Reporters—
Notebook
Douglas McKechnie, 15-year
old grandson of Mr. and Mrs.
Loren McKechnie is visiting his
grandparents and otter relatives
in the Valley area during his
summer vacation. Douglas makes
his home with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry McKechnie of El
Oerrito, Calif. This is his first
visit to Alaska.
Mr. E. E. ARmon, father of
Len Allman, is making his first
visit to Alaska and is staying at
the home of his son and daugh
ter-in-law. The elder Mr. Allmon
makes his home in Amarillo,
Texas, where he and his wife re
cently celebrated their 51st wed
ding anniversary.
Jack Dunlap, patient in the
5005<th Airforce Hospital at El
mendorf, is reported making
good progress.
Police Chief and Mrs. Wanye
iMize and two children of Arroyo
Grande, Calif., are visiting Mrs.
Mize’s mother, Mrs. Ida Foley of
Ida Lake and her sister Mrs. La
Vkxnne Johnson of Palmer. The
family drove up over the Alaska
highway and plan to vacation
here about two weeks. The
Mizes formerly lived in Anchor
age where Chief Mize was a
member of the Anchorage Po
lice Department.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hedla of
Spenard are spending a week in
the Valley area and are visiting
with Louise Kellogg at Spring
Greek Farm. Hedla, CPA with
the Anchorage firm of Kincaid
and Hedla, is doing auditing
work in the Palmer area during
their visit. Mrs. Hedla is the
former Lenore Amerman.
Mrs. Marylou Rideout is spend
ing a few days in the Detroit area
where she joined her husband
Larry who was Outside for medi
cal treatment.
Stewart Dun-ant, Co-Op gener
al manager and Jack Flint,
creamery manager, are spending
a few days in Fairbanks this
week on association business.
They were accompanied by Steve
Durranit.
Visiting Palmer this week were
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Petznick
otf Orest on, la., who are on a mo
tor trip through Alaska. The
Petznieks own and operate a
school and (office supply business
and commercial printing depart
ment in Greston. They plan to be
in Fairbanks to see the midnight
sun tonight.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Camp
bell and daughters Charlotte and
Jo Ann, returned to Palmer on
Saturday following a month’s
motor trip to the States where
they visited in Utah, Idaho and
Montana. They reported 10 days
<xf rain in the Grand Prairie
section left the road a sea of mud
John Weisenberger returned to
Palmer on Friday from North
Dakota where he and his family
are visiting. He plans to return
there within a short time where
he will affiliate with a contract
ing firm. The Weisenbergers ex
pect to be absent from the val
ley for several months.
All Beta Sigma Phi members
and their husbands are urged to
turn out for a work party at the
fairgrounds Friday . evening,
■when the sorority booth will be
(repaired and readied for the 1956
Fair. Don't forget to take along
the hammers.
Mr. Arthur French will con
duct regular church services at
the United Protestant Church
this summer. The first of Sept
ember the Rev. Burtram H. Ru
tan of Skagway will assume pas
tar duties ait the church. At the
peresent time he is taking a
course in hospital chaplaining
art <the Emanuel Hospital in Ore
gon.
The A1 Briggs family nave ar
rived in Palmer, coming here
from South Dakota. Mr. Briggs
■wiH be affiliated with the Pal
mer office, Soil Conservation
Service.
Palmer Indenpendent School
District is calling for bids on tun
neling and installing a new stok
er in Central School and for the
construction of an addition and
the repair of the present school
gym. Information may be obtain
ed from the office of school su
perintendent, William T. Zah
radnicek. ,_
(Personnel at the Alaska Agri
cultural Experiment Station
have started their seasonal visits
to other sections of Alaska. Dr.
Winston Laughlin spent last
-week in the Homer and Kenai
areas; William Sweetman re
turned from Fairbanks l^t Fr.
<lay; this Tuesday Neil Michael
9otv left for Fairbanks; H. P. Gar
awav returned from Fairbanks
last week; Dr. Curtis Dearborn
■plans a trip to the Homer area
this week and Paul Martm is
apentfn* time Jo **“*«“**
aaea. On 24th Harold Black
Mrs. Eisenhower Helps Celebrate Savings Bond Birthday
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Among those who helped celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Series E Savings Bond on May 1
were Mr*. Dwight D. Eisenhower and nine-year-old Marilyn Miller, Washington school youngster. They
are shown here in the W hite House just after the First Lady sliced into the four-foot, 300-pound cake
made in the likeness of a $100 E bond. Mrs. Eisenhower is honorary chairman of the National Women’s
Advisory Committee for.Savings Bonds. Marilyn was selected for the honor for her outstanding achieve*
ments in the School Savings Stamp Plan. The huge cake, decorated in four colors, was baked and do
nated by Clement’s Pastry Shop of Washington as a contribution to the Savings Bond Program. Sales
have exceeded $80 billion since E bonds were first offered on May 1, 1941, and today over 40 million
people own more than $40 billion in E and H bonds, r ■ -.■
How Can I!!
By Anne Ashley
Q— How can I oil a clock?
A—Try dipping a small rag
in Kerosene and laying it inside
the clock. Leave it for several
days. The oil will loosen the dust
in the works, oiling them at the
same time.
Q—How can I remove auto
mobile grease stains from my
clothes?
A—Try rubbing some powd
ered magnesia into the fabric
and letting it remain for two or
or three days. Then brush it out
and remove any clinging powd
er with a soft cloth.
Q—How can I restore gilt
of the Experiment Station- in
Fairbanks is expected in Palmer.
The Palmer Airport was a busy
place this past Sunday with
many visitors flying in for a look
at the valley. A number of local
flyers attended the Fly-in, Drive
in breakfast sponsored by the
99’s, a women flyer’s association.
A limited number of Alaska
Visitors Association folders have
been received in the office of The
Frontiersman. The attractive,
four-color folders feature many
interesting scenes of Alaska.
frames to their former freshness?
A Rub them with a small
sponge moistened with oil of
turpentine, which soon evapor
ates.
O—How can I improve starch?
A—Add to each bowl of starch
one teaspoonful of Epsom salts
and dissolve in the usual man
ner by boiling. Articles starched
with this will be stiffer.
Q. How can I prevent apples
from wrinkling while baking in
the oven?
A. Slit the skin in three or four
places with a knife before baking.
Q. How can I save time when
cleaning the tab'e silver?
A. Make a solution of one
quart of boiling water, one tea
spoonful of baking soda, and one
teaspoonful of salt. Pour into an
aluminum vessel and place the
silver in it. Allow it to remain
for a few minutes, then rinse
with clear hot water. Clean the
vessel at once.
Q. How can I prevent the iron
from sticking to the clothes when
pressing out starched pieces?
A. Try using soapy water as
a starch foundation. Use one
tablespoonful of soap jelly to
each quart of water. Then add
the necessary amount of starch.
IUNE SALE
PEDAL PUSHERS & BATHING SUITS
I Off
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SHORTS j Price
DENIM AND POPLIN JACKETS
f Off
CHILDREN'S
PEDAL PUSHERS AND SHORTS
i Price
ROBES
i Price
ONE RACK DRESSES — LIBERAL DISCOUNT
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4-H Photography
Club Is Formed
A new 4-H club was formed
this year in photography and is
being conducted by Lew Hanks,
Extension Service district agent.
Hanks reported that there is
considerable interest in photo
graphy. The young shutter-bugs
are learning the fundamentals of
camera equipment and good pic
ture composition. Later they will
jo into the phases of developing
and printing of pictures. Hanks
pointed out that it isn’t the cost
of the camera that gets good pic
tures—it’s the result of the cam
eraman's know-how. Club mem
ber’s prints will be entered in
the photography contest in the
Valley Fair this fall.
TO A NEIGHBOR
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following poem was written several
years ago by H. L. Grantham, now deceased. Mr. Grantham
homesteaded in the WasiUa Creek area in 1933 and there made
his home until 1952 when he moved to Cordova to live with his
daughter, Mrs. Lillian Matson. He passed away about a year ago
and the poem reproduced below was sent in to The Frontiers
man by Mrs. John McDonald, a family friend.
June twenty-fifth, nineteen and forty-three,
Mr. Eugene Juvette and family,
Yes, this is from the skeeter bitten ranch
Where the bills are long and sharp and staunch
And their constant sting, with a zing, zing, zing,
Is telling the world it’s spring, spring, spring!
But one big brown and mossy hummer
Told me today that it was summer
It was just because he had not lied
That I came down with a lightning spat,
And before his greed was satisfied
He fell to the ground, a dying gnat.
So I hung him up on a polar tree
And removed his hide quite skillfully,
And ne’er a stroke did I make wrong.
For I worked to the time of a zing, zing, song.
Then I slowly rolled a cigarette
While thinking of things hard to forget,
And I thought me of that hide of brown
That it should be dressed in Palmer town.
I’d have it stretched and drawn out slim
And cut to fit, so nice and trim,
And send it to a Mary Juvette,
A proven friend of the true-blue set,
Who when she moved, willed me her broom
To sweep and clean my lonely room.
But then her deeds were always kind,
And may her friends Outside not mind
When she steps out in her skeeter coat,
For there’s sure to be a magic charm
In the brown gnat fur that used to float
With a sting, o’er my old Alaskan. Farm.
—H. L. GRANTHAM, Palmer, Alaska
NAT'L. PRESIDENT
TO VISIT LOCAL
AUXILIARY UNIT
Mrs. Bowden. Ward, national
president of the American Legion
Auxiliary, will be guest of honor
at a dinner to be held at Legion
hall tonight at 7 p. m.
Mrs. Ward will be the special
guest of the Matanuska Valley
Auxiliary Unit. AH Legionnaires,
members of the Jack Henry Poet
from Anchorage, as well as all
unit members are invited to at
tend the dinner. The national
president will be introduced by
Mrs- Izola Sims, department pres
ident of the Legion Auxiliary.
CO-OP TICKETS
DUE BY JUNE 30
Members of the Matanuska
V al 1 e y Farmers Cooperating
Association are reminded that
they have but a few days left in
which to turn in their 1955-56
savings tickets. The tickets must
be turned in before the end of
the fiscal year, June 30. They
may be mailed or taken to the
general office. If mailed, the
gender’s name and address should
accompany the package to facil
itate proper crediting. Certifi
cates of equity will be issued
following the annual member
ship meeting. For the past few
years dividends have been de
clared at the rate of 15 percent.
SPECIALS!
THURSDAY, FRIDAY
SATURDAY & SUNDAY
CARSTEN'S
BEEF BACON
CHOICE
CHUCK ROASTS
LEAN AND MEATY
SPARE RIBS
COUNTRY STYLE
PORK SAUSAGE
BARS
SLICED BACON
SHOULDER CUT
PORK ROAST
Also Air-Fresh Oysters