/ AIRPORT TO GET
! MAINTENANCE IF
I FUNDS AVAILABLE
Herman Porter, director of avia
■ tion, was a visitor in Palmer on
Tuesday of this week and an
i Bounced to members of the City
- Airport Committee that the Avia
tion Board reversed its opinion
*■ on maintenance work on the Pal
mer Airport during their annual
meeting held at Nome last .month.
Prior to the meeting the De
partment of Aviation took the
stand that they could not main
tain an airport built in or for a
city of more than 600 residents.
Their stand was based on an opin
ion passed on by the attorney
general. A reversal to this opin
ion was given the aviation board
and as a result, they have auth
orized the tentative allocation of
$10,000 for work on the Palmer
. Airport if—
A request to the Bureau of the
•get, of which Governor Heint
.m is a member, that next
3700,000 be made available
' to the Department of Aviation,
in addition to money already
available. If this money is made
available Porter reported, $10,000
of this sum will be used on the
Palmer Airport in erosion con
trol and grading work.
In making the report Porter
pointed out that the territory
charges but two cents aviation
gas tax. while he believed the
. lowest similar tax in the states
is five cents. He suggested a raise
in the aviation gas tax might en
able the appropriation of the
$700,000. Another means could be
by an appropriation out of the
unappropriated balance in the
territorial treasury.
Airports who will be eligible
for this maintenance if the funds
are appropriated would include
Seward, Skagway, Haines and
Palmer.
Income from the aviation gas
tax has dropped considerably the
past few years, Porter pointed
out. Limited funds with which to
work have curtailed many plan
Butte Fire Hall
Completed; Fire
Truck Acquired
Fifteen members of the Butte
Fire Association turned out this
past Sunday and Monday and
completed work on their fire hall.
The structure will be used to
house the associations two pieces
of equipment which includes a
surplus Chevrolet pumper fire
truck recently obtained through
the Civil Defense Administration,
and a truck on loan to the asso
ciation from the City of Palmer.
The fire hall is located one
block off the Palmer Highway to
ward Plumleyville.
Also recently acquired by the
association is a Civil Defense tele
phone which is located near the
Butte Roadhouse.
With the acquisition of equip
ment and the building of a fire
hall, the association is well on its
way to the formation of an active
fire department, one that will not
only serve their area, but which
members stress will offer assist
ance to neighboring areas when
ever needed.
Elks Parade—
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mer. Cash prizes will be present
ed to winners in the float division,
consisting of $50 for first place;
$30 for second, and $20 for third.
All organizations and groups are
eligible to make an entry in the
parade.
ned, or hoped for, projects. Actu
ally, he stated, the Palmer Air
port is not in as bad condition
as many other fields around the
territory, but we do have the
funds to bring them up to a good
condition status.
Additional wire for the night
lights at the Palmer Airport is
being negotiated for at the pres
ent time, Porter reported. Appro
ximately 11,000 feet of wire is
needed to complete the wiring,
he stated, and as soon as it has
been acquired, the work will be
completed.
Large Attendance
At Booster Program
A large attendance of parents
and friends turned out to see and
hear members of the Palmer
school band program at the No
vember 1 meeting of the Palmer
3and Booster club.
Lee Plumbley, band master, in
troduced the three phases of the
program—the majorettes, the
drum corp, and the band. Each
group presented a part of the
program. Muriel Hanks presented
a fine baton twirling number, ac
companied by the band. The
irum corp, in spite of not having
a drum among them, offered an
r.teresting exercise by using the
wooden seats of chairs. Two ex
ecuted numbers were presented
by the band itself.
In explaining the functions of
the band program Plumbley
pointed out that members of the
majorettes practice on their own
time, from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. every
other night. Several new and re
:onditioned instruments have ar
rived and each type instrument
was shown by Plumbley to the
group. They include two flutes,
four alto horns (two new, two
reconditioned), eight clarinets,
four trombones and four trump
ets. These horns, Plumbley ex
nlained, are all of a good make
and are in excellent condition. He
explained that if the school owns j
enough instruments, students in
the beginners program have an
opportunity to acquaint themsel
ves with their chosen instrument ,
without the parent making a
large investment. After the stu- j
dent goes beyond the beginners
group he should know whether or i
not he is interested enough and
should be expected to purchase
his own instrument.
There are 110 students in the j
present band program, with 25
beginners at Swanson School.
The treasurers report showed <
the Band Boosters have $204.91
on hand. A little over $47 was
realized from a concession booth
conducted at a football game; $50
was donated by Ed Christensen,
and the balance was realized from
4-H Achievement Night
Planned for Saturday
The 4-H Achievement Night
will be held on Saturday night.
November 6, beginning at 7:30
p.m. The meeting will be held
in the basement of the United
Protestant Church and all 4
H’ers, parents and friends are
welcome to attend.
A fine program is planned
which includes songs, reports
from each club, style show,
awarding of pins and club
charters, and refreshments.
FARMERS INVITED
TO HEAR FERTILIZER
SPECIALIST AT MEET
Every farmer in the entire val
ley is extended an invitation to
attend a meeting in the school
cafeteria on November 10 at 7:30
p.m. when George Kitiniller and
Karl Bauer of the chemical di
vision of the Pacific Supply Co
Op of Portland will be in atten
dance and speak on fertilizers,
insecticides, and herbicides.
Films will be shown and a gen
eral discussion period will be
planned when interested persons
will be given an opportunity to
discuss any of the questions or
problems they may have with the
skilled chemists.
Refreshments will be served.
The Oregon men will be in the
valley for about a week, spend
ing the first part of the week
visiting fanns. Prior to their Pal
mer visit they will spend some
time in Fairbanks.
Mrs. Louise McDonald is now
employed at the office of the Soil
Conservation Service.
the sale of Band Booster buttons.
Other means of raising money
were discussed and William Zah
radnicek was named chairman of
a committee to make plans for a
public dinner. Serving with him
will be Mrs. Glen Persinger, Mrs.
James Shook and members of the
executive committee.
The next meeting is tentatively
scheduled for November 29. Cards
will be mailed to parents and an
announcement placed in The
Frontiersman.
r Displays, Open House
To Mark NEA Week
All parents of Palmer school
students are reminded of the
open house to be held throughout
the week, beginning Monday,
November 8 at Swanson and Cen
tral Schools. Open house is be
ing planned in observation of Na
tional Education Week and will
include displays in store windows,
ad at the schools, as well as pos
ters at various points in the city.
In the window at Koslosky’s
Department store an interesting
display of books will be shown,
demonstrating the difference in
the costs of supplying books for
students during eight years of
schooling. The display will illus
trate the greater number of books
and the difference in price, now
required, over those of a gener
ation ago.
At Bettys’ the display will show
how the $5.00 school tax paid each
year by each employed person
in the territory, is spent.
In the schools displays the vari
ous wear and tear depreciation of
books will be demonstrated with
display of books.
Members of the Palmer P-TA
will serve as guides at the schools,
and the public is urged to make
a special effort to visit their
children’s schools during National
Education Week. Each person
visiting school will receive a “I
Have Visited Our School This
Week, Have You?” lapel tag.
Robert Diltz is chairman of the
program, assisted by Betty Jo
DeVries and additional teachers.
On Tuesday night, November
16, the teachers of the Palmer
I schools will be in charge of the
i P-TA program. Their presenta
j tion is to be a surprise.
City of Palmer—
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erson, DeJulio and Hagen voting
yes and Council members Mears,
and Zahradnicek voting no. The
motion to appeal failed.
The discussion ended with an
instruction for the city clerk to
purchase a copy of Robert’s Rules
.of Order.
American Legion Plans
Veteran’s Day Dance
National Commander Seaborn
Collis will lead The American
Legion participation in observ
ance of the nation’s first Veter
ans Day at Arlington National
Cemetery on November 11.
Veterans Day, formerly known
as Armistice Day, was establish
ed by law on June 1, 1954, after
prompting the American Legion
and other veterans organizations
to have one day set aside each
year to honor the services of Am
erica's veterans in war and peace.
Armistice Day was originally
dedicated to honor only Ameri
can soldiers who fought and died
during World War I.
Locally the American Legion
Post is planning a Veteran’s Day
Dance to be held at the Palmer
gymasium on Saturday, Novem
ber 13. Tickets are available from
all Legionnaires and may be pur
chased at the door.
John Weisenberger, command
er of the local post, urges all resi
dents of the valley to observe
November 11 as Veteran’s Day by
flying their flags.
Elks Convention—
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mg entertainment. The dinners
mclude fried chicken on Thurs
day, Dinty Moore dinner on Fri
day, and a smorgasbord on Sat
urday.
Friday night “The Drunkard”
will be presented by members of
the Anchorage Elks lodge. The
group have presented the melo
drama of the 1890’s in Anchorage
as part of a drive for cerebral
palsy funds.
Memorial services will be held
on Saturday at 11:00 a.m.. follow
ing the morning business session.
The final business session
of the convention will be held in
the afternoon, after the parade,
with installation of officers to
take place at 4 p.m.
Beginning at 10 p.m. the grand
ball and floor show will open at
the Elks lodge for all Elks and
their ladies.
IFIRCREST PEARS.No. 2V2 fin 43c
RQSEDALE OUT GREEN BEANS .. No. 303 tin 5 for 99c
FtRCREST PEACHES.No. 2^ tin 3 for 99c
STOKELY Whole Kernel CORN . . . No. 303 fin 5 for 99c
CAMPBELL'S TOMATO SOUP.7 for 99c
SNOWFLAKE CRACKERS. I lb. box 29c
CHEER 10S.IOi/2oz.box 25c
S & W CATSUP.14 oz. bottle 4 for 99c
S & W TOMATO JUICE..46 oz. 43c
S & W GRAPE JUICE.24 oz. 45c
FRANCO AMERICAN
SPAGHETTI SAUGE with meat_No. I tins 4 for 99e
SWIFTNING.3 lbs. 09c
DARE-LAC Non-Fat Dry Milk.3 lbs. 99c
NABISCO BUTTER FLAVOR COOKIES.29c
FROZEN MINUTE MAID ORANGE JUICE.2 for 39c
smoked Hams lb. 65c
12 to 14 Pound Average (whole or half)
U. S. SELECT - BONELESS
Pork Roast
LB.
73c
U. S. GOOD
Beet Pol Roast m. 49c
Toylown will be open
IN BASEMENT
Friday, November 5th
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