ALIENS REMINDED
TO MAKE ANNUAL
ADDRESS REPORT
U. S. Commissioner Dorothy
B. Saxton stated this week that
under the 1952 immigration and
nationality act every alien in the
United States and territories
must report his address each Jan
uary. Forms for making returns
may be obtained at the local post
office and are to be turned in at
one of the post office windows
by the person making the return,
or a member of his or her fam
ily.
T*ast year 1800 aliens registered
in Alaska and a slight increase
is expected under the 1956 regu
lation. Every non-citizen must re
port this address and cards must
be filled out for children under j
14 years of age. Any alien will
fully violating the address re
port provisions of the law may
be fined up to $200, imprisoned
for 30 days, and deported.
ESCAPED PRISONER
PICKED UP IN CITY
Through the alertness of a lo
cal man an escaped prisoner was
recaptured in Palmer on Tues
day of this week. Police bulle
tins were put out on Raymond
H. Brunelle, who had been
charged by Anchorage city police
with taking part in burglary,
when he escaped through a win
dow while being arraigned in
Commissioner’s Court in Anch
orage on Monday.
R’chard Geiwitz, employee at
the Automotive Parts and Equip
ment company recognized the es
caped prisoner, when he stopped
in the Palmer store To inquire
about a map of the local area.
When Brunelle left Geiwitz call
ed Sherman Barton of the Terri
torial Police *nd City Police
Chief Bernard Bouwens, report
ing the man as heading north
toward the highway. Barton dis
covered him in the Valley Groc
ery store where he had stopped,
again asking for a map. Barton
placed him under arrest and cal
led Anchorage. The prisoner was
in jail within a short time. Both
police officers expressed their
appreciation to Geiwitz for his
alertness.
COURSE STRESSES_
ALASKA WILDLIFE
CONSERVATION
Approximately 33 conserva
tion officers and agents from
various military installations in
the territory last week began at
tending the fourth annual milit
ary conservation officers’ course
at the University of Alaska.
The Cooperative Wildlife Re
search Unit on campus offered
the week-long course under di
rection of Dr. John L. Buckley.
Assisting were the university’s
wildlife and biological sciences
departments, the U. S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, and the Alaska
Department of Fisheries.
Dr. Buckley said the objectives
of the course are to demonstrate
the importance of wildlife conser
vation in Alaska, and to prevent
all violations of game laws
which occur due to ignorance,
but to increase the use of wild
life for recreational purposes by
the military.
“The military is the largest
group of licensed hunters and
fishermen wtih which we can
work in the territory,” Dr. Buck
ley explained. “We would like to
extend this training to any other
organization that use these re
sources.”
DANCE PUNNED
BY GRANGE FOR
NEW YEARS EVE
Plans are being finalized by
the Northland Pioneer Grange
for their annual New Year’s Eve
dance which will be held at Cen
tral School Saturday night, De
cember 31.
Dancing will begin at 9:30 p.m.
and continue until 1:30 a.m. Mu
sic will be furnished by a popu
lar band ensemble from the An
chorage area. The public is in
vited to attend. Admission will
be $2.50 for men, with no admis
sion charge made for women.
In addition to good dancing,
there will be fun for all with the
Grange supplying free hats, priz
es balloons, horns, and noise mak
ers.
Formal dress will be optional.
Childrens’ homes throughout
the valley have been entertained
by the military this year in vari
ed Christmas programs, some of
which included attendance at
parties held at the bases. Alaskan
military personnel have shown
the true Christmas spirit each
year by “adopting” the homes in
the valley as their Christmas
projects.
Large Grcwd
/'tlenih Rmuii
Gk-isfjfiss Corc;rl
Parents and friends filled the
Central School gymnasium on
Wednesday night of this week to
hear the Palmer School annual
Christmas concert. The program,
which opened with the presenta
tion of the Christmas Story nar
rated by R. McKechnie and fol
lowed by the Junior High chorus
in a presentation of Silent Night.
A trio of K. Cottrill, C. Camp
bell, and B. Wimmer were featur
ed.
Christmas around the world
was presented through favorite
Christmas carols of many lands.
The Britist Isles, narrated by P.
Moffitt was represented by three
popular English carols. A Nor
wegian carol was representative
of that country and a Polish car
ol, “Hear the Glad Tidings” was
offered, with Joe Lawton as nar
nator. German carols were sung,
with K. Cottrill, D. Prewitt, S.
Moffit, and D. Cottrill featured.
Five numebrs were presented
in the group of French carols. D.
Prewitt, S. Moffitt, and S. Mick
were the featured trio. The Unit
ed States, narrated by Sharron
Lovejoy, was represented by a
group of favored carols in which
the audience was invited to par
ticipate.
Mrs. Lois Weldon directed the
chorus and Janice Bach was pian
ist. The chorus presentation was
concluded with the number “We
Wish You a Merry Christmas”.
A special Senior High choral
group presented, four Christmas
numbers, following which the
Junior High band, under the di
rection of Lee Plumbley, present
ed a program of waltz numbers.
The Matanuska Mixers, a fea
ture of the Pioneer Band, offer
ed a selection of German num
bers, prior to the Pioneer Band
presentation which opened with
a lively Bennett march. A total
of six pieces were presented by
the Pioneer Band as the worthy
climax to a wondrful program.
Guest drummer was Douglas
Bixby, PHS graduate and student
at Michigan State who is home on
Holiday recess.
Annual Midnight
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We Have Heard on High. Mrs.
John Hemmer is organist for the
choir and will accompany them.
Midnight mass at St. Michael’s
has become traditional for many
} Palmerites with families of many
j denominations making the ser
| vice part of their annual holiday
observance. The church will be
; decorated for the holidays.
Two masses will be offered by
! the Rev. Snead on Christmas
! morning, December 25. The
| first will begin at 9 a.m. and
j will immediately be followed by
the second mass at 9:30 a.m.
The progress of Christianity — and our civilization as well —has
been accompanied by the far-reaching message of the bells — bells
that call the reverent to worship, that herald the approach of a holiday
or commemorate a great or blessed event.
But, particularly at Christmastime is the message of the bells
most effective. From the echoing ring of the bell in a small mission
church to the resounding peal that comes forth from massive cathe
dral towers, the bells tell of joy and peace and call to the world to
come and adore.
Older themselves than the story they tell at Christmas, bells were
first used to sound the alarm in fire or tumult. Rich burghers jealously
guarded their bells and used them to rally their followers when danger
threatened.
Bishop Paulinas of Nola in southern Italy is commonly credited
with introducing the first church bells about 431 A. D., when he put
up a huge copper kettle on the roof of his church and struck it with
a hammer. Before that, a crier had announced services by running
through the streets ringing a hand bell.
From Italy, the idea spread to France and thence to England. Not
until the 11th Century did bells appear in the towers of German and
Swiss churches. Competition among bell casters developed the bells
in size, quality of tone and beauty. A founder had to be a metalurgist,
designer and musician as well. The race for bigger and better bells
went on until a bell was cast in Russia that proved to be too heavy
for machinery to lift into place.
Cast in 1773, in Moscow, it is the Csar Kolokol.” It weighs 180 tons,
measures 20 feet in height, 22 feet in diameter and is 23 inches thick.
Many costly but futile attempts were made to hoist it into place.
China, the mother of many things cast the first great bell in 1408.
Weighing 53 tons, it hangs in the Big Bell Temple in Peking. Anothei
large bell, 15 tons, is suspended in the ancient Buddhist temple in
Japan. The chimes of St. Michael’s in Charleston, S. C., are probablj
the most traveled bells, having crossed the Atlantic seven times be
cause of ownership changes or to be recast. They last crossed th
Atlantic in 1865.
Singspirafion
To Feature
Special Numbers
A special program will be pre
sented at the Singspiration to be
held at the United Protestant
Church on Sunday evening, De
cember 25 at 8 p.m. Special
Christmas numbers will be pre
sented by each participating
church. The presentations will be
of their own selection and will of
fer a wide variety of musical en
tertainment.
The public, and especially the
young people, are urged to arrive
at 7 p.m. and go Christmas carol
at the United Protestant Church
ing for an hour before the Sing
spiration service begins at 8 p.m.
Singspirations have been held
regularly throughout the year
and money collected during the
MATANUSKA VALLEY BANK
LISTEN TO CHARLES DICKEN S
"THE CHRISTMAS CAROL
Over KENI at 4 p.m. Saturday, Dee. 24
programs has been used to fur
nish Christmas baskets for the
needy, which this year will go tc
the Eklutna Village.
There are about 180 miles oi
pipe aboard the aircraft carriei
USS FORRESTAL. The moderr
warship will commence activities
with naval forces afloat in earl}
1956.
Drama Group
Presents Fine
Christmas Program
Once again a Palmer audience
was treated to talents of the An
chorage Community College dra
ma team.
Under the direction of Frank
Brink the group presented three
short plays at the December 20
Palmer P-TA Christmas program.
The first, “The Cobbler’s Story”
by Rubin Gaines which was done
as a reading, was well present
ed by Don Gretzer, play director,
Carmen LaRosa, Ryll Clark,
Glenn Swift, and Brink as narra
tor.
“The Happy Journey” drew
many chuckles as the cast took a
family car trip to visit a daugh
ter. The play, written by Thor
ton Wilder, was directed by Jack
Wandell and the cast consisted of
Eleanor Arscott, Ruth Baker, Al
an Wright, William Brock, John
| Roderick and Marion Todd.
“The Miracle of Compiegne”, an
adaptation written by Brink, was
well presented under the direc
tion of Brink. Roles were played
by Wright, Siegfried Radke, Dale
| Ulrich, LaRosa, Lee Krusemark,
j Martha Rodrick, John Villesvik,
and Pat Christensen.
; The technical staff which made
the journey to Palmer to assure
the players of proper settings
were John Vill, technical direc
tor, Larry Lumkin, set director,
Robert Cushman, lighting, and
: Mary Cushman, cast.
During an intermission period
i Paul Martin led the audience ir
the singing of Christmas carols.
Prior to the program, the Col
lege group were guests at a pot
luck dinner served by the F-TjA
executive board at the schoo
cafeteria.
GRANGE PARTY
TO BE HELD TONIGHT
The Northland Pioneer Grang<
will hold their annual Christma;
party tonight, beginning with pot
luck dinner at 7 p.m. The part]
is planned for all members of th<
family, following which Jame:
Hurley, delegate to the Constifu
tional Convention will talk witl
members about the Constitutioi
which is being drawn by dele
gates to the Convention at Col
lege.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
PALMER MOOSE MEET
MONTY’S FRIDAY
ON LOCAL COURT
Monty's basketball team will
make a return trip to Palmer on
Friday of this week and meet the
Palmer High School team in a
regulation game. Monty’s who
have been enjoying a fine season
-in. the Anchorage city-military
league, were very nearly taken
by the Anchorage Eagles last
Saturday. A last minute come
back put them on the winning
end of the 62-54 score. Palmer
Moose expect to give them a
good work out tomorrow night.
Game time is 8 p.m. at Central
School gymnasium.
Line up for the Palmer Moose
will be: Paul Campbell, game
captain, in his usual guard posi
tion. Also in the guard spot will
be Mike Leek. Neil Herman and
John Reed will fill the forward
slots and Bob Estelle will floor
in the center position, replacing
Jack Worledge who will be on a
trip to the States. Others to see
action are Larry Trowbridge, f;
Lane Rice, f. Jerry McKechnie,
c; Bert Verrel, g; Tosh Pearson,
g; and Keith Smith, f.
A second team game will be
played, beginning at 7:15 p.m.
At the present time Palmer is
in second place in the Railbe'lt
Conference. The Fairbanks Male
mutes defeated the Seward Sea
hawks in two games played last
week, putting them in top place,
and the Seahawks at the botton.
Team standings are as follows:
Fairbanks, won 4, lost 0; Pal
mer, won 2, lost 1; Anchorage,
[ won 1, lost 2; Seward, won 0, lost
i 4.
| Ministerial Ass’n.
Names New Officers
Offiters for the coming year
r of the Matanuska Valley Minis
i were elected at a recent meeting
5 terial Association. The meeting,
- held in the First Presbyterian
i Church in Wasilla, was held on
1 December 19.
Earl Chandler of Palmer was
- named president of the associa
tion and will be assisted through
out the year by Wesley Lancas
; ter as vice president and Dale
Bryant, secretary-treasurer.
I For a Merry Christmas Shop
SPECIALS DEC. 22 - 23 - 24 - Closed Dec. 25 - Open Monday
Turkeys 53c
13 lb. and up
Beef Roasts
LB.
69
c
{ CRISP. CRUNCHY
MEADOWBROOK — QRTS.
lb.
Butter
lb.
S & W NUTS
Almonds ,69c
Walnuts
LIBBY’S
3 SQT.
SWEET
POTATOES
2
for
Pecans
Lb.
Bug
Lb.
Bag
Lb.
Bag
NO. 2 \'i TINS
Pumpkin
for
69c
55c
45c
NO. 303 TIN
Applesauce hr 39c
NO. 303 TIN
_Grapefruit h,39c
Christa Candy JBZ&k
AT STATESIDE PRICES
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