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The frontiersman., 1955-09-15
Two School Board Vacancies 10 Be Filled October 4

Two vacancies on the Palmer Independent School Board will be filled at the October 4 cleo ton. Voting will take place in Palmer at the Coop club room between the hours of 8 am. and ' pm. Terms to be filled are one for a regular term of five years and one for an unexpired term of one year.
 Any qualified elector may have his name placed on the printed ballots as a candidate for the Palmer Board of Education by filing a declaration of intention to run and leaving it at Central School office on or before 5 pm. Friday, September 30. Declara- tions of intention to run may be secured at the Central School of flee. It is not necessary for candidate to circulate a petition in order to have his name placed on the ballot, however, his in tention to run must be declared before the September 30 deadline.
The frontiersman., 1955-09-15
MTA TO CONSTRUCT CENTRAL OFFICE
 BUILDING SOON

Officials of the Matanuska Telephone Association expect that the bid calls will go out within the month for construc- ton of the associaion's central of flee building and equipment, ac- cording to Robert Partridge, MTA manager.
 The central office will De To- cated at the corner of Valley Street and Independence Avenue in the ARRC subdivision; Block 5, Lot l, 2, 3, and 4. The cement block building will measure ap- proximately 70 by 30 feet and will be of one-floor plan. Lo- cal merchants will have an op- portuntiy to bid along with con- tractors, Partridge stated.
 Rehabilitation work on the present system is progressing, he reported. A cable was set in a trench from Tost's Service, under the railroad tracks and along one section of the fairgrounds, about 800 feet in all, he said. Telephone users on that line report excel lent reception. Many inquiries from the rural areas are still com ing into the office, Partridge said, concerning rehabilitation work in the country. Plans are, and will be completed sometime this win ter, to re-wire the WasiIla road area, Matanuska road area and North Palmer area for those sub scribers who now have service or who have had service, he said.
 Equity payments are still lag ging way behind, the MTA man. ager reported. A requirement. of about $1O,0OO remains to be paid by members of the association. There will come a time when we will have to cut this off. Those. who do not have their equity and membership payments made at that time will not receive tele- phone service, he stated. About one year was provided for pay ment of the membership and equity costs, he pointed out. T have been trying to encourage members to make installment payment if they can not pay the full amount at one time", he said. No one will be cut in on the new dial system unless the payments are made in full at the time of the change over from the pres ent system to the new one.
The frontiersman., 1955-09-15
Services for |. z. Scott Set for Friday

Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 pm. in the Church of God on MatanuSka Street for Lannah Zole (Jack) Scott who passed away sudden ly at his home on September 13. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Wesley Lancaster, assisted by members of the Palmer Moose Lodge and Palmer B. P. o. Elks. Interment will take place at the Palmer cemetery.
 MT. Scott, who was born April 27, 1902 came to Palmer in 1884 and homesteaded a few miles north of the city. He worked for the Alaska Road Commission for about eight years before going to work for the Alaska Rural Re- mobilization Corporation. The past four years he had been af- filiated with Ralph Goodrich in the Palmer Machinery Company.
 lie IS survived by hlS Wlte Hel- en, a sister, Mrs. Russell Dow of Palmer, two brothers, Homer Scott and Jack Scott, both of California, and five stepchildren, Don DeLand, Ted DeLand, and Mrs. David Rush all of Palmer and Mrs. Evon Meier of Westmin- ister, Colorado, and Mrs. Mack Adams of Anchorage. Also a nephew Jim Scott of Palmer.
 Friends may pay their last re- spects from ' to g pm. this eve ming at the Palmer Funeral Cha pei which is handling arrange ments.
The frontiersman., 1955-09-15
School Enrolment Nearly 800 in Palmer

To date 791 students have reg istered for classes Tn the Palmer Independent School District, ac- cording to William T. Zahrad- nicek, school superintendent Central School, having the larg- est enrolment, has 480 registered students in grades one through seven. Swanson School primary grades one through six, totals 126 pupils, and the new high school has total enrolment of 1855 students.
 Lee Plunbley, band master, said this week he has very large enrolment in the band program with 45 in the senior band pro- gram; 50 in the junior section, and at least another SO students in the grades.
 Some vacancies still exist in the teaching staff, according to Zahradnicek. John Aper, high school librarian, is doubling in math until a teacher is secured. Robert Chatterton, recent arrival and teaching in the seventh grade at Central School, will coach basketball and track this year Chatterton is a graduate of the University of Oregon, attended Washington State College and the University of Washington. He has his major in physical educa- ton, and comes to Palmer from the Mt. Vernon High School in Washington where he coached for a number of years. He has about IS years background in coaching. In addition to his work in basketball and track he is as sisting Coach Norman Rousey with the football program.
The frontiersman., 1955-09-15
City Council ProCeedinqs I'M
IT

During the September IA meet ing of the City Council, members were told that the City Planning Commission will hold a public hearing for the Felton Addition property owners request on am- endment of the plat of the Felton Addition to Palmer Townsite. The hearing will be held before the City Planning Commission on October at 8 pm. in the office of the City Clerk.
 Drawings of, the Matanuska Telephone Association central of flee building were submitted fer inspection. Council members will request submission of blue prints for further study before a build ing permit is issued.
 *
 By motion Council members voted to amend the budget to add to estimated revenues $30,288.03 from the sale of the city tele- phone system; to transfer from the fire department to admins tration all capital expenditures on the fire hall; to add the fol- lowing estimated expenditures for departments as indicated: Ad- ministration: $500 Civil Defense (previouSly voted); $3,000 for finishing the jail and basement of firehall. Street Department: $1, ,426.89 part time street labor; $7,988.92 Equipment (capital 2i3 tractor shoveD; $19,076.63 in crease in estimate for street gray el and equipment rental. Water: $4,318.33 equipment Q/3 tractor shoveD; $5,417.59 repairs on eight inch well (capitaD.
 
 The City of Palmer will call for bids for a complete heating sys- tem for the fire hall building. Specifications may be obtained from the City Clerk. Bids must be in the City Clerks office by 10 AM. September 26.
 
 A special committee consisting of Council members Robert Pet erSon, Betty Mears and William Zahradnicek will supervise install lation of petitions creating office space for the city clerk and po- lice chief in the fire hall build ing.
 Bills approved for payment came to total of $3,031.65.
 The next regular meeting has been set for September 27 at 7:3O pm. in the office of the city clerk.
The frontiersman., 1955-09-15
Unemployment Office Will Open in Palmer

" Jack Isadore, manager of the Federal Unemployment office in Anchorage, announced this week, that unemployment service will begin in Palmer within the next two weeks when an office will be opened in this city to service residents of the Palmer, Wasilla and Sutton areas. Unemployment claims will then be taken in Pal mer, instead of by mail or by going to the Anchorage office as in the past. The location of the office will be announced as soon as possible, Isadore stated.
 The office will be open one day every two weeks he said, and will be staffed by person mel from the Anchorage office who will service claims in this area. This new method will greatly expedite payments of benefits to claimants" Isadore
 (Continued on page 8)
The frontiersman., 1955-09-15
James ). Hurley Wins Delegate Post

Voters failed to turn out in any great number for the special cleo tjon held throughout the Terri tory September B. Tn the two Palmer precincts only 311 per- sons voted; 129 in the city pre- cir1ct and 182 in the country pre- cinct.
 James J. Hurley, ARRC man. ageg, received top votes in Elec- tjon District No. Is, the Palmer, Wasilla and Talkeetna recording districts. He received a total of 162 votes and will go to College, Alaska and the districts dele gate to the Constitutional Con- vention in November. Other can didates for the local delegate seat were Ben Hitchcock, of Caribou Greek, with a total vote of 102 and M D. Snodgrass of Palmer, 72.
 Palmer voters picked the fol- lowing as their choice in District Mo. P, the Territory of Alaska at Large: Ralph J. Rivers, Al; R. Roland Armstrong, 133; Mildred R. Hermann, 121; Edward D. Coffey, 118; Steve McCutcheon, 96; Eben Gordon Bailey, 90, and Katherine D. Nordale, 90.
 h Election District No. IS, the Third Judicial Division, Palmer voters picked the following 12 persons as their top favorite can didates: Betty Mears, 147; Will liam A. Egan, 121; Victor Fisch- CT, 120; Victor c. Rivers, 119; Arthur L. Angebreth, 109; M. R. Marston, 103; James D. Frey, 102; Frank Sorensen, 98; Reese Tatro, 96; John s. Hellenthal, 95; Geor- ge W. Mclaughlin, 95; and Ed ward V. Davis, 93.
 Final tabulations are not yet in the two at-large divisions. How ever, last night Mclaughlin, Riv- CTS, Marston, Hellenthal, Davis, Victor Fischer, Mrs. E. A. Fis- cher, Buckalew and Boyko were leading in the Third Division race.
The frontiersman., 1955-09-15
Plans Formulating For Kids Day Celebration Sept. 24

Progress is being made in the development of plans for the celebration on Saturday, Sep ternber 24, of Kids Day. The local Kiwanis club is joining with hundreds of other communities throughout the United States, Canada, Alaska and Hawaii in developing a program with com plete local flavor which will fit the theme of the day, which is Boys and Girls Our Greatest Resource"
 George Crowther, president of the Palmer club, has announced that Ed Smith will be general chairman of the local Kids Day observance. He will be assisted by men who have been assigned to the general committee, includ- ing: William Zahradnicek, Ray Bula, Cy Brewer and Tatso Cos ho, all members of the Youth Services committee; and Jim Hurley, who will work with the committee on the celebration.
 Tentative plans for the Sep tember 24h observance of Kids Day in Palmer call for the fol- lowing activities: Pet Parade, Hobby Show, and Talent Show. Youngsters of Valley are urged to begin their plans for entry in the pet parade and participation in the hobby and talent shows. Funds to operate the valley-wide program will be raised by local Kiwanians through pancake breakfast which will be held the morning of Kids Day on the street in front of the Piggly- Wig gly store. The public is invited to participate.
The frontiersman., 1955-09-15
MISSING ITEMS RETURNED BY MAIL

Rusty Dow, MatanuSka Valley Fair Association secretary, re- ported this week that she has received her wool blanket and large piece of velvet used on the queens throne during the Fair. The items turned up missing after the Fair. They were mailed from Anchorage. An accompany ing note stated they had been taken by mistake. Mrs. Dow ex- pressed her thanks for their rel turn.
The frontiersman., 1955-09-15
T55 CHILDREN GET SECOND SALK VACCINE INJECTIONS

A total number of 155 area children received their second Salk vaccine injections at clinic held in Chugiak, Wasilla, and Palmer on September 8. Of these, 104 were given to Palmer chil- dren at Central School, with Drs. Arthur J. Colberg, c. c. Bailey, and John Burnett administering the injections.
 At Chugiak 28 pupils were in- jected with the vaccine, with pr. Bailey administering, and at Wasilla, 23 pupils received the vaccine at Wasilla with Dr. Col berg administering.
 Assisting in the Palmer pro- gram were Public Health Nurse Jeanne Clough, Bernice Traphag- en, school nurse, and volunteers, Mrs. Oliver Onkka, Mrs. Robert Johns and RN Elizabeth Camp bell.
 Dr. C. c. Bailey, health of
 ficer, announced today, that a
 makeup clinic will be held at
 the Health Center in the Val
 ley Presbyterian Hospital Fri
 day morning at nine o'clock.
 School personnel will see that
 the children who are eligible
 to attend the makeup clinic
 get to the Health Center for
 their innoculations.
The frontiersman., 1955-09-15
POTATO HARVEST NOW UNDER WAY THROUGHOUT VALLEY

The potato harvest in the Ma anuska Valley is expected to be in full swing by next week, ac- cording to George Crowthers of the Department of Agriculture. Several farmers have begun their annual harvests and from all in- dications most of them will be digging by next week, he said. Weather has held up some of the harvesting, he added.
 The potato crop is not expected to run much less than previous years, although some farmers have indicated their yields may not De quite as big this year as in some previous harvests. Late plantings and early frosts may have indicated this speculation, f was stated.
 All type vegetables have been short this year. Cabbage, lettuce, celery, and carrots have all been short of market demand. The combination of poor growing season and competition might ac- count for this, Crowthers said. Farmers plant only what they feel will sell, when the demand increases there is a shortage.
 However, he added, the aver age farmer will be able to full fill his army contracts.
The frontiersman., 1955-09-15
MER CHANTS WARNED TO KNOW IDENTITY OF CHECK CASHIERS

Richard Jones of the Matan- uska Valley Bank this week cautioned merchants to know the identity of persons for whom they are cashing checks.
 During the past few weeks at least three bad checks have been passed in the Valley, most recent of which was a $75 check cashed last Thurs day by local grocer which proved to be worthless upon deposit.
 Territorial and local police are cooperating with officials to apprehend the writers of these checks.
The frontiersman., 1955-09-15

Mayor Charles w. Wilson leaves Friday to attend confer ence in Lincoln, Nebraska. This is an annual meeting of State and Territorial conservationists with the Soil Conservation Service. Mayor Wilson is Alaska's conser- vationist. At the completion of the conference Mayor Wilson will go to Portland, Oregon where he will later be joined by his wife who is at present attend ing an Eastern Star convention in Washington, D. c. They plan to return to Palmer together.
The frontiersman., 1955-09-15
M. D. SNODCRASS
 NAMED TO NEW BOARD OF TRUSTEES

M. D. Snodgrass, long time Alaskan and well-known pion- ger in many fields, was this week named to the new five member Board of Trustees of the Alaska Pioneers Home by Governor B. Frank Heintzle- man. The board was created by the 1855 Legislature.
 MT. Snodgrass received the request to serve as a board member in a personal letter from the governor this week.
The frontiersman., 1955-09-15
PREMIUM LIST NOT YET READY

Premium lists of winners in tbe 1855 Matanuska Valley Fair are not yet complete. according 10 Al Hagen, fair manager. He said he expected they will be completed in time for publication in next weeks issue Of The Fronfiersman.
The frontiersman., 1955-09-15

Ben Hudgins, well-known Pal mer electrician, is a patient at Valley Presbyterian Hospital where he was taken following an accident which occurred while he was working in the Sutton area. A pole on which he was working broke. sending him to the ground.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-01-05
knotty Knott Situation In
Lodqe 14b Glib Loon

Versailles, Pa. - Before
closing down for Christmas
Versailles Young Mems Club
Of Lodge 146 went into a
knotted version as the result
of it's December 10Th rolling.
The Presidents took the last
two games from the Secreta-
ries to go into a first place
tie at 1911. The Treasurers
also took the last two from
the Trustees to go into a
knotty situation of 11-13.
In off color bowling. Hen
ry Giammario with 207 1852
and Casper Wukoson, 513
took individual high honors.
J. Sipkovich with 198-480
pushed both of these men,
being in turn threatened by
R. Dandar, 476. Rounding
out the big six triples for this
meet were George Bacon
with 457 and M. Gergas with
AL.
Steven J. Pavlic, Sec'y.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-01-05
Canton Cellar Quint
Finally Gets Revenge

Canton, Ohio - That little
ray of sunshine and happi-
ness that eventually comes to
an individual or group came
around in the Lodge 514
League on December 18th to
G.. Dovutovic in the form of
a 245 game in a $50 triple
and to Steve Bozurich, Jr.
with 211-567. These scores
helped the Lodge team, no
better than last place, defeat
the Macks, 2-1. V. Brown led
the losers with 2O4-548.
Price Advertisers and the
Jacobs Waltners kept their
respective place in team
S t a n d in G by respectively
blanking the Croats and the
T and A teams. H. Cockrill
18O-486 paced the first men
toned winner and A. Tonic,
2O6-536 the last named. In
the same order A. Cugino,
1852 sp e a r h a d e d the
Croats while Nick Cozocar,
1882 packed the best wal
lop among the T and A keg-
lers.
Steve BoZurich, Jr., Sec'y.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-01-05
Lucky Strikers
Bay Area Champs

San Francisco, Calf. - De
cember 18th brought dowr
the curtain on the first hal
of play in the Bay Area
Mixed Handicap Bowling Lea
que with the Lucky Strikes
taking the flag, 31-11 anc
six games to spare over the
Flying Saucers next in line.
Hreljin beat out the Cigan
on the final evening of play
outscoring as they did the
Cigani with whom they were
tied for third place. Below
that three teams, Progress
Zvonimir and Golden Caters
are tied at 22-20 to make ur
the top division group in this
twelve team league.
The final evenings honors
went to l. Kuchan with 225-
582 among the men and to K,
Petrucela 186-453 among the
distaff bowlers. C. Lukrich
also had a 225 game in his STA
series. r. Ruzich had a 223-
546 set and ]. Vitalich one of
543 while M. Damjanovich
got as high as 224 in one
game.
Women's scores stood at
M. Patterson with 167-452; V.
Snare with 412 and E. Pa
rae, 165.
At the midway mark the
best individual scores for the
season are ]. Vitalich, 268-
656 and B. Grgurich, Sr. 237,
next in line T. Ficovich, $50
and C. Lukrich 243. Kay Pa
rae has a feminine high in
217 while a sos triple gives
distinction to M. Patterson
while holding the runner-up
scores are K. Petrucela, ATT
and M. Patterson, 203.
Credit for having rolled the
best in team scores to the
half way mark must be ac-
corded the Flying Saucers
sporting a 2447 triple and the
Cigani who rolled a 846 game.
William Blazevicll. Sec'y.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-01-05
Book Two Floors
For Cage Classic

Youngstown, Ohio - The
local committee wishes for
the purposes that prepara-
tions are ever being discussed
to make the following news
availa BILE anent the coming
10Th Annual Basketball Tour
namcnt to be held in Youngs-
town, Ohio.
We have secured the fol-
lowing sites for the tourney,
Friday and Saturday, March
25 and 26, the Covington
School Gym at Covington
and Madison Avenues and for
the finals, Sunday, March II,
the newly remodeled Central
YMCA, located in the heart
of Youngstown's Downtown
and within walking distance
of Hotel Pick-Ohio.
The reason for having two
different locations is that
Public School regulations pro-
hibit use of Gyms on Sunday
and weekday use of the faci-
lities at the YMCA is in con-
flict with their daily sche-
dulles. We are sure that the
arrangement will in the end
be very satisfactory and that
it will not work any inconve-
nience or hardship on any of
The participants.
As you may have deducted
from previous oun c e.
ments, the Hotel Pick-Ohio
will be headquarters for the
basketball tournament with
Youngstown's Croatian Home
on West Federal Street the
scene of the social doings.
John A. Tumbri, Chair.
Tournament Committee
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-01-05
Jadrans Scalp Indians
To Usurp Lyons Throne

Lyons, Ill. - The Jadrans
swept into first place of the
Lodge 228 League by shell
lacking the Indians, 80. Fig
uring very prominently for
the new league leaders were
the feminine highs, 19O-523
by Josephine Kuchan and
Paul Kuchan, Jr. with PIP
595.
On the other hand the COR
mer pacesetters, the Reds,
ran into the Cards led by
Frank Simunyak, 193-547 to
drop the set Fl. High for the
losers, Stanley Kauzlarich
had a 192-529 showing. The
last place Tigers extended the
Demons to the point of 833-
2423, the best team scores of
December 23rd before giving
way in two contests. The De-
mons won mainly on Dave
Cvetanovic's 235-2OO-6O3 for
which there was none better
among the male members of
our league.
Stanley Kauzlarich, Sec'y.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-01-05
We!Iand KeqIers Seek
Wav To Dethrone Kinqs

Welland, Ont. - The Kings
st r e n g t h c n e d their first
place grip in the Lodge GIT
Bowling League by dealing
the second place Aces a 10
defeat and at the same time
widening the gap to 16 points,
the largest it has been this
season. The winning session
December Goth brought to II
the total points that the pace
settlers have amassed in the
past three weeks.
The women in their own
bailwick have shot notewor-
thy scores, Lillian Cuniak,
251-512 being tops, the for
mer a league high. Katie Po-
povich who owns the feminine
three game high at 601 twice
rolled 227 while Anne Turko-
vich had 211.
The best male triple, 624
was chalked up by George
Bubanko, who incidentally at
324 owns the best male sin
gle game score. Steve Yurcic,
though, had the best one
game seasonal mark. Other
male scores of the two week
period being best at Frank
Karal, 571: Lou Babic. $40
and Tony Pavelich, $40 all
definitely a shade or two off
their general bowling stride.
Lillian Cunjak, Sec'y.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-01-05

so and so individuals helped
the Alpha Betas win two
games from the Gamma Gam
mas.
This same thinking and
suggesting holds true in call
ing to attention that the
"A's" defeated the "B's". Just
mailing to us the team stand
ings and a list of high scores
does not make a ready arti-
Gle. Removed as are we from
the local scene, a person can
not rightfully depict as it may
have happened. An article in
cluding the facets, better fa-
miliar to one of local vintage
definitely should be forth
coming.
Various official b O w n e
publications which reach our
desk are combating this same
brevity of reporting. Could it
mean that present generation
of Americans and Canadians
is short of pens? Far be it for
us to claim having brought
something better about. But
writing articles, even brief
ones can be elaborated upon
by this Department, come
closer by affinity and here
C'v to the b. liz j. -'ue
than they do to a subdivision
of the national organization.
In addition this reporting will
help to develop talerts which
in human beings for some
reason or other are never
taxed to full development.