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VOLUME 11. NUMBER !'
PALMER, ALASKA
Thursday, April 3. 1958
OIL EXPLORATION
EXPLAINED AT
CHAMBER MEETING
An interesting explanation of
how oil firms conduct exploratory
geophysical work was given to
members of the Matanuska Val
ley Chamber of Commerce at
their luncheon meeting held April
2. Presenting the program was
guest speaker Robert E. Krop
schot, geophysist with the Stan
dard Oil Company of California,
a firm which is conducting ex
ploratory work in the Matanuska
Valley area and other sections of
Alaska.
Kropschot illustrated his talk
with drawings showing how
members of the seismic crew |
search for prospective ar^as. [
“Finding these prospective areas j
—and the best spots in these ;
areas—doesn’t mean we will find
oil, there may not be any there \
at all,” he added. In explaining '
how sound wave^ are used in
determining the most desirable 1
spots the geophysist asked that
h:s listeners visualize the riD- i
pies created on water surface ,
when a stone is dropped off a I
wall. The “waves” come out
from the spot in which the stone
is dropped, spread out and hit
the wall. If there is enough
strength to the wave, it will re
flect from the wall and return to
the spot in which the stone was
dropped. He pointed out that the
seismic work is done by using
this theory. Holes are drilled to
a desired depth and then small
dynamite charges are set off
which create sound wraves. These
waves travel vertically in con
trast to the horizontal ripples in
the lake, then reflect from a geo
logical horizon and return to the
surface. An intricate instrument
records these sound waves for
later study.
The speaker pointed out that
this seismic work is only the be
ginning of a lengthy process. Data
gathered by the crew requires
considerable interpretation.
Following their exploratory
work the seismic crew is fofiow
f'd by a “clean up” crew which
plug the exploratory holes with ;
cement if there is water, and
with gravel if dry.
Paul McAndrews, land man in
the exploratory department ac
companied Kropschot to the
meeting.
Other guests at the Chamber
meeting included Marion Larson,
territorial 4-H leader from Col
lege; Fern Shipley of the Nation
al 4-H program, Washington,
D.C.; Mrs. Lorner Fowler, and
Mrs. Rogene Stryker, both of An
chorage.
The meeting was held in the
new Marada Cafe and was pre
sided over by Eugene Reid,
Chamber president.
FIRE DAMAGES
PICKUP TRUCK
A fire, believed caused by
faulty wiring, caused damage es
timated by Fire Chief Bernard
Souwens as over $200 early this
morning in a pickup truck own
ed by Vincent Murray. The truck
was parked at the rear of Pion
eer Apartments when the fire
was discovered.
She'll be the grandest lady in
the Easter parade with a
corsage from
MAUD S FLOWER SHOP
Theatre Bldg. Phone 3601
Finance Forum
Final Session
Set for Monday
The fourth and final session
of the Womens Finance Forum
which has been sponsored in
Palmer by the Matanuska Valley
Bank and the Beta Sigma Phi
sorority, will offer a very inter
esting program and a record at
tendance is anticipated. j
Wills, estate and taxes are the
topics which will be discussed by
the speakers who will be At
torney John Rader and CPA
George Hedla, both of Anchor
age Attorney Rader is replacing
local attorney, John Shaw, who
could not participate because he
is working on a court case in
Anchorage. I
Helenmae Wiederkehr, record- !
ing secretary of Theta Chapter,
BSP, will perside at the meeting
and William T. Zahradnicek,
superintendent of schools will
serve as moderator. A question
and answer period will follow the
discussions and refreshments
will be served at the close of the
meeting.
The forums have been held in
the cafeteria at the high school,
starting at 8 p.m. and lasting ap
proximately two hours The gen
eral public is invited to attend j
this final session. j
ROAD RESTRICTIONS
ANNOUNCED BY BPR
Effective at 3 am. yesterday,
road restrictions limiting gross
ixle loads to 50 percent of nor
nal is in effect on the Glenn
lighway from Anchorage to Mile
118 and on all valley roads.
Speed limits for trucks and
busses were reduced to 35 miles j
per hour. Passenger cars and light j
Dick-up trucks may retain the j;
lormal legal speed limits . i
Similar restrictions on the Sew- j
ird-Anchorage highway, from;
Seward to Moose Pass and from
Portage to Anchorage went into
effect March 31.
Observing Child
Welfare Month
April is Child Weifare month
in The American Legion and Am
erican Legion Auxiliary. This is
not to say that the program is
limited to one month, i-ather that
it is stressed during April. The '
American Legion’s “Back-td
God” movement is one of the
many phases of the extensive
Child Welfare Program, it was
pointed out. A program, under
the direction of Mrs. H. T. Steel
nan, Child Welfare chairman
and Mrs. L. P. Rorrison, unit
chaplain, has been prepared for
Thursday, April 3 at the regu
lar meeting of Post and Unit No.
15. “Back-to-God” and Child
Welfare will be the theme. The
Rev. Arley D. Skinner will be
the speaker. All members are in
vited to attend.
Matanuska Valley Unit No. 15
will hold a bread sale on Satur
day, April 5 at Koslosky’s Store.
Mrs. Foster Sims, general chair
man, stated that the proceeds
from this sale will go into the
Unit Child Welfare Fund.
The Snodgrass building on the
fairgrounds has been rented to
the Western Seismograph com
pany for storage of equipment
during the spring breakup period.
FOR THAT EASTER DINNER
Make Your Reservations Early, PH. PI-3430
Merchant’s Luncheon
Served from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.-only $ 1.35
Marada Cafe
Easter Seal Sales
To Help Crippled
Mayor Kenneth Lynn accepted
the first sheet of 1958 Easter
Seals this week from pretty smil
ing Patty LeRose, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Gary LaRose of
Palmer, officially opening the
annual Easter Seal appeal for
the Alaska Crippled Childrens
Association in the local area.
Patty is the 1958 Easter Seal
Child for Palmer, representing
all crippled children in Palmer
who are helped each year by Eas
ter Seals. She had polio and is
walking today with a brace as
a result of rehabilitation services
she received at the A.C.C.A.
center.
After receiving the first sheet
Lynn made his own personal con
tribution to the 1958 campaign,
which opened March 6 and con
tinues through Easter Sunday,
April 6.
Mayor Lynn urged all citizens
of Palmer to support the cam
paign on behalf of crippled chil
dren.
“The A.C.C.A. is doing a mag
nificent job of helping the crip
pled carry forward this vital
work. More money will be re
quired because of rising costs
and the need for increased staff
and an expanded program. When
we give to Easter Seals we not
only help in the direct care and
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BEDS ANNOUNCED FOR
CONSTRUCTION OF
TRANSMISSION LINE
Apparent low bidders fo* the
construction of the Matanuska
Electric Association transmis
sion line between Reed Substa
tion and Palmer, was announced
this noon by Cy Brewer, MEA
manager.
Bidders were as follows: Con
nelly Electric of Anchorage, $233,
782.47; Chisum Electric of Anch
orage, $245,228.48; City Electric
of Anchorage, $247,907.76; Delta
Electric of Spenard, $270,226.35.
The engineer's estimate on the
work was $250,125100.
The contract will be awarded
to the successful bidder follow
ing a meeting of the board of
directors, Brewer said.
The first phsse of the line con
struction will be done in that sec- j
tion between Palmer and Matan
uska, with the balance of the
work to be completed later as
ground conditions improve.
Kiweaians Plan
Easter Egg Hunt
The Palmer Kiwanis Club will
revive their annual Easter Egg
Hunt this year, it was announc
ed today. It will be held in Pal
mer Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.
Three age groups will partici
pate, with prizes to be awarded
in each for the lucky children
finding the gold and the silver
eggs. The age groups will include
those four years old and young
er; four to six years of age; and
those six years through eight
years of age. All youngsters will
asemble at the playgrounds at
Central School at 1 p.m. and go
into the “fields” from there. All
eggs found by each youngster
will be their own to take home
and will include gaily colored
hard-boiled eggs as well as some
candy eggs. To protect the eggs
from the weather, etc., they will
be hidden in small containers
this year.
Kiwanians are asked to meet
at the Experiment Station office
Saturday at 1 p.m. to make pre
parations for the egg hunt the
following afternoon.
LOCAL JAYGEES BUSY WITH MANY PROJECTS
The membership drive of the
Palmer Junior Chamber of Com
merce is progressing well, ac
cording to Jack VanOs, member
ship chairman, and it is hoped
that at the end of the drive,
April 11, that many new mem
bers will have been secured.
The local Jaycees reecived a
gift in the amount of $100 from
the Anchorage Jaycees. The
money was presented to them at
the March 21 meeting which Bill
Sheffield and Gerald Wolf of
Anchorage attended. Wolf, secre
tary-treasurer of the Anchorage
Chamber, told the local Jaycees
that the money was being given
in lieu of the Anchorage group’s
inability to attend the inaugural
ball and charter night celebra
tion held here.
The tourism project of the local
Jaycees (No. 1) is reported “off
to a good start”. President John
Gore is compiling a story of the
valley for a brochure which will
be distributed to visitors. He has
ben aided by Don Irwin long
time valley resident. Jaycees
Martin Sherman and Stuart
Dreghom are gathering infor
mation on early settlers with the
cooperation of James Hurley,
ARRC manager. Plans for the
brochure, which will include pic
tures of early colony farms,
points of interest, and other in
formation, is being drawn up by
Jaycees Hugo Rasmussen and
Kenneth Youngren.
The Jaycees have announced
that Kelly Boy of the Palmer
Drug store has given permission
to set up a tourist information
center in the store and will help
develop pictures of the valley
which will be used in the bro
chure and put on display. This
is the first offer made by any
of the business establishments to
help the Jaycees get started, it
was announced.
An old train, one of the first
to be used in Alaska in the min
ing areas, has been turned over
to the Jaycees by the Palmer Ki
wanis Club. Jaycees report the
train as a great .showpiece item.
Members plan to restore its fin
: ish and place it in Colony Park.
The train is owned by the Ma
tanuska Valley Bank and Jones
ville Mine and was t*rned over
to the Kiwanians for restoration.
Busy with their many other pro
jects, the Kiwanians have turn
ed it over to the Jaycees.
There will be no regular meet
ing April 4. The Jaycees will
meet starting April 11, in the;
Marada Cafe banquet room. |
Meeting space has been donated j
by the cafe.
BANDS TO PRESENT
SPRING CONCERT
The public is invited to attend
the annual Spring Concert which
will be presented in the school
gymnasium Friday, April 11 by
memebrs of the junior high and
senior high school bands.
In addition to a program of
marches, overtures, and novelty
tune, members of the drum corps
and brass sextette will offer sec
tions of the program.
Admission to the concert which
begins at 8 p.m., will be $1 for
adults and 50 cents for students.
DRIVER LICENSING
WEDNESDAY ONLY
The Department of Territor- ;
ial Police announced this week
that driver license days in Pal
mer have changed from Wed- :
nesday morning and Saturday ;
evening to Wednesdays only.
Persons wishing to obtain or
renew their territorial driver
license may do so at the ter
ritorial police office located
in the Palmer City Hall any ;
Wednesday between the hours
of 1:00 and 7:00 p.m.
Bowling Alley Plans
Grand Opening April 11
The grand opening of the Pal- !
mer Bowling Center has been set.
for Friday, April 11, it was an
nounced today. However, inas
much as the bowling lanes and
relative equipment are complete
ly installed, persons interested
in “getting in a few strings” be
fore the opening may do so, ac
cording to Bob Johns. The lanes
will be open, beginning tonight,
and the grand opening will be
observed next week, he added.
Bowling balls and shoes are
available at the Center for those
who do not own their own equip
ment.
Local Club Endorses
Judge KcCarrey' Jr.
Members of the Womens Re
publican Club met March 27 to
consider the upcoming judge ap
pointment for the Third Division.
The Third Division Republi
can Committee having endorsed
Franklin O. Orth for appoint
ment to replace incumbent Judge
J. L. McCarrey, Jr. on the ex
piration of his term in April.
Consideration was given to Mr.
Orth’s candidacy, as well as to
that of McCarrey. However, Mr.
Orth was personally unknown to
the group and very little informa
tion was available to qualify him.
Mi*. McCarrey on the other hand
is known to some of the club j
since arriving in the territory |
more than 20 years ago and his j
record on the bench was approv- ,
ed by the Grand Jury.
It was voted to endorse Judge
McCarrey for reappointment and
the following telegram was sent
to the Republican National Com
mittee:
“We respectfully urge the re
appointment of Judge J. L. Mc
Carrey, Jr. to his present position
of Judge of the Third Division,
Alaska. We have known him for
20 years as a man of high integ
rity and as an Alaskan has earn
ed the respect of all who know
him. The Grand Jury also asks
.for his appointment.
The Republican Club of Mat
anuska Valley”
HOLY LAND SLIDES
TO BE SHOWN APRIL 14
Holy Land colored slides will
be shown Monday, April 14, at
8 p.m. at the Wasilla Assembly
of God Church in Wasilla. The
Rev. Bob Palmer of Spenard will
show the slides which he took
during his tour of the Holy Land.
There will be special music and
a message by the Rev. Palmer.
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
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FROM THURSDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY
Residents of the valley will
have the opportunity to attend a
number of Easter season pro
grams in churches of the area.
Special chorus presentations are
planned in a number or churches
and Easter messages are planned
by the pastors. Services will be
gin iri some churches this eve
ning and will continue Good
Friday, on Saturday and on Sun
day. The public is invited to at
tend the church of their choice.
A dramatic presentation of the
last days of Christ upon earth
will be presented in the movie,
“I Beheld His Glory” at the Good
Friday community service to be
held in the Central school gym
nasium tomorrow. A devotional
service, with seasonal music, will
be held from noon to 1 p.m. and
the film will be shown from 1
to 2 p.m. The public is invited.
The Rev. McConnell of the
First Baptist Church of Palmer
is to be the speaker at the 6:30
a.m. sunrise service Easter morn
ing. This service, sponsored an
nually by the Matanuska Val
ley Ministerial Association, will
be held at the Church of God
and will be followed by a brief
social hour and refreshments at
the church.
United Protestant Church
Well known choral works of
the Easter season will be present
ed by the choir of the United
Protestant Church at the Maundy
Thursday candlelight communion
service and the Easter' morning
vvprship service.
Tonight the choir will render
the First Word from DuBois’
“The Seven Last Words of
Christ”. Lee Plumbley and Don
ald Waind are the soloists. The
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MEA ANNUAL MEET
SLATED FOR APRIL 12
All memebrs of the Matanuska
Electric Association are reminded
of their annual meeting which
will be held in school gymnasium
Saturday, April 12. Members will
register themselves and any
proxies they may be carrying
wheri they enter the meeting.
This registration will make them
eligible for door priezs which
will be awarded during the eve
ning.
Two members of the board of
directors will be elected by the
membership and annual reports
will be presented by officers and
the manger of the association, and
special guests. In addition mem
bers will be asked to vote on a
proposed change in the associa
tion’s by-laws which would
change the length of time requir
ed for nomination of board mem
bers,
Members will name their
choice from the following noiTT
inees who were named by the
nominating committee Raymond
Tedrow (incumbent), Chugiak;
Russell Oberg, Chugiak; Earl
Combs, Wasilla; Eloy Garcia,
Wasilla; Harvey Hiber, Sutton;
and Harlan Hamilton, Palmer.
Additional nominations may be
made from the floor.
Dr. Norma E. Godfrey
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