, Visitor Flees From Law,
Draws $350 Fine, Loses
License and Wrecks Auto
One Colony Day visitor was
taught a proper respect for Pal
mer’s representatives of the law,
in commissioner’s court last week.
The man, Larry Gallaher, was ob
served speeding in the car-crowd
ed area near the Palmer school
house on the eve of Colony Day
>-by Territorial Highway Patrol
man Stanley Laird and U. S. Dep
uty Marshal William Bouwens.
When the pair attempted to
halt Gallaher, he sped down the
street at top speed, threading his
way precariously through the
busy dance traffic of automobiles.
He attempted to cut the corner
too sharply at the Co-Op Garage
and overturned the automobile he
was driving. Unhurt, Gallaher
leaped from the vehicle and con
tinued his race on foot. He lost.
In the court of Commissioner
Dorothy Saxton, the man was
fined $50 on a charge of excessive
speed in a school zone, and $300
on a charge of reckless driving.
On this latter count, Mrs. Saxton
landed down a six months’ sus
pended sentence and i-evoked
Gallaher’s driving license for a
year.
Coffey Insures Everything—
Remember?
Head Is Now
School Assessor
William Head has been appoint
ed assessor for the Palmer School
District, it was announced this
week by a school board spokes
man. Mr. Head replaces Alva Sax
ton, who has resigned because of
the press of private business.
The assessor’s office remains in
shared quarters with Pioneer In
surance in the Wright Building.
As one of his first pronounce
ments of office, Mr. Head today
reminded taxpayers that all tax
returns for the current year were
due in his office on June 1. Tax
notices are expected to be re
turned to taxpayers by July 15.
Mr. Head reports two errors in
the return, which he would like
to draw to the attention of all.
Taxpayers are to report property
held as of Jan. 1, 1950, (rather
than 1949 as printed in the no
tice). There also is an error in
the length of the assessment pe
riod, he said.
Wasilla Clubs Plan Picnic
The Wasilla, Sunny Knik and
Cottonwood Homemakers’ Clubs
are planning a joint picnic, to be
held on Friday, June 23, it was
announced this week. The picnic
will be held at the farm home of I
Mrs. Ilah Senske.
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Homemakers Council
Plans Booths for Fair
Plans for Homemakers’ club
booths at the coming Matanuske
Valley Fair were the chief sub
ject of discussion at last Monday’s
session of the Homemakers’ Coun
cil. Each club will be allotted s
five-foot frontage in which tc
construct a booth for competitive
judging.
The fair board again added this
event to fair exhibits, after drop
ping it last year because of lack
of space. Prizes in the event have
been set at $25, $15 and $10.
Mrs. Karla Duff also suggested
that the board be requested for
space for a display of furniture
remodelled in the workshop last
winter.
1950 GRADUATES ADDED
TO ARR PAYROLL
WASILLA—Ted Knutson and
Bill Church, both graduates ol
the class of 1950 of Wasilla High
School, are leaving this week.
They will be employed by the
Alaska Railroad on a location to
the north.
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New Soil Conservation
Sub-District Okayed
For Salcha, Near Fbkx.
The territorial soil conservation
board last week approved the
formation of a soil conservation
sub-district in the Salcha area
near Faiibanks, it was announced
i today by Charles Wilson, conserv
ationist. The district, which in
cludes an estimated million and
a half acres of land, stretches
from the southeast edge of the
Fairbanks district to Buffalo
Center o the Tanana River and
includes the Birch and Harding
Lake areas.
Mr. Wilson estimates that about
40 farmers withi the boundaries
of the new district will be extend
ed soil coservation aid.
Mrs. Getzloff Is Back
WASILLA — Mrs. Gladiolus
Getzloff has returned to.Wasilla
and is living on her homestead
here.
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June Meetings
For Homemakers
Are Announced
Homemaker’s Club meetings
for the month of June were an
nounced today by Miss Mary
Lou Lashbrook, home demonstra
tion agent. Scheduled meeting
dates and places are as follows:
June 12—Cheechako Club at
Mrs. Harry Wimmer’s.
June 13—Evening Craft Club
at Mrs. Irene Lepak’s.
Knik Club at Community Hall.
June 14—12:30 Club at Mrs.
Henning Blunck’s.
Sourdough Club at Mrs. Ruth
Estelle’s.
June 15—Riverbend Club at
Mrs. Maude Ware’s.
June 20—Glacierview Club at
Mrs. William Hoskins.
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