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October 28
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VOLUME 8, NUMBER 52
PALMER. ALASKA, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 20, 1955
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LOCAL CLUBS OBSERVE FARM-CITY WEEK
HIGHWAYS AND APW
MAIN TOPICS AT
LEAGUE CONVENTION
• Highways and Alaska Public
Works are scheduled as major
discussion topics at the forth
coming convention of the League
of Alaskan Cities which will be
held in Palmer on October 31 and
November 1 and 2.
Territorial Highway Engineer
Irving Reed and Commissioner
of Roads A. F. Ghiglione will dis
cuss the topic “Roads for Alaska”
at a luncheon meeting on Octo
ber 31.
The APW program is due for a
review at a luncheon on the fol
lowing day when APW Director
Jaimes W. Huston will be the
principal speaker. The APW ses
sion will be a repetition of a sim
ilar meeting held at last year’s
municipal convention in Fair
banks. Ait that time a valuable
exchange of information between
Huston and the assembled city
officials took place.
The Palmer convention will be
the fifth annual meeting of the
League. Representatives of all
major Alaskan communities are
expected to attend. /
Delegate E. L. Bartlett will be
the main speaker at a dinner
meeting Tuesday evening, No
vember 1. The Matanuska Valley
Chamber of Commerce will spon
sor the all-valley dinner which
will be served by Women of the
Moose at Moose Hall, beginning
at 7 p.m. Local participation in
ant? or all of the planned events
wulQ be welcomed by the League.
Moose to Begin
Basketball Season
Basketball fans will be happy |
to learn that the high school
basketball season will get under !
way next week when first prac
tice sessions begin on Monday
at Central School gym. “Chip*’
Chatterton, new basketball coach,
said this week he believes there
•will be but three lettermen on
the squad. Practice sessions will
be held each afternoon from 3:30
to 5:30 or 6:00 p.m. except Wed
nesday. Wednesday sessions will
be held beginning at 7:30 p.m.
A special session will be held
Saturday mornings for designat
ed basketball players. The rail
belt conference schedule has not
yet been released, Coach Chat-'
terton said, but a pre-season
game is tentatively scheduled
for around the 18th of November
at which time Moose players will
meet an Army team.
Make Your Appointments
for
PERMANENTS for the
.... HOLIDAYS
VALLEY BEAUTY SHOP
Football Players
Wind Up Season with
Win Over Anchorage
Palmer Moose football players
have hung up their uniforms for
the season, with an 18-6 victory
shining from the top shelf. Pal
mer players defeated the Anch
orage Eagles in a game played
at Anchorage October 14. The
crushing defeat was unexpected
by the neighboring team who
have bettered the Palmer Moose
in 12 previous games. The Anch
orage Eagles had been defeated
but once before and then at the
hands of the Huntsville Hornets,
visiting Texan team who took a
win early this season.
Palmer played outstanding
football last Friday. Sports writ
ers of Anchorage pepers were
high in their praise of the local
pigskin players and of Palmer’s
football coach, Norman Rousey.
During the game Palmer scored
eight first downs, compared with
but three for the Eagles. They
gained a total of 211 yards in
rushing, 13 yards in passing and
completed the one pass attempt
ed. Anchorage on the other hand
lost 38 yards in play and 15 in
penalties.
The game was played at Mul
cahy Park in Anchorage where a
light cover of snow made the
footing a little tricky. A return
game, slated at the Palmer field
tomorrow, was cancelled because
of additional snow and hazard
ous road conditions.
SCHOOL PLANNING
ANNUAL CARNIVAL
The annual Halloween school
carnival will again this year be
held at Central School, commit
tee members announced this
week. Members of the High Sch
ool student body are busy arrang
ing for the many concessions that
will be operated along the “mid
ways”, including Alaska’s Favor
ite Game, shooting galleries, Mil
waukee race-way, ball throws,
pop corn stand, novelty stands,
cane toss, fish ponds, and many
new games of skill.
The carnival is staged each
year by the students, with every
class participating in some way.
This year the carnival will be
held on Friday, October 28, with
the doors scheduled to swing
open at 7 p.m. sharp. The public
is invited to plan to attend the
annual school function.
PLAN OPENING
OF CO-OP'S NEW
MATANUSKA DAIRY
Grand opening plans are being
made by the Matanuska Valley
Farmers Cooperating Association
for their new Matanuska Dairy
building which is nearing com
pletion in the Spenard area.
Stewart Durrant, Co-Op general
manager said this week that of
ficial opening is expected to be
held next week-end, October 28
and 29. The general public will
be invited to tour the new build
ing on the 29th when free samp
les of Matanuska Maid products
will be given to all visitors.
City and miliary officials will
be given a conducted tour of the
structure on October 28.
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FRIDAY — 7:30 P.M.
“YOUR NICKNAME AND MINE"
SUNDAY — 11:00 A M.
"WHY I BELIEVE THE BIBLE"
SUNDAY—7:30 P.M.
"PETER'S FISH STORY"
DR. VICTOR NELSON. Mission Speaker
Rev. Brian H. Cleworth, Minister
A CORDIAL WELCOME TO ALL
KIWANIS INTERNATIONALcoontinotingo^ncy
MEA Sets Up Funds
For Ghugiakand
Wasilla School Areas
Members of tne Matanuska
Electric Association board of di
rectors last week voted to
set up individual funds of $2,000
each for Chugiak and Wasilla
schools as educational funds.
They recommended that expen
ditures from this fund be made
by Chugiak and Wasilla school
committees and actual expendi
tures be made at the direction
of MEA directors. This fund will
continue until expended. It was
further resolved that the ques
tion of making this an annual
donation will be made a matter
of business at the next annual
meeting of the membership.
Board members pointed out the
importance of proper expenditure
of these funds so that the Terri
tory does not cut down on items
ordinarily provided by the De
partment of Education. The funds
would be used primarily for vo
cational type education, with
stress on cooperative teaching.
Board member Charles Wilson
pointed out that tax payments
made to the City of Palmer were
made under protest and asked
Attorney Shaw’s opinion on
whether or not the granting of
funds to other areas in lieu of
tax payments would weaken the
protest. Shaw pointed out that
Territorial law provides cooper
atives may set aside up to five
percent of their gross profits to
be used as a fund to teach co
operation.
CAPA By-laws discussed
Proposed by-laws of the Cen
tral Alaska Power Association
were presented to Board mem
bers for discussion. Numerous
points in the proposed by-laws
were questioned by members.
Board member Charles Wilson
was most emphatic in his belief
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CITY INSTALLS
EXPERIMENTAL DRAIN
An experimental vertical
drain, 18 inches in diameter,
has been installed in the low
spot behind the Palmer Drug
store between that building
and the American Legion
building, Mayor Charles W.
Wilson announced this week.
A crew from tfie Matanuska
Electric Association dug the
hole for the drain which runs
down through the top soil and
is buried in gravel. The exper
iment was suggested by Mayor
Wilson at the October 11
meeting of the City Council.
He reported that such type
drains have proven themsel
ves of great value in other lo
calities and that he believed
that the soil structure in the
city was such that this type
drain would prove feasible.
The economy of such drains
would be very high, compared
to storm sewers, he pointed
out. Members of the street and
water departments installed
the drain.
WANDA WILSON
TO HEAD P-TA
Wanda Wilson was elected
president of the Palmer P-TA
organization at the October 18
meeting. H. P. Gazaway will
serve as vice-president this year,
Aleen Uzelac as secretary, and
Norman Rousey as treasurer.
The executive board will work
on project proposals for the com
ing year for presentation at the
November meeting. A special
committee will be named to work
on the investigations of tabacco
use and sale regulations in the
territory. The latter subject was
brought up at the Tuesday night
meeting by parents who are con
cerned about the sale of cigar
rettes to minors.
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, FARM-CITY WEEK is rapidly becoming of Na
tional interest throughout the United States, and
WHEREAS, the week of October 23-29 has been designated by
the sponsors thereof as FARM-CITY WEEK in the United States,
the Honorable Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary of Agriculture having
promulgated FARM-CITY WEEK planning in a speech before dele
gates to the 40th Anniversary Kiwanis convention in Cleveland,
Ohio, in the month of June, 1955, and
WHEREAS, the City of Palmer is the heart of the Matanuska
Valley, Alaska’s greatest agricultural area, and its residents there
fore having a vital interest in the said Matanuska Valley and in
the welfare of the residents thereof,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Charles W. Wilson, Mayor of the City
of Palmer, under and by virtue of the authority vested in me do
hereby proclaim and declare the week of October 23-29, inclusive,
to be FARM-CITY WEEK in the City of Palmer and urge all citizens
to participate in the spirit which FARM-CITY WEEK implies.
Witness my hand and the official seal of the City of Palmer.
Done at Palmer, Alaska this 19th day of October, 1955.
CHARLES W. WILSON
Mayor of the City of Palmer
Chamber Names
Delegate to
Convention
James Hurley was name dele
gate from the Matanuska Valley
Chamber of Commerce to attend
the All-Alaska Chamber of Com
merce convention to be held in
Fairbanks on November 4 and 5.
All other Chamber members who
can make the convention have
been invited to attend. The dele
gate was named at the October
19 meeting of the local Chamber.
Hurley, elected delegate to the
Constitutional Convention which
will be held at College, will go
from Fairbanks to College im
mediately following the Chamber
convention.
John Gore, vice-president of
the Valley Chamber, urged all
members who have not yet paid
their 1955 dues to remit as soon
as passible. The treasury of the
Chamber is mighty low, it was
pointed out, and funds are need
ed to continue Chamber activity
in local functions.
The local organization will host j
an all-valley dinner for visiting
delegates during the League of
Alaskan Cities convention on No
vember 1. During the convention
meetings will be held at Elks
r Hall. The dinner is 9lated for
Moose Hall. Rental funds for day
time use of the hall are needed,
it was pointed out by committee
members. Members of the Cham
ber voted to pay $25 per day ren
tal fees for the League if the
City of Palmer, as host city, can
not pay the amount. The $75
would have to be raised by the
Chamber, either through paid-up
dues or by contribution of mem
bers. Dues may be paid to Lucille
Mick, Marne Haitks John Gere
or Everett Adams.
Democrats Name
15 Delegates to
Div. Convention
Fifteen delegates and alter
nates were named by the local
Democratic club to attend the
Third Division Democratic Con
vention in Anchorage October 28
and 29.
The delegates were named at a
club meeting held October 19 and
include: Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Kyger, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Loyer,
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Land, Mr. and
Mrs. William Bouwens, Mr. and
Mrs. E. L. Dugas, Mr. and Mrs.
Vic Falk, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Ber
tran Curry, A1 DeJulio, Mrs. Don
Ingalls, Mrs. Allan Mick, Mrs.
Lester Mears, and John Shaw.
Another meeting of the local
club is planned for Wednesday
evening, October 26 in the ME A
building for the consideration of
adoption of resolutions that will
be presented by the delegates at
the convention. Subjects on
which delegates will prepare res
olutions include: Farm access
roads; Hatcher Pass road and a
road to Lake George.
All delegates, alternates and
interested people are invited to
attend the meeting. '
JOINT DINNER
PLANNED BY
KIWAKIS, CRANGE
Farm-City Week will be ob
served throughout the Matanus
ka . Valley ifrom October 23
through October 29 in recognition
of our rural and urban people.
Members of Palmer Kiwanis
club are taking the part of co
ordinating agency in the Valley,
as are other members of Kiwan
is International throughout the
States.
Mayor Charles W. Wilson has
proclaimed the coming week as
FARM-CITY WEEK in the City
of Palmer and has called upon all
residents to participate in the
spirit which Farm-City Week im
plies.
The purpose of the special ob
servation is to bring about better
understanding of and apprecia
tion for the American way of life.
Members of Kiwanis believe
the program will lead to an un
derstanding of our farm and
ranch economy by urban people
and an understanding of town
and city problems by rural peo
ple. The program will demon
strate that no one is really self
sufficient, but rather that all sure
interdependent.
A special dinner meeting is be
ing jointly arranged by Kiwanis
of the valley and members of
Northland Pioneer Grange. The
dinner will be furnished by mem
bers of both organizations and
will be held at Grange Hall,
Thursday' evening, October 27.
At least 100 members of the two
organizations and invited guests
are expected to attend. A pro
gram centering around farm-city
relations is being planned.
ARC PROPOSES
ABANDONING
CERTAIN AREA ROADS
A legal notice appearing in
this week’s issue of The Fron
tiersman, being published by
the Alaska Road Commission,
gives public notice to the re
auest of the ARC la abandon
certain farm area roads in the
Matanuska Valley. Proiests
may be made within 30 days
of the first public notice, to the
Anchorage office of the Road
Commission.
CORSAGES
For Sportsmen Dinner
SATURDAY, OCT. 22
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