Chamber Hears
New ANS Plan
For Palmer
A surprise switch in plans call
ing for the relocation of the Ek
lutna School in Palmer was an
nounced at last Wednesday’s meet
ing of the Chamber of Commerce
by Jack Maze. It had been under
stood that Alaska Native Service
representatives were hoping to
secure farm acreage somewhere in
the Valley for construction of a
new school. However, present plan
ning has eliminated the school, ac
cording to Mr. Maze.
The banker, who also is a mem
ber of Palmer's school board, said
the ANS would build only dormi
tories on the site they have picked
on the John Bugge property. Chil
dren would be boarded there, but
would attend the Palmer School.
The Alaska Native Service, in re
turn, would build the added
buildings needed by Palmer School
and would pay the per capita cost
of each child enrolled in the
school.
Mr. Maze said the school’s en
rollment would be swelled by ap
proximately 380 native children
and 160 white children who are
wards of the Territory. He quoted
the institution s payroll as approx
imately $150,000 monthly.
Following his outline of the plan,
Mr. Maze made the motion that
the Valley Chamber of Commerce
endorse the new proposal to locate
the institution within a two-mile
radius of Palmer.
Clare Stock took issue with the
suggestion and spoke determinedly
in opposition to the plan. “It’s im
possible to eliminate racial dis
crimination,” he said .“I think Pal
mer s just too small to assimilate
that many native children, and
I m against it. I’d rather see my
kids go to school in a Quonset hut
than to get a new school built un
der those circumstances.”
Mr. Stock then amended the
original motion calling for the lo
cation of the school outside of a
two-mile radius of the understood
city limits. The amendment lost by
a 2-3 vote, and the original motion
carried by the same plurality. Sev
eral Chamber members did not
vote.
The lack of police protection in
tne Valley again was discussed at
Wednesday’s meeting. It was re
ported that the provost marshal at
Fort Richardson was ready to de
tail two permanent military police
men here, as soon as quarters can
be rented for them. Two family
men have been selected, but they
must have housing. This housing
is not requested as a service, but
will be paid for.
M. D. Snodgrass and Alva Sax
ton were appointed to a housing
committee, when members called
for immediate action on the mat
ter.
Local Couple Enroll
At Portland College
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Geiwitz of
Palmer left the Valley recently to
go Outside for the fall term of col
lege. Mr. Geiwitz is a graduate of
last year's class at Palmer High
School. Both he and his wife have
enrolled at the Pacific Bible Col
lege at Portland. Ore.
Mrs. Geiwitz is taking special
courses in music while her hus
band works for his A. B. degree.
The trip was the first Outside for
Mrs. Geiwitz, who was born in
Palmer. She is the former Hazel
Werner, daughter of Mrs. Fannie
Werner.
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Homemakers, 4-H
Councils Meet
Next Monday
There will be regular meetings
of both the Homemakers’ and the
4-H Club Councils next Monday,
Miss Mary Lou Lashbrook of the
Extension Office, reminded this
week. The Homemakers’ meeting,
to be held at 10:30 a.m. in the Ex
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both newly-elected and retiring
Council members. There will be an
election of Council officers at this
meeting.
The 4-H Club Council meets at
its regular hour of 7:30 p.m. in the
Extension Office, and will discuss,
among other matters of business,
the coming Achievement Day.
Mr. and Mrs. Neal Wright and
their daughter ‘'Bridgie" returned
from a trip Outside last Saturday
afternoon. The Wrights drove a
new car back over the highway.
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