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VOLUME 7, NUMBER 45
PALMER. ALASKA. Thursday September 9. 1954
PRICE TEN CENTS
FAIR DRAWS THOUSANDS TO VALLEY
City Council
Proceedings
During the September 7 City
Council meeting it was announc
ed that Oliver Onkka has re
signed from the City Planning
Commission. No replacement was
announced.
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Visitors to the council meeting
include Ralph Farnsworth, presi
dent of the Matanuska Valley Air
mens Association. Farnsworth j
presented a list of 10 recommen- ;
datmns the association has made
and that the local ^Chamber of
Commerce has approved, that
both groups feel should be com
pleted before the City of Palmer
would consider taking over the
Palmer Amport from the Depart
ment of Aviation. The recommen
dation in part included—fill in
and grade the east end of the
east runway where erosion has
taken place — remove stumps to
provide tie-down space for planes
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east-west runway—clear all land
titles and several other sugges
tions. The recommendations were
made to indicate necessary work
at the nearby airport in order to
put it on a working paying; basis.
A lengthy discussion followed at
which time Farnsworth explain
various reasons for the recom
mendations and suggested this
work to be done by the aviation
department before the city would
agree to accept the airport. If the
airport was put in good condition
prior to the city’s acquisition, it
is ielt by the airmen and the
Chamber of Commerce aviation
committee, that the airport will
be able to sustain itself, with var
ious means of raising money for
this purpose already worked out.
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Communication from Vic Fish
er of the League of Alaska Cities,
announced November 4, 5, and 6
as the meeting of the League and
urged attendance by the many
city officials as possible.
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City officials will meet with the
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operating Association board of di
rectors Thursday night, Septem
ber 16, to resolve the sewer out
fall purchase which has been un
der consideration by the city and
the Co-Op for many weeks.
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Charles Tryck, engineer of the
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Teachers, Nurses
Reception Planned;
Public invited
Members of the Matanuska
Valley Ministerial Association
will host a reception for all teach
ers and nurses of the Palmer area
on Sunday evening, September
12, at 8 p.m. at the United Pro
testant Church. The public is in
vited to attend and meet the
guests of honor.
William T. Zahradnicek, super
intendent of schools, Lloyd Mor
ley, hospital administrator, and
Rev*. A. V. Richey, of the associa
tion will extend welcomes during
the evening.
Immediately following the pro
gram a reception will be held in
the church assembly hall. A cor
sage will be presented to., each
teacher and nurse, and'bouton
nieres for the men.
ANNIE HAVEMEISTER
NAMED VALLEY FAIR QUEEN
Annie Havemeister 17-year-old
daughter of Mrs. Emmy Have
meister of Palmer, was crowned
Queen of the 1954 Matanuska Val
ley Fair Saturday night at the
Coronation Ball. Miss Haverpeis
ter, who v/as sponsored" by the'
Palmer Fountain and Cafe, was.
chosen from a field of six con
testants who qualified in the an
nual event. Following the an
nouncement she was crowned
“Queen of the Fair” by Governor
S of Alaska B. Frank Heintzleman.
In addition, John Gore, fair as
sociation board member present
ed the queen with an orchid cor
sage. Her royal-red velvet cape
and crown were trimmed in gold
Valuable Prizes
Awarded ai Close
Of Valley Fair
In addition to the poke of gold
which was awarded to Cpl. Peter
_Cipriano of Elmendorf, other
Valley Fair awards went to the
following: Vernon Haik, Soring
Creek Lodge, $75 in credit at
Teelar.d’s Shopping Center, Was
illa; Stuart Dreghorn, Palmer,
Bolsey 35mm camera from Pal
mer Drug; Mel Haugin, Palmer,
Winchester rifle, Grasser’s Hard
ware; Chester Cantley, Palmer,
outboard motor; Koslosky’s; Vern
S. Rhone, Elmendorf AFB, chain
saw, Brook’s Equipment; Howard
Langonholm, Fort Richardson,
Gibson freezer, Co-Op Warehouse
and Carlo Quern, television set,
Bert’s Drug Store.
The Triumph sports car, given
by the Alaska Range Association
went to Judy Broyer of Anchor
age. J. C. Wosencraft of Anchor
age got the association’s 300 mag
num rifle, Ray Radle, Elmendorf,
the 357 mag. colt pistol; Betty J.
Bell, Anchorage the archery set,
and Oliver Purcell, Kenai, the
fishing kit.
A $300 membership in the Al
aska Chinchilla company went to
Llyle E. Decker of Elmendorf and
the Wear-Ever salad maker went
to Mrs. Agnes Bydahl of Anchor
age. The Wear-Ever firm also
presented Queen Annie Have
meister with a waterless cooker
pan. Richard Young of Spenard
was awarded the Compact vac
cum from Bigler’s Sales.
Before the polar bear rug being
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-and were especially made for the I
coronation by Rusty Dow, local :
artist and fair association secre
tary.
Judges for the contest, who
were Lloyd Olson of Anchorage,
Mrs. Lorene Harrison, also of An
chorage, and Major O. Frank
Wolff, Elmendorf AFB, declared
it had been a most difficult task
to chose one girl from the group
of six attractive girls. The judg
ing took place in the home of
Mrs. Alva Saxton where the girls
were entertained prior to the cor- j
onation. Queen Annie chose a
white nylon net ankle length
gown for the formal event. The
bodice and part of the full skirt
was of nylon lace, with a full
underskirt of white taffeta, bal
lerina length. A sheer stole was
draped across her shoulders. Her
only accessories were jade ear
rings and pendant.
Her court, consisting of Judy
James of Sutton, Barbara Dees of
Chugiak, Mary Jane Clark, Verna
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School Enrollment
Figures High
Although enrollment figures
are not yet complete, attendance
in the Palmer schools will pro
bably be the largest ever. Over
90 pupils have enrolled for first
grade this year and will be taught
by Mrs. Pearl Moyer and Joann
Farnsworth at Central School,
and Mrs. Ida Boyd at Swanson
School.
Phyllis Heck and Mrs. Kathryn
Wilson will teach second grade
at Central and Stephanie Sob
zcak at Swanson. Mrs. Wilson is
acting as a substitute teacher un
til a permanent teacher is hired.
Third grade teachers are Kay
Fahnestock and Gloria Wilson, at
Central and Leona Burton, Swan
son. Margaret Wever and Roger
Larson will teach fourth grade
at Central and Mrs. Alma Blunck
at Swanson.
Mrs. Ruth Beecheck, former
Lazy Mountain Children’s Home
teacher, will teach the Swanson
School fifth grade. Mrs. Talicia
Smoot and Robert Diltz will be at
Central.
Sixth grade teachers are Bill
( Benyish and Wanda Kauffeld, at
Central and David Porter at
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ROAD DEVELOPMENT
NEEDED, GOVERNOR
STATES AT FAIR |
Among highlights of the past
Matanuska Valley Fair, was the
appearance of Governor of Al-'j
aska, B. Frank Heintzleman on
Sunday, September 5 which had
been declared as Governor’s Day |
at the fair.
Gov. Heintzleman was greeted
i by a committee of fair associa- j
I tion, city military and political j
leaders, including General James
! Collins, commanding general
U. S. Army Alaska. The presen
tation of colors was performed
by members of the Palmer Am
erican Legion Post and two U. S.
| Army infantry members. Palmer
: participants were Ray Lancaster,
j Seth Cook, and L. W. Rorrison.
Gov. Heintzleman, recalling the
! growth of the Matanuska Valley,
j told listeners that in 1937 there
| were only about 70,000 persons
I living in the entire territory. To
day’s figure runs over 200,000,
with much of this great increase
located along the railbelt, of
which the farming area is an im
portant part.
“Wp must trv tn attain as soon
as possible, a more stable econ
omy in this territory,” he stated.
“We often hfear that we are too
far north for extensive farming.
This has been proven erroneous
and has been disregarded alto
gether.”
“The first thing we must have
is roads—without them we can
not develop for they are the key
to development.” Gov. Heintzle
man called upon the next legis
lature to do everything possible
to make territorial funds avail
able for this work. Touching on
the farm loans, the governor ad
vocated the present limit of $200,
000 to be raised to a point where
more and more agriculture will
benefit.
Prior to the governor’s talk
“Heinie” Snider, senior senator,
onrl Viic nnnnnpnt T'lr T TVTp
Kinley staged a milking contest,
in which the judges tied in the
decision of a winner. Gov. Hein
tzleman was called upon to break
the tie and stated that although
he thought Dr. McKinley had a
fine technique, he felt Heinie had
the better “pull”.
While in Palmer Gov. Heintzle
man was taken on a tour of the
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KIWANIANS PLAN
ANNUAL “KIDS DAY”
Member of the Palmer Kiwanis
club this week voted to again
sponsor the popular Kids Day
program which they have held
for all area children the past few
years.
The afternoon celebration will
be held Saturday, September 25
and will include all the features
of former programs—a parade of
pets and costumes around the
city—big talent show—hobby dis
plays, treets and prizes.
All youngsters interested in en
tering any of the contests are
asked to register at the Central
School office. They should state
their intention of entering either
the talent show, and what type
presentation they plan, or the
hobby show. They should state
type of collection or other hobby
to be shown.
There will be prizes in various
catagories for the best costumes,
and prizes for the most talented
youngsters.
Additional plans for the pro
gram will be announced next
week.
BREAKS REPORTED
AT TWO STORES
North Palmer Store and 1
Valley Grocery were entered !;
sometime during the early !
morning hours today, accord- '
ing to reports given Police
Chief Bernard Bouwens. Two '<
.22 cal. pistols were taken at
the North Palmer store where
entrance was gained by break
ing glass in the front door. At
Valley Grocery a hole was
punched in the plywood panel
of the back door. Only a few'
pennies and a bag of pop was
reported missing from the
store. City police are investi
gating.
A third break at Tost’s Ser
vice was discovered shortly
before noon today. Although a
window' w'as knocked out in
the overhead door, it is believ
ed the intruder, or intruders
were frightened off.
A plea was issued this morn
ing from the office of the May
or for all parents to assist in
apprehending the (supposed) J
juveniles who apparently j
broke into these three business j
places. Parents were also re
minded that the city curfew' is <
now 9:30 p.m. during school !
weeks.
ALASKA CHAMBERS
TO MEET IN NOVEMBER
The Alaska Chamber o Com
| merce will hold its semi-annual
| meeting in Anchorage November
111, 12 and 13. All Chambers of
Commerce in Alaska are expected
j to have delegates or representa
tives in attendance. In addition,
| association members, Chambers
; of Commerce in the Pacific North
west and Canada, and all other
interested organizations and indi
viduals ar# invited to attend and
participate.
A panel of top speakers has
been invited to talk on subjects
j of vital importance to the Terri
i tory. Representatives of the Ma
! tanuska Valley Chamber of Com
i merce are expected to be in at
! tendance.
RECORD ATTENDANCE
AND EXHIBITS
MARK 3-DAY EVENT
Many thousand persons visited
the valley during the three-day
Labor Day weekend, many of
whom attended the 14th annual
Matanuska Valley Fair. Unoffi
cial figures have been estimated
in the neighborhood of 15,000.
Many youngsters were admitted
free, along with a number of con
; cession operators, judges, assis
tants, and military personnel,
manning displays. Financial fig
ures are not yet completely com
puted. but fair board officials
predict a record year.
A traffic count taken at the
Matanuska River bridge showed
a total number of 22.144 vehicles
crossed the bridge from 9 a.m.
Saturday to 9 a.m. Tuesday morn
ing. Divided by two, for one-way
traffic, over 11,000 cars, carry
ing an unestimated number of
passengers were in the valley dur
ing the three-day period. In spite
of two rainy days, fair-goers came
to the fair earlier this year and
| stayed later, officials stated. The
addition of hundreds of displays
to this year’s most successful fair,
contributed to their lengthier
stay. Ample food concessions gave
fair-goers their choice of full din
ners, hot dogs, hamburgers, or
sandwiches, along with cotton
' candy, peanuts, pop corn, ice
cream, pop and candied apples.
One of the most visited build
ings was the new concrete-block
display building where commer
cial and educational displays
were set up in 10 and 20-foot
booths. The Territorial Depart
ment of Mines had a mineral dis
play; the University of Alaska,
the Commonwealth Committee,
Brady’s Floor Covering, Palmer
Nursery, * Anchorage Sand and
Gravel, Fuller Paint and Glass,
Bigler’s Vacuum Sales. Alaska
' Concrete Products, Alaska Dairy,
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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS TO REGISTER
FOR ELECTION OF OCTOBER 5, 1954
Voters who are taxpayers of the City of Palmer
and whose names appear on the last tax assessment
roll or record, who wish to vote in the election to be
held on October 5, 1954, upon the proposition of
acquiring, constructing, and purchasing a sewer
system for the City of Palmer are required to register
in advance.
Registration books for such purpose will be main*
tained at the office of the City Clerk located in the
Neal Wright Building from September 2. 1954 until 5
o'clock P.M. on October 1, 1954. Such taxpayers wish*
ing to vote in said election upon said proposition must
personally register their names in such books within
the time above-stated. Accordingly all City taxpayers
are urged to register promptly in order to qualify
themselves to vote upon said proposition.
Advance registration of voters is required only for
the sewer proposition as above-stated. For all other
propositions to be voted upon in said election, includ
ing the election of City Councilmen, registration will
be done at the polls at the lime of voting and no
advance registration is required therefor.
LENORE AMERMAN
Acting City Clerk
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