New Location Chosen
By Clara’s Variety
Clara’s Variety will move to
the space formerly occupied by
Palmer Food Center this week
end, it was announced today.
The store will remain open at
it’s present location until Satur
day evening, re-opening at the
new site December 4.
17 on High School
Honor Roll, 2nd Period
Report cards for the second i
six-week period at Palmer School
are out today, and 17 high school
students are on the honor roll,
according to High School Princi
pal Harry Wimmer.
The seniors had the highest
percentage of honor roll students
with 15.8 percent. Gus Klem, De
lores Lentz, and Rita McClafferty
made the senior list.
The 10 percent of the juniors
on the honor roll include Mar
garet Cope, Geraldine Kindgren,
and Mary Ann Mears.
Neola Sandvik, Dorothy Hoff
man. Pat Diedrich, Virginia
Boulter, Donna Harris, and Ralph
Kircher add up to 12.5 percent
for the sophomore honor students.
Freshmen Carol Colberg, Larry
Bentti, Jean Burke, Howard Ess
linger, and Carol Wood account
for 10.9 percent of their class on
the honor roll.
Women of the Moose
Initiate 11 Members
Eleven new members were in- j
itiated into the local organiza
tion of the Women of the Moose |
at the regular meeting held Tues- j
day, Nov. 27 at Moose Hall.
Initiated were: Velda Eggles- j
ton, Erma Liebing, Ruth Peter- j
son, Saima Onkka, Margaret
Reed. Margaret May, Marlys Cor
nelius, Sarah Moffitt, Ann Re
hard. Clare Edmunson, and Mil
dred Marple.
Birthdays of Viola Lentz and
Esther Brager were celebrated
during the social hour. At that
time, also, members viewed with
pride their new dishes—a com
plete service for 72!
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City Acts To Assume Responsibility
For Fire Protection January 1
The City Council took its first
step in assuming responsibility
for Palmer's fire protection at the
regular meeting last night witn
the first reading of Ordinance No.
19. presented by A1 Hagen and
approved by those present with
minor alterations.
Ordinance 19 is entitled “Or
ganization and Regulation of the
Palmer Fire Department”. With
a few listed exceptions (Fire
Chief for Chief Engineer, etc.),
it adopts by reference the "Sug
gested Ordinance for the Orgoniz
ation and Regulation of Small
Fire Departments” published by
the Board of Fire Underwriters of
the Pacific (the group that deter
mines local fire insurance rates'*.
The ordinance had the prior ap
proval of Fire Chief O. R. Mitch
ell and Ray Lancaster of the Fire
Association.
Hagen emphasized the neces
sity of adopting the ordinance be
fore January 1, 1952. when the j
local Fire Association will turn I
over its functions to the Council.1
Disposition of the Fire Associa- j
tion equipment, hailed as the best
and most complete of any small
town in Alaska, will be deter
mined at a meeting of the Fire
Association membership called
for December 10. It was Hagen’s
opinion that the equipment would
be turned over to the city, if the
Council wants it, with the pro
vision that Palmer agree to ex
tend protection through some
plan to contiguous rural areas.
Hagen said that this would be
only fair since rural members or
the association have some stake
in the equipment. Two lots ac
quired from the ARRC for the j
specified purpose of erecting a
fire staVon would also be turned l
over to the city if members and I
the ARRC were in agreement.
Acceptance of the Fire Asso- j
ciation equipment would immedi- j
ately saddle the city with $1,000 j
in indebtedness, Hagen added
wryly. The sum of $785 is still
owed on the new $3,000 truck
(one of four) and the balance
would be needed for insurance
on equipment and fire fighters.
Health District Urged
Other business brought before
the City Council last night in
cluded a request for considera
tion of a Valley health district,
recommendations from the Citv
Planning Commission, Civil De
fense (reported elsewhere), an
MEA request for a franchise, and
payment of bills. Maynard S.
Sands also presented to the Coun
cil two copies of a proposed fran
chise under which the Matanuska
Valley Telephone Co. wmild op
erate in Palmer.
Dr. Robert L. Smith, assistant
commissioner of health stationed
in the Anchorage area, requested
consideration of a Health Dis
trict to include the city of Pal
mer, the Palmer Independent
School District. the Wasilla
School District, and the Chugiak
School District. He repeated the
reasons and the enabling legis
lation provided for establishment
of such health districts as out
lined at the Health Council-spon
sored meeting held November 16.
Dr. Smith was neither able to
give an estimate on the cost of
the proposed health district set
up (with two public health nurses,
a sanitarian, and a clerk for per
sonnel) nor an opinion about the
local share in financing it.
The matter was tabled pending
Dr. Smith’s presentation of a
more definite plan to both the
City Council and the Palmer
School District Board.
MEA Asks Franchise
Mrs. Justine Parks, president
of MEA, and C. A. Brewer, man
ager, requested consideration of
a franchise for the distribution
and transmission of electric pow
er through underground and
overground channels within the
incorporated limits. The Counc.’l
took the proposed franchise un
der advisement; Brewer explain
ed that the request was timed so
that the Council can bring up the
franchise issue in a planned elec
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tion so that the cost of holding
two could be avoided.
Brewer was asked point blank
whether or not MEA had insti- I
gated the movement for an REA i
financed telephone system.
“MEA has no views pro nor
: con on any telephone question”,
i Brewer stated. "We may have our
own private views, but as far as
MEA is concerned they do not
apply.”
Valley St. Paving
In the list of recommendations
from the City Planning Commis
sion. presented by Betty Mears
in the absence of the chairman.
Valley Street from the Glenn
Highway to its intersection with
Wasilla Road and the latter road
from the railroad to the west city
limits were given first paving
priorities. It was felt that this
work might be done reasonably
if and when Wasilla Road is pav
; ed by the Territory. The commis
sion also recommended that the
speed limit be enforced, that an
gle and double parking be pro
hibited, and that no-parking ar
eas in front of the theater and
other public assembly buildings
be designated. Consideration of
Fairground fence as a hazard in
snow removal was also suggested.
Earlier in the evening, the
Council decided to adopt a pre
vious Commission recommenda
tion that Moose Creek Ave. be
straightened. It was believed that
this could be done through the
efforts and cooperation of the
property owners involved.
Sales Tax Over $12,000
In the financial report submit
ted by City Clerk Bill Head, it
was shown that the city has col
lected a total of $12,241.94 in
taxes on sales and services during
the months of September and Oc
tober. November tax collections
are due December 10.
The City Clerk suggested over
due payment of election judges j
who had served in the incorpora
tion election and the sales tax
New Babies
Chowaniec
Norbert John, Jr., first child
for Mr. and Mrs. Norbert J. Cho
waniec was born at Valley Hos
pital November 24. He weighed
eight pounds five ounces at birtn.
Maternal grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Gust Scheibl of Palmer.
Garrison
Mr. and Mrs. Arlen K. Garri
son. Palmer-Anchorage Highway,
are parents of a baby boy bom a*
Valley Hospital November 27.
Weighing six pounds eight ounces
he is Arlen Kenneth, Jr.
196TH MEDICS DEFEAT
LOCAL KOCPSTERS
The Palmer Moose were defeat
ed by the 196th Medics last Fri
day night with the heartbreaking
score of 34 to 35.
The local team played an ex
cellent game and they had the
lead until it wTas nabbed by the
opponents near the end of the
game. The final whistle blew be
fore they could regain it.
election. It was ordered that each
of the six persons who served
be paid the amount stipulated by
Territorial law—$10 plus $1.25
for a meal.
Council Meetings
With few exceptions. City
Council members have been
meeting weekly in order to take
care of the number of ordinance
necessary for administration of a
new city. In addition to these
weekly meetings there have been
numerous meetings of special
committees. Beginning next
month, the City Council will meet
inly on the first and third Wed
nesdays of each month. Time,
7:30 p.m.; place. Severns’ Cabinet
Shop.
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