• THE frohtiersman
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office at
__calmer, Alaska, finder the Act of March 3, 1879
A'n£»PeJulio-Publisher-Manager
Editor
-Virginia Gallant
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— Weekly Newspaper Representative
— New York 18, N.Y.
deward Prepares
For Annual Marathon
Seward is preparing to wel
come thousands of visitors for the
30th annual Mount Maraton race
on the afternoon of the Fourth.
Among the spectators will be
almost a thousand who will have
traveled to the port community
oh an Alaska Railroad excursion
train.
The train will leave Anchorage
at 6:30 a.m. and arrive at Sew
ard at 10:30 a.m. in time for the
morning street parade and other
festivities. The return trip will
start from Seward at 4 p.m. and
reach Anchorage at 8 p.m.
Co-Op Picnic
Attracts Over 500
Between 500 and 600 persons
were served at the annual Co-Op
picnic, according to Stewart Dur
rant, Co-Op general manager. The
outing was held at Barry’s Finger
Lake Resort, with horseshoe pit
ching, boating, and other events
held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., prior
to the picnic. The picnic menu in
cluded baked beans, potato salad,
barbequed ham and barbequed
beef with sauce, various relishes,
pop, coffee, ice cream and fresh
peaches. Durrant said it was one
of the most successful outings
held by the association.
Moose Women Plan
20% Sale as
League Benefit
The Little League benefit sale
to be sponsored by the local
Women of the Moose is an op
portunity for everyone to benefit,
said Mrs. Bill Roark, committee
member this week.
“We will attempt to sell any
item the housewife wishes to dis
pose of—from food to clothing,
household items, furniture, farm
.equipment—anything at all, she
said. The only limitation is that
no pets be taken to Moose hall
for sale. All pets and large pieces
of furniture, farm equipment, or
other such items, may be listed
on a bulletin board which will
be provided for this purpose.
Women of the Moose will collect
a 20 percent commission on all
sales and this sum will go toward
the local Little League program.
All items not sold are to be
picked up immediately by the
owners, Mrs. Roark pointed out.
The sale opens at 7:30 a.m. so that
items may be dropped off by per
sons enroute to work. It will close
at 8 p.m.
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PRICES GOOD JULY 3-5-6
REAL GOLD
Orange Base
VAN CAMP'S
Pork & Beans
XS Peas
6 oz.
5 f„,s1.00
lib.
15 oz.
*1.00
15 oz.
5
S
for
1.00
12 OZ.
Spam 2 i„ 99c
KRAFT—QUART
Mayonnaise 85c
22 OZ.
Wheafena 35c
RITZ — 1 LB.
Crackers 41c
PEAL McCOY
Cot & Dog Food 15%«. 2 for 35c
CARNATION
Chocolate Milk i» «. 45c
DOLE — SLICED
Pineapple V.i 2 t„r79c
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DUDE RANCH
Grape Jelly « «. 85c
LYNDEN
Fryers «,65c
CARSTEN'S — UNFROZEN
Ett Hams * 75c
CARSTEN'S — UNFROZEN
SL#B Bacon73c
ZEE — 80 COUNT
Napkins 2ta31c
MATANUSKA MAID
Ice Cream } San„ 98c
CO-OP TRADING POST
Meats - Groceries - Dry Goods - Shoes - General Merchandise
"BUILD ALASKA — BUY THE BEST — BUY MATANUSKA MAID—
ALASKA'S BEST"
Washington Girl
To Wed Palmer Man
Miss Joanne Cora Cogley
Miss Joanne Cora Cogley of
Spokane, Washington and Lieu
| tenant Wesley E. Ekert of Pal
I mer have chosen July 6 as the
date for their wedding at the
Whitworth Community Presby
terian Church. The Rev. A. Vin
cent Carr will officiate at the 8
p.m. ceremony.
Miss Cogley is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Hugh
Cogley Sr., of Spokane. The pros
pective bridegroom is son of Mr.
and Mrs. Virgil Eckert of Pblmer.
A 1952 North Central High
School graduate, Miss Cogley was
graduated from the State College
of Washington with a B.A. in
education. For the past year she
has been teaching English in H. B.
Ellison Junior High School, Wen
atchee, Washington.
Lieutenant Eckert is a grau
ate of Palmer High School, at
tended the University of Alaska
for two years and graduated with
a B. S. in Dairy Science from
the State College of Washington
in 1957. Since graduation he had
been employed by the Kittatas
Dairymen’s Association in Ellens
burg, Washington, and has since
gone into the service.
Following the ceremony the
couple will travel to Fort Ben
ning, Georgia to make their home.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 3
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Co
Op club room, 12:05 p.m.
PALMER ELKS, Elks hall. 8 p.m.
THURSDAY JULY 4
V. F. W. CELEBRATION, Wasil
la, 11 a.m.
SUNDAY, JULY 7
AM. LEGION PICNIC, Duffs
Lake, 2 p.m.
MONDAY, JULY 8
PALMER KIWANIS, Grange
hall, 12:05 p.m.
WELL CHILD CONFERENCE,
Health Center, 10-11 a.m. &
1 - 3 p.m.
TUESDAY. JULY 9
CITY COUNCIL, City hall, 8 p.m.
WOMEN OF THE MOOSE,
WEDNESDAY, JULY 10
QUEEN CONTEST OPENS
CARPENTERS’ LOCAL, Carpen
ters hall, 8 p.m.
PALMER SCHOOL BOARD,
Central School 8 p.m.
PALMER LIBRARY BOARD Li
brary 8 p.m.
PALMER ELKS, Elks hall, 8 p.m.
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SAILINGS FROM SEATTLE
MS COASTAL RAMBLER
scheduled from Seattle Fri
day, July 12, calling at Sew
ard and Cordova.
SS CHENA scheduled from
Seattle Tuesday, July 16,
calling at Seward and Val
dez.
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T. J. Maloney
agent
Phone
Anchorage
STEAMSHIP COMPANY
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Reporters-—
Notebook
C. W. Fleming and two children
of Valdez were Palmer visitors
one day this past week. The
Fleming family now lives in Val
dez where they are affiliated with
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Short, also
former valley residents, in Club
Valdez.
Mrs. Justine Parks of Chugiak
is in Asheville, N. C. where she
is attending a board of directors
meeting of the National Rural
Electric Cooperative Association
being held July 1-3.
Art Johnson, formerly of Pal
! mer and now of Chugiak, was
| in town this week on a trip
around the railbelt area for Min
I nesota Woolen Mills.
- Doyle Ross of Los Angeles is
spending a two weeks vacation
at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Lucius Ross of Palmer.
Ross is employed by the Douglas
Aircraft Company of Santa Mon
ica.
Mrs. C- B. Johnston of Long
Beach, California, is visiting at
the home of her nephew, Lucius
Ross of Palmer.
Mrs. John Weisenberger and
children Mary, Carol, and John,
Jr., recently arrived in Palmer
and are at the home of Mrs. Weis
enberger’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Pat Hemmer. The Weisenbergers
have been in Minot, N. D. the
past several months.
Mrs. Karla Duff and sister Ida
Mae Harris of Barbarton, Ohio,
Mrs. Myrtle Graham and Vera
Hayes recently took a two-day
trip to Valdez. Mrs. Harris is vis
iting at the Duffs’ home, the first
reunion for the sisters in 29
years.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Carson and'
two children returned this week
from a three-week vacation trip
spent in Oregon and Washington.
They made both trips by car.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Cockrum
of Hayward, California, parents
of Mrs. Earl O. Barry, are making
their third visit to Alaska and
are visiting at the Barry home
where they are getting re-ac
quainted with two of their grand
children and acquainted with the
youngest whom they are visiting
for the first time.
M. and Mrs. Ocie E. Griffith of
Bremerton, Washington, parents
of Mrs. Clarence Bailey, arrived
in Palmer on Saturday of this
week for a summer visit at,the
Bailey home in Palmer and plan
to vacation with the Bailey fam
ily at their summer home on
Crosswinds Lake.
Mrs. Edith Benson, mother of
Mrs. Maud Hosier, has returned
to Palmer following a lengthy
visit to her former home in Van
Etten, N. Y. Mrs. Benson had
been gone since August.
Mrs. Lew Hanks left for Poca
tello, Idaho on Monday of this
week where she will visit at the
home of her mother, Mrs. V. L.
Ruggles. Making the trip with
their mother are Muriel, Edward
and Janie Hanks.
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New Dupont discovery keeps vital engine parts
free of harmful sludge, prevents noisy valves,
sticky rings and saves gas, oil, and costly
repairs.
AUTOMOTIVE PARTS & EQUIPMENT 00.
Your NAPA JOBBER
Open until 8 P. M. Thursday Evenings
COLLECTORS WANTED
Matanuska Electric Association will receive
proposals from bondable persons or businesses
to act as collectors of electric bills.
It is proposed that one collection point be
established at WASILLA and one in the
CHUGIAK-EAGLE RIVER area.
The collector will forward bills and pay
ment to the MEA office daily during heavy
collection periods and periodically as required
except that all month-end payments must be
received on the first working day of the suc
ceeding month.
Payment will be made for collections at
the rate of 25c per collected bill.
MATANUSKA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION
Don't risk loss or theft by carrying large
amounts of money about with you to pay
bills. Pay by check . . . the safe, sure, con
venient way. Your cancelled checks are
bonafide receipts.
MATANUSKA VALLEY BANK
Daily 10 A.M. - 3 P.M.
Open Thursday Evenings 6-8 PJ4.
PALMER, ALASKA
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