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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-12
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The frontiersman., 1963-03-28

was skeptical of certain plans, particularly the prospect of volunteer help for the project operation.
 Ernst Brown and Pat Brouil- let of Anchorage, representing the Anchorage Timing Associa- tlon (drag strip racers), spoke about the boundless opportun- ities connected with this fast est growing new sport attrac- ton and about the futile at temptS of the Anchorage group in 20 years of searching-to find a feasible site for the de- velopment in the Anchorage area. Brouillet described the great success of a hastily plan ned drag strip event at Tana- cross last Labor Day which drew more people from as far away as 300 miles than all the other Labor Day events in the South Central Distrist.
 MT. Ernst Brown, the finan- cial conSultant for the Timing Association, spoke at some length on the rosy big business aspects of drag strip racing, comparing Palmer's opportun- ities in this field with the Santa Anita (horse) race track in California, which town was smaller than Palmer when it began this development a rela- lively few years ago. Since Brown will go into a develop ed prospectus of what the air. port drag strip proposal would mean to the Palmer area over a period of years when. he meets with the council at a special meeting next Tuesday.
The frontiersman., 1963-03-28

Police Chief Bencardino re- ported the Palmer Car Club plans for grandstands 100 feet away for 2,000 5000 people, paved strip 50 feet wide, 4000 feet long on the east-West run way with a control tower mounted at the intersection with the north-south runway. This would be operated Sun days and at other times for special events. In response to a question about personnel for the tower and the signal means to be used for approaching fly CTS, Bencardino observed that this would have to be worked out according to FAA specifi- cations; in Anchorage, FAA had indivated that the whole proposal would have to be re- viewed at the Washington, DC. level.
 Bencardino reported that Senator E. L. Bartlett in An chorage Saturday expressed great enthusiasm for the pro- posal and promised to help all he could in Washington.
 The meeting at the high sch- ool Sunday, Bencardino said, revealed the impact of the pro- posed project on business in Palmer. Business was generally favorable to the group of drag ging enthusiasts who came from Anchorage - they pre- sented no problems. (Mrs. How ard Campbell later had com plimentary testimony on the behavior of these courteous and considerate young people in her restaurants as we'll as her delight with the significant in-
The frontiersman., 1963-03-28
RYAN'S LINES
 By Jack Ryan

Our family owns a beautiful, white, persian tom cat. T h e kids love him. But, they don't know he's a wolf in domestica- ted animals clothing.
 
 l meet him every morning on the back porch. when I am going 10 work. and he Is coming home from work. Man. does he ever have good job.
 Last year, there were 46 white kittens born in our neighborhood. I've got enough troubles without trying to make my cat pay alimony.
 He's very professional Af- ter he eats. he likes 10 sleep awhile. before he deals with the particular psYchosis that is afflicting each lady cat in our neighborhood.
The frontiersman., 1963-03-28

crease in business.)
 In answers to questions, from Rene Neilsen, local flying in- structor, Bencardino said that the cars would be stopped when a signal from the control tower indicates any planes are coming in on the north-south runway. To another question he estimated the weekly impact of people into Palmer conser- vatively at 1900 for the 20 weeks of operation. To another, that the runway would be torn up a maximum of 45 days with plans for readiness by July.
 Mrs. Campbell observed that objections on the basis of near ness of residence, children, noise and dust were selfish mo- tives for disappearing of the project. 'This town needs some business" she emphasized, with vocal approval of many others. Among local flyers who spoke in favor of the airport drag strip were Mason LaZelle and Lee Hartley, the former observ- ing that most of the air traffic during the pertinent time of the year was on the north south runway, anyway. Hart ley even went so far as to say that the airmen could patron ize other smaller landing strips during the few hours involved each week for the good of cause to Palmer.
 Roscoe Taylor, denying last weeks Frontiersman report that he represented the Experi- ment Station or that he oppos- ed a drag strip, insisted that he favored the idea although he
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mer, train automotive engin- eers and provide an emotional outlet for our young people.
 He continued with critical analysis of each presumption tantamount to an opposing point of view. In concluding remarks, Logsdon stated that a drag strip should be encour- aged but that it should not be encouraged to the detriment of other sports the Valley can and does offer.
 This includes not only fly ing but hunting and fishing of which flying is an integral part, he observed. T am thoroughly opposed to encour- aging dragging that might in terfere with flying"
 In his list of other sports that needed encouragement he lncludeu a year-rOund SWlm- ming pool, the Independence ski area, dude ranching, pack trips, riding stables, outboard racing in summer and stock car and sports car racing on the same lakes in winter.
 "But let's not pull all our eff forts into one sport to the ex- clusion or even interference with any other just because some group tries to sell you on the intellectual and social val ues of particular sport" he concluded.
 This was the fulcrum that lifted the airport drag strip proponents to their feet in sometimes angry denuncia- tions of Logsdon's opposing points of. view on the drag strip benefits.
The frontiersman., 1963-03-28
Four Borough Bills Cross Over fo fine Other Side

Four borough bills have crossed over to the other side of the legislative hall in Juneau as the first session of the Third State Legislature goes into its 61st day today.
 Passed by the House and transmitted to the Senate were the controversial CSHB90 as amended-originally Rep. John Raiders bill, HBl63 as amend ed, and HB214 as amended The Senate passed and sent to the House Senator Alfred Owens SBl7 as amended
 As amended in the House, CSHB90, still provides for the mandatory incorporation of certain boroughs, including the local Seventh Election District, by January l, 1864, if they have not been voluntarily in corporated into an organized borough by Oct. 1, 1863 The
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amended version provides for voters choice on incorporation as first or second class borough. It also follows the original bor- ough statute in giving the bor- ough assembly up to two years after the borough's incorpora- tion to integrate existing spec ial service districts, such as the Palmer Independent School District, into the borough or ganizational and operational structure under borough as sembly authority. Special fea- ture of this bill is the provision for grants of land and money to the organized borough to de- fray the cost of transition to borough government and to provide for development and interim governmental opera tions.' The organized borough may select within five years of incorporation ten percent of
The frontiersman., 1963-03-28
Gonsultani Finishes Audit

John Myhre, management consultant with the National Rural Electric Cooperative As sociation, has finished the first phase of a management audit for the Matanuska Electric Assn.
 The audit, plus a wage and salary study, is being partici- pated in jointly by the local electric cooperative and the Homer Electric Association.
 Myhre, native of Iowa, holds bachelor and masters degree in industrial economics from Iowa State University at Ames.
 In addition to his work as management consultant for NRECA Myhre will edit the Management Quarterly, an NRECA publication.
The frontiersman., 1963-03-28
4-Mi|| Levy for Schools Set by Council
Rep. Reid Reports On Progress of
 Certain House Bills

In his telephoned report to The Frontiersman late Tues day, District : Representative Eugene Reid reported that the pace of legislative action in the House has speeded up substant- tally during the past week. and that friction has been ris- ing to h surface between House and Senate with h feeling that the other side is sitting on it's bills.
 He commented on certain bills, still unpassed, of inter est to local people as, follows:
 HBlI8, the contractors H. censlng bill: he's quite certain that it won't come out of com mittee.
 CSHBl0, the Standard Time bill is in the Senate W h CT e Reid believes that it is buried for the session.
 CSHB9O as amended, Raiders borough bill IS in Senate Fi- nance committee, the Senate Local Government committee having approved 1t almost unanimously. Reid believes that it will come out of Fi- nance, but telegrams to com mIttee members would help.
 The Matanuska Valley Fair bill is filed in the House Rules committee, where Reid hopes 1t will stay-alive-until next year when it would have a bet ter chance of passage.
 Reid believes the session will go to 70 days since a supple mentary legislature appropria- ton of S39.000, passed by both houses, would be used up by that time.
The frontiersman., 1963-03-28
Gusty North Winds Bludgeon Local Area

Gusty north winds that have pludegoned the local area slnce early last evening are re- ported the most severe experi- enced since the Alaska Agricul- tural Experiment Station began continuous recording six years ago.
 According to the report gathered from recordings of the stations anemometer, wind in- creased gradually from 5 to 2 pm. last evening, holding fair ly steady at mean of 45 mph through the night. Minimum average was 35, maximum mean about 55 with gusts over b mph about every ten minu- les. Some gusts seemed to ap- proach 90 mph (about 15 times during the night although the anemometer needle was off the chart on these occasions.
 Gradually decreasing since 6 am. this morning, the mean was 35 mph at 8 a.m., with gusts to 65 every ten minutes.
 Weather reports indicate that the high winds are general over the Cook Inlet area. Con- tlnuation of this condition was predicted at least for the re- mainder of the day.
 Although local insurance ag- ents observed that claims for wind damage usually are not brought to the office until the winds have ceased to be des- tructive, two reports from the city of Palmer were made to Plppel Insurance Agency this morning on damage to roofs. One was for Irwin Bentti resi- dence and the other for the Perkins building. Quite num- Der of roofs of non-permanent structures located on the Alas ka State Fair grounds had blown away before daybreak; and other damage, particularly 10 roofs and TV antenna, has been noted in the city area.
The frontiersman., 1963-03-28
Drag Strip Proposed for City of Palmer

vate developer, reported ready with $80,000 cash in the propo- sed ARA application for the re- maining $100,000 as a loan. Nell son had estimated that the project would give employ ment to 40 people in addition to those needed for the construc- ton phase. It was noted that if the local Palmer Airport drag strip plan goes ahead, MT. Nelson will abandon his pro- ject;; otherwise he will proceed with the private development as a proposed ARA project.
 ;, MT. and Mrs. R. Reed of Will liwaW Lodge, Harold Loomis, Julius Moore, Rose Palmquist, Laura Barnes, Betty Mears and P. Weisenberger of the Tour ism and Recreation subcom- mittee approved the proposal with the latter two adding that the location would provide for the least amount of public nui- sance, noise and annoynanee.
 Former Mayor Charles Logs don touched off a heated and sometimes emotional series of opinions with some prepared observations on the proposed airport dragstrip gathered from a meeting held last Sunday at the high school in which the idea of drag strip racing and its benefits was presented by film and remarks of local and An chorage enthusiasts. Dr. Logs don had gathered from the presentation that the Palmer Airport drag strip proposal would encourage safe driving, take dragsters off the high ways bring money into Pal
The frontiersman., 1963-03-28

Opinion of some 30 visitors to the city council meeting Tuesday night regarding the Palmer Airport drag strip pro- posal was heavily weighed on the side of the proponents; only three or four opposed it in a standing count.
 This topic of seeming major interest was not on the regular council meeting agenda. As more and more chairs were brought into the council cham bers for an unprecedented number of visitors it became apparent that most of them were awaiting developments on this controversial subject.
 The subject was first intro duced in the agenda's cores pondence item when City Manager Winston Gilchrist read a letter in the form of report from the Tourism and Recreation subcommittee of the local Area Redevelopment committee signed by P. Weis- enberger, secretary.
 The report favored a drag strip proposal to be located on $40 acres of state-owned land on the Valley side of Knik riv- CT bridge to be developed with ARA funds as a private enter prise planned by one Lee Nel- son of Anchorage. The proposal called for a 6O-foot strip 4000 feet long plus sports car tor tuous track, ,bleachers, timing tower plus other sport and commercial features to be de veloped over a five year period. Planned total investment was $l8O,000 with Nelson, the 'pri-
The frontiersman., 1963-03-28

courses in Educational Mea- surement, Guidance. Public Relations, School Administra- ton, Supervision and Agricul- tural Education.
 In addition to his teaching experience in Palmer, MT. Ward taught for five years at LapWai, Idaho where he was an instructor in high school sub jects and Vocational Agricul- ture Education. He is a Korean War veteran with two years
 Ward and his wife, Joy, own their own home, located on an 80-acre tract in the Lazy Noun tain area. They have two chil- dren: son, Walter, aged 8, and a daughter named Keli, aged 5.
The frontiersman., 1963-03-28

the vacant, unappropriated, un- reserved state lands located within its boundaries. The cash grant to the newly organized borough is equal to $l0 for each voter in the last general cleo tion but no less than S25,000.
 HB163 as amended limits to 50 days the time period follow ing incorporation during which any person may challenge the legality of any borough's for nation.
 HB214 as amended is local government committee bill. It is particularly significant to Big Borough" proponents. Like the existing borough sta ute, 1t permits the borough as sembly to provide for the cleo ton of assemblymen represent ing areas outside first cities from designated section equal to the total number of such as semblymen on the borough as- sembly. But unlike this per missiVe provision of the pres ent statute which allows only those eligible voters residing within a designated section to vote for their borough assem- ply representative. HB214 as amended provides that all eli gible borough voters residing outside first class cities vote for the candidate of their choice from each designated ieetion slate. This Is in line with the concept of borough unity and the responsibility of assemblymen to all the people of the borough. The amended bill makes it mandatory that boroughs with total population of 10000 or more have such sectional division and repre- sentation for the area outside first class cities. For proposed boroughs of such population the Local Affairs Agency es- tablishes the sections for the el- eetion of assemblymen no later than 50 days before the initial election of borough assembly, men.
 Passed by the Senate and sent to the House SBl7 as amended postpones by one year the present July 1, 1863 dead line for special service districts to be integrated into city or or ganized borough governments, to be annexed to or incorporat- ed as cities, or to be established as service areas within the un- organized borough.
The frontiersman., 1963-03-28
Palmer Seniors Present Panic on a Pullman" Tomorrow Night

Undaunted by interference from flu and teachers conven- tions Palmer High Schools Senior class will have their show on the road-the railroad as scheduled tomorrow night, Friday, at 8 pm. in the Central School auditorium.
 Panic on a Pullman" is the three-act vehicle in which members of cast will portray certain actions of a group of college students going from Chicago to New York on a Pullman car. An element of mystery evolves as the train speeds these students to their destination.
The frontiersman., 1963-03-28
1863 Properly Tax Levy Same as '62 Despite Bud get Rise

Following little more [ h a n 20 minutes discussion of | f e proposed 1863 -64 Palmer Inde= pendent School District budget presented by Sapt William D. Zahradnlcek, the Palmer City Council approved unanimously the budget and a II mill levy on real and personal property to raise the eity's share of the budget in the 1863 tax year.
 BH law the levy approved by the city council automatic ally becomes the levy for that part of the Palmer Independ- ent School District located out side the city
 According to the budget es- innate the eity's share to be raised by taxes amounted to S107,00O; the share of h Q district outsId Q the city. S162,000.
 Zahradnicek observed { Il a | the total budget Is S7l,000 high CT than last year This increase reflects increased enrolment anticipated at l32 for next year. automatic increases in teach CTS salaries and plans for six extra teachers to be added to the staff. Although the total budget is higher, he said, the l4-mill levy is the same as last year because of the increase of property assessment totals or the city and district tax rolls.
 Valuation figures from h { tax office are estimates only until after equalization b u the tax. assessor estimates tee total for city and distric. req and personal property taxes q about ST million based or 80 per cent of true value for real property and 100 per cent for personal. This is the esti- mated total on which the 1863 tax will be levied.
 This would be about $500. 900 higher than last year on t h @ same 80 per cent basis. Accord ing to the tax office. 100 per cent of true value would amount to about $l9,700, ,000 although the state tax assessor thinks that this figure should be substantially higher to re- fleet true value. These higher valuation figures will be of particular interest next gar when the states school foun-
The frontiersman., 1963-03-28
WALTER WARD TO BE NEW PALMER HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

G. Ed Smith, president of the school board of the Palmer Independent School District, today announced h e ap- pointment of Walter Ward as principal of the Palmer High School to begin with the 1863 GA school year.
 The board met in special meeting Tuesday evening to consider the applications re- ceived for the school principal position being vacated by the resignation of Keith Smith at the close of the current school year. The board unanimously approved the appointment of MT. Ward who is promoted within the Palmer School Sys- tenn. For the past five years, 1958-63, he has taught Voca- tional Agriculture in the high school and has been a Com munity College instructor.
 MT. Ward graduated from high school in Lapwai, Idaho in 1946. He received his Bachelor of Science degree with majors in Agronomy and Agricultural Education and a minor in Sci ence from the University of Idaho, located at Moscow, in 1854. Work for his Masters de- gree, earned from the State College of Washington at Pull man in 1862 included special
The frontiersman., 1963-03-28
ARA MINING
 SUBCOMMITTEE MEETS TONIGHT

The mining subcommittee of the District 2 Area Redevelop- ment Committee will meet to- night, Thursday, March 28, at 2 pm. in the Extension office. At a meeting last week the sub- committee discussed coal and copper development in the area, according to James Fry, chairman.
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datlon plan IS slated to go into effect July 1. 1964)
 Other acton by the council Tuesday night included | h e following: unanimous approval of motion to give the stove and refrigerator, for which no offers have been received, to the school district on condition the district moves them this week; approved appointment of Jack Maze, Bill Hermann and the city manager to meet with MEA officials regarding | h Q proposed purchase of a city owned generator stored by Matanuska Maid, Inc. before a meeting with the latters rep resentatives April g, listened to the first reading of the bad check ordinance, described by City Attorney Burton Bliss as a "colleetions ordinance, and instructed the mayor to extend a written invitation to h Q State Bowling Tournament to hold the 1864 tournament in Palmer. The latter followed the reading of such 9 request from the local Women Bowling League.
 The council agreed to consi- der the request of the Citizens Park Committee. represented by Edna Wehking, to place 3x5 foot rustic signs in the area to direct visitors to the park.
 A report was read from the i tax assessors office on tax
 delinquency in the city There
 were 24 parcels on which 1862 taxes are still delinouent, 12 for 1861, three for 1860 and one for 1859.
 Action on Lloyd Severn's re- quest for a review of the side walk assessment on his build ing was delayed because tn e city clerk was absent and the figures were not available. No action was taken on the appro- val of the city planning com missions tentative approval of the proposed Coop Subdivi- sion with certain changes ap- proved by the developers be- cause the plat of the proposed subdivision was not there. The first reading of the nuisance ordinance vas postponed be- cause of the lateness of tn e hour Also there was no action on the Airport lease to the e airmen because the city attor- ney had not been given t h e necessary 1 e g a l documents from the Airmen's Assn. to complete the lease agreement. The attorney also observed that the city has not received title to the airport from the state.
 City Manager Gilchrist an- nounced in his report that the call for bids has been made for repair of the city loader. that James Hurley will be at the next council meeting with supporting figures on the val ue of the ARRC sewer. and, fi- nally that the proposed Zen- ing Ordinance for the city of Palmer together with the zon- ing map will be ready for council action at the next regular meeting April 9.
Milford chronicle., 1963-06-07
GREENWOOD

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Fisher
were Sunday callers at the home
Of Mrs. Dewey Taylor In Farm
ington.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Shupe,
Jr., welcomed a little daughter
on May Is, In the Milford Me-
mortal Hospital. She weighed z
lbs. and has been named Teresa
Jean.
Mrs. Ruth Hynson Is a patient
In Milford Memorial Hospital.
Her daughter, Mary Ann and
granddaughter, Toni, of North
Carolina, are here for a visit.
Dtckie Hynson has arrived home
from college for the summer,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thad Hollis and
children will soon be In residence
In their new trailer near Green
wood.
The newly organized Girl Scout
Troop meets every Wednesday
afternoon from $3.50 until 4:45 In
the Fire Hall. The leader Is
Mrs. Janice Power and the as
ststant leader Is Mrs. Regina
Drummond. The age group Is
from 8 years through II years.