Thought of the Week:
Sleeping at the wheel is an
other way to keep from grow
ing old.
VOLUME 15. NUMBER 26
JUNEAU ALAS (A
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF THE MATANUSKA VALLEY
PALMER. ALASKA. THURSDAY, MARCH 21. 1963
TEN PAGES
PRICE 15 CENTS
New Palmer Schools Superintendent Named
Washington Bound
LILA ANN WOODS, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson
R. Woods, will be one of
two 4-H'ers representing
Alaska at the annual 4-H
Club Conference in Wash
ington, D.C. (See story,
page 5).
Chairman Tells Of
Colony Day Plans
Plans for Colony Day were
aired by A1 Brooks, chairman,
at the Wednesday meeting of
•ne Chamber of Commerce. He
outlined events which would
'regin Friday, May 21, and con
tinue through Sunday, May 26,
with emphasis on Saturday
pians, which would include a
parade.
He suggested a “Straw7 Hat
Week” in which business peo
ple and their employees would
wear the headgear common to
ie early days of pioneering in
the valley, back in 1935.
Local horsemen are contem
plating a 50-mile ride from An
chorage to Palmer, which
would begin Friday afternoon.
Brooks said. Arrangements to
have the KEN1 mobile unit
follow along, reporting the
ride, are also being discussed.
The chairman urged that
every Palmer merchant try to
get an entry into the parade.
He said there will be a mount
ed parade marshall and color
bearers, also horseman units.
He recommended a section for
ciowns and for kids on decorat
ed bicycles. He would like to
see a window display in every
downtown shop typifying the
theme, “Colony Days, 1935,” he
said, and also recommended ex
hibits of Sutton coal promin
ently placed.
Saturday’s events wdll cli
max with a barn dance, follow
ing horse show and races in
the afternoon. Horse show
events w'ill continue on Sun
day, he said. There will be
food and kiddy ride conces
sions at the fairgrounds, and
the skating rink will be open,
he added.
RYAN’S LYNES
By Jack Ryan
My wife is an elementary
school teacher. She’s very suc
cessful, too. Her long associa
tion with me has taught her
how to cope with the fifth
grade mind.
» * *
A school teacher has to be
diplomatic. She has to think
of a nice way to inform par
ents that their little darling
is too lazy to breathe.
* * *
It’s hard to live with a
school teacher. When she
catches me sneaking in late at
night, she demands a written
excuse.
* * *
She's sort of bossy, too.
However. I can say a few
words around the house, if
I raise my hand first.
"Easter Parade" Fashion Show
Is Set By Bela Sigma Phi
Palmer's own “Easter Par
ade” will be presented tomor
row at the annual Beta Sigma
Phi style show in Central sch
ool auditorium at 8 p.m.
Fashions, modeled by mem
bers of the sorority, may all
be purchased locally at Betty’s
Dress Shop, Lea’s, Koslosky’s
Department Store, or through
i the Minnesota Woolen Mills re
1 presentative here, Mary Frey,
i Admission price for the show
is $1.50. A portion of the pro
ceeds will be contributed to the
Palmer Ambulance Fund.
The latest styles in street,
sport, and at-home clothing,
also some very glamorous
“’evening out” fashions, will be
Lions to Sponsor
Little League Club
After two years of inactivity, |
Little League baseball will ;1
again come into its own in
Palmer this summer, under the
sponsorship of the Matanuska j
Valley Lions Club.
A Little League club has been '
reorganized, with Ralph Moore !
elected president, Tom Keenan i
vice-president, and Ben Dan
sie secretary-treasurer. A trea- I
sury balance of nearly SiiOO has j
been turned over to the new
club from the former organiza
tion, also some equipment, and
the Palmer City Council has
voted to contribute $200 in
cash as well as assistance in la
bor and equipment.
The playing field will be lo
cated across from the Valley
Presbyterian Hospital in the
vicinity of the skating rink.
Lions club president Barney
Fish noted that dugouts must
be built and a backstop con
structed, and that many hours
of volunteer labor will be need
ed.
Merchants who v/ould like
to sponsor teams are asked to
get in touch with Ralph Moore,
and anyone with baseball ex
perience is urged to contribute
time for coaching and other
help.
Budget Would
Add Teachers
Two special education teach
ers for Palmer are being con
sidered in the proposed 1964
budget, Eugene Reid, state re
presentative for District 7, said
this week. The budget is still
under study by the joint House
and Senate Finance Commit
tee.
Both the Alaska State Fair
bill (HB 112) and the Pioneers'
Home bill (HB 133) are in the
Rules Committee at present,
Reid said, adding that these are
bills that fall under the cate
gory of “special legislation,”
and thus far no special legis
lation has been gotten out of
committee.
Wednesday was the deadline
for exchange of personal bills
between the House and the
Senate, according to Reid.
Boys who would like to play
>n a team are asked to come
nto the Thrifty Variety as soon
is possible to sign up. “Dry
■un" sessions at the Central
;chool gymnasium will start as
;oon as enough boys show in
erest. The club will arrange to
'ind a sufficient number of
sponsors for all who wish to
Dlay.
The club hopes to be able
:o arrange an exhibition game
lor Colony Day on May 25.
The Lions Club has applied
for its franchise from Little
League International, and the
ocai Little League club will
be conducted according to na
tional rules.
School Board Announces Re-Election
Df Palmer Teachers for 1963-64 Year
Teachers for the 1963-64
school year were re-elected at |
:he regular meeting of the
3almer Independent School
District board of directors on
Vlarch 11, 1963. superintendent
William T. Zahradnicek an
lounced this week.
Reappointed principals are
Dale F. Bryant, Swanson sch
ool. and Norman S. Rousey.
Central school.
Central school reappoint
ments include Mrs. Pearl Moy
er, Mrs. Beverly Barry, Mrs.
Barbara Wiehr, Mrs. Ramona
Cloninger, Mrs. Virginia Miller.
Miss Deanna Baese, Mrs. Flor
ence Dunlap, Mrs. Paula Ku
cera, Ralph Burnett, Duane
Jacoby, Mrs. V/ilhelmina Ped
ersen, and Mrs. Marjorie Davis,
grades one through six; How
ard McAllister, Miss Katherine
Steele, Mrs. Peggy Lee McGin
nis, Miss Carol Arnold, Paul
Carter, Miss Elizabeth Murnan,
Joann Hanson, Mrs. Rhydonia
Martin, Mrs. Geraldine Schrei
ber, Mrs. Olga Reiger, Mrs. Da
phne Swingle, Mrs. Louise
Condict, and Peter Kokes have
been reappointed. Mrs. Alma
Blunck has requested sabbati
cal leave.
At Swanson school, Mrs. Ada
Boyd, Mrs. Margaret Schroe
ier, Mrs. Lorna Fowler, Mrs.
shown, along with the newest
trends in hair styling.
A few dressy outfits for chil
dren will be modeled, and com
mittee members promise that
the home sewing section will be
of particular interest this year.
Young women who are plan
ning spring and summer wed
dings will find in the climax
of the show some excellent
suggestions for memorable
ceremonies.
The audience will be enter
tained by Ray Holtz at the or
gan, and there will be sever
al drawings for door prizes.
Although the stork disrupted
the planning committee by
turning up sooner than ex
oected. no changes in tomor
row evening’s show are con
templated, and Hazel Morris
and Alice Branton will be on
hand to superintend the parade
of fashion. At last report. Mrs.
Ben (Muriel) Wuttum and new
baby daughter are getting
along fine at Valley Presby
terian Hospital, but won’t be
taking part in the show.
NO VISITORS RULE
STILL IN EFFECT
Valley Presbyterian Hospit
al personnel are continuing to
request that only members ot
the immediate family visit pa
tients in the hospital, in an ef
fort to curb the large number
of influenza oases in the area.
Hanson. Mrs. Rhydonia Martin.
Mrs. Geraldine Schreiber. Mrs.
Olga Rieger, Mrs. Daphne
Swingle. Mrs. Louise Condict.
and Peter Kokes have been re
appointed. Mrs. Alma Blunck
has requested sabbatical leave.
Palmer high school reappoint
ments are Eugene Annas,
science; Mrs. Margaret Cope,
commercial; John DeVries,
shop; Miss Elizabeth Gaines,
English; Clifford Jantz. physi
cal education and coach; Mrs.
Frances Kanipe. English; Ron
ald Larson, history; Miss Doro
(Continued on page 10)
NO MORE BINGO
ADVERTISING
At the request of a regional
postal inspector, no more ads
for Bingo games may be car
ried in the Frontiersman.
Civic and fraternal organiza
tions, which may sponsor
games of chance after obtain
ing permission, have often used
Frontiersman advertising space
in the past to publicize these
money-making events.
The Frontiersman regrets
that this will no longer be pos
sible, but will continue its pol
icy of cooperation in publiciz
ing the activities of local or
ganizations.
BUSINESSMEN OF
WASILLA PUN
PIONEER DAYS
Pioneers of Alaska will be
honored during Wasilla Pion
eer Days, May 24, 25, and 26, a
spokesman for the Wasilla
Businessmen’s Association said
this week.
A king and queen will be
chosen, by virtue of length of
residence, to reign over the ac
tivities planned, and will be
honored at a special dinner.
A full two and a half days of
activities are being scheduled
for Wasilla Lake, Lake Lucille,
and downtown Wasilla by the
local businessmen.
A 16-foot Dorsett runabout
with a 110-horsepower inboard
jutboard motor and trailer will!
be raffled off. The combined!
value of the outfit is about
$5500.
All proceeds will go for air
Dort improvement and to the j
Wasilla schools for band uni
forms and other needed items.
Many civic and fraternal or- !
ganizations in the area will:
sponsor activities during the j
busy weekend. Others who are
interested in taking part are
asked to get in touch with the
Wasilla Businessmen's Associa
! lion.
—
ZONTELLI CREWS
BEGIN WORK HERE
With the arrival of Zon
| telli Construction Company
crews in Palmer last weekend.
: outside plant construction is
j now getting under way in the
Vlatanu.ska Telephone Associa
j tion's expansion program, ac
cording to Max Clements, MTA
manager.
The Minnesota-based con
struction crews have set up
headquarters in Christianson’s
Garage. The first phase of the
program of line construction to
new telephone customers will
he carried out in the Eagle
River - Chugiak - Birchwood
area. Clements said, with the
crews moving back to the Pal
mer area as the new lines are
completed. Construction will
then continue into the Sutton.
Wasilla, and Big Lake areas.
About 400 new subscribers
will receive telephone service
this year as a result of the ex
pansion program, the manager
stated. On a five-year long
range planning basis. 1500 new
telephone customers are ex
pected to be added to the sys
tem. he said.
The expansion program is
designed not only to add new
subscribers, but to bring bet
ter service to existing tele
phone users, Clements said.
Ernie Schultz, resident en
gineer from the firm of De
Wilde. Grant, Reckert, and Ste
vens, has set up a temporary
office in Palmer for the dura
tion of the construction period.
The Iowa engineering firm
drew up the long-range plans
and design for the MTA expan
sion program.
Fairbanks Man
Accepts Post Here
Richard C. Carter assistant
superintendent of schools in
Fairbanks, has accepted the
position of Palmer Independ
ent School District superin
tendent of schools, Ed Smith,
president of the board of direc
tors, announced this week
Carter will replace William
T. Zahradnicek, recently ap- ,
pointed State Director of Edu
cation by Gov. William Egan.
A graduate of Eastern Wash
ington State College in Cheney,
Washington, Carter earned his
BA degree in geology there in
1948, and a BA in education in !
1949, He received his Master of
Arts degree in education in j
1955, His minor fields of study !|
were guidance and social stud
ies.
During the summer of 1962,
he atttended the University of :
Wyoming and worked in the j
fields of school law and school |
finance.
In 1948 and 1949, Carter
taught .science and health to ;
seventh and eighth graders in
Fairbanks, and from 1949 to
1952 he taught geography, his- !
tory, and woodworking in the i
Fairbanks high school.
From 1952 to 1957, he served
! as principal of Denali Elemen
tary School, and from 1957 to !
1959 was superintendent of
i schools at Fort Richardson.
Post Office
Bid Announced
Postmaster General J. Ed
ward Day has advised Post
: master May C. Carter that the
i Post Office Department has
accepted the proposal of Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Pi. Gillow to I
I remodel an existing building i
; for the new post office in Was-'
ilia, Alaska.
Mr. and Mrs. Gillow, the!
successful bidders, will remod
el the existing building con
taining 1.067 square feet of in
terior floor space.
The new post office in Was
illa will be remodeled to gov
ernment specifications. Terms
of the agreement provide for a
basic lease term of five years.
LEW HANKS IS GIVEN STATE
CIVIL DEFENSE ASSIGNMENT
Lew Hanks, agent with the!
Cooperative Extension Service,
of the University of Alaska in
the Palmer office for the last
eight years, has been assigned
the responsibility for the civil
defense program of the Exten
sion Service.
Dr. Arthur S. Buswell, dean
of the Division of Statewide
Services and director of the
Extension Service said Hanks
will direct the statewide
educational and information
responsibilities of the Exten
sion Service in civil Defense.
This program will include
Trade With Japan Is Chamber Topic
Trade with Japan, which
would be economically advan
tageous to both the island na
tion and Alaska, is blocked by
shipping problems and import
export regulations, George
Grimes, president of Trans
World Alaska Corporation, said
yesterday at a Chamber of
Commerce luncheon meeting in
the Frontier Cafe.
Japan will need to import
nine to eleven billion board
feet of round logs this year to
meet the needs of its manufac
turing industries, Grimes said,
but pointed out that a present
regulation prohibits the export
of soft wood round logs from
Alaska—a regulation designed
to encourage manufacturing
within the state.
Japan is interested in our
birch and cottonwood stands,
he said, and would like sam
ples of typical grades from
particular stands. However,
Japanese shipping cannot take
aboard any timber from Anch
orage because of pressures ap
plied from a regular shipper
in Southeast Alaska.
Exhorbitant freight rates re
sult from the requirement that,
unless the exporter can send
out a full cargo, his shipment
is classified under liner serv
ice, Grimes stated. He said that
an exporter can charter h i s
shipping at feasible rates if he
can get sufficient cargo.
Japanese importers are of
ten heard to say that they “un
derstand the timber stands
north of Haines and Skagway
are no good,” Grimes said, em
phasizing the need to dispel
rumors and get the truth to the ,
Japanese businessman.
“For the good of the entire <
state, it’s time Alaskans quit
'ighting sectionally and get
ogether,” he said .
Besides Japan's lumber
reeds, he cited Korean coal
reeds as another possible ex
port market from this section
)f Alaska. He talked of the
rdvantages of shipping fresh
produce, such as oranges and
rpples, in from Japan, but
rointed out many problems in
/olved had to be solved first.
Grimes suggested that a
committee of business people
:rom this area, working with
> t h e r Alaskan businessmen,
night bear sufficient weight to
change present regulations to
cultivate a more favorable
trade relations climate in Al
aska.
The importer showed a film
of the logging and manufac
turing industry in northern
Japan, pointing out the simil
arity in the landscape to that
of Alaska. Appearing in a num
ber of scenes was Sam Koppen
berg of B & H Supply, on a
buying trip to Japan for the
Palmer company.
The film pointed up the odd
combination of primitive meth
ods and highly advanced tech
nology found in Japan.
Since 1959 he has held the
)ost of assistant superintendent
or the Fairbanks schools.
Mr. Carter taught a course in
jublic school finance for the
University of Alaska in their
evening program last year.
The new superintendent will
:ome to Palmer early in April,
Re and Zahradnicek plan to
vork out a program whereby
;he state director will return
:rom Juneau periodically to re
ease Carter from duties here
ong enough to wind up his
Fairbanks affairs.
Gruening Supports
Mine-Mouth Plant
U. S. Senator Ernest Gruen
ing has asked Norman Clapp,
REA administrator, to give a
forthcoming MEA loan appli
cation for funds to build a
mine-mouth coal-fired steam
plant at Sutton every consider
ation, according to Mason La
elle, MEA manager. LaZelle
was asked to go to Washington,
D.C. last week to confer with
Gruening and Clapp.
In insuing conferences, Gru
ening stated that such a plant
would aid immeasurably in.
solving several serious pro
blems now facing the area.
Clapp assured the Senator
that the aplication would be
given serious study.
During the meeting it was
brought out that construction
of the plant may be a decid
ing factor in the survival of
the coal industry in the Mat
anuska Valley. Gruening said
he was greatly concerned re
garding the problem and the
economic impact on the area
if the coal industry should be
forced out. Construction of a
22-megawatt plant at Sutton
would give the coal industry
an opportunity to be more
competitive in Anchorage, and
a second unit would maintain
the industry on its present lev
el without other outlets, it was
stated.
preparation ot educational ma
terials for use by non-city peo
ple to help them plan and pre
pare for survival in emergency'
situations.
"Due to Mr. Hanks’ long ex
perience and his interest in
civil defense, we feel he is well
fitted to initiate a large scale
educational program on this
vital topic," Dr. Buswell said
Hanks will be assigned to
this project for about four
months. He is at present deputy
urea civil defense director with
the state civil defense organ
ization in the Matanuska Val
ley. He returned last weekend
from a two-day Extension Ser
vice conference on rural civil
defense in Denver.
In carrying out this new re
sponsibility, Hanks will con
tinue to work closely with farm
families in the Matanuska Val
ley, Buswell said.
BETA SIGMA PHI
STYLE
SHOW
DOOR PRIZES
$1.50 per Ticket
CENTRAL GYM
March 22 8 p.m.
IIAA^FI SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 7:30 P.M.
MOOSE! Legion Enrollment
DANCE and FEED S rs