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PALMER, ALASKA THURSDAY, SEPT.. 4. 1958
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VOLUME 11. NUMBER 44
13,741 Attended
1958 Valley Fair
Io help indicate tne great suc
cess of the 1958 Matanuska Val
,ey Fair, it was reported this
week that 13,741 persons paid
admission to the grounds during
tne four days, On opening day,
August 29, the attendance was
!-■-> -than 1.000; however, Sun
city was the high attendance day,
with 6,500 persons paying admis
sion. Saturday and Monday at
madance figures were very close,
running just over 3,000 each day.
These figures do not include the
many workers cm the grounds
who were admitted by special
passes.
Radio Station KENI operated
continuous broadcasts from their
booth located in the Snodgrass
Building, as well as on-the-spot
interviews on the grounds and
by persons visiting in the build
ing. Among the many who were
interviewed were Acting Gover
nor Waino Hendrickson who was
among special guests on Gover
nors Day, August 31. Also Ex
Governor Mike Stepovich, Ex
Governor Ernest Gruening, Sena
tor John Butrovich, and Senator
William Egan. Attending the fair
with their husbands were Mrs.
Stepovich, Mrs. Gruening, Mrs.
Butrovich. and Mrs. Egan.
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Tne fair was officially opened
at noon on Friday, August 29,
lien members of Co C, 180th,
ngr. Bn., USAR, raised the col
or-. following which the Rev.
C $. McConnell offered the op
e ing prayer. Members of the
f:-.:r board of directors. Sam Cot
t< .. president; Mrs. Jessie Klem,
v v-;. president; Mrs. Let ha Krus
cavage, secretary; T. A. Moyer
c id Vic Falk. Sr. were introduc
C'd .to fair-goers, along with Mr.
a. ~ Mrs. James Wilson, fair hosty.
nr.d hostess, Eugene Kirsch, fair
r -.n tiger, and the queen contes
t g s
Tile first event to get under
v ay following the opening was
t - 'divas’ games which were sup
i wised by Ed Smith, assisted by
JNvvman Rousey. The following
\ . ungsters received cash prizes:
Girls' race, 4-8 years old: Glory
C ant. Lois Reminton, and Linda
(Continued on Page 8)
Mode O' Day
Opens Today
'.lode O'Day, Palmer’s newest
1 .shion shop, is holding their of
final opening today. Located in
the corner section of the new Eh
rhart building, the womens’ ap
parel shop is featuring a number
of specials for their opening.
Local manager of the shop will
in Mrs. Frank Gagnon. The store
will be open daily Monday thr
ough Saturday from 9 a.m. to
(> p.m. and will feature a com
plete line of underwear, hosiery,
dresses, skirts and blouses, sweat
ers, sport coats, slacks, costume
Jewelry, and other items. A
special hosiery club will be of
fered to the women through
which the thirteenth pair of hose
will be free.
LUTHERAN CHURCH
SERVICES
Rev. Rolland Fritz
10 a.m. Sunday School
11 a.m. Morning Wor
ship with Holy
Communion
Everyone is Welcome
BOND ISSUE CALLED ;
IN SCHOOL DISTRICT :
j! FOR BUILDING FUNDS i;
;! A notice of a special bond I;
;! election and notice of registra- !;
> tion of voters for the election,
appears on the legal page of j;
\> this issue of The Frontiersman.
I; Voters will be asked to ap
/ prove the issuance of general \
* obligation bonds in the amount
<; of $300,000 for the purpose of jj
j; providing money to construct ;>
;! an addition to, improve, ex- J»
;[ tend, better, repair and recon- !;
s struct Swanson School build- /
j’ ing and facilities. It is impera- >
;* five that approval be given for !;
/ the issuance of these bonds at <|
*!; this time to enable the Pal- <|
!; mer Independent School Dis- \
!; trict to take advantage of some \
j; $H1.000 which will be made;!
'[available from federal funds.;’
'[These funds will not be ma^e ;
;! available to the school dis- J;
i ;l trict if the bond issue is turn- J;
: ;! ed down, because it would not l;j
!be possible to complete the !;
jj project without additional lo- <[
!> cal funds. <
P.I.S.D. TAXPAYERS
MUST REGISTER
FOR BOND ELECTION
Any Palmer Independent
School District taxpayer who is
in doubt as to whether his name
| appears on the local tax roll, or
| if the taxpayer knows it does not
: appear on a 1958 tax bill, is urg
! ed to register at the office of the
[ tax assessor-collector in the
Wright building.
A bond election in the School
| District has been set for October
7, with voters' registration re-<
1 quired. One requirement of elig
( ibility is that the voter’s name
j must appear on the last tax roll.
Registration begins today,
I September 4, at the Assessor’s
^•office and will continue from 8
a.m. to 5 p.rn. Mondays through
Fridays. Registration will close
at 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 4.
Names not appearing on either
the personal property or real pro
perty current tax roll are not eli
gible to vote.
In the case of personal proper
ty, a wife’s name must appear on
! the return, to be on the tax roll,
I but a legal spouse may sign an
J affadavit of joint ownership and
i his or her name will be added to
| the roll.
In the case of real property, the
j spouse's name must appear on
S the deed, or if the property is in
escrow or being purchased by
contract, the name must appear
■ on the contract. In some cases
the name is not on the tax roll,
even though it should be, and in
1 the case the name can be added
after supplying The assessor with
' the contract, deed, or the book
and page where same is record
ed,
Tax assessor. William Wake
; land, urge all taxpayers who will
[ be registering to do so as soon
| as possible to assure eligibility
1 to vote in the bond election.
When in Doubt
Send Flowers
Telegraph Delivery Service
MAUD'S FLOWER SHOP
QUEEN MURIEL HANKS
Muriel Hanks of Palmer was named Queen of ihe 1958 Ma
lanuska Valley Fair and will be leaving next week for a
trip to Disneyland and other points of interest in Los
i Angeles. Miss Hanks was sponsored in the Jaycee's contest
by the Matanuska Valley Farmers Cooperating Association.
$820 RAISED HERE
IN CANCER SOCIETY
1958 CRUSADE
Mrs. Cy Brewer, American
Cancer Society unit chairman,
announced this week" ' that
Mrs. George Brewster, 1958
Crusade chairman, has turned
over a total of $820.10. This
sum represents donations
made this year by area resi
dents to the American Can
cer Society and is much great
er than in past years.
CHAMBER AGAIN
TO SEEK MENTAL
HOSPITAL HERE
Fallowing a discussion at the
September 3 meeting of the Ma- j
tanuska Valley Chamber of
Commerce. Ed Smith was named
chairman of a committee to in
vestigate the possibility of the
Alaska Mental Health Hospital 1
being located in the valley area. s
Although this investigation was
completed some time ago, and
a comprehensive brochure pre
pared and presented to the “pow
ers that be”, Palmer was by-pass
ed when the location site was de
cided upon. Since that time there
has been various discussions
among and between agencies in
the Territory and it was felt that.
I this is an opportune time to again
make a bid for the valley area
location of the hospital.
President to Visit
The president of the All-Alas- :
ka Chamber of Commerce will be i
a valley visitor on Sunday, Sep- j
tember 7 and a special meeting
is being planned in his honor at
the Co-Op rec hall, starting at 3 I
p.m.
FLY-IN BREAKFAST
AIDS INJURED AIRMAN
In spite of adverse flying wea
ther last Sunday morning, mem
bers of the Matanuska Valley
Airmens Association netted
better than $75 at their fly
in, drive-in breakfast, which will
be turned over to an airman who
was recently injured in an ac
cident. Many local and Anchor
age residents, as well as many
who were here from other cities
for the fair, attended the break
fast which was served by women j
of the association. Appreciation j
for the support shown was ex- j
pressed this week by Mary King, j
chairman of the breakfast, j
MURIEL HANKS WINS
QUEEN CONTEST; TO
CO TO DISNEYLAND
Before an audience of many
hundred persons Muriel Hanks,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lew
Hanks of Palmer was crowned
queen of the 1958 Matanuska
Valley Fair. The coronation was
held in the Central School gym
nasium close to midnight on Aug
ust 30, following the judging
which was held earlier in the
evening at the home of Mrs. Alva
Saxton.
bergeant James bpanare, us>
MC recruiting officer, and one
of the three judges, announced
the selection of the Matanuska
Valley Cooperating Association’s
candidate as this year’s Fair
Queen. Also judging was Mrs. M.
M. Bagby, owner of the Smart
Shop in Anchorage, and Perry
Davis, news commentator, KTVA
television station.
Following the judging at the
Saxton home the princesses and
their escorts assembled in the
gymnasium hall. As they were
introduced to the audience by
James Wilson, official fair host,
each girl was escorted to the
stage past an honor guard con
sisting of past Fair princesses
and queens. Included in the hon
or guard were Clyda Thomas,
Mary Beth Peay, Imogene Clark,
Sharon McCartney, Gerda Kal
wies^Karla Peterson, Sonja Bur
nett, Leona Koppenbifrg, and
Lorraine Lentz.
Queen Muriel fras crowned by
Enola Schiebl, queen of the 1957
Valley Fair, following which a
queen’s review was presented.
(Continued on page 4)
Palmer Democrats
To Caucus Friday
All Democrats residing in the
two Palmer precincts are remind
ed of the caucus called for to
morrow evening, September 5, in
the Matanuska Electric Associa
tion meeting room. The meeting,
which was called by John Shaw,
precinct chairman, will begin at
3 p.m. and during the evening
delegates will be named from the
two precincts to attend the
South Central Divisional Con
vention to be held in Anchorage
.later this month.
School Enrollment
Reaches 891 Here
FAIR OFFICE OPEN
UNTIL SEPTEMBER 10 i
Eugene Kirsch, Fair mana- 1;
ger, announced that the fair <;
office will be open from 8:00 j;
a.m. through 5:00 p.m. until
September 10. Everyone who ;!
won premiums of $5.00 or less
is urged to pick up their ;!
money as soon as possible. It ;I
has also been asked that home- >
makers check, through their ;j
exhibits as a first prize jar 1;
of green beans is missing and !;
the owner would like to col- !;
lect same. The fair manager!;
would like to extend hearty •;
thanks to everyone who help
ed make the fair a success.
New Officers Named
On Hospital Board
New officers of the Valley Hos
i pital Association were named at
j a special meeting of the board
[of directors on August 28. They
are: A. H. Mick, president; John
Weisenberger, vice president;
lAda Snider, secretary: and Ralph
j Koslosky, treasurer.
Weisenberger and Jalmar Ker-:
S ttula met with the board for the
| first time at this meeting. They
j are filling vacancies created by
' the resignations of Marjorie
j Brewer and Marvin Slaughter:
j Weisenberger returns to -the
; board, having resigned two years
ago when business demanded his
I return to the States.
Mrs. Lee (Marie) Gohr was ap
pointed by the board to fill the
! unexpired term of Bertram Ru
j tan who resigned on August 20.
Appointed members will serve
J until the next annual mernber
I ship meeting when new members
| will be elected to fill out the
remainder of these terms.
Committ.es were re-appointed,
with Dexter Bacon, Emil Stadler,
; and Bea Hansen serving on build
1 mgs and grounds; Ralph Koslos
ky, Neal Brown, and Ada Boyd,
finance 'Committee; Jalmar Kert
! tula, John Weisenberger, and
! Marie Gohr. public relations. Ba
i con, Koslosky, Kerttula, Mick,
‘and Weisenberger form a newly
~ organized executive committee.
;The executive committee will
consider personnel and policy
matters and other business not
specifically within the jurisdic
tion of the three standing com
mittees. The executive committee
is now studying ways and means
| of codifying hospital policy and
standing operating procedures,
j with the view of promoting early
accreditation of the institution.
The executive committee wall
1 hold its first meeting September
17 to consider the monthly de
(partment head meeting report.
| The finance committee has set a
j tentative meeting date on Sep
tember 13. Other committees will
| meet on call of their chairman,
j The board wrill hold its regular
September meeting on the 19th
at 8 p.m. in the hospital dining
room. Like all board meetings
this one is open to the public.
Persons having business to dis
cuss with the board are urged to
request time on the agenda by
I September 15.
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STOP AT THE
HYLAND HOTEL
in Palmer
First-Class Rooms
$45 per month
Enrollment in the Palmer
schools reached 891 this week as
the schools opened for the 1958
59 school year. The figure is only
six students over the estimated
enrollment on which the school
budget was figured, and repre
sents an increase over the 1957
58 enrollment, as was anticipated..
The two elimentary schools and
the high school opened on Tues
of this week for a half-day ses
sion. Regular classes and the hot
lunch program were started on
Wednesday. The lunch program
will again be under the supervis
ion of Mrs. Thelma Cope. Hot
lunches for students in the eli
mentary grades may be purchas
ed for 35 cents; high school, 40
cents; and teachers, 45 cents.
Although there will be no foot;
ball program this year, PE clas
ses will get under way immedi
ately and a bowling program
will be started later in the falL
Valley Vegetables
Go Stateside
For Big Displays
As the result of Statehood, the
Matanuska Valley is sharing in
‘“million-dollar” publicity throu
ghout the States.
I This week Bill Daniel, brother
of Texas Governor Price Daniel,
sent word to James Wilson, com
missioner of agriculture, that a
young Brahma bull and a quar
ter-horse colt will be shipped to
the Matanuska Valley as a good
will gesture from the people of
Texas. Just when the fine stock
will arrive, or just where it will
be placed in the valley, has not
yet been determined. During Mr.
Daniel’s good-will visit to Alaska
he will be offered a tour of the
Matanuska Valley.
Famous Matanuska Valley
vegetables are becoming even
more famous. A large display of
vegetables, furnished by the Ma
tanuska Valley Farmers Co oper
ating Association, is being featur
ed in an Alaska display in fie
large department store of Abra
ham-Straus in Brooklyn, N. ¥.,
j along with museum items, a to
tem pole carver who is carding
| a pole in the store, and a number,
of items furnished by the De
j partment of Interior.
The Carnation Milk Company
! has requested a display of Ma
! tanuska Valley vegetables which
will be featured at a convention
j of food editors from all over t/he
| country ... a lecturer in North
j Carolina has requested Matan
I uska Valley cabbages ... a night
' letter was received from Holly
wood by the Department of Agri
culture this morning requesting
information on the purchase of
land in the valley . . . and TEX
i AS has declared this week as
! ALASKA WEEK IN TEXAS. •
i , ..._____
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