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-___Owner-Manager
Editor-----Virginia Gallant
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Notebook
George Hedla is conducting the
annual audit at the Palmer School.
Mr. Hedla is employed by. CPA
O. K. Kincaid of Anchorage.
Virginia Reid, sixth grade tea
cher at Central School last year,
has resigned her position. Replac
ing her will1 be Mrs. Ellen Robert
son. Another new teacher sign
ing a contract last week was
Kathrine Jon who is living here
in Palmer with her aunt, Mrs.
Parker Lester.
Members of the Moose Lodge
and Women of the Moose, along
with their families, enjoyed their
annual picnic this past Sunday at
Barry’s Fingerlake Resort. All at
tending reported a wonderful
day of fun. The women won the
baseball game, eperated under a
new set of rules whereby the men
played using only one arm. The
combination of lots of good food
and ideal weather combined for
an enjoyable outing they report
ed.
Mrs. Naomi Ruth Flach called
on Delegate Bartlett prior to her
return to Alaska. Mrs. Flach,
whose husband is with the Fish
and Wildlife Service at Ketchi
kan, will join Mr. Flach in An
chorage to return to their home
at Sutton. Mrs. Flach has been
in the States the past three years.
Keith Walker and family left
Palmer Monday for their new
home in Washington where Walk
er will be working. Since coming
to the Valley Walker has been
manager at the Co-Op Creamery.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Nickles
of Palmer returned from Cali
fornia last week with eight head
of saddle horses. The Nickles
made their trip out via the Hart
Highway and returned over the
Alaska highway. The horses will
be used for hunting trips by Mr.
Nickles who is a big-game guide.
Kurt Sandvik of College, Al
aska, is spending a two-week va
cation with his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. I. M. Sandvik. His par
ents, Dr. and Mrs. John McCall
and two brothers and a sister will
join him here this week-end and
he will return with them.
Among visitors in the Valley
this week is Mrs. David Trygg of
Bismark, North Dakota who is
spending vacation time with her
sister, Mrs. Joseph Hemmer. This
is her first trip to Ala'ska.
Leach Bettine, father of Mrs.
Saxton and Robert Bettine of
Palmer, arrived in the Valley ;
Sunday for a visit with his child
ren and their families. Mr. Bet
tir.e is a frequent Valley visitor
and was welcomed back not only 1
by his family but his many |
friends and acquaintances. He
makes his home at Stanwood,
Washington.
Among eight young men sched
uled to report to the Selective
Service Board in Anchorage on ■
Tuesday for induction into the
armed forces was Lorenz Aaron
Carlson, Jr., of Palmer.
Five File—
(Continued from page 1)
ing here during the Valley Fair.
Following the convention the
Palmer group enjoyed the hospit
ality of Sam Romac who sent his
warmest regards to his Valley '
friends. He served a dinner of
ham and sourkraut to his guests.
The fifth candidate, Mrs. Sally
Gorsuch, widow of the late Sena
tor Gorsuch, was unanimously
endorsed as the selection of the
Republican delegates attending
their convention in Anchorage on
August 7. Mrs. Gorsuch had pre
viously withdrawn her name from
possible candidacy, but accepted
the honor at the request of the
convention delegates.
Attending the Republican con
vention from the Valley were
M. D. Snodgrass, A1 V. Hagen and
William Zahradnicek all of pre
cinct one and Mrs. Sara Moffitt
and V. Louise Kellogg of precinct
two. One delegate from each pre
cinct also carried a proxy vote.
Mr. Snodgrass, Mrs. Moffitt and
Miss Kellogg remained in Anch
orage and attended the reception
and dinner held at the Chugach
Electrical Association building
following the meeting.
Public Invited
To Meet
Local Artists
Ah authors party will be held
at The Treasure Chest in Palmer
on Friday, August 20 from 1:00
to 5:00 p.m. for Fred and Sara
Machetanz, who will be in at
tendance. to personally autograph
’CojHels of their new book, “Where
else but Alaska?” There will also
be a. .showing of paintings and
original drawings, as well as lith
ographs, all done by Fred Mach
etanz. The public is cordially in
vited to attend.
jThis is Sara Machetanz’ first
adult book and in which she has
told a captivating story of her
and her husband Fred’s experien
ces in Alaska. The title itself is
suggestive of the many arresting
interests the reader will find
throughout the book, beginning
with a welcome to Unalakeet, Al
aska through their many adven
tures and climaxed with their
witnessing of the disappearing
lake, Lake George. The book is
illustrated from the attractive
i jacket on through each chapter
with lithographs and photographs
by Fred Machetanz. Two litho
graphs are of particular interest
! to Valley residents in that they
depict two local residents, Bill
| Ezi as . an Indian hunter and
“Frenchie” Fountaine as a pros
pector panning gold.
The Machentanz’, who return
ed from another successful
Statesde lecture tour early this
spring, plan to leave their home
at High Ridge in the Matanuska
Valley later this summer. They
will journey once again to Unala
keet where they plan a years
study and work on the raising
and training of sled dogs, plan
ning to use puppies sired by their
famous white sled dog Seegoo as
subjects.
Mrs. Gene Kirsch of the Trea
sure Chest extends an invitation
to the public to attend the August
20 event. Punch will be served
during the afternoon.
SEATTLE FIRM MAKES
HOSPITAL LAWN
SEEDING POSSIBLE
Small green shoots are be
ginning to appear on the lawns
at the Valley Presbyterian
Hospital, following a recent
seeding. The grass seed was
made available to the hospital
at a greatly reduced price by
the Charles Lilly Seed Com
pany of Seattle, in order to
accomplish the project this
year.
Five Qirls Register
(Continued from page 1)
Mary Jane was born in Palmer
August 25, 1935 so will soon be
19 years of age. This fall she will
enter her second year at the Uni
versity of Washington. Prior to
entering the university she school
ed in Palmer, graduating from
Palmer High School in 1952. Dur
ing her last .year of high school
she was named queen of the
senior prom. High school activi
ties included membership in the
Pep Club, and Girls’ Athletic
Association, of which she was
president. She took the commer
cial course in high school and is
majoring in accounting at col
lege. She enjoys all outdoor
sports, her favorite being swim
ming'. Mary Jane, who is work
ing in the Co-Op Office this sum
mer, said her future plans are
the completion of her education.
She has one sister, Betty Jean,
who is attending Palmer High
School. Her dad is a long-time
employe of the Co-Op.
Annie Haremeisler
The Palmer Fountain and Cafe
is sponsoring one of their em
ployes as candidate for the Val
ley Fair queen title. She is a
brown-haired. Annie Havemeis
ter, daughter of Mrs. Emmy
Havemeister. Annie is another
contestant who was born in the
Valley. Her brth date is January
17, 1937, making her 17 years
old. Annie graduated from Pal
mer High School this past May
and is especially talented, with a
fine singing voice which was
heard in many school programs
throughout her school years.
Annie has a sister, Mrs. Helen
Riley who makes her home in
Palmer and a 13-year-old brother,
Bob who attends the Palmer
school.
Pen pals and a scrapbook are
Annei’s favorite hobbies. She en
joys skating and singing. She
weighs 135 pounds, is five feet,
eight and one half inches tall. Her
favorite color is blue and she
said she plans to work for now,
hoping to go on to college later.
Her mother operates a farm just
north of Palmer.
Any Valley girl. 15 years of
age or older, is eligible to regis
ter for the annual queen contest.
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She need not have a sponsor but
all business firms and organiza
tions are invited to sponsor a
queen candidate. Each contestant
must sell 250 tickets to qualify
for final judging. Upon qualifica
tion the contestant will be given
$25. In addition to this amount
she will then receive 10 percent
of all future ticket sales made.
Interviews on radio and television
programs are being arranged for
the contestants, as well as a get
together, all prior to the final
judging day. Anyone wishing to
register is asked to contact Doro
thy Saxton at her office or Betty
Rice at her home.
NEW BABIES
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Thario are
receiving congratulations on the
birth of their Ijirst child, a son,
Lee Albert. He was bom at Val
ley Presbyterian Hospital Aug
! ust 10 and weighed eight pounds,
i nine ounces. Mr. Thario is em
; ployed by the Bureau of Recla
! mation and the Thario family
i make their home near the Eklutna
j Project.
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THANK YOU NOTICE
We wish to extend our sincere
thanks to the City of Palmer vol
unteer fire department and all
others who assisted us during the
fire at our place of business on
August 2. Also our thanks to the
Norman Hartung family who fur
nished coffee to us and the fire
men during the fire.
MOTOR-IN-SERVICE
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FRIDAY — SATURDAY
Shows: 7:15 anti 3:00 p.m.
AUGUST 13 — 14
War of the
Worlds
Technicolor
Gene Barry
Ann Robinson
Lewis Martin
"Mars vs the Earth"
Who will conquor?
"UNDAY — MONDAY
AUGUST 15 — 16
Nites 7:15 — 9:00 P.M.
Sunday Matinee 2:00 p.m.
"Caddy"
Jerry Lewis
Dean Martin
Donna Rwid
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MARY ADA LEE
TO WED AUGUST 15
Francis S. Lee of Palmer has
announced the forthcoming mar
riage of his daughter, Mary Ada
to Lewis E. Harris, son of Mr. an
to Lewis E. Harris, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jesse Harris of Ruther
fordton. North Carolina. The
ceremony will be performed by
Rev. James P. Snead at St. Mi
chael’s Catholic Church Sunday
afternoon, August 15, at one o’
clock.
Following the wedding a recep
tion for the couple will be held
at Moose Hall.
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