VOLUME 11. NUMBER 59 -; 6j
PALMER. ALASKA THURSDAY. MAY 15. 1958
PRICE TEN CENTS
Barbecued Beef,
Baked Local Spuds,
Colony Day Features
Famous Matanuska Valley
baked potatoes will be served
piping hot, along with tender
barbecued beef to the many hun
dreds of visitors who are expect
ed in Palmer on Sunday, May
25, Colony Day. The barbecued
beef will be served in thick
slices between fresh baked bread
from a local bakery. The flavor
of the meat will be enhanced
by a secret-recipe barbecue sauce
which will be used to baste the
meat as it cooks over a large
open pit of hot coals.
The free barbecue, always a
highlight of Colony Day, wil be
strved shortly after the Colony
Day parade which opens the
fvent at 1 p.m. During the bar
t>ecue a varied program will be
held including sports events for
the children — a tug of war
for adults — band music — drills
— special speakers — and other
events.
A1 Brooks, general chairman,
said the program is shaping up
very well. However, he does
urge all business establishments,
organizations, groups and indi
viduals to plan entries in the
parade. “It would be best if they
would register their entry im
mediately,” Brooks said.
Souvenier ribbons of Colony
Day, 1958, will be sold at $1 each
to help offset some of the ex
penses of the celebration. Every
one purchasing one of these rib
bons will receive a free ticket.
Holders of ten of these lucky
tjckets will receive a free air
plane ride around the valley,
Brooks announced.
On Tuesday morning of this
week a highway banner was
strung across the street at the
intersection of Valley Street and
Wasilla Highway. The sign, an
nouncing the coming of Colony
Day, was made by Rusty Dow,
local artist.
Jn addition to parade entries, !
local merchants will be invited |
to decorate their store fronts in !
some appropriate way.
SCHOOL BOARD
AUTHORIZES
FORECLOSURES
The Palmer Board of Educa
tion last night authorized the
tax assessor-collector to proceed
with foreclosures on delinquent
real property taxes remaining in
the Palmer Independent School
District. These delinquents are
those accounts not yet paid from
a delinquent list published by
the school district a short time
ago.
William Wakeland, assesosr,
said today that official publica
tion of these foreclosures hinges
■on the completion of a resolution
which is required under a new
law.
FAMILY NIGHT
DINNER
FRIDAY, MAY 16
6-8 p.m.
$1.25 per person
Moose members and
their guests
0 Land Breaking
0 Land Plowing
0 Land Clearing
0 Road Building
BILL NELSON
Phone FR-3423
Reasonable rates and
terms
I COUNCIL
NOTES
A very lengthy City Council
meeting was held on May 13. All
councilmen and the mayor were
present for the meeting as well
as for the meeting of the board
of equalization which was held
prior to the regular meeting.
Attending the meeting were 15
visitors, many who had business
to bring before the Council.
* * *
Only two written protests were
received by the board of equali
zation. William Wakeland, tax
assessor, told Council members
that 11 exceptions to assessments
were taken. Of these one proved
to be an error in transcription,
one was an oral protest and the
others were investigated and in
most cases were adjusted. The
total evaluation of the City of
Palmer is now set at $6,121,986.00,
Wakeland said. Following a rec
ommendation from the assessor,
Councilmen voted to deny the
two protests as presented.
* * *
Zoning came up for discussion.
Councilmen were told that Fil
Everett desires to purchase three,
lots from John Weisenbarger
providing the three lots were
zoned as business. The City
Planning Commission had earlier
recommended that this land be
zoned for business and the Coun
cil by motion accepted this
recommendation. Another discus
sion regarding property in Palm
er was brought up by A1 Saxton
and Earl Payne. Payne desired
to purchase land along the
Glenn highway for a drive-in.
In seeking approval of the sub
division from the Planning Com
mission Saxton stated the Com
mission objected to a planned
street which had previously
been deeded to the City of Palm
er and recommended the street
be returned to Saxton, and that
10 feet be added to each side of
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Baccalaureate Service
Sunday Evening
Baccalaureate services for the
1958 graduating class of Palmer
High School will be held in the
Central School gymnasium on
Sunday evening, May 18, at eight
o’clock.
The program will open with
the processional. The Pioneer
Band will play “God of Our
Father.” The Rev. Bertram H.
Rutan will offer the invocation,
as well as the benediction.
“Faith of our Fathers” will be
sung by the congregation, fol
lowed by the scripture reading,
Proverbs 4:1-10 by Rev. Rutan.
The high school choral group
will sing “Gloria Patri” by Pal
estrina and a spiritual, “Were
You There?”
The Rev. James P. Snead will
offer the sermon text.
Another selection, “Not Alone
for Mighty Empire” will be sung
by the congregation just prior
to the benediction. The program
will close with ‘"God of Our
Fathers” played by the Pioneer
Band during the recessional.
The public is cordially invited
to attend the baccalaureate serv
ice.
MOTHER - DAUGHTER
BANQUET
MAY 16 — 6 P. M.
St. John's Lutheran
Church
If you don't have a daughter
adopt one for this occasion.
Adults — $1.00
Children Under 12— 50c
L
HOW HIGH ARE HIGH TAXES?
Here ts a Des Maine* home. There ore tw» children in the home of
school age The following shows the owner's tax payable in 1950 and
how it is distributed oraoog the focal taxing bodies:
Actual Value
$6500
60% ASSESSED VALUE
$3900
Gross Taj $401.81 OwtftOul Homestead Credit)
Soldier Bonus
Polk County
Des Moines Schools
City of Des Moines
Totols
125.55
$401.81
Gross Tax
Less Homestead Credit
Net Tax Payable
$401.81
62.50
$339.31
H now costs about i}92 pat stadeat yeot la educate each
«biW >« tbe 0*s Mows f>»Wlc Sc boob
Anyone thinking that the Palmer area tax rates are high will
see after a brief perusal of the above graph that assessments
in the local area iusi aren't so hioh after all.
: COLONY DAY
INFO SOUGHT BY
CHAIRMAN
' All organizations, mer- ;
chants or individuals plan- ;
!; ning to operate booths or ;>
v other type concessions at the
' fairgrounds on Colony Day
(May 25) are asked to contact >
\ A1 Brooks, general chair- !;
man, immediately. Brooks. v
; stated he may be reached by '
calling PI-2195 during the ■
; evenings, or by dropping a ;
card in the mail. It is im
! portant that these persons ;
make themselves known as ;>
soon as possible, Brooks said,
! so that programs and pub- j| |
ilicity may be prepared. !;
BIG LAKE ROAD ~
TO GET PAVING
The Wasilla-Big Lake Junction
road is slated for grading and j
paving, according to a program !
adopted by the Board of the
Alaska Highway and Public
Works Department in a meeting:
in Juneau which ended May 8.
The program was concurred in
by the Bureau of Public Roads
for the money available to Alas
ka under the Highway Act of
1950. Following is a summary of'
the amounts allotted to the four
j Divisions and a description of
projects and amounts set up
i within the Third Division. The
] amounts shown for the various
projects are the best tentative
j estimates available at this time
j and may vary somewhat when
the jobs are designed and ready
; for contract, it was announced,
i SUMMARY:
First Division: $870,000. Sec
ond Division, $534,000. Third Di
vision, $2,854,000. Fourth Di
vision, $1,810,000. Reserve, $628,
000. TOTAL, $6,796,459.
THIRD DIVISION: ‘Anchor
age 5th Ave. reconstruction and
j paving, $400,000; Eagle River
j lane change and bridge, $500,000;
j Northern Lights Blvd. to Otis
Lake Road, paving, $230,000;
| “Cordova (to be selected), $250,
1000; “Cordova (to be selected),
$250,000; “Kodiak (to be se
lected). $200,000: Otis Lake road
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12 TO COMPETE
IN JG’s DRIVING
RGAD-E-0 MAY 17
A dozen Palmer High School j
vouths have registered for the I
Matanuska Valley Junior Cham
ber of Commerce’s Safe Driving j
Road-e-o which will be held here 1
Saturday, May 17.
The young drivers took their
written examinations today and
on Saturday, starting at 2 p.m.,
they will test their driving skills.
All contestants will be using the
same vehicle which is being fur
nished through the courtesy of
Hartley Motors, Inc. The driving
test will be conducted in the Co
Op area in that section used by
the high school for football prac
tice.
The Safe Driving Road-e-o is
sponsored by Junior Chambers
of Commerce throughout the'
States and local winners will
compete on a State level and
the State winner will then com
pete on a National level. The
Alaska contest will be held in
Juneau May 23, 24 and 25, with
the national contest slated for
Washington, D. C., August 11
to 14. The state winner will re
ceive an expense-paid trip to
'Washington. The State winner
will stay at the Willard Hotel
with other winners from the 48
states, Hawaii and the District
of Columbia.
The Palmer youth who wins
the contest will be awarded a
wrist watch and his expenses to
Juneau. The watch has been do
nated by the Matanuska Valley
Bank, Matanuska Valley Farm
ers Cooperating Association,
Bert’s Drug Store and Pippel In
surance Agency.
All high school motorists un
der 20 years of age were eligible
to enter the contest.
The local winner will be se
lected on the basis of the results
of the written test, which was
similar to those given in obtain
ing a driver’s license, and the
skill course test to be given Sat
urday, The skill test involves
such factors as straight line driv
ing forward and backward, ser
pentine maneuvering in cflose
I (Continued on page 8)
Residents Invited
To Attend Open
House At Hospital
Three days of open housei at
the Valley Presbyterian Hospital
this week marks an observance
of National Hospital Week. Dur
ing regular visiting hours this
week the public has been invited
to visit their local hospital ort
Tuesday, Wednesday, today and
this evening. Members of the
hospital’s board of directors have
been serving as guides, conduct
ing visitors through the building.
“Careers That Count’’ is the'
theme of National Hospital
Week this year. The observance
is sponsored each year by the
American Hospital Associatioh,
and special attention was given
visitors who wished information
regarding careers in hospital
service.
During open house special
emphasis was placed on the mod
ern medical equipment offered
the sick and injured at the local
hospital. Marvin Slaughter, board
president, said, “We expressly
wanted the people of the com
munity to see how well-equipped
we are to take care of patients
of all ages. A casual visit to the
hospital provides a visitor with
only the fact that it is an attrac
tive and modern building and
that the patient can be made'
comfortable in pleasant sur
roundings. Few are aware of our
excellent modern hospital equip
ment which is the most import
ant facility we have to offer,”
he added.
In a recent quarterly report
prepared by members of the hos
pital board of directors, it was
announced that a review of the
standards of /accreditation for
hospitals is currently under way.
These standards, prepared by a
joint commission of hospital and
medical associations, are de
signed to insure the maximum
safe care of all patients.
The report states: “Your Hos
pital Board is making this study,
and working toward accredita
tion, in the belief that it is the
best possible yardstick by which
we can measure the quality of
care we are providing our pa
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First Local Bowling
Association Formed
The Matanuska Bowling Assoc
iation was formed on Wednes
day night of this week, with Stan
Lowe as president. Named to
serve with him were the follow
ing:
Stan Frost, secretary-treasurer;
Cliff Marcus, Bob Finn, Ken
Westenbarger, A1 Rowsay, all
vice presidents, and Walt Briggs,
Larry Vasanoja, Lloyd Lawton,
and Homer Hayes, exectuive di
rectors.
The association is now in pro
cess of having the alley sanc
tioned and will be affiliated with
the American Bowling Congress
(ABC).
PROSPECTORS TO SHOW
FREE FILM MAY 21
The Armchair Prospectors have
invited the public to a free show
ing of a 16mm color film, “Our
Mr. Sun” which will be shown
at the high school cafeteria May
21 at 8 p.m.
The “rock hounds” expect the
film will have special interest for
other rock hounds and for gar
deneres, as well as others.
The film, prepared by the Bell
Telephone Company, will be
shown free of charge.
I Fresh Flowers <
Artificial Wreaths
Cemetery Pots
for
Memorial Day 5
Telegraph Delivery Service j
MAUD S FLOWER SHOP J
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ENDS ACADEMIC
YEAR ON MAY 22
’ Academic courses at the Palm
er Community College will be
completed for the term on May
22 when final exams will be
held- in the nine courses whici*
Were offered this year, according
to. Dr. Les Klebesdel, college di
rector. Other academic courses
\trere completed earlier this
spring.
■ Vocational and interest courses
have been completed, with the
bookkeeping course concluding
this week. All courses, other
than two dropped at the early
start of the college, have beep .
completed, the director stated.
, No classes are planed during
the summer. Although plans for
next year's courses are not yet
oonipleted, classes will definitely
be resumed in the fall. A ques
tionnaire will be mailed to all
persons who attended the com
rpunity college this year to de
termine interests in advance
courses, other courses than those
offered this past year, and to re
quest comments on the courses
in general. The questionnaire
will be similar to one sent out
last year when the courses were
first determined. These will be
mailed out by Mary Jane Kleb
esadel, college registrar and
should be returned to her when
filled out.
: Certificates will be mailed to
all persons who completed the
vocational and interest courses.
Those completing the academic
courses will have their records
entered in the permanent Palm
er Community College records
which will be available for those
persons wishing to continue their
studies and who will be using
the credits toward their goal.
With the first academic year
of community college completed,
it was the general consensus of
those attending that the courses
were very good and the college
director stated that the commun
ity was very fortunate to have
had the qualified instructors who
worked in the college program
this past year.
CD RADIO SCHOOL
ATTRACTS 22 STUDENTS
Twenty-two persons attended
the Civil Defense sponsored radio
school class held last Monday
evening in the theatre building
basement. Instructing the course
last week was Joe Marr. The
next class will be held on May
19 in the same location. Studies
will entitle interested persons to
obtain their novice rating. If
enough interest is shown it is
hoped that the studies may be
continued toward amateur radio
operators licensing.
EASTERN STAR
PLANS INITIATION
During the regular meeting of
the Matanuska Valley Order of
Eastern Star to be held May 21
at 8 p.m. in Carpenters hall, an
initiation will be held. All mem
bers and unaffiliated members
are invited to attend.
COMFORTABLE
Steam Heated Rooms
Hyland Hotel
2 blocks from Post Office
SAVE!
ON YOUR
CLEANING
CERTAIN GARMENTS
2 for the 4
price of I
Cash and Carry
BROWN’S CLEANERS
WE GIVE GOLD STAMPS
Roadside Playboys z
Palmer Bar Sat., May 17
9:30
P.M.