THE FRONTIERSMAN
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office at
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879
A. J. DeJulio_Publisher-Manager
Editor _Virginia Gallant
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Letters to
the Editor
Good Relationship?
In attending the “Back to
school night” we found it to be
enjoyable and interesting. Mr.
Smith’s invitation to visit often
in order to create good relation
ship between faculty and parents,
was well received and appreciat
ed. At this point I am confused
The school pictures are completed
and available. We finG we can
not buy a few of each child, but
must purchase the set at a cost
of $2.50 which is reasonable
enough if you have a small num
ber of students, in our case, and
Pm sure in many others, it ceas
es to be reasonable. It seems to
me a rather cruel and thought
less plan as if one can’t afford the
complete set they will be des
troyed.
In this approaching season of
"love and good will” I find my
"good relationship” feeling bat
ting zero, in fact I don’t even
ieel the least bit chummy and it
will take several more “back to
school nights” to feel a little as
X did.
Sincerely,
Jo Puddicombe
Masons (o Install
Mew Officers Tuesday
An installation ceremony will
be held at Carpenters hall De
cember 17 for new officers of
the Matanuska Lodge No. 293 F
nnd AM at 8 p.m. Lew Hanks
will be installing officer; John W.
Curtis, installing marshal; and
C. C. Hoffman, installing secre
tary.
□Slew officers of the lodge to:
take office on that night are:
Carlos Driggars, worshipful mas
-ter; Frank Gagnon, senior war
* itknv. Harold Dinkle, junior war
( den, Art Madison, treasurer;
f Clarence Krause, secretary; Wal
- ter Teeland, chaplain; Jim Ord,
marshal; Ernest E. Line,' senior
* deacon; George Black, junior
‘deacon; Ted Mommson, senior
stewart; Irving Houston, junior
stewart; and Rodney Johnson,
lyler.
'fUl master Masons are invited
r to attend the ceremony. A shrimp
^ dinner will follow.
i FOB FAST RESULTS TRY A
fTOONTEERSMAN CLASSIFIED
’58 Driver Training
Car Turned Over to
School by Hartley
Hartley Motors, Inc. of Palmer
for the second year has made
available to the Palmer High
School driver training class a
new «Ford sedan. The four-door
1958 Custom 300 car has stand
ard transmission with dual con
trols and is in the school colors
of blue and white. The vehicle
will soon be a familiar sight on
the streets of Palmer with stu
dents at the controls under the
training of John Schreiber, dri
ver training instructor.
In announcing the car delivery
William Zahradnicek, school sup
erintendent, pointed out that the
driver training course offers an
opportunity to young people to
learn not only how to properly
drive a car, but the mechanics of
the machine and Territorial driv
ing laws. The course offers many
advantages to students 16 years
or older—many of whom do not
have an opportunity to learn to
drive at home—parents and stu
dents look forward to the chance
for the student to receive quali
fied instruction—students who
successfully complete the course
are eligible for lower ear insur
ance rates—police officials state
i-they find the young driver who
has completed a driver training
course to be a better driver; they
have Jess trouble passing their
driver tests, and know more
about their cars than young peo
ple who have not taken the
course.
The driver training course in
the local high school had been
sought for many years by the'
(Palmer P-TA and their moral
support, said Zahradnicek, has
more than paid off in the driv
er training program we now
have.
The new Ford which has been
made available to the high school
is a donation of Hartley Motors,
Inc. The school pays only for
the insurance and cost of opera
tion.
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“Serving the Valley Since 1942”
LOCAL AUXILIARY
AIDS IN GIFT
PROBLEM FOR VETS
Shopping for Christmas gifts
for families at home is no prob
lem for disabled war veterans in
the veterans hospitals throughout
the country, according to Mrs.
Bess Dugas, rehabilitation chair
man of the Matanuska Valley
Unit No. 15 of the American Le
gion Auxiliary. In nearly every
hospital where veterans are under
treatment a Christmas gift shop
is operated by the Auxiliary,
stocked with gift articles donat
ed by local and state groups of
the nearly one million women
organization.
“The Auxiliary’s gift shop ac
tivity is expected to be even lar
ger this year than last year when
218 shops were operated at a
cost of $365,000,” Mrs. Dugas
said. “More than 150,000 sick and
disabled veterans were enabled
to send gifts home to their fam
ilies by the gift shop program.
In addition to supplying the gift
articles to the veterans without
charge, the Auxiliary wraps and
pays the postage on the gifts.
"The purpose of the shops is
to give the hospitalized veterans
many of whom are without
funds, a share in the joy of
Christmas giving,” she explain
ed. “The Auxiliary always has
distributed gifts to the patients
in the hospitals at Christmas
time, but we found they receive
greater enjoyment from sending
gifts to others than receiving
gifts themselves. From a small
beginning in one hospital a num
ber of years ago, these shops have
increased in numbers each year
until now they reach nearly all
veterans who must spend Christ
mas in a hospital.
“The shops, operated by Auxil
iary volunteers, are set up in a
spare room in the hospital, gaily
decorated and with a wide var
iety of gifts attractively display
ed. Patients who can leave their
beds come to the shop, many on
crutches or in wheel chairs, and
make their gift selections. For
those confined to bed, Auxiliary
workers take hospital carts load
ed with gift articles to the bed-,
sides. It is a large-scale operation
requiring the work of many thou
sands of volunteers from among
the Auxiliary’s nearly one mil
lion members.
Locally the Auxiliary is com
pleting a large box of gift items
which they will send to the VA
hospital, American Lake Hospital,
in Tacoma, Washington. Each
year the local Unit sends a num
ber of gift items to this particu
lar hospital for the use of vet
erans.
DOROTHY LOYER
ENGAGED TO WED
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A- Loyer
of Palmer have announced the
engagement of their daughter,
Dorothy Elaine to Terry Schroe
der, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen
Sohroeder, also of Palmer. Miss
Loyer, a graduate of Palmer high
school, is employed in the Ma
tanuska Valley Bank. Mr. Schroe
der is employed at Motor-In Ser
vice.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
anchorage man named
TO INSURANCE COMM.
Keith M. Lesh, vice president
of the Alaska Western Life Insur
ance Company, has been,appomt
ed to the Alaska Insurance Com
mission. Governor Mike Stepo
vich named the 48 year old An
chorage man to the position on
the five man board which re
quires a representative from a
domestic stock insurance com
pany. He serves until June 30,
1962 subject to confirmation by
he Legislature.
VVVW1
PUBLIC NOTICE
At the direction of the Palmer City Council and the Palmer School Board . p ‘
named individuals are hereby warned that complaints may be filed against t ■" ,,
missioner’s Court for non-payment of personal property taxes sometime . ,
Assessor presents the Council and Board with a list of their respective remain g
linquents in January. ... , ,winrinp
Each person named was mailed a tax bill in June explaining the new law dec *>
all the tax delinquent if the first half was not paid on time. Each was mailed a Tea -
linquent notice in September, and each has been warned at least once since tnen or u -
pending action. . ,
Delinquent real property owners are hereby reminded they will not receive a second
half notice, and their penalty rate goes to 15% after February 1, 1958.
City of Palmer
Bouwens, Bernard R. and Myrtle 1957 $42.83
Britton, Lee and Marie _1957 22.29
Cornelius, Frank R.-1955 25.38
” ” _1956 37.17
” ” _1957 8.57
Curtis, Mr. and Mrs. Riley W. __1957 6.50
Dennehy, Tim_1957 27.44
Geiwitz, G. Richard_1957 13.23
Hillstrom, Howard and Jewell_1957 30.86
Lovejoy, K. C. and Mary Alice—1956
(Judgement confessed, plus cost)
» ” 1957
Lundin, Roy E. -195^
Palmer, Baking Co. -1956
»» ” 1957
Parker, Mr. and Mrs. Derel-1957
Payne, Earl and Jane L.-1957
Greatreaks, George
d/b/a White Spot
Worledge, George, Jr.,
Cafe_1957
and Melba 1957
132.10
111.36
8.57
806.20
479.73
26.74
65-81
34.27
25.38
Palmer School District
Boyle, Herbert -
Bryant, David
Burnham, Robert
General Council
Assemblies of God -
Dreghorn, Mrs. Grace
Dreghorn, William L. -
Fogotti, Arthur -
Geving, Edward
Edward Hartner
Hillstrom, Howard
d/b/a Alpine Service Station
.1957
.1957
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.1957
19.28
160.63
147.16
70.47
4.28
30.19
23.37
10.31
23.97
.1957 64.25
Hitchock, James --1957 18.00
Hodsdon, Charles-1957 17.13
Hodsdon, Richard -1957 13.93
Hoeldt, Kenneth -1957 14.13
Liebing Aaron G. and June M. __1957 34.07
Sexton, Elmer A.-1957 33.19
” ” _1956 43.98
Sisco, B. L. _1957 96.85
Smith, Oliver N.-1957 19.28
Tomrney, Harley W.-1957-5.76
Wilkinson, John W. -1957 3.62
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