BANK DIRECTORS
HOLD ANNUAL MEET
Stockholders of the Matanus
ka Valley Bank held their annual
meeting in Palmer July 10 and
elected Ken C. Britt of Fish and
Farm, Inc., of Anchorage, to the
board of directors. Britt was one
of the original stockholders in
the local bank at the time of it’s
reorganization.
Officers of the bank are Rob
ert A. Baker, president; Harry
J. Hill, vice-president; James J.
Hurley, vice-president; Richard
M. Jones, cashier and manager;
Keith Lesh, secretary, and Kyle
I. Turner, assistant cashier. The
seventh board member is Asa L.
Martin, M.D.
Following the meeting the di
rectors attended an evening din
ner which was held at Hallea
Lodge on Lake Lucille.
FOR FAST RESULTS TRY A
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIED,
IN AND OUT AT THE
VALLEY
PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL
Patients at Valley Presbyteri
an Hospital this week include
Ethel Clester of Wasilla, Baby
Girl Jensen, Ole Johnson, John
Schtienfield of Chitina, Mrs.
Berand Jade, Deborah Stienberg
(3 yrs. old), Norman Gottschalk,
Mrs. Robert Smith and baby girl,
James Vickaryous, Mrs. Waldo
Smith and baby girl, James T.
Wilson, Oscar Kerttula, Delaney
Willett, Huston, Mrs. William
Smith and Dolores Hurst.
Hospitalized but now out
were: Mrs. Richard Foley and
baby girl, Mrs. Albert Frey and
baby boy, Mrs. Darell Peck,
Carol Holerfield (10 yrs. old),
Mrs. Minnie Clark, Mrs. Elmer
Sexton and baby boy, Perry Wil
liams of Anchorage (11 yrs. old),
Kurt Steeby of Birchwood (4 yrs.
old), Royal Johnson (12 yrs. old)
and David Bryant.
Do Yon Have
DREAD DISEASE INSURAHCE?
Our Lloyd’s Policy covers six dread dis
eases, including; polio, meningitis, small
pox, diphtheria, tetanus and leukemia
$10,000 for everyone in the family
ONE YEAR —$13.42
TWO YEARS —$19.63
For information and applications
check with
PIPPEL INSURANCE AGENCY
Box 221 New Wright Bldg. Ph. 3811
Presbyterian Gamp
Session in 2nd Week
A week’s session of camping
at King’s Lake Camp started
this past Sunday for juniors of
the Presbyterian Churches. The
group includes youngsters in the
school grades of four, five and
six.
Junior and senior high school
students returned to their hom
es last Sunday following a
week’s camping at King’s Lake.
The programs for the two
groups is very similar, with
slight adaptations for the age
groups.
Frank Latta of Sheldon Jack
son Junior College at Sitka and
Mrs. Russell Marsh of Anchor
age conducted art and sketching
classes. The programs included
camp crafts, swimming, boating,
hiking, campfire programs and
cook-outs.
Leaders attending the camp
were Rev. Neil Munro of Big
Delta, Mrs. Laura Joyce, Rev,
John Seibert, Rev. Ralph Weeks,
Mrs. Jack Simpson, Rev. Frank
Walkup, all of Anchorage and
Elinor Matters of Sitka, Rev.
Winthrop Ware, Art French,
both of Wasilla, Mrs. Munro of
Big Delta, Alice Green, Mrs.
John Bannock, Rev. Robert Bou
ghton and Mariam Henderson of
Glendale, California, and Mrs.
Davies of Haines, camp nurse.
VISITORS GET
TWO-WAY TOUR
OF VALLEY AREA
Plans for the Alaska Moose
Association convention which
will be held in Palmer October
10, 11, 12, and 13 were discussed
at a meeting held in this city
this past week-end. Don R. Mc
Graw of Sitka, AMA secretary,
was in Palmer to confer with the
local lodge and Don Ingalls,
AMA president.
While in the valley McGraw,
his wife and son, saw the valley
from the ground, and from the
air. Their tour started when they
were met in Anchorage by R. C.
Collins, governor of the local
lodge, and driven by car to Pal
mer. The following morning Don
McKeehnie flew the family ar
ound the valley and up over the
Lake George district. Sunday af
ternoon McGraw was guest of
Leo Lucas at the Sportsmen fish
fry, and Mr. Ingalls took them
a*
AIRPORT NEWS
A number of local pilots took
trips this week-end, some for
breakfast—some on picnics. Les
Green, Dick and Barbara Hamil
ton flew to Chelatna and com
bined business with pleasure, en
joying a picnic lunch and gett
ing in a little gold panning in
the river.
Several local pilots flew to
Eureka for breakfast on Sunday,
including Jack Dodge, Harvey
Cooper, Art Terrell, Dorothy
Batterton, Virginia Giles, Ralph
Farnsworth, Rene Nielsen, Bob
and Lucille Hutchinson, Clyde
and Mary King, Walt Mayr and
Don McKechnie.
The fliers are making plans for
* week-end flight to McCarthy,
the old copper town which is
accessible by air only. They plan
to leave Palmer Friday evening,
July 27, and return on Sunday,
fuly 29. All pilots are invited to
make the flight and should con
tact personnel at the field for
i further details.
More student pilots have solo
ed out off the Palmer field Dor
j othy Batterton made her solo
| flight last week using the club
I ship, and Harvey Cooper soloed
I on his dad’s J-3. Both new pilots
! are students of Rene Nielsen.
! Jim Harris of Eska recently
passed his private flying exams
and received his private license.
He was a student of Les Green.
MRS. EULA S. HARRIS
Funeral services for Mrs. Eula
S. Harris, 46, who died July 13
in Seward, were held Monday
evening at the Anchorage Fun
; eral Chapel, with the Rev. Wes
ley Lancaster of the Palmer
Church of God officiating at the
services.
Mrs. Harris had lived in Alas
ka for 22 years. She is survived
by her husband, Roy G. Harris,
two sisters, Mrs. Helen Farrin
of Palmer and Mrs. Enid Nelson
of Los Angeles and a nephew,
Lester J. Leek of Palmer.
Interment took place in the
Anchorage City Cemetery.
on a tour around the valley and
into Anchorage that evening for
their return trip to Sitka.
Ingalls reported that commit
tees for the convention will be
named very soon and that plans
will begin to formulate in the im
mediate future.
ARMOUR COMPANY
TO AWARD BICYCLE
Some boy or girl in the valley
area will be awarded a free bi
cycle on August 17 by Armour
and Co., according to Bob Evans,
Seattle sales manager and Glenn
Fuller, area representative of
the company. The company re
presentatives were in Palmer
this past Friday making arrange
ments with local merchants and
the Valley Theatre from which
the prize will be awarded.
Evans explained that the boy
or girl saving the most pirate
coins, which come wrapped in
each package of Armour’s hot
dogs, will receive the bicycle.
WASILLA CALENDAR
FRIDAY, JULY 20
BOY SCOUTS, Wasilla School,
7 p.m.
GJRL SCOUTS, Wasilla School,
3:30 p.m.
MONDAY, JULY 23
VETERANS OF FOREIGN
WARS, Wasilla School, 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25
BROWNIE SCOUTS, Wasilla Li
brary, 3:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, JULY 26
CUB SCOUTS, Mrs. Barnes,
Mrs. Combs, 3 >30 p.m.
COMMUNITY CLUB, Commun
ity hall, 8 p.m.
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National
Farm SafeIf
Week
July 22 28
Farm accidents can seriously injure, permanently maim.
On the financial side, they can cut deeply into profits,
even wipe them out. Check your buildings and equip
ment now for accident hazards. Eliminate every recogniz
able risk. Then, to complete your protection, get adequate
accident and liability Insurance!
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