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THURSDAY. MAY 9
All Valley Women Invited
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VOLUME 10. NUMBER 28 _ PALMER. ALASKA THURSDAY. MAY 2. 1957 PRICE TEN CENTS
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FIRE INSURANCE RATES REDUCED IN CITY
FIRE DEPARTMENT
XEPT BUSY; CHIEF
WARMS HOMEOWNERS
Four fire calls, one after the
other, has kept the City Volun
teer Fire Department busy this
week.
On April 29 a grass fire, be
lieved started from burning rub
bish that flew out of an incinera
tor called the men and equipment
to the Dexter Bacon home. No
property damage resulted from
* the fire.
Three fires occurred on April
30. The first at the Cecil Kurtz
property on the Palmer highway
where a stump row fire, fanned
by a high breeze, got out of hand.
At 5:30 p.m. on the same date men
and equipment were called to the
rear of the theatre building
where burning trash had set
grass, piled lumber and a wooden
fence afire. Some lumber was
damaged in this fire.
The third fire on the 30th came
at 11:30 p.m. when a motorists
reported the Butte Roadhouse
was afire. The fire, believed to
have started around oil barrels
located at the rear of the build
ing, was confined to that section.
About $150 damage resulted, Fire
Chief Joseph Gallant estimated.
Territorial police are investigate
ing this fire because the biulding
is unoccupied.
Members of the volunteer fire
department are participating in
twice-weekly drill sessions. Dur
ing the sessions which are held
each Tuesday and Thursday eve
ning from 7-9 p.m., the men have
been polishing the trucks, check
ing fire hose and equipment and
testing hydrants as well as mak
ing test runs with the trucks. In
.addition they are burning grass
whenever requested. Last week
they burned off the dry grass
near the hospital
Fire Chief Gallant again this
week urged that homeowners re
frain from burning grass around
their premises and that .all rub
bish burning be confined to a
covered, or otherwise protected,
incinerator. Anyone desiring to
bum grass or a large amount of
rubbish is asked to contact the
fire chief or leave word at the
city clerk’s office. The fire de
partment will cooperate in the
burning.
Report Given on
Education Meet
Held in California
The guest speaker at the May
1 meeting of the Matanuska Val
ley Chamber of Commerce was
V. Louise Kellogg who recently
attended the Western Regional
Conference on Education Beyond
the High School which was held
in San Francisco. Miss Kellogg
was requested to attend the meet
ing by Acting Governor Waino
Hendrickson. Representatives
were in attendance from 12 States
and the Territory of Alaska.
The conference, sponsored by
President Eisenhower’s committee
on education beyond the high
school in cooperation with the
Western Interstate Committee oh
Higher Education, was attended
by many educators from the
Western States, as well as spec
ially appointed laymen.
The conference program includ
ed a number of panel discussions
during which the reciprocal col
lege courses offered in many
states were reported by the pan
elists. Through this reciprocal
agreement, Miss Kellogg pointed
out, it is possible for States to
send their students, for instance,
to medical schools, without hav
ing to go through the ekpense of
building and operating a medical
college. Other States may send
their engineer students to a par
ticipating State where engineer
colleges are located. A number of
Alaska college students last year
attended schools under this ar
rangement. Under this plan the
student pays only the rate charg
ed at colleges in his own State
and the participating State sup
pliments the costs, if there is a
difference. Through this arrange
ment increased education, with
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SEEKING CLUB REPORTS
IN GARDEN CLUB
BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT
All groups, clubs, and individ
uals who are planning specific
projects in the Palmer Garden
Club’s city-wide project to beau
tify Palmer, are asked to contact
a member of the club’s steering
committee to avoid over-lapping
of projects.
Members of the steering com
mittee are Ed Smith, Ray Lancas
ter, A1 DeJulio, Edna Wehking,
Isabelle Woolcock, Dr. C. C. Bail
ey, Wanda Wilson, and Glen Mc
Neese.
Although a number of organ
izations have indicated they plan
a specific project, unless these
plans are registered with the
steering committee two or more
groups may be working on the
same project, it was pointed out
by the committee. Some projects
may require more than one or
ganization’s support. By work
ing through the committee such
problems can be worked out suc
cessfully.
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A RESOLUTION
WHEREAS:
This being National Youth Day sponsored by the Elks of Palmer
and with the cooperation of Mayor Wilson and the City Council
of the City of Palmer, Alaska, and
WHEREAS:
The youth of the Matanuska Valley have been honored on this
May Day by being handed the keys of the City with the re
sponsibility of the operation of the city, and
WHEREAS:
We appreciate this honor being shown us and the entertainment
provided for our pleasure.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:
That we extend our sincere thanks to Harold Dunn, Exalted
Ruler of the Elks and to his membership, to Mayor Wilson and
the members of the City Council, and to the various depart
ment heads, and Mr. Zahradnicek for the opportunities of
taking part in the City of Palmer operations, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:
That a copy of this resolution be given to The Frontiersman
for publication, and copies be given Mayor Wilson and Harold
Dunn, and Mr. Zahradnicek.
Adopted by the City of Palmer Youth Council on this 1st day
of May 1957.
DEAN PARKS, Acting Mayor
JAMES FOGG, City Clerk
I SEEKING NAMES
OF SETTLERS
AND COLONISTS
Pat Hemmer, who is a mem- !>
ber of the Colony Day cele- !>
bration committee, is seeking !j
a complete list of original !}
colonists who are still living \\
in Alaska and a list of ail set- \\
tiers who were here prior to ![
the colonization. He would like !}
to have names and addresses, !|
if possible, so they may be in- <[
vited to attend the celebration. ]!
Persons who have such know- ;!
ledge are requested to send or ;!
take a list to the office of The j!
Frontiersman, as soon as pos- ;
sible. Colony Day will be cele- ;
bra ted in Palmer on May 26. j|
Bishop O'Flanagan
To Confirm Class
Of 17 on May 5
His Excellency, Bishop l)ermot
O’Flanagan will offer the 10:30
mass at St. Michael’s Catholic
Church Sunday morning, May 5.
Immediately following the mass
Bishop O’Flanagan will administ
er the Sacrament of Confirma
tion. '
The following 17 members of
the parish will be confirmed:
James Lee, William Pippel, David
Martin, Veronica Trudell, Bonita
Bernath, Carmel Lee Mohan,
Carolyn Estep, Norina McPher
son, Barbara Skok, Timothy
Casey, Dorothy Pelletier, Lillah
Ubert, Daniel Contini, Clarice Is
acson, Alvin Miller, Evelyn Har
ter, and Magroiano Zanona.
A parish breakfast will be held
in honor of those confirmed and
in honor of Bishop O’Flanagan
who will be present for the break
fast.
Women of the church have
been reqeusted to meet in the
church social hall at 1:30 p.m.
Saturday to arrange the tables
and make preparations for the
breakfast.
SEEK LIST OF BOOTH
OPERATORS COLONY DAY
Oganizations planning to oper
ate concession booths at the fair
grounds on Colony Day (May 26)
have been requested by the Col
ony Day chairman, Jack Flint, to
contact the fair board or him as
soon as possible.
TEEN-AGERS OPERATE
CITY FOR A DAY
The Palmer Elks-sponsored
Youth Day was termed a 100 per
cent success, not only by the par
ticipants, but by all city officials
and Elks.
The 31 youths gathered at the
City Hall at 10 a.m. to start what
proved to be a very full day of
activities. The mayor’s gavel was
turned over to Dean Parks by
Councilman Charles Logsdon on
behalf of Mayor Charles W. Wil
son who was unable to attend the
opening ceremony.
As soon as Mayor Parks receiv
ed the power of his office he ap
pointed his police chief, Neil
Herman and assistant chief, John
Maze, presenting each with a
badge of their office. Badges were
distributed to the other appoint
ees and with their respective de
partment heads the youths took
off to perform the duties of their
positions.
Tom ivucera lire cniei, ana ms
assistant Larry Trowbridge, and
the fire department roster of five
youths, turned to the city’s fire
fighting equipment and with the
help of Fire Chief Joseph Gallant,
learned about the equipment and
their uses. This information was
put to practical use Jater in the
day when a genuine fire call in
terrupted a luncheon being held
for the youths at Grange Hall,
and again in the afternoon when
a “planned” fire was reported at
the corner of Fairview Ave. and
Railroad St.
Mayor Charles Wilson had just
started to talk to the youths at
the luncheon and had remarked
that there was no telephone at
Grange hall to interupt, when the
fire siren sounded. The youths
and officials of the fire, police
and territorial police departments
left the luncheon and answered
the call which proved to be an
other grass fire in the city.
The youth department’s second
fire call provided an impromptu
workout for the police depart
ment when city fireman, John
Gore, was reported as an “arson
ist.” He was picked up by the po
lice — escaped — was recaptured
and taken to “court” for trial. Un
able to prove he had set the fire,
Magistrate Steve < Hamilton with
the assistance of Vadney Bledsoe,
city attorney, found him guilty
of insisting arrest and pronounc
ed a one-day* suspended sentence.
The city and territorial police
youths working with Police Chief
Bernard Bouwens, Officer Joe
Loyer and Territorial Police Offi
cers Gordon Nelson and Carl
Schlichtig, kept busy throughout
the day. The city police youths
picked up two youths for running
through stop streets. One was
fined $1.00 (which he paid) and
the other was sentenced to 15
minutes in jail (which he served).
The youths traveling with the
territorial police made the regu
lar runs on the Wasilla and
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PHS Music Groups
Do Weil in
Music Festival
Students of the Palmer High
School music section were com
plimented by many for their pre
sentations in the Western Alaska
Music Festival held in Anchorage
last week Friday and Saturday.
Although official information
on the rating received by the
choral and band groups was not
available, the choral group, under
the direction of Mrs. Lois Weldon
and the band and drum corps,
under the direction of Lee Plumb
ley, all received good ratings for
their presentations Friday eve
ning. The drum corp, on special
invitation, appeared on the pro
gram on Saturday night.
The Palmer youths were hous
ed by Anchorage families with
ample room for the several hun
dred students visiting from this
and other cities.
The Cordova band took the i
highest rating. Pat Zaborac, saxa
phonist with the local band, was j
named to receive the PHS band
award this year.
A number of Palmer residents
attended the Friday evening pro
gram and the parade and concert-*
on Saturday.
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PUBLIC INVITED
TO MENTAL HEALTH
PROGRAM TONIGHT
The public is invited to a pro
gram on mental health as part of j
the nation-wide observance of
Mental Health Week, April 29 -
May 4. The program will be pre
sented in the downstairs social
hall of the United Protestant
Church this evening.
At 7:15 P.M. the film, “Preface
to a Life”, will be shown. This
film will be of interest and profit
to all parents and those who
work with young people. Follow
ing the film a panel discussion
will begin at 7:45 p.m. Dr. C. C.
Bailey will speak on “Mental
Health and Medical Resources”,
Mrs. Myrtle Spencer, RN on
“Mental Health and Community
Resources” and the Rev. Bertran
Rutan on “Mental Health and Re
ligious Resources”. These ten
minute talks will be concluded
with a question and answer peri
od in which the public will be in
vited to participate.
IZOLA SIMS WINNER
IN SLOGAN CONTEST
The American Legion Auxiliary
contest winner has been announc
ed as Izola Sims.
Mrs. Sims winning slogan,
which completed the sentence, “I
baked a cake for the American
Legion because ...” was chosen
from several entries and earned
for her the $5 award offered by
the local Unit and the opportun
ity to compete in the Department
contest later this month.
Mrs. Sims entry was as follows:
“I bake(J a cake for the American
Legion because it gave me light
ness—the joy of working. Weight
— a mass of veterans, working
together for one cause. Quality—
a finished product which will
make for a better Legion.”
Cakes baked for the contest
were sold at a sale conducted at
Koslosky’s on April 27. The pro
ceeds from the sale, will go to
ward the Unit’s hospital project.
I GIVE MOTHER A NEW
PERMANENT FOR <
"HER DAY" — MAY 12
Evening Appointments
VALLEY BEAUTY SHOP i;
LAVONNE JOHNSON
Phone 3043 \
RATES GU UP
IN UNPROTECTED
RURAL AREAS
Robert Pippel of the Pippel
Insurance Company, this week
announced notice of fire insur
ance rates in the valley area.
City dwellers will receive a bene
fit of lower rates, while rates in
the areas outside the city will see
an increase.
Effective May 1, 1957, and re
troactive to March 1, 1957, the
$2.00 per $1000 surcharge will be
eliminated. With this elimination
there is a revision of rates.
City rates (protected) for frame
dwellings have been reduced from
$5.80 per $1000 to $5.10 per $1000.
Other reductions will be observ
ed on contents rates for city
dwellers. Protected rates for con
crete block dwellings were re
duced from $4.70 per $1000 to
$3.60 per $1000.
Outside the city in what is
termed unprotected rates, frame
dwellings increased from $10.80
per $1000 to $11.70 per $1008.
Also, a deficiency surcharge of
$2.00 per $1000 for stovepipe or
metal smokestack; a surcharge of
80 cents per $1000 for deficient
chimneys; a $200 per $1000 sur
charge for oil burning space
heaters, unless the oil is pump-fed
to the burner and the fuel line
is equipped with an anti-siphon
devise to prevent the oil from
flowing into the burner when the
pump is not in operation.
The net effect is to rate each
unprotected dwelling on an indi
vidual basis.
All city residents purchasing
insurance since March 1 should
contact their insurance agents,
concerning rebates.
LITTLE LEAGUE
MEETINGS SET
FOR MAY II & 13
On Saturday morning, May 11
there will be a meeting of all
Little League coaches and boys
to form teams for the coming
season. The meeting will be held
in the school gymnasium.
Next Monday evening, May 13
at 8 p m. there will be a mem
bership meeting in the Central
School cafeteria to plan the sea
son’s activities. Everyone is in
vited to attend.
> To Conserve Water
: While Pump Being
i; Repaired at Reservoir j;
!; City Clerk L. C. Stock an- j;
!; nounced today that street wat- |[
!; ering in the city will have to j!
!; be suspended for a few days ;!
1; while repair work is being;!
!; done on one of the city water ;!
<[ pumps. Stock estimated it j!
!; would take about three days to ;!
;| complete the work. In the ;*
j! meantime city water users are
j! reqeusted to conserve their ;j
j! water as much as possible- !•
\ Only one well is in use during !;
]! this repair work. Fire Chief!;
;! Gallant requested that all 1;
;! grass burning be held up dur- !;
]! ing this period. As soon as the
two wells are again operating
the public will be notified.
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