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An exclusive new transmission
—-Turboglide—heads a list of
Chevrolet power train features
that extends from the three
speed manual shift through an
improved Powerglide automatic
transmission and the gas-saving
overdrive, according to news re
ceived this week from the Chev
rolet Motor Division in Detroit.
Introducting a new design of
the torque converter type, the
Turboglide is supplied only with
the 23-cubic inch engine. Super
lative responsiveness, elimination
of all automatic shifting and a
newly developed “hill retarder”
are a few of the innovations. Ac
cording to Chevrolet, Turboglide
gives far greater variable torque
multiplication than now deliver
ed by standard torque convert
ers, assuring a high brand of
performance.
Differing from the usual trans
mission, too, is the single for
ward drifting position on the
quadrant. This is possible, says
the company, because the indif
initely graduated torque multi
plications from a standing start
to highway cruising speed makes
a step in the transmission un
necessary. The feeling of “shift”
is completely eliminated.
JBLENALLEN NEWS^
By Martha Prater
Fifty-six people voted at the
polls in the General election at
Glenallen October 9 at the log
cabin. Judges of election were
Martha Prater, Lucille Bren
wick and Mildred Hinshaw.
Thirty-seven children and four
adults arriving at the Gulkana
airport from Holy Cross October
16 will be fed by Mrs. Hinshaw,
Grace Macintosh, Mrs. Hutchins,
Mrs. Hill and Blanche Chapoux
at the recreation hall at the
C.A.A. before transporting them
to the Copper Valley Catholic
Mission »school project at the
Tazlina River area in the Cop
per Center district where they
will attend school for the win
ter. The Mission school now has
six teachers, three sisters, Sister
Mary George—Superior, Sister
Mary Freida, Sister Mary Agatha
and three Priests Father Spills,
Father Buchannon Superior and
Father Francis Fallert.
Royce Ward employed with the
Alaska Airlines of Anchorage
was a visitor in Glenallen last
Ijeek. The new bridge at Moose
Creek in Glenallen is now open
to traffic after several months
of construction by the Pacific
construction Company of Fair
banks.
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Sitka Commemorates
Historic Alaska Day
Eighty-nine years ago today
Alaska’s most moving drama was
played to a small but intensely
interested audience. The place—!
Sitka; the date—October 18,
1867; the principle player—an
American flag.
As the stars and stripes ascend
ed the flagpole where only a
moment before Russia’s flag had
flown, a whole new era opened
in Alaskan history. Alaska no
longer belonged to Russia, it was
now United States property and
masses of virgin timber, rich I
mineral deposits, fur-bearing ani
mals and untouched marine life
waited to be discovered and used.
Because the purchase of Al
aska meant so much to the cit-1
izens of Sitka, they decided to
keep the drama of the transfer
very much alive, and organized
the Alaska Day Festival, Incor
porated, to perpetuate the mem
ory of that first Alaska Day.
Since the first Alaska Day
Festival, held October 18, 1949,1
the day has rapidly grown from
a local function to a widely re
nowned occasion, and each suc
cessive year attracts more guests
from all parts of Alaska and the
West Coast.
According to Mary F. Hall,
Festival committee member, pre
parations for the festivities were
started early, with Sitka’s men
growing beards and women of
Sitka searching for materials to
make period costumes of the
1800 s. It is well known, she said,
that appearing in Sitka on Alas
ka Day without a costume, bon
net, or beard is a grave offense,
punishable by a fine or banish
ment to the “Kangaroo Court”
stocks.
The festival spans three days
and includes parades, Alaska
Day Ball, a banquet called the
“Mug Up”, special entertainment
and the authentically produced
pageant, depicting the event
leading up to and following the j
purchase transfer of Alaska.
“Alaska Day has not died”,'
Mrs. Hall said. “It is very much
alive, and by remembering the
historic day—October 18, 1867,
we hope to value a territory
which cost so little then and
gives so much today.”
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Homemakers to Study
Alaska Legislation
Homemakers will study Alaska
legislation affecting families
with the help of a territorial
committee appointed during j
Homemaker Short Course, Coun- j
cil President Mrs. D. H. Stevens
of Anchorage said today.
Mrs. Troy Bogard of Seward
is chairman of the newly form-j
ed legislative committee. Mem
bers appointed Oct. 12 are Mrs.
Wilma Kirkpatrick of Seward,
Mrs. James Hulbert of Palmer
and Mrs. Harold Dinkel of Was
illa.
Mrs. Stevens succeeds Mrs.
C. A. Brewer of Palmer as presi
dent of the Alaska Homemaker
Council. The council meets an
nually during Homemaker Short
Course. While 119 women attend
this year’s course, only home de
monstration club members par
ticipated in council meetings.
Mrs. Robert Glenn of Anchorage
was elected secretary-treasurer.
A contest for a homemaker j
song was announced at the last j
business session. Mrs. Martin \
Olson of Wasilla and Mrs. Nick
Uzelac of Palmer are in charge
of the contest. In an effort to en
courage community and family
singing, Mrs. Stevens appointed
Mrs. R. M. Thompson of Anchor
age and Mrs. I. M. Sandvik of
Palmer to send songs to the
clubs and to arrange group sing
ing at the next short course.
Sponsored by the Agricultural
Extension Service, Homemaker
Short Course is a combined va
cation with education for Alas
kan women, Mrs. Lydia Fohn
Hansen said. Mrs. Fohn-Hansen
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PALMER FUNERAL
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NEW BABIES
Clough
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Clough of
Kodiak are receiving congratula
tions on the birth of their first
child, a son, whom they have
named Jeffery Dean. He was
born on October 3 and weighed
seven pounds, seven ounces. Mrs.
Clough is the former Jeanne
Shaver who prior to her move
from Palmer, was public health
nurse in the valley district.
is extension associate director for
home demonstration work. Uni
versity faculty members, exten
sion home demonstration agents
and Fairbanks residents taught
the workshop and demonstrations.
Special guests on the program
were Loretta Cowden of the Fed
eral Extension Service, Washing
ton, D. C., and Lois Elgin, dem
onstrator for the Fish and Wild
life Service, Seattle.
Alaska business firms and un
ions encouraged short course for
the first time this year by offer
ing scholarships to homemakers.
Scholarship sponsors were Alas
ka Dairy of Anchorage, Palmer
Piggly Wiggly Store with three
scholarships, Matanuska Valley
Farmers Cooperating Associa
tion, Chugach Electric Associa
tion with two, Anchorage North
ern Commercial Company, Carrs
Food Center in Anchorage, Jones
ville Mine and the United Mine
Workers Union at Jonesville.
Grange to Install
New Officers Nov. 8
Installation ceremonies for
new officers of the Northland
Pioneer Grange, No. 1 will be
held at Grange hall Thursday
tvening, November 8. L. C. Stock
past-master, will be the invited
installing officer.
Ed Christianson was elected to
serve as master during the com
ing year. Serving with him will
be Henning Blunck. overseer;
Wanda Wilson, lecturer; John
Boyd, steward; R. Bruce Graham,
assistant steward; Vera Rorrison.
chaplain; Lila Newville, treasur
er; Nina Stock secretary; L. P.
; Rorrison, gate keeper, Karla
Duff, lady assistant steward; Mrs.
R. B. Graham, pomona; Mrs. Ar
lene O'Connor, ceres; and Mrs.
Bill Hoskins, flora. T. A. Moyer,
past-master, was named to the
executive committee, Mrs. Vivian
Goodrich as chairman of the
home economics committee and
Mrs. Carol Stephan as pianist.
Members of the Wasilla Grange
No. 2 will be invited to install
their officers in a joint ceremony
at Grange hall on November 8.
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