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VOLUME 11, NUMBER 17
PALMER, ALASKA Thursday, February 13, 1958
PRICE TEN CENTS
To Name Directors
At Hospital Meeting
Members of the Valley Hospital
Asosciation will be asked to name
new directors to the Board dur
ing their annual membership
meeting which will be held in
the high school cafeteria at 8 p.m.
Saturday, February 15.
The terms of Mrs. Ann Dem
ming, who has served the asso
ciation as secretary this past
year; Mrs. Kay Pippel, who serv
ed as treasurer; and Bud Koslos
3cy will expire. The appointments
■of Mrs. Doris McKinley and Rev.
Bertram Rutan expire on March
5,
Anticipating that five Board
vacancies might need to be filled,
depending on a revision of the
Association’s bylaws at the forth
coming meeting, a slate of 11
nominees will be presented to the
membership. Additional nomina
tions may be made from the
floor. Anyone planning such a
nomination is asked to be sure
his candidate is willing to serve
it elected.
Area persons named by the
nominating committee of which
Ed Smith was chairman, are as
follows:
Ralph (Bud) Koslosky, Rev.
Bertram Rutan, (incumbents);
Mrs. Sam (Ada) Boyd, Mrs. Lloyd
Beatrice) Hansen, Mrs. Lee
(Marie) Gohr, W. J. Sharrow, R.
H. Mclntire, Mrs. James (Marie)
McDowell of Chugiak, Nhal
Browne, of Wasilla, Mrs. Frank
(Ada) Snider of Sutton, and Jal
mar Kertulla.
The present Board has recom
mended that one ballot be cast.
The three persons receiving the
most votes to be elected to three
year terms. If the membership
MARCH OF DIMES
CCtLECTIONS LOW
Due to a small turn out for the
March of Dimes dinner-dance
which was sponsored by the Pal
mer Elks lodge this past Satur
day, the local campaign is no
where near the hoped for total.
Few contributions have been sent
m .said Ed Smith, local chairman.
The 1958 March of Dimes cam
paign will close next week Fri
day, Smith said. Collection bot
tles and cards will be picked up
during the week and all organi
zations and individuals who are
planning to contribute are urged
to do so as soon as possible.
Smith pointed out that consider
able funds are still needed for
the care of polio victims,
totes to elect two additional
FLOWERS FOR YOUR
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Roses for corsages or bouquets
Cut Flowers and Pretty
Potted Plants
MAUD FLOWER SHOP
Theatre T'idg. Phone 3601
ST JOHN'S LUTHERAN
CHURCH
• Sunday School_10 a.m.
• Church Service_3 p.m.
Rev. Joseph Frenz, Pastor
SAVE!
ON YOUR
CLEANING
LIKE GARMENTS
2 for the 4
price of I
Cash and Carry
BROWN’S CLEANERS
WE GIVE GOLD STAMPS
r Board members to fill vacancies
created by the withdrawal of ap
pointed directors, the two candi
dates receiving the next highest
vote count are to be designated
as directors.
Midwinter Concert
To Be Presented
Tomorrow Evening
Persons planning to attend the
PHS Pioneer Band’s midwinter
concert tomorrow evening who
have not yet purchased tickets
may do so at the door. The con
cert will begin at 7:30 p.m., one
half hour earlier than previous
concerts. Admission will be $1.00
for adults and 50 cents for stu
dents. A varied program will pro
vide an entertaining evening for
all members of the family.
The gym will be decorated
with a Valentine theme and all
band members will wear semi
formal attire. This is the first
formal concert ever presented by
the band.
Panel Planned
During Forum for
Vegetable Producers
i A few revisions and additions
j in the Farm Forum program were
! announced this week by Lew
Hanks, Extension Service district
agent.
Added to the program will be
the Vegetable Producers Prob
lems panel. Participating in the
section of the Forum which wi 11
be presented Saturday morning,
will be Harold Pillsbury of the
Extension Service who will talk
on greenhouses; Dr. Myron Babb
of the Experiment Station who
will have the planting and cul
ture of disease resistant varieties
as his topic; and Dr. Curtis Dear
born, also of the Station, who will
talk on potato storage o.nd potato
varieties. -
One of the most interesting sec
tions of the Forum will be pre
sented by Frank L. Teuton, re
search information officer with
the U. S. Department of Agricul
ture who will be showing 21 gar
ments which will be modeled by
local girls. This show has been
presented in many spots in the
States and Teuton is in constant
demand to present the show.
Lee Fryer, manager of the
seed and fertilizer division of
Pacific Argo Co. of Seattle will
again this year attend the Forum.
He will talk on fertilizer develop
ments Saturday afternoon.
The Forum will wind up Sat
urday evening with a dinner to
be sponsored by the Matanuska
Valley Chamber of Commerce.
One of the dinner highlights will
be the presentation of the Far
mer of the Year by members of
the Anchorage and Palmer Junior
Chambers of Commerce.
SPECIALTY ACTS
LINED UP FOR
'58 MINSTREL SHOW
Specialty acts for the Palmer
Kiwanis 1958 Minstrel Show
have been lined up and it looks
like we are going to have a very
good program, so says Jim Wil
son, showr producer. Costume ma
terials are enroute and from the
samples, are sure, to make up in
to outstanding costumes this
year.
The ministrel showr will be
presented to the public in the
Central school gymnasium on
Friday and Saturday, March 21
and 22. With rehearsals now in
full swing, the show is sure to
be ready by the presentation
dates.
TYPHOID CLINIC
HERE SATURDAY;
URGE PARTICIPATION
A typhoid immunization clinic
will be held at the iMatanuska
Valley Health Center on Satur
day, February 15, from 1:00 to
5:00 p.m., it was announced this
week by Mary Rowley, public
health nurse. All adults (and chil
dren) who have never had typh
oid immunization or who desire
bosters, are urged to attend this
clinic.
Miss Rowley stated that there
are two suspected cases of ty
phoid in the Wasilla area and
although these have not been
confirmed all persons through
out the valley area should, as a
natural precaution, avail them
selves of the typhoid immuniza
tion.
Persons who have never had
typhoid immunization, or who
have not had a booster shot dur
ing the past eight yetrs, should
receive the full series of three
shots, which are administered
one at a time, once a week. Per
sons who have had the series
should have a booster shot if one
year has elapsed. After this first
booster, it is no longer necessary
to have a booster each year, but
-pne should be taken every two'
years, she pointed out.
Miss Rowley pointed out that
typhoid is not epidemic in Alas
ka. “Each year the Department
of Health has a few cases some
where in the Territory”, she
pointed out. “They are usually
spotty—one here—one there—but
m Alaska typhoid is endemic, not
epidemic”, she added. The virus
is generally picked up from im
pure drinking water.
A clinic will be held in the
Health Center at the WaSTila
school on Friday. Last week Fri
day 45 persons received typhoid
shots in the Wasilla area and on
Saturday an additional lot) per
sons received immunization
hots. Persons of the Wasilla
area desiring their second shots
in their series of three; those who
wish to start their series; and
those who only need boosters, are
urged to attend the Friday clinic
in Wasilla.
I Hospital Membership j
Sales Behind 1957
To date approximately 110 \
memberships have been sold ;
for 1958 in the Valley Hospital ;
Association. Compared to last ;
year’s figure of 276 it would ;
seem that the membership ;
goal has qAite a way to go. ;
Persons who have not yet been ;
contacted may purchase their ;
membership at the hospital or !
at the high school the evening I;
of the annual membership I;
meeting, Saturday, February >
15.
BOXING MATCHES
EXPECTED TO
DRAW DIG CROWD
Sports fans, and more particu
lar those who enjoy boxing, are
in for a fine evening of enter
tainment Saturday night when a
benefit is staged in the Central
school gymnasium, with proceeds
to be split between the local hos
pital and the area Heart Fund
Drive.
Four main events will feature
boxers who have been traveling
around Alaska in recent matches.
In the flyweight division Law
rence Perkins and Goston L.
Griner will meet; Jerry E. Shel-,
ley and Delando Pitts will box in
the lightweight division; Williams
Bey and Claude L. Patterson will
participate in the light heavy
weight division; and Walter J.
Johnson and Clay Holsapple meet
in the middleweight division. Per
sons who have seen these boys,
all li uin the Anchorage area, say
they are fast and good boxei's.
Officiating for the matches
will be Fred McKenzie, ex-wrest
ler and now director of the An
chorage Athletic Club. Assisting
him will be “Chip” Chatterton
and Jim McKenzie, coach and as
sistant coach in Palmer schools.
Preliminary fights will be
staged by a group of youths who
are sponsored by the Anchorage
Lions Club.
Mayor Ken Lynn this week
urged the public to support this'
benefit. “These boys will be com
ing here—batter each other ar
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COUNCIL NOTES
A number of visitors were pres
ent at the February 11 meeting of
Palmer City Council, including
four city department employees;
Mrs. Izola Sims and Mrs. Haleen
1 Ingalls of the Palmer Library
Association; a representative of
the Palmer Planning Commis
sion; the city attorney; and city
school district tax assessor. Coun
cilmembers present were William
T. Zahradnicek, Jan Koslosky,
Ray Lancaster, Charles Logsdon,
and Sam Gotten. Mayor Kenneth
Lynn presided.
Mrs. Sims and Mrs. Ingalls are
seeking support from the City to
acquire matching funds which
may be made available to the
local library from Territorial and
Federal funds. The Territorial
Librarian has notified the local
library association that such
funds will be available for free
libraries for remodeling work.
To secure such funds, an esti
mate on the type of remodeling,
costs, etc. is needed. The associa
tion officers told Councilmembers
that if such funds could be made
available to the local library it
would be possible to build a base
ment, which in turn would pro
vide water and sewer services
and considerable more storage
space.
They pointed out that at the
present time there is no room in
the library building where per
sons may sit down and read.
“When the students come to the
library to do reference work the
librarian must move away from
the desk so the student will have
space ... we have no room for
periodicals ... no room for news
papers . . . and we hav^ many
requests for these. At the present
time we have the most complete
collection of early-valley news
papers. These are packed away
in a box for we have no room in ■
which to make these available
for public reading”. No definite
word has been received on how
much money, or on what percent
age basis it would be made avail
able.
The women pointed out that
the remodeling program has been
set up on a five-year plan. “It is
our hope that at the end of five
years, with an expanded program,
the library will come out of the
volunteer level and that the City
will be in a position to operate
the public library,” they said.
They pointed out that the library
as it is today, represents only a
small Investment of dollars and
cents. The majority of the labor
and much of the materials that
went into the building were do
nated by local residents. All of
the library workers are volun
teers, ‘This is getting to be a
big thing now and operating on
a volunteer basis is getting to be
a big job and with help from the
I city, territory and federal funds,
we can have a good libarary here
in Palmer.
The Council was receptive to
their request for assisting funds
but pointed out that a more de
tailed proposal would be neces
sary before any action can be
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Telephone Ass'n Gels ,
$70,000 REA Loan
Driver Training
Course Completed
At Comm. College
The first Driver Training
course at the Palmer Community
College completes this evening and
a second class will be started
next week, it was announced this
week by Les Klebesadel, college
director.
The driver training classes are
held each Tuesday, Wednesday,
and Thursday evening in two
hour sessions. The full: course
scosts $35. At least four students
are needed for each course and
if additional interest is shown in
the course a third class will be
held.later. Persons interested are
asked to register at the high
school as soon as possible.
Welding Course
The first welding course starts
at the college next Monday eve
ning at 7. This class is full, with
12 persons ready to go. Another
12 persons have registered for a
sec&nS Class which will be start
ing soon. Mary Jane Klebesadel,
college registrar, asks that those
persons who have registered for
the second class pay their fees
as soon as possible so that any
opening in the class may be filled
before the course starts. Persons
who will be entering the second ■
class will be notified of the
starting date as soon as possible.'
University Alumni
To Present P-TA
Program February 18
A member of the University of
Alaska staff will be the guest
speaker at the February 18 meet
ing of the Palmer Parent-Tea
cher Association. In charge of
tha program that evening will be
members of the Matanuska Val
ley Chapter. University of Alas
ka Alumni. The group states that
the program will be of special in
terest to parents of high school
students. During the program a
colored, sound film of the univer
sity will be shown.
P-TA members will be asked
to name their officers for next
year during the business meet
ing. The meeting will be held in
the high school cafeteria at 8
p.m.
Refreshments will be served.
BOWLING ALLEYS
ENROUTE TO PALMER
Bowling alleys and equipment
for the Palmer Bowling Center
were shipped from Chicago this
week, according to word receiv
ed here by the group which will
operate the Center. With good
connections, the equipment
should be in Palmer around Feb
ruary 25, Bob Johns speculated.
Work on the sub-flooring will be
started next week by a represen
tative of the Alaska Bowling
Supply Co. through which the
AMF equipment is being purch
ased, The lanes, automatic pin
setters and other necessary equip
ment will be from the American
Machinery and Foundry Co. in
Chicago, makers of famed bowl
ing alley equipment.
When the Center is opened the
public will be able to purchase
their personal bowling equip
ment locally. Shoes and balls
will be available. To assure the
proper fitting and weight of the
ball, a measuring machine will
be purchased, Johns said. There
will be shoes and balls available
for rent by those who do not wish
to purchase their own equip
ment.
; Word has been received by the
Matanuska Telephone Associa
tion that an application for a
$70,000 expansion loan from the
Rural Electrification Administra
tion has been granted, it was an
nounced today by Max Clements,
MTA manager. Notice of the ap
proval of the loan was received
from David Hamlin, REA admin
istration and Delegate E. L. Bart
lett, both from Washington, D.C.
Clements said the money will
be used for outstanding obliga
tions which were incurred during
the original construction of the
system; for building additional
service to new subscribers; and
for the construction of a garage
and .warehouse on the MTA lot
in Palmer.
$8,IN)0 Damage in
Eariy-Morning Blaze
In an early-morning fire the
Sherrod Avenue home of Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Ubert was completely
gutted, with loss estimated by
P.ire Chief Bernard Bouwens at
about $8,000. The loss is partial
ly covered by insurance.
Awakened at 12:45 a.m. by the
family dog, Uhert had time only
.*to snatch his young daughter
f’-onv her bed and escape with her
through a window. Mrs. Ubert
•was staying over-night at the
■ hospital with the couple’s son
who is a patient at the hospital.
Ubert said he was going to buy
their dog “the biggest T-bone
steak I can find.” The fire is
believed to have been caused by
faulty wiring in the kitchen
.area.
Some of the volunteer firemen
experienced a short delay in get
ting to the fire because they were
unahle to determine the location
of the fire because the operator’s
line .was busy. It is believed that
.the line was kept busy by curi
ojrs persons wishing to know the
location of the fire. The public
is once again urged not to call
the operator to determine the lo
cation of a fire. “Any delay
could mean the difference of sav
ing a home (and possibly a life)
and losing it,” the men pointed
out. Not all the volunteer fire
men are on the automatic fire
phone alarm system. These ffre
fighters must determine the loca
tion of the fire through the op
erator.
A few television antennas,
some window breakage, and the
loss of a roof were the results
of a bad Matanuska blow which
the valley experienced the latter
■part of last week.
j COMFORTABLE
1 Steam Heated Rooms
$40 Month
Hyland Hotel
2 blocks from Post Office
MIA-MAID SPONSORING
ANNUAL ROSE PROM
L.D.S. Recreation hall
February 14 — 8-12 P.M.
Semi-formal. Public invited
Donation $1.00
HARD TIMES
Dance
Moose Hall
Sat., February 15
Admission, $1.50 per couple
BOXING MATCHES, SATURDAY,FEB. 15
CENTRAL GYM
8 P.M.
Featuring Top Alaskan Boxers
Benefit Valley Hospital & Heart Fund