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Members of Xi Eta Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi will meet at
the home of Vivian Shaver
May 7. Doris Anderson will
present the cultural program.
* * *
There were no communi
cable diseases reported in the
Palmer area for the week end
ing April 20.
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Among recent visitors at the
Washington, D. C. office of
Senator Ernest Gruening were
Mr. and Mrs. James Hurley
and Mrs. Jalmar Kerttula, all
of Palmer.
* * *
The Gold Star Rebekah Lod
ge honored members of the
I.O.O.F. lodge with a birthday
potluck dinner April 20, cele
brating two years. After meet
ing in regular session, when
Virgil Popport was taken in as
an associate member from Ar
vada, Colorado, the two groups
met for a late social and feed.
* * *
Members of the 4-H Coun
cil met April 25 at the Exten
sion office to continue plans for
the current 4-H season.
Several valley individuals
concerned with the mining in
dustry will be attending the
Sixth A.I.M.E. Mining, Miner
als and Petroleum Conference
being held in Anchorage April
26, 27 and 28. The conference
will be held at the Anchorage
Westward Hotel and will in
clude air field trips over the
Susitna and Matanuska Valley
mining districts and other
areas.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Vasan
oja left Wednesday morning
for Seattle where they will be
guests for three days as Cen
tury 21 through Bovey Trophy
of Anchorage. Mrs. Vasanoja’s
name was drawn as the winner
of the expense-paid, three-day
trip.
* * *
A. Earl Combs of Palmer, a
Democrat, has filed his decla
ration of candidacy for the
House from Election District 7. ;
City Street Names
Submitted by
Planning Commission
Members of the Palmer City
Council this week accepted the
tentative plan for street names
within city limits, as prepared
and presented by the City Plan
ning Commission and instruct
ed members of the Commission
to proceed with their plans.
Bill Herman, member of the
Commission, presented copies
of the plan to the Council and
explained a grid system the
Commission worked out. Fol
lowing an alphebetical system,
the names of Alaskan animals,
flowers, mountains and valley
pioneers were used in the sys
tem. It was suggested by Her
mman that perhaps a better
idea would come forth if a con
test was sponsored among stu
dents and residents.
As soon as available, a copy
of the map will be printed in
the Frontiersman and if a con
test is planned, rules and an
explanation of system to be fol
lowed will be outlined.
Rebekahs Continue
Rummage Sale
Members of the Gold Star
Rebekah lodge will open their
rummage sale again this week
on Friday and Saturday. The
organization is contemplating
keeping the sale going one or
two days a week throughout
the summer as a benefit for
the Matanuska Valley Crippled
Childrens Association.
The sale will begin at 10 a.m.
and will be conducted in space
next door to the Center Thea
tre entrance. The public is in
vited to participate.
FIRE CHIEF WARNS
GRASS BURNERS
Fire Chief Noel Woods this
week reminded city residents
that no outdoor burning, in
anything except an approved
incinerator, is permitted with
in the city limits without first
obtaining a written permit at
the office of the city clerk.
Several grass fires have got
ten out of control this week,
the firs chief said, and pointed
out that the city ordinance
provides that expenses incur
red by the city in fighting a fire
caused by illegal burning may
be billed against the property
owner.
City Council Notes
Pippel Insurance of Palmer
was successful bidder to supply
the City of Palmer workman’s
compensation insurance. The
rates are slightly above those
of last year; partially because
the legislature granted increas
ed ^benef its and because of ac
cidents experienced last year,
Robert Pippel explained when
questioned by the Council. He
pointed out that rates last year
were lower than might have
been expected, due to good his
tory on the part of the city.
* * *
Council members approved a
request from the Chamber of
Commerce to repair the small
railroad engine in Colony Park.
* * *
A subdivision proposal sub
mitted for approval by the Rur
al Rehabilitation Corporation
which had been reviewed by
the City Planning Commission,
was not approved by the Coun
citl. The ARRC proposed a sub
division suitable for the build
ing of homes. However, the
site, located somewhat near
the airport, was not approv
ed by FAA or the Division of
Aviation, due to flight patterns
at the Palmer Airport.
* * *
The City of Palmer, after
some five years work, has been
GRAND MASTER
TO VISIT LOCAL
LODGES MAY 4
Pictured above is Harry C.
Whitmore, grand master of
Washington and Alaska Inde
pendent Order of Odd-Fellows,
who with his wife, will be in
Alaska during the first week of
May. Mr. and Mrs. Whitmore
will be in Palmer May 4 to
visit the local I.O.O.F. and Re
bekah lodges.
During the grand master’s
visit to Palmer six candidates,
including Ed Hartner of Wasil
la, Wallace Moffitt. Ralph G.
Smart, William Hecker, Carl
Zaborac, and Louis A. Bencar
dino of Palmer, along with two
candidates from Anchorage,
will be given the Initiatory De
gree, beginning at 8:15 p.m. at
Carpenters hall.
A banquet will be held May
4 at 6:30 p.m. in Elks hall for
all Odd-Fellows, Rebekahs, and
their guests; as well as a large
delegation from the Anchor
age lodges.
According to Lemuel J.
Smith, Sr., district deputy
Grand Master, Mr. and Mrs.
Whitmore plan to tour the val
ley areas on Saturday and Sun
day.
Mrs. Whitmore will be hon
ored by the Rebekah lodge at
a tea to be held at 4 p.m. May
5 at the home of Mrs. Elsie
Brown in Palmer. All Rebek
ahs are invited to attend. Past
noble grands will be hostesses
at the tea.
granted authorization by the
Division of Lands to use a 160
acre piece of land west of Pal
mer for sanitary fill. The au
thorization is temporary until
such time as a patent is issued.
Subject to the inspection and
approval by Councilmen Blom
and Watts and by Russ Felzien
of the street department, erec
tion costs of the city's new met
al building ($3,456) were auth
orized for payment to the Co
Op.
The city surveyor will be
instructed to locate the alley
between Baily and Fiesler
street from the Wasilla high
way to Pilot Peak Avenue.
Councilman Pazaruski recom
mended the section of the road
near Carpenter’s hall where a
large rock is located, be block
ed off to traffic to avoid haz
ard to children playing in the
area. No action was taken,
however.
* * *
The bid of Peter Gallagher
to supply janitorial service at
city hall was accepted. His rate
will be $60 per month, supply
ing his own materials. Other
bids were received from Floyd
Haddenham, Dee Hurst, and
Steve Curry.
The purchase by the street
department of 500 feet of 12
inch culvert was approved.
Bids will be asked from fuel
companies to furnish fuel tank
and pump to be located at the
new metal building.
Following the business meet
ing, the Council, mayor, city
attorney and Chester Cochran
of the Anchorage Police De
partment met in executive ses
sion to discuss the police de
partment procedures which
Cochran had reviewed during
the week.
A motion was made and ap
proved for the temporary ap
pointment of Chester Cockrell
of Anchorage as a special police
consultant with full authority
to set up the method of report
ing crimes and incidents in the
city and a filing system to
maintain records of the police
department and the training
of police personnel in the use
of the filing system.
Wasilla Businessman
Form Association
On Monday of this week 23
business owners of the Wasilla
area met at Hallta Lodge and
formed the Wasilla Business
man's Association.
Guest speaker at the meeting
was Clair Johnson of the Big
Lake Businessman’s Associa
tion.
During the evening officers
were named as follows: John
Polis, president: Gus Scheele,
vice-president: Mary Hart, sec
retary-treasurer Married to the
board of directors were Paul
Carlson. Jim Trent. Jerry Cot
tle, Dave Smith ar.d Ed Fitz
gibbon.
During the organizational
stages of the asscc.ation, meet
ings will be held each week.
All business persons of the
Wasilla area are invited to
join the organization. The next
meeting will be held at 8 p.m.,
April 30 at Hallea Lodge. It is
planned to rotate the meeting
place. By-laws and a constitu
tion will be drawn up in the
near future for approval of the
membership. The association’s
aim is the betterment and fur
therance of commerce in the
Wasilla area.
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NEW SURGERY LIGHT
NOW IN USE AT
VALLEY HOSPITAL
The portable spotlight, for
use in the surgery of the Val
ley Presbyterian Hospital has
arrived and already is in use. it
was announced this week by
Mrs. Frank Clark, president of
[ the Hospital Auxiliary, spon
I soring unit which made the
'< purchase possible.
Mrs. Clerk expressed the
thanks of the auxiliary to the
many individuals, organiza- !
tions, and business firms
whose contributions to t h e
auxiliary project made the
purchase possible.
“The doctors and nurses are
most pleased with the light
which has been needed for a
long time,’’ she said. Other
good news from Mrs. Clark was
that the light did not cost quite
the $600 that had earlier been
anticipated and the balance
now goes into a new project
fund for the purchase of an
other piece of equipment for
the hospital. As soon as the
next project is determined, an
announcement will be m a d e.
Mrs. Clark said.
Teacher Decision
To Be Made Soon
According to an Anchorage
newspaper, commissioner of
education, Dr. Theo J. Norby
has stated that a deceision
whether to transfer the princi
pal and four teachers at the
Wasilla School will be made
within the next three weeks, if
possible.
THE COPPER KETTLE
IS OPEN!
Mile 71 — Phone AL 8-2256
Charier Hearing
Set for Wednesday
Copies of the Citv of Palmer
Home Rule Charter which was
published in the April 19 issue
of The Frontiersman are avail
able at the City Hall to inter
ested residents.
City officials this week
urged all residents of the city
to study the proposed char
ter and attend the pablic
hearing which will be held at
8 p.m., Wednesday, May 2,
in Central School gymnasi
um.
Mayor Bill Miller pointed out
that the charter, as presented,
is not necessarily in its final
form, and following the hear
ing next Wednesday, any
changes deemed necessary will
be made before the Charter is ;
presented to the voters on June
5 in a special election.
The charter was prepared by
the City Charter Commission
and represents many weeks of
work which included the study
of various charters used in
Emergency Runs
AMBULANCE
April 24: Mrs. Arthur Meyer,
Mile 35 to valley hospital.
FIRE CALLS
April 23: Grass fire, Valley St.
April 23: Grass fire, Sherrod
Avenue
April 24: Grass fire, Valley St.
Bad habits are often stumb
ling blocks to a man’s good in
tentions.
cities, the review of city or
dinances, current city proce
dures, and considerable other
research work. Members of
the Commission are: Ralph C.
Moore, chairman; E. J. Blom,
Bertram M. Duff. Haleen In
galls, secreeary; Olga Rieger,
Jack E Maze, Marvin Slaugh
ter, Loyd Watts, and Charles
W. Wilson. Six of the commit
tee have been, or now are,
members of the Common
Council. City of Palmer, and
drew from their experience
with the city governmental |
needs, in helping draft the !
charter.
Area Homemakers
To Observe Home
Demonstration Week
Valley Homemakers are re
minded of the luncheon to be
held at Moose hall May 4 in
observance of Home Demon
stration Week. The planned
pot-luck buffet will begin at
12:30 p.m. and all club mem
bers and their guests are in
vited to attend.
Agnes Sunnell. Alaska State
home demonstration agent, will
be guest speaker. The Gold
duster’s Homemaker Club
chorus will present entertain
ment and Mrs. Larry Rideout
will show film on food and
modes of transportation in Tai
pei, taken during her visit to
that country last year.
The Frontiersman — Page 7
Thursday, April 26, 1962
Hearing Clinic
Tonight Is Open
To All Adults
Members of the Matanuska
Valley Health Council are en
couraging all adult residents to
avail themselves, tonight, of the
nee hearing clinic which they
are sponsoring at the Health
Center from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.,
during which free hearing tests,
will be given.
Although hearing tests are
conducted annually in the
schools, there has not been a
free, public clinic of this type
offered here for adults. Mem
bers of the Health Council, rec
ognizing a need for such a pro
gram on an adult level, started
plans t»r the clinic when test
ing equipment was made avail
able to the Health Center.
There is no charge made for
the tests, which will be admin
istered by the local public
health nurses and the school
nurse, and the simple methods
of examination take but a short
time. Local physicians are co
operating in the program. Per
sons who do have a hearing de
ficiency will be provided an
opportunity for further testing
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