Reporters—
Notebook
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Erv Schomburg, Co-Op gen
eral manager, is in Fairbanks on
-association business this week.
Roy Knapp entered 5040th AF
"Hospital February 11 for surgery
and is reported as getting along
fine. Hopes to be home in a few
weeks.
Vic Falk made it back to the
-valley after spending sevfen
weeks in the 5040th hospital. Vic
Bays we are lucky to have such
a hospital; quite a number of
WWI men hospitalized this win
ter. He also said it was a nice
place to spend the winter the
only thing he was not happy
about was drinking recombined
milk and eating ice cream of a
brand other than Matanuska
Staid.
Dr. Charles Logsdon of the Ex
periment Station leaves February
25 for Chicago where he will at
tend a meeting of the North
Central Regional Technical Com
mittee. The meeting will be at
tended by plant breeders and
plant pathologists from through
out the region. Dr. Logsdon ex
pects to return to Palmer in
about one week.
Mrs. Carmen Splettstoezer who
is spending the winter in Toma
hawk, Wisconsin, was a recent
winner in a talent show staged
■in that city. She won on a whist
ling solo, ‘'Beautiful Ohio”. Win
ning this show gives her the op
portunity to appear in the W.L.S.
Bam Dance Talent Show at Lin
coln County Fair in August. The
winner of this show will appear
on the Lawrence Welk show.
However, the Splettstoezers plan
to return to Palmer in April and
Mrs. Splettstoezer will not be
a/ble to enter the Barn Dance
■show.
-Slippery spots were encounter
4x1 in the Mile 49, 245, and 392
sections of the Alaska Highway
this past week. Motorists are ad
vised to proceed with caution in
the MacIntyre Creek Area (9i9.1)
where the creek has overflowed
causing icy conditions for about
150 feet. M. C. Zimmerman, dis
trict engineer, Bureau of Public
Roads this wreek reminded mo
torists when travelling the high
way during sub zero tempera
tures, to carry warm winter
clothing in case of emergency.
' Vehicles should bg equipped with
anow tires or chains and carry
a shovel, axe and tow rope.
MOOSE PLANNING
TEEN-AGE PARTY
Another dance party for area
teen-agers is planned by the Pal
mer Moose lodge.
Xhe dance will be held at
-Moose ’hall tomorrow evening,
following' the Palmer-Anchorage
basketball game which will be
played in the Central School
Eywnasium.
-USii ' teen-agers are invited to
■attend. Admission will be 25
eeiiis refreshments will be
sserved. The dance will end at
midnight.
Chamber
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«*werything possible to help al
Jrviate the situation.
A new rate of membership dues
mas approved. Individual mem
berships will run $10 this year;
business memberships will have
■a minimum of $25 plus $10 for
■each employee, with a maximum
<*a $125.
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GREAT GUARDSMAN
GENERAL*'WILD
SILL* DONOVAN,
THE MOST
DECORATED
AMERICAN IN
WORLD WAR I,
COMMANDED
THE FIGHTING
69th IN THAT
WAR.
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Over 100 Attend
Hospital Meeting;
Make Recommendations
Well over 100 members of the
Valley Hospital Association at
tended the annual membership
meeting held in Palmer February
15. *
Considerable business was ac
complished by the members in
cluding the acceptance of the
treasurer’s report as presented;
adoption of two resolutions and
authorization for changes in the
association’s by-laws.
By motion the membership
voted unanimously that the elect
ed Board of Directors of the Val
ley Hospital Association are to
collect and forward the full
amount of the employee’s contri;
bution to the Employment Secur
ity Commission and to make such
payments on the employer’s con
tribution and the accumulated
deficit as they deem possible, but
to exert their major efforts to
reducing the hospital’s indebted-.
■ ness to Palmer’s public services
and to business suppliers in order
to ease their burden of over-ex
tended credit.
The directors were seeking a
directive from the membership
regarding the payment of ESC
funds. Last year the Alaska Hos
pital Association went on record
by resolution to the Legislature
requesting that professional
members of hospital staffs not be
covered by the Act. No action
was taken by the Legislature.
By resolution the VHA will re
quest the City of Palmer to ap
propriate from city sales tax rev
enue to the Valley Presbyterian
Hospital on a quarterly basis the
sum of $5,000 annually, and the
membership pledges in return to
exert every effort to obtain an
equal sum from Territorial sour
ces, to insure the continued op
eration of the hospital. During
the discussion which preceeded!
the adoption of the resolution, it |
was pointed out that reduction I
in accounts receivable this year
at the hospital was made pos
sible only by assistance granted ]
by the M.E.A., the M.V.F.C.A., j
and other community contribu-!
tions. I
Proposed changes in the by-'
laws, providing for an elected j
board of 11 directors; omission of
appointed board members; per
mission for Board members to
select their own meeting time; ;
find granting power to amend by
laws by the membership only,
were accepted by the members.
Through a resolution the As
sociation offered to care for a
limited number of Anchorage pa
tients, until new facilities in that
city can be provided to alleviate
overcrowded conditions reported
at Providence Hospital. The reso
lution points out that during the
past four years of operation, ex
perience shows that the Valley
hospital can care for the addi
tional six to eight patients with
no reduction in service to the
Valley area.
In reporting on the medical
staff at the local hospital Dt.
Marshall Simpson pointed out
that regular meetings of the staff
are held and all efforts are be
ing put forward to maintain the
high standards of the hospital.
Dr. C. C. Bailey pointed out that
the consulting staff of the VPH
compares equally as broad as the
staff at Providence Hospital in
Anchorage and added that not
another community of this size
in the United States has such a
sizeable consulting staff as here.
The sale of souvenir dinner
plates by Jim and Mary Frey as
a project to help raise funds for
the hospital was announced.
Plates may be ordered from
Mrs. Ruth Everett at the hospital;
Ed Smith at Ketchikan Spruce
Mills, Mrs. James McDowell at
Moose Horn Trading Post, Chu
giak; or from Mr. and Mrs. Frey.
A check in the amount of
$1399.04 was presented to Asso
ciation President A. H. Mick by
TWIT'S n TBIT
CLOSE CALL!
0 ) JULY 12,1864, AS THE CONFEDERATE
TROOPS REACHED THE OUTSKIRTS OF
WASHINGTON, DC, PRESIDENT .LINCOLN STOOD
ON THE PARAPET OF FT. STEVENS, WATCH INS
THE BATTLE. WITHIN A FEW FEET OF HIM,
<avf MAN WAS KILLED AND ANOTHER
BADLY WOUNDED/
PIONEER PLANE
The first plane to be purchased by the
U.S.ARfttY WAS BUILT BY THE WRIGHT BROTHERS
IN 1908. IT WAS A BIPLANE WITH A HO FT.
WlNOSPREAD, 25 HORSEPOWER H CYLINDER ENGINE,
EOUIPPED WITH Z SKIDS FOR LANDING. IT COULD
REACH A SPEED OF V/ MILES PER HOUR AND
REMAIN IN THE AIR FOR AN HOUR/
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Better Than Ever
SERIES g SAVINGS BONOS NOW PAY 3Vf¥» INTERCSr WHEN HELD TO
MATURITY. AND--THEY MATURE. EARLIER, TOO/ NOW, MORE THAN EVER.
ITS SMART TO SAVE WITH US. SAVINGS 0OMOS.
Noel Woods Heads
Local Sportsmen
Noel Woods of Palmer was
named president of the Matanus
ka Valley Sportsmen during the
February 17 meeting of the
group’s board of directors. Nam
ed vice-president was Ralph
Crothers. Bruce Graham, who
has held the position for many
years, will again be secretary
treasurer. Mrs, Sal Esslinger was
named chairman of the entertain
ment committee and Mrs. Noel
Woods chairman of the conserva
tion education program.
During the executive meeting
the Lake Lucille area was discus
sed following the reading of a
letter from residents of that area
who reported indiscriminate
shooting during water fowl sea
son. The possibility of seeking a
water fowl refuge in that area
has been proposed and all resi
dents of the Lake Lucille areaj
and other interested persons, are
invited to attend and discuss the
subject at the next board of di
rectors meeting which will be
held next month. The date and
time will be announced.
'Mrs. Frank Clark on behalf of;
the Hospital Auxiliary. The Aux- ;
iliary had raised the fund
through donations from many in
dividuals, business firms, and or
ganizations for the purchase of
a new obstetrics table for the
hospital. Mrs. Clark extended an
invitation to all interested val
ley women to join the Auxiliary
and expresesd thanks to the Aux
iliary members for their work
during the past year, with special
thanks to Mrs. Pat Hemmer and
Mrs. Vera Hayes, as well as to
Eve Papez, RN, superintendent
of nurses at the hospital.
Special votes of thanks were
extended to the Co-Op employees
who contributed money for the
purchase of milk for patients at
the hospital during a critical peri
od; to the National Board ofv
Presbyterian Church, USA, for
assistance given; to the M.V.F.
C.A. for a $5,000 write-off; to
five-persons who contributed
bonds to the hospital; to Mrs.
Clark and the Auxiliary for their
efforts; and to the Board of Di
rectors for their work during the
past year.
Large New Shipment
FRESH' NEW STYLES IN
Colton Yard Goods
Koslosky's
C.A.P. CADETS HEAR OF
TOWER CONTROL WORK
Mrs. Frances Browne of Anch
orage and Wasilla, spoke to Pal
mer CAP Cadets this past Tues
day on aviation, job opportun
ities in the aviation field, and re
quirements for tower operators.
Mrs. Browne, a member of the
WWII WAF, is a control tower
operator at International Airporl
in Anchorage, and at on? time
helped set up airports for the
(J. S. in Thailand.
Ralph Farnsworth, president oi
the Matanuska Valley Airmens
Association, extended an invita
tion to all Cadets to attend ar
Aviation Safety Clinic which the
airmen are sponsoring February
23 at International Airport. The
majority of the Cadets are plan
ning to attend the clinic.
Tor fast results try a
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIED
Emergency
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order adequate quantities to sup
ply the needs that will develop
as a result of this program, he
added.
The Palmer ASC Committee
will keep farmers informed of
further developments in this em
ergency program.
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Jaycees
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weekly meetings at 7:30 p.m. on
Friday and meetings will be held
in the basement of the Palmer
City Hall, it was announced. In
terested young men of the valley
area are cordially invited to
join the new Chamber. As soon
as the basic organizational meet
ings are completed the group
plans to meet every other week
ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
SERVICES EACH SUNDAY
11 A. M.. GRANGE HALL
Chinese Food
EVERY WEEK-END
FRIDAY THRU SUNDAY
ALSO CHICKEN AND STEAK
SERVED EVERY DAY
Alpine Inn Cafe
TOMMY WONG, prop.
Phone AL-2001 for reservations
Moore's Garage
AUTOMOTIVE AND TRACTOR REPAIR
AND REBUILD
CRANKSHAFT GRINDING
PRECISION PIN FITTING
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Phone PI-4265
Palmer
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Frankfurters
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