HOMEMAKER’S |
__ MEWS _____
The regular meeting of the
Homesteaders Homemakers Club
was held at the home of Joyce
Leppanen on January 16 with six
members in attendance.
The sum of $5 was voted for
the Polio Drive in accord with
the music theme for January.
Each member gave a brief talk on
her favorite music.
Our next meeting will be held
on February 20 at 10:30 a.m. at
Jean O'Neill’s.
EDNA JOHNSON, Sec.
Cheechako Club
Sixteen Cheechako Homemak
ers met Monday evening, January
14 at the home of Ida Statler.
Ida and co-hostess Sally Harri
son served refreshments before
the business meeting was called
to order.
Marge Partridge and Ida Statler
will represent our club at the
Project Leaders Meeting and i
Council Meeting February 4.
Pat Lawton reported on high
lights of the last council meeting.
The budget was discussed.
Ideas for the Farm Forum were
given.
Arrangements were made for a
basket of food to be given to a
needy family.
The next regular meeting will
be held in February at Kathryn
Wilson’s with Eloise Smith as co
hostess.
mver&end Club
Riverbend Homemakers club
featured several ways to present
music to the family at their meet
ing January 17 at home of Doro
thy Caklson.
Myrom Tunnicliffe discussed
records for children and played
several typical ones.
Sara Brewster played a few
popular selections of the teen
agers.
Lillian Pinkham explained how
they used singing as family and
group fun and made games of
song learning.
Silver bells were then played
by the group under the direction
of Frances Hulbert.
Pertinent legislation was dis
cussed and action taken.
The next meeting will be Feb
ruary 21 at the home of Frances
Hulbert.
Nugget Club
Members of the Nugget Home
makers’ club will meet at the Ex
HEALTH DEPARTMEHT
OFFICIALS VISIT
PALMER AREA
Mr. Cal Winey, Sanitary En
gineer and Mr. Bruce Adams, Re
gional Sanitarian from the Al
aska Department of EFealth are
in the Palmer area this week and
next inspecting dairy farms.
Mr. Adams will be Dairy In
spector for this area. Plans were
rlso worked out /or Mr. Winey
and his staff to present a short
course in Sanitary Water Supply
and Sewage Disposal, Dairy Sani
tation and Grade A requirements
at the Farm Forum the first of
March.
TOURIST BROCHURE
TO BE PREPARED
Material for an Alaska Visitors
x^ssociation brochure on Palmer
has been gathered and prepared
for publication and wlil be turn
ed over to the Association by the
-local Chamber of Commerce thisj
week. The Association will have
f 5,000 copies of the brochure
printed and they will be distri
buted by the Association as well
as the local Chamber to encour
age visits to the valley from the
thousands of tourists who will
be vacationing in Alaska during
1957.
During a recent visit to Palmer
Frank Whaley, AVA manager,
told Chamber members that thou
sands of inquiries go through
the AVA office each year. The
brochure has been prepared to
invite the tourists to the valley
area. At a later date it is hoped
that information will be gathered
and a pamphlet of some type pre
pared for those interested in set
tling in the valley.
PARENTS ANNOUNCE
ENGAGEMENT OF
ROSEANN BRANTON.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Ivan Branton
of Palmer have announced the
engagement of their daughter,
Roseann to Roy Goodman, son of
Mr .and Mrs. Allen Goodman of
Anchorage. No date has been set
for the wedding. Miss Branton is
in her senior year in Palmer high
school and her fiance is a senior
in the Anchorage high school.
The couple plan to attend Oregon
State College this fall.
tension office Tuesday evening,
January 22 at 8 p.m. Dixie Woot
en will be hostess at the meeting
and all members are cordially in
vited to attend.
Furniture Workshop
Scheduled for March
Miss Mary Robinson, Extension
Service Furnishings Specialist,
will be in Palmer to conduct a
Furniture Workshop on March IB
through 30, and in Wasilla April
1 through 13.
If your “easy” chair or daveno
s sagging and needs elihical
treatment, then do sign up for
one of these workshops.
There is a $5.00 “sign-up fee”
for small items used, such as
tacks, twine for springs, webbing
(in case you didn’t order quite
enough) and a small amount for
rental space will be deducted
from this $5.00 and at the close'
of the workshop, any remaining
money will be refunded.
Each person signing up is to
order own needs. Time now to be
ordering material, so if you need
help come to the Extension office
and get the bulletin “How To
Measure Furniture To Order Up
holstery Material”.
• Information as to where the
f workshop will be held will be
given at a later date.
HE.A. Representative
Visits Palmer Area
Earl Sisk, R. E. A. Field Repre
sentative, visited the Palmer area
last week. The purpose of his
visit was to review plans and
progress of the iMatanuska Tele
phone Association for cutting
over to the dial system.
Mr. Sisk expects to return to
4-M News
Glenallen 4H Club
The Glenallen 4-H Club had its
first meeting for this school year
on October 26. The project for the
boys is photography which is
taught by Mr. Lamppa. The girls
are being taught knitting by Mrs.
Meir.
We had our Christmas party on
the evening of December 23. We
had dancing, exchange of Christ
mas gifts and refreshments were
also served. Everyone had a good
time.
Our officers are: Mrs. Schoon
over is Leader, Gary Fisher, is
President, Sylvester Dimonde is
Vice President and Judy Schoon
over is Secretary and Treasurer.
BILLY GILBERTSON
Reporter
PALMER AREA WELL
REPRESENTED AT
CIVIL DEFENSE MEET
A good representation of the
Civil Defense districts of the
Greater Palmer CD Area turned
out for the CD meeting held last
night according to A1 V. Hagen,
Greater Palmer CD director.
A general discussion on the CD
program in the area was held and
another meeting scheduled for
next month.
The February meting will be
held in the CD office in the thea
tre basement at 8 p.m. on Febru
ary 13. All persons interested in
the CD program are invited to
attend.
the valley in a few weeks.
For Dessert Tonight!
For a Snack or Treat!
Matanuska Maid
FRENCH APPLE
ICE CREAM
Is Hard to Beat!
CO-OP CREAMERY
Matanuska Valley Farmers
Cooperating Association
“BUILD ALASKA, BUY THE
BEST — BUY MATANUSKA
MAID . . . ALASKA’S BEST”
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STUDY GRANT
GIVEN UNIVERSITY
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Dr. William K. Keller has dis
closed that the University of Al
aska received a $31,000 grant to
make a two-year study to de
velop a program of education for
fhe Native schools in the terri
'ory.
The U. S. office of Health, Edu
cation and Welfare provided the
funds. Dr. Keller, head of the uni- j
versity’s education department,
vJl be program director.
He and four other persons will
constitute an advisory commit
tee to handle the program. Al
ready appointed are Dr. *Ivar
Skarland, head of the university’s^
authropoligy department, and Dr.
James W. Van Stone, associate
professor of anthoropology. One
committee member will be ap
pointed from the Territorial De
partment of Education, and one
from the Bureau of Indian Af
fairs.
Dr. Keller explained that the
program will be set up from an
thropoligical, educational and ec
onomic points of view. Ip addi
tion, various other teachers, ad
ministrators and experts in relat
ed fields will be called in on a
consultative basis.
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purposeful planning and persistent effort to achieve *
anything really worth while. Take that dream of yours, ►
for instance (maybe, a home of your own). It won’t come
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dollar, step by step. The dollars you deposit in your
savings account . . . the steps you take to keep your
account growing, week after week, according to plan ... \
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OPEN A SAVINGS ACCOUNT AND KEEP IT
ON-THE-GROW j
MATANUSKA VALLEY BANK j
Daily 10 A.M. - 3 P.M.
Open Thursday Evenings 6-8 PJML
PALMER, ALASKA L
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Tomato Juice wo,49c
Kleenex 400 count 33c |
McCORMICK'S
Black Tea Bays °°s 65c
DARIGOLD, POWDERED
i ib. 63c
DECANTO'S, KARO
Waffle Syrup 65c
BAR-NON
Dog, (at Food 3 f0,39c
HUNT'S — CREAM STYLE
(orn No. 390 2 ,or35c
HUNT'S — YELLOW CLING
Peach kai,es0'300 2 f.r 45c
LIBBY'S — PEALED
Tomatoes 303 2 for 55C
NESTLES
Cookie Mix “2 f.r67c
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PRICES GOOD
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MEAT DEPARTMENT 1
BAR-S
Picnic Shoulders 48c
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Ocean Perch u, 49c
LIVER
Sausage u, 59c
FROZEN
Squash pkg. 25c
CO-OP TRADING POST
Matanuska Valley Fanners Cooperating Association
“Build Alaska - Buy the Besl
Buy Matanuska Maid -
Alaska’s Best”