march ot Dimes—
(Continued from page 1)
turned in to the March of Dimes
^committee, care of Richard Jones
or Ed Smith.
All collection bottles have been
•distributed throughout the valley
and school envelopes have also
been disributed. The envelopes
are new this year and have space
for six dimes. In lieu of the fact1
that various teams are thorough
ly covering the valley, the plann
ed Mother’s March is being dis- j
pensed within this area.
Members of the Palmer B.P^O.
Elks are planning a big dance on
January 29 to benefit the March
of Dimes campaign here. A big
feed—special entertainment—and
dance is planned, the lodge an
nounced, along with other fea
tures being planned right now.
Other local organizations will be
requested to give a hand in the
ticket sales.
• Various fund raising activities,
in which the public will be invit
ed to participate, are being plan
ned by local organizations. Ail
Homemakers’ clubs are urged to
contact Mrs. Clarence Krause at
the Palmer Depot for information
regarding homemakers’ club driv
es.
Study of Water—
(Continued from page 1)
lishment of a debt retirement
charge equal to 6 mills on busi
ness property and 2,5 mills on
residental property, with a Vz mill
charge to be assessed on vacant
property. The monies derived
from this tax would be used only
to retire the bonds. The water
rates would be revised down
ward and the revenue obtained
from the sale of water would be
used only for operation, mainten
*ance, and expansion of the sys*
Educators Hear—
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of the Palmer Education Associa
tion Legislative Committee, pre
sented reasons why legislation
should be passed. She pointed out
that there are over 30,000 students
now attending public schools in
Alaska. In years to come there
will be a substantial increase in
that number. Mrs. Blunck also
pointed out that the average
length of *time teachers stay in
the Territory now is 3.8 years.
It is necessary to keep teachers in
the school systems longer than
that if Alaskan children are go
ing to get a sound education. To
do this, Mrs. Blunck stated, “Give
teachers of Alaska security thro
ugh a good retirement system.
We also would like an increase in
increment. It is needed to keep
good teachers in school longer
than 3.8 years ...”
A brief discussion of the pro
posed teacher retirement plan
was given by Gottfried Stevahn
member of the Alaska Education
Association executive committee.
The proposed plan would be set
up on a sound acturial basis,
would require payments of up to
six per cent of the teacher’s an
nual salary, and would pay $200
a month retirement atfer the age
of 55. He added that teachers of
the territory are asking salary in
crement to be increased to $200
a year. -*
tern. The committee is of the op
inion that the application of this
method is not desirable at this
time, however, if after four years
recommendation number 1 will
not pay for the operation and
bbnded indebtedness of the wat
er system, this method be used
only after being submitted to the
electorate for their vote.
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MTA Equity—
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their assigned district and have
turned in $640. The team ol
Louise Kellogg and Esther Kirsch
had to call off their good inten
tions because of snow conditions.
According to Lew Hanks, MTA
president, the board feels assured
that the necessary amount of
equity stock .will be sold by the
end of this week, making the
long-dreamed of telephone sys
tem a thing of reality.
M. D. Snodgrass, member of the
Northland pioneer Grange No. 1,
this week was remininscing about
the many attempts made in the
past to obtain a modern, well-fun
ctioning telephone system for the
valley. The following account is
from information furnished by
Mr. Snodgrass.
Back in 1934 the Matanuska
Valley Farmer’s Association at
Palmer appointed a committee to
investigate possibilities of a tele
phone system in the valley. Some
30 farmers indicated their inter
est at that time and plans includ
ed that each member would cut
tripod poles for lines through or
by his farm. The proposed area
would go around the Loop, west
to the Experiment Station, on to
Wasilla via King’s lake, Finger
Lake, Monoghan farm, Palmer
and to the Butte area.
In 1935 the ARRC Colony came
to Palmer—with telephone lines.
This seemed the answer but in
three years and one half many
lines were down or stolen, until
by 1942 hardly a phone was in
existence.
In May of 1943 Grange mem
bers brought up the telephone
question and it was prosposed
that the telephone organization
be incorporated. For this purpose
a committee was appointed. In
July of 1944 a special telephone
committee petition was signed by
a large majority of Valley settlers
who wanted telephones, The com
mittee was told REA was favor
able to the use of their poles,
ARR gave permission to use tele
graph poles and the Army was
reported ready to make available
some tdepofies and other mater
ials. By this time airport plans
were progressing in the 1946-47
period. It was then that the Ma
tanuska Telephone System, oper
ated by Maynard Sands, came into
existence. The local Grange hop
ed he had the answer to the
valley’s needs.
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in the system proved a great
.worry to him and his patrons,
with the result the valley still
had no dependable telephone
service. Once again the North
land Pioneer Grange appointed a
telephone committee. This time
M. D. Snodgrass, Richard Blue
ar.d Eugene Kirsch explored pos
sibilities for financing a telephone
system in the valley through the
REA. A public meeting was called
for all interested persons and as
a result of that meeting, Lew
Hanks was eventually named
president of the Matanuska Tele
phone Association, the group
which today is winding up final
phases of the first step in secur
ing the approved REA loan df
$567,000 by selling $16,500 in
equity stock. The day of a mod
ern dial telephone system, plan
ned to cover the entire area from
Chugiak to Sutton, and Wasilla,
Palmer and outlying areas, could
be but months away.
SCOUT TROOPS
RECENTLY COMBINED
All Girl Scouts in the troops
led by Mrs. Ralph Moore and
Mrs. Richard Benyish have been
combined in one troop and are
now meeting Tuesday evenings at
?he Benyish home from 7:30 p.m.
to 9:00 p.m.
Council Notes- i
The regular rrjeeting of the Pal
mer City Council was adjourned
at 8:15 p.m. following a motion
to dispense with the regular busi
ness and authorize payment of
specific bills.
Bills approved for payment in
cluded 20 percent payment on the
following bills: Ketchikan Spruce
Mills, Anchorage Sand and Grav
el, W. P. Fuller and Co., Valley
Concrete Products, Ben E. Hudg
ins, Severns Cabinet Shop, Alas-1
ka Concrete Products, George
Hansen, M.V.F.C.A., Snyder Of
fice Supply, Weekly Frontiers
man, and O. K. Kincaid, Jr. The
payments came to a total of $2,
017.98. Other bills approved in
total came to $282.41, for total
payments of $2,300-39.
Next regular meeting will be
held January 18 at 7:30 p.m. in
the office of the city clerk.
IN APPRECIATION
We wish to extend our heart
felt thanks and appreciation to
our many friends for their sin
cere thoughtfulness and help dur
ing our recent bereavement.
Their many acts of kindness will
long be remembered.
The family of the late
Mrs. Charlotte DeHart
CHUGIAK RESIDENT
POLIO PATIENT
Dr. John Burnett, acting city
health officer, this week announc
ed a case of poliomylitis in the
valley. The patient, a 26-year-old
woman from Chugiak is confined
to the Valley Presbyterian Hos
pital. To date 18 contacts have
received gamma globulin shots.
No additional cases have been re
ported.
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