me Match Won
i y Valley Sportsmen
In the series shot against the
Tanana Valley Sportsmen on
.January 19, the Matanuska Val
‘ ley Sportsmen won 5 out of 8 in
tthe first team place.
Top man on the first team was
'Ken Westenbarger who shot a
*.304 total followed closely by Noel
"Woods and Vern Donaldson both j
with 386 totals.
Team Two lost five out of eight!
with a team total of 1447 to TVSA !
steam’s 1522.
Another postal with Fairbanks
is to be started the first of next
amonth.
In the Illowa Rifle and Pistol
League Postal for both Match
.number one and two, Tanana
Valley Sportsmen are in the first
■place with Matanuska Valley
Sportsmen in second place.
Form Forum—
(continued Brom page one!
table production, need of legisla
tive awareness of farm people,
"Farm living costs, insurance, in-j
stallment buying, home legal pro
blems, demonstration in cooking
and home beauty care, home
aground improvements, 4-H work,
review of governmental agencies
to agriculture, forage production
cand feeding as well as several
•others.
An excellent and informative
program is assured.
The full Forum Committee is
scheduled to meet again Friday
January 25.
Mr. Arthur S. Bus well. Asso
ciate Director of Extension, will
be in Palmer Thursday and
Friday to review Extension
work in Palmer and discuss
Farm Forum. Mr. Bus well is
•chairman of the Farm Forum
committee at Fairbanks which
i* scheduled for February 22
and 23.
Hospital Association
Renewals Available
The Valley Hospital Association
Board announced last Friday that
membership renewals are now
available from many sources in
Palmer. According to Association
by-laws memberships must be
renewed before the annual meet
ing in order for a vote to be cast.
New members are welcome to
join the Association and attend
the annual membership meeting.
New memberships and renew
als can be obtained for $250 each
from Mrs. Everett at the hospit
al, from all hospital board mem
bers, from Kiwanians, through
homemaker clubs, at the doctor’s
offices, at the bank, and from
Pippel’s Insurance office. Mem
bership cards for 1957 must be
presented at the meeting in order
to obtain a ballot.
The annual meeting will be
held at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb
ruary 15, at the High school cafe
teria as provided in the by-laws.
Valley residents interested in the
welfare of Palmer’s hospital are
urged to attend and express their
opinions. Six vacancies on the
Board of Directors are to be filled.
Proceeds from the sale of mem
berships nre used to pay off the
bonded indebtedness of the old
hospital.
NICK UZELAK TO
HAVE BEEN
MINE FOREMAN
According to a statement made
this week by Territorial Commis
sioner of Mines, Phil Holsworth
of Juneau; Nick Uzelak, 41 year
old victim of the recent mine ex
plosion, had only a week before
the fatal accident passed an‘ex
amination which would have en
abled him to be a mine foreman.
The examination; was signed
by the Commissioner of Mines on
the day of his death.
Kiwanis Luncheon
Has Many Guests
The largest group of guests the
Kiwanis have had in many
months at a regular meeting, was
present at the Monday luncheon
meet, in Pioneer Grange Hall.
Twelve guests, majority of
whom were in Palmer for the
Semi-annual 2-day meeting of the
Alaska Soil Conservation District
were; George Gustafson, Eugene
Wunderlich, Lee Laitola and Dale
Saunders, all with the Anchorage
office Bureau of Land Manage
ment; Ted Freeman with ASC in
Fairbanks, Bert Stimple, ACS
board member in Fairbanks;
John Nash, ACS board member
of Palmar; M. O. Allen, fellow
Kwainian from Juneau; Floyd i
Blossom of Ninilchik, Jim Ham-1
lin, Bureau of Reclamation man
ager at Eklutna power plant;
Bob Burk, Walt Gutman with
FEC at Eklutna.
Kiwanian Stuart Durrant made
a plea for aid in getting out the
voters for the special bond elec
tion held last Tuesday. Several
club members volunteered their
time to muster the loud-speaker
system, driving around the city
urging people to get out and vote.
Kits of hospital membership
cards were handed out by Ki
wanian Dr. Allan Mick to mem- ,
bers of the club who volunteered
to sell 10 membership cards to
the Valley Hospital Association. '
HEALTH SANITATION
COMMITTEE MEETING
WEDNESDAY EVENING
City Sanitation and Health
committee will meet Wednesday
evening at 8 p.m. in the office of
Health Officer Dr. Colberg.
Valley people interested in
health and sanitation in the city
are urged to attend” said com
mittee member A1 Hagen who re
presents the city council.
Norihbound freight
winds its way past
Bartlett Glacier, 48
miles north of Sew
ard.
.1957 Salmon Derby
Committee Begins Work
Win Ervin was chosen as Chair
man of the 1957 Salmon Derby
Committee at the first meeting
of that committee held January
17. Other committee chairmen
have yet to be appointed.
This year’s event will be a 4-day
derby, covering two weekends,
but not the week in between.
The dates of August 10 and 11
and August 17 and 18 have been
chosen.
Last year’s derby was a tre
mendous success because of the
hard work done by the commit
tee and the excellent cooperation
of all of the people of Seward.
With similiar cooperation, this
year’s Derby should be even big
ger and better than last.
—Petticoat Gazette
Chamber of Commerce—
(Continued from page 1)
worth; Roads and Civic Improve
ments, Dr. Bailey; Recreation and
Parks, Jack Maze; Agriculture,
Eugene Reid; Industry, Prentice
Gazaway; Program, Virginia Gal
lant; Special Events, A. L. Smith;
Retail Trades, Jan Koslosky.
Each of the committees will
meet with the Board of Directors
from time to time to discuss fin
ancing and operation of their re
spective committee.
More breakfast meetings are
planned as all members agreed
they are successful
Carpenters. Remember!
Carpenters Local 2251
Heels 2nd and 41h Wednesday
Each Month
. ..- —.. .....
Alaska Soil—
(Continued from page 1)
of rural roads affecting the three
areas represented at the confer
ence.
Continuation of irrigation re
search project being carried on
jointly by the ASC, the Alaska
Experiment Station and Bureau
of Reclamation.
Flood control was discussed
with Mr. M. O. Allen, Bureau of
Land Management in Juneau.
Affect on the Territory of land
and water withdrawals by the
federal government.
The three-member board for
ASC is composed of Bert Stimple
of Fairbanks, Archie McLane of
Kasiloff and Vic Falk, Sr. of Pal
mer.
Others at the meeting besides
the board members were Jim
Wilson, Commissioner of Agricul
ture, Charles Wilson and his staff,
all from the Palmer office ASC;
George Gustafson, Eugene Wun
derlich, Lee Laitola and Dale
Saunders all with the Anchorage
office BLM.
Ted Freeman with ASC in Fair
banks, John Nash, Agricultural
Conservation Service member
from Palmer ;M. O. Allen, BLM,
Juneau; Floycf Blossom of Ninil
chik, Jim Hafnlin, B of R. Man
ager at Eklutna, and Walt Gut
man with FEC.
The conference adjourned Tues
day afternoon.
! Dividend Payments i;
Members of the Mo- i|
j! tonuska Valley Credit j|
|| Union voted a 5% di-j|
: vident which will be j!
]; posted to share ac
counts unless otherwise |j
|l instructed.
I; Matanuska Valley
Federal Credit Union !
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