IN AND OUT AT THE
VALLEY
PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL
Patients at the Valley Presby
terian Hospital this week include
Bethany Dodds, 6’4, Earl W.
Barry of Finger Lake, Allen Sor
ensen, 6, John Close, and Merle
Lloyd.
Hospitalized but now out: Mrs.
George iPlumley, Mrs. Foster
Sims, Mrs. Hildreth Steelman of
Chugiak, Mrs. Algin Bailey and
infant daughter, Mrs. Lonzo
Smart and infant son, Patrick
Carney of Wasilla, Vic Falk, 8,
Kathy Frost, 4, Mrs. Ed Carney,
of Wasilla, Harold Byers of Was
illa, Thomas Newby, 4, and Mrs.
Gerald McNally.
SPORTSMEN TO VIEW
PICTURES TONIGHT
Interesting colored pictures of
Alaska and Mexico will be shown
at the meeting tonight of the
Matanuska Valley Sportsmen.
They will be shewn by Jack
Dodge. All members and other
interested persons are invited to
attend the meeting which will
be held in the organization’s
range room in the basement of
the Co-Op Rec hall at 8 p.m.
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Journal Article
Stirs Interest
In Alaska Farming
A record flood of inquiries j
from persons interested in farm- j
ing in Alaska has come into the J
Alaska Department of Agricul- j
ture offices the past two weeks,
according to Jim Wilson, com- j
missioner of agriculture. A ree- !
ord was set on August 4 when j
105 inquiries were received. Dur- I
ing the entire year of 1057 only j
308 letters were received—in the |
first six months of 1958, 244 were ;
received; in July, 1958, 119 came!
in and by yesterday, August 6, j
201 had been received during
the month.
“An article in the August Farm
Journal was responsible for the
greatest number of queries,”
Wilson stated, “'however, the
publicity received during the
Statehood discussion in Congress ■
had considerable effect, also,” he
added.
The Farm Journal article was
not particularly over-enthusias- j
tic, but must have fired the latest j
pioneer spirit of a good many j
people who are looking for more
‘elbow room’ and a chance to get !
I’m on free land in America’s ‘last)
frontier’,” stated Wilson.
C. A. P. ASSISTANCE
BEING SOUGHT HERE
6
An appeal for the assistance of j
two adults to help in the cadet !
training program of the Palmer
C.A.P. Cadet Squadron is re
peated this week.
Lieutenant Margaret Betts, who
has served as training officer this
past year, points out that abund
ant literature is available for
training officer’s use in the pro
grams and that during the corning
year the work load will be less
ened because there will be two
groups of cadets. It is imperative
that two adults be secured to as
sist in the program to assure the
continuance of the local squad
ron.
Anyone interested in helping
the C.A.P. cadet program is ask
ed to make inquiries of Lt. Betts j
in Was ilia, or contact Major Ma- j
son Lazelle, Palmer or any C.A.P. j
Cadet.
DON'T let rumor rob you of your
heritage of self-government. Vote
YES on all three propositions on
August 26. Betty Mears, Demo
cratic candidate for the Hous4.
Pd. Adv.
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Former Area Pastor
And Wife Here
For Short Visit
The Rev. George Geiwitz, for
mer pastor of the Church of God
in Palmer, and Mrs. Geiwitz ar
rived in Palmer today from San
Antonio, Texas.
Rev. Geiwitz will be guest
speaker at the Sutton Commun
ity Church, which he organized
nearly 10 years ago, on Sunday,
August 10 at the 10:30 a.m. ser
vice. During the service he will
show colored slides, and speak
on his work the past four
years with Spanish-speaking peo
ple of Albuquerque, New Mexico
and his more recent work assist
ing in building a church in Mon
terrey, Mexico, and his work in
Texas.
On Sunday afternoon bewteen
three and six o’clock a reception
tea honoring Rev. and Mrs.
George Geiwitz will be held at
the home of Rev. and Mrs. A. B.
Compton, AHA Housing Area.
The Geiwitz' plan to be in this
area only a short time and all
friends are invited to greet them
at the tea Sunday afternoon.
VALLEY NEWS
FIVE YEARS AGO
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AUGUST 13, 1953
Under the direction of Frank
Clark of the maintenance depart
ment, the M.V.F.C.A. this week
started a rebuilding program to
replace the association’s power
house destroyed in an early mor
ning blaze on August 9.
Mrs. Justine Parks of Chugiak
and president of the Matanuska
Electric Association, was elected
president of the Alaska Rural El
ectric Cooperative Association
during the annual meeting held
in Home. Mrs. Parks is the first
woman ever elected to head a
state or territorial electric asso
ciation.
Members of the city council ac
cepted the bid of Lloyd Severns j
for 512 square feet of space in
the Severns building and this j
week started moving telephone j
equipment to the new location.
Additional plumbers were hir- ;
ed this week by Alaska Plumbing
and Heating Company to facili
tate the installation of the new
city water distribution system.
Employees of the City of Pal
mer were notified this week that
they may now be eligible for paid
vacations and sick leave.
I.M.C. Anderson, area supervi
sor of the Farmers’ Home Ad
ministration, will present a meat
cutting demonstration August 20.
Future Farm Wives
Our club had a very busy
month of July. In addition to our
regular meetings we have had
two dances at the Butte commun
ity hall and have had guests from
other clubs. At the last dance the
Eklutna group served refresh
ments. Some of our records were
misisng after the last dance and
if anyone took them home by
mistake we’d appreciate getting
them back.
Our group went to Anchorage
for a day and were on Ruth
Briggs’ program. We went on a
tour of the Loussae Library and
also went to Singer Sewing Ma
chine Company and each of us
made a book mark. We finished
our day by going through Gil
man’s Bakery.
Our club had a bake sale and
sold coffee at the auction at the
Butte Fire Hall. At the second
auction the Butte Boys Club
sold coffee and doughnuts. ALL
PROCEEDS FROM THESE SAL
ES GO TO THE BUTTE FIRE
ASSOCIATION. We feel that the
association is a very important
part of our community and we’re
happy to help them raise money.
Glee Casler reporter
FOR FAST RESULTS TRY A
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIED
Reporters—
Notebook.
Seven members of Mrs. Vera
Gazaway’s Cub Scout den visit
ed the printing department of
The Frontiersman this week as
part of their educational program.
U. S. Naval Academy Midship
man second class Jon (Howard)
Esslinger, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Clayton Esslinger of Palmer
completed three weeks of air in
doctrination July 11 at the Naval
Air Station, Pensacola, Fla. Re
presentatives of leading aircraft
and missile manufacturers were
on hand to discuss new aircraft,
weapons, and future concepts of
aviation.
A note received this week from
Sigurd and Virginia Haaland an
nounces their plans to move
from Salem, Oregon to Amenia,
N, Y. where Sigurd has an ap
pointment in the junior high
school where he will be teaching
seventh and eighth grade social
studies and English this fall. The
Haalands are former Palmer resi
dents.
Jack and Florence Dunlap re
turned home last week from
Seattle where Jack underwent
surgery at the veterans’ hospital.
Six to nine months recuperating
for Jack before further work will
be done. Visitors are welcome at
the Dunlap home located at the
rear of the North Palmer store.
L. C. Stock and son Jerry were
looking for a convenient tree this
past week-end. While on a fish
ing trip, armed only with their
fishing rods, the Stocks came up
on a black bear, not more than
25 feet away from them. While
they remained quiet (and in the
meantime eyed the nearest trees)
the bear calmly sat and scratched
himself and finally wandered
away
A friendly neighborhood fare
well for the Lewis Pinkhams was
held at the George Brewster
home August 2. Those present
included Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ni
chols, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Tun
nicliff, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mal
coy, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Davis,
and Mrs. Howard Smith, and
Miss Louise Kellogg. The Pink
hams will soon be leaving for
Providence, R. I. where Mr. Pink
ham will finish his college work
for a B.A. degree.
Mr. and Mrs. William Kucera
and son Billie have returned from
a vacation trip to the States.
They visited in Idaho, California,
'and Washington before returning
via the Alaska highway.
Visiting in town this week
was Sam Wanner who on July
13 celebrated his 76th birth
day. Mr. Wanner is homestead-'
ing at ARR 220L and has grain
and vegetable crops in again this
year.
Akio Nishizaka of Seattle has
joined the pharmisuetieal de
partment at Bert’s Drug store.
Chet Tracy is enjoying a two
week vacation at his home in
Wasilla. Chet works at the Co-Op
Building and Farm Supply.
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Hicks of
Dayton, Ohio arrived in Palmer
Saturday and plan a month’s
visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Clayton Esslinger and daughter.
:Mrs Hicks and Mrs. Esslinger are
; sisters.
Mrs. A1 Hagen returned to Pal
mer from Salt Lake City this
week following a visit with her
daughter, son-in-law and new
grandson, Mr. and Mrs. Claud
Oxford and William Victor Ox
ford. The new grandson was
born July 2 and weighed eight
pounds at birth. Mrs. Oxford is
the former Sheila Hagen.
MUSKOX HERD
SHOWS INCREASE
The muskox herd on Nunivak
Island has increased from 150
animals in 1957 to 182 in 1958,
according to Clarence Rhode, re
gional director. Bureau of Sport
Fisheries and Wildlife.
Rhode stated a thorough aerial
survey showed 32 calves and the
loss of only one animal. The herd
on Nunivak Island National
Wildlife Refuge are the only
wild muskox under the Ameri
can flag. The island was stocked
from a nucleus of 34 animals
brought from Greenland in 1930.
DON'T let rumor rob you of your
heritage of self-government. Vote
YES on all three propositions on
August 26. Betty Mears, Demo
cratic candidate for the House.
Pd. Adv.
Employment Official*
Here to Register
Those Seeking Work
A representative of the Alaska
Territorial Employment Service
is in Palmer at Carpenters hall
for the purpose of registering ap
plicants for employment. The
representative has been here
since August 6 and will be here
today and August 8. This regis
tration is for all types of employ
ment, including farm help.
There is no charge to anyone
for this service.
In addition to the above regis
tration, a representative of the
Service will be in Palmer August
18, 19, 20, 21 and 22, at the Pal-;
mer Bowling Center building for
the purpose of placing farm
workers in the area.
All applicants and employers
who desire to use this service are
urged to do so. The service is
without charge to both the farm
er the applicant, or the business
man.
LEGIONNAIRES SET
NEW PICNIC DATE
Rain cancelled out the West
ern District American Legion
picnic last Sunday and a new
“rain or shine” date has been set
for August 17. The picnic will be
; held at Barry’s Lake, starting at
! 9 a.m. All Legionnaires and their
! families are invited to attend. A
tour of the valley for visiting Le
gionnaires and their families is
included on the program, as well
games and a pot luck picnic.
NEW BABIES
Smart
Mr. and Mrs. Lonzo Smart of
Palmer are receiving congratula
tions on the birth of their first
child, a son, whom they have
named Robert Lewis. Robert was
born at Valley. Presbyterian Hos
pital July 30 and weighed eight
pounds, six ounces at birth. Mrs.
Smart is a teacher in the Pal
mer School System. Mr. Smart
Annual Meeting
Completed
Within One Hour
Matanuska Telephone Associa
tion members completed business
at the annual meeting within ap
proximately one hour last Satur
day evening.
The meeting got under way .*£
8:30 when a quorum of 50 were
present. Annual progress reports
were presented by Max Clements,
MTA manager, and George Crow
thers, association treasurer. These
reports will appear in next:
week’s issue of The Frontiersman^.
Members elected Heddles (in
cumbent) to the three-year term
on the board of directors anti
Vernon Haik of Chugiak to the
two-year term.
ten colored telephones were
awarded as door prizes to the
following M.T.A. members: Karla
Duff, James Wilson, Hal Chance*
George Crowther, Lew Hanks*
John Parks, Mrs. Anthony Vick
aryous, Francis Hulbert, A.R.R.C*
Don Irwin, Gene Reid, and James
Frey.
Suggestions from the member
ship included a request that an
nual financial reports be mailed
to members at the time of annual
meeting notice. Max Clements*
manager, was complimented from
the floor for his competent ser
vices during the past year.
is employed by the Matnauska
Electric Association as a lineman.
Bailey
Mr. and Mrs. Algin Bailey of
Anchorage are parents of the
fourth child, a daughter, who was
born at Valley Presbyterian Hos
pital July 29. The Baileys have
named her Sheryl Kevin. She
weighed six pounds, 13 ounces at
birth. Mr. Bailey is in the janitor
ial business in Anchorage.
YOUR HERITAGE of represen
tation in government is at stake.
Vote YES on all three proposi
tions on August 26. Betty Means.,
your Democratic candidate for
House. Pd. Adv.
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