VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
Altered as second class matter on Oct. 21. 1947, at the post office at
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Ai J. DeJuUo......-. Publisher, Manager
Alitor.-...—.Virginia Gallant
Subscription Rates ..50c a month, $5 a year
Mailed to all points in Alaska and the United States
ZIEKE GETS RESULTS
Residents of Palmer and the Matanuska Valley
should feel appreciative and impressed with the per
formance of Co-Op Manager Fred Zieke. His success
ful negotiations with the struck Seattle maritime
unions has assured the Valley limited shipping of
dairy feeds and other necessities essential to the stable
and progressive economy of our entire area.
Zieke was in Seattle on other MVFCA business
when he became aware of the dire circumstances
facing Co-Op members and Palmer business firms
if something was not done, and done speedily to
circumvent a complete shut-down of shipping from
the Port of Seattle, and its resultant lack of needed
commodities for the Valley.
After several meetings with various officials from
the Port of Seattle and Alaska suppliers, all of which
proved futile, the astute Zieke carried his complaints
and demands directly to the leaders of the struck
unions.
At a conference of those unions . . . the AFL,
Independents, and the ILWU ... he explained that
he came independently and did not represent any
pressure group. He was there to obtain essential
supplies for his Co-Op members and residents of the
Palmer area. He assured them that he had no desire
to become enmeshed in their jurisdictional squabble.
He emphasized The Matanuska Valley needed State
side products to carry on successful operations, and
if Port of Seattle did not release the ships, then he
would be forced to seek other ports, Tacoma or Port
land for adequate shipping.
Careful screening by union big wigs convinced
them that Zieke was sincere and that he was in
earnest when he admonished that Valley dairymen
might be required to slaughter their herds if they
Jacked an affluence of necessities from the states,
——at least on a limited scale.
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z/eKe left the union conference with assurances
from Maxie Weisbarth spokesman for the AF of L
that at least one ship would be cleared monthly by
the unions to sail for Alaska with essential cargoes.
"The unions were immenely cooperative and as
sured me that they would do all in their power to
prevent a complete tie-up of shipping from Seattle
which might in any way force hardships in the Val
fey," declared the Co-Op manager in an interview
Tuesday morning.
We feel that Mr. Zieke has done more than his
share to bring about better shipping for Alaskans and
especially for the Valiev. Our hope is that all Valley
merchants will sign the Palmer "Pitchfork committee"
circular letter which is in process of being drafted and
which is to be mailed to all Alaska supply houses as
well as the Chambers of Commerce in the Pacific
Coast cities, and all VIPS even remotely connected
with the economy of Alaska.
Remember, this is our cause! Don't expect one
man to carry the burden.
Yes, Zieke should be commended for his efforts
in getting a job well done! We think he led, other
complainers just followed.
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We wonder where or how the Anchorage Times
got its report for the news story about the complete
blackout in Palmer Monday evening. We were on the
job from 7 til 11 P.M. and Palmer appeared as bright
as usual to us during the blackout period.
MESSIAH CHORUS TO MEET DECEMBER 8
BUI Remple announced this
week there will be an organiza
tional rehearsal at the Church of
God, Monday night December 8
for the Messiah Chorus group.
Rehearsals will start at 8 p.m.
and all persons who have indi
cated their desire to join the
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group are urged to attend this ■
first meeting. Any others who are
interested in singing the Messiah
are invited to atfend. Those who
have already purchased books are
asked to take them to the rehear
sal.
Moose Dance
building fund benefit
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29
Good Music — 5-Piece Moose Orchestra
Dancing Starts at 10 p.m. Ends at 2 a.m.
Sandwiches Served by Women of the Moose
Reporters—
Notebook
Mr. and Mrs. A1 Brager and
children, Roger and Darlene left
for a holiday visit with their
family in Finley, North Dakota.
They drove out over the Alaska
Highway and expect to return
after the holidays.
Mrs. George McCulley is in
the Providence Hospital in An*
chorage where she was taken
for further treatment following
a skiing accident November 23.
Mrs. McCulley broke the tibia
bone in one leg in two places.
Fred M. Zieke, general man
ager of the Matanuska Valley
Farmers Cooperating Association
returned to Palmer following a
few days business trip to Seattle.
Harvey Marsh of Palmer
left this week for a visit in
Washington where he will have
Thanksgiving dinner with his
family.
Mrs. Winifred Graham of Seat
tle, Washington arrived last Fri
day, to spend several weeks and
the holiday season with her
daughter and son-in-law Mr. and
Mrs. A1 J. DeJulio.
Marjorie Myren has reached
her home in Ontonagon, Michi
gan, according to word received
in the Valley this week, and is
enjoying a visit with her fam
ily.
WASILLA CLUB PLANS
PARTY; WORK BEE
Wasilla Community Club has ]
a busy calendar planned for the
week end with an Alaska’s Fav
orite Game party scheduled for j
Saturday night, November 29 and j
a wood cutting project Novem
ber 30.
There will be prizes galore,
members announced, awarded at
the party Saturday night. An in
vitation to the entire Valley was
extended by the club. Sandwich
es and coffee will be sold during
the evening with all proceeds to
go toward the Community Chil-,
drens’ Party.
Buzzing Bee
Sunday will see the men of the
club cutting up logs for the wint
er. Any public citizen is wel-j
come to join the “bee.” Refresh
ments will be served to the!
workers. On November 23 sever
al members cut the logs and
hauled them to the hall. Work
ers included: Henry Jensen, Ted
Mommsen, Ken and Allen Erick
son, Pat Carter, Dick Jensen,
Glen Barnes, Jim Simpson, Gene
Coughlan, Carl Fritzlar, Bill Bush
and Rex Kibbe.
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New Officers
An election of officers was held
November 20 and Ted Mommsen j
was unanimously elected presi
dent. This followed six very suc
cessful months under his leader
ship during which time the club
built a new foundation under tbe
hall and held many social activ
ities, all which he and Mrs. Mom
msen willingly gave their time to.
Other officers elected included:
Rex Kibbe, vice president and!
Betty Lapors, secretary treasurer. [
SPECIAL MENU AT
ALPINE INN
For those, who plan to travel
north on the Glepn Highway
Thanksgiving, Alpine Inn will be
serving a special Thanksgiving
Day menu, Turkey and all the
fixings are being prepared for
the holiday.
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SCOUT DRIVE PLANS
NEAR COMPLEtlON
Announcement was made to
day by Clifford Smith, field ex
ecutive of the Alaska Boy Scout
Council, that arrangements were
being completed for the Scout
fund raising drive in Palmer.
Rev. Edward Imme has agreed
to serve as chairman of the ef
fort and is already recruiting
workers from various organiza
tions in Palmer.
Rev. Imme pointed out that the
Alaska Council was responsible
for Scout work throughout the
Territory and is supported by
funds contributed by the Alas
kan communities which it serves.
These funds are administered by
an executive board of 63 men
, representing almost all of the
communities and military bases !
that are using the Scouting pro
gram. They provide for a council 1
or central office, located in An
chorage as well as three other
field offices located in Ketchikan,
Juneau and Fairbanks. A field
executive employed by the coun
cil office keeps the records of all j
Scout and Cub units, handles ccr- !
respondence, sends aids to lead
ers in addition to the training i
and field service provided each j
community by its field executive.
In addition, the council provides
each community by its field ex
ecutive. In addition, the council
provides and staffs seven Scout
summer camps throughout Alas
ka with trained professional and
No need to hit the ceiling
when plumbing problems
arise. Call the plumber when
the trouble first appears as
early repair means less expen
sive repair. You can depend on
Mac's Plumbing and Heating.
MACS PLUMBING
and HEATING
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volunteer personel to make long
term camping available to every
Scout at nominal cost.
Coffee Session Planned
Present plans call for the drive
to start with a coffee session on
Friday, December 5. Workers
will take cards to solicit the local
people. Richard Jones, of the Ma
tanuska Valley Bank will serve
as treasurer of the drive and the
bank will serve as depositor of
funds. Further announcement of
drive plans will be made at the
next Kiwanis meeting by Cliff
Smith and Rev. Imme.
Praises Local Scouts
Smith commented on the ex
cellent Cub Scout programs be
ing given 50 boys of the Palmer
area by Rev. .Imme who serves
as Cubmaster and his excellent
staff of Den Mothers. He also said
that the Palmer Troop was well
represented at Kings Lake Scout
camp this past summer. The
Troop is doing a job of Scouting
under direction of Scoutmaster
Harry Wimmer that compares
favorably with any in the Ter
ritory, Smith said. The people of
Palmer should be very proud of
their Scouts and leaders.
VETERINARIAN TO
ARRIVE DECEMBER 1
Clyde Sherman, Commissioner
of Agriculture announced this
week that Dr. Fred S. Honsinger,
Territorial veterinarian who will
replace Dr. Graves in the Palmer
area, will arrive in the Valley by
the first of December. He has
been completing fall work in
Southeastern Alaska.
Union Thanksgiving Mooting
Wednesday Night November 26th
8 P. M. at Church of God.
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PNILCO DeLUXE ELECTRIC RANGE 175.00
FULL SIZE — WAS $297.50
CONTOUR ROCKERS . 69.50
Slightly Damaged — Reg. $105.95
SPAC-SAVER-GAS RANGE AND
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55000 BTU
AUTOMATIC FLOOR FURNACE ... 175.00
39 in. ROLL-AWAY-BED. 49.50
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COAL { WOOD STOVES extra heavy 69.50
REGULAR $108.75
SUPER KEM TONE qt. SI.IO gal 4.00
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HOT WATER WALL FINISH 5 lb. box .25
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