ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN
CHURCH TO HAVE NEW
PASTOR THIS MONTH
Members of St. John’s Luther
an Ladies Aid, meeting at the
parsonage Tuesday night for their
annual election of officers learned
the good news that the church
will have a new- resident pastor
before the month is over.
Rev. Edward Imme of Rich
land, Washington, in a letter to
Rev. Joseph Frenz, accepted the
appointment to the pastorate va
cant for the past three years.
With him he will bring his wife
and three small children. They
will take up residence at the par
sonage on arrival in Palmer, Oc
tober 28.
The Lutheran ladies were dis
appointed that the new pastor
and his family would miss by
such a few days the annual tur
key dinner to be held in the
church basement October 25. The
Immes are arriving by boat in
Seward on that very day. Rev.
Imme is said to be particularly
interested in young people’s ac
tivities. He has been chairman of
the young people’s committee of
the Northwest District Missouri
Synod.
New officers elected Tuesday
night for the St. John’s Lutheran
Ladies Aid are: President, Mrs.
Bob Wendt; vice-president, Mrs.
Everett Pederson; secretary, Mrs.
William Lentz; treasurer, Mrs.
Lino Wirtanen.
Anchorage, Fairbanks
Area Rents Frozen to
July I, 1950, Level
Rent stabilization officials or
dered rents in the Greater An
chorage and Fairbanks areas to
be rolled back to those in effect
July 1, 1950, in a surprise order
Monday, October 1.
National attention drawn to
‘horror’ cases of exhorbitant rent
als charged servicemen for shacks
with no plumbing was the fore
runner of the action. Rent Sta
bilization Director Tighe E.
Woods, who was shocked at con
ditions viewed on his trip to the
Territory this summer, said m
Washington, Monday, “This des
ignation (of Anchorage and Fair
banks as ‘critical’ housing areas)
will permit steps to genuine solu
tion of the housing problem in
Alaska.
Palmer Not Included
All housing within a 20-mile
radius of Anchorage, Elmendorf
Air Force Base, and Fort Rich
ardson is affected by the order.
It also affects housing within the
same radius of Fairbanks and
Eielson and Ladd Air Force Bases.
Controls are brought for the first
time to rented buildings com
pleted since February 1, 1947.
Landlords in the areas affected
will be asked to register their
properties as soon as the forms
arrive from Washington.
DAYS IN KENAI
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Day hoped
to drive through to the Kenai
Peninsula via the new Sterling
Highway when they left Palmer,
Tuesday, for a brief trip.
While on the peninsula they
will be taking many pictures to
illustrate a forthcoming publica
tion of Day’s for the Soil Conserv
ation Service.
Health Council—
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Koslosky asked reconsideration
of the request for a liquor license
for Club 49. The request was
disapproved by the council a
month ago on the grounds that
the premises constituted a safety
hazard. Koslosky’s request for re
consideration was based on many
improvements made on the prem
ises since it was last inspected by
council members. Improvements
totalling $30,000. the letter said,
included the installation of four
exits and new electrical wiring
and conduits. It was emphatically
stated that there would be no
gambling and no card tables in
the night club, and that the club
would comply with all the ordi
nances of the city and Territory.
Action on the request was de
ferred to permit further study by
the committee on administration.
Roads Considered
With the city’s first snow fall
ing ominously on the muddy
streets outside, council members
agreed on immediate action to
get the roads in good condition
before freeze-up. It was decided
to wire the Alaska Road Commis
sion headquarters in Juneau to
see if the city could hire ARC
road equipment and crew or road
equipment alone. A letter from
ARC informed the council that
two used road graders were avail
able and invited bids on them.
Mayor Carl Meier said he and
Steve Ward, both of the roads
committee, would inspect the
equipment and find out the cost
of comparable new graders. A
motion was carried allowing for
the expenditure of up to $500 for
needed road repairs before freeze
up.
Licensing Ordinance
Three men were heard by the
council members regarding the
proposed license fees for engag
ing in the operation, conduct or
carrying on of any trade, profes
sion, or business covered by Or
dinance 14 in the city of Palmer.
Bob Peterson claimed that the
$100 license on one ball machine
would be prohibitive in a town
Palmer’s size. Don McKechnie
thought that a $50 license for ex
cavation work, which could be
carried on only six months of the
year, was too high. A1 Huebner
wondered about the definition of
an electrical contractor, asked if
the license would protect bona
fide electricians from the screw
driver type. Learning that he and
other electric contractors in the
city would be protected by city
codes, he did not think the $100
license fee too high.
The final reading of the license
ordinance was held over until
next Wednesday evening so that
further study of the fees could
be made by council members last
night. Changes made from those
listed in last week’s Frontiersman
are as follows:
Creameries: to be added to the
list at $50.
Excavating: change from $50
fee to $25 per unit.
Cf. e-ball machines: change
from $100 fee to $50 per machine.
Shuffleboard: to be added to
the list at $50.
Punch boards: $2 for any board
up to 1,999 holes plus $2 for any
board of 2,000 holes or more.
The third reading of the build
ing code ordinance was held over
until next week to permit con
sideration of a suggested interim
regulation regarding the distance
of future buildings from the cen
ter of the street. A proposed zon
ing ordinance will cover such reg
ulations, but it was felt by some.
G. I. Motorcyclist
Believed Lost After
Upset at Kn3c Bridge
A soldier motorcyclist is be
lieved to have met accidental
death on or near Knik bridge ear
ly Monday morning, sometime
between midnight and 12:30 a.m.,
according to reports of the local
Highway Patrol.
Investigating reports of motor
ists who had passed it, the High
way Patrol found an overturned
motorcycle, a 1947 Indian model,
with headlights shining and no
sign of a driver. One motorist re
ported that the motorcycle had
passed him a short time before he
reached the bridge; it was going
toward Anchorage at a high rate
of speed.
Army officers from Fort Rich
ardson were in Palmer, Monday,
investigating the accident, and
the soldier’s identity was estab
lished from the license registra
tion. As usual, however, “identi
fication was held pending notifi
cation of next of kin”.
According to the Highway Pa
trol, it is doubtful that the body
will be found, although the evi
dence strongly suggests that the
soldier was catapulted into the
river when the motorcycle over
turned at a high rate of speed.
MEA Gets Loan—
rates consistent with sound busi
ness principles.”
Firm power contracts are being
sought by MEA with large indus
trial consumers who have pre
viously requested large power de
livery. Justification of MEA ac
ceptance of the 5,000 KWs pre
viously mentioned will depend on
the response from these potential
industrial consumers.
‘‘Response from these potential
consumers of large amounts of
power will make our position se
cure in .signing for this amount
of energy”, Brewer explained.
Relief in December
Meanwhile, more immediate
relief from present power inade
quacies awaits the completion of
the new Bureau of Reclamation
transmission line bewteen the
present Eklutna power plant and
the new Palmer sub-station. The
new line will cut considerably the
voltage drop and the line loss now
experienced. This will result in
more stable power for the Palmer
area, including Wasilla, Sutton
and Jonesville. Completion of the
Palmer sub-station and the new
transmission line is expected
some time in December, accord
ing to Bureau estimates.
Brewer stated that at a con
servative estimate MEA suffered
$1,500 in wholesale rate energy
losses between the Eklutna plant
and its lines during the month of
August. By way of comparison,
the cost of using the new Bureau
of Reclamation transmission line
will cost $117 for a comparable
period.
Mrs. Clarence Bell left Palmer,
Saturday, on a trip over the high
way to Chicago with Mrs. Helen
Arndt Ray, who is returning to
her home there. From Chicago,
Mrs. Bell will travel to Memphis,
Tennessee, to visit her parents
there.
of the council members that any
delays in adopting the regulation
might be to the didsadvantage of
those who are in the process of
making plans for building.
There was no discussion of the
telephone situation at last night's
meeting.
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