DON'T FORGET
REGISTER TO VOTE
IN OCTOBER 7
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOND ELECTION
The Frontiersman
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF THE MATANUSKA VALLEY
DON'T FORGET TO VOTE
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 7
Co-Op Rec. Hall. 8 a.m. - 7 p.m
City and School District
VOLUME 11. NUMBER 48
PALMER. ALASKA THURSDAY. OCTOBER 2. 1958
PRICE 15 CENTS
JUNEAU
'YES' VOTE IN BOND ELECTION MEANS BETTER SCHOOLS
PALMER- P.I.S.D. ELECTION NEXT TUESDAY
CITY VOTERS
WILL NAME TWO
AS COUNCILORS
City electors will be asked to
.ame two of five candidates to
the two three-year terms open on
v.f City Council. Election will be
•'.Id in the Co-Op rec hall Tues
day, October 7, with polls to open
; 8 a m. and close at 7 p m. No
; :or registration is necessary for
"he city election.
^ Seeking election are William
1 Zahradnicek, incumbent. Zah
•ydnicek has served one full
' *■"m (the past three years) and
ample ted the term of O. K. Kin
_ ud. Superintentdent of schools,
Zahradnicek and his wife make
'eir home on Snodgrass St.
Also seeking election is Alfred
- Hagen, former councilman and
r. ; yor in the city of Palmer.
Owner and operator of the Val
ov Theatre, Hagen also is direc
: :c of the Greater Palmer Civil !
Intense Area.
Ralph Koslosky, manager of j
Knslosky’s Department Store, I
f.-diner, is making his first bid i
'c a city office. A member of
e Valley Hospital Association i
•ard of directors, Koslosky and
family make their home in
: e AHA housing section of the1
c :y.
Another city resident seeking .
Action to a city office for the
first time is Jack Maze, manager ,
Hartley Motors, Inc. and as- I
* -’Mint fire chief in Palmer. Maze
f. ad his family make their home
c ' Snodgrass Street.
The fifth candidate is Emil A. i
’ Ida!, employed in the meat
martment of the Palmer Piggly
hhggly story. This will be the
hr.-l attempt made by Waldal in'
■ . :ty election Mr. and Mrs. Wal- :
. make their home in the Pion
«. r Apartment.
Although there is no proposals
■ • n<* presented to city voters in
* . s election, voting is expected
run heavier than usual, with
' f* school district polls being
mdueteri in the same location as
* .e city polls.
Newspaperboy Bay
Proclaimed for Oct. 4
Acting Governor Waino E. Hen*
- ickson has proclaimed Satur
day, October 4, as Newspaperboy
Day.
In his proclamation Gov. Hen
ri :ickson pointed out that many
boys have received their start in
business training by delivering
newspapers. He also pointed out
t at the newspaper boys of Alas
ka are faced with the most string*
e. t problems of terrain and
weather peculiar to this part of
T .e world. He asked that citizens
of the Territory bestow proper
recognition on these enterprising
> >ung men who serve so faith
Duly throughout the year.
| SAVE!
\ ON YOUR
GLEANING
CERTAIN GARMENTS
1 for the 4
L price of
<
Cash and Garry
BROWN’S GLEANERS
i WE GIVE GOLD STAMPS
\ Closed Saturday Afternoons
| King’s Lake Camp
Membership Drive
Opens This Week
This week marks the opening i
I of the annual membership drive j
! of the King’s Lake Camp Asso- j
! eiation. Memberships have been |
lowered from $10 to $2 a year j
| to encourage all camp users and
mu .*. .ed persons to have a share
! m the mamrcnance and develop
ment of the camp. Those who
become members are invited to
attend the annual meeting which
will be held this month at the
Fort Richardson Officers’ Club.
Details will be announced.
The Rev. Frank J. Walkup of j
First Presbyterian Church of An- j
chor#ge is president of the King’s i
Lake Board, a non-sectarian i
group of men and women who j
meet monthly to attend to sum- i
mer and winter needs of the j
canm. The Board needs the in
terest and support of camp users, j
New unit lodges and new
boats were added to the camp j
this year. Rev. Walkup is per
sonally building a new fireplace
in the recreation hall as part of
the Board’s renovation program;
life jackets needs replacing; a J
new dock is needed; and dishes J
and other kitchen equipment
must be provided before the open- i
mg of the summer season. ‘‘These ;
are some of the things that you!
can help accomplish by buying a
membership.” it was pointed out. j
King's Lake Camp is available t
during both summer and winter f
seasons, although winter facilities j
are still limited.
Valley residents are especially
encouraged to participate in the j
purchase of memberships since j
the camp, one of the best-devel
oped in Alaska, serves many fam- 1
ilies and groups of this area. Each |
year hundreds of young people, i
through 4.H, church Rainbow, ;
and other groups, use its facuit
ies and an increasing number of
adults through PTA, family
camping, and conferences are tak
ing advantage of its availability.
The valley has always been well
represented on the board of di
rectors. In addition to Lew
Hanks, current vice-president,
i Mrs. John Shaw, Charles Schae
fer. Walter Teeland, and Rev.
Bertram Rut an are members of ,
the board.
In the summer regular users
of camp facilities are placed on
a rotating basis, with new groups
(Continued on Page 8)
Economist Back From
Stateside Meetings
H. P. Gazaway, economist with
the Alaska Agricultural Expert-1
ment Station has returned to his j
Palmer office following a trip j
to the States where he attended' a
number of technical committee
meetings and presented a paper
at the Western Farm Economics
annual meetings at Pullman,
Washington. Committee meetings
included dairy marketing; inter
farm marketing of feed and hay;
and role and management of co
ops. The paper presented at Pull
man, where he also was a judge
for undergraduate papers, was :
on Alaskan Agriculture.
The economist also attended the i
30th annual meeting of the Am
erican Institute of Cooperation
which is a national trade associa
tion of all major farmer coopera
tives. Some 3,000 persons attend-;
ed 1,000 of whom were teenagers.
Gazaway was chairman of a sec
tion and also participated in the
television program concerning
the 49th state and showed the J
film, “Farming in Alaska.” j
During a few days spent in ;
Washington, D. C., Gazaway j
found tremendous interest in the
new state. Many agencies are
very much concerned about add
ing Alaska to their programs and
revising statistical publications, i
Preliminary arrangements were
made with three agencies for j
joint studies of ohases relating to
Alaskan agriculture. Two others i
requested articles written on this i
subject,
Enrhute back to Alaska Gaza- i
wav stopped in Seattle, Vaneou- ■
ver and Prince Rupert to investi
gate possibilities of increased
trade and farm supplies. He re
ports he found some very prom- 1
Line leads, as far as farm sup- 1
□lies are concerned. j
CAR CLUB FORMING
IN PALMER AREA
Considerable interest is being j
shown in a car club which is
now in its first stages of organ- J
i/.ing. Sixteen young men met for
the first time this past Monday
evening and plan their second ses
sion next Sunday evening at the .
home of Stewart Dreghorn. The
dub is seeking the sponsorship of
the Matanuska Valley American
Legion Post No. 15.
PUBLIC EDUCATION
URGED BY CANCER
SOCIETY OFFICIAL
Public education is the major
job of the American Cancer So
ciety, according to Francis Linda
man. the Society’s national direc
tor of field services who spoke at
a meeting held in Anchorage Sep
tember 24.
‘‘Approximately 80,000 cancer
patients were saved last year,”
Lindaman reported, “but another
80.000 could have been saved if
they had only been wise enough
to seek medical help sooner than
they did.
“One out of three cancer vic
tims is being saved now,” stated
the director, “and we can change
that figure to two out of three
bv concentrating on getting our
message across to the public.
hat cancer can be cured.”
In a report on the progress of
i-ancer research Dr. Michael Bier
re, Anchorage pathologist and
president-elect of the Anchorage
Sander Unit’s board, stated that
scientists believe they may be on
he verge of a break-through in
heir search for a cancer cure.
‘Quite a few chemicals have been
'ound which kill cancer,” he re
ported, “but unfortunately they
flso may kill the patient. We
lope soon to find one that is
mfe,” Dr. Bierne added that the
bderal government is appropriat
ng many millions of dollars for
cancer research, which increases
:he chances of early discovery of
i cancer cure.
Mildren Hermann of Juneau.
\laska Division commander, out
ined work of the various branch
es of the American Cancer So
net y. She reported to the group
hat Alaska’s contributions had
increased 21 percent over last
year, and expressed hope that
the additional funds would make
it possible to give necessary aid
to cancer patients throughout
the year. It was explained that
the patient, aid fund had been
exhausted several months before
the end of the previous year.
The Anchorage meeting was at
tended by representatives of sev
eral Cancer Units in the area, in
cluding Mrs. Cy Brewer, Palmer
Unit Chairman, and Mrs. George
Brewster, Palmer Crusade Chair
man for 1958.
Said More School Space Needed Now
Ed Smith, president of the
Palmer Board of Education, pre
sided at an open meeting held
Tuesday of this week, during
which time the forthcoming $300
000 bond election was discussed.
Pointing out to the 25 persons
who attended the public meeting.
Smith stated that for the past
several years enrollment in the
| Palmer' schools has increased ap
[ proxirnately one classroom each
! year. "The school district has
| added rooms to Central School;
has converted storage rooms into
classrooms in the same building;
built the six classroom Swanson
School and the high school, and at
the present time there is a need
for additional classrooms , . . this
isn’t something that has .sudden
ly been dumped in our lays . . .
it is reasonable for your school
board and superintendent of
1 schools to. forsee the need for in
I creased classrooms . . . however,
[ it was brought to a head with the
1 appropriation of $81,000 in fed
j era! funds. It is wise to add six
| classrooms and the cafeteria-mul
; ti purpose room to Swanson
! thereby better utilizing each dol
! iar and the teaching staff.”
Jack Daunt, representing Alas
i ka Securities, pointed out to the
J audience that a community must
J demonstrate its credit standing.
: "You must demonstrate to the
: purchaser of the bonds that you
j are able to repay them . . . even
' when a bond issue is approved
by the voters, it doesn’t neces
sarily mean you will have the
money immediately . . . buydl's
have to be found for the bonds.’*
Charles Baim of Sutton pointed
out to those present that the Sut
ton community is continuing to
grow . . . that school children of
that area must spend 45 minutes
each way, each day in travel time
and that there is an apparent
need for a school in that area.
I He pointed out that the need to
| ride such a great distance each
! day leaves the children too tired
[ at the end of the day to do their
| best in their studies. Board mem
! hers pointed out that it would be
I helpful if a census was taken in
the Sutton area to determine the
I number of children in the various
age groups. “ . . . we would wel
* come a member of the Sutton
| community on the Board of Edu
: cation,” said one member, who
| added. “I feel sure a Sutton can
j didate would receive local sup
1 port, as well as support from his
or her own community, because
the majority desire representa
tion from the entire school dis
i tried, rather than from one con
centrated area.”
The estimated cost of the addi
tion to Swanson School was set
by the architect at $289,000—by
utilizing the $81,000 federal funds,
the new construction would cost
the taxpayers from one to two
mills, dependent upon the con
tractors bid. The rate of interest
on the bonds would be set by
the bid on the bonds, it was
pointed out by Mr. Baum. Righl
now this is running approximate
ly 5vi! %, he added. By law the
rate can not be over six percent
Additional costs for the increased
teaching setoff would, under thf
current program, be borne 75%
by the territory, 25% by the
community,
“Do we get the $81,000 federa
funds even if the $300,000 elec
lion fails?” asked one of thosr
attending the meeting. It wa:
ins ♦.red that IF a suitable al
I terante project could be prepair
t ed. the school district might stil
be able to receive the funds . .
i however, it was pointed out, ar
alternate project would present i
problem in that Swanson Sehoo
was originally built to permi
the addit fsonoicxioseaaZc‘stra!:
1 the addition of six classrooms—
any lesser amount would involve
considerable changes in construe
| tion ... it was stated that with
j out an approved project for tin
! federal funds, it could be tha
i the money would be used some
where else in an area ready fo
its use.
In addition to Zahradnicek
Smith and Baum, others’ partici
pating in the discussions wen
Richard Jones, and Mrs. Barban
Skok of the school board; Wil
ham Wake land, tax assessor; an<
-lohn Shaw, school attorney.
GAPA RETURNS
$31,421 TO MEA
The sum of $31,421.02 was re
ceived this week by Matarjuska
Electric Association as .repay
ment of a major portion of loans
made to the Central Alaska Pow
er Association (CAPA) by the lo
cal electric co-op in 1955.
In a letter accompanying the
payment, Justine Parks, secre
tary-treasurer of CAPA explains
that the amount enclosed com
pletely covers the first loan of
$25,000; $5,955.82 of the second
note of $15,000; and $465.20 being
| all of the expenses of MEA’s re
presentatives to CAPA.
A balance of $9,044.18 still due
j the Palmer utility is covered, she
adds, by tools and equipment at
the site of the Cooper Lake hy
droelectric project.
The Central Alaska Power As
sociation was originally formed
for the purpose of developing
power sites in this area of Alas
ka. Funds for the work of the
j association were advanced by its
members in the form of loans,
with plans to repay the loans
when actual generation of elec
tricity was achieved.
Matanuska Electric Association
withdrew its membership from
. CAPA in 1956, when CAPA’s pur
| poses and operating methods were
i questioned by the ME A member
ship.
CAPA financed the exploration
and engineering studies of the
Cooper Lake project which has
since been taken over by Chugaeh
Electric Association of Anchor
age. A loan was recently granted
CEA by the Rural Electrification
A d m mist r a t i on f o r eo nstructio n
! of hydroelectric generating facil
| itiies at the Cooper Lake site.
AREA WOMEN VOTERS
OFFER TRANSPORTATION
TO POLLS OCTOBER 7
All eligible voters in the Pal
mer Independent School District
are urged to vote in the election
on October 7 by the Palmer Pro
visional League of Women Vot
ers.
Voters on that date will elect
one person to a five year term
on the Palmer Board of Educa
tion. Also, they will vote on the
authorization of a $300,000 bond
' issue fpr school construction.
The League also reminds voters
j they must register on or before
; October 4 in order to be eligible
1 to vote.
Transportation to the polls,
will be furnished on election day
for anyone requesting it. If you
| need a ride to the voting place,
call Mrs. Earl Payne, PI-2975.
Mrs. Don Ingalls will appear
on Station KTVA. Channel 1L
on behalf of the League of Wo
men Voters on Friday, October 3.
j at 3:30 p.m. She will be accom
panied by Mrs. Sam Woolcock
and they will discuss the election.
PUBLIC INVITED
TO DEMONSTRATION
| The public is invited to attend
fa Case tractor demonstration to
I be held at the Butte Supply Co.,
■ (McKinley Farm) on the Butte
' j Loop Road Saturday, October 4.
5 i starting at 2 p.m. Interested per
■ | sons will be invited to try out
• ' this new equipment. Coffee will
■ be served.
i I While in the valley area Wash
t | in gt on’s Gov. Albert D. Rosellini
11 expressed a keen interest in the
i agricultural potentials of the val
ley lands it was reported by Gene
- Reid, local Chamber of Commerce
• president. Rosellini and a group
• of more than 60 Washington husi
- nessmen were in Alaska on a
1 goodwill tour.
X] ELECT
Doris McKinley
Republican
First State Legislature
NOVEMBER 25, 1958
BONO ISSUE, SCHOOL
BOARD ELECTION FOR
SCHOOL DISTRICT
On Thursday morning of this
week 283 voters of the Palmer
Independent School District had
registered for voting in the Octo
ber 7 election. William Wakeland,
tax assessor, in whose office the
registrations are being made, re
minded voters that they have
only today, tomorrow, until 5
p.m.) and Saturday (until 6 p.m.)
in which to become eligible for
voting in the October 7 school
district election. At a public
meeting held on Tuesday of this,
week a representative of the
bonding company pointed out
that unless there is a fair show
ing of interested voters, bonding
companies might be reluctant to
participate. Wakeland had pre
viously estimated that there is
a potential of 1300 voters in the
school district. He reminded resi
dents of the rural areas that they
also must register to be eligible
to vote next Tuesday.
Seeking election to the one
five-year term on the Board of
Education will bq Lew Hanks, in
cumbent, and district agent for
the local Extension Service Of
fice; Mrs. Jaimar Kerttula, for
mer Palmer school teacher and
wife of a dairy farmer; Richard
H. Anderson, meter specialist
with Matanuska Electric Associa
tion; H. P. Gazaway, economist
with the Alaska Agricultural Ex
periment Station; and James Cot
trell, local dairy farmer. Each of
the candidates is married and a
parent; all have made their homes
in the valley for a number of
years.
Bond Issue
Voters of the school district
will be asked to authorize a $300,
000 bond issue for school con
struction purposs. By law 65 per
cent of the persons voting to
authorize a bond issue must vote
yes to carry. In a pamphlet dis
tributed to parents of school chil
dren this past week, it was point
ed out that if the bond issue fails
the Federal government may
withdraw it’s grant of $81,000
and that no construction will take
place, and beginning in the fall
of 1959, children will be housed
in off-school premises, in impro
vised housing such as quonsets,
lodge halls, and church base
ments. As it takes about a year
to build a building, eventually
double shifting may occur in the
future.
| Transportation to the polls is
| being offered by the Palmer Pro
visional League of Women Vot
ers. Persons needing transporta
tion to the polls are asked to call
Mrs. Earl Payne at PI-2975.
Polls will open at 8 a.m. in the
Co-Op rec hall and remain open
until 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 7.
WOMEN VOTERS
FALL MEETING SET
FOR SATURDAY
All women voters of the valley
area are reminded of the fall
1 membership meeting Saturday,
October 4, of the Palmer Provi
sional League of Women Voters.
The meeting will be held in the
Matanuska Electric Association
; meeting room, starting at 1 p.m.
All League members and other
interested women of the valley
area are cordially invited to at
j tend,
Mrs. Paul Crews, president of
the Anchorage League of Women
I Voters, will be one of the after
noon speakers.. A panel with
1 “Home Rule” as the subject will
be presented by Mrs. Allan Mick