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The frontiersman
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF THE MATANUSKA VALLEY
VOLUME 10. NUMBER 34
PALMER, ALASKA THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1957
PRICE TEN CENTS
EMINENT SPEAKERTO APPEAR HERE JUNE 17
NAME 2 MANAGERS
FOR ’57 VALLEY FAIR;
START WORK JUNE 15
Directors of the Matanuska
Valley Fair Association this week
named two managers for the 1957
Matanuska Valley Fair.
M. D. Snodgrass, long-time af
filiate of the local fairs, was
named agriculture manager and
will be in charge of the many
■agricultural phases of the terri
tory’s largest fair. Howard Mc
Callister, Wasilla school teacher,
was named promotion manager
and will be in charge of publicity,
queen contest and programs for
the four-day fair. Both men will
work under the supervision of
the president of the board of di
rectors, T. A. Moyer.
: Other business conducted at
the board’s June 12 meeting in
cluded the decision to call for
bids for the operation of the kit
chen during the 1957 fair; queen
contest plans were discussed as
■well as various concessions, in
cluding the Matanuska Valley
Sportsmen who propose to erect
a permanent type structure to be
•used as a shooting gallery.
Board member Stewart Dur
rant announced that Westward
Motors of Anchorage has offered
$100 to be used as prizes in calf
raising contests. The fair board
voted to add another $100 to this
amount and was told that there
is another possible $100 that may
be given by a local concern. It is
hoped that this money will serve
as an incentive to the valley
young people to raise prize-win
ring stock. The contest will be
open to all-youths up to and in
cluding 18 years of age; not re
stricted ‘to 4-H members, but
open to all youths, boys or girls.
Board meetings are being held
in the fair association business of
fice located at the entrance to
the fairgrounds. A few finishing
touches have been added to the
office, which is open each after
noon for business.
LOCAL DENTIST HEADS
ALASKA DENTAL SOCIETY
Dr. Foster R. Sims of Palmer
■was named president of the Al
aska Dental Society and this city
was designated for the society’s
1958 convention. This is the sec
ond honor bestowed upon the
Palmer dentist. He was late last
month named to head the 40 and
8. fun and honor society of The
American Legion.
Other officers named in the
dental society include Dr. R. M.
MacKenzie of Juneau, vice presi
dent, and Dr. Clayton L. Polley
ATTENTION MOOSE
FATHER'S DAY DANCE
Saturday, June 15
Moose Hall
Wives pleas? lake salads
PALMER CAFE & FOUNTAIN
Open for Business
UNDER MANAGEMENT KEITH BROCK
Open 7 A.M. - 10 P.M.
Including Sundays
Breakfast - Lunch ■ Dinner
ALASKA’S NEW FIRST FAMILY
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GOVERNOR AND FAMILY: Alaska's new governor, Mike Siepovich, and his wife Matilda pose
wilh iheir seven children. Mrs. Siepovich is holding six-monlh-old Teddy. Demenic, 17 months
old, is in his father's lap. Christopher, V/t. is between his parents. Behind them, left to right, are
Antonia, 8 /i; Mike, 6; Peter 4 fi; and Maria, 7.
World Traveler
Speaks Here Tonight
Palmer residents will have an
opportunity tonight to hear world
traveler Dr. L*E. Maxwell. He is
a renowned cnurch leader, editor,
and president of Prairie Bible In
stitute, Three Hills, Alberta, Can
ada.
Dr. Maxwell is currently mak
ing a brief tour of the Territory
and will be speaking tonight at
the Church of God at 8:00 p.m.
He has made an invaluable con
tribution in the training of hun
dreds of young people of college
age. Palmer youth are invited to
hear him, as well as all other
residents. His message will be of
fered to all ages.
CORDOVA TIMES
RESUMES PUBLICATION
The Cordova Times resumed
publication June 6. The weekly
paper of that port city suspend
ed publication more than one year
ago. Copies of The Times were
mailed to all persons who were
on the mialing list a year ago, ac
cording to Harold E. Bonser,
business manager.
C-EJL NAMES NEW MANAGER
Clyde M. Ardin has been nam
ed manager of the Chugiak Elec
tric Association. Ardin has been
assistant manager of the associa
tion since May of last year and
replaces Marlin S. Stewart whose
employment by the association
was recently terminated by the
board of directors.
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GIFTS FOR SPECIAL OC-I
casions — fine china;
DINNER WARE, NATIVE
;! ARTS & CRAFTS
Treasure Chest
Wasilla Road
Sister John Named
Head of Alaska
Hospital Association
Sister John of the Cross of the
Providence Hospital in Anchor
age was elected president of the
Alaska Hospital Association dur
ing the fifth annual association
convention held in Palmer last
week.
Other officers named for the
coming year include Paul Nelson
of the Seward Sanitorium, vice
president; Sister St. Hilary of Ko
diak was re-elected to the office
of secretary-treasurer; and Mrs.
Ruth Everett of the Valley Pres
byterian Hospital office staff, was
named trustee. Mrs. Ruth Murrell
of the Seward General Hospital
is the other trustee. Paul Nelson
will complete his two-year term
of delegate to the American Hos
pital Association as will Mrs.
Jane Igou of Juneau, alternate
delegate.
During the final luncheon
meeting of the group a resolution
was passed expressing the asso
ciation’s appreciation for the as
sistance and consideration shown
by the following organizations
and people of Palmer: Matanuska
. Valley Chamber of Commerce,
Rainbow Girls, Pioneer Grange,
Butte Fire Association, Legion
Soil Conservation Service, Chris
tensen Bus Service, Agriculture
Experiment Station, Valley Hos
pital staff and board members,
the Palmer School System, Val
ley Nurses Association and the
United Protestant Church Ladies
Aid.
During the convention the Al
aska Hospital Association was
awarded a silver cup for the lar
gest percentage of membership
increase in the Association of
Western Hospitals. This associa
tion is made up of hospitals of
17 westcoast area states. The Al
aska association now numbers 17
hospitals as members.
Permanent committees were
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$25 REWARD
for information leading to
identification of person or per
sons responsible for removal
of boy's bicycle and certain
other property from my premi
ses.
JIM FREY
Delinquent Taxes
Listed This Week
The 1956 delinquent tax rolls
appearing in The Frontiersman
are being advertised and foreclos
ed under the old law allowing 30
days after the first five-week
publication before court hearing
and subsequent final publication,
William Wakeland, tax assessor
collector in the Palmer School
District and City of Palmer, said
this week.
Last year’s delinquent roll was
not ordered sold by the Court
before 1956 taxes became delin
quent, thus all delinquencies
prior to 1956 are being re-adver
tised, he explained. To comply
with the Court’s opinion, tax rolls
for the City and School District
are separated, he pointed out.
Wakeland urged readers of the
newspaper to notify owners list
ed, or send them a copy of the
newspaper. No further notices
are sent by the assessor, he point
led out.
Delinquent properties should
be checked first by their descrip
tion, Wakeland said, as the tax
office may have a former owner
listed—an incorrect owner—or
none at all. This has no effect on
the status of the taxes, he said,
which are against the property.
Many persons listed are also
delinquent in personal property
taxes, the assessor said. These are
not published. However, he ad
ded, if these taxes are not paid
when the real property taxes are
paid, suit for collection will auto
matically follow.
Questions concerning payments,
location, etc., will be answered at
the assessor’s office ,located over
the Valley Bank, Wakeland said.
HEADQUARTERS FOR
JUNE WEDDINGS
MAUD'S FLOWER SHOP
Theatre Bldg. Phone 3601
Telegraph Delivery Service
Hyland Hotel
2 blocks from Post Office
Famed Lake George
Proposed for
Hydro Power Project
According to news appearing
in the two Anchorage daily news
papers this week an Anchorage
hydro-engineer, Reuben Hack, be
lieves that Lake George can be
turned into an electric power
source six times greater than that
produced at the Eklutna hydro
electric plant.
Hack spoke before the Anchor
age Chamber of Commerce Pow
er Committee and proposed that
two tunnels five miles long, be
drilled in the rock wall against
which the glacier abuts during
its forward movement between
annual breakups. His theory is
that the glacier would continue
its forward movement, ana tnat
the water level would increase
from 350 to 500 feet at breakup.
He estimated the project would
cost $70 million. He stated pri
vate capital would be needed to
finance the project. Hack told the
committee he has made many
years’ study of the major rivers
of Alaska, including such factors
as power, flood control, naviga
tion and other conditions.
NEW GOVERNOR
NOW IN OFFICE
Mike Stepovich of Fairbanks,
named by President Eisenhower
May 9 as Alaska’s new governor,
was administered his oath of of
fice by U. S. District Judge Ray
mond J. Kelly of Juneau in ex
ercises held in that city on June
8.
The new governor is the first
Alaska bom man named to the
territory’s highest office. Taking
his oath on the same date was
Waino Hendrickson re-appointed
as secretary of Alaska.
Two Palmer residents attended
the ceremony and events which
followed. They were James Wil
son territorial commissioner of
agriculture who was in Juneau
for his department, and Ralph
Farnsworth, former president of
the Matanuska Valley Airmens’
Association.
Scout Fund Drive
Starts June 17
Jerry LaBarron, district Boy
[Scout, executive, was in Palmer
this week making final arrange
ments for the Boy Scout finance
campaign which will be conduct
ed throughout the valley during
the week of June 17 - June 21.
Ed Smith, committeeman, said
that business firms, organizations,
and individuals will again' this
year be contacted for contribu
tions. There will be no fund-rais
ing events sponsored by the
Scouts.
Persons wishing to make con
tributions are asked to take or
mail their checks to Kyle Tur
ner at the Matanuska Valley
Bank. Funds raised here will be
used by Scouts of this area in
their leader training programs,
camp development, field trips
and similar programs and expen
ses.
TALK TO FEATURE
FACTS FROM
BEHIND IRON CURTAIN
Harold Korn, eminent world
wide traveler and lecturer, will
visit Palmer next Monday even
ing and will meet the public in
a meeting being sponsored by
the Palmer Kiwanis club at 8
p m. in the high school.
Korn has spent several years
on annual world-wide visits to
address service clubs, Chambers
of Commerce and universities,
r His tours are arranged through
the State Department of Wash
ington, the Division of Interna
tional Educational Exchange and
by the Speaker’s Bureau of the
United Nations.
The well-infomed speaker will
have for his topic “Behind the
Iron Curtain”. All residents of
the area are urged to attend the
meeting through which the Ki
wanis club is bringing the tal
ents of this world traveler to the
community.
naroia Korn, M.A. JraD„ is a
graduate of Columbia University
and has a background sprinkled
with degrees and honors receiv
ed throughout the past years. He
was awarded the Bunner Medal
in American History and his mas
ter of arts from the School of
Political Science; his doctor of
philosophy from New York Uni
versity, and was awarded a facul
ty graduate scholarship.
He is. past president of the
Graduate Club, NYU; a member
of the National Council Boy
Scouts of America; member of
the New York Historical Society
and the New York State Cham
ber of Commerce. r
The guest lecturer has appear
ed at several universities, includ
ing the University of Chicago,
Catholic University of America,
University of Brazil, San Marcos,
University of Peru, U. S. Military
Academy West Point, New York
University, Kobe and Kyoto Uni
versities, Universities of Cape
town, Pretoria and Johannes
burg and Lisbon University.
He is past president of the Ki
wanis Club of New York City,
Speaker’s Bureau American As
sociation of the United Nations
and the Speaker’s Research Com
mittee for the United Nations. He
conferred with UN groups in
Brazil, Italy, Greece and Turkey
(1950) Peru and Chile, (1951), the
Scandanavian countries (1952),
Japan (1954), South Africa (1955)
and Western Europe in 1956.
There will be no admission
charge made.
From Palmer the speaker will
go on to Anchorage where he
will appear as guest of the An
chorage Kiwanis Club.
ATTENTION!
AIL CLEANING
for the
price of
ON LIKE GARMENTS
Gash and Carry
BROWN’S CLEANERS
Caterpillar Work
See BILL NELSON for 04 “Cat” work,
have giant breaker disc, scarifier and
angle blade
WILL DO GOOD WORK AT REASONABLE RATES
INQUIRE CO-OP CREAMERY
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