Wasilla
News Notes
By Jane Browne
The Veterans of Foreign
Wars Post 9365 and the Auxili
ary entertained Department of
Alaska officers last Wednesday
evening at the Post home. Of
ficers attending were Depart
ment of Alaska Commander T.
Vic Pattinson of Fairbanks and
the Adjutant - Quartermaster
and Service Officer, Louis F.
Fiorella of Juneau. They were
accompanied by officers from
the Anchorage area V.F.W.
posts and auxiliaries. The De
partment officers are on their
annual inspection tour of all
posts in the state of Alaska.
Following the short business
meeting refreshments were
served by the Auxiliary and
dancing followed.
* * *
Mark Nunley celebrated his
eighth birthday last Saturday
afternoon. His friends enjoyed
a show in Palmer and then
home to ice-cream and cake.
Guests were Kurt Newcomb,
Ginny Hulke, Kent Vroman
and Tim Gillow.
• * •
Everyone from Palmer to
Willow is welcome to attend
the Halloween party at the Big
Lake School Saturday, Oct. 27,
at 7 p.m. There will be a fish
pond, cake walk, penny pitch
and dart games for everyone.
The door prize, not a surprise,
will be a food basket with food.
Everyone is welcome.
* * *
Wayne McDonald, hospitaliz
ed in Anchorage will be cele
brating his 22nd birthday to
morrow, and while he is not
able to communicate with any
SHIFTLESSNESS
Today’s troubles sometimes
stem from the unperformed
one as yet, we are sure he
would enjoy a birthday card
from all his friends. Wayne will
be moving to the new Provid
ence Hospital on Friday, but
we are sure the cards will reach
him.
* * *
John and Jean Polis lost
count at approximately 300
guests last Friday evening dur
ing their grand opening of the
Wasilla Cocktail Bar in the
Morrison Building. There were
guests from Anchorage, Pal
mer, Willow, Knik, Big Lake,
Sutton and Fairbanks. During
the evening John and Jean
served chips and six varieties
of chip dip along with sliced
ham and cold cuts, green salad,
potato salad and cole slaw. Con
gratulatory floral baskets from
business friends decorated the
tables.
* * *
Among familiar faces back in
town are Ken Erickson and Bill
Betts. They arrived from Ferry
on the Alaska Railroad last
Sunday where both have been
working on the highway pro
ject for Miller Bros. Construc
tion Co.
* * *
Don’t forget the Carnival at
the Wasilla Elementary School
tomorrow night at 6 p.m. Your
students need you.
♦ * *
Clinton Neil Thomas, son of
Mr. Clinton Thomas and Mrs.
Eugenia Thomas will leave to
day for San Antonio. Texas to
begin basic training in the Un
ited States Air Force. He is a
graduate of Wasilla High
School, born in Kelso, Wash
ington in 1941. Neil attended
schools in Washington and
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VOTE
These experienced legislators have
long records of progressive, construc
tive leadership. They are all worthy
of your support.
JALMAR KERTTULA
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
RALPH RIVERS
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE
BILL EGAN
GOVERNOR
NICK BEGiCH
STATE SENATOR
HUGH WADE
' SECRETARY OF STATE
ERNEST GRUENING
U. S. SENATOR
For goodness' sake and your own, vote the
straight Democratic Party ticket this year.
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PI 5-3370 PALMER
MEA ANNOUNCES
ESSAY CONTEST
A cash award of $25 will be
given by the Matanuska Elect
ric Association to the student
writing the best essay on “Ad
vantages of the Use of Elec
tricity on the Farm,” Ralph
Moore, power use advisor, an
nounced this week.
Students in grades 8 through.
12 attending any school being
served electrically by MEA are
eligible to enter the contest.
All essays must be legible,
and must not consist of more
than 250 words. The deadline
is midnight, Nov. 30. 1962. Es
says will remain in property of
MEA.
Contestants are required to
include a separate list of all
appliances in use in their nomes
and on their farms.
They are asked to address
correspondence to Matanuska
Electric Association, Inc., P.O.
Box G, Palmer. Alaska.
Judges for the contest will
be Don Irwin, Ted Schmidtke,
Arnold Stine, Mrs. Virgil Eck
ert, and Mrs. Harry Duff.
First State Park
The first state park came in
to being in 1864, when a group
of California citizens petitioned
Congress to grant their state a
large portion cf what is now
Yosemite National Park. Con
gress complied, “upon the ex
press conditions that the pre
mises shall be held for public
use, resort and recreation and
shall be held inalienable for all
times.” Twenty years passed
before the next state park j
was established, in New York’s
Adirondack area.
Palmer, Alaska
Dear Editor:
Last Saturday evening I re
ceived a phone call. The wo
man’s voice at the other end
of the line informed me that
Sears Roebuck of Palmer had
just awarded me an automatic
dishwasher; that at the draw
ing I was the lucky one.
I could hardly believe my
ears. Since my pickup was at
the garage for repairs, I jump
ed onto my wife's new J. C.
Higgins bicycle and sped to the
Sears Roebuck store in Palmer.
There their genial manager
confirmed the good news.
When I told her that my wife
and I were not set up to use
an automatic dishwasher, she
kindly let me exchange the
washer for other merchandise
that we could use to better ad
vantage.
I feel very grateful for this
personal consideration toward
us on the part of Sears. I be
lieve you and the rest of the
residents of the greater Matan
uska Valley will benefit great
ly by Sears Roebuck being
here with us.
Sincerely,
John T. Martin
P. O. Box 624
Wasilla, Alaska
Dear Editor:
I did a prison sentence 13
years ago and am now before
the pardons board for a com
plete pardon
Several people have come
How Has Egan Leadership
Helped Alaska Meet Its Obligations
Regarding
FISHERIES
During These First
Years of Statehood?
ALASKA’S WATERS DEFENDED. Governor
Egan’s determined action against the Japanese
fishing fleet in Shelikof Strait has caused Federal
officials to take a long hard look at their policies
with regard to the North Pacific fishery and their
obligation to defend the interests of conservation.
FISH TRAPS ELIMINATED. In his first major
action upon assuming office, Governor Egan ban
ned the operation of fish traps in Alaska’s waters.
As a result of this long-sought move, nearly 400
traps were shut down which previously had
accounted for nearly 45% of Alaska’s annual
salmon harvest. These fish now are taken by
individual fishermen and mean added money in
the pockets of Alaskans.
FISHERIES CONFERENCE CALLED. Alert to
the urgent problems of the fishing industry, Gov
ernor Egan called the first coast-wide conference
of fisheries biologists ever held. Results were such
that the Governor of Washington State has called
a second conference to be held in Seattle to further
the progress begun at the Alaska meeting.
FISHERIES HARVEST INCREASES. Through
the realistic and flexible fisheries management
policies initiated under the Egan administration,
Alaska s annual salmon pack has increased from
low of 1,770,795 cases in 1959 the last year of
Federal control, to 3.211,962 cases in 1961, and
more than 3,400,000 cases this year. During the
same period, annual take of king crab, shrimp and
other shellfish has increased sharply.
RESIDENT FISHERMEN PROTECTED. Gov
ernor Egan has strongly represented the interests
of resident Alaska fishermen. An example of this
was his personal appeal to canners and packers at
Seattle fast spring, resulting in a 40% reduction
in the amount of Outside gear in Bristol Bay.
HERE IS A COMMON SENSE PROGRAM,
ONE BASED ON ALASKA'S CAPACITY TO
GROW AND EXPAND
THIS MESSAGE SPONSORED
AND PAID FOR BY THE
EGAN COMMITTEE
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ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
to me and stated that they
have heard rumors to the
effect that I have been selling
small narcotics and liquor to
minors. This is not true. I do
not believe in either one. I
would like to have these rum
ors stopped now.
If there is any one in this
community who can come for
ward and say that I have done
this, I want him or her to go
to the D. A. or to the local po
lice.
Rex Gjertson
THE FRONTIERSMAN
PI 5-35550
Church Youth Plan
“Treats for Needy”
The Pathfinder Club, young
people’s organization of the
.Seventh-day Adventist Church,
will visit homes in the Palmer
area oh Halloween as represen
tatives of the “Treats for the
Needy" program of the church.
They will ask for donations
of canned goods and clothing,
to be distributed to families
and individuals in need of help.
This is an eight-year old
program, with participating
churches located throughout
the North American continent.
The local church group partici
pated last year for the first
time in “Treats for the Needy.”
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