MATANUSKA VALLEY
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VOLUME 9, NUMBER 44
PALMER. ALASKA THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1956
PRICE TEN CENYS
TAX ASSESSOR
URGES STUDY OF
DELINQUENT ROLL
Each owner of property lo
cated within the bounds of the
Palmer Independent School Dis
trict and City of Palmer should
go over the delinquent tax roll
which appears elsewhere in this
aper, according to William
Wakeland, tax assessor-collector,
Wakeland emphasized this pro
perty owners should scan the
list parcel by parcel, rather than
by the individual’s name. Mor
tgage holders and contract sell
ers should pay particular atten
tion to the list, he said. “The
name of the party assessed may
not, and need not, be correct—
the tax is against the property”,
he pointed out. If not paid in full
before the final sale, the parcel
will be sold for the remaining
taxes, plus costs, he said.
Metes and bounds property is
now being described in a new,
more accurate method than used
previously, he said. For exam
ple, N22, S400, No. 570, W 600
NWV4NWV4 means: the north
200 feet of the south 400 feet, of
the east 570 feet of the west 600
feet in the NW% (northwest
quarter) of the NWVi. This
shows, he explained, that the
parcel is 200 feet by 570 feet in
size, and lies 200 feet north of
the south boundry, and 30 feet
east of the west boundry of the
NWV4 of the NWVi of whatever
section, township, and range
named.
If the tax is paid in whole or
in part during the current five
week publication, the listing can
not be stricken from the pub
lished roll.
Those now paying delinquent
taxes in installments into the
special account are not credited
with such payments on the pub
lished roll.
After being published five
weeks, there will be a delay of
at least 30 days before tne Court
hearing on the roll. When the
court passes on the roll, a new
list will be published of the re
maining delinquencies, along
with the Court’s official order of
sale, Wakeland explained. This
publication will again be run for
at least four weeks.
Property owners therefore
have at least 13 weeks in which
to pay these delinquencies—
they may be paid up to the day
of the sale. However, he pointed
out, each month’s delay will in
cur another one percent interest,
and at the Court hearing more
costs will be assessed. The final
publication will cost approxi
mately another $4.00 per line.
Wakeland said that holders of;
property named on the roll are
urged to start paying on their
accounts at once. “Each line as
published may be paid separate
ly, or in some cases we can ac
cept lesser amounts paid into a
special account”, he said.
Personal property does not ap
pear on the published delinquent
roll. These will be collected
through a civil action in Com
missioner’s Court, or paid from
proceeds of the sale price in ex
cess of the real property taxes
and costs.
Hunters Report
Moose Still in Hills
The average hunter is not hav
ing too much luck, as low game
Kills indicate.
In the meat handling depart
ment of the Palmer Piggly-Wig
gly store only 11 moose, one
sheep and one goat have been
brought in for processing, it was
reported today. No caribou have
been brought in. However, Ken
Lynn, manager, said today’s take
indicates that more moose are
being killed. Hunters report see
ing cows but that the bulls ap
parently are still up in the hills.
Tom Dickerson of Bailey Hill
was taken to the Valley hospital
by ambulance this past Wednes
day when he was taken 111 while
shopping. He was "released fol
lowing a short stay at the hos
pital. Hal Chance first aider, was
the volunteer ambulance driver.
Be sure to take your flowers
to the Matanuska Valley Fair.
Flowers for all occasions at
MAUD'S FLOWER SHOP
Theatre Bldg. Phone 3601
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
SERVICES
Sunday School .10:30
Church Service.11:00
(Baby Sitter)
CO-OP CLUB ROOM
ABSENTEE BALLOTS
ARRIVE IN PALMER
I Absentee ballots have arriv-;
; ed in Palmer and are avail-;
; able at the office of U. S. ;
; Commissioner Dorothy B. Sax- ■
' ton. Residents who are away
• from their voting precincts or
I who will be gone at election
! time in October, may obtain
; the absentee forms by writing
; or calling at the Commission
| er’s office. Eska, Sutton and'
Salan postmasters have also
I received absentee ballot sup-;
; plies, it was announced. Mrs. :
; Saxton announced that she
; has a limited number of :
sample ballots on hand.
SCHOOL BUS ROUTES
ARE ANHOUNCED
Parents of ail Palmer school
students who travel by school
bus may check the following
schedule for information on the
Palmer Independent School Dis
trict bus routes for the coming
school year.
Bus routes are the same as at
the close of school in May, Zah
radnicek pointed out. Buses will
run on the same time schedule.
The last pick-up on the highway
north is at the top of Bailey Hill,
at all other points the last pick
up is at the City limits. By Terri
torial regulations children living
within one and one half miles of
school are not furnished trans
portation.
ROUTE 1: Starts bus garage,
out Wasilla Rd. to Four Corners,
south to Experiment Farm to Ma
tanuska Station, to school along
railroad.
ROUTE 2: Garage, south on
Springer Rd. by new high school
to Claire Stock’s, mile, south
1 mile to Glen Woods’, west a
mile to Haskens, across railroad
track then south to Carle Meier
place, east to Bob Webb, back
to Loyer’s, up to G. Woods cor
ner than east 1 mile to Grover
corner, north to Lepak corner,
west to C. Stocks and to school.
ROUTE 3: North on Glenn
Hwy. to Susitna Rd. to Gather’s
Home, back to Elmore place,
north to Busby’s on Farm Loop
Rd., back to' Elmore’s, east to
Glenn Hwy., to school.
ROUTE 4: North on Glenn
Hwy. to Mile 58 back to Farm
Loop Rd. at Stephan’s corner,
wefst to Washburn’s ..return east
to Glenn Hwy. and south to
school.
ROUTE 5: Butte district, east
on Glenn Hwy across Matanuska
River to upper Butte Rd., around
Butte by Falks, McKinley’s, Hur
ley’s to lower Butte Rd. and to
school.
ROUTE 6: Lazy Mountain,
north east across Matanuska
Bridge past Clark’s to Gust Sch
riebels, back to Lazy Mt. Chil
drens Home and to school.
ROUTE 7: Scott Rd., north on
. Glenn Hwy to Virgil Eckerts,
west to Beylund’s on Scott Rd.,
back to Glenn Hwy. north to
Palmer Nursery, west to Hoff
man’s back to Glenn and to
school.
ROUTE 8: North on Glenn
Hwy to Mile 66, back to Jones
ville Rd. to Eska, back to Glenn
and to school.
ROUTE 9: Across Matanuska
river across Knik Bridge to Ek
lutna Housing Project, to school.
ROUTE 10: West on Wasilla
Rd. to Four Corners, north to
Kircher’s corner, west to E. W.
Barry’s, back to Eugene Reed’s,
back to Kircher corner, south to
Wasilla Rd., on to school.
ROUTE 11: Across Matanuska
to Knik bridge and to school.
Local Little Leaguer
Makes All-Star Team
Larry Wade, a Little Leaguer
from Palmer, was named to the
Tournament All Star team at “the
end of the tournament last week.
Larry was among 12 players
from Alaska named to the honor
team. Palmer Little League All
Stars did their best but were de
feated in the two games in which
they played in the tournament.
The Denali All-Stars copped top
honors in the Sixth Annual Ter
ritorial Little League Tourna
ment.
SCHOOL INSURANCE
TO BE $2 THIS YEAR
School insurance this year for
children in grades one through
12 will cost two dollars, accord
ing to an announcement made
by William T. Zahradnicek, sch
ool superintendent. Coverage un
der the policies will be on the
playgrounds, to and from school
on a public road, or school bus,
in the gymnasium, and other
sports, except football. Football
insurance will be an additional
$14 this year, he said.
Territory Preparing
Delinquent List of
Property Ownership
W. A. Chipperfield, Territorial
Land Commissioner wishes to
advise owners of patented lands
located in the Anchorage-Pal
mer-Wasilla Recording Precincts
and lying outside incorporated
municipalities, PUD’s and Inde
pendent School Districts that de
linquent lists for failure to file
a statement of Real Property
ownership of patented land as
required by Chapter 134 SLA
1953 as amended are now being
prepared.
It has been noted that a large
number of property owners have
neglected to file. To avoid being
included in the delinquent list,
Mr. Chipperfield urges that own
ers of property acquired by deed
or patent prior to or during, the
year 1955 be certain they have
met the requirements of the law,
and if they have not previously
filed, to immediately do so.
The deadline without penalty
for such filings was December
31, 1955 and late filings are now
subject to a $5 penalty which
must be paid at the time state
ment of real property ownership
is filed with the U. S. Commis
sioner of the precinct in which
property is located. Failure to
file will place property on the
delinquent list, subject to pen
; alty, cost and/or foreclosure by
the Territory.
Statement of real property
forms may be obtained at the of
fice of U. S. Commissioners or
at the office of the Territorial
Department of Lands, 326 I St.,
Anchorage.
School Registration
Opens Mon., Aug. 27
Students and parents of young
er students, are reminded of the
registration dates. Monday and
Tuesday of next week, August
27 and 28 registrations will be
conducted at Central School for
all students, grades one through
eight (including those who wilt
be attending Swanson School).
High school registration will be
held at the new high school. The
two offices will be open for reg
istrations from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
both days, William T. Zahradni
cek, school superintendent said.
Children within the City lim
its, living on the North side of
the Glenn highway will attend
Swanson School in grades one
through six. All other children
will attend Central School, or
the high school.
First graders will be register
ed in the first grade room at
Central School where Mrs. Helen
Maze, school health nurse, will
be in attendance to talk with
parents about the child’s health
and immunization records. Proof
of birth date is required for all
pupils entering a Palmer school
for the first time.
Teachers will be in attendance
at the high school to offer guid
ance in the selection of subjects.
School insurance this year will
be $2.00. This may be paid at the
time of registration and will of
fer coverage from the first day
of school.
High school students are advis
ed that at the time of registra
tion fees may be paid for the in
surance plus 25 cents library
fee, 75 cents for those needing
an English work book, $1.50 for
a towel laundry fee in the PE
program and $14 for football in
surance for those participating
in this program.
RIVER DIKE BREAKS
IN BUTTE SECTION
Residents in the Butte area re.
ported this week that a diifc
built to keep the Matanuska Riv
er away from the power lines
has broken and water is running
along the poles. Water has back5
ed up to within 100 feet of the
Hansen property and from 300
to 400 feet from the Benbow pro
perty. Cy Brewer, MEA manager,
said that this is the reason they
are pressing for 33KW lines and
sub stations. The rive cuts in
that section each year arid to
date none of the dikes have prov
en successful. •
Richard Washburn, William
Sweetman, Rosco Taylor, W. G.
Dickson, Charles Logsdon, all of
the Experiment Station, and
Charles W. Wilson, Soil Conser
vation Service, leave August 27
for Umnak Island, Kodiak and
intermediate points where they
will make surveys on summer
forage, forage disease and insect
problems. The men expect to be
gone about one week. Transpor
tation for their trip is being fur
nished by the Bureau of Land
Management.
PALMER GIRL WINS
TERR. POSTER PRIZE
Robin Niemann, daughter of
!; Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Nie
/ mann of Palmer, has been
s ; presented with a check from
; the American Legion Depart
ment Auxiliary, as winner of
the annual Poppy Poster con
test. Miss Niemann’s entry, a
: local winner, took the top
; prize in the territorial contest.
! This is Robin’s second year
! win in the contest.
I
Horse Racing Events
To Be Big Feature
Buring Valley Fair
The Matanuska Valley now
boasts a horse population of
nearly 150. Most of these animals
are owned by teen-agers, sons
and daughters of area farmers.
Almost daily these youngsters
may be seen exercising and
training their horses for the
fourth-coming big days of horse
racing events being planned for
the Fair, September 1, 2, and 3.
All events will be open to all
riders of Alaska. Saturday’s
events will be limited to teen
agers only, with the following
three events scheduled: (a) All
teen-age girls (19 years and un
der). First prize, $15; second, $10.
(b) All teen-age boys (19 years
and under.) First, $15; second,
$10. (c) Two top winners of
events A and B. First, $25; sec
ond, $10.
Sunday events will be open to
all comers throughout Alaska,
(a) All women riders (Prizes $25,
$15). (b) All men riders (Prizes
$25, $15). (c) Two winners from
Saturday’s Event C. Two win
ners from Sunday’s women event
and two winners from Sunday’s
mens’ event. First prize, $100,
second $50.
Entries in all races must be m
the hands of the manager no lat
er than noon, Friday, August 31.
There will be no entry fee.
These horse events are ex
pected to be one of the most
popular events of the Fair.
Prizes will be in cash, making
the contest interesting to all
riders. All interested persons are
invited to contact the Fair Man
ager, A1 Hagen, prior to noon on
the 31st.
Riding Club Plans
Western “Posse Ride”
A Western-styled “posse ride”
is being planned by the Arctic
Trails Riding Club for Saturday,
September 1, according to John
King, club president. All riders
of the Palmer and Anchorage
areas are invited to participate in1
the outing.
Events will get under way
with a staged “hold-up” by the
“outlaw”. In hot pursuit will be
the posse, headed by the Sheriff
and Deputy Sheriff. The rider
who captures the “outlaw” will
receive as his reward the cash
taken by the offender.
The outing will wind up with
a pot-luck feed, furnished by
1 Club members. All riders are in
vited to contact any of the fol
lowing committee for more com
plete details: John King, A1
Brooks, Roland Grover, and Ed
Hartner.
HOG CALLING CONTEST
AT FAIR TO DETERMINE
1956 TERR. CHAMPION
Fair-goers will have a chance
to “get in the act” this year in
a number of contests being plan
ned for the three-day Matanuska
Valley Fair.
The hog calling contest staged
last year for the first time prov
ed to be so popular that it has
been scheduled again this year,
according to A1 Hagen, fair man
ager. At least 25 hog callers are
known to be in the Territory,
Hagen pointed out, and this con
test will establish the 1956 Cham
pion Hog Caller. The contest will
be staged early Saturday after
noon on opening day at the fair
grounds. John Nash, 1955 Cham
pion Caller, is keeping in shape
and will be there to defend his
title, Hagen said.
Just to keep things more in
teresting, Hagen announced
there will be a greased pig con
test immediately following the
hog calling contest. So get ready
all you callers—Porky’s going
to be at the Fair and he’d make
some mighty fine pork chops for
your freezer.
Anchorage Chamber
To Be Local Guests
September 10
Members of the Anchorage
Chamber of Commerce will be
honored at a luncheon meeting
being planned by the local Cham
ber on Monday, September 10, in
Palmer. The luncheon will coin
cide with Alaska Farm Month
now being observed throughout
Alaska and Matanuska Valley
vegetables and other products
will be featured on the menu.
Weil over 100 persons are expect
ed to attend.
Wives of local Chamber mem
bers will be invited to provide
cakes and salads, or a vegetable
dish, for the dinner. Fresh straw
berries are now being frozen to
be used as topping on the des
sert.
FARM TOUR SET
FOR SEPTEMREP I
An added attraction on the
opening day of the Matanuska
Valley Fair will be a tour of the
Matanuska Experiment Station,
announced Don L. Irwin, direc
tor. Visitors are asked to assem
ble at 9:00 a.m. Saturday, Sep
tember 1, on the north road
above the farm. The site will be
marked with signs and flags.
A. H. Mick, M. F. Babb and Lew
Hanks, local extension agent,
will explain research in progress
at the farm.
Explanations will be given at
two other stops, one at 10:00 a.m.
and the last at 11:00 a.m. Guides
will be stationed at the farm en
tren, to direct visitors who caru
noi rive at 9 a.m. The tour will
conuude about noon so that the
visitors may attend the opening
session of the Matanuska Valley
Fair.
Irrigatidn, forage species and
management will be discussed at
9 a.m. At 10 a.m. dairying and
livestock research will be ex
plained. At 11 a.m. general topics
will be potatoes, truck and orna
mev talg.
Queen Candidates
To Meet Friday Night
Tonight the seven queen can
didates will gather at the home
of Mrs. Alva Saxton, queen can
didate counselor where they will
be coached for their coming ap
pearances on radio, television,
and other type programs. Mrs.
James Hulbert will, for the third
year, help the girls with their
hand gestures, their speech and
carriage, and offer suggestions
to make their public appearances
more comfortable for them. Also
attending will be Mr. and Mrs.
James Wilson, official host and
hostess of the 1956 Fair, A1 Ha
gen, fair manager, and several
Fair directors. All candidates for
the queen title have qualified
and are busy selling tickets thr
oughout the Palmer and Anchor
age areas. Radio and television
shows will feature the girls thr
oughout the coming week.
FAIR ASSOCIATION
ANNOUNCES SPECIAL
CACHET BEING PRINTED
T. A. Moyer, superintendent of
the philately division of the Ma
tanuska Valley Fair, announced
this week that a special cachet
will be made available to all in
terested persons. The cachet will
carry the wording ALASKA
PHILATEL STATE EXHIBI
TION (ASPEX) and is the first
ASPEX offered from this sec
tion. A number of stamp collec
tors have entire divisions devot
ed to the collection of cahets.
Anyone sending a cover to A1
Hagen, fair manager, or Mr.
Moyer, before August 31, may
have it included in the stamping
that will be done September 1.
The envelope should be self ad
dressed and stamped and 10
cents included for printing and
handling costs.
[PALMER SCHOOL
TEACHING STAFFS
NAMED THIS WEEK
Only four openings remain on,
the Palmer School teaching staff
this year, William T. Zahradni
cek said this week.
These positions are expected
to be1 filled very shortly and un
til a permanent appointment is
made, substitute teachers are
available, he added.
Six new teachers have been ad
ded this year and one elemen
tary teacher has been moved up
to the high school staff. Assign
ments have been made, but are
tentative and subject to change,
Zahradnicek said. Principals
have not been named for the
high school or Swanson School.
Assigned to Swanson School
are Mrs. Ada Boyd, grade one;
Mrs'. Olga Reiger, grade two;
Mrs. John Schrieber, grade
three; Mrs. Alma Blunck, grade
four; Mrs. Faith Sims, grade
five; and Dale Bryant, grade six.
Mrs. Sims taught in the Ketchi
kan school system last year, and
is new to Palmer.
At Central School four new
names appear on the teaching
roster. They are Mrs. Margaret
Schroeder, former Palmerite,
Miss Carole Case from Michigan,
Mrs. Bergie Hecker who taught
in the Palmer schools a number
of years ago, and Miss Margaret
Johnson whose home is in Mis
souri.
The following schedule has
been set up: Grade 1: Mrs.
Pearl Moyer, Mrs. Schroeder,
and Mrs. Barbara Smart who will
teach the progressive first grade.
Grade 2: Miss Case and one
other teacher to be assigned. A
substitute is available. Grade 3:
Miss Beverly Hunter and Mrs.
Hecker. Grade 4: Miss Agnes
Isley and one other to be assign
ed. Substitute available. Grade
5: Miss Gloria Wilson and Ches
1 ter Cantley. Grade 6: Mrs. Joan
ne Hanse, one to be assigned.
Grade 7: John Schrieber, Mrs.
Wilhelmina Pederson, Miss John
son part time teaching and PE,
and Miss Catherine Steele.
Grade 8: Norman Rouesy, part
tune teaching and PE, Robert
Chatterton, teaching and coach
ing, and Harry Lee Plumbley,
part time teaching and band.
William Benyish will be elimen
tary principal in Central school.
The following teachers have
been assigned to the high school
teaching staff: Mrs. Margaret
Cope, commercial; John Annas,
chemistry, physics, and math
matics; John Aper, library and
English; Robert Crites, histoir:
Miss Elizabeth Gaines, English
and guidance; Betty Jo Riddle,
general science and biology;
John DeVries, agriculture and
shop; Mrs. Ruth Schaefer, latin
and English; Miss Violet Wieck
mann, home economics and En
gish. Norman Rousey, high
school PE; Mrs. Lois Weldon,
chorus and grade music; Harry
1 Lee Plumbley, band.
One math position on the high
school teaching staff has not yet
been filled. A temporary teach
er is available, Zahradnicek
said, and will cover the position.
New teachers on the staff are
Mrs. Schefer, who taught in the
fourth grade last year, and Miss
Wieckmann whose home is in
New York.
DR. GEORGE SCARSETH
VISITING IN VALLEY
Visiting in the Valley this
week is Dr. George Scarseth, di
rector of the American Farm Re
search Association, Lafayette,
Indiana. Dr. Scarseth is a con
sultant to the University of Al
aska and this year is working for
the University’s Extension Ser
vice. Accompanying Dr. Scarseth
earlier this week was Lee Fryer,
manager of the fertilizer division
of the CHarles H. Lilly Company
of Seattle. The men, making an
nual visits to Alaska, are con
sentrating this year on potato di
seases and nutritional problems
found in the potato crop. Fryer
left for Seattle yesterday, but
Dr. Scarseth will continue in his
work for . the balance of the
month.
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From MO a.m. to 1*00 a.m.