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The Frontiersman
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF THE MATANUSKA VALLEY
rCUB SCOUT PACK
MEETING 7:30 P.M.
SWANSON SCHOOL
JANUARY 26
VOLUME 16. NUMBER 48
PALMER. ALASKA. THURSDAY. JANUARY 25. 1962
EIGHT PAGES
PRICE IS CENTS
Area Cub Scouts
Will Portray
Knights of Yore
One of the most colorful and
interesting pack meetings ever
held here is planned for to
morrow night when the 42 Cub
Scouts who are active in the
area’s six Cub Scout Dens,
present their skits.
This month’s theme, “Knights
of Yore” has proven to be a
most interesting one for the
Cubs, their leader.s and their
families. Preparing costumes
and materials to be used in the
skits has involved entire fam
ilies, with everyone giving a
hand in some phase of prepara
tion. All Cubs wili be suited in
“armor”, complete with their
coats-of-arm, lances have been
made, “horses” have been built
and in many case, great ingen
uity has resulted in some very
fine costuming.
The role of King Arthur will
be taken by Dr. James Pa/.ar
uski, assistant eubmaster. Rich
ard Anderson, Cub Scout com
mittee chairman, will serve as
narrator. Two contests will be
staged during the program, one
a iance contest and the other
featuring jostling.
All parents and friends of the
Cubs are invited to attend the
meeting which will begin at
7:30 p.m. in the multipurpose
room at Swanson School. It has
been suggested that interested
persons take their flash-attach
ment cameras along for some
interesting shots "This is going
to be a very colorful program,"
said a member of the commit
tee today.
At the present time there are
42 boys enrolled in the Cub
Scout program. It is anticipated
that by next year, the enroll
ment could increase 10 fold. All
adults interested in helping
promote the Cub Scout pro
gram in the valley area are
asked to volunteer th 4r t?u>e.
“We can find something for
everyone to do,” said a spokes
man.
All den mothers, fathers and
chiefs, are requested to attend
the Friday night program.
CREDIT UNION
DECLARES 4%
ANNUAL DIVIDEND
Members of the Matanuska
Valley Federal Credit Union
last week approved dividends
of four percent during their an
nual meeting. Pass books
should be turned in for divi
dend credits, it was announced
this week. Books may be left
at the Credit Union office loca
ted in the basement of the Le
gion building. The office is
open from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Mondays through Fridays.
Three persons were named to
the board of directors, includ
ing Harriett Bell, Roscoe Tay
lor and Bertram Curry. Board
members whose terms have not
yet expired include Guy tVood
ings, Molly Pearson, Lloyd
Amans and Dexter Bacon.
Named to the credit committee
were John Weisenberger and
Walter Briggs. Robert Pippel
is the third member of the com
mittee.
At a board meeting held fol
lowing the membership meet
ing Taylor was named presi
dent: Amans, vice-president;
Mrs. Bell secretary and Bacon,
treasurer.
Police Personnel Problems
To Be Discussed by Council
TIRE SLASHING,
LARCENY CHARGES
FAGE AREA YOUTHS
A 17-year-old Palmer youth
is being held by the State
Youth and Adult Authority in
Anchorage in connection with
the grand larceny of $110 worth
■ of clothing from Koslosky’s De
partment Store on Tuesday of
: this week. In addition, he will
| face another charge in connec
tion with the slashing and
puncturing of a number of
automobile tires on Monday
night of this week.
William Frank Bandy. Jr.. 13,
of Sutton was charged by city
police with disorderly conduct
in connection with the tire I
slashing and in Deputy Magis
trate’s Court Wednesday was
fined $300, which was suspend
ed; sentenced to 30 days in jail
of which 25 days were suspend
led; and place on probation for
the period of one year A sec
ond charge of receiving and
| concealing stolen goods in con
• nection with the larceny at
Kosiosky's, is yet to be heard.
The tire slashing was discov
i ered by a city police officer
making his rounds. Some $000
damage was reported to police
by care owners who were vic
tims of the slashings.
i WOMEN VOTERS
INVITE PUBLIC
I TO f KAO* *-OkOM *
A forum of information and
! ideas on trade will be sponsor
i ed by the League of Women
I Voters of Anchorage on Janu
| ary 27 in the Loussac Library
in that city.
Mrs. Noel Woods, president
, of the Palmer League of Wo
! men Voters, said the program
' is an effort to alert the com
munity to the trade situation so
1 that Alaskan opinion may be
reflected in Congress when
trade legislation is enacted this
spring.
Among speakers at the forum
which begins at 10 a.m., will j
be Dr. Allan Mick, director of
the Alaska Agricultural Experi
ment Station, who will discuss
U. S. agricultural commodities
in world trade, at 2:15 p in.
Other speakers will include j
George Grimes, president of
Trans-World Alaska, Inc., a'
panel of Anchorage business- '
men and government officials; j
Hal Drinkal, Seward shrimp
cannery owner and operator,
and Mrs. Paul Crews who will
| summarize the trade scene.
All interested persons are in- j
\ vited to attend.
CAR ACCIDENT VICTIM
Wilson Woods of Palmer is a |
patient at the valley hospital i
where he was taken following;
I an automobile accident Janu-;
ary 23 at about Mile 37. Wilson !
was returning to Palmer when i
, his Renault car went into a:
skid off the road and turned!
I over.
Bill Miller Named
1962 Fair Manager
Bill Miller Mayor of the City
of Palmer, who steered the Al
aska State Fair, Inc. four-day
fair to a successful conclusion
in 1961, was this week named
manager of the 1962 fair, it was
announced this week by Dr.
Curtis Dearborn, ASF presi
dent.
Miller, who this winter at
tended a conference for fair
managers of the entire 50 states
held in Chicago, said that many
new and interesting features
will be incorporated in the fair
this year.
The fair’s theme will be “Al
aska On Parade" and every
city and community in the
State of Alaska will be invited
to participate, Miller said. “For
instance, Kodiak is famous for
their King crab; Kenai area
for it’s oil; Seward for it’s Sal
mon Derby and boating. These
are just a few of the many po
tential ideas we hope to feature
at the fair this year,” Miller
j said.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jones
: of Palmer have been named of
ficial host and hostess for the
! 1962 fair and the queen contest
! committee will soon be named,
| Miller added.
Robert Webb, elected mem
ber of the ASF board of direc
tors, h?s reigned due to pres
sure of other activities and a re
placement will be appointed, it
was announced.
Executive Session
Planned Next Week
Councilman Ralph Moore of
the public Safety Committee at
the January 23 Council meet ing
reported the committee has
drawn up a set of rules and
regulations establishing police
policies. These would include
the checking of all bars in the
city, both day and night, and
especially at the 5 a m. closing
hour; some patrol of all busi
ness sections on foot, both day
and night; all arrests to be pub
lished in the local newspaper;
and others that Moore said
were not to be released to the
public at this time.
At the time of the public
safety report Councilman Watts
made a motion that major
changes be made in police per
sonnel. Discussed tosome ex
tent by Watts, Blom and Moore,
a motion by Moore to talbe the
discussion to an executive
meeting was approved by vote.
Mayor Bill Miller announced a
special meeting will be held at
7:45 p.m. January 30 and an
excutive session to begin at 8
p.m., at which time personnel
problems of the police depart
ment will be discussed.
John Joslin, city surveyor
presented opinions to the coun
l oil rt>Rardir>£ assessments ir
wlflipA-V' it ifjifiiicts 1 and 2
I The maps and other papers wil
be completed for presentation
at the special January 30 meet
ing. at which time it is expect
ed a date will be set for public
hearing.
The Council discussed briefly
the installation of a cur radio
in another vehicle. The second
vehicle was not identified.
* * *
Discussion of the Palmer
school budget was postponed to
enable Council members to
study the proposed budget
piior to discussion.
The City of Palmer will pur
chase for $140 the Bureau of
Land Management fire truck
(tanker) which was used by the
local fire department for a
period of time some months
ago. The surplus Property Ad
ministration had earlier noti
Palmer Moose
Seeking Third
Straight Win
By Pat Eppler
Demonstrating fine team ef
fort, the Palmer Moose twice
defeated the Kodiak Bears by
scores of 48-33 and 48-27. The
two games, which were the fin
al two of a four-game road trip
for the Moose, were played in
Kodiak January 19 and 20. On
January 17 and 18 Palmer
dropped the first two games of
the trip to Kenai and Homer
by scores of 51-41 and 50-49,
respectively.
In the first game with Ko
diak, Bob Fowler scored 18
points in leading the Moose
team to victory. He was follow
ed closely in the scoring col
umn by teammate Lynn Puddi
combe who sank 17. Coach Jan
tz used reserves liberally dur
ing the second half.
Saturday night’s game was a
repeat of Friday. With very ac
curate passing, the Moose com
pletely riddled Kodiak’s de
fense, frequently setting up
Puddicombe and Eckert with
lay-ups or short jump shots.
Eckert paced all scorers with
14 points.
The Moose take on the East
Anchorage Thunderbirds for a
home and home series this Fri
day and Saturday. East is
shooting for itVIainth straight
victory, while the Moose are
going for number three. In the
preliminary games the Palmer
Jayvees go against East’s jun
ior varsity team.
; f ed t^e city of the track’
availability, but at a much1
i-! . e. '■ he C >n< d Vo ■ \
to purchase the truck for $140
and will place it in the Butte
area for the use of the Butte ,
Volunteer Fire Department.
1 The Butte Fire Association will
reimburse the City of Palmer!
for the acquisition cost.
Two applications for gambl-1
ing permits were turned down
by a 3-2 vote at the January 23
j meeting of the City Council.i
It was pointed out that the ap
plicants, the American Legion
Post 15 and Palmer Emblem
' Club, could present 1heir appli
cations again at a later meeting,
; before a full quorum. Voting
a; ainst the motion were Coun- ,
! oilmen Loyd Watts and Ed
Blom. In favor were Council
men Ralph Moore. Rex Ehrhart
and Richard Geiwitz. Council
man James Pazuruski was un
able to attend the meeting.
A Certificate cf Eligibility
has been received by the City
of Palmer to receive surplus
I properties under the Civil Oe
! fense program.
* * *
\ Councilman Geiwitz reported
Hit water edmmitree is'obtatn
ing figures on the cost of a new
(Continued on page 8)
OPEN DISCUSSION
MEETING SLATED
DY LOCAL GRANGE
Northland Pioneer Grange
No. 1 will hold an open meeting
for the discussion of legislation
of importance to the valley
area. The meeting will be held
Tuesday, January 30 at 8 p.m.
in Grange hall in Palmer.
Discussions of special inter
est will include permanent lo
cation of the State fair; the
Marketing Order Act, and in
corporation of the borough
school districts.
All interested persons are
urged to attend. The meeting
will begin promptly at 8 p.m.
and adjourn no later than 9:30
p.m. Further discussion may
continue during a coffee hour
which will follow.
Elks C-P Unit
To Sst Up In
mm Clinic
Under the state-wide Elks
Cerebral Palsy Program, the '
mobile unit personnel will he '
setting up a program in the
speech and hearing clinic of 1
the Matanuska Valley Crippled 1
Childrens Association, located .
in the Mrak building at the cor-:
nef of Wasiila highway and t
Valley street in Palmer
Richard Markson, therapist 1,
who has arrived in Alaska as
replacement for Nick Peters. !,
will be assisted by Mrs. Rich- 1
aid Taylor, therapist. Children
who are now being treated un- i
der the Elks program, will be
seen in the clinic, whenever
possible, Markson said.
At the present time there are
some 30 children in the valley j
area receiving treatment thro
ugh the mobile unit. Because of
limited time it is hoped that
the weekly service being pro
vided in the central location of
the clinic, will allow more time
with each child. Parents of j
children of school age who are |
receiving treatment will he no- ;
tified through the school.
| The first clinic will be held !
[on Wednesday, January 31.
Markson said.
I Markson comes to Alaska I
from Sacremento, California1
! where he was director of the !
t physical therapy department of 1
’ the Sacramento Couaty 'Teba
1 bilitation Center for Crippled
j Children and Adults,
j The mobile unit which visits
1 the valley area, covers all of
Southcentral Alaska, including
i Palmer, Kodiak. Seward, Ke
nai, and other points.
F'urther information may he
obtained by contacting the
therapist at the MVCCA clinic
next Wednesday.
SEEK AMENDMENT TO
ANTI-LITTER BILL
In reference to a Bill spon
sored in the House this week
by Representative Stratton re
garding punishment for litter
ing Alaska roads. A1 Brooks of
Palmer suggests that an
amenmednt be added, if nec
essary, to place responsibility
on the driver of the vehicle
from which the litter is thrown,
so that conviction is possible.
The penalty provided in the
Bill is picking up trash along
the highway four hours a day
for two days. Area support for
the Bill is being sought.
FARMERS URGED TO OBSERVE
INCOME TAX DEADLINE JANUARY 15
I?
Income tax time is here again
and farmers must hurry to get
their returns filed by Febru
ary 15. according to Experi
ment Station economists.
A sample check of Alaskan
farmers indicates some misun
derstanding on filing dates, it
was stated this week by Experi
ment Station personnel. When
Alaska was a territory, they
explained, farmers were allow
ed to file their returns by April
15. Since statehood Alaskan
farmers are required to either
file their final returns on Feb
ruary 15 or file an estimate and
pay this amount by January 15
and a final return on April 15.
Another often misunderstood
fact is the requirement to file
a return even if one had a loss.
If farmers have $600 or more
gross income they must file a
return. “When you file your in
come tax you must also pay
your self-employment tax,” the
pokesman said.
Another important deadline
for farmers is January 31, it
was pointed out. This is the
deadline for paying social se
curity taxes on employees. If
a farmer paid $150 or more in
cash wages to an employee in
1961 he must deduct three per
cent social security tax from
his wages. This tax plus an
; equal amount paid by the em
| ployer must be submitted with
| a Form 943 on or before Janu- j
i ary 31.
| According to economists '
1 Charles Marsh and James!
| Schubin. many farmers have
not been taking full advantage j
; of income tax provisions to
i save money. Farmers or other
businessmen who have had a I
! net operating loss during the
| past year can carry back this
j loss to previous tax years, or it
| can be carried forward to sub
! sequent years. Also certain soil
i conservation measures are de
j ductible as a farm expense,
j rather than being treated as
j capital improvements. Some
l can save tax money by itemiz
| ing deductions.
Anchorage now has an In
1 ternal Revenue Service district
office with auditing facilities to
check returns from Alaska. Re
turns should be mailed to the
District Director. IRS, Anchor
age. The IRS has announced
i they will be especially careful
: about checking farm returns
this year. “Be positive that
your return is correct and on
time,” the men cautioned. “If
you have questions, contact
I your local IRS office, a quali
j fied tax consultant, or your Ex
| periment Station economists,”
| they added.
Mothers' March Here
Planned for Jan. 30
Put on the porch light—tie
ip the dogs—shoo the moose
>ut of the yard—the annual
vlother’s March will be held
hroughout the valley on Tues
lay, January 30, under the
■ | onsorship of the two Beta
sigma Phi chapters of Palmer,
leien Mae Wiederhkr is serv
ng as general chairman.
The annual March of Dimes
went will get under way dur
ng the daytime in some of the
nore remote areas, it was an
lounced by Eunice Flint, route
iiairman. Assisting the women
n their project this year will !
>e members of the newly form
'd Future Nurses of America.
Anyone not at home on the
;0th who wishes to contribute
o the Mother’s March is ask
'd to contact a member of the
orority. This is the only pub
ALASKA TEACHERS
SALARIES RANK
29TH IN U.S.
The $7,300 average annual
;a’ary of a classroom teacher in
Maska is the equivalent of
>4-964 in the District of Colum
bia. the National Education As
sociation explained this week
in a letter to all members of the
Alaska legislature. The differ
ential in living costs makes the
difference, they point out.
Each year when NEA pub
lishes it’s "Estimates of School
Statistics”, Alaska teachers
lead all others in actual salar
ies paid and no amount of ex
planation by NEA seems to
catch up with Jhat top dollar
figure. When allowance is
made for the difference in liv
ing costs. NEA said in its let
ter to the legislators, Alaska
teachers rank, not first in the
U. S., but in 29th place.
Similarly, the average ex
penditure for pupils in Alaska
schools is given as $598, but
when adjustment is made for
living costs this is translated
into the equivalent of $405 in
Washington, D. C dollars,
which would place Alaska 23rd
among the states.
In a recent NEA news re
lease. Alaska was rated second
n the U. S. on estimated expen
ditures per pupil and first in
average salaries of classroom
eachers in public schools.
The qualifying report indi
cates the purchasing power of
me dollar in Alaska cities, by
1959 studies, equals about 08
cents in Washington. D.C. On
:1ns basis, $598 in Alaska dul
ars is worth about $405 in
D. C. dollars.
Salvation Army
Begins Campaign
in Valley Area
Lieutenant Lawrence Holmes
if the Salvation Army service
extension department Alaska,
was in the Valley this week to
begin the annual Salvation
Army campaign for funds.
Lt. Holmes met with mem
aers of the Matanuska Valley
Extension Unit Committee
vhich includes Ed Smith, chair
man; Kyle Turner, treasurer;
VIrs. Alva Saxton, welfare sec
tary; and Phil O’Neill of Sut
:on and Mrs. Thomas Carter of
Wasilla.
The campaign will continue
'or the next two to three
weeks, Lt. Holmes said. The
program is planned to meet the
teed, at the point of need in
ocal emergencies, he pointed
put. Proceeds from the cam
paign are used by the local
:ommittee in local emergencies.
lie-participation event slated
to date in the area’s March of
Dimes, according to Charles
Wilson, compaign chairman.
Following the Mother’s
March, participants will meet
at the Frontier Cafe in Palmer
for coffee and to turn in their
collections.
FRONTIER MUSEUM
PLANS TO BE MADE
AT SUN. MEETING
Barney Fish, president of the
Matanuska Valley Chamber of
Commerce, has called a meet
ing of area businessmen and
presidents of all community or
ganizations. for Sunday, Janu
ary 28 at 2 p.m. in the Four
dough Room of the Frontier
Cafe to discuss the Matanuska
Valley Frontier Museum as a
full-time tourist attraction dur
ing the tourist sseason of the
coming year.
The Chamber is sparking the
program of the newly re-or
gani'.ed Matanuska Valley His
torical Society.
Plans for the museum in
clude well-inf lined staffing,
in fire-proof quarters offered
by Mr. and Mrs. Howard Camp
bell in the basement of the
Frontier Cafe building. The So
ciety is hoping to utilize exist
ing State funds, through mat
ching funds, to get the project
under way immediately.
The Community Tourist At
traction law provides, through
the Division of Tourism, match
ing funds for communities de
i velopmg tourist attractions.
The cotmiunit^ sltaie mThe
project can be in the form of
labor, materials. equipment,
and other type donations.
! The Historical Society com
mittee which is composed of
Mrs. Allan Mick, chairman, Bill
Hoskins, Don Irwin and Mrs.
Rusty Dow, are requesting resi
dents who have historical arti
facts to give or loan for show
ing in the fire-proof museum,
contact any member of the
committee. Especially sought
ire artifacts of the pre-colony
and colony periods.
TAX ASSESSOR
REMINDS RESIDENTS
OF DEADLINE DATES
Property owners living in
Palmer ar.d the Palmer Inde
pendent School District, were
reminded today by John Mar
hall local tax collector, that
the second half payments of the
1961 tax will become delin
quent if not paid by 5 p.m.
February 1, 1982. Payments
postmarked by that time will
not be considered late, he add
ed.
Marshall announced he will
keep the tax office open from 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.
January 27 for the convenience
of those who can not get to the
office during the week.
Taxpayers of the School Dis
trict also are reminded that
February 1 is the deadline for
sending in the self-assessment
forms for 1962.
Moose Members
Plan Dance Sat.
Members of the Palmer
Moose lodge are planning a fun
night for Saturday, January 27
when they will have a dance at
Moose hall. Highlight of the
evening will be a floor show,
featuring local talent. Later in
the evening a smorgasbord
will be served All Moose and
their guests are invited to at
tend.
BINGO
Tuesday, 8 p.m. — ELKS CLUB
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