SHAH'S Kill mPIlRGES HOTEL
F-.IRB..NHS-^frasiub ..sscd Bakhtiori,
more conveniently known to ..laskans us
"Ding", is the new manager of Mt. Mcldnley
Park Hotel, according to The Alaska Rail
road,
The hotel director, a kin of the Shah of
Iran, served as assistant manager of.the
hotel since July 16, 1949*
.» master of several languages, Ding was
a member of the ,-inerican ..rmed Forces dur
ing World War 11 and served as an inter
preter. and translator. He was a technical
s’erg'eant.
Upon being released from military duty,
Ding came to the territory and was engaged
by the flasks Railroad as a junior drafts
man before being sent to Mcldnley Park Ho
tel.
..lthough hailing from the aristocracy of
Iran, Ding chose the United States as his
country. In 1945 he was naturalized os an
.jnerican citizen.
He is the son of Iranian General -*ssad .
Bakhtiari.
cnnvflLESCine in RncHORfifiE '
Carla Jo Driggers, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Carlos Driggars of palmer, is conval
escing in Providence Hospital in .uichoragc
fallowing a mastoid operation, last Tues
day. Dr. Fritz was the attending physic
ian »
DAUGHTER - BORN
Mr. and Hank Liobing are the parents of
a daughter, born in Valley Hospital this
week. Mr. Liebing i-s the jeweler at Bert’s
Drug Store.
&IVLS STRflLEy PRRiy
Mrs. Dana Niemann was the hostess last
Friday evening at a Stanley tarty. The
guests included Mrs. Norbert Sv/oboda, who
.'.s the representative of the Stanley Pro
ducts in this locality. Refreshments were
served at the conclusion of the demonstra
tions .
LEAVE FOR STATES
Don. Mealy, accompanied by Loren Mchech
nie left ..nchorage by plane Wednesday for
Seattle, enroute to Duluth, Minn. They
will visit overnight in Seattle with Mr.
Mchechnie's son, .uigus, who attends coll- ,
ege there, and a brother| before going on
to Duluth where they ./ill pick up a truck
load of household furniture and return to
Palmer.
Air. and Mrs. Alfred Church and family
left Palmer Thursday morning for .the State:
where they plan on an extended tour
through Washington, Oregon, California and
Wisconsin, before returning to Palmer.
30*0 APOLOGIZES
The Community Chest Board apologizes to
all those who came to the ..nnual Meeting
scheduled to be held last week but post
poned at the last minute. We regret our
inability to notify everybody of the post
ponement in time. The postponement was
occasioned by the fact that we had not
been able to mail individual notices to
our four hundred contributors and felt
that it would not be a representative comm
unity meeting without them.
The Community Chest annual Meeting is
now scheduled for Tuesday, March 27th., at
8j00 p.m. in the Co-op Club Boom. Notices
will be sent to individual members, and we
hope that all interested persons, whether
or not members, will be able to come on
that evening.
HL.LTH COUNCIL TO HOLD .MEETING
The Health Council will hold a mooting
next Thursday, March 15th, at 7 p.m. in
the Co-op Club Room. .» film will be
shown and the formation of Palmer's Polio
Committee and Chapter formation will be
discussed. .
.aMI.L a-.TION-L 4-H CLUB WLEK. con'td
members in the States. In ..laska there
’./ore forty-nine clubs scattered from lot.
Ldgecumbe c.nd Juneau to Fuirhanks nd the
.-laska Highway. Besides having a good
time in camps, picnics, demonstr..ticn con
tests, and fairs, they carried out useful
projects in many practical subjects. One
club raised 4C0 chickens, nother raised
6 claves; the cooking clubs prepared nd
[served 678 meals; the sewing clubs made
|406 garments. -One club won a $200 prize
for the best float in a 4th of July parade
and five ..laska members won sk.te contests,
two receiving gold watches and three were
the Chicago Congress winners. ..lmost all
members entered exhibits in fairs at Jun
eau, Palmer, and F-irb .nks,
..laska club work as in the States is en
tirely voluntary. It is rgcoinnended by
the Youth Committee of ..laska in their re
port to the white House Conference as a
worthwhile activity for -lask.. boys and
girls. It is sponsored by the University
.extension ..gents, Bach club must have on
adult leader who works with the .extension
agents, kuch of the success of 4-H olub
work depends on the interest and training
of these unpaid public-spirited local lead
ers.
rfith mor.e district agents on the job it
will be possible to offer more and better
club work if p rents and adults are will
ing ,to halp. With the backing of the par
ents i nd an enthusiastic leader every club
can be a guiding influence in the life of
the child.
..n outstanding success v s reported from
the Juneau district where last year twelve
new clubs wore organized with a leaders'
council.