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VOLUME 6, NUMBER 38
PALMER. ALASKA, THURSDAY. JUNE 11. 1953
PRICE TEN CENTS
Little League to Play
Fourth Game Toniahf
Two, three inning games will
be played by members of the
Palmer Little League tonight at
the Little League field, starting
at 7 p.m.
Members of the Little League
opened their 1953 season Thurs
day night, June 4 with Mayor Al
fred V. Hagen throwing out the
first ball.
Two, three inning games play
ed between the Jonesville, Kos
losky. Kiwanis and Moose teams
resulted in the following scores:
Pirst game Jonesville vs. Koslos
ky 5 to 4; second game Kiwanis,
vs. Moose 13 to 0. The latter game
was a no-hit game with pitchers
Leek and Akalstad doing the
mound honors.
A second game, played Monday
night, showed better coordination
among the teams, with the fol
lowing scores: Kiwanis vs. Jones
ville, 13 to 3; Moose vs. Koslosky,
11 to 9. An offering was collected
at the game June 8, and will be
at future games, Jack Leek an
nounced, Little League regula
tions permit a collection of this
type, where no paid admission is
collected. Funds will go toward
additional purchases of needed
bats, balls and other equipment.
Games will be played each
Monday and Thursday evening at
the Little League field. The pub
lic is invited to attend. Any adult
who can volunteer help to the
league is asked to contact Leek,
or attend a game and volunteer
his services. Parents are urged to
sign permission slips for those
boys playing in the league, and
return them to the officers.
FARM TOUR SET
FOR JUNE 24
A public tour of the Matanuska
Experiment Farm on June 24
was announced this week by the
University of Alaska’s Agricul
tural Experiment Station.
In making the announcement,
Don L. Irwin, director, cordially
invited all farmers and other per
sons interested in growing feed,
forage crops and feeding cattle,
to attend. '•The tour will start at
1:30 p.m. at the Matanuska Farm
office, located seven miles west
of Palmer and will end around
4 p.m.
The tour will show what the
Experiment Station is doing in the
line of bromegrass, timothy, and
legume trials. Progress in forage
adaptation studies will be dis
cussed. Handling, preservation
and storage of feeds, cattle feed
ing, weed control and land clear
ing are also on the agenda. In
terested persons are invited to
visit the farm to see for themsel
ves cvhat prgress is being made
in these fields.
ANCHORAGE GIRL
POLIO VICTIM
A case of polio in Anchorage
was reported by health officials
this week. The case is that of a
15-year-old girl who is being
treated in Providence Hospital.
This is the second area case this
season. A Palmer boy is now re
ceiving polio treatment at the
5005th hospital.
Dr. John Gentry, Anchorage
health officer, cautioned parents
to be on the alert for symptoms
which include head colds and
sore throats, accompanied by
headache and stiff neck. Gamma
globulin, polio immunization ser
um, is available to physicians for
immunizing those who have been
exposed to the disease, Dr. Gen
try said.
TO OBSERVE FLAG DAY
Special Flag Day service
will be observed Sunday, June
14 at the Palmer B. P. O. Elks
lodge in Palmer at 2 p.m.
The public is cordially invit
ed and urged to attend this
fitting service and tribute to
the American flag, Exalted
Leader, Leonard Kygar said
this week.
BRIX ESTATE TO BE
AUCTIONED JUNE 18
A public auction will be helc
18 at the town property of th<
late C. C. Brix, at which tim<
personal effects will be sold, be
ginning at 7:30 p.m. The property
is located in the area back of th<
Theater building.
At 8:30 p.m. the auction wil
continue in the Palmer Schoo
gymnasium where real estate wil
be autioned. Harold Thuma, ad
ministrator for the estate, ex
plained this week that there wil
be one 40-acre lot and one 80
acre lot plus a sub-divided sec
tion. In the subdivided section
the property will first be put uj
for bid on a block sale basis wit!
award to the highest bidder beinf
withheld until the same property
has been bid as individual lots
Should the total individual lo
bids surpass that of the highes
block bid, the property will b<
awarded to individual bidders
otherwise, the highest block bid
der will receive the property.
LAKE GEORGE FILM
TO BE SHOWN AT
THEATER JUNE 16
A film of the Lake George breal
up will be shown at Valley Theat
er Tuesday evening, June 16 at I
p.m. Everyone is invited to at
tend, Rev. Edward Imme, loca
civil defense director announcec
this week.
The local CD organization i
attempting to raise funds fo
needed expenses and althougl
there will be no admission, i
donation collection will be made
he said.
The Lake George movie wa
filmed by John Gore in beautifu
color and sound. Those who hav
seen this film have enthused ove
the photography and color, re
corded over a period of severs
days during the time the famou
self-dumping lake was creatin
spectacular scenes.
Edward Fortier, third divisio;
coordinator will be present am
vill bring Civil Defense film tha
will also be shown, Imme an
nounced.
COURT NEWS
A charge of dumping garbage ii
the roadway, brought agains
Chet White June 4, was dismiss
ed in City Court June 8 for lacl
of evidence. City Magistrate Johi
Shaw issued an oral reprimand t
White against future dumping
The city had paid $108 for clear
ing the roadway on the date th
offense was alleged to have oc
cured.
Albert J. Halvorsen forfeited
$20 bail when he failed to appea
for heariife in City Court on
drunk charge June 7.
Donald E. Beck of Anchorag
was found guilty of driving unde
the influence of liquor, :esultin
in an accident and was fined $10
and had his driver’se license re
voked for a 60-day period whe
he appeared in U. S. Commissior
er’s Court June 10. The complair
was brought by the Alaska High
way Patrol.
PALMER TO TAKE
PART IN WESTERN
AREA CD ALERT
There will be a special meeting
for all workers in the Palmer
Civil Defense organization Mon
day evening, June 15, CD Direc
tor Edward Imme announced this
week.
The meeting is being called to
complete the scenario being work
ed out for the Civil Defense exer
cise scheduled for the Pacific
coast states, Alaska and Hawaii on
June 20. Since this will be the
last meeting before the test, Im
me said it is important that all
workers be present in order to
know what part they will take in
the exercise.
During the test, a red alert is
expected to be sounded in Pal
mer at 5:20 a.m. on June 20, fol
lowing a 4:00 report that three
flights of approximately 25 planes
identified as aggressor type have
been sighted headed toward Seat
tle and that Juneau had been
bombed, believed by a small
atomic bomb.
[ The scenario also indicates
[ bombings at Anchorage, Seattle,
i Portland, Fairbanks, Whitehorse
. and many westcoast cities. The
.} all clear in the states is expected
[ to be sounded at 9:12 a.m., al
though Director Imme said the
. all clear in the Valley would
probably come somewhat earlier.
\ Completed plans for local par
, ticipation in the exercise will be
r announced next week, Imme said.
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; FOR JULY 3, 4, 5
Members of the Anchorage
. Sportsmen’s Association, Inc., are
selling large buttons for the price
of one dollar each. The buttons
will permit admittance to any
event, any of the three days dur
ing their first annual “ALASKA
SPORTS FESTIVAL.”
The association this week an
: nounced some of the plans for
' mulated for the affair, with the
* majority of the show planned
around the Lake Spenard area,
' where exhibits of fly-casting,
1 bait-casting, etc., will be per
formed by Jack Murphy and as
> sociates. In addition, Boy and
• Girl Scouts will have special ex
hibitions; the Outdoor Motor
i Club has scheduled many motor
, boat racing events and the trap
shoot will be a Territorial contest.
3 Exhibition flying by bush pilots
1 and a dog obedience show, with
; some retrieving through water
r work. Folk and square dance
- groups will sponsor dances Friday
1 and Saturday nights and Sunday
s afternoon and many other attrac
l tive features are planned.
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; National Auxiliary
! President to Visit
Mrs. Rae Ashton, National
- President of the American Legion
Auxiliary is expected to arrive in
Alaska Saturday, June 20. Mrs.
, Ashton, who comes from Vernal,
i Utah, will attend various planned
t entertainments to be held in her
- honor, during her stay in the Ter
c ritory.
r Sunday afternoon, June 21, she
3 will be honored at a tea at the
. home of Mrs. Izola Sims. Depart
- ment members will also be in at
* tendance and all Auxiliary mem
- bers are urged to attend. Local
members have been asked to take
i tea cookies or sandwiches. The
r tea will be held from 3 to 5 p.m.
a Mrs. Ashton will be guest of
honor at a dinner party to be held
e June 22 in the Aleutian Gardens
r in Anchorage. Dinner is schedul
ed for 7 p.m. Members planning
to attend are asked to make reser
- vations through Mrs. Izola Sims
i by June 15.
While in Palmer, Mrs. Aston
t will also visit with Mr. and Mrs.
- Sweeney Ross, formerly of Ver
nal, and long time friends.
Annual 4th nf July
Event Planned by
Wasilla Veterans
The annual Fourth of July cele
bration sponsored by members
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
of Wasilla will again be held this
year, Leo Nunnley of the organi
zation, annuonced this week.
A full program of entertain
ment has been planned, to start
at 1 p.m. in the baseball diamond,
same as in past years, he said.
Alaska’s Favorite Game will be
played — a baseball game is
scheduled between the “Young
sters” and the “Oldsters,” by pop
ular demand of the youngsters,
Nunnley said. Foot races for
children through 12 years of age
will be conducted during the
afternoon with cash awards for
the winners.
Members of the Auxiliary will i
conduct a hot dog stand where ■
refreshments may be purchased
at very reasonable prices.
Free ice cream and pop will
be provided for all children at
tending. During the celebration
held in 1952 the VFW provided
20 gallons of ice cream and 16
cases of soda pop, with one little
boy consuming 24 ice cream cones
during the course of the cele-!
bration.
Another feature of the day will
be the awarding of three attrac
tive prizes. Tick ts may be ob
tained from VFW or Auxiliary
members, at Teeland’s or the Wa
silla Cocktail Bar.
As in years past, the VFW
and Auxiliary have extended an
invitation to all children and
families of the Matanuska Valley.
Anchorage Patrolman
Shot in Gun Battle
Well Known in Valley
William Pfalmer, 27-year-old
Anchorage patrolman was criti
cally wounded while attempting
to arrest three men for car theft,
June 9. He is in Providence Hos
pital where special surgery will
be attempted to remove a .25
calibre slug from near his spinal
column.
Members of the Anchorage
police department are contribut
ing two day’s pay to the injured
officer, who is father of three
young children. Voluntary con
tributions from others have been
left at the police station.
Two airmen and one teen-ager
were responsible for the gun fight
in which Pfalmer was injured and
in which the airmen were also
injured, one who accidentally shot
himself in the leg as he was
drawing his gun and the other
who was shot in the groin.
Pfalmer is known by many
here in the Valley, having served
patrol duty in the area many
times when employed by the
Alaska Highway Patrol.
BIG LAKE TO BE
LINKED TO SATELLITES
An Air Force demolition squad
from Elmendorf this week began
work on a project to link Big
Lake, with it’s two satellites,
Mud Lake and Flat Lake.
The improvement, undertaken
by the Air Force as a training
project in cooperation with the
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
and the Bureau of Land Manage
men of the Palmer and Anchor
ment, will be a boon to sports
age areas.
The new channels will allow a
free flow between the three bodies
of water and provide a greatly
improved fishing area readily ac
cessible to anglers of the entire
region.
In announcing the project, Col
onel Robert F. Fulton, Elmen
dorf Base Commander, described
the operation as excellent training
for the demolition men and will,
at the same time, allow the Air
Force to contribute to the devel
opment of this area.
Board, Council Discuss
Proposed School Budget
CITY RECEIVES
LICENSE REFUNDS
FROM TERRITORY
The City of Palmer this
Week received a check in the
amount of $7,026.70 as busi
ness license refunds from the
Territory.
Although the sum was for
the first three months of the
year, very litle more is an
ticipated by city officials dur
ing the balance of the year.
This money will be added to
existing city funds and go to
ward defraying anticipated
city expenses and operations
that include changes in the
water system plans that the
city must stand the expense
of and the purchase of the
ARRC water system.
PARENTS iNVITED TO
HONOR CEREMONIES
Parents and friends are invited
to attend Order of the Arrow
ceremonies to be conducted at
the Boy Scout camp at Kings
Lake Friday evening, June 12 at
8:30 p.m.
This camping honor, is bestow
ed upon outstanding scout camp
ers toward the close of their
camping season. Conducting cere
monies in full Indian regalia,
leaders will perform a tapping
out ceremony Friday night. Boys
so chosen must then spend the
remainder of that night and the
following day observing Indian
customs and way of living.
One of the largest enrollments
to ever camp at Kings Lake, 105
Boy Scouts and their leaders, is
quartered by patrols of eight in
16 by 16 pyramidal tents. Among
these are 16 Palmer scouts and
four from Wasilla, who are: J,
Mears, C. Mick, R. Aklestad, R.
Brager, H. Gallant, S. Hamilton.
N. Hermon, E. Johnson, J. Maze,
B. Wimmer, J. Lawton, R. Stith,
D. Sweeney, J. Kindler and R
Estelle, and their Scoutmaster,
Harry Wimmer, of Palmer.
Scoutmaster Sorenson of Wa
silla accompanied boys of his
troop who are K. D. Carter, W
Teeland, T. Mazy and G. Cough
lin.
The camp program provides s
well-rounded variety of Scout
craft and Campcraft activities, in
cluding swimming, boating and
waterfront instructions. Troops
vie for high honors in archery
rope tying, cleanest tents and
many other activities. The Trad
ing Post proves to be one of the
most popular spots in camp where
boys may purchase handicraft
materials, camp sweatshirts, can
dy and gum and a variety oi
items.
The camp is operating undei
the general direction of Seoul
Executive Maurice Powers anc
Ken Ubbelahde of Fairbanks
assistant executive.
Executive Ubbelahde said this
record enrollment is expected tc
be duplicated again next weeh
when troops from Fairbanks and
other areas will arrive for camp
ing.
SURPLUS SALE SET
i FOR WEEK OF JUNE 15
A sale of surplus government
property is scheduled at the Wing
Disposal Yard, Elmendorf Aii
Force Base. The surplus sale
identified as Spot Bid Sale num
ber 53-5 will be open for inspec
tion and bidding from June 1£
through June 19. The Hours oi
inspection will be from 8:00 a.m
to 4:30 p.m. each day.
Bid forms and additional in
formation may be obtained at tht
Wing Disposal Yard on Elmen
dorf Air Force Base.
Because there was no quorum
at the regular city council meet
ing scheduled to be held June 9
no official business was conducted
although members of the Palmer
School Board and superintendent
of schools William Zahradnicek
were present with the proposed
1953-54 school budget.
During a discussion on the pro
posed budget, interesting facts
were brought out by Zahradnicek.
There was a total increase of 364
; Palmer students during the past
four years. The May 1949 enroll
ment showed 436 students attend
ing the Palmer school. In 1950
there was an increase of 67 stud
ents; 1951 an increase of 42; 1952
an increase of 64; 1953 an increase
of 112. n estimated September,
1953 enrollment figure of 800
would show an increase of 79
students. ’There figures show a
83.49 percent increase since the
closing date in May 1949. With
the completion of the new Swan
son School this fall, some of the
pressure on the present classroom
space will be eased.
The proposed budget shows in
creases in several parts, many
of which will be necessary for
the new school. The amount of
$8,200 proposed for building re
pair is more than twice the sum
in the 1952-53 budget, but would
include funds for gymnasium re
pairs andpainting the present
school, which has not been done
for several years, Zahradnicek
pointed out.
Teachers salaries showed the
highest figure, $174,960, of which
the Territory will pay as their
portion, when approved, $127,
995, leaving a balance of $46,965
for the school district portion.
This figure includes the raises
authorized by recent legislature.
total proposed budget figure
of $643,041.01 was not balanced
by the total anticipated receipts
, by a figure of $35,177.23. No con
tribution of city sales tax money
was figured in the total receipts
expected, although the school
board will ask for some support
from the city’s sales tax collec
tions.
To Open School
Bids Next Week
Bids for the new Palmer High
School are expected to be opened
in Juneau next June 17. The “Z”
shaped, two-story school will be
located on Springer Road, across
from Palmer Machinery and north
of the Jack Cope farm.
If bids are within money avail
able for construction and found
acceptable, much of the founda
tion work could be completed be
fore winter, William Zahradnicek
school superintendent said this
week.
Work on the Swanson School is
progressing well, he said, with
the contractor expecting to com
plete the concrete work by early
July. Complete construction is
scheduled for the first part of
October.
FOUR WAY TIE IN
GUESSING CONTNEST
The final winner of the weight
guessing contest conducted by
Koslosky’s Department store has
not been determined because of
a four-way tie.
Guesses on the weight of the
largest cheese ever shipped to
Alaska ranged from one extreme
to the other but the actual weight
was announced at 511V2 pounds.
Those coming the nearest to that
figure were Mrs. Fred Schmidt of
Palmer, 512; Walter Deming, Mile
35, 512; Rusell Asay, Palmer, 511
and Erwin Long, Anchorage, 512.
As soon as these persons can be
notified, a drawing will take
place to determine the winner.