VALLEY 4-H’ERS TAKE MANY PRIZES
W ALL-ALASKA 4-H FAIR
voii^jr tt-aj. iiicmutrrs returned
to their home this weekend with
fists full of prize ribbons and
awards. LeRoi Heaven of Wasilla
was one of the two sweepstakes
winners in the All-Alaska 4-H
Fair held in Anchorage last
week. Karen Carr of Anchorage
had 82 exhibits and LeRoi had
40 items displayed. Leroi also
took top prize for the biggest
vegetables with his cabbage, tur
nip and squash, and took best
in show in the livestock division.
Nancy Boyd, of Palmer, was
awarded the best in show for
her bread entry.
From this area 57 4-H’ers ex
hibited at the 4-H Fair. All are
proud of the ribbons they won.
Among the many ribbons award
ed were several purple ones. The
purple ribbon, explained Mary
lou Rideout of the Extension
Service, is a step higher than
a blue ribbon.
Winners from this area who
brought back the valued purple
ribbon were Linda Bergman,
Wasilla, drop cookies; Nancy
Boyd, Palmer, loaf of bread;
Grace Hurt, Palmer, cherry pie;
Betty Jo Wilson, demonstration,
Phoebe Martin, demonstration,
Dawn Granger, Palmer, corn
bread; LeRoi Heaven, Palmer
green pepper, green tomatoes,
cabbage, ice box cookies; Craig
Trowbridge, Palmer, carrots;
Emilie Cabell, Palmer, turnips:
and Tim Gallagher, Palmer, head
lettuce. Space does not permit
to give the blue, red or white rib
bon winners. “We are proud of
them all”, Mrs. Rideout said.
Ten 4-H’ers gave demonstra
tions. Karen Splettstoezer and
Francis Montalbano made a
green salad, red ribbon; Betty
Jo Wilson, kneading bread
dough, purple; RoseAnn Bran
ton, sailor knot rolls, red; Caro
line Wallace, basting a hem,
blue; Maragret Brewer and Glee
Ellen Casler, marking a hem;
red; David Martin, transplant
ing, red; LeRoi Heaven, candling
eggs, blue; Phoebe Martin, shap
mg sweet dougn, purple and run
ner up for the best demonstra
tion. Maynard Perkins, Anchor
age, formerly of the Eklutna
Project housing, was sweepstake
winner for his demonstration on
de-beaking a turkey.
House Candidate
Issues Challenge in
Log Chopping Contest
A log chopping contest was an
nounced recently by A1 Hagen,
manager of the 1956 Valley Fair.
In making the announcement he
suggested challanges between
political candidates.
This week, Ben Hitchcock of
Caribou Creek said that in fol
lowing with the manager’s sug
gestion he “therefore and here
with, in the spirit of good clean
fun, as one such candidate 4In
depentdent for the House), I is
sue such a challenge to any one
or several other candidates, (one
at a time), to bring his dispute to
the block, and as we say here
on the frontier, either in politi
cal campaigns or log chopping,
‘Let the chips fall where thr^
may’.
“Though all comers are wel
come”, he said, “my challenge
is mainly directed at other
House candidates. Further, and
I still in the spirit of good clean
> fun, I offer a free shave with
my axe to any candidate who
will let his beard grow. Any
candidate who beats me (at
chopping, that is), I will shave
free with my axe, whether he has
a beard or not.”
This looks like a real chal
lenge, Fair Manager Hagen said
this week and invited all comers
to sign up for this event.
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Prevoking much interest
among men of the Palmer area
this week is a new International
190 series V-8 truck driven from
Seattle to Palmer by it’s owner,
Robert Mielke. This is the first
of its kind in Alaska and only
the fifth sold in the Seattle re
gion. The truck has a 225 hsp
engine, tandem axle, and is a
72,000 GVW size truck. Mielke
will use the new truck on his
milk runs to the military bases
and Anchorage areas. The truck
was purchased through the Co
Op Garage. Mielke’s trucks are
easily identified by his sign
“The Mielke Way”. His firm
name is Robert Mielke Truck
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sherrod
and daughter Sandra of Dexter,
Michigan, are visiting in Palmer.
This is Sandra’s second visit to
the Valley and the first for her
parents. They are visiting at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Max Sher
rod, brother and sister-in-law of
Harold.
Friends of Tommy Roberts,j
territorial police officer former-;
ly stationed in Palmer, were
glad to hear of his favorable re
covery at the Glenallen hospital.
Roberts, now stationed at Tok, j
was stricken while on a hunting
trip and taken to the Glenallen -
hospital for treatment. Earlier,
adverse weather hampered med
ics who were trying to get into
the hunting area to fly him out
to the hospital.
Jean McMahon, University of
Washington student, is visiting
at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. J. McMahon in Pal
mer. Miss McMahon enters her
senior year this fall.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Deuer
meyer returned to Palmer Aug
ust 18 following a six-week va
cation trip Outside. They made
the trip to and from Seattle by
plane and while in the States
took trips to California, New Or- j
leans, Panama, Chicago, and
Minnesota. Both Mr. and Mrs.
Deuermeyer spent some of their
vacation time with their families
in Minnesota and Washington.
Mr. Deuermeyer is employed by
the Alaska Railroad on the Pal
mer section.
Floyd Balk of Ketchikan and
Seattle, was a Palmer visitor this
week. Mr. Balk is the retail gen
eral manager and vice-president
of the Ketchikan Spruce Mills,
and was making a visit to the
Palmer yard.
Mr. and Mrs. Neal Wright re
turned to Palmer this week fol
lowing several weeks in the
States.
Howard Felzien of Denver,
Colorado is spending a vacation
at the home of his brother and
sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Rus-;
sel Felzien of Palmer. Accom
panied by a guide, the visiting
Felzien went out the first day
of the season and bagged a fine
moose.
Mrs. Edith Benson of Palmer '
is visiting at her former home I
in Van Etten, New York. She
plans to return to the valley
around November 1.
Louise Loberg is working in
the office of the Palmer City
Clerk.
Chester Tracy has returned to
work at the Co-Op Warehouse
following a weeks vacation.
Erma Liebing is substituting
in the office of Attorney John
Shaw. Helen Maze recently re
signed to accept the position of
school nurse in the Palmer
school system.
Word was received this week
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16 SIGN 4JP FOR
SWIMMING LESSONS
To date 16 valley women ljave
signed up for swimming lessons
at the SPA in Anchorage.
There remains room for a num
ber of additional swimmers and
anyone interested is asked to
contact Dorothy Saxton, Jo Pud
dicombe or Virginia Gallant
prior to August 27, the date of
the first session.
Classes will be held every
Monday evening from 7 to 9 p.m.
at the SPA in Anchorage for five
consecutive weeks. The total of
the cost of the course is $250 for
the group. Individual costs will
be determined by the number of
members in the class. It is ex
pected that at least 20 will be
going from the Palmer area
which would average the cost
at $12.50 for the five lessons. Up
to 30 swimmers can be handled
in the class and the more swim
mers, the less the cost.
IOWA GIRL SCOUTS
VISIT IN PALMER
Stopping in Palmer for a. short
visit last Wednesday were 20
Iowa City Girl Scouts, their
counselors, bus driver and his
family, who are making a bus
tour of Alaska. Passengers in
the large school bus numbered
30. The group left Iowa City
August 3, toured through Yellow
stone Park, the Black Hills, and
came to Alaska through Canada
and the Alaska Highway, ar*d
plan to be back at home August
31.
Money for the trip was earn
ed by the Girl Scouts during the
past year. Three of the girls
stopped at the newspaper office
for a few minutes and reported
the trip is an annual affair. “Last
year we went to Mexico and in
two years we plan to visit Euro
pe”, they said. To keep expen
ses at a minimum the group has
been camping out each night and
cooking their own meals. They
reported their trip has been
wonderful.
that Miss Bessie James who
taught Grade Five in Palmer last
year has resigned. She plans to
be married before September
first. This causes one of the
temporary vacancies in the ele
mentary school.
Delores France won the bicy
cle offered by the Armour Com
pany for having the greatest
number of pirate coins. The bike
was awarded last Friday even
ing at the Valley Theatre.
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AIRPORT NEWS
Windy weather kept pleasure
flying at a minimum at the Pal
mer Airport this past week-end.
During the past week Ben Her
mon passed his written and
flight exams for his private li
cense. He took his tests from
Rene Nielsen, flight examiner.
Also deceiving a new rating this
week was Emil Stadler who pass
ed his float rating tests. Both
flyers used their own ships.
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tanuska Valley Airmens Associa
tion will be held at the airport
on Thursday, August 30, at 7:30
p.m.
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