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you wouldn't be paying if you
hadn t made so much money
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The Frontiersman
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF THE MATANUSKA VALLEY
) C I E T Y 9
VOLUME 14, NUMBER 30
PALMER, ALASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 19. 1962
TWELVE PAGES
PRICE 15 CENTS
Reporters—
AiaieMoak
Miles France of Palmer solo
ed this past Sunday at the Pal
mer Airport in his J-5 that he
recently purchased from Har
lan Hamilton. Hamilton recent
ly purchased a Super Cub 125.
Rene Neilsen was flight in
structor for France.
* * *
“Buddy” Woods recently pur
chased a Cessna 180 and is now
at work building two hangars
at the airport.
* * ♦
Woody Woods last Friday at
tended a business and educa
tional conference of Mutual
New York’s National Field
Club, a sales-honor organiza
tion, held in Los Angeles. The
conference was held for two
days at the Ambassador Hotel
in that city.
* * *
Jerald L. Wright, equipment
operator third class, USN, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Wright
of Wasilla is serving with Mo
bile Construction Battalion
Five which returned to the Na
val Center at Port Huename,
California last week after a
tour of duty on Okinawa.
* * *
Sergeant Paul S. McGiboney
of Palmer was a member of
the U. S. Army, Alaska Ad
vanced Marksmanship Unit at
Fort Richardson which recent
ly returned with three team
trophies and 13 individual
awards from the Fourth An
nual Interservice Pistol Cham
pionships at Lackland Air
Force Base.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Ethan Peay
returned to Palmer following a
visit to Utah. Returning with
them were Mrs. Marinda Dur
rant, mother of Stewart Dur
rant of Palmer and Mrs, Clara
Chadwick, mother of Mrs. Hel
en Beal, also of Palmer. This
was the first' time either of
the women had fl*wn in a
plane and it also is their first
visit to Alaska.
* * *
Robert W. Gershmel, para
chute rigger, third class,
USN, son of Harold Gershmel of
Star Route, Palmer, is serving
with Training Squadron 29 at
the Naval Air Station, Corpus
Christi, Texas. The squadron
instructs Navy student pilots
and officers in airborne navi
gation.
* * *
Marine Lance, Cpl. Larry
Ulrich, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Harley E. Ulrich of Wasilla
was graduated April 5 from
Aviation Machinist’s Mate
School at the Naval Air Tech
nical Training Center, Mem
phis, Tennessee. Ulrich enter
ed the service in February,
1960. Completion of the course
qualifies him for duties with
the aviation branch of the Mar
ine Corps.
* * *
Among Washington, D. C.
visitors last week who called
.upon the Alaska delegation
•were Alan G. Horton and Cole
E. McFarland, manager and as
sistant manager of Evan-Jones
Coal Company.
* • *
William J. Boyd, aviation
structural mechanic third class,
USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam
A. Boyd of Palmer is serving
with Heavy Attack Squadron
Eight which departed for the
Far East April 6, aboard the
aircraft carrier USS Midway
from Alameda, California. In
addition to operating as a unit
of the Seventh Fleet in the
Western Pacific, the squadron
is scheduled to visit ports in
Japan and the Philippines.
Valley Cleaners
Across from Piggly Wiggly
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DRY CLEANING
also
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on many items
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Home Rule Charter Provides Changes
Public Hearing
Set for May 8
Residents of the City of Pal
mer were this week requested
to study the proposed Home
Rule Charter which is publish
ed elsewhere in this edition of
The Frontiersman.
The charter, prepared by the
City Charter Commission, fol
lows quite closely one adopted
by the City of Anchorage and
provides for the complete gov
ernment of the city.
“Montana Red” Shy
Dies Here After
Lengthy Illness
Graveside services were con
ducted this morning at the Pal
mer Cemetery for Charles
“Montana Red” Shy, 86, who
died at Valley Presbyterian
Hospital April 18 after a leng
thy illness. Services were con
ducted by the Palmer Loyal
Order of Moose.
“Montana Red”, as he was
known for many years, had
been a resident of Alaska since
1942 and for several years was
employed bythe Alaska Road
; Commission. He made his home
at Malemute Ranch, at approxi
mately Mile 122 on the Alaska
Railroad and with his partner
Sam Wanner had for many
years operated a trapline.
Among the many scars car
ried by Montana, were burn
marks on his face, received
many years ago w'hen he at
tempted to rescue members of
he Erv Lozier family who were
trapped in a burning buildmr
in Palmer. His body carried
bullet scars received during an
earlier period of his life in
Montana.
The son of one of the Yonger
Brothers, Montana Red is sur
vived by one sister and it is
believed there mav be another
sister and a brother still liv
ing.
Funeral arrangements were
made by the Palmer Funeral
Chapel.
A public hearing will be
held at 8 p.m. on Wednesday.
May 2 in Central gymnasium
at which time persons having
objections to any section of
the proposed Charter will be
given an opportunity for dis
cussion. Mayor Bill Miller
pointed out that changes may
be made in the Charter, fol
lowing the hearing.
On June 5 a special election
will be held in Palmer at which
time qualified voters will be
asked to approve the Charter.
Polls will be open from 8 a.m.
until 8 p.m. in Central gym
nasium.
Because of interest being
shown in the Charter, it is an
ticipated that there will be a
good turn-out at the public
hearing, and again in June
when the Charter is presented
for approval.
Among major changes in the
city government is a change in
the term of office of the mayor
and councilmen. The charter
provides that the council shall
consist of the mayor and six
councilmen, to be elected from
the city at large and the term
of office of each shall be for
three years. In addition the
charter provides for the hiring
of a city manager, to be ap
pointed by the Council. The
city manager is to be chosen
solely on *' „ basis of his dem
onstrated a>*...inistrative qual
ifications, with particular em
phasis on his training and ex
perience as a professional
municipal administrator.
WOMEN VOTERS WILL
DISCUSS CITY CHARTER
The proposed city charter
will be the topic for discussion
at the April 23 meeting of the
Palmer League of Women Vo
ters. Members are urged to j
read the charter which has [
been printed in full in this is- j
sue of The Frontiersman before 1
attending the meeting which
will be held at 8 p.m. at the
home of Mrs. Merrit Long.
Memorial Service
To Be Held April 21
For T. A. Moyer
Funeral services are pending
for Thomas A Moyer, retired
minister, who died suddenly at
his home last night, April 18,
of an apparent heart attack.
Born October 4, 1889, in Cal
donia, Michigan, Rev. Moyer
had been a resident of Alaska
since 1949, having come here
from Michigan.
Rev. Moyer was a U. S. Navy
veteran, having served from
1909-1913 and again from 1917
1921. In 1916 he was married to
Elsie Isabell Hawkes who died
in 1945. He entered the min
istry of the Evangelical Church
in Michigan in 1921, serving 26
years in active service in the
Michigan Conference of that
church before retiring in 1947.
He moved from Michigan to
Palmer in 1948 where he re
sided until the time of his
death. In 1949 he married Mar
garet Pearl Martin Harder.
While making his home in
Palmer Rev. Moyer was active
in the Church of God, holding
the office of treasurer for many
years and also serving on the
Board of Trustees and on oc
casion, filling the pulpit. He
was an active member of Mat
anuska Valey American Legion
Post 15; Veterans of World
War I. and was editor of sev
eral early publications in the
Matanuska Valley, including
the Matanuska Valley Record,
Alaska Record, and others. At
one time he served as Scout
master and w’as member of
the Boy Scout C&mmittee for
tw'o years. Rev. Moyer was
well-known as a philatelist and
he received numerous awards
for his stamp collection.
He is survived by his wid
ow at Palmer, his son Donn j
Moyer in California, a brother,
Frank Moyer in Michigan and
a step-son, J. C. Harder of
Long View, Texas.
A memorial service will be
seld at 3 p.m., Saturday, April
21, in the Church of God in Pal- \
mer, following which the body;
will be shipped to Michigan
for interment. The Anchorage
Funeral Chapel is in charge
Power Generation
Problem Unsolved
“For two years we have beer
trying to stabilize the genera
tion picture in our area,’’ saic
Mason LaZelle. Matanusk;
Electric Association manager
“and the situation had been tc
the point of agreement wher
REA officials visited here las
week.
LaZelle. speaking before the
April 18 meeting of the Mata
nuska Valley Chamber ol
Commerce, went on to tell hi:
listeners of the studies thai
have been made on behalf ol
the Fairbanks municipality
Golden Valley Electric Asso
ciation, Homer Electric anc
MEA (Parsons Report). The re
port has not to date been ap
proved by Chugach Electric
Association, who have also hac
a study made by another firm.
CEA has failed to go along
with the other generating as
sociations. LaZelle said it
would appear that CEA is
afraid to have any other ent
Reminds Residents
Of Hearing Clinic
All adults of the vallej
areas are reminded of the
free hearing tests to be offeree
from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. nex
Thursday, April 26, at t h <
Health Center in the Vallej
Presbyterian Hospital.
The tests, which will be con
ducted by the public healtl
nurse, the school nurse and the
ACCA speech and hearing the
rapist, will consist of hearing
evaluations made with an aud
iometer or otometer, machine:
designed for such hearing tests
There will be no charge made
for these tests. Should a hear
ing deficiency be discovered
appointments will be made foi
more detailed testing at a latex
date.
The program is being spon
sored by the Matanuska Valley
Health Council.
ily come between them and
the City of Anchorage.
During the visit of the
officials last week all the Co
operatives were in agreement
following the lines of recom
mendations made in the Par
sons report regarding the in
(Continued on page 5)
Coal Producers
Invite Public to
Attend Mine Tour
Matanuska coal field produ
cers are inviting interestec
persons to attend a field trif
through the area coal mines or
Saturday, April 21. A bus wil
be leaving the Matanuska Ho
tel at 8:45 a.m. for the mines
and anyone wishing to partici
pate in the trip is asked to cal
AL 8-2020 by noon on Friday sc
that transportation may be ar
ranged.
This is the first lour of it's
type ever offered to the pub
lic in general, and will in
clude a tour of the Evan
Jones Coal mine from 9:15
to 10:15 a.m. and of Mrak
Coal mine from 10:45 a.m.
until noon.
Following the tour the coa
producers will host a luncheor
for all guests at t h e Suttoi
Community hall, starting a
12:30 p.m.
During the tour guests wil
be made aware of the method:
used in mining coal and othei
| pertinent information regard
i ing the coal industry. A num
ber of Anchorage visitors art
expected to participate in the
tour.
Anyone wishing to use his or
her own vehicle for transpor
tation is welcome to do so
Those planning to make the
tour in the bus. however, are
asked to contact t h e Alpine
telephone number to make res
ervations.
Attend Church this Caster Season
Hear once again the glorious story of Easter and the lovely, traditional music
of this Holy Season. Join with your family and friends in meditation and
prayer during the Easter services at one of the following churches.
v aney cnurcnes are making
plans for traditional Easter
programs. The public is cor
dially invited to attend services
of their choice in any of the
area churches.
A UNION GOOD FRIDAY
SERVICE, sponsored by the
Matanuska Valley Ministerial
Association, will be held Fri
day evening, April 20 at the
Hiway Church of God.
The meeting, scheduled for
7:30 p.m. will feature short
meditations on the Crucifixion
theme. Speakers will be the
Rev. William Miller, Church of
God; the Rev. Floyd Hadden
ham, Church of Christ; the
Rev. Clifford McConnell, First
Baptist Church; the Rev. Paul
Moyer, United Protestant
Church; and the Rev. Millard
Cowdell, Hiway Church of God.
Musical numbers will be pre
sented by each of the partic
ipating congregations.
All residents of the valley
are cordially invited to join in
the fellowship of this special
Easter Week service.
THE FIRST BAPTIST
CHURCH plans a full program
of Easter services. The Sunday
School hour at 9:45 a.m. will
be devoted to the theme, “The
cross calls Us. There will be
classes and departments for
all ages. The annual Easter
message will be delivered at 11
a.m. worship hour by the Rev.
Clifford McConnell. His ser
mon is entitled “Whom Say
Ye That I Am?” Training Un
ion and the evening worship
hour will be held at the usual
hours, 6:30 and 7:30, respective
ly
THE HIWAY CHURCH OF
GOD will hold Easter morning
worship service at 11 a.m. and
the Rev. Millard Cowdell will
offer his Easter message “He
Is Risen.”
ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S EP
ISCOPAL CHURCH will begin
their program with Maundy
Thursday services tonight at
8 p.m. when communion will
be observed. The Rev. Lewis
Hodgkins of All Saints Episco
pal Church in Anchorage will
conduct the service. On Good
Friday the lay readers will par
ticipate inthe Community Ser
vice and on Easter Sunday the
Rev. Dennis Walker of Valdez
will conduct Communion ser
vice at 7:30 p.m. There will be
no regular Sunday School or
morning services at St. Bartho
lomew’s this week.
ST. MICHAEL’S CATHOLIC
CHURCH will have special
Masses at 6 p.m. on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, with con
fessions to be heard before
and after each Mass. On Easter
Sunday the Rev. James P.
Snead will offer two Masses,
the first at 10:30, followed by
the second at 11:30. Special
Easter music will be offered by
the choir.
CHURCH OF GOD services
begin at 7:30 p.m. Thursday
when a communion service
will be held. The parish will
participate in the community
service on Good Friday and at
6:30 Easter morning a Sunrise
Service will be held, with the
Rev. Kenneth Hughes as speak
er. Regular Sunday School ser
vices will beheld at 9:45 a.m
and Easter morning service at
11 a m. when the Rev. William
Miller will offer the Easter
message, and the choir will
present traditional music. At 7
p.m. the Youth Fellowship;
Group will present a play.
“Easter Shoes.”
CHURCH OF JESUS
CHRIST OF LATTER DAY
SAINTS will join members of
the Anchorage L.D.S. Church
in a stake conference to be
held in that city. The services
will be held at 10 a.m., 2 p.m.
and at 7:30 p.m. There will be
no local services on Easter
Sunday.
CHURCH OF CHRIST in
North Palmer will hold Easter
worship services. The resurrec
tion of Christ will be stressed
in special Easter Services.
Bible school, with classes for
all ages, will meet at 9:45 a.m.,
and will be followed by a pro
gram at 10:45 of scripture,
music and recitations by the
young people, and the observ
ance of communion. Floyd J.
Haddenham. minister, extends
an open invitation to the com
munity to attend the services. I
ST. JOHN LUTHERAN
CHURCH congregation will
commemorate the Ressurection j
of the Savior, with special Eas
ter sunrise services at 0:30 a.m.
Familiar Easter hymns will be
sung by the congregation and
the pastor, the Rev. Rolland
Fritz, will preach on the theme,
“The Triumph of the Cross.”
Following the sunrise service
men of the congregation will
serve a traditional Easter
breakfast in the basement of
the church. The Sunday School
children will meet at 10 a.m.
when a filmstrip on the story
and meaning of Easter, “He
Is Risen," will be shown and
narrated by one of the teach
ers. The regular Easter service
will be conducted at 11 a.m.
Special music will be provided
by children of the Sunday
School who will sing, “I Know
That My Redeemer Lives.” The
pastor will use as the theme
of his sermon, “Life and Resur
rection." Everyone is invited
to the services and to the Easter
breakfast.
UNITED PROTESTANT
CHURCH will begin the obser
vance of the Easter season with
the Sacrament of Holy Com
munion this evening at 7:30. In
observance of Good Friday the
church will participate in the
community service. Easter Sun
day will begin with a Sunrise
Serviec for young people at 7
a m., followed by an Easter
breakfast. Two identical ser
vices of worship will be sched
uled, the first on at 9 a.m.
and the second at 11 a.m.
Church school will be held at
10 a.m. The Rev. Paul Moyer
will base his Easter message on
“To Whom Shall We Go?”
Wasilla Group
Protests Attitude
Of Dr. Theo Norby
At a meeting held in the
Wasilla School last night, Dr.
Theo J. Norby, State commis
sioner of education, declined to
meet, in open session, with a
group of 57 persons who were
seeking information regarding
the recntly announced transfer
of several Wasilla school tea
chers. He did agree to meet
and discuss issues with indi
viduals, or with husband and
wife couples. However, when
told they would be heard in
dividually, Wasilla residents
felt the method of hearing was
“putting the shoe on the other
foot” and less than a dozen
persons, as individuals discus
sed issues with Norby and
George Keith and Mauric Car
mody of the State Department
i of Education who accompanied
Norby to the meeting.
When questioned as to why
the teachers were being trans
ferred, Dr. Norby said it was
for “personnel reasons”.
Following the meeting a tele
gram was sent to Governor
William A. Egan and members
of the press. The telegram read
as follows: “Dr. Norby flatly
refused a unanimous appeal of
a large group of Wasilla citiz
ens, the local Advisory Board,
and teachers to discuss in open
meeting the transfer of our
teachers. The undersigned are
unalterably opposed to losing
I our good teachers. We strongly
II protest the arbitrary and un
• democratic action on the part
of a public servant. Please ack
nowledge this telegram to the
i Wasilla Advisory School
Board.” The telegram was
signed by dozens of persons at
tending the meeting.
During Dr. Norby’s visit to
the Wasilla School, he cancell
i ed the PE program for girls
! when he discovered it was be
ing taught by a male teacher.
BOROUGH MEETING
HERE APRIL 23
Northland Pioneer Grange
will sponsor a very important
borough discussion meeting to
be held at Grange hall in Pal
mer on Monday, April 23 at 8
pm All residents of the Mata
nuska-Susitna valley areas are
urged to plan attendance at the
j meeting.
Members of a panel which
| will be discussing the proposed
local borough will include Joe
Martin, Bob Vroman and
George Fowler.
The Cook Inlet borough also
will be discussed by represent
atives from that area.
EASTER
BREAKFAST
ELKS HALL
9 a.m. - noon
HAM EGGS, HOT CAKES
& LOTS OF GOOD COFFEE
Adults, SI.50
Chidren under 12, 75c
Sponsored by PALMER
ELKS & EMBLEM CLUB
EASTER LILIES
Also Easter floral
arrangements and
corsages.
HAPPY EASTER
TO ALL
MAUD’S FLOWERS
Palmer Hwy-PI 5-4056
EASTER FRENCH BUFFET
Frontier late
EASTER SUNDAY
ALL YOU GAN EAT
2:0C p.m. to 8 p.m.
Adults $3.00 - Child. S?qq