KEFAUVER PLANS
ALASKA VISIT
Word has been received in Al
aska that Estes Kefauver, whose
name has been entered in the Al
aska Primary, plans a visit to
the Territory before the April 24
primary.
In a letter received last week
by Betty Mears, Kefauver ex
pressed his feelings toward State
hood for Alaska in the following
way: “Since first entering Con
gress I have felt sympathetic to
the Alaska statehood cause and
I have tried to bring it about.
During my trip to Alaska this
Fall I was impressed to see the
determination of the people to
become our 49th state. At!that
time I urged others in Congress
to go and see for themselves how
important statehood is to Alaska
and the United States.
“I am looking forward to re
turning to Alaska during the com
ing campaign”.
The presidential aspirant did
not indicate whether or not he
plans a visit to Palmer during
his Alaska visit.
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BUY YOUR TICKETS
TO THE MADCAP
MINSTREL SHOW
APRIL 6 and 7
Now On Sale Locally
NEW BABIES
Lehman
Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Lehman
of Palmer are parents of J.eir
second child, a son, who was
born at Valley Presbyterian Hos
pital .March 30. He has been nam
ed Jay Arnold. Mr. Lehman is a
missionary worker at the Lazy
Mountain Children’s Home.
Smith
Mr. and Mrs. John Smith of
Palmer are parents of their third
child, a son, whom they have
named Sydney James. Sydney
was born at Valley Presbyterian
Hospital April 1 and weighed sev
en pounds, 10 ounces at bitrh.
Mr. Smith is employed by Morris
on-Knutsen company.
Few Atlend
Benefit CD Dance
A surprisingly small group of
residents turned out for the Civil
Defense benfit dance held at
Moose hall last Saturday evening.
The dance was planned to raise
necessary funds so that CD ma
terials and equipment, made
available to the Valley area, could
be transported to the areas and
to pay telephone and travel costs
involved in securing the equip
ment and supplies. Whether con
tinued dances will be held in the
future for the CD benefit was not
announced. It had ben planned
to hold regular dances to help
raise the needed money.
M-m-m-m GOOD!!
Matanuska Maid
Raspberry Ripple
Is Back Again!
Get it at your favorite
Grocers or Soda Fountain
TASTES LIKE MORE!!
CO-OP CREAMERY
Matanuska Valley Farmers
Cooperating Association
P-TA Food Sale
Nets $151 for
School Music Depl.
The city-wide bake sale, spon
sored by the Palmer Parent
Teachers Association last Satur
day, netted a profit of $151.00 for
the Palmer high school music di
vision, according to Wanda Wil
son, P-TA president. The sale was
conducted to help raise funds for
travel expenses of the music
group who will be participating
in the Spring Music Festival in
Fairbanks later this month. Mrs.
Wilson expressed her apprecia
tion to the many parents and
friends who helped make the sale
a success and to merchants, Kos
losky’s Department store, Piggly
Wiggly store, and the Trading
Post, "who willingly offered space
in their stores for the sale
ANCHORAGE GETS
FEDERAL APPROVAL
FOR SLUM WORK
Anchorage has received Fed
eral approval of its program des
igned >to free the community of
slums and blight. This approval
of the City’s workable program
by the Housing and Home Fin
ance Agency Administrator, Al
bert M. Cole, was announced this
week by L. R. Durkee, Seattle
area representative for that ag
ency.
Federal assistance for which
Anchorage is now eligible includ
es advance of funds for survey
and planning work on urban re
newal projects and loans and
grants for such projects. Special
FHA urban renewal mortgage in
surance to assist in financing re
hambilitation of existing dwell
ings and construction of new ones
is also now available.
The Alaska Hosing Authority,
which is the redevelopment agen
cy for Alaska, asissted the City
of Anchorage in the preparation
of the workable program.
COMMERCIAL • PERSONAL
Name First Member
“Top o’ World” Club
The “Alaska Top o’ the World
Club” has its first official mem
ber. Membership consists of those
visitors to Alaska who are inter
viewed on Alaska radio or tele
vision stations.
Sponsored by the Alaska Vis
itors Association and the stations,
the visitors are given a handsome
certificate to prove their status as
“honorary Alaskan sourdoughs
and top o’ the world explorers.”
Sam N. Mercer of San Francis
co who is executive director of
the Pacific Area Travel Associa
tion ,was interviewed on radio
station KJNO in Juneau this
month and the first to receive his
certificate. He stopped over en
route on a trip from Tokyo.
PATA is an organization to pro
mote travel in the Pacific area to
which AVA belongs.
“Jt is expected that at least
1000 of these certificates will be
given to visitors this season,”
Frank H. Whaley, AVA manag
ing director, he stated. He point
ed out that many of these attrac
tive certificates will be framed to
hang on office and den walls to
remind visitors of their Alaskg
trip.
This is part of an active Alaska
promotion campaign by the AVA
to stimulate the Alaska visitor
industry, he said.
ANON
Wo will leave the old Dump
To them bum Palmer chumps
They need it so much more than
me
I’d rather spend time
A’writing bum rhymes
If I can’t do my Seroogin’ for
free.
No Nonie, my Nonie, my old
friend Anon
Don’t think that I would be
abusive
I can find other dumps
Away out in the stumps
That ain’t so disgustin’ exclu
sive
So Nonie, my Nonie, Nonenty
I’ve found me out one thing for
sartin’
I can get the same mood
As I do when I scrooge
At one half a mile from Johnny
Martins!
CO-OP TO ENLARGE
Continued market demand for
M.V.F.CA. dairy products has
necessitated the expansion of the
Matanuska Dairy sharp rooms in
the Palmer and Fairbanks plants,
Stewart Durrant, Co-Op general
manager said this week. Durrant,
Virgil Eckert, purchasing agent,
and Frank Clark, maintenance de
partment head, spent several
days in Fairbanks last week
checking on the re-modeling job
in that city and meeting with
area farmers. Remodeling in the
Fairbanks plant will include the
enlargement of the sharp room.
The sharp room in the Palmer
TWO DAIRY PLANTS
plant will be enlarged by one
third.
While in the Fairbanks area
the Co-Op representatives met
with all farmers of the Tanana
Valley area to discuss this year’s
production program, and to work
out details consolidating the Tan
ana Valley Farmers cooperative
and the local cooperative. Many
of the farmers are indicating
their interest in the dairy field,
Durrant reported. Great interest
in vegetable production indicates
greater production than has been
experienced for several years.
ESKNIK MINES
AN ALASKAN CORPORATION
Offers for sale to bona fide
residents only of Alaska 2500
shares of the capital stock of
Esknik Mines, par value $10.00
per share.
Revenues from such sale and
investment to be used in pros
pecting .for radioactive and
other strategic minerals.
A Brochure outlining or
ganization and activities of
Esknik Mines is available.
A limited number will be
distributed in Palmer area.
Contact
JIM FREY
Star Route Mile 401 i
Palmer, Alaska
ROUTE YOUR FREIGHT VIA
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
For low cost, dependable transportation, route
your freight via Seward and the Alaska Rail*
road. Fast schedules
Free Less ■ Than • Carload Delivery
Service To Your Door
Contact: C. F. Krause
Agent, ARR Depot in Palmer
Telephone 3211
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The Trading Post
is Having a
Specials (or April 6-7-9
GOLDEN GRAIN
Noodles
HOOD RIVER- SLICED
Apples
CAMPBELL'S — NO. 1
Veg-Beef
12 oz.
No. 2
2 for
Soup £37c
BETTY CROCXER/S — YELLOW
Cake Mix »... 38c
BETTY CROCKER'S — CHOC. MALT
Frosting Mix 15.1 41c
BOY-AR-DEE — 8 OZ.
Spaghetti Sauced 35c
HUNT'S — YELLOW CLING
Peaches «, m 37c
AT Rrp'C
PANCAKE & lySfw 20oz. A4..
WAFFLE MIX 2 for 41C
LOG CABIN
Syrup i2l, 36c
NALLEY’S — 15 OZ.
Spaghetti.Meat,.26c
VELVEETA
Cheese 2 ib
CASS CLAY. SWEET CREAM
Cube Butter
pkg.
$1.05
it. 69c
TEAJOEP A
TOP GPAbE:
MEATS
BONED & ROLLED
Beef Roast
BONED & ROLLED
Pork Roast
CO-OP TRADING POST
“EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO
TRADE AT THE TRADING POST”