VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
PRINTED AT PALMER, ALASKA, EACH THURSDAY
By the Matanuska Press, Inc. '_
Cntered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office &T
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3. 1879.__
A1 J. DeJulio ' _Publisher, Manager
. Lucille Kennedy Mick
Associate Editor___Virginia Gallant
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NEW HORIZONS IN CITY MANAGEMENT
An unhealthy lack of interest seems to prevail in the
filing of petitions for the six Council posts. Apparently it is
easier to criticize than to aspire for the leadership that
could turn criticism into constructive efforts beneficial to
the community.
This year there are six councilmen to be elected, but
after this year opportunities to serve on the Council will
be limited to two. Two of the men elected this year will be
making decisions affecting the welfare of Palmer for three
years; two others will decide on important policies for two
years and the remaining two for one. The voters should have
a wide field of choice for delegating the far reaching re
sponsibilities that many well decide the future of this town.
Members of the present Council have done a tremen
dous job—a job that will only be appreciated by the new
councilmen who succeed them. They have laid the founda
tions for water and sewage facilities, for telephone commun
ication. for law and order, and for an equitable system of
financing our city’s government. Although much remains
to be done to improve the streets, they have never been
in better condition. Expensive facilities for their maintenance
have been bought and paid for. Plans are in the beginning
stages for establishing road grades throughout the town.
Businessmen and consumers have been protected
through a licensing ordinance. The building code ordinance
protects property owners now and in the future through its
establishment of minimum standards essential for the public
welfare. A communications system, dilapidated though it
may be, is now city property that can be improved into
a vital web covering every corner of the Valley, the Tal
keetna mine area and out to Eklutna.
But still more horizons in good city management await
the new council. .
They will receive the new water system, establish rates
and provide management.
One of its first tasks will be to make up a budget to
balance expected revenues. The Council must set up an
orderly priority for these improvements and withstand
contrary pressures that would result in chaos. A public
health code must be adopted and put in force.
Recreation facilities must be provided for the youth
of the area to offset the lures to juvenile delinquency.
But most important of all—if these and many other
things are to be accomplished—is the establishment of
harmony within the Council itself—a harmony that rises
above all petty and personal differences and establishes the
welfare and good of the community as the only citerion in
deciding which projects should be supported._
SCHOOL CHILDREN
ESCAPE INJURY
AS BUS OVERTURNS
About 28 students riding in Pal
mer School Bus No. 3 miraculous
ly escaped injury Friday morning
when the bus turned over on the
Finger Lake Road not far from its
intersection with the Four Cor
ners Road.
Driver of the school bus was
Mike Ulrich. He had to pull far
over to the right of the narrow
road to allow room for an MEA
ruck to pass. Alonzo Smart was
the driver of the MEA truck. The
soft shoulder gave way under the
weight of the school bus and it
fell sideward over the embank
ment. The children made their
exit via the emergency exit.
School authoritis were notified
almost immediately after the ac- ;
:ident through the MEA short
wave radio. Superintendent Wil-,
liam T. Zahradnicek and Harry j
Wimmer hurried to the scene as
did the Highway Patrol. Another j
school bus was dispatched to the i
area, but almost all the children
had been given rides into town
by that time. Two or three of the
children returned home without
continuing on their way to school.
On reporting at school each Bus
No. 3 child was given a hurried
check-up by Public Health Nurse
Marjorie Myren. Six were screen
id out for further examination at
the hospital, but five of these
were released when it was found
that there was no apparent injury,
rhe sixth child was given treat
nent for a bad scratch or her
hand.
THREE INJURED IN
CAR-TRAIN WRECK
Four persons narrowly missed
serious injuries when a south
bound freight train collided with
a Crosley station wagon owned by
Jacob G. F. Onkka of Palmer on
September 21 at the Lake Lucille
crossing in Wasilla.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Negus and
Marie James of Palmer received
head lacerations and body bruis
es; Onkka reported no injuries at
the time of the accident.
The car was a total loss.
NEW BABIES
Hale
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hale of Val
Desta, Georgia are receiving con
gratulations on the birth of their
first child, a son, bom September
3. He has been named Lloyd
Nicholas and weighed nine
pounds, one and one half ounces
at birth.
Mrs. Hale is the former Lillian
Loberg of Palmer.
Boyle
A daughter, Ingrid Doris, was
born at Valley Hospital Septem
ber 13 to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Boyle of Sutton. The little miss
weighed six pounds, one ounce at
birth. Mr. Boyle is employed by
the Evans-Jones Coal Mine.
Rautzahn
Mr. and Mrs. William Kautzahn
are parents of a new daughter
Annette Jean, born September 24
at Valley Hospital. She weighed
seven pounds, two ounces when
born. Mr. Rautzahn is employed
by the Bureau «of Reclamation
and the family make their home
at the Eklutna project.
LEGAL NOTICE
UNITED STATES DEPART
MENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGE
MENT, LAND OFFICE .
August 14, 1952
Notice for Publication
Notice is hereby given that Vic
tor S. Cottini has made applica
tion for a headquarters site, un
der the act of March 3, 1927, (44
Stat. 1364, 48 U.S.C. Sec. 461)
Anchorage Serial No. 010838, for
lands embraced in Plat of U. S.
Survey No. 3105, situated on the
Northerly side of the Little Susit
na River opposite Delia Creek,
Latitude 61° 46' 20" N. (approx.),
Longitude 149° 12' 30" W. (ap
prox.) at comer No 1, containing
•*.90 acres, and it is now in the
files of the Land Office, Anchor
age, Alaska.
Any and all persons claiming
adversely any of the above-men
tioned land should file their ad
verse claim in the local Land Of
fice, Anchorage, within the period
of publication, or thirty days
thereafter, or they will be bar
red by the provisions of the sta
tutes.
Virgil O. Seiser, Manager
Published September 18, 25, Octo
ber 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 and Novem
ber 6, 13, 1952
Local Community Chest
Drive October 6-19
Chest
1953^ , d'rectors is Planning the
c kL 1^9d rMSMaS campaign,
sch^uied to start October 6 and
2? v»nt0 °B5*er 19 throughout
Fmi7^ey 8und ^"ounding areas,
Enul Ganchow, drive chairman
announced today.
As in previous years, the Alas
ka Crippled Childrens’ Associa
tion, the Matanuska Valley
Health council, Girl Scouts, Pal
mer library and the welfare coun
cil will receive support from the
Community Chest for another
year’s operation through funds
raised in the campaign.
A crew of volunteer workers
will be recruited within the next
few days to assist board members
in the campaign Ganschow said.
It is the hope of all concerned
that families in the community
will cooperate as in the past so
that work by solicitors can be
accomplished with a minimum
expenditure of effort and gasoline
on the part of the workers. None
of the workers are reimbursed for
expenses, so return trips required
to make collections, involve ex
penses to be paid by the workers.
While there has not been any
public announcement, it is gen
erally felt that the community
will have to absorb a larger pro
portion of the expenses of the
public health program. Since the
Health Council has been the prin
cipal recepient of Community
Chest funds in past years, it will
probably fall upon the board to
ask the community to further ex
tend it’s efforts in meeting the
campaign goal.
Board members feel that the
1952 goal can be announced by
next week. Some of the budget
requests have not been received
and no discussion of budgets has
been possible for this reason,
Ganschow said.
VOTE: HAY NELSON
FOR COUNCILMAN
LEGAL NOTICE
UNITED STATES DEPART
MENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGE
MENT. Land Office, Anchorage
Alaska.
Date September 19, 1952
Notice for Publcation
Notice is hereby given that
Peter Joseph Corcoran, Pittman,
Alaska entryman, together with
his witnesses Clinton O. Dewitt
and Roy Alden Morrison, of Was
illa, Alaska, has submitted final
proof on his homestead entry,
Anchorage serial No. 016017 for
Lot 1. S^NE1/-, 9%NE%NE%,
Stt NE V* NE Vi NE %, NW1/«NE%
NE%, Sec 9 T. 17 N. R. 2 W. S.M.,
containing 146.54 acres, and it is
now in the files of the Land Office
in Anchorage, Alaska, and if he
protest is filed in the Land Of
fice within the period of publica
tion or thirty days thereafter
said final proof will be accepted
and final certificate issued.
Virgil O. Seiser, Manager
Published: September 25 and
October 2, 9, 16, 23, 1952
LEGAL NOTICE
UNITED STATES DEPART
MENT OF THE INTERIOE
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGE
MENT LAND OF* ICE AiNCxi
ORAGE, ALASKA.
July 30, 1952
Notice for Publication
Notice is hereby given that Rol
lin S. Lentz has made applicatior
for a homesite under the Act o:
May 26, 1934 (48 Stat. 809) An
chorage Serial No. 019129 for ;
tract of land described as Lot 4
Plat of U. S. Survey No. 306'
situated at Chugiak, Alaska, oi
East side of Glenn Highway, con
taining 4.98 acres and it is now ii
the files of the District Land Of
fice, Anchorage, Alaska.
Any and all persons claimini
adversely any of the above men
tioned land should file their ad
verse claim in the District Land
Office within the period of publi
cation or thirty days thereafter
or they will be barred by the pro
visions of the statutes.
Virgil O. Seiser, Manager
Published: August 21, 28 and Sep
tember 4, 11, 18, 25 and Octobe
2. 9. 16. 1952.
LEGAL NOTICE
UNITED STATES DEPART
MENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MAN
AGEMENT. LAND OFFICE
Anchorage, Alaska
September 2, 1952
Notice lor Publication
Notice is hereby given that
Reese Allen Tatro, entryman,
together with his witnesses Fan
nie Mae Montgomery and Wil
| liam H. Stephans all of Anchor
age, Alaska, has submitted final
proof on his homestead original
entry, Anchorage serial 011527 for
Lot 1 and the SEttNEtt Sec. 3,
T. 15 N., R. 1 W., S. M., containing
80.04 acres, and has made applica
tion under the Act of April 28,
1904, for an additional homestead
entry, Anchorage serial 012438,
; for Lots 2 and 3 Sec. 2, T. 15 N.,
' R. 1 W., S.M., containing 48.89
! acres, and they are now in the
files of the Land Office in Anch
orage, Alaska, and if no protest is
filed in the Land Office within
the period of publication or thirty
days thereafter, said final proof
will be accepted and final certifi
cate issued.
Virgil O- Seiser
Manager
Published: September 11, 18, 25
and October 2, 9, 1952
LEGION AIRE PAPER
WINS HIGH HONORS
Among the 470 American Le
gion publications, the Alaskan Le
gionaire was recently awarded
third place. The monthly paper is
published in Juneau with Robert
N. Druxman, department adjut
ant as editor.
UNITED STATES DEPART
MENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGE
MENT. Land Office, Anchorage
Alaska.
Date September 9, 1952
Notice for Publcalion
Notice is hereby given that
Paul Miller has made application
for a headquarters site, under the
Act of March 3, 1927 (44 Stat.
1364) Anchorage serial 011508 for
Lot 13, Sec. 29, T. 17 N., R. 3 W„
S. M., containng 0.83 acres, and
it is now in the files of the Land
Office, Anchorage, Alaska.
Any and all persons claiming
l adversely any of the above men
i tipned land should file their ad
verse claim in the local land of
fice within the period of publica
] tion or thirty days thereafter, or
I they will be barred by the pro
j vision of the statutes.
Virgil O. Seiser, Manager
' Published: September 25 and
October 2, 9. 16. 23. 1952.
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