HOMEMAKER'S
I NEWS
Cheechako Club
The March 12 meeting of the
Cheechako Homemakers club was
called to order by President
Bdlie DeJulio at the home of
Dorothy Hurley. Co-hostess Fran
ces Marcus helped serve refresh
ments.
Eighteen members responded
to roll call with a beauty hint for
a busy homemaker. A discussion
was held about plans for our
pending bake sale. Chairman
Katherine Wilson announced it
for April 24 at the Co-Op res
turant building. Further volun
teers offered their help to the
committee. Daisy Swobod'a and
May Thompson volunteered as
project leaders at the April 2
Council meeting when Safety will
be discussed.
Marylou Rideout, Extension
agent, announced Upholstery
Workshop is April 9-21 with vac
ancies to be filled.
The April 9 meeting will be at
the home of Pat Lawton with
Daisy Swoboda co-hostess.
Marylou Rideout presented a
very well received program on
self-improvement. Members par
ticipated in a discussion and ad
ded their ideas as well.
OPPORTUNITY OFFERED
VETS AND GUARDSMEN
SPECIAL COMMISSION
A special opportunity for vet
erans and members of the Nation
al Guard to earn a commission
this summer has been announced
by the National Guard Bureau.
A two-month special National
Guard Officer Candidate School
will be held at Fort Benning,
Georgia, beginning in June for
qualified applicants. Upon suc
cessful completion of the course
the individual will be eligible
for a Federally recognized com
mission in the National Guard.
Applicants for the course must
be between the ages of 20 and
2712 years and in a grade of ser
geant or higher. Warrant officers
are also eligible. Prior service re
quirements include a course in
basic training in one of the Arm
ed Forces or two years of service
in a National Guard unit not in
Federal service.
Individuals interested in this
opportunity for excellent training
and a commission are invited to
inquire fitrther at their local Na
tional Guai-d armory.
Members Reminded
Of Liberary Ass’n
Annual Meeting
During the annual membership
meeting of the Palmer Library
Association officers will present
annual reports, and vacancies on
the executive board will be filled
by election.
All adult card holders, as mem
bers of the association, are urged
by the officers to attend the
meeting which will be held at
tbe library, beginning at 8 p.m.
It was pointed out last week
that attendance at the past three
annual meetings have been so
poor that election of officers has
not been possible. These officers
who have continued on in their
respective offices for three years,
joined in urging more active in
terest in the Palmer Public Li
brary. In addition to filling the
four offices, two trustees will be
named during the meeting.
It was announced this week
Legion Auxiliary Unit have vot
that members of the American
ed to pay the library fuel bill for
one year.
EAGLES WIN
TOURNAMENT TITLE
The Anchorage Eagles are
wearing the winning crown of
the Western Alaska Tournament
which ended in that city last Fri
day night when the Eagles out
played the Fairbanks .Malemutes
in the final game of the tourna
ment, with a score of 52-39. The
winning team will now compete
for the Alaska championship
title.
Jack Worledge of the Palmer
Moose team was named to the
All-Tournament teams in an
awards presentation which fol
lowed Friday night’s game. Other
basketball players named to the
teams were Dick Janigo, Bob
Rude, Doug Brown and Gene
Janigo all of the Anchorage Eag
les; Ray Kizorek, Denny Krize
and Jerry Williams of the Male
mutes; Gregg Doyle, ball player
with the Sew'ard Seahawks; and
Bud Squartzoff of the Kodiak
City team.
A second honor went to the
Kodiak City team when it was
presented the sportsmanship tro
phy, for the third consecutive
year. The individual sportsman
ship medal was awarded to Jerry
Walliams, co-captain of the Fair
banks team. The Malemutes were
given the Railbelt Conference
championship trophy, for having
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Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday
Each Month
24-Hour
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atlas tires
McKAY tire chains
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Wesiside Service
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SPORTING GOODS
“Home of Dutch Boy Points”
= OUR SOU ★ OUR STRENGTH =
By Cliff Marcus
The days are getting longer,
the snow depth is beginning to
decrease and soon it wil be time
to start land clearing operations.
This past winter was a very
windy winter as you well know.
It was extremely hazardous to
land susceptible to blowing and
some valuable topsoil was lost
from fields. Those fields left in
grass or in stubble and crop resi
dues were not damaged by the
winds.
Windbreaks are very impXtant
for wind erosion control and
thought should be given to leav
ing windbreaks when clearing op
erations begin. A windbreak 4
not the only solution to controll- 1
ing the wind, but it is certainly
a big help to prevent valuable
loss of topsoil and moisture. As
more and more land is opened
for cultivation the threat of eros
ion will increase unless proper
steps are taken to prevent the
wind from removing the valu
able topsoil and organic matter.
Before clearing begins it might
be best to study your proposed
land clearing and see that the
necesary timber is left in the
correct spots for soil protection.
Your Soil Conservation Service
technician will be glad to discuss
your proposed land clearing and j
suggest where the windbreaks J
might be left.
Remember Don’t depend on
your neighbor for windbreaks, for
| he may clear up to your proper
! ty and not leave you any wind
1 break protection.
i won the recent conference cham
; pionship.
The Palmer Moose were elim
■ inated by the Fairbanks team
j Thursday night ;n a well-played
i game. Several Palmer basketball
| fans, and the high school band
| and majorettes, were on hand for
; the game.
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A LETTER HOME
By Dorothy Campbell
Age 10 yean
Ohio!
Juneau that I was at Green
land? By the way, I’m going to
Poland. They have Turkey, fried
m Greece and besides, I” be Hun
gary. I got a new Dakota, Then
I’m going to Iceland where I’ll
have some Chile and the Coffee
ville be served right away.
I know what Maryland's going
to wear but what will Deleware?
Minnesota button on my New
Jersey blouse. If you don’t think
I’m telling the truth you could
count to Tennessee. Louisiana
are going to go to Washington.
Jack said, "I Kentucky myself in
bed”.
I sure could go for a Georgia
Peach and a Florida orange.
Iowa's over to see the neigh
bors. I don’t Carolina for this
kind of stuff—there once was
Massachusetts stuff in my soup.
Peru, it smells since that Rhode
Island red came in. Alaska Mis
souri where Virginia is. I told her i
never to Russia way again.
Hawaii? Texas are high this j
year, but Kansas all sit down j
and have a cup of tea?
By the way, did I tell you that
Utah too much?
I i
LASTING TRIBUTE OF
LOVE AND RESPECT
True dignity and beauty in a
monument of granite or mar
ble . . . fitting way to pay tri
bute to the memory of a loved
one,
PALMER FUNERAL
HOME
WM. BOUWENS. Mgr.
! NEW BABIES !
Lindeke
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Lindeke
are parents of their third child,
a daughter who was born at Val
ley Presbyterian Hospital March
9. She has ben named Priscilla
Joy and weighed seven pounds,
12 ounces at birth. Mr. Lindeke
is a missionary worker at the
Lazy Mountain Childrens Home.
Kelly
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Kelly of
Wasilla are receiving congratu
lations on the birth of their first
child, a son whom they have
named Danny. He was bom at
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
March 11. The Kellys operate a
farm in the Wasilla area.
• Riley
Rev. and Mrs. Paul Riley of
Wasilla are receiving congratu
lations on the birth of their first
child, a daughter Paula Ann, who
was born at Valley Presbyterian
Hospital March 11. She weighed
six pounds, nine ounces at birth.
Rev. Riley is pastor of the As
sembly of God Church in Wasilla.
Mrs. Riley is the former Helen
Havemeister of Palmer and ma
ternal grandmother is Mrs. Emmy
Havemeister of Palmer.
In 1920 it took 3 pounds of coal to produce
a Kilowatt hour of electricity — enough to
run a 100-watt bulb 10 hours.
Today it has been reduced to less than a
pound.
The newest design steam plants promise
to further reduce coal consumption to as little
as 11 oz. of coal to produce a Kilowatt-hour
of electricity.
ASSOCIATION OF FARM & MINE
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REVENUES FROM SUCH SALE AND INVESTMENT
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AND OTHER STRATEGIC MINERALS
t FOR INFORMATION, WRITE JAMES FREY, ESKNIK
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THIS OFFER ONLY OPEN TO BONA FIDE RESIDENTS
OF THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA
DON'T GET CAUGHT
This man isn’t entirely lost—not if he can still hear the truth and fight back. Big Busings is
continually trying to spin its vreb of confusion about our locally-owned rural electric cooperatives,
but the web can be swept away by facts.
Those who would destroy cooperatives have found the only way is through spreading confusion
linking half truths and innuendo. But they can’t spin their web around those who know that:
• The cooperative way, free enterprise at its best, is as American as apple pie and corsbread.
Every co-op member has one share and one vote
• Locally-owned and locally-controlled non-profit rural electric cooperatives pay out millions of
dollars in local and state taxes annually
• Rural electric co-ops are responsible for raising the standard of living for its members—6ome
4-million farm families
• Rural electrification has contributed greatly to the increased business of loeal merchants—
throughout the nation, rural electric co-op members nave spent more than $ 12-billion on elec
tric appliances and equipment alone
• Rural electrics create business for utility industry—about 50% of the electricity used by co-op
members is purchased from commercial utilities
• Without the farmers’ initiative in organizing co-ops to serve their electrical needs, rural America
might well be in the "dark ages” or paying outrageously high prices for electrical energy
• Rural electric co-ops have made possible higher quality food and fiber for the nation in peace
and war_
"Electricity is Your Best Buy"
ELECTRICITY IS CHEAP!
Mataaaska Electric tea.