LETTERS
-to the
EDITOR
Wasilla-Talkeetna
Dear Editor:
I believe the following
should be brought to the at
tention of the citizens of Pal
mer.
The outlying area would like
to achieve for its children the
same advantages experienced
by children in the Independent
School District. tVe cannot
form a School District under
the Constitution unless we call
it a Borough. The existing In
dependent School District can
not continue to exist as such
beyond July 1, 1963. unless it
too is called a Borough.
A new District cannot be
formed if it can be serviced by
an existing district. Particular
ly. in this area, the standards
for incorporation dictate the
consolidation of the natural
community, common interests,
geography and other social
ties. Since the Independent
School District surrounds the
City of Palmer, it is naturally
a part of the School District
and should be included. The
sharing of mutual functions is
inherent in the City's desire to
economize.
We are only asking that the
Independent School District be
enlarged to include Wasilla to
Talkeetna and that local gov
ernment, as you know it in
Palmer, be extended to us. Lo
cal services, we will pay for as
wc netru uiein. 11 you see, as
we do, the advantage of consol
idating some of our local
governmental expenses then
and only then, those services
will be classified AREA-WIDE
and would become a mutual
responsibility. Area-wide serv
ices may only be designated if
a majority of your city council
and two-thirds of the Assembly
concur. Your City Council is
represented on this Assembly.
The City of Palmer exper
iences local government in the
fact that it has a City Council
of six (6) members and a
Mayor to preside over the busi
ness of 1,200 people. This will
not change under any circum
stances of Borough govern
ment. The outlying area, on
the other hand, depending on
the influence of a few within
the City, may be denied this
same degree of local govern
ment. You would ask us to pay
more taxes, yet have no more
say in governing the activities
affecting our everyday lives
than we now have in the State
legislature. The rural areas of
the Valley could easily and
without doubt arrive without
any voice in the “Local Gov
ernment”.
The petitions circulating for
the formation of a Borough in
Matanuska-Susitna Valleys ask
no more or less than that stat
ed above.
The Borough Study Commit
tee is available to explain the
Borough law and the finances
involved in the Borough-City
relationship. We will accept in
vitations to speak to all groups
of any size. We are not selling
propaganuu. wtr dit* imcicaicu
in seeing a job come to an end
that was assigned to us three
years ago. The results are
available, and we have found
to our satisfaction that Bor
ough government can be main
tained and function to the ben
efit of all the residents.
R. H. Vroman
Chairman
Matanuska-Susitna
Borough Committee
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Easter Seal Fund
Nears $2,000 Goal
The Crippled Children’s As
sociation Easter Seal Fund
drive is nearing its $2,000
goal, with a total of $1,909.10
being reported so far.
Mrs. Wayne Bouwens and
Mrs. Eloy Garcia, co-chairmen
of the fund drive reported they
feel the goal will be reached as
late donations continue to come
in.
Proceeds from the Mer
chant's Day event totaled
$505.00, while the seal letters
brought in $601.00. The Pal
WORLD’S FAIR
HIGHLIGHTS TOLD
BY HEINIE SNIDER
Gerritt (Heinie) Snider, in
formation aide in the Alaska
exhibit at Seattle's World’s
Fair has written of some of the
highlights he has been observ
ing. He told of the U. S. Navy
fleet, passing in review and
firing a salute to the Fair . . .
the friendlines of Ol’ Sol—and
the cold rain and north wind
that followed . . . aerialist
clowns who run up a wire on a
motor cycle (quotes Heinie—
“it makes me look funny in my
stomach to see it.”)
The Alaska exhibit receives
new exhibit material often . . .
Palmer is mentioned by the Al
aska exhibit narrator as fur
nishing vegetables and milk for
Alaskans. The Northern Lights
display is wonderful to behold,
Heinie says. “At the end of the
display when the North Star
shines her light and the chorus
sings 'Alaska’s Flag', you feel
something inisde and you are
mighty proud to be an Alas
kan.”
Alaska Day will be observed
at Century 21 on July 6, Heinie
reports.
The valley’s No. 1 contact at
the Fair was third in line at
the post office to purchase the
World’s Fair first issue stamp.
Heinie reports he played a
game of 21 against an electronic
computor—and won! “What’s
the use of learning the three
R’s if you’ve got a machine
which can do it for you?” he
asked.
Under a separate cover
Heinie sent a souvenir piece of
the world’s largest cake, which
weighs 25,000 pounds, and
which Roger Brager of Palmer
played a major role in con
structing.
Women outnumber men in
Oregon.
mer and Wasilla schools do
nated $140.11. Cannister col
lections amounted to $99.43
and the rummage and bake
sale totaled $177.58. Totals
from the Easter lily sale
were $104.14 and the daffo
dil sale netted $50.26. An
anonymous donation of $100
was also received.
Other monies were received
from the V.F.W. bake sale in
Wasilla, the Future Nurses As
sociation bake sale at Koslos
ky’s and also from Women of
the Mose and the Emblem club.i
Through an oversight a num
ber of businesses were omitted
from the advertisement listing
participants in the Merchant’s j
Day drive held April 16.
They included Koslosky’s
Dept. Store. Motor-In Service,
Pioneer Texaco Service, John
ny’s Surplus and Lentz Ex
press. Koslosky's also donated
daffodils for the sale and also
made space available.
The Association expressed
thanks to the many firms and
individuals who aided them
in their annual Easter fund
drive.
Persons who have not yet
made a donation are urged to
send them in.
v u u u
Top 4-H Citizens
To Bs Recognized
During the coming months,
over 2^4 million 4-H boys and
girls will be establishing rec
ords which w'ill earn two of
them national recognition as
the outstanding 4-H boy and
girl citizens in America.
Also at stake are awards for
the top boy and girl 4-H cit
izens in each state. The awards
; are based on the derr mstration
of praiseworthy participation
in public affairs, civic welfare,
community betterment and
club responsibilities.
The national winners will re
ceive an expense-paid trip to
the 1962 National 4-H Club
Congress in Chicago. The top
rated boy and girl in each state
are given a certificate of honor,
usually presented them during
a special 4-H recognition event.
Conducted by the Coopera
tive Extension Service, the pro
gram is sponsored through the
National 4-H Service Commit
tee by a fund set aside for the
purpose in memory of the late
Thomas E. Wilson of Chicago,
who, during his lifetime, gave
both moral and financial sup
port to the 4-H program.
National award winners in
this program will be in line for
one of the 4-H program’s high
est honors—being named to re
present 4-H members during
National 4-H Club Week next
March.
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By Mary Johnson
On Saturday, May 12. the
Annual Sport's Banquet-Dance !
will be held at the Elks lodge.
Athletes who will receive a
letter and faculty members will
be the guests of the pep club.
Pep club members receiving a
: letter may attend the function
for 50 cents and members not
I lettering must pay $1.50 to at
j tend both the dinner and
dance. Any student of Palmer
| High School may attend t h e
dance for 50 cents. The decora
tion committee for t h e ban
quet has planned both room
and table decorations. Parents
will serve at the dinner.
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Linda Cope and Lynn Puddi- I
combe were chosen king and !
queen of the Junior-Senior i
Prom held May 5 in the Cen- :
tral School gym. Ron Sullivan !
officially opened the prom at !
the finale of the grand march !
which began at 9:00 p m. The ! !
theme was "English Country '•
Garden."
Sophomore Tsoys served, ;
punch, cookies, and open-faced ;
sandwiches to couples sitting at ;
tables in the garden, while ;
other couples danced on the ;
terrace. The Topers, live piece ;
band, provided music. Near the ;>
end of the evening blue and
white balloons floated from a i;
large net in the center of the I |j
gym. After the prom many!}
students attended the midnight J
movie and the breakfast held
at Williwaw lodge.
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