LOCAL RESERVE UNIT
NOW HOLDING 48 PAID
DRILL MEETINGS
The local U. S. Army Reserve
unit is now holding 48 paid drill
meetings a year, in addition tb
the annual 15-day training en
campment, according to Captain
James H. Pierce, commanding of
ficer. The local unit is designat
ed as Co. C - 180th Combat En
gineer Battalion, USAR.
The newly renovated armory
space in the American Legion
building has provided consider
able more room for weekly meet
ings, Captain Pierce said.
During the past fall and winter
months several advancements in
grades have been made in the lo
cal unit. Gerald J. Campbell of
Palmer and Frank M .Smith of
Wasilla were promoted to Ser
geant First Class; George M.
Campbell and Harry M. Camp
bell, Jr., both of Palmer were
promoted to the rank of Corpor
al; Alexander Carlson of Palmer
advanced to Sergeant rating;
Richard L. Barnes and Larry B.
Puddicombe advanced to Private,
R. Cottle, Robert W. Gershmel,
Donald R. Johnson, Ronald J.
Jensen, and James T. Wilson, all
of Wasilla
New members of the local unit
axe Corporal Edward G. Church,
PFC Johan F. Johnson of Wasilla
ail of whom were recently dis
charged from the regular Army
and have gone into the Reserve
Unit. Another new member is
Cpl. Sherman T. Barton, of Pal
mer. New recruits include Claus
M. Maske, Norman B. Nelson,
Bill W. Nelson, Dale Spanogle,
and Jeremy Gallagher.
First Lieutenant Herbert C.
Lang of Palmer has taken over
the duties of the executive offi
cer of Company C, Captain Pierce
announced.
An open house is being plan
ned by the local unit, for some
time in the near future. It will be
patterned after the successful
open house staged last year. .
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
_4-H HEWS
Sewing Classes
Four-H clothing leaders will be
offered training classes by an ed
ucation director of the Singer
Sewing Company, Mrs. Lydia
Fohn-Hansen announced this
week.
The Seattle Singer office and
the University of Alaska Exten
sion Service planned the classes
to precede 4-H enrollment in
March. National 4-H week is Mar
ch 3-11. District extension agents
will announce locations and
hours for classes, Mrs. Fohn-Han
sen said. Each class will be lim
ited to eight members who are
4-H clothing leaders or project
leaders.
r irst training session will be
held in Anchorage February 23
28. The educational director will
help Matanuska Valley women
in Palmer, February 29 to March
2. Fairbanks dates are March 5
and 6. When the schedule is com
pleted, the Extension Service
hopes classes may be held in
Juneau and Ketchikan too.
New Prize in Line for
4-H Bread Demonstrators
Alaskan 4*H bread demonstra
tors may compete for the first
time this year for a trip to the
National 4-H Club Congress in
Chicago.
Standard Brands offered Alas
ka $500 towards the trip, Mrs.
Fohn-Hansen said today. Mrs.
Fohn-Hansen is associate director
and acting 4-H leader with the
Alaska Extension Service. In oth
er years, Standard Brands gave
a government bond to the best
bread demonstrator in the Terri
tory. Alice Aylward of Anchor
age was the 1955 winner.
“We hope to receive the gar
dening and clothing achievement
trips to 4-H congress that have
been given to Alaska each year,”
Mrs. Fohn-Hansen said. “Com
plete information about state
awards will be sent us soon.”
To be eligible for the bread
demontsration award, an Alas
kan 4-H’er must be 14 years old
and completed three years of 4-H
■ club work. The 4-H’er could be
OWN A
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Associate Store
We are expanding in Alaska and are looking :
for an aggressive associate for Palmer.
; Our stores carry tires, auto parts, washers, ;
: dryers, TV, refrigerators, sporting goods, out- ;
| board motors, paint, tools, wheel goods, etc.
j About $20,000 to $30,000 required. No experi- j:
ence necessary — we train you.
For information write:
WESTERN AUTO SUPPLY CO.
Wholesale Sales Department
BOX £602, KENTON STATION
PORTLAND 17, OREGON
DON’T PAY BILLS
BY CASH!
It’s so much safer and more convenient to
pay by check. Why not stop in and open an
account today?
MATANUSKA VALLEY BANK j;j
PALMER, ALASKA
Open Thursday Evenings 6 • 8 P.M.
DaSy 10 A.M. - 3 P.M.
TERRITORY REQUESTS
LAND WITHDRAWAL AS
PUBLIC SERVICE SITES
The Territory of Alaska has
requested the withdrawal of two
tracts of land totaling 67.34 acres
as public service sites, it was an
nounced by the Bureau of Land
Management. If granted, this
would insure public entry for
sport fishing and other recrea
tional pursuits. The tracts are
located adjacent to the shares of
two lakes locally known as Up
per and Lower Bonnie Lakes
which have been stocked with
rainbow trout by the Alaska De
partment of Fisheries. The Alas
ka Fisheries Board has expressed
concern regarding the ingress to
fishing waters and are interest
ed in assuring public access by
the sport fisherman. The lakes
are a short distance north of the
Glenn Highway at approximate
ly Mile 85.
taking any of the food projects:
baking, school lunch or camp
cookery. Contestants will receive
free packages of granulated
yeast and bread and roll recipe
booklets will be available to them
and to their leaders.
Present plans call for local
bread demonstration winners to
compete at a state level, possibly
at the All-Alaska 4-H Fair.
NOTES FROM YOUR
EXTENSION SERVICE
Lew E. Hanks.
District Agricultural Agent
The 1956-57 Alaska Fertilizer
Recommendations of the Experi
ment Station are now available
for use. Copies are obtainable at
the Extension Service, Soil Con
servation Service, Commissioner
of Agriculture office and also at
the Co-Op warehouse.
The biggest change in it seems
! to be the recommending of the
J use of potash for all crops. Also
I sulphate of potash is recommend
ed in place of muriate of potash.
| The men at the Experiment Sta
i tion have been doing a lot of
work on fertilizers and soils.
Their recommendation s<hould
enable us to fertilize even more
advantageously than before. An
other improvement in the fer- '
tilizer bulletin is the table show
ing proportions for home mixed
fertilizers. This table makes it
easy to mix your own. There is
also a good section on greenhouse
and garden fertilizing. This bulle
tin is worth some study. You bet
ter read it.
The Extension Service also
has forms available to make ap
plication for gas tax refunds for
gasoline used on non highway
operations. A 3 cent per gallon
| ESKNIK MINES
( AM ALASKAN CORPORATION
1 Offers for Sale to Bona Fid? Residents
Only of Alaska
2500 SHARES OF THE CAPITAL STOCK OF ESKNIK
MINES, PAR VALUE SI0.00 PER SHARE
: REVENUES FROM SUCH SALE AND INVESTMENT
> TO BE USED IN PROSPECTING FOR RADIO ACTIVE
AND OTHER STRATEGIC MINERALS j;
i FOR INFORMATION, WRITE JAMES FREY, ESKNIK
MINES. INC., PALMER, ALASKA
’ THIS OFFER ONLY OPEN TO BONA FIDE RESIDENTS
OF THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA <:
24-Hour
Wrecker Service
ATLAS TIRES
McKAY TIRE CHAINS
WYNNS ENGINE TUNE-UP
I Weslside Service |
xf WUZ3I. xs.:. J/. <j. -
WERE NOW ;
MUSLIN PILLOW CASES, white pr. $1.50 $1.23
(42 x 36. type 128)
DAN RIVER WERE NOW
MUSLIN SHEETS 81 x 108, white $3.85 $2.98 :
MUSLIN SHEETS 54 x 90, white 2.45 1.89
WHITE TERRY TOWELS, were 80c - $1.00
NOW 75c each
PRINT PERCALE was 55c per yd.-now 45c
DAN RIVER YARD GOODS, plain or plaid —
was 80c -$1.10 per yd. — NOW 75c j:
Assorted Cotton Blouses $1.75 to $2.75
WERE NOW
MENS' all-wool PLAID SHIRTS, $8.25 $6.75 :
ALL MENS'
Jackets
Ij 1/4 »«
WOMENS'
Skirts
i; Va off
25 % OFF ON ALL BOTONY YARNS
SALE LASTS UNTIL FEBRUARY I
CO-OP TRADING POST
Matanuska Valley Farmers Co-Op Assn.
refund on tractor gas can now be
obtained.
Copies of the Farmers Tax
Guide for 1955 will be available
for distribution in the next few
days. Call at the Extension office
and get one. If you paid a farm
hand $10. or more cash wages
in 1955, you will have to file so
cial security forms for those em
ployees by January 21. Farmers
can get their farm employer’s id
entification number from their
nearest Internal Revenue office or
Social Security representative.
Farming these days consist of
a lot of paper work in addition
to everything else. It’s just as
necessary as doing chores. Better
get going on those records and
tax forms.
The Extension Service has a
Farm Record book for you to
start out the new year with record'
keeping. Stop in for your copy.
, .
You can be calm
and serene at your
time of sorrow in
the knowledge that
f our services will
provide for your
dear one a beauti
ful memorial ser
PALMER FUNERAL
CHAPEL
William Bouwenc. manager
Wright's
Travel Agency
AT BERT'S DRUG STORE
ARE YOU TRAVELING ? ? ?
We are members of IATA, International
Air Transport Assn. Fares arranged to any
point in the world. I
WE SHALL BE GLAD TO HELP WITH YOUR
ITINERARY
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: SEE THE Westinghouse
/ ELECTRIC RANGES — with standard size oven
or the double-size oven.
Westinghouse HOT WATER HEATERS
Westinghouse DISH WASHERS
Westinghouse LAUNDROMATS
The Westinghouse REFRIGERATORS have a
(generous FREEZER SECTION
The Westinghouse UPRIGHT FREEZERS have
individual storage sections
See the Westinghouse WASH-N-DRY Washer
Dryer Combination
WE HAVE WESTINGHOUSE TV SETS in 17" and
21" Table Models, some in beautiful
decorator-colors
NOW HERE!
Samsonite Folding Chairs with
Padded Seats
Co-Op Warehouse
MATANUSKA VALLEY FARMERS
CO-OPERATING ASSOCIATION