Big Lake
We recently elected officers
and they are as follows: David
Dodge, president; Erwin Gor
don. vice-president; Paula
Melki. secretary: Greta Ingram,
Lellan. reporter; Jerry Ingram,
entertainment; Mrs. McLellan,
leader.
Mr. Jordan suggested we
have clean-up day along the
road, but it didn't go over be
cause it snowed. So Mr. Jordan
suggested cutting and staack
ing wood to raise money.
Our last meeting was held
Nov. 14 at the Jordans. After
wards we went skating.
Greta McLellan Reporter
Best or Bust
The Best or Bust 4-H Club
met for a business meeting at
Dearborn's home Friday, Nov.
22. Members signed up for the !
projects they expect to take
next year and talked abiut
possible project leaders.
Next regular meeting will be j
Friday, Dec. 6.
Kathy Marsh, Reporter
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HARTLEY’S SUPPLIES TRAINING GAR
a,
JACK MAZE, manager at Hartley Motors, hands keys of the
new student driver car to leRoy Nord, Palmer high school
driving instructor, while Walter Ward, high school prin
cipal, looks on. This is the third time Hartley Motors has
furnished a car for a student driver training course at
the local high school.
Students enrolled in the driv.
er training course at Palmer
high school will learn the skill
in a 1964 Ford Custom 500
four-door sedan, loaned for the
school's use by Hartley Motors
of Palmer.
The training vehicle is equip
ped with a standard transmis
sion. eight-cylinder engine,
padded dash, visors, and seat
belts, also dual controls to en
able the instructor to take over
in case of emergency.
Hartley’s have loaned the
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an accident on your property
When accidents happen on your prop
erty, it can cost you plenty unless you're
adequately insured by liability insur
ance. See us and protect yourself.
We Handle all Insurance Requirements
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745-3269 or 745-3261
PALMER
blue-and-white Ford to the
school with no charges involv
ed. The only operating cost to
be borne by the school district
will be the cost of gasoline,
since the local motor company
will take care of all servicing.
At the end of the school term,
the car will ’oe returned to
Hartley's, and if the driver
training program is continued
next year. Hartley’s will lend
the school a '65 model for use
by the students.
This is the third time Hart
ley’s has assisted the Palmer
school driver training program
in this manner.
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OIL HELPS BUILD
ALASKA ECONOMY
New York—The discovery of
Alaska's second major oilfield
and the completion of its first
modern refinery have empha
sized the growing importance
of the petroleum industry to
the young state’s economy, ac
cording to Oil Facts.
The new discovery was made
late this summer in the Cook
Inlet, tiO miles southwest of An
chorage and 22 miles west of
the first field on the Kenai Pe
ninsula which, in 1957, made
Alaska a significant oil produc
ing state.
About the same time the new
■ field was announced, a $10 mil
I lion refinery went "on stream"
: near Kenai with a capacity of
' 20.000 barrels a day.
The petroleum industry has
spent more than $300 million
looking for and producing oil
and gas in Alaska since the
1957 discovery. In 1962 alone
the state produced more than
10 million barrels, with a value
of some $31 million.
Since statehood. Alaska's
treasury has relied heavily on
income from the sale of oil lea
ses. In 1962 a University of
Alaska economist, who made
several surveys of state finan
ces, said: "We’d have been
close to bankruptcy if it had
not been for last year's oil lea
ses.”
Calendar of Events
SUTTON - ESKfl ■ ALPINE
By Sally Norris
Thursday, Dec. 12
BOY SCOUTS, Legion bldg., 7
p.m.
C. A. P. SQUAD, Moose hall,
7:30 p.m.
NORTHLAND PIONEER
GRANGE. Grange hall, 8
p.m.
WILLOW PTA, Willow school,
8 p.m.
TILL I CUM HOMEMAKERS.
Lois Mumford home, 8 p.m.
THOMAS FILM, Wasilla grade
school. 8 p.m.
Friday. Dec. 13
LIONS CLUB, Moose hall
noon
MTA DIRECTORS, MTA board
room, 8 p.m.
Saturday. Dec. 14
RAINBOW FOR GIRLS, Carp
enters hall. 2 p.m.
COMMUNICABLE DISEASE
German measles seemed to
pop out everywhere in the
Palmer area during the week
ending Nov. 29, with 24 cases
reported by the Division of
Public Health.
Other communicable diseases
included one case of pneumonia
and three upper respiratory in
fections.
ASCS Committee Announces Support
Prices for 1964 Crop Oats and Rye
National average support pri
ces for 1964-crop oats and rye
have been announced at the
same levels in effect for 1963
crops, Darrell Baird, chair
man, agricultural stabilization
and conservation state commit
tee, said recently. National av
erage supports are 65 cents per
bushel for oats, grade No. 3,
and $1.07 per bushel for rye.
grade No. 2 or better, or No. 3
.
ATTENTION
ANY M.E.A. Consumer signing and appro
ved for a yard life between December
12th and Decembr 31st 1963 will receive
a 12 cup automatic perculator as an incen
tive award.
New Ckevelle !
BY CHEVROLET
The kind of go—6 or VS—you’d expect
from one of Chevy’s great highway
performers. Come on down and drive it.
.The kind of comfort you’d
expect in a large interior.
Now-Chevy spirit in a new kind of car!
We built this one to do more than just stand around
looking beautiful. Held its weight down in the 3,000
pound range. Then built four lusty engines—two sixes
. and two V8’s—with output all the way up to 220 horses*!
And if that makes you think this is one frisky car,
•you’ve got the right idea.
You’ve also got a roomy car here. Yet its 115-inch
wheelbase keeps it highly maneuverable in
traffic and very easy to park.
With its Full Coil suspension, it’s got a ride
that reminds you of the Jet-smooth kind the
way it muffles noise and cushions bumps.
And the fine hand of Body by Fisher craftsmen shows
up beneath this one’s suave good looks, too.
Sound good? There’s more. Like the fact that Chevelle
comes in three series with eleven models—convertibles,
sport coupes, sedans, wagons, even Super Sport models
with front bucket seats. Like the fact that (and see if
this isn’t one of the nicest surprises of all) the
new Chevelle comes at an easy-to-take price!
Like to hear more? The listening’s wonderful
at your Chevrolet dealer’s—and so’s the driving.
•Optional at extra east
See five entirely different kinds of cars at your Chevrolet Showroom—CHEVROLET, CHEVELLE, CHEVY n, CORVAIR & CORVETTE
KIRK'S SALES & SERVICE INC.
745-3790
Palmer, Alaska
on test weight.
Oats and rye are not included
in the 1964 feed grain program,
and thus no acerage retirement
price-support payment is pro
vided nor is a reduction of acer
eligibility for the two crops.
The chairman explained that
price support for 1964-crop oats
and rye will be carried out
through farm-and warehouse
stored loans and purchases. Un
der a new procedure, to be ef
fective for 1964 commodity
price-support programs, a pro
ducer may request price sup
port for a crop by filing an
application and paying a nom
inal fee, which is not refund
able. (This application also will
replace the purchase agreement
form.)
If the producer redeems his
crop, no service charge will
apply. If the producer does not
redeem his crop, CCC will ac
cept all eligible commodity at
delivery time, and settlement
will be based on its grade, qual
ity, and quantity. Applications
for price support on 1964-crop
oats and rye will be accepted
through Jan. 31, 1965. Loans
will mature on April 30 1965.
The price-support levels for
oats and rye, as well as for
grain sorghum and barley, are
based on relative feeding value
to corn, which in 1964 will re
ceive a total price support of
$1.25 per bushel.
Music Groups Plan
Christmas Concert
Anchorage Community Col
lege Vocal Ensemble, a 20
voice group from the Commun
ity Chorus, directed by Elvera
Voth, will present a Christmas
program on Sundoy afternoon,
Dec. 15, at 3:3o p.m. in the An
chorage East high school audi
torium.
The Anchorage Symphony
Chamber Orchestra, under the
direction of Frank Pinkerton,
will provide accompaniment
for the Sunday afternoon con
cert.
The two music organizations
invite family groups and young
people to enjoy traditional
Christmas music sung by an
; ensemble selected from the
larger chorus and accompanied
; by a string orchestra. There
will be no admission charge.
Thirteen members of the
vocal ensemble are connected
with the military.
Dr. Lee McKinley, who makes
his home at the Butte, is a
member of the Anchorage
Symphony board of directors.
Alaska State
Fair, Inc.
NOW ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS FOR
MANAGER
Please present application
before Jan. 13
Write Box 1731 Palmer
CRAB DINNER. Elks hall.
G:30 p.m.
Sunday. Dec. 15
AA. Mile 58. Glenn highway,
7 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 16
KIWANIS, Grange hall, noon
BAHA'I DISCUSSION Group.
Verne Stout home, 8 p.m.
BETA SIGMA PHI. Member’s
home, 8 p.m.
|VFW SUSITNA POST 9365.
Post home, Wasilla, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 17
HOSPITAL AUXILIARY, Hos
pital, 1:30 p.m.
CHESS CLUB. Experiment sta
tion library, 7:30 p.m.
L. O. O. MOOSE. Moose hail,
8 p.m.
WOTM, Moose hall, 8 p.m.
GRANGE CARD PART Y,
Grange hall, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 18
RIVEBEND HOMEMAKERS.
Member’s home, 11:30 a.m.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Frontier cafe, noon
AA, Mile 58. Glenn highway, 7
p.m.
OES, Carpenters hall, 8 p.m.
BPO ELKS. Elks hall. 8 p.m.
BOY SCOUTS, LDS Church, 8
p.m.
EXPLORERS ,LDS Church. 8
p.m.
Thursday. Dec. 19
BOY SCOUTS, Legion bldg.,
7 p.m.
C. A. P. SQUAD, Moose hall,
7:30 p.m.
AMERICAN LEGION, Legion
bldg., 8 p.m.
EKLUTNA MEN
RECEIVE AWARDS
At a ceremony held recent'y
at the Eklutna Power Plant lo
cated at Mile 34, Glenn High
way, Bureau of Reclamation
employees of the Eklutna pro
ject were honored ;or the
adoption of suggestions under
the Bureau’s incentive awards
program. Tauno Lappi, Leslie
W. Todd, Charles V. Catron
and Walter T. Williams receiv
ed cash awards.
George N. Pierce, manager of
the Alaska district office cf
Juneau, presented cash awards
of $50 each to Lappi, project
superintendent, and Todd, pow
er plant mechanic, for the
adoption of their joint sugges
tion for a gate steam seal sys
tem for the headgate at the
Eklutna project which proved
successful. Williams, assistant
project superintendent, and Ca
tron, maintenance foreman, re
ceived cash awards of $7.50
each for the adoption of their
joint suggestions for a survey
rod holder used in measuring
the Eklutna Lake elevation.
HOMEMAKERS
NEWS
Riverbend
The November meeting of
the Riverbend Homemakers
was in the home of Louise Kel
logg. Marge LaRose gave the
program on music appreciation.
The Christmas party will be
at Polly Warner’s home on
Wednesday, Dec. 18, at 11:30
a.m. A potluck luncheon will
be served. There will be no
program, but a gift exchange
is planned.
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WASHINGTON AND
"SMALL BUSINESS”
By C. WILSON HARDER
There is considerable thought
that one reason for labor trouble
is so many employees do not
realize how well they are paid.
* * *
The average worker, whose
pay Is subject to withholding,
only considers the money he
gets after the tax bite as his
pay. In addition, neither does
the average worker realize
what government is costing
him,
i n c r e
taxes
creased s
• I al w e 1 f i
■ i levies, et
seem to
to be sc
thing the
e r fell
pays.
* * *
i prising that this sleight-of-hand
_■ ! tax collection system was sug
gested by Beardsley Ruml who
. I was a top executive of R. H.
j Macy. Macy's was one of the
first of the big department
I store operators to inaugurate
the revolving plan of credit.
The customer can keep charg
ing items up to a certain credit
limit, as long as a stated
monthly payment is made, to
which is added 18% interest.
* * *
The shopper in so many cas
es fails to realize that the price
of everything she buys under
this system is in actuality jack
ed up by 18%.
* * *
Thus, there is a sense of well
being and security created.
* * *
Thus when Macy’s Ruml
propounded the withholding
tax plan, it was immediately
recognized as a very cute de
vice to get more and more out
of the worker without the work
er being too overly conscious.
For example, a laborer may
be working for a base pay of
$125 per week, and end up with
a pay check of around $80. He
does not say he is getting $125
per week, he says he’s getting
$80 per week. Thus, he can be
made unhappy.
* * *
But there are some employ
ers around the country who
are bringing home to the work
er and his wife, the true facts.
* * *
Under the law, an employer
has to collect the withholding
tax, and once a month deposit
the collected funds to the credit
of the government.
* * *
So some employers are pay
ing their workers for tiiree
weeks of the month their total
pay with no deductions. On the
fourth week of the month they
deduct the entire tax bite.
* * *
Thus, for example, as deduc
tions vary according to depen
dents, a worker gets his full
$125 per week, for three pay
days, and on fourth payday
receive something like $22.50.
* * *
There are several advantag
es to this method. One is with
a large payroll the employer
can operate Mith fewer book
keepers as coi- e a mor t'i com
putation of individual deduc
tions is far simpler ih.-oi doing
the same process every week.
In addition, tb-'-re 5*. far better
labor relations, because thia
method Imp! esses on the work
ers they actually are quite well
paid. In addition, it is making
these workers more conscious
of waste in government, and
hence more responsible cttl
xens. It is not too far-fetched
to predict if a majority of na
tion's payrolls were handled In
this manner, there would be
some great economies affected
in government.