TERR. GENERAL ELECTION
OCTOBER 9
Polls open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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VOLUME 9, NUMBER 50
PALMER, ALASKA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1956
PRICE TEN CENYS
Terr. Election Tuesday,
Polls Open at 8 A.M.
Votf.-s throughout Alaska will
go to the polls next Tuesday,
October 9, and name their choice
for Territorial offices. Voters in
the Third Division will name one
six-year term and one four-year
term U. S. Senator and one for
the U. S. House of Representa
tives who will go to Washington,
D. C. under the Alaska-Tennessee
Plan.
Running for the delegate to
Congress seat are incumbent
E. L. (Bob) Bartlett, D. and By
ron A. Gillam, R.
Seeking the post of highway
engineer are Frank A. Metcalf,
D. and Irving Reed, R.
William H. Sanders, R and J.
Gerald Williams, D., are seeking
the office of attorney general.
Running for the Territori
Senate are Barbara D. Dime
R., Dr. Lee McKinley, R., Ra
Moody, D., and Victor C. Riv»
D.
Appearing on the ballot in t
race for the ten seats in the T>
ritorial House of Representativ
are Republicans M. D. Snodgras.
T. L. Wharton, John Rosswog,
Carl Martin. Neil MacKay,
Thomas A. Fink, Benjamin Cul
b r, Ralph Cottis, George Ander
son, and Richard Alvord.
Democrats seeking position in
the House are Dorothy Awes,
Seaborn Buckalew, Mrs. E. A.
Fischer, Victor Fisher, Earl Hill
strand, Ken C. Johnson, Irwin
-Metcalf, James Norene, Irene
Ryan, and Russell Young.
Independent candidate is Ben
Hitchcock.
Seeking the six-year term for
U. S. Senator are John Butrovich,
R., and Ernest Gruening, D.
Seeking the four-year term are
William A. Egan, D, and Bob
Atwood, R. Charles Burdick, R
and Ralph Rivers D are vieing
for the one seat in the U. S.
House of Representatives.
Polls in Palmer will open at
8 a m. in the Co-Op ciub room
and remain open until 8 p.m.
October 9.
i
LIQUOR STOLEN FROM
RAY'S LIQUOR STORE
Sometime early this morning
a double window was smashed
in the front of Ray’s Liquor
Store in the Wright building. A
bottled liquor^ valued at about
$125 was stolen. The plate glass
was broken with such force that
broken pieces were found on
shelves at the rear of the store.
The break was discovered about
8 a.m. by Robert Peterson. City
police are investigating.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
SERVICES
FLOWERS FOR MOOSE
CONFERENCE. AS WEIL
AS ALL OCCASIONS
Telegraph Delivery Service
MAUD'S FLOWER SHOP
Theatre Bldg. Phone 3601
Sunday School
Church Service
10:30
11:00
(Baby Sitter)
CO OP CLUB ROOM
IPHS Students
To Conduct Straw Vote
Students in the Palmer High
School will cast their “votes in
the Territorial general elec
tion at school on Monday.
Sample ballots, copies of the
ballots which their parents
will be using the following
day, will be used by the stu
dents. Literature from candi
dates seeking the many offi
ces will be made available to
; the students for study prior
: to their voting. The “elec
/tion’ ’is being made possible
through the cooperation of the
HS Civics Class and mem
bers of the Republican and
Democratic parties.
Kiwanis Kid’s Day
To Be Held Saturday
Fvery youngster in the valley
ivited to take part in the
Day program being spon
sor ' members of the Palmer
Kivv Club this Saturday, Oc
tober >e all-afternoon pro
gram wm ,?in promptly at 1:00
p.m. when the PHS Pioneer Band
leads off the parade of pets, dec
orated bicycles and costumed
children.
The parade will assemble near
Central School at 12:45 p.m.,
march down Co-Op avenu^, cross
the tracks, parade around the
business section on the west
side of town and back to the as
sembly point. During the parade
judges will be spotted along the
route to select the winners in
the three sections.
Following the parade all
youngsters are invited tu attend
the Valley Theatre where the tal
ent show will be conducted and
comic movies shown. All stu
dents planning to participate in
the talent show, which will be
in charge of George Crowthers,
are requested to register with
their teachers. Because of the
increased population and the
popularity of Kids’ Day, the top
age limit has been placed at the
sixth grade level.
In case of inclement weather
the event will be postponed one
week.
HEALTH COUNCIL
MEETING TONIGHT
All members of the Matan
uska Health Council are noti
fied of a meeting which will
be held at the Health Center
in the valley hospital tonight.
The meeting will begin at 7
p.m. and all members are urg
ed to attend.
Don’t forget to make an
appointment for a smart
hair style for the Moose
Conference
VALLEY BEAUTY SHOP
LAVONNE JOHNSON
Phone 3043
TO THE VOTERS OF THE FARM AREAS
Your vote can easily swing the balance of this election
for Farm Loan aid. Over 600 votes for the Republican
candidates will greatly aid in farm loans for clearing
land so badly needed in our economy at this critical
period in dairying and vegetable production, deep freeze
and processing plant. The Republican ticket covers the
Farm Belt, Cordova, outer Anchorage, Glenn Highway,
Ind. and Anchorage, with whom I am associated.
Let’s send Eisenhower supporters on the Tennessee Flan.
Your support will be appreciated.
M. D. SNODGRASS
Republican candidate for
Terr. House of Representatives
Pd. Adv.
MOOSE CONFERENCE
OPENS IN PALMER
NEXT WEDNESDAY
Plans for the 12th Annual Al
aska Moose Association confer
ence to be held in Palmer next
week are pretty well formulated,
according to Don Ingalls, presi
dent of the Association and co
chairman with Ralph Moore of
the conference.
A special meeting has been
called for Tuesday evening, Oc
tober 9 for all members of the
i local Moose lodge. The meeting
j will start at 8 p.m. and all mem
bers are urged to attend. Harry
Howard, supreme lodge repre
sentative will be in attendance.
Members of the Palmer lodge
named their delegates to the
convention as follows: R. C. Col
lins, Eld Smith, Leo Lucas,
George Plumley, Steve Ward,
Floyd Perkins, A1 Hagen, Bill
Lentz, and Ralph Moore.
Registration will begin at 10
a m. Wednesday, October 10 at
Moose hall. Delegates from
Moose lodges throughout Alaska
are expected to be in attendance.
The opening session of the con
j ference will be held in joint ses
; sion with the Women of the
! Moose during which President
Ingalls will offer the welcome
and Mayor Charles Wilson,
j Chamber president Ed Smith and
| Dorothy Newby, senior regent
i of WOTM will be introduced.
The conference, which has a
; full program throughout the four
days, will conclude with the Con
ference Ball which will be held
! Saturday evening.
Preceding the ball will be a
banquet at 7:30 p.m. during
which the newly installed offi
| cers will be honored, trophies
! will be awarded and skits pre
sented by members of lodges and
chapters.
All Moose members planning
to attend the banquet must make
reservations as soon as possible.
Tickets are going fast, it was
reported today, and those plann
ing to attend are asked to con
tact Lucille Curry or Kathleen
Moore at once for reservations, j
CHAMBER DISCUSSES
LOCAL PROBLEMS
A round table discussion on
| several subjects was conducted
at the October 3 meeting of the
Matanuska Valley Chamber of
Commerce. Much of the discus
sion centered on what members
| believe to be a necessity in the
| city; public forums throi^gh
which voters may become thor
oughly acquainted with proposals
such as the $200,000 bond elec
tion held on Tuesday of this
week. Several members felt that
lack of knowledge was the rea
son the proposition failed to
pass.
mere snouia De some means
of bringing such issues to the
public, one member said, and ad
ded that she thought the Cham
ber of Commerce is the best
group to sponsor such hearings,
prior to elections. It was pointed
out that this was one of the light- j
est votes on record this year.
Another member pointed out
that open panel discussions in
many spots in the States have
paid off. Such meetings should
be held at least once a year anti
perhaps three or four times a
year, to acquaint the public with
proposals. Some do not see the
paper, some do not read it, and
public meetings provide an op
portunity for everyone to air
their feelings and feel that they
are participating.
Better feeling is created as
well as better understanding.
Reference was made to the mix
up on the tax list at the polls and
it was suggested that some resi
dents failed to vote because their
name was not on the list. It was
pointed out that in some cases
it is the responsibility of the pro
perty owner to determine that
his name is on the roll. However,
in many cases this year, the
name appeared on the roll but
not on the list provided the
judges at the election.
Several members of the local
Chamber are making plans to
attend the All-Alaska Chamber
i[ Commerce meeting which will
be held in Seward October 25
26-27. The meeting theme will be
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Kiwanians to Sell
Apples on Saturday
Members of the Palmer Ki
wanis Club will be out on the
streets of Palmer bright and
early Saturday morning, sell
ing apples and oranges to one
and all. This project is being
conducted to raise funds for
the club’s Youth Services Ac
tivities which each year pro
vides glasses, winter clothing,
food, and numerous other
needs for youths of the valley
area who would otherwise not
be able to have them. In addi
tion money from this fund is
used for annual contributions
to Little League, Boy and Girl
Scouts, the polio foundation,
and others, including the an
nual Kids’ Day program which
this year will be held Satur
day afternoon. Members of
the Youth Services committee
are Tatso Gosho, George
Crowthers, Glen Persinger,
Marvin Slaughter, and Ed
Smith. The committee will be
assisted in the apple and or
ange sales by other Kiwani
ans.
12 Area Students
Enrolled at
University of Alaska
Twelve students from the Val
ley area have registered for the
fall semester at the University of
Alaska, Mrs. Laura E. Jones,
registrar, announced this week.
They are as follows: Carol J.
Berry, freshman in business ad
ministration. daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James L. Berry, Palmer;
*Aliee E. Church, freshman in ed
ucation, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John E. Church, Sr., Wasilla;
Carol A. Colberg, sophomore in
pre-medicine, daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. Arthur J. Colberg, Pal
mer; Donna M. Harris, junior
in education, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John D. Harris, Eska;
William D. Harris, freshman in
education, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest A. Harris, Eska; David E.
Ingalls, freshman in civil engin
eering, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Ingalls, Palmer; Dona R.
McKechnie, sophomore in home
economics, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Don McKechnie, Palmer;
Ira B. McKinley, junior in agri
culture, son of Dr. and Mrs. Lee
McKinley, Palmer.
Alma L. Roark, junior in En
glish, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Roark, Palmer; Jerene F.
Stephan, freshman in education,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Stephan, Palmer; Jack C. Wor
ledge, freshman in civil engineer
ing, son of Mr. and Mrs. George
Worledge, formerly of Palmer
now of Red Devil; and Carl A.
Zaborac, sophomore in educa
tion, son of Mr .and Mrs. Stanley
J. Zaborac, Palmer.
TICKETS SELLING
FAST FOR P-TA
WILDLIFE FILM
Tickets for the P-TA sponsor
ed wildlife film to be shown
October 9 are selling well, it
was reported this week. The film
will be shown at the new high
school cafeteria, instead of at
Central School gymnasium as
previously announced, and as
printed on the tickets. The
change is being made because
construction work being done in
the gym is not yet completed.
The wildlife film, alive with col
or, was taken by Dr. C. C. Bailey
and is being shown through his
courtesy.
Ticket's for the show, which be
gins at 8 p.m., may be obtained
at Bettys’, Matanuska Valley
Bank, Bert’s Drug store, Ketchi
kan Spruce Mills, the Co-Op
business office or from various
P-TA members. Donations are
$1.00.
A matinee is being planned
for students and will be held
some afternoon next week. Ad
mission to the matinee will be
25 cents for primary grades and
50 cents for high school stu
dents.
Few Residents Vole;
Bond Issue Fails
Pep Rady Tonight;
Game Tomorrow for
High School Moose
City residents will be hearing
the Palmer High School songs,
yells, and cheers tonight when
students hold a pep rally at a
section near the Little League
ball park. All high school stu
dents are invited to attend the
rally and take part in the yells,
snake dance, and fun that is
planned. The rally will be high
lighted by a giant bonfire.
The rally will precede the first
PHS home football game of the
year which will be held Friday
afternoon at the fairgrounds.
The Palmer Mose will tangle,
with the Anchorage Eagles re
serve squad for the second time !
this season.
The football game will be held
at the fairgrounds, starting at
1:30 p.m. Friday afternoon. Ad-j
mission will be $1.00 for adults,
50 cents for high school students. |
Coach Norman Rousey has had
his boys out in practice sessions
each afternoon this week and I
said the boys are ready for the
Eagles.
Playing for the Moose this
year are: Bill Diana, le; Steve j
Hamilton, It; Richard Freeman; :
Ig; Steve Colberg, c; John Pear
son, rg; Toosh Pearson, rt; Vad-;
ney Bletsoe, re; Jerry McKech
nie, qb; Gordon Aklestad, lh; Roy ;
Felix, fb; Larry Trowbridge, rh;
Bert Verrall, lh; Bythel Compton, |
re; Jesse Wilson, t; MacGalles-1
hoff, g; George Sharp, g; and
Larry Stadem, le. Neil Hermon i
will be out of the game because
of a sprained shoulder. Hermon
is a senior and punter on his
team. '
The PHS Pioneer Band will
make their first appearance this
season at the game. New drills
and routines have been worked
out by the band which this year
numbers close to 60 musicians.
Lee Plumbley. bandmaster, will
be conducting.
Democratic Candidates
Visit Palmer Tonight
The public is invited to attend
a meeting at 8:30 p.m. tonight at
Elks hall during which they will
be given an opportunity to meet
all the Democratic candidates
from this area, as well as former
Governor Ernest Gruening, who
is running for the six year term
for U. S. Senator under the Al
aska-Tennessee plan, and Dele
gate E. L. Bartlett, who seeks
rc-eleetion to that office.
William Egan of Valdez, U. S.
Senate candidate will also be in
attendance.
An enlightening documentary
film, “Pursuit of Happiness” will
be shown and refreshments will
be served.
The group of visitors will
come to Palmer following a din
ner meeting which is being held
in Chugiak today, according to
Betty Mears, local Democratic
committee woman.
In one of the ligntesi votes in
years this past Tuesday city vot
ers turned down the $200,000
bonded indebtedness proposition,
by the total of 84 yes; 73 no. A
two-thirds majority was neces
sary to pass the proposition.
Successful candidates for the
two three-year terms on the City
Council were Ray Lancaster,
with 94 votes and Charles Logs
don with 72 votes. Other candi
dates and their total votes were
Ethel M. King, 66; Robert Part
ridge, 56, and Lewis Geiwitz, 56.
Elected by a wide margin to
the single five-year term of of
five on the Palmer Board of Ed
ucation was Richard Jones with
113 votes. Other candidates and
their totals were: Emil Gans
chow. 49; Lewis Pinkham, 43;
Mrs. Noel Woods, 39; Mrs. Mary
Frey, 10, and Arthur Brundage,
7. A total of 277 votes were cast
in the school district, of which
16 were ruled invalid, leaving
a total of 261 valid votes cast
throughout the entire school
district.
Some confusion was exp^ien
ced at the polls by voters wishing
to vote on the bond issue. Ac
cording to a legal notice publish
ed for a number of weeks before
the election and in news articles,
an aligible voter’s name had to
appear on the 1956 tax roll. Sev
eral women found that their nam
es were not listed on the list at
the Tolls, although their hus
band’s name did appear on the
list. To become eligible to vote
Lhey were asked to go to the
tax assessor’s office where it was
ietermined whether or not they
were on the official tax roll. If
Pound to be on the tax roll they
were issued a paper stating that
they were listed and thus elig
ibl to vote. Several voters did
not bother to go back to the
polls. A number of voters report
3d after the election that they
iid not understand the proposi
ion. It has since been suggested
that the Chamber of Commerce
sponsor open forums prior to
my election where a proposition
s to be presented to enable vot
ers to become familiar with the
proposal.
Members of the City Council
will meet to canvas the vote on
Monday, October 8, and the two
lew council members will take
;heir oaths of office on Tuesday
svening, at the regular City
Council meeting.
Mrs. Lois Barnhardt is work
ing in the office of U. S. Commis
sioner Dorothy Saxton.
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bedrooms up, 1 bedroom down.
Only $1400 down with low
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Extra bathroom plumbing in
stalled in basement. Partly
refrig., Winters supply of po
furnished, including stove,
tatoes and carrots. Easy to
heat. Vi block north of Swan
son School, turn left V\ block.
John Bush.
MEET ALL YOUR
Democratic
Candidates
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4
Elks Hall
AT 8:30 P.M.
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