TRE FRONTIERSMAN
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Historical Society
Karnes Officers
For Coming Year
George Small, long-time valley
ffvsident, was re-elected president
*>f the Matanuska Valley Histori
<caJ Society during the annual
membership meeting held at the
•M. D. Snodgrass home January
:?.4.
Other officers for the coming
year were named as follows: Ed
ward Ueeck, vice president; Dar
lene Overton, secretary, and John
Martin, re-elected treasurer.
Members discussed the writing
of a history of the Matanuska
Valley, with various members to
nontribute sections to the history.
Although no action was taken, an
interesting discussion was heW
on the possibility of placing
markers on three major historical
spots in the valley: John Buggy
nabin site; Chief Wassilli’s site;
«uud the location of George Pal
mer's trading post. Discussions
-also centered on better facilities
-for the museum.
During the meeting an interest
ing Story which will go down in
the annals of valley history, was
told by George Small. It is a story
of the only known person to ever
■"throw out” a U. S. Post Office
•and not be arrested. That man
was George Palmer after whom
the 'city of Palmer was named
•and the story, as George related
at, went like this: “One day a
■couple walked down the street in
the town of Knik. As they came
-abreast of the store a'Post Office
scale came crashing through the
window . . . followed by a string
•of oaths and the declaration of
"I’m through!” Noticing the coup
Je, he pointed his finger and told
the woman to pick up the wreck
age, you're the new Postmistress
- ■ and she was, for 90 days.
More and more active interest
m the Historical Society is build
ing up, with a number of valley
^people taking an interest in par
ticipation and contribution of
^historical items. The Society holds
Tegular meetings each three
months, with the next slated for
-April 4.
Moose and P-TA
Provide Equipment
For School Patrol
Small children are being guid
ed across busy intersections by
the IPalmer School Patrol, which
was recently equipped with belts,
badges and flashlights by the
Palmer P-TA and Palmer Loyal
Order of Moose in a joint project,
it was announced at the January
21 meeting of the P-TA. In addi
tion, Scotchlite tape, to be sewn
on jackets, will be given to the
lower grade students who walk
to school as soon as it arrives.
Emil Ganschow reported the tape
will be used on an experimental
basis before a larger amount is
ordered.
A report was given by the lia
son committee who recently re
quested the School Board to con
sider enlarging the remedial pro
gram to aid children in the upper
grades. The Board recommended
a committee make a survey to
study the actual need among stu
dents. Mrs. Barbara Smart was
named chairman and Keith Smith
and Rev. Bert Rutan were asked
to serve with her.
Tire membership voted to pur
chase subscriptions of the Nation
al Parent-Teacher’s magazine for
each of the teachers’ lounges and
one for the School Board.
P-TA members heard Mrs. Jac
queline Dickerson, clinic psychol
ogist with ACCA, speak on the
diagnosis, rehabilitation and un
derstanding needed for mentally
retarded children. She pointed out
that the Child Study Center in
the Alaska Crippled Childrens
Association building is complete
ly staffed with competent psychi
atrists, psychologists, and testing
equipment with which to aid
these children and parents. The
service is free. It is preferred
that a teacher or doctor recom
mend such a study on a child.
The February meeting program
will be presented by the Univer
sity of Alaska Alumni Associa- 1
tion. |
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HOMEMAKER’S
NEWS
Homemakers Council
Homemakers Council will meet
Monday, .February 3 at 10 a.m. at
the Extension office. All are in
vited to stay for lunch. The con
test team of Capt. Hamon, (Was
illa, Happy Valley, Cheechako,
Golddusters, Sourdough and Chu
giak Clubs) will furnish pot luck
lunch. Project leaders discussion
on “Diversion for the Sick” meet
ing will be at 1 p.m. followed by
the Council meeting.
Happy Valley Club
The January 16 meeting of our
club was held at the home of
Eunice Flint.
Mary Ann Anderson was nam
ed new secretary, replacing Mrs.
Joyce Metz who recently resign
ed.
Our guest speaker was Fran
ces Hulbert, home demonstration
agent, who spoke on “Budgeting
Can Be Fun”.
Our next meeting will be on
February 15 at the home of Mrs.
Thelma Caulkins.
| Local Women Voters
Await Go-Ahead ,
Unit study groups or the Pal
mer Provisional League of Wo
men Voters are awaiting the go
ahead signal from the National
League to start their programs.
The approval of the local league’s
fay-laws, budget and other organ
izational requirements must be
approved by the National Lea
gue.
Icy roads prevented many in
terested women from attending
the January 18 meeting of the
Palmer Provisional League. No
tices and a bulletin will be sent
to members and interested voters
following the next board meeting
and the acceptance of the local
league plans.
(4 Named on PHS Honor Roll
Fourteen students of Palmer
High School were named to the
honor roll for grades received
during the third six-week period.
Named were Sue Baugh, Carol
Hartung, and Carolyn Wallace,
grade nine; Sally Betts and La
verne Lindsey, grade 10; Pat
Black, Vadney Bledsoe and Joan
Hurley, grade 11; and Clara Ay
ers, Dorothy Lentz, Colin Mick,
Roberta Sharp, Bert Verrall and
Betty Jo Wilson grade 12.
Students’ names will be placed
on the honor roll each of the six
report periods, provided he or
she meets the following point re
quirements: 30 points: students
carrying three solid subjects; 36
points: four solid subjects; 42
points: five solid subjects. Only
solid subjects will be counted for
the honor roll credits. Points art
given according to the following
grade scale: “A”, 11 points; “B”
8 points; “C”, 5 points; “D”, 2
points. All plus grades are scor
ed one point higher; all minus
grades, one point lower.
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA
AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION
Announces the consignment to the
ALASKA CROP IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION
OF 20 TONS OF NON-CERTIFIED
Edda Barley Seed
For Distribution At Current Prices To Alaskan Farmers
This consignment is made to alleviate a severe seed shortage
of the adapted cereal. The shortage has developed as a result
of better marketing opportunities created by the recent con
struction of grain drying and processing facilities in Palmer
by the Matanuska Valley Farmers Cooperating Association,
which has stimulated plans for wide spread grain production
in 1958 by the Valley's farmers.
WHILE CAR PRICES WENT UP THROUGHOUT THE
INDUSTRY,THE PRICE OF THIS CAR WENT DOWN
Here’s good news: Ford has priced many of its
'58 models lower than corresponding 1957 models!
Ford Custom 300’s are priced as much as $50 lower
than last year. This is based on a comparison of
manufacturers’ suggested retail delivered prices.
V'~-3X.
Who'd ever guess
its the lowest priced
of the low-price three
In case you haven’t yet gotten
around to pricing this elegantly
styled 58 Ford Custom 300, put
your mind at case. When you com
pare manufacturers’ suggested retail
delivered prices, you'll find that this
Ford is priced lower than any sedan
in its field. And Ford has the lowest
priced station wagon and convert
ible, too!
But price isn’t everything. The 58
Ford was the first car ever to use
the whole world as its test track!
This meant taking the all-new Inter
ceptor V-8, combining it with new
Cruise-O-Matic Drive, and tackling
some of the roughest roads we could
find on three continents. This terrific
power team proved it could handle
any driving you’ll ever do!
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