.palmer organizes
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
At a meeting called for that pur
pone the Matnnuska ''alley ^hanber
of Commerce'was organized last Mon
day evening'with a membership of
17, The first,, seventeen members are
A1 Hagen, Mr, and Mrs.' Walter
Huntley, ■‘■'on L. Irwin,E.C,Christen
sen, Mr, and *“rs» Merle Anderson,
Rev, Victor Alfsen, Ralph Moore,
B. J, Lossing, Mr, and Mrs. Carl
Rasmus3en, L.c. Stock, Roy Brock,
W.C. Man, C.C. Brix, and Mrs.Doroth
Bell*
The following Officers were elected
President—A1 Hagen chosen by
unanomous vote
Vice President— W.C. Mau
Sec-Treas.--Rev, Victor Alfsen
Executive Committee members--;
£.C. Christensen & Don L. Irwin.
Tho annual dues and membership
foe is OlO.OG a year. Annual elec
tions will be held on the first
Monday of December and new officers
will take charge the first of the
year. The regular meeting date
will be the first Mohday of each
month, ' .
The puroose of this new organ
ization is to further the interests,
improvement and development of the
town of Palmer and Matanuska Valley
All residents of the Valley are in
vited to join. ' . j■ -! •
COMING WEDDING ANNOUNCED
The announcement of the wedding
of I.liss Prances Byrne, Home Demon
stration Agent to fir. James Hulbert,
Engineer with the Bureau of Mines,
was made Monday, October 1,. at the
Homemakers Council meeting. The
event has been set for November 11.
Miss Byrne, a graduate of the
Iowa fit at o College, has been Horn®
Demonstration Agent in the Matanuskt
Valle7r for the past year. Mr.
ulbert, a graduate of the Universi
ty of Alaska has been with' the TTiS.;
Bureau of Mines since 1943. They
plan to make their home in Alaska.
PALMER . SCHOOL WILU
HAVE ANNUAL .CARNIVAL /’
According to Mr. Harriss,. School
Superintendent, Palmer will have .its
usual School. Carnival this month,
fhe date has been set for Saturday"
the 27th of October. Plans will be
published at a later date. Watch
the Valley Settler.
- Pupils have returned to School
this week after a week's recess for
the purpose of harvesting potatoes.
?ive new pupils have been added to
Ehe enrollment. ■
AMERICAN LEGION TO INSTALL OFFICERS
On October the 10th the American.
Legion Post of Palmer will in addi
tion to its regular business* install
the new- Officers for the coming, year,
^t this time new members will be,
Initiated also. • •
The Ihstallatibn and Initiation
■/ill be held in the Palmer Community
Sail. A cordial invitation is ex
tended to all World War II veterans
to attend and If they wish to join
the Legion at- this time*they may.
Legionaires may bring their wives
sh friends, and World '.7ar II visitors
sring your wives or friends.
Refreshments will be serv ed.
CORRECTION
It was errone ously reported in
Las£ week's Issue of the Settler
that.the ,M.V.F.C.A. was being sued
j>5000.00 damages by Charles Nelson
ind others. The amount should have
seen $25,000.00.
■NEW THEATER IS PROGRESSING
The floor of the new Theater*
twhich is being built by "1 Hagen,
has been put in the building. It
Is a concrete floor. There is much
work to be. done yej; as all the > ■.
inside construction work above the
floor is left. Then the Heating/
plant, must be installed. '