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VOLUME 9. NUMBER 3
PALMER. ALASKA. THURSDAY. NOV 10, 1955
PRICE TEN CENTS
FORMATION OF
AMATEUR RADIO
OLUB ANNOUNCED
A radio club is being organized
in Palmer, it was announced this
week. Although membership will
•consist mainly of teen-age Pal
merites, boys and girls, adults
will be welcome to join. Parents
of interested youths are being
consulted in setting up an adult
supervisory committee, whereby
at least one adult will be in at
tendance at meetings.
Through the cooperation of the
Matanuska Valley Farmers Co
-operating Association, a club
room will be established in the
Bee Hall building in the space
formerly occupied by the Exten
sion Service. The Co-Op is don
ating the use of the room as a
contribution to furthering the
youth project. The only stipula
tion given is that the activities
shall be supervised by an adult
at all times.
The club, when organized, will
affiliate with the American Radio
Relay League which is a national
amateur radio association.
A definite meeting night will
r*e set for the very near future,
.1 was stated. All persons inter
ested in joining are urged to
contact Dick Hendrickson, John
Mears, or Philip Edleman. For all
beginners, there will be classes
in radio theory and code to pre
pare for novice amateur license
testa It has been estimated that
a novice will be ready for license
exams within a rr*mth, with
steady practise and study.
The Anchorage Radio Club re
cently donated a record player to
the local group and instruction
-ecords for code studiy have been
purchased.
In as much as the club room
does not have any furnishings,
anyone who has an extra chair
around the house they would like
to donate, it will be most wel
come. The above named individ
uals may be contacted.
Welfare Department
Ads in Local
Juvenile Episode
A juvenile hearing was held
November 4 in the U. S. Commis
sioner’s Court in conjunction with
the Territorial Department of
Welfare, for four -ea youths in
volved in the theft of an automo
bile and an accident in which
Mr. and Mrs. Art Stacy of Palmer
•were injured.
The District Attorney recom
mended that the case be handled
through the Department of Wel
fare as there is no other alterna
tive. One of the youths involved
has been placed in the custody of
the Department of Welfare and,
under the Territorial Juvenile
Code, will remain in their custody
until he reaches the age of 21
years, unless some other arrange
ment is made. The other three
involved youths were placed un
der the supervision of the Depart
ment,the only provision the Ju
venile Code provides. Final dis
position of the case has not yet
been determined.
In referring to the Juvenile
Code Act, Section 1, establishing
the purpose of the Act, states:
The purpose of this Act is to se
cure for each child such care and
guidance as nearly as possible
equivalent to that which should
be given by his parents.
TAX ASSESSOR
POSITION OPEN
The Palmer Independent Sch
ool District is seeking the ser
vices of an individual as Tax
Assessor and Collector. Persons
interested should file or mail an
application for the position in
oare of the Superintendent’s Of
fice, Box 8, Palmer, Alaska. Rex
Ehrhart, present assessor-collec
tor, recently submitted his resig
nation, effective December 1.
ADMINISTERING OATHS — Judge Vernon Forbes, of ihe District Court here, administered the oaths to the
delegates. They swore that they were not members of any subversive organization and that they would do justice
to all men equally. The capacity crowd that jammed the auditorium can be seen. Spectators were seated behind the
delegates. —News-Miner Photo by Jim Douthit
CHRISTMAS SEALS
NOW IN MAILS
Christmas seals were in the
local mails this week, accord
ing to Mrs. Gene Kirsch, local
chairman of the Alaska Tuber
culosis Association annual
campaign.
Contributions to the ATA
are requested to help fight tu
be-.’Tdos’s, the moat dangerous
menace to the health and pros
perity of Alaskans, Waino E.
Hendrickson, Alaska chairman
of the 1955 Christmas seal sale.
All but six percent remains in
the territory to help Alaskan
patients, he pointed out.
Checks should be made pay
able to Mrs. Kirsch, or to the
Alaska Tuberculosis Associa
tion, 119 Seward Street, Jun
eau.
Anyone who has not receiv
ed seals may obtain them by
contacting Mrs. Kirsch at the
Treasure Chest on Wasilla Rd.
Penalties, Property
Losses Face
Number of Alaskans
A substantial number of Alas
kans will face penalties and pos
sible loss of their property after
January 1, 1956, unless they com
ply with the requirements of the
Revised 1953 Land Registration
Act, according to W. A. Chipper
field, Territorial Commissioner of
Lands.
The act provides that all own
ers of real estate located outside
boundaries of incorporated towns,
independent school districts and
public utility districts must file
statements of ownership in the
office of the Recorder (U. S. Com
missioner) of the Recording Pre
cinct in which such property is
situated. Owners who have al
ready filed such statements under
the 1945 act or the 1953 act do
not need to file again.
The Territorial Department of
Lands, Chipperfield says, has
been compiling a complete record
of all privately owned land cov
ered by this act in the Territory*
both mineral and non- mineral.
From a check of this record it has
been discovered that a large per
centage of owners still have not
filed, their statements of owner
ship with their Precinct Record
ers.
Owners of property covered by
the Land Registration Act are
i rged to get their filings in with
out further delay, Chipperfield
said. Compliance with the law
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ARC Requests
Land Withdrawal
The Alaska Road Commission
has requested the permanent
withdrawal of approximately 45
acres of land, it was announced
today by the Bureau of Land
Management. The tract of land
requested is located at appromi
mately Mile 94 of the Glenn
Highway. A. F. Ghiglione, com
missioner of roads for Alaska,
states that the tract is presently
being used as a permanent camp
for construction and maintenance
of a segment of the Glenn High
way.
Achievement Night
Planned for 4-H
All 4-H members in the Valley,
as well as all members of their
families, are invited to attend the
annual 4-H Achievement Night
which will be 'held Saturday
night, November 12 at 8 o’clock
in the basement, of the United
Protestant Church.
An interesting program is plan
ned, including the awarding of
pins, medals, and charters; 4-H
stories, songs, style show, and
candle lighting. Following the
program refreshments will be
served.
City Council Proceedinqs
A special meeting of the Com
mon Council, City of Palmer,
was held during the afternoon of
November 5 in the office of the
City Clerk. A regular agenda was
followed. The special meeting
was called because of contemplat
ed absence from the city of a
council member on the regular
meeting night, November 8.
* * *
Lew Hanks, board member of
the Palmer Independent School
District, was in attendance and
asked council members for a de
cision on whether they wish to go
ahead with a reassessment of city
property improvements. During
a discussion which followed it
was pointed out that the tax as
sessor office is maintained by the
School District; that the areas
outside city limits have been ad
justed and that an adjustment
within the city would bring the
entire taxroll more fairly in line.
It was brought out that although
the school district may benefit
from the equalization, the city
will also gain by having an up-to
date tax roll. A tax roll is a re
quirement for any bonding need
of the city. Without a tax roll the
city water system bonding would
have been impossible. Every city
represented at the recent League
of Alaska Cities convention is
working on a revaluation pro
gram, it was announced. Coun
cil members voted unanimously
to authorize the tax assessor to
begin a revaluation of city pro
perty improvements for assess
ment purposes within the city, in
accordance with the School Dis
trict agreement that the City will
consider at a later date what,
if any, share of any additional
expense shall be borne by the
City of Palmer.
City Ordinance No. 63 was
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read for the second time. The or
dinance will be read for the
third and final time at the No
vember 22 meeting. It sets City
Council meetings for the second
and fourth Tuesdays, 8 p.m., of
each month and provides for
other meetings.
* * *
Members of the personnel com
mittee reported they have not
finalized a recommendation per
taining to the city attorney’s
salary. A discussion followed on
! the required duties of a city at
torney; wether he should attend
all City Council meetings; and
Whether a retainer fee type of
payment would be preferred
over straight salary. Mayor
Charles Wilson requested the per
sonnel committee to complete
their studies and make a definite
recommendation at the next reg
ular meeting of the Common(
Council.
* * *
Bills approved for payment in
cluded the sum of $32.69 toward
expenses of the League of Alaska
Cities. Bills for payment were as
follows: M.V.F.C.A., $208.42;
Bert’s Drug, $1.44; Frontiersman,
$24.20; Ronald F. Goodland, $50;
M.E.A., $115.48; Withey Plumb
ing, $558.43; Palmer Sheet Metal,
$61.40: M.T.A., $42; Brady’s
Floor Covering, $230; Automotive
Parts and Equip., $3.75; Jack W.
Taylor, $250; Motor In Service,
$7.82; Palmer Machinery, $25;
Pacific Water Works, $33.21;
Mac’s Plumbing and Heating,
$40.09; C. R. Lewis Co., $12.60.
Total: $1726.53.
* * *
Mayor Wilson announced the
next regular meeting will be held
Tuesday, November 22 in the of
fice of the City Clerk at 8 p.m.
FAIR ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL MEET NOV. 15
All members, and interested
persons, are reminded of the
annual membership meeting
of the Matanuska Valley Fair
Association which will be held
in the Co-Op club room Tues
day evening, November 15 at
8 p.m. Five vacancies on the
board of directors will be fill
ed by election. Two members,
Rusty Dow and Alfred V. Ha
gen, will continue as board
members serving unexpired
terms.
Annual reports will be given
by board president, T. A. Moy
er, Alfred Hagen, secretary,
and Thomas Lepak, treasurer.
This is the first annual meet
ing to be held in the fall. Pre
vious meetings were held each
spring but to permit longer
range planning for each fair,
members of the association
approved a change in by-laws
setting annual meeting time in
the fall.
NOMINATIONS SLATED
FOR NEXT MEETING
OF LOCAL CHAMBER
All members and prospective
members of the Matanuska Val
ley Chamber of Commerce are
urged by Chamber president,
Everett Adams, to attend the
next regular Chamber meeting
which will be held Wednesday
noon, November 16, in the Co-Op
clubroom at 12:05 p.m. The an
nual nomination of officers will
be held. The new board of direct
ors, from which officers for the
1955-56 year will be named, will
be elected during the December
7 meeting from the slate of can
didates nominated at the Wed
nesday meeting.
COURT NEWS
Two 18-year-old soldiers, re
sponsible for what police termed
a week-long reign of terror in
the Wasilla area this past sum-,
mer, entered pleas of guilty in |
District Court this week to four j
charges each. Judge J. L. McCar- !
rey Jr. delayed sentences untilj
their military records are broughtj
to the court’s attention by their
commanding officer. The two,
William Roland LaDeau and
Eldon L. Jones are each charged
with three counts of burglary |
and one of larceny of an automo- ,
bile. Assistant U. S. Attorney
James Fitzgerald recommended
six-year sentences for each. ]
'FARM FORUMS
TO BE HELD IN
FAIRBANKS & PALMER
The second Alaska Farm For
um will be held in both the Ma
tanuska and Tanana valleys in
early 1956, Dr. Allan H. Mick,
director of the University of Al
aska Extension Service, announc
ed today.
Through the cooperative efforts
of the University of Alaska Ex
tension Service and Experiment
Station, and Alaskan Chamber of
Commerce, the Forum will bring
together farmers and gardeners,
processors, and persons in the
marketing trades from all parts
of the Territory.
“Last year’s Farm Forum was
the first territory-wide farmers’
meeting held in Alaska,” Dr.
Mick said. “It is in response to
popular demand that we are plan
ning dual meetings this time,
which more farmer;* can attend.
The two sections of the Forum
will be scheduled so that key
speakers and specialists can par
ticipate in both. Farmers and
other persons attending the For
um will go to the section near
est them.”
The iPalmer meeting will be
March 2, 3, and 4, 1956 and the
Fairbanks meeting February 29
and March 1.
Dr. George D. Scarseth, direc
tor of research for the American
Farm Research Association, will
be a featured speaker, Dr. Mick
stated. Dr. Scarseth is well known
in Alaskan agricultural circles.
He participated in the first Alas
ka Farm Forum and made a field
trip to the Territory’s farming
areas last summer. Other spec
ialists have been invited as well
as Governor B. Frank Heintzle
man, Director of the Federal Ex
tension Service Clarence M. Fer
guson, and Assistant Secretary of
Agriculture E. L. Peterson of
Washington D. C.
“We have had strong indica
tions that farmers want to talk
about dairy production and mar
keting problems, safeguarding Al
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2nd Moose Season
Opens; FWS
Amends Regulations
The second moose season open
ed this morning, with many hunt
ers out in the field who were
either • unsuccessful in the first
season, or who were unable to
get out at that time. The earliest
kill reported was that of Bythel
Compton, 14-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Compton, who
took a fine bull in the Moose
Creek area.
Some confusion as to regula
tions, areas and opening dates,
were cleared yesterday by Holger
Larson of the Fish and Wildlife
Service.
Regulations have been amend
ed, he reported, to open the An
chorage area and Cook Inlet
drainage West of 148 degrees west
longitude which crosses Glenn
Highway at approximately Mile
93 and north of 61 degrees, five
minutes, north latitude which
starts at approximately Potter on
the Seward Highway and north
of Tyonik village. Open Novem
ber 10 to November 30.
The second season in the Por
tage and Kenai Peninsula area
opens November 20 to November
30 and also east of 148 degrees
west longitude in Nelchina and
the Copper River areas.
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AND POTTERY
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