KOREAN APPEAL REACHES VALLEY
Mr, and Mrs. Dan Fleming of
Palmer have just received a let
ter from Seoul, Korea which
they think will be of interest to
our readers. It comes from Maj.
or General C. W. Christenfcerry,
president of the Arrverican-Kor
ean Foundation, who is in Kor
ea reviewing the Foundation’s
rehabilitation program, and who
knows the Koreans well, having
been a senior member of our
armed forces during he Korean
conflict. Generel Christenberry
stated:
“Here I am back in Korea, this
little republic whose men fought
so bravely beside our own to re
pel communist aggression.
“Never have I seen such grat
itude for the help we are giving
them, and never have I seen a
cause more worthy. Thousands
of war widows and thousands of
little orphans! It wrings one’s
heart—especially if, as in my
own case, one has spent many
months here and has seen the
courage, progress and determin
ation to succeed under the most
destitute conditions.
“The wan, thin faces of the
orphans are turned to us with
trust and hope. Our soldiers, sail
ors and airmen quickly learned
to love them and contributed
much to aid them . . . but now
most of our own lads are back
home; the future of these child
ren is black indeed, unless we,
through the great heart of Ameri
ca, continue to meet their criti
cal needs. Of the 200,000 child
ren orphaned by the war, only
51,000 are being sheltered in or
phanages. Countless thousands
still roam the streets of every
city in Korea, hungry, lonely,
and unloved.
“Let me take you with me to a
typical receiving home for child
ren. We visited one of the huts
which had just received 25 new
arrivals. As they huddle, uncer
tain in the new surroundings,
their grim struggle to survive
was evident in scrawny bodies
and haunted eyes.
“These children bloom under
care. With help now, they can
m
become good citizens of their
country. So little from us can
mean so much to them . . „$15
will support a child in an or
phanage for a month and pay his
school fees; and $1 will feed,
shelter and educate two orphans
for one day. Will you tell their
story to your friends and ask
them to help”?
The American-Korean Founda
tion is non-profit, non-sectarian,
non-political organization whose
program is designed to help Kor
eans help themselves. President
Eisenhower has said, “I attach
the greatest importance to the
work of the American-Korean
Foundation, for it is serving our
national interest.” Contributions,
large or small, may be sent to
Foundation headquarters: 345 E.
46th Street, New York, N. Y.
Contributions will be helping to
continue its good work for the
needy young people of South
Korea—the best friend the free
nations have on the Asia main
land, a friend which has earned
our respect and support
TRAVEL AGENTS
VISITING ALASKA
A group of travel agents are
visiting in Alaska thxs week.
About two dozen officers, dir
ectors and members of the ex- i
ecutive staff of the American
Society of Travel Agents were
entertained in Seattle by the
Pacific Northwest chapter of
ASTA before talcing off for Al
aska June 3.
The group was entertained in
various Alagka cities and held
business sessions June 5 and 6
in Fairbanks. This is the first !
time that the ASTA board has
met in Alaska. Following their
visit in the far-north section of
Alaska the group will fly tc>
Anchorage tomorrow, arriving in
the evening. A reception with the
Anchorage Chamber of Com
merce tourist committee and Al
aska Visitor Association group
is planned. On Saturday morn
ing a sightseeing trip is planned.
Cantrell
Mr. and Mrs. Linn Cantrell are
receving congratulations on the
who was bom at Valley Presby
birth of their first child, a son,
terian Hospital May 26. He
weighed five pounds, 10 ounces
at birth and has been named
Glenn Eugene. Mr. Cantrell is
employed by the Alaska Railroad
Tomlinson
Mr. and Mrs. Will Tomlinson
of Anchorage are parents of their
third child, James David. Their
son was born at Valley Presby
terian Hospital June 2 and weigh
ed six pounds, 13 ounces at
birth. Mr. Tomlinson is a memb
er of the Anchorage Police De
partment.
Peck
Mr. and Mrs. Daryle Peck are
parents of their fourth chid, a
son, who was born at Valley
Presbyterian Hospital May 31.
He weighed seven pounds, six j
ounces at birth. Mr. Peck is em- j
ployed by the Minor-Roop Com- i
pany.
Curtis
Mr. and Mrs. Riley Curtis of
Palmer are receiving congratula
tions on the birth of their first
child, Stephen Ray, who weigh
ed seven pounds, 14 ounces when
4-H MEMBERS BEING .. ..
QUESTIONED ON
CALF RAISING INTEREST
Four-H members last week re
ceived letters from Lew Hanks,
district agricultural agent, in
which a proposal being made by
area dairymen and businessmen
are making to 4-H members.
A number of dairymen and
businessmen of the Valley are
interested in how many people
of 4-H age are interested in the
purchase and raising of calves
for dairy replacement or for
meat As explained in the let
ters, as calves become available
they would be ofered for sale at
reasonable prices to 4-H memb
ers. Each fall, or oftener if de
sired, a 4-H public sale would be
arranged at which time those 4-H
dairy club members that wish to
sell their stock before winter
could do so at a price at least
equal to or above the cash costs
of raising the calf.
Naturally, the letter points out,
the better the job of raising the
•alf, the better the price. All
youngsers interested in the pro
position are requested to sign a
slip prepared for that purpose
and return it to the Extension
office.
born at Valley Presbyterian Hos
pital on June 1.
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Palmer
TWO BSP MEMBERS
TO ATTEND
ANNUAL CONVENTION
Palmer will be represented at
the All-Alaska Beta Sigma Phi
convention in Juneau this week
end. Palmer chapter, XI Eta and
Theta, will be represented by
Helen Maze and Helenmae Wied
erkehr, who with a group of
Anchorage sorority members
will make the trip by plane- It
is expected that 22 delegates
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will be making the trip from the
Anchorage and Palmer chapters.
Odb. Bentley of the BSP inter
national office, will be guest
speaker at the three-day con
vention.
Fabulous money prizes
by Chamber of Commerce
may be coming your
way, soon!
Say goodbye to worries about whether the bill
was paid or not. Pay by Check and have your
own receipt. Open a checking account today.
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PALMER. ALASKA
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