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STEWARDSHIP SUNDAY
MAY 15
The frontiersman
PUBLISHED IN THE INTERESTS OF THE MATANUSKA VALLEY
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VOLUME 8. NUMBER 28
PALMER. ALASKA. THURSDAY. MAY 12, 1955
PRICE TEN CENTS
WOOD NEEDED FOR
COLONY DAY
BARBEQUE FIRE
A. L. Smith, chairman of the
Colony Day barbeque, is looking
for about six or seven cords of
green birch that can be used for
the barbeque fire. He requested
this week if anyone has any they
wish to donate to the Colony Day
celebration on May 29 that they
contact him at his office in the
Matanuska Hotel.
Colony Day plans are rapidly
progressing, committee chair
men reported this week. The sou
venir booklet is now in the hands
of the printer and organizations
are making plans for participa
tion in the many planned events.
The city is making plans to put
fill in the triangle which will be
come Colony Park and officials
hope to have the park completed
prior to May 29. Churches in the
valley are making plans to co
ordinate part of their Sunday
program on Colony Day in ob
servance of the 20th anniversary
of the colonization of the Matan
uska Valley.
The Arctic Trails Riding club
are working on a program which
will be presented during the
celebration and Ed Smith, parade
chairman, is busy lining up or
ganizations and business firms
who will be entering floats in
the parade.
From all indications this will
truly be “the biggest and best”
Colony Day celebration.
Seven Area Persons
Seek Convention Seats
A total of 73 Third Division
residents have filed for 27 seats
to the Territorial state constitu
tional convention to be held at
Colloge November 8. Those filing
from the valley area are: At
large candidates: Betty Mears,
Palmer, Cloyce Parks, Chugiak;
James D. Frey, Palmer and
Frank Sorensen, Wasilla.
From District 16 (Palmer)
from which one delegate will be
chosen, are: M. D. Snodgrass,
and James J. Hurley both of Pal
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Caribou Creek.
Fifty-five candidates will be
elected on September 13 from
the entire territory.
TOP SOIL
$5.00 Load
Delivered in Town
Contact John Brown or
Don McKechnie
SMART HAIR STYLINGS
by LaVonne
Evening Appointments
VALLEY BEAUTY SHOP
Pbone 3301
| Collection Agency
| Gets Additional $7,400 !;
: Hospital Accounts
The Valley Presbyterian !;
!; Hospital this week turned over J»
!; to a collection agency 45 ad
!* ditional accounts, totalling j!
;! nearly $7,400.00. The majority f
j! of these accounts are owed the <[
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dents. The new total is in ad- !►
I; dition to accounts amounting ;»
I; to $9,800.00 which were plac- ;!
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Baccalaureate Set
For Sunday evening
Thirty-one gr dilating seniors
of Palmer High School will par
ticipate in Baccalaureate Ser
vices to be held in the Central
School gymnasium Sunday eve
ning, May 15 at 8:00 p.m. The
public is invited to attend. The
sermon will be delivered by the
Rev. A. V. Richey whose topic,
“Selling Out Too Cheap” will
come from Mark 8:34-37.
Following the processional, in
which Mrs. Max Sherrod will
play “God of Our Fathers”, the
Rev. Wesley Lancaster will give
the invocation. “How Lovely Are
Thiy Dwellings”, by Samuel Lid
dle, will be offered by the girls’ L
trio, followed by D. Evans’ “Lead
On, O King Eternal” in which
the congregation will participate,
followed by “Faith of Our Fath
! ers” by the triple trio.
The girls’ sextet will offer “The
Green Cathedral” by Carl Hohn,
Prior to the benediction which
will be given by the Rev. Lan
caster, the congregation will sing
John Zendel’s “Love Divine All
Love Excelling”.
The recessional will be played
by Mrs. Sherrod and will be “On
ward Christian Soldiers”.
Commencement exercises will
be held on Friday evening, May
20. at 8 p.m. in the gymnasium,
with Paul Robison, Anchorage
attorney and former territorial
legislator, to give the address.
Open House Planned
At New Funeral Chapel
William Bouwens this week
extended an invitation to the
i public to attend open house at
the Palmer Funeral Chapel on
Sunday afternoon, May 15 from
1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Bouwens will
manage the new mortuary which
is being opened by Aubrey and
Rose Haines of the Anchorage
Funeral Chapel.
Considerable equipment and
supplies were moved into the
chapel this week. Wall to wall
carpeting has been put down,
complete renovation of the sec
tion occupied by the chapel and
suitable furnishings have arrived,
all of quiet taste and chosen to fit
the needs and requirements of
the valley.
A Packard hearse arrived this
week and will be stored at the
chapel. When all-the equipment
arrives complete funeral services
will be offered. At the present
time preparatory work will be
done in Anchorage, Bouwens
said.
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Now Open Every
0 Week Days - 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
a Sundays - 12 noon ’til 8 p.m.
59 to Graduate
From Junior High
In May 18 Exercise
Parents and friends of eighth
grade students are invited to at
tend graduation exercises to be
held at Central School May 18 at
2:00 p m. Members of the seven
th grade will attend as guests.
James J. Hurley, member of
the Palmer Board of Education,
will address the graduates.
The program will open with
the processional ana entrance ux
the graduates, followed by the
flag salute and the singing of the
national anthev i. Members of the
Junior High School girls double
sextet will offer the singing of a
hymn, followed by the presenta
tion of American Legion awards.
The awards this year will go to
Patricia Black* and Jerry Sisley.
The awards are presented an
nually by the American Legion
to a boy and girl graduate elect
ed for the honor by vote of their
classmates and teachers, based on
outstanding characteristics.
A clarinet solo will be present
ed by Carrie Weber, accompan
ied by Patricia Black. James Ord
will offer an accordian splo, to be
followed by presentation of glass
by William W. Elliott, principal,
The presentation of diplomas
will be made by Lew E. Hanks,
vice president, Palmer Board of
Education. The recessional wrill
follow a choral selection by the
sextet. Mrs. Lois Weldon is music
director and Carol Colberg will
act as accompanist.
Eighth grade teachers are Lois
Metzger and Norman Rousety.
They and William Zahradnicek,
school superintendent, will be in
attendance at the exercises.
The 59 students of the Palmer
Junior High School graduating
class are: Karen Aklestad, Patric
ia Black, Roger Brager, Raymond
Carroll, Glennie Combs, Bythel
Compton, Evelyn Cook, Harry
Cottrell, Michael Davis, Margaret
Dreghorn, Roy Felix, Elizabeth
Fischer, Charles Hodsdon, Ver
non France, Robert Fritz, Frank
Gagnon, J. Henry Gallant, Jean
Grover, Diane Haight, and David
Hamon.
Also Jacob Hanaka, Muriel
Hanks, Dona Horton, Ida Hos
kins, Joan Hurley, Carolyn Jack
son, Eugene Jacobson, Dennis
Johnson, Helmet Kalwies, Kath
leen Klayum, Rose Kucera, Ro
bert Larson, Ronald Larson,
limotny lviaivianan, jeny nel
son, Rita Nelson, James Ord,
Faye Persinger, Donald Prewitt,
Gany Rice, Leona Rippy ,and Pat
Schaefer.
Also Elizabeth Shook, Mary
Louise Seitz, Gerald Sisley, Kar
en Splettstoezer, J acquelyne
Smith, Joan Stephan, Diana
Sump, David Sweeney, Charles
Thomas, Roberta Uzelac, Barbara
Van Volkenburgh, Carrie Weber,
Roger Wendt, James Whitt, Jesse
Wilson, Donald Wright, and Kel
ley Wright.
CD DIRECTOR
ALERTS STAFF
FOR JUNE EXERCISE
Staff members of the Greater
Palmer Defense organization
learned last week that local CD
areas may be called on to par
ticipate in the planned June
alert. “If the evacuation is done
on a sizable scale the Greater
Palmer areas will have several
thousand vehicles in and out”,
CD Director Alfred Hagen stated.
Hagen also announced that on
the day of the alert there will be
no southbound traffic permitted
on the Palmer highway after 5
a.m. All traffic will be north
bound and will consist of those
participating in the operation.
Wardens and medical workers of
the local organization will be al
erted, he said.
Fifty-four persons in the Pal
mer and Wasilla areas have com
pleted standard American Red
Cross first air courses; twenty of
these also completed the advance
course. Mrs. Florence Sandel, RN
has instructed the many classes,
and is now completing a class
.. of 13 local Boy Scouts.
City Council
Proceedings
A request by Frank Bruck
bauer for payment of witness
fees was referred to the admin
istration committee during the
May 10 meeting of the Palmer
City Council.
* * *
Minutes of a special City
Council meeting held May 4 dis
closed approval of the council for
the expenditure of $3,000 for the
purchased of stockpiled gravel
which will be used on city
streets.
* * *
Members of the street commit
tee reported Bingle street has
been surveyed and if widened
to its 60-foot width, trees and the
sign at the United Protestant
Church will have to be removed.
This information will be turned
over to church officials before
further steps are taken by the
citv- The church has requested
widening Bingle street to pro
vide more ample parking space.
Other subjects discussed dur
ing the street committee report
included removal of muck _ from
soft spots on the streets prior to
laying crushed gravel; possible
purchase of culverts by property
owners; use of loose rocks from
streets as fill at new park site,
firehall, and low areas; and pos
sibility of merchant participation
in applying seal-coat to crushed
rock. Acting Mayor Betty Mears
was authorized to get necessary
equipment to get Wasilla Road
End Valley street ready for
crushed gravel.
* # *
It was announced that the city
dump again needs dozing work.
Council members pointed out
that city ordinance provides pen
alties for dumping refuse on the
access road to the dumping area.
If proper dumping is not con
formed to council members stated
it may be necessary to hire a
caretaker and charge a dumping
fee.
Fire Chief* Ray Lancaster re
ported volunteer fire fighters an
swered three fire calls in the
Bailey Hill area last week, two
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Palmer Band
To Present Spring
Concert Fri. Night
Tomorrow evening parents and.
friends of students participating
in the Palmer School band pro
gram this year will have an op
* portunty to see and hear the re
sults of many weeks work under
the direction of band master, Leo
Plumbley. The annual spring
concert will be presented at Cen
tral School gymnasium on Friday
evening, May 13, beginning at 8
p.m.
The band program is the larg
est this year ever had in the
Palmer School system. At the
present time there is one band,
with but 34 uniforms, with sev
eral of these fast wearing. An ad
ditional 46 uniforms are needed
to outfit the 80-piece band antic
ipated for next year. A small ad
mission charge will be made at
the concert, with proceeds to go
toward the uniform fund.
The musical program will in
clude compositions by Bach,
Bennett, Sousa, and Mousorgsky,
as well as several solo numbers
and a specialty number featuring
the “Three Jolly Trumpeters”.
NOTICE
Dr. E. E. Bach, optome
trist, will be in Palmer
for eye examinations
June 1
Fox appointment call Lavonne
Johnson at Valley Beauty
Shop, 3301.
Fair Association
Meeting May 13;
Big Attendance Urged
All members of the Matan
uska Valley Fair Association
are urged to attend the an
nual membership meeting to
be held Friday evening, May
13 in the Co-Op club room at
8 p.m. Several proposed chan
ges in the association’s Artic
les of Incorporation and By
laws will be presented by an
appointed committee. In ad
dition there is to be election of
board members to fill existing
vacancies.
MTA Opens Contest;
Offers $75 Bond Prize
All residents of the area to be
serviced by the Matanuska Tele
phone Association system, with
the exception of MTA employees,
the board of directors and their
families, are eligible to enter a
contest being sponsored by MTA
to obtain a design which will be
used on the telephone trucks,
MTA letterheads, in advertising,
and at other pertinent times.
The Rural Electrification Ad
ministration is celebrating its
20th anniversary from May 11
through May 20. An emblem used
by REA is printed in this week’s
issue of The Frontiersman as an
example of what will be need
ed by the local telephone associa
tion.
As an incentive to create area
wide participation and interest
in the contest MTA is offering a
prize of a $75 Savings Bond, or
$50 in cash, whichever the win
ner may choose. The contest
opens May 12 and closes at mid
night on June 30. All entries will
become the property of MTA
and must be signed on the re
verse side of the entry with the
individual’s name, age, and mail
ing address. Members of the
board of directors will act as
judges and their decision will be
final- The drawing must be done
in India ink on white paper,
with the paper measuring eight
and one-half inches by 11 inches.
Entries may be submitted at
the business office in the Wright
building at any time before the
June 30 deadline.
All area merchants are invited
to participate in the contest by
offering additional prizes in the
contest.
ARC RAISES LOCAL
LOAD RESTRICTIONS
Load restrictions on several
highways and roads were raised
to 75 percent of normal gross axle
loading on Monday of this week.
Included was the Glenn highway
from Anchorage to Glenallen,
Palmer-Wasilla road, and Mat
anuska Valley local roads.
Marvin Slaughter of the Geo
logical Survey office returned to
Palmer this week following a few
months in the Washington, D. C.
U.S.G.S. office and a visit in
Tennessee.
LOCAL GROUPS TO
PARTICIPATE IN
AREA CAMPAIGN
Acting Mayor Betty Mears this
week proclaimed the week of
May 16-21 as Clean-Up Week in
Palmer and called upon the cit
izens of the city to participate
in any and every way possible
to help clean-up and beautify the
city streets, yards, and empty *
lots.
In making the proclamation.
Mayor Mears pointed out that
with Palmer the center of the
Matanuska Valley, countless
numbers or visitors win oe stop
ping here and driving through
during the coming months. “We
s'hould especially prepare our
city for the Colony Day visitors
we know we will have among us
at the end of the month”, she
said. She asked that homeown
ers cooperate by not only clean
ing their own grounds, but by
picking up papers and rubbish
that may have accumulated in
neighboring empty lots.
City-wide cooperation is antic
ipated. Members of the Palmer
Kiwanis club are volunteering
their services next Monday noon,
and with the assistance of Ted
Buzby of the City water departs
ment, will pick up boulders,
papers, cans, etc. along Valley
street from the south edge of
town north. Boy Scouts and Ex
plorer Scouts will participate on
Saturday, May 21, by offering
their services in collecting rub
bish from homes.
The Chamber of Commerce
and other Palmer organizations
are behind the Clean-Up Week
campaign. Members of the North
land Pioneer Grange will partic
ipate in the rural areas,
Members of the City volunteer
fire department have assisted in
burning off grassy lots through
out the city and are planning to
help during the coming week,
Fire Chief Ray Lancaster this
week urged homeowners—“Don’t
give fire a place to start—clean
out the basement, attic, storage
rooms, garage or shed. Let’s make
Palmer one of the safest cities
in which to live”. He pointed out
that accidents as well as fires
may be prevented by removing
rubbish and accumulated debris.
By removing the hazards we
avoid risks and 1 educe accidents
and fires, he added.
Home owners who have no
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► READY TO PLANT:
Peonies — Bleeding heart —
Columbine—Field grown del
phinium — Pyrelbrum —
Marguerites — Achillea —
Dahlia tubers — Rhubarb
roots — Chives
Small garden tools —- Flower
pots
Fertilizer & Insecticides
Matanuska Valley
Gardens
Theater Bldg.
Bob and Ruth Burgess
“THE BLUES CHASERS”
I Have returned to play your favorite tunes
-old and New - Popular, Western, Latin
and Scandinavian Music - Guitar, Accor
dian, Celeste and Banjo
Playing at
Palmer Bar
FRIDAY & SATURDAY NIGHTS
9 till 2
Turkey Dinner, Family Style - All You Can Eat
BENEFIT MATANUSKA VALLEY SPORTSMEN BUILDING FUND ADULTS $2.50 — CHILDREN UNDER 12 V2 price
MOOSE HALL-MAY 18
5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
PUBLIC INVITED