FEBRUARY 14. 1946 I UP.,S
VOL. 9
PALM5R .ALASKA
13 CY SCOUTS 'HELD
DISTRICT RALLY IN'
PALMER
Or Tuesday evening of this ".rock the Boy
Scouts of'this District,which includes
Anchorage, held their Ar.ual Rally in
P^lnor, 0"ly tv o of the four troups word
able to attend duo to bad weather.
!To.617 of Anchorage ( eight‘boys) with
their Scout I'astor, Aimer J. Peterson Jr.,
and twenty-five local Boy Scouts wore
present. The local troup won tho'Rally
by only 1-J points. This is the second tint
that Palmer ihas won and it means that'tho
Plaque remains in Palmer another year.
This plaque is awarded tho troup that wins
in a scries of Scout Craft contests.
About 100 people attended the Rally.
PTA "TLL SPONSOR GALA CONCERT BY LOCAL E'JH
This coning Tuesday evening February 19,
the Local Band rill appear in Gala Concert
at the Palmer Community Hall. The Band
dircctod by Mr. Charles Schaefer rill play
seven numbers. The band rill be assisted
in the concert by'-^hc Choir from, the Unitec
Protestant Church,''-•the Girls* Glee Club
from the High School.'Solos and ducts rill
round out the program.
Id admission rill be charged, but a col
lection rill bo taken for the Benefit of
the Library fund.
MVFCA LOST 35,000 pounds of POTATOZS ON
TTU: YUKON '
The Yukon ras carrying 35,000 lbs. of Mat
anuska potatoes to points in S.E.Alaslca.
They rcrc replaced this*reok in another
shipment. Thoso on the Yukon rere insured,
and no loss ras incurred to the MVFCA.
MISS "matanuska maid"
TC BE ELECTED FRIDAY
The final vote for Miss *"Matanuska Maid"
will be taken this week, Friday, at the
Palmer Theater and the Valley Theatre.Each
adult ticket and high school ticket / '
entitles the person to one vote.
The three highest in the nomination hallo
ing • of last week are_L
Dorothy Huntley
Barbara McAllister
Pearl -Ueisgram
Cart your ballot this Friday at one of the
Theaters for your choice to represent the
Valley at the Fur Rendezvous as Miss '
"Matanuska Maid."
Miss "Matanuska Maid" is to attend the
Fur Rendezvous 'for the four days commenc
ing on February 27th. She will participate
in all the events of the Rendezvous almost
equally with Miss Anchorage, She must have
a formal outfit, a fur coat, plus a complete
fitting for afternoon wear.
Besides the events of the Rendezvous. Miss
!"Matanuska Maid" will .attend many teat?,
club meetings, etc.
FIRE AT HECREATIOTIAL 'ALL BROUGHT OUT
FIRE DEPARTMENT A'D TOWNSPEOPLE
c' <
At 9:30’ P.U. Thursday the Fire whistle was
blown for Civic center fire bringing'the
towns—folks -out to' a bad chimney fire in
the Recreational Hall,. The chimney from
the Cafe kitchen burned out during a hi{
wind and became so hot that it was thoug.'
best to have the protection of the Fire
department to keep•it under control. Spark
from the chimney wore carried over the roof
of the building. QTnore was no damage from
the fire.
VOTE FOR MISS "KATA? JU SKA MAID" FRIDAY 15th.
with*-Dana Andrews
Jeanne^ Crain-Dick J-Jaymes
_Vivian Blaine