THE FRONTIERSMAN
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office a’
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
A. J. DeJulio-i---Owner-Manager
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Notebook
Arriving in the Valley last
Wednesday were Mr. and Mrs.
Frederick Hess of Montgomery,
New York, parents of Mr$. Rich
ard Demming. This is the first
visit to Alaska for the Hess’ and
the first time they have seen
their three grandchildren. On
September 5. Mrs. Hess will judge
the obedience show of the An
chorage Kennel Club. This is the
first AKC point show to be held
by the club. Mrs. Hess, who is a
registered judge, brought her two
Welch terriers to Alaska. The
Hess’ plan to remain in the Valley
until Labor Day.
• Members of the American Le
gion and Auxiliary will hold a
social night Thursday, August 19
at Legion Hall. All members are
invited to attend. There will be
pot-luck of sandwiches, cookies
and cake. During the evening Al
aska’s Favorite Game will be
played, with all proceeds to go
to the local Emergency March of
Dimes.
Attending the Anchorage Flow
er Show this past week-end were
neien ocuu, j-uiian liiAei i.
belle Woolcock, Karla Duff, Edith
Benson, and Maud Hosier, all
members of the Palmer Garden
Club. They reported many out
standing floral displays.
Mr. and Mrs. George Esslinger,
parents of Clayton Esslinger,
left Palmer this week enroute to
the states. The elder Esslingers
have been visiting in the Valley
for several weeks and plan a
visit with another son in the
states before returning to their
home in Dayton, Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Simpson
and daughter spent the week-end
in Kenai visiting friends.
A ditch is being dug this week
on Fairview Avenue to accomo
date sewer line to the Matanuska
Electric Association’s new build
ing.
Edith Eggleston, who has been
with the local hospital as X-ray
and lab technician since 1951,
leaves the Valley next week en
■oute to her home in Enid, Okla
homa. Miss Eggleston plans to
make the trip to the states by
boat, sailing from Seward on
Tuesday. Mrs. J. L. Collier, her
sister, who has been visiting in
Palmer the past two weeks, leaves
today for Enid.
A dahlia, measuring over 8*2
inches across, was given to The
Frontiersman office this week by
Maud Hosier. The beautiful flow
er is rose colored.
Palmer Kiwanians heard two
speakers at their August 16 meet
ing. Dr. C. C. Bailey, city health
officer, told them of the recent
visit of polio specialists to the
Valley. The specialists were in
the Anchorage and Seward areas
making a study of the outbreaks
of polio in those cities, and while 1
in the area, visited the Valley and
observed facilities offered in the
local hospital. Another guest was
Lew Hanks, chairman of the Ma
tanuska Telephone Association
who spoke to gathering on the
recent REA loan granted, the
MTA for a modern telephone sys
tem for the entire valley.
A thoughtful letter of apprecia
tion was received this week by
Betty Means from Adali E. Ste
venson. In the letter he told of
arriving back home on the 11th
of August and extended his
thanks to Mrs. Mears and others
in the Valley who helped make
his local visit “—one of the high
points of a fascinating journey”.
SEWARD MAN NAMED
TO DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Governor B. Frank Heintzle- ;
man this week announced the ap
pointment of Tormod Bie to the
Alaska Development Board in
place of Clarence Moriarity who
has resigned. Bie, a resident of
Seward, is president of the All
Alaska Chamber of Commerce, i
Other members of the Board are
W. A. Bates, Ketchikan, Ken
Sheppard, Anchorage, Robert
Groseclose, Fairbanks, and Grant
Jackson, Nome.
Fisheries Hearings
Scheduled for 1954
The following schedule for 1954
fisheries hearings has been ap
proved by the Secretary of the
Interior: Sitka, Sept. 1, 10 a.m.;
Juneau, Sept. 3, 10 a.m.; Wrangell
Sept. 7, 10 a.m.; Ketchikan, Sept.
9, 2 p.m.; Kodiak, Sept. 20, 8 p.m.;
j Anchorage, Sept. 23, 8 p.m.
(Y.M.C.A.); Cordova. Sept. 27. 10
! a.m., and Seattle, October 20, 21
and 22.
MONEY MISSING
A sum of money was reported
missing from Bert’s Drug store
to city police this week. The
amount of $140 was clipped to
gether with a ticket and placed
in a drawer. A short time later
an employe found it to be miss
ing. City police are investigat
ing.
7 Girls—
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favorite sport is badmitton. Her 1
plans for the future include high ■
school and working toward col- 1
lege. She will be a junior at ];
Palmer High School this fall. This
is her first contest of this type, i
Her dad is owner of the Pal- j 1
m£>r* Q+nHirt
The sixth contestant to register
was Judy James of Sutton. Judy
was born May 16. 1938 and prior
to moving to the Valley, made her
home in Everett. Washington. Her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul James
and her two brothers and one sis
ter moved to Alaska in 1953.
The five-foot, six and one half
[inch contestant is the first red
haired girl to enter the contest
this year. She has blue eyes, and
weighs 129 pounds. Her favorite
j sport is swimming and dancing
i and she collects movie magazines
for a hobby. She also enjoys sew
ing. Judy’s sponsor is Alpine Inn
. at Sutton. Her plans for the fu
ture sound interesting—she wants
to travel and lecture on Alaska.
Barbara Jean Dees, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dees of
Mile 221'2, Chugiak, has the back
ing of the Chugiak Benefit Asso
ciation who are sponsoring her
: — the Valley Fair Queen contest.
Barbara Jean is 15 years old, is
five feet eight and one half in
ches tall and weights 138 pounds.
She wears her brown hair in the
new short cut and her eyes are
green-brown. Before moving to
the Valley in March of 1953, Bar
bara attended the Golden Gate
Junior High School at Oakland
and the Anchorage High School.
Her favorite hobby of cooking
could work in with her plans
for the future which are being
an Alaskan housewife. Much of
ner spare time now is spent #at
Spring Creek Lodge where both
she and her mother are employ
ed. Her dad works for the Post
Engineers at Fort Richardson.
REA OFFICIAL—
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week when additional member
ships will be sought and equity
sold to those members who have
already joined. Individual equity
costs will be assertained at a
board of directors meeting to be
held tonight in the Soil Conser
vation office.
All money collected for this
phase of the project will go in
a special account and will act
as a guarantee of faith to REA
for the telephone loan.
Early work will include the
engagement of a construction en
gineer—work out an area cover
age design—collect equity—pur
chase city telephone system and
engage the services of a manager
by the time construction begins,
which MTA officials hope will be
by spring.
Anyone interested in joining
the Matanuska Telephone Asso
ciation is invited to contact a
board member in their neighbor
hood. In addition to Hanks, board
members are: Phil O’Neill, Sut
ton: John King, Butte; A1 With
ey, Wasilla; and James McDow
ell, Chugiak.
When completed the system
will cover an area from Chugiak
to Sutton and from Palmer to
Wasilla, including the Butte area.
The system will be a modern
dial type.
Transfer of Indian Hospitals
Effective July 1, 1955, the op
eration of hospital and health fac
ilities for Indians in the State:
and Alaska will be transferrec
from the Department of the In
terior to the Public Health Ser
vice
The plan was signed into law
by the President on August 5 de
spite the earlier announced op
position of the Bureau of th(
Budget and the Department o:
Health. Education and Welfan
which has jurisdiction over th«
Public Health Service. The In
terior Department had originally
opposed the legislation but latei
withdrew its opposition.
The population of Indians and
Alaska natives is estimated to be
between 400.000 and 425,000:
testimony of officials of the
Bureau of Indian Affairs estimate
qualify as beneficiaries for
that approximately 300,000 would
nedical services.
In addition to the departmental
transfer, the law authorizes the
Public Health Service through
the Secretary of Health, Educa
;ion and Welfare to contract, in
:urn, for transfer of such respon
sibility to any state, territory, po
itical subdivision of any state or
:erritory or any private non
profit corporation, agency or in
stitution "whenever the health
>f the Indians can be better met
hereby.”
It is understood the Interior
Department plans to operate 43
pospitals during the 1955 fiscal
;ear 35 in the States and 8 in
Alaska.
Walershed Projection and
Flood Prevention Act
The Senate approved a bill this
week to extend the benefits of
the recently enacted Watershed
and Flood Prevention Act to Al
aska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and
the Virgin Islands.
The law enacted earlier this
year setting up the program un
der the Soil Conservation Ser
vice is designed to provide the
basis for cooperation between the
'federal government, states, local
governmental and quasi-govern
mental organizations, groups of
citizens and individuals in carry
ing out flood prevention and wat
er-control programs in small up
stream watersheds. To be eligible
for consideration under the law
the size of the watershed cannot
exceed 250,000 acres, and it must
be an actual watershed of a
specific stream or water course.
However, where the local spon
soring agencies so desire, several
watersheds, when they are parts
of a large watershed, may be
planned together.
The Senate-passed bill to in
cude the terrtories and the Vir
gin Islands within the provisions
of the law is sponsored by Sen
ator Aiken.
The Supplemental Appropria
tion Act of 1955 now in conferen
ce contains $2,425,000 approved by
the Senate to initiate the program
throughout the country. The bas
ic law had not been enacted at
the time the House acted on the
supplemental money bill and so
the item is one for discussion in
conference. It is understood that
■the program for which regula
tions are now being written in
the Department of Agriculture
will call for a federal grant of 50
percent with the local sponsor
putting up the other 50 percent.
Alaska Road Commission
Overtime
The Supplemental Appropria
tion Act for the 1955 fiscal year
now in conference contains $299
252.87 for the payment to 311
persons of Alaska Road Commis
sion overtime claims.
The claims arose under an Act
of Congress passed in 1934 es
tablishing a 400-hour week for
wage board employees of the fed
eral government and overtime at
the rate of time and one-half for
hours worked in excess of 40
hours. In 1950 the General Ac
counting Office sent to Congress
a request for payment of claims
for years prior to 1945 which had
been certified up to that time.
The request was rejected by the
HouAe Appropriations Commit
tee. In 1952 the Court of Claims
ruled that the government had
an obligation to pay the claims
certified by the General Account
ing Office. The money contained
in the appropriation bill now in
conference would pay 311 of these
claims. Statute of limitations pre
vents the payment of claims as
far back as 1934. Legislation
sponsored by Senators Magnuson j
and Kilgore in the Seriate and
Delegate Bartlett in the House
upon which no action has been
taken would lift the statute of
' limitations so that suits could be
brought in the Court of Claims
for the entire period beyond the
scope of the statute of limitations.
Mineral Leasing for Gas and Oil
The President has signed into
law legislation which would lib
eralize the Mineral Leasing Act
of 1920 to promote the develop
ment of oil and gas on the public
1 domain in the States and in Al
aska.
The new law increases the
amount of the public land of the
United States that any one per
son, association, or corporation
may hold under oil and gas lease
to 46,080 acres in any state and to
100,000 acres in Alaska. The law
also increases the amount that
may be held under oil and gas
option to 200,000 acres and en
larges the time that such options
may extend to three years.
Under the Mineral Leasing Act
of 1920, as amended, the maxi
mum acreage of public lands
j that could be held in any one
state by a single lessee was 15,
360 acres. Option could cover not
more than 100,000 acres and could
extend for a period of not more
I than two years.
AGRICULTURAL LOANS
TOTAL OVER $360,000
{ A total of $191,925 in loans had
! been made up to July 31 and
$170,109.01 was currently on loan.
financial reports at the first an
nual meeting of the Alaska Agri
cultural Loan Board showed. The
meeting was held in Fairbanks
last week on August 12 and 13.
The loans total 74 in number and
of the total, $74,600 was loaned
in the Matanuska Valley, of which
I $25,900 was for development, $28,
,900 in chattel and $19,800 short
i term loans.
In the year’s operation $83,825
had been loaned in the Tanana
Valley and in other areas a total
of $33,500 has been loaned, ac
cording to the report in the Al
aska Department of Agriculture
I Market News.
Development and chattel funds
for the Tanana and Matanuska
Valley areas are depleted but
short-term assistance is still avail
able. Harvest loans for the Tan
ana Valley are expected to take
up available funds, according to
James W. Wilson, commissioner
of agriculture.
In the local farm outlook, the
Market News states that the An
chorage-Matanuska Valley milk
production is down about eight
percent from the peak reached in
June, but total production is still
well above last year. Fall fresh
eners ar.d additional cows import
ed should boost this winter’s pro
duction well above last year.
Harvest of many vegetables is
under w'ay in the Matanuska Val
ley. Lettuce prospects are for a
good supply through most of Sep
tember. Early cabbage harvest is
just beginning, with average
quality and ample supply in all
areas. At the present time broc
coli, cauliflower, and topped beets
are in good supply here in the
i valley.
The potato crop looks better
than a month ago, Commissioner
Wilson reported. Some early po
tatoes are being harvested and
are well received on the market.
The rate of harvest will be in
creased toward the end of the
month for September military
needs. Indications are that pi'ices
will be more favorable to the
farmer this season.
MARY COLBERG
TO WED ON SUNDAY
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Col
berg announce the coming mar
riage of their daughter, Mary
Elizabeth, to Diedrich Rempel,
son of Mrs. A. A. Remple of
California. Miss Colberg will be
married in the United Protestant
Church Sunday afternoon, Aug
ust 22 at 3:30 p m.
Following the ceremony a re
ception will be held in the church
parlors.
"GONE HUNT5NG"
The public dance scheduled to
be held at Moose Hall on Satur
day night, August 21, has been
postponed until Saturday night,
September 18 because no orches
tra is available during the early
part of hunting season. The Plum
ley lot will be awarded at that
time by Moose Lodge,
HUNTING SEASON OPENS;
SEASON’S GREATEST EXODUS
Are you going hunting? If the
answer is no, you are in the ap
parent minority. Beginning early
this week weasels, jeeps, trucks
and cars of all descriptions have
j been readied for the annual fall
: trek to the wilds. Nimrods of all
ages and both sexes have stock
ed up on food and ammunition
supplies and by early morning
tomorrow, there won’t be many j
folk left in the Valley—only those
that couldn’t get away for open
ing day.
This year the hunter has a
chance of coming home with his
i choice of game, providing he hits
the right spot at the right time.
Hunting for moose, caribou, moun
tain goat, mountain sheep, grouse
and ptarmigan all open on the
same date this year, August 20.
Caribou and moose may be tak
en until September30, with sec- !
ond seasons for both coming No
vember 20 to November 30. Goats
may be taken until October 31
and sheep until September 10.
Grouse season closes January 31
while ptarmigan runs until April
15.
Much interest in obtaining a
moose trophy has been spurred
this year by the Chugiak Benefit
Association who are offering val
uable prizes in a Moose Derhy,
the first of its kind in Alaska.
Kenai hunters have boasted they
will be giving Chugiak area
hunters a run for the prizes with
Kiwanis Official
Guest of Local Club
C. E. (Tommy) Thompson
; governor Northwest District Ki
wanis Internation, and Mrs
I Thompson were guests of honoi
at the ladies night program helc
by Palmer Kiwanis on August 14
Accompanying the Thompson;
was Bill Wilson of Fairbanks
past lieutenant governor Alaska
Yukon Division. Gov. Thompsor
was principal speaker during the
dinner.
Members heard reports of the
; past year’s activities by the local
club, given by Jim Hurley. They
[ included projects spearheaded
and sponsored and new memb
ers, Grayson Murphy and Mann
| Leiser were initiated. Lloyd Mor
; ley, master-of-ceremonies was
taken in the local club as a trans
fer from Anchorage.
Mrs. Lloyd Morley entertained
the gathering with several sel
ections on her Hammond organ.
Following the dinner the mem
bers were invited guests at the
Elks lodge where they enjoyed an
evening of dancing.
The visiting Kiwanians were
taken on a tour of the Valley on
i Sunday, including stops at the
new hospital, the schools and
several farms. The Thompsons
were especially interested in the
hospital, because Mrs. Thompson
was in charge of her church’s
Pennies for Palmer project con
ducted last year to raise money
for the hospital construction, and
because Mr. Thompson is a mem
ber of the hospital board of direc
tors in Oregon. The visitors left
Palmer Monday morning for An
chorage.
their famous Kerai moose. En
trants in the derby must pur
chase a tag from members of the
association or any of the cooper
ating business houses in the Chu
giak area.
SCOUT FUND
GOES OVER $4QQ
Over $400 has been contributed
to date in the Valley area to the
current Boy Scout fund campaign,
Ed Smith reported this week.
Most of the money has been ob
tained through solicitation in the
busines section of the city, with
a few contacts remaining to be
made this week.
Theta Chapter, Beta Sigma Phi
this week voted to contribute $25
to the campaign and Dexter Ba
con, working in the Bailey Hill
section collected over $30. Pal
mer Kiwanians voted $25 to the
project at their August 16 meet
ing.
Although the drive was sched
uled to be concluded this week.
Smith announced it will be ex
tended at least another week be
cause of the hunting season. Sev
eral who had planned to heip in
the campaign will be out of town
for a few days.
Anyone who wishes to contrib
ute to the Boy Scout fund raising
campaign may mail the amount
to Smith or William Zahradnicek.
Kiwanis members in charge of
the local project. Anyone who
would have time to contact in
dividuals in their neighborhood
is asked to contact either of the
above mentioned committee men.
WEDNESDAY — THURSDAY
AUGUST 18 — 19
Shows 7:15—9:00 p.m.
SUDDEN FEAR
Joan Crawford
Jack Palance
Gloria Grahame
"Shp was in love until she
played a certain record."
“A Suspenseful Drama'
FRI^av - SATURDAY
AUGUST 20—21
Shows: 7:15 and 9:00 p.m.
J ‘A
rUNDAY — MONDAY
AUGUST 22 — 23
Nites 7:15 — 9:00 P.M.
Sunday Matinee 2:00 p.m.
STALAG 17
William Holden
Don Taylor
Otto Preminger
Robert Strauss
Academy Award Winner!
Best Actor of the Year!
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K 7 CHARLTON RHCrfOA
HESTON-FLEMING ct'-Aim
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A Good Spot For Your Favorite Cocktail
or Mixed Drinks
Dining room and snack bar in conjunction
Have You Tried Rosie’s Pastry and Pie?
They are out of this world!
Alpine Inn
Mile 61 — Glenn Highway Phone l-J-31