BIBLE GAMP GETS
CO DIESEL PLANT
Civil defense director in the
Greater Palmer area, A1 V. Ha
gen, has announced that the
shelter area at the Victory Bible
Camp, Mile 91, has acquired a
25KW diesel light plant. This
equipment remains the property
of civil defense, Hagen pointed
out, but is to be maintained and
kept in operating condition by
the Victory Bible Camp Associa
tion.
Hagen announced he still has
two 20-man life- rafts that need
some repairs but are suitable as
wading pools, floats, etc. and are
available to playgrounds, non
profit camps, and similar insti
tutions. Similar rafts have been
acquired through C-D by the lo
cal Explorer and Boy Scout
troops; two at King’s Lake camp
and two in the Sutton area.
All area directors and service
chiefs are reminded of the Great
er Palmer C-D meeting to be held
Thursday, June 6, at CD Head
quarters in the theater building
in Palmer. The meeting is to start
at 8 p.m.
Sportsmen to Seek
Fish for Fish Fry
Members of the Matanuska
Valley Sportsmen will hold a
fishing picnic next Sunday to
angle for fish for their annual
fish fry which will be held next
month.
A particular lake is being con
sidered but members are advised
to attend the regular meeting to
night and get all the “inside” on
the plans. Everyone attending the
picnic is asked to pack their own
groceries and either—“fish or cut
bait”.
B OF R SEEKS BIDS
FOR ADDITION TO
SUBSTATION
Bids will be received at {he
office of the Bureau of Reclama
tion, Eklutna Poject, Mile 34
until 10 a.m. June 11 for con
structing an addition to the An
chorage Substation. Copies of
Specification DC-4827 may be ob
tained from the project super
intendent, or the district man
ager, Bureau of Reclamation, Box
2587, Juneau.
: Reporters—
Notebook
Mr. and Mrs. John G. Crites of
Wapakoneta, Ohio, arrived in
Palmer this past Sunday «and are
now spending a few days in
Kenai, visiting their son, Robert
Crites, of Palmer. They plan a
visit with the Crites family and
will attend the University of Al
aska for summer courses. Mr.
Crites is a teacher in the Wap
akoneta high school and Mrs.
Crites in the grade school in that
same city. This is their second
trip to Alaska and report the
highway in far better condition
than on their first trip several
years ago.
Friends in the Palmgr area
have received an announcement
of the forthcoming marriage of
Miss Lois Ann Kastenschmidt,
former Anchorage school teacher,
and Sherman T. Barton, former
Territorial police officer in the
Palmer area. The ceremony will
take place in St. Wenceslaus
Church at LaCrosse, Wise, on
June 18.
Mrs. Irene Booth, sister of Har
old Lundberg, left the valley May
26 following a two-week vaca
tion with her brother and his
family. This was her first trip to
Alaska.
Edison L. Thuma, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Harold L. Thuma of
Palmer, is one of 44 graduates at
Park College, Parkville, Mo. He
received the bachelor of arts de
gree at the 79th annual Com
mneement excercises held June
3. A member of the Lancelot so
cial club at Park, Thuma is an
economics major. He graduated
from Palmer high school in 1951.
Margaret Jane Cope, daughter
if Mrs. Margaret Cope of Palmer,
was awarded a senior certificates
me of 25 presented to graduating^
students by Willamette Univer
sity for outstanding service to
their school. She graduated from
Willamette June 2. Mrs. Cope at
:ended commencement exercises.
Miss Cope has been named one of
nine Section editors for the 1958
Wallulah, annual of Willamette.
Vicki Durrant, student at Brig-,
lam Young University, is home
for her summer’ vacation. Miss
Durrant was accompanied by a
classmate, Carol Scholes of Am
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Matanuska Valley Farmers
Cooperating Association
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erican Forks, Utah. The girls plan ;
to spend their summer vacation i
in Palmer. i
Mrs. Archie Moffitt was called
to Independence, Mo., last week
following the death of her sister,
Mrs. Lydia (Searles) Dennison,
who passed away May 30 follow
ing a lengthy illness. Mrs. Denni
son lived in the valley area a
number of years, as well as Val
dez, and had many local acquain
tances. Services were held June
A, with interment at Independ
ence. Mrs. Moffitt was accom
panied to Seattle by her grand
daughter, Sara Moffitt, who will
visit with Mrs. Ruth Hanson at
Woodburn, Oregon, and she was
met at Seattle by her daughter
Mrs. C. C. (Clemma) Fettis who
accompanied her from Centralia,
Wash., to Independence.
Five additional cases of chick
enpox in the Palmer area were
reported by the Alaska Depart
ment of Health in the communi
cable disease report for the week
ending May 24.
Mrs. Frieda Reeder of San
Francisco is visiting at the home
of her son, Albert Reeder, Pal
mer, and seeing her three grand
children for the first time. This ;
is Mrs. Reeder’s first visit to Al
aska.
Dr. C. Earl Albrecht was a re- ]
cent visitor in the valley while
in Alaska to attend the Univer
sity of Alaska Board of Regents
meeting. Dr. Albrecht indicated
his log home in Palmer will be
available to an interested buyer
in August.
Mrs. A1 (Lona) Dickow of Ko
diak was in Palmer this past
week visiting friends.
Roger Woods has returned to
his home in Palmer following at
tendance at the Arizona Univer
sity from where he will receive
his diploma.
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Palmer Man Joins
Mutual of New York
Wilson R. “Woody” Woods of
Palmer has joined the staff ot
Mutual of New York, it was an
nounced today by James A. Pow
er, district manager for Alaska.
Woods has been undergoing
training for the past several
months to prepare himself for
his new career.
A resident of Palmer the past
five years, his previous employ
ment was in the automobile sales
field.
Mutual of New York is one of
the oldest and largest financial
institutions in the world having
assets of over $214 billion. The
company began business in 1843,
thus being the first in America.
Mutual of New York is entirely
mutual, as it is owned and con
tolled by it’s 114 million policy
holders.
YOUTH GROUPS M$ET
HERE AND ANCHORAGE
Eighty junior-high and senior
high age young people met at the
United Protestant Church Sun
day evening for a combined
Westminster Fellowship meeting
of the Anchorage and Valley
churches. The Rev. Bertram Ru
tan showed slides of southeastern
Alaska and the Rev. Bob Bough
ton of the First Presbyterian
Church Anchorage, conducted a
dedication service for the four
young people attending Westmin
ister Fellowship National Assem
bly at Grinnell, Iowa next month.
Audrey Dinkel of WasilTa is one
of the delegates. Most of the 80
young people again joined forces
on Tuesday evening for WF
roller-skating party in Anchor- j
age. ‘
Group Plans Picnic
Sunday at Green Acres
Tri-Square club members and
their families will enjoy their an
nual picnic outing on Sunday
afternoon starting at 1 p.m. Boat
ing, fishing and other entertain
ment will be enjoyed at the rec
reation grounds of Green Acres
on Lake Wasilla. The club will
furnish coffee, pop and ice cream.
Members are asked to pack a
pot-luck picnic lunch. All East
ern Star, Masons, and their fam
ilies and Rainbow Girls and
their escorts are invited to at
tend.
Announce Engagement
Of Louise 5. Loberg
Mrs. Pearl Loberg of Palmer
has announced the engagement
of her daughter, Louise Swanhild
Loberg, to Joseph Bidondo, son
of Pierre Bidondo of San Martin,
d’arrosa, France. Miss Loberg,
employed in the office of the
Palmer City Clerk, was bom in
Palmer and has lived here all
her life. -Her finance has been
in the valley the past two years
and is employed by the Palmer
Baking Company. No date for
the marriage has been set.
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NOTICE
The City of Palmer and the Palmer Inde
pendent School District will advertise the 1956
deinquent real property tax roll commencing
next week. If payment in full of delinquent
taxes is made no later than Monday, June 10,
the property will not be advertised, nor an
extra charge made.
Delinquent personal property taxes will
not be advertised, but if payment is not made
at the time the real property taxes are paid,
suit for collection will follow.
If you own property in the City and are
unsure of the tax status, inquire at the tax
office over the bank, or call Pioneer 3250.
The last combined delinquent roll was not
ordered sold by the court before 1956 taxes
became delinquent. What remains of 1955 and
earlier taxes is therefore being re-advertised
along with the 1956 delinquent roll.
WILLIAM WAKELAND,
Assessor-collector
We Announce
with pleasure
THE APPOINTMENT OF
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Wilson R. "Woody" Woods
as a
FIELD UNDERWRITER FOR OUR COMPANY
IN THE PALMER AREA
Phone PI-4066
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