Homemakers to Get
Four Scholarships
At least four deserving Home
makers of the Matanuska Valley
will receive scholarships to the
°f Alaska’s annual
Short Course. Four scholarships
. bf,en made available
through the generosity of local
firms and groups, according to
an announcement made by the
Homemakers Council this week.
Scholarships have been offered
by the Evan-dcmes Mine, Matan.
uska Valley Farmers Cooperat
ing Association, United Mine
Workers of America, Local 7901,
and the Piggly Wiggly store. This
is the second year these groups
have made their award avail
able to valley women. It is hoped,
the Council said, that additional
scholarships will be made avail
able.
The scholarships will be given
to Homemakers selected from a
list of applicants to be submitted,
one from each valley Homemak
ers club. Application blanks
have been distributed to the
clubs. Each club is to submit one
applicant who has not been a
previous scholarship winner. The
applicant must be a member of
a local Homemaker club. Appli
cations must be filed at the Ex
tension office by September 1 and
winners will be announced by
September 12.
Applicants will be judged* on:
Offices held and committee work
done in Homemaker’s Club, com
munity activities, family activ
ities, family accomplishments,
and on statements on “what my
club work has meant to me” and
“Why I’d like to attend Short
Course”.
Co-Op Supply Plans
Demonstration Days
Demonstration Days will be ob
served at the Co-Op Building
and Farm Supply next week Fri
day and Saturday, August 16 and
17, it was announced this week
by Virgil Eckert.
During the General paints
demonstration Ned Odd and Jack
Woodland, factory representa
tives will be on hand to offer
suggestions on how to maintain
homes, offer decorating ideas and
answer questions. There will be
door prizes, free gifts, and money
saving bargains in the General
paints department. There will be
a special bargain table on close
out items.
SEVERAL ACCIDENTS
OVER PAST WEEK-END
This past week-end was a busy
one for police officials and gar
ages in the Palmer area, At one
time last Saturday and early
Sunday morning three wreckers
from Palmer were out on calls at
the same time. Considerable pro
perty damage to involved vehicl
es was reported, however, there
were no serious personal injuries
reported. On Moose Creek hill
two Chevrolets came together.
Vernon Johnson of Anchorage
was cited for improper passing;
Edward Glovinic of Elmendorf
was cited for negligent driving
following a collision on the Wil
low road; in town Howard Paul
Campbell’s and Fred Loyer’s ve
hicles came together at Bailey
hill and Wasilla highway, other
accidents involved single cars,
one driven by Gladys Hunt of
Anchorage and Henry Kan of
Fort Richardson. Both vehicles
left the road and rolled over.
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR
THE TERRITORY OF ALAS
KA. THIRD DIVISION, PAL
MER PRECINCT •
In the Matter of the Estate of
WALTER E. HUNTLEY, Deceased
Notice of Hearing Final Account
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEL
■that Beatrice Ann Huntley, exe
cutrix of the estate of Walter E.
Huntley, deceased, has this cLy
filed in this Court her first and
final account and report and pe
tition for final distribution and
discharge in the above entitled es
tate and that the Court has desig
nated Monday, the 7th day of
October, 1957, at the Hou “
o’clock P. M., of said day, as the
time and the office of the U. s.
Commissioner, Ex-Officio.Probate
Judge, for the Palmer Precinct,
Third Division, Territory of Al
aska, at Palmer, Alaska, as the
place when and where said ac
count and report will be hear ,
v and all persons interested m said
estate are hereby required to file
their objections to the said report;
account and petition, if anF ^
have, in writing, on or before
said day, in this Court, and to ap
pear at the time and place afore
said and present their objections,
and at the said hearing the Court
will determine what persons are
to take the said estate under the
**h dSy SomSwY B5 SAXTON
Probate Judge
Published August 8, 15, 22, 29,
1957.
Mission Official
Expresses Views
Regarding Hospital
During a special meeting held
by the Valley Hospital Associa
tion board of directors a week
ago, Miss Gladys Gladfelter of
the National’ Board of Missions
of the Presbyterian Church, dis
cussed the mission’s support with
drawal with board members.
Miss Gladfelter pointed out
that the local hospital , venture
was the first of its kind ever at
tempted by the National Board of
Missions. “In all our other mis
sion-supported institutions, we
have carried the entire project”,
she said. “We hoped, and expect
ed, that some day the community
(Palmer) would take over the
operation of the local hospital,”
she said. Miss Gladfelter said the
only regret was that it was an
issue of controversy that brought
it to a head.
Even though the $3,000 sub
sidy, and donated supplies, that
have been coming to the local
hospital through the National
Board have been re-assigned to
another project Miss Gladfelter
said the National Board will still
be most happy to. assist the local
hospital wrherever possible, par
ticularly in locating personnel.
The contract between the hos
pital association and the National
Board will expire next spring. At
that time the community will
have full responsibility for oper
ation.
Allan Mick, president of the
i association, stated that without
any discredit to the National
Board, that possibly the commun
ity is now about ready to take
over the entire operation of the
hospital. Miss Gladfelter agreed
with Dr. Mick.
The confliction between the as
sociation and board of missions
was brought about when the as
sociation voted to accept an of
fer of the Liquor Dealers Asso
ciation to operate a raffle with
the hospital to benefit from the
profits. Because liquor and
gambling are not acceptable to
the church organization, the board
requested this offer not be ac
cepted. However, during the an
nual membership meeting it was
voted to accept the offer. It was
brought out at the special board
meeting that it was the feeling
of many that no discrimination
should be showm any part of the
public represented by the asso
eiciuun.
Miss Gladfelter pointed out
! that the National Board of Mis
I sions does not “just stay in a par
i ticipating level” in all projects,
j “We encourage all our projects to
; become self-supporting so that we
may put our money to use else
where,” she said. She said that
i many institutions still carry the
Presbyterian name, although no
longer supported by the Missions.
Miss Gladfelter said that she
was sure that the withdrawal of
the Missions from hospital sup
port would in no way affect tl»
mortgage held by the National
Board. “Only if some other spon
soring group were to come in and
give their support to the hospital
would the Board expect to en
force the mortgage and recover
their investment”, she said.
The NBM representative was
not on an official visit. She was
in Alaska on a vacation and took
the opportunity to meet with As
sociation directors. Although
members of the association had
been invited to attend the meet
ing, only five interested persons
were present; four of them pre
sent or former hospital staff mem
bers.
FAIR OFFERS PRIZE
FOR COVER SKETCH
Area artists, amateur or pro
fessional, are invited to submit
sketches, one of which will be
chosen for the cover of the 1957
Matanuska Valley Fair program.
According to Howard McAllis
ter, fair promotion manager, a
prize of $25 cash will be given
to the person submitting the win
ning sketch.
Sketches are to be done with
black ink on white paper to fit
the program cover which mea
sures four inches by five and one
quarter inch. The Matanuska
Valley Fair should be depicted
in the sketch.
All entries must be submitted
to the fair office at the fair
grounds by August 16.
MOUNTAIN CLIMBER
INJURED IN FALL
A Fort Richardson employee,
Carl Wurlitzer, suffered injuries
this past week-end in a fall
while decending from Pioneer
Peak. Climbing the mountain
alone, Wurlitzer had left word
with friends who alerted local
police officials and set off to
search for him when he failed
to return at an Appointed time.
He was located at about the 300G
I Reporters*—
Notebook I
Mrs. Mildred Kling and two
children are visiting in Alaska
from Bakersfield, Calif. Mrs.
Kling, a former valley resident, ■
plans to remain here until mid- j
August. ^ ,
Betty Jo Riddle and Eugene
Annas, Palmer high school teach
ers, have returned to Palmer after
completing a summer study
course at the University of Alas
ka. Their studies were made pos
sible through scholarships award
ed by the National Institution of ;
Science and were of eight week .
duration.
Gary Verrall, sorb of Mrs. Mary ‘
Hale, is home on leave from the
U. S. Navy, following the com
pletion of his basic training at j
San Diego, California. Verrall (
will return to San Diego at the (
end of his leave to enter radio*
school.
FRANCES HULBERT
ASSISTING IN
EXTENTION WORK
Mrs. Frances Hulbert, home
demonstration agent in the valley
several years ago, has been nam
ed part-time agent and will be
working out of the Palmer Ex
tension office, with stress on 4-H
work for the fairs. She will con
tinue on the 4-H work until the
projects for the year are complet
ed, according to Lew Hanks, dis
trict agent.
Hanks stated that the Exten
sion Office greatly regrets losing
Mrs. Marylou Rideout who re
cently resigned to go into the
teaching field, but, he added, we
feel we are very fortunate to have
the help of Mrs. Hulbert.
Patients Praise
Care Given in
Cancer Clinic
Early detection of cancer, and
prompt treatment, greatly in
crease the patient’s chance of
survival, according to medical
authorities and the American
Cancer Society. Fortunately for
residents of Alaska, facilities for
the detection of cancer are avail- -
able locally, and treatment facil
ities are as close as Seattle.
Several residents of Palmer,
who have received life saving
care at the Seattle clinic, have j
been enthusiastically grateful j
for the sympathetic and under
standing treatment they received
there.
“Nurses and doctors alike
seemed to make special efforts to
help the Alaskan patients,” says
Ada Boyd, who spent several
weeks in a Seattle clinic late in
1956. “Perhaps it is because they
realize that being ill so far from
home and family is especially
drying. My experience was made
quite pleasant because of the per
sonal interest of the staff at the
clinic.”
Mrs. Boyd’s experience is typi
cal of those reported by other lo
cal people. Their natural dread of
being ill among strangers soon
disappeared when they were
made to realize that the clinic
staffs were sincerely interested in
them not only a» medical cases
but as people.
Unfortunately, dread of cancer
often causes patients to postpone
a visit to their physician, and
their natural dislike of going Out
side for treatment may cause
them to postpone it until their
condition becomes more serious.
Yet, from experiences reported by
former cancer patients, there is
no need for dread of cancer
treatment Outside—the relation
ship with personnel there was
a morale-building experience, as
attested by their reports.
The annual Cancer campaign
in the valley area is now in full
swing. Persons wishing to make
contributions to the fund may do
so by mailing them to CANCER,
PALMER, ALASKA.
COL. W. B. SNODGRASS
HERE ON SHORT VISIT
Colonel William B. Snod
grass, U.S.A.F., is expected to ar
rive in Alaska tonight and will
spend four days visiting at the 1
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
M. D. Snodgrass and his brother
and sisters and their families,*
Col. Snodgrass, Kansas State
graduate veterinarian, was born
m Alaska and graduated from
the Anchorage high school. He is
making his first visit to Alaska
in four years. He is stationed at
Offutt Field, Nebraska.
foot level and evacuated by the
71st Air Rescue team. Ken Foster
and Dick Ruttan, friends of the
injured man, made the climb.
FOR FAST RESULTS TRY A
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIED
Polio Vaccine
Made Available;
Clinic Planned
Through the National Founda
tion of Infantile Paralysis, Salk
aolio vaccine has been made
available for acquits in the valley,
>n the same type program as re
:ently_ conducted in the Anchor
age area. This announcement was
nade this week by Ed Smith,
chairman of the local Polio com
nittee.
The clinic will be held August
16 and 17, afternoons and even
ngs, at Moose hall. In addition,
o adults, children who have had
heir first immunization shot may
eceive their second if four weeks
>r more have elapsed. Children
vho have had their second shot
nay receive their third and final
hot of at least seven months have
dapsed. To determine a gen
eral idea on the amount of vac
cine that will be needed for the
-iinic, Smith requested that all
persons interested in receiving
his vaccine contact the local*
Health Center as soon as possible,
rhey may call the ifealth Center,
PI-2030, between the hours of
10 a.m. and 3 p.m. The program
vill be conducted on a volun
:eer basis and arrangements will
lave to be made for volunteer
workers.
All adults, up to 50 years of
ige, may receive the vaccine. A
,'harge of $1-00 to help defray
:osts of supplies, will be made.
Although the 50 year age limit
s recommended, person older
than 50 may have the vaccine if
they wish, it was stated. The $1.00
charge will be made to offset
ttosts of the vaccine, which is
nade available by the Polio
Foundation at 73 cents per cc.
rhe syringe used runs 15 cents.
Cotton and alcohol must be sup
plied. Each syringe is used only
once.
Smith pointed out that this pro
gram is being made possible thro
ugh funds contributed by the com
munity in past campaigns. Doc
tors of the ai'ea have heartily en
dorsed the program.
Smith emphasized the impor
tance of knowing approximately
how much vaccine will be need
ed for the clinic and urged all
adult residents to take advantage
of this offer. Children who have
not yet received polio vaccine
and pregnant women may take
advantage of the clinic without
charge.
BEAT THE HIGH
COST OF FIRE . . .
Be sure your fire insurance
keeps pace with rising
building costs. Check it
with us. No obligafion of
any kind.
PfPPEL INS. AGENCY
TIPS GIVEN FOR
LIVESTOCK EXHIBITS
M. D. Snodgrass, fair agricul- 1
ture manager, this week remind
ed livestock exhibitors to be
sure and call the fair office
(PI-3151) to reserve space for
all livestock to be exhibited so
that adequate space is prepared
to receive them.
Pigs should be in crates, strong
but light, Mr. Snodgrass said.
The owner’s name should be
painted on the crate. Calves to
-be shown must be in halter with
| lead rope, he pointed out and
yearlings and older cattle in
strong rope halters with two lead
ropes with snaps to insure safe
ty in leading the animals from
stalls to show ring and in parade.
For Poultry exhibits to be tak
en from farm to fair and returned
home Mr. Snodgrass suggested
1 exhibitors clever with tools build
their own exhibit coops which
can be used in years to come.
Names on these exhibit crates
must not be placed anywhere on '
the crate where they will be vis
ible during exhibit or judging,
Mr. Snodgrass said.
In offering these tips to live- .
stock exhibitors Mr. Snodgrass
reminds them that only 27 days
remain before the big 1957 four- 3
day fair opens in Palmer. i
OBITUARIES
JOHN A. WELCH
Funeral services were held
from St. John’s Lutheran Church
in Palmer on August 7 for John:
Arthur Welch, young son of Mr.
and Mrs. Dewey A. Welch of Was
ilia. The Rev. J. Einar Bach of
ficiated and interment took place
in the Wasilla Cemetery.
Pall bearers were Salvadore
DeLeonards, Arthur Welch, Wal
ter Hawes and William Lentz.
Born in Palmer August 17, 1954,
the three-year-old boy lost his
life when he was accidently cov
sred with dirt by a bulldozer be
ing used to work the field near
bis home along the Little Susitna
River.
He is survived by his parents,
i younger brother, Paul, his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John
M. Hawes of Fairbanks, and Mr.,
ind Mrs. Arthur Welch of Mer
rill, Wisconsin. Also two uncles
ind an aunt; Arthur Welch of
Wasilla, Walter Hawes of Fair
oanks and Louella DeLeonards of
Kotzebue.
Funeral arrangements were
nade through the Palmer Funer
d Chapel.
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