City Council Notes
Inasmuch as the Chugiak Vo!
unteer Fire Co., Inc. is “in £
state of internal disruption”, ac
cording to a letter received bj
Acting Mayor Betty Mears, coun
cil members directed Fire Chiei
Joseph Gallant to pick up the
city-owned fire truck now or
.loan to that community. The de
cision to recall the truck was
reached when members learned
through the letter that insurance
on the truck has been permitted
to lapse and members decided for
the protection of the City of Pal
mer the truck should be repos
sessed. If the fire company re
organizes and can show respon
sibiltiy, the loan of the truck will
be reconsidered, it was stated.
* * *
A discussion of the city's com
prehensive insurance coverage
brought out the consideration of
purchasing city insurance through
bids. The present policy expires
the latter part of September and
will be extended until January 1.
In the meantime the matter of
calling for bids on insurance will
Toe given further consideration.
* * *
A wire of acceptance was read
from Franklin R. Connally of Ma
con, Georgia, whose application
for the position of city clerk was
■accepted last week, contingent
capon references.
* * *
Committees from the Matanus
.ka Valley Airmens Association
and the Matanuska Valley Cham
to meet with city council mem
beis to further discussions on the
-acquisition of the Palmer Airport.
* * *
Books on buildings, building
codes, and structural information
.have arrived from the Pacific
Coast Building Officials Confer
ence and may be seen for refer
ences in the office of the city
clerk.
* * *
Authorization to purchase fire
fighting equipment and protec
tive clothing for volunteer fire
fighters was given by the council
to Fire Chief Gallant. The pur
chase will include boots, coats,
pants, mits, a first aid kit, and a
hose nozzle. By motion the ap
pointment of men 18-21 years of
age was approved for work with
the volunteer fire fighters, such
dutjes not to include driving
trucks or hazardous work.
* * *
The Public Health and Welfare
committee reported that through
cooperation of Dr. Richard Wash
burn of the Experiment Station,
the dump area was sprayed with
an insecticide in an effort to con
trol flies. Acting Mayor Mears
asked members of the committee
to make a study of the cost of
operating the city dump during
the past six months. “It may
show that the purchase of land
for sanitary fill would be more
economical”, she pointed out.
Police Chief Bernard Bouwens
•was authorized to hire necessary
additional police during the Ma
tar.uska Valley Fair. Fire Chief
Gallant was authorized to name
volunteer fire fighters to stand
by during the fireworks display
on Sunday night of the fair.
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Telephone lines will be run to |
the fairgrounds for Army use, ;
and radio station KBYR, the lat- j
ter who are planning coverage of i
fair activities. Members of the ;
telephone committee reported I
work is progressing on the chan
ge overs and that telephone lines
in the Co-Op area are now in the
change-over status.
* * *
Charles Tryck, Anchorage en
gineer, will attend the September
7 council meeting and make rec
ommendations on assessments
for the sewer project including a
break-down on several sample
lots showing how much it would
cost each property owner. His in
formation will be given prior to
a public meeting to be held be
fore the October 5 election, at
which time the sewer proposals
will be presented to the voters.
* * *
Ordinance No. 56 was read and
passed calling for and providing
for special bond election pertain
ing to the sewer election.
* * *
Amendments to Health Qrdin-1
ance No. 45, were read and ap
proved by council members, es
tablishing qualifications, duties
and powers of the health officer
and other minor changes.
* * *
The United Protestant Church j
will be notified by letter that I
the city will make every effort :
to provide additional parking
area near the churches. Although
the city plat shows a 60-foot
street in the area the church had ,
requested be widened, council ■
members felt deeds will have to j
be checked before additional road j
building is started.
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!
The purchase of a D-10 ditto
machine was authorized for the
city clerk’s office.
i unanes w. wusons resignation
' from the city planning commis
i sion was reported by Acting May
or Mears, and the subsequent
election of Ralph Moore as re
! placement was announced.
* * *
Council members will meet as
a board of equalization on Thurs
day of this week. Lack of quorum
prevented final equalization work
at previous meetings.
* * *
Bills approved for payment
were as follows: City of Anchor
age, $27.71; Valley Excavating
Co., $67; H. D. Hayes Excavating
Co.. $75; Kay Pippel Insurance,
S407.58; Clarence Waldrum, S94.
09; Tony Covieh. $104: John O'
Malley, $50; James Gibson, $50.
56; Jack C. Land. $123.50: Gerald
McNally, $100; E. A. Boicourt,
$26.25: Joe Lover, $60, and Joe
Lover, $15. Total $1,200.69.
* * *
Next regular city council meet
ing will be held in the city clerk’s
office Tuesday, September 14 at
7:30 p.m.
Officials Predict—
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Romney Burke will demonstrate
the shaping of a Swedish tea ring,
cinnamon buns and queen tarts.
At 2 p.m. Lila Hoskins will dem
onstrate corn bread, followed by
Micheal Kleinbach who will show
interesting variations in the shap
ing of rolls. At 3:30 p.m. Muriel
Hanks will show and tell how she
makes gingerbread.
Joan Kleinbach and Joyce Kris
tie, as a team, will show and give
! the meaning of pattern symbols.
, ine last demonstration on Satur
: day will be given by Vadney
| Bledsoe on making a chicken
waterer.
Monday’s demonstrations will
begin at the same 1 p.m. hour
when Leann Westgate will dem
onstrate appropriate seams. Le
ann’s demonstration will be fol
lowed by two 4-H‘ers wrho have
done excellent clothing projects,
Dorothy Hoffman and Annette
Sawby. The two girls will show
and tell some wrorthw’hile cloth
ing practices. Ida Hoskins and
Evelyn Cook will demonstrate the j
making of parker house rolls. It !
will be remembered from last
year that these two girls as a
team made excellent drop cookies
Now', a year later, as third year j
bakers, they are bread and roll I
demonstrators. Betty Schaefer
will demonstrate the modern way
of making pattern symbols. j
Two brothers, Elmer and Way
ne McDonald will be the last |
demonstrators on Monday. Elmer 1
will show angel food cake and j
Wayne, nut bread. Be sure to in- :
elude on your Fair itinerary a
4-H demonstration or two, offic
ials urged. Four-H’ers will be glad
wciuuiuc >uu m meir own <±-n
building. Extensive work has
been done on the building to
make it bright and attractive.
Livestock
Livestock exhibits will include
a herd of registered Jersey cattle,
holsteins, guernseys and other
cattle, along with rabbits, chick
ens, ducks, geese, and all the farm
animals so typical of a rural area.
Handicrafts
Needlework displays will draw
admiration from those attending
this big exhibit. In this division
exhibits will be excepted on Fri
day from 2 to 9 p.m. with judging
slated for Saturday from 9 a.m.
to 1 p-m. Karla Duff is superin
tendent of the division, assisted
by Vera Hayes, Bess John, Nina
Stock and Jean Johnson, enter
ing committee. In the thrift and
homemaking section Midge Hud
gins is superintendent,* assisted
by Grace Black who will handle
entries. Judges for the division
will be Mrs. Bill Bittner and Mrs.
_
Exalted Ruler John
Reed presents check
for SI,475.30 to Ed
Smith, emergency
March of Dimes fund
official. Looking on
are Elks, Clair Stock
(next to Reed) and
Harold Dunn. The
check represents a
total net from a
smorgasbord - dance
sponsored for the em
ergency fund cam
paign by Palmer
R P.O Elks on Aug
ust. 28.
I I. M. C. Anderson, both of Anch
' orage and Mrs. Thelka Mielke
and Mrs. Lois Winegarner of Pal
mer. All needlework and handi
] craft exhibits will be found in ,
I Quonset No. 10.
An interesting exhibit is plan- i
I ned by Mrs. Mary Schlesinger of
: the Butte area. Her display will
I consist of two model homes, one j
i depicting the houses of old, the ;
other a modern type home. The !
interesting point of the display is i
that they will be made entirely i
of candy.
Inlet Potters of Anchorage plan
a display of their ceramic and ,
pottery work, and many commer- I
cial displays will be seen, offered
by merchants of the valley and ;
Anchorage areas.
Literally there will be thou- ;
sands of items on display during
the three day fair, and along
vith the varied program f0r enter
tainment and the many conces- !
sions, games, rides and special
events, will team up to make this ’
the most successful Matanuska
Valley Fair ever held.
! ...
FOREST SERVICE HAS
EXHIBIT BUILDING
Members of the Palmer Fire
Guard Station have completed
: their attractive peeled-log exhib
ition building at the fairgrounds
and will be on hand to greet
visiting fair-goers this week end.
The 14-by 21-foot log structure
will house exhibits of the fire
control and forest service, along
with conservation and fire control
method exhibits. An exhibition of
MTA INFORMATION
AVAILABLE AT FAIR
Providing a means whereby in
formation on the Matanuska Tele
phone Association will be acces
sible to people o*' the entire val
ley area, the Extension Service
is cooperating to provide space
in their exhibition area where
MTA members will supply infor
mation and answer questions per
taining to the MTA system which
is coming into the valley within
the next year.
The modern dial system plan
ned for the valley area will covef
the Chugiak, Butte, Palmer,
Wasilla and Sutton districts. At
the present time officials do not
anticipate on toll charges for calls
made within the system, so in the
not to dim future, phone calls
from and to any one of these dis
tricts will be possible, all without
going through a toll exchange.
Within the next two weeks it
is anticipated that everyone will
be contacted in the various towns.
Membership blanks will be avail
able at the fair, and equity stock
may be purchased. Membership
and equity stock may also be
obtained at the Extension Service
office in the Legion building.
equipment a vacationer should
take along into the forest is plan
ned. Bill Adams, fire control aid,
is in charge of the local Bureau
of Land Management, Division of
Forestry fire guard station.
Miss Stephanie Sobczak return
ed from the University of Hawaii
last Thursday. Miss Sobzcak, tea
cher in the Palmer School system,
i spent much of her summer vaca
tion in Hawaii where she took
, special courses at the university.
Mrs. Joy Riddle, mother of
Betty Jo Riddle of Palmer, re
turned to her home last week
following a visit with her daugh
ter.
Our dry cleanir.g service means
much more than just the use of
good solvents. From cleaning
to pressing—your clothes get
personal attention.
Best Wishes to the
Matanuska Valley
Fair
BROWN’S SHOP
ONE CASE OF POLIO
REPORTED THIS WEEK
One new case of polio was re
ported in the valley this week,
according to Dr. C. C. Bailey, city
health officer. The case was re
ported as non-paralytic, affecting
a 15-year-old girl living south of
Palmer. Forty-nine inoculations
of gamma globulin were given
this week by local physicians.
GOOD LIVE MUSIC
Sat. Night — Sept. 4
FOR THE HOLIDAYS
V-Bar
ALASKA LINE
SAILINGS
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PASSENGER SERVICE
FROM SEWARD
S. S. Aleutian
Tues., Sept. 7
Cordova
Juneau
Ketchikan
Seattle
S. S. Baranof
Thurs-, Sept. 9
Valdez
Juneau
Ketchikan
Seattle
FREIGHT SERVICE
FROM SEATTLE
Every Wednesday—
for Valdez and Seward
Chena Wed.. Sept. 15
Iliamna Wed., Sept. 22
FOR INFORMATION
Alaska Concrete Products Co.
Box 97
ANCHORAGE
fTfff
Elmendorf Road
Concrete Block
FOR BASEMENTS - FOR FARM BUILDINGS - FOR HOMES
Concrete Pipe
FOR SEWERS - FOR DRAINS - FOR WELL CASINGS
IdJe GaVuf in Stock Many Suildiny MatesUaLi
• PORTLAND CEMENT - MASONRY CEMENT-LIME
• ROMAN BRICK - NORMAN BRICK - FIRE BRICK
• FLUE LINING - CHIMNEY BLOCK - HEATFORMS
• WHITE CEMENT - WATERPROOFING
• K-WEB BLOCK REINFORCING
MASONRY CONSTRUCTION IS GOOD CONSTRUCTION FOR ALASKA
IT IS SPEEDY — DURABLE — ECONOMICAL — FIRESAFE
BUILD WITH BLOCK
VISITING ELKS
MAKE THE PALMER ELKS HALL YOUR HEADQUARTERS
WHILE VISITING THE FAIR-OPEN DAY AND NIGHT