DISPUTED CLAIMS
HEARINGS NEXT MONTH
Labor Commissioner Gil
Johnson this week announced
that hearings on disputed
claims for benefits will be
heard by the Alaska Work
men’s Compensation Board in
Fairbanks and Anchorage next
month.
The hearings are scheduled
for Fairbanks on Sept. 12-13
and will be heard in Anchor
age on Sept. 16-21.
Hearings by the board in
Southeastern Alaska will be
scheduled during October.
Aermolor
Pumps
Shallow Well
and
Submersible
MAC'S
PLUMBING &
HEATING
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MOOSE
GAME NIGHT
EVERY WEDNESDAY NITE
PUBLIC WELCOME
MOOSE NALL-PALMER-8 P.M.
Daniel Boone showed the way!
Dark forests, wild Indians, untamed rivers
—nothing stopped Daniel Boone! His itch
to see beyond the next mountain helped
open the West. This same pioneering spirit
has spurred rural electrics to help develop
and strengthen our country.
Following Boone’s lead, these local rural
electrics keep pushing back frontiers to
bring people in sparsely-settled areas a
better life. Sometimes the going is so
rough unique construction methods are
required—such as stringing wire and
transporting poles by helicopter.
Just as many of Boone’s trails grew into
busv roads, today’s rural electric lines sometimes bring rapid
erowth to thinly settled spots. This often turns long over
looked areas into desirable home, farm, or factory sites.
Sometimes these areas grow so much, they’re annexed by
cities having other power suppliers. Should rural electrics then
be forced to give up their consumers in the annexed area?
Pioneering with power lines is a costly job. Only by continuing
to serve the more populous areas they pioneered m the past
can rural electrics afford to bring power to scattered con
sumers no other supplier wants to serve.
Matanuska
Electric Association
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LITTLE LEAGUERS PLAY FINAL
GAME OF SEASON TONIGHT AT 6
Tonight is your last chance
to see the Palmer Little Lea
guers in action.
The final game of the season
will begin at 6 p.m. with the
Kiwanis team attempting to tie
the Moose for the top spot.
The Moose now lead by a one
game margin, with 10 wins and
7 losses. The Kiwanis players
have nine wins to their credit,
with eight losses.
Local baseball fans are urg
ed to turn out for the final
game, not only to watch the
young players in action, but to
see the excellent Little League
park which was constructed
this spring by community ef
forts under the sponsorship of
the Matanuska Valley Lions
Club.
An exhibition game will be
played on Saturday, Aug. 17,
at 1:30 p.m. at the Little Lea
gue park, with the adults
(coaches, managers, umpires]
playing the kids.
Team Standings
Won Lost
MOOSE --10 7
KIWANIS -9 8
MTA -8 9
JONESVILLE -7 10
Note: These standings were
reported before the Wednes
day evening game.
PIED PIPER PRE SCHOOL
CLASSES BEGINNING
SEPTEMBER 9, 1963
In New Chalet Building just off
Airport road Vi mile.
PI 5-4131
Moore's
Garage
• Automotive and tractor repair and
rebuild
• Tire truing and balancing
• Cankshaft grinding
• Precision pin fitting
PHONE PI 5-4265 Palmer, Alaska
Ei QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
QUESTION: I reached age 65
and filed for social security in
June, 1962. I earned $2000 be
fore June, but earned only
$900 from June through De
cember. Would I have to file
an annual report of my earn
ings when I did not earn S1200
after filing for social security?
ANSWER: You must count
not only the $900 which you
earned from June through De
cember, but also the $2000 you
earned before June. As this to
tals more than $1200, you
would have to file an annual
report of your earnings with
the Social Security Adminis
tration on or before April 15.
1963. An estimate of your 1963
earnings will also be requir
ed.
QUESTION: I am a construc
tion worker. Last year I work
ed for three different firms. I
earned over $4800 at the first
place I worked and paid the
maximum tax. Later the other
two firms also withheld tax
on my earnings. I paid social
security tax on over $8,500 in
wages in 1962. What happens
to the tax paid on the wages in
excess of $4800?
ANSWER: On your indivi
dual income tax return, you
may apply the additional tax
on your federal income tax due
for 1962 or you may be entitled
to a tax refund. Each employ
er is liable for social security
tax up to $4,800 for each wage
earner he employs.
Moose to Have
Birthday Dance
The Palmer Moose Lodge,
which received its charter on
Aug. 7, 1944, will celebrate its
19th birthday on Saturday,
Aug. 17, with a Birthday dance
at the Moose home.
There will be dancing to live
music (supplied by Tom Mof
fitt’s orchestra) from 9 p.m. on.
Members of the Moose Lodge
and auxiliary and their guests
will attend the affair.
About 50 per cent of the
members who were installed
at the 1944 ceremony are still
members of the local organiza
tion, a charter member esti
mated this week. The charter
ceremony was conducted by
members of the Anchorage
Moose Lodge.
THE CRITIC
Men judge themselves by
what they feel capable of do
ing—the world by what they
have done.
ADFG Bands 1000th
In Alaska Wild Life
Un Aug. 6 a field crew of the
Alaska Department of Fish and
Game caught and banded the
thousandth rock ptarmigan to
be marked at Eagle Summit
since 1960. The ptarmigan, a
chick about 45 days old, was
part of a brood of eight found
in a patch of willows at mile
106 on the Steese Highway.
The bird was released less
than two minutes after it was
caught, and scurried off into
the rainsoaked bushes, appar
ently unaware of the alumin
um bracelet that adorned its !
leg.
Dr. Robert Weeden, project
leader, reports that more ptar
migan were caught this sum
mer than in any previous sea
son, primarily because a sec
DOUGLAS HUNT
TO HEAD GUILD
Douglas Hunt was elected
president of the Valley Thea
tre Guild at the organization’s i
annual meeting on Tuesday.
Aug. 13, held in the Jalmar
Kerttula home.
Another newly elected offi
cer is Marie Van Brunt, sec
retary. Re-elected to office
were Lucy Mick, vice-presi
dent, and Blanche Hunt, trea-1
surer. Barbara Hamilton was |
named chairman of the mem
bership committee and will
also serve as publicity direc
tor.
Mr. and Mrs. James Ede,
both teachers in the Wasilla
schools, will serve as represen
tatives of the Theatre Guild in
Wasilla.
Jack and Thelma Riley, soon
to move to Fairbanks, were
given a standing ovation in
recognition of their valuable
work with the local theatre
group.
The Guild’s fall play, “Af
fair of State,” will be present
ed sometime in October, with
rehearsals to begin about six
weeks beforehand. A few roles
remain to be cast in the three
act comedy, which has parts
for two women and six men.
Persons interested in trying
out are asked to get in touch
with Joyce Kerttula, director,
or Lucy Mick, assistant direc
tor.
The Theatre Guild meets
regularly the second Tuesday
of each month.
INNER-GLOW
Mortgages are almost a nec
essity today, but the conscience
should be kept unencumbered.
ond Laborador Retriever was
added to the usual crew of two
biologists and one dog. The
field party had captured 83
adult male rock ptarmigan, 113
hens, and 163 chicks by the 6th
of this month, just four days
before hunting starts. Thirty
of the adults wrore red or yel
low bands from some previous
experience with the long-hand
led net that is used in the
banding work.
These 1000 ptarmigan caught
on Eagle Summit constitute
the largest number of live
ptarmigan ever handled by
biologists in North America
The banded birds are extreme
ly important sources of infor
mation on longevity, migra
tion. hunting pressure and
death rates. Band returns, to
gether with data from nesting
Ptarmigan
Study
birds (over 90 nests have been
found and studied to date),
provide the raw material that
will be pieced together at the
end of the study into a detail
ed picture of the fortunes of a
population of ptarmigan. The
Department of Fish and Game
plans to continue this phase of
its upland game bird program
until 1970, to cover a whole
ten-year “cycle” of ptarmigan
abundance and scarcity.
Mosquitoes!
Insect Pests of all kinds
California*! Great Insect Powder — SO
Years Old — ftiU Bat and Safest.
BUHACH
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ANYONE?
n tennis, a good SERVICE
is very important . . . and
the same thing goes for
banking! That's why we
put the accent on SERVICE
here . . . why you'll always
find us friendly, efficient,
helpful!
FULL-ser.vice banking is our kind of banking, and it
works out to YOUR advantage in many ways. You
can make us your one-stop headquarters for ALL your
banking needs . . . checking account, savings account,
ALL your loans. If your money matters are scattered
all over town, you would certainly be wise to consoli
date them in a FULL-service bank like ours. Come in,
get acquainted!
KATA.KUBKA
Valley Bank
PALMER, ALASKA
Open Daily 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Thursday Evenings 6 to 8 p.m.
SAVE! AUGUST
IRONING BOARDS
WITH PAD AND COVER
$049
SPECIAL
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PERCALE PRINT YARDAGE
Reg. 59c 45 yd.
ALL SUMMER DRESSES
MISSES' AND JUNIOR SIZES
1
2 off
SHORT-SLEEVE SHIRTS
$725 $449
Men’s L Boys’ I
kjIICCCC'
ASSORTED CAPRIS
1
4 off
FEW LEFT
LADIES’ PLAYSHOES
Broken $449 White $^00
Sizes I Sandals L
PLASTIC POLYETHYLENE
UTILITY OOC
PAILS 00 ea.
MISSES'
Assorted 1
SWEATERS 2 off
GIRLS COTTON
BABY DOLL PAJAMAS
I • 12 yr. $4 79
SPECIAL I
BOYS'
LIGHT WEIGHT 1
JACKETS 2 off
CHILDREN'S
HOODED SWEATSHIRTS
WHITE WITH PRINTS - 2-8
$}89
Reg. $3.98 HOW L
VAPOR • BRITE
OVEN CLEANER
can
The easiest way to clean your oven.
Vapor turns grease to soap.
Benson's Department Store
1 BLOCK EAST FROM DEPOT IN CO-OP AREA
STORE HOURS 9 - 8 MON. THROUGH FRI. - 9 - 6 SAT. - SUNDAYS CLOSED