The Frontiersman
PUBLISHED IN THE INTERESTS OF THE MATANUSKA VALLEY
THY A FRONTIERSMAN
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VOLUME 8. NUMBER 4
PALMER. ALASKA. THURSDAY. NOV. 18, 1954
PRICE TEN CENTS
SECOND HUNTING
SEASON OPENS
THIS AREA NOV. 20
For those who missed their
shot—didn’t see anything—or
just couldn’t take time off, the
second moose and caribou season
coming up this month will offer
one more chance to fill the fam
ily freezer with game.
The second season opens on
^November 20 and hunting for
moose will be permitted in the
entire Matanuska Valley area.
The second moose season opens
on November 20 and closes No
vember 30. Hunting will be per
mitted in the entire area on the
.north side of Cook Inlet. That
means the entire Matanuska Val
ley will be open for moose hunt:
mg from the north side of Knik
on up the highway. The south side
of Knik River, along the edge of
Pioneer Mountain is in the closed
area, as is the Chugiak area.
'Caribou hunting, 6f either sex,
except- fawns, will open Novem
ber 20 and run until November
-30, during the second season.
Hunting will be permitted south
of the Yukon River (except in the
Alaska Peninsula area southwest
of the Kvichak River, Iliamna
.Lake, and portage; and in the
Mount Sandford and Steese High
way areas).
3 Local Business
Firms Change Hands
Three local businesses changed
nands recently according to an
nouncements made this week.
About three weeks ago Russ
and Rusty Dow purchased the
Bill Reid land clearing equip
ment and have already started
their business, known as Dow and
Dow. The Reids have returned
to Canada where they plan to
raise cattle at Dawson Creek. The
equipment includes machinery* for
backfilling and snow removal,
along with bull dozer, root rake,
rotar tiller and clearing work.
Jim Conroy and Otto Kockritz
are new operators of the service
station in the Co-Op shopping
area. The station, formerly knowr
as Fred’s Service, is now knowr
as Jim’s Service and is open from
6 a_m. to 9 p.m. on week days
and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sun
days.
The third business is the Pal
mer Shoe Repair, formerly oper
ated by Ed Hartner. Mr. Hartnei
announced this week he has sole
the establishment to A. L. Smitl
and Dick Benson, both of Palmer
They plan to continue the sami
business hours, from 8 a.m. to i
p.m., as was previously observed
\ ACT FILM SHOWING
\ POSTPONED ONE WEEK
> Due to conflicting activities,
i the Palmer ACT film scheaul
< ed for showing Nov. 20 will be
< held over and shown next
< week instead. The time and
< place will be announced in
< next week’s issue of The
< Frontiersman. The scheduled
s film is "The Ox Blood Inci
| dent’b
Champion Gardeners
Gel Cash, Ribbons
In 4-H Contest
Roberta Sharp and Adelard Bey
lund won championship ribbons
1 and $25 each in the 4-H Garden
contest. This contest is sponsored
| by the Sears Roebuck Founda
tion and contestants must com
plete a regular 4-H garden pro
ject in order to compete in the
: contest.
Awards are made on a district
1 basis. Each district must have 15
| or more gardens to be eligible for
a championship award. Roberta
J took top honors in the east val
ley district, while Adelard won
■ the west valley district prize.
Others winners were as follws:
Billy Combs, Wasilla; Roseann
Braton, Palmer: Vadney Bledsoe,
Wasilla; Larry Sharp, Larry Trow
bridge, and Craig Trowbridge, all
of Palmer—blue ribbons and S10
j prize,
f Fred Barnes of Wasilla received
a red ribbon as his prize and
' Jesse Wilson, Jimmy Shaginoff,
William Knutson, William Wim
mer, ar.d Mark Sandvik, all of
Palmer were awarded white rib
bons.
KIWANIANS PLAN
BENEFIT AUCTION
■ An old fashioned auction, where
a “buy every time” is a surety,
will be held on Saturday, Decem
ber 4, by Palmer Kiwanis. Pro
ceeds from the sale will go to
ward the Palmer Band program.
The auctioneers gavel will
sound for first call for bids at
6:30 p.m. in the Palmer School
gymnasium.
Kiwanians this week asked for
items to be sold. Everything, and
! anything, is on their list, from
: souped-up hot rods to mis-match
ed house slippers. Fresh farm
produce, costume jewelry, furni
ture, books, dishes, lamps, sports
equipment, and just about any
thing else, will be acceptable.
Donations may be left at the
Ketchikan Spruce Mills, ARRC
office, The Frontiersman, Pat
Murphy at Extension Service of
fice, Glen Persinger’s home, or
with other Kiwanis members.
, Emil Kanschow, Kiwanis presi
dent, said the committee would
prefer that items be delivered on
the day of the sale, if possible,
’ at the school. Any items that can’t
be delivered, will be picked up
bv the Kiwanians.
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: DR. BAILEY
! REPORTED IMPROVING
Dr. C. C. Bail°y, patient in
the 5005th Air Force hospital,
• was reported slightly improv
!; ed this week.
!; Regular office hours are be
ing observed, with Dr. John
| F. Burnett, Dr. Bailey’s asso
; ciate, in charge. The office is
closed each Thursday after
noon, except in case of emer
! I gency.
;i The first program of the new
1 radio show, “The Palmer Hour’
j will be heard over Radio Statioi
jU-KFQD on Tanksgiving Day.
The amazing
OF CHILDREN
Imagine an orphan city that children
hate to leave and love to come back to!
The new issue of McCall’s brings you
the inspiring story of Mooseheart . . . the
beautiful orphan city created and supported
by the Loyal Order of Moose, America’s
Family Fraternity. Be sure to read the _
heartwarming article ‘'City of Orphans in
the current issue of McCALL’s.
See MOOSEHEART pictures in
McCalls
Get your copy today.
LIQUOR LICENSE
APPLICATIONS MUST
BE IN BY NOV. 30
Con Pereski’s application for
a renewal of his liquor license
for “Buck’s Place” was the
first received by the City of
Palmer for 1955. His applica
tion covers his package store
located on Colony Street.
No action was taken by city
council members who an
nounced the application would
be held and acted upon on No
vember 30, at which time all
applications for local liquor
license renewals must be in
the office of the City Clerk
for council consideration on
that date.
Rules Set for
Xmas Lighting Contest
Rules for the Palmer Garden
Club 1954 Christmas Lighting
Contest were announced this
week by club members.
All persons living in the areas
from the Knik River bridge to
Moose Creek—along the Wasilla
Road and throughout the town of
Wasilla—and the road to the
Agriculture Experiment Station,
around through to Little Susitna
Rd., Farm Loop Rd.. and area
near Spring Creek Farm,
are invited to enter the contest.
Cash prizes will be awarded to
the three homes judged most at
tractively decorated.
To enter the contest and be eli
gible for judging, contestants are
requested to register as early as
possible with Maud Hosier at her
flower shop in the Co-Op shop
ping area, or at her gardens on
the Palmer highway.
The Matanuska Valley
Chamber of Commerce this
week endorsed the contest and
voted to match the prizes with
S15, 015, and S5.
Garden club members an
nounced the additional prizes
will permit awards in the two
classes, yards and windows.
A similar contest is being stag
ed by members of the Chugiak
Benefit Association in an area
that will extend north as far as
the Knik River bridge. Between
the two contests, homes and yards
for several miles will present a
beautiful sight during the holi
| day period.
Those planning to enter the lo
cal graden club contest are re
' quested to have decorations ir
place by December 18. Window
decorations, outdoor decorations
or a combination of both will b<
permissible.
Mrs. Hosier has offered the usi
of several magazines and he
scrap book of holiday decoration
j to anyone interested. They ar<
at her flower shop and may b
seen there any day during th
week.
Prizes will consist of S15 fo
first place; S10 for second, an
$5 for third. The public is invite
to participate in this first Chirsl
mas lighting contest.
SPORTSMEN ASK FOR
IDEAS FOR TERR.
SPORT ACTIVITIES
The Matanuska Valley Sport
men have requested that any i;
dividual or organization havir
any suggestions or proposals f(
the promotion or improvement i
conditions that will aid all 'vj
sport activities in the territor
submit their idea in writing,
box for these suggestions will 1
located in the sportsmens’ qua
ters in the Rec Hall building. T1
Alaska Sportsmen Council will 1
held in Juneau on January S ai
these suggestions will be tak(
to the convention by Bruce Gr
ham who will be attending tl
meeting.
City Council
Proceedings
Acting Mayor Betty Mears an
nounced that a meter has been
installed at the city reservoir and
that from November 20 to De
cember 20 a reading will be tak
en. The meter check is expected
to show amount of water pumped
and will permit a check against
metered water consumed in the
water system. The check will also
show loss, if any is present.
* * *
Members of the Building,
Plumbing and Zoning committee
were requested to make recom
mendations for replacements on
the city Planning Commission.
There are two vacancies ih the
three-year terms and a vacancy
with one more year to run.
* * *
City Attorney John Shaw told
council members that Bill Baur
‘ of Fort Richardson has been ap
' proved by the REA Washington
; office as engineer ofr the Matan
uska Telephone Association’s
1 planned system and that he has
already stared preliminary sur
vey work. He is to be a guest at
the November 17 meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce at which
time he will outline the engineer
ing aspects of the new dial sys
tem. Baur is chief engineer for
the U. S. Army at Ft. Richardson
and has received special permis
sion to handle the local project.
For several years he worked as
government engineer in the tele
phone division of REA. Attorney
j Shaw opinioned MTA is fortun
ate to have such a type man as
! engineer.
* * *
j Members of the telephone com
j mittee plan a rate study for in
! stallation and charges made on
extension telephones. The City re
cently purchased 25 hand sets
which cost between S35 and $40
apiece. A recommendation for
council action will be made by
' the committee.
* * *
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The Alaska Road Commission
has a heater they will loan to the
City, fire committee members re
ported. The heater would be used
in the new fire hall for temporary
heating.
The present fire ordinance will
! be studied by fire committee
j members, for possible amend
I ments.
Snow removal around fire hy
drants will be the responsibility
’ of the water department, counci;
members decided. Although il
would be logic for the street de
l partment to do the work, it wai
felt that with a heavy snow fal
’ the street department would b(
' busy with street clearance anc
' ! so delegated to work to the wate:
' i deparment.
The city’s policy of answerinj
j • fire calls outside city limits wil
, be continued after the first of th
year. The agreement to make out
’ ! side calls would have expired a
that time. One fire truck is to re
main in the city at all times, how
ever. Additional recommendation
are to be made by the fire com
mittee next week.
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Fire Chief Gallant announce
that the two sirens, one locate
on the new fire hall and th
other on Hartley Motors, hav
been symchronized and now ope:
ate at the same time through th
telephone switchboard.
* * *
Only one person was nomina'
ed for the office of Mayor an
his election failed to pass by
3-2 vote. One councilman wj
absent.
* * *
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Councilw’oman Lucille Mic
made a report on the League <
Alaska Cities convention held tw
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Lew Hanks Named
Head of New
School Board Ass’n.
Lew Hanks, member of the
Palmer School board, and acting
chairman for the Territory School
Board convention held in Palmer
last week, was elected president
of the newly organized associa
tion.
Elected to serve with him were
John B. Coghill of Nenana, vice
president; Keith M. Lesh of An
chorage, secretary, and L. F. Joy
of Fairbanks as treasurer.
The newly formed association’s
objective will be the promotion
of common interests of the mem
bers’ school districts. Among
speakers at the convention was
Dr. W. K. Keller, dean of the
department of education at the
University of Alaska who spoke
on “Financing of Territorial
Schools” and “The University of
Alaska and Training of Teachers
for Territorial Schools.” Commis
sioner of Education Donald Da
foe of Juneau also addressed the
group.
Those present were: Marie R.
Logan, Cordova: William J. Bar
ber. Nome; C. L. Butcher, Valdez;
E. O. Strandberg, A. W. Morgan,
J?mes Parsons, all of Anchorage;
Mildred E. Kirkpatrick, Seward;
and Bill Roark, James Hurley,
Ed Smith, of Palmer, and those
already mentioned.
Valley Churches Plan
Thanksgiving Services
Again this year churches of the
Matanuska Valley will observe
Thanksgiving with special pro
grams and events.
A union service, sponsored by
the Ministerial Association, will
be held at the Church of God on
Wednesday evening, beginning at
8 p.m. The call to worship will
be led by Rev. Earl Chandler of
the Church of Christ. Rev. R. V.
O’Mary of the Highway Church
of God will lead the responsive
reading
Rev. Wesley Lancaster of the
Church of God will offer the eve
ning prayer, and Rev. Kenneth
Hughes of the Lazy Mountain
Childrens Home will lead the
offering for the needy.
Scripture readings will be of
fered by Rev. Harold Richards
of the Valley Christian Home and
the evening’s sermon will be de
livered by Rev. John Seibert of
the Faith Presbyterian Church of
Anchorage. Rev. Thomas A. Moy
I er of Palmer will give the bene
1 diction.
The entire program is under
the leadership of Rev. Brian Cle
worth of the United Protestant
Church. Special holiday music
will be provided by the United
Protestant Church choir and a
male quartet. The public is invit
ed to attend the services.
Thanksgiving services in the
United Protestant Church will be
held Sunday, November 21.
Sutton Community Church wil
observe Thanksgiving this Sun
day with a special holiday mes
sage to be offered by Rev. A. B
Compton. A Thanksgiving tree
will be trimmed by members o
the Sunday School. Decoration;
for the tree will consist of littli
fruit designs, with each chile
writing his own reason for offer
ing thanks, on the decoration be
for hanging it on the tree.
At St. John’s Lutheran Churcl
Thanksgiving services will b
held on Thanksgiving day, be
ginning at 10 a m. The churcl
choir will sing special music fo
the occasion and an offering wil
be asked for the Missions. Re^
Edward Imme will deliver th
holiday sermon.
Rev. James P. Snead will offe
a special Thanksgiving Day Mas
on Thursday at St. Michael
Catholic Church at 9 a.m. N
special music is planned for th
holiday.
MTA ENGINEER
OUTLINES NEEDS
FOR SURVEY WORK
Preliminary survey work on
the Matanuska Telephone Asso
ciation’s new dial telephone sys
tem has been started by William
Bauler, engineer. Immediate
needs were outlined by the en
gineer at the November 17 Ma
tanuska Valley Chamber of
Commerce meeting.
“We must stress the importance
of knowing everyone who desires
the new telephone service,” Bau
ler stated. “Expanding a tele
phone system is not at all like
adding an electricity user to an
electrical system. In an electrical
system, drops may be added to
existing lines—however, adding
telephone users to a rural line
cedure. Each area line must come
cedure. Each area line must ocme
out of the central office and if
we do not have a complete pic
ture of where these lines will be
going before final plans are
drawn, those persons who are not
included will not be able to get
service,” he stated.
The REA office in Washington,
D.C. has made the telephone loan
to MTA and is ready to proe i
as soon as requirements are met
by MTA, chief among which is
the collection of equity payments
from anticipate customers. To
operate system in the
most economical manner and
charge the lowest possible rates,
the maximum cooperation of all
users is necessary, he said. We
must know how many users we
will have.
L.ew Hanks, M l A cnairman
who also was present at the
Chamber meeting, stated that the
response in the rural areas is far
greater than that in the city
proper. He again asked that any
one planning to subscribe for
telephone service in the new sys
tem sign up and make payments
on their equity.
Bauler announced that soon
after the first of the year the
Washington REA office is sending
a man to the valley and that in
formation on the number of sub
scribers, location of the lines and
other pertinent information must
be completed by that tune.
“This is the first REA tele
phone made in the territory”, he
stated, and is the first rural tele
phone system in the territory,
which means many things”, he
^ added. REA has developed stan
! dards for use in many areas in
| the States, concerning type of pol
. es necessary, sleeting and storm
; conditions that may be expected,
etc. Much of this type informa
(Continued on page 8)
NURSES AID CLASS
MAY BE FORMED
All valley women interested in
taking a nurses aid course
through the Palmer Civil Defense
are asked to contact Mrs. Flor
ence Sandel, RNT, either at Valley
Presbyterian Hospital or at the
Co-Op Dorm. The number of per
sons registering for the course
will determine the time, place
and length of the course and this
information will be published as
j soon as determined.
First Aid Classes
Postponed Next Week
American Red Cross first
aid classes being held each
week in Palmer and Wasilla
will not be held next week, be
1 cause of Thanksgiving. Classes
! w'ill resume the following week
at the regular hours, according
[ to Mrs. Florence Sandel, RN,
. instructor of the first aid class
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Send Holiday FLOWERS
Telegraph Delivery Service
MATANUSKA VALLEY
GARDENS
Phone 32J11 Palmer
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UTTLE THEATER’S
ADMISSION $1.50
"3 Men On A Horse" Sat., Nov. 20
PALMER ELKS LODGE HOME
8:30 P.M.
PUBLIC INVITED
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