UP CHURCH SPOdSOflS Fltm
"The Voice of the Prihilofs" is
comine; to Palmer on Tuesday, Febru
ary 6th. It will be shown at the
local theater at 1:30 pm., 7:^0 pm.,
and 9:00 pm. The prices are $1.20
. for adults, 60j^ for hi'^h school
students and 2f>^ for children. Ail
prices enclude tax. All child
ren who wish to attend will be ex
cused from school that afternoon,
Superintendent Zahradnicek announced
Another picture, "Atomic Power"
will be shown at the same time.
These educational films are spon
sored by the Ladies Aid of the Unit
ed Protestant Church in order to
raise funds to complete work on the
Church kitchen.
on Business
Mrs. A. lierson, manager of the
local R.E.A., is to leave Friday,
February 2nd. for Washlngton, D.C.
which will be the headquarters for
the R.E.A. new manager's conference
which she is to attend. She expects
to be <*one about two weeks, and is
looking forward to visiting friends
living in Washington, whom she has
met through the R.E.A. Mrs. Pierson
also stated t^at she hoped to ob
tain information regardin'* the e
rection of the new R.E.A. building
which was planned for next spring.
HEALTH DE^fiRTREf.T
i i
Two children at Kvethluk, near Bethel,
died within 36 hours after eating wild car
rots this fall, Dr. Edward Dunn, associate
physician at the .-.laska Native Service hos
pital reported to the Health department. A
specimen of the plant was Identified In
the Health department Juneau laboratory as
Clcuta ixckenzlann, a poisonous member of
the wild carrot family which grows through
out Alaska.
Amos J. Alter, director of the Herlth de
pertinent's Sanitation end Engineering di
vision, was the recipient of a fellowship
which offers him three months In northern
European countries studlng health protec
tion methods. The fellowship provides for
study of methods of water supply, housing,
w^ste disposal end food handling In Norway
Sweden, Finland and The Netherlands. He
will also observe environmental health pro
blems end solutions In England, France,
Switzerland end Denmark^ He expects to re
turn to his Juneau headquarters in mid- .
February.
DOCTOR EARL C. GRAVES IN JUNEAU
Dr. Earl C. Graves left Pe-lmer on Thurs
day for Juneau on Business. The length of
his stay there Is Indefinite.
TERRITORIAL SEED REGULATIONS
ers and seed dealers who contem
plate marketing seeds to have them
officially tested. Failure to com
ply with this Act carries a severe
penalty for which a dealer or farm
er would be liable. Full coopera
tion is necessarv for the mutual
protection of both the seed dealer
land the ^rower.
! DIRECTOR flPPGIflTEO
The Office of the President of
(the University of Alaska, today re*
[ceived a telegram from the Secret
ary of Agriculture, stating his off
licial approval of the appointment
jof Frofessor Lynn 0. Hollist as Di
irector of Agricultural Extension
IServices. This appointment has
ibeen made by the Regents at their
;recent meeting, subject only to the
approval of the Secretary of Agri
culture as provided by law.
NURSES' ASSOCIATION TO CONDUCT CLASSES
2. Day or evening class preference.
When the nurses' association knows the
I number of people wishing to take the
course, the time and place of meetings
will be announced In the newspapers.
This Is the first time classes have
been offered to men, medical aides, and
It Is hoped there will be 2 Rood response
from the men In the Matanuska V-lley.
Florence 0. Eby,
President M.V.N.^ss'n.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING con't.
The second movie showed the utilization
of the airplane by farmers end other peo
ple In country districts end frontier
lends.
t Matt Perkins served as chairman, due to
|Mr. Hurley's having to attend to business
In Anchor--ge. No business was tr_nsocted
but It was agreed that the matter of pur
chasing Alaska products would be discussed
at the next regular meeting on Feb. 7th.
Mr. '•nd Mrs. Blom -nd Mr. Short, promin
ent poultry raisers, have some pertinent
questions to ask the merchants of Palmer
and Anchorage at the next meeting In re
gard to the price and s-le of Matanuska
V-lley Eggs. These people were guests of
the Co-operative at this meeting.
BOB. MIELKE'S HAVE NEW DAUGHTER
Mr. and Mrs. Bob. Mlelke are the proud
parents of a new daughter, born early
Thursday morning, February 1st., at the
Valley Hospital.