CAP ADULT MEETING
TONIGHT
CO-OP CLUB ROOM—8 P.M.
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS
INVITED
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VOLUME 10. NUMBER 50
PALMER. ALASKA THURSDAY. OCTOBER 10. 1957
PRICE TEN CENTS
CAP Personnel Here
For Public Meeting
All adults interested in avia
tion are invited to attend the
public meeting being held tonight
in the Co-Op club room at 8
pan. at which time Major Petee
Stiver and other Civil Aif Patrol
personnel will be in attendance.
Discussions will include the
formation of an adult CAP unit
in this area. All interested per
sons 21 years of age or older, are
invited to attend. It is hoped
that it will be possible to deter
mine the extent of active inter
est in an adult group in this area.
Persons interested in learning
more about the adult and cadet
CAP groups are cordially invited
to attend without feeling commit
ted to participate in either pro
gram.
Because of a new Air Force
regulation it was not possible for
the CAP group to fly teachers
this past Sunday, however, it is
hoDed that all teachers who had
signed up for the flight will be
given another opportunity later
this fall, weather permitting. The
new regulation stipulates that
civilians flying in military air
craft must be cleared at Airforce
Headquarters 20 days in advance
of the flight.
TAX SALE LIST
REVISED THIS WEEK
A revised list of real property
to be sold at sales on October 22
and October 23 appears in this
week’s issue of The Frontiers
man. To ascertain if additional
parcels have been paid up Tax
Assessor William Wakeland said
it will be necessary to call at his
office or attend the sale.
A question frequently asked,
said Wakeland, is whether or not
a person buying a tract at the
sale can erect a house on it dur
ing the two year redemption peri
od. He explained that the law
states the individual has a right
to the rents, royalties, or use of
the land and that he shall be re
imbursed by the redemptioner for
what he paid at the sale, plus 15
per cent interest on the amount
of the lien, plus all taxes paid.
There is no mention made of ad
ding improvements, he pointed
out, and advises buyers to erect
nothing he cannot move off, until
he receives the deed at the end
of the two year period.
Another question concerns the
status of other liens on the pro
perty, Wakeland reported. A lien
is not a lien until it is recorded
he sai<£ so anyone can check at
the U. S. Commissioner’s office.
However, he added, should a Hen
be overlooked, the holder of the
lien must either make a settle
ment with the buyer, or foreclose
it by redeeming the property.
Thus, the buyer at a tax sale is
protected, Wakeland stated.
It is the understanding of the
assessor that after the two year
redeption period no old liens are
valid.
The tax sales are to be held
in the basement of the city hall,
with the City of Palmer sale
scheduled for October 22 at 10
a.m. and the Palmer Independ
ent School District sale on Octo
ber 23 at the same hour.
St. John's Lutheran Church
Annual Turkey Dinner
Thursday. October 10
5 'til 8 p.m.
Church basement
Adults $2.00 — Children 75c
«L
ALASKA’S
; FAVORITE GAME
ij Every Thursday Night
i Palmer Moose Hall
8 P.M.
ISATTELITE SEEN
BY LOCAL RESIDENTS:
The Russian sattelite dub- ;
bed “Sputnik” was sighted;
early Wednesday morning by ;
aft least two Palmer residents. ;
iMirs. Lucille Mick reported she 1;
and her son Colin watched the
earth sattelite from 2:57 a.m. !;
until it faded from sight at;
3:13 a.m. She said they view- ;
ed it south, south-east of Pal
mer (toward Pioneer Peak) j;
and that it was very bright. >
“.It flashed similar to a huge !
diamond”, Mrs. Mick said. Al- I;
though viewed easily with the ;
naked eye, Colin watched it;
through binoculars. This was ;
the first report of a local sight- >;
ing since the Russians an- !;
nounced the launching of the !;
world’s first sattelite last!;
Thursday. /
Hospital Collections
Still lagging,
Latest Report Shows
The third quarterly report of
the Valley Hospital Association
shows that cash collections at the
valley hospital are still slow
coming in even though the em
ployment situation in the area
has improved the past few weeks.
The hospital has been able to
make the payroll each period,
but is experiencing difficulty
keeping other accounts on a cur
rent basis.
It was announced in the report
that another Palmer firm has
notified the hospital that they
would no longer extend credit,
thus joining other local, firms
who have adopted this policy.
Wlhen the Co-Op wrote off the
hospital’s $5,000 indebtedness to
them and when the Matanuska
Electric Association granted a
special low electrical rate, both
included as part of the agree
ment that the hospital meet cur
rent monthly obligations to them.
Unless money comes in it is im
possible to pay the bills, the re
port reminded.
As friends and neighbors, the
employees and board members
of the hospital realize that in
many cases illness and hospital
ization can be financially disas
trous to a family. “Because of
this, we cannot urge too strong
ly that each person in the com
munity seriously consider the
purchase of some sort of pre-paid
hospitalization plan,” the report
urged.
It was pointed out that Blue
Cross, the non-profit organiza
tion set up by hospitals to pro
vide low-cost pre-payment, is
available at the Valley Presby
terian Hospital. Although the hos
pital receives nothing for writ
ing the policy, they are happy to
provide this service both for the
patient’s and the hospital’s bene
fit, it was stated. Advantages
pointed out include small month
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VANDALS DAMAGE
LIDRARY WINDOWS
Vandalism at the Palmer Li
brary was reported to city police
last Friday morning by Mrs. Hal
len Ingalls. Glass in the large
double window was broken out
by a large rock which apparent
ly had been deliberately thrown
through the windows. Mrs. In
galls pointed out that operating
on such a limited budget does
not allow insurance to cover such
damage.
Police Chief Bernard Bouwens
asked public assistance in report
ing such incidents and joined
Mrs. Ingalls in asking the gener
al public to help keep an eye on
the library and other such build
ings in the city which by neces
sity must be left unattended after
business hours.
TULIP, CROCUS. HYACINTH
BULBS HAVE ARRIVED.
TIME TO PLANT NOW.
MAUD'S FLOWER SHOP
Theatre Bldg. Phone 3601
j COUNCIL
| NOTES ;
Considerable business was
transacted at the special October
9 meeting of the Palmer City
Council. The meeting was open
ed by Mayor Charles W. Wilson.
Also in attendance were the six
Councilors, William Zahradniceit,
Robert Peterson, Jan Koslosky,
Alfred V. Hagen, Charles Logs
don, and Ray Lancaster, as well
as Kenneth W. Lynn, newly
elected mayor, and Bertram Dun
and Sam Cotten, newly elected
councilors. The reading of the
minutes of the last meeting, re
port on correspondence, final
committee reports for the year
and old business was taken care
of by the council prior to the
seating of the new mayor and
councilmen.
A letter from the Palmer Board
of Education requested that a
three-way blinker light be instal
led at the corner of Co-Op Ave
nue to reduce the traffic hazard
in that area, and that the City
assist in the construction of side
walks along Springer Avenue
and Co-Op Avenue in the school
zones.
Committee chairmen of bud
get and finance, street and water,
! personnel, public safety and
'parks were read. The budget and_
finance report indicated that sal
es tax returns during the past
year were above the anticipated
amount by some five thousand
dollars. The increase was credit
ed to improved collection meth
ods, with a total of $71,000 col
lected during the past year.
Work done by the City on the
new park this year included sur
vey work, street work and clear
ing. Street and water reports
showed the installation of 900
feet of water line along Co-Op
Avenue and recommendations
for the replacement of 640 feet
of wood stave line which is leak
ing. The report also included the
authorization for the installation
of a new well.
The personnel report included
a recommendation that a study
and a revision be made of the1
wage scale for city employees.
By motion, following a recom
mendation of the committee, the
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GRAIN ELEVATOR
NEARING CAPACITY
Combined grains being brought
into the Co-Op’s new grain ele
rator are nearing the working
capacity of the elevator, it was
announced this week. To date
over 12,000 bushels of grain
have been brought in for drying.
Although the $75,000 elevator has
a capactiy of 20,000 bushels, its
working capacity has been set at
about 15,000 bushels to allow
for shifting of grains from one
bin to another as needed. It is
expected that the 15,000 bushels
will have been received by the
end of this fall season.
The dryer is capable of proces
sing ISO bushels of grain per
hour, removing from five to six
percent of the moisture each
time. Some grains must be run
through the dryer a number of
times to lower the moisture con
tent to the desired 16 per cent.
Quality of the grain is very
good, said Lew Hanks, district
agent with the Extension Service.
He pointed out that the new dry
er and elevator are the basic un
it for a good feed mill establish
ment. According to Virgil Eckert
of the Co-Op Building and Farm
Supply (under whose department
the grain elevator is being hand
led) additional rolling and mixing
mahcinery is enroute to Alaska
to suppliment equipment now on
hand.
(Most of the grain will be pre
pared in a standard mix; suppli
mented as needed to bring the
grain up to or to surpass grains
now being shipped in from the
States. Special mixes will be
made as desired.
Hanks pointed out that the
grain produced in the Valley this
year proves the feasibility of
combines in this area. He added
there are seven combines work
ing this year. He predicted that
this new advance in agriculture
for the valley will open avenues
to chicken and meat production
in the Valley. “It is definitely the
first step necessary if the farm
1_ (Continued on page 5)
EDITOR URGES
VIGILANCE TO
RETAIN FREE PRESS
Constant vigilance against the
the monopoly of news was urged
by Cliff Cemick, managing ed
itor of the Anchorage Daily News
who was guest speaker at the Oc
tober 7 meeting of the Palmer
Kiwanis Club. Cemick was invit
ed to speak to the group in ob
servance of National Newspaper
Week.
Cernick pointed out the grow
ing trend of the larger newspap
ers to monopolize the field; buy
ing up the smaller newspapers
and adding to their chain. He stat
ed he felt legislation will even
tually be necessary to prevent
the complete monopoly of news
papers. He reminded listeners of
what happened to newspapers in
Germany during World War II
when Nazi officials took over the
newspapers and had complete
control over all news that was
printed ... he pointed to the
same system used in Russia to
day where news is suppressed
every day and only those print
ed that the leaders of the coun
try approve . . . this could hap
pen here Cernick warned if the
wrong tye of person was able to
get control of too many news
pejaers.
Referring to the recent launch
ing of the Russian satellite inter- .
■ continent missiles . . . “we can
no longer ignore the cold war . . .
we must start reading our news
papers and study what is happen
ing in the world . . . read the cur
rent events in your newspapers
and newsmagazines . . . and be
vigilant for infilltration from
within and without.
The speaker spoke of Huey
Long and his power . . . “he
might have gotten to be a dic
tator had he lived . . . McCarthy
liked power and could have been
a threat ... in Argentina the
lewspaper, which had been the
by Peron and the news supressed
voice of freedom was taken over
... it could happen here.”
We must also watch from with
out, Cernick said. The Voice of
America is trying to cover news
from our country on a fair basis
. . . they did not minimize the
situation at Little Rock. He point
ed out that in America even a
newspaper such as the Daily
Worker is permitted to print
news . . . there’s nothing in Rus
sia that compares to this.
“What cart you do as an indi
vidual to help our freedom of the
press? Read your newspapers,
listen to your radio and televi
sion programs, read your news
magazines. Do you comment,
‘there’s not much in the paper
today? Do you support your
newspapers with your advertis
ing? Do you offer a pat on the
back once in a while? Do you
call your newspaper when you
know of something that’s going
ron? Do you call attention to an
error? All these things help pro
mote the freedom of the press
in our country” he added.
America is a dream country to
the enslaved people of the world,
the speaker pointed out. We have
lived so long with our freedom
that we do not know what it
would be like to do without our
free press ... during National
Newspaper Week it is timely for
us to recognize God’s blessing
of one of the most precious things
of all . . . our freedom.
NAT. LEGION MAN
HERE OCTOBER 21
All veterans of the area wheth
er or not members of the Am-,
erican Legion are reminded of
the forthcoming visit of J. H.
“'Chilly” Chillington, national
field representative, who will be
in Palmer on October 21 and will
attend a special meeting of the
Matanuska Valley American Le
gion Post No. 15. He will be ac
companied by Joseph Briones,
service officers for the Depart
ment of Alaska. During his visit
to Palmer all veterans are invit
ed to confer with him regarding
any veteran-problems they may
have.
NO HEALTH COUNCIL
MEETING THIS WEEK
Members of the Matanuska
Valley Health Council are re
minded the group’s meeting will
not be held this week, but will
convene October 17 at 7 p.m. in
the Health Center at the hospital.
City Plans Action
On Gas Pump Problem
I OFFICIALS POSTPONE
FOOTBALL GAME FRI.!;
Because of the prevelance of ;'
illness, reportedly influenza, j;
in the Anchorage and Chugiak !;
areas, the football game be- !;
tween Palmer and Anchorage,
slated for tomorrow, has been 1>
postponed, William Zahradni- \
cek, superintendent of schools ;
announced this morning. The ;
decision was reached this'
morning following a confer- ]
ence with the City health of- ;
fioer. “We have only a nor- ;
Baal percentage of absentees;
in the Palmer schools”, - the ;
superintendent pointed out, !;
“and we do not feel it advise
able to subject the students to I;
a possible exposure by making ;
the trip to Anchorage this >
week”. ;!'
Legion Officials
Here Oct. 17 for
Initiation Night
Next Thursday, October 17,
the Matanuska Valley American
Legion Post No. 15 will hold an
initiation night at which time a
number of new members will be
obligated.
The meeting, which is more
elaborate than usual, will pro
vide an opportunity for the local
and Anchorage Posts to get to
gether and will offer information
to new members of the respon
sibilities of the American Legion
and will show the local Post tie
in with veterans affairs, the vet
eran’s own welfare and child
welfare, on the Post, Department
and National levels.
A large number of guests are
expected at the meeting, includ
ing William Sanders, Department
first vice commander, Herald
Stringer. National executive
committeeman, and Wardie King,
Department past commander, as
well as members of the Jack
Henry Post No. 1 of Anchorage;
Ihe Aurora Borefdis Post No.. 21,
also of Anchorage and whose
membership is made up of wo
men veterans; and the Spenard
Legion Post No. 28 along with
their Auxiliaries.
A pot-luck dinner is planned,
with the local Legion Auxiliary
as hostesses.
ED SMITH RENAMED
SCHOOL BOARD HEAD
George Ed Smith will again
this year head the Palmer Board
of Education. Smith was re-elect
ed to the presidency of the board
at the regular meeting held
October 9. At the same time
Richard Jones, Lew Hanks, and
Mrs. Barbara Skok were re
elected to the offices of vice
president, treasurer, and secre
tary. A1 J. DeJulio, elected to
the Board in the October 1 school
district election, took his oath of
office and was seated.
Present at the meeting was
Clyde Sherwood of the firm of
Kincaid and Hedla, who present
ed the annual audit report which
was accepted by the Board.
Sherwood reported the book
keeping system of the Palmer
school system to be a very good
one.
Classroom Shortage
William Zahradnicek, superin
tendent of schools, pointed out in
his report that the high school
is indicating a shortage of two
classrooms. Driver training clas
ses az*e being held in the cafeteria
(Continued on page 5)
| ATTENTION!
CERTAIN GARMENTS
^ for Hie 4
L price of I
<1 ON LIKE GARMENTS
Gash and Carry
j i BROWN’S CLEANERS
Mayor Kenneth Lynn Tuesday
nigttt named Councilors William
Zahradnicek and Bertram Duff
to work with him as a commit
tee to determine what action is
to be taken by the City of Pal
mer regarding the removal of gas
pumps from street right-away at
the. Palmer Automotive. City At
torney John Shaw was requested
to sit in on the meeting to con
fer wtih the committee. It was
pointed out that the purpose of
the committee is to find a solu
tion using court action as a last
resort.
The problem has been facing
the City and A1 King property
'owner, for several weeks and no
workable solutions have been
found to date. At the October 8
meeting of the City Council King
made three offers to the City:
Purchase of his property by the
City for $60,000; compensation
for the removal of his gas pumps
$54,000; or the City pay the cost
(estimated at $40,000) for the re
moval of 20 feet from the front
of the garage to the rear. Mem
bers of the budget and finance
committee stated the City is in
no position to pay any of the pro
posed amounts.
City Attorney John Shaw
pointed out that condemnatory
action would mean the City
would have to pay King for his
property but that the Court
would determine the amonut, af
fixing a fair price. He pointed
out that even though he and
everyone concerned feels very
badly about the situation, that
King is in a rather bad situation
because of a clause in his deed
which states that space be allow
ed for a six-foot sidewalk and
this part of the deed was not
complied with at the time of con
struction several years ago.
The problem was first present
ed to the City several weeks ago
when the Bureau of Public Roads
notified the City that no gasoline
could be dispensed on the paved .
highway which is to run from
the Glenn highway to the Wasil
la highway. Because Palmer
Automotive gas pumps are so
situated it would not be possible
for King to dispense gas without
the vehicle being on the highway.
It was pointed out at the Octo
ber 8 meeting that unless the City 1
complies with BPR demands, the
paving will not go through. “We
must determine which is the les
ser of the two evils”, said Coun
cilman Jan Koslosky. “There is
a tremendous amount of money
involved here—the BPR paving
will amount to between $150,000
and $200,000. Can we ask the tax
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Democratic Caucus
Slated for Oct. 18
Democrats residing in Precincts
one and two are notified of a
joint caucus to be held Friday
evening October 18 in the M.E.A.
meeting room at 8 p.m. Precinct
one designates the city area and
Precinct two the rural area.
The purpose of the caucus is
to organize the committee; elect
delegates for the convention; and
name new committeemen and
committee women.
All Democrats residing in
either precinct are invited to at
tend.