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VOLUME 9. NO. 32
PALMER. ALASKA. THURSDAY. MAY 31. 1956
PRICE TEN CENYS
Construction To Start
ON New MTA System
Company personnel from the
Bonneville Construction com
pany have arrived in the valley
and have set up their office in
the Pioneer Apartments. At the
present time they are making
arrangements for the. transfer of
materials to this area so that
construction work for the new
Matanuska Telephone Association
system may begin as soon as pos
sible.
Robert Partridge, MTA manag
er, said that MTA employees
will begin to install new tele
phones today. Only those persons
on the existing system, who have
paid their total equity costs, will
be receiving the new phones, he
pointed out. These new instru
ments will provide much better
reception, he said, and will be
used on the present lines until
the construction company runs
the new cables and drops.
FEW FISHERMEN
REPORT ANY LUCK
Only a few valley fishermen
have reported any luck since the
season opened a>t 12:01 a. m.
May 28. Bob Peterson and Wayne
Trowbridge were among the for
tunate few who got their limit
on opening day while fishing at
Kepler lake. Fish and Wildlife
officials and representatives of
the Department of Fisheries are
keeping an interested eye on sev
eral lakes in the valley region
Vhicb were restocked two years
ago. They expect that with bet
ter weather fishermen will be re
porting satisfactory catches. Brad
ley and Kepler lakes just off the
Matanuska road are two of the
lakes re-opened to fishing this
season following a stocking pro
gram carried out by the Depart
ment of Fisheries. Kepler lake,
re-stocked earlier and opened
for fishing last year, is limited
to juvenile fishermen until the
first of July after which it will
be open to all ages.
All persons 16 years of age or
older are reminded that they
must have both the federal fish
ing and hunting license, and the
territorial fishing# stamp. It was
announced last week that the li
censes will be strictly enforced.
Punishment for not having both
is up to $100 fine for the first of
fehse, p year in jail, or both. Lo
cally the fishing stamps may be
purchased at the office of U. S.
Commissioner Dorothy . Saxton,
at Bert’s Drug store, or Koslos
ky’s Department store. Federal
licenses may be obtained at
Bert’s Drug store. These licenses
expire June 30 and new ones
must be purchased at that time
jf continued fishing is planned.
Stockmen’s Meeting
Set for Friday
All stockmen who plan to send
cattle to the Little Susitna Range
this summer are requested to at
tend a meeting which will be
held tomorrow night in the of
fice of William Sweetman at the
Experiment Station in Palmer.
The meeting will begin at 8 p m.
Health certificates, ear tag num
bers and the number of cows be
ing sent to the range must be
taken to the meeting.
Flowers for the
June Bride
• Wedding Books
• Guest Books
: • White Bibles,
Tapers
Corsages for all
occasions
MAUD'S FLOWER SHOP
! Theatre Bldg. Phone 3601 ;
MILK STUDY PROVED
DIG SUCCESS IN
SURVEYED SCHOOLS
The school milk study conduct
ed in the Palmer Schools in
April showed a sharp jump up
ward in milk consumption when
it was made available at five
cents per one half pint and at
intervals during the day, ac
cording to H. P. Gazaway of the
Experiment Station who with
the cooperation of the Matanuska
Valley Farmers Cooperating As
sociation, conducted the survey.
The study, conducted in the
three Palmer schools showed
for the 15-day survey period that
total consumption increased 138
percent over March. At Swanson
school where milk was served at
noon, mid-morning, and mid-af
ternoon, consumption increased
178 percent. The percentage in
crease of the milk sold in addi
tion to one milk with each lunch
was 761.
During the survey in the Cen
tral and high schools the lunch
price with a half pint of milk
was offered at 30 cents com
pared to a normal price of 35
cents. Extra servings at lunch
and in the morning or afternoon
were offered for five cents. Pre
viously morning and afternoon
servings were not available, but
extra milk at lunch cost 12 cents.
In the Seward school where the
survey was also conducted milk
was available to students two or
three times a day at five cents
per serving. These prices are at
least four cents below a normal
price possible without aid from
the Special School Milk Program.
The bulletin “A Report' on a
Survey Covering 22 School Sys
tems” showed an increase in
studied Stateside schools of 67
percent in respect to total sales
and 84 percent increase in re
spect to milk sold in addition
to one milk with lunch.
Under normal pricing Palmer
student consumed per day 0.46 of
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FISHERMAN DROWNS
AT NANCY LAKE
The death by drowning of Her
man Carlson of Anchorage was
reported to U. S. Commissioner
May Carter of Wasilla yesterday
morning. Carlson and a com
panion, a Mr. Spicer, had been
fishing at Nancy lake and were
returning to their camp when the
accident occurred. According to
Spicer’s report Carlson was sit
ting on the front end of the boat.
They were making a circle to re
turn to their camp and Spicer
reported that he did not see
Carlson fall off the boat but
missed him and looked back and
saw him in the water. He turned
the boat around and jumped in
to the water in an effort to get
Carlson out, however he could
not hold him and he had to go
to shore for help. Carlson’s body
was recovered about 24 feet from
shore in about eight feet of
water.
TWO NEW PATROLMEN
ASSIGNED TO AREA
BY TERR. POLICE
Sherman Barton, territorial
police officer in the Palmer area
the past months, left Monday for
Southern Methodist University
where he will take a special
course of study. Upon complet
ion of the course he will return
to Alaska and reportsto the Fair
banks territorial police office.
Assigned to the Palmer area are
Patrolmen Gordon Nelson who
is expected in the area about
July 1 and Carl E. Schlichtig who
is now on call duty and will go
on full-time duty tomorrow,
June 1.
Father Puts Flowers
On Accident Cross
In Memory of Son
A bouquet of flowers was
placed on one of the 13 white
crosses that mark Eagle Riv
er hill where that many per
sons have been killed in car
accidents on the hill in re
cent years. The flowers were
placed there on Memorial
Day by a man who told the
florist that his son, who was
enroute from Fairbanks to
Anchorage where he was to
be married, was killed in an
automobile accident.
Memorial Day
Services Held
By American Legion
Memorial Day services were
conducted at the Palmer Ceme
tery yesterday by the Matanu
ska Valley American Legion Post
tfo. 1 o under the leadership of
Everett Pederson, Post com
mander.
The impressive ceremony was
attended by many valley resi
dents.
Legionnaire Art Marsh, acting
chaplain, conducted the memor
ial prayer for veterans of all
wars. During service, wreathes
were dropped from an airplane
by pilot John Gore who was ac
companied on the flight by Rene
Nielsen, both of the Matanuska
Valley Airmen’s Association.
The wreathes were dropped at
the cemetery and in the Mata
nuska river as a tribute to all
branches of the military service.
Veteran’s graves were marked
with red poppy wreathes which
had been made by members of
the Legion Auxiliary Unit.
Co-Op Requests
Members Turn In
Patronage Tickets
All Matanuska Valley Farmers’
Cooperating Association patron
age tickets for the fiscal year
1955-56 must be turned in at the
Co-Op general office before the
June 30 deadline, it was an
nounced his week by Clayton
Esslinger, Co-Op comptroller.
The purchase saving tickets
are distributed through all Co
- Op departments throughout the
year and are given for all cash
purchases made in the service
station, garage, warehouse and
trading post. Dividends are de
clared annually and equity cer
tificate, redeemable in 10 years,
are given for all patronage pur
chases from, and sales to, the
MVFCA in the amount earned by
purchases or sales during the
year. For the past four or five
years dividends have averaged
id percent. isssiinger pointea out
that an average family will buy
at least $1,000 in groceries during
a year which would earn about
$150 in equity for the member.
He added that it is not neces
sary for a member to be living
in Alaska to redeem the equity
certificates. “We send certifi
cates and payments all over the
States each year”, he pointed
out. Three year’s equity certifi
cates were retired this past year,
two more than in the past.
Membership in the Co-Op may
be obtained by applying for a
Co-Op number at the general of
fice. A membership fee of $5.00
may be paid at that time or by
using the first five dollars of the
earned dividend.
Tickets may be turned in'any
time after May 31, Esslinger said.
They must be turned in by the
June 30 deadline.
Theta Chapter Plans
Silent Auction
All members of Theta Chapter,
BSP, are reminded that the June
4 meeting will be held at the
home of Joyce Billot and that
a silent auction will be held.
Members are asked to take
items to the meeting for the auc
tion.
BOARD OBJECTS TO
MEA MEMBERSHIP
MEETING JUNE 16
Members of the Matanuska El
ectric Association passed a re
solution by a vote of 3 to 1 in
which it was stated that a re
solution calling for the holding
of a special election did not car
ry at the last preceding meeting
of the Directors because of a tie
vote. Director O’Neill, Graham
and Parks voted for its passage;
director Hurley voted no.
The resolution passed at the
May 28 meeting states that it is
the judgment of the Board that
the election held on April 14 to
fill vacancies on the Board of
Directors was unlawful and that
it is in the best interest of the
cooperative to hold a new elect
ion at an early date to be con
ducted properly and in accord
ance with the by-laws. Also that
legal action has been instituted
directors of the cooperative, al
in the District Court agains three
leging that they have usurped
and are holding unlawfully their
office and seeking to oust them
therefrom.
The resolution goes on to state
that the present Directors have
been advised by their personal
attorney that the question of the
legality of the April 14 election
and of their holding office is now
within the jurisdicion and cogni
zance of the District Court and
that it would be unlawful for
them to participate in any action
leading to the holding of a new
election without the order and
permission of the Court.
For these reasons it was re
solved that it is the desire of the
Board to hold a new election for
the filling of existing vacancies
on the Board as promptly as le
gally possible. That such an el
ection be held within a reason
able time after the Court orders
or permits such an election to be
held, or fixes the date of such
eleetiorfT or within a reasonable
time after the aforementioned
suit in District Court has been
dismissed, with prejudice, there
by restoring to the Board auth
ority to order such an election on
its own motion.
The Directors resolved that
unti either of the foregoing con
ditions is met no action shall be
taken by anyone connected with
the corporate management or ad
ministration of the cooperative
for the holding of an election or
of any special meeting of the
membership of this cooperative
except as required by legal peti
tion of the membership.
In discussing the proposed
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Churches to Show
Films from Moody
Bible Insliluie
Dr. Maxwell Coder, dean of
education at Moody Bible Insti
tute in Chicago, and Herbert
Lockyer, Jr. of the M.B.I. Alum
ni Association, who are visiting
missionary works in Alaska
where former Moody students are
now serving, will be visiting in
Palmer this week.
This evening at 8 p. m. two
films will be shown at Church
of God—a new television film,
“Experience with an Eel’’, and
a Bible story film, “Daniel in the
Lion’s Den”.
Tomorrow evening at 8 p. m.
the visitors will be at the United
Protestant Church where they
will show the Institute’s recent
film, “The Stones Cry Out”.
This film is an exploration into
the-marvels of fulfilled prophecy
—a gospel film in the fourth di
mension—Time. Dr. William Cul
bertson, school president, is the
narrator.. Viewers will see evi
dence of prophecy fulfilled in
Jerusalem, Babylon, Tyre and
Petra, now a carved rose red ci
tadel of the dead.
In addition to the film, there
will be comments by Dr. Coder
and Mr. Lockyer a^ well as spec
ial musical numbers.
Area Voter:
40 Acre Am
[NAME OMITTED FROM
GRADUATION LIST
Through an oversight, the
name of James ivIcNeese was
omitted from the list of the
Palmer High School graduat
; ing class of 1956. Jim received
; his diploma the evening of
; May 18 with the other 33
; members of the class.
P.A.R.C. OFFERS
NEW TEEN AGE
RECREATION AID
The Palmer Area Recreation
Council has received an appeal
by petition from several local
teenagers for help in forming a
teen-age canteen.
The P.A.R.C. announced this
week that Richard Branton has
consented to counsel such a pro
ject in the teen-agers behalf,
with the backing of P.A.R.C.
Branton is the first adult this
year to offer full time to helping
the valley youth find recreation,
and has some excellent sugges
tions to offer for at least a temp
orary solution.
A public meeting will be held
Friday evening, June 1 at 8 p.
m. in the MEA auditorium and
P.A.R.C. directors and Branton
appeal to all teen-agers, their
parents, and other interested re
sidents to attend the meeting and
support this final attempt to re
vitalize the Recreation Council.
Directors pointed out that if no
local interest is shown at this
meeting it will probably be nec
essary to disband for lack of in
terest. The directors extend their
thanks to the many individuals
who have worked in the P.A.R.C.
group and for the group in the
past and urged them to attend
thf meeting Friday evening if
possible.
WINDS REDUCE
COLONY DAY CROWD
Gusty cold winds put a damper
on the 21st anniversary of the
colonization of the Matanuska
Valley last Sunday when the lo
cal Chamber of Commerce staged
a Colony Day celebration. Spec
tators and participants alike
took all they could of the Knik
winds and then headed for warm
er spots
Several hundred visitors and
residents lined the city streets to
see the program-opening parade
which was led by cruiser cars of
the city police department and
the territorial police.' Next in
line was the marching unit of the
high school Pioneer Band and
majorettes. Also marching were
members of the Matanuska Val
ley American Legion Post No. 15,
the Jack Henry Post from Anch
orage, and the 40 and 8 unit, all
of which carried their Post col
ors.
The Palmer Kiwanis club en
tered a decorated float upon
which rode the “Kiwanis Indi
ans”—members of the club
sponsored Little League ball
team; Tom Moffitt drove his
| model-T Ford and took second
place in awards; the Chamber
float which took first place, de
picted Palmer, the future cJpitol
of Alaska, and was complete in
true chamsber-of-commerce fash
ion with three “bathing beauties”
who smiled throughout the par
ade, never indicating that their
bathing suits weren’t quite in
line with the weather; the Vege
table Growers 4-H club entered
a decorated float and took first
in the Kiwanis-sponsored prizes
for 4-H entries; the Matanuska
Valley Farmers Cooperating
Association also entered a decor
ated float which identified their
various dairy and creamery
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; Approve
nexalion
A total of 30 votes in the city
and one vote in the area pro
posed for annexation, were cast
on May 29 when residents were
invited to vote for or against the
annexation of 40 acres to the city
of Palmer.
Of the total 31 votes, only one
was against the annexation.
The land which will now be
part of the city includes that up
on which the high school is lo
cated and which may now be
served by the city services, in
cluding policing of the area.
Judges for the election served
on a voluntary basis, asking no
! pay for their service. They were:
Harry Wimmer, William Zah
radnicek. and Guy Johns at the
high school polls and Claire Buz
by, Lucille Mick, and Katheryn
! Wilson at the city hall polls.
BLM FIRE FIGHTERS
HAVE BUSY WEEK
Fire fighters and personnel
from the Bureau of Land Man
agement fire guard station in
Palmer have had a very busy
week.
Their first fire was on the La
Rose farm where a stump row
was accidently set on fire. Fire
fighters prevented the blaze
from spreading to nearby woods.
At Wasilla Creek a fire, evi
dently caused by sparks from
the LaRrose fire, burned ap
prorimately 61 acres. Sixteen
men, as well as two Pacific ma
rine pumps and Leo Lucas’ “cat”
were used to control the fire.
Shortly after this fire was re
ported, a request for help on a
fire at Eklutna Lake was receiv
ed at the local station. Eight
men and a cat were sent to the
lake area where Ben Hermon
was able to get a line dozed
completely around the fire. The
Anchorage fire boss had high
praise for the efforts of the Pal
mer crew, according to Bill
Adams, forester at the Palmer
station. The Palmer crew was
flown back to town in the BLM
Grumman Goose when the fire
, was brought under control.
About 300 acres were burned. In
the Palmer fire crew at Eklutna
were Dale Whalen, Jerry Me
Kechnie, Mac Galeshoff, Bill
Knutsen, Tom Merie, Larry Lu
cas, and Art Fox.
Local fire fighters were called
out again on May 30 for a fire
at Wolf lake where 50 acres were
burned. Twelve men are on this
fire which is under control. An
other fire at 17 mile lake con
sumed all the timber on an
island.
Fishermen, campers and pic
nickers are urged to use extreme
caution while smoking or burn
ing campfires in. or near the
woods. Forester Adams urged
that all campfires be completely
extinguished before being left
without supervision.
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Sundays— 1:00 p. m.--8 p.m.
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