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Valley frontiersman., 1952-01-03
Council Moves Fast To Assure Continued Fire Protection

Although residents of the City of Palmer and the surrounding Valley have been without official fire protection since the stroke of midnight Monday, Council mem bers moved fast at the meeting last night to assure such protec- tion while formal negotiations with the Matanuska Valley Fire Association are being completed.
 Members of the Council fire department committee were 10 meet this afternoon with mem- bers of the fire association 10 make arrangements for the latter to continue services for thirty days with the city's promise to underWrite all financial obliga- tions.
 The council empowered the fire committee to negotiate to obtain title to equipment of the Fire As sociation, to accept applications for fire chief and volunteer fire men and to guarantee renewal of insurance on firemen with an agreement that the city will pay the premiums within 45 days. In the meantime a formal agreement will be drawn up relative to the transfer of the Matanuska Valley Fire Association property. Fol lowing the transfer, insurance on the property will be changed by endorsement from the fire asso- citation to the city of Palmer.
 CitY's Valuation Announced
 The assessed valuation of the City of Palmer was announced by William Head, city clerk, to be $3,696,339.12. The assessment roll was compiled for the pur- pose of the election scheduled for January 29.
 Harold Butcher, city attorney, said no registration previous to voting, will be required from those who are on the assessment roll.
 Payments for services of two temporary police officers hired during the holiday period were
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Valley frontiersman., 1952-01-03
MERLE ANDERS0NS SELL DAIRY FARM

Long time Valley residents, Merle and Dorothy Anderson an- nounced Monday the sale of their dairy farm to Robert Anderson, brother of Deb" Anderson and former Valley resident.
 TSe sale which vas completed last Friday, December 28, includ- ed 120 acres of land, the house and farm buildings, 25 head of cattle, and the farm equipment. The Merle Andersons kept 18O acres of land and their plane.
 This sale represents the fourth large dairy farm in the Valley to be sold since September; it is the fifth dairy farm to change hands
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Valley frontiersman., 1952-01-03
THERE'S STILL
 q TAX ON RENTS, COUNCIL DECIDES

The tax on sales and services IS still applicable to rents. it was decided definitely in the meeting of the City Council last night.
 A recent report by the OPS that the Fairbanks tax on rents was illegal had brought the mat ter to the attention of local coun- cilmen.
 City Clerk Bill Head revealed that taxes on rent are now being collected in Fairbanks. In a re- cent decision by Warren Taylor in that city, it was pointed out that the tax does not accrue to the profit of the landlord who must collect it. Therefore, it is not an increase in rent and is per- fectly legal. Moreover, Head add ed, Fairbanks is in a rent control area whereas Palmer is not. Even if the tax should have been prov ed illegal in Fairbanks, the rul- ing would not apply to Palmer.
Valley frontiersman., 1952-01-03
Sportsmen Urge Good Turnout of Annual FWS Hearing

The Valley Sportsmen urge everyone interested in hunt ing. fishing and all other phases of conservation in this area to attend the annual FWS hearing being held in the Sportsmen's rooms at Rec Hall Saturday night, January 5, at 7:30 pm.
 Only if all those interested attend will the FWS officials obtain a good cross section of local opinion from the hear ing, Maud Hosler commented this morning. The Sportsmen ladies are providing a free lunch for all those who attend the meeting.
Valley frontiersman., 1952-01-03

Jan. 2-Civilian Defense plan adopted in Palmer.
 Jan. 5-Petitions for hearing on incorporation presented in Third District Court.
 Jan. 10-MVFCA started de- livery of 1900 quarts of recom- bined milk to army.
 Jan. 15-New Palmer Library opened for first time.
 Jan. 17-Record low tempera- ture of 35 below, recorded by Max Sherrod and 42 below by Irving Newville.
 Jan. 18-Senate hearing on Palmer Airport; Roland Snod- grass, secretary of Palmer Air port Assn. called to testify.
 Jan. 24-Big four-day wind reaches peak.
 Feb. 15-Plans for new Valley Hospital discussed at annual meeting of Valley Hospital Assn. Majority of members recommend name change to Valley Presby- terian Hospital.
 Feb. 20-Petition for incorpora- tion of Palmer approved by Judge Folta.
 Mar. 30-Incorporation fight sweeps Palmer; Palmer Business Mems Assn. comes out against in- corporation; 16 file for Council posts. ,..4..
 Apr. 10-Incorporation of Pal mer approved by voters, 254-113. Palmer's first city fathers elected.
 Apr. 20-2l-Kiwanis Minstrel Show,
Valley frontiersman., 1952-01-03

der of Eastern Star instituted.
 Aug. 27-Governors Dewey of New York and Gruening of AL aska are overnight guests in Pal mer.
 Aug. 29-Loyal Order of Moose and their ladies initiate new Moose Hall.
 Aug. 30-Bernie Bouwens was named first police chief of Pal mer.
 Sept. 1-Sales tax begins in Palmer; Joyce Hardage named queen of 11th annual Matanuska Valley Fair which is visited by 5000.
 Sept. 15-30-Four big dairy farms change hands: Frank Linn farm leased to Pat Murphy; Gust Scheibl farm sold to Roland Grover; Fred Gaylord farm sold to MT. and Mrs. Samuel Boyd; Arvid Johnson farm sold to MT. and Mrs. Vernon Williams.
 Sept. 20-Palmer Constructors get contract award for Eklutna tunnel.
 Sept. 25-Senate confirms Wal ter Huntley's appointment as U. s. Marshal of Third Division.
 Oct. 2-Electors of Palmer School District okay $1 million bond issue for new school by ma jority of 86 percent.
 Oct. 3-New Bishop of Juneau consecrated in colorful rites at Anchorage; MEA gets $1,040.O0 REA loan for new building, ex- tended services.
Valley frontiersman., 1952-01-03
Jack Maze Charged With EmbezzIement
'ower Policies May CurtuiI Area '..velopment, Chamber Speakers Warn

That the stubborn refusal of
 nchorage power officials to con-
 ue the present power shortage
 ight seriously hamper the pro-
 am of providing decent modern
 omes for the ever-increasing
 'pulation in the Anchorage area as hinted by Glen Wilder of the Iaska Housing Authority in 8 noft inventory of facts presented ' members of the local Chamber Commerce yesterday. Herb
 fischer of the Alaska Develop
 lent Board also warned about
 le shortsighted economy of cer- ,in government officials who 'ould jeopardize the future de- elopment of Alaska by curtail- s studies of long-range produc- lg potentials.
 Since the Matanuska Valley as taken aggressive action in the conservation of power", Wilder said, the AHA should tell you what demands there will be on ne power supply from additional lousing planned for this area"
 Although Wilder conceded that AHA plans no additional units in he immediate Palmer area for 1852, the area-wide power picture Jould be affected by the de- nands from units planned in and round Anchorage. There AHA ,lans to build 400 single family ,cmes and 425 apartment units : 1852, Each of these homes are aodern in every detail because ,.e purpose of AHA is to bring modern housing to the people of Alaska, thus replacing the de- ploa' ble shacks in which many Alaskans have been forced to i've.
 Estimating a minimum demand of two kiloWatts from each of >hese additional housing units, .ogether with one and a half kilo- ,.ratts for each of 300 low cost units anticipated in the Anchor
 5e area as a result of the re- 'ently passed FILA act, Wilder 'eported that an additional de- hand of 2,000-2,500 KW's is al- most certain from civilian hous- lg alone for next year. The low r figure is double the number If KW's allowed the Matanuska r .ctric Association under it's contract with Anchorage Public Utilities.
 T'If there is a lag in hooking up Ii Y of these new homes, Wilder w,rned, further approval of ALA housing will be rejected un- il something can be done about he power problem"
 Wilder further commented that the local "brownout" is the great est selling point for help in get ting additional power from Wash ington.
 "The first thing those people down in Washington ask is, What IS the community doing to help itself?' " Wilder said. "Your vol untary 'brownout' is a telling 
 A ray of hope for the future was reported in power projects
 v under way. It was reported
 t generation equipment is be-
 installed at Fort Richardson
 .ich should provide KW's in 2 3ess of 10,000-enough for the Fort and Elmendorf AFB as well. Although none of this could be , rchased, the 1000 KW's now received from APU might be re- 'eased. The Chugach Electric As sociation and the Alaska Rail- road have under construction a s.eam generating plant which should furnish the additional power needed in those areas-if The necessary equipment can be Mrs. Justine Parks, resident of MEA, made 1t clear nat it .behooves everyone in this
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Valley frontiersman., 1952-01-03
Bank Directors, Stockholders Act To Protect Deposifors' Accounts

haatanuSka Valley Bank were reading the first daily newspaper accounts of the New Years Eve arrest of former bank manager Jack Maze on charges of embez- clement, directors and stockhold- CTS of the bank were meeting in Anchorage in a lengthy session devoted to further action to as- sure bank depositors that they would not suffer the loss of one penny due to Maze'S defalcations.
 At this meeting the directors and stockholders agreed unani- mously to put up an amount in cash equal to their stock to pro- tect bank customers pending set tlement from the bonding com pany.
 This morning, Jan Koslosky. president and now manager of the bank, thanked the depositors on behalf of himself and the di- rectors for their show of confi- dence and cooperation during the difficult period of readjustment which followed Maze's resigna- tion December 2.
 Jack Maze was still held in the federal jail at Anchorage today in lieu of the $45,O0O bond set by U. $. Commissioner Dorothy Sax ton at the time the warrant for his arrest was issued here on New Years Eve. Picked up at his home shortly before midnight on Monday by Stan Laird of the Highway Patrol on the orders of U. Ss Marshal Huntley, Maze was taken to Anchorage by Deputy Marshal Oscar Olsen.
 Hearing in Anchorage
 Yesterday morning, shortly be- fore noon, Maze was returned to Palmer under guard for arraign- ment in the U. S. Commissioners Court. He was accompanied by hls lawyer, Peter Kalamarides. who did most of the talking for his client. Through his lawyer, Maze refused to waive a prelimi- nary hearing. Kalamarides then requested that the bail of S45, ,OOO be lowered. The request was de- nled. In his second request, Kala- marides asked that the prelimi- nary hearing of his client be transferred to Anchorage on the basis that the defendent will be detained in federal jail at An chorage, and would thus be more accessible to the Anchorage pre- clnct than to the local one. This request was granted by the U. s. Commissioner.
 Thus, the preliminary hearing will be conducted before U. s. Commissioners Court in Anchor age, and the date of the hearing will be set there. At this hearing. Maze will be charged formally with the felony of embezzlement. According to the complaint signed by Jan Koslosky, Jack Maze, between the dates of April, l949, and December 2, 1851, did embezzle funds or monies belong ing to the Matanuska Valley Bank over the value of thirty-five dollars.
 Recovery from Properties
 Although the full amount of the defalcations has not been reveal ed, KoSlosky said this morning that the total defalcations known to date are almost covered by re- covery from properties turned over to the bank by Maze. As soon as the defalcations became known, the bank took over every thing owned by Maze including his home and his interests in the Butte, real estate, and the Mata- nuska Press.
 Koslosky said that although the total amount of the defalcations is not known, the audit is not complete. Within two weeks, he said, accountants Jones and An derson expect that they can give
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Montana farmer-stockman., 1952-10-01
First 5 Minutes
Count in Fires

could put IL out IN IlVe minutes!
Those first five minutes are the |
most important, say experts. In that
short time fire can get head start
on those fighting it, rage out of
control and destroy valuable farm
buildings, equipment and livestock.
Farmers must always be alert to
protect their property against haz-
ards of fire All possible local fire
fighting aids should be used. Plans
should be made in advance as to
what to do in case of fire.
Glasses of Fires
Here are four classes of fires and
how to put them out:
/. Combustible solids fires-wood,
paper, clothing, rubbish or straw.
Use water to put out, or most types
of fire extinguishers.
2. Flammable liquids fires -kero-
sene, fuel oil, oils and greases, gaso-
line and cleaning fluids. Dry powder,
foam-type extinguishers, sand and
wet blankets will quickly put them
out.
8. Electrical equipment fires gem
orators, wiring motors and heating
equipment. To extinguish them, use
a nonconductive agent such as dry
powder, vaporizing liquid, carbon
dioxide, or fog. Use such materials
at distance from the fire.
A. Mechanical equipment fires
automobile, trucks, tractors or en-
gines. To put them out, use the same
methods and materials as for the
second and third class fires.
Fire Bucket Reliable
A bucket of water is still one of
the simplest and best fire extin-
guishers for farm use. Bucket bri-
gades are still practice. It's best
to keep a special fire" bucket or
barrel around so it won't be used for
any other purpose.
It's important to place your fire
fighting materials in strategic places.
Time lost in looking around for
poorly placed buckets or barrels
gives the fire big advantage.
Fire buckets should be kept filled
with water and placed on the sec
ond floors of farm buildings, near
stoves and fireplaces, in the attic
basement and washroom. They also
should be near the smokehouse
brooder house, stable, granary, ma
chine shed and garage.
In the fire barrel, often three OF
more fire buckets are nested together
and sunk to the bottom. Sacks anc
old blankets may be permanently
soaked in fire barrels, ready for in
slant use.
Winter Precautions
Winter means extra precaution
must be taken. To protect fire bar
rels, buckets and pump tanks from
freezing, calcium chloride should b
added to the water. For maximum
protection to temperatures as low a
so degrees F., five pounds Of flax
calcium chloride should be added pc
gallon Of water.
The solution will freeze at highe
Temperatures if more than fiv
pounds of the material are added
In summer, adding calcium chlorid
in the fire pals and buckets prevent
water from becoming stagnant an
providing breeding place for mos
quitoes.
Whether or not your farm is isC
lated from organized fire-fightin
crews it's still important to tax
Montana farmer-stockman., 1952-10-01
FIRST AT
INDIANAPOLI

Roorine ut full throttle for lap
offer lap Troy Ruttmon fought q
field Of stiff competition TO finish
out in front. He established q new
Speedway record with q scorch-
ing l25.922 m.p.h. average.
He used the some heovy-dvty
MobiloiI you get from your
Mobilgos-MobiIoiI man. Il gave
his engine the protection u
needed to set the hottest pace
n Indianapolis history.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1952-10-01

DAcG engine-boh take beating-both
- the heavyduty protection of hedv,duy MobiloM
Today super-deergent helps Moboil
cay reduce engine during periods when most
during starts warups and stopgo operation This fewer
REPAIRS less oil used between oil changesl
Yes than ever you depend heavy duty Mobol
for triple action performance minimum wear, top protection
against deposits and corroson peak operating economyl
Evening star., 1952-01-22
'Unspent Sesqui Fund
OF S1MiIIion Sought
For Memorial Theafer

UnSpent funds of the National
Capital SeSquicentennial Com
mission, estimated to be more
than 81 million, would be used
toward a new memorial theater-
opera house, under legislation
| sponsored by two members Of the
/ House.
| Representative Wier, Democrat,
| of Minnesota offered q bill yester-
day to transfer the funds to the
Commission of Fine Arts. The
money would be used by q pro-
posed National War Memorial
Arts Commission" provided In q
previous measure introduced by
the legislator. The new bill went
to the House Appropriations
Committee.
There should be q major house
for great productions here, from
grand opera to circuses." /" Mr.. Wier
declared. II would like to see q
Madison Square Garden here for
many purposes. It should be a
memorial dedicated to our fighting
forces. ;"
Representative Kearns, Repub-
lican, Of Pennsylvania. a member
of the House District Committee,
announced he planned to intro
duce today a bill to transfer the
unused sesquicentennial funds to
the General Services Administra-
ton. They would be used, he ex--
planned. to establish, maintain
and administer a suitable theater
and opera house as a national war
memorial in Washington.
1.-THE United States is spending
billions of dollars abroad" said
Mr.. Kearns. Some of it was
used to restore the Vienna Opera
House, and other cultural pro-
grams have benefited in many
countries. No more suitable me-
mortal could be erected to the
members of the armed forces than
one dedicated to the living arts of
music and drama"
Evening star., 1952-01-22
Mai. Murray BIames Pay For Shortage Of Policemen

Maj. Murray was accompanied
Ito the meeting by Inspector How
ard v. Covell. executive officer Of
the police department. and Capt
Reid L. Hammann Of the sixth
precinct.
In its regular business meeting
Stanley HaynlAn. chairman Of the
membership drive, announced that
his committee had recruited more
than 200 new members insthe past
month.
The meeting was held In the
shepard School. Fourteenth street
and Kalmia road NV. and was
conducted BY John @. Sutton
president.
Evening star., 1952-01-22

Police Supt. Robert ". Murray
said last night the force is short
All men largely because "the
starting salary of a rookie police
man is on a level with those of
truck drivers and dishwashers. /"
Mai. Murray also told the Shep-
ard Park Citizens Association that
recent Investigations Of the de-
partnent have done much 10 drive
away potential recruits.
Mai. Murray was introduced BY
an old friend, former Police Supt.
Ernest w. Brown. who retired In
II941. Mai. Brown is . member
of the association and chairman
az the Police and Fire Committee.
Evening star., 1952-01-22
MoniIo Sailors Charged With Sending Oil to Red.

sibility in the disappearance Of
1ls.0oO gallons Of diesel oil. ale
legedly smuggled to the Red main-
land.
Bail for the men was set at
5000 each. They were detained
BY Army authorities on their re.
turn from Hong Kong Janu.
airy 10.
Evening star., 1952-01-22

AJcI1l 9C4 4AeSA AAA@SS
Calf. He plans to begin his min
istry there on March Is.
His resignation first must be
approved by the local congrega-
tion at its meeting Thursday
night and then by the Washing
ton City Presbytery at its meeting
lon February IL.
Mr.. Mussen viii also have to
resign as moderator Of the Wash
Iington City Presbytery. The Rev.
Wendell S. Tredick, jr., pastor OF
Warner Memorial Church, Ken
|sington, Md, is the present vice
moderator.
A native of Caledonia, Ontario,
Canada, Mr.. Mussen is q gradu-
ate of Occidental College and Of
Princeton Theological Seminary.
where he earned master of the
ology degree.
Mr.. Mussen, his wife and a
daughter. Mary Beth Mussen. Is,
live at 3421 Twenty-fourth street
me.
Evening star., 1952-01-22
'$l6,66o in Gems, Furs
Stolen From Prince
BY The Associated Press

NEW YORK. Jan. 22.-JeWels
and furs worth $16,660 recently
were taken from the apartment
|of Prince Alexander Hohenlohe
FIngelfingen and his wife. the for
mer Patricia CTIoneychile) Wilder,
police said.
The burglary took place more
than q week ago while the Ingel-
fngens were in New Hampshire,
police disclosed yesterday.
The loot included q $1,000 black
|sealskin coat. q mink coat. d set
lot diamond and platinum clips
valued at $1,000. several watches
land other fur and jewelry items
Evening star., 1952-01-22
IN fha Assneiniad Rfaaa

MANILA, Jan. 22.-The cap
tain and four officers Of the mo-
torship Boatswain Hitch have
been formally charged in a Manila
court with illegal export Of fuel
oil to Communist China.
The complaint. filed yesterday
by the city.s fiscal ofice. charged
the i've with command respon-
Evening star., 1952-01-22
Jordan Delegation
To Receive U. S. Wheat
Bx The Assoe;ased Press

AMMAN, JORDAN. Jan. 22-Jor-
dan will send delegation Of cab
inet ministers to Beirut Thursday
to receive $3.50 tons Of wheat sent
under the United States Point
-Four program. Gerald Drew,
United States Minister to Jordan,
will formally consign the wheat
to the delegation.
Evening star., 1952-01-22

ministry at
Sherwood Pres
b y t e r 1 q n
Church. Twen-
ty-second street
and Rhode Is
land av e n u e
NE. He has
been minister
t here sin c e
September. 1910.
Mr.. MuSSen
will b &C o m e
minister of the
First Presbyte-
rian Church h,
n~n. n...annSsinn
Evening star., 1952-01-22
'Mussen Resigns
Pastorate Here

The Rev. Richard NJ. Mussen,
moderator of the Washington
City Presbytery, announced yes
'terday he is resigning from his
Evening star., 1952-01-11

TITS Dan River obrc" Ask any what that means!
Ask any about the quality Of Dan River the oldest
cotton goods manufacturers in the business Well sir here's
genuine Dan River white broodcoth fashioned of the
most popular mems shirt sesused collar (dont starch it, it
won't wilt eve and spread color postic stays keep neot)
Both with barrel cuffs neck sizes 14to IT, sleeves 81 35 At
all three Hecht Co. and just s. each! That's sale
that soys "buy 'ern by the half dozen!"
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-03-21
Stuttgart

hattie L..and
"A mass meeting was held al
the First Baptist church on March
s'h' Rev, c. N, Eiland is pastor.
=. The Civic League was orga.
hized with DR.. ]. B. Bryant as
president, Booker 7. Relerford
Vice presidents Prof. Albert Bax.
ter, secretary; S. L. Ryan, assis.
tant secretary; M, S. Butler, treas.
urer, The executive committee is
composed of citizens from all
walks of life, all professions and
the ministers of the city. The
meeting was largely attended
Some 400 persons were present
A bouncing baby boy was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Withers
February 25th. Rev. and Mrs
{. N, Eiland attended the state
coaching meeting at Pine Bluff
Rev Eiland will be an instructor
IN the coming congress Mrs.
Ora Lee Watson and family visit
ed out of town last week.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-03-21
StroIlcl

Cassie Melvin
The ladies auxiliary OF Curry
chapel AME church met last week
in the home economic building
with Mrs. Theresa Gardner as hos
tess. After a business session over
which Mrs. Bernice Gardner pre-
sided, games were played and a
delicious repast was served. The
club members and friends show
cred the department with lovely
dish towels, dish cloths and pot
holders. Guests included Mrs. Hat
tie Smith, Mrs. Beulah Fuller, Mrs.
]. S. Coleman and Miss Arzo'a
Kennedy Mrs. Gardner was assist
ed in serving by Mrs. Coleman
and Miss Kennedy The young
people of Curry Chapel AME
church were organized recently
into a social club at the home oil
Mrs B. S. Gardner. Misses Rilla
Mae Douglass and Annie B. Woods
are presidents and Miss Dollie
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-03-21
Huttiq

Georgia M. Bass
Mr.. and Mrs. 3. T. Mothershed
of Shreveport, Louisiana and Mrs
Josephine Cook and daughta. Of
Benton, Louisiana spent Sunday
with their sister, Mrs. v. A. Brad
ford. Mrs. Cook will remain in
Louisiana few days Mr.. and
Mrs. Johnnie Roach, Mr.. and Mrs.
P. Harrell are proud parents of
a son and daughter, respectively.
:. Miss Edward Lee Bradford
and her aunt and mother spent
last week in Camden with Clifford
Bradford. son of Mrs. v. A. Brad
ford Mrs Dossie l.. Hicks was
carried to Warner Brown hospital
in Ell Dorado last week The
Electric Light court no 10 will
hold its thanksgiving celebration
on March %. The public is cordial
ly invited to attend. The meeting
will be held at First Baptist
church at 200 p. m. Send all
news to Georgia M. Bass, Box 1927
or call 1923