HOMEMAKER’S
NEWS
Sourdough Club
The Sourdough Homemakers
club met at the home of Ina Mc
Kenzie April 10. Eleven mem
bers were present and Mrs. Mc
Laughlin was a guest.
Council notes were discussed
and it was reported the Home
makers Tea will be held May 9.
A discussion was held about ten
tative school to be held by the
Council to teach those interest
ed to be superintendents or judg
es during the Fair. Four women
were interested in this project.
It was decided to pay the $1.00
assessment on each member to
the Council.
Karla Duff gave an interest
ing report on the project “Safe
ty.”
' The next meeting will be at the
home of Jennie Clark on May 8.
Glacier View Club
The Glacier View Homemakers
club met at the home of Pris
cilla Bacon March 20, with eight
members present. Mrs. Rideout
led a discussion on self-improve
ment.
It was voted to send a dona
tion to the Heart Fund. Priscilla
Bacon reported on the clothing
leaders’ training meeting,
A mistake in last month’s club
news was noted: Priscilla Bacon
is the new vice-president, rather
than Pearl Trowbridge, as stated.
The next meeting will be held
at the home of Marta Stadem on
April 17. Lunch will be pot-luck
and there will be a silent auction.
Cheechako Club
The Cheechako Homemakers
dub met April 9 at the home of
Mrs. Pat Lawton. Daisy Swoboda
helped serve refreshments. Fif
teen members answered roll call
with practices we should observe
to prevent accidents at home on
the highway.
Homemakers’ Council reports
were given by Lucille Wimmer.
Members voted to make a dona
tion to the Heart Association.
Marne Hanks, Frances Brown
and Jerry Pazaruski were ap
pointed on a committee to pre
pare a window display for Home
Demonstration Week. Final ar
rangements were made for the
April 24 bake sale at the Rec
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Television is growing fast
as America’s favorite enter
tainment medium. Get your
set now and enjoy a new
world of instruction, news,
sports and entertainment,
to giant size.
Farm living used to be
isolated living — now the
wonders of electronics
bring all world happenings
into your living room.
Buy your television set
carefully from a reputable
dealer. Your local mer
chants should know what
kind of antenna you need
and what kind of reception
you may be able to expect.
Tell him where you live
and be sure he makes a
proper installation for best
reception. Ask your dealer
for a home demonstration
to make sure it will work as
it should in your area.
Most manufacturers of
television sets make many
models but use only one or
two basic circuits. The less
expensive sets of a given
make often operate as well
as those costing much more
with the difference merely
in the cabinet.
Choose carefully, talk to
your neighbors, be espe
cially careful if you install
your own antenna, operate
the set with a little light in.
the room to save your eyes,
and TV can be a major
addition to your home.
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MEA Nominees
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lice all over the United States for
groups of Co-ops and public
power suppliers to organize for
mutual benefit and money ad
vanced by the individual mem
ber Co-Ops is returned when the
loan is made available by R.E.A.
Although R.E.A. approval was not
given until after the loan was
made, the MEA board was assur
ed that the transaction was in or
der and there was no reason to
assume that R.E.A. approval
would not be given as R.E.A. bor
rowers in Alaska receive the
same consideration given those
in the states.
4. No. I don’t think that seven
directors are necessary for a
cooperative the size of MEA but
seven directors may give better
area representation and quite
often a problem may be solved
better by having more ideas. The
motion was made recorded and
carried at the annual meeting of
the members to increase the
board of directors from five to
seven members. The Constitution
and By-laws must be changed to
Drovide for seven directors.
5. I have never sought election
to the board of directors of the
M.E.A. I have always thought
that* there are many other mem
bers better qualified than I to
help run the affairs of the associa
tion, but felt that when accepting
the nomination I assumed an obli
gation to do my best in working
for the present and planning for
the future of the M.E.A. and be
lieve me that doesn’t include
missing half of the meetings—
wanting the meeting nights
changed to suit my convenience
or leaving the meeting before all
business is finished or not learn
ing all you can about the affairs
of this association or how other
R.E.A. Cooperatives have solved
their problems.
Justine Parks
1. Yes. Because anything that
happens to the -whole area effects
M.E.A.
2. Yes. Present board has al
ready instigated a study for an
other rate redaction for small
commercials.
3. Yes. M.E.A. as a member of
C.A.P.A. should carry their share
of the load.
4. Yes. As v/e are covering
such a large area, we should have
more coverage on the board
5. My reason for running for
the Board is that there is still a
job to do.
Mrs. Rivera Hiber
1. No. Why? I feel there are
other agencies that can conduct
exploratory work outside of
M.E.A. territory.
2. Yes, if permission is needed.
3. No. M.E.A. money should be
spent in M.E.A. territory.
4. Yes. It gives the president
more aid and also allows each
district or community to have a
dnector on the board, if so desir
ei and would lead to less con
flict.
5. To aid my community and
the M.E.A. power consumers to
have an association they can be
proud of.
Alaska tours were featured on
the travel page of the March 25
Oakland (Calif.) Tribune.
u._;l. Members volunteered to
work throughout the day from
10 a.m. to ,4 p.m. The sale is for
the benefit of a Palmer band
uniform.
Three members volunteered to
sew for the Valley Hospital.
Daisy Swoboda and May Thomp
son. project leaders, gave their
report on safety as presented by
Lew Hanks. Many safety ideas
were brought out in the discus
sion that followed.
The May 14 meeting will be
held at the home of May Thomp
son with Eloise Smith as co-hos
tess.
Equipment Company
Announces New
Location in Palmer
Anderson and Smtih Epuip
ment this week announced the
opening of new headquarters on
the Palmer Highway, next to the
Alaska Road Commission. The
company is distributor of Minn
eapolis-Moline equipment for Al
aska, and also handles lines of
farm equipment, complete line
of Clay Milk Bam Equipment
and full line of irrigation equip
ment; steel buildings and steel
silos. They also handle commer
cial equipment, including front
end loaders, ditchers, snow re
moval equipment, and used farm
equipment. The men announced
their first shipment is expected
very soon.
The new Palmer business was
opened early this spring bv
Merle Anderson, long rime- val
ley resident and former dairy
farmer, and A1 Smith, who has
operated the Valley Real Estate
and Insurance business for the
past year or two. He plans to con
tinue this operation at the new
location on the highway.
4-H NEWS
Meeting live home problems
was in action last Friday in the
Glenallen Elementary school,
when six 4-H members demon
started before 13 other 4-H mem
bers, four parents, their 4-H lead
er, Ethel Holbird, and Home
agent Marylou Rideout. The gavel
sounded and the meeting was
called to order by president, Het
tie Engebretson. Sitting on the
president’s right was vice presi
dent, Martha Meier. Secretary
Craig Corteville re&d a complete
report, followed by the financial
statement by treasurer, Richard
Ross. After a short business meet
ing, the demonstrations were
given. Christine Charley set a
table for four. The luncheon cloth
and center piece had been color
fully and attractively qhosen.
Christine showed and told exact
ly each step. Dorothy Engebret
son showed how to make a pic
ture frame from colored con
struction paper. Dorothy then
framed three pictures which had
been selected from a magazine,
but with those frames the pic
tures appeared to be exclusive
paintings. With Shirley Cutshall
as model, Hettie Engebretson
marked, aptly, a hem on a skirt
using a skirt marker. Shirley
knew how a model should stand
and Hettie knew the correct use
of the marker.
S*amp collecting is Eric Ben
nett’s hobby, so Eric told of his
collection and showed some of
his mounted stamps. This was a
very informative demonstration.
Since Glenallen, as Palmer, is
without real flowers many months
of the year, Martha Meier has
learned the aid of flower making
using crepe paper. Actually, with
in a few minutes, Martha had a
rose all assembled. She also told
that dipping in wax will preserve
its beauty longer. And who would
ever believe the bottom and tops
of tin cans could be useful, but*
Kenneth Toy has found a use for
them. Kenneth demonstrated how
they can be made into a picture
frame, candle holders and Christ
mas tree decorations. The 4-H
club, under the fine leadership
of Ethel Holbird, is “learning by
doing.” Not a dull moment in
this club.
Another active 4-H club in
Glenallen is under the leadership
of Audrene Lind. Thirteen mem
bers answered roll call last Fri
day as this clubs’ meeting was
called to order. With the help of
several club members, the Home
agent demonstrated candy mak
ing. The finished product soon
disappeared as it was shared with
the high school group.
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EASTERNERS INTERESTED
IN ALASKA, TRAVEL
SERVICE HEAD REPORTS
“Travel people on the east
coast are interested in Alaska but
lack sufficient information to
sell it to their clients,” Brad Phil
lips declared in Seattle upon his
return from a three-months trip
from New England to Florida.
During that time he personally
contacted 350 travel agents Phil
lips is vice-president of Arctic
Alaska Travel Service with of
fices in Seattle, Fairbanks and
Anchorage.
The object of his trip in visit
ing travel agents and transporta
tion companies was to outline the
new program and changes in the
Alaska travel picture for 1956, he
said.
“The reception was gratifying,”
he went on. “Most agents had no
previous personal contact with
information needed to sell Alaska.
They have left Alaska alone due
to lack of information. Besides
there is stiff competition in those
eastern areas from Europe, Ber
muda, Miami and South America.
“Misinformation about Alaska
is our greatest enemy, Phillips
pointed out. “I feel this is the job
of the Alaska Visitors Association
which it is tackling this year
through its news bureau and the
publication of the first travel
agents’ manual on Alaska.”
He thought that the compre
hensive article on Alaska in the
March issue of ASTA Travel
News would do a great deal of
good from an educational stand
point since the magazine goes to
the some 3000 membership of the
American Society of Travel
Agents. The article was prepared
by the AVA news bureau.
In the midwest, Cleveland and
Chicago areas, Phillips found
people much better informed on
Alaska than they were in the east.
While on his trip Phillips at
tended a 4-week industrial man
agement seminar at Cornell Uni
versity whye he had received his
master’s degree in industrial la
bor relations. There were 18 in
the session from leading indus
trial firms in the United States,
he said
Stories and photographs on
Alaska are going out to 200 me
tropolitan stateside newspaper
travel editors each week from
the Alaska Visitors Association
news bureau.
That Last Memories May
Sustain and Solace . . .
That memories of final earthly
parting may afford a lasting
source of deep comfort and
spiritual inspiration is our
steadfast aim i- every funeral
we conduct.
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WASILLA CALENDAR
FRIDAY. APRIL 13
BOY SCOUTS, Wasilla school, 7
p.m.
WASILLA P-TA, Wasilla school,
8 p.m.
MONDAY. APRIL 16
LIBRARY ASSN, Wasilla Li
brary, 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18
BROWNIES, Wasilla Library.
3:30 p m.
FRIENDLY CIRCLE, 1:30 p-m.
THURSDAY. APRIL 19
WASILLA GRANGE, Grange
hall, 8 p.m.
CUB SCOUTS, Mrs. Barnes, Mrs.
Combs, 3:30 p.m.
Ft. Richardson
Test Wells Contract
Awarded by Engineers
Within two hours after bids
were opened for drilling four test
wells at Fort Richardson, a con
tract for $5,050 was awarded by
the Alaska District Corps of En
gineers to Hyland Drilling Co..
Box 1713 Star Route, Spenard.
Other bidders were Brandi
Well Co., Chapman Drilling Co.,
Anchorage Drilling Co., and Dril
lers Co-Op, Spenard firms; Mc
Inroy Drilling of Anchorage; Sam
Cotton Drilling of Palmer and
Ernest L. Mauer of Fairbanks.
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