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The Frontiersman
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF THE MATANUSKA VALLEY
DONT FORGET
VOTE
November 25
Alaska General Election
VOLUME 12 NUMBER 2
PALMER. ALASKA Thursday. November 20, 1958
t>mr,v i«; rrwTC
To Discuss Agriculture
At Democratic Rally Fri.
Democratic candidates whose
names will be appearing on local
ballots next Tuesday, will be in
Palmer Friday evening to part
: • ipate in a Democratic Rally to
N held in. Central School gym
nasium, starting at 8 p.m.
Wendall Kay, Alaska Demo
tic Party chairman, will be mas
ter of ceremonies and introduce
the candidates who will partici
pate in the program.
Candidates who are expected
io take part include E. L. (Bob)
Bartlett, U. S. Senate Term A;
Ernest Gruening, U. S. Senate,
Term B; William A. Egan, Gov
ernor; Hugh J. Wade, Secretary
ui State; Ralph J. Rivers, U. S.
Representative; Irene E. Ryan,
At-Large Senator District E;
Balph E. Moody, At-Large Sena
tor District E; J. Earl Cooper,
District G State Senator; James'
J Hurley, State Representative
District Nine; and other Demo
cratic candidates.
The participants will base
t nch of their discussion cm agri
ultural problems as related to
oral levels and the State as a
whole. All persons interested in
better farm legislation for the
valley are invited to attend the
meeting.
Entertainment and refresh
ments will be included in the
program.
MORE TOYS NEEDED
FOR FIREMEN'S
CHRISTMAS WORKSHOP I
Area families are being very j
generous in donating unused tuv^ j
Palmer volunteer firemen report
this week. A number of toys,
v ns eh are being repaired in their
Christmas workshop, have been
■received. Additional toys are still
needed, they pointed out. Toys
may be left at {lie office of the
lb S. Commissioner or at the fire
.all. After they have been re
.gored, they will he distributed
throughout the valley to children
who might not otherwise have a
very merry Christmas,
SMORGASBORD
All
I Yens Gan Eat
SAT. NOV. 22
4:30 P.M. - ?
] PALMER CAFE
Bring the Family %
| $2.50 Adults—Children $1.00
j SAVE!
} ON YOUR
j CLEANING
i CERTAIN GARMENTS
! for the 4
j L price ol I
| Gash and Carry
\ BROWN S CLEANERS
WE GIVE GOLD STAMPS
| Closed Saturday Afternoons
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EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
REPRESENTATIVE TO BE
HERE NEXT WED.
Rob Merrill, Alaska Terri
torial Employment Service re
presentative, will be in Pal
mer Wednesday, November
2l\ to interview people who
may have problems or ques
tions relating to their Unem
ployment Insurance benefits,
Merrill will be at Carpenters’
hall on that date, starting at
8 a.m. “I will be happy to an
swer questions relating to Un
employment Insurance at this
time,” Merrill stated, “as well
as questions on employment
possibilities.”
Women Voters Urge
Residents to Vote;
To Provide Services
The Palmer Provisional League
of Women Voters again urges
residents to “get out and vote”
on Tuesday, November 25. Trans
portation, baby sitting, and infor
mation service will be provided
by the League through Mrs. Earl
Payne at PI-2975.
A limited number of certifi
cates, which were provided by
the League for those voting on
Statehood Referendum, have
been obtained and will be avail
able on election day, while they
last, to those who signed the
scroll but did not receive a cer
tificate. Also to those who voted
by absentee ballot. The scroll
will be available for signatures of
those who voted by absentee bal
lot on the Statehood Referendum.
All persons 19 years of age or
older, who are citizens of the
United States and who have lived
in Alaska at least one year and
reside in their district 30 days
or more, are eligible to vote,
League members point out. Polls
will be open from 8 a.m. to 8
p.m. and will be located in the
Co-Op rec hall in Palmer; in the
library in Wasilla; and in the
Post Office in Eska.
The League will again give
gold feathers to all who vote in
the Palmer area.
Community College
Plans Being Made
At a special meeting of th<^
, Palmer Board of Education held
i last Saturday, it was decided to
go ahead with Community Col
lege plans this winter.
Credentials of an applicant for
the position of college director
have been submitted to the Uni
I versity of Alaska, and if approv
ed, the program will get under
way. Registration dates and plac
es will be announced, as will
available courses, and question
naires will be mailed throughout
the area.
Carl Bensen of the Agricultur
al Marketing Service, arrived in
Palmer Tuesday and is conduc
ing the annual audit at the De
partment of Agriculture.
STOP AT THE
HYLAND HOTEL
in Palmer
First-Class Rooms
$45 per month
leading 4-h’ers
GOING TO CHICAGO
LATE THIS MONTH
Three outstanding young Alas
! kans will attend the 37th Nation
al 4-H Club Congress in Chicago
November 30 - December 4. They
i are Vadney Bledsoe of Wasiila,
Patricia Ann Eastland of Fair
banks, and Marsha Ellen Horton
of Auke Bay.
! Seventeen-year-old Bledsoe and
his parents and friends, are tak~
{ing great pride in his gardening
Vadney Bledsoe
prowess. He writes in his record
book: “In my first year of 4-H
I made a profit of $4.20. This
year I made $2,304.32. The total
profit of my seven years amounts
to $3,385.28.”
Marsha Horton, 17-year-old
freshman scholarship student at
the University of Alaska, won
her trip for a notable clothing
record. She writes: “Clothing IV
was a big year, in which I com
pleted 17 garments which includ
ed a wool dress, one pair paja
mas, three blouses, a cotton
| dress, a child’s nightgown, a hat
and sweater set, a jumper, four
| skirts and a party dress.”
Bread demonstration winner,
Patricia Eastland, 18 year old,
says in one of her reports: “I am
taking clothing. I can handle my
own clothes, do my own mend
(Continued on page 7)
URGE TURNOUT
EXPECTED FOR
GENERAL ELECTION
Polls in the valley area will
open Tuesday, November 25, at
8 a.m. and remain open until 8
p.m. In Palmer they will be lo
cated in the Co-Op rec hall. Eska
area residents will vote at the
post office in that region and
Was ilia residents will vote at
their library.
Voters will be asked at the
General Election to name, for the
first time, their choice for Gov
ernor, U. S. Senate and U. S. Re
presentative seats. All residents,
19 years of age or older, U. S.
citizens, Alaskan residents for
one year or more and a precinct
resident for at least 30 days, are
eligible to vote. No pre-registra
tion is required. In addition to
the above named offices, voters
will name their choice for other
State offices.
Ballots to be used by voters of
this area include the following
candidates: GOVERNOR and
SECRETARY OF STATE (Vote
only for governor): BUTROVICH,
Jr., John (R) PHILLIPS, Brad
(R); DOLLINTER, Mike (I)—
HOLTON, Donald W. (I); EGAN,
William A. (D)—'WADE, Hugh J.
(D>.
V. S. SENATE TERM A (vote
for one): BARTLETT, E. L. (D);
CAPPER, Keith, (I); ROBERT
SON, R. E. (R).
U. S. SENATE TERM B (vote
for one): GRUENING, Ernest
I CD); STEPOVICH, Mike, (R).
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE (vote
for one): BENSON, Henry A.
(R); RIVERS, Ralph (D).
AT-LARGE DISTRICT E SEN
ATE: (two year term-vote for
one) ANDERSON, I. M. C. (R);
RYAN, Irene E. (D).
AT-LARGE DISTRICT E SEN
l ATE: (four-year term-vote for
one): LESH, Keith M. (R);
| LIGHT WOOD, Samuel F. M.
(A.P.); MOODY, Ralph E. (D).
j DISTRICT G STATE SENA
TOR (vote for one): COOPER,
jj. Earl (D); HARRIS, Georgiann
i(I); WATKINS, Hal (I); WOLFE,
[Ray (R).
i STATE REPRESENTATIVE
(Continued on page 7)
City Council Notes
There were five visitors at the
November 18 meeting of the Pal*
mer City Council. They were Mrs.
| Rose Kirsch, Virgil Meehan, Ber
nard Bouwens, Russ Felzien, and
I Art Millikin, the latter of Anch
1 orage.
Mrs. Kirsch requested that the
area in front of her place of busi
ness on Wasilla Highway be
cleared of snow to the street line.,
I The request was turned over to
| the street department.
Meehan proposed to the Council
that he would pay 15 per cent of
his gross, less sales tax, if the
City decides to take over the
monthly billing. The proposal
was held over until the next
meeting of the Council.
Fire Chief Bouwens presented
a proposed budget and an item
ized list of fire department
equipment he stated is needed to
bring the department up to date,
The material will be studied by
the committees involved.
* * *
Felzien requested that all
night parking be eliminated on
city streets, so that snow removal
may be done more efficiently.
• • •
Millikin, representative of the
Craig-Taylor Company, present
ed additional information regard
-ing a rubber-tired loader for
-mow removal use. The informa
tion was turned over to the
street committee.
♦ * *
t
Mayor Kenneth Lynn announc
ed new committee appointments
for 1958-59. PUBLIC SAFETY:
Sam Gotten, Charles Logsdon,
William Zahradnieek. STREET:
Zahradnicek. Ralph Koslosky,
Ray Lancaster. PERSONNEL
AND BUDGET: Logsdon, Lancas
ter. Koslosky. PROFESSIONAL-'
PUBLIC SERVICE-PARKS. Lan
caster, PLANNING COMMIS
SION: Bertram Duff,, Zahradni
cek. WATER: Duff, Gotten, Kos
losky. Residents wishing to con
tact Council members are re
quested to refer to the above
committee listing that will be
posted in the office of the City
Clerk.
* * *
Bids will be sought for a 500
gal pump, plus necessary equip
ment and the installation. Bids
will be opened at the November
I 25 meeting of the Council.
Ed Fortier, acting director,
Civil Defense in Alaska, has no
tified the city that in the near
future an Alaska Survival Plan
ning Staff will be in Palmer to
work with Civil Defense person -
(Continued on page 4)
I TO PUBLISH ON V
WED. NEXT WEEK
Because Thanksgiving f%lls :j;
on the regular publication day >
of this newspaper, next week’s !;
issue will be published on I;
Wednesday, November 26. Ad- j;
vertisers and those desiring <;
news items or notices are re- j;
quested to contact the busi- j;
ness office as soon as possible.ji
LOCAL CHURCHES
PUN THANKSGIVING
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Members of the Matanuska
Valley Ministerial Association -
will sponsor a Thanksgiving
community service at 8 p.m.
I Wednesday, November 26, at the
Church of God on Matanuska
Street. The Rev. Wesley Lancaster
of the Community Church of
Seward Highway, will be the
main speaker. Rev. Lancaster is
' a former pastor of the local |
Church of God.
The public is cordially invited j
to the service.
Other pastors participating in
the program include the Rev. j
Bertram Rutan of the United
Protestant Church who will offer
the invocation; Mr. Dale Bryant
of the Lazy Mountain Childrens
Home, service chairman; Mr. |
Kenneth Hughes of Big Lake, !
song leader; the Rev. McConnell
of the First Baptist Church, pray
er leader and the Rev. Calvin
Brown of the local Church of
God will offer the benediction.
Music for the Thanksgiving
program will be provided by a
community choir, composed of
singers from the participating
churches, a male quartet from
the Lazy Mountain Childrens
Home, and a violin solo by Rev.
Rutan.
AREA FARMERS URGED
TO ATTEND MEETING
On Wednesday, November 26,
at 2 p.m. the Extension Service
will sponsor a public meeting in.
- Grange hall for all farmers of
this area. There will be a general
discussion of agriculture market
ing orders. The meeting will be
on an informative basis, during
which James Wilson, territorial
commissioner of agriculture, and
Lew Hanks, district agent, will
explain the functions of market
ing orders as practiced at the
present time in the states.
This will be tne first time that
this program has had a general
discussion in this section of Al
aska. Last week Wilson met with
produce growers of the Fairbanks
area and discussed state and fed
eral market orders and agree
ments as they might apply in
Alaska to help stabilize markets.
It was pointed out that a mar
ke order is a device whereby
producers of a given commodity
can, by a plurality vote, impose
certain conditions on all produ
cers when considered to be bene
| ficial to the industry and not
j harmful to the public interest. It
may include restrictions on sizes,
grades, or quantity permitted to
be sold, the establishment of re
serve pools, assessments for pro
motion, prohibition of unfair
I trade practices, etc. Before such
i a program could be instituted in
Alaska, an enabling act would
have to be passed by the State
Legislature.
A “meet your candidates”
meeting will be held by the local
Republicans this evening in the
high school cafeteria, beginning
at 8 p.m. The public is cordially
invited to attend the meeting and
become better acquainted with
the candidates who will be seek
ing election next Tuesday.
Among Republican candidates
expected to participate are Mike
Stepovieh, candidate for U. S.
Senate Term B; John Butrovich,
Jr., candidates for Governor;
Brad Phillips, candidate for Sec
retary of Alaska; Henry A. Ben
son, U. S. Representative candi
date; Doris McKinley, State Re
presentative candidate; Ray
Wolfe, District G State Senate
candidate; Keith M. Lesh, at-large
District E Senator candidate;
I. M. C. Anderson, at-large Dis
trict E Senate candidate; Tom
Fink, House of Representatives
(10th District) candidate; Arthur
F. Waldron, House of Represent
tatives (10th District) candidate;
Ken Sheppard, House of Repre
sentatives (10th District). It\is
also expected that if Secretary
of the Interior Fred Seaton ar
rives back in Anchorage in time,
he will attend the meeting.
An interesting program is be
ing prepared, it was stated. This
will be one of the last opportun
ities for the public to meet their
candidates.
Elks Annual Ball
Set for Saturday
Elks, their ladies, and their
invited guests, will be attending
the Elks annual Purple Bubble
Ball at Elks hall Saturday, No
vember 22. Dancing will begin
at 10 p.m. and continue until 2
a.m.
The annual event has been set
up several weeks in advance this
year to avoid conflietion with the
later holidays. Elks who have not
yet picked up their guest cards
are requested to stop at the lodge
and get them.
Music for dancing will be fur
nished by a new local combo
which is reportedly “very good.”
Dress wiii be semi-formai.
| VALLEY CLEANERS j|
TWO for the |!
Price of ONE
;! LOCATED: Between Valley & !;
!; Colony Streets, diagonal from >
Bowling Lanes. Ph. PI-3750 I
LIVE MUSIC
Friday, Nov. 21
Wednesday, Nov. 26
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WHITEYS
WESTERN
SWINGSTERS
SHAMROCK
LOUNGE
PALMER
ELKS
Purple Bubble Ball, Sat., Not. 22 £1
Elks' Hall
ELKS & LADIES
10 p.m. * 2 a.m. I