MATANUSKA MINSTRELS of 1954
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April 9 and 10
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VOLUME 7, NUMBER 28
PALMER, ALASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1954
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SPRING STYLE
SHOW SET FOR
FRIDAY EVENING
Smart clothing, from early
morning attire to late evening
wear, will be shown at the Beta
Sigma Phi sponsored style show
4o be presented tomorrow eve
ning at the Elks Home in Palmer,
beginning at 8 p.m. All clothing
will come from local merchants.
Modeling will be done by mem
bers of the sorority, high school
girls, and young daughters of sor
ority members. The show, which
will be moderated by Marne
Hanks, is scheduled to begin with
the presentations of morning at
tire, including home and street
wear. Many attractive afternoon
ensembles, various sportswear,
dressy dresses, cocktail dresses,
formal wear, and suits will be
shown. The majority of the acces
sories worn with the various out
fits will be coming from Palmer,
with Anchorage merchants co
operating to furnish items not
available in Palmer at present.
The bride’s gown and veil will
be modeled as the climax to the
show', along with a bridesmaid’s
gown and wear for the mother of
the bride. Flowers for the occa
sion will be by Maud Hosier of
the Matanuska Valley Gardens.
Merchants showing include
The Trading Post, Togs n Seams,
Bettys’, Koslosky’s, and Kimballs.
Tickets w'ill be available at the
door. All proceeds from the style
show w’ill go tow'ard the recently
formed Palmer Area Recreation
Council.
Highlights of the show will be
filmed for a showing over TV
Station KTVA, by John Gore.
LOAD RESTRICTIONS
EFFECTIVE TODAY
Beginning today restrictions of
load weights on the Territorial'
highway system are in effect, ac
cording to an announcement made
by Irving Reed, highway engin
eer, three weeks ago.
The breakup period on the in
terior highway system has begun
and all shippers have been advis
ed that restrictions of load weights
are effective today.
The enforcement of the high
way restrictions will be conduct
ed by Territorial Police. All loads
will be restricted to 50 percent
of the gross allowable shown on
Territorial highway load chart.
In some cases, Reed said, it may
be necessary to eliminate truck
traffic entirely. This will be left
to the discretion of the Territor
ial Police.
Fred Zieke, Co-Op general man
ager, said this week that the bulk
of local fertilizer shipments are
in and already called for.
EARLY ENROLLMENT
IN SUMMER SESSION
URGED BY U OF A DEAN
The University of Alaska’s 1954
summer session will commence
June 29 and end August 9, August
9, Dean William R. Cashen, direc
tor of summer sessions, announc
ed. Seven resident and four visit
ing faculty members will conduct
the courses.
Registration is limited, Dean
Cashen said, and students should :
enroll as soon as possible.
Alaskan Livestock
Shew Little Disease
Commissioner of Agriculture
Jim Wilson, and Dr. Fred Hon
singer returned to Palmer this
past weekend following a trip to
the Fairbanks area where a total
■ of 165 domestic animals were
tested for Bangs disease and tu
berculosis.
“The health picture is greatly
improved over previous years,”
the men reported “We found
very few reactive cases of Bangs
, disease and no tuberculosis”, they
|added.
Testing of herds in the Matan
uska Valley area will be conduct
ad by Dr. James Parzaruski, Wil
son reported. Approximately 175
head have been tested in the
Seward, Kenai area.
Work on revised livestock reg
ulations is now being conducted
by the Department, Wilson said.
The work is being undertaken in
an attempt to standardize Alaska
regulations with those of the
States, as closely as possible.
; ''Most of the States have such a
program under way, hoping to
establish a national standard”,
Wilson explained.
While in Fairbanks the men
also attended the Extension Ser
vice convention and spent a day
at the All-Alaska Chamber of
Commerce convention at Mt. Mc
Kinley Park hotel. Dr. Honsinger
expects to return to Juneau this
week.
Bartlett Asks
Public Hearing on
Freight Increase
“I submit that the people of
Alaska are entitled to a measure
of protection from Federal Mari
i time Board which they will not j
| receive without immediate hear- ■
ings,” Delegate E. L. Bartlett stat- j
ed earlier this week in calling
' upon the Federal Maritime Board
i to hold hearings without delay on
the seven and one-half percent
freight rate increase now in ef
fect on shipments to Alaska of
the Alaska Steamship Company
and Coastwise Line.
It will be recalled that the two
companies in January of this
year filed with the Board a 10
percent freight rate increase to
become effective February 10.
The ♦•-'’•iff was suspended until
V * i2 by the Board at the re
quest of Del. Bartlett and others
urging hearings before such rates
were put into effect. Later the i
companies filed a petition for per
j mission to file on not less than
] one day’s notice amendments to
rtheir existing tariffs, naming in-'
j creases not to exceed seven and j
one-half percent and cancelling
j the previous schedules naming in
creases of 10 percent. The Board
grafted the permission sought by
j the companies to apply seven and
| one-ha.. * percent increases on one
day’s i'^tice with the understand
ing that the companies would
“und- take to maintain the bur
den of proof to show that the in
creased rates are just and reason
able.”
“I oelieve,” Del. Bartlett wrote
the members of the Board, "that
the conclusion that ‘respondents
have agreed to maintain the bur
den of proof to show that the
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SUTTOH-ESKA AREA
SEEKING SCHOOL
Residents of the Sutton-Eska
areas heard a discussion relative
to obtaining a school in that sec
• tion at a public meeting spon
I sored by the Homesteader Home
; makers’ club in the Sutton Com
! munity Church on March 18.
Members of the Palmer School
Board, Superintendent of Schools
William Zahradnicek, and Coun
| cilwoman Betty Mears attended
! from Palmer.
The meeting was opened by H.
J. Holderfield who was elected
j chairman of the meeting and a
report on the results of surveys
and meetings with the school
board to date were presented by
Mrs. Marion Matheson. The sur
vey area included that from Mile
71 to Mile 54 of the Glenn high
way and all intervening residen
ces.
James Hurley, school board
member spoke to the group on
the general background of a
school and the means and meth
ods necessary in obtaining one.
Lew Hanks, also a school board
member, told the group the board
is in favor of a school in the area,
providing funds can be obtain
ed.
Superintendent Zahradmeek
| gave transportation statistics,
pointing ou^ that an average
number 70 students are transport
ed from the Sutton-Eska area to
the schools in Palmer. The fig
ure flucuates, with a high of 81
and a low of 45 being reported
an specific dates.
A question and answer period
brought out many points of in
formation relative to the acquis
ition and maintenance of a school,
and the transportation of stu
dents.
Five acres of land have been
donated by James McPherson up
on which to build a school. A
vote of thanks was given McPher
son for his generosity. Another
vote of thanks was given the sur
vey commitee for their prelim
inary work. Mrs. Edna Johnson
was secretary for the meeting.
Refreshments were served at
the close of the meeting by mem
bers of the sponsoring club. An
other meeting will be held at a
date to be announced, when fur
ther discussions will be carried
out.
Rosalind Miller
1954 IFYE Delegate
Miss Rosalind Miller of Palmer
received word last week that she
has been selected as the Alaskan
International Farm Youth Ex
change delegate for 1954. Her
foreign country has not yet been
designated, although indications
are that she will be going to Italy.
Miss Miller was notified of her
appointment by Mrs. Lydia Fohn
Hansen, home demonstration
leader for Alaska, from word re
ceived by her department from
Warren E. Schmidt, IFYE pro
ject coordinator in Silver Spring,
Maryland.
Miss Miller is a graduate of the
Palmer High School and attended
the University of Idaho before re
turning to Palmer to make her
home. She is employed in the of
fices of the U. S. Commissioner,
and Soil Conservation Service.
Quartet Plans
Special Numbers
For Minstrel Show
"The quartet has some wonder
ful numebrs this year,” Jim Hur
ley reported this week following
an audition held this weekend.
The quartet will appear in sev
! eral numbers during the Kiwan
| is 1954 minstrel show to be held
in the Palmer School gym next
1 week Friday and Saturday.
Reserved seats are selling fast,
according to members of the tick
| at committee. Various business
firms around Palmer are selling
tickets to the show and they may
j also be purchased from Kiwani
ans, or at the door. However,
:ommitteemen urge those plan
ning to attend to purchase their
tickets before the performance
night if possible, to avoid dis
appointment.
Colorful stagings are being pre
pared, along with special light
ing and regular rehearsals are in
full swing. Over 40 entertainers
! m 20 acts, will be presented this
| year, including several new num
bers and many favorites identi
| fied with a minstrel show.
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HUNDREDS EXPECTED
AT MEA MEETING
Many valuable prizes will be
; awarded Saturday evening dur
j ing the Matanuska Electric As
: sociation annual membership
! meeting to be held in the Pal
mer School gymnasium, begin
ning at 7:30 p.m. Several hun
dred members are expected to
attend.
In addition to the prizes listed
last week there will be a Dura
built travel iron from General
Electric Supply and a year’s sub
scription to The Frontiersman will
be awarded during the meeting.
All members are urged to turn
out and cast ballots for board
members and propositions. Any
member who finds he will not
be able to attend the meeting is
urged to give his proxy to a bona
fide member who will be attend
ing. Any bona fide member may
carry the proxy of not more than
three members.
DEMOCRATS PLAN
PUBLIC AFTERNOON
WITH CANDIDATES
A Sunday afternoon with Third
Division Democratic candidates
is being planned by members of
the Valley Democratic club, it
was announced this week.
Plans for the occasion were dis
cussed at the meeting held Mon
day evening. The open meeting
will be held shortly before the
primary elections are held and
include the serving of a smorgas
bord dinner.
All interested persons in the
valley are invited to attend, and
meet the candidates.
The date for the gathering is
pending on the confirmation of
an expected guest from Wash
ington, D. C., Betty Mears, club
secretary said this week. All
Third Division candidates are ex
pected to attend.
Ice in the Nenana river is re
ported to be three feet thick. The
marker has been erected for the
annual guessing contest.
CHAMBERS ENDORSE
FARM LOAN INCREASE
Delegates to the All-Alaska
• Chamber of Commerce conven
tion held at McKinley Park hotel
last week passed 14 resolutions,
heard many speakers and voted
! to establish an Alaska advisory
council of 12 members to offer
their services to the governor,
secretary of the interior, and di
rector of territories.
Among other resolutions ap
proved by the group was one call
ing for an increase of $300,000 in
1 territorial appropriations for the
farm loan program.
Tormod Bye of Seward was
elected president of the All-Alas
ka Chamber, who later told
members he plans to make a trip
to all of the 15 member Cham
bers in the near future.
The next meeting of the group
’ will be held at McKinley Park
j hotel November 4, 5, and 6.
SECOND PUBLIC HEALTH
NURSE ARRIVES FOR
MATANUSKA VALLEY
Miss Jeanne Schaver, whose
: home is in Detroit, Michigan, ar
| rived in Palmer this morning to
take up her new duties as Public
i Health nurse in the Matanuska
'Valley region. She will be assist
ing Miss Dolores Mattila, PHN,
who has been in Palmer more
than a year.
Miss Schaver has worked in
; Alaska before. Her first Alaskan
work was on the M. V. Health,
maintained at one time by the
Department of Health in the Al
eutian Island, Kodiak, and Bering
Sea areas where she spent two
seasons.
She has recently completed ad
vance schooling at the Loyola
University in Chicago.
PORTLAND CHAMBER
TO VISIT PALMER
A delegation from the Portland
Chamber of Commerce will ar
rive in Alaska April 17 and re
main until May 1. Their itinerary
[will include a visit to Palmer,
tentatively planned around April
22.
PUBLIC INVITED
TO JCIN LOCAL
RECREATION COUNCIL
Membership in the newly form
| ed Palmer Area Recreation Coun
j cil will be open to all interested
persons, it was announced this
week following a general meet
ing held March 30.
Questionnaires are being dis
tributed throughout the Palmer
schools, from the 12th grade down
to the fourth, in an effort to de
termine recreation activities pre
ferred by valley youth. The ques
tionnaires will be used to help
plan with the youth for recreation,
programs and facilities.
All individuals interested in
joining the Council are urged to
contact their group representa
tive who will have membership
tickets for sale. Tickets will be
available to representatives at the
office of The Frontiersman on or
after April. 5. Representatives are
urged to pick up their needed
amounts of tickets as soon as pos
sible. Yearly dues will be $1.00,
for either adult or student mem
bership. The Council hopes for
a wide-range membership.
On April 29 there will be an
other general membership meet
ing, at which time 15 board mem
bers will be elected. Following
| their election, board members will
i elect officers from this group to
serve for the following term.
V. A. OFFICIAL
TO VISIT FRIDAY;
ALL VETS INVITED
Ernest E. Lincoln, Veterans Ad
ministration representative, will
be in Palmer at the American
Legion building Friday, April 2,
at 8 p.m., Robert Johns, com
mander of Post No. 15 announced
today.
All veterans in the Palmer
Wasilla area are invited to attend
the meeting. Lincoln will discuss
any or all phases of the veterans
administration that will be of in
terest to the veterans in this vic
inity.
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