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The Frontiersman
PUBLISHED IN THE INTERESTS OF THE MATANUSKA VALLEY
VOLUME 8, min 9
PALMER. ALASKA THURSDAY. MARCH 17, 1955
PRICE TEN CENTS
Needed to Move I
Defense Supplies I
M complete First Aid unit has
%»; feceived by Hit Greater
Palmer Civil Defense organist
isaa and m located at the Palmer
Fire Kali, according to aa a*
M W. Hagen, district director. The
unit wiH serve 660 persons and
includes necessary items such as
bandages, dres^ngs, splints, etc.
Ipi addition, another unit, now
available t© this area, will he k>
®sh«§ at the new high school.
Director Hagen announced that
the Territorial Civil Defense or
ganisation lias numerous items
and supplies that will he turned
mm to Civil Defense organiaa
tkan® throughout Alaska. In the
Anchorage depot at present are
various type supplies which are
available to the Greater Palmer
Anew. However, Hagen pointed
out, the Civil Defense has no
funds for transportation. All sup
plies assigned to areas must be
picked up by the area to which
it is assigned, or that area must
pay the cost of shipping. At the
present time there is an abund
ance ©f supplies, ouch as mattres
ses, fire fighting equipment, Yu
kon stoves, blankets, sleeping
mmoni Vi ap
supplies and other items.
These supplies would be distri
buted throughout the Greater
Palmer Area, with t general dis
posal of supplies and equipment
i® Palmer, Sutton, Wasilla, and
the Butte area. Farmers in out
lying areas who are members of
the Civil Defense organization,
would toe eligible to store part of
the supplies, such as fire fighting
equipment, stoves, blankets, etc.,
few use in any type emergency.
Director Hagen this week ap
' pealed in -all truck drivers who
might toe returning from Anchor
aft empty, “if we knew ahead
*f time’", he said, “we could call
la and make arrangements for a
lta®4 of this needed equipment.
Civil Defense workers in this area
wall toe available to help unload
the truch immediately upon its
arrival m Palmeif, and if known
early enough, it ia possible that
ne arrangement could be made
for assistance in loading the
truck. Anything, from a small
load to one amounting to tons,
will help the eituation”, he
&dded. Equipment that has al
ready arrived in Palmer has been
transported on a gratis status by
Hagen* Ealph Moore, Art Stacy,
Hay Lancaster, Pat Carter, and
Youth for Christ Rally
MARCH 18 — 8:08 FJf.
CHURCH Or GOD
4tfc Him ira living Rook Series
Paul Riley—Special Music and
Song leader
Have you though! of gelling
era© oi the smart short hair
styles? We Make Evening
Appointments
Valley Beauty Shop
CO-OP SHOPPING AREA
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Orders Already Received tor
Matanuska Valley Garden
EASTER LILIES
Please order early lo avoid
disappointment
MATANUSKA VALLEY
GARDENS
ANNOUNCEMENT
lip. i. 1. Each, optome
trist from Anchorage
will be In Falmer to do
lye examinations on
fhwrsday, March 24
j?6f an appointment see Mrs.
Maud Hosier at the Flower
Shop in the Co-Op Ree. Bldg,
©g? call her at 32J11
several others.
Anyone who would be able to
transport any size load from* An
chorage to Palmer is asked to
contact Hagen.
1
Protests do To Juneau
Against luxury Tax
'Hie Anchorage Chamber of
Commerce today took action
opposing the passage of RB224,
luxury tax bill recently pass
ed by the House.
Everett Adams, president of
the local chamber, reported to
day that similar wires are be
ing sent today to Senator No
' lan, president of the Senate,
by members of the local
Chamber and other interested
persons.
HB224 would impose a five
percent luxury tax “cn all
transactions” with specific ex
; emptions listed. The tax would
; not apply to food, clothing,
| shoes, cigarettes, motor fuels
| and many additional items.
; However, it would apply to
! vehicles not used in business,
! hotel rentals and hundreds of
! items hot listed on the bill’s
two pages of exemptions.
M.E.A. Aiaul Meeting
Set For A^H 9
Members of the Matanuska
Electric Association were notified
by letter this week of the com
ing annual membership meeting
which will be held Saturday,
April 9 at 8 p.m. in Palmer Cen
tral School gymnasium.
Two directors will be elected
to the board during the meeting,
with the nominating committee
offering the names of Earl Combs
of Wasilla and Dale Briggs of
Eagle River as nominees. Both
men are incumbents, completing
their present terms in April. Ad
ditional candidates may be nom
inated from the floor at the time
of the meeting.
Announced business to come
before the membership includes
annual reports of the officers and
manager of the association, and
“to consider and take action up
on such other business as may
legally and lawfully come before
the meeting, as provided by the
Articles of Incorporation and the
by-laws of said corporation!.”
Prizes for members in attend
ance at the meeting are being
arranged, it was announced this
week and will include attractive
and practical home appliances
and other valuable gifts.
Grange Follies
To Feature
“Good Old Days”
Word filtering down to Palmer
from the cast of the Wasilla Fol
lies, indicates that this year’s
show will be one of the best.
Wasilla Grange No. 2 will pre
sent their Follies on Friday and
Saturday might of this week, be
ginning at 8:30 pan. The public is
invited to attend.
“We have been polishing our
dancing snoes—waxing our mus
taches—and dusting off our der
bys—getting ready to go back 50
years for our Fourth Annual
Grange Follies”, Mary Combs,
chairman said this week.
The show will be held at Com
munity Hall in Wasilla,
“Come and see Wasilla when
grandpa was a lad”, the cast
urged. There will be dancing
“girls”, melodrama and barber
shop singing among the many
varied and talented acts being
planned for the two-right presen
tation.
Dr. P. Gordon Gould
Kivranis Speaker
A full house—over thirty per
sons turned out for the local Ki
wanis club luncheon at Rec Hall,
Monday, March 14.
Dr. P. Gordon Gould, associate
secretary, Division of National
Missions of the Methodist Church,
uuimieu me iuiiu raising piugieun
for the proposed new Methodist
College to be built in Anchorage.
“The Youth of Alaska is the
Territory’s greatest resource. The
education and training of this
youth is a significant contribu
tion to the realization of the Ter
ritory’s future. Alaska needs an
accredited four year Christian:
Liberal Arts College, and the
Methodist Church proposes to es
tablish such a college,” asserted
Dr. Gould.
“Alaskans”, said Dr. Gould,
“are being asked to contribute
approximately $500,000, which
will be regarded as ‘earnest
money’. The Methodist Church
will supply the balance of the
money—nearly $4,500,000.00 to as
sure construction and institution
of the College.”
“Through contributions as a
group, club or individually, Al
askans can invest and avail them
selves of shares in an institution;
of higher learning for the youth
of this great Territory,” conclud
ed Dr. Gould.
Dr. Gould predicted that if the
fund drive noyr in progress is suc
cessful, construction of the Col
lege will begin sometime next
year, with first classes scheduled
for 1957.
The “Grand ‘Young’ Man” of
the Valley, a well known agricul
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BREAK-IN NETS
INTRUDER $25
City and territorial police are
investigator g a break-in at the
Frontier Cafe which occurred
sometime after the restaurant
was closed on Sunday night and
reopened on Monday morning.
According to Mrs. Eva Camp
bell between $20 and $25 was tak
en. She said she believed entry
had been made through the base
ment. Apparently the intruder or
intruders left through the rear
door as Mrs. Campbell found it
open on Monday morning.
Free Film Depicts
Alaska Boat Trip
“Cheechako Tale Of Alaska”
is the title of a free movie that
will be shown on Tuesday eve
ning, March 22 at 8 p.m. in the
cafeteria of the Palmer High
School. The film is being shown
by the Matanuska Valley Sports
men and is dedicated to the Fish
and Wildlife Service of the ter
ritory. The Mercury Outboard
Motor Co. made the film which
depicts a boat trip along the
coast of southeast Alaska.
The public is invited.
Co-Op Ice Cream
Wins National Awards
For Second Year
Each of the Co-Op Creamery’s
three ice cream samples enter
ed in the 24th National Institute
of Dairying which was recent
ly held in Pullman, Washington,
received a diploma of merit, be
ing judged 92.5 for each flavor,
strawberry, chocolate and vanil
la. The ice cream, which was of
regular plant run, was in com
petition with ice cream from all
over the States, bucking against
large national-brand ice creams
and several ice creams which
were made especially for Insti
tute entry.
Judges in the contest were Dr.
W. C. Cole of Arden Farms, Los
Angeles, Dr. J. C. Boyd, Univer
sity of Idaho, and Dr. L. J. Man
us, State College of Washington.
Attending the Institute from
the Matanuska Valley Farmers
Cooperating Association were
Stewart Durrant, general manag
er; Jack Flint, local creamery
manager, and Darwin Heinie of
the Fairbanks creamery. During
the trip Flint reported visits to
several dairies, talks with sup
pliers and a visit with the Keith
Walkers, former valley residents.
Durrant continued on to Am
erican Forks, Utah where he will
meet his family and return with
them over the Alaska highway.
Anchorage Chamber
Speakers Stress
Need of Development
GOVERNOR SEEKS
CONFIRMATION
ON APPOINTMENT
Among territorial depart
ment heads and board mem
bers whose names have been
sent to the Legislature for con
firmation this week by Gover
nor B. Frank Heintzleman was
James E. Wilson of Palmer for
whom the governor asks con
firmation of his appointment
to that position in April of
CO-OP GETS NEW
MILK CONTRACTS
Effective March 10, the Co-Op,
Creamery increased its manufac
ture of recombined milk for Elm
end orf Air Force Base approxi
mately 60 percent, according to
an announcement made this
week. The increase was ordered
by the. Air Force when a new
r\i' irw'rcasinO tmnn i'SSlIA
rations from one half pint to two
half pints. Other branches of the
military are expected to follow
this policy in the near future.
The Co-Op recently signed a
new contract with the commis
sary at Fort Richardson for fresh
milk. The contract totals around
$67,000. A contract for fresh milk
at the Elmendorf Air Force Base
commissary, considerably exceeds
this total.
Report Vandalism
In Local Post Office
U. S. Postmistress Beatrice
Huntley this week asked cooper
ation of residents in' the Palmer
area to prevent continued van
dalism in the Palmer Post Office.
On March 15 of this week com
bination boxes were opened, mail
scattered around and an ink well
placed in one box by unknown
“pranksters”. Mrs. Huntley point
ed out that not only is it a fed
eral offense to tamper with the
mail, forced entry into a mail box
is also a federal offense, and car
ries heavy penalties.
If it doesn’t stop immediately,
we will be forced to close the
post office lobby at 5:30 each
night, the same time the win
dows are closed and post office
personnel leave the building she
said.
The matter has been reported
to the city police department.
Minstrel Show to Portray Minstrel Show
The Palmer Kiwanis “Matan
uska Minstrels of 1955” will fea
ture an 18-voice chorus this year,
under the direction of Mrs. Lois
Weldon. Women of the chorus
will have new gowns, along with
new suits and hats for the men.
Among popular numbers to be
presented by the chorus will be
“Little David”, “Moonlight Bay”,
“Bidin' My Time”, “Clap Your
Hands” and others. For the first
time in. a Kiwanis minstrel, music
for the presentation will be of
fered by Mrs. Gwen Morley who
will play her Hammond electric
organ.
The theme of this year’s pre
sentation, with scrip production
by Keith Stanton, Jim Hurley,
and Jim Wilson; will be the his
tory and development of the
minstrel show and its part in Am
erican folklore. The show will
open on a plantation scene—then
Public Ham Dinner
MARCH 17 — 5-8 P.M.
ST. MICHAEL'S BASEMENT
Adults $2.00 — Children $1.00
into the medicine show—and then
the minstrel.
Specialty numbers will be of
fered by favorites Norman Rou
sey, Dana, Robin and Terry Nei
mann, and Mr. and Mrs. Cy Brew
er, and others.
All the specialty acts—the end
men—Mr. Interlocutor—and the
cnorus, are nara ai. piat-utc twu \
nights a week. Programs are now ;|
in the hands of the printer and ;
opening night will soon be here, j
Ed Smith, chairman of ticket !
sales, urged early purchase of re- !
served seat tickets. “We sell out
early and we just don’t want any
one disappointed”, he explained.
A large group is expected from
the Anchorage area.
The minstrel will be presented
at 8:30 p.m. on Friday night,
March 25 and again on: Saturday
night, March 26, in the gymnasi
um at Central School.
Although each and every Ki- !
wanian is working in some way j
on the minstrel show, committees !
still need chairmen. In addition !
to those already mentioned, the j
following Kiwanians are heading <
committees: Costumes, Richard '
Andrews; make up, Annabelle
Kelleigh; lighting, Brian Cle
worth; staging, Emile Ganschow
Robert Pippel and Jack Flint;
and Betty Jo Riddle; program
and publicity, Hugh Johnson.
Those wishing to purchase tick
ets are reminded they may get
reserved seat tickets at Bettys,
Koslosky’s, Matanuska Valley
Bank, and Ketchikan Spruce
Mills. General admission and
childrens tickets may be purchas
ed from Kiwanians, or at above
.mentioned business spots.
Members of the MatanusKa
Valley Chamber of Commerce
heard speakers from the Anch
orage Chamber report on the
tourist industry. Port of Anchor
age, hydroelectric development,
conventions, seatrains, and the
new Methodist College. These
timely reports were presented by
members of the Anchorage Cham
ber .who attended the Anchorage
Day luncheon held on March
in Palmer.
A welcome to the visitors was
extended by Everett Adams, lo
cal Chafnber president, following
which honorary life membership
in the Matanuska Valley Cham
ber of Commerce was given to
M. D. Snodgrass, long-time valley
resident and agriculturist, in hon
or of his 79th birthday, celebrat
ed by the well-known man on
March 14.
Oliver Riggs, chairman of the
Anchorage port facilities com
mittee, spoke to the group about
the development of the Port of
Anchorage and the warm support
his committee is receiving from
cities throughout Alaska. “We
hope to have a port second to
none in Alaska,” he stated. Vot
ers in the Anchorage area voted
to bond themselves $2,000,000 as
a beginning on this important
project, he pointed out. He
pointed out the important role
such a port will play on the ec
onomy of the entire area. “It will
mean cheaper costs for supplies,
lower nauuimg idem tiers emu xc»
on-dock costs going out”, Higgs
explained.
Wally Hickel, chairman* of the
hydroelectric committee, spoke on
hydroelectric development in the
Kenai area, stressing the impor
tance of all electrical cooperatives
working together for future hy
droelectric development. He re
ferred to the Kenai project, re
porting plans call for the develop
ment, capable of producing 100,
000 KW. Financing such a pro
ject would be simplest through
private investment, however, he
pointed out, this is not possible
and suggested REA funds as the
best means of promoting this de
velopment. He estimated that if
the Kenai project could be devel
oped power would be available
to the Homer, Seward, Palmer,
Wasilla, and Anchorage areas at
not more than seven mills.
George Shannon, Anchorage
city manager spoke of the role a
city plays in keeping pace with
rapid growth. Our streets, police,
and fire departments and other
nhases of city government murfc
keep pace with our schools, he
pointed out. If our youngsters are
taught in the best of schools, we
must have the best to offer them
when they are ready to take their
places in our cities or they will
go elsewhere, he stated. “We are
counting on Palmer, our “bread
basket” as our neighbor and fel
low developer”, he added.
| Brad Phillips tourist develop
' ment chairman was emphatic in
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Meet Me at the Minstrels
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What? maianusna minsireu oi ibw
Where? Palmer Central School
When? March 25 and 26 - Curtail j
time, 8:30 p.m.
Walk, run, ride or crawl
How?
How Much?
50
WHO HAS TICKETS?
Children, 75c
Maianuska Valley Bank — Koslosky's Deparlment^Stor,
Beltys' — Ketchikan Spruce
Mills
General Admission
Door Sales for
Wasilla Grange Follies March 18-19
8:30 P.M.
Wasilla Community Hall
Adults T°- Children 50c