JNmg h Chigiak
Those people with nurseries or
X° just tend the nei ht>0
children ALLEN'S STORE still
chiMr!0?16 °? 111086 wonderful
omldrens coloring books for a
mckle or a dime. It’s a nice thing
to have so many potatoes avail
haliZ°U Can always be sure of
MT^fme morsel t0 sorve.
at Mile 21 has !00
KUu™ 00- They’re g°°d.
DARI-DEUTE mile 21% have su
per deluxe malts in most any
flavor and for sure they are re
freshingly right. MOOSEHORN
suggests calling HO-5500 immedi
PABW'c ‘^LUB appointment.
STORE, mile 18y2 still
f ^ermg {resh eggs — wonderful
for your baking and eating needs.
T A t visit Chet’s at FIRE
IiAKE SERVICE STATION, Why
don’t you? y
Jump on the bandwagon now
in yQur order for Garden
fertilizer so you can be sure of
Call RAY’S VARIETY
AND HARDWARE at mile 14.
Sturdy garden tools can be had
too in sets of three, hoe, rake
spade or individually styled for
inen or for women.
Until we meet again, good-bye
Pd. adv. ~Elen0r
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MOOSE LODGE FUNS
INSTALLATION OF
OFFICERS FOR 1957
New officers in the Palmer
Moose lodge will be installed in
office during a meeting to be
held at the lodge on Tuesday,
April 16.
A1 Brager will be installed as
new governor. Serving with him
during the coming year will be
Dick Benson, junior governor;
J. E. Wilson, prelate; R. C. Col
lins, past governor; Don DeLand,
treasurer; and Floyd Perkins,
trustee. These officers also will
be installed at the meeting, as
will the following appointed of
ficers: James Carson, sergeant
at-arms, and Kenneth Humphrey,
inner guard.
All Women of the Moose are
invited to attend the ceremony
and the buffet luncheon which
will be served following the cere
mony.
Plan Initiation
Another initiation will be held
on May 5 at Palmer Moose lodge
tfuring a breakfast being planned
for that date. Women of the
Moose are invited to attend.
Leach Bettine, father of Mrs.j
A1 Saxton and Robert Bettine, j
both of Palmer, left for his home
in CleElum this past Saturday j
following a few week’s visit at
the homes of his daughter and
son. Several times a visitor in
Palmer, Mr. Bettine said he hopes
to return again this fall.
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Notice foMEA Members
The following rules regarding voting members
were accepted by the Board of the MEA at a
special'meeting held March 6, 1957:
1) 'A voting member is one who has met the
following requirements:
(a) the payment of a $5 membership fee
f
(b) agreeing to purchase electricity from
the Association
(c) agreeing to comply with and be
bound by the Articles of Incorpora
tion, the By-laws, and the Rules of
the Association.
(d) being accepted for membership by
the Board of Directors or the mem
bership.
(Acceptance by the Board is not accomplished
until after the applicant is receiving electricity
from the Association).
2) Only one membership may be held per
person but a husband and wife may joint-'
|y hold a membership if they both sign
the membership application. In the event
that both have signed the membership
application, either may vote, but not both.
The Board ordered all duplicate membership
fees previously paid to be transferred to meter
deposits under the same names.
/S / JAMES J. HURLEY, Secretary
! I Reporters
: Notebook !
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Mrs. Clayton Esslinger, who is
visiting her son Howard, a mid
shipman at Annapolis, called on
Delegate E. L. Bartlett in Wash
ington, D. C. last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rodriguez,
son Larry and their grandmother,
Mrs. Emma Arndt, returned this
week from a six-week trip to the
States. The group flew to Detroit
where they picked up a new Ford
sedan and then drove East for
visits in Pennsylvania and Flor
ida. While in the East the Ro
driguez’ adopted a two and one
half year old daughter, Dolores
Christine.
Councilman and Mrs. Robert
Peterson and son Bobby return
ed to Palmer last week following
a vacation trip spent in the
States. They made the round trip
by car and reported the Hart
highway very muddy.
Police Chief Bernard Bouwens
is on sick leave recuperating from
an operation on his hand perform
ed to repair an old injury. Coun
cilman Robert eterson is acting
as special officer during his ab
sence from the force.
Dr Richard Washburn, entom
ologist at the Alaska Agriculture
Experiment Station, returned to
Palmer last week from a trip to
the States. While Outside Dr.
Washburn was in Washington,
D. C., on Station business and
presented a paper on root mag
gots at a meeting of entomolo
gists at DesMoines, Iowa. Dr.
Washburn made the trip out via
plane and returned over the Al
aska highway with a new Chev
rolet station wagon. He reported
fhe highway in pretty good condi
tion.
, A number of local residents ad
ded their names to many from the
Anchorage area who have urged
Acting Governor Weino Hend
rickson to sign HB230, which ex
pands the recreation boundaries
which previously prevented cities
from acquiring lands more than
five miles outside city limits. The
Bill also would release several
thousand dollars for recreational
developments.
Mrs. Marylou Rideout, Exten
sion Service home demonstration
agent ,is spending this week in
Glenallen and Valdez where she
will attend Homemakers’ Club
meetings in those areas.
Xi Eta chapter, BSP, will meet
at the home of Frances Hulbert
' for their regular meeting Mon
day, April 15. Joyce Billot will
be hostess for members of the
Theta chapter which will be
meeting at her home. Both meet
ings start at 8 p.m. and will Be
the last regular meetings prior to
the sorority’s annual style show
on May 3.
Mrs. Earl Chandler has return
ed to her home in Palmer follow
ing four months spent in the
States. Mrs. Chandler made the
trip both ways by plane and vis
ited in Portland, where she com
pleted some business, and with
her sisters and sisters-in-law in
several parts df California and
Oregon. Mrs. Chandler showed a
number of 35mm slides of vari
ous spots in Alaska which she
reported were well received. On
her return trip she spent 11 days
Palmer Girl
fo Be Featured
to Talent Show
Patricia Black, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George Black of Palmer,
will be featured in a talent show
to be sponsored by the Latter
Day Saints Church of Anchorage
on Friday April 12. An invitation
to attend has been extended to
the public.
Miss Black’s presentations will
include “Romance” by Frank La
Forge; “Dark Eyes”, and “By the
Sea” by Posca.
The young pianist, a sophomore
in Palmer High School, was bom
and raised in Alaska. She was
awarded an excellent rating in a
music festival in Fairbanks. A
former student of Mary Kunz,
considered one of Alaskas most
outstanding piano teachers, Miss
Black at present is under the tu
talage of Warren Allred of An
chorage who has stated Miss
Black is a brilliant young pianist
with superior abilities and is
molding an eminent musical car
eer.
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in Ketchikan.
Earl J. Chandler of the Church
of Christ, Palmer, is spending two
to three weeks in Ketchikan,
Portland and Seattle on a busi
ness trip. He expects to return to
Palmer before Easter. During his
absence various members of the
church are conducting the ser
vices, with the Rev. J. H. Davis
to be in charge of the program
this coming Sunday.
Mrs Louis Jade, nurses aid, is
back on duty at the Valley Pres
byterian Hospital.
The balance in the unemploy
ment compensation fund as of
March 31 was $1,397,000 accord
ing to Merrill E. Weir, director
of the Alaska Employment Secur
ity Commission. This balance in
cludes $650,000 impounded by
court order in the Fidalgo Island
Packing Company case and $2,
630,000 is still owed the Federal
Government due to loans to the
fund. Benefit payments for the
month ending March 31st totaled
$1 million this year as compared
to payment of $864,000 for the
same month last year. This is the
first month this year in which
benefit payments exceeded pay
ments for the same month last
year.
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TAKES FLIGHT ;
j; To mark the homeward flight ';
!; of the spirit, each funeral!;
!; should reflect the faith that!;
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NEW BABIES
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McKnighi
Mr. and Mrs. Carolos MoKnight
of Palmer are receiving best wish
es on the birth of their second
child, a son, Rodney Carl, who
was born at Valley Presbyterian
Hospital March 29. He weighed
seven pounds at birth and has
been named Rodney Carl.
McRae
Mr. and Mrs. Philip McRae are
receiving congratulations on the
birth of their first child, a daugh
ter, whom they have named
Renee Elaine. She was bom at
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
March 31 and weighed six pounds,
12 ounces at birth. Mrs. McRae is
the former Marilyn Dragseth. Mr.
McRae is eifiployed by the Mat
anuska Electric Association as
lineman.
Dennison
Mr. and $trs. Ernest Dennison
of Palmer are parents of their
third child, bom at Valley Pres
byterian Hospital April 5. The
Dennisons have a new son whom
they have named Mark Ray. He
weighed seven pounds at birth.
Mr. Dennison is employed by the
U. S. Geological Survey.
Loomis
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Loomis of
Palmer are receiving best wishes
on the birth of a son whom they
have named Mark Richard. He
was bom at Valley Presbyterian
Hospital April 2, weighing eight
pounds, eight ounces at birth. Mr.
Loomis is school custodian at
Central School. The Loomis’ have
one other child.
McGiboney
Mr. and Mrs. Paul (McGiboney
of Palmer are receiving congratu
lations on the birth of their first
child, a son. He was born April
7, at Valley Presbyterian Hos-,
pital, weighing nine pounds, 11
ounces and has been named Paul
Oln#. Mrs. McGiboney is the for
mer Hildegard Kalaweis.
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