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VOLUME 46, NUMBER 1
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PALMER, ALASKA, THURSDAY, SEPT. 25. 1952
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Demo-Republican Rally Set for Sept. 30
CITY SETS STREET
WIDTHS; METERS
TO BE INSTALLED
A special meeting of the City
Council was called September 22
to settle pressing problems con
fronting the water system con
tractors. Present were Mr. R. T.
Mathews, Alaska Public Works
inspector and V. M. Worstell. gen
eral contractor under Lilly Con
struction Co.
Establish Street Width
First, and most pressing, was
the discovery that in drawing
plans for the water system, Thom
as Bourne Co. had placed water
mains along one side of the streets
in such a manner that fire hyd
rants would be located toward
the center of the street from the
mains. The council was suddenly
confronted with the decision to
establish a set policy on the width
of city streets and as a result
passed the following resolution:
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Said streets shall be as wide .
as possible under the circum
stances; all space from property
line to property line shall con
stitute the street proper, and 1
future plans for the construc
tion of sidewalks shall contem- '
plate the taking of sufficient
space from private property
along said streets for the pur- ;
pose of sidewalk construction.
The resolution was forced at
this time to facilitate the con- j
struction of the municipal water
work, municipal sewerage and m <
the interest of future planning of
streets and sidewalks, ft appears
essential that a permanent width 3
of streets be established because i
ditching for waterworks will be <
started within the city proper
soon. Present street widths vary <
from 60 feet wide down to only j
30 feet wide in some sections of
the city. Under the new resolu- !
tion, all present road space has ;'
been set aside for streets. <
Fire Hydrants 1
Following the discovery that
plans for placing fire hydrants
would have to be changed it was
brought out by Worstell that hy
drants ordered by the construe- '
tion company were built for left l
hand turns, as provided in the
original plans. Changes necessi- <
tated when the curb was estab
lished at the edge of existing
streets rather than five feet to
ward the center of what would
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Alaskan Child Wefare
Conference Next Month
The first Child Welfare Con- ,
ference ever held in the Territory (
will be conducted at the Lazy
Mountain Childrens Home from j
October 6 through October 10.
Many representatives from *
various children’s homes through- i
out the Territory will be in Pair .
mer during the four day confer
ence. Mrs. Mary Lou Prawl of the
Department of Public Welfare ,
has spent the past week in the
Valley, making arrangements for
the historic meeting.
Many of the conferees will be
housed in the various children’s j
homes in the Valley, with the
Lazy Mountain home planning to
have at least 25 guests. Between
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AL V. HAGEN FILES
FOR OFFICE OF MAYOR
With one man filing his pe
tition for mayor this week, the
total number of city candi
dates for the October 7 elec
tion stands at just three.
A1 V. Hagen, member of the
present city council filed his
nominating petition for mayor
this morning with 45 signa
tures.
William Rempei and Kay
Nelson, filing their petitions
last week, are the other two
candidates.
■ishery Hearings
ro Be September 29;
Palmeriles Invited
Annual Fishery Hearings foi
he Cook Inlet district will be
leld Monday evening, Septembei
19 in the KENI studio at Anchor
ige, it was announced this wee!
iy Thomas J. Costello, Fishery
Management Biologist.
These hearings are held yearly
o air in public audience questions
•egarding the management o
ishery resources. Costello saic
hat suggetions offered the FisI
ind Wildlife concerning the man
igement of fishery resources fron
nany persons in and about Pal
ner have been recorded in detai
md given some thought to wha
:an be done to satisfy the wishes
expressed.
Representatives from Palmei
ind surrounding areas have beei
nvited to attend the hearings ii
>rder that a satisfaction in dif
ferences of opinion may be reach
•d.
Costello said he would forwarc
to The Frontiersman as soon a
received, a copy of the Regiona
Dffice press release on proposec
changes in the Fishery Regula
ions. Anyone interested in seeini
the copy may stop in the office
Hospital Reports Show
Marked Improvement
Past Eight Months
In spite of rises in expenses, <
iecided decrease in the over-al
osses experienced by the Valley
hospital is noted in figures re
leased this week by O. K. Kin
raid, hospital manager the pasl
/ear. The comparison of figures
ivas made for the first eigh
nonths of 1951 and the sam<
period in 1952.
Increases during the eigh
nonth period in 1952 were evi
lent in the number of patien
lays—an increase of 740 over the
L951 figure; average number o;
aatient per day and the income
>er patient day. Although the
rxpenses per day were higher by
51.19, the loss per day was only
13 cents, compared to the 195]
figure of $2.27 per day.
Total income in dollars anc
rents for the .1952 period was ai
ncrease of $20,309.53 over the
1951 figure of $48,614.95. Ex
penses were $17,714.55 higher thi;
fear but the net loss showed ;
iecrease of $2,594.87.
“These results indicate a lo
af work and effort by the mail
ager and hospital staff,” E<
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NATIONAL KIDS DAY
SATURDAY f|7th
SEPTEMBER JLt
SPONSORED BY
KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL and
The NATIONAL KIDS' DAY FOUNDATION, Inc.
"child by child we build our nation"
PALMER HIGH SCHOOL BAND TO MARCH IN
KIDS ’N’ PETS PARADE SATURDAY
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Local Kiwanians are busy mak
ing the final preparations for
_ National Kids Day celebration to
i be held in Palmer this Saturday.
Festivities will be in three
1 phases, leading off with the Kids
' 'n Pets parade, starting at 1:30
' p.m. at the school grounds. From
• the school the parade will pro
ceed across the tracks, through
town, and past the telescope stand
near the Palmer Drug which will
serve as the judges stand, then
back to the school gym.
i Adding color and music to the
l parade will be the marching band
’ of Palmer High School in their
• colorful uniforms.
All kids are asked to assemble
at the school by 100 p.m. with
their pets and entries in readiness.
: Immediately following the par
: ade the community is invited to
go to the school gymnasium for
: the Live Talent show and the
• Hobby display. Any child is elig
; ible to enter in any one or all
; three events. The idea behind this
! type of Kid Day observance is to
i turn the spotlight on the children
f and youth of our community and
to give them a chance to demon
• state their constructive talents.
Apples and oranges will be sold
by Kiwanians throughout the day.
i Funds raised through the sale will
i go towards the Boys and Girls
i fund of the local organization,
■ which fund is set aside to be
5 used wherever children are in
t need or can be helped in any way.
The committee in charge of
t Kids Day is composed of the foi
- lowing members. Rev. Ed lmme,
l chairman; Wm. Zahradnicek,
parade; Jim Hurley, hobby show;
Ed Smith, apple and orange sale;
Bob Johns, registration.
Ed Imme, chairman, said, "We
want to give the Kids a chance.
We’re hoping that the good folk ot
Palmer and the V alley will bear
with us this first attempt at a
celebration of this type, and that
we can set a pattern which will
be the beginning of an annual
tradition. Our children love to do
good and constructve things, but
they certainly need and deserve
recognition and encouragement.
“It Is our purpose'' he added,
“to encourage good and construc
tive activity among the children
of our community by giving them
a chance to demonstrate their ef
forts, and by giving them public
recognition. We hope dads and
moms will turn out this Saturday
to show these kids that we’re in
terested in them and the things
they do."
C’mon kids, do your stuff!
AFTERNOON BLAZE
CAUSES MUCH DAMAGE
Fire, believed cauused from an
over-heated oil stove, caused ex
tensive damage to the residence
of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lundeen
around 3:15 September 24 .
Fire Chief O. R. Mitchell re
ported intense heat had broken
glass in the windows and flames
were shooting out when the fire
department arrived at the scene.
The Lundeens, who have a
young daughter, were away from
home at the time of the fire.
George Weatherbee called in
the alarm.
BARTLETT-REEVE
TO HOLD DEBATE
Democratic headquarters in
Anchorage announced this
morning that according to a
wire received from Delegate
E. L. Bartlett, Bob Beeves, Be
publican candidate as delegate
to Congress, has accepted his
challenge to a debate and that
the two men will meet tonight
in Community Hall, Wasilia.
Bartlett is in Juneau and will
fly here in order to keep the
engagement.
Public Health Nurse
To Leave Area Nov. I
No Successor Named
Members of the Matanusks
Valley Health Council meeting
last Thursday night were stunned
and saddened by the announce
ment of Public Health Nurse
Marjorie Myren that she would
be leaving this area November 1
No successor has been found to
replace Miss Myren, but she ex
pressed hope that one would be
found before she left or soon aftea
her departure. It was ponted out
, however, that this area will be
I expected to make a more appre
| ciable contribution to the public
; health program if the invaluable
| services of a public health nurse
are to be contmued. At present,
| though the Community Chest anc
1 a small contribution from Wasilia
j about $1,25 is contributed towarc
the overall budget. This include;
i $600 toward the nurse’s salary
■ rent and office supplies for th(
j Health Center, and clinic and
j medical supplies. Both Miss My
| ren and Louise Kellogg, past
j president of the Health Council,
j reported conversations with De
| partment of Health officials ii
j which it was emphasized that the
area would be expected to in
crease its share of the nurse's sal
iry. It was also suggested, as i
has been in past years, that the
area assume the expense for the
nurses care.
The posibilitiy that the Alaski
Department of Health might soor
set up a Public Health District,
as allowed by the law, to include
the City of Palmer, the Palmer
Independent School District, anc
Chugiak Territorial School Dis
tricts was also discussed. The in
tent of the department to set uj
such a district, to be known as
the Matanuska Valley Health Dis
trict, has been discussed informal
ly with Miss Myren and members
of Health Council executive com
mittee. That such a move mighl
be anticipated either before o:
immediately after Miss Myren':
departure posed a problem fa
more difficult in its implications
Setting up a of a Health District
would require stipulated finan
cial support both from the City o
Palmer and the Palmer Indepen
dent School District. If such sup
port were not forthcoming, Ter
ritorial and federal funds support
ing public health work in thes<
areas might be withdrawn.
Aiss Myren explained one ol
the reasons for the urgent neec
to have organized communities
assume more of the responsibilitj
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C OF G SPONSORS
FIRST JOINT RALLY
FOR PALMER AREA
A large percentage of Third
Division Democratic and Republi
can candidates is expected to ap
pear at the joint rally being spon
sored by the Matanuska Valley
Chamber of Commerce Septem
ber 30. A1 V. Hagan has donated
the use of the Valley theatre for
the rally, scheduled to start at
8 p.m. It ig believed that the rally
will be the first of it’s kind ever
held in Palmer.
With the Territorial election
date, October 14, drawing close,
this will be one of the last op
portunities Valley folk will have
to see and hear their candidates.
Jim Hurley, Chamber of Com
merce board member will act as
master of ceremonies and intro
duce the speakers.
Republicans who plan to appear
include M. D. Snodgrass of Pal
mer; John Uorsuch, Paul Robison,
Herald Stringer and Lee McKin
ley. Lloyd Olsen, Bert Rutherford
and Carl Rentschler will attend if
| possible. Barbara Dimock and
j Dorothy Prior have previous com
I mitments on that date and will
| not be able to appear.
Democrats who have indicated
| they will be on hand are: Steve
! McCutcheon, Jack Conright, Wen
dall P. Kay, Buell JNebitt, Irene
j Ryan, Pearl Gibson, Alfred A.
Owen. Jr-, Russell K. Young. A.
! J. Loussac an I i’eitr Kalaman
des. C. Chester Carlson and Wil
liam A. Lgan will attend if pre
vious committments permit.
Speakers will be limited to five
minutes each, following an open
1 dicussion period when those at
tending wall be offered the oppor
t tunity to question the candidates,
j there will be an informal refresh
] ment period when candidates and
j constituents will mingle over cof
1 fee and cookies.
I Chamber of Commerce commit
tee members who planned the
| rally included Clair Stock, chair
' man, Betty Mears and Lucille
! Mick.
A similar joint rally is planned
by the Wasilla Grange No. 2,
; j scheduled for October 4 in Wasilla
■ j Community Hail. Mrs. Harold
| Dinkle is in charge of arrange
! ments .
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Voters Pass Election
Ordinance, 59-2
Very little interest was shown
■ in the special election held by
the city of Palmer September 23.
■ Only 662 persons indicated their
wishes as to whether the city
' should or should not ratify Or
! dinance 22, providing for annual
' elections in the city of Palmer.
Of the 62 who voted, 59 were
for the proposition; two were
against; one vote was disqualified
f and one spoiled.
The new ordinance provides
that an annual election will be
held every year on the first Tues
day of October for the election of
city officials, with six council
members and a mayor to be elect
ed this year. Subsequent elections
will be for the election of a mayor
on odd-numbered years for a two
year term; Two councilmen will
be elected every year*