VOL. 7 FALMER, ALASKA NOVEMBER 10,3.944 NO. 44
S ANTA VISITED- - PALMER
TODAY
An advance cf $60.00 a ton was paid
to the potato producers this after
neon, Farmers were Unfed up out
into the hall for their checks.
The total advance made amounted't.o
$77,635,06. Some individual checks
were well over the $2000.00 mark.
The highest check was $3993» while
the lowest was $500. There were
smaller ones, but they went to
these who had a few more than they
c uld use and so sold them to. the
co^op. The lowest of. these was
$11*76. Now watch the papers for
articles about.-,tbe prosperous
'feaennuska VaJley Farmers where a
housewife is offended if you won’t',
have that.second steak, :
carols khoiian tak^s vows
Carole Meehan nn'r1 Charles Mc
Ph arson were united in marriage at
tie heme of Welter Huntley November
9, at 10:$0 A.M, ‘Mr. and Mrs.John
M' hen, parents of the bride, were
present at the ceremony.
Carole came to the Valley with
h r parents with the original col
onists In 1935. The bride and :r\ o
groom plan to make their- home’ in
Palmer. '
GRANGE NOTICE /
There will be’a big initiation
of new members'In the Grange... next
Thursday at 8 o'clock in the Com**
munity Fall, ' i
Old and New members please be
-there tc welcome our new brothers •
and sisters.
Will the ladies please bring ’V
Pumpkin pie? .. j
November-16,
The Editor offers her apologies for
being late in getting the papers of
last week in the mail at such a""
late date. Due to the fact that ;
she was moving from her farm,into -
a Chicken Crop Apartment made it
impossible to get other things done
as they should be. It will be much
easier to get the paper out on time
hereafter. It seems that this
week's issue willbe a little late
too. Sorry, ■
PALMER SCHOOL NEWS
twnTTAT. snHonr. nr-ws'is v
Falmer Territorial School dietrijct
bas a total of 364 boys and girls
between the ages of 5 and 21 years,j\ ^
according to the yearly census just
completed and announced from the
school office. Girls outnumbered
the boys by four, the count, bcin
130 boys and 184 girls-. Biggest
group was age 14 where 16 boys and
17 girls wore' enumerated' fi y a total*
of 33. ...
IT I OH SCHOOL LARffEK
High school enrollment seows a
healthy upward trend, in.' compsrisbn
with one year ago, -with..an increase
that approaches 18 per cent. Total
enrollment"now stands at 82 f r
graces 9 through 12, as .of October
27, the end of the second school
month, Mammoth among the four class
es is the Freshmen who boast 34 •
members, •
BOARD. MEETS
Routine business vms consider'" 1
at the November • monthly school board
meeting held Monday in th* seta "*
office, including Treasurerrs,CT ’k's
and .Superintendent's reports,' No
school will be held on Friday, Now >• ■
member 24, the day following Th ilc3
giving Day, it wr.s decided at tl is
meeting,
TEACHERS' MEETING
Much interest is ‘being expressed
cy Palmer teachers In the rchodrled
meeting of the Knik Arm To- ■’hers
Association to be held in a nchor ge
Friday and Saturday, November , 1\ und
18, . As tentatively outline ', the
school board, may be asked t. dismiss
school on Friday, November 17, to
permit the teaching staff to attend
the:two-day sessions, the trip to be
tnado in a Christensen sch-cl bus if
arrangements to that, end can be made.
|; ASSISTANT JANITOR I. X
Mrs. Prances Cooper, wi'‘o )f Jan
itpr C.E, Cooper, has had t rive up
ner school duties because of poor
leolth and a new janitorial helper
Is being sought. The work pays
$85.00 a month.
NOTICE
People have reported to tbs Va.V y
Settler Office that they fail t find
papers in their boxes in the Recrea
tional Hall. These papers ore being
removed and destroyed by person^
loitering in the Kail. The Editor
cannot be responsible for such, loss.