davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-02-13
University Alumni
TO Present P-TA \
Program February l8

"A member Of the University Of
Alaska staff will be the guest
speaker at the February Is meet
ing of the Palmer ent-Tea-
cher Association. In charge Of
the program that evening will be
members of the Matanuska Val
ley Chapter, University of Alas
ka Alumni. The group states that
the program will be Of special in
terest to parents Of high school
students. During the program a
colored, sound film Of the univer-
slty will be shown.
P-TA members will be asked
to name their officers for next
year during the business meet
ing. The meeting will be held in
the high school cafeteria at 8
pm.
Refreshments will be served.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-02-13
BOXING MATCHES
EXPECTED TO
DRAW Big CROWD

Sports fans, and more particu-
lar those who enjoy boxing, are
in for a fine evening Of enter
tainment Saturday night when a
benefit is staged III the Central
school gymnasium, with proceeds
to be split between the local hos
pital and the area Heart Fund
Drive.
Four main events will feature
boxers who have been travelling
around Alaska in recent matches.
In the flyweight division Law
renee Perkins and Goston J..
Griner will meet; Jerry E. Shell
ley and Delando Pitts will box in
the lightweight division; Williams
Bey and Claude +. Patterson will
participate ia the light heavy
weight division; and Walter J.
Johnson and Clay Holsapple meet
III the middleweight division. Per
sons who have seen these boys,
all from the Anchorage area, say
they are fast and good boxers.
Officiating for the matches
will be Fred Mckenzie, ex-wrest-
Ter and now director Of the An
chorage Athletic Club. Assisting
him will be Chip" Chatterton
and Jim Mckenzie, coach and as
sistant coach in Palmer schools.
Preliminary fights will b.
staged by group Of youths who
are sponsored by the Anchorage
Lions Club.
Mayor Ken Lynn this week
urged the public to support this
benefit. ''These boys will be com
ing here batter each other ar
Continued from page y
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-02-13
Panel Planned
During Forum for
Vegetable Producers

A few revisions and additions
in the Farm Forum program were
announced this week by Lew
Hanks, Extension Service district
agent
Added to the program will be
the Vegetable Producers Prob.
lens panel Participating III. tile
section of the Forum which viii
be presented Saturday morning,
will be Harold Pillsbury of the
Extension Service who will talk
on greenhouses; DR.. Myron Babb
of the Experiment Station who
will have the planting and Gull
ture of disease resistant varieties
as his topic; and Dr.. Curtis Dear
born, also of the Station, who will
talk on potato storage ond potato
varieties.
One Of the most interesting Sec
tons Of the Forum will be pre-
sented by Frank L. Teuton, re-
search information officer with
the u S. Department of Agricul-
ture who will be showing 81 gar
ments which will be modelled by
local girls. This show has been
presented in many spots in the
States and Teuton is in constant
demand to present the show.
Lee Fryer, manager of the
seed and fertilizer division Of
Pacific Argo Co. Of Seattle will
again this year attend the Forum.
He will talk on fertilizer develop
ments Saturday afternoon.
The Forum will wind up Sat
urday evening with a dinner to
be sponsored by the Matanuska
Valley Chamber of Commerce.
One of the dinner highlights Will
be the presentation of the Far
mer of the Year by members Of
the Anchorage and Palmer Junior
Chambers of Commerce.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-02-13
Telephone Assn Gels
$4,000 REA Loan

4, Word has been received by the
Matanuska Telephone Associa-
ton that an application for a
$4,000 expansion loan from the
Rural Identification Administra-
ton has been granted, it was an
nounced today by Max Clements,
MIA manager. Notice Of the APP
prevail Of the loan was received
from David Hamlin, REA admin
istration and Delegate E. u. Bart
lett, both from Washington, DC.
Clements said the money will
be used for outstanding obliga-
-tions which were incurred during
the. original construction of the
system; for building additional
service to new subscribers; and
for the construction of garage
and warehouse on the MIA lot
in Palmer.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-02-13
MARCH OF DIMES
COLLECTIONS Low

Due to a small turn out for the
March of Dimes dinner-dance
which was sponsored BY the Pal
mer Elks lodge this past Satur-
day, the local campaign is no
where near the hoped for total.
Few contributions have been sent
n said Ed Smith, local chairman.
The 1858 March Of Dimes cam
paign will close next week Fri
Gay, Smith said. Collection bot
ties and cards will be picked up
during the week and all organi-
cations and individuals who are
planning to contribute are urged
to do SO as soon as possible.
Smith pointed out that consider
able funds are still needed for
the care of polio victims.
sotes to elect two additional
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-02-13

space we have no room for
periodicals no room for news
papers and We have many
requests for these AT the present
time we have the most complete
collection of early-valley news
papers. These are packed away
in a box for we have no room in
which to make these available
for public reading. No definite
word has been received on how
much money, or on what percent
age basis it would be made avail
able.
The women pointed out that
the remodehng program has been
set UP on a five-year plan 1T is
our hope that at the end Of five
years, with an expanded program,
the library will come out Of the
volunteer level and that the City
will be in a position to operate
the public library" they said.
They pointed out that the library
as it is today, represents only a
small investment of dollars and
cents. The majority of the labor
and much of the materials that
went into the building were do
mated by local residents. All of
the library workers are volun-
teers. This is getting to be a
big thing now and operating on
a volunteer basis is getting to be
a big job and with help from the
city, territory and federal funds,
we can have a good library here
in Palmer
The Council was receptive to
their request for assisting funds
bit pointed out that a more de-
tailed proposal would be neces-
sary before any action can be
Continued Oh page 81
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-02-13
Midwinier Concert
To Be Presented
I Tomorrow Evening

Persons planning to attend the
PHS Pioneer Bands midwinter
concert tomorrow evening who
have not yet purchased tickets
may do SO at the door. The CON
cert will begin at 7:30 pm, one
half hour earlier than previous
concerts. Admission will be $1.00
for adults and so cents for stu
dents. A varied program will pro-
vide an entertaining evening for
all members of the family.
The gym will be decorated
with a Valentine theme and all
band members will wear semi
formal attire This is the first
formal concert ever presented by
the band.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-02-13
SPECIALITY ACTS
LINED UP FOR
SO MINSTREL SHOW

Specially acts for the Palmer
Kiwanis 1858 Minstrel Show
have been lined up and it looks
like we are going to have a very
good program, so says jim Will
son, show producer. Costume ma
terials are enroute and from the
samples, are sure to make up in
to outstanding costumes this
year.
The minstrel show will be
presented to the public in the
Central school gymnasium on
Friday and Saturday, March 2t
and %. With rehearsals now in
full swing, the show is sure to
be ready by the presentation
dates.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-02-13
To Name Directors
Al Hospital Meeting

Members of the Valley Hospital
Association will be asked to name
new directors to the Board dur
ing their annual membership
meeting which will be held in
the high school cafeteria at pm.
Saturday, February Is.
The terms of Mrs. Ann Dem
ming, who has served the asso-
citation as secretary this past
year; Mrs. Kay Pippel, who serv-
ed as treasurer; and Bud Koslos-
ky will expire. The appointments
of Mrs. Doris Mckinley and Rev.
Bertram Rutan expire on March
5.
Anticipating that five Board
vacancies might need to be filled,
depending on a revision of the
Associations bylaws at the forth
coming meeting, a slate of IL
nominees will be presented to the
membership Additional nomina-
tons may be made from the
floor. Anyone planning such a
nomination is asked to be sure
his candidate is willing to serve
# elected.
Area persons named by the
nominating committee of which
Ed Smith was chairman, are as
follows.
Ralph (Bu6 Koslosky, Rev.
Bertram Rutan, (incumbents);
Mrs. Sam (Ada) Boyd, Mrs. Lloyd
Beatrice) Hansen, Mrs. Lee
fMarie) Gohr, w. J. ShaTow, r.
H McIntire, Mrs. James (Marie)
Mcdowell of Chugiak, Neal
Browne, of Wasilla, Mrs. Frank
GAda) Snider of Sutton, and jail
mar Kertulla.
The present Board has recon-
mended that one ballot be cast.
The three persons receiving the
most votes to be elected to three
year terms. If the membership
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-02-13
TYPHOID CLINIC
HERE SATURDAY.;
URGE PARTICIPATION

A typhoid immunization clinic
will be held at the Matanuska
Valley Health Center on Satur-
day, February Is, from 100 to
500 pm, it was announced this
week BY Mary Rowley, public
health nurse. All adults (and chill
dren) who have never had typh-
old immunization or who desire
bosters, are urged to attend this
clinic.
Miss Rowley stated that there
are two suspected cases of ty-
phoid in the Wasilla area and
although these have not been
confirmed all persons through
out the valley area should, as a
natural precaution, avail them
selves of the typhoid immuniza-
ton.
Persons who have never had
typhoid immunization, or who
have not had a booster shot dur
ing the past eight years, should
receive the full series of three
shots, which are administered
one at a time, once a week. Per-
sons who have had the series
should have d booster shot if one
gear has elapsed. After this first
booster, it is no longer necessary
to have a booster each year, but
-2ne should be taken every two
years, she pointed out.
Miss RoWley pointed out that
typhoid is not epidemic in Alas
ka, Each year the Department
Of Health has a few cases some
where in the Territory, she
pointed out. They are usually
spotty one here one there
ii Alaska typhoid is endemic, not
epidemic, she added. The virus
is generally picked up from inn
pure drinking water.
III A clinic will be held in the
Health Center at the Was1ila
school on Friday. Last week Fri
day 45 persons received typhoid
shots ID the Wasilla area and on
Saturday an additional $50 per-
sons received immunization
shots. Persons of the Wasilla
area desiring their second shots
in their series Of three; those who
wish to start their series; and
those who only need boosters, are
urged to attend the Friday clinic
III Wasilla
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-02-13
BOWLING ALLEYS
ENROUTE. TO palmer

Bowling alleys and equipment
for the Palmer Bowling Center
were shipped from Chicago this
week, according to word receiv-
ed here by the group which will
operate the Center With good
connections, the equipment
should be in Palmer around Feb
ruary Is, Bob Johns speculated.
Work on the sub-flooring will be
started next week BY a represen-
tative Of the Alaska Bowling
Supply Co. through which the
AMT equipment is being purch-
ased, The lanes, automatic pin
settlers and other necessary equip
ment will be from the American
Machinery and Foundry Co. in
Chicago, makers of famed bowl
ing alley equipment.
When the Center is opened the
public will be able to purchase
their personal bowling equip
ment locally. Shoes and balls
will be available. To assure the
proper fitting and weight of the
ball, a measuring machine will
be purchased, Johns said There
will be shoes and balls available
for rent by those who do not wish
To purchase their own equip
ment.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-02-13
$4,000 Damage in
Eariy-Morning Blaze

In an early-morning fire the
Sherrod Avenue home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Ubert was completely
Quilted, with loss estimated by
Fire Chief Bernard Bouwens at
about $4,000 The loss is partial
ly covered by insurance.
Awakened at 12:45 am. by the
family dog, Ubert had time only
ITO snatch his young daughter
from her bed and escape with her
through a window. Mrs. Ubert
was staying overnight at the
hospital with the couples son
who is a patient at the hospital
Ubert said he was going to buy
their dog the biggest T-bone
steak I can find" The fire is
believed to have been caused BY
faulty wiring II the kitchen
area.
Some Of the volunteer firemen
a short delay in get
ting to the fire because they were
unable to determine the location
of the fire because the operators
line was busy. 1t is believed that
the line was kept busy by curl
GUS persons wishing to know the
location of the fire. The public
is once again urged not to call
the operator to determine the To-
cation Of a fire. ANY delay
could mean the difference of saw
ing a home (and possibly a life)
and losing it," the men pointed
out Not all the volunteer fire
men are on the automatic fire
phone alarm system. These fire
fighters must determine the loca-
ton of the fire through the OPP
orator.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-02-13

A number of visitors were pres
emit at the February II meeting of
Palmer City Council, including
four city department employees;
Mrs: Izola Sims and Mrs. Haleen
ingalls, of the Palmer Library
Association, a representative of
the Palmer Planning Commits
sion; the city attorney; and city
school district tax assessor. Coun-
cilmembers present were William
r Zahradnicek, Jan Koslosky,
Ray Lancaster, Charles Logsdon,
and Sam Gotten. Mayor Kenneth
Lynn presided.
Mrs. Sims and Mrs. Ingalls, are
seeking support from the City to
acquire matching funds which
may be made available to the
local library from Territorial and
Federal funds. The Territorial
Librarian has notified the local
library association that such
funds will be available for free
libraries for remodeling work.
10. secure such funds, an esti-
mate on the type of remodeling,
costs, etc. is needed. The associa-
ton officers told Councilmembers
that if such funds could be made
available to the local library it
would be possible to build base
ment, which in turn would pro
vide water and sewer services
and considerable more storage
space.
They pointed out that at the
present time there is no room in
the library building where per
sons may sit down and read.
when the students come to the
library to do reference work the
librarian must move away from
the desk SO the student will have
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-02-13
Driver Training
Course Completed
All Comm. College

The first Driver Training
course at the Palmer Community
College completes this evening and
a second class will be started
next week, it was announced this
week by Les Klebesadel, college
director.
The driver training classes are
held each Tuesday, Wednesday,
and Thursday evening in two
hour sessions. The full course
costs $35. AT least four students
are needed for each course and
if additional interest is shown in
the course a third class will be
held later. Persons interested are
asked to register at the high
school as soon as possible.
Welding Course
The first welding course starts
at the college next Monday eve-
ming at 7. This class is full, with
y persons ready to go. Another
II persons have registered for q
second class which will be start
ing soon. Mary Jane Klebesadel,
college registrar, asks that those
persons who have registered for
the second class pay their fees
as soon as possible 50 that any
opening in the class may be filled
before the course starts. Persons
who will be entering the second
class will be notified Of the
starting date as soon as possible.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-02-13
HospifoI Membership
Sales Behind 1857

TO date approximately 40
memberships have been sold
for 1858 III the Valley Hospital
Association. Compared to last
years figure Of 276 it would
seem that the membership
goal has qtite a way to 60.
Persons who have not yet been
contacted may purchase their
membership at the hospital or
at the high school the evening
of the annual membership
meeting, Saturday, February
Is.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-02-13

Board members to fill vacancies
created by the withdrawal of ap-
pointed directors, the two candi-
dates receiving the next highest
vote count are to be designated
as directors.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-02-13

A few television antennas,
some window breakage, and the
loss Of roof were the results
Of a bad Matanuska blow which
the valley experienced the latter
part of last week.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-28
Ma Bell, Owner
Of MST&T, Made
killing In 1857

The Bell System which through
its American Tel. and Tel. owns 81
per cent of the stock of Mountain
States Tel. & TEL, unlike other seq
ments of the economy, did right
well in 1857.
"Ma Bell" rolled up it's best year
with a net income of 1852, 9O4,279
in 1857 compared with $777,791,-
O83 in 1856. The latter year, like
every previous year since the end
of World War ii, set a new record
net profit yield for the telephone
monopoly.
Bell can expect an even better
year in 1858 if its mountain states
subsidiary MST&T gains Montana
Railroad and Public Service Com
mission approval for a rate hike
of approximately four million dol
lars.
MST&T's request for higher rates
is currently pending before the
commission. Attorneys for both the
utility and the Utility Users Pro-
test League have recently received
their copies of the voluminous
transcript of the hearings of the
telephone rate application. Even
though some delay may have to
enter the picture because of the
length of the transcript, it is antici-
pated that decision on the case
can be reached by June /.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-28

g. reaffirm our support of
the proposed Paradise project. We
restate our belief that true conser-
walton is the wise use of our nat
ural resources for the greatest good
of the greatest number for the
longest time. Nothing less than full,
multi-purpose development at Para
disc measures up to this test
PARADISE MEANS JOBS
James TIMBER, stating that "labor
wants Paradise Dam" as a major
source of jobs, told the meeting
Montana labor is in pretty rough
shape we are rapidly falling
into another depression and Main
Street businessmen are hurting :"
because of the major drop-off in jobs
in the state in recent months.
TIMBER pointed out that a major
multiple-purpose development like
Paradise would not only mean at
Continued On Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-28

Farmers Union. and church leaders
have requested action be taken, and
have offered their cooperation in
carrying out the job of distribution.
Before Cannon acted on the sur
plus food question he talked to NAL
colin G. McGilvray of the area office
of the U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture, who told the acting governor,
'It is usual for the Governor to re-
quest and delegate the agency in
the state' to handle the commodities.
The following story will bring to
you some of the material presented
at the hearing held Monday in the
Capitol. When he announced the hear
ing Cannon said he would determine
the need and then decide what to do.
At the close of the hearing he said
he would take the matter under adj
visement and if it was up to him to
act he "would not shirk the RESPONSE
bility".
Ernest Salvas, International Board
member Mine-Mill, Butte, said it is
reported that FL ,533 people were reg
istered with the employment service
for jobs on January 25, but this does
not reflect true picture, He said
you have to consider the fact unem-
ployment files are purged regularly
of those not reporting back, and with
jobs so scarce many either don't
register or feel it is futile to keep
returning. He said many part-time
employees are not listed.
Salvas said the claims for unem-
ployment compensation do not give
a true picture because there are many |
Ineligible. He said some unemployed
are not covered by the law, many
have part-time work that still does
not provide an adequate income, and
he said, many recipients of public
welfare need more. Even those re-
ceiving unemployment compensation
may be in need, he pointed out, and
not everyone receives the maximum
S32 week-many are receiving as
little as $40 a week.
Salvas said we will never know
what the needs are till we get the
surplus food program into operation.
CONTINUED On Page Three)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-28
Labor Officials
Praise Cunnon's
Action On Food

Two of Montana's top labor
leaders commended Acting
Acting Governor Paul Cannon
for action he took late Tuesday
when he requested that nego-
tiations start on the distribution
of surplus food commodities in
Montana.
AFL-CIO President James S.
TIMBER a n d Ernest Salvas,
board member of the Mine-Mill
and Smelterworkers, both said
it had been clearly established to
their satisfaction that the initial re-
quest for state participation in the
program had to be inaugurated
through the office of the Governor.
Salvas told the VOICE he was
Continued On Page Three)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-28
By REPR. Leroy ANDERSON

By REPR. Leroy ANDERSON
WASHINGTON, d. C.-An objec-
tive toward which | have been work
was sworn in as congressman came
within reaching distance when the
House voted to pay the Grow Indians
u million dollars for Big Horn (Yel-
lowtail) damsite. The Senate has al
ready passed resolution to pay them
SIS million. There are several other
differences in the two bills which must
be reconciled before the legislation
can go to the President for signature.
The vitality important thing was to
get bill through each body and
then let the conference committee
iron out the differences.
Perhaps you'd be interested in a
acknowledgements story of how ma
jor piece of legislation is passed. The
first time l met Speaker Rayburn I
told him of the Importance of Big
Horn Dam to my district, and he
promised to help me get it through
when the time came. Hardly a day
has passed during the months I've
been here that l haven't talked to
some congressman about the import
ance of the project. The Rules Com
mittee passed the resolution out and
allowed US two hours to debate it on
the floor. Congressman Haley Of Flor
ida, Aspinall of Florida, Lee Metcalf
and 7 bapJ1o1 tho Jabofa
But victory isn't the result of talk
on the floor, and it doesn't just hap
pen. 1t is the result of careful plan
ming and hard work. While we were
debating on the floor of the House,
other friends were working, too. We
had to get more than the usual num-
Der of my colleagues on the floor to
stave off unrecorded voice votes
which might have brought disaster
Idaho Congressional Oracle Pfost,
Oregon's All Ullman, New jerseys
Frank Thompson and others were in
the telephone booths in the Demo-
cratic cloak room calling friends to
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-28

Chairman Paul Harlow, Thompson
Falls, in opening the meeting, stated
that the committees executive board
earlier in the day had reviewed the
progress in 1857 in building public
sentiment for the huge multiple-pur-
pose project, the high quality of testi-
mony presented by proponents of the
dam at the October 81 Army Engin-
GERS hearing, and mapped tentative
program of action to hasten early
congressional authorization of the
project.
In addition to talks by AFL-CIO
president James S. TIMBER, Judge Left
Erickson, w. P. Clark, retired MSU
professor, and MSU Sociology Pro-
fessor Idris w. Evans, the Friday
meeting gave consideration to the
proposed Knowles alternative dam
site which lies about six miles up
stream from Paradise site, on the
Flathead River. After discussion. it
was resolved that the Committee for
Paradise Dam