet been determined, it
is believed to have started be
tween the kitchen and living
room walls near the chimney.
Only a few small items inclin
ing a camera, slides, projector,
small safe and some papers, and
a couple of guns were saved. Tar
get rifles, trophies, and other val
uable items were lost in the fire
Interest Shown in
AG Short Courses
Responses continue to be sent
to the Extension Office jn regard
to agricultural short courses
which are to be offered here late
I this month or early in December,
| stated Lew Hanks, district agent.
Materials for the courses are
j beginning to arrive. Hanks added,
.but no definite date has yet been
set for the first class, Hanks urg
ed all persons interested in the
! courses to register at the Exten
sion office as soon as possible so
| that the schedules may be com
pleted.