VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
PRINTED AT PALMER. ALASKA. EACH FRIDAY
By the Matanuska Press, Inc.
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office at
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Publisher, Business Manager
A1 J. DeJulio
Editor
Lucille Kennedy Mick
Associate Editor
Virginia Gallant
Barbara Carter
Wasilla Correspondent
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Letters to the Editor
The Frontiersman,
Palmer, Alaska.
Dear Folks:
When the editorial party
stopped at Palmer after the tour
of the Valley, time was so short
that many of us could not get to
learn as much as we would have
liked about the area.
What prompted me most of all
+ to write was to learn the identity
of the man who drove the new
Co-Op refrigerated truck up from
Seattle—he was so proud of it
when I talked to him—he said
that he was one of the original
settlers that went to the Valley
in 1935 from his home in Minne
sota—he was a great booster for
the Valley but I failed to get his
name. I would like to know his
name and any other matters of
interest that might be used in
felling about the Valley. (1)
I would also like to have clip
pings from the Frontiersman that
refer in any way to the water
problems and its solution—seems
that was a big problem that was
on the point of being solved and
from what I could gather it was
a project of great community in
terest and solved by some out
standing community coopera
tion. (2)
And by the way, who could
have been the person—a woman
who met the train—said to be a
centennarian—she appeared to be
something unusual in the way of
a personality. (3)
When you can find the time I
hope that I may have an answer.
Thanks.
Fraternally yours,
H. H. Heidmann.
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Editor’s Answers:
(1) Pat Hemmer.
(2) Water started spouting out
of Palmer faucets June 15 after I
the City Council members as
sisted the Co-Op in diverting the
waters of a nearby creek to the
main line of the Co-Op water
supply by means of a temporary
pipe line laid on top of the earth.
To be laid before freeze-up is a
permanent wood stave pipe to re
place the temporary one. An en
gineering firm has been busy this
summer drawing plans for the
construction of Palmer’s own city
water and sewer system sched
uled for completion in 1953.
(3) Grandma Ezi. Although
many doubt that she’s 100 years
old, there’s no doubt that she is
the Valley’s most colorful char
acter. Almost every day she
walks seven miles into town for
refreshments, then seven miles
back, unless she is lucky enough
to hitch a ride on a freight. Her
son, William, recently laid claim
to the whole Matanuska Valley
on the part of the Knik Indians
who “had made use of the land
since time immemorial”.
P-TA Meeting Tuesday
To Feature Talk on
Mental Hygiene
Mrs. Ernestine Danielson, psy
' chologist in the Anchorage pub
lic schools, will be guest speaker
at the first regular meeting of the
P-TA in the school lunch room
Tuesday evening, Sept. 18, at 8
o’clock.
Her talk on “New Trends in
School-age Mental Hygiene” will
begin promptly at eight, accord
ing to an announcement this
week by Mrs. Betty Kindler, P
TA president. The business meet
ing and a short message by Jim
Hurley regarding the new school
will come later. This arrangement
will enable the guest speaker to
return to Anchorage before mid
night.
Mrs. George Whetstone will be
on hand with her membership
committee to receive new P-TA
memberships and renew old ones.
This week executive committee
members are trying hard to as
semble attractive programs an
nouncing the year’s activities in
^ time to mail them to all parents
before next week’s meeting.
Norbert Chowaniec was operat
ed on at 10:30 Sunday night at
Providence Hospital, Anchorage,
following an acute attack of ap
pendicitis.
LOCAL MEA PRESIDENT
NAMED OFFICER NEW
ALASKA REC ASSN.
Elected secretary of the new
Alaska Rural Electric Coopera
tive Association at the Anchor
age organization meeting Sep
tember 1-2, was Mrs. Justine
Parks, president of the local
MEA.
Other officers elected were:
President, Ed Jarvis of the Chu
gach Electric Assn., Inc.: vice
president, Nick Eidem of the
Golden Valley Electric Assn, in
Fairbanks; and treasurer, Marlin
Stewart of CEA.
The new organization will be a
loosely knit association of the
Territory’s electric cooperatives.
Main function of the cooperatives
as a group will be helping each
other and new cooperatives in
their operational problems and
in exchange of ideas and equip
ment.
Two resolutions passed at the
organization meeting had to do
with clearing up procedures con
nected with going through public
lands and forest reserves with
transmission lines. The National
Rural Electric Cooperative Assn.,
with which the Alaska associa
tion is affiliated was asked to
help in this problem.
A representative of the na
tional group, Clyde Ellis, was
present at the meeting and ex
UNITED PROTESTANT
Sunday Services:
10:00 a.m., Sunday school.
11:00 a.m., Morning worship.
7:00 p.m., Young People meet
ing.
Thursday, 8:00 p. m., Prayer
meeting.
CHURCH OF GOD
Geo. W. Geiwiiz, Pastor
Sunday Services:
10 a.m., Sunday school.
11 a.m., Morning Worship.
7:45 p.m., Evening service.
Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Prayer
meeting and Bible study.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
SERVICE
Sunday, 11 a. m.
Home of H. S. Bauer, 2 miles
south, 1 mile east of Palmer on
Springer Road.
ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH
Rev. Paul E. Riley, Pastor
Services held at the Wasilla
Community Hall
Sunday School 10:00 a. m.
Morning Worship 11:00 a. m.
Evening Service . 8:00 p. m.
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
LATTER DAY SAINTS
10:30 a. m. Sunday School fol
lowed by Sacrament meeting.
Co-Op Club room
WASILLA COMMUNITY
CHURCH
Sunday Services:
9 a.m., Sunday school.
9:30 a.m., Morning worship.
LAZY MOUNTAIN
CHILDREN'S HOME
Kenneth Hughes, Supt.
Directions: Turn left at first road
east of the Matanuska bridge and
go to the end of the road.
CATHERS' CHILDREN'S HOME
Ray Cathers, Supt.
Directions: Turn off from Glenn
Highway on Little Susitna Road
and go 4V2 miles.
VALLEY CHRISTIAN
HOME FOR CHILDREN
H. A. Richards, Supt.
Directions: On the Wasilla Road
3 miles from Wasilla.
FAIRBANKS GETS NEW
CITY MANAGER
W. T. Williamson, former city
manager of Tucumcare, New
Mexico, has been selected to serve
as new city manager at Fair
banks.
Driving from New Mexico with
his family, Williamson plans to
take up his new duties October
1. He will replace Irving H. Call
who resigned last month.
NEW CHEMIST FOR USGS
Reporting for work Monday
morning in the Quality of Water
laboratory of the U. S. Geological
Survey was Miss Gertrude An
dresen, chemist from Duluth,
Minnesota.
She arrived in Palmer just be
fore the Fair, and took up quar
ters with Evelyn Heinrich at the
home of Mrs. Harriet Mealy, who
was a neighbor of the Andresens
back in Duluth.
pressed the NRECA’s desire to
help in any way possible.
Members of the new Alaska
association are the Glacier High
way Electric Assn, of Juneau, the
Homer Electric Assn., the Kodiak
Electric Assn., the Golden Valley
Electric Assn, of Fairbanks and
the Chugach and Matanuska as
sociations.
ST. MICHAEL'S CATHOLIC
CHURCH
Father James P. Snead
8:30 and 10:00 a.m. Sunday Mass
HIGHWAY CHURCH OF GOD
J. H. Davis, Pastor
Sunday Services:
10 a.m., Sunday school.
11 a.m., Morning worship.
7 p.m., Young People’s Endeav
or.
8 p.m., Consecration service.
Thursday, p.m., Prayer meeting
at Gathers’ Children’s Home.
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
Irwin A. Leoppke, Pastor
Saturday Services:
10 a.m., Sabbath school.
11 a.m., Morning worship.
All are Welcome
WASILLA
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Wenter Harvey, Pastor
Sunday Services:
10:30 a.m., Preaching and Com
munion.
11:30 a.m., Bible school.
7:30 p.m., Evening service.
SUTTON COMMUNITY
CHURCH
Sponsored by Palmer Church oi
God
Sunday Services:
3:00 p.m., Combined Sundaj
school and Worship service.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Ray E. Adams, Pastor
Sunday Services:
10 a.m., Bible school.
11 a.m., Preaching and Com
munion.
7:30 p.m., Evening service.
Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Prayer
service.
BAPTIST MISSION
Sunday Services:
10 a.m., Sunday school.
11 a.m., Preaching.
6:30 p.m., Training Union.
7:45 p.m., Evening service.
Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Prayer
meeting, held at Krise resi
dence until church is built.
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Joseph Frenx, Pastor
Sunday Services:
2 p.m., Sunday school.
3 p.m., Worship service.
ALFSENS ARRIVE IN
CINCINNATI. OHIO
According to word receiver
from Rev. Victor Alfsen bj
friends in the Valley this week
the family arrived in Cincinnati
Ohio, September 4 after a gooc
trip over the highway. They plai
to spend a short time visitinj
with Rev. Irvin Yeaworth, broth
er of Mrs. Alfsen.
From Cincinnati they will leav<
for Princeton, New Jersey, when
Rev. Alfsen will attend th<
Princeton Theological Seminary
doing special work toward hi:
master’s degree in theology.
ARRIVES AT
SPRING CREEK FARM
Mrs. George Brewster with he:
daughter Barbara, aged 7, joinec
her husband recently at Spring
Creek Farm, where he will sue
ceed Herman Turner as farn
manager within the next fev
days.
Mrs. Brewster, whose forme:
home was in Vermont, arrived ir
Whittier on the Baranof whil<
the Seward dock strike was ir
progress. Making the trip wit!
her and staying in the Valley fo:
a short visit was Miss Elizabetl
Meyers, also of Vermont.
Coffey Insures Everything—
Remember?
Coffey Insures Everything—
Remember?
Patsenger Service
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From Seattle
S.S. JOHN QUICK
September 17, Valdez, Seward
and Anchorage.
M.V. SQUARE SINNETT
September 19, Cordova, Val
dez, Seward and Kodiak.
FOR INFORMATION
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Phone 22001
Office: Westward Hotel
Anchorage, Alaska
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