NEW LINCOLN NAMED
Through arrangements com
pleted this week between the Ma
tanuska Valley Fair Association
officials and the Westward Motor
Company manager, Austin Sim
ons, the new Lincoln car has been
designated as the official Fair
car. Westward Motors is making
the car available for Governor
B. Frank Heintzleman and his
party for the duration of their
stay in the Matanuska Valley.
The Westward Motor Company
has completed arrangements for
space on the Fair midway in or
der to display their entire Ford
line of cars, comprised of the
OFFICIAL FAIR CAR
Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury mod
els.
The Anchorage automobile
firm has sent the fair association
a check for S50.00 to be used as
an extra prize for 4-H work in
the Valley Fair. This amount is
above the regular prizes set aside
by the association.
OLDIE CAR RACE. The “oldie”
| car race is slated for Monday,
! September 6. /. with A1 Speed ’
- Hagen in a 1914 Chain Drive Am
| erican La France and Clint “Jet”
DeWitt in a 1917 Chain Drive
l Overland having signed UP.so Aar:
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES
to the
MATANUSKA VALLEY FAIR
Store Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Open 'til 8 p.m. Thursdays
Phone 86J3
Palmer
KIMBALLS
SEVERN
BUILDING
CHUGIAK OPTICAL SERVICE
PALMER BRANCH
P. O. Box 1315 — Palmer
Frames - Lenses - All Repairs
Mail Order Service — Stateside Prices
Located Former Extension Office, Co-Op Area
Open 10 A.M. — 5 P.M. — Tuesday thru Saturday
R. R. AUBRAY
CONGRATULATIONS
and
BEST WISHES \
14th Annual Fair
Valley Grocery
FRIDAY - SATURDAY - SUNDAY - MONDAY
HILLS BROTHERS
COFFEE
$1.19 lb.
Coffee demonstrations Saturday only
10 a.m. -6 p.m.
WATCH OUR WINDOWS FOR
OTHER SAVINGS
kosloskv's Dept Store
One Slop Shopping Center
CONGRATULATIONS
to the
MATANUSKA VALLEY FAIR
and the
FAIR BOARD
Ketchikan Spruce Mills
NOTICE OF SPECIAL
ELECTION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that a special election will be
held in the City of Palmer, j
Alaska on Tuesday, October 5, j
1954, between the hours of 8
o’clock a.m. and 7 o’clock p.m. j
on said day the polling place for
which shall be the Co-Op Kec- |
reation Hall, located near the
main offices of the Matanuska
Valley Farmers Cooperating As
sociation, near the Palmer High
School, near the main office of
the Matanuska Electric Associa
tion and more particularly locat
ed on the East side of the railroad
tracks approximately 150 yards
from the Alaska Railroad depot
in the City of Palmer. jA said
election will be submitted to the
qualified electors of the City of
Palmer, and to those electors
whose names appear on the last
tax assessment roll for said City,
the following propositions:
Shall the City of Palmer incur
indebtedness in a sum not to ex
ceed 5200,000.00 for the purpose
of acquiring the following public
work of a permanent nature: A
sewage collection and disposal
system, to be constructed by the
United States of America and to
be sold to the City of Palmer at
a price approximately one-half
the cost of said public works, the
purchase price which the City of
Palmer pays in no event to ex
rfafsrl tViA Qnm nf S200.000.00 said
indebtedness to bear interest at a
rate not exceeding 2% per an
num, to be evidenced by a pro
ject construction and sales agree
ment between the City of Palmer
and the United Slates and by gen
eral obligation bonds, with inter
est thereon at a rate not to ex
ceed 2% per annum, payable semi
annually if the United States so
requires, and secured primarily
by a pledge of the revenues of the
system from service charges or
by pledge of the revenues from
special assessments to be made
tor such purpose, and by a pledge
of the full faith and credit of
the City of Palmer, all as provid
ed or to be provided by ordinance
of the City Council of the City
of Palmer, Alaska,
and
Shall the City of Palmer incur
additional indebtedness in a sum
not to exceed S30,000-00 for the
purchase and improvement, if im
provement is required, of that
certain outfall sewer system from
| *he Matanuska Valley Farmers
I Cooperating Association, which
! the said association heretofore
constructed and acquired, the
same extending from within the
City of Palmer to the Matanuska
River, south of town, a distance
of approximately 2.4 miles, gen
eral obligation bonds to be issued
for said sum with interest there
a* a ratft nnf tn OYrPPH DAT
annum, payable semi-annually,
and secured primarily by a pledge
of the revenues of Ihe said sew
age collection and disposal sys
tem from service charges or by
pledge of the revenues from
special assessments to be made for
such purpose over and above the
revenues required to be paid for
the purchase of the said sewage
collection and disposal system
from the United Slates as set
forth hereinabove, and by a
pledge of the full faith and credit
of the City of Palmer, all as pro
vided or to be provided by ordin
ance of the City Council of the
City of Palmer, Alaska.
The polls will be open at the ,
time and place above stated, and
al1 persons who are qualified el- !
ectors and also those whose nam- j
es appear on the last tax assess- j
! ment roll of the City of Palmer; j
who are otherwise qualified elec- j
tors of said city, shall be entitled i
to vote at said special election.
This notice is given, in accor- j
dance with the Act of Congress !
of May 28, 1936, an Act of Con- ,
eress of March 6, 1946, and an Act j
of Congress of August 24, 1949 j
; (48 U. S. C. 486-486J) and in ac- [
cordance with the laws of the
Territory of Alaska and the or- j
dinances of the City of Palmer.
Witness my hand and official !
seal of the City of .Palmer, Alas- >
ka this first day of July, 1954.
(City Seal)
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS
REQUIRED. A favorable vote of
65% of a special class of voters,
namely, taxpayers whose names
appear on the last tax assessment
roll or record and who have pre- .
viously registered for this elec
tion, is required, for the City to
incur bonded indebtedness as pro
vided in the propositions set forth
hereinabove.
Accordingly, registration books
will 'be kept open at the City ,
Clerk’s Office from September 2, |
1954, to and including October 1, j
1954. wherein all taxpayers of i
the City of Palmer, whose names j
appear on the last tax assessment j
roll or record must previously !
register in order to be elegible to ;
vote on said propositions at said
election as taxpayers of the City j
of Palmer.
The polls will be open at the
time and place above stated, and
all persons who are qualified elec- j
tors and also those who have reg- j
istered as hereinabove provided,
and whose names appear on the
last tax assessment roll of the j
City of Palmer, who are other- |
wise qualified electors of said
city, shall be entitled to vote at j
said special election.
This notice is given, in accor- I
dance with the Act of Congress of j
MRS. FOHN HANSEN
AMONG FAIR JUDGES
Mrs. Lydia Fohn-Hansen of
the University of Alaska Exten
sion Service will be a judge at
fairs in Homer and Palmer with
in the week.
August 28 was the 4-H achieve
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sociate director for home demon
stration work awarded pins for
4-H projects. While in the Kenai
Peninsula town, Mrs. Fohn-Han
sen met with homemaker club
leaders and planned for the Oc
tober arrival of Mary Robinson,
new home demonstration agent
for Kenai.
Here in Palmer at the Fair,
Mrs. Fohn-H'<nsen will help judge
adult baking and food preserva
tion exhibits.
From Palmer she will go to
Anchorage to attend the fifth Al- j
aska science conference. Dr. Le
roy V. Goode and Mrs. Fohn
Hansen are co-chairmen of the H
family life subsection. | 4
During her visits in Homer, | g
Palmer and Anchorage, Mrs. j i
Fohn-Hansen will meet with local j J
home demonstration agents to !,
plan the annual homemakers’
short course held on the univer
sity campus. Mrs. Lydia Ann
Lynde, extension specialist in !
parent and family life education, j
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will be guest speaker for the
event. Before and after the short
course, Oct. 11 to 15, Mrs. Lynde
will conduct family life work
shops in six Alaskan towns.
RODEO. Rodeo riders daily!
Sign up now at the Matanuska
Valley Pair Grounds. Spills and
thrills galore!
May 28, 1936, an Act of Congress j
of March 6. 1946. and an Act of
Congress of August 24, 1949 (48
U.S.C. 486-486J) and in accord
; ance with the laws of the Terri- ;
; tory of Alaska and the ordinances j
of the City of Palmer.
Witness m.y hand and official
! seal of the City of Palmer. Alaska,
i this 2nd day of September, 1954.
(Citv Seal)
LENORE AMERMAN
Acting City Clerk
| Published September 2, 9, 16, 23,
i 30, 1954.
TO LATE TO CLASSIFY
Best Food in Town
FAIR KITCHEN
Matanuska Valley
Sportsmen Building Fund
GOVERNOR'S DAY. Sunday,
September 5, of the Fair has been
set as Governor’s Day. Political
and industrial leaders have been
invited to participate, as well as
mayors of Alaskan cities.
HORSE RACING DAILY. Ar
ctic Trails Riding Club.
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FAMILY DAY, SEPTEMBER 4
September 4 has been set aside
as “Family Day.” The entire fam
ily will be admitted for the price
of two adult tickets.
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