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Children thru 6th grade
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VOLUME 9, NUMBER 9
PALMER. ALASKA. THURSDAY, DEC. 22, 1955
PRICE TEN CENTS
CHURCHES PLAN CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS
PUBLIC HEARINGS
COMBINED FOR
DEC. 29 MEETING
Because the Fish and Wildlife
annual game hearing and the
Chamber, of Commerce sponsored
public meeting at which Jim Hur
ley is to speak, were inadvertent
ly scheduled on the same date, it
has been mutually agreed that
both meetings will be held at the
same place, beginning at 7:30 at
the new high school cafeteria.
•Tames Hurley, delegate to the
Constitutional Convention, home
on recess time will open the
meeting to questions pertaining
to the drafting of Alaska’s Con
stitution. The public is cordially
invited to attend the meeting,
and the annual game hearing
which will follow.
The two meetings, of immedi
ate interest to valley residents,
formerly were scheduled at sep
erate meeting places. Many in
dividuals stated they had hoped
to attend both and as a result
the combined meeting was ar
ranged.
The public is urged to attend
and participate in the discussions.
Hurley will be making reports
on the meeting on his return to
College where the Convention is
being held, and results of the
game hearing will be correlated
by FWS officials for recommend
ations for next season’s game re
gulations. Both meetings are open
to the public.
ED SMITH NAMED
CHAMBER PRESIDENT
Ed Smith, manager at the Pal
mer yard, Ketchikan * Spruce
Mills, was named president of the
Matanuska Valley Chamber of
Commerce at a special board of
directors lumcheton meeting on
December 21. Named to serve
with him was Glen Persinger,
vice-president. President Smith
will appoint a treasurer-secre
tary.
COFFEE SHOP TO BE
OPEN ON CHRISTMAS
In observance of Christmas
Day, and to allow employees to
enjoy the day with their families,
most of the resturants in Palmer
wall be closed December 25. As
far as can be determined, those
who will be eating out on Christ
mas Day will find the Hotel Cof
fee Shop open for their conven
ience.
POSTMASTER URGES
EARLY PICK UP
OF XMAS PACKAGES
Postmaster Beatrice Huntley
today urged valley residents
to pick up their packages
early. The parcel post win
dow will be open Saturday
afternoon and evening only if
late incoming packages make
it necessary. Otherwise, regu
lar closing hours will be ob
served.
OPEN HOUSE AT
CITY HALL TOMORROW
2:30 - 5:00 P.M.
Open house at the new city
hall will be observed tomorrow
afternoon from 2:30 to 5:00 p.m.
Mayor Charles W. Wilson and
city officials have extended a
cordial invitation to all persons
in and around the city of Palmer
to attend.
City offices are located in the
original fire hall building on
Wasilla road. Completion of the
office sections and the jail sec
tions last month now consolidate
city offices under one roof. The
first floor is devoted to space
for fire trucks, fire fighting eq
uipment and other city vehicles.
The west side of the building is
devoted to office space for the
city clerk and police depart
ments. The police office is shar
ed by city police and territorial
police. The basement section
houses jail facilities, including
two cells and a “bull pen”, a sec
tion large enough to accommo
date several prisoners al a time.
Storage space has bsen allocated
for Civil Defense supplies, U. S.
Army Reserve supplies, and city
equipment and supplies.
TWO INJURED
IN CAR ACCIDENT
Two 19-year-old service men
were injured on Monday after
noon of this week when the 1949
Ford sedan in which they were
riding went off the road at Mile
9514 and down over the embank
ment. The injured men were
brought to Valley Presbyterian
Hospital by a passing mot'fist.
The men, Joe LaMonte and Wil
lie A. Thomas, were returning to
their base at Fort Greely when
the accident happened.
Christmas Party
AND SMORGASBORD
Friday, Dec. 23
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LORRAINE AND MEL
Playing their Favorite Tunes
Palmer Bar
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Season’s greetings
and sincere best
wishes...
May the true spirit of Christmas inspire us
all to live together in peace and brotherhood
The Staff-The Weekly Frontiersman
FUNERAL SERVICE
FRIDAY FOR
RUTH E. ZIMOWSKE
Funeral services will be held
Friday afternoon at 1 p.m. in the
United Protestant Church for
Ruth Elizabeth Zimowske 27, wife
of John Zimowske of Palmer,
who died late Wednesday night
at the Valley Presbyterian Hos
pital following a lengthy illness.
The Rev. Brian Cleworth will
conduct the service,
j. Mrs. Zimowske was born at
Mio, Michigan May 27, 1928 and
came to Alaska in 1946, making
her home in the valley since that
time. In addition to her husband,
she is survived by three children,
Gerald, 8; Elaine, 6; and Doris, 2;
and four brothers, Donald Pierce
of Dedience, Ohio, Dale and
-Stanley Pierce of Mio, Michigan,
and Howard Pierce of Lansing,
Michigan.
Funeral arrangements are be
ing made by the Palmer Funeral
Chapel. Visitations will be held
at United Protestant Church from
12:30 to 1:00 p.m. tomorraw af
ternoon. The family has request
ed no flowers. Those wishing to
pay tribute are requested to make
their donations to the American
Cancer Fund.
Pall bearers will be Bernard
Swaboda, Loren Weidekher, Wen
dall Lewis, Lloyd Lawton, Dave
Kepler, and Chet Sandvik. In
terment will take place in the
Palmer Cemetery.
RESET MEETING
The regular meeting of Mat
anuska Electric Association board
of directors has been rescheduled
for December 28 to avoid con
fliction with the holiday. Subse
quent meetings will continue to
be held the fourth Monday of
each month.
ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED FOR
CHILDRENS’ COMMUNITY PARTY
All youngsters of the Palmer
area, through the sixth grades,
are cordially invited to attend
the annual Community Party
which will be held at the Valley
Theatre Saturday afternoon, be
ginning at 2 p.m. Santa Claus will
be there and treats will be dis
tributed to all who attend. In
addition there will be an inter
esting showing of assorted films,
all geared to delight every young
ster.
Because of limited seating fac
ilities, parents are requested to
remain away from the theatre.
Members of Palmer Moose lodge
have volunteered their services
for the afternoon and will act as
ushers, keeping a sharp eye out
ANNUAL MIDNIGHT
MASS PLANNED AT
ST. MICHAEL’S
The Rev. James P. Snead an
nounced this week that the an
nual Christmas midnight mass
will be offered at St. Michael’s
Roman Catholic Church on Sat
urday night, at midnight.
Beginning at 11:30 p.m. an or
gan concert of Christmas music
will be played by Mrs. Bernard
Bouwens. Rev. Snead urged all
planning to attend to arrive as
early as possible to be sure of
seating.
Under the direction of Mrs.
James Hulbert, special music will
be offerel by the church choir, as
follows: Mass of St. Basil—Brazil,
Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, and Ag
nus Dei. Offertory—Adeste Fide
les. Communion hymns—Jesus
Thou Art Coming, Jesus, Jesus
Come to Me, and Jesus, Food of
Angels. Benediction—O Sabutar
is, Tantum Ergo, Holy God We
Praise Thy Name, and Angels
(Continued on page 9)
for the comfort of all youngsters.
In addition, the Moose members
took on the responsibility of er
ecting the Candy House, complete
with chimney down which Old
Saint Nick will drop when he
pays his visit to the youngsters.
The party is being made pos
sible by the cooperation and do
nations of merchants, organiza
tions and individuals throughout.
Palmer. Each organization has
contributed in some way to the
success of the party. Ed Smith
reported this week about 96 per
cent of the contacts for dona
tions have been made. However,
he said, there are still a few
whom we will contact and there
may be some whom we have not
yet seen. Anyone wishing to
make a donation may do so by
contacting Smith at Ketchikan
Spruce Mills or Dick Jones at the
Valley Bank.
A large community tree was
erected by members of Palmer
B. P. O. Elks lodge in Colony
Park. Although the wind damag
ed some of the lights, it creates
a bright sopt in the heart of the
city. The local Kiwanis Club is
making arrangements to set up
their public address system and
favorite Christmas carols will be
broadcast throughout Friday and
Saturday. The American Legion
pulled the strings that arranged
for Santa Claus’ visit to Palmer on
Saturday and Women of the Mo
ose handled the big job of sack
ing over 500 bags of goodies that
will go, not only to the children
attending the party, but to each
child in the area childrens’
homes. Many individuals have
! worked on the program and a
| complete list of those contribut
ing will be published in next
j week’s isuse of The Frontiersman.
CAROLING, SPECIAL
SERVICES PUNNED
THROUGHOUT VALLEY
Christmas observances will be
gin in the Palmer area tonight
when the United Protestant
Church Sunday School will pre
sent a program. Members of the
upper classes will present a
Christmas play, to be followed
with recitations by other mem
bers of the Sunday School. The
childrens’ choir will present holi
day numbers and treats will be
distributed to all youngsters. The
program will be held in the
church assembly hall. On Christ
mas eve, December 24. a special
candlelight service will be held,
beginning at 9 p.m. in United
Protestant Church. The choir will
present special Christmas music,
including a presentation “The
Birthday of a King” by the wo
men’s sextet. The congregation
will join in the singing of carols
and the candle lighting service.
Children of St. John’s Luther
an Church will present a Christ
mas program at 8 p.m. December
'2 . The Christmas Story will be
told in recitations, cairols and
other presentations. Regular Sun
day services will be held on
Christmas day, with the Rev. Ei
nar Bach bringing the special
Christmas message. His topic title
will be “The Mystery of the In
carnation.”
Sunday evening churches will
join for a Singspiration at United
Protestant Church at 8 p.m. Each
church will present part of the
program, choosing their own
Christmas presentation.
The Rev. Einar Bach of St.
John’s Lutheran Church will be
in charge of jaroling which will
be held from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.,
just prior to the Singspiration. All
residents ,and especially the
young people are urged to meet
at the United Protestant church
and join in the caroling around
the city.
Friday night, December 23, a
representative choir, under the
direction of Jean Lancaster will
present a Christmas cantata at
the Church of God 8 p.m., entitl
ed “The Babe of Bethlehem”.
The sacred music is an unusual
arrangement of great inspiration.
Christmas day services will be
observed in the Church of God on
Sunday, with the Rev. Wesley
(Continued on page 12)
MERRY..
CHRISTMAS
VALLEY BEAUTY SHOP
Phone 3301
LAVONNE JOHNSON
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Dec. 2L 22, or 23
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and FLOWERS arriving.
We have lots of materials for
making wreaths, and
arrangements or.
We will make table arrange
ments and holiday corsages.
Please place orders early.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
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