THE FR8HTIERSMAN
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21. 1947. at the post office a'
Palmer. Alaska, under the Act of March 3. 1879.
A. J. DeJulio_ _ Pubhsher-Manager
editor_Virginia Gallant
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Editor's Note: The following
letter was received by Don Irwin
this week fro n M.ts. Ruth Ail
man of Juneau and is reproduced
below for the interest of persons
who were acquainted with the
Rev. Merrill Sulsman, former
pastor at SL Michael's Catholic
Church. Mrs. Allman is a widow
of Jack Allman, editor of the
Valley's first newspaper, the Pion
eer.
Box 2414. Juneau
January 22, 1958
Dear Mr. Irwin:
I have recently been informed
tha' on February 14th, Father
Sulzman will be celebrating his
25th Anniversary of being a
priest, and his parish at Medord,
Long Island has asked if I would
contact his friends and pansn
oners in Alaska, informing them
and perhaps they would want to
join in sending greeting for the
celebration they are planning in
his honor. Jack had so many,
many pictures, etc. from those
early days at the beginning of
the Matanuska project, including
many of the Padre, so I have
compiled an Alaskan white-lea
ther scrap book with the p,ctures,
and then went to the file of the i
PIONEER and have copied vari
ous news items to give word pic
ures . . . and really have been
amazed at the interesting compila
tion of data. Actually it has turn
ed out to be a historiai gross
section of that part of Alaska.
The Padre arrived in Skagway, i
1932, the FIRST Curate sen*, to i
Alaska; l ass:;? Far-or G. Eicar
Gallant—then on to Seward up.- j
til he went to Palmer in 1935 . .!
I have one section of the book j
for signatures as well as eongra- .
filiations. However, would so ap- \
prc-ciate it if you would write j
thumb-nail greeting from Palmer
that the page car, be put in as
part of the book. Think it would
•>f- grand if others of the early
settlers might do the same . . .
and since I am not too well ac
quainted with them, would you
please pass the word along.
Dr Albrecht is very much in
terested.
Father Merrill Sulzman is now
at St. Sylvester’s parish. Med
ford. L. I.. New York; he is very
happy in his work there and
when I was East this year had
the opportunity to v;.sit his moth
er and father at Troy, help cele
brate their 80th birthdays . . .
and the Padre was able to come
home for the occasion.
Hoping to hear from you, but
if you would rather send direct,
contact Mrs. V. James Sum mo.
Box 115, Medford, L. I , N. Y.;
she is the secretary of the Altar
and Rosary Society and is direct
ing the occasion. She said she
would hold any and all Alaska
greetings (and present them to
the-Padre at the 25th Anniver
sary service.
Sincerely
Ruth Allman
Wasilla. Alaska
January 23, 1956
Valiev Frontiersman
Palmer, Alaska
To the Editor:
i was very interested in the
letters regarding the name of
Palmer especially now that we
have two more Mr. Palmers
However, the weight of evidence
seems to be with Mr. George Pal
mer and I belie ye it is so record
ed for posterity. I'm sure we all
agree that it is a good name and
if a nice old man is happy be
lieving the town was named for
him there is no need to disillu
sion him. Please thank all ih se
who took the time t. write.
Yours truly.
Mrs. Martin Olson
VAGRANT THOUGHTS
By Bob Klem
l wonder what it is I think today0
I have forgotten what it was
That yesterday, I thought was
good
And what tomorrow brings
That I will weigh
And then perhaps I'll know
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Backatbal! and
Volleyball Games
Are Scheduled
Basketball and volleyball
schedules were this week an
nounced by participating chur
ches. Young people from various
local church groups have been
, practicing Saturday mornings at
[ Central School gymnasium and
will now go into a senes of
scheduled games. Two games
will be played each Saturday
j from January 28 througth March
24, providing no school activity
is slated for those dates. Games
time will be from noon to 2:00
p.m, and from 2:00 to 4.00 p m.
Participating churches and re
presentative groups include St.
John's Lutheran Church, United
Protestant Church. Church of
God, Cather’s Children's Home,
and the Lazy Mountain Childre f •
Home. Boys participating in the
' program are required to be ac
tive in their church affairs or in
their representative group Sev
eral adults have volunteered
their services in coaching and of
ficiating work.
Games have been scheduled as
fol low's:
Jan. 28: Lutneran vs. Church
f God vs. Cather's. Lazv Moun
• tain vs. U. P. Church' Feb. 4
Church of God vs. Lazy Maun-'
tain Lutheran vs Cather’s. Feb.
11 Cather’s vs. Church of God vs.
U. P. Church. Lutheran vs Lazy
Mountain. Feb. 18: Cather’s vs.
Lutheran vs. Church of God.
Lazy Mountain vs. U P. Church.
Feb. 25: Church of G i vs.
Lazy Mountain vs Cather’s. Lu
theran vs. U. P. Church March 3:
Church of God vs. U. P. Church
Cather’s vs. Lutheran vs. Lazy
Mountain. March 10- Cather’s vs.
Lutheran vs. Church of God.
Lazy Mountain vs. U. P. Church.
March 17: Church of God vs.
Lazy Mountain. Lutheran vs.
V P. Church vs. Cather's. March
2 4: Church of God vs U. P
Church. Lutheran vs. Lazy Moun
tain vs. Cather's.
Ai! interested persons are in
vited tj attend the game and lend
their cheers fer the player# and
sponsors.
WASiLlA GRANGE
PLANNING 1956
GRANGE FOLLIES
•he regular Grange meeting held
January 19 Harold Harris of Was
ilia was named follies director
for the 1956 show. Dates for the
popular annual event have not
yet been announced.
But what ’twill be
I can imagine.
VETS HAiL BAG
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INSURANCE CASES IN EAST
Veterans Administration said it
is centralizing several hundred
thousand GI insurance accounts
:n the Philadelphia District Of
fice to reduce the cost of deduct
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for f«U information eommct roar nrarrjt
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION ofSea
ng ir. s-jrrr.ce premiums from
policyholder.:' compensation pay
Irroroved service to these pol
icyholders also will result from
the centralized operation. VA
said.
GI insurance p hryholders or
dinarily pay their own premiums
to VA. However, those policy
holders wh: are receiving VA
.rr.:r-t. on f r Service-con
nected disabilities may elect to
have VA deduct premiums from
compensati'n payments where •
ta latter are large enough to
c.v.r the premiums There arc
some 20.000 such cases in the j
11 rihwest area. VA said.
Transfer c.f accounts is being
made fr. rn the district offices in
St. Pmil and Denver.
All affected policvhclders in
the St. Paul and Denver areas
bav been notified >:f the trans
fer VA said no*further act: >n is
;:rcd ■:n their part, Thov
merely will direct their GI m
- -ran : onerics to the Philadel
phia district office in the future
. ...... C- p-. •
r * • Denver district office.
where their account-, previously
’.rere administered.
VA seed the transfer was or
dered because new electronic and
m- hcnh-al equipment already ;n
-tilled in the Philadelphit office
can handle the operation more
efficiently and at less cost.
Question of the Week:
Q. I plan to take an accredited
four-year law school course at
night under the Korean GI Bill
'V.;; I get the full rate of GI al
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JANUARY 27
Mrs. John Burnett will speak
on Child Behavior during the
meeting of the Alaska Nurses As
sociation. District 6, which will
be held at the Health Center at
8 p.rn. Friday evening, January
27.
Annual election of officers will
be held during the business meet
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