COMMUNITY COLLEGE
REGISTRATION
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VOLUME 11. NUMBER 13
PALMER, ALASKA THURSDAY. JANUARY 16. 1958
PRICE TEN CENTS
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OPENS TUESDAY
AREA DAIRYMEN
FORMING MILK
PRODUCERS GROUP
Thirty-five Anchorage milk
shed dairymen voted Monday
evening to form a milk producers
organization.
The purpose of the new asso
ciation is to foster increased con
sumption of Alaska milk through
improved supplies and quality,
encouraging advertizing and edu
cation, and by attacking problems
mow besetting military sales.
A steering committee, consist
ing of Henry Hett, H. K. Hamil
ton, Earl Ray, Leonard Moffitt.
Roland Snodgrass, R. J. Heddles,
and Hugh Adams, was named.
The committee is to recommend
fcy-laws, dues, assessments, name
of the organizations and other
details of organizing. This group
was requested to have their rec
ommendations ready within 30
days. During this time they will
serve as directors of the new as
sociation.
The steering committee will
call another general meeting' of
fill dairymen about mid-February
to present their recommendations.
This will be an afternoon meet
ing.
Allan Mick served as modertor <
at the meeting.
DRIVERS MUST STOP
for school Duses
Territorial and city police this j
week reminded drivers of motor ]
vehicles of the territorial driving 1
regulation which prohibits the
passing of school buses. Violation
of this regulation constitutes a
misdemeanor and is subject to
court action. The particular sec
tion of the traffic regulations is
quoted as follows:
“The driver of a vehicle upon
a highway upon meeting or over
taking from either direction any
sdhool bus which has stopped on
the highway for the purpose of
receiving or discharging any
school children shall stop the ve
hicle before reaching such school
bus when there is in operation j
on said school bus a visual signal j
as specified in section 3-218 and
said driver shall not proceed un
til such school bus resumes mo
tion or is signaled by the shcool
bus driver to proceed or the vis
ual signals are no longer actu
ated”.
CHEDIT UNION
MEETING TONIGHT
Members of the Matanuska
Valley Federal Credit Union will
hold their annual membership
meeting tonight in the Grange
Hall at 8 p.m., reminded Sam
Woolcock, Credit Union president.
Business will include the elec
tion of officers reports from the
committees, voting the dividend
rate and such other business as
shall come before the member
ship. James Wilson, commission
er of agriculture, will be guest
speaker.
For every occasion
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BROWN’S GLEANERS:
WE GIVE GOLD STAMPS
COUNCIL
j NOTES |
(Present at the January 14
meeting of the City Council were
Mayor Kenneth Lynn; Council
men William Zahradnicek, Sam
Gotten, Ray Lancaster and Bert
Duff. Also the following visitors:
Clayton Esslinger, Roland Snod
gras, Charles Wilson, Lew Hanks,
Allan Mick, all of whom expres
sed their interest in the Co-Op’s
tax exemption request; CKTef
Bernard Bouwens and Leonard
Stewart.
Visitors Esslinger and Snod
grass spoke to the Council and
Mayor regarding the Matanuska
Valley Farmers Cooperating As
sociation’s request for a tax ex
emption under the new territorial
law. They pointed out that the
exemption being sought wduld
pertain only to the new facility
for drying and storing grain and
to the increase in grain inventory.
They added that the facility is
not expected to be a profitable
enterprise for the Co-Op Associa
tion, but that its benefits may fall
to farmers, and indirectly to the
community and its tax supported
institutions. Benefits to the com- j
munitv would stimulate trade, j
develop new farms, enlarge oth- I
ers and through reduced feed
costs, possible stimulation of
other agricultural industries. One
of their strong points was the
retaining of some $100,000 in the
local community which now is
spent Outside for feed and see*.
The men also pointed out that
the community could benefit by
increased taxes received on im
provements made by farmers as
a result of the new industry.
The detailed report prepared
by Esslinger and Snodgrass show
ed the Co-Op now buys stateside
about 1500 tons of feed. Alaska
Dairy imports about one third of
this amount. The Co-Op ships in
about 200 tons of seed. Anchor
age is reported to import nearly
1000 tons of feed and grain. It
is possible to produce here about
80 per cent of this total, they
said, adding the estimated market
exceeds $200,000 annually at pres
ent. If productioin is profitable,
in excess of 2000 acres must be
cleared to fill this market, the
report stated. Additional storage
and milling facilities must be
built, with an estimated invest
ment in excess of one half mil
lion dollars, much of which would
become taxable and appear as
local payroll.
The facts brought out by the
two men were supported by let
ter, and in person, by former
mayor, Charles Wilson, whuo is
territorial conservationist with
Jim Frey Enters
Political Race;
Files for House
Jim Frey of Palmer has filed
as a candidate for the Territorial
House of Representatives on the
Republican Party ticket. Frey
filed his candidacy today, Janu
ary 16. This is his first venture
into Terrtiorial political fields as
a candidate.
The new candidate was born
on a farm near Philadelphia, Pa.
46 years ago. He has been mar
ried 17 years and has two sons,
ages 12 and 6 years. The Freys
came to Alaska in 1946 for a six
month visit. Instead of going
home at the end of their six
months, they settled in the Mat
anuska Valley, near Mile 40,
Glenn Highway.
Jim and his brother A1 Frey
bought a saw mill which they
operated for about one year, and
then went into placer mining and
well drilling until 1951 wien they
became associated with Valley
Concrete, near Palmer.
Jim and his wife Mary, dissatis
fied with the political picture,
are still trying to change it. They
have been active politically for
the past five years.
JOHN DEERE DAY
HERE JANUARY 28
A1 Brooks, area representative
of Northern Commercial Co., this
week announced a big John Deere
Day program to be held at the
high school cafeteria January 28
with the program to start at 7:30
p.m. and the show at 8 p.m. Fea
tured will be the showing "of a
Technicolor film “Oddities in
Farming” with Tom Gordon.
More complete details will be
reported next week. Brooks ur
ges everyone in the valley area
reserve that date for the John
Deere Day program.
SCHOOL TAX FORMS
HAVE ARRIVED FOR '58
School tax receipts for 1958
have been received at the of
fice of Dorothy B. Saxton, dep
uty tax collector, it was an
nounced this week. Also avail
able are payroll listing forms
for employers. The $10 terri
torial school tax must be paid
by all persons who are em
ployed in Alaska .including
farmers, it was pointed out.
THETA CHAPTER PLANS
PLEDGE RITUAL
Theta Chapter Beta Sigma Phi
will met Monday, January 20, at
the home of Pat Sandvik. There
will be a pledge ceremony and
the meeting will be semi-formal.
CHIEF WARNS DRIVERS
AGAINST FOLLOWING
EMERGENCY VEHICLES
Police-Fire Chief Bernard
Bouwens warned motorists
this week that according to a
new Territorial traffic law it
is a misdemeanor to follow
within 500 feet of any emer
gency vehicle or fire truck.
Also, any vehicle parked with
in 300 feet of any fire will be
in violation. Chief Bouwens
pointed out that at the pres
ent time there is a sufficient
number of volunteer firemen
to handle the fires. “If any ad
ditional help is needed, I will
call for it”, he added, pointing
out it is no longer necessary
for people to jump in their
cars, follow the trucks to a
fire, and then offer their as
sistance.
P-TA Distributes
Reflector Tape
To School Children
Rpflective-type tape, with cloth
backing, has arrived and will be
distributed by the Palmer P-TA
to certain children in the Palmer
schools, it was announced this
week. The tape is suitable for
sewing on the outer clothing of
children and serves as safety
measure, especially for those who
must walk to and from their
homes to school.
The tape is one-quarter inch
wide and will be used as a “trial
basis” for the purchase of wider
tape next year. The tape will be
given primarily to children who
do not ride the school buses, but
must walk to school. Parents Vwll
be receiving a mimeo sheet ex
plaining the use of the tape and
suggestions for attaching it to
clothing. Approximately one
yard of tape per child is needed.
A total of 144 yards was obtained
this year.
JUNIOR CHAMBER
INTEREST SOUGHT
Representatives from the An
chorage Junior Chamber of Com
merce will be in Palmer Friday,
January 17, to determine if there
is enough local interest to organ
ize a Junior Chamber in this sec
tion.
The meeting will be held in
the Co-Op club room at 7‘30 p.m.
and refreshments will be served.
All men in the community be
tween the ages of 21 and 35 years
who are interested are invited tc5
attend. This is the first effort
made to form a Junior Chamber
in the valley area.
Tourism Could Increase Local Business
The need to develop a tourist
attraction in the Matanuska Val
ley was again pointed out to
members of the Matanuska Val
ley Chamber of Commerce, this
time by Brad Phillips of the Ar
ctic Alaska Travel Service at
the luncheon meeting held Janu
ary 15.
“Here you are faced with the
same problem found elsewhere in
the Territory. The logical way to
attack the problem is to take
positive steps”, the guest speaker
poined out.
“First you must decide—do you
want the tourists here? Second
ly, what do you have to offer
them. The privilege of spending
their money is not enough ... an
inventory of what you have to
offer is one of the first steps I
would suggest . . . Kotzebue is
a great tourist attraction today
because of planning. Eskimo dan
ces. staged in a form, in a time,
and in a place where tourists may
enjoy themselves . . . rides in Es
kimo skin boats . . . Natives carv
ing and selling ivory items . . .
thes have made Kotzebue one
of the highlights of the Alaska
tour,” he stated.
Skagway residents found they
could anticipate the arrival of
large groups of tourists and have
scheduled their “Days of ’98” in
which the old gambling saloon,
dated costumes, the shooting of
Dan McGrew pageant, and plan
ned entertainment for the tour
ists makes a tourist’s stop in
that historical city one of enjoy
ment now . . . one they remem
ber and recommend to their
friends. Fairbanks now has a very
outstanding sight-seeing tour that
takes tourists to the University of
Alaska museum . . . out to the
gold dredging operations . . . in
to the farming sections . . . the
tour, well conducted, offers the
visitors a new view of life in Al
aska.
Phillips, who has been with
the travel agency since 1947,
pointed out that with the Alaska
highway running right through
Palmer’s “front yard” there is a
big potential available. Tour
busses will be coming into Pal
mer every day during the sum
mer. Some of them will be mak
ing overnight stops here at the
Matanuska Hotel and at Willi
waw Lodge. Many hundred more
will arrive by cars.
The speaker pointed out that
any tourist attraction must be so
planned that any number of peo
ple can be accomodated at any
hour of the day, any day in the
week. It must be developed in
the way of interest and attraction
! . . . “everyone coming here has
j heard of the famous Matanuska
Valley” . . . plans should be made
that would not require a lot of
preparation or help to carry them
out.
Tourists are “rabid” photogra
phers . . . they will thoroughly
enjoy beautiful flowers, animals
- . .' nearly any subject, he said.
“If you can come up with
something that the tourist will
enjoy, I believe local business
will generate five or six fold . . .
tourists will tell one another ’be
rsure and stop at Palmer’.”
Camping grounds for family
groups who would be buying
food, souvenirs and other sup
plies; space for trailer parking
and other suggestions were offer
ed. Don’t overlook the military;
famous Valley dinners; and get
your farmers to welcome tour
ists so they may have a brief look
at the farms and ask a few ques
tions. As soon as word gets
around that the Matanuska Val
ley has something of interest,
the people will begin to come in.
Eugene Reid, president of the
local Chamber, stated the tour
ism has been chosen as the
Chamber’s main line of endeavor
during the coming year. ‘‘We are
aware of the lack and hope to
do something about it”, he said.
Phillips offered his assistance
in any way necessary.
Other guests at the meeting in
cluded Dean William Cashen of
the University of Alaska; Stew
art Dreghorn, Mrs. _Max Clem
ents, Mrs. Don Irwin, and Mrs.
Rose Lee.
Members voted to send a wire
of congratulations to Valdez on
the Valdez Hospital being nam
ed to care for mentally ill pa
tients.
A resolution was adopted by
the members present that the
meeting, support the MVFCA
in their request for tax abate
ment by the City and School Dis
trict on the MVFCA $132,000
grain drier, storage aqd elevator.
Palmer Kiwairis
Key Clubs Plan
Joint Installations
The Palmer Kiwanis Club and
the newly organized youth organ
ization, Palmer Key Club, will
hold installation of officers cere
monies this Saturday night at the
Elks home. A dinner, starting at
6:30 p.m., will mark the opening
of events, with dancing slated
at the close of the programs.
A number of guests have been
invited to attend the program,
including the presidents of the
two Anchorage Kiwanis clubs
and their wives, the president
of the Anchorage Key Club and
his date, the advisor* of the An-'
chorage Key Club, and others.
Local guests invited include May
or and Mrs. Kenneth Lynn, and
High School Principal Keith
Smith and Mrs. Smith.
Dr. C. C. Bailey will be install
ed as president of the local Ki
wanis Club for the coming year.
Other officers to be installed in
clude Charles Marsh, vice-presi
dent; Cliff Marcus, secretary:
Glen McNeese, treasurer; Herb
Lang, Charles Logsdon, Jack
Maze, Bertram Rutan, Ed Smith,
John Weisenberger, and James
Wilson, board of directors.
Officers of the Key Club, which
is to be presented its charter that
night, will be installed. These are
Mickey Leek, president; Jerry
Nelson, vice president; Roy Fel
ix, secretary; and Larry Lucas,
treasurer. The local Key Club is
being sponsored by the Palmer
Kiwanis Club. Eugene Annas of
the high school teaching staff, is
advisor to the club.
The Rev. Bertram Rutan, Ki
wanian, will be guest speaker.
Committees Named
Kiwanis committees for the
coming year have been named
and are as follows: Youth Ser
vices: Ed Smith, chairman; Prent
Gaza way, co-chirman; George
Crowther, Herb Lang, Marvin
Slaughter, Richard Washburn,
and Ray Lancaster.
Community Services: Allan
Mick, chairman; John Weisenber
(Continued on page 8)
Second Half Taxes
Due by February I
William Wakeland, tax asses
sor-collector, this week remind
ed property owners that the sec
ond half of 1957 taxes are now
due in the City of Palmer and
the Palmer School District. No
tices have been mailed, he added.
Pei'sons who received a pink
delinquent notice copy of their
tax bill in September will not re
ceive a second half notice, Wake
land stated.
Penalty increases to 15 percent
on all bills unpaid on or before
February 1, 1958. Because Febru
ary 1 falls on Saturday, Wakeland
said the date would automatical
ly be extended to the following
work day. The office is not open
on Saturday.
REGISTRATION OPENS
MONDAY EVENING;
VARIED COURSES
All persons interested in at
tending the Palmer Community
College are notified that regis
tration will begin next Monday,
January 20, at the high school.
Registrations, accompanied by tu
ition costs, will be accepted
throughout the school day, and
again from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Classes will begin on Tuesday
evening in all courses where in
structors are available. Registra
tion will again be held on thal
night, from 7 to 9 pun. and per
sons may go from registration to
class if they wish.
The committee, which has beear
[ doing the foundation work for
fthe College, held another meet
mg last weeK ana votea to sei
up the courses on a Community
College level, where students
may earn credits as follows (in
cluded is the cost of the course):
Introduction to Agriculture, 3
credits, $22.50; Public Speaking,
2,: $15; Psychology, 3, $22.50; Al
aska History, 3, $22.50; Principles
of accounting, 3. $22.50; Business
law, 3, $22.50; Elementary typing,
2, $15: Shorthand, 3, $22.50; Busi
ness English, 3, $22.50; Conversa
tional French, 1, $15; Coopera
tives. 2, $15; Driver training, cer
tificate, $25. The latter course will
be instructed by John Schrieber,
AAA certified instructor, and will
be set up on a semester basis,
17 weeks.
Other college courses and in
terest courses as well as vocation
al courses, may be added as the
interest shown warrants it and
as instructors are available. Per
sons wishing to enroll in a course
not mentioned are urged to reg
ister next week so that the inter
est may be recorded.
University Film
To Be Shown Monday
An excellent film, “The Univer
sity of Alaska" was left in Pal
mer Wednesday by Dean Wil
liam Chashen of the university,
for local showing. It will be
shown to the public Monday eve
ning at the high school during
the registration hours for the
| Palmer Community College. The
| public is urged to see this film.
SHORT COURSE PLANS
POSTPONED SESSION
The Short Course subject which
was to have been presented Janu
ary 13 will now be presented at
the high school next Monday
evening, starting at 8 p.m. Sub
ject of the session will be time
and labor saving methods and
equioment on farm operations.
All interested persons are invited
to attend. There is no charge for
this course.
Republican Women
To Meet On January 20
Th Womens Republican Club
will meet on Monday, January
20, at 1:30 p.m. at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Don Irwin. The Ir
win home is located one mile
west on Wasilla Road. All inter
ested persons are invited to at
tend.
NEEDED NOW!!
ONLY 35 ADDITIONAL SHARES
FOR FREIGHT ON BOWLING EQUIPMENT
SUPPORT YOUR OWN RECREATION
A Valley Enterprise
Palmer Bowling
(enter
Stock offered only to bonafide residents
of Alaska
FOR DETAILED INFORMATION SEE . .
E. O. DUGAS
ROBERT JOHNS
JIM HURLEY
NORM HARTUNG
DR. FOSTER SIMS
ED SMITH
John Polis. Was ilia, is accepting subscriptions from
interested persons in the Was ilia area.