Council Notes
(Continued from page 1)
made to arrive at an equitable
figure to the home owner and
commercial users of water and
those deriving only fire protec
tion. A copy of the water rate
study may be seen in the city
clerk’s office.
* * *
A final report was presented in
writing by former City Clerk
Elizabeth Barry outlining basic
office procedure and will be turn
ed over to office personnel.
* * *
Pamphlets, manuals and other
materials are enroute to the city
from the Pacific Coast Builders
conference, as a result of the city's
recent membership in the confer
ence. Copies of current Builders
Code manuals are included. In ad
dition, membership in the confer
ences includes services on build
ing plans submitted to them for
study, a service the conference
highly recommended the city take
advantage of in the future.
* * *
Members of the airport com
mittee had a letter from Herman
Porter, Director of Aviation, turn
ed over to them for futher study.
The Department of Aviation is
requesting the City of Palmer to
take over the Palmer Airport. In
asmuch as Director Porter will be
in attendance at the August 18
Chamber of Commerce meeting,
members of the City Council were
urged by Acting Mayor Betty
Mears to attend and discuss more
fully the request of acquisition.
* * *
A letter from A1 V. Hagen to
the city requested that space in
the Theatre building now occu
pied by city fire trucks be vacat
ed by September 15. Members of
the building committee expressed
hope that the new city fire hall
would be far enough along by
that date to accommodate the
trucks. In any event, the space
will he vacated bv that date.
*
A communication from the Al
aska Railroad manager, F. A. Kal
abaugh, pointed out to the city
that the field wire hung on rail
road poles is in a delapidated
condition and fails to meet safety
standards in any way. In point
ing tc the hazard, Kalabaugh
stated that at some points the
wire hangs so low railroad work
ers can not pass beneath the wire.
A 90-day extention was granted
the city last January for removal
of the wires from the poles. Since
that time, an inspection on Aug
ust 7 showed that three additional
contacts have been put on the
poles. Manager Kalabaugh added
the railroad would appreciate the
removal of the wires from their
poles.
* * *
A letter from J. J. Delaney of
the Aliaska Railroad indicated
the railroad’s willingness to per
mit the installation of an under
ground telephone cable under the
railroad tracks, providing stipu
lations are complied with in the
installation.
* * *
The Matanuska Valley Farm
ers Cooperating Association is
not interested in selling their
sewer outfall system for less than
$26,000 and free use for 20 years,
according to a communication
irom xneir attorney isa uavis.
The communication suggested
however, that the M. V. F. C. A.
would consider the sale of the
outfall system if agreement could
be made whereby the purchase
price or part of the purchase
price would be applied as pre
payments of taxes. The matter
was tabled for further discussion.
* * *
The city dump came up for
discussion again this week. High
costs of maintenance were again
repeated and Councilman. Russel
Felzien stated it was necessary to
use the grader in the dump at j
least once a day and sometimes
twice, to maintain any kind of
accessibility to the dumping area.
* * *
Police Chief Bouwens is taking
vacation time and will be replac
ed during his absence by Gerald
McNally.
* * *
Permission was granted to the
Matanuska Valley Fair Associa
tion to block Fairview Avenue
from Railroad Avenue to Springer
Road on September 4, 5, and 6,
during the annual Fair. The road
block will be in effect from 10
a.m. to 10 p.m. providing that the
street is to be kept free of non
moveable obstructions during this
time and that lanterns be placed
on the road blocks after sundown.
A second request from the Fair
Annual ASC Election
Ballots Now in Mail
Palmer County Agricultural
Stablization and Conservation
Committee (formerly ACP)
election ballots were mailed to
all eligible voters on August
17. Ballots listed sixteen farm
er candidates, nominated by
the Palmer County ASC elec
tion board, consisting of a re
presentative from the Exten
sion Service, Soil Conservation
Service, Farmers Home Ad
ministration, and Palmer and
Wasilla Grange.
Voters are asked to vote for
five men on the ballot, mail
or bring in person to the Ex
tension office by August 30
at 5 p.m.
Association was unanimously
turned down. It was a request
to connect garden hose to a fire
• hydrant for water supply at the
fairgrounds. Council members de
nied the use at any time of a
fire hydrant for this purpose in
view of the fact that a service
connection was put in at the fair
grounds when the new water
system was installed last fall, and
that the association may hook
onto the water system.
* * *
Water and sewer lines to the
new fire hall building are being
! installed and work is progressing
’rapidly, with four-inch cast iron
pipe being used for the sewer line.
New water pipe will replaoe the
old line running between Inde
pendence and Moose Creek road.
'This section of the old line has
been leaky and is beyond repair.
A discussion of fire hydrants in
the city brought out that two hy
drants at the Palmer Depot have
been dead for some time and
should be removed. Any dead hy
drants count against the fire rat
ing of a city, it was pointed out.
! A new hydrant will be installed
rear the Elks home where a new
lone was uesiroyeu wnen nn uy
a car. _
The purchase of a ditto machine
by the city was authorized by
council members.
* * *
Acting Mayor Mears announc
ed the temporary hiring of Le
nore Ammerman and Marion An
derson in the office of city clerk.
Applications for the city clerk
vacancy were read and discussed.
No definite action was taken on
the applications.
• * *
Bills approved for payment
were as follows: Weidner Block
Co., $931.40; Alaska Communica
tion System, $32.64; Motor-In
Service, $20.08; Ralph Moore,
$18.20; Ray McKechnie, $17.00;
Art Erickson, $21.14; Jack Land,
$71-25; Pacific Water Works, $17.
15; Pennsylvania Salt Mfg. Co.,
$33.85, and Matanuska Valley
Health Center, $21.18. Total, $1,
183.89.
* * *
Acting Mayor Mears reminded
members of the city council mem
bers they would sit as a board
of equalization on August 18 for
final hearings.
* * *
The next regular meeting will
be held in the clerk’s office on
August 24 at 7:30 p.m.
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! men, who were awarded the din
ing room bid this year, are plan
ning a varied menu for the three
days. They also plan to have a
menu available on Friday prior
to the Fair and on Tuesday, after
the fair. In years past workers
have been unable to purchase food
; on the grounds on these two days.
Additional food concessions will
offer for sale all types of hot dogs,
hamburgers, pop corn, and cotton
i candy.
Construction Advancing
Cement block work on the new
building at the fairgrounds is pro
j gressing rapidly, with workmen
j completing the two side wals this
week, windows for the new' struc
ture have arrived. It is expected
that the building will be complet
ed in time for exhibitions and dis
play concessions during the fair.
The kitchen in the administra
tion building has been freshly
painted and the benches in the
dining room have been removed.
The Sportsmen will use folding
chairs to replace the benches,
which in years past cost many
a nylon. All exhibition buildings
are being renovated and readied
for the big three-day show.
Poultry Exhibits
All poultry men who are plann
ing to exhibit their stock were
asked this week by Gene Kirsch
fair manager, to begin selecting
their prize stock and prepare
them for showing. Louis John Mc
Donald is superintendent of the
poultry and rabbit division this
year. The American Standard of
Perfection will be the guide for
i judges of the poultry classes, wdth
1 the greatest emphasis being plac
ed on utility. There will be class
es for leghorns, Rhode Island reds,
Plymouth rocks, New Hampshire
reds, geese, ducks, turkeys, and
rabbits. Because ofi lack of space,
| no exhibitor will be allowed more
I than one entry in any one class.
There will be grand prize ribbons
in the best of show exhibits.
Handicraft
The handicraft division this
year is expected to be one of the
largest exhibits ever shown be
fore. Karla Duff is superintend
ent of the division with Vera Hay
es, Nina Stock and Bess Johns
assisting. Midge Hudgins is
chairman of the dressmaking class
and will be assisted by Grace
Black. Mrs. Duff announced that
all persons planning to exhibit
that all needlework, handicraft,
dressmaking and thrift exhibits
will be shown in Quonset No. 10.
The division was moved from
their prior location in Quonset
No. 2 in order to give the 4-H’ers
more room to show all handicraft
in the same section. All entries
should be taken to Quonset No.
10 on Friday, September 3 from
2:00 to 9:00 p.m. or before 9:00
a.m. Saturady. Judging will be
done Saturday morning and com
pleted before the doors open at
i 2:00 p.m. that day.
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PUBLIC INVITED TO
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The public is reminded of their
invitation to attend the autograph
party to be held at the Trea
| sure Chest in Palmer Friday after
noon for Fred and Sara Machen
tanz, local artists. Their adult
book “Where else but Alaska?”
will go on sale tomorrow and
the artists will be in> attendance
to autograph the copies. In addi
tion there will be a display of
Fred Machentanz’ original litho
graphs which were used in the
book.
The Machentanz’ were honor
ed at an autograph party in An
chorage this week and appeared
on radio and television programs
while in Anchorage. They plan
to leave the Valley early in Sep
tember for a year’s study and
documentary work with sled
dogs in Unalakeet, Alaska.
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ed over to the Alaska emergency
Polio Fund as a donation from
the entire Matanuska Valley. In
1950 the local lodge came to the
front and sponsored a similar pro
ject, raising several hundred dol
lars for the emergency fund.
The American Legion and Aux
iliary are planning an evening
social tonight, with the proceeds
slated to go into the emergency
fund.
Alpine Irn will plan a special
night, date, place and event to be
announced.
No money will be spent on pub
licity, Smith announced. All
money contributed will go direct
ly into the fund. Half gallon jars
have been placed in several public
places around town and early
this week the jar in the Frontier
Bar was half full. Wrappers on
the jars were donated for the
campaign.
Anyone or organization which
has not been contacted who
wishes to participate is asked to
| contact Smith or Richard Jones,
| in Palmer, Rivera Hiber at Eska;
| Jasper Skok at Jonesville Mines;
Mrs. Jim Frye at the Butte or
Louise Kellogg in the Farm Loop
area.
In Wasilla The Veterans of
Foreign Wars are sponsoring the
Emergency March of Dimes.
Members of the Wasilla 4-H
Clover club, under the leader
| ship of Mrs. Laura Mommsen,
| raised money through bake sales
to pay 4-H camp fees so each
member could attend 4-H camp
this summer. It was a great dis
appointment to the members
when camp was called-off, due
I to the outbreak of polio. But ir
true 4-H spirit, this club has
given the sum of money to the
emergency polio drive. This clut
knows the true meaning of the H
for Heart and H-for Health foi
their club and their community
In speaking of the nation-wide
emergency campaign, Dr. Land
auer, revealed that the percent
age of severely paralyzed pa
tients have increased during the
past few years, gave these two
reasons for the rise: 1. Many criti
cally paralyzed patients, who in
former years would have died,
now survive because of improved
| care and treatment. 2. Polio is
attacking more adults and a high
er percentage of these patients
suffer severe paralysis.
“While many of the new polio
patients requiring iron lungs and
other breathing aids this year will
need them only for a few days
or weeks, many will become long
term prisoners of their iron lungs.
They will join the almost 2,000
respirator patients from previous
years whose horizons are still
limited to their six-by-three-foot
machines. These polio prisoners
must not waste away their lives
dependent on mechanical breath
ing to keep them alive.
“Fortunately, improved techni
ques of treatment and rehabilita
tion have been developed—large
ly through March of Dimes.grants
| —that now offer real hope of
freeing the majority of such res
pirator patients. But it is an ex
pensive process and more funds
are urgently needed to do the
job,” Dr. Landauer emphasized
“Soaring treatment costs for
such long-term polio patients have
| done much to exhaust March of
Dimes funds this year. This is
a major reason why an Emergen
cy March of Dimes must be held
August 16-31.”
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