GANGER CAMPAIGN
UNDER WAY IN AREA
Collection boxes and posters
' were distributed in the business
section of Palmer this past week
at the opening of the 1954 Cancer
‘Campaign.
The local appeal for funds to
' help combat cancer went out in
the community last week. Mrs.
Charles Wilson, chairman, an
nounced that returns have begun
to come in. The letters point out
there are many reasons why this
appeal should have wholehearted
-.support. Statistics given illustrate
the need for community-wide
support in the campaign.
Cancer strikes one out of every
two families. Either you or your
neighbors will feel its personal
<mosct—perhaps this year. Can
. . :e one out of every
people now living, kill one
• out of seven, unless the death
rate is checked. Last year, ap
. proximately 227,000 Americans
died of cancer. Cancer today kills
more children between the ages
of three and 15 than any other
disease. Cancer will kill seven
and one half times as many peo
ple as polio this year, and 11 Ms
times as many as tuberculosis.
To combat these and other
■ cancer facts, the American Can
cer Society has its three-fold
program of education, research,
and service. To carry out this pro
gram thousands of volunteers
work tirelessly all over America,
month in and month out; hun
• dreds of them work right here
in Alaska, many in Palmer. Thro
ugh contributions made this year,
the research that finds the cure
for cancer may be found.
Anyone who did not receive an
appeal letter through the mail is
invited to contribute by putting
money in any of the Cancer col
lection boxes, or by sending con
tributions to Mrs. Charles Wil
• son, Palmer.
WILD FLOWER SHOW
OPENS SATURDAY;
FIRST OF ITS KIND
The first wild flower show to
t>e held in Palmer will be staged
this week end on Saturday and
Sunday from one o’clock until
five in the Co-Op club room by
the local Garden Club.
All type wild flowers, many of
unusual color and type, will be
displayed for the enjoyment of
the public at no admission char
ge. All members of the club have
been requested to submit at least
two varieties for display and a
display is expected from the
Knob Hill Nursery, a firm speci
alizing in wild flower sales.
As an added feature of the
show, Dr. Richard Washburn will
show a film Sunday afternoon at
3 p.m. entitled “Five Hundred
' Thousand to One,” in which com
mon varieties of garden pests are
identified.
Managing the two-day show is
Karla Duff who will be assisted
! by Lillian Eckert, club president;
Maud Hosier, and Millie Melby.
1 Isabelle Woolcock is hospitality
<- chairman and will be assisted by
Mrs. Donald Cook, Mrs. Hugh
■Johnson, Mrs. I. M. Sandvik, Mrs.
Alex Carlson, and Mrs. J. H. Har
rison.
The public is cordially invited
to attend either or both showings
and acquaint themselves with the
wide variety of wild flowers
found in this area. There will be
no admission charge.
CITY TO USE
NUMERICAL PHONE
CALL SYSTEM
As soon as me new cable has
' been strung throughout the city,
-all telephone callers will be ask
ed to call their parties by num
ber only. This decision was an
• nounced at the City Council meet
ing June 8 when Parker Lester,
1 chairman of the telephone com
mittee announced that the cable
in the eastern side of the city
has been hung and the under
! ground section ready to go In,
He asked council approval on
changing the numbering system
to a four digit numerical system
His proposal received approval
with the first number of the dig
it to denote the cable location
and the last number to denote
the ring. When numerical calliiii
is ready to go into effect, list
ings will be distributed to tele
Mrs. Violet Ehrhart is replac
ing Kathy Richard in the Depart
ment of Agriculture office.
COUNCIL NOTES
Members of the City Council
and a citizen’s committee
epresentative carried on a
lengthy discussion pertaining to
the feasibility of oiling city
streets, against using slacked
coal, without oiling. Various
points, for and against both dust
control suggestions, were brought
out. Figuring on an anticipated
figure of around $3,500, it was
learned that the costs of trans
portation for the coal would be
far more than the equivalent use
of oil. It was brought out that
the city street department has
the streets in as good condition
as possible and that the oiling
program could commence within
a matter of days. An abrasive
factor in the slacked coal would
cause a certain amount of crumb
ling, it was reported, and for the
present it was decided that the
original plan of oiling the streets
will be followed out, using the
least amount of money possible,
and that experimentations will
be made on various city streets
in an effort to find a lasting solu
tion to the dust problem.
* * *
Referred to the street commit
tee for study was a proposal to
create angle parking on Colony
street, along the railroad side. An
inquiry directed to the Alaska
Railroad for permission to use
railroad land for this purpose
would be given, providing the
city would place steel fenders
around power poles, erect a bar
racade, and raise telephone lines
five feet. Although the subject
was not discussed at length, it
was brought out that such park
ing might create a drainage prob
lem but would ease the conjest
ed parking area.
* * •
The use of either of the city
owned lots will be offered to the
Lazy Mountain Childrens Home
for their use on Saturday nights
during the summer months for
street meetings. The request fox
space within the city where the
meetings could be held came
from the home in the form of a
letter. Council members pointed
out that because of the safety fac
tor involved, such meetings could
not be held in the streets and of
fered the use of city lots as ar
alternative. If the lot near the
Fairgrounds is used by the group
they would not be permitted use
during the Valley Fair.
* * *
Acting Mayor Betty Mears an
nounced that the contractor whc
installed the city water system
has been notified that he should
complete the work by the enc
of July. If the work is not com
pleted by that time, APW will
take over the responsibility ol
completion and the contractor
will be penalized. Ray Mathews
APW inspector, has offered his
assistance to the city in revising
the present water rate schedule
• • •
Begin the construction of the
fire equipment house immediate
ly, members of the budget and
finance committee recommended
at the Tuesday meeting. Once
the size of the building is decided
upon, the walls and roof can be
put up, they said, and the interi
or partitioning completed later
Material costs and approximate
total needed will be presented al
the meeting June 22, members
said.
* * *
The next regular city council
meeting will be held Tuesday
June 22 at the clerk’s office
Council members will sit as z
board of equalization the follow
ing night, also in the clerk’s of
fice.
Moore's Garage
GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR
CRANKSHAFT GRINDING
REBORE SERVICE
Phone I3Y2I
Palmer, Alaska
Nat'l Commander
(Continued from page 1)
/aldez; Ketchikan Post No. 3;
Juneau Post No. 4; Seward Post
No. 5; Marlin Elmer Palmer Post
No. 6 from Wrangell; Skagway
Post No. 7; John W. Jones Post
No. 8 from Cordova; Dorman H.
Baker Post No. 11 from Fair
banks; Lynn Canal Post No. 12
from Haines; Sitka Post No. 13;
Petersburg Post No. *4; General
Buckner Post No. 16 from Homer
Kodiak Post No. 17, and Nome
Post No. 19. In addition, there
will be representatives from all
Legion Auxiliary Units. Parade
Marshal will be Joseph Briones,
commander Jack Henry Post of
Anchorage.
Saturday evening the Officer’s
Bal; will be held in the Palmer
School gym as the final day of
the convention closes. During the
Ball the 1954 Ford sedan will be
awarded.
Although Legionnaires and
I Auxiliary members will be busy
from early morning until eve
ning with various business meet
ings, prior to election of officers
of June 26, their families will have
an opportunity to tour the Val
ley and surrounding areas throu
ghout their stay. There will be
bus tours during the evening,
plus plane flights to the Lake
George region. Luncheons and
dinners are planned for each
day, with local organizations as
sisting the Legion and Auxiliary
in this part of the program.
Moose Hall will be the scene of
the Commander’s Dinner on Sat
urday. The Child Welfare lunch
eon will be held at the United
Protestant Church and the Re
habilitation luncheon will be
handled by women of St. Mich
ael’s church.
Throughout the entire conven
tion, staff members of Television
Station KTVA will be on hand
to tape and film convention
highlights that will be televised
on Channel II. Radio Station
i KENI will cover the events with
Del Melkie in attendance.
Stanley Laird of the Matanus
ka Valley Post and Mary Steel
man of the Auxiliary unit are
chairmen of the convention. Ray
Lancaster, also of-the local post
is co-chairman. They are being
assisted by a large committee.
Although no official announce
ment has been made, rumor has
i it that it’s oil geologists who are
working out of Palmer via heli
copter. The “whirly-bird” has
been in Palmer since Monday of
this week, shuttling passengers
back and forth to the mountain
I regions.
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WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTOR
Dahlquisl Auto Supply
539 C St. Phone 25661
Also distributors for Mallory
Ignition and Smithy Mufflers.
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Telephone Numbers—
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The city telephone department
is also pleased to announce that
subscribers may now have as
many private lines as needed,
where at all possible to connect
the new cable, he stated.
It is hoped that in the immedi
ate future all subscribers will be
placed on not more than two
party lines locally, and not more
than four party lines in the more
remote areas.
If present plans materialize,
Lester predicted the second 101
pair cable, now on hand, will be
run into the Co-Op area, and
thence north, and all present
subscribers, together with all
prospective patrons will enjoy a
new era in telephone communica
tions.
Chamber Hears—
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and trail clubs.
Discussions on the erection of
signs advertising Palmer’s loca
tion were revived at the meeting
when Jan Koslosky, who was
previously appointed to investi
gate costs of signs, presented var
ious sample drawings obtained
from professional sign makers. In
addition to these, other sugges
tions were offered by members
and a means by which the cost
of the signs could be raised was
discussed. Chamber members
felt that the signs should "be lo
cated within city limits, close
enough to access streets to pre
vent cars from by-passing the
city while traveling on the high
way.
CANCER FILMS
TO BE SHOWN JUNE 28
Mrs- Charles Wilson announced
today that two films on cancer
will have a public showing Mon
day evening June 28 at the Elks
Hall. The public is urged to at
tend the showing. One film will
be on the much-talked-about
lung cancer. The second film sub
ject will be announced at a later
date. The films are being shown
in conjunction with the Cancer
Campaign * now in full swing
throughout the valley.
Boy Scout Group—
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on Sunday afternoon, July 4.
Parents may call for the boys at
that time.
Equipment needed for the
week at camp was discussed at
length, during the meeting and
the following items were recom
mended Sleeping bags, water
proof ground cloth, Scout uni
form, high shoes for hiking,
change of shoes (sneakers) wool
socks, (2 pr.), 2 changes of under
wear, handkerchiefs, extra shirt
and pants, sweater or jacket,
poncho or rain coat, swim trunks,
2 bath towels, soap, comb, tooth
brush, toothpaste, mirror, laun
dry soap, serving kit, flashlight,
hat or cap, knife, fork, spoon,
piate, aluminum foil, pack frame
or sack, moccasins or slippers,
pocket knife, compass, pencils
and note paper, Scout book,
campfire stunt material, extra
money and purse, and pajamas.
Grays River, Washington had
120 inches of rain in 1953.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIED
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
FRIDAY — SATURDAY
JUNE 18 — 19
Shows: 7:15 and 9:00 p.m.
~UNDAY — MONDAY
JUNE 20 — 21
Nites 7:15 — 9:00 P.M.
Sunday Matinee 2:00
DON’T FORGET
Community Auction
SUNDAY, JUNE 20 - 1:30 P.M.
BRING WHAT YOU HAVE! BUY WHAT YOU WANT!
USED FURNITURE - WE BUY, SELL OR TRADE
SELL ON CONSIGNMENT
A. L. SMITH FURNITURE AND SALVAGE CO.
Mile 45 (Formerly Hiway Service) Palmer Hiway
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Palmer, Alaska