THE FRONTIERSMAN
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office at
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879
J. DeJulio _Publisher-Manager
editor _Virginia Gallant
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MAYOR LYNN ASKS RESIDENTS TO SUPPORT
EASTER SEAL SALES IN PALMER AREA
Mayor Kenneth Lynn today officially opened the local
1958 Easter Seal campaign in a proclamation urging city
wide continuation and expansion of the program of service
to crippled children and adults.
The proclamation urged all citizens to contribute to the
■appeal as generously as possible in order to provide needed
-services for the crippled in this, the 25th annual Easter
Seal campaign.
Mayor Lynn pointed out in his proclamation, setting
aside March 6 to April 6 as the dates of the 1958 Easter Seal
appeal, that by supporting the program of the Alaska Crip
pled Childrens Association citizens of Palmer provide “a
measure of relief and rehabilitation as well as self-esteem
to the less fortunate."
The full text of the proclamation states as follows:
WHEREAS, The service to crippled children and adults
requires continuation and expansion in this area as reported
by the Alaska Crippled Childrens Association, and
WHEREAS, Tto carry forward this vital work, more
money will be required for service due to rising costs and
increase of staff and program; and
WHEREAS, By carrying forward this service we strip
the words “crippled” smS “handicapped” of silly supersti
tions and bring, through our contributions of time, money
and energy -a measure of -relief and rehabilitation as well
as self-esteem to the less fortunate;
NOW THEREFORE. I KENNETH LYNN, Mayor of
Palmer, do hereby proclaim the period—(March 6 to April
? 6, 1958, Easter Seal Appeal Time in Palmer, and I call
_ upon all citizens of Palmer to extend the fullest support
to this worthy cause.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the Seal of the City to be affixed.
KENNETH W. LYNN, Mayor of Palmer
Garden Club
Choses Aster as
flower-of-the-Year
The colorful aster was chosetl
toy members of the Palmer Gar
•dten Club as the club flower-of
fche-year. Chosen as their project
•of-the-year was the protection of
wild flowers on the Eklutna flats
and along roadsides.
The club meeting was held at
the home of Bess Johns. Rakes,
hoes and shovels proved to be
the favorite garden tools as mem
bers answered roll call by nam
• their favorite garden tool.
Helen Scott reported on the
selection of a site and on land
scaping. Rose Johnson, using tul
ips, made a very attractive ar
rangement.
To help spur a membership
. drive, the members have formed
two teams, with the winners to
toe *guests at a picnic to be given
toy : the losing team and to re
ceive a gift of greenhouse seeds,
from Maud’s Flowers.
A committee was named to
work with the Sourdough Home
makers club on the planting and
• caring of'house .plants. This pro
gram will -.also fee given to other
clubs during -the
^nonth of Martin.
The next meeting of the club*
will be held at Grange hall, with*
Nina Stock and Marjorie Cook
oo-nostesses, on March 31. All
persons interested in gardens,
itflowers and plants are cordially
invited to attend.
CAMERA CLUB ENJOYS
wit. mckinley films
Movies taken in McKinley Park
were shown by guest speaker,
Maud Hosier, at the March 3
meeting of the local Camera J
dub. In addition, colored slides
were shown by Homer Hayes.
!>iscussions followed both show
ings.
At a previous meeting William
lakeland demonstrated the use
and merits of a light meter.
Members hope to have Wakeland
hack again at a future date.
The next meeting will be Wed
nesday, March 19 at the Rec Hall.
Anyone interested in photogra
phy is welcome to attend.
Local Chiropractor
Receives License
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It was announced this week j
that Dr. Norma E. Godfrey has
received a temporary license
from the Territorial Board of
Chiropractic Examiners.
Dr. Godfrey has located her of*
fice in Palmer, in the Co-Op Rec
Hall building and plans office
hours from noon to 6 p.m. every
Tuesday and Friday. After 6 p.m.
office calls may be made by ap
pointment only.
A graduate of the Palmer Sch
ool of Chiropractic at Davenport,
Iowa, Dr. Godfrey holds licenses
in Oregon and Washington. In
addition to her work at the Iowa
school, she attended the Western
States College in Portland. Both
her parents are chiropractors.
Her father, Dr. R. B. Richardson,
a member of the faculty of the
Palmer School for 17 years, was
named chiropractor of the year
in Iowa in 1957.
Before moving to Alaska to
make their permanent home Dr.
Norma Godfrey and her husband
Keith, also a chiropractor, owned
and operated the Portland Chiro
practic Center in that city.
The “Keep Smiling” cards
which many residents of the val
ley have received, are syrtono
mous with chiropractic and the
Palmer School, Dr. Godfrey
pointed out.
ENGINEERS DEVELOP
NEW SUN COMPASS
A sun compass with improved
accuracy, versatility and opera
tional range has been developed
hy the Corps of Engineers’ Re
search and Development Labora
tories, Fort Belvoir, Va.
Now military standard, the new f
universal sun compass provides
a means for land navigation at
all north or south latitudes, and
can be used with many naviga
tional stars. A clock mechanism
provides for mechanical tracking
of the sun or stars. Its predeces
sor was limited in its daytime op
eration from the equator to 45
degrees north or south latitudes
and it could be used only with
the North Star.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 6
LEGION & AUXILIARY, Legion
hall, 8 p.m.
ROY SCOUTS, Legion hall, 7
p.m.
EXPLORER SCOUTS, Elks hall,
7:30 p.m,
VALLEY SPORTSMEN, Range
room, 8 p.m.
NRA SECTIONAL OPENS at
Fbks. /
FRIDAY, MARCH 7
TALENT SHOW, Student coun
L" cil
TEENAGE DANCE, Moose hall
SATURDAY, MARCH 8
JAYCEES inaugural ball,
Elks
MONDAY, MARCH 10
PALMER KIWANIS, Grange
hall, 12:00 noon
ST. BARTHOLMEWS CHURCH
WOMEN
ALTAR SOCIETY, Mrs. Tom
Keenan’s
TUESDAY, MARCH 11
WELL CHILD CONFERENCE,
Health Center
PALMER C.A.P. CADETS, Li
brary, Central school
WOMEN OF THE MOOSE,
Moose hall, 8 p.m.
CITY COUNCIL, City hall, 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12
SCHOOL BOARD, High school,
8 p.m.
LIBRARY BOARD, Library, 7:30
p.m.
PALMER ELKS, Elks hall, 8 p.m.
CARPENTERS LOCAL, Carpen
ters hall, 8 p.m.
THURSDAY. MARCH 13
; BOY SCOUTS, Legion hall, 7
P-m.
EXPLORER SCOUTS, Elks hall,
7:30 p.m. ,
PIONEER GRANGE, Grange
Father-Son Banquet
Planned on Mardh 16
The annual Westminster Fel
lowship father and son banquet
at the United Protestant Church
will be held March 16 for youths
in high, school, junior high or
sixth grade, and their fathers.
Dinner speaker will be the
Rev. David Blackburn, popular
young minister of the Anchor
Park Methodist Church in Anch
age.
The banquet theme will be
‘1Man’s Venture into the Un
known”.
Following the banquet, a color
film will be shown in the sanctu
ary at eight o’clock. Filmed in
Washington, “My New Life” is
one of the newer religious films.
The public is invited.
REV. RUTAN TO SPEAK
ON RECENT TRIP TO
ST. LAWRENCE ISLAND
The Rev. Bertram H. Rutan
will return to Palmer this week
end and will conduct the 11 a.m.
worship service of the United
Protestant Church. Rev. Rutan
has spent the past two weeks
on St. Lawrence Island where
he conducted a preaching mission
at the Gambell and Savoonga
churches. He will include- a re
port of his experience in the
morning service.
James F. O’Sullivan, Alaska
Steamship Company Valdez ag
ent, has been appointed agent for
the company at Nome, effective
March 24, R. C. Rose, traffic
manager of the line, announced
this week. His successor at Val
dez has not as yet been named.
hall, 8 p.m.
M.T.A. BOARD, iMJTA Office, 8
p.m.
MILDRED MARPLE
NEW PRESIDENT
XI ETA CHAPTER
Mildred Marple was named
president of Xi Eta Chapter, Beta
Sigma Phi, on March 3 during
a regular meeting held in the
home of Marylou Rideout. Named
to serve with her during the
coming year were the following:
Frances Hulbert, vice president;
Eloise Smith, corresponding sec
retary; Bonnie Bettine, recording
secretary; and Gladys Jones,
treasurer. Two representatives
were named to the BSP City
Council: Vivian Schaver and Vir
ginia Gallant. The new president
is an automatic member of the
Council, which meets the third
Wednesday of each month.
AIRPORT AID
Graveli.Surfacing of a landing
strip and apron and erosion con
trol at Mekoryuk on Nunivak Is
land has been authorized in the
amount of $112,500, according to
action taken la|t week by the
Civil Aeronautics Administration.
The project will be included in
the current 1958 fiscal year Fed
eral-aid Airport Program.
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