Pwwtr Fire Chief
Schedules
Public Feeling
All valley residents are invited
to an, open meeting to be held
Monday night, April 25, 8 p.m. at
the City of Palmer fire hall. Fire
Chief Ray Lancaster this week
urged all residents, and especial
ly property owners, to attend the
meeting.
“Thia is the first meeting of
this type that we have planned/’
he said. “Fire Chief George Burns
of the Anchorage Fire Depart
ment will be on hand and wheth
er or not individuals are able to
take an active part in the local
volunteer department, I urge
thevn to attend this meeting.”
During the meeting there will
htf a discussion centering around
the functions of the ambulance
lecently donated to the commun
ity by Aubrey Haines of Anchor
age. Volunteer drivers and first
aid card holders are still needed
to help man the ambulance on a
24-hour basis.
Italabcu Officers
Te Visit Palmer;
Dinner Planned
Nine members of the grand
council of the Order of Rainbow
for Girls will visit Palmer this
Saturday to work with the local
chapter and attend a special pot
luck dinner planned for 5:00 p.m.
All Masons, Eastern Star and
Rainbow members are invited to
attend the dinner which will be
held at the new high school.
Palmer officers will meet the
Stateside delegation at Interna
tional Airport and escort them
to Palmer. Visiting officers in
clude Margie Johnson, grand
worthy advisqr; Blanche Deep
rose, grand treasurer; Sharon
Schmidt, grand representative to
Nebraska; Dorothy Homan, grand
representative to Wisconsin; Jan
ice Haddan, grand historian; Ber
nice Fairchild, junior past grand
worthy advisor of California;
Rae Ann Schneider, past grand
representative to Tennessee;
Carol Calyar, Rainbow girl from
Sprague, Wash., and Mary Car
roll, majority member from Wen
atchee, Wash.
On Sunday members of the lo
cal chapter will attend a formal
tea to be held in honor of the
visiting omcers at tne Masonic i
Temple in Anchorage. During the
tea the honorary degree, the
Cross of Color, will be bestowed
upon several girls.
Kiwanians Hold
ladies Night
Local Kiwanians, their wives
and guests enjoyed a savory tur
key dinner and an evening of
fun and dancing at a Kiwanis
sponsored Ladies’ night held in
the Palmer Elks lodge home. Ap
proximately 80 persons turned
out for the gala affair.
Roscoe Taylor, club secretary,
actdd as president in the ab
sence of Pres. George Crowthers
who was in, Juneau over the
weekend.
Kiwanian Ed Smith capably
MVed the dinner program of in
introducing those present, group
singing and light banter.
A brief outline of rheumatic
fever and its effects was given by
Dr. Robert Wilkins, club guest,
of Anchorage followed by a 20
minute film showing on the
same subject.
Two prizes donated by the
Piggly Wiggly store were award
ed to Dave Cottrell and “Mac”
McDonald.
The cast of the Kiwanis min
strel show invited as guests were:
Messrs, and Mesdames Dave Por
ter, Paul Martin, “Mac” McDon
ald, John DeVries, Jim Cottrell,
Keith Stanton, Jack Zimowske,
Wayne Eby, J. McNamara, Tom
Gardner, D. Algarin, and Jim'
Wood.
Attending as guests of Kiwani
an Dr. Bailey were Dr. and Mrs.
James Jernigan, Dr. and Mrs.
Rich Card, Dr. and Mrs. H. V.
Swindell, and Dr. and Mrs. Wm.
Garby all of Anchorage.
Kiwanians and their wives
were Messrs, and Mesdames Bob
Pippel, Jim Hurley, Ed Smith,
John Weisenberger, Dr. Allan
Mick, Emil Ganschow, Glen Per
singer, Pat Murphy. Roscoe Tay
lor, Dr. Harlow Hodgson, Dr C.
C. Bailey, Cy Fahnestock, Ray
Bula, George Washburn, J.
Gazaway, William Kelleigh, Jack
Flint, Everett Adams and A. J.
DeJulio.
Red Cross Drive
Nets $414 in Valley
Mrs. Florence Sandel, chairman
>f the recent American Red Cross
•ampaign in the valley area,
fated this week she ^s sent
t check in the amount of $414.00
o the Anchorage Red Cross
•hapter, representing money col
ected in the local area.
Mrs Sandel expressea her ap
ireciation to campaign workers
LV to valley residents who were
so**generous in their donations
>f time and money. Additional
■ontributions that come in will
added to this total, she said.
Council Notes
(Continued from page 1)
council members that Alaska
Public Works still has sewers on
the top of their list, if the city
is still interested. They also are
paving streets in several towns
in the territory, she stated.
* * *
Old business pertained to the
election of a mayor, A Palmer
business man’s name was nom
inated by Councilman Robert
Peterson but failed following a
3-2 vote. Councilmembers De
Julio, Peterson, and Hagen voted
in favor of the nominee; Coun
cilmembers Mick and Mears vot
ed against. Councilman William
Zahradnicek was absent from
the meeting.
* * *
A request from the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
for the city to open a road par
allel to Fairview Avenue and
east of Springer road was tabled
for further discussion at the next
regular meeting.
* * *
Councilmembers will meet in
special session on April 27 at
which time bids for city insur
ance will be opened. The special
session will convene at 7:30 p.m.
and adjourn at 8:00 p.m. at which
time council members will sit as
a Board of Equalization to hear
reouests, if any, for tax adjust
ments.
* * *
Councilman Alfred Hagen
moved that the services of the
citv attorney be terminated.
When questioned for his reason
he stated that when the motion
received a second he would state
his reason. Acting Mayor Betty
Mears said she would second the
motion to get the reason out in
the open. Councilman Hagen
then stated that he did not feel
that the city attorney could
justify taking all sides in an issue
*snd pointed out that attornej
, John Shaw not only is city at
attorney but attorney for other
public bodies with which the
city does business. Councilwoman
Lucille Mick said she felt the
attorney advised parties concern
ed as the laws allow.
Various thoughts were express
ed, pro and con, by council mem
bers during which Council wo
man Mick pointed out that be
fore Attorney Shaw moved to the
city, Palmer was entirely with
out local attorney services. She
cited the advantage of having an
attorney in the city when need
ed. and that by terminating his
services “it would rob the city
cf fine legal advise.”
Attorney Shaw pointed out
that there is no way an attorney
could serve only one group at a
time unless he was retained by
that group on a full time basis.
The city attorney is employed on
a part time basis in Palmer.
Acting Mayor Mears pointed out
that Councilman Zahradnicek
represents the school, and that
Councilman Hagen is a member
of the Fair Board, both public
bodies with which the city does
business.
Councilman Hagen stated he
did not feel the city should sub
sidize an attorney, to which
CouncilwOman Mick answered
the city is not subsidizing an
attorney and that in light of re
cent litigations his advise was
valuable. Hagen answered that
maybe if the attorney has advised
properly there would have been
no litigations. “The attorney
doesn’t rule on matters”, Mrs.
Mick replied. “He advises”, Ha
gan stated. “Decisions are our
responsibility—let’s not try to
shift it”, Mrs. Mick replied, fol
lowing which the motion was
voted upon with Councilmembers -
Mick, Mears and DeJulio voting
against terminating the attor
ney’s services; Councilman Ha
gen voting for the termination
and Councilman Peterson ab
staining from voting. The motion
failed.
* * *
A motion that the City of Pal
' mer acquire a transcript of the
hearing in the recall petition of
Acting Mayor Mears was voted
down with Councilmembers
Mears, Mick and DeJulio voting
in favor and Councilmembers
Hagen and Peterson voting
against. The motion failed, 3-2.
* * *
Bills approved for payment
from the water fund included
$139.17 to M.E.A. and $20-25 to
Pacific Water Works Supply.
* * *
1 The next regular meeting of
the City Council will be held at
the clerk’s office on Tuesday,
May 3 at 7:30 p.m.
SOUR NOTE
Some people can stay longer in
an hour than others can in a
week.—Writing of William Dean
Howells.
Mrs. Walter Soocey was hos
tess for the April 14 meeting of
the Womens Missionary Union of
the First Baptist Church. Mrs.
John Eppler led the meeting at
which the program was “Cau
tion Crowded Island”. Refresh
ments were served by the hostess.
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