COUNCIL
NOTES :
. The enforcement of existing
<Cily Ordinances controlling gar
bage disposal, dog control, fire
.hazards, and sub-standard build
ings was again requested of City
■Council members at the May 28
rmeeting of the Council. Repre
senting the steering committee of
the Beautify Palmer Project were
.Mr£. Isabelle Woolcock and Edna
Wehking. Mrs. Woolcock pointed
<out that they were not represent
ing the Garden Club alone, but
all organizations and individuals
in the area who are participating
.in the project.
Briefed down, ‘Councilmen an
swered some of Mrs. Woolcock’s
questions as follows: That gar
bage should not be burned in in
<ciherators; that refuse should be
stored in practical-sized contain
ers for pickup by the collector;
;pqper refuse could be burned in
^weinerators; that work is being
Jane toward the removal of sub
standard buildings and fire haz
ards; that through the Alaska
Bousing Authority an over-all
city plan is being prepared that
'will include zoning regulations.
Answering both Mrs. Woolcock
■and Walter Granas who appeared
before the Council regarding dog
eontol, Councilman Zahradnicek
.said he felt the solution to the
*dog problem would be a year
round dog pound. He suggested
city police visit every do^ owner
‘bo determine whether or not the
animal is licensed; round up all
unlicensed dogs. Mayor Wilson
pointed out ‘that even though a
dog is licensed, the owner may
»ot. allow the dog to run loose
and create a nuisance of himself..
.Mayor Wilson pointed out that
tamless an individual files a com
plaint against the dog owner,
there is no way of indicating that
.such a dog is a nuisance. Granas
jwported his child was bitten this
week.
Gannas told Councilman that
'« number of young people have
been using the city streets as
race tracks, stirring up dust, and
• creating hazards. He also asked
& the City couldn’t enforce' better
pickup service' regarding gar
bage removal.
-Mrs. Robert Hardisty presented
Sa petition with signatures of
-nearly all property owners in
Vm Xaicas and Snodgrass sub-divi
sior.s, rrequesting that sewer sys
tem foe installed in those sec
''tiims. . j
•This is the second such petition
^eceiyed by the Council in the
rpast two months. The first com
ing from a section near the hos
.pitafl. Mayor Wilson stated that
wwonOy is the problem and point
ed ;«Vut‘that under a new law that
-isSWers may be installed as a pub
lic utility and a service charge
jinade for use. However, he point
ed out, the law has not yet been
thoroughly studied. “We have
.‘raime pipe on hand, acquired
: through surplus”, he said. He en
• oouraged residents interested in
: sewer installation to submit pe
•titions to the City to determine
Hie over-all interest.
Representing some of the city
employees Russ Felzien appeared
:before the Council to request that
the City consider salaries on a
4(**st-of-living allowance.. It was
jpointed out that heavy duty op
erators are receiving $4.80 per
hour, per 40-hour week. The re
•squest was turned over to the per
siunnel committee for study and
»eport at the next meeting.
Ordinance No. 71, regarding
subdivisions, was read for the
third and final time, passed and
^approved by the Council.
Bids were opened and read and
IShe bid of Don McKechnie for
Pitching 900.53 feet for a water
‘HSn.p along Co-Op avenue.was ac
•scepted. His bid was 75 cents per
foot, $12.50 per hour for extra
'■work. Other bids submitted were:
TValley Excavating, 80 cents per
Hoot or $16.00 hourly rate, and
JBayes Excavating, 90 aents per
iSbot, $14.50 per hour for extra
"work. The starting date is yet to
Jfoe decided.
, -Petitions for paving, number
ed one through five were, by
■^ote, combined into Palmer Im
provement iDstrict No. 1. This jf
' the section of the city which ii
to be paved this summer.
The transfer of the liquor li
-arense of the 49 Club from Ha]
asiid Willa Eckard to George
Strvac and Tony Stepich was ap
COUNCIL TO STUDY
57-58 SCHOOL BUDGET
The Palmer Independent!;
! School District bucget of pro- ;
! posed expenditures for the ;
I school year 1957-58 was pre
I sented to the Palmer City ;!
I Council last night for study;!
1 and approval. Because, of the ;!
! lateness of the hour Council- ;!.
| men requested they be allow.-;!
; ed to take copies of the budget ;!
; hoirie for study and a report v
on the proposed budget will ;
; be thade at a meeting to be y
; held later. The total budget;
; figure is $575,176.86. The bud- >
; get report indicates that the ;>
; levy needed to raise $132,405.37 ;>
; on valuation of $12,035,852:00
; requires 11 mills, the balance
; to be supplied by local income !;
I other than taxation.
Fair Book Plans
To Be Finalized
All department heads, supervi
sors and others interested in any
changes to be .made in the 1957
Mlatanuska Valley Fair premium
book are requested to attend a
meeting being held Monday eve
ning in the. business office on the
fairgrounds. The meeting will
open at 8 p.m., T. A. Moyer, asso
ciation pesident said, and final
plans will be made for the book.
Moyer reminded interested per
sons. the Board is seeking a ’57
Fair manager.
Preparatory work i3 being
done on the fairgrounds; Moyer
said. One corner of the 4-H build
ing has been built up and streng
thened, the winter collection of
refuse has been picked up and
the rest rooms put in clean order.
MASS TO BE OFFERED
Thursday, May 30th, is a holy
day of obligation ‘for Catholics.
(The Feast of the Ascension) Mass
will be offered at^St. Michael’s
Catholic Church at 10:30 a.m.
AIRPLANE VANDALS
WARNED OF DANGERS
Evidence of tampering with
aircraft and vandelism has been
reported in the Palmer and Was
illa areas. Gasoline, emergency
gear and tools have been report
ed stolen from numerous air
planes.
The stealing of gasoline is the
most serious because dirty hoses
used to siphon the gasoline de
posits foreign particles in thd gas
tank of the airplane causing mal
function of the engine.
A possible fatal accident was
barely averted at Wasilla Lake,
due tc engine failure as a possible
direct result of these actions.
Last year a federal law was
passed making tampering or
'theft involving private aircraft a
federal offense. Persons found
guilty of such offense would be
subject to penalties ranging from
$10,000.00 fine and/or 20 years
Imprisonment, and in the event
of a fatality, the death penalty.
New C-D Director—
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cials and first aid instructors are
slated to go to Talkeetna in mid
June to set up the new C-D area
and start classes in first aid and
fire fighting training.
There will be a meeting of area
directors and service chiefs of
the Greater palmer C-D on
Thursday, June 13 at C-D head
quarters in the theatre building.
proved.
Council members voted to
grant the usual water bonus for
lawn and garden watering this
summer.
(Reporters—
Notebook.
Among, valley residents who
attended the cocktail hour and
banquet held in Anchorage" last
week for W. C. Daniel, national
commander of the American Le
gion, were Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Demming. Demming is past com
mander of the western division,
American Legion.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Crowthers
returned to Palmer this past
week-end following a two-week
trip to Minneapolis where Cruth
ers attended the Universal Milk
ers Company factory for instruc
tion in the operation and instal
lations of their milking equip
ment. ■■ yc
Bob Crites and Bill Benyish,
both of the Palmer school system
teaching staff, left this week for
their fishing sites in the Kenai
area.
The Flying Bull transport plane
used by ’the Chirikoff beef in
dustry has a companion. Natur
ally it is called, The Flying Cow.
The Cow has been flying in and
out of Palmer airport this past
week doing some transport work.
Local anglers will see a famil
iar face around their favorite
fishing- spots this summer. Bruce
Graham, avid sportsman himself,
will be working around the val
ley lakes as a fisheries inspector
for the Alaska Department of
Fish and Game.
Helen Maze will be hostess for
the Xi Eta Chapter, BSP, at their
June 3 meeting. •
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Chandler are
spending a few days in the An
chorage area on business. A
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Wright are
on their annual summer trip to
the States.
Boy Scouts of Troop 654, spon
sored by The American Legion,
spent their Saturday morning last
week sprucing up the Palmer
highway along the entrances to
the city. As one person said—you
sure don’t miss is when, it’s gone
but how it does show up when
it’s there. (Litter).
Mr. and Mrs. James Nelson
and son Jamie are in Kodiak
where Nelson is working for the
telephone company. They flew
down to the island last week.
Dexter Bacon was called to
the States last woek by the sud
den death of his father.
Westminster Fellowship mem
bers enjoyed an Anchorage-Val
ley WF picnic at Thunderbird
Falls recently fallowed by a sing
and religious movie at the First
Presbyterian Church of Anchor
age.
Mrs. Claude Harter and son
and Mrs. Gust Scheibl and daugh
ters Enola and Pat have gone to
the States for a vacation of three
months. Mrs. Harter and son will
visit in New Mexico, Michigan
and Illinois. Young Claud will
meet his grandfather Harter for
:he first time. This is the first
nip Outside for all the children, j
A week ago Sunday a large
*roup gathered at the home of
Mrs. and Mrs. Fred Klayum,
Eska, in honor of their son*1
Wayne who was confirmed at St.
John’s Lutheran Church. A din
ner was served, followed by a
ballgame. Among those attend
ing were: The Rev. and Mrs. Ei
nar Bach and children Janice,
Eunice, Teddy, Clifford and Phil
ip; Mr. and Mrs. John Bartenen,
and Mr. and Mrs. George John
son and sons Dennis and Norman;
Art Johnson and son John; Mr.
and Mrs. Virgil Wilkinson, Christ
Kleinberg and Larry Klayum.
Mr. and Mrs. George Johnson
and sons Dennis and Norman, all
of Eska, are on a six-week vaca
tion trip to the States.
Moore's Garage
AUTOMOTIVE AND TRACTOR REPAIR
AND REBUILD
CRANKSHAFT GRINDING
PRECISION PIN FITTING
Palmer
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Visitors Join
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Hoskins, Tom Keenan, Jim and
Kit Stewart, Vern Marple, Joe
Gallant, Frank Gagnon, Elsie
Lowe, Cook and Stock.
Concessions operated on the
fairgrounds reported good gros
ses for the afternoon in their
sales of cakes, beverages, ice
cream and other refreshment
items.
Although the Colony Day ad
dress was originally scheduled for
presentation at Colony Park,
through a mix-up the crowd dis
persed to the fairgrounds im
mediately following the parade.
However, just prior to the rid
ing events Stewart Durrarit,
‘Chamber of Commerce president,
spokg to the large group assembl
ed in and around the grandstand.
He paid tribute to the early pion
eers who settled and developed
the Matanuska Valley. “This
beautiful valley is a monument
to the years of hard work done
by these early settlers and Col
onists’’, Durrant said. “Their
many, many accomplishments are
what made this beautiful valley
development possible”, he point
ed out. .
Acting as master of ceremonies
for the events which followed
was James Wilson. Lew Hanks
was in charge of the. interesting
contests staged for the children.
One of the highlights of the
Colony Day celebration was the
fancy precision drill presented by
34 members of the 23rd Infantry
Regiment Honor Guard Platoon.
Moving as one, the men executed
several intricate manuevers in
marching and in the handling of,
their rifles, under the commands
of Platoon Sergeant Chandler
Caldwell.
Lieutenant Alvin Buckalew,
platoon leader, said the drill team
is composed of all units in the
23rd Regiment. Some of the' men
are riflemen, others tankers, etc.
They have been working together
only four months, with two drill
practices each week, one on
“Army” time and the other on
their own time.
The response from the audience
after the more intricate manue
vers indicated the popularity of
this event.
The final event, staged by the
Actic Trails Riding Club, was a
series of horse races and riding
events. Participating were riders
of the local club as well as riders
from Anchorage and Seward.
Winners and the events in
which they participated follow^
Bucking horse exhibit: LeRoy
Ivie of Anchorage and George
Windle of Seward.
Two-lap race (2/3 mile): Win
dle on John King’s horse; Bill
Boyd.
Five-barrel race: AI Brooks;
Pat Williams
One-lap race, (first heat):
Windle on King’s horse; Chuck
Edmonds on Moose Moore's
horse.
Clover-leaf barrel race: Sandy
King; Sally Reed.
One-lap race (second heat).
Holland Grover; A1 Brooks
Mare milking contest: Ernie
Boicourt
Shetland pony races: Jerry
Hoskins (Marple’s pony): David
Nelson (Campbell pony).
Clothing race: Pat Cullison;
Sara Moffitt.
Cow bucking exhibit: Ernie
Boicourt. 1
300-yard race (first heat):
Chuck Edmonds (Moore’s horse);
Pat Williams.
Womens’ race: Vi Stacy; Sally
Reed.
Hide race; Jean Grover pulled
by Pat Cullison.
Girls’ race: Susie King; Lila
Hoskins.
Relay Race: Sandy King, Moose
Moore, Sally Reed; Susie King,
Kent Saxton, Sara Moffitt.
Grand race: George Windle
(King’s horse): Holland Grover.
The Shetland pony race provid
ed the most entertainment for
the crowd when first one then
the other pony balked, about run
ning, with young Hoskins finally
pulling his pony across the finish
line just ahead of David Nelson
who had to resort to the same
method of finish. Vi Stacy’s time
nf 34 seconds was just short of
the fastest time of the day.
Assisting in the show were Bob
Webb, show manager; and How
ard Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Caudill, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hart
ner and others assisting.
Moose Moore of Anchorage
managed to gamer $50 in prize
money. Local riders expressed
their pleasure of having horses
participating from other areas
and are making tentative plans
tor a show on July 4. More than
510,000 worth of horse flesh was
represented in- the show that was
staged Colony Day, and other
aorses owned by members of the
local riding club.
Contributing toward the prizes
were the following local mer
chants and individuals: Motor
[n Service, Hartley Motors, Inc.,
Jim’s Service, Valley Beef, M. V.
F. Co-Op Assn., ’49 Club, Palmer
Bar, Frontier Cafe, Grasser’s
Hardware, Koslosky’s Depart
ment store, Matanuska Hotel,
Palmer Drug, Automotive Parts
and Equipment. Bert’s Drug
Store, Sourdough Bar, Withey
Plumbing and Heating, Matanus
ka Valley Bank, Harry Phillip’s
45 Delegates
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Butte Community Hall at 6 p.m
by members of the Butte Fire As
sociation; Thursday noon the Pal
mer Kiwanians will host a fcmch
eon meeting at Grange hall Which
will be catered by the Grange
women; Thursday evening a din
ner will be held at 7 p.m. at Le
gion hall, with women of the
Auxiliary catering; and on Fri
day noon a luncheon will be
served by the Ladies Aid of St.
John’s Lutheran Church in the
church social hall.
Tours of the valley will in
clude visits to the Valley Pres
byterian Hospital, the Alaska
Agricultural Experiment Farm,
and trips through the farm areas.
A welcome to the delegates will:
be extended by Mayor Charles
W. Wilson.
The Alaska Hospital Associa
tion is composed of 17 non-profit
voluntary hospitals. It’s purpose
is to improve administration and
pi-ocedures so as to provide better
care for the patient.
Officers of the association, be
sides May, are Sister John of the
Cross, Providence Hospital, An
choarge, vice-president; Sister St
Hilary Griffin, Memorial Hospital
Kodiak, secretary-treasurer; Miss
Ruth Murrell, superintendent of
the Seward General Hospital and
Sister Mary Laurena, administra
tor of St. Ann’s Hospital, Juneau,
trustees.
Paimer Legionnaire—
(Continued from page 1)
mer, chaplain; and Mrs. Wilbert
Trudell .of Palmer,* department
executive committee woman.
Barber Shop, Thirfty Variety,
Tost’s Service, Shamrock Lounge,
Rolland Snodgrass and Ken
Lynn.
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