Parents Invited
Te P*TA Meeting
Tims., Sept. 17
The Palmer Parent-Teacher
Association’s first meeting of the
new school year will be held
Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the high
school cafeteria, with Mrs. Lee
McKinley, president, presiding.
The entire Palmer school sys
tem staff and the new P-TA exe
cutive board will be introduced
to valley parents. The public is
invited to attend and encourage
the leaders who are striving for
better schools, recreation and
the general welfare of all valley
children. P-TA meetings are held
the third Tuesday of each month
throughout the school year.
Program Chairman, Mrs. H. P.
Gazaway, advises that a recently
formed local singing group will
present their first program dur
ing the meeting, and Mrs. Ber
tram Curry, Mrs. James Wilson,
Mrs. Ed Smith and the Rev. J.
Einar Bach will informally dis
cuss the purposes and aims of
the iPalmer P-TA.
The school staff and their hus
bands and wives were guests of
the P-TA executive board at a
barbeque and social at the home
of Dr. and Mrs. Lee McKinley
last Saturday night. Approxi
mately 75 persons attended and
enjoyed getting acquainted with
one another. Mrs. Olga Reiger
and Lee Plumbley of the teach
ing staff led games and group
singing.
FOR YOUR
DINING
PLEASURE
Williwaw Lodge
WILL REMAIN OPEN ALL WINTER
Fine Foods - Beverages - Summer and
Winter Sports including hunting - fishing
skating and. outings
WILLIWAW LODGE
on Lake WasHIa
Good-Year Products
TIRES - TUBES - BATTERIES
ACCESSORIES
AU. SIZE TRACTOR TIRES
i
good/year
Big Tire Sale
670x15
650x15
710x15
6 ply1
6ptr
$20.00
$15.00
6 ply $21.00
USED VEHICLES
1954 I Hon Ford Dump Track
L-180 International Tandem Dump
Buy all your auto supplies, tires & accessories
at the Co-Op Garage and receive your patron
age purchase saving tickets.
Co-Op Garage
Complete Line Auto and Track Parts
Matanuska Valley Farmers Cooperating
Association
WASflJLA NEWS
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By Jane Brown
It’s the time ©f the year for
students to head stateside; this
week-end Allayne Nelson leaves
for Spokane, Washington to start
her junior year in education at
Whitworth College. Allayne will
visit her grandmother for a few
days in Chehalis.
• * •
Enrollment at the end of the
first week at Wasilla School was
227. Fifty-one in high school; 170
in the grades. Friday evening the
high school students had fun at
the get-acquainted dance in the
school gym.
♦ * *
Mrs. Thomas thanks everyone
who helped in the P-TA booth at
the Fair. There are still a few
things left over such as hot dogs
and buns, for sale of course.
* • *
The Harold Dinkles will be
entertaining the Peter Nelsons at
dinner Tuesday evening.
* * *
Pot-luck dinner was held at
the Presbyterian Church base
ment for the Dan Sullivans Mon
day evening. The Sullivans are
leaving via the highway for Ari
zona.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs., C. L. Cadwalladi
er and Dutch Harvey left Tues
day morning via the highway for
Wamic and Portland. Hope they
have better luck hunting in Ore
gon.
* * *
Thur Betts has been on a
week’s vacation no two weeks—
wait a minute, three weeks. Fin
ished the house—now the car is
torn apart.
* * *
Thanks everyone for attending
the V. F. W. Auxiliary rummage
sale. Outside of a little smoke
the sale was a success.
* * *
Please be thinking about the
first P-TA meeting at the school
house 8 pm. September 20. See
you there.
* * #
The Public Health nurse will
rFOOTBALL SEASON
OPENS SEPT. 20
The Palmer High School foot
ball squad will have their first
tussle on September 20 when
they meet an Anchorage Eagle
team in that city. At least three
games are slated for this year,
with a possible fourth.
I Because of the split shift in
the Anchorage high school this
year, the game will be played
at 10:30 a.m. It is planned to
hold the game in Palmer at 1:30
p.m. when the Eagles travel to
the valley September 27.
Palmer’s football team will
this year open their season with
nine lettermen. They are Roy
Felix, Vadney Bledsoe, Bythel
Compton, Jessie Wilson, Steve
Hamilton, John Maze, Bert Ver
ral Clarence Pearson, and Gor
don Aklestad.
Other players on the blue and
white team include Tom Wil
liams, Bill Olson, Joe Want Mike
Cottrell, Russel McKechnie, Joe
Lawton, Frank Cornelius, Larry
Stadem, Duane Anderson, Larry
Lucas, Bill Smith, Bob Lentz,
Bill Knutson, Arvid Dulsk, Dave
Sweeney, Don Shaginoff, Ern
est Evan, and Robert McCartney.
The team is being coached by
Robert “Chip” Chatterton, with
Jim McKenzie as assistant coach.
Gordon Ganshow is head man
ager and Allyn Wilson is assist
ant manager.
be in Wasilla the second and
fourth Wednesdays and Thurs
days of each month beginning
September 24. Well Child Clinics
will be held each Wednesday
afternoon from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
These clinics are primarily for
weighing, measuring and immun
izing infants and pre-schoolers.
Time will be allotted for coun
selling mothers with any feeding
or growing problems. Please
make an appointment so that
you and your child may be seen
promptly. Appointments may be
made by calling FR-S'MO May
Carter, or the Health Center in
.Palmer.
Valley Beef and Dairy
BOB WEBB
New Cows for Side
Good used cows bought or troded
Government inspected meat for sale by half
or quarter.
Custom butchering and meat cutting
PHONE PI-4280 or PI-4207
S3
• AUTOMOTIVE AND TRACTOR REPAIR
AND REBUILD
• CRANKSHAFT GRINDING
• PRECISION PIN FITTING
Phone PI-4265 Palmer
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Try This!
BANANA-NUT
ICE CREAM 4
The Matanuska Maid’s
Flavor-ef-fhe-Month
CO-OP CREAMERY
Matanuska Valley Farmers
Cooperating Association
“BUILD ALASKA," BUY THE
BEST — BUY MATANUSKA
MAID . . . ALASKA’S BEST”
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
BOY SCOUTS, Legion hall, 7
p.m.
EXPLORER SCOUTS, Elks hall
7:30 p.m.
PIONEER GRANGE, Grange
hall, 8 p.m.
M.TA. DIRECTORS, MTA of
fice, 8 p.m.
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 14.
RAINBOW GIRLS, Carpenters
hall, 2 p.m.
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 16
THETA CHAPTER, BSP, Helen
Rodriguez’ home, 8 p.m.
XI ETA CHAPTER, BSP, 8 p.m.
CHAMBER ANCHORAGE DAY
PALMER KIWANIS, Grange
hall, 12:05 p.m.
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 17
PALMER P-TA, High school
cafeteria, 8 p m.
PALMER MOOSE, Moose hall, 8
p.m.
HOSPITAL AUXILIARY, Hos
pital, 1:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 18
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Co
Op club room, 12:05 p.m.
EASTERN STAR, Carpenters
hall, 8 p.m.
PALMER ELKS, Elks hall, 8
p.m.
U of A Semester instruction be
gins
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 19
AMERICAN LEGION, Legion
hall, 8 p.m.
LEGION AUXILIARY, Legion
hall, 8 p.m.
BOY SCOUTS, Legion hall, 7
EXPLORER SCOUTS, Elks hall,
7:30 p.m.
E.S.C REFUNDS
BEING MAILED
The Alaska Employment Se
curity Commission this week re
leased refund checks to 1,454 Al
aska employees. These checks re
present the amount of employee
deductions during 1956 for un
employment insurance contribu
tions which are in excess of those
required by law. Refund pay
ments range from $1.10 to $43.00,
totaling $18,862.
M. E. Weir, director, stated that
two classes of persons are invol
ved: those wljp paid tax on more
than $3,600 and worked for more
than one employer during 1956,
and those whose total earnings
during 1956 were less than $450.
Weir cautions eligible employ
ees who have not filed their
claims for calendar year 1956 to
do so before January 1, 1958.
Forms for claim for refund may
be obtained by writing to the
Commission at Box 2661, Juneau,
or by contacting the nearest Al
aska Territorial Employment
Service office.
} Check the
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MAKING
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00i^h
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• 6 full horsepower
• Only 22 pounds
• Cuts in all positions
• Low maintenance costs
• High-compression,
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• Big new fuel tank
• Money-saving attachments
Come in for a
FREE DEMONSTRATION
Brook’s Equipment
FARM LOOP ROAD
PHONE PI-2195
CHAIN SAW
GEAR DRIVE
60 Students
Taking Driver
Training Course
Over 60 students have enrolled
in the student driving course at
the Palmer High School.
Classes are held on alternate
days, three times a week and will
continue throughout the school
year. At the present time the
classes are doing class room work
and will, by the time this phase
of their study is completed, train
on a new 1957 Ford car which
will be available around Novem
ber 1 through Hartley Motors
Inc., of Palmer, This is the second
year Hartley’s have made avail
able a new car for the driver
training course.
Schrieber is again this year in
structing the course.
Parents of students who pass
ed the course last year, as well
as the students themselves, are
realizing a saving from the
course in that insurance rates are
lower for those young drivers
who have passed the prescribed
driver training course.
THREE TIMES
TO FAIRBANKS
During the Alaskan hunt
ing season. Trains No. 5 and
6 will provide daylight service
three times a week in either
direction along the Railbelt.
For good hunting, take the
train! —m-h'- ► •
T uesday-Thursday
Saturday
(Read down)
Wednesday-Friday
Sunday
(Read Up)
8:30 am Lv Anchorage Ar 8:15 pm
10:10 am Lv Wasilla Lv 6:29 pm
10:19 am Lv Pittman Lv 6:14 pm
10:31 am Lv Houston Lv 6:01 pm
10:41 am Lv Nancy Lv 5:51 pm
10:53 am Lv Willow Lv 5:41 pm
11:04 am Lv Kashwitna Lv 5:27 pm
11:16 am Lv Caswell Lv 5:15 pm
11:25 am Lv Montana Lv 5:05 pm
11:35 am Lv Sunshine Lv 4:56 pm
11:45 am Lv Fishlake Lv 4:47 pm
11:58 am Lv Talkeetna Lv 4:38 pm
12:45 pm Lv Curry Lv 4:00 pm
1:13 pm Lv Gold Creek Lv 3:17 pm
1:24 pm Lv Canyon Lv 3:06 pm
4:32 pm Lv McKinley Park Lv 12:19 pm
5:20 pm Lv Healy Lv 11:40 am
6:44 pm Lv Nenana Lv 10:09 am
8:25 pm Ar Fairbanks Lv 8:30 am
You can
breakfast in
dining car
your trip on
road. Enjoy
and dinners,
of beverages
club car.
eat a man-sized
the "AuRoRa"
when you start
The Alaska Rail
tasty luncheons
too! Your choice
available in the
START THE DAY
WITH BREAKFAST