THE FRONTIERSMAH
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office at
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879
A. J. DeJulio-Publisher-Manager
Editor _Virginia Gallant
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. TEMPERATURE EFFECTS
ON FROZEN FOODS
INVESTIGATED BY USDl
Comprehensive new knowledg<
of changes that may occur ir
frozen foods between processing
plant and consumer’s table i:
helping preserve more of bes1
quality of these foods for con
sumers. This information is be
ing developed through research
into effects of time and tempera
ture on variety of frozen, pro
ducts, according to an article ap
pearing in ‘The Daily Summary
USiDA.
Commercially packed sample?
of frozen foods from major pro
ducing areas over several sea
sons are being used in USDA
tests. Changes in quality of food?
held under wide range of tem
peratures—from zero degrees f.
or lower, up to defrosting tea*
peratures and higher—are inves
tigated with special care. These
researches are conducted bj
USDA’s Western Utilization Re
search and Development Divisior
at Albany and Pasadena, Calif,
•with wide industrial cooperation
The rapidly growing frozen
food industry needs to know tht
answers to such questions as
How can top quality be protectee
hy modifications of handling
packaging and other operations!
Can research develop tests tha1
measure losses at various stage?
in the storage and distribution ol
frozen foods, and thus aid in na
tionwide improvement? Beside?
helping to answer these ques
tions, much of the new informa
tion developed in the USD A
•“Time Temperature Toleranoe"
studies is useful also in home?
and restaurants.
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HOMEMAKER’S
NEWS
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Goldduslers
Twelve members and one vis
itor attended a meeting Novem
ber 14 at the home of Mary Lou
Marsh, club president. Three new
members were welcomed into
the club: Shirley Smith, Leora
Ervine and Marty Rutan.
r To bring order out of chaos, it
was decided that a club parli
mentarian would be a definite
asset and Jane Payne agreed to
act in that capacity.
Getting down to work on club
projects, members voted to make
washable slippers for the chil
drens’ ward at the hospital, each
member being responsible for
one pair to be brought to the
January meeting. It was also vot
ed to pay any dues or assessments
to the Homemakers Council di
rectly from the club treasury.
The hostess served a delicious
lunt'h following the meeting.
Sourdough Club
Sourdough members met at the
home of Doris McKinley on No
vember 12 for their regular meet
ing. All 17 active members were
present. After a delicious lunch
the meeting was called to order
by Vice President Amy Irwin.
Several projects were discussed.
(Members will be notified of
place and date of our Christmas
party when plans are completed.
President Bess Johns has invited
members for a special party at
her home on December 10 at 12
o’clock noon.
Mrs. Sally Whatley and young
daughter Charlene returned to
Palmer on Wednesday following
a trip to Monroe and Seattle,
Washington.
Kew Vocation Phases
At High School
Reported at P-TA
Parents heard with interest of
four new phases in the high
school curriculum during the No
vember meeting of the Palmer
Parent-Teacher Association.
Mildred Sidell, new guidance
councelor and advisor, will work
with students in helping them
choose a career through appti
tude tests and interviews with
the student and his parents. Her
work will include suggestions for
subjects that will aid that stu
dent in reaching his or her goal.
Mi§s Sidell also will work with
students who have problems in
sphool and invite parents to
councel with her to help their
child.
Charles S. Allen stated that
in rural communities only 15
boys graduate from high school
out of each 100 who start out in
elementary school. As the new
vocational agriculture instructor,
Allen will be teaching all phases
of farm management from equip
ment maintenance, building and
construction, to keeping financial
records. Successful farmers today
have larger farms, the instructor
pointed out^ and need more tech
nical knowledge. He hopes to
start a Future Farmers of Ameri
ca group here soon.
Mrs. Mary Lou Rideout, ex
plained that home economics in
high school no longer is limited
to sewing and cooking, but as a
vocational program covers every
phase of homemaking such as
child care, interior decorating,
budgeting, entertaining, and all
that distinguishes a happy home
maker devoted to her career from
a house keeper. She plans a Fu
ture Homemakers of America
group.
Mrs. Margaret Cope reported
that demands for male secretar
ies in the past, few years indicates
that more boys should take busi
ness training in Palmer. The com
mercial department is well equip
ped with 15 electric typewriters
in addition to standard models,
posting machine, dictaphone,
tape recorders and other pieces
of office equipment.
Parents were not difficult to
convince that the driver educa
tion and training program, uniter
the instruction of John Schrieber,
Your Christmas Shopping List
FDR THE WHOLE FAMILY
Use This Handy List of “Most-Wanted” Gift
Items ... We will be happy to assist you in
your selections
For the Sportsman:
<• GUNS - all types
SCOPES — SLINGS — CASES
* Fishing Tackle
CREELS — KNIVES
* Pack Boards
* Boat Motors
* Camp Stoves
CAMP KITS — HATCHETS
* Coleman Lanterns
* Air Mattress
* Flash Lights
All Sizes — Types
Handyman or Hobbiest:
* Blow Torches
* Electric Saws
* Electric Drills
* Electric Sanders
* Drill Sets * Saws
* Planes 9 Hammers
* Electric Solder Kits
* Socket Sets
* Handy Hoists
* Razors
The Whole Family Will Enjoy These: •
• MODERN BREAKFAST SETS - Sturdy and Attractive
• TOP-RATED TELEVISION SETS
• CASCO STOOLS & HIGH CHAIRS v /
• VACUUM CLEANERS
• HALTERS & BRIDLES
• SADDLE BLANKETS
A Deposit Will Hold Your Selection!
Co-Op Building & Farm Supply
Matanuska Valle/ Farmers Co-Operating Association
-j*: ^ *!•: A'AA'X A'X All All AH if;!
ROYAL NUISANCE
By Bob Klem
Once upon a Purple morning
From beside a purple stile
A very Purple farmer
Chased a Purple cow a mile.
Very sad, a Purple farmer
Surveyed a Purple patch
When a lot of Purple cabbage
Had went down a Purple hatch.
Written on request of
Mrs. I. M. C. Anderson
Annie Nonnie Nona Muss!
How come you make such a
fuss
'Bout a farmer with a hoe?
And all those things he does
not know?
Swinging wicked verse in rhyme
To tell him how to save some
time!
Well he knows *bout lots of things
That palpatate from pulling
strings.
Must I salute you, but with pen?
Oh! Nonnie Nonnie! Come
again!
Nonnie, could you, bid me now
To waste such sweetness,
On a cow?
is outstanding. Students learn
by mechanical devices what the
car and driver can do under many
conditions. The audience was
tested on this equipment at the
end of the program.
«VSi
- Constellation
Model 84
the cleaner
that walks
on air/
AT A NEW
LOW PRICE
w follows you on us own
air stream — without
pulling.
• Nozzle glides smoothly
on 3 wheels.
^ Double-stretch hose lets
you clean a full flight of
stairs.
• Full 1 h. p. motor.
• King size throwaway
dust bag.
BIG SAVING 5
Formerly Sold ior *97*
BERT’S DRUG STORE
Sorority Hears
Of Colonization
Members of Xi Eta Chapter,
Beta Sigma Phi, who this year
are studying the history of Alas
ka in their cultural program,
learned of the struggles, hard
ships, and also of the fun experi
enced by the families who partic
ipated in the Matanuska Valley
Colony project some 22 years ago.
Mrs. Amy Irwin, chapter mem
ber, told of interesting episodes
as she displayed an album of pic
ture that told the story from the
departure of the North Star from
Seattle through the colonization
of the valley.
The chapter is making plans
for participation with Theta
Chapter in assisting in the spon
sorship of the Comniunity College
and Chorus Christmas presenta
tions to be held in Palmer De
cember 13 and in a joint Christ
mas party for all sorority mem
bers to be held at the home of.
Parents Announce
Daughter's Engagement
Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Fields of
Sierra Madre, California an
nounced the engagement of their
daughter, Sunny Lee to James
A. Cottrell, III, son of Mr. and
Mrs. James A. Cottrell Jr. of Pal
mer.
Miss Fields at the present time
is staying with her grandmother,
Mrs. Mildred (Tommy) Fields of
Kenai and formerly of Palmer.
Her father is employed in Cali
fornia as an electronic engineer.
Mr. Cottrell graduated from
the Palmer high school- in 1956.
The wedding date has been set
for February 15, 1958 at 8 p.m.
in the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints in Palmer.
Marne Hanks on December 16.
At the holiday party there will
be the annual revelation of secret
sisters during a gift exchange.
All Beta Sigma Phi members are
invited to attend.
Lee's Coal Yard
NOW RECEIVING ORDERS FOR GOAL
• STEAM AND NUT GOAL
by the ton or sack
Prompt delivery any place in the valley
Open 9 ’til 5 p.m.
Yard Residence
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HEADQUARTERS FOR EARLY SHOPPING!!
® See our wide selection of toys includ
ing SNOW COASTERS - SLEDS -
WAGONS
® We have a new shipment of decorative
WALL ADORNMENTS by Eiledco
CRACK AND CHIP RESISTANT — GOLD FINISH
$4.95 and up
Grasser's Hardware
Check Your Winter
Driving Needs
• BATTERIES
• ANTI-FREEZE
• SNOW TIRES
• LUBRICATION
• CHAINS
For Speedy Service
Stop at
4
Norm’s Super Service \
PHONE PI-2600
HARTLEY MOTORS BUILDING
MORE EFFICIENT DAIRYING
(Electric cream operator)
For modern, more efficient dairying, electricity
is a necessity.
For example in the barn electric lights make
cleanliness easier; electric milking equipment
saves time and money.
"Enjoy Life With Electricity"
SERVING THE VALLEY SINCE 1M2
MATANUSKA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION
an REA affiliate