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Big Lake Club
The Big Lake Community Club
held their meeting at the home
of Mrs. Lena McMillin, Big Lake
Road, on May 14.
Mrs. Frances Scudder, Federal
Extension Service, Washington,
D. C., Mrs. Lydia Fohn-Hansen,
asosciate director Home Demon
stration, College, and Mrs. Fran
ces Hulbert, home demonstration
agent of Palmer, were visitors.
Lew Hanks, 4-H leader, showed
slides and lead discussions on
landscaping, building homes, gar
dening and flowers. Five memb
ers and four guests were present.
A potluck luncheon was enjoyed
Cheechako Club
The Cheechakos met at the
home of Kathryn Wilson May 13
with Esther McNeese as co-host
ess. The meeting was recessed so
members could go to the church
and set up chairs for the Home
makers Tea.
The group reconv med at the
150 Attend Airmen’s
Fly-In Breakfast
Close to 150 persons attended
the Matanuska Valley Airmens’
Fly-in, drive-in breakfast held
at the Palmer Airport on Colony
Day morning. Many of the par
ticipants were Anchorage area
residents who flew to Palmer for
the breakfast. Several remained
in town for the Colony Day cele
bration.
Proceeds from the breakfast
will go into the telephone fund.
The phone was recently install
ed in the hut for the convenience
of flyers and their passengers.
Wilson home for the business
meeting and refreshments. Due
to the type of materials used, we
decided not to display our tea
exhibit.
The Buttons and Bows 4-H
club have asked us to sponsor
their club another year. We are
proud that they want us and are
happy to sponsor them.
The June meeting will be held
at the home of Francis Marcus.
.Daisy Swaboda will be co-hostess
SOIL TESTS
AND FERTILIZERS
PAY DIVIDENDS
By using proper soil tests and
applying the correct type of fer
tilizer, Alaskan gardeners and
farmers can grow improved crops
and add to their income.
“See your extension agent,”
says soil specialist Paul F. Mar
tin, who has compiled a new Un
iversity of Alaska Extension
Service leaflet, “Sampling Soils.”
Also recently issued by the Ex
tension Service is a circular titled
“Fertilizers Pay Dividends." Both
are available without cost from
local extension offices or by writ
ing Box B, College.
The soil illustrated leaflet
notes that the Extension Service
has a modern soil testing labora
tory at Palmer to serve the pub
lic Tests for the major plant
foods — nitrogen, phosphate and
potash — as well as acidity or
alkalinity measurements and
other special tests are available
free of charge.
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LITTLE LEAGUE
Little League players of the
Matanuska Valley are invited to
clip the following schedule and
keep it handy for ready refer
ence during the first half of this
year’s playing season.
June 2-5
Braves vs. Dodgers
Indians vs. Giants
Dodgers vs. Braves
Giants vs. Indians
June 9-14
Indians vs. Braves
Dodgers vs. Giants
Braves vs. Indians
Giants vs. Dodgers
June 16-19
Giants vs. Indians
Dodgers vs. Braves
Indians vs. Giants
Braves vs. Dodgers
June 23-26
Dodgers vs. Indians
Giants vs. Braves
Make-up game
Make-up game
On Saturday, June 14, there
will be a special Founders Day
game.
The first named team is the
home team. Dodgers are spon
sored by the Palmer Moose
Lodge; indians by the Palmer
Kiwanis Club; Braves by Kos
losky’s Department Store, and
the Giants by the Jonesville
Miners Union.
Farm Club practice starts on
Saturday, May 31, at 10 a.m.,
with special practice for those
who are playing baseball for the
first time.
Players are reminded thay
must be at the field in full uni
form not later than 6:45 p.m.
Games will begin at 7 p.m. sharp.
LOCAL PRIEST
TO ATTEND RETREAT
The Rev. James P. Snead, pas
tor of St. Michael’s Catholic
j Church, will attend a retreat to
[ be held at Skagway on June 2.
All priests of the diocese of Ju
neau will convene at that city
for the retreat.
On June 6 Rev. Snead will
start a month’s vacation, spend
ing a few days with his parents
in Portland before going east to
New York and Cincinnati. He
plans to return to Anchorage on
July 5 and will resume duties at
St. Michael’s on Sunday, July 6.
During his absence a visiting
| priest will say Mass each Sunday
j at the regular time.
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SHINING THRU THE
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The light of the spirit is eter
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sorrow and lift the heart with
its inspiring promise of crown
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PALMER
FUNERAL CHAPEL
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HIGHWAYS DIVISION
TO HAVE NEW
PLANNING SECTION
The Board of the Alaska High- i
way and Public Works Depart
ment has announced the estab
lishment of a Planning Section
with the Division of Highways
effective April 1, 1958. This Sec
tion is administered by the Ter
ritory and works in cooperation
with the Bureau of Public Roads
to provide highway statistics and
planning data for both agencies.
This is the first instance in
wrhich Alaska has been given di
rect control of a function which
utilizes Federal Aid Highway
matching funds. Eventually, it is
expected that all highway opera
tions, including construction and
maintainence, on the Federal Aid
and Territorial highway systems
will be administered by the Alas
ka Highway and Public Works
Department, with Public Roads
approving the plans and con
struction work.
The section will be under the j
direction of H. M. Pentecost,
planning engineer, who spent
three months with the Nevada
State Highway Department Plan
ning Division during the past
winter in preparation for starting
the Territorial section.
I COMMUNITY BAND
BEING FORMED
Beginning Monday, June 2.
from 7:00 to 9:00 p. m„ there
will be a session for all adults
and ex-students and high school
students interested in playing Ldl
a community band. Lee Plumb -
ley, Palmer school band master*
will conduct the sessions which
are planned for each Monday and
Wednesday evening in the Cen
ral School band room.
It is hoped to sponsor a com
munity summer band concert
every two weeks during the com
ing season, Plumbley said.
Although the band program
will not be open to persons play
ing stringed instruments, Plumb
ley said he would be willing tu
work with anyone interested in
this type instrument.
There will be a one dollar fee
charged for each night of the
band sessions.
“It will be interesting to dis
cover how many instrument
players there are in Palmer. We
hope that everyone who has
played an instrument in the past
will turn out for these sessions,.
We expect to have a lot of en
joyment out of our meetings, “
Plumbley added.
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who gave their lives that all may be free. And as we honor
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