VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
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By the Matinuski Press, Inc
Entered «f second class matter on Oct. 21. 1947. at the port office at
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3. 1879.
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Lucille Kennedy Mick
Virginia Gallant
Rev. Edward Imme
Named New Cubmaster
During an organizational meet
ing held January 28 at the ICop
perud home, Rev. Edward Imme
accepted the position of Cubmas
ter of Palmer Pack 354. following
the invitation of the Cub Scout
committee.
Meeting with the hopes of re
juvenating the Palmer Cub Scout
program, the committee, and As
sitant Cubmaster Curtis Dear
born, offered concrete suggestions i
for re-organizing the Pack hop
ing to be able to bring the Cub
Scout program to every boy be
tween 8 and 11 years of age who
is interested in Cubbing.
“This is a wonderful program
for these boys - and their par
ents.” the new Cub master em
phasised. "Boys in this age group
are willing to learn. By bringing
them into the program, parents
have the opportunity to 'p&l with
their youngsters and really get to
know them. Later, as the child
advances to his teens he has a
parent-confidence that allows him
to take his problems home and
talk them over with his parents
with a feeling of security.
"Many times parents are the
last to know of a wrong doing
committed by their child. These
oarents have never really esta
blished a feeling of confidence -
IltTVCl a*, ..
boys. The very important thing
in this age group is building up
child relationship - the Cub Scout
program offers this opportunity.
The ultimate purpose of the
Cub Scout program is to do
things together - to draw son •
closer to their parents.
Blue and Gold Dinner
February 25 was chosen by the
committee as the night for the
annual Blue and Gold dinner,
celebrating the 42nd birthday of
the Scout-. Tms year a de.-?e t
dinner w:il be r.eld. with Den
Mothers. Mrs. Herbert Kopperud
Mrs. Harry Wirnmer. Mrs. Ho’r
and Estelle anci Mis. Claude ■ ■ a. .
named to the committee.
All former and present Cub
Scouts and boys who would like
to join the group are invited to
attend. This will be a tamilv af
fair. with a special urge for pa
rent attendance.
Clasby Program—
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Fund. “Don't let anybody kid
you " he told his audience, “you
are going to get fleeced beiora
you get out of here!” And he was
as good as his word. The contends
of the caps passed by members
of the choir yielded a total oi
$411.77- according to Hugh John
son. treasurer of the Hospital
fund raising committee.
Post-Finals
Perhaps one of the imesi comp
lirr.ents to be paid any audience
came after the performance when
the choir members were enjoy
ing refreshments served by Beta
Sigma Phi. The Palmer concert
was supposed to be the last one
for this group before they were
rotated back to the States. Sever
al of the members had already
been rotated and the rest of them
expect to leave in about two
weeks. , , .
“Can't we please come back to
Palmer again before we leave.,
asked Wilfred Lee. And the rest
of the choir chimed in on the
After quick deliberation,
Col. Clasby decided that the boys
would have just time enough to
come back Sunday, February 10,
when they will sing at St. Mi
chael's Catholic Church during
the regular 10 o clock Mass. Fa
ther James Snead will officiate
at the Mass and Chaplain Clasby
will deliver the sermon. Father
Narcotics Enforcement—
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jon confidence, but it doesn’t last
long. Comes the hangover which
is ten times worse. After a while,
—a very short while—the smart
young person becomes an addict;
he finds that marijuana doesn’t
do him as much “good”. Then he
graduates to heroin.
A Living Death
•To obtain narcotics”, said j
Greer, “girl addicts will prosti
tute themselves; boys will steal
and even murder.
“It’s a living death”, the Treas
ury agent concluded. He said that
there are two federal hospitals for
overcoming this addiction.
Arrests from marijuana and .
heroin run about 50-50, in the
Territory. There isn't much use
of cocaine, opium, or morphine.
Greer said that the recent influx
of Negroes to the Territory has
been responsible for a great deal
of the marijuana addiction; they
are rarely interested in the
| “heavier” stuff.
How can parents tell if their,
children are under the influence
of narcotics? If they act drunk
and there’s no liquor on their
breath, that’s one clue. Dilation
of pupils in the eyes is another.
Me ,’uana smoke. Greer added,
has a very distinctive odor.
Big Profits
Citing the cost of narcotics ad
diction. Greer remarked. “Where
ever you find that great a prof
it. you're going to find people
who are going to take a chance
at peddling it.”
The cost of marijuana cigar
ettes was cited at S2.50 to $5; the
material where made costs two or
three cents apiece. Heroin that
! sells in the Orient at $5 for five
• ounces retails in .Anchorage for
$5.000—and this^ is reduced eight
or ten times. A tiny capsule costs
$10. Sometimes the peddlers hoax
their customers, selling them ci
garettes that are made of Bui!
Durham or tea leaver ana eharg
ng the marijuana price.
More Enforcement
After Greer told Kiwanians and
their guest? that the narcotics
traffic had increased 100 percent
since he came to the Territory
two years ago. he was asked what
the citizen could do to help. “You
can write to your delegate to
Congress to ask that there be an
increase in enforcement agencies
;n Alaska,” he said.
He explained that as a Treas
u r y Department enforcement
agent, he works for five enforce
ment agencies: the Alcohol and
Tobacco Tax Division, the Intel
ligence Unit, the Customs Ser
vice, the U. S. Secret Service, and
the Bureau of Narcotics. He is the
only Treasury Department en
forcement agent in the Territory.
In the past few months, Greer,
jsaid. 35 percent of his time has
! been devoted to tne narcotics i
problem. Although it is obviously |
impossible for one man to make
headway against the problem
with the whole Territory to cover,
Greer pointed out that he has ob- j
tained convictions in every case
i brought to trial. All of those con- j
I victed are either serving then
! sentences or appealing convic
tions. I
U. S. Marshal Walter Huntley j
added another suggestion for ci
j tizens who want to co-operate in
j the war against narcotics: “If you
: hear any rumor or observe any
! suspicious act, no matter how
trivial, bring it to Bill Bouwent,
! the Highway Patrol or any law
1 enforcement agent. Give them a
'chance to run it down. Even if
the incident doesn't lead to an ar
rest, it may be a part of a pattern
which will become clear with the
! revelation of similar incidents.
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Snead extended an invitation «.o
everyone to come and hear the
choir at that time.
Airport Rood—
Continued from page I
having In drive over dangerous
runways and field*
Dan Fleming, who live* on Air
port Road, said that he wu inter
ested in an assurance that the j
road would be kept open perman
ently. He said that there are
about six families who have been
unable to get their ear* in or out
1 because of the blocked roads.
Mayor Meier said that the
road had not cleared because the i
! ’ cat” loaned by the railroad was
not heavy enough to move the
huge drifts. It was Fleming's
opinion that the ARR’s equip
ment was adequate. The road has
been closed since the heavy sno
fall of three weeks ago. Just be
fore that the road had been clear
I <?d by the road commission after
j he first big blow of the season.
Stock also protested the $100
: city License fee for fairs and car
nivals. declaring that the Mata
; nuska Valley Fair is a non-profit
i organization and a community en
j terprise. The council agreed that
through interpretation that the
Fair is not a trade or business the
license does not apply. It was also
decided that a carnival under
;ontract to the Matanuska Valley
Fair or the Colony Day Commit- j
tee would not need a license. In
return. Stock agreed that the:
, Fair Association would do “some
thing” about the fence on Fair
view Ave. that has proved a snow
hazard.
Commends Council
George Small, one of the mem
bers of Stock's delegation, com
mended the City Council on
'what it has. done”. He said that
he thought the city had done a
| wonderful job in getting the
roads cleared.
Probably most Palmer resi- |
dents would agree with Small.
I Since the arrival ox the my s
new road equipment and the hir
ing of Russell Felzien as the
; city's road maintainor last week,
the streets of Palmer have be
come wide, beautiful through
fares - a whole network of great
white ways.
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WOMAN "FOUND''
Mrs. Virginia Johnson, who was
eported as missing early this
week by her husband A1 John
son. owner of Sheep Mountain
Lodge, was located at Alpine Inn
Tuesday evening.
COFFEY INSURES
EVERYTHING! REMEMBER?
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Wednes. & Thurs.
January 30 and 31
Shows 7*15 and 9:00 p. m.
That Forsyte
Woman
Friday & Saturday
February 1 and 2
Shows 7:15 and 9 p. m.
Saturday Mat. at 2:00 p. m.
“TEN TALL MEN”
WITH BERT LANCASTER.
AND JODY LAWRENCE
Technicolor Adventure of the
Foreign Legion
Sunday & Monday
February 3 and 4
Shows 7:15 and 9 p. m.
Sunday Matinee at 2:00 p. m.
A iMjtROAPtO 2 / ZJQPV
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SHMTK Kljltill
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Council Disapprove*—
Continued from patr 1
» n>oiin» of making a "fart buck '
and served no useful purp< *>e
"If they don't want to pay the
house fee. let them take the
, machine* out", he said "It won't
be any loss."
Regarding the lowering of the
"special" dance hall fee. it wa<
in line for bars that furnish can
ned music for amusement of pa
trons, but lor one establishment
I that is actually a cabaret, danc
ing with live music and entertain
ment were offered as a "come-on"
to attiact patrons to a liquor dis
pensing establishment. Accord
ingly. the committee's amend
ment to the city licensing ordi
nance was amended to raise the
; "special" dance hall fee to $100
for cabarets and night clubs
where live music and entertain
ment were provided for patrons, i
This amendment carried five *n
i one.
After more arguments about
the changing of the existing ordi
nance. Mick pointed out that the
committee had been authorized
to make recommendations to the
council, which the council would |
; either approve or disapprove. A
vote on the question followed.
The vote stood at three yeas and j
two nays, with Hagen casting his
vote with committeemen Mick
and Brown, when it was commit
teeman Ward's turn to vote. He
voted no, tying up the council so
that the mayor was forced to
,-vote. The mayor voted no. thus
leaving the protested license fees
the same as before.
Councilman Brown grumbled
about the oddity of committee
members voting against their
own recommendations; but bar
ring protests, the issue was closed.
I The council had made its decision.
Voters Okay—
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using deep writ* to th* « sty s
source of water
Frank Lyoat, Thornes Bourn.
Associates engineer »n charge of
the drilling operations, reported
iavt night that pumping for 24
hours from late Monday untsl th«
same time Tuesday resulted in 50
gallons per minute with about a
15 foot draw-down in the water
level in the 100-foot dep well.
Yesterday, after installing other
equipment, the pump was start*
ed again. As of last night, it was
pumping 120 gallons per minute
.vith only a 23-foot draw-down
‘it is reasonable to state’*, said
Lyons, cautiously, "that the well
will meet all requirements de
manded of it and that it will pro
duce 150 gallon- per minute safe
ly"
Last fall it was determined that
the peak usage of the city and
the Co-Op was 165 gallons per
minute. The city’s use at the time
of the study averaged 50 gallons
per minute.
Lyons produced a gallon jug of
pure, clear water from the well.
The water passed the taste test
when the city fathers sampled it
and pronounced it good.
Hagen Heads—
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mitteewoman, respectively; Miss
Doui'thy Prior, a candidate for the
House; Ed Dimock and his wife.
Barbara, who is a candidate for
the House; Herald Stringer, Div
isional committeeman and candi
date for the House; Marshall
Hoppin. who last night announc
ed his intention to file for either
the Senate or the House; Axel
Niklason. candidate for the
House; Bill Olson, and Robison.
; house--ECuelral
FUNDS FOR COMPILING
EXISTING DATA GIVEN
PLANNING COMMISSION
Th« City C' Uru il last night «p
pioprtaU-d the sum of $500 to the
City Planning Commission ac
count for the purpose of comptl
mg existing topographical and
planning data in the form of a
preliminary map by May 15.
With the completion of the
| map. it will be possible to efti- ♦
mate additional survey work re
quired before the coming sum
mer. It will be necessary for the
survey to be completed before
the city can b< gin its work of es
ablishing grade lines and pro
viding for the laving of the city's
new water distribution system.
City to Have—
Continued from page 1
told the Council. This is ju.-t
what 1 need!”
“ Now when I see a kid loitering
| around where he hasn’t any bus
iness to be, I can pick him up”,
he said. ‘ The first time I’ll just
, take him home and warn the par
ents. But if it happens again, the
parents can answer for their
children's conduct before the City
Magistrate”.
The ordinance will be given two
more readings before the City
Council before it is adopted. The
readings are provided for by law
in order to give the public a
chance to question provisions and
suggest changes before the ordi
nance is adopted following the
final reading. The next regular
meeting of the Council is Wednes
day. February 6.
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The Alaska Railroad
A vast fleet of railroad rolling slock is available to serve every
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Refrigerated products, building supplies, farm machinery, oil and
other freight is arriving in the valiey each day via the railroad.
The railroad has low rates in effect ter valley shippers; it has al
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Do your spring and summer shipping NOW!
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