i CALENDAR
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 30
MAT. VALLEY AIRMEN, Pal
mer airport, 7.30 p.m.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
VALLEY FAIR OPENS, Noon
EX. STATION FARM TOUR, 9
am.
RIDING CLUB posse ride
CORONATION BALL, School
gym „ i
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
VALLEY FAIR
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
VALLEY FAIR ENDS
LABOR DAY
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
PALMER SCHOOLS OPEN
MASONIC LODGE, Carpenters
hall, 8 p.m.
PALMER MOOSE LODGE,
Moose hall, 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
MAT. VALLEY SPORTSMEN.
Meeting hall. 8 p.m.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
Co-Op club room, 12:05 p.m.
PALMER ELKS, Elks hall, 8
p.m.
PALMER SCHOOL BOARD,
Central school, 8 p.m.
BOY SCOUTS, Legion hall, 7
p.m.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
AMERICAN LEGION, Legion
4-H News
Buttons and Bows
The Button and Bows 4-H club
met at the home of Mrs. Carlos
Driggars to discuss their Fair
booth. Our next meeting will be
August 28 at the Extension of
fice.
D. Campbell, reporter
Beaters Club
The last meeting of the Beat
ers 4-H club was held August 21
at Mrs. Rideout's home and she
showed us how to make currant
jelly. Mrs. Rideout served re
freshments and games were play
ed.
B. Brewster, reporter
hall, 8 p.m.
LEGION AUXILIARY, Legion
hall, 8 p.m.
CONGRATULATIONS
and
BEST WISHES
to the
MATANUSKA VALLEY FAIR BOARD
Johnson Fuel Service
WELCOME FRIENDS!!!
to the
16th Annual
Valley Fair
AFTER YOU’VE SEEN, THE FAIR
DRIVE TO ALPINE
<§ Complete Dinners and Short Orders
# Cocktail Lounge and Bar
Congratulations to the Matanuska Valley
: Fair Board
Alpine Inn
O’Neill and Sons »
Mile 61 • Glenn Highway
Digging Potatoes in Matanuska Valley
Mac’s Foto
YOUR NEIGHBOR
...AND MINE
By Joanne Hansen
Most people enjoy tales of far
away places, and one of Palmer’s
best qualified such story tellers
is Oscar Kerttula. Having cir
i cumnavigated the globe several
times during his 12 years as a
seaman, he is always willing to
spin a yarn of tjie Pacific Is
lands, Europe or South America.
With the exception of China, two
of the British Isles, Holland,
New Zealand, and some South
American countries, he has visit
ed most of the major countries
of the world.
Born and reared in Minnesota,
Mr. Kerttula first put to sea in
World War I. He served with the
Maritime Commission from 191b
to 1921. He had further military
experience in the second World
War. He was then a command
ant overseeing the engine
rooms of fleets ranging from 30
to 60 ships. He also spent a year
in the Army with the Chemical
Warfare Service.
Mr. Kerttula has good reason
to keenly remember his years of
service. He has spent the past
few weeks with his legs in trac
tion for a spinal injury caused
by shrapnel, and for some time
to come he will be forced to
lead a life of inactivity most
trying to such an energetic per
son.
In distant lands Seaman Ker
ttula had many and greatly var
ied experiences. His ship left
him in Sydney, Australia With
little more than an undershirt on
his back and a few schillings in
his pocket. He finally made it
home via the Panama; Candl
some six months' later. lie visit
ed the “city of thieves’1, as he
described Lisbon, Portugal..
There all types, from pickpock .
ets to master swindlers,., thrive,
he stated. , • .
He sweltered in the extreme
100 plub degree tempei atures. of
the Middle East. “You cotrid tfry
an egg tin deck most any rioon,”
he ■ remarked, “ and the^water 1
underneath us was ' Iisytally
around 90 degrees.”
Australia is his favorite Over ‘
seas country, with feurope com
ing second. The Pacific -Islands,
especially the East Indies, were
too rough for his liking. ;
Mr. Kerttula had his first
taste of Alaska in 1921 when his
ship was ice-bound in Nome for
CONGRATULATIONS
and
BEST WISHES
lo the
MATANUSKA VALLEY FAIR BOARD
Ketchikan Spruce Mills
, 57 days. He came to the Valley
in 1935 as a colonist. He now
owns and operates a 500 acre, 30
cow dairy farm two miles north
of Palmer. He is also a skilled
i mechanic specializing in cat re
pair. “And if you ever get your
cat stuck in the mud til you
think it's going to be swallowed,
call on Oscar and he'll get you |
out ", his friends will testify. He
was supervisor of the Co-Op
power house for several years.
ITis family includes his wife,
the former Elva Martin, also of
Minnesota, a son Jalmer, who
farms with his father, a daugh
ter, Esther, who lives in Hawaii
and is connected with the Uni
versity there, and a seven-month-;
old granddaughter, Beth.
If you have a yen to find out
something about navigation or ;
geography, look up Oscar and
you’re almost sure to learn more
than you expected. i
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Mrs. Sam Woolcock returned
to Palmer last week following
several weeks in the States. She
returned via the Alaska highway,
driving back in a new station
wagon.
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WE SALUTE THE
MATANUSKA VALLEY FAIR BOARD OF
DIRECTORS AND OTHER WORKERS
AND WISH THEM A
MOST SUCCESSFUL IS56 FAIR
North Palmer Store
CONGRATULATIONS
and
BEST WISHES
to the
MATANUSKA VALLEY FAIR BOARD
Norm's Super Service
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