Costs Less
To Live in Palmer
Costs of eating in Alaska are
rising again. This is the report
from Hugh A. Johnson, economist
of the University of Alaska Agri
cultural Experiment Station. His
findings are based on prices col
lected four times a year by enu
nerators visiting cooperating
.^groceries in five cities.
Canned goods, as a group, have
risen most in Ketchikan, and
least in Palmer and Fairbanks.
'Coffee has risen from a low of
4% in Palmer to a high of 21% in
Ketchikan.
Palmer has enjoyed the small
est rise in total food costs during
the past three months. Grocery
costs rose only 0.4% between De
cember 1933 and March 1954.
They have risen only 1.0% in
Palmer during the past 12 months.
Prices in Anchorage spurted
ahead 6.57c over last year Decem
ber as prices of meats, butter,
coffee, and eggs increased sharp
ly. Anchorage grocers, however,
bave held their yearly increases
to only 1.07c during the past year.
Groceries in Juneau rose 1.0%—
in Fairbanks, 2.1% in the past
three months. However, Fair
banks prices now are about 2%
less than March 1953 prices, while
in Juneau are almost 9% higher
than a year ago.
The Experiment Station price
series was begun in January 1952
for the four cities of Juneau, An
chorage, Palmer, and Fairbanks.
Comparisons based on this longer
period show grocery costs in An
chorage are about 27o below the
relatively high prices of January
15. 1952. Palmer prices are al
most the same as in January
.1952. In Juneau and Fairbanks
prices are about 3% higher.
WEDNESDAY — THURSD\Y
APRIL 14 — 15
SHOWS 7:15 and 3 P.M,
FRIDAY — SATURDAY
APRIL 16 — 17
Shows: 7:15 and 9 00 p.m.
Saturday Matinee 2:00 P- M.
j - MGM's South Pacific
Pagan Leva Sang
Musical Treat!
ESTHER WILLIAMS IN
in Technicolor
' with HOWARD KEEL
'■'UNDAY — MONDAY
APRIL 18 — 19
ANN DVORAK
SCHOOL BAND, CHORUS 1
TO PARTICIPATE IN
MUSIC FESTIVAL
Members of the Palmer High
School chorus and band will trav
el to Anchorage April 23 where
hey will participate in the an
nual Music Festival to be held
April 23 and 24 in that city.
The 45-member chorus will pre
sent three numbers Friday eve
ning in the new Anchorage High
School. They are “Deep River”,
i spiritual, “Adoramus Te” (Pal- !
estrina), and a Fred Waring ar- |
rangement of “This Is My Coun
try”.
Afternoon performances will
nclude ensembles. A boys’ quar- j
tet of Emery Roberts, Kenneth
Hughes, Laddie Huntley, and Leo
Plumley will offer “Lil’ Liza |
i'ane”. A girls’ trio of Janice Bar
ry, Virginia Boulter, and Mar- J
jorie Huntley will sing “I Hear !
\merica Singing”. “Through the
Years” a duet, will be presented
>y Alma Roark and Geraldine
Sastham. Another duet, “My
Task’’ will be sung by Ginger
Sastham and Elizabeth Shaefer. j
-The Saturday evening program !
will consist of mass choruses and 1
bands and will be present in the
Anchorage Junior High School
luditorium. The public is invited ;
to the two-day festival.
MAN INJURED
!N HIGHWAY ACCIDENT
Delbert Swain, 41, U. S. Army,
received injuries to one leg when
a 1941 DeSoto club coupe in
which he was a passenger, went
out of control at Mile 42on
April 13. The driver of the car,
Kenneth S. Karstetter, 27, also
of the U. S. Army, escaped with
scratches.
The vehicle was headed to
ward Anchorage when it went out
of control on the curve just this
side of King’s cement plant,
olunged down the embankment
and came to rest on its side, after
snapping off- a heavy cottonwood
tree at it’s base. Skid marks on
he highwsu^mcidated the driver
oad applied: his brakes in an at
I tempt to bnlig the car under con
; rol. The car’ was a total loss.
! Karstetter was found guilty of a
harge of reckless driving the fol
iowing day in U. S. Commission
•r’s Court.
STUDENTS, TEACHERS
SET EASTEP TR~AT
Students and teachers of Cen
tral School received a “bonus”
reat at the school cafeteria on
Wednesday of this week, the last
day of school before the Easter
j -ecess. Baked ham, pineapple
I mgs. parsley potatoes, hot rolls,
| Easter cake and milk were fea
I tured on the menu — at no ad
] vance in the customary price of
I 35 cents.
Senior and Junior High School
tudents enjoyed an afternoon of
' novies dancing and refreshments,
sponsored by the school student
council,'>• and held in the school
i gymnasium. Several of the low
er grades enjoyed room parties
lurirg the afternoon period.
School will resume April 19.
Mrs. Beth Harrington is re
ducing Judy Aarasted in the of
; ce of the new hospital during
Judy’s Stateside vacation.
Cy Bi-ewer has been named
■hairman of the cottonwood com
mittee by Richard Jones, presi
ient of the local Chamber of
Commerce.
Vote for J. B. vat CARO
Republican Candidate for Treasurer
Member Pioneer Alaska Family
In Business in Alaska
Knows Alaska
Interested in the Future of Alaska
MOTORISTS WARNED
STAY OFF RUNWAYS
Runways at the Palmer Air
port have been posted for no
vehicle trespassing, it was an- j
r.ounced this week by the Ma
tanuska Valley Airmens As
sociation.
The move has been made ;
with the appi'oval of the ter
ritorial department of,aviation
in an attempt to halt the dan
gerous_ habit of motorists us
ing the runways as roads. An
access road, located just east
of the* field, must be used,
they pointed out.
Territorial law provides that
it shall be unlawful to drive
any kind of vehicle upon the
surface of any airport which
might thereby make ruts, or
tracks, or add to an accumula- .
tion of such tracks so as to
cause sufficient roughness of
the surface as to endanger air- j
craft using the airport.
Penalties provided for by
legislature are pretty stiff.
Any person, firm or corpora
tion, or agent or officer there
of, who violates any provisions
of this act, or any of the rul
es or regulations issued pursu
ant thereto, shall ,upon convic
tion thereof, be punished for
such offense by a fine of not
more than $500, or by impris
onment for not more than six
months, or by both. All federal,
territorial and municipal law
enforcement officers are auth
orized to enforce the provisions.
Minstrel Show
Draws Crowd of IIGO
When Matt Onkka, interlocutor
for the Matanuska Minstrels of
1954, said ‘ WELCOME” to the
many hundred show-goers on Fri
day and Saturday night, he was
voicing.the feeling of the entire
cast and committees of the very
successful Kiwanis sponsored
•minstrel show.
This year’s show was produced
by Jim Hurley and Jim Wilson,
and was directed by Keith Sant
ton. Well over 1100 attended the
two-night presentations.
Dana, Robin, and Terry, favor
ite mother and daughters act, of
lered “Tell Us Where the Good
limes Are”, and were brought
back for an encore. “Sweet Geo
rgia Brown”, offered by the or
chestra, featured a trumpet solo
oy Leo Getsgo and a tap dance
oy George Small. Vocal lumbers
were presented by Paul Martin,
Norman Rousey and Lois Thomp
son. Miss Thompson directed the
very successful chorus again this
year, with the fruits of her ef
forts well evident, in the difficult
numbers so well presented. Char
,es Zak presented a bango solo.
This was the first time a bango
was used in a local minstrel show
end was well received.
Their own impression of “Rig
aletto” really brought a hand for
he popular quartet, as did their
presentations of barbershop har
nony and “Dry Bones . End men,
Jeorge Small, Jim Hurley, Keith
Stanton, and Harold Stephan kept
jp a merry patter throughout the
show.
A fine violin solo was present
=d by Gerry Pazaruski, memoer
of the orchestra. Another solo ;j
well received was a vocal by bass
Mel Munson who offered a recita- <;
tio of “Glory Road”.
Original set designs were done 1;
by Betty Jo Riddle and drew
many favorable comments. Do- \
lores Mattila, pianist in the or
chestra, also accompanied the i
many acts. \
Annabelle Kelleigh and her 1;
S dancing partner set the audience :
in an uproar—the only complaint '
| heard was that her act wasn’t
| long enough. Cy and Marjorie \
i Brewer, Norm Rousey and pres
entations by the entire cast re- ;
I ct ived heavy applause for their 1;
pi esentations. Both the Brewers
: and Rousey were applauded back
' for encores. The orchestra, which
added so much to this year’s show <
consisted, of Miss Mattila, Gerry \
Pazaruski, Bill Barry, Allan Mick, f
Leo Getsgo and Charles Zak. j
Very much evident was the I
long, long hours of work that
I went into the show by the very
I hard working committees. Stag
[ ing and lights were handled by
[ Emil Ganschow, Marvin Slaugh
ter, John Weisenberger, and Har
old Moline.
Costumes and make-up by Dick
I Andrews, Jane Slaughter, Wan
Ida Wilson, Joan Haugan, Anna
belle Kelleigh, Shirley Koslosky,
and Doris Walked. The program I
was in charge of Glen Persinger
and Bob Pippel. Ed Smith, Ernie 1
Burke, Betty Mears, and Thelma 1
Ross handled the tickets and 1
house. Music was in charge of
Bob Pippel and Leo Getsgo.
Members of the Kiwanis Club
wish to offer their thanks to the
many individuals who helped
make their annual show such a
success. Proceeds will go towrard
the club’s youth fund. Special
thanks went to local Boy Scouts
who acted as pages, and helped
sell refreshments during inter
mission. Their courteous ap
proach to smokers brought im
mediate response from the trans
gressors.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
.Icy Norquisl to
Address P-TA
Roy Norquist, United States
Probation Officer, will be guest
peaker at the regular Parents
r'eachers Association meeting to
)e held Tuesday evening, April
.0 in the Palmer School cafeteria,
lis topic, “Let’s Get Away from
delinquency”, will bring out some
f today’s problems—of interest
0 parents and their children. Mr.
,'orquist is very active in all
.ype juvenile work in the Anch
>rage area and has assisted in the
’aimer area. He is especially well
-mown for his work with Boy j
cout troops and recreation
;roups.
This will be the last regular
neeting of the season. On May 18
another meeting will be held at
which time the following officers
will be installed for next year:
Mrs. James Cottrill president, Mrs.
Glen Persinger, vice-president:
Mrs. Ben Hudgins, secretary, and
Robert O. Diltz, treasurer.
Following the meeting refresh- !
ments, which will be furnished
by mothers of second graders
will be served. Mothers who will
be able to furnish cookies are
asked to contact Clara Buzby. A
questionnaire form will be pas
sed out to all who attend the
.meeting, to determine preferences ;
for next year’s programs. j
Magazine Merger
Announced This Week
The merger of two well-known
Valley-area publications was an
'ounced this week by T. A. Moy
er, editor and owner of “The
Alaska Record”.
The Alaska Record, now in it’s
fourth volume, was started from
scratch in April of 1951 as an
eight-page publication. Since that
time it has gown to its present
; strength of 16 pages and has a
! eireulation of 1600. Copies are be
ing mailed to all but three states;
| :o five Canadian provinces and
to Puerto Rico and have been
known to go as far away as Scot
land.
Now, at the beginning of it’s
"ourth year, the publication joins
neither popular Alaskan mag
iz;ne, The Alaskan Agriculturist,
published ard owned by Ed Bald
win of Anchorage. Mr. Moyer
1 joins the staff of the Agriculturist
I is associate editor, and editor of
j he 16-page section of The Agri
| culturist to be devoted to the
; Alaska Record and Matanuska
! Valley.
The Agriculturist will be en
j larged, it was announced, to a
0-to 64-page publication and will
ontinue as a quarterly publica
.ion, the next issue planned for
June. In addition to Mr. Moyer,
; the Agriculturist recently added
mother associate editor, Clyde
| Sherman of Fairbanks, former
1 ten itorial commissioner of agri
j culture, who will be contributing
woik from that section of Alaska.
Mayor Don McKechnie was re
; eently named to the executive
board of the local Chamber of
Commerce to fill vacancy.
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[city to make.bid
Ion rr fire truck
Although Palmer has not re- \
> ceived a like assurance, the ;!
t Spenard fire department has ;
j been told they may have a !;
clear field in the bidding for !
purchase of its leased fire- ; !
fighting equipment. Spokes- '
men for Eastchester and Moun- I
tain View volunteer fire de- ;
partments said their units will !;
probably not bid for Alaska 1;
Railroad-owned equipment, ac- !;
cording to an article in this ;j'
week’s Anchorage Times. ;!
Members of the City Coun- !
: cil fire department committee
land Fire Chief Joseph Gallant
; <=aid this week the city will !;
attempt to purchase the 1942, >
500-gallon pumper fire truck >
' thrbugh bid to the Alaska Rail- \
! road. This truck is the only ;!
I hose-carrying piece of equip
■ meht now in use by the City of ;
!; Palmer. !
COURT NEWS
Paul George, 19, appearing in
Commissioner’s Court on April
9 and entered a plea of guilty to
a charge of passing a school bus
while bus was stopped and in the
orocess of dispatching children.
The complaint was signed by the
school bus driver. George was
found guilty by U. S. Commis
sioner Dorothy Saxton and fined
$30 and had his driver’s license
revoked for a 30-day period.
Richard Rice was found guilty
an a complaint brought by Terri
torial Police of driving while un
ler the influence of intoxicating
hquor and thus resulting in an
accident on April 2. He entered
a plea of guilty to the charge.
He was fined $150 and received
a 60-day suspended sentence.
Billy R. Ratliff entered a plea
of guilty to a charge of careless
driving on April 12 on a citizen’s
complaint. He was found guilty
when he appeared in Commis
sioner’s Court on that date, was
fined $125, received a 60-day sus
pended sentence and had his dri
ver’s license revoked for a 6
month period.
Appearing in U. S. Commis
sioner’s Court on April 14, Ken
neth S. Karstetter, 27, entered
a plea of guilty to a charge of
|-eckless driving brought by Ter
ritorial Police as the result of an
accident on April 13. He was
found guilty of the charge and
fined $175, received a 30-day sus
pended sentence and had his dri
er’s license revoked until Janu
ary 1, 1955.
Harry Wimmer was awarded
the .22 Reuger pistol by the Ma
tanuska Valley Sportsmen at the
club’s meeting held April 7.
Anchorage Travel
Bureau
Lloyd C. Olsen, Owner, Mgr.
Authorized Agent for all
AIR — SHIP — RAUL — BUS
No extra charge for our
services
P. O. Box 1673 — Phone 23391
New Hospital—
(Continued from page 1)
iefinite colors, in various shades.
Over $4,000 has been spent on
drapery material used in ail
rooms, including the ultra-mod
ern electrical kitchen. Mel Koh
ler of Anchorage did the interior
decorating. Colored furniture,
floor covering, walls, and ceilings
have been blended in unique and
modern fashion. The most effic
ient and modern equipment avail
able will be seen in the lab, op
erating rooms, kitchen, and oth
er units of the hospital. As one of
the speakers at the dedication
ceremonies said, “This is not a
hospital to be sick in—it’s one
in which to get well”.
ACT MOViE
SAT., APRIL 17—8 P.M.
Grange Hall
“SAINTS and SINNERS"
(Irish)
featuring Abby Theatre players
I
Democrat
For
House of
Representatives
PRIMARIES APRIL 27
ALAS
WALTER J. HICKEL
Young Business
Years a Resident
Alaska
\cc% Own
REPUBLICAM
National Committeeman
• LETS HAVE —
1. HOME RULE FOR THE REPUBLICANS.
2. A PARTY OF THE PEOPLE (For the First Time)
3. Immediate Progressive Development of All Alaska.
4. A Committeeman Known and Respected by the National Party.
5. An End to Filth Division Control.
BE SURE TO ASK FOR THE REPUBLICAN BALLOT ON APRIL 27
AND VOTE FOR
Waller I. Hickel
PRIMARIES APRIL 27
Vote, jpfo
Leonard Kyger
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
FOR SENATE