The Frontiersman
PUBLISHED IN THE INTERESTS OF THE MATANUSKA VALLEY
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
TRY ONE NEXT WEEK
VOLUME 7. NUMBER 10
PALMER. ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 25. 1953
PRICE TEN CENTS
TWO ESCAPE INJURY I
WHEN TRAILER VAN I
OVER TURNS ON HILL
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A truck driver and his assistant c
narrowly escaped serious injur- I
ies at 5:30 last evening when the I
truck in which they were riding
tipped over near the curve at t
Chiekaloon bridge.
B. J. Langford of Great Falls,
Montana, driver, told Territorial *
Police that an oncoming car
failed to dim his lights and in £
trying to slow down, the trailer
skidded on the icy road, swung
out over the bank and pulled the c
tractor section over, landing up- ‘
side down after about a 12-foot (
drop. Neither the driver or James 1
Dodd, relief driver and also of l
Great Falls, were injured in the J
accident.
According to territorial police ‘
the truck', owned by North Am- 1
erican Van Line, was a total loss.
However, the cargo of household
goods was not believed to have :
been extensively damaged.
The men were driven to Alpine
Inn and later returned to spend
the night at the accident scene. 1
Over 500 View
Annual Variety Show
Ove?; 500 persons attended the
secpifd annual Variety Show
sponsored by St. Michael’s Cath
olic Church on November 24 in
the Valley ^heatre. Eight lucky
attenders went home as owners
of plump turkeys for their
Thanksgiving dinners.
Shirley LaDeen, acrobatic dan
cer, proved to be one of the
favorite artists who appeared on
the program. The professional
cancer has toured the Orient and
i
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appeared, in Las V^gas, nighL 1
clubs, on TV shows in California*'
and with Spike Jones.
Also well received was J. Win- 1
fred Curry, organist. His many
organ selections so pleased his
audience that he was called back
for an encore. Among favorites
presented were “White Christ
mas” and “Star Dust. Mr. Curry is
now playing at the Jade Room
in Anchorage and was formerly
organist at the Golden Gate
Theatre in San Francisco.
“The Trailsmen,” currently ap
pearing at the T & T Sourdough
in Palmer, presented a full pro
gram of popular Western music.
Appearing with them was Norma
Beal, who played the bass viol ■
and offered songs. Accordian
solos presented from the group i
were well received.
Bill Loffton of the L & J Music
Store in Anchorage acted as j
master-of-ceremonies and kept
the show going at a pleasing pace.
Milt Johnson, violinist, enter
tained with several violin selec
tions on a standard size violin and
then played one of the world’s
smallest violins from Czechoslo
vakia. “Turkey in the Straw”
drew heavy applause for Johnson
who has toured the States with
name bands including Carl Sands
and Bob Berry.
Turkey winners were: Delbert
.Anderson, Donald Dodds, Henry
Liebing, Esther Bruckbauer,
Mary Cullison, Bob Barton, Jas
per Skok, M. K. Wooten, Ruth
Peterson and M. J. Slaughter. The
turkeys may be picked up at the
North Palmer store ,it was an
nounced.
“Following the show Mr. and
Mrs. Neal Wright held a recep
tion for the entertainers in their
home.
Guaranteed
TV & RADIO
Repairs
Antenna Installations
Polar Electronic
Sales & Service Inc.
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COMPLETELY EQUIPPED
SERVICE DEPARTMENT
IN OLD ACS OFFICE
NEAL WRIGHT BLDG.
(IWANIS CLUB
MARKS 4TH YEAR
More than 60 members and
uests attended the fourth annual
harter night dinner held by. the :
'aimer Kiwanis Club in Moose
fall the evening of November 21.
Evander Smith, president of
he Anchorage Kiwanis Club,
nought greetings from that club,
'he Anchorage Club were spon
ors of the Palmer group and
ook part in ceremonies at the
irst charter night dinner held
ieptember 17, 1949.
Keith Walker was formally in
iucted into the Palmer club in
: ceremony conducted by John
lorsuch of the Anchorage club,
in interesting part of the pro
;ram was the introduction by
Charles Wilson of charter mem
jers who are still active in the
:lub. These members are: James
F. Hurley, James Wilson, Charles
Vilson, Foster Sims, Lloyd Sev
irns and William Zahradnicek.
tfr. Wilson also reviewed activ
ties of the local club during the
>ast year.
Following the dinner games
ind dancing were enjoyed. Speci
ilty numbers were presented by
Dolores Mattila and Norman
lousey during the evening.
H. G. Hodgson, Ed Smith, Dick
rones and Jim Hurley were
nembers of the charter night
lommittee. Decorations and the
jrogram committees were made
ip of Eloise Smiili, Ruth Hodg
;on, Gladys Jones and Dorothy
iurlev.
Returns Begin On
Health Seal Sales
Nearly all persons in the Val
ey this week received envelopes
:ontaining Christmas seals and
;smr 6T these "ha v’fe already mail
ed their contributions to the 47th
innual Christmas seal sale chair
nan Mrs. Gene Kirsch.
According to the letter accom
panying the seals 703 new cases
pf active tuberculosis were re
ported to the U. S. Public Health
service from Alaska during 1952.
The new-case rate in Alaska
per 100,000 populuation is 546.5,
pompared to the national rate of
put 54.6. '‘These figures show that
there are ten times more new
pases in Alaska than anywhere in
the United States.
Although the territorial asso
ciation receives approximately
:hree-quarters of the funds rais
ed in each community, much of
the balance remains in the local
ity in which it is raised and is
ased in case finding through X
rays and assistance in home-care
programs.
One third of the funds received
by the territory assist various
tuberculosis cases and to spon
sor mental health and vocational
rehabilitation consultation pro
grams.
Those v/ho have not yet re
ceived seals may contact Mrs.
Kirsch or purchase them at the
agencies connected with handling
local post office.
MOTORISTS CAUTIONED
ON ROAD CONDITIONS
Snow and icy conditions on
roads and highways through
out the majority of the territ
ory call for cautious driving,
officials of the Alaska Road
Commission warned this week.
The Seward highway is slip
pery and motorists have been
advised to use chains when
ever necessary.
TRAVELING
ANY PLACE?
See • • •
WRIGHT’S TRAVEL
AGENCY
Bert’s Crag Store
A PRECIOUS HERITAGE
Thanksgiving Day is truly an American
Day — a happy day of friendly gather
ings and feasting, of church-going, of
enjoying the bounties of our land and
thanking God that we can enjoy them.. .
What a lucky people we are! . . .
MAKE RESERVATIONS
FOR HOLIDAY CALLS
Holiday hours will be ob
served Thanksgiving day at
the local Alaska Communica
tion System office Sergeant
William Kelleigh announced
this week. The office will be
open for business between the
hours of 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Sgt. Kelleigh recommended
that those planning to place
overseas call^, during the holi
day make reservations. All
telephone users who have
charge accounts may put calls
through any hour of the day
or night—all other calls will
have to be made at the office
during the above mentioned
hours. Only emergency mes
sages are exceptions.
Time for Christmas calls to
the States should also be re
served. Sgt. Kelleigh said. If
appointments are set in ad
vance, Stateside calls go thro
ugh much faster and many
disappointments are avoided,
he pointed out.
HOLIDAY MUSIC TO BE
PRESENTED DURING
SPECIAL SERVICES
Thanksgiving services will be
held this evening at the United
Protestant Church, beginning at
8 p.m.
The annual community Thanks
giving services are being spon
sored by the local Ministerial
Association and various churches
of the Valley will participate. The
public is invited to attend.
Thanksgiving music will be
furnished by members of the
church choir and soloist, John
Hurt.
Chaplain Carl D. Moorhead ol
Fort Richardson will be speaker
for the evening service and pas
tors of the participating churches
will take part in the service. The
community has been extended a
cordial invitation to attend the
annual union services.
On Thanksgiving morning St
John’s Lutheran Church and St
Michael’s Catholic^ Church will
hold special Thanksgiving ser
vices.
Rev. Edward Imme of St.
John’s will deliver a holiday ser
mon and members of the church
choir will present holiday music.
A ten o’clock Mass and Bene
diction will be said by Rev. Ray
mond Mosey of St. Michael’s. Ap
propriate holiday music will be
presented by members of the
choir.
BUTTE FIREMEN TO
INSURE FIRE TRUCK
Members of the Butte Fire As
sociation board of directors held
a meeting in the office of Jirr
Hurley today for the purpose oJ
making arrangements for the
purchase of insurance for the
fire truck that is to be loaned tc
the association by the City ol
Palmer. The association hopes tc
accept the truck sometime nex1
week.
Gity Council
Votes Continued
Telephone Expansion
Members of the City Council
learned last night that their
joint-pole use agreement with
the Matanuska Electric Associa
tion had been returned without
action from Washington, D. C.
where REA officials had been
studying the agreement. The
j agreement is being sent lb the
i MEA for revision, the letter stat
j ed.
i Discussions centering around
| the inability of the City to con
1 tinue with the rehabilitation pro
gram in the city because of the
lack of a joint pole agreement
; with the MEA prompted serious
I consideration by council members
! to purchase the needed poles and
1 erect them where necessary
| throughout the city. The sugges
i tion was made that heavy poles
| be purchased suitable for hang
' ing electric lines and the commit
| tee was asked to investigate the
availability of such poles.
Councilman Parker Lester,
: chairman of the telephone com
mittee, told members that the
new switch board is nearly ready
for operation. Lacking, is a leng
th of necessary cable. Lester was
authorized by the council to ne
gotiate for additional field wire
for the rehabilitation program in
progress and to investigate the
completion of the new board.
Budget reports were discussed,
following presentation by Wil
liam Zahradnicek of the budget
and finance committee. These re
ports were turned over to Mayor
Don McKechnie for study.
City Fire Chief Joseph Gallant
appeared before the Council and
asked for a decision on the num
ber of fire trucks to be taken on
fire calls outside city limits. The
Council went on record as auth
orizing the use of one truck only
on fire calls outside city limits.
The question was brought about
by a fire call this past Sunday
when both trucks were taken out
side the limits, leaving only the
Civil Defense Jeep truck for city
protection.
In answer to three questions
put before the city council by
the Matanuska Telephone Asso
ciation, council members went on
record with the following an
swers: Question: Is the City of
Palmer willing to sell the city
telephone system. Answer: Yes.
Question: Would the City of Pal
1 mer sell the telephone system al
a price set by a disinterested
party? Answer: No. Question
Will MTA be able to get a fran
chise in the city? Answer: Coun
cil willing to call for an election
to decide the question.
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WRANGELL GETS
17-MILL TAX
Wrangell’s municipal tax rate
has been reset by the new city
council at 17 mills, the rate ir
effect the past several years.
CHRISTMAS PARTY
PUNS PROGRESSING
Several names have been added >
to the list of merchants and par-!
ticipants who will be contacted
for contributions to the annual
community Christmas party for
all Valley children members of
Beta Sigma Phi announced this
week.
Members of the sorority are
this year taking over the contact
ing end of the big party, and have
started calling on merchants for
their annual contributions. Sev
eral local organizations have no
tified the group that they have
voted funds for their share in
the support of the party, and
members this week announced
their pleasure at the immediate
response being shown by the en
tire Valley.
A1 Hagen announced this week
that he will again donate the
use of the Valley Theatre and
that a program of comedy films
will be arranged for the party
scheduled for Thursday after
noon December 24, beginning at
2 p.m.
All merchants, organizations
and individuals who contribute to
the fund wTill have their names
enscribed on an appropriate scroll
being prepared by the sorority,
it was announced.
YOUTH FOR CHRIST
GROUP PLANNING
ANNUAL BANQUET
Members of the Palmer Youth
| for Christ organization are plan
i ning their second annual semi
i formal banquet to be held Satur
; day evening, December 12 in the
! basement of the United Protes
j tant Church.
Chairman for the affair is
: Jesse Mark who has announced
; John Gillespie as guest speaker
| for the evening. Women of the
j Chiirch of God parish yyiU sqrve
! a turkey dinner, beginning at
6:30 and tickets may be obtained
i at $2 each from members of the
organization council.
Following the dinner an enter
| tainment program will be pre
I sented.
NAVY TO WELGOME
MANY PALMERITES
The Naval Station at Kodiak
| is ready to welcome the nearly
j 50 visitors from Palmer who arc
expected to arrive about noon on
1 the Friday after Thanksgiving,
j Beginning with lunch in the
; Navy Mess Hall immediately
after arrival, the Palmerites wili
be kept busy during their entire
visit, the highlights of which will
be the games the Palmer High
School basketball team will play
with the Naval Station High, and
the Kodiak Town High Schools.
Among those things planned
for the visitors from Palmer wil’
be a conducted tour of the Nava^
Station, also a tour of the town
of Kodiak, and a dance after the
games Saturday night.
VALLEY GETS TWO
INCHES OF SNOW
The Valley’s first real snow
storm of the season fell yester
day, leaving approximately twe
inches of white cover for the
coming holiday. Although the
roads were slick, no local acci
dents were reported as a resuli
of the storm.
EFFECTIVE DECEMBER I, 1953
;! \
Ordinance No. 38
Establishing traffic regulations and rules
ij; governing the movement of traffic and defin
/ ing traffic terms and creating parking areas
and speed limits and for other purposes.
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WILL BECOME EF
;i FECTIVE DECEMBER 1, 1953 IN THE CITY OF
: PALMER AND WARNING TICKETS WILL BE
i ISSUED THROUGH DECEMBER 10, 1953 TO
OFFENDERS.
AFTER DECEMBER 10, 1953, FINES WILL
BE COLLECTED.
Ordinance available for inspection at the
office of the City Clerk.
CITY OF PALMER POLICE DEPARTMENT
NEW TAX COLLECTION
PROCEDURE TO
BEGIN DECEMBER 15
The first reading of the new
city ordinance providing for the
levying of a real and personal
property tax for school and muni
cipal purposes was conducted by
City Attorney John Shaw with
revisions made by council mem
bers at last night’s meeting.
The new ordinance will give
the City of Palmer authority to
make tax collections within city
j limits and will vary only in parts
j from the present system of col
lection used by the school dis
I trict. The school district area
; taxes will continue to be collected
; in the same manner as has been
I employed.
The following time table will
explain the procedure to be used
i by the city for the tax assessment
; and payments.
December 15: Individual as
sessment forms will be sent out
by the assessor. January 1: All
j property will be assessed and
I valued as of this date. February
1: Individual assessment returns
: due in assessor’s office. (This is
also the last day for payment of
previous years taxes) March 15:
Assessment notices mailed by as
sessor. April (Last Wednesday of
month): Equilization meetings be
gin. May 1 (At first city council
meeting) Assessment roll deliver
ed. School budget delivered. Tax
rate set. June 1: All tax bills sent
out. August 2: Tax is delinquent
for first installment. February 2:
Tax is delinquent for second in
stallment.
Additional information on the
new ordinance will appear in
future issues of The Frontiers
man.
NEW BULLETIN FEATURES
ALASKA POTATOES
A new bulletin, “Favorite Re
cipes for Potatoes” is now avail
able at the Extension Service of
fice, Marylou Rideout, home dem
onstration agent announced this
week. Also available is a supply
of unusual potato recipes, includ
ing Spanish Potatoes, which is
reprinted below, and imitation
French fried potatoes and potato
candy. These bulletins are free
and may be had by requesting
copies at the Extension Service
office.
Fry in shallow fat until brown,
one tablespoon minced onion, two
tablespoons chopped green pep
per, two tablespoons diced pimen
to. Cook two cups diced Alaska
potatoes with one teaspoon salt.
When done drain and add one
half cup chopped ham or ham
scraps, blend in fried onions, pep
pers and pimento, and cook until
heated through.
BUSINESS MEN INVITED
TO COUNCIL MEETING
All business men in the city
will be invited to attend the
next regular city council meet
ing to be held in the office of
the city clerk Tuesday night,
December 1 for the purpose of
discussing the present city
sales tax and business license
ordinances. Proposed changes
will also be discussed.