HEALTH COUNCIL
NAMES OFFICERS
FOR COMING YEAR
Mrs- C. Ivan Branton of Palmer
was elected president of the Ma
tanuska Valley Health Council
during the annual meeting held
May 3. Named to serve with her
during the coming year were V.
Louise Kellogg, vice-president;
Mrs. A. J. Colberg, secretary; and
Mrs. George Brewster, treasurer.
It was announced at the meeting
that Salk polio vaccine is now
available for children from one
to nine years of age.
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NOTES FROM YOUR
EXTENSION SERVICE
By Lew Hanks
Enrollment for 4-H is still open.
I would urge all interested in
the 4-H program both as mem
bers and leaders to sign up now.
Four-H Round-up is June 11 to
16. Round-up is a big event in
the lives of 4-H’ers. If your 4
H’ers are 13 years of age or older
it would be fun for them to at
tend.
The next few weeks are gar
den times. We have bulletins in
the Extension office that if read
and followed can make you an
outstanding gardener. These bul
letins are “Gardening in Alaska”,
“Vegetable Varieties for 1956",
“Fertilizers for Alaska”, “Chemi
cal Weed Killers and Their Uses”,
and “Bad News for Bugs”. If you
read these bulletins and follow
them out, it’s a cinch to raise a
garden. Of course it takes a little
bit of backwork along with it.
You have to do that anyway no
matter what kind of garden you
grow. You might as well get re
sults for that back bending
though. Therefore, I suggest you
get these bulletins from your Ex
tension office first. Study them
through and results are practi
cally guaranteed.
NAMES COMMITTEES
IN THETA CHAPTER
Gladys Jones, recently install
ed president of ’Theta chapter,
BSP, named members of standing
committees during the chapter’s
May 7 meeting. The first named
individuals will be chairman of
the committee, with additional
names to be added at a laiter date.
Program: Helen Mae Weidekhr,
Gladys Hayes and Viola Thuma.
Ways and Means: Joyce Metz,
Jerry Fuller, and Marge Bou
wens. Social: Dolores Pommier,
Hazel Harris, and Sally Harrison.
Service: Lee Ehrhart, Amy Irwin.
Historian: Joyce Billot. Sunshine:
Marion Duff. Membership: Doro
thy Pelletier. Publicity: Pat Sand
vik.
On May 20 the chapter will
hold their annual preferential
tea to which rushees will be in
vited, as well as members of Xi
Eta chapter and mothers of all
members. The chapter voted to
.participate in the Colony Day
celebration on May 27 and will
hold a pledge initiation and rit
ual of jewels ceremony on June
4.
Helen Mae Weidehkr was ap
pointed delegate to the sorority’s
Territorial convention to be held
in Juneau in June. Pat Sandvik
and Hazel Harris were appointed
ANCHORAGE TAKES
TRACK MEET IN
FINAL EVENTS
Even though Palmer didn’t
earn too many points in the all
Westem Alaska Track Meet held
in Palmer last Saturday, they
certainly earned an E for effort.
The Fairbanks and Anchorage
schools fielded a roster of win
ners, with the far-north school
carrying the first place score
through the first 10 events. An
chorage pulled ahead of them by
one-<third point in the low hurd
les event and continued a garner
a few more points than Fair
banks in each of the remaining
events. Final scores were as fol
lows: Anchorage 76*4; Fairbanks,
68; Palmer 6 2/3; and Seward 3.
The following is a recap of
events and winners: (The meet
was scored five, three, two, and
one points for first, second, third
and fourth place)
SHOT PUT: Walker (F) 40' 7";
Allen (F); Brundin (F), Mack (A).
BROAD JUMP; Jackson (A) 20'
2” (new recoAl), Allen (F), Cox
(A), Pitts (F). POLE VAULT:
Kizorek (F) 9' 11*4", Allen (F),
Jackson (A), Veral-1 (P). DISCUS:
Walker (F) 124’ 4", Loyer (P),~
Hughes (F), Fultz (A).
HIGH JUMP: Cox (A) 5' 6*4",
Morgan (A), Brundin (F) Parks
(P), Trowbridge (P) and Sumate
(A) tied for fourth place, splitting
the one point three ways.
HIGH HURDLES: Cox (A) (8:6
new record) Horsman (A), Wal
ker (F), Trowbridge (P). 100 YD.
DASH: Bradford (A), McFarland
(F), Jackson (A), Terry (F).
MILE RUN: Crabb (F) (4:53 new
record), Jarvis (A), Seater (A),
Haycraft (A). 440-YARD RELAY:
Seaman (A):59, Smelcer (F),
Morgan (A), Hughes (F). 440
YARD RUN: Seaman (A): 59,
Smelcer (F), Morgan (A), Hughes
(F). 440-YARD RELAY: (F) Mc
Farland, Terry Kizorek, Brundin;
(A) Team No. 1, (A) Team No. 2,
(S). LOW HURDLES: Horsman
(A) (13.5 new record), Smelcer
(F) Boswell (F) Shumate (A). 880
YARD RUN Bankston (A) (2:10.6
new record), Hatch (A), Wagner
(F), Montgomery (F). 220-YARD
DASH: Cox (A), Brundin (F), Mc
Farland (F), Bradford (A). 880
YARD RELAY: (A) Time: 1:41,
Radke, Morgan, Jackson, Cox. (F),
(S), (P).
Don Cox of the Eagle squad
earned 18 1/3 points of his team’s
total in spite of having injured
his hand during the broad jump
event.
as alternates.
The next regular meeting of the
chapter will be held May 21 at
the home of Helen Mae Weidehkr.
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IN AND OUT AT THE
VALLEY
PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL
Patients at Valley Presbyteri
an Hospital this week include:
John Weldon, Mrs. Roy Hull of
Big Lake, Mrs. Earl Patterson
and infant son, Mrs. Irwin Doyle
and infant son, Frank Hoffman
(1114 mo’s, old), Lee Nelson, of
Gakona, Ole Johnson, Mrs. Orval
Ross, John Steinfeld of Chitina,
Glen Vore of Jonesville, and
John Bugge.
Patients listed on the “out”
list were: Harold Lundberg,
Philip Frey, Mrs. Jo Boyd, Mrs.
Claude Gabbett and infant, Geor
ge Venne, Sr., Mrs. Jack Gobson,
John W. France (214 yrs. old),
Harold Monoban, Wilbert Tru
dell, Mrs. Richard Pettit, William
Lentz, Jr., Mrs. Wilma Conn,
David Hardage (20 mo’s, old), and
John Dunlap.
Direct Commissions
Available in Army
For Selected Persons
The Army has announced that
direct commissions into Regu
lar Army are available to select
ed individuals possessing a mas
ter’s or doctor’s degree in cer
tain critically essential technical
specialities. Persons having a
bachelor’s degree may aso apply
if they have a minimum of three
years experience in one of the
technical specialities. The grade
received upon appointment will
be determined by amount of prior
service, if any, as a commission
ed officer in the Army of the
United States, individuals be
tween the ages of 21 and 27 who
meet all the eligibility require
ments, and are desirous of obtain
ing a commission in the Regular
• Army can obtain further infor
mation by writing to Headquart
ers, U. S. Army, Alaska, Fort
Richardson, Attention: Adjutant
General.
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