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The Frontiersman
PUBLISHED IN THE INTERESTS OF THE MATANUSKA VALLEY
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
TRY ONE NEXT WEEK
VOLUME 7, NUMBER 6
PALMER. ALASKA, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 29, 1953
PRICE TEN CENTS
JET PUNE CRASHES NEAR HERE, WASILLA
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COMMUNITY CHEST
RETURNS FALL
FAR BELOW GOAL
The local Community Chest
campaign has been extended one
week, to November 6, it was an
nounced by the committee this
week.
Following a meeting of the
committee and team captains last
Friday night, it was discovered
that only around $1,260 of the
$4000 goal had been collected to
that date. With the close of the
campaign set for the following
day, a one-week’s extension was
decided upon, in a concerted at
tempt to reach the much needed
goal of $4,000.
The largest percentage of the
funds raised (about two-thirds)
go for a large part of the support
received by the Matanuska Val
ley Health Center and the Pub
lic Health Nurse. If these funds
are not forthcoming, another
grave problem will be facing the
Valley again this year, commit
tee members pointed out.
Paradoxically, a member of the
health council pointed out. the
importance of a community pub
ic health program is never more
apparent than when there is a
major threat to the public health:
yet a successful program is di
rected toward the continuous
well being of the public by the
goal toward which the Matanus
ka Valley Health Center program
is directed.
The operations through which
this goal is sought and maintain
ed. the council member stated,
are in themselves unspectacular;
60 infant and pre-school children
"brought by their mothers to well
baby clinics in Palmer for con
ferences, weighing, measuring
and immunizations; still more
children visited in their homes in
more distant Wasilla and Chug
iak areas; 1,092 immunized
against typhoid — 858 in Palmer,
(Continued on page 8)
Emil Ganschow
To Head Local
Kiwanis Club
Emil G Ganschow was elected
president of the Kiwanis Club of
Palmer at the regular luncheon
meeting held Monday, October
26.
Other officers who will serve
with Ganschow this next year
are: George S. Crowther, vice
president; Marvin J. Slaughter
secretary; Robert W. Pippel, trea
surer and James J. Hurley, Rich
ard Jones, Glen B. Persinger,
George E. Smith, John L. Weis
enberger, James W. Wilson and
Lloyd M. Severns, members of
the board of directors. Out-going
president, Harlow J. Hodgson is
also a board member. Installation
ceremonies will be conducted at
a later- date.
William Sweetman of the Ex
periment Farm animal husbandry
department spoke to the group
on his departments work in the
area and provided statistics com
paring milk production in Alaska
to that of the States. In making
the comparison, Mr. Sweetman
told Kiwanis that Alaska’s milk
production, from good breeds,
(Continued on page 8)
George Carlson Held
As Hit, Run Driver
George Carlson, 25, of Palmer
surrendered himself to U. S.
Commissioner Dorothy Saxton,
October 27 and was taken into
custody by the Territorial Police
for an alleged hit and run injury
of an Anchorage woman pedes
trian October 26.
Carlson was arraigned in
Commissioner’s Court in Anch
orage on charges of driving while
under the influence of intoxicat
ing liquor and leaving the scene
of an accident. He is being held
in Federal jail with bail set at
$300.
WATER USERS ATTENTION
One inch meters are available at the office of the
City Clerk. Water subscribers with one-inch service
connections will be required to install meters before
November 30.
No further water connections will be made after
November 1 until weather conditions permit such
work.
CITY OF PALMER
Water Department
MAYOR APPOINTS
NEW ATTORNEY, FIRE
CHIEF, MAGISTRATE
John Shaw, Palmer attorney,
was appointed as city attorney
by Mayor Don McKechnie at the
regular city council meeting held
Tuesday, October 27.
Attorney Shaw will replace
Harold Butcher, Anchorage at
torney, who has filled the city
position since his first appoint
ment by Mayor Carl Meier and
his reappointment by Mayor Al
fred V. Hagen.
Attorney Butcher told council
men and Mayor McKechnie that
he has felt for a long time that
there is a need for a city attor
ney who makes his home locally
and therefore is available at any
time for.consultation. Shaw made
his legal studies under Butcher
for four years before moving to
Palmer and establishing an office.
For a short time he was city
clerk and has been City Magis
trate the past year.
Until the new city attorney
becomes familiar with the city
■vzfr'.i, Attorney Butcher will con
tinue coming to Palmer for coun
cil meetings each Tuesday. Mayor
McKechnie’s appointment receiv
ed the unanimous approval of
council members.
New Fire Chief
Also receiving unanimous ap
proval was the Mayor’s appoint
ment of Joseph H. Gallant as
City Fire Chief. Gallant, a mem
ber of the city council last year,
is employed at the Matanuska
Valley Farmers Cooperating As
sociation warehouse. He will take
over Fire Chief duties the first
of November, when the resigna
tion of Fire Chief Ray Lancaster
becomes effective.
New Magistrate
City Clerk Elizabeth Barry was
named City Magistrate to fill the
position vacated by John Shaw
upon his appointment as City
Attorney. Mrs. Barry has been
Acting Magistrate the past four
months. No acting magistrate was
appointed, in as much as the
city attorney pointed out the
magistrate may make a designat
ed replacement whenever neces
sary without an official appoint
ment. Council members voted
unanimous approval of the ap
pointment.
T. D. A. ON AIR
Information from the local De
partment of Agriculture will be
heard over Station KFQD Sun
day afternoon November 8 at 6:15
on “Alaska Communique” a pub
lic service program that is pre
senting programs from Federal
and Territorial agencies on soil
economy, farm development,
crop production, market hints and
pest control.
TV Images Received
By Palmer Merchants
The first successful test pat
terns on Channel 2, Station
KFIA, were received in Pal
mer yesterday morning. They
were picked up by Bert’s
Drug store, Grasser’s Hard
ware and Koslosky’s Depart
ment store and although they
were not too clear, at least
Valley residents now know
that television broadcasts from
Anchorage will reach the local
area.
Staff members of Station
KFIA were in Palmer last
night and said that the station
is operating on only about 30
per cent volume and that
when it is stepped up to its
normal broadcasting volume,
the images will be received in
Palmer area with much more
clarity.
PALMER ELKS PLAN
MOVE TO NEW HOME
Members of the Palmer Elks
lodge plan to move to tiheir
new home this Sunday. The mod
ern stucco building is expected to
be completed by that time.
The first event to be staged in
the home will be the lodge’s
weekly Alaska’s Favorite Game
night to be held Tuesday, No
vember 2.
The first lodge activity will be
their regular meeting Thursday
evening, November 4 when Dis
trict Deputy W. L. Lhamon will
made an official visitation. A
large class of candidates will
also be initiated that evening,
Clair Stock, lodge secretary an
nounced this week. The visiting
party will be entertained at a
dinner previous to the meeting
and refreshments will be served
at the close.
The new $50,000 Elks Home
has been under construction only
since the last week in August
when a short crew started as
sembling materials. In approxi
mately nine weeks two sectioned
building has been construction
under the supervision of Jack
Land, Palmer carpenter. Earlier
estimates had set 11 weeks as
the required construction time.
Furnishings for the club room
have arrived and are being in
stalled. The lodge room furniture
is expected the latter part of this
week and will be installed upon
arrival. Landscaping for the new
home was done by John Bowers.
Plan Open House
Members of the Palmer Lodge
B.P.O. Elks No. 1842 will host
an open house on Sunday after
noon, November 15 from 1:00
p.m. to 4:00 p.m. At this time all
Valley residents are invited to
inspect the new building.
Radar Man Killed;
10th A.R. Picks Up Pilot
WATER HOOK-UPS
TO CEASE NOV. I
Following a recommendation
of the water committee, council
members announced that after
November 1 there will be no ad
ditional water hook-ups until
weather conditions permit resum
ption. The city clerk was instruct
ed to order one thousand seals
and a city stamp to be used to
^jffix seals on all water meters
in the city system. City clerk
Elizabeth Barry told council
members that water users have
turned in their meter readings
and with few exceptions appear
to have used less, than the mini
mum for the various periods of
service since meter installation.
For those water users who have
not yet installed meters, City
Clerk Barry reminded that one
inch meters are available at her
office. According to an announce
ment of the water department, all
water users with one-inch service
connections will be required to
install meters before November
30. Meter-reading books, similar
to those used by the Matanuska
Electric Association will soon be
ready for distribution to water
subscribers.
Junior Class Play
Tickets Selling Well
Tickets are now on sale for
the jovial three-act play, “Our
Miss Brooks” to be presented by
members of the Junior class of
the Palmer High School on Sat
urday evening, November 7.
Reserved seat tickets are sell
ing quite fast, committee mem
bers said this week. Those who
wish to purchase reserve seat
tickets may get them through the
school office or from a member
of the Junior class.
LUMBER OFFICIAL
EXPECTED NEXT MONTH
According to word received
this week by Chamber of Com
merce president Fred Zieke;
John Osseward and a representa
tive of the C. T. Takdhashi
Company of Seattle will be in
Palmer sometime next month to
inspect the cottonwood potential
in this area—preliminary work to
what might result in a milKon
dollar a year industry for the
Valley. Jim Hurley, chamber
member, said local inquiries have
in encouraging amounts.
An all-weather F-89C jet plane1
crashed around noon today ap
proximately six miles east of
Wasilla, killing the radar obser
ver, according to the Public In
formation Office at Elmendorf
Air Force Base.
The jet, attached to the 65th
Fighter Interception Squadron at
Elmendorf, was on a routine
flight when the pilot radioed at
11:30 a.m. that the over-heat
light had exploded and that they
were bailing out.
10th Air Rescue ships located
the wreckage of the plane and
picked up the pilot who had suc
cessfully bailed out and was ap
parently uninjured. However, the
radar observer was killed when
he went down with the ship.
No additional details were avail
able, the PIO office stated.
Territorial police wer.-j called
to stand by at the wreckage un
til military arrived.
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Armistics Dance
Tickets on Sale
Tickets for the American Le
gion Armistice Day dance to be
held in the Palmer School gym
Saturday, November 14 went on
sale this week. Committee mem
bers said that the money raised
from the dance will go toward
funds for the Territorial con
vention to be held in Palmer
next summer by Legion posts
throughout Alaska.
Music for the dance will be
furnished by the Blue Notes of
Anchorage.
COUNCIL MEMBERS
TO HAVE BUSY WEEK
Members of the city telephone
committee will meet with a dele
gation of the Matanuska Tele
phone Association next Wednes
day evening, November 4, in the
office of the city clerk for a
joint discussion on the sale and
purchase of the city telephone
system by the MTA, it was an
nounced at the city council
meeting October 27.
Another special meeting for
council members will be held No
vember 2 when they meet with
board mmbers of the Matanuska
Electric Association for a discus
sion of mutual problems.
Budget recommendations from
all committee chairmen are to be
presented at the next regular
council meeting on November 3.
Mayor McKechnie asked for bud
get reports to facilitate him in
establishing the new city budget.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31
10:00 P. M. to 2:00 A.M.