Valley FRONTIERSMAN
Published each Wednesday and Saturday
Palmer, Alaska
Viola Daniels ._..—._.Editor
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Daniels—In the Lion’s Den
“What will the money be used for?”
That’s the $64 question with which Community Chest solici
tors are greeted, when they ask for a contribution to the Valley’s
Chest drive. They point to the drive beneficiaries and recite the
five names of the Boy Scouts, Health Council, Alaska Crippled
Children’s Association, Library Association and disaster fund.
However, there seems to be some lack of information on what
the participating organizations will use the money for. Here’s
exactly the way your money will be spent by each of the members
who will receive a percentage of the receipts.
First, the Boy Scouts will use their share for administrative
expenses of the organization, which are incurred in Palmer. As
was reported last week, six per cent of Scout membership in
Alaska is now drawn from the Valley. The Valley share of the
territorial budget, if it were based on percentage figures, would
exceed the $1,000 which the Scouts feel they need in this area.
However, the local Scout organization has indicated that it
will accept even less than the $1,000 budgeted for the Valley area.
The money will be banked in Palmer, and will be utilized, on a
pro-rated basis, for administrative and office expense of the Scout
executive assigned to this area. A portion of the funds also will be
allotted for necessary work at the King’s lake camp of the Scouts.
The Health Council also asked for a smaller share in the
Chest budget than its budget requires. The Valley area annually
contributes $600 to the salary of the Public Health nurse assigned
this area. The Health Council intends to use its $450 slice of Chest
funds as a contribution to the salary of the Valley’s Health nurse.
Wasilla, not included in the drive area, has been asked to donate
the remaining $150.
Funds for the ACCA will go, as the name indicates, to provide
care for the crippled children of the Territory. ACCA funds go
toward the support of the children’s hospital at Mt. Edgecumbe, as
well as for care for Alaskan children sent Outside.
TJhe ACCA share in the Community Chest will eliminate that
organization’s annual membership drive in the Valley, as well as
the penny drive in the spring. The money used by the organization
will help Valley children in their fight for health and a normal
life.
The Library Association will use its money for books. There
is only a limited fund available from the territory, and the Valley
library stands badly in need of new books.
The disaster fund is a special allotment, created by the board
of directors of the Valley Community Chest, to care for sudden
emergencies in Valley homes. Its funds may be drawn upon to
help a family who loses a breadwinner, to assist in securing hos
pitalization, or to help temporarily a family that loses a home
through fire.
In every case, the money given to your Community Chest
drive is used to help Valley people. In almost every case, the fund
will be used to help make a better life for our children. The Scouts,
the ACCA, the library, and indirectly the Health Nurse, contribute
much to the future health and happiness of the Valley’s youngest
regidents.
In what better way can we of the Valley make a gift for others,
than through the Community Chest which is dedicated to the sole
task of taking care of our own? Your gift to the Community Chest
is an investment in health and happiness for your Valley neigh
bors and for yourself.
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* FRONTIERSMAN ADS BRING RESULTS
Wasilla Faces
Fire Problem, Too
WASILLA—This community
took the first step toward ac
quiring a system of central fire
protection last week, when it was
voted at the special Community
club meeting to accept a fire
truck offered by The Alaska
Railroad.
The truck in question, the ve
hicle which has been parked in
Palmer for the past several
months, has outlined its use
fulness in a program of municipal
fire protection. However Wa
silla residents feel that even its
acquisition is a long step for
ward toward adequate fire pro
tection.
The truck in question can be
used to pump water from a lake
or creek, in the event of fire. Its
capacities are limited, but it is
felt that it can give valuable
protection.
The truck will be operated
under the management of the
Community club, and prob
ably will be driven by Walter
Teeland. Mr. Teeland. was
driver of this same vehicle
when it was part of the fire
fighting equipment of Anchor
age 20 years ago.
Fire protection in Wasilla at
present is confined to several
hand-operated fire extinguishers
in privavte homes and to one
small chemical unit in Teeland’s
store.
Cell 8 to get meeting notices
printed in the Frontiersman.
Out of Hospital
j Ann Moffitt, hospitalized for
the past week with a severe
; throat infection, returned to her
home last Wednesday. Ann plans
to celebrate her Christmas vaca
tion sans tonsils, if her condi
tion improves enough to permit
a scheduled tonsillectomy.
Coffey nsures Everything—
Remember? —Adv.
SALLY AND STEVE WARD
of the
NEW FRONTIER BAR
EXTEND THEIR BEST WISHES FOR
THE COMING HOLIDAY SEASON
TO ALL THEIR VALLEY FRIENDS.
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TO THI PiOPl* OP ALASKA
Every one of us at the Masks Steamship
Comply whhes ever, one of you good cheer
on Christmas Day... happiness and prosperity
for the New Yetr.
We are glad to have been of service to you
for so many years, and look fonmrd «o a
future of av« greater service so all Alaska.
May the Holiday Season bring you a M
share of joy and gladness.
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