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GO CLAM DIGGING VIA
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Early V/ednesday morning of this
y/cok several citizens of Palmer
took off by plane -for the beech at
Ninilchik to dig for clams. Four
different planes carried passengers
from here, included- on th'c trip'"
Viera: Merle Anderson, Bill Roark,
Loo Lucas, Harold Stephan, Clair *
Stock, Ralph Goodrich, Matt Onkka,
Tom Lepak, Roy Brock, ICcn ?/essen
bar ger, R.L.Busby and Jack Newcomb.
They returned in the early part of
the afternoon with a good supply
of clams for their tables.
According to the 1950 Almanac ther*
will be a partial Eclipse of the
sun visible in Alaska on September
11, 1950.
community chest forms
WELFARE &. DISASTER COUNCIL
The Community Chest held a special
membership meeting last Friday eve
ning, March 31. Mr. S.J.Newcomb,
Campaign Chairman, gave a report
of last years' campaign, with sug
gestions for the 1950 campaign. Mrs.
Roland Snodgrass, Treasurer, gave
the financial report. New By-Laws
were adopted.. Two new Board mem
bers, Mrs. John Swidelsky and Mr.
Marion Slaughter were elected; and
the terms of the others extended
in accordance with the new By-Laws,
so that hereafter three board mem
bers v/ill be elected each year at
the annual meeting in February for
a term of three years. Board mem
bers, and their term of office,are
now as follows:
..1901 1952
Irwin Plitt Mrs.Roland Snodgrqss
John L. Ray S.J. Newcomb
Mrs.Alva Sexton Mrs.Harvey Hiber
: ' 1953
Miss louise Kellogg
Mr. Marion Slaughter
Mrs. John Swidelsky
The meeting voted unanimously in
favor of establishing a Welfare
and Disaster Fund Council to look
after the disaster fund and welfare
needs of the valley, which are rap
idly increasing. Those elected to
serve as the first board, and to
organize the Council,are as follows:
Mrs. Tom Day Mrs.Allan Mick
Mrs. Richard Deming Mrs.Matt Perkins
Mr. Clifton Grover Dr.Foster Sims
Mr. Eugene Firsch Mrs.J. Swidelsky
Mrs.Herbert Kopperud
Ex-officio members are:
Palmer Welfare Agent (Mrs.AiSaxton)
U.S.Commissi oner (Mrs.Alva Saxton)
U.S.C ommis sioner,Wasi11a (Mrs.C art er)
Mat,Valley lublic HSalth Nurse
(Miss My Myren)
Deputy Marshall,Falmer(Wm.Bouwens)
Red Cross Representative, Palmer
Mrs.John Swidelsky
It was voted to assign the accumu
lated Disaster Fund monies, hereto
fore administered by the Chest
Board, to the new Council for ad
ministration when evidence of sat
isfactory organization and by-laws
have been submitted to the Chest.
NEW ARRIVALS
Mr.& Mrs. Harry Kendricks announce
the birth of a daughter.weight 8 lb.
7 oz. on April 5. The little girl
is the first child of the Kendricks.
Mr.and Mrs. Glen DeLong announce '
the birth of a sen, weight 9 lbs.,
on April 6.