Kmaaians Tour
WUIe Alice Site
Several members of the Palmer
ilfciwanis club and their wives en
joyed a conducted tour of the
"White Alice installation in Was
iilla this past Saturday. Walter
X Gutman, site supervisor, and
-John E. Croul, Jr., safety and
.-security supervisor, accompanied
rthe groups through the complicat
*ed and extensive plant, explain
ring the various functions of this
iproject which provides part of a
^reliable communication network
which coders most of Alaska.
Under contract with the U. S.
Air Force, the Federal Electric
^Corporation has been given the
^responsibility for maintaining
and operating the White Alice
CJommunications Network. The
3F1EC is a wholly-owned subsidiary
wf the International Telephone
and Telegraph Corporation of
Hew York. Some 200 skilled tech
nicians with from three to five
years of electronic experience
will be required to man and op
*erte White Alice stations scatter
ed throughout the Territory.
The primary purpose of the
inetwork is to provide reliable
communication facilities vitally
meeded for the continent’s defense
against air attack from the north.
JMajor user of the facilities will*
fee the Alaska Air Command.
Other users will include Army
and Navy organizations in Alas
Ika. White Alice will also serve
tthe CAA, ACS, and other govem
anent agencies where combined:
sservice will result in an overall
slaving to the government.
Public use of the facilities is
imade possible through the ACS,
which provides commercial long
{distance telephone and telegraph
■service to the Alaskan public.
^The completion date for all White
Alice installations is scheduled
nor 1958.
Tropo is the name commonly
applied to a brand new type of
rradio transmission. It’s full tech
nical name is “forward propaga
tion tropospheric scatter.” It is
also called over-the-horizon radio.
“The White Alice network is the
Uargest over-the-horizon system
-ever constructed. The “Tropo” an
tteana reflectors resemble out
tdotsr movie screens, are 60 feet
thigh and weigh more than 100
. tons each. A narrow beam of ra
t ;dio'energy is aimed toward a re
'ceiving Station which may be 200
; unites .away. Precise antenna
r alignment is a complex problem
' tor (engineers and construction
JTorces.
AT a T*ansmitting station scores
»*of separate ■ telephone and tele
messages are combined in
to Ta .tangle radio signal. High^
powered aradio signals from the'
transmitter are conveyed to a
Jfeedhom by means of wave
guide, which is just a hollow rec
tangular copper pipe. The feed
horn sprays the radio energy
the surface of the anten
. ^. reflector.
^curved antenna reflector
*causes .The radio energy to be
"Tunned into a narrow beam polnt
at the distant station. While
'’ketft of the transmitted energy
as lost, ‘some '“scattering,” occurs
an the tropo&iere, the layer of air
Blearest the earth’s surface. The
"■“scatter” signal received is ex
tremely weak aifd must be put
through special amplifiers before
at can be utilized. The successful
dfcevelopment pf the “Tropo” scat
Her system used in White Alice
^represents a technological break
through which has tremendous
possibilities for future applica- j
ttkms
The White Alice system is es
isentially a “long-lines” commun
ications system with circuitry of
the highest quality. It is an im
portant segment of the tremend
cdus National Defense effort and
will serve at the same time to
integrate and expand facilities to
uoneet civilian communications re
quirements in the Territory.
Ballroom Dancing
Classes Start Sat.
Persons interested in ballroom
dancing classes are reminded of
■the first meeting to be held this
Saturday evening in the base
-anent of the Legion building.
Betty Lou Jensen of the B-J
School of Dancing will be in at
•ftendance to get the programs
'Started.
The meeting will consist of reg
istration and a free dance lesson
ijor all interested. From 7 to 8
sp.m. the junior high group are in
cited fo attend. From 8 to 9:30
^the senior high group has been
related, and if enough adults in
dicate interest, an adult class will
Tbe held: from 9:30 to 11 pjm.
Charges in the adult class will be
$25 per couple for the entire
icourse. If 20 students enroll in
| COUNCIL f
NOTES
Members of the Palmer City
Council held a special meeting on
Tuesday afternoon of this week.
Present were Mayor Charles W.
Wilson and Councilmen William
Zahradnicek, Robert Peterson,
Ray Lancaster, and Jan Koslosky.
Councilman Alfred Hagen was
absent.
Business conducted at the
meeting included the hiring of
the Anchorage firm of Johnston,
Rutledge and Tryck to do the
engineering work for the paving
program. Charles Tryck was pres
ent at the meeting. A condition
of the contract to be signed be
tween the city and the engineer
ing firm will be that all survey
notes, tracings and maps result
ing from the work be considered
the property of the city and turn
ed over to the city at the comple
tion of the project. It was the
thought of Mayor Wilson that
such information could be retain
ed by the city for use at a time in
the future when additional en
gineering will have to be done.
Councilmembers approved the
sale of the city’s heater which
has been in storage for a couple
of years to the Carpenters’ Local
for the sum of $325.
The date of the next regular
meeting is April 23. The Council
will sit as a board of equalization |
on April 24.
Membership
Continued from page 1)
the grants were based on emotion
and not good business sense. An
amendment to include Palmer in
the grants to Chugiak and Wasil
!a failed to pass, as did the mo
tion to again this year make the
grants to the other two schools.
A resident of the Chugiak area
asked the status of resuming col
lection plants in the Chugiak and
Wasilla areas. Since their closures
residents of that area have had
to sei*d their payments to the
Palmer business office. It was an
nounced that the Board is con
sidering meter readers and that
a test at Chugiak will probably
be made.
Two incumbents and one new
member were elected to the three
vacancies on the board of direc
tors. C. Ivan Branton elected last
year to complete the unexpired
term of Charles Wilson, received
206 votes. Phil O’Neill, out-going
president, received 180 votes; and
Vic Falk, Jr. of the Butte receiv
ed 142 votes. Other nominees and
their votes were: Carl Steeby,
Chugiak, 98; Earl Ray, Chugiak,'
31; Patrick Carney, Wasilla, 64;
and Victor Urban, Wasilla, 64.
Byron Anderson, Martin Olson,
and incumbent Aaron Combs de
clined their nominations prior to
the election, as did John Nash
and Mrs. Tony Vickaryous who
were nominated from the floor.
A total of 302 votes were cast,
95 of these being proxies.
A regular meeting of the board
of directors will be held Monday
evening, April 22 at which time
officers for the coming year will
be named.
The annual meeting was presi
ded over by Phil O’Neill. Others
appearing before the membership
were board members James Hur
ly Harold Thuma, C. Ivan Bran
ton, and Aaron Combs, MEA at
torney, John Shaw, and MEA
manager, Cy Brewer.
iconomic—
(Continued from page V
vey and recommended that the
committee continue to follow the
present course of study—enlist
the asisStance of the various local
agencies — request the Develop
ment Board to cooperate and seek
additional interest in the valley.
Elsewhere in this week’s issue
of The Frontiersman is a report
on progress being made by the
Chamber’s special committee.
The next regular Chamber
meeting will be held May 1, with
the executive board to met for a
breakfast meeting at 7 a.m. on
that same date.
each the junior and senior groups
the fee will be $10 for the series.
Special Services—
(Continued from page 11
two masses will be offered, the
first at 9:30 followed by the sec
ond at 10:30 a.m. All valley resi
dents are invited to attend the
church of their choice during the
Easter holiday.
Hiway Church of God
The Rev. Joan Ashby has chos
en ‘The Way to Easter Faith” as
her sermon for Easter services at
the Hiway Church of God. Special
Easter music will be offered dur
ing the service with Mrs. Eston
Hubbard as pianist. Sunday Sch
ool classes will be held at 10 a.m.
followed by the worship service
at 11 a.m.
St. John's Lutheran
Sunday School classes will meet
at 10 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran
Church on Easter Sunday and
the regular worship service will
begin at 11 a.m. The Rev. J. Einar
Bach will offer a sermon relative
to the theme for Easter, “The
living Christ”. The junior choir
will present Easter selections, ac
companied by Mrs. A1 Brooks, or
I ganist.
United Protestant Church
Two identical worship services
; will be held at the United Pro
testant Church on Easter morn
ing, with the Rev. Bertram Rutan
to offer “What Does Easter Mean
to You?” as his sermon topic.
The church choir will offer two
anthems. Sunday School classes
will be held from 10:00 to 10:45
a.m. and the Westminster Fellow
ship group will meet at the church
at 7 p.m.
Si. Michael's Catholic Church
On Easter Sunday the Rev.
James P. Snead will offer two
masses, the first to be a low mass
at 9:30 a.m. followed by a high
mass at 10:30 a.m., at which the
Mass of St. Basil will be sung by
the choir. Special Easter hymns
and communion hymns will also
be offered by the choir under the
direction of Mrs. James Hulbert.
Mrs. Jack Hemmer will be organ
ist.
Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints
On Easter Sunday at 10 a.m.
students of the Sunday School of
the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints will present
Easter services. The greater part
of the program will be musical
with several groups participating.
Two short talks will be given
presenting the Easter theme.
Sutton Community Church
The Rev. A. B. Compton has
chosen “Life!” as his sermon topic
for Easter Sunday worship ser
vices which will be held in the
Sutton Community Church on
Sunday. The Sunday School and
Worship Service will be combin
ed and will beign at 10 a.m..
Special Easter music and songs
will be presented during the ser
vice. Mrs. Esther Cantley will
be accompanist.
Church of God
Easter services at the Church
of God will begin with Sunday
School classes at 9:45 a.m., fol
lowed by the childrens’ Easter
program at 10:15. Easter worship
services will start at 11 a m. with
the Rev. Wesley Lancaster to of
fer “Because He Lives” as his
sermon topic. Special choral mu
sic will be presented during the
service. Sunday evening at 8 p.m.
a drama, “Mine Eyes Have Seen
Him” will be presented at the
church.
St. Bartholomew Episcopal
Church
The Easter service of St. Bar
tholomew Episcopal Church will
be held at 7 p.m. in the Legion
building with the Rev. Malcolm
Miner and the Rev. Philip Jeraud
to offer the service. Mrs. Clarence
Bailey will be the pianist.
All residents of the valley and
persons visiting or passing thro
ugh are cordially invited to at
tend any of the Easter services
being . planned in the valley
churches.
MARRIED AT SEATTLE
Mrs. Frank Linn of Palmer
has announced the marriage of
her daughter, Mary Ann Linn to
J. Sam Nagel, Jr., of Seattle. The
ceremony was performed at the
Trinity Methodist Church in
Seattle on March 16. Out-of-town
guests attending the wedding in
cluded the bride’s mother, her
brother Allen Linn of Corvalis,
Oregon and his wife, and the
bridegroom’s parents from Tu
lare, California.
I YOU ARE INVITED TO THE HOLY WEEK SERVICES \
of the
UNITED PROTESTANT CHURCH
April 19 GOOD FRIDAY PRESENTATION
Cecil B. DeMilie's '’King of Kings" j;
2 p.m., 8 p.m. (Social Hall downstairs) i:
April 21 EASTER WORSHIP: 9 and 11 A.M.
Sermon: "What Does Easter Mean to
You?" Identical services !'
NURSERY DURING SUNDAY MORNING SERVICES
MEAT DEPARTMENT
Bar-S Regular ,
Picnic Ham
Rath Black Hawk - Ready t o Eat
Picnic Ham 59c
AT POPULAR PRICES
Bar-S-Whole or Shank half
No center slices removed
cawireD Picnic Hams
BAR S HOLIDAY HAMS
ACME HEN TURKEYS
FRESH FRYING CHICKENS
•* • 4
f_O'
Whole Kernel CORN
Cream Style CORN
Cut GREEN REANS
GARDEN SWEET PEAS
%
303 tins
liiiBiip x
Celery ib. 19c
Lettuce «,, 33c
PRODUCE LOc SALE
Winasap APPLES Ib.
Cello CARROTS bu.
CABBAGE Ib.
GREEN ONIONS bu.
Grapefruit » 10c
■
MO - 80 ct. - Luncheon
Napkins
Assorted Colors
13 in. by 4 f*
13 in. pkg. I Jl
MEADOWBROOK
Butter i. ib. 75c
FANCY
Jersey ,b. 69c
Koslosky’s - Mountain Ridge
COFFEE ib. 79c
EASTER SALE GOOD THRU SATURDAY 20Hi
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groceries
KOSLOSKT'S
FOR LESS