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VOLUME 9, NUMBER 48
PALMER. ALASKA. THURSDAY, SEFT. 20, 1956
ASSESSOR URGES
RESIDENTS CHECK
DELINQUENT TAX LIST
William Wakeland, tax asses
sor, urges all property owners
to once again check the publish
ed delinquent tax roll appearing
in this issue of The Frontierman,
for the final time prior to the
court hearing.
Bear in mind, he said, that the
tax is against the property as de
scribed irregardless of who now
owns the property. If you note
property now belonging to
friends and acquaintances who
may not see The Frontiersman,
you will do them a great favor
by sending them a copy, he add
ed.
"We have not been able to
notify all land owners involved,
because of either wrong names,
or insufficient address. It is also
possible that people residing
here will not recognize their own
property if it is listed under a
different name, or described
differently than previously,” he
said.
To delay payment will become
more costly, the tax assessor
pointed out. After the court hear
ing, more costs will be assessed,
and another one percent per
month interest will be added
each month. Final publication
for sale will cost another $4.60
per line.
Those whose property appears
on the published roll, are remind
ed that, in many cases, personal
property taxes are also delin
quent, and will be collected
ahead of the real property. Also
1956 taxes are now delinquent
for the first half.
Wakeland is tax assessor-col
lector for both the Palmer Inde
pendent School District and the
City of Palmer. His office is lo
cated in the Wright building,
above the Valley Bank.
Wildlife Film '
To Be Shown Oct. 9
The Palmer Parent-Teacher
Association is planning the show
ing of a benefit film. Dr. C. C.
Bailey’s Alaskan wildlife film
will be shown in the Central
School gymnasium at 8 p.m. on
Tuesday, October 9, with the pro
ceeds to go toward the P-TA’s
projects for the coming year.
Ticket donations will run $1.00
for adults. A matinee is planned
for school children.
GREAT BOOKS
GROUP TO MEET
The first fall meeting of the
Great Books discussion group
will be held Monday Sept. 24 at
8 p.m. in the Experiment Station
administration building.
Selections from Chai'le;
win’s “Origin of the Spt-./'J”
will be discussed. Dis^ussi
Dostoyevsky’s "Brothe *
zov” on the second \
October will wind up h
year readings of t it
Books. Members of thv
sion group will decide
night whether or not t>
to continue the progr
the fifth year reading.
John Nash and Dr. A
leave Sunday for I
where they wiil attend t. «. Slate
A. C. P. Committee meeting dur
ing which the 1958 A. C. P. pro
gram will be planned.
CORSAGES FOR SATURDAY
NIGHT’S DANCE . . .
Telegraph Delivery Service
MAUD'S FLOWER SHOP
Theatre Bldg. Phone 3601
HOW ABOUT A SMART
HAIRDO FOR SATURDAY
NIGHT? Call for appointment
VALLEY BEAUTY SHOP
LAVONNE JOHNSON
Phone 3043
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Organizes Committee;
Plans Local Campaign
James Hurley will act as!
chairman for the Palmer Com
mittee of the United Service Or
ganizations, Inc. Richard Jones,
as treasurer and Ed Smith, pub
licity, will also work on the com
mittee, it was announced *^.is
week by Victor Miller, national
USO representative.
The local committee’s duties
will consist of keeping people
informed locally through a vig
orous publicity campaign and to
see that Valley youths in ser
vices benefit through the USO
facilities.
According to Mr. Miller there
are 25 USO overseas units. Of
these, four are located in Alaska
alone. Miller pointed out that
Alaska has some of the largest
military establishments and that
the USO plays a strong role in
providing off-post hours of
“something to do’’.
“Each year a million young
people leave their homes to be
come members of the Armed
Forces”, Miller pointed out.
“This is a milestone in the fam
ily life. When they leave home,
there is a very natural anxiety
on the part of parents as to their
well-being and happiness - in
many instances, a first experi
ence away from home.
“USO, knowing how much
your youngsters in uniform miss j
you and all the things you pro
vided for them—knowing how
much they wish they could drop
in at the old hangout and play
records and relax or just talk—
knowing how lonely it can get, so I
far away—USO wants to pro
vide reasonable facsimiles of
these things for our service men
| and women, wherever they go",
Miller added.
“USO is doing just that”, '
chairman Hurley pointed out.
“USO will continue to do it and !
on a broader scale, with support
from you and your neighbors.
You want to know that, whether
. they are in Guam or Italy or
! Fort Dix, or at an Alaskan base,
: they can drop into a USO center
! and find a w'arm welcome, com
panionship, relaxation, informa
tion and guidance. So does USO. j
And, working together, we can
make it a fact”, he said.
USO receives its support
i through Community Chests, Un
| ited Funds, and other commun
i ity campaigns. USO member
agencies are the YMCA, YWCA,
National Catholic Community
Service, National Jewish Welfare
Board, the Salvation tony, Na
tional Travelers Airf Expiation
and Camp Shows, Inc. Plans for
a local campaign will be announc
ed very soon.
V . r"' -- ’ WWW
TWO FILE FOR CITY COUNCIL
$580 STOLEN FROM
KETCHIKAN SPRUCE
The safe at the Ketchikan j;
Spruce Mills was rifled some-;!
time Tuesday and a metal
cash box containing approxi- ;
mately $580 in checks and ;
cash was taken. The loss was ;
discovered by Dexter Bacon, ;
yard employee, when he start-;
ed to put the day’s receipts
away that evening. Ed Smith, ;
yard manager, said today
there is a reward offered for
the return of the box, checks, !
and vouchers which were also
kept in the box. Anyone who
paid a bill by check on Mon
day of Tuesday of this week
is asked to contact Smith im- i
mediately so that payment
may be stopped on the check
and so that the accounts may ;!
be properly credited. City ;!
police are investigating the \ \
robbery.
125 4-H EXHIBITS
SHOWN AT ’56 FAIR
Much of the success of the 1958
Matanuska Valley Fair was due
to the part 4-H played through
exhibits, booths, demonstrations
and contests.
There was a total of 125 ex
hibitors, seven from Kasigluk
showed knitted and fur items
and 15 exhibitos from Anchorage
had clothing and food exhibits.
Karen Carr, Anchorage had an
outstanding exhibit of canned
foods and baked products. The
remaining number of exhibits [
were from the valley area.
Space does not permit the
.listing of each exhibitor and his
exuibits and prize awards, but
each one was of significant im
portance. These 4 H Clubs won
first prizes for their booths: But
tons and Bows, Mrs. Carlos Drig
gars. leader; Vegetable Growers,
Larry Trowbridge, leader; and |
Mixing Bowl Beaters, Mrs. Wil- j
liam Hoskins, leader.
For 4-H demonstrations first j
prizes were awarded to Audrey i
Dinkel, putting in a hem; Doro
thy Campbell, how to fringe;
Phoebe Martin, yeast rolls; Betty
Jo Wilson, yeast bread; Rose
Ann Branton, yeast bread; Gene
Dinkel, marketing celery; and
Lila Ann Woods, gathering ma
terial.
LeAnn Hoffman won the
cherry pie baking contest. At a
future date the Territorial prize
winner will be announced.
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Council
Notes
lA^WVWWWWS
A special meeting of the City |
' Cour il members was held on
lyRonnay afternoon of this week
to onduct pressing items of
bus css. Councilman William T.
ah .dnicek served as chairman
1 «nei meeting in the absence
"or Charles W. Wilson,
ne" conducted included
the authorisation for borrowing
a pr imary rock crusher from Civ
| il Defense; the purchase of a D-8
! Cat from CD, and the purchase
| of 2,000 barrels of asphalt for
street paving. This also is sur
plus matei'p1 and will be pur
chased *t r r. tion of it’s valua
tion. The Ci j will try and obtain
a compressor from CD to be used
on the street paving work and
will try to obtain paint to be |
used on city equipment and the I
fire hall.
The City Clerk was authorized
to draw monthly checks for the
Palmer Independent School Dis
trict for their share of personal
and property tax collections.
A total of $996.73 in bills
against-tbe general fund and
$803.51 against the water fund
were approved for payment and
$2400 was authorized for transfer
from the general fund to the
water fund.
Work was authorized on the re
placement of the existing water
line on Snodgrass Avenue where
repeated trouble has occurred
during the past year.
The next regular meeting is
scheduled for Tuesday, Septem
ber 25 at 8 p.m. in the office of
the City Clerk.
Scouts to Elect
Patrol Leaders
All Boy Scouts belonging to
the American Legion sponsored
troop are requested to make
every effort to attend a meeting
being held next Wednesday eve
ning at 7:00 at Legion Hall. Dur
ing the meeting patrol leaders
will be named for the troop. Be
cause of the increased size of the
troop there will be at least four,
and possibly five, patrol leaders
named at this meeting.
ROSS KINNAMON
CHAMBER SPEAKER
Three of the guests at the Sep
tember 19 meeting of the Matan
uska Valley Chamber of Com
merce were officials of the First
Federal Savings and Loan Co.
of Anchorage. They were Ross
Kinnamon, Herb Hilcher and Art
Engebreth.
Kinnamon was guest speaker
at the luncheon meeting and
spoke on the functions of our
economic system, from the ear
liest mediums of exchange (skins
and furs) to today’s standardized
system. He pointed out the ec
onomical influences felt during?
and after wars, stating that we
in America have not yet reach
ed the final economic results of
World War II. Another world
war could mean a complete i
change in our economic system, i
he added.
Kinnamon referred to “infla
tion mentality” and stated that
economics today are making
plans for the economic table of
tomorrow it may be best that
we do not know if this period of
inflation is to continue, he said.
He pointed out that Americans
are good savers, investing their
money in capital improvements
and referred to the changes in
big business where large con
cerns are now owned by stock
holders the day of the million
aire being gone. The “rich” man
is disappearing, he pointed out.
Stock corporations are leading
us into a type of capitalistic so
cialism.
All economic changes have an
effect on local economy, he ad
ded. The need of capital in Al
aska is our main problem. We
must find some way to supply
this capital, he said. All bankers,
working together, are attacking
the problem actively, seeking a
solution, he said and pointed out
that his organization is working
in close coordination with all
other banking firms to bring
about this help as soon as pos
sible.
The First Federal Savings and
Loan only recently passed their
one and one half million dollar
mark, after having been in busi
ness only since April of this
year.
Other guests at the meeting in
cluded Victor Miller, national
USO representative and William
Bonser.
Local Group Attends
Mental Health Hearing,
Plan Palmer Meet
A number of Palmer area resi
dents attended the hearing on
the need and type of mental hos
pital in Alaska which was held
in Anchorage on Monday of this
week.
Attending from Palmer were
Dr. Foster Sims, Mrs. Mary
Steelman, Dr. C. C. Bailey, Mr.
and Mrs. James Hurley, Dr. and
Mrs. Allan Mick, and Dr. Lee
McKinley.
The group reported that the
Anchorage Mental Health Asso
ciation is very active in making
constructive suggestions concern
ing the number and type of in
stitutions as well as committee
procedures. They recommended
one institution, centrally locat
ed, but were not specific as to
its location.
The group requested that hear
ing be held in Palmer and it
was tentatively set for the early
part of next week.
The hearing was conducted by
a U. S. Public Health Service
mental health survey team un
der the new Alaskan health act.
About 60 persons attended'the
meeting.
AIRMEN TO DISCUSS
LEASING OF AIRPORT
An important meeting of the
Matanuska Valley Airmens As
sociation will be held next Thurs
day evening, September 27, in
the Co-Op club room, starting at
7:30 p.m.
Business to be discussed will
include the Association’s leasing
of the Palmer Airport from the
Territorial Department of Avia
tion and enforcement of traffic
pattern and field rules.
Guest speakers will be Jerry
Hola, airport manager at Merrill
Field and Don Gretzer, CAA,
chief of aviation safety for this
division. Both men are from An
chorage.
Hola will discuss airport man
agement and resultant revenues,
including the necessity of con
troling traffic. Gretzer will dis- j
cuss general aviation safety, area i
accidents their cause and pre-!
vention. ‘
A round table discussion will ,
follow.
—
Gym Facilities
Being Enlaiged
Construction work on the gym- j
nasium section of Central School
is progressing very well, accord- j
ing to William T. Zahradnieek. j
Chet Sandvik is supervising the j
work which will include the ex- j
tension of the gym section.
Shower rooms and dressing j
rooms will be constructed in the
basement section just below the
space which formerly housed the j
shower stalls. The extension of
the building will provide an in
creased seating area along two
sides of the gym for about 18 j
feet. Work is expected to be com- j
pleted around the first of No
vember.
THREE AIRMEN ESCAPE
SERIOUS INJURY IN
CAR ACCIDENT
Three air police from Elmen
dorf Airforce Base received in
juries when the car in which
they were riding went off the (
Wasilla road Sunday evening.
S Sgt. James Purvis, 23, driver
of the car, received head injur-1
ies and A3C Herbert Reid receiv I
ed head and leg injuries. A3C |
Jack Scott, 20, received minor
injuries. The three men are at-j
tached to the 5039th AP Squad
ron at Elmendorf and were tra
veling toward Palmer when the
accident happened. Territorial
police are investigating the ac
cident which caused considerable
damage to Purvis’ 1956 Ford sta
tion wagon.
NONE FILE FOR
SCHOOL BOARD SEAT;
DEADLINES NEAR
Two city residents have quali
fied as nominees in the forthcom
ing City election, according to
Clare Stock, city clerk. Ethel
King and Ray Lancaster have
filed petitions with the required
number of qualified signatures,
seeking the offices of city coun
cil members for three-year terms
The three year terms of Lucille
Mick and A1 J. DeJulio expire
this year. Neither will seek re
election to the council seats,
they have announced.
Qualified electors must file
their petitions by 5 p.m. tomor
row night to be eleigible to seek
office in the October 2 election,
it was announced. Each petition
must carry the signatures of at
least 25 qualified electors who
are the nominees of the candi
date. Petition forms are available
at the office of the city clerk
Robert Partridge, MTA man
ager, plans to file his petition to
morrow' he said, and one other
petition is believed to be in cir
culation.
With only two offices open,
there will be no contest unless
additional candidates file peti
tions prior to the 5 p.m. dead
line tomorrow afternoon.
In the Palmer Independent
School District there have been
no filings for the one five-year
term open on the Board of Edu
cation. Applications for filing for
the Board position may be o!>
tained at the high school office
any day during school hours.
Deed line for filing is Monday.
September 24.
OLD BUILDING
BEING REMOVED
One of Palmer’s oldest land
marks is being removed thi.-?
week.
The old building which for
merly housed the home and law
office of the late C. C. Brix is
being tor n down by Ray Huston
who recently purchased the
building from a nephew of Mr.
Brix. He plans to use the ma
terials in the building of a home.
The old building, long a land
mark in the valley area, is
thought to have originally been
planned as a hotel. The upper
part of the building housed am
apartment.
Mr. Brix was the first person
to record a patent in the Palmer
precinct and his patent is listed
as number one on page one in
the recording book.
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