Valley Supports
Sportsmen’s Protest
Of Salmon Fishing Ban
Valley residents responded
quickly to the Matanuska Valley
Sportsmen’s resolution to amend
the new FWS regulations which
•would make a closed area of the
entire Knik Arm drainage fo*
salmon fishing.
Even before the Sportsmen ad
opted their resolution the Cham
ber of Commerce had voted to
back their stand with appropriate
communications to the pertinent,
agencies and federal officers.
Other local organizations, includ
ing the Kiwanis Club and the
Palmer City Council have fol
lowed this lead by upholding the
Sportsmen’s resolution through
telegrams and letters.
Petitions circulated by a com
mittee of three and placed at
Bert’s Drug Store, Koslosky’s, the
Trading Post, and the Palmer
Cafe already have been signed by
more than 1,500 persons, it was
announced by Ken Westenbarger,
Sportsmen’s president. T. R.
Momsen had covered the Wasilla
area over the wek-end and turned
in 216 signatures Monday night.
In a letter to Secretary of In
terior Chapman accompanying
the Sportsmen’s resolution, West
enbarger observed: “We do not
understand the reason for such
a drastic regulation as this. The
few fish that are taken for home
use surely does not justify such
an arbitrary ruling.
“The only reason advanced
that this ruling is necessary is to
control the commercial fisherman
and prohibit him from abusing
the home fishing privilege on the
days the commercial season is
closed and selling the fish on the
open days. This argument will
not hold up as fishing for home
consumption could be allowed on
the same days as the commercial
season is open, which is only one
of the many solutions possible.
“We are wondering where this
will end. Can we look forward
to a complete closing of all hunt
ing and fishing privileges? Will
some ope in . the future say we
cannot pidk berries where they
might be canned commercially?
“It seems the bonafide resi
dent of Alaska should be permit
ted to harvest at least a portion
of the natural resources for his
own use and not save them for
the Seattle and San Francisco in
terests.
“May we again urge you to do
Carpenters, Remember!
Carpenters Local 2251
Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday
Each Month
VALLEY
PALMER, ALASKA
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COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
THURSDAY. JUNE 12
PIONEER GRANGE, Grange
Hall, 8 p.m.
FRIDAY. JUNE 13
SINGSPIRATION, Wasilla Com
munity Church 8 p.m.
DORCAS CLUB, Sutton Com
munity Church 1 p.m.
MONDAY, JUNE 16
KIWANIS CLUB, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
BETA SIGMA PHI
LIBRARY BOARD, Palmer Li
brary, 8 p.m.
TUESDAY. JUNE 17
WELL BABY CLINIC, Health
Center, 2-4 p.m.
BOY SCOUTS, United Protestant
Church, 7 p.m.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING, Co
Op Club Room, 7:30 p.m.
MAT VALLEY O.E.S. Carpenters'
Hall, 8 p.m.
THURSDAY. JUNE 19 *
AMERICAN LEGION AND AUX
ILIARY, Carpenters’ Hall 8
p.m.
HEALTH COUNCIL, Co-op club
room, 7 p.m.
Wasilla Plans Little
League Baseball Team
The possibility of forming a
Little League baseball team in
Wasilla appears to be favorable,
according to an announcement
made this week by the Wasilla
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
A call has gone out for all boys
in the Wasilla area who are ten
years old and those who will not
reach their thirteenth birthday
before August 1, to show up at
the baseball diamond for practice
Tuesday and Wednesday even
ings, at 7 p.m. Balls and bats will
be furnished but boys are asked
to take their own gloves ana
mitts.
Jim Nelson and Ray Redington
will coach the boys and hope fo>
some games with the Palmer Lit
tle League.
everything possible to expedite
the amendment of this regulation i
so that the residents of this Ter
ritory may again have fish as part i
of their winter food supply.” j
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National Legion
Representative Lists
8 Rules for Veterans
Abofit 30 local veterans heard
J. H. Chillington, national field
representative of the American
Legion, list eight general rules
for veterans in assuring for them
selves and their dependents spec
ial benefits and privileges pro
vided through the Veterans Ad
ministration.
Speaking in Palmer under the
auspices of Matanuska Valley
Post Number 15, American Le
gion last week Chillington advis
ed veterans to—
1. Guard marriage and birth
certificates. These are invaluable
in providing benefits for depend
ents. Marriage and birth certifi
cates should be certified copies.
2. Apply NOW for copies of
discharge papers in case they
have been lost. Have discharge
papers recorded and let depend
ents know where they are record
ed.
3. Keep current wife up to date
on the matter of veteran’s records
in case there has been a divorce.
4. File a P-22 with the Ameri
can Legion when official action is
initiated concerning veteran
claims. A P-22 is a power of at
torney form for which there is
no charge. Veterans do not have
to be Legion members in order
to make use of this Legion ser
vice. The form should be made
out to the local Legion post.
5. Always print names on all
correspondence; then sign where
signature is required. ,
6. Be sure beneficiary is de
signated on all insurance, includ
ing National Service policies.
7. Retain all VA correspon
dence.
8. Have VA records transferred
from home state to Juneau.
Know where your records are;
tell your wife where they are fil
ed.
The objective of the Veterans
Administration—and the Legion
Chillington explained, is to pre
serve the entity of the family;
;he primary concern is not mere
ly with the veteran, himself.
Sketching the history and the
eackground of the American Le
gion, Chillington described the
gradual assumption by this or
ganization of responsibilities con
cerning rehabilitation of veterans
luring post war periods. Out ol
ipproximately 20 million veter
Girl Scout News
Our meeting was called to
order by our president Judy In
man. We had refreshments and
went over our First Aid.
We now have completed our
First Aid and our leader is going
to send for our badges.
Three of our Girl Scouts went
to camp last Thursday afternoon.
They are Carla Driggers. Judy
Inman and Rosan Branton. Our
next meeting is going to be Fri
day at 1:30 p.m.
Reporter. Jean Onkka
GREAT BOOKS GROUP
RECESSES FOR SUMMER
The Great Books Discussion
Group recessed for the summer
after the meeting held last Sun
day at the Charles Wilson home.
The next meeting will be held ,
the second Sunday in October at
7:30 p.m. in the same place. Aris
totle’s “Politics,” books 3-5, will
be discussed at that time. Since
this is only the second selection
of the third year series, new
members joining the group, next
fall will still be able to help dis
cuss 17 of the 18 third year selec
tions.
ans in the United States, he said,
approximately five million are
enrolled in veterans’ organiza
tions. Of these, the American
Legion is the greatest service or
ganization in the country. The
Veterans Administration, claimed
Chillington, is the creation of the
American Legion as an action
agency to administer laws con
cerning veterans, their depend
ents, widows, and orphans.
V. G. Falk has been in Wash
ington, D. C. visiting his daugh
ter and son-in-law Colonel and
Mrs. Don T. Smith, according to
information furnished from Dele
gate E. L. Bartlett’s office.
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Services of
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GROWING CITY
Meeting in Carpenters' Hall
Sunday School .10 a.m.
Morning Worship .11 a.m.
Training Union . 7:15 p.m.
Evening Worship 7:45 p.m.
Wed. prayer service 7:30 p.m.
Pastor A. V. Richey
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