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VOLUME 14. NUMBER 51
PALMER. ALASKA. THURSDAY, SEPT. 13, 1962
EIGHT PAGES
FRICE 15 CENTS
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L. M. DePriest will be flown
to Virginia Mason hospital in
Seattle this weekend for special
treatment. He has been hospit
alized at Valley Presbyterian
for the past two weeks. Mrs.
DePriest will accompany him
to Seattle.
* * *
Russell Cotten and Noel
Kopperud, 1962 graduates of
Palmer High school, will leave
Saturday for Honolulu, where
they will enroll as freshmen at
the University of Hawaii. Their
parents are Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Cotten and Mr. and Mrs. Her
bert Kopperud. Marjorie Sch
reiber, daughter of Mr. and
John Schreiber, who attended
the University of Alaska last
year, has transferred to the
University of Hawaii, where
she will be a sophomore.
¥ * *
Mrs. Lloyd Lawton and son
•Jeffry returned to Palmer Aug. |
25 after a two and a half
months’ trip to California.
They visited former Palmerites
Bud and Joyce Billot of Santa
Monica, Mr. and Mrs. Mervyle
Anderson of Norwalk, and Mr.
and Mrs. Pat LaCas of North
Hollywood, and also attended
the wedding of Mike Donoher,
son of Mrs. LaCass.
* * *
A visit to Century 21, Disney
land. and Marineland were in
cluded in their trip. Mr. Law
ton accompanied Pat & Jeffry
to Los Angeles to visit his
mother and sister, returning to
Palmer in early July.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Earnest R.
Stineburg will leave this month
to make their home in Japan,
where Stineburg will be sta
tioned with the United States
Navy for the next two years.
The couple have been mak
ing their home in Santa Moni
ca. California, since their mar
riage last April. Mr. Stineburg
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Her
lee A. Stineburg of Palmer and
is a graduate of Palmer high
school. His wife is the former
Mary Joelene Ziriax of Santa
Monica.
* * *
Staff sergeant Lewis E. Har
ris, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jessie
V. Harris of Rutherfordton, N.
C . is being reassigned to Anch
orage, Alaska, following his
graduation from the United
States Air Force technical
training course for aircraft
loadmasters at Sheppard AFB,
Texas.
Sergeant Harris is married to
former Mary A. Lee of Palmer.
* * *
Mrs. Marian Badcon, a 1951
employee of the Frontiersman,
was an Alaska State Fair vis
itor Labor Day weekend. Mrs.
Badcon has worked with the
Corps of Engineers information
staff in Anchorage, and is now
with a national news and fea
ture syndicate. Her news stor
ies, one written in Palmer,
have appeared in several an
thologies and she holds various
Alaska and stateside Press
Club awards.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Fox
(Denali Shrock) and Mrs. Fox’s
father, Cecil Shrock, have re
turned to Alaska after an ab
sence of four years, and plan
to reestablish their children’s
home in the Wasilla area,
known under the name of the
Home Health and Educational
Association.
Canadian Firm
Representative
Visits Palmer
Ed A. Scholz, manager of ex
ploration for Placer Develop
ment Ltd., of Vancouver B. C.,
was a Valley visitor this week.
Placer Development holds
controlling interest in Evan
Jones Coal Co., local coal pro
ducer.
Scholz travels throughout the
world as the company has hold
ings in South America, Aus
tralia, The Phillippines, Ire
land, Canada and the U. S.
He plans to leave for Vancou
ver on Saturday.
City Manager Presents 1962-63 Budget
Former Resident
Dies in Nevada
News was received in Pal
mer late last week of the death
of Oscar Burke, former Big
Lake resident. His wife, Doro
thea, reported to friends here
that Mr. Burke succumbed to
a heart attack Monday, Sept. 3,
in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Funeral services were held
Sept. 4, followed by cremation.
Burke homesteaded the Big
Lake area now known as Burk
eshore in 1943. In the 15 years
previous to that time, he serv
ed with the U. S. Coast guard
out of Sitka.
Farm Deficiencies
Gan Be Corrected
Dairy farmers of the Mata
nuska Valley whose establish
ments were degraded during a
recent inspection by the mili
tary and by the Greater Anch
orage Health District will have
an opportunity to correct their
deficiencies, with a re-inspec
tion scheduled for the second
and third weeks in October,
Doctor David Duncan, head of
the district, said this week.
Many of the deficiencies
which caused the degrading
were minor, he said, and could
be corrected immediately.
After a farmer has improved
conditions of his dairy facili
ties, he may call for an inspec
tion at any time, and if the
dairy is up to standard, a pro
visional license will be issued
following the inspection.
Agronomy Scientist
May Visit Here
Dr .and Mrs. S. C. Litzenbur
ger plan to be in Anchorage
tomorrow and possibly Satur
day, the Frontiersman was in
formed today. Dr. Litzenbur
ger, with the agronomy depart
ment at the Alaska Experiment
station early in 1950, was the
scientist who released Golden
Grain oats and Edda barley,
now in general use by Mata
nuska Valley farmers.
The Litzenburgers are re
turning to India, where he is
with the U. S. State Depart
ment.
Earl Combs of Palmer is
making arrangements to bring
Dr. and Mrs. Litzenburger to
Palmer, and friends who would
like to renew acquaintanceship
with the couple are asked to
get in touch with him.
WOMEN VOTERS MEET
Mrs. Max Clements will be
hostess for the League of Wo
men Voters annual member
ship tea on Monday, Sept. 17, at
8 p.m., in her home on Valley
Street. All interested women
are invited to attend.
Plans are under way for a
candidates’ meeting to be held
October 11 at the Elks hall.
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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States by legisla
tive directive has designated September 17 of each year as
Citizenship Day and the week beginning September 17 of each
year as Constitution Week; and
WHEREAS, the President of the United States in accord
ance with these directives has proclaimed “Citizenship Day and
Constitution Week” for 1962; and
WHEREAS, September 17, 1962, marks the one hundredth
and seventy-fifth anniversary of the signing of the Constitution
of the United States on September 17, 1787; and
WHEREAS, Constitution Week is a time for the study
and observance of the acts and events which resulted in the
formation of the Constitution:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM A EGAN, as Governor
of the State of Alaska, hereby endorse the observance of
CITIZENSHIP DAY AND CONSTITUTION WEEK
in the State of Alaska and urge all Alaskans to join in a display
of the flags of the United States and of the State of Alaska
for the occasion, and ask appropriate organizations to hold
appropriate ceremonies during the day and week to inspire all
our citizens to rededicate themselves to the faith of our Found
ing Fathers and to the ideals upon which this Nation was es
tablished.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
and caused the Seal of Alaska to be affixed, this thirty-first
day of August in the year of Our Lord nineteen hundred and
sixty-two.
/s/ William A. Egan
Governor
ATTEST: /s/ Hugh J. Wade
Secretary of State
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Four (ouncilmen lo
Be Elected Oct. 2
Four councilmen are to be
elected to the City of Palmer
general election on October 2,
according to an anouncement
published this week by Emilie
St. Pierre, city clerk. The
terms of Ja"k Maze, Loyd
Watts, E. J. Blom, and James
Pazaruski are expiring, two of
which are for three years and
two for one year. Maze, Watts,
and Blom are completing terms
left vacant by resignations.
To be eligible to run for the
Palmer city council, candidates
must be qualified electors who
have lived in the state of Al
aska for at least two years pre
ceding their declaration of in
tention to run for office, and
must have lived in Palmer for
at least one year.
Candidates must file a dec
laration of candidacy with the
city clerk, at which time they
MIGRATORY BIRD
SHOOTING HOURS
FOR COOK INLET
Times given are actual start
ing and stopping times for
shooting.
Date Start Set
September:
14 _4:55 6:26
15 _4:57 6:23
16 _4:59 6:20
17 _5:01 6:17
18 _5:03 6:14
19 _5:05 6:11
20 _5:08 6:08
will be given a petition which
must be signed by at least 25
qualified city voters and re
turned to the city clerk no ear
lier than 20 or later than ten
days preceding the election.
Polling place for the October
2 election will be Central Sch
ool gymnasium, polling hours
being 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
ARA Approves Local
Development Program
The Overall Economic De
velopment Program for the
Palmer - Wasilla - Talkeetna
area. Electric District No. 9.
has been approved by the
Area Redevelopment Admin
istration. according to a wire
received early this afternoon
in the Fontiersman office
from the Alaskan congres
sional delegation in Wash
ington, D. C.
Specific projects request
ing financial assistance to
promote new employment
opportunities may now be
submitted to ARA, the wire
stated.
A committee of 11 area
residents, headed by Mason
LaZelle of Palmer, drew up
the District 9 economic de
velopment plan, which was
submitted to the ARA early
in August.
Community College
Registration Begins
Registration for Palmer
Community College courses
will begin Monday, Sept. 17,
and will continue through Fri
day, Sept. 21, between the
hours of 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. at
the high school office, director
Alvin Okeson announced this
week.
Instruction will begin Mon
day, Sept. 24, for the Monday
Wednesday classes, and Tues
day, Sept. 25, for the Tuesday
Thursday classes.
Tuition cost for the academ
ic courses is $15 per credit,
plus a $5 registration fee.
Charges for the ocational in
terest courses are listed in an
advertisement on page 6 of
this issue of the Frontiersman.
The courses will run about 17
weeks, the semester ending in
mid-January.
The college credit courses
are accredited by the Univer
sity of Alaska to most institu
tions of higher learning. Per
sons wishing to complete work
for a high school diploma are
urged to discuss their problems
with the director. Each case
will be considered individually,
and every effort will be made
to help the student achieve his
goal.
Courses offered for college
credit include accounting, an
thropology, public speaking,
business administration, socio
logy, psychology .typing, alge
bra and geology.
Vocational and i n te r e s t
courses include physical educa
tion, private pilot ground
school, welding, home mechan
ics, art fundamentals, oil paint
ing, mechanical drawing, sur
veying, and beginning French
and Spanish.
CRUSADE FAILS
TO REACH GOAL
The Cancer Crusade of the
Matanuska Valley Unit of the
American Cancer Society came
to a close on Aug. 31 with a
total of $716.16 in contributions,
Mrs. George Brewster, Crusade
chairman, said this week.
This year’s Crusade fell con
siderably short of the goal of
$1200 set by the Alaska Divi
sion of ACS, Mrs. Brewster
stated, but added that each
year the goal is based on pre
ceding years, and that in the
past two years response to the
Crusade has been exceptional
ly good.
The Chugiak and Eagle River
areas, formerly included in
the Matanuska Valley Crusade,
were covered during the Anch
orage Crusade in April.
The chairman emphasized
that contributions to the Am
erican Cancer Society may be
made at any time during the
year, and that checks may be
addressed simply to Cancer,
Palmer, Alaska. Seveial can
cer patients of the area have
been assisted through ACS
within the past two years.
SERVICES HELD
FOR PIONEER
WASILLA — Grave
side services were held for
Donald Howard Marsh, pioneer
Alaska resident, Tuesday, Sept.
11, at 2 p.m, Susitna Post 9365,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, con
ducted the services, assisted by
members of the American Le
gion from Palmer.
Henry Katkus, Susitna Post
commander, read the services,
and a prayer was read by Dick
Demming, of the Palmer Am
rican Legion.
Members of the firing squad
and the color bearers were
from A Company, 1st Battle
Group, 23rd Infantry, Fort
Richardson, The firing squad,
commanded by Sgt. Collins,
included infantrymen Harda
way, Delander, Loverton, Dah
lton, Coward, McDaniel and
Baker. Color bearers were Sgt.
Hughes, Sgt. Irwin, Sp 4 David
son, and PFC Watkins. Bugler
Chatman sounded taps.
Marsh was born Nov. 3, 1912,
at the Dallas, Oregon, and had
spent most of his life in Alas
ka. He is survived by a sister,
Mrs. Edna Strom of Lake Ste
vens, Washington, and several
nephews.
ALASKA STATE FAIR DRAWS VISITORS
FROM ALL PARTS OF UNITED STATES
Representatives from 29
states visited the Alaska State
Fair in Palmer over Labor Day
weekend, according to the tick
et stubs signed and dropped in
to the box at the information
booth. No stubs were filled in
by residents of Canada. Mexi
co, or any other foreign coun
try. California and Washington
state were best represented,
with people from Tujunga, San
Carlos, Alameda, Los Angeles,
Sun Valley, Hollywood, San
Jose and San Diego. Six Seat
tleites reported in, as well as
residents of Anacortes, Kirk
land, Everett, Tacoma, and
Spokane, Washington.
Oregon was represented by
Nyssa, Portland, and Pendle
ton. Fair visitors also came
from Marsing, Idaho: Savery,
Wyoming; Reno, Nevada, Belt,
Montana; Coghwell, North Da
jkota; Tucumari, New Mexico;
I and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
j Midwest representation was
| fairly heavy, with people from
I Minneapolis, Glennwood, and
i Brainerd, Minnesota signing in.
Omaha, Kearny, and Camp
bell, Nebraska addresses were
found, as were Ashland, Wich
ita, and Topeka, Kansas. Other
midwesterners came from Chi
cago and Villa Park, Illinois.
Phoenix, Tucson, and Parker,
Arizona, sent visitors to the
Great Northland, and a couple
of Texans from Rosenberg and
Raymondville evidently came
to check out the yarns about
the largest state.
Addresses from farther east
(Continued on page 5)
Council Approves
After Minor Changes
City Manager Winston Gil
christ presented a proposed
1962-63 budget for the fiscal
year beginning Oct. 1 to t he
Palmer City council at the
Sept. 11 meeting. Members of
the council approved the four
part budget after suggesting'
minor changes.
Gilchrist's estimate of total
expenditures from the general
fund totalled $162,646; water
fund, $41,710; property tax
fund, $41,900; and bond re
demption fund, $26,200.
The manager said that a tot-!
al of $241,000 in funds is ex
pected to pass through the city
hall office during the next fis
cal year, with an approximate
reserve for unexpected expend
itures of $13,000. There are
some fund transfers in the four
divisions of the budget, Gil
christ explained.
This year’s budget charges
each department for social se
curity, office supplies, etc.,
whereas in other years these
items have always been bud
geted to the city clerk’s office.
In discussing the water de
partment budget, Gilchrist
pointed out that an allocation
of funds from this department
should be made to the general
fund in payment for services
rendered.
Members of the council ad
vised that the sinking fund of
$1,000 be stricken from the
water fund budget, and that
the depreciation of equipment
allocation be raised from
$500 to $1,500.
Councilman Maze asked
about provisions for mainte
nance of lights and reflectors
on the fire vehicles, and was
told that there is a budget al
lowance for maintenance of
these items.
The manager reported that
the fire department has re
quested permission to use the
$1,000 in last year’s deprecia
tion fund, the $1,000 allowance
for depreciation this year, and
the $1,500 equipment allow
ance to purchase a new truck.
The possibility of using two
way radios rather than mobile
telephone equipment in the
ambulance and one of the fire
trucks was discussed.
Gilchrist described the street
department allotment as a min
imum budget. He reported that
department personnel feel they
need a 4-wheel drive loader,
rather than the lighter piece of
equipment discussed at the
last council meeting. The possi
bility of mountaing a backhoe
on the present loader was dis
cussed. A $3,000 allowance for
repairs to equipment is in
cluded in the budget.
Council members recommen
ded a $600 increase in the
street-lighting allotment, to
provide for 10 more street
lights.
It was recommended that the
library allotment be held to
$400.
Councilman Maze moved
that the budget be adopted as
corrected, the council voting
unanimously for passage.
Councilmen Pazaruski and
Watts were absent.
Manager Gilchrist suggested
that funds paid to the health
officer and the building inspec
tr could be saved if the man
ager himself made the building
and health inspections. The
council agreed to the proposal,
instructing the city clerk to
notify the present building in
spector and health officer that
their services will not be
needed after October 1.
Council approved the air
port maintenance contract with
the aviation division of the
state department o f public
works, as interpreted in an ac
companying letter written by
city attorney Burton Biss. The
contract allows for the expend
iture of $4,500 for maintenance
of the runways at the Palmer
airport.
Council members agreed to
accept the invitation of the
Palmer School District for a
joint dinner to be held Sept.
22, which council members,
city employees, and their
spouses would attend.
Council voted to accept the
bid of Don’s Chemical for rock
salt, at $3.90 per hundred
pounds. The only other bid was
from Matanuska Maid, Inc., at
$4.48 per hundred.
The only council meeting
I visitor was Mrs. Smith of the
Hyland Hotel, who asked about
the possibility of hooking on
to the ARRC sewer system.
She was told that if she wishes
to undertake the expenditure
at this time, the city would
have no objection to running
such a line, and was advised to
get in touch with the ARRC
i office.
Total general fund bills were
i approved in the amount of
$2,527.96. and total water fund
1 bills in the amount of $1,588.01.
Additional bills were approved
for a total amount of $655.59.
Balances in the Matanuska Val
i ley Bank as of Aug. 31, 1962,
were general fund. $22,456.79;
water fund, $7,697.63; property
tax fund, $9,958.18; savings,
$51,298.35.
GOOD WEATHER EARLY IN WEEK
HELPS BARLEY, BROME HARVEST
With the return of more fav
orable weather, the barley har
vest has gotten under way,
with several combines work
ing in the valley just before
the last rain. Several fields
have been reported as making
a ton and slightly better to the
acre.
Most of the second crop of
brome grass will be harvested
for silage, due to much wet
weather at the main harvest
time. However, some very good
hay was made during the sun
ny days early in the week.
Around half of the second crop
brome has been harvested in
the Matanuska Valley.
Most of the major potato pro
ducers in the Matanuska Val
'ey are harvesting potatoes
this week. Soil conditions for
the past few days have been
ideal. Potatoes are reported to
he well sized, clean, and good
shaped, with few growth cracks
or knobs. Early yields appear
better than last year.
Harvest of high quality cel
ery, cabbage, head lettuce, car
rots and other root crops con
tinued throughout the past
week. Although wrapper leaves
on head lettuce showed some
frosting, removal of the outside
leaves made high quality head
lettuce still available. Celery,
carrots, and cabbage are of ex
cellent quality and in plentiful
supply. Heavy frost during the
past week blackened the beans,
peas, and some squash.
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