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The frontiersman., 1962-08-02
Crash Results in Injury to Five

A head-on crash on the Pal mer Highway at Mile 36 last Sunday morning resulted in the injury of five persons, four of whom were hospitalized at Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Palmer. One has since been released, and the others are reported in satisfactory condi- ton at the hospital.
 The collision occurred when a car driven by Ronald F. Wa ters of Anchorage crossed the center line, striking a vehicle driven by Adolph H. Hoepfner of Glennallen. Besides the dri- vers, injured included Arlyn D. Bonner of Anchorage, who was taken to Providence Hospital in Anchorage for treatment; Mrs. Hoepfner, and James Hoepfner, Is, who has been released from the hospital.
 Frances Hawk of Anchorage, a nurse at Providence Hospital, one of the first arrivals at the scene of the accident, assisted in caring for the injured.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-02

Martha Louise Linnebur, of the Houston-WilloW Road, and Victoria Fac Johnson, Mile IT, Glenn Highway, are the lat est entrants in the Alaska State Fair queen contest, according to Billy R. Miller, fair manager They join four other young women, Linda Cope, sponsored by MVFCA, Colleen Kendall, backed by Bert's Drug, Inc. of Anchorage, Terry Niemann, sponsored by MEA, and Joyce Patterson, whose sponsors are Kitty's Koffee Mill and Gus Scheele's Excavating. Miss Johnson will be sponsored by MTA.
 Marty Linnebur. who was born October 12, 1914, in An chorage, Alaska, is the daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. John Lime bur. This green-eyed brunette is sportsminded girl who en- joyed Wasilla High School ath- letics as well as chorus, pep club, and dramatics before her graduation in 1862.
 Five feet, five inches tall, she weighs 120 pounds. Her vital statistics are 36-24-36. Marty likes swimming, sewing, and dancing. She plans to attend IBM school and hopes to be- come a statiStician.
 Victoria, the daughter of Mrs. Sallye Johnson, halls from Evanston, Wyoming, where she was born June 12, 1945. She combines light brown hair, blue eyes and a fair complexion with 37-22-37 measurements. She is five feet, seven inches tall and weighs l30 pounds.
 She will graduate from East Anchorage High School in 1863, where she is a member of the National Honor Society, Girls Athletic Association, and Pep Club. Her favorite subject is history. She is employed by
The frontiersman., 1962-08-02
Martha Linnebur, Victoria Johnson
 Enter Contest For Siaie Fair Queen

the Sears store in Mountain View.
 Victoria's hobbies are many dancing, hunting, fishing skiing, sewing and cooking.
 She plans to enter college after graduation from hixh school.
 One of many events honoring the girls will be the Matanuska Valley Chamber of Commerce banquet, to be held August Is at 7:30 pm. at the Elks hall. Catered by the Frontier Cafe, the dinner will feature roast beef and Matanuska Valley vegetables, and will emphasize B fair and harvest time theme. The public is invited to the af- fair, and reservations may be made by calling the Frontier Cafe or Marie Van Auken at PI 5-4911.
 The girls will attend the Seward Salmon Derby, will make several TV appearances, and will be guests at various other functions.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-02
PARK PROJECT GIVEN BOOST
 BY LOCAL WOMEN

Three Palmer women, Mrs. Whitey Pullen, Mrs. Pat Wells, and Gladys Swift. interested in seeing the development of the Palmer city park, started a fund for that purpose last week by placing collection jar in the Matanuska Hotel.
 T h e results = a total of $16062-Were turned in to the KiWanis Club at their regular luncheon meeting on Monday, July 30 The collection includ- ed a $100 gift from an anony- nous donor.
 The success of their project resulted in the appointment of Bob Pippel and Ted Schmidtke to a committee to place more jars in business places in Pal mer and to handle the collec- tions.
 Special guests at the Monday meeting included Mrs. Pullen, Mrs. Wells, and Winston Gil- christ, Palmer's new city man. ager.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-02
POLLING PLACES, BOUNDARIES CHANGE FOR SOME MATANUSKA VALLEY VOTERS

Montana Creek, excepting the incorporated limits of the city of Palmer.
 Butte voters will go to the Butte Fire Hall. The Butte precinct includes all the area bounded by the Matanuska River on the north and west, and the boundary of the cleo tion district on the south and east.
 Wasilla residents will vote at the Wasilla library, as usual At press time, no information was available in the Frontiers man office on polling places for the Big Lake, Eska- Sutton, Talkeetna and Willow pre- cinctS.
 If space permits, summary of the boundaries of these pre- cincts will be published in next weeks Frontiersman.
 Polling places will be open from s am. to 8 pm.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-02

be devoted to committee re- commentators and election of officers.
 Delegates will be guests at a banquet at WilliWaw Lodge on Friday evening, for which the electrical suppliers of the area will be hosts. The 7::3O pm. banquet will be preceded by no-host cocktail hour at 6:30 pm.
 On Saturday morning, dele gates will be taken on a tour of the Sutton area mines. with a luncheon to be served at noon at the Sutton Community club.
 If weather permits. the Co., op representatives will witness a spraying demonstration by Ed Green on Saturday atfer- noon.
 A tentative program fo1 wives of the delegates includes a cruise on Big Lake for Thurs , day and a tour of the Valley or Friday.
 Officers of ARECA include Burton Carver of Soldotna president; C. Ivan Branton O. Palmer, vice president; Larry Farnen, Homer, secretary; anc Eldon Gallear, Dillingham; l treasurer.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-02
Starring Salary Sci af S10,500

life in a small town. Warned of the long, cold winters, he drew a laugh by saying, I've lived in Montana.
 Other business conducted by the council included approval of the supplemental budget, with the stipulation that [ h fire department allotment first be clarified. The total revised budget figure is 157,84720, $13,941.30 over the original budget estimate of $143, ,905.90. The upward revision was ne- cessary to meet extra expenses accrued before the close of the fiscal year, which ends Sep tember 30.
 The police department W instructed to arrange for in formational signs at the inter section of of Valley Street and Wasilla Highway, as a service to tourists and others travelling to Wasilla, Big Lake, Houston and Willow. The police depart ment was also asked to desig- nate the alley behind the Sew erns building for one-Way traf- fife only.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-02
FAIRBANKS MILK PROCESSED HERE

The MVFCA milk processing operation at Fairbanks has been shut down, with all milk produced in that area now be- ing trucked to the Palmer plant for processing, Stewart A. Durrant, MVFCA general manager, announced this week The Fairbanks plant is now a distributing unit only, he said.
 The decision to close the Fairbanks plant was made at the July ' meeting of the Co., op board of directors, Durrant said.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-02
New Eagle River Bridge Opened

The new Eagle River bridge was opened to traffic yester- day and four miles of new highway were opened at the same time.
 The bridge, constructed at a cost of $96O,OO0 replaces the old bridge which will be taken down.
 Taking part in the dedication was Gov. William Egan and re- presentatives of the Chugiak and Eagle River areas.
 A State Department of High ways official said a public hear ing has been set for Aug. IF in Palmer, to consider a route pro- posal for a new bridge over the Knik River.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-02
MISS MATANUSKA
 VISITS CENTURY 2I

Erika Kalwies, Miss Mata- nuska Valley for 1862, left this morning for three days of fur and sightseeing at Century 21 in Seattle The trip was Erika's award for placing first in the 1861 Alaska State Fair queen contest. She is aecompanied by her sister Mrs. Ami Knueppel of Palmer.
 Erika will spend some time at the Alaska Exhibit, and plans to see Seattle from the top of the Space Needle.
 In a letter to Bill Miller, Al aska State Fair manager, writ ten by w. J. WallenStein, pres ident of Greater Anchorage, Inc, appreciation was express ed for the assistance given in the Miss Alaska Pageant. held in Anchorage on July l2.
 Miss KalWies was won derful and gracious contestant and was an outstanding repre- sentative of your community" " Wallenstein said.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-02

Winston Gilchrist, of Phoe- nix. Arizona, has accepted the position of first city manager of Palmer, offered to him at a special session of the Palmer City Council held July 3l. His starting salary has been set at $l0,500
 Gilchrist, 51, has a back ground of eight years in city managership, having served two and a half years in Rose burg, Oregon, one and half years in Needles, California and four years in Glendale, Arizona, He stated that he is not a registered professional engineer, but that he is a draftsman and can do his own mapping and planning.
 He has bachelor of science and master of science degree from the University of Oregon, and has a law degree from the Detroit College of Law. A former teacher, he also has a masters degree in p u b c school administration.
 The new manager said he could assume his duties within twelve days, and that his wife, Elizabeth, and eight=year-old son, George, will come to Pal mer as soon as their affairs can be settled in Phoenix.
 Glehrist said he saw no req son why the city tax rate should have to be raised in or der to meet his salary, although some shifts and changes ma, have to be made. Asked if h. had examined the city audi he stated that, although Palm CT has a high bonded indebted ness, the city appears to be i pretty good shape financially
 When asked how long he in tends to stay, he replied, T d, not anticipate this position a a training place for anothe job. hope to settle d o W I here" He added that he enjoy.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-02
CiIehrist Accepts City Manager Post
STATE FAIR PLANS KIDS DAY EVENTS

All youngsters of the valley between the ages of five and twelve, inclusive, are invited to register for Kids Day" at the fair, Bill Miller, fair man. ager, announced this week.
 Kids Day is scheduled for Friday, August 31, and a full program of events has already been set up. Al Metz and Lloyd Plumly are co-chairmen of the program, which will be divided into separate events for boys and girls of segregated age groups. There will be foot rac- es, sack races, three legged rac- es, ball throw, wheel barrow races, an egg roll, hoola hoop contest and others. Cash prizes will be awarded the winners of each event.
 A special event for 12-year old boys only will be climbing a greased pole. The pole will have a $l0 bill at the top await ing the lucky winner.
 To be eligible to participate in the program all children must register on or before Aug ust "A by calling Mir Metz at PI 5-2536 or MT. Plumbly at PI 5-3971, giving their name, age, and the event in which they would like to enter.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-02
Hunters Register For Special Hunt Al Local Office

Antlerless moose may be hunted in the Matanuska Val ley area from August 20 to September 30, Dan McGinnis, of the department of fish and game today reminded hunters.
 Closing date for registration for this special hunt will be August l3 at the Anchorage of flee and August II at the Pal mer office, McGinnis said. The Palmer office in the Severns building will be open for regis tration from 8::30 am. to 5 pm. on Wednesday and Saturday only. Applicants are asked to bring their hunting licenses with them.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-02

Some residents of the Mata- nuska Valley area will go to new polling places on Tuesday, August 14, to vote in the state primary election, according to information released this week by election officials.
 Voters of Palmer Precinct l, which includes all the area within the corporate limits of the City of Palmer, will vote in the Ehrhart building, in the section formerly occupied by the Lookwell barber shop.
 Polling place for the Mata- nuska precinct will be Sher- rods vegetable stand at Mile AS, Palmer Highway. This pre- cinct includes all the area ly- ing east of the Seward Meri- dian, bounded on the south by Knik Arm, on the east by the Matanuska River and Moose Creek and on the north by an east-west line drawn through
The frontiersman., 1962-08-02
AREA SALMON FISHING REPORTED FAIR TO GOOD

Local salmon streams are now producing fair to good fishing for red and silver sal
 mon, Palmer fishing biologist
 Dan McGinnis said yesterday.
 Many limit catches of reds
 and silvers are coming from
 Cottonwood Creek The popu-
 lar method for silVers is fresh cluster eggs, while the major ity of red salmon are taken by snag gear, the game depart ment official stated
 Fish Creek, which opened yesterday, contains moderate numbers of silvers and large numbers of pink salmon in good, bright condition Fishing is anticipated to be very good for pinks, primarily on snag equipment, McGinnis said.
 Wasilla Creek fishermen are having fair but spotty success in angling for silver salmon, he added. Popular bait is again fresh cluster eggs.
 The department of fish and game requests the public to ob- serve closed areas. Fish Creek is open from the mouth to Big Lake; Cottonwood Creek is open from the mouth upstream two miles to the Cottonwood Road bridge; and Wasilla Creek is open between the and the Alaska Railroad trestle. The daily sport fishing bag limit for salmon is three per person.
 McGinnis again emphasized that the recent rumor that the of fish and game had blocked the mouth of Cot tonWood Creek with nets is un- true. The area has been exam ined closely by protection off cers, and no nets of any type were found.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-02
Harold Dunn Gets Elks Appointment

Lee A. Donaldson, Grand Exalted Ruler of the Benevol- ent and Protective Order of Elks, recently announced the appointment of Harold J. Dunn as District Deputy Grand Ex- alted Ruler for the Alaska West District.
 The Alaska West District has jurisdiction over lodges in An chorage, Cordova, Fairbanks, Kodiak, Seward, Homer, and Palmer.
 Dunn will leave August 2, for Salt Lake City, Utah, to attend a regional conference of district deputies called by Grand Exalted Ruler Donald son to discuss affairs of the Or der and activities for the com ing year.
 Dunn is Past Exalted Ruler of Palmer Lodge No. 1842.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-02
Reporfers--
 NoeAook

Sergeant Paul McGibboney of the U. s. Army, now station ed in Korea with the First Cav airy Division, was winner of a 45-caliber service match held July 28 and 29. His wife, the former Hildegarde Kalwies, lives in Palmer.
 Miss Edna M. Davis of St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Can ada, is the guest of MT. and Mrs. Rodney L. Johnson of Sut- ton. She is accompanied by her ten-year old nephew, Ken meth Boone of Broadway, New Brunswick.
 Miss Davis is renewing friendships in the Valley. She will be remembered as man. ager of the Valley Presbyteri- an Hospital in 1949 and 1850.
 4 coffee hour was held at Mrs. Johnson's home on July 24, giving friends an opportun- ity to drop in and chat with Miss Davis. She plans to leave here on August II.
 Dick Jones returned from a vacation in Seattle on Monday. July 8. Mrs. Jones and son Brian, together with Mrs. Dick Albers, are driving home over the highway.
 After a years absence, John ny Orlando has returned to Palmer from the Kenai penin- sula, and is now operating a barber shop in the Neal Wright building, with the assistance of Bob Mumford.
 Mrs. Robert Pippel (Kay) left Palmer on Sunday for Seat tie, where she was joined on Tuesday by her husband. Bob will also visit Juneau before returning to Palmer.
 NIM3 Henry Wright has been named sailor of the month for July for his ship, the USS Sel- lers, which is stationed on the East Coast, out of Boston, hav- ing returned from Guatanamo Bay in the past month. He is the son of Donald Wright ot Sutton.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-02
MTA Holds Annual Meeting on Aug, 4

Free telephone service and color telephones await several lucky Matanuska Telephone Association members as door prizes at the annual meeting to be held Saturday, August 4, in Central School gymnasium, ac- cording to Max Clements, man. ager. Registration begins at 7:30 pm, with the business meeting opening at 8 pm.
 An election will be held to fill two vacancies on the board of directors. The two-year term of Harold Newcomb and the three-year term of John Zi- mowski are expiring. Nominees
The frontiersman., 1962-08-02

Especially attractive are the door prizes, Clements said, with the top award being a years free local residential service. Six months and three months of local residential ser vice will also be awarded, and several fortunate members will carry away color telephones.
 Refreshments will be served by the Valley Presbyterian Hospital Auxiliary
 MTA's candidate in the Al aska State Fair queen contest, Miss Victoria Johnson of Mile IT, Glenn Highway, will be in- troduced to the membership.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-02

for the positions are Laurel Hayes, James Hurley, and Ho- mer Reppart of the Butte area; Harvey Hiber of Sutton; John Linnebur of the Houston-Big Lake area; and Harold New comb (incumbenD of Wasilla.
 The manager and the officers of the board will make their annual reports, and the annual audit of the associations rec ords will be read
 Manager Clements pointed out that, under new state law, voting by proxy is no longer legal, and members must be present in order to vote.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-02
Voting Procedures To Be Discussed

A class for the instruction of election judges and clerks will be held at the Extension Ser vice office at 2 pm. on August T according to Ruth Dodds, district election supervisor. Voting procedures will be dis cussed.
 Mrs. Dodds and a member of the attorney generals office will preside. All judges and clerks in District 2 precincts are urged to attend.
Evening star., 1962-09-14

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Evening star., 1962-09-14
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Stores Thursday
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ing hands with everyone in
dividually as each took his
leave. The Air Force Stroll
ling Strings, who lined the
corridor, broke into such
spirited music at the end
that one or two felt inclined
to do a dance step. BY mid
night the party was over.
GUESTS AT THE DINNER
from the Supreme Court in
cluded Justice and Mrs. Black,
Justice and Mrs. Douglas, JUS
tice and Mrs. Clark, Justice
and Mrs. Harlan, Justice and
Mrs. Brennan, Justice and
Mrs. Stewart and Justice and
Mrs. Reed.
The Cabinet was represent
ed by Secretary of Interior
and Mrs. Udall, Secretary of
Agriculture and Mrs. Free
man, Secretary of Commerce
and Mrs. Hodges, Secretary
of Labor and Mrs. Goldberg
and Secretary of Health. Ed
ucation and Welfare and
Mrs. Ribicoff.
Others were Chairman of
the Atomic Energy Commits
sion and Mrs. Glenn T. Sea-
borg, Budget Director and
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Mrs. David E. Bell, and Act
ing Director of the Office of
Emergency Planning and
Mrs. Edward A. McDermott.
From the Senate were Ma
jority Leader Mike Mans
field; Senator and Mrs. HUI
bert H. Humphrey; Senator
and Mrs. Estes Kefauver,
Senate Minority Leader and
Mrs. Everett DirkSen and
Senator and Mrs. Thomas
Kuchel.
The House of Representa-
tiveS was represented by the
Majority Leader and Mrs.
Carl Albert, the Majority
Whip and Mrs. Hale Boggs,
Minority Leader Charles
Halleck, Minority Whip and
Mrs. Leslie Arends, former
Speaker of the House Joseph
Martin, Representative Carl
Vinson, Representative Fran
els E. Walter, the Chairman
of the Ways and Means Com
mittee and Mrs. Wilbur D.
Mills and Representatie
Thomas L. Ashley.
Others there were Chair
man of the Board of Gov
ernors of the Federal Reserve
System and Mrs. William
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bur K. Miller. and Chief
Judge of the United States
Court of Appeals for the
Fourth District and Mrs.
Simon E. Sobeloff.
Others on the list were
Judge of the United States
Court of Appeals and Mrs.
William H. HASTE. Chairman
of the United States Tariff
Commission and Mrs. Ben D.
Dorfman, Chairman of the
Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation and Mrs. Erie
Cooke, ST., and President of
the Export Import Bank and
Mrs. Harold F. Under.
Also present were the
youthful Chairman of the
Federal Communications
Commission and Mrs. New
ton N. Minow, Administrator
of the Federal Housing and
Home Finance Agency and
Mrs. Robert C. Weaver, Presi-
dent of the Board of District
Commissioners and Mrs.
Walter N. Tobriner and Di-
rector of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation j. Edgar
Hoover.
Among the "non-Govern-
ment" guests there were Mrs.
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Margaret Aicher of Pasadena.
Calf, Mrs. Alben w. Bar
kley, widow of the famed
weep; Miss Grace Bumbry.
the sirger-performer Of the
evening; Mrs. T. jefferson
Coolidge. quoted on the White
House list as "a friend from
New York City" but who
with her husband was a
donor of five original Stuart
portraits to the White House
and the Editor of NeWsWeek
and Mrs. Osborn Elliot and
DR.. Rosa Gragg. president Of
the National Association Of
Negro Women.
Others were the Publisher
of the Houston Chronicle and
Mrs. John T. Jones, Mrs. j.
Hamilton Lewis. widow Of
the Senator from Illinois;
Miss Mary McGrory of The
Washington Evening Star,
Mr.. William J. Nichols, edi-
tor and publisher of This
Week, the Sunday Supple
ment, and Mrs. Nichols; Mr..
Charles WadsWorth, New
York accompanist for Miss
Bumbry, and Mr.. Frederick
L. Holburn, special assistant,
White House office.
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Nice. Martin. jr.. Deputy At
torney General and Mrs.
Byron r. White. Director of
Defense Research and En-
gineering and Mrs. Harold
Brown, Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff and
Mrs. Lyman Lemnitzer and
Director of the Central In
telligence Agency John A.
McCone.
Also on the large dinner
list were Mr.. and Mrs. FoW-
Ter Hamilton, Che is the ad-
ministrator for the Agency
for international Develop
ment; Administrator OF the
General Services Admins
tration and Mrs. Bernard L.
Boutin and Administrator of
the Federal Aviation Agency
and Mrs. Najeeb E. Halaby.
SPECIAL ASSISTANT to
the President and Mrs. Law
renee O'Brien were there as
were Deputy Special Counsel
to the President and Mrs.
Myer Feldman, Chairman Of
the Civil Service Commits
sion and Mrs. John w. Macy,
jr., Chief Judge of the United
States Court of Appeals for
the District and Mrs. Will