Higher Rates, Not
New Taxes to Pay
For New Water System
City Councilmen meeting in
special session last week present
ed a plan for financing the city’s
share of the new water proiect.
which was satisfactorv to APW's
representatve. R. T. Mathews, and
still circumvented the necessity of
imposing a propertv tax. Instead
will have their water bills hiked
property owners and renters alike
50 percent. Here’s how the financ
ing plan works:
The cost of the entire project
is S575.000. The federal govern
ment. through Alaska public
works builds the system and con
tributes fifty percent of the cost.
The city’s one-half share—S337.
000—is covered by the bond issue.
Payment on the bonds and inter
est do not begin until the sys
tem is completed. The debt cost
amounts to $21.2-10 yearly when
spread over 20 years. Cost of op
erating and maintaining the water
system was estimated at So.CO ).
Thus, a total of S27.240 would
have to be raised from revenues
and other sources. Frank Brown
reported on his survey of present
and potential users who would
be customers by the time the
water system is finished next
summer, showing an estimated
Great Books Discussion
Group Starts Meetings
Again Next Sunday
The Great Books Discussion
group will meet Sunday evening
at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Wilson, just
around the corner from the hos
pital, for the first meeting since
summer vacation.
The group is entering on the
third year of the Great Books
progra m.UpfordChirst-groupandt
'program. Up for discussion Sun
day night will be Aristotle's Po
litics. third-year selection. Any
new people in the area who
would like to consider joining the
group are cordially welcome to
visit this first meeting Two dis
cussion meetings are held each
nonth on the second and fourth
Sunday evenings.
! 275 residential consumers and 30
| commercial users. Base rates of
! $6 monthly for residential users
and $15.75 were established. When
meters are installed, the base
rates will be used as an average in
deciding the rates based on actual
consumption. From these rates,
the city expects to realize $19,800
from residential consumers and
$$.030 from commercial customers
yearly for a total of approximate
ly $25-470. Added to this a yearly
$3,000 payment from the city’s
sales tax fund an expected total
of S28.470 would give the city a
slight leeway in meeting its obli
gations and paying for mainten
ance of the water system.
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General Automotive Repair
Crankshaft Grinding
Rebore Service
Post Office Box 789
Palmer, Alaska
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CONSERVATION
NOTES
By Lew Hanks
We’ve had some nice potato
digging and hay drying weather
this fall. The day after I finished
digging in the rain the weather
turned fine. J. guess I don’t live
right. From what I’ve been able
to observe practically all the
spuds in the Valley are out.
According to reports there were
about six hundred acres of pota
toes harvested in the area. This
:s a few more than last year.
I Yields are a little below normal.
According to people I have talked
with the average seems to be
j betwen six and seven tons per
| acre of salable spuds- Some grow
ers report normal or better yields
I while some report only half a
I crop. The quality seems to be
! ?ood. Potatoes are smaller bul
I there are less rough or bruised
| ones than normal.
The grain crop is ripening slow
| Tf the weather is favorable we
| should be able to expect norma
j yields. Ir. spite of our poor grow
j :ng year our total production foi
the Valley should break all pre
i vious records as it often does.
We are getting more land intc
| production each year, but oui
i needs are increasing faster thar
I our production. We are almost
! certain to be short of hay and sil
j age again. It speaks pretty well o
I our improvement in farming
methods* in that, in spite of oui
cold growing season, yields are a:
i they are.
I have an article before me tha
| states that in the U. S. there is i
a net gain of one person even
thirteen seconds. There is a birtl
every nine seconds, a death ever}
i twenty-one seconds and a fev
j more people immigrating thai
emigrants. That’s a lot of nev
mouths to feed each year. We’vi
I got to practice some pretty gooc
soil management to keep produc
ing ahead of that crowd.
CHANGE IN MASSES
AT ST. MICHAEL'S
Beginning this Sunday then
: will be only on Mass on Sunday
at St. Michael’s Catholic Church
| at 10 a.m. This schedule will b
| for the winter months.
Mrs. Emma LeMoie, mother
of Virginia Gallant left by plane
Saturday for her home in Athol,
Massachusetts, after a two
month's stay in Palmer.
NEGRO ACAPPELLA
CHORUS TO PRESENT
CONCERT TUESDAY
The Kansas City Singers ar
acappella chorus of six male
Negro voices will put on a speci
alty program between shows a1
the regular Friday night prograrr
at Valley Theater.
On Tuesday night in full con
cert, also at the Valley Theater
they will put on a program oi
songs of the South, Negro sprit
uals. jubilees, and feature acts
guaranteed to make everyone
laugh. This will be an hour anc
a half program beginning at £
p.m.
For many years, beginning writl
fours to the battle grounds anc
hospitals of all branches of the
Armed Services during World
War II. the Kansas City Singer;
have taken on the task of bring
ing cheer and relieving sorrow
They were chosen to sing the
Negro spiritual at the Memoria
Service for the late Presiden
Franklin D. Roosevelt. Since the
war the group has toured the
country bringing their songs an<
specialty acts to every military
hospital. In Alaska they hav<
sung at hospitals at Fort Richard
son and Elmendorf AFB and ar
row on their tour in this are;
with a' few selected appearance
I for civilians!
FarreJ Students to
Sing in Sunday Concert
> The public is invited to attene
a concert to be presented b;
: students of Marita Farrel, Sun
i dav afternoon. October 12 at th
■ Church of God at 3:30, it was an
i nounced this week.
Among those from Palmer wh
’ will appear are Mrs. Paul Beech
1 ek. Miss Esther Petersen, Me
Munsen, Mrs. John DeVres, Ra.
■ j and Margaret Nelson. Miss Vel
I gene Wood, Joe Donahue. Mis
• | EBzpbeth Hubbel and five yea
j old Carol S”tahoff, all of Anchor
I age also will appear.
Following the concert a recep
j tion will be held in the churc
j basement.
; Miss Farrel has spent two day
s a week throughout the summe
• ; months here in the Valley. Th
; will be the first local appearanc
<if her students. Mrs. Beechel
Mrs. DeVries, Miss Petersen an
Mel Monson have appeared i
previous Anchorage Dresentation
A hospital benefit concert b
Miss Farrel will be held Octobe
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Negotiations begun about one
year ago were completed last
week with the purchase of the
school g-mnasiuni from the Co
Op by the Palmer Independent
School District Board.
The sale price was $20,000. An
option to purchase at this figure
was taken up by the School Board
a few months ago, with actual
sale pending preparation of the
deed. Five hundred dollars was
put up as earnest money at that
time. The balance of $19,500 has
new been deposited in escrow at
the Matanuska Valley Bank.
Within two or three weeks it is
expected that the necessary sur
vey will be made, the papers
signed, and the deed recorded.
SPECIAL MEETING FOR
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
A special meeting will be held
by the Palmer Chamber of Com
| merce Monday evening at 8 p.m
| in *he Co-Op club room, it was
j announced this week.
Although the meeting was call
i ed as a board of directors meet
I ing, the public has been invitee
| to attend and has been invited tc
I offer suggestions to the Chambei
‘ concerning next year’s program.
INSURE TODAY—SEE RAY!
BETTER STILL—SEE BILL!!
Partners Purchase
McAllister Dairy Farm
Mr. and Mrs. Frank McAllister
left the Valley via the Alaskan
Highway after the sale of their
168-acre farm just north of Pal
mer was completed.
Purchasers of the farm are
Hugh Adams and Lloyd Watts.
Both men are new to the Valley
this fall although they are not
new' to the dairy business. They
lived in Anchorage for a short
time after coming to Alaska from
California. Mr. and Mrs. Adams
recently purchased the Vernon
’ Fridley home in Palmer and have
| a girl and a boy in school. Until
recently, it is believed, Mr. Adams
j nad a large dairy farm in the
i Sacramento Valley.
Sale c f the McAllister farm was
i nogotiated for both parties by the
! Palmer Piealty. The farm was
i bought completely equipped and
with about 25 head of cattle. The
new Valley dairymen expect to
increase their herd, and negotia
tions are under way for their
p na- > of another Valley farm.
Mr. and Mrs. McAllister came
to the Valley about 1938 as re
placements on a Colony tract.
During their stay they built up
one of the larger dairy businesses
in this area. Now they are head
ed for Tennessee. There they wilt
sla with relatives for a shor‘
time until they locate a place of
their own.
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Frames - Lenses - Repairs
Open Daily /v'on. thru Irri. 6 p,m.—10 p.m.
Sat. and Sun. T p.m— 10 p.m,
STATESIDE PRICES
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Barbara Ulmtk
Ih:.. --seven years of age. married, resident
-,i Alaska for five years — 2 m year's as
o^ner and operator of the Bethel Road
h use Hotel at Bethel, Alaska. Former Ad
rr. r.istrative Assistant in charge of the
: .;,i office of the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation. Graduate of Law School.
Seven years as general office manager of
Rv.n Aeronautical Company, San Diego,
California. Active in many local civic
projects.
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Ikmil PcIIsck
Former resident oe New Orleans. La.
Cnr y-t" j ymr? of age—married ar.d has
c-vll in College education, aspires to
tv ■-sue x -th'-r s i'd.- of law. Lt. Comdr.,
USN Retired—retired at 26 for injuries
verseas in World War II. ror
mer A sis:ant Personnel Director for HQ,
U. 3. Army, Alaska. Homesteader and out
doorsman.
Bsrf Rulhsrfsrd
Prominent Anchorage businessman — 38
years of age — active in civic and. frater
nal affairs. Married, and has lived in the
Third Division for 14 years. Prior to that
Mr. Rutherford lived in the State of Wash
ington where he attended the University
of' Washington.
Oarl Ronfschler
Formerly from the state of Pennsylvania
where he graduated from Penn. State. He
is married, and a resident of Anchorage
for seven years. Thirty-one years of age —
former Air Force pilot in World War II
—past president of Anchorage and Alaska
Junior Chamber of Commerce — arranged
1949 hearings on Kenai Land Withdrawals.
M. D. Snadgrass
Pioneer Alaskan agriculturist, legislator.
Pioneer Alaskan agriculturist, legislator.
A prominent resident of Alaska since 1907.
For 45 years associated with the agricul
tural development of the Territory, at
Kodiak, Fairbanks (College), and now at
Palmer. Mr. Snodgrass is a real pioneer—
reared a family of five children and now
has 15 grandchildren—all Alaskans.
WrFfiTFri lWil
Vole Republican
OCTOBER 14,1952
DELEGATE TO CONGRESS
Soba?! C. Raove
Old-time Bush Pilot who has lived in the
Territory 21 years. Fifty years of age —
married, and the father of five children.
Attended the University of Wisconsin after
serving as a gunner in the first World War.
Pioneered South American and Central
American air routes, came to Alaska and
continued in the airline business at Val
dez and Fairbanks. Founded Reeve Aleu
tian Airways, which he stiil owns and
operates.
SENATE - FOUR YEAR TERM
Johrs F. Gcrsuch
Anchorage businessman—college and legal
education. Resident of Anchorage for eight
years. Married, and father of three boys.
Four years member and past President
Anchorage Independent School District
Board. A Veteran of
World War I as pilot
in the Air Force. Ac
tive in community af
fairs.
Matshe!! Heppin
Came to Alaska 13 years ago as Regional
Administrator for the CAA. Has had vast
experience in every phase of aviation, in
cluding the presidency of airline firms. A
former resident of Washington, D. C.,
where he was first a Page in the House of
Representatives and later Assistant Custodian. A veteran
United States Air Force pilot in World War I. Married to
Margot Hoppin 23 years.
SENATE - TWO YEAR TfcRU!
Paul Robison
Resident of the community of Spenard and
Anchorage, active in civic affairs of the
Greater Anchorage Area. Age 33 years—
married, and the father of two children.
Lived and educated in the state of Kansas.
He is a veteran of World War II and is
presently practicing law in Anchorage.
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Dorothy P;ior f;
Anchorage businesswoman—resident of
Alaska over six years. Graduate of Wash- aSSfe,
ing.on State College where she majored in Efe..?.*' \
Business Administration. Two years’ com- gwh
missioned service in the United States g|§£&
Navy in World War II. Practicing public
accountant—founder and former owner of BffijV. ^
“Your Girl Friday.” Active in Girl Scout
Council where she serves as Finance jglSjilp
Chairman. HK
Born in Arkansas—graduate ircm --
■.as City We: ten De tial Colic ■ ■
riving in Alaska in 1 L ■. ■■ ' '
r6sici6S with hi ’ wile 3ncl tMi ch I*
on a farm in the Palmer area and pract:
dentistry in Anchorage. Active in cc
niunitv projects in both Anchorage ;
p Wrier. Ur. McKinley takes time to <
for people in outlying areas by dc
cross-country dentistry. _
Owner of Anchorage Travel Bureau in
Anchorage, Alaska—has traveled widely
throughout the Territory in connection
with his business. Attended St. Olaf’s Col
lege in Minnesota. Came to Alaska 13
years ago as Auditor for Rural Resettle
ment Administration at Palmer. Veteran
of World War II—active in local church
and civic affairs.
Bern and raised in the State of .'dame
where he attended grammar and high
school. He has been a resident of Anchor
age for eight years. He is fifty-five^ years
of age and is a veteran of World War l.
Has been a worker on construction pro
jects since living in Alaska. Presently a
carpenter and active in Carpenter s Local.
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