KIWANIANS ASK
20-POINT SPOT IN
BENEFIT BASKETBALL
A steady diet of beef steak,
lettuce and milk, from now until
January 28, was suggested this
week for members of the Palmer
Kiwanis Club 19-man basketball
team who will meet the Palmer
girls’ team, The Rockets, on Jan.
28 in a four-quarter; (they hope)
game to be played in the Palmer
High School gymnasium as a
March of Dimes benefit activity.
All odds are favoring the girls,
however, the rough-and-ready
Kiwanis stated they are willing
to take odds . . . providing the
girls will spot them 20 points.
Although Kiwanian coaches
have not yet named their starting
five, they have a startling roster
from which to choose. Those now
in mid-section training are; “Full
Coverage” Pippel, “8%” Jones,
“Crop-Loan” Hurley, “Spud
King” Crowthers, “Lotawater”
Slaughter, “Dixie-Cup” Walker,
“Tin - Bender” Weisenberger,
“Long-Distance” Kelliegh, “Farm
Loan” Wilson, “One-Ounce” Bail
ey, “Economic” Andrews, “Saw
dust” Smith, “Liekety-Split”
Mick, “Stage-Prop” Ganschow,
“Wood-Butcher” Loyer, “Jelly
Roll” Persinger, “Bugs” Wash
burn, “Short-Circuit” Brewer and
“Sure-Builder1 Moline. In the
coaching berth will be “Want-Ad”
DeJulio, assisted by “Living
Cost” Johnson. Litter bearers will
be “Splinter” Severn and “Top
Soil” Wilson.
Kiwanian players this week i
were bemoaning the fact that
two of their reliable players,
“Wheat-Field” Hodgson and
“Tooth-Acher” Sims will not be
on hand game night.
As one player put it—“We’ve
many years behind us, but don’t
know what lies ahead”.
Tickets will be available at the
door. Game time has been called
for 8:00 p.m.
A large turn out is expected
. . . and by the way, the girls
can really play basketball.
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vestigating—and I imagine that
cost the government some
money.”
We are the playground for An
chorage, both Wasilla and Palmer
representatives told Williamson.
Our troubles come from the in
flux.
U. S. Commissioner Dorothy B.
Saxton of Palmer told Marshal
Williamson that juvenile trouble,
outside the city limits and there
for outside city police jurisdic
tion, was not receiving proper
attention, although the conditions
have been brought to the atten
tion of officials. “Our children
are entitled to the same protec
tion as those in other areas of
Alaska”, Mrs. Saxton said.
Senator Gerritt Snider pointed
out to Williamson that not only
had the Marshal’s office been tak
en away from the Valley, but
also one of the two Territorial
Police who were formerly station
ed here. “We now have one man j
with a great distance to cover. |
Soon the road will be open to ^
Huston, which will mean more
people to take care of and no in- j
dication of additional police pro
tection".
Others present pointed out that
the Territorial Police headquar
ters is located 50 miles from Pal
mer: the local patrolman has a
radius of approximately 150 miles
to cover on a 24-hour, seven-day
week basis. The Marshal’s office
is also located the same distance
away and no deputy in this re
gion.
"I shall have to have informa
tion such as these cases cited to
night”, Williamson said, “in order
to make any kind of a request for
the reopening of the office."
A committee consisting of U. S.
Commissioners Saxton and Cart
er. and Jim Hurley have been
asked to compile information on
the number of offenses the past
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December 31, 1953” as $392,247.
The recent report of the Pacific
Coast Alaska Freight Conference
which is composed of the two
companies, representatives of
which wrote the report, stated:
‘ After careful consideration, we
believe that the companies need
and the trade can bear a revenue
increase which in the case of Al
aska Steamship Company
amounts to $1,392,000 which is
equivalent to about a 10 percent
increase across the board upon
their total freight revenues (mil
itary and commercial) for 1953 of
$13,855,849. This would wipe out
their operating deficit and pro
vide a return of six percent after
taxes upon a capitalization of
only $8 million or 4.0 plus per
cent upon capitalization of $11,
850,000”. That capitalization, ac
cording to the report is based
upon the insured value of the
company’s vessels of $7,750,000, a
fair value of other properties of
$600,000 and working capital of
$3y2 million, totalling $11,850,000.
D. E. Skinner, Alaska Steam
ship Company president, is ex
pected in Palmer Saturday, Janu
ary 30 at which time he will con
fer with local business men and
others to be effected by the 10
percent freight increase, accord
ing to word received last week
by Fred Zieke, Co-Op general
manager.
BARTON-YQHN
Jean Mae Yohn, daughter of J
Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Sandvik of j
Palmer was married to Ernest C.
Barton of Anchorage in the First
Presbyterian Church at Anchor
age on January 9. Mrs. Barton is
a former Palmer resident and
now employed by the Anchorage
Daily Times. The Bartons are
making their home in Anchorage.
year: highway and town travel;
population in ratio to police pro
tection; type of existing commun
ications and such other informa
tion in this line as considered nec
essary.
Williamson told the group that
he believes that the new Terri
torial Police will develop into
a commendable peace organiza
tion and that much work, former
ly carried out from the Marshal’s
office will be taken over by the
Territorial Police.
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REPUBLICANS PLAN
GENERAL MEETING
There will be a general
meeting for all Valley Republi
cans Tuesday evening, January
26 at the Valley Theatre. The
meeting is scheduled to begin
at 8:00 p.m. All Republicans
are invited to attend.
Birth dates of famous men this
week are: January 17, Benjamin
Franklin: January 19, Robert E.
Lee, and January 21, Gen. Stone
wall Jackson.
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Dave and Mary’s Cafe, former
ly the Hi way Cafe, 'located at
the foot of Bailey Hill, was re
cently opened by Dave Algarin
and Mary Roberts. They will be
serving breakfasts, lunches, and
dinners and plan to feature home
made pies.
John L. Rader, member of the
firm of McCutcheon, Nesbett and
Radar of Anchorage, was appoint
ed by Mayor Maynard Taylor to
be Anchorage’s first full-time at
torney. His salary will be $12,000
per year, effective February 1.
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PALMER TEACHERS
TO ATTEND ANNUAL
REGIONAL CONVENTION
Teachers of the Palmer school
j system will attend the second
annual Regional Teachers Con
j vention to be held in Anchorage
Friday and Saturday, January
29 and 30, it was announced this
week by William T. Zahradnicek,
superintendent of schools.
The conference is sponsored by
the Anchorage Education Asso
ciation and is expected to include
j approximately 100 teachers. Dr.
Julio Bortolazzo, president of
Stockton University in Califor
I nia, will be guest speaker at the
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pietion of a trial vaccine testing
program, everyone must do his
part, campaign officials added.
Polio can hit anywhere, anytime
Recent outbreaks at St. Paul have
proven this point. To date Anch
orage has had two polio deaths
in 1934 — the same number ex
perienced during the entire past
year.
general meeting Friday morning,
and will speak to groups in the
afternoon.
Pupils of the Palmer schools
will be excused from classes on
the 29th.
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TO THE MARCH OF DIMES!
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you ever spent! It not only helps present victims
of infantiie paralysis, but also provides for treatment
of future victims—you . . . yours . . . the youngster
next door! So, strike a blow against polio. Give as
many dimes as you can to the March of Dimes. Give
'til it hurts!
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