CITIZENS ASK CURB
CN HORROR COMICS
Following a meeting held on
-January 20, a group of area citiz
ens, representing the majority of
all Valley organizations and
groups, passed the following re
solutions:
“We, a group of Valley citizens,
representatixes of the American
legion Auxiliary, Matanuska
Valley Unit No. 15, the American
Legion, Matanuska Valley Post
No. 15, the Kiwanis Club of Pal
mer, the Ministerial Assoiation,
the pastors of four churhes, the
Women’s Temperance Union, the
Women of the Moose No. 942, the
Loyal Order of the Moose No.
793, and various other civic
groups having met, do hereby re
solve the following:
“WHEREAS the children of this
community have and are being
exposed to horror comic books,1
pocket books and magazines, sex
ually indecent books or comic,
books and magazines and those
portraying deeds of brutality and
violence
“AND WHEREAS we feel this
type of literature is definitely de
trimental to our young people
“AND WHEREAS we feel the
local retail dealers are willing to
cooperate if they are not hamper
ed by contracts; now, be it
“RESOLVED, that the City
Council of Palme«\ Alaska, exact
appropriate legislation immediate
ly to alleviate this situation; and
be it
“FURTHER RESOLVED, that
_all_
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desirable literature cooperate to
the fullest extent m this matter;
and be it
“STILL FURTHER RESOLV
ED, that copies of these resolu
tions be sent t© the following:
-Acting Mayor of Palmer, Palmer
City Council, City Attorney, j
Bert’s Drug, Koslosky’s, Palmer j
•Drug, North Palmer Store, Valley!
Grocery and that it be printed j
in the Valley Frontiersman.”
The resolution was the outcome
of a meeting called by members
© the American Legion Auxiliary
*to further their efforts in curbing
the sale of this type comic book,
in the Palmer area, following a
'■move that is taking place thiotigh
«out the states under the leader-1
: ship of the Legion. The city of
^Douglas, Alaska recently created
an ordinance banning the sale or
sgrft of this type comic book in the,
City of Douglas.
'Those in attendance voiced ali<
opinion that they felt local mer
chants would cooperate in an ef
4 fort to keep certain comic books
off the newsstands. The Legion
? has ia published list of comic
books in clashes ranging from non
.objectional to very-objectional.
The resolution was acted upon
at the Tuesday night meeting of
the City of Palmer City Council
and council members voted to in
\ vestigate possible legislation.
Seek
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mg 60 feet by 240 feet, each. Ac
cording to a spokesman of the
group ox .raiiiiei men, nicy piai*
to contact officials in Pre-FLaa>
mng Logistics with a view to de
termine how far the military will
go toward transportation and
■erection of these two buildings
*>n the Fairgrounds in Palmer.
Proposed use of the buildings
includes one building devoted to
Civil Defense and military ware
Ihousing. The other to be used by
the U. S. Army Rserve and for
community affairs, with the mil
itary to have first priority in case
sof an emergency.
March of—
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tioned donations the Riverbend
Homemakers’ club have donated
-$15 and the Glacier View club
$10, Mrs. Faith Krause of Pal
mer has appealed very success
fully to all homemaker clubs of j
the valley to make contributions !
to the current campaign.
All dimes dropped in juke box- j
es in the Shamrock Bar, Frontier j
Safe, White Spot, Sourdough Bar, :
Frontier Bar and the Palmer Bar
on Friday, January 28, will go
to the March of Dimes, according
to Neal Wright and Robert Pet
erson. Owners and operators of
the music machines are donating
their entire take in dimes on that
date
Maud Hosier at the Matanuska
Valley Gardens has already filled
f one “foot step” and is well on. the
way with a second one. Pasted on
the mirror in her flower shop are
big outlines of various size feet
dimes donated by her custom
ers are covering them. In addition' ■
Mrs. Hosier will donate all pro
ceeds from her special orchid sale.
Farmers to Hear
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Lilly Company of Seattle is one
of the feature speakers at the
Forum, and will confer with mer
chandising officials while he is
in the area.
Sufficient housing has been of
fered by Palmer area residents to
take care of persons who have
made reservations. Last minute
requests may be made, however,
and additional offers of rooms
will be welcome. Anyone having
such facilities to offer is asked to
call the Extension Service office.
The second day of the Forum,
February 2, will see continued
panel discussions, with “Dairy
and Beef Production”, with I. M.
C. Anderson, of the Farmers
Home Administration presiding
and “Perishable Vegetables and
Fruit Production” with John
Holm of Fairbanks presiding.
| At noon on February 2, the
| Matanuska Valley Chamber of
| Commerce will hold a joint lunch
eon* with those attending the For
| um. The luncheon will be served
buffet style at Moose Hall, be
ginning at 12 o’clock noon. Dr.
; Ernest N. Patty, president of the
University of Alaska is schedul
ed luncheon speaker.
The afternoon session on that
date will open at 1:30 p.m. with
panel discussions planned on
“Potatoes and Root Crop Pro
duction” with Max Sherrod of
Palmer presiding, and “Poultry
Production” with John Nash of
Pauner presiding.
A'letiid jlui if curucu y 6
will feature a genera! session,
with Elmer Rasmuson, president
of the National Bank of Alaska
presiding. “New Crops-New
Tools” will be presented by Dr.
Allan H. Mick, associate director,
Alaska Agricultural Experiment
Station and “New Markets-New
Money” will be presented by
James W. Wilson, commissioner
of agriculture, Territory of Alas
ka.
The final day of the Forum will
consist of general sessions. In the
morning Stewart Durrant, gen
eral manager of the Matanuska
Valley Farmers Cooperating As
sociation will preside. “The Mil
itary Consumer” will be present
ed by Colonel Arthur C. Bass,
QMC, U. S. Army Alaska and
“The Family Consumer” will be
presented by Larry Carr, presi
dent, Carr’s Food Center, Anch
orage.
George Jackson, president, Al
aska Dairy Products, Inc-, and
president of the Anchorage Cham
ber of Commerce will preside dur
ing the afternoon session when a
group discussion to further agri
cultural development will be con
ducted.
Thursday evening Clyde Sher
man of Fairbanks will preside.
Dr. George D. Scarseth, director
of research, American Farm Re
search Association, will present
“Soil, Civilization* and Health”.
Each afternoon of the forum
there will be movies on selected
agricultural subjects from 3 to 5
p.m.
MEW EASTERN STAB OFFICERS
Pictured above with other officers recently installed in office are, front row. left to right.
Gray son Murphy, associate patron; Marive Laird, associate matron; June Murphy, worthy
matron, and Clarence Hoffman, worthy patron.
PARC MEMBERS URGED
TO ATTEND QUARTERLY
MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Nominations for the next board
of directors for the Palmer Area
Recreation Council will stem from
the quarterly membership meet
ing to be held this Sunday after
noon, January 30 at 2 p.m. in the
Palmer School cafeteria.
Norman Rousey, Council presi
dent, urged all members to at
tend the meeting as an indication
of their wish to see the PARC
movement continued. The work
accomplished by PARC this past
year will be reviewed and assess
ed along with the early objectives
laid down at the time of organiza
tion. The board will welcome
constructive criticism and sugges
tions regarding recreation pro
jects and getting active and fi
nancial support, he said.
In pointing out the work al
ready accomplished Rousey re
ferred to the large recreation area
behind the school, which is near
ly ready for seeding. Already the
skating rink has been enclosed
and has proved popular. Its maxi
mum usage, however, is hamper
ed by the need for more lighting
and heat for the shelter, he point
ea out, suggesting, mat organiza
tion-sponsored skating parties
with occasional music and hot
refreshments would add to the
full enjoyment of this facility.
The original board of 15 direc
tors has dwindled down to eight
or nine regular attenders of
board meeting*. Replacements,
which should have been made at
the quarterly membership meet
ings have been *tymied, he »aid,
because of poor attendance. Ac
cording to the PARC by-laws,
board members serve one year
terms. Nominations for the next
term will be made at the Janu
ary 30 meeting and all interested
persons, whether now members or
not, are urged to attend.
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In addition to the officers
named above, other officers pic
tured and their respective offives
are: Margaret Cope, chaplain:
Dorothy Onkka, secretary; Kath
eryn Wilson, conductress; Isabelle
Severn, associate conductress;
Lulu Sandvik, treasurer; Mary
Daughty, organist; Ann Rehard,
marshal; Dorothy Anderson, Ada;
Lillian Woods, Ruth; Priscilla
Bacon, Esther; Vivian Teeland,
Martha; Cloycine Driggars, Elec
ta; Marion Persinger, warder;
and Dexter Bacon, sentinel.
The officers of the Matanuska
Valley Chapter 14. Order of East
ern Star, were installed in a cere
mony held on January 5 at which
time Marne Hanks, retiring
worthy matron was installing of
ficer, assisted by Rivera Hiber,
past matron, as marshal; Margaret
Snodgrass, past matron, as chap
lain; and Mary Daughty, as organ
ist. As retiring worthy matron
Mrs. Hanks presented her officers
with small ivory pins. She, and
her husband Lew Hanks, retiring
patron, were presented gifts by
the retiring officers. A thank-you
song, dedicated to Mrs. Hanks,
was sung by Lulu Sandvik.
Following the installation cere
mony, a ceremony for the retiring
officers was held.
Cork! Males
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on the part of Council members.
Moore recommended that the
chairman of th City Planning and
Zoning Committee (A1 Hagen,
councilman) be present at Plan
ning Commission meeting as liai
son man.
Bills approved for payment
were as follows: Ben Hudgins,
$97.60; Ketchikan Spruce Mills,
$277.69; Anchorage Sand and
Gravel, $28.30; W. P. Fuller &
Co., $37.65; Valley Concrete Pro
ducts, $564; Severns Cabinet
Shop, $40; Alaska Concrete Pro
ducts, $52; Valley Excavating Co.,
$58; Standard Oil, $28.03; West
ern Tractor and Equipment, $39.
10; Palmer Transfer, $3.09; Bert’s
Drug, $4.50; M.V.F.C.A., $246-37;
Snyder Office Supply, $35.20;
Kirk’s Sales and Service, $78.98;
O. K. Kincaid, $200; and Pippel
Insurance Agency, $135.52.
Following the adjournment of
the Council meeting, Council
members met with officials of
the Palmer Civil Defense organ
ization and discussed necessary
storage, needed equipment, and
activities of the local organzation.
Plans were made by several of
the two groups to go into Anch-.
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‘'bad debts”. The accounts range
! in age from four months back to
! the first of the year—are gener
! ally over six months old—and
| have been proven to be uncollect
| able. The total sum represents 13
cases in the Palmer area; 10 in
the Wasilla area; unknown ad
i dresses, vicinity other than Pal
j mer, prisoners, and deceased.
ORCHIDS FOR A DIME?
IT'S FOR THE
MARCH OF DIMES
To help put the Palmer
March of Dimes up over the
top Mrs. Maud Hosier, of the
Matanuska Valley Gardens, an
nounced this week she will
have 100 Vanda orchids on
hand this Saturday. These will
be sold to the public for 10
cents each, with each and
every dime going to the March
of Dimes fund.
XlUgn X\. UU1U1SUU, UVJCLU-i
her, was named vice-president of
the board. He will preside at the
annual membership meeting, in
the absence of Miss V. Louise
Kellogg, board president, who
announced she will not be able
to attend the annual meeting.
At the present time board mem
bers are making a study of hos
pital rates, a blood typing pro
gram for the Valley and hospital
policies.
Members of the board learned
last Friday that the Presbyterian
National Board of Missions will
advance $760 to the local hospital
to assist in the purchase of an
electrocardiograph machine. This
amout will come very close to the
purchase price, Morley announc
ed. In addition, the sums of $600
and $400 has been given the hos
pital for earmarked accounts. The
$600 is to be used for special ac
counts, which means equipment
or capital investment of some
type, and the $400 for the nurses’
lounge. The two sums are the re
sult of money still being sent to
the National Board from various
Presbyterian Churches through
out the states, earmarked for the
Palmer hospital.
orage to obtain information on
what type equipment is available
that can be obtained by the CD
for the entire Greater Palmer
area.
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