THE FR0HT1ERSMAH
filtered as second class matter on Oct. 21. 1947, at the post office a*
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
A. J. DeJulio__;_Owner-Manager
Editor_i_Virginia Gallant
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PALMER MEN
HURT IN ACCIDENT
Arthur L. Smith and Richard
Benson, Palmer businessmen,
were injured in a multiple ve
hicle accident in Anchorage on
Tuesday night of this week.
The accident occurred when
two cars hooked bumpers, one of:
them veering into a pickup truck
driven by Benson. Both Smith
and Benson were held overnight
at Providence Hospital where
they were treated for face and
head injuries as well as a hip
injury received by Benson.
i HfarmerTp^^
ACP WORK URGED
; TO REGISTER NOW
'; The 1955 Agricultural Con- !;
;! servation Program is now open*!;
;! for sign-up. A. R. Carson, !;
I chairman of the local A.S.C. !;
committee, announced this !;
week. The closing data for i;
"sign-up' 'is February 15.
All interested farmers in «;
Palmer and Wasilla areas can ||
secure the proper form from j;
the Extension Service in Pal- ;
mer. ;!
Mr. Carson urges farmers ;
who "sign-up” for assistance \
to list only the practices they ;
expect to complete during 1955. ;!
When the practices are approv- ;!
ed by the local committee, ;!
funds are set aside to pay ;!
them. If the farmer doesn’t ;j
carry out the practice, he keeps |j
another farmer from obtaining |j
help. !;
Remember, the closing 'for !*
1955 ACP "sign-up” is Febru- |j
ary 15. <
Local Credit Union
Declares 4% Dividend
Members of the Matanuska Val
ley Federal Credit Union declared
a four per cent dividend at their
annual membership meeting held
January 11. Dividends will be
credited to each member’s ac
count, unless otherwise directed
by the member.
Annual reports given at the
meeting included the treasurer’s
report of total assets of $22,755.37,
showing a growth of over $20,000
since 1949 when the local Credit
Union was formed. Savings of
162 members total $20,624-34.
Members of the supervisory
committee reported on: the past
year’s work and stated their audit
showed all books in order. Their
recommendations included an ef
fort to obtain additional member
ships and caution in checking loan
securities. The average size loan
in 1954 was for $594.46, with no
loans delinquent during the en
tire year—and no loans charged
off since organization. During
1954 a total of $27,940.00 was loan
ed by the Credit Union—an in
crease of over $26,000.
Elected to the board of direc
tors were Grace Edleman and
Dexter Bacon, two-year terms;
and Jack Newcomb, one-year
term. Harriett Bell was elected
to the two-year term on the su
pervisory committee and Frank
Clark and Joseph Gallant were
elected members of the credit
committee, for two- and one-year
terms respectively.
A decision to go into a new type
pass book for members was re
ferred to the board of directors
for final decision.
Following the meeting refresh
(Reporters—
NoteJxao-k
Donn Moyer, former Palmer
resident, returned to the Valley
Wednesday of this week follow
ing several months stay in west
coast States. He said he was glad
to be back.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Inman,
daughter Judy, and son Bradley,
left the Valley today enroute to
Detroit and New York where
they will visit before sailing for
Cuba where Mr. Inman will work
on a Navy Construction project.
The Inmans have been valley
residents the past three years and
have taken an active part in com
munity activities. Mr. Inman was
with the Bureau of Reclamation
at the Eklutna Project.
Janet Smith, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James Smith, leaves for
Coulee Dam this week end. Miss
Smith has been a valley resident
the past year and has attended
Palmer High School. Her parents
plan to move to Anchorage. Mr.
Smith has been with the Eklutna
Project since coming to the val
ley.
Duane Huntley, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Walter B. Huntley of Pal
mer, recently volunteered for ser
vice in the U. S. Army and was
inducted at Fort Richardson this,
week.
Philip Edleman is convelescing
at his home following a recent
stay in Valley Presbyterian Hos
pital.
Ralph Farnsworth and Rene
Neilsen, officers in the Matanuska
Airmen’s Association, attended
the flight clinic sponsored by the
Anchorage Airmen’s Association
in that city last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Vic Falk, Sr. are
leaving Washington, D. C. this
week after a six-week visit with
their daughter. The Falks will re
turn to Palmer after visiting in
Florida, Texas and California.
The ice at the P. A. R. C. skat
ing rink is reported in good con
dition, in spite of thawing dur
ing the Chinook last week-end.
ments were served by Harriett
Bell and Joseph Gallant.
Inspection Work
On New High School
Begins Next Week
Final phases of inspection
work by the Alaska Public Works
will begin on January 18 on the
new Palmer High School, accord
ing to William Zahradnicek,
school superintendent. It is ex
pected that most of the floor tile
work will be completed this week.
If the inspection shows the
building in a satisfactory stage of
completion, the APW will prob
ably accept the building from the
contractor and whan practical,
APW, will in turn, turn the build
ing over to the Palmer Independ
dent School District.
New tile cover was put on the
hall floor in the section between
the school gymnasium and the
classrooms section of Central
School during the holiday vaca
tion. Work on the new gym floor
was also completed during that
time. The gym floor presents a
far different surface for basket
ball playing. Constructed of hem
lock, the floor was well finished
and marked for basketball play
ing, shuffle board and other gam
es.
BELIEVE WIND CAUSE
OF MARQUEE DAMAGE
Damages running at least $4,000
were caused last Saturday morn
ing when the marquee around the
Wright building crashed to the
ground.
Neal Wright, building owner,
stated he believed the accident
was caused by winds which had
been blowing in Palmer for sev
eral hours prior to the time of the
accident. No one was injured.
Acetylene torches soon had the
marquee cut into sections which
were pulled out of the way by
a wrecker. In addition to dam
ages to the marquee, a large neon
sign and several smaller lights
were damaged .
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS j
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
| TIMBER USE PERMITS
MAY BE OBTAINED AT
| LOCAL BLM OFFICE
> The Bureau of Land Man- <j
!; agement has a forester, Wi
'lliam H. Adams, stationed per
manently in Palmer, to handle j,
forestry problems in this area. ],
■ ! Persons desiring Free Use
Permits for fence posts, fuel
wood, house logs, etc. may
|! secure applications from
;! Adams, here in Palmer. Com- ;»
;!mercial cutting permits may
;j also be obtained from the local
> forester. ;!
;! The Bureau of Land Manage- !
■ ment office is located in the !
;| Palmer Fireguard Station on !
I' Fairview Avenue.'
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HEW BABIES
Marlin
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Martin
of Wasilla are receiving congratu
lations on the birth of their sec
ond child, a daughter, who was
bom at Valley Presbyterian Hos
pital on January 11. The little
girl has been named Terry Jeanne
and weighed six pounds, seven
ounces at birth. ____
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