VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office ui
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1379.
A. J. DeJulio _ _,_ Owner-Manager
Editor _ _Virginia Gallant
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.PALMER NIGH SCHOOL WINS
KIWANIS ANNUAL TOURNAMENT
Members of the Palmer High
School basketball team took top
honors in the Kiwanis annual
basketball tournament held Feb
ruary 25, 26, and 27. Team mem
bers and Coach Robert Crites
were awarded gold basketballs.
Silver basketballs were award
ed to the second place team, the
Palmer Moose team who played
off the finals against the high
school hoopsters. Although the
Moose players played well, they
couldn’t ever quite catch their
younger opponents. Final score
was Palmer High School, 62,
Palmer Moose, 50.
Playing for third and fourth
4>lace in the finals, the Matanus
4ca Hotel team defaulted and
thereby gave the Sheep Mountain
ACS team third place.
High point man for the tourna
ment was Richard Pervelli of the
Sheep Mountain ACS team with
77 points. He also received an
-award as most valuable player.
Ray Winegarner of the Palmer
High School team received the
sportsman’s medal.
The following players were
warned to the all-tournament team
Pervelli, Bazia, Lee Young, Dick
Anderson, Miles France, Don In
galls, Jerry Hemmer, Word, and
tBenny Ross.
POSSIBLE AGRICULTURE
INDUSTRIES OUTLINE
AT ANCHORAGE MEETING
A delegation from the Matan
uska Chamber of Commerce at
tended the Palmer Day luncheQn
tield by the Anchorage Chamber
of Commerce on Monday, March
1.
Following the introduction of
several guests, including Col..
Francis A. Duffey, executive of
ficer Alaska Air Command, Gov
■ernor Len Jordon of Idaho, and
Harold Pomeroy, representing
Gov. B. Frank Heintzleman, Rich
ard Jones, president of the local
Chamber was introduced, as main
speaker.
Opening the program with
special thanks to the Anchorage
Chamber for their work on the
Potato Party which he said was
sure would reap an honest har
vest for everyone, Jones then
introduced the visiting Palmer
ttes.
H. J. Hodgson of the Experi
ment Station outlined possible
applications of industry to some
of our agriculture products. In
cluded in these could be barley,
wheat, oats, frozen foods, and
meat packing, he pointed out.
Probably the main crop for in
dustrial use would be barley. A
reliable variety developed by the
Experiment Station is the highest
yielder and best malting variety
ever developed, he pointed out.
Sufficient barley could be pro
duced, he added, to support a
brewery in the Territory.
With the development of a good
quality milling flour, wheat
could become an industrialized
crop, he added. Rolled oats are^
possible from the oat crops and
could be combined with flour
manufacturing.
Pointing to the high quality
vegetables raised in this area,
Hodgson suggested a frozen food
industry would be possible. Somd
of these, including a meat pack
ing. industry could probably be
combined, he added.
Betty Mears, secretary of the
local C of C spoke briefly on
tourists in the Valley and Ed
Smith extended an invitation to
group to attend the planned lun
cheon in Palmer Saturday noon
and dedication ceremonies at the
new hospital in the afternoon.
Also attending from Palmer
were James Hurley, Joe Lentz,
M. D. Snodgrass, Fred Zieke, and
Virginia Gallant.
I LABOR INSPECTOR
; TO BE HERE SUNDAY
! Lillian Angerman, inspector, I
I Department of Labor, will be ;
! in Palmer all day Sunday, ;
! March 7 and may be contact- '<;
ed at the Matanuska Hotel.
Reporters—
Notebook.
Neighbors of the recently mar
ried Jerome Koppenbergs tender
ed the couple an old fashioned
shivaree at Lazy Mountain last
Friday.
Betty Harrington is replacing
Donna Lee Urban in the Geo
logical Survey office while she is
Outside.
New employe in the Soil Con
servation office this week is Miss
Vosella Hughes.
Charles Wilson of the Soil Con
servation office is in Fairbanks
this week. He expects to return
by Monday.
Also in Fairbanks this week
was Dr. Allan Mick of the Ex
periment Station.
Roberta Uzelac, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Uzelac of Pal
mer, is still a patient in Valley
Hospital where she has been
confined the past five weeks with
rhumatic fever.
Mrs. Barbara Crothers, employe
in the Co-Op office is a patient
in Valley Hospital this week, as
is Mrs. Gerald McNally of Pal
mer.
According to word received in
the Valley this week, Mr. and
Mrs. Sigurd Haaland, former
Palmerites, have moved onto
campus at Springfield College in
Massachusetts where Sigurd is
attending classes. Mrs. Haaland
is the former Virginia Carle, who
formerly taught in the Palmer
Schools.
Harry L. Bouwens, (better
known as Pete), son of Police
Chief and Mrs. Bernard Bouwens
was sworn into the Reserve by
Major Ben Z. Houston, Jr., as
sistant senior Army advisor, U. S.
Army, Alaska last week. He has
been assigned to the 208th En
gineers at Palmer.
Another local youth, H. Paul
Campbell, was also sworn into
the Army Reserve at Fort Rich
ardson and assigned to the 208th
Engineers last week. Attending
his swearing in was his father,
Master Sergeant Howard E.
Campbell, who has served 10
years in the regular army and
four years in the reserve.
Mr. and Mrs. Rex Erhardt,
former residents, have returned
to Palmer. They are making their
home on Valley street. While liv
ing in Anchorage they conduct
ed the Anchorage Rubber Stamp
company.
Mrs. Leonard Moffitt and in
fant daughter, Linda Rae, re
turned this week from Seattle
where she has been visiting her
parents Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sch
roeder for the past month.
Also returning to the Valley
was Sarah May Moffitt, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Moffitt.
Sara May has been attending a
rural school in Skull Valley, Ari
zona while visiting with Mr. and
Mrs. Merle Anderson, former
Palmerites. Tom and Gen Moffitt
have gone on to Presidtnet, Iowa
where an uncle of Tom’s is ill.
They plan to help out there a
while before returning to Palmer.
Ray James of Seward was a
Valley visitor last week.
Elftier and Donna Lee Urban
left Palmer last week by car
enroute to Salem, Oregon and
South Dakota where they will
spend time with their families.
They plan to be gone around six
weeks.
PLAN RACES
Ski races will be held Sunday,
March 28 at the club’s ski site
at Little Susitna. Bob Bronson
will be race chairman and will
select a working committee from
the membership. A perpetual tro
phy will be awarded the winner
of the Class A race.
MADE TO ORDER
Political parties make a plat
form to fit the people and then
alter, a candidate to fit the plat
form.
Governor Len Jordon of Idaho, lefl. is shown as he accepted a 10-pound bag of
Matanuska Maid No. 1 potatoes from Harold Stephan of the Matanuska Valley Farmers
Cooperating Association produce department.
Permission Given
For Evening Mass
At St. Michael’s
At the request of Reverend
James P. Snead, permission has
been granted to St. Michael’s
Catholic Church by the Most
Reverend Dermot O’Flanagan,
Bishop of Juneau, for evening
Mass to be said the first Friday
night of each month throughout
the year of 1954. As far as is
known, this is the first time this
permission has been granted in
Alaska, since it was only last
year that Pope Pius XII permit
ted evening masses to be recited.
The first evening mass at St.
Michael’s will be said this Friday,
March 5, at 7:30 p.m. as part of
the program of parish lenten de
votions. Stations of the cross will
be made before the mass which
will be followed by benediction.
Ash Wednesday was observed
with an 8 a.m. Mass, offered by
Father Snead and followed by
the imposition of ashes. Ashes
will also be distributed following
the regular Mass this Sunday.
Throughout the forty days of
Lent, mass will be said at 8 a.m.
every morning and the stations of
the cross will be led by Father
Snead each Friday evening at
7:30 p.m.
BASKETBALL TEAM;
STUDENTS TO FLY
TO FAIRBANKS
Members of the Palmer High
School basketball team will leave
Palmer next Thursday bn a flight
to Fairbanks where they will
participate in the annual Class
A tournament. Their first game
will be with either Seward or
Fairbanks, depending upon the
winner of the first games of the
tournament. Palmer had drawn
a bye. *
In addition to the players and
their coach Robert Crites, ap
proximately 15 additional stu
dents plan to make the flight
providing reservations for a larg
er plane are possible. One car
load of boys will be making the
trip over the highway while sev
eral others are planning to make
the trip by train. William Zah
radjnicek school superintendent
said this week approximately 50
students are planning to make the
trip.
PUBLIC INVITED
TO GOSPEL SERVICES
A series of Gospel Services are
being conducted in the Grange
Hall at 8 p.m. Sunday and Tues
day nights of each week, it was
announced this week.
The meetings are not affiliated
with any denomination and any
one interested is cordially invited
to attend the services. There is
no admission charge and the
meetings are free from sensation
alism and are not unduly pro
longed, Dellas Linaman said.
There is no literature for sale
and no contributions solicited in
any way, he added.
The Bible studies are being
conducted by Mr. Linaman and
Lowell Collins who are conduct
ing a series of Gospel services
throughout the territory.
PALMERITES FEEL
j; EARTHQUAKE MARCH 3
; Busy Palmerites continued
'j; about their business Wednes
;! day morning, pausing only
\!ong enough to say, “Earth
! quake, wasn’t it?” Two sharp
! ! quakes were felt in the city
! at 10:26 a.m. No reports of
damage was heard, although
i'dishes rattled and housewives
; hurriedly checked their favor
! ite china.
Palmerites Prepare
For Cordova Trip;
Few Tickets Remain
A few seats still remain unsold
on the second flight that leaves
Palmer Saturday at 11:30 for Cor
dova, Claire Stock said this week.
Anyone interested in making
the trip is asked to contact Stock
or Harold Dunn at the Elks home.
The first flight will leave the Pal
mer Airport at 9:30 a.m. and the
28 passengers will consist of team
members and enough passengers
to fill the ship. The second plane
will take off at 11:30 and will
carry the balance of basketball
fans making the trip.
All persons who have purchas
ed tickets are asked to contact
either Stock or Dunn on their
reservations, so they will know
in which ship they will be rid
ing. All persons are asked to meet
at the Elks home before going to
the airport. Those leaving on the
9:00 a.m. flight are asked to be
at the home not later than 8:30
a m.; those going on the later
flight are requested to be there
by ll.:00 a.m. Transportation to
the field will be provided by the
Elks.
Cordova is going all-out in their
preparations for a warm wel
come and enjoyable visit, Pal
merites have heard. Recalling
past hospitality extended by the
Cordovans, Palmerites are look
ing forward to their trip.
UNITED PROTESTANT
CHURCH TO HAVE
GUEST SPEAKERS
There will be two guest speak
ers at the United Protestant
Church this coming Sunday. Dur
ing the Sunday School hour at
10:00 a;m. the Reverend Roy Ah
maogak of Wainright, Alaska, will
be speaking to the departments
of the school. Rev. Ahmaogak, an
Eskimo pastor, is partially sup
ported by the Sunday School
students at the United Protes
tant Church, who during this year
have given over $400 toward his
support.
During morning worship, at
11:00 a.m., the Reverend William
Wartes of Point Barrow, Alaska,
will be guest speaker. Rev. War
tes ministers to the Eskimo
church at Barrow and flies his
plant “The Arctic Messenger” to
remote areas along the Arctic
coast.
At the Wasilla Presbyterian
Church, the Reverend Victor I.
Alfsen of the First Presbyterian
Church of Fairbanks will be guest
speaker at the 9:00 a.m. service.
Rev. Alfsen was former pastor
of the Wasilla and Palmer chur
ches.
I Hospital Planned
Around Relation
Of Major Facilities
A review of the plan for the
new Valley Presbyterian Hospital
indicates the relation of major
facilities to the central nursing
station, and in turn, its direct
relation to the business office.
One of the desires in design
ing the building, Ed Crittenden,
architect said, was to keep the
staff to a minimum, as that among
other problems such as construc
tion costs, is one of the difficult
factors of operation in Alaska.
It is possible for the night
nurse, on duty, at the nurses’ sta
tion, to control the ward areas,
emergency entrance, and main
entrance without moving from her
desk.
The mechanical plan includes
two coal fire low pressure steam
boilers and one high pressure oil
fired boiler for sterilization. The
heating is hot water connection
with ventilation and conditioning
to the operating-delivei'y room as
well as ventilation through cor
ridors and other service rooms.
The electrical system is quite
i extensive with an emergency ser
ies of circuit allowing for the
future installation of an emer
gency stand-by plant. Lighting is
largely through recessed fixtures.
Hospital bedroms have double
swivel type fixtures over each
bed with built-in nightlight con
venience outlets. The nurses’ call
system is by cord to each bed and
a telephone system is installed
for intercommunication as well
as for outside service;.
The color scheme and furnish
ings throughout are generally gay
and lively and are coordinated to
the overall design, making the
general aspect of the building,
cheerfulj 'domestic, and interest
ing. ColeffConsultant on the job
was -MrJ^mel Kohler of. Anchor
age. Hospital consultant in the
planning stages was Dr. Ger
hard Hartman, superintendent of
the University hospitals, Iowa
City. Mechanical engineer was
Richard M. Stern of Seattle; elec
trical engineer was Thomas E.
Sparling,pf Seattle and materials
consultant was Alvin B. Harrison,
architect’Of Seattle.
HAZEL JENSEN BRIDE
OF ARTHUR KOPPENBERG
In a quiet home wedding on
February 19 Hazel Ruth Jensen,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
Barnhardt of the Butte, became
the bride of Jerome Koppenberg,
son of Mr, and Mrs. Arthur Kop
oenberg of Lazy Mountain. The
ceremony was performed by Mrs.
Dorothy B. Saxton, U. S. Com
missioner.
The bride, who was given in
marriage by her father, wore a
street length orchid color dress
with matching bolero. Her cor
sage was of white carnations.
Mrs. Harry Kendrick, sister of
the bride, was matron of honor
and wore a coral colored suit. Her
corsage was also of white car
nations.
Sam Koppenberg, brother of
the bridegroom was best man.
For the wedding the bride’s
mother chose a beige colored
IDAHO GOVERNOR
MAKES VALLEY TOUR
While on a tour of the Valley
last Saturday, Governor Len Jor
don of Idaho made a stop at the
Co-Op root cellar in the produce
department where he compared
the local potatoes with famous
Idaho potatoes grown-in his home
state. “They compare verv ’well,”
Gov. Jordon stated, and express
ed his surprise at the size and
quality potato grown in Alaska.
He also made a tour through the
creamery and warehouse depart
ments while at the Co-Op.
Accompanying him on his tour
in Palmer and up the highway
were; Walter J. Hinkel, and Rob
ert Baker of Anchorage, James
Hurley, Ed Smith, Alfred V. Hag
en, and James Wilson of Palmer.
Other stops included the strip
mine at Eska, the Evan-Jones
Coal Mine, Spring Creek Dairy,
and the new hospital.
UNION SERVICES
PLANNED FRIDAY
AT CHURCH OF GOD
Union services, to be held in
observance of World Day of
Prayer, will be held at the Church
of God on Matanuska Street Fri
day afternoon, March 5, begin
ning at 1:30 p.m. Emphasis of the
meeting will be on prayer.
In addition to leaders from
the Church of God, other leaders
will participate from the Church
of Christ, Lazy Mountain Chil
drens Home, and the Church of
God Childrens Home.
Special music and singing will
be present. The public is invited
to attend the afternoon services.
dress. The bridegroom’s mother
wore a blue-green suit.
Following the ceremony, which
was witnessed by the couple’s
immediate families and a few
close friends, over fifty friends
and relatives attended a recep
tion which was held for the coup
le at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Kendrick on the Butte
Loop road. A buffet dinner w'as
served.
The Koppenberg family are
from Pine River, Minnesota and
the bridegroom is employed at
the Eklutna power house. The
couple will make their home at
Lazy Mountain.
YOUTH
for
CHRIST
presents:
RECREATION
SATURDAY. MARCH S
7:30 P. M.j— 11:00 P. M.
Jr. High and High School
GRANGE HALL
VALLEY
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PALMER, ALASKA
WEDNESDAY — THURSDAY
MARCH 3 — 4
SHOWS 7:15 and 9 P.M.
FRIDAY — SATURDAY
MARCH 5 — 6
Shows: 7:15 and 9:00 p.m.
Saturday Matinee 2:00 P. M.
THE STARS ARE
SINGING
Rosemary Clooney
Lauritz Melchior
Anna Marie Alberghetti
°UNDAY — MONDAY
MARCH 7 — 8
SHOWS 7:15 and 9:00 P.M.
Sunday Matinee — 2:00 P.M.