RECORD NUMBER HUNTERS
OUT AFTER MOOSE, CARIBOU
1
Many of the Valley area hunt
ers who left for hunting regions
last week have returned home,
some with moose, others with
caribou and still a few with noth
ing but a wonderful camping trip
behind them.
Fish and Wildlife officials es
timated this week that the great
est number of hunters to take to
the woods are out beating the
brush this season. Unconfirmed
reports estimated 1500 vehicles in
Willow area; roadhouses along
the Glenn Highway in the cari
bou country reported full-house
several days before the season
opened. Hundreds of others have
parked their vehicles as close to
* their hunting areas as possible
and then made camp at the first
likely spot.
Ken Lynn, manager of the
Piggly Wiggly store, reported be
tween four and five ton of cari
bou and moose have come into
the meat ar.d locker department
of the store this week. The cari
bou are averaging about 200
pounds, the moose around 600,
he said. Only one sheep had been
processed at the storage plant,
and no goats, to date.
Several hunting parties are still
out and many others who were
not able to get out for the open
ing of the season are planning
trips.
This year, for the first time,
hunters have been requested to
3-DAY RODEO "’I
SET FOR FAIR
Top rodeo entertainment will
be featured at the three-day Ma
tanuska Valley Fair, according
'to Gene Kirsch, fair manager.
Negotiations have been com
pleted between the fair associa
tion and members of the Arctic
Trails Riding club for three after
noons of rodeo activities, includ
ing all the thrills and spills that
go along with bror.c riding, calf
roping, and the many exciting
-events that make up the popular
rodec shows.
Rodeo contestants are now be
ing registered for the big event,
according to Sally Moore, who is
in charge of entries.
In addition to grandstand space,
bleachers are being readied on
the west side of the arena to
handle the large crowd expected
.for the event.
For the first time in Alaska
junior rodeo will be introduced
,at the fair. Junior contestants up
to 14 years of age will participate
in riding the wild bulls and
steers. The Valley boasts many
fine junior riders and they are
anxious to show fair-goers what
vKiey can do.
The first event is scheduled to
get under way at 2 p.m. each
afternoon of the fair. All the fav
orite rodeo events and contests
'will be held. Riders are expect
ed from all over the States, Kirsch
•added.
During the rodeo members of
“the Arctic Trails Riding Club will
•operate a hot dog concession, cir
culating around the grandstand
• and bleacher areas.
WEDNESDAY — THURSDAY
AUGUST 25 — 26
Shows 7:15—9:00 p.m.
Abbott and Costello
in
j DR. JEKYLL and
MR. HYDE
FRIDAY — SATURDAY
AUGUST 27 — 28
Shows: 7:15 and 9:00 p.m.
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"UNDAY — MONDAY
AUGUST 29 — 30
Nites 7:15 — 9:00 P.M.
Sunday Matinee 2:00 p.m.
report their kill to the Fish and
Wildlife before the first of Janu
ary. Cards for this purpose were
giver, to hunters upon the pur
chase of their-1954-55 hunting li
cense.
Smorgasbord Planned
By Elks Lodge for
femergency Polio Fund
i Another night of fun is being
' Manned for the Emergency March
| if Dimes.
The public is invited to attend
! i barbeque smorgasbord being
'sponsored by the Palmer B.P.O.
'Elks this Staurday night at the
Elks home. Dinner will be served
1 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. follow
: 3d by dancing, games, and enter
tainment. The evening of fun will
i continue as late as those attend
J ing desire. All proceeds from the
evening will go to the polio fund.
Admission will be S2.50 per per
son.
COUNCIL NOTES
(Continued from page 1)
to a lot in the Sherrod sub-divi
sion.
* * *
All city council members will
meet in "the clerk’s office Thurs
day night as a board of equaliza^
tion. .. ___
* * *
A report on the public health
meeting held Monday of this
week was made by the health
committee chairman, at which
time the city dump again came
up for discussion. It was suggest
ed that a spraying program be
started in an attempt to control
the breeding of flies.
* * *
Attorney John Shaw was in
structed to investigate possible ac
tion against traffic violators who
do not answer summons.
* * *
Cy Brewer, MEA manager, was
present for the emergency read
ing of City Ordinance No. 52
granting a franchise to the Ma
tanuska Electric Association to
erect, construct, and maintain an
electric system in the city of
Palmer, and granting the use of
streets, roads and alleys in the
city. The ordinance will be pre
sented to city voters on October 5
for ratification. Various stipula
tions were set forth in the ordin
ance.
* * *
Immediately following the ad
option of the above ordinance, a
similar ordinance, No. 53, was
read granting a franchise to the
Matanuska Telephone Associa
tion, Inc., to erect, construct, and
1 maintain a telephone system in
I the city of Palmer and granting
I the use of streets, roads and alleys
! in the city. This ordinance also
carries various stipulations, and
will be presented to the voters
for ratification.
* * *
A third ordinance would re
quire ratification to an agree
ment made by the City of Palmer i
March 1, 1954 whereby the City !
of Palmer telephone system
would be sold to the Matanuska
Telephone Association for a sum
of at least $30,000.
* * *
The fourth and final ordinance ,
adopted by emergency readings
at the August 24 meeting was in j
regard to calling of a special elec
tion to be held in conjunction
with the general election on Oc
tober 5 at which time three city
council vacancies will be filled,
ratifying the telephone franchise;
approving the sale of the tele
phone system, and the MEA fran
chise.
» * m
An expression of appreciation
was voted through motion to R. T.
Mathews for work done by him
on the water rate survey.
* * *
Franklin R. Connally of Macon,
Georgia was appointed new city
clerk by Acting Mayor Betty
Mears. The appointment received
unanimous approval from coun
cil members Mr. Connally had
applied for the position by mail
and was selected Trom three ap
plications submitted for the posi
tion. He is not expected in the
Valley for approximately 30 days.
* * *
Bills approved for payment
were Burroughs Corporaton, $21.
80; Leo Lucas, $35; and McKech
nie Excavating, $250.
Polio victims need help NOW!
give
MARCH OF DIMES
AUGUST 16 TO 31
Health Officers
(Continued from page 1)
tamination. Dr. Eason recom
mended frequent applications of
eholinated lime during use of
public facilities and a heavier ap
plication and burial of the pit at
the close of the fair.
Dr. Eason. Geneva Hubbard,
regional nurses supervisor, City
Health Officer Dr. C. C. Bailey
and other medical officials visit
ed the entire valley area on Mon
day in a survey of polio condi
tions.
"We found that the three con
firmed cases of poliomyelitis
were located in one region in the
Butte area and that all families
affected had been using water
from the same stream”. Dr. Eason
said. The health department
strongly recommended that famil
ies using that water source boil
all their water. Boiling water is
the safe way, he explained. Usu
ally, sufficient clorination is
enough to purify water, however,
with polio it is advised that water
be boiled, when taken from this
type source. The city water sys
tem is of the deep well type and
clorination is provided to users
of the Co-Op water system.
To date there have been but
two cases of polio confirmed in
Palmer. One was a young boy
who has been cared for in his
home and the other a visiting
school teacher who was admitted
to Providence Hospital and who
died several weeks ago.
The meeting of local officials
was called following a careful
survey of the local situation and
to squash grapevine humors.
A program of gamma gobulin
1 innoculations will be offered to
those residents in the ’ Butte area
as soon as supplies arrive in the
valley, Dr. Bailey said this week.
Individuals will be contacted for
time and place of administration.
According to the Alaska De
partment of Health, allotments of
gamma globulin are made avail
able through the office of Defense
Mobilization, and are based on
actual number and types of polio
myelitis cases reported in. Alaska
during 1953.
In an effort to set up equable
distribution of the limited
amounts available, and to remove
from the physician some of the
onus of determine those individu
als who shall receive, and those
who shall not, the following rec
ommendations have been adopted.
A. Who is to receive: 1. House
hold contacts 30 years of age or
under. 2. Household contacts who
are pregnant women of any age.
B. When is it to be administer
ed: 1. If gamma globulin is to be
administered to contacts it must
be given within a period of 15
days from the date of onset of
symptoms in diagnosed cases.
Such contact period must have
occurred within the period of
three days before onset, or 7-days
after onset of symptoms in the
ciagnosed case.
In Palmer Dr. C. C. Bailey, as
ocal health officer, will handle
equests for gamma globulin,
through the Department of
Health, Dr. Eason stated.
A household contact is a per
son exposed to a case of poliomy
elitis who resides in the same
living quarters as a case of polio
mylitis; or a visitor who has re
mained in the same household for
a period of 24 hours, or longer,
during the period of greates com
municability (which is 3 days
previous to the onset of symp
toms and 7 days following the on
set of symptoms of diagnosed
case.)
Due to the limitations of gam
ma globulin available other con
tacts must be screened carefully
by the doctor requesting the gam
ma globulin.
“The best protection is still
good personal hygiene, sanita
tion, and ‘individual immuniza
tion’ through living in commun
ities where there have been a
number of cases. Effects of gam
ma globulin are temporary,” Dr.
Eason said.
Nurses at the Valley Presby
terian Hospital and other area
nurses attended two sessions con
ducted by Mary Jerome, of the
f/Ioney Coming
(Continued from page 1)
ever, the balance was paid by the ,
National Foundation for Infan
tile Paralysis, with the exception j
of the brace and other costs
which the LaRoses have been
able to take care of themselves. :
A long-leg brace costs about S120,
and a body brace averages $300.
I The hospital costs were about
S200 for herself, and S400 for
j daughter Patty.
Right now Patty is under phy
I sical therapy treatment learning (
o walk with crutches and is
being cared for by a trained ther
aist during her training period.
She will be seen on Station
KTVA in a special polio film one
night this week. Pictures were
taken of her during some of her
recent treatments.
Mrs. LaRose said it was impos
sible to explain the gratitude she
and her husband feel for the as
sistance she and their' daughter
have received from the National
Foundation. “I don’t know what
we would have done without it”,
she stressed.
Anyone who has not been con
tacted and who would like to
make a contribution to the em
ergency fund is asked to take or
mail the amount to Ed Smith at
Ketchikan Spruce Mills or Rich
ard Jones at the Matanuska Val
ley Bank. The emergency cam
paign. is scheduled to close Aug
ust 31.
i
rational league of nursing, at
which time films of care of polio
f patients were shown.
• Through the National Founda
tion for Infantile Paralysis a
Drinker Collins duplex respirator
has been received at the local
hospital for an. indefinite time.
Providence Hospital has loaned
trachea tubes to complete sets at
the hospital and officials feel that
the local hospital is now equip
ped to handle polio cases. How
ever, some type cases may be set
to Providence where greater
supplies of facilities are avail
able.
Carpenters. Remember!
Carpenters Local 2251
Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday
Each Month
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tnOQSE PLANNED
PSLIO BENEFIT,
SET FOR FRIDAY
All residents of the entire val- |
ley have been invited to come I
to Palmer Friday night August
27, and enjoy an evening of Alas- j
ka’s Favorite Game and help !
swell the Emergency March of
Dimes fund. Members of the
Palmer Moose lodge are sponsor
ing the big event, with nearly j
every business firm in the area
participating in the donation of
prizes.
An interesting list of prizes in- ,
dicates an evening of fun. Just
for example, there’s to be free
haircuts, nylon hose, Revere ware,
electric clock, electric bean pot,
electric soldering iron, passes to
the show, newspaper subscrip
tions. spuds and vegetables, cred
it slips for merchandise, grocer
ies. and cabinet work, meal tick
ets, turkey, oil change, beverag
es, gasoline, red slip and panties,
and lots of cash pries. A grand
prize of 'an eight-cup Mirromatic
percolator has been donated by
the Palmer Moose lodge as the
grand prize of the evening.
Women of the Moose will sell
hot dogs, coffee and pop through
out the evening. The women are
. purchasing the supplies for their
i concession out of their club
! funds end sll money collected
l will be turned over to the em
ergency polio fund. In addition,
the women this week sent a
check in the amount of $25 to
the local fund.
1 Everyone who enjoys an eve
■ ning of fun is urged to turn
I out and help the Moose and the
local merchants make this polio
; benefit event one that will long
be remembered.
The big party gets under way
at 8 p.m. and will continue all
| evening.
Heinic Snider
(Continued from page 1)
and Kepublican clubs. In the
event there should happen to be
a tie, fair manager, Gene Kirsch,
said this week Governor B.
Frank Heintzleman, fair guest-of
honor, will be called on for a de
cision.
Quoting from part of “Heinie’s”
letter to Dr. McKinley: “I am im
mediately starting my practice
sessions and I certainly know
which end of the cow is milked”.
The event is scheduled to fol
low the governor’s address on
Sunday.
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