Kiwanis charter night
party at Palmer School
at 7:30 P.M. tomorrow
night.
- Halley Mrnntiergmnn
PUBLISHED IN THE INTERESTS OF THE MATANUSKA VALLEY
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VOL. 4. NO. 8
PALMER. ALASKA. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 3. 1950
PRICE 10c
Valiev To Aid In Road Development
COMMUNITY CHEST
DRIVE EXTENDED;
FALLS $1800 SHORT
With the Community Chest
fund almost $1800 short of the
goal set for the Valley, the drive
has been extended until Novem
ber 11, Irvin Plitt, publicity chair
man, announced here this week.
^ A total collection of $1523 of
the required $3300 needed for the
Community Chest fund was re
ported at a meeting of the so
licitors Tuesday night. It was
voted at the meeting to continue
the drive in the hope that the
deficit could be raised.
If the full $3300 is not raised it
will mean curtailment of activi
ties in the Valley of organizations
benefitting from the Community
Chest fund. These organizations
vital to the growth and welfare of
the community include the Boy
Scouts, the Girl Scouts, the Pal
mer public library, the Health
Council and Disaster and Welfare
Council.
Mr. Plitt urged that everyone
make a donation to the worthy
cause so that these organizations
can continue to function in the
interest of everyone in the com
munity. A donation of any
amount will help swell the fund,
he pointed out.
Persons who do not feel they
can spare the money now may
make pledges for payment later.
* Marvin Slaughter, campaign
chairman, may be contacted at
Palmer by those desiring to make
the pledges. Persons who have
not yet been approached by Com
munity Chest solicitors are also
urged to contact Mr. Slaughter to
make their donation.
DR. SIMS RETURNS
TO OFFICE TODAY
Dr. F. R. Sims, local dentist,
who had a narrow escape last
week in a hunting accident at
* Valdez, returned to his office to
day. Dr. Sims is still suffering
from bruises and scratches but
says that he believes he has no
permanent injuries.
Dr. Sims fell almost 400 feet
last week in Keystone canyon
when a small tree pulled loose.
He and E. R. Alexander were
hunting at the time of the acci
dent which occurred October 25.
It took Mr. Alexander some time
to go to the doctor when he heard
him calling for help.
r Accompanied by his wife, who
had gone with him to assist in
giving patients at Valdez dental
treatments. Dr. Sims returned to
Palmer last week-end.
AL BRAGERS HAVE NEW
HIGHWAY BUSINESS READY
Mr. and Mrs. A1 Brager, who
recently moved to Mile 45 on the
Palmer highway, report that they
have everything “pretty well
fixed up now and are ready to go”
in their new Highway Service
business. Mr. Brager formerly
operated the West Side Service
in Palmer. They have lived in
the community for the past three
years.
Quiet Hallowe’en
Hallowe’en passed quietly
here in Palmer with no dam
age or vandalism reported oth
er than a few soaped windows.
Cold weather Tuesday eve
ning did not keep the town’s
children indoors as most of
them, garbed in masquerades,
went from house to house for
“trick or treat.”
One housewife reported that
she enjoyed passing out candy
to the youngsters but when
they began to get taller and
taller and bigger and bigger as
the evening advanced, she be
came a little irked.
“Well, why didn’t you bring
your wives?” she cooed in acid
sweet tones when two young
men towered at the door ask
ing for “trick or treat.” She
could feel their blushes clear
through their masks as they
accepted the candy bars she
handed to them.
School Lunchroom
Bonds Drown at
Wosillo This Wook
WASILLA—Seven school lunch
room bonds were drawn here on
Tuesday, October 31. The bonds
drawn were No. 59, and No. 57
for Wasilla Homemakers; No. 17,
L. C. Nelson; No. 8, Mrs. Oscar
Johnson; No. 30, Roy Morrison;
No. 77, Miss Elizabeth Anderson;
No. 93, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Second Annual Kiwanis Charter
Celebration To Be Held Saturday
One of the most important so
cial functions to be held in the
Valley this fall is the semi-formal
Kiwanis Club charter night cele
bration set for tomorrow night
at the Palmer School. The second
annual charter night party to be
held here by the Palmer Kiwanis
Club, plans call for dinner at 7:30
p.m., a program on which leading
citizens of both Palmer and An
chorage will appear, with danc
ing to follow from 9:30 to 12:30
a.m.
The program for- the evening
will get under way with Dr. F. R.
Sims leading in the group singing
of “America.” The invocation by
the Rev. Father James Snead will
be followed by an introduction of
guests by Palmer Kiwanis Presi
dent James Hurley.
A1 Floyd, vice-president of the
Anchorage Kiwanis Club, will
bring a message from that group.
Charles Wilson will make a pres
entation of a gift to the Anchor
age Club. Master of ceremonies
for the evening will be Tom Day.
Music for dancing will be pro
vided by Schaefer’s orchestra.
Charter members of the Pal
mer Kiwanis Club are George
Black, Bernard Bouwens, Roy
Brock, A1 DeJulio, Ken Foster,
James Hurley, Palmer Ickes, Bob
Johns, Ed Johns, Clyde King Jr.,
Clyde King Sr., Elmer LeDuc,
Jack Maze, Robert Peterson, Ir
vin Plitt, John Reed, William
Rempel, A1 Saxton, Lloyd Sev
erns, roster K. aims, M. u. ©noa
grass, John L. Sullivan, John
Swidelsky, Charles Wilson, James
Wilson, Everett Yohn and William
Zahradnicek.
The charter members of the
club will extend a welcome to
members who have joined the
club since the first charter night.
They are Dr. C. C. Bailey, Robert
Crites, Paul Cronin, Dan Fleming,
Thomas H. Day, Emil G. Gans
chow, Howard W. Hall, Lee Hart
ley, Harlow J. Hodgson, Joseph
E. Hudock, Hugh A. Johnson, Jan
Koslosky, John King, Gervis A.
Krise, Joe A. Loyer, D. T. Mc
Mahon, Herbert J. Schmidt, Mar
vin A. Slaughter, the Rev. James
Snead, John Weisenberger, and
Richard Washburn.
Mrs. G. A. Krise will act as chef
in preparing the menu for the
dinner. She will be assisted by
Mrs. Emmett Ellington and Mrs.
B. N. Niemann.
Mrs. Charles Wilson will have
charge of the entire decorations
for the affair.
Wanda Lindsey and Jean Smith
will act as hostesses.
Officers of the Kiwanis Club of
Palmer are Mr. Hurley, president,
Elmer LeDuc, vice-president; Bob
Johns, treasurer; Bill (Smith)
Zahradnicek, secretary, and Clyde
V. King Jr., past president.
Directors of the club are John
Reed, Bill Rempel, Foster Sims,
Lloyd Severns, Jack Maze, Hugh
Johnson and Marvin Slaughter.
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FIRE ASSOCIATION
SEEKS LEGAL ACTION
TO MAKE COLLECTION
Legal procedures will be inves
tigated by the Fire Association
for making collections from non
members who have had use of
the local fire fighting equipment
and have not paid for it, officers
of the Association announced
here this week.
It was voted to investigate the
legal aspects for collections at the
regular annual meeting of the
Fire Association held here Tues
day evening, when reports for
both 1949 and this year showed
that two-thirds of the residents
of this area who had use of the
fire fighting equipment were non
members of the Fire Association.
Only 50 per cent of that number
have made any financial compen
sation for the use of the equip
ment.
For the first 10 months of this
year, 17 fire alarms were an
swered. Out of 17 calls, 9 of them
were from non-members of the
Association.
In reviewing the reports, of
ficers of the Association pointed
out that the board is on record
not to send equipment out nor to
answer calls from non-members.
Membership in the Fire Associ
ation, which insures the use of
the local fire equipment, is only
$10, officers stressed. There is
no additional charge for fire calls.
To answer a fire call to a non
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Palmer Forms Third Charter Chapter
For Development of Territory Roads
“Better roads mean more dollars for Palmer,” Herb Hilscher said
here Wednesday in addressing the Chamber of Commerce on the
organization of the Alaska Good Roads Association and the part that
the Matanuska Valley will play in the Association. Mr. Hilscher is
chairman of the Association, recently formed for the development
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HERB HILSCHER TELLS
PALMER C. OF C.
OF NEW ROAD PLANS
“Better roads mean more dol
lars for Palmer,” Herb Hilscher
said here Wednesday in address
ing the Chamber of Commerce
on the organization of the Alaska
Good Roads Association and the
part that the Matanuska Valley
will play in the Association. Mr.
Hilscher is chairman of the As
sociation, recently formed for the
development of roads of all types
over all of Alaska.
In explaining the workings
of the Association, Mr. Hilsch
er pointed out that the strength
of the organisation lies in its
Chapters with memberships of
the average citizen who knows
that only good roads will de
velop his community.
A board of governors for the
territory - wide Association will
be set up with each chapter to
have one or more representatives
on that board. The board will
then work with federal and ter
ritorial officials in the securing
of funds and appropriations for
road building and maintenance
throughout the territory.
“We hope to have facts and fig
ures ready for the next legisla
ture,” Mr. Hilscher said.
In explaining the functions
of the Chapters with special
reference to Palmer, Mr. Hil
scher said that here is an op
portunity for the citizenry of
the Valley to make explicit
recommendations on what roads
are.needed for the community
and where.
With concrete recommendations
made by the citizens of the com
munity and their representatives
on the board of governors fully
conversant with the needs of the
community, the Association will
be able to present a united front
in going after appropriations and
funds for road building and main
tenance.
The Alaska Good Roads Asso
ciation has been set up as a non
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Chamber President
Reports 3 More
Families Housed
At the regular meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce Wednes
day, Clair Stock, president, re
ported that three more newly ar
rived families here had been
housed this week.
Two q£ the families had chil
dren and one couple were newly
weds. Mr. Stock said that he
spent approximately one and one
half hours in locating quarters for
the newcomers but was glad to
report that he had been able to
secure satisfactory housing for all
of them.
Alaska.
Every resident of the Valley
may now aid in the development
of the Territory while working
for the local betterment of the
Matanuska Valley. The oppor
tunity for every citizen of the
Valley to do his bit in the local
and territory-wide development
program was made possible here
with the forming of the third
charter chapter of the Alaska
Good Roads Association this week.
The two other chapters are at
Fairbanks and Anchorage.
Chapter Formed
The Palmer chapter was formed
Wednesday at the regular noon
luncheon meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce meeting in the old
library of the Rec Hall. Tempo
rary officers to serve during the
organizational period’of the chap
ter are the Chamber of Commerce
officers, headed by Clair Stock,
president.
Organization of the Good Roads
Association for the Territory is a
result of the Alaska Development
Board’s efforts but will be entire
ly independent of the Develop
ment Board.
Herb Hilscher of the Alaska
Development Board heads the
new Good Roads Association as
chairman. Mr. Hilscher, well
known Alaskan and author of
“Alaska Now,” has lived in the
territory for many years and is
well versed on the territory’s
problems, needs and its structure
as a whole.
Mr. Hilscher, guest speaker at
the Chamber luncheon, was here
at the invitation of Mr. Stock to
explain the purpose of the Good
Roads Association and the bene
fits to be derived from it for the
Matanuska Valley.
Larry Moore, formerly with the
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Matanuska Station
To Lose ARR Agent;
Not Enough Cargo
The agent is being removed
from Matanuska, mainline station
on the Alaska railroad, and other
arrangements are being made to
handle cargo and tonnage from
that point, Col. J. P. Johnson,
general manager of ARR told the
Valley Frontiersman today.
Shipments made from Matanus
ka station in the future will be
handled the same as at other sta
tions on the railroad where there
are no agents, Colonel Johnson
said.
“The railroad is not getting
enough business from the Valley
to warrant keeping an agent at
Matanuska,” Colonel Johnson
said. He added that most all car
go and tonnage is moved to and
from the Valley by trucking lines
and that ARR cannot continue
to maintain the Matanuska station
at a loss.