RAILBELT CONFERENC
mTH GAMES FRIDAY
Friday and Saturday will mark
the opening games in the Rail
feelt Basketball Conference with
the Fairbanks Malemutes coming
here for games on December 6
and 7. The Palmer Moose have
had a few practice games and
are showing up well this year.
Preliminary games will be
(played between the Palmer and
;Wasilla junior varsity teams both
Slights, starting at 6:45 p.m. in the
Central School gymnasium. The
xnain games will begin at 8 p.rn.
Palmer players on the varsity
team who will be seeing action
are: L. Stadem, V. Bledsoe, B.
Compton, T. Pearson, B. Knutson,
Wilson, D. Boulter, R. Mc
Kechnie, B. Verrall, and M. Gal
«shoff. " t
Following the Friday night
game members of the PHS sopho
smore class will sponsor a dance
at the high school cafeteria for
the visitors and the local high
school students.
University Frosh
Defeat Palmer Team
Members of the University of
Alaska freshman basketball team
Farm Forum Plans
Being Discussed
(Plans for the Annual Farm
•Forum were discussed at a com
mittee meeting held this week
«nd Lew Hanks, Extension Ser
vice district agent, reports that
it looks like a good Forum com
ing up.
Although not yet confirmed,
-dates for the Forum have been
«et for Friday, February 28 end
Saturday, March 1. All sessions
will be held in the high school.
Suggestions made and discus
sed regarding the program in
cluded the following: Displays of
home furnishings with a speaker
to present ideas on new fabrics
«nti materials for use in the
home; 4-H program, with a 4-H
leader as speaker and 4-H mem
bers participating in part of the
program; possible speakers from
the U. S. Department of Agri-1
culture, and Alaska Visitors As-!
wuciation; session on the goals
mi the Matanuska Valley Fair; i
co-operative education; and oth-'
crs.
-^Another meeting is planned j
; prior do Christmas. Hanks point
ed rutt‘the meetings are open and
ideas and workers will be most
welcome.
Urges Community
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out -Anchorage. Recently An
chorage placed first in cities of
that size in their fire, prevention
work and seventh in all cities.
He stated the “Sparky” fire pre
vention program, so very popular
'"with children in the Anchorage
: and Homer areas, could well be
extended to Palmer. “Stan and
■^Sparky’ can come to ‘Palmer and
Iget Uae program going whenbvef
; you are ready”, he said.
In touching on inspections maoe
i in 'buildings Chief Bums point-'
♦nkl’-out that cooperation from mer
chants is necessary. “The fiffe
chief is there to help the owner,
checking especially on the heat
ing plants, chimney, and offer
ing suggestions to the owner . . .
make him welcome when he calls
cm you. He is there to help*3WM**"<
Chief Burns was accompanied
by Chief Bernard Bouwens who
requested that any greviences be
reported to himself or the Mayor.
•'Don't take it out on the firemen
—«nne to us and we will do
everything we can to help you,”
Ate said.
Gene Reid, Chamber vice presi
dent and also president of the
Matanuska Telephone Association
reported that an alarm system
tins arrived for Palmer and is
awaiting approval of the city
council. The system sets up a
/conference telephone call during
■which 10 firemen are notified at
the same time of a fire call. A
similar system has been secured
for the Butte Fire Association,
and one has been secured and is
operation in the Chugiak area.
Emil Gansehow of the Alaska
Agriculture Experiment Station
was in Fairbanks the first part
the week on Station business.
Two quonset huts located at
Mmendorf are offered for sale to
the highest bidders by the U. S.
Army Engineer District, Alaska.
Both huts have wood floors.
E OPENS
AND SATURDAY
topped the Palmer High team last
Friday by 10 points. G. Van Cam
pen was high man for the Uni
versity with a total of 20 points.
B. Verrall, Palmer letterman,
was high for Kis team with 18
points. The box score follows:
Palmer University
T. Pearson 4 J. Allen 2
B. Boulter 7 J. Aho
R,. McKechnie J. Rrunden 7
B. Verrall 18 B* Meath 7
M. Galeshoff 6 T. Abele 7
L. Stadem 2 G. Egge 4
B. Compton G. Van Campen 20
J. Wilson B. Harris
V. Bledsoe M. Cody
Total 37 Total 47
All basketball fans are invited
to turn out for the first Railbelt
games on Friday and Saturday
and help support the local team.
Student Council
Approves New
Honor Roil Grading
A new system for evaluation
for high school honor roll grades
has been set up and approved by
members of the Palmer High
School Student Council. The new
system will begin in this six
week period and will be used in
subsequent gradings.
Under the new system, which
is based on a numerical valua
tion of grades, students who carry
three solids (seniors who have
taken extra work previously) will
be required to have a total of at
least 30 points. The valuation is
based on solid subjects only, sub
jects carrying partial ci'edits such
as band, physical education, and
such, will not be counted. Stu
dents who carry four solids will
need 36 points and 45 points will
be required from students who
carry five solid subjects.
The basic numerical values
are printed on the reverse side of
the high school’s new report card
and are as follows: A-f, 12 points;
A, 11; A-, 10; B-f, 9; B, 8; B-,
7; C+, 6; C, 5; C-, 4; D+, 3, D,
2; D-, 1, and F, 0.
I The new system approved by
the Student Council has higher
standards than the system pre
viously used.
TOY DRIVE UNDER
WAY BY GIRL SCOUTS
Collection barrels will be plac
ed in the Palmer schools next
week for the annual collection
of used and even new toys by
members of Girl Scout Troop 33.
Anyone having toys to donate
to the Scouts’ Christmas toy
workshop are asked to either
send them to school with a
youngster, leave them at the of
fice of U. S. Commissioner Doro
thy Saxton, at the home of Mrs.
Keith Love joy, or in the case of
an item too bulky for such deliv
ery, Mrs. Love joy will see that it
is picked up if notified.
The girls have had earlier-than
usual requests for the coming
Christmas holiday and believe
that it indicates that this year
their Christmas list will be much
longer than in previous years
and as such more toys and cloth
ing will be needed. It is impera
tive that the girls get the used
toys as soon as possible so that
they may be repaired, painted,
buttons sewed on, arms replaced
and other needed repairs may be
USDA PROPOSES
REVISION OF
POTATO STANDARDS
A public meeting was slated
recently at the U. S. Department
of Agriculture in Washington,
D. C. to discuss proposals of re
vision of grade standards for po
tatoes. The potato industry was
surveyed last spring to measure
adequacy of existing U. S. grades
The majority of 900 replies from
individual and industry groups,
representing all sections of the
country and all. industry seg
ments, indicated respondents cus
tomarily packed, sold or bought
potatoes of higher quality than
U. S. N.o 1, primary trading
grade.
Under proposed revision, U. S.
Fanch grande would be eliminat- j
ed. U. S. Extra No. 1 would be
tightened as to maturity, clean
liness and tolerance for defects.
Tolerance for defects also would
be reduced in U. S. No. 1 and
U. S. No. 2. Proposed standards
were slated for publication in
Federal Register November 8. A
period of 90 days following pub
lication is provided for interest
ed persons to submit views or
comments. USDA intends to make
July 1, 1958, effective date of
any revision which may be adop
ted.
Youth Group Plans
Spaghetti Dinner
The public is invited to plan
to attend a spaghetti dinner on
December 14 in the social hall of
the United Protestant Church.
Members of the Senior High
Westminister Fellowship group
of the church will sponsor the
dinner which will be served from
530 to 7:00 p.m. Admission will
be $1.25 for adults and 75 cents
for children.
Proceeds from the dinner will
go toward a fund to "be used on
a trip to Fairbanks for a youth
conference the latter part of De
cember.
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as they thought it would be”, he
said.
Parents of band students dis
covered that their children ar«
consentrating attentively for 55
minutes a day in their band par
ticipation . . . “they must think
of five things at one time . . . and
they do”, the band master pointed
out.
Math, algebra, history, chemis
try, biology, shop, driving train
ing, home economics, agriculture,
physical education, and choral
work were all outlined by the
teachers.
Following the visitation re
freshments were served by the
P-TA.
STUDENT COUNCIL
TO ATTEND CONFERENCE
Delegates from the Palmer high
school Student Council will at
tend the Student Council Con
ference to be held in Anchorage
December 11 and 12.
completed before the deadline.
Any organization wishing to
help in the program in any way
is cordially invited to do so by
contacting Mrs. Lovejoy at her
home on Railroad Street.
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December 15
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