Skiing Program
To Be Planned
At Oct. 8 Meeting
All persons interested in the
skiing program for the coming
season are invited to attend the
first fall meeting of the Matan
uska Ski Club to be held Friday
evening, October 8 at the C-Op
club room at 8 p.m.
The local ski club is making
plans for their fourth season. Or
ganized in 1951 with Mel Mon
son as first president, of the
Matanuska Outing Club, the clud
has continued an active interest
in outdoor activities, and espec
ially in skiing. Efforts to erect
a ski tow the first year were sty
mied when an available motor
proved impracticable. However,
a season’s skiing was enjoyed by
the club with several cross-coun
fry jaunts and lots of hill climb
ing.
In 1952 Jot Gallant was elect
ed president and the membership,
•which had changed its'name to
the Matanuska Ski club pledged
payments on tow equipment
which had been purchased from
the Sheep Mountain Lodge. The
tow was erected at Little Susitna
and attracted hundreds of skiers
from the Anchorage-Palmer area,
providing enough revenue to pay
off the tow costs. That same sea-1
son a P-TA sponsored ski school
was held with Richard Mekkleson,
club member, as instructor.
The third president of the club
was Ray DePriest who guided the
club during the past season. The
ski tow was lengthened to 1200
feet and the construction of a
warm-up hut was started.
Each year the club has held
a fall rally and membership
drive. Plans for this year’s rally
and the winter’s social program
will be discussed at the forthcom
ing meeting, over which Elmer
Urban, present club president will
preside. All interested persons
are invited to attend.
In Alaska, more than 160,000
soldiers attended regular services
in Army chapels from January
to September, 1954, according to
the USARAL chaplain’s office.
The figures do not include Army
Jewish personnel who attend ser
' vices conducted by the Air Force.
I VISITORS ASSOCIATION
EMPHASIZNG ALASKA
TOURIST TRAVEL
The 1955 Advertising and Pro
motional program was the top
item on the agenda of the Board
of Directors of the Alaska Visitors
Association at its meeting, Octo
ber 5 and 6, at Anchorage.
Among the features emphasized
in the new series of advertise
ments will be the extension of the
tourist season. The theme “See
Alaska — May through Septem
ber” will be high-lighted.
Another important subject con
sidered by the Board was the for
mulation of a budget to be pre
sented to the territorial legisla
ture. At the present time the as
sociation receives $80,000 for na
tional advertising for the biennial
period. The money is m«de avail
able if matched by $40,000, sub
scribed by private cotribution.
AVA’s president Edward D.
Coffey extended an invitation to
all those interested in the tour
ist business to attend the meet
ing in Anchorage. He emphasized
that although it was a board
meeting, it was open to the public.
University Enrollment
Up 50 Over Last Year
University of Alaska fall sem
ester registration this week stood
at 409, Mrs. Irene Gardner, regis
trar disclosed.
She explained this figure repre
sents a gain of 50 students over
a year ago when 265 men and 94
women students registered.
William R. Cashen, dean of
men, said this semester’s enroll
ment will show even more gains
because students will be allowed
to register with special permission
after September 29.
Registration in all departments
either held its own or showed
substantial increases. The educa
tion department led the field with
a 70 percent increase over last
year.
The increased enrollment filled
all housing facilities on campus.
Added space provided for mar
ried students’ trailers also was
filled. The overflow of students
obtained housing near the cam
pus or in Fairbanks through the
cooperation of the university and
local residents.
We’re Paying Back
1,948,000.00
That's actually how much we have invested in our
equipment, lines and poles, etc. It’s a lot of money.
Many people have no idea where a group of farmers
could obtain that much money. Other people have
been given some very wrong ideas about it.
Here is the plaki and simple fact of the matter.
All the money we have put into this system was
borrowed from the Rural Electrification Administra
tion, an agency set up expressly to lend money to
groups willing to undertake the electrification of
rural areas. Now the REA is a government agency,
part of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. But
that doesn’t make us part of the government, as some
people think. Our only connection with the govern
ment is the fact that we owe them some money.
Incidentally, we know a few people who had the
impression that the money we get from REA is a
gift, or a subsidy. It’s not. Those people will be
happy to know that we are paying back to the gov
ernment the money we owe it. And, we’re paying it
back wilh interest. We have now paid back $123,574.29.
Now, if we should be unable to meet our loan re
payments, then the government could take posses
sion of our equipment, our lines and poles, and all
the rest, because the government holds a first mort
gage on our system, just like a bank holds a mort
gage on property on which it has advanced loans.
But—as long as we continue to repay our loan, we’re
a free and independent enterprise, not subsidized
and not any part of the government.
Local Kiwanians
Hosts at Inter-Club
Meeting Held Oct. 2
Palmer Kiwanians entertained
members of Anchorage Kiwanis
Club at an inter-club dinner meet
ig held in the Palmer School
Cafeteria last Saturday evening.
Approximately 55 persons were
served a savory dinner of roast
moose, baked potatoes, salad,
, vegetables and dessert. Free bak
ing facilities of Palmer Bakery
were used for roast items. Ki
wanis members donated the food,
and Mrs. Thelma Cope, supervi
sor of the cafeteria, directed the
serving, aided by several stu
dents.
Local club president Emil
Garschow opened the meeting
with introduction of Anchorage
guests. Jim Wilson took over as
emcee after the introductions and
kept diners in a jovial mood with
light banter and joshing.
Musical selections were given
by seasoned tenor, little 2-year
old “Chip” Persinger, and his
equally trained soprano-voiced 4
year old sister Lynn who sang
a duet, “The Teddy Bear Song”.
The Valley’s popular Niemann
trio, Robin, Dana and Terri with
their own guitar accompanied
harmonized on two well received
selection, delivered in the true
Niemann style. Another Persing
er musician, Faye, played two
piano accordion solos
Harry Wimmer, local high
school principal and Boy Scout
master was presented with the
official Boy Scout trophy for his
efforts exerted with the scout
movement. Local Kiwanian Ed
Smith, chairman of the Youth
Services Committee made the pre
sentation on behalf of the local
club. In well chosen words he
commended Mr. Wimmer in his
ceaseless efforts for betterment
of the scout organization.
Harlow Hodgson read a letter
(of questionable authority), re
garding local Kiwanis respresen
tatives to the recent convention
held in Vancouver. It all turned
out to be a cleverly written com
position of a joking matter.
A letter citing development of
an “Eye Bank” project which is
sp»»nsor»i by the Anchorage club
was read by President Francis
Bowden of the Anchorage Kiwan
is.
Group singing lead by Anchor
age City Manager and Kiwanian
George Shannon accompanied by
Mrs. Dick Chitty at the piano
closed the evening’s entertaiment.
Guests attending from Anch
orage were: Mr. and Mrs. Francis
Bowden, Mr. and Mrs. Merrill
Chitty, Mr. and Mrs. Bill McKin
ley, Mr. and Mrs. George Shan
non, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Lobdell,
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Scott, Mr. and
Mrs. Dick Chitty, and Jim King.
Other club guests were Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Wimmer of Palmer
and Arthus Buswell of Fairbanks.
Kiwanians and their wives attend
ing were: Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. George
Crowthers, Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
DeJulio, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Gan
schow, Mr. ar.d Mrs. H. J. Hod
gson, Mr. and Mrs. James Hurley,
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Persinger, Dr.
and Mrs. Allan Mick, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Pippel, Mr. and Mrs.
George Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Ros
coe Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. James Wil
son, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bula, Mr
and Grayson Murphy, Mr. and
Mrs. Hugh Johnson and Marvin
Slaughter.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7
AMERICAN LEGION & AUXIL
IARY, Legion Bldg., 8 p.m.
MAT. VALLEY HEALTH COUN
CIL, Health Center, 7 p-m.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8
MAT. SKI CLUB, Co-Op club
room, 8 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9
PALMER-ANCHORAGE FOOT
BALL GAME, Mulcahy Park,
1:30 p.m.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 11
KIWANIS CLUB, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
PALMER CEMETERY ASS’N.,
Moose Hall, 8 p.m.
EXPLORER SCOUTS, U. P.
Church, 7 p.m.
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 12
COLUMBUS DAY 1492 - 1954
CITY COUNCIL, Clerk’s office,
7:30 p.m.
MOOSE & WOMEN OF THE
MOOSE, Moose Hall, 8 p.m.
BOY SCOUTS, U. P. Church, 7
p.m.
STANDARD FIRST AID COUR
SE, Co-Op club room, 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13
: WELL CHILD CONFERENCE,
Health Center, 2-4 p.m.
; CARPENTERS’ LOCAL, Carpen
ters’ Hall, 8 p.m.
B. P. O. ELKS, Elks Lodge, 8 p.m.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN
GE, Grange Hall, 8 p.m.
MATANUSKA AIRMENS’ ASSO
CIATION, Co-Op club room, 7
p.m.
GOLD DUSTERS HOMEMAK
ERS CLUB, Mrs. Marjorie
Heddle’s home
COURT NEWS
Clyde King, Jr. was found guil
ty and fined $10 in U.S. Commis
sioner’s Court on October 5 on a
charge of failing to stop at an
arterial stop sign. He entered a
plea of guilty. The charge was
brought by territorial police.
Anthony Lumbis also appeared
in Commissioner’s Court on Oc
ober 5. He entered a plea of not
guilty to a territorial police
charge of reckless driving, was
found guilty and fined $75, had
his driver’s license revoked for
six months, of which five months
were suspended.
Daniel Paulk was fined $125,
had his drivers’ license revoked
until March 15, 1955, and receiv
ed a 60-day suspended sentence
when found guilty of a charge of
careless driving and driving
without an Alaska driving licen
se. He appeared in U. S. Commis
sioner’s Court on October 4 and
To Take Anchorage Bride
Former Palmer Man
Harriett Allen and Herbert Bel
anger, both of Anchorage, have
extended an invitation to their
friends in the Valley to attend •
their wedding on Sunday, Octo
ber 10 at 2 p.m. in the Seventh
Day Adventist Church in Pal
mer. Mr. Belanger is a former
Palmer resident.
Following the ceremony the
couple will be honored at a recep
tion at the R. W. Wade home on
the Glenn Highway.
entered a guilty plea to the charge
which was brought by territor
ial police.
Carpenter*. Remember I
Carpenters Local 2251
Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday
Each Month
Moore's Garage
GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR
CRANKSHAFT GRINDING
REBORE SERVICE
Phone I3Y2I
Palmer, Alaska
*en C. Johnson
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
19 YEARS ALASKA RESIDENT
ntegrity In Business ^ Integrity in Government
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Pcdme/i
Proud of schools, the hospital, the churches, and the
fine water system. Especially, I am proud of the progress
without-extravagance attitude of the people who live
here.
For the support of the many voters who thought that
I would be a good City Councilman I express my apprecia
tion. I am grateful for the work that was done by so many
for my benefit. Thank you all!
I am confident that the people of Palmer will unite
solidly behind their City Council in support of a program
of city street improvements that will make Palmer the most
modern city, regardless of size, in the Territory.
Signed BERTREN R. CURRY
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