valley Frontiersman
VOL. 11. No. 6
PALMER, ALASKA, OCTOBER 20, 1948
TEN CENTS
’48 Community Chest Drive Nov. 1
P-TA Plans
Its Program For
Coming Year
Four possible projects were
outlined as worthy of Parent
Teacher Association attention
this year, at last week’s execu
tive committee meeting. Projects
named were:
(1) Continued study of incor
poration, to culminate in some
type of public meeting at which
points would be discussed in an
open forum or debate: (2) plan
ned recreation for Valley teen
agers; (3) attempt to secure ear,
eye, nose and throat clinic in the
Valley once each month; (4)
playground improvement, with a
rolled and seeded playfield and
construction of a playshed as
possioie goais.
Mrs. Charles Schaefer, P-TA
head, reported that Mrs. Clayton
Esslinger had refused to head
the program committee for the
year. It was suggested that Mrs.
Jack Cope, now vice-president,
assume the duties of program
chairman, and Mrs. Charles Wil
son be asked to take the position
of vice-president.
Mrs. Chet Sandvik resigned
her position as chairman of the
hospitality committee. Mrs. Don
Irwin, Mrs. I. M. Sandvik and
Mrs. Harold Thuma were sug
gested as possible replacements.
t This year’s membership drive
was planned in detail. That drive
will be conducted under the
chairmanship of Rev. and Mrs.
George Geiwitz. It was decided
to conduct an active campaign
which will end at Thanksgiving.
Support for the P-TA program
and for increased membership in
the organization will be sought
s through both clubs and individ
uals. All service clubs and fra
ternal organizations will be asked
to give publicity to the member
ship drive, and to urge active
support for the organization
which is most vitally concerned
with the Valley’s future.
uniiaren will supplement the
drive for members with letters
to parents. The committee ex
v pressed the hope that this year
the P-TA membership would
swell to its highest peak. Whole
hearted support will be needed
to complete the year’s work
which has been planned by the
eXl^utive committee.
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Palmer, 3rd Division - How They Voted
THIRD
FOR DELEGATES PALMER DIVISION
BARTLETT (D) .311 5,791
STOCK (R) . 78 1,509
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL:
WILLIAMS (D) 247 1,509
PETERSON (R) .130 2,434
FOR AUDITOR:
BOYLE (D) .257 4,863
GOETZ (R) .113 2,112
FOR HIGHWAY ENGINEER:
MacDonald (R) 200 3,156
METCALF (D) .182 3,963
FOR SENATE:
McCUTCHEON (D) 240 4,492
HUNTLEY (D) 228 4,046
MORRIS (R) 152 2,653
OLSEN (R) .128 2,520
FOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:
McCUTCHEON (D) .255 4,631
SNODGRASS (R) .252 3,258
SNIDER (R) 249 3,296
EGAN (D) .200 3,826
POLLARD (D) .198 4,014
CONRIGHT (D) .192 3,854
KEATING (D) .192 3,731
CARLSON (D) 182 4,075
BETTINGER (R) 156 r-'V3,313 "
OWEN (D) .***15<f 3,567
OLSON (R) ..'.136 2,683
MEYERS (R) .101 2,094
OSBO (R) .101 2,094
OTIARRA (R) . 99 1,612
FISH TRAP REFERENDUM:
FOR CONTINUANCE . 8 491
FOR ABOLITION .495 6,826
VALLEY GOES DEMOCRATIC,
BUT REMEMBERS ITS OWN
Wright Bldg
Ready Jan. 1
With a temporary materials
tie-up unsnarled, work was pro
gressing rapidly upon the inte
rior of the new Wright Building
this week. When a work stoppage
threatened recently, owner Neal
Wright flew to Seattle, where he
secured barge transportation
facilities for the needed building
materials.
Carpenters are now at work
erecting partitions in the inte
rior of the two-story structure.
Unless new shortages develop,
Mr. Wright said the building
would be completed and in use on
or before January 1. He reported
that all available office space al
ready has been leased, and that
he has been forced to turn away
some space seekers.
When complete, the Wright
Building will house many more
offices and business establish
(Continued on Page 8)
L,ast week s election brought
near-record votes in both Pal
mer and Wasilla. The Demo
cratic landslide throughout the
Third Division was clearly re
flected in Valley voting as well,
although home-town Republi
cans Snodgrass and Snider plac
ed well up in the local balloting.
A total vote of 510 was record
ed by election judges Mrs. Irving
Newville, Mrs. Harold Stephan
and Victor Falk, Sr. At noon on
election day, the total vote al
ready had exceeded primary bal
loting. It was seven o’clock on
Wednesday morning before the
final returns were tabulated and
judges could write finis to an
other general election.
First to register his vote on
Valley books was Dr. B. McKin
ley, who lives at the Butte. Last
to tally his choice on Tuesday
was Jim Hartley who slipped in
just before the books were
closed.
Judges noted that split tickets
were the rule rather than the ex
ception in this year’s voting.
(Continued on Page 5)
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DRIVE GOAL
TO BE FIXED
ON FRIDAY
The second annual Community
Chest drive of the Matanuska
Valley will open on Nov. 1 and
will continue through Nov. 21, it
was decided at last week’s meet
ing of the Chest directors.
The 1948 goal was not fixed at
the Thursday meeting. Partici
pating organizations must first
place their requests for funds,
before the final goal can be set.
Because of the lateness of the
drive, members of the present
board volunteered their services
for a second year. Community
Chest drives are now in progress
—*
-Riley’s drive was slow in being
organized, because of the absence
of chairman Les Ray. Mr. Ray
has just returned from a trip
Outside.
As soon as the present drive
ends, it was decided to call a
membership meeting, for the
purpose of formulating a consti
tution and by-laws. Tentative
plans call for the election of a
board of directors whose mem
bers will have varying terms of
office. That matter will be de
cided when the organization’s
constitution is drafted.
Chest treasurer Clayton Es
slinger presented a financial re
port which outlined the expen
diture of ’47 drive funds. Mr. Es
slinger said that a balance of
$445.39 remained in the disaster
fund of last year. It was report
ed that that fund had recently
been augmented by a $50 contri
bution.
drive will be made at a meeting
to be held at the home of Chair
man Les Ray this Friday eve
ning at 8 o’clock. All organiza
tions interested in participating
in this year’s drive are asked to
send a representative to that
meeting. Complete plans for the
drive and the procedure for
soliciting will be outlined at that
time.
The Chest board anticipates an
even more complete coverage of
the Valley this year. Jonesville
and Wasilla are to be included in
the 1948 drive, according to the
plans discussed last week. The
Valley will be divided into dis
tricts and solicitor captains will
be appointed for each district.