THE FROMTIERSMAN
Cmered as second class matter on Oct. 21. 1947. at the post office a'
Palmer. Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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MENTAL HEALTH TEAM VISITS VALLEY
Two members of a three-mcm
l>er team of specialists from the
Alaska Department of Health
•were in the valley this week
working as a team from the men
tal health division.
This is the first time that the
members have been in the area
-as a team, and a number of re
ferrals were interviewed during
their visits in Chugiak on Mon
day; Palmer on Tuesday, and
WasiMa on Wednesday.
Dr. Edward Simson, clinical
pschologist, and Mrs. Gertrude
Lee, pschiatric social worker,
were the two members of the
team making the valley .visits
They said that they plan to make
regular visits into the valley area
and that in the future they hope
to have their third team mem
ber along.
Their work is part of a men
tal hygein preventive program
being conducted by the Depart
ment of Health for minors.
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THE WEEKLY FRONTIERSMAN
VALLEY REPRESENTATIVES
Reporters—
Notebook.
Valley women who have been
participating in the ceramics
workshop at the Extension Ser
vice office are reminded that the
final class will be held this Fri
day.
Beta Sigma Phi meetings will
be held next Monday evening
with members of Xi Eta chapter
to meet at the home of Marylou
Rideout, and Theta chapter mem
bers meeting at the home of
Lorraine Johnson. Cultural pro
gram will be presented.
Because of the very bad road
conditions P-TA members plan
ning to attend a workshop in An
chorage this past Sunday cancell
ed their plans.
Edison L. Thuma, senior at
Park College, was given a sup
porting role in the Park Players
production of “Joan of Lorraine’’
held this month in the Little
Theatre on the Park campus. A
’51 graduate of Palmer High
School, Thuma is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Thuma of Pal
j mer.
aiewari uurrant, co-up gen
eral manager, and James W.
Wilson, Commission of Agricul
ture, spent a couple days this
week on business in the Homer
area.
Nurses in the area and
other guests are reminded of
the special meeting being
held by Distict 6 of the Alaska
I Nurses Association November 30
| in the cafeteria at Central Sch
ool. A short business meeting at
7:30 p.m. will be followed by a
program in which the Rev. Ber
tram Rutan will be the speaker.
His topic will be on the spirit
ual foundation in mental health.
Refreshments will be served.
The maintenance department
employees of the Co-Op were
hosts at the bi-monthly meeting
party of all Co-Op employees
held this past Monday night. An
interesting film of big game was
shown and refreshments were
served.
Two University of Alaska stu
dents from Palmer this week re
ceived promotions in the Reserve
Offices Training Corps. Carl A.
Zaborac and William D. Harris
were both promoted to the rank
of sergeant. Col. Kenneth C. Hay
craft, professor of military sci
ence and tactics, disclosed the
promotions at a special promo
tion party.
In spite of the bad weather
Thanksgiving eve, a number of
high school students turned out
for the dance sponsored by the
Pioneer Band. Proceeds will go
into the general band program
fund.
No communicable diseases
were reported in the Palmer area
for the week ending November
9, according to the Alaska De
partment of Health.
Members of the Matanuska
Valley Chamber of Commerce
were treated to a showing of the
film on Alaska recently released
by the Alaska Railroad in which
photographer Huber of Seattle
picked highlights of nearly every'
section along the railbelt as sub
jects for filming. Another part
of the program was a report by
Lucille Mick on the recent Lea
gue of Alaska Cities convention
held in Juneau. Mrs. Mick is ex
ecutive secretary of the League.
Word was received this week
from Bob and Cam Fancher who
are vacationing in the States.
Cam wrote they are having a
wonderful time strolling around
San'Francisco in summer-type
clothing “and the food is superb",
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TO STAND FOREVER
IN LOVING TRIBUTE
; Choose here a monument to
beautifully, permanently sym
; boliae an enduring bond of
love.
PALMER
FUNERAL CHAPEL
WM. BOUWENS, Mgr.
FRIENDS INVITED
TO WEDDING OF
LOCAL COUPLE
Lillian Loberg Hale and Lloyd
Raymond Plumley, both of Pal
mer, will be united in marriage
Saturday evening, December 1,
in a ceremony to be performed
at St. John’s Lutheran Church at
8 p.m. Mrs. Hale is daughter of
Mrs. Pearl Loberg of Palmer. Her
bridegroom elect is son of Mr.
1 and Mrs. George Plumley, also of
Palmer. All friends of both famil
ies are invited to attend the cere
mony and the reception which
will follow at Moose Hall.
she said.
William Elliott, former Palmer
school teacher, was a week-end
visitor in Palmer at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Crites El
liott was seriously injured this
past summer when attacked by
robbers in New' Jersey. Also a
guest at the Crites home was El
ton Aarastad, former Palmerite.
Leona Dach, RN who has been
working in St. Luke’s Hospital
in Chicago, is now on the nurs
ing staff at the Valley Presbyter
ian Hospital. Nurse Dach’s home
is in Wisconsin.
If anyone is looking for a used
piano the Women of the Moose
have one they are going to sell
to the highest bidder. The piano
may be seen at Moose Lodge any
day from 11 a m. throughout the
evening. Bids will be opened
December 18.
Mrs. Earl Chandler of Palmer
plans to fly Outside for a visit in
tne Portland and west coast
areas. She expects to be gone un
til after the holidays.
A1 Iljellen of Wasilla is leav
| ing December 4 for Seattle where
he will enter the Veterans Ad
i ministration hospital on Beeon !
Hill for a physical check-up.
Lee Hartley plans to leave
Saturday for Seattle and Idaho. !
He will return over the highway
driving a new Delrio Range Wag
on.
Michael Leek was host at a
birthday dinner November 21
celebrating his 16th birthday.
Guests included Fred Loyer,
Dean Parks, Bert Verrall, Neil
Ilermon, Jerry and Russell Me-;
Kechnie, Jim and Jerry Fogg.
Other guests were Mr. and Mrs.
William Fogg, Mrs Ray Ferrin,
Cheryl and Jackie Leek, his sis-;
ters, and his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Leek. A turkey din
ner and all the trimmings was
served, following which the
youths attended the Thanksgiv
ing dance held at the high sch
ool.
T. A. Moyer of Palmer spent
Thanksgiving and the following
week-end at the home of his son
and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Donn Moyer and new grandchild,
all of Spenard. The Moyers were
dinner guests on Thanksgiving
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Larry Cobb, former Palmer resi
dents.
Spending a few days outside
is Dr. John Burnett. Also leaving
for a visit in the Seattle area this
week was L. W. Hartley.
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WELL KNOWN GUIDES
LOSE LICENSES
In an unprecedented move to
stop violations of the Registered
Guide regulations, the Alaska
Game Commission has revoked
for five years the registered
guide licenses of five well known
guides and ordered the denial of
a license to a sixth man for the
same period.
Involved were Jack Warren,
Big Delta; Robert Hayford, Fair
banks; Ward Gay, Carl Theile,
and Willard Steinauer of Anchor
age, and Bud Branham of Rainy
Pass Lodge. The suspensions fol
lowed review by the Commission
of alleged violations committed
during the past few months.
Authority for such action is con
tained in Section 15, of the Al
aska Game Law.
A special meeting of the Com
mission was held in Anchorage
and Fairbanks in mid-November
following lengthy investigation
LEANN HOFFMAN TO
COMPETE IN
PIE BAKING CONTEST
I<cann Hoffman, daughter of
Mr and Mrs. C. C. Hoffman of
Palmer, will compete in the
cherry pie baking contest to be
held in the Willow Park recrea
tion center in Anchorage this
Saturday.
Miss Hoffman, area winner,
will be competing with winners
from Seward, Juneau and Homer,
for the territorial title. The win
ner of the contest will represent
Alaska in a national contest to
be held in Chicago in mid-Feb
ruary Winners from the 48
States, Ihacrto Rico and Hawaii
will be competing with the Al
aska contestant.
by Fish and Wildlife Service
agents. Members are Forbes
Baker, Fairbanks, chairman;
Andy Simons, Lakeview; Harry
Brown, Kobuk, and Clarence
Rhode, Juneau.
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