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The frontiersman., 1962-04-12
WASILLA STORE
 F0RCIBLY ENTERED

Some $15O damage was done at the Wasilla Building and Farm Supply, formerly Eckerts Supply Center, when the es- tablishment was forcibly enter ed sometime last night. liar old Newcomb, manager, said this morning that the break-in was discovered by Leroy Hea- ven when he passed the build ing enroute to work.
 Entry was made when a large window in the front door was broken, Newcomb said. AL though inventory was not com plete, the manager reported a radio, various tools, fishing gear and ammunition were taken.
The frontiersman., 1962-04-12
BOROUGH GROUP ESTIMATES AREA VALUATION AT OVER S38 MILLION

$347,000; Wasilla Townsite, four-mile radius, plus farms and Lake Lucille and Wasilla Lake, $1,611, 800; Knik Road to Goose Bay, $313,750; Fairview Loop to Palmer School District, $528,000; Four miles from Was fila to Houston, $290,0O0; Four miles from Wasilla-Schrock Road to Susitna River, $304.- 500; Meadow Lakes to Sehrock Road, $126,000; Finger Lake and Barry area. $406, 800; and Schrock Road to Little Susitna Lodge, $361 ,000.
 These reports did not include three miles beyond Sutton to Chickaloon River; Petersville area west of Big Susitna, nor four miles west of Big Lake to Big Susitna River.
The frontiersman., 1962-04-12
SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM TO BE FEATURE OF P.T.A. MEET

All taxpayers, and especially parents of students attending Palmer schools, are invited to attend the April IT meeting of the Palmer Parent Teachers Association meeting which will be held at 8 pm, in the high school cafeteria.
 Main topic for discussion al the meeting will be the proposed school construction program and speakers will include William T. Zahrad- nick. superintendent of sch ools and members of the Palmer Board of Education.
 The speakers will explain ar chitectural drawings, describ- ing the package program and the alternate proposals. Inter ested persons are invited to submit questions at the meet ing.
The frontiersman., 1962-04-12
Hearing Clinic
 Planned for Adults

Free hearing thests for adults of the valley area will be offer ed from FOO to 800 pm. on Thursday, April 26 at the Val ley Health Center, located in the Valley Presbyterian Hos pital. The program is being sponsored, without charge, by the Matanuska Valley Health Council.
 citeHtthislyb whengmuchU
 The program will consist of a simple hearing test, using an audiometer or otometer; ma- chimes designed for thearing tests. Should the test reveal any loss of hearing, an ap-
The frontiersman., 1962-04-12

pointment will be made for a more detailed test at later date.
 Services of the public health nurses, school nurse and Al aska Crippled Childrens Asso- citation speech and hearing therapist will be combined in the program. Local physicians have approved the program and will participate in the cor rective activities.
 Members of the Health Coun- cil strongly urge all residents of the valley to take advantage of the opportunity to have hear ing tests done without charge.
The frontiersman., 1962-04-12

As part of the study being made by various committees who are working on the pro- posed borough in the local areas, members of the revenue committee have submitted a report on their findings of val nations (estimated) i'll various areas.
 Information for their find ings was obtained through the Anchorage Land Office, the Soil Conservation Office, Pal mer School District tax office and the City of Palmer.
 The committee reported they found over 260 homesteads, most of them with houses and cabins, that will be patented within the next two or three years, with a valuation of over one half million dollars.
 A total valuation, over the above mentioned properties, was reported at $38,3 8,334,095 and was broken down as follows: Palmer School District, in- cluding the City of Palmer, $18,060,795; Big Lake area, four miles from water line around lake, $13,763,875 (this latter did not include area south of Big Lake, beginning four miles be- low shoreline); Willow area, S1,089, ,175; North Willow to Talkeetna, $223,000; Talkeetna Townsite, including farms,
The frontiersman., 1962-04-12
Chamber Speaker Will Discuss MEA Planning

Mason LaZelle, manager of the Matanuska Electric Asso- citation, will be geust speaker at the April Is meeting of the Matanuska Valley Chamber of Commerce. His discussion will be based on MEA activities, in- cluding a report on the propos- ed steam plant at Sutton.
The frontiersman., 1962-04-12

the renee around Colony Park. located near the Palmer Phar- macy. The purchase of needed supplies was authorized by the Council which expressed their appreciation for the volunteer ed help.
 Council members were in- formed that the State Youth and Adult Authority has now decided to build tent city" at the site of the adult prison camp in the Buffalo Mine area and will not require jail space in the basement of city hall.
 Councilman Blom reported that a new roof will be needed on city hall before next win ter. Blom was requested to draw up specifications for a new roof and bids will be ask ed from interested persons.
 
 From 10:20 to 11:25 pm. the Council and Mayor Bill Miller met in an executive session to discuss police department busi- ness. When the meeting recon vened, Council members re- quested Attorney Burton Bliss obtain the services of a quali- fled man from the Anchorage area to review personnel and procedures of the city police department.
 The city clerk was instruct ed to contact the Division of Highways regarding the avail ability of street cleaning equip ment.
 Although discussed, no ac- ton was taken by the Council, regarding the alley between Walker and Railroad streets. Youth Day was announced for May l, with the various city
 tContinued on page ?
The frontiersman., 1962-04-12

Also appearing on the pro gram of the final P.T.A. meet ing for this season, will be Jim Estelle who will present his Future Farmers of America contest-winning speech, ''The Time for Safety is Now.
The frontiersman., 1962-04-12

.ral School gymnasium. Mem
 bers will assemble for the busi- ness meeting at 8 pm. Busi- ness to be conducted will in clude the election of two mem bers to the board of directors for tWo-year terms.
The frontiersman., 1962-04-12

Candidates, named by a nom- mating committee, include: Ro- bert L. Tucker, Walter Mayr, Sutton, both incumbents; Vir= gil Flint, John Steeby, Gnu giak Birchwood Eagle River area: Pettis l.. Woodward.
The frontiersman., 1962-04-12
City Contemp|utes New Wuter Well
.(o-0p May Become
 (ify's Largest User

The installation of another water well at the City reservoir site was discussed at the April 10 meeting of the Palmer City Council.
 The need for another well will be realized if the Matan- uska Valley Farmers Cooperat- ing Association decides to go on the city water system. For many years the Coop water system was the only system in Palmer Many families used wells. After the City installed the city system, all users ex- cept the Coop went on the city line. The need for addi- tional water for commercial and fire protection require ments, has prompted inquiries to the City from the Coop.
 Rough estimates indicate the Coop, using the City water system only, would require about the same amount of wa ter daily as is currently used by all other users combined. At the present time the Coop creamery department is using city water. Although it would become necessary for the city to install another we'll if the Coop went entirely on the city line, it was pointed out it would not be necessary to en- large the reservoir. The city is presently averaging 155, 1000 gallons of water use per day. Financial studies of the pro posal will be made by the city water committee.
 Police Chief Bernard Bou- wens recommended the City make inquiries regarding hous- ing of women prisoners in An chorage, rather than attempt ing to assume additional costs of housing women in the local city jail. Chief Bouwens also told Council members that an Identification card issued to a local citizen was not a regular police card, that the individual had not been sworn in as an officer, and that he issued the card to be used as identity only. The card has since been recall ed and is no longer in posses sion of thei individual.
 Chief Bouwens reported the probationary period for off cer Louis Bencardino expires April l2 and recommended he be put on permanent basis, Later in the meeting Bencar- dino was put on permanent basis, with his salary set at $625 per month. The salary of Off cer George Reid also was in- creased to S625 per month. Councilman Pazaruski was ab- sert during the voting.
 
 Harold Monahan told Coun- cil members that if the city would supply paint brushes, linseed oil, and turpentine, that a local merchant will fur nish the paint and several resi- dents will volunteer to paint cnMnnE nnNQFNHEn7
The frontiersman., 1962-04-12

Palmer's spelling champion this year is Patrick (Rick) Cady. a l4-year-old member of Grade 8-A. Central School. Rick topped the nine contest ants and will compete in the State championship. Runner-up was Bobby Nichols, a member of the sixth grade.
The frontiersman., 1962-04-12
Reporfers-
 NokAook

Palmer High School placed sixth in team scores (based on three highest individual scores) in the Alaska section of the Ma tlonal Mathematics Contest. William E. Combs was high scorer of the Palmer partici- pants and will receive a math- ematics pin.
 Mrs. Richard Demming has returned from Juneau where she represented the church women of St. BartholomeW's Episcopal Church at the Dis trict Episcopal Church Wom- ems five-day meeting. While in Juneau Mrs. Demming attend ed one session in both the House and Senate and called on Governor William Egan. Also attending the meeting was Mary RoWley, PHN, of Sitka, formerly of Palmer. Over 50 women, representing all areas of Alaska, attended the meet ing.
 Marvin Slaughter, engineer, U. s. Geological Survey, is back at his desk following a visit Outside, during which he visited his former home in Tennessee.
 Ralph Moore of the Matanus- ka Electric Association return ed to Palmer Wednesday eve of last week from Minneapolis where he attended a power use management school.
 
 Betty MearS has returned from the Seattle area where she spent the past week. While Outside Mrs. Mears had an op- portunity to visit the Jantzen factory in Portland where she saw the popular sportswear be- ing manufactured.
 Among visitors attending the recent installation of officers of Palmer B.P.O. Elks were Louis Odsather, past exalted ruler of the Anchorage Elks lodge and Osky Weeda, also past exalted ruler and current vice-president of the Alaska State Elks Association. Benja- min Cabo was installed as ex- alted ruler of the Palmer lodge, assuming his position from Will liam Cook.
 Eight cases of upper respira- tory infection were reported in the Palmer area for the week ending April 6. In addition there was one case each of in- fluenza and pneumonia.
 Mrs. Joyce Kerttula and Lew Hanks are representing the Palmer Board of Education at a meeting of the National As sociation of National School Boards being held in St. Louis. Hanks expects to return to Pal mer this weekend.
The frontiersman., 1962-04-12

Harold Monahan told Coun- cil members that if the city would supply paint brushes, linseed oil, and turpentine, that a local merchant will fur nish the paint and several resi- dents will volunteer to paint
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-11
1868
$l3 Monthly
Sll Monthly

CHARLTON COLONIAL STYLE-Worn
solid maple frames with upholstery in hor-
monizine brown hubby texture. Comfort
obIe, charming suite for doy-ond-nieht use.
You get sofobed "opens to "a size, sleeps
two) rotchino chair and three eoordinoted
maple tobIes. Matching Roeker------$3o
The Hseht co-Beddins end Sleep Furniture-W Stores
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-11-02
Benton, Wn.,
PUD Compares
Electric Rates

"Our residential customers paid
an average .93c* per kilowatt hour.
This is 22.5% less than Pacific
Power & Light; 1850 less than
Puget Sound Power and Light; and
31.1% less than Washington Water
Power customers paid for a kilo-
watt hour during 1861.
Benton County PUD customers
receive an additional fringe benefit
along with low electric rates-they
have acquired a 500 debt-free
equity in a $6,OO0,OOO electric sys-
tem."-From Benton PUD NEUS-
IRON.
*Compare that O.93e with the
2.36 cents average residential rate
charged by Montana Power. 1t
means a $1,000 power bill in Mon
tana would be ONLY $500 under
Benton PUD. Public Power DOES
Pay the User.-PV Editor.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-11-02
Commerce Depart. Spells
Out Rules For Emergency
Public Works Program


About $50 officials of federal,
state and local governments attended
a two-day conference in Washington
last week to discuss ground rules for
the new Public Works Acceleration
Act. under which certain communi-
ties may obtain federal grants for
public works projects scheduled for
early construction.
The Act, which was signed by the
President Sept. IA, provides federal
assistance up to 500 of the cost of
public works projects in areas of
substantial unemployment, as deter
mined each month by the Secretary
of Labor, or redevelopment areas, as
designated by the Secretary of Com
merce.
Secretary of Commerce Luther H.
Hodges said President Kennedy has
requested that the public works ac-
celebration funds be invested in
Worthwhile and necessary projects
designed to make eligible communi-
ties better places in which to live
and work.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-11-02
Somewhat Academic
By EDMUND FREEMAN, Missoula
UNITED NATIONS DAY,
WAR, AND PROFITS

United Nations. Day has come and
gone in Missoula. Last year the late
Paul Carter carried on alone in a
United Nations Day parade. This
year there was full worthy celebra-
ton of the day. Governor Babcock
came the day before and paid his
disrespects to Arnold Olsen: Instead
of Staying in Washington, D. G.
= until Congress adjourned the
Governor suggested that the incum-
bent might have served the state
better if he had returned to Montana
where he couldn't vote.' The Gov
ernor paid no respects to the United
Nations.
If the Governor read the morning
paper he found warm letter-greet-
ing, congratulating him on keeping
us in the Union. 1t began: 81 am
pleased to hear that Gov. Babcock
has proclaimed Oct. % United States
Day. 1t treasures me that Montana
is going to stay in the Union. There
was a time, in the 1861 legislative
session, when the Montana House of
Representative passed "a resolution
(Reps. Bush, Haines, Lucas, Page
and Reed concurring) proposing an
amendment to the United States Con-
stitution abolishing the federal in
come tax, when the issue seemed in
doubt"
After reporting the plan for cele-
brating the day, the writer, one of
the many faculty wives who are NOV
ing in on things political in Missoula,
concluded: "The United Nations flag
will fly before Democratic head
quarters on the oath. 1t probably
will not be out in front of Republi-
can headquarters in Difference to the
Governor but a great many respon-
sible Republicans are cooperating in
the activities of celebration
And on United Nations Day came
this old ironic song in an Associated
Press story from New York: "The
Cuban crisis, if it doesn't burst into
about shooting, could spark up the
American economy, researchers of |
some Wall Street firms believe. Wal
ston and Co. advised its customers |
that if the Cuban situation resembles |
the Korean action, the effect could
be to cancel out the recession many
foresee for 1868 These analysts
grant that all bets are off if the
Cuban crisis gets out of hand" So
be careful, Christian Gentlemen,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-11-02
Urge Arthrities
To Shun Liefeorf

WASHINGTON, d. C.-(CNS)-
Federal officials recently warned
arthritis victims against Liefcort, a
drug not. legally available in the
U. S. T.etj
The drug is made and promoted by
DIR. Robert Lehman, who fled to
Canada when U. S. marshals closed
in on him for selling a badness
"cure''. Endocrine Research Labora-
tories, Beaurepare, Que, label and
distribute the drug which LEHMAN
compounds in his home. He is not
licensed to practice medicine in Can
ada.
Liefcort was described in a maya
zine article last May, Food & Drug
Administration officials say. Since
then many arthritis sufferers have
tried to import it. One 71-year-old
woman flew to Canada and bought
years supply. She returned to Cali
fornia with the drug. In July she was
admitted to the hospital with severe
internal bleeding and died within a
month.
FDA doctors say Liefcort contains
three potent estradiol,
and testosterone. The
is 10 times a therapeutic
dose, FDA says. Only prednisone is
used here to treat arthritis, and it
dosage is carefully regulated be-
cause of hazards involved. The other
hormones have shown no beneficial
effect on arthritis and have serious
side effects, says FDA.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-11-02
don't cheer the crisis on too hard!

don't cheer the crisis on too hard!
I have often felt little guilty, OF
at least lazy, that | didn't bestir my
self and learn how to make little
much-needed extra money on the
stock market, but the other day
found this comfort in Pope Johns
MATER AND MAGISTRA":
cit sometimes happens in our day
that men are more inclined to seek
some professional skill than posses
sion of goods. Moreover, such men
have greater esteem for income from
labor or rights arising from labor,
than for that deriving from invest
ments or rights associated Herewith.
"This clearly accords with the in
herent characteristics of labor, mas
much as this proceeds directly from
the human person, and hence it is to
be thought more of than wealth in
external goods. These latter, by their
very nature. must be regarded as in
struments. This trend indicates an
advance in civilization"
So, when 1 am feeling a little
pinched l can still feel that | am
partly civilized. And I do feel that
way! was disappointed several weeks
ago to read in a NEW YORK TIMES
article that good many ministers
of the gospel are alleviating their
financial condition by accepting tips
from some of their wise parishioners
on how to turn some money on the
stock market. 1 wished they would
demean themselves with us teachers
and laborers and consider forming a
union to improve their loft it is
a bad one.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-11-02
State House Beat +. s<~
FRANKLY SPEAKING
By FRANK SMALL

That Overwhelming force"
Gov. Tim Babcock, sidestepped
the "immovable object" of the
County Assessors and Commits
sioners who have refused to go
along with the Board of Equal
ization's last minute Juggling
of 1868 property tax assess
ments. In Glasgow Monday he at
tempted to pull the rug from under
Chairman Dan Fulton and member
John Alley who had offered five
per cent tax reduction "bait' to
farmers to allow the stockgrowers
more than four millon-dollar sub
sidy in property tax savings.
Attorney General Forrest Ander
son Tuesday released his praise for
the footwork.
II am happy to note that the Gov
ernor has finally realized that his
own appointees Fulton and Alley
were appointed by the late Gov. Don
Nutter) are not acting in the best
interest of the state.
81 would now suggest that he
discontinue his political tour in
support of Republican candidates
for office, since he now admits
that his own appointees can't do
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-11-02

proper job for the people of
| Montana"
Anderson's pleasure at the Gov
ernor's action was tempered, how
ever, by his fear that Babcock would
change his mind when he returned
to Helena. 81 have had my disagree
ments with the Board of Equalization
too, the AG said, "but l didn't have
to get 400 miles away from Helena
before l told them about it."
81 hope Babcock's sudden interest
in the welfare of the people doesn't
evaporate when he leaves the grass
roots and returns to the company of
the special interest groups which he
usually serves SO faithfully"
The grazing land tax give-away
is viewed by many as only the first
step in the service of special inter-
est subservience on the state level.
The County Assessors were alerted
on August 80 by a message from AL
bert Severtson, Pondera County AS
SCISSOR, to defeat the plot to wreck
the five million dollar reclassifica-
ton program of the 1857 Legislature,
to have sales tax, TO consolidate the
counties, to put property tax direct
fy under the jurisdiction of the Board
of Equalization, to devalue inter
county utility property SO per cent
to give such utilities the same cut
that was given the railroads, or any
other pet scheme the Helena jugglers
might invent, Severtson suggested:
eff all counties were to use the
values adopted by the study COM
mittee for their 1868 assessments,
said Severtson, land if those values
were defended by the Boards of
County Commissioners, there would
be little chance that the State
Board of Equalization could over
rule that combination.''
That combination with Democratic
member of the Board of Equalization
Ed Byrne as the anchor man on the
team, was successful in a squeeze
play on Babcock.
Fulton and Alley whimper in a
eve believe" statement that:
eve are truly humble in this mat
ter and have used and will continue
to use all information available to
us to make proper decision But we
do find it impossible to escape from
the necessity to make a decision on
the basis of uniformity, fairness and
equity as set forth in the Constitu-
ion and the statute.
"The decision has been a difficult
,ne but the problem is difficult and
one and will require the in
elligent cooperation of all con-
.erned in order that a proper and
ust solution may be attained but
aid term-appointed Fulton and AL
ey: eve will stand behind our di-
ective as opposed to the Commits
proposal"
The taxation drama continues
Babcock's politically-inspired rec
concentrations are ignored. The
State Board majority goes merrily
about it's intent of cutting the
pampered livestock industry in on
another big piece of taxation pie.
And indications are, once the 1868
Legislature goes home, similar gen.
crosby will be extended the cow
mems comrades-in-arms, the utili-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-11-02
85.2 Million
Labor Force
Seen BY 1870

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The U. S.
labor force in 1870 may total 85.5
million according to new projections
prepared by the Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Most of the projected increase of
1917 million over the 1860 labor
force is foreseen as resulting from
the greatly expanding population of
working age. Between 1870 and 1875
the labor force will continue to in
crease substantially and may reach
SO million in 1875.
Labor force changes during the
1905 will be highlighted by the addi-
ton of 6 million young workers under
20 years of age-almost half the to-
tai increase of u million. About
3 u million will be adult women and
3 million adult men. For men 65 years
years and over, the continuation of
trends toward earlier retirement is
expected to more than offset their
expanding numbers in the population. |
Between 1870 and 1875 the pattern |
changes will be somewhat different |
from that of the COOS. The number
of young workers will rise much less
sharply than in the 1960's-about 2
million-but there will be almost 3
million more men workers in ages
25 to "a. Labor force participation
rates among adult women will prob
ably rise at a slower pace, and popu-
lation growth will be primarily re-
sponsible for the increase of 2 mil
lion among women 25 years and over.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-11-02
MANY AREAS ELIGIBLE

There are over 1000 areas that
would be eligible for projects under
the 5000 million Accelerated Public
Works Program" just enacted by
Congress, according to the Area Re-
development Administration.