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VOLUME 11 NUMBER 1
PALMER. ALASKA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31. 1957
PRICE TEN CENTS
SEEK SHARE OF SALES TAX FOR HOSPITAL
Famous Hypnotist
Appearing Here
November 13 and 14
Want to meet Marilyn Monroe
©i Elvis Presley or give up smok
ing?
For two nights beginning No
vember 13 any person willing to
submit tip hypnosis is offered an
opportunity to meet the famous
actress Marilyn Monroe, or Elvis
Presley during a trip to Holly
wood.
The great Dr. Kit, world’s
master hypnotist will appear un
der sponsorship of the Palmer
Ki warns Club at the Central Sch
ool gym.
Under the famous hypnotist’s
suggestions 20 or more local vol
unteers will be placed in a hyp
notic spell at one time. This will
•be but one of a hundred demon
strations that Dr. Kit will give
in demonstrating the unbeliev
able power of hypnosis.
Dr. Kit says age regression is
possible under hypnosis but in
sists no person will do anything
under hypnosis that is against his
principles.
The hypnotist states that the
fjbow he will present here will be
file most phenomenal and fun
kiest entertainment that has ever
been seen in Palmer.
Advance tickets may be obtain
ed from any Kiwanian.
XMAS WORK SHOP
SLATED FOR TUESDAY
Valley women are cordially in
vited to attend the annual Home
makers Christmas Workshop,
previously scheduled for October
18, which will be held in the
basement of the United Protes
tant Church on Tuesday, Novem
ber 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Many interesting ideas for
Christmas sewing, baking and
cooking, gift wrapping, and other
handwork, will be demonstrated
Persons attending are invited
to take a sack lunch, to be eaten
at noon. Coffee will be served.
GOOD FOOD AND
ENTERTAINMENT HIT
OF GAME DINNER
Although attendance at the Ma
tanuska Valley Sportsmen annual
game dinner was small compar
ed to previous years, those at
tending enjoyed a variety of wild
game dishes including roasts, sal
ads, jellies, and casseroles in
which very nearly every edible
type of game was featured. Hat
baked potatoes, furnished and
prepared by Hank Liebing, hit
the spot. A1 Dickow and Mac Mc
intire, both former Palmerites
and now of Kodiak sent king
crab for the dinner.
Ed Bellringer, president of the
organization, was master of cere
monies and introduced special
guests and the entertainers. Prior
to the dinner and as part of the
program* Patsy Black of Palmer
presented a number of organ
numbers. Nancy and Ernie Stine
berg, also of Palmer, entertained
with accordian selections; Gloria
Cross of Chugiak and a number
of her dance pupils entertained
with tap and ballet numbers and
the four Johnson brothers, Tony,
Steve, Pete, and Klip, entertain
ed with guitar and bongo drums.
The entertainment was well re
ceived by those attending.
REAL ALASKAN
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MOOSE HALL
HOSPITAL APPLIES FOR
ASSISTANCE FUNDS
The directors of the Val
ley Hospital Association have
applied in writing for a share
of the $15,000 fund set up by
the Legislature to be used dur
ing this biennium to assist hos
pitals in Alaska in their def
icits. The request was sent to
Dr. Charles Hayman, acting
commissioner of health.
New Chevroleis
Now on Display
At Kirk’s Sales
The new 1958 Chevrolet was
displayed for valley residents the
first time today at Kirk’s Sales
and Service in conjunction with
displays made by Chevrolet
dealers throughout Alaska and
the States.
Exhibited at Kirk’s is the new
Bel-Air four-door sedan in an
attractive color combination of
Anniversary Gold and Honey
Biege. The same color theme is
carried out in the interior of the
new car which has many, many
new features.
Walt Briggs, manager, invites
the public to visit the show room.
Personnel will be on hand until
10 p.m. tonight to point out the
new features in the Chevrolet
car as well as the new 1958 half
ton pickup truck also on display.
The two-tone color combinations
are carried out in the truck line
as well as the passenger cars. Rio
Red and Arctic White are com
bined on the displayed truck,
lire entire Chevrolet line this
year is featuring dual lights,
front and rear.
The public is invited to attend
the open house being held today.
Two valuable door prizes will be
awarded at 4 p.m. on November
4. They are $50 credit from Kirk's
Sales and Service and $50 gift
certificate from Koslosky’s De
partment Store. Free refresh
ments will be served.
CITIES LEAGUE
ANNUAL CONVENTION
OPENED TODAY
The seventh annual League of
Alaskan cities convention opened
this morning in the Loussac
Public Library in Anchorage with
Governor Mike Stepovich as key
note speaker.
Attending the convention from
Palmer are Mrs. Lucy Mick, Lea
gue executive secretary and for
mer member of the Palmer City
Council. Also attending is Coun
cilman Ray Lancaster.
The convention will continue
through Saturday, closing that
evening with the annual banquet
which is to be held in the West
ward Hotel Chart Room. Harold
is. isneieiman, ox me wauonai
Municipal League, will offer the
address, “Making Democracy
Work”. New League officers will
be introduced at the banquet.
Four top-flight speakers will
be presented during the conven
tion, including the Governor and
Senators-elect Ernest Gruening
and William A. Egan who will
speak this evening on first-hand
reports on Statehood.
The dominant theme of the
convention of the League of Al
askan Cities is the prospect of
municipal home rule. Delegates
to the convention will begin
their consideraion of home rule
and the steps necessary to obtain
it. Out of the discussions the
League hopes to formulate a leg
islative program designed to win
home rule for Alaskan cities
from the U. S. Congress and the
Territorial Legislature.
The broad effects of the new
Alaska highway program will be
reviewed tomorrow at a lunch
eon session. Four speakers will
cover the most important aspects
of the new Federal Aid highway
program and its effect on Alas
kan cities.
Municipal leaders from all ma
jor Alaskan cities will pick up
new facts and techniques and
give other cities the benefit of
their own experiences in the
“Alaska Cities Workshop” one
of the most popular features of
the annual League of Alaskan
Cities convention.
COURT NEWS
Frank Tyone is serving a 15
day sentence in city jail follow
ing sentencing on Monday of
this week on a charge of drunk
and disorderly.
MANY ENTRANTS
EXPECTED IN
NOV. 2 BABY SHOW
Considerable interest is being
showr. in the forthcoming Baby
Show which will be held on Sat
urday, November 2. Members of
the Girl Scout Troop 33 are spon
soring the show and have made
extensive plans to make it an
interesting one.
Registration blanks are avail
able in many Palmer stores. Per
sons unable to obtain one be
fore Saturday, may register at
Carpenters Hall where the pre
liminaries will be held.
Judging has been set up in
three age groups and will be
judged during specific hours as
follows: 10-11 a.m., ages three
months to one year; 11 a.m. -
noon, ages 1 - 2 years; noon - 1
p.m., 2 - 3 years.
Final judging will take place
at Central school gym, starting
at 8 p.m. During the finals a
King or Queen of Palmer area
babies will be chosen and will
receive an engraved loving cup
and the royal robe and crown.
Through the cooperation of a
number of area merchants there
will be prizes galore for the win
ners. Finalists will be judged and
prizes awarded in several cate
gories including the baby with
the curliest hair; reddest hair;
fattest baby; baldest baby; and
the most attractive twins.
Each entrant must be register
ed. The entry fee of $1.00 will
admit one adult accompanying
the baby at the coronation cere
mony Saturday evening.
The public is invited to attend.
No Reply Received
Regarding City Offer
No written reply has been re
ceived by the City of Palmer re
garding their offer to A1 King
to lease his property at Palmer
Automotive. Because the City
has made unalterable commit
ments to abate the problem of
dispensing gasoline on the pub
lic street, it is anticipated that
specific legal action will be in
stituted at the next regular meet
ing of the City Council. The City
had offered to rent the upper
portion of the garage from Mr.
King for the siim of $400 per
month for a period of three years.
The gasoline pumps, located at
the front of the building, would
be permanently removed.
The proposal was made to Mr.
King following many weeks of
discussion regarding the problem
of dispensing gasoline at the Pal
mer Automotive which because
of the location of the pumps, takes
place in the street. According to
an agreement made between the
.City of Palmer and the Bureau of
Public Roads there would be no
dispensing of gasoline on the
streets which are to be paved by
BPR in the spring.
CAUTIONS AGAINST
"TRICK OR TREAT"
The little “goblin’s and
ghosts” won’t do much prowl
ing around the valley tonight
if parents follow the word of
caution given by Dr. Arthur
J. Colberg, city health officer.
Dr. Colberg stated that it
seems too risky in view of the
many cases of influenza still
prevalent in the area. Visiting
from one home to another, re
ceiving canides, cokies, and
other goodies, would be a sim
ple way of sending germs and
virus from one family to an
other. Children recovering
from a bout with the flu could
become over-tired and chilled,
he pointed out in his admon
ishment. >
League of
Women Voters
May Form Here
Mrs. Joan Walker, president of
the Anchorage League of Women
Voters; Mrs. Betty Crews, vice
president. and Mrs. Roland
Frame, past president, were in
Palmer last Saturday to confer
with a group of interested Val
ley women regarding the forma
tion of a Palmer League of Wo
men Voters.
Mrs. Bertran Curry entertain
ed the group at luncheon in her
home at which time the objec
tives of the national, state, and
local League programs were dis
cussed. Another meeting is slat
ed next week when plans will be
made for a pre-organizational
meeting to which all interested
valley women will be inited.
Attending the meeting from
Palmer were the Mesdames Lee
McKinley, Allan. Mick, James
Wilson, Don Ingalls, Joseph Gal
lant, and the hostess. During their
visit the Anchorage women vis
ited the homes of several Pal
mer residents.
FORMER GOVERNOR
TO SPEAK AT
CHAMBER MEETING
Senator-elect Ernest Gruening,
former Governor of Alaska, will
be guest speaker at the November
6 luncheon meeting of the Ma
tanuska Valley Chamber of Com
merce which will be held at noon
in the Co-Op club room. Sen.
Gruening will speak on Statehood
and all interested persons are
j urged to attend.
CITY WELL DOWN
156 FEET ON TUES.
The new water well at the
City reservoir was down 156
feet Tuesday noon. It is antic
ipated that the 10-inch well
will probably go down at least
200 feet. Construction of the
new well house is to the point
of pouring concrete and is ex
pected to be completed very
soon.
Moose Hunters
Have Second Chance
At Favorite Game
The Fish and Wildlife Service
plans to open a check station on
the Glenn highway, near the old
Road Commission camp, at noon
today. All moose hunters, wheth
er successful or not, are request
ed to stop at the station and
make a report. The FWS person
nel are interested in the number
of moose taken in the valley area
during the second season which
opens in Unit 14 on November 1.
The season will remain open in
Unit 14 in the portion north of
the Little Susitna River until De
cember 10 . . . however, the re
mainder of Unit 14 will be open
only until Noverpber 30. Hunters
are advised to check the 1957-58
regulations which may be obtain
ed wherever hunting licenses are
sold.
Hunters have until December
31 to take their limit in caribou
FAIR ASSOCIATION
MEETING NOV. 12
The annual membership meet
ing of the Matanuska Valley
Fair Association will be held
Tuesday, November 12, at 8 p-m.
in the Co-Op club room, it was
announced this week by associa
tion president, T. A. Moyer.
Mr. Moyer reminded interest
ed persons that according to as
sociation by-laws new member
ships in the association carry the
voting privilege only if obtained
10 days prior to the annual meet
ing. Persons not now members
of the association may obtain
membership from Maud Hosier,
association secretary, at Maud’s
Flowers in the theatre building.
If purchased by November 2
these new members will have
voting privileges at the Novem
ber 12 meeting.
Annual reports will be given by
association officers, vacancies on
the board of directors will be
filled by election, and a general
discussion will be held. The
terms of T. A. Moyer, James
Frey, Maud Hosier, and H. P.
Gazaway will expire at the an
nual meeting. Hold-over mem
bers of the board of directors
will be Sam Cotten, Mrs. Robert
Klem and Stewart Durrant.
The final meeting of the pres
ent board of directors will be
held in the fair office at 8 p.m.
on November 4. Mr. Moyer urg
ed all directors to attend and
help prepare recommendations
which will be presented at the
annual meeting.
George L. Peterson of The
Minneapolis Star and The Min
neapolis Tribune was a valley
visitor last week. He was accom
panied by Steve Haflin business
manager of The Anchorage Daily
Times. Peterson is enroute to the
Far East and expressed his enjoy
ment of his visit to Alaska.
Local Doctors Recommend Flu Vaccinations
A total of 10,369 doses of Asian
influenza vaccine had been allo
cated to Alaska by mid-October,
according to notice received by
the Alaska Department of Heal
th from the U. S. Public Health
Service this week. The vaccine,
allocated to all states and terri
tories on a population basis, has
been purchased by federal and
territorial agencies, the military
services, pharmacies and private
physicians. Most influenza vac
cinations are given by private
physicians.
Supplies of the vaccine are con
tinuing tb arrive in Juneau and
other Alaskan communities, and
residents are urged to consult
with their physicians about re
ceiving the vaccination, Dr. Char
les R. Hayman, acting commis
sioner of health, said this week.
The U. S. Public Health Service
in cooperation with the American
Medical Association and the State
and Territorial Health Officers
Association is urging the nation’s
residents to have the influent's
vaccination.
Dr. Hayman quoted the USPHS
as stating it does not believe the
Asian flu epidemic, which swept
through the Far East and has
been causing: outbreaks in vari
ous parts of the United States,
will be over by Christmas or the
end of the year.
Outbreaks Widespread
In Alaska
Outbreaks of influenza and
other upper respiratory diseases
have been widespread throughout
the territory but appear to be
levelling off in the larger popu
lation centers. In the first part
of October Fairbanks schools
were closed for a few days be
cause of absences due to illness
and Anchorage schools, with an
enrollment of about 9400, report
ed 2500 pupils absent at one
time. Palmer schools were closed
for a full school week and one
day; high absenteeism in the
Chugiak schools forced a short
closure there.
Illnesses in some northern
towns were reported in epidemic
proportions during the peak of
the outbreak there in the latter
part of September, Dr. Hayman
said, but specific type of the
virus or upper respiratory ail
ments was not identified. Two
deaths at Barrow were report
ed as due to influenza.
Discussing the current and
previous influenza epidemics, the
USPHS states:
“The current epidemic in the
Far East and sporadic outbreaks
in the United States and else
where are caused by a new strain
of Tpye A virus known as the
Asian strain.
“There is a distinct probabil
ity that the current influenza epi
demic will increase and may de
velop into pandemic (world
wide) proportions by late fall or
winter. It has already touched
on every continent. There is also
the possibility of an increase in
virulence of the at-present mild
I infection.” '
Reviewing the 1916-19 world
wide influenza epidemic, the
UiSPHS stated it began with mild
phases of the disease occurring
in succeeding waves in various
areas throughout the nation, fol
lowed by an explosive outbreak
in the fall of 1918 in which mor
tality was very high. Estimates
put the cases of influenza and
pneumonia in the United States in
1918-19 at 20 million cases with
approximately 850,000 deaths.
If a large percentage of the
population is protected by the re
cently developed Asian influenza
vaccine, Dr. Hayman said, such
sweeping epidemics of this dis
ease should not occur.
Vaccination Helps
According to Dr. Arthur J.
Colberg, city health officer, the
influenza vaccine has helped a
number of local persons. “Those
who had their vaccinations early
enough did not get influenza,”
he said. However, he pointed out,
it takes from 10 days to two
weeks for the vaccine to become
effective. The health officer
strongly recommended that per
sons who have not yet had in
fluenza obtain the vaccination
from their physician.
City physicians this week re
ported there is a slight decrease
m the number of new cases of flu
now being treated. “However,”
said one doctor.” I’m still seeing
enough cases to indicate the seige
is not yet over”. A great deal of
rest is necessary, the physician
stated, for proper recovery.
DIRECTORS BELIEVE
PROPOSAL MOST
EQUITABLE METHOD
At thpir October meeting the
Valley hospital Association board
of directors moved to seek a
share of Palmer’s sales tax fund
to: help ease the unreasonable
credit demands of Palmer’s busi
nesses. ilThe hospital can be ex
pected to run a deficit of at least
SID,000 a year out of a total
budget of nearly $150,000”, ex
plained board president, Allan
H. Mick. “This is disclosed by
careful study of operations in the
new building during the past
three years,” he added.
In an effort to make ends
* meet a great burden has been
placed on local businesses; first
' <5n one group and then on an
other. The only way of spreading
the burden fairly is through some
kind, of a tax basis. The only
means available at present is to
ask for a share of the sales tax
fund which comes from the entire
j community. Six thousand dollars
a year is adequate to offset the
nonpayment of bills by valley
residents. The remainder of the
deficit should be sought from the
Territory, according to the board
of directors.
The hospital board asks that
individuals and groups discuss
this matter and pass their con
clusions on to the City Council.
If sufficient interest develops,
the board will be eager to dis
cuss details with the Council,
they stated, it is unlikely the
Council will consider the ques
tion unless Council members are
sure that it meets with general
approval of the entire commun
ity, commented Mick.
The move taken by the direc
tors was done in the form of a
resolution which shows the an
nual payroll of the hospital being
nearly $100,000, contributing ma
terially to the economy of Pal
mer and environs. It discloses
the annual deficit of some $10,
000 is dervied chiefly from non
payment for services rendered to
persons and families without
adequate cash resources to meet
die full expense of sickness. The
board stated they believe the
community as a whole is able
and willing to underwrite a por
tion of this deficit, and that a
method of orderly contributions
spread over the entire commun
ity is generally preferred over
sporadic fund raising campaigns
and frantic efforts to meet fre
quent financial crises.
Co-Op Employees
Contribute to
Hospital Milk Fund
Dairy products going to the
hospital this coming week will
be paid for through contributions
made by members of the Co-Op
maintenance and produce depart
ment employees. These employ
ees have “chipped in” and will
contribute the eggs, milk, and
other dairy products going to the
Valley Presbyterian Hospital next
week. In addition, the creamery
.department has been sending ice
cream to the hospital without
charge.
The donated payment of the
milk bill at the hospital was
first started by creamery employ
ees who: contributed money for
two week’s supply. Another
week’s: supply was paid for by
the American Legion out of their
child -welfare fund.
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