HUS CLARK CHOSEN
m BOY SCOUT
WORLD JAMBOREE
D«le Clark, 16, son of Mr, and
ISArs. Eobert Clark of Fishook
fb&ad, has been selected to repre
sent Alaska in the forthcoming
Boy Scout World Jamboree,
©ale was selected out of 14 Ex
plorer Scouts considered for the
honor. First alternate for the
position was Brent Jacobs from
Elmendorf Air Force Base and
John Nielson of Fairbanks was
named second alternate.
A student in Palmer High
School, Dale is an Eagle Scout
and a member of the Scout hon
or society, the Order of the Ar
row. He is a member of Palmar
Explorer Troop 754 and holds 30
merit badges.
Candidates for the honor were
required to write a 500-word es
say on their reason*. for wishing
to attend the Jamboree. They
were required to appear before
a board of review where they
were judged on poise and appear
ance, personality and thoughtful
ness of others, sincerity and un
derstanding of the Scout oath and
law, enthusiasm and Scout spirit,
theme and purpose.
The Clark family moved to the
"valley area over a year ago
from Anchorage. Mr. Clark is
eenployed by the Alaska Rail
road. Dale’s Wo sisters, Barbara,
$. and Cheryl, 6, attend school in
Wasilla.
In order to qualify for selec
tion Scouts had to be members
of the Explorer Scout organiza
tion, over 14 years of age but
not older than 17% by August 18.
fWOHTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
Eltclioi of Officers jj
Palatcr Moose
Ledge No. 793
| April 12,1955 i
i 8:00 P.M.
GOME AND VOTE t
DECISION EXPECTED
ON RECALL HEARING
Judge J. L. McCarrey announc
ed last Friday that on April 11
he would make his decision as to
what further proceedings,, if any,
there would be in the recall pe
tition against Acting Mayor Betty
Mears.
During a hearing held April 1
City Attorney John Shaw point
ed out the difference in the re
call law in the States, and in
Alaska. Most states, he said, per
mit recall without the misfeas
ance or nonfeasance clause found
in the territorial law. He pointed
out that Mrs. Mears could not
be guilty of the charges for as
acting mayor she could not have
acted without council approval.
He also pointed out that Mrs.
Mears could not be recalled as
Acting Mayor by the voters for
she was not elected to that office
by the voters, but rather, was
selected by the council members.
In referring to recall methods
in many Stated, Shaw pointed
out that in a similar instance
the City Clerk would look into
the petition for a basis to allow J
an election. He stated he felt
it was the duty of the Court to
investigate the charges to be sure
they were true before ordering a
recall election. He pointed out
the good financial condition of
the City of Palmer and told
Judge McCarrey the City fire hall
is now completely paid for. He
then oroduced a copy of Judge
Forbes decision in a recent re
call petition at Fairbanks. Judge
Forbes had not allowed the elec
tion on the grounds that evidence j
was not sufficient to warrant a
recall election. The case in Fair
banks was similar to the one here
in Palmer, in that petition sign
ers asked the recall of certain
City Council members.
Summing up his statements,
Shaw referred to Chapter 90, Sec.
3 ACL 1949 providing for recall
which states that no elected of
ficial of a municipality or em
ployee of a municipality shall
sign or circulate a petition for re
call of an elected official. He ask
ed Judge McCarrey if he could
prove that any public official had
had anything to do with the cir
culation of the petition for re
call if it would make any differ
ence in the legality of the peti
tion. Following an affirmative
answer from Judge McCarrey,
Shaw stated that he could prove
that Councilman A1 V. Hagen
had had something to do with the
petition.
Attorney Bell stated he felt
Jddge McCarrey should call for
the election on the basis of terri
torial law which requires a spe
Council Notes
(Continued from page 1)
men. The building will be con
structed on land situated be
tween the Palmer Drug store and
Attorney John Shaw’s office on
Valley Street. Plans were approv
ed providing the men comply
with City Ordinances 15 and 30,
pertaining to building codes.
A sketch for building a house
over an existing basement was
presented by Charles Shaver of
Railroad Street. This also was ap
proved with the same stipulation,
that city ordinances be complied
with during construction.
Bills approved for payment
were as follows: Matanuska
Electric Association, $49.58; An
chorage Telephone,' $1-80; Mat
anuska Valley Farmers Cooperat
ing Association, $200; and Pippel
Insurance Agency, $200, all from
the general fund. A bill for $27.45
was authorized to be paid to Pal
mer Automotive out of the water
fund.
The next regular meeting will
be held at the city clerk’s office
on April 19 at 7:30 p.m.
cific number of signatures and
specific charges on the petition.
At one point in his argument
Judge McCarrey stated that time
would not allow him to go over
the entire petition point by point
to which Bell answered that if
he couldn’t argue the case his
own way he wouldn’t argue it
at all. However, he did point out
that the 116-117 petition signers
were sworn electors and sworn
to know the facts contained ib
the petition to be true and that
therefore the judge had no alter
native but to order the election.
During Attorney Bell's dis
cussion he stated the City
Council is tied 3-3 on many
issues. However, a check on the
City Council minutes shows
that out of 87 motions made
during council meetings, 6$
passed unanimously; 1 passed
with five in favor and one ab
staining; four passed with one
negative vote; seven passed
4-2; two passed with two ab
staining votes; two failed 3-2;
THREE WERE TIED, 3-3 one
failed with a three for and
three abstaining vote and one
motion died for lack of a
second,
Judge McCarrey pointed out
that he is not bound by Judge
Forbe’s decision in Fairbanks
and stated he would announce
his decision on April 11 on what
further proceedings, if any, there
will be in the case.
Certified Seed
Potatoes Available
Farmers who want certified
seed potatoes may get a list of
certified seed growers from their
nearest Extension Service office.
The list was released recently
by Charles E. Logsdon, execu
tive secretary of the Alaska Crop
Improvement Association.
Certified seed potatoes have
met the association’s standards
which include field and bin in
spections for signs of disease,
Logsdon said. L. D. Canaday of
the Tanana Valley was the big
gest grower of certified seed last
year. Canaday had 16 acres in
White Bliss and a half- acre in
Knik. George Crowther grew
five acres of Arctic Seedling by
the tuber unit method where all
four pieces of each seed potato
are planted together. Other
farmers on the list grew one or
two acres or less of the certified
seed potatoes.
Farmers who plant certified
seed decrease their chance of los
ing part of their crop through
disease, Logsden explained.
Varieties available include Knik,
White Bliss, Green . Mountain,
Teton, Kennebec, 114-3, 10-2, On
tario, 47-3, 6-1, and Arctic Seed
ling.
MEA MEETING...
(Continued rrom page 1)
year’s subscription to The Fron
tiersman
Two directors are to be elected.
Those nominated by the commit
tee are Aaron Combs of Wasilla,
Dale D. Briggs of Chugiak, and
Glenn Woods of Palmer. Furth
er nominations may be made
from the floor.
A discussion on rates will be
held—whether to raise, lower or
maintain at the present level, and
annual reports will be given
during the meeting.
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SPENARD MINISTER
KIWANIS SPEAKER
The Rev. Ralph Weeks, Wood
land Park Presbyterian Church,
Spenard, was guest speaker at
the Kiwanis’ luncheon meeting
held in Rec hall, Monday April 4.
Mr. Weeks delivered an inspir
ing message on the significance
of Holy Week in the Christian
nations of the world.
Lloyd Morley, Kiwanis show
manager reported a profit of ap
proximately $1,000.00 from "Mat
anuska Minstrels of 1955”, per
formances.
Kiwanian Dr. Harlow Hodgson
who returned recently from Iowa
State College where he obtained
his Doctorate in Agronomy spoke
briefly of his experiences Outside
Another Kiwanis Ladies’ Night
buffet dinner-dar.ce has been set
for Saturday, April 16 at the
Elks home, 7:30 p. m.
Se//st
First Baptist Church
A. V. Richey, Pastor
10:00 A.M. Sunday School
11:00 A.M. Sunday morning worship
7:45 P.M. Sunday Evening Service
Good Religious movie each Sunday
evening
7:45 P.M. Wednesday Bible study
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ANNOUNCEMENT
THE BANQUET ROOM AT
Cobb's Cafe
is now available
by appointment
For Private Parties
and
CLUB MEETINGS
Phone 3871
Palmer
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