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Vol. 14 Palmer, Alaska
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Juno 29, 1951
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PALMER, ALASKA
Permit No. 3
SEminflR visits PiiniER
A group of twenty, under the lea
dership of Dr. J. Earl Jackman of
the board of National Missions of
the Presbyterian Church,wi11 be
the guest of honor at a congrega
tional dinner in the United Pro
testant Church Sunday at 6p.m. The
party is making an extensive tour
of the territory, some members go
ing even as far as Point Barrow.
LORD'S fiCRE PROTECT
The Young People of the United
Protestant Church are working on
the Lord's Acre Project sponsored
by the church. The land was dona
ted by Max Sherrod, the Young Peo
ple will keep the patch clean, and
the proceeds of the sale in the
fall will probably go toward se
curing a new heating system for th(
church.
ELECTED TO CHURCH OFfICE
At the Meeting of the Presbytery
of the Yukon last week at Kings
Lake, Mrs. Margaret Miller was e
lected to the office of Stated
Clerk. As far as can be ascertain
ed, Mrs. Miller is the first woman
Presbyterian Church to hold this
responsible office.
comp SEfison opeiis
Margie Huntley, Jeanetta Lindsey,
Marilyn Dragseth, Tim Miller and
Dennis Hamann attended the High
School Young People's Camp at Kings
Lake last week.
Attending the Jr. Camp this week
are: Bobbie and Dick Estelle, Joe?
Laughtin, LaVerne Lindsey and Col
lin Mick.
Mrs. Dorothy Laughtin is working
as a counci Her this week.
The nev; managers, Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Rich, have the camp in fine
shape.
August 12th is the date set for
the Grange Flower Show.
The Alaska Certified Seed Grow
ers Association announces a member
ship of 55 sinco attaining its sta
j tus as a legal organization, effec
j tivo May llj., 1951*
The organization, tho first of
its kind to bo established in the
territory, has also announced plans
for a Board of Directors meeting in
Palmer, tenatively scheduled for
June 28-29th. Crop standards for
certification of wheat, oats, bar
j ley and potatoes will bo adopted
i and rules governing the ccrtifica
j tion program for the 1951 season
j will be formulated.
Ono of the main purposes of the
! organization is to propagate and
j make available high quality seed a
dapted to Alaskan conditions. Any
! ono wishing to become a member of
I the Alaska Certified Seed Grower's
i Association may contact the organi
i zation officers in their area. Each
area has its local officers plu3 a
representative to the Territorial
Board of Directors. The officers,
according to their areas, are:
Fairbanks: President and Represen
tative-Joe Lawlor; Vico Presi
dent -L. D.Konnedy.
Homer: President and Representa
tive-Norman Nolson; Vico Pres
ident—--none.
Kenai: President and Representa
tive-Floyd Blossom; Vice Pres
ident-Jes3 Robinson.
Palmer: President and Represcnta
f tivc-Irving Nev/ville; Vice
President-John Hornung; Sec
retary-Leonard Kyger.
Wasilla: President-Aaron Combs;
Representative-Lloyd Short;
Vice President-Harold Harris;
Secretary-Ted Knutson.
and Irving Abbott, Representative
to the Board of Directors and Ex
ecutive Secretary of the organiza
1 tion.
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