Little League
Meeting Apr. 2
First ef Season
The first meeting of the Little
League season will be held at the
Central School cafeteria Monday
evening at 7:30, H. P. Gazaway,
Little League president, announc
ed this week. Every interested
adult is invited to attend, regard
less of whether they have or have
not participated in a previous
Little League program.
President Gazaway pointed
out that last season the coopera-1
tion of the boys who were partic- i
pating in the program and the I
four sponsors was 100 percent— j
“what we really lacked was the
participating cooperation of pax- i
ents and other interested adults’’, j
We need the active interests of I
UNITED STATES DEPART
MENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MAN
AGEMENT, LAND OFFICE
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
Notice for Publication
Notice is hereby given that
Philip Charles Edtlman, entry
man, together with his witnesses,
Theodore L. Marple and Lowell
C. Simpson, all of Palmer, Alas
ka has submitted final proof on
his homestead entry, Anchorage
Serial No. 017899 for land em
braced in U. S. Survey No. 3289,
situated on the southerly side of
Knik River approximately %
mile easterly of Knik River
bridge, Latitude 61° 30' 10" N.,
Longitude 1490 149° 00' 42“ W. at
meander corner No. 1 containing
27.69 acres, and it is now in the
files of the Land Office, Anchor
age, Alaska.
If no protest is filed in the
Land Office within the period of
publication or thirty days there
after, said final proof will be ac
reptd and final certificate issued.
VIRGIL O. SEISER, Manager.
Pub.: Feb. 16, 23 and March 1,
8, 15, 22, 29 and April 5 and 12,
1956.
UNITED STATES DEPART
MENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MAN
AGEMENT.
Notice of Contest
To Joseph E. McLain of Anch
orage, Alaska, Contestee:
You are hereby notified that
Philip James Howarth who gives
Anchorage, Alaska, as his post
office address, did on January 30,
1956, file in this office his duly
corroborated application to con
test and secure the cancellation
of your Homesite Entry, Serial
No. 018611, made July 16, 1951,
for Unsurveyed land in the Goat
Creek Area near Milepost 35%
on the Glean Highway, and as
grounds for his contest he alleges
that the contestee did not estab
lish or maintain residence, or
make improvements in accor
dance- with Homesite Regulations.
You are, therefore, further no
tified that the said allegations
■Will be taken as confessed, and
your said entry will be canceled
without further right to be heard,
either before this office or on ap
peal, if you fail to file in this of
fice within 20 days after the
FOURTH publication of this no
tice, as shown below, your an
swer, under oath, specifically re
sponding to these allegations of
contest, together with due proof
that you have served a copy of
your answer on the said contes
tant either in person or by regis
tered mail.
You should state in your ans
wer the name of the post office
to which you desire future notices
to be sent to you.
VIRGIL O. SEISER, Manager
Published March 29, April 5, 12,
19. 1956. __
adults to make the Little League
program a success each and every
year in the Valley.
During the Monday night meet
ing there wjll be an election of
officers. The charter request for
1956 has been sent in and insur
ance to cover the Little League
players will be secured.
Team sponsors last year, who
donated $100 each, were: Koslos
ky’s Department Store, Jones
ville Miners, Palmer Moose
Lodge, and Palmer Kiwanis Club.
Members of the M.E.A. board of
directors voted a sum of $100 for
the Little League program and1
merchants and individuals thr
oughout the Valley donated
money and time. A fhore com
plete list will be published soon.
“Any amount at all is apprecia
ted” Gazaway stated. “Money
collected this year will go toward
the purchase of additional safety
equipment”. Contributions may
be sent to Gazaway, Don Ingalls,
Norman Rousey, or Lucille Curry.
“We are hoping for a big turn
out Monday night to help us get
the 1956 Little League program
on the way”, Gazaway said.
Obituary
GUSTAVE NORDGREN
Funeral services were held this
afternoon at 2 p.m. at the Palmer
Funeral Chapel for Gustave Nor
dgren, 80, who died at Wasilla
on March 24. Interment took
place in the Palmer Cemetery.
Pall bearers were: Dean Decker
Ernest Beck, Jan Koslosky, Os
car Johnson, H. E. Fredrickson,
and Dr. William O. Rabourn.
Rev. Eimar Bach presided at
the service.
Mr. Nordgren was bom in
Wademarsvik, Smoland, Sweden
in October of 1876 and came to
Alaska in 1902-1903, settling in
the Nome and Kyocok country.
He had lived in the Valley area
the past 20 years and since his
rtirement from th Alaska Road
Commission, had made his home
with Mrs. Pat Wells at Williwaw
Lodge.
Surviving the long-time Alas
kan resident are two brothers,
Knute Nordgren of Palmer and
Harry Nordgren of Monroeville,
California and two sisters, Mrs.
Alma Sharp and Anna Nordgen,
both of Los Angeles, California.
Funeral arrangements were in
charge of the Palmer Funeral
Chapel.
UNITED STATES DEPART
MENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MAN
AGEMENT, LAND OFFICE
Notice for Publication
Notice is hereby given that
Lowell Charles Simpson entry,
man, together with his witnesses,
Virginia May Gallant and Philip
Charles Edelman, all of Palmer,
Alaska, has submitted final proof
on his homestead entry, Anchor
age Serial No. 016863 for land
embraced in U. S. Survey No.
3257, situated on the southerly
side of Knik River and easterly
side Glenn Highway at Knik
River Bridge, Latitude 61c29'59"
N. Longitude 149°02W'W. con
taining 36.28 acres, and it is now
in the files of the Land Office,
Anchorage, Alaska.
If no protest is filed in the
Land Office within the period of,
publication or thirty days there
after, said final proof will be ac
cepted and final certificate is
sued.
VIRGIL O. SEISER, Manager
Published March 29, April 5, 12,
19, 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24. 1956
FREE WELDING SHOW
APRIL 6 - 8 P.M.
Public invited, especially garage and farm
personnel.
New Marquette Welders — Welding Rods
will be shown.
Free Refreshments
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i
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Notebook
Charles W. Wilson, Territorial
Conservationist, is spending a few
days in the Kenai area on SCS
business.
Coach Chip Chatterton has his
track boys out in the fresh air in
practice sessions now, so don’t
be startled if you see a High
school student running around
the block, attired in most any
thing that even vaguely resem
bles track clothes. The boys are
doing road work, practicing shot
put — disc throws and jumping.
The track meet is slated in Pal
mer May 5.
Among Territorial teachers
who participated in the program
during the recent Teacher’s Con
vention in Fairbanks were Mrs.
Barbara Smart and Mrs. Alma
Blunck of the Palmer School sys
tem. Those attending the Con
vention reported it compared
very favorably with those held in
the States.
Dr. C. C. Bailey was named to
the Palmer Kiwanis board of di
rectors to fill the vacancy left
by H. J. Hodgson who recently
moved to the States. Tentative
plans for Ladies Night set April,
21 as the evening of the event.
Four of the American Legion
Auxiliary essay contest winners
appeared on Ruth Brigg’s Wom
an to Woman” radio program on
Station KENI on Tuesday of this
w'eek. Winners Jerene Stephan
and Lila Woods and second place
winners Anna Onkka and Terry
Nieman each read their essay on
Americanism. The girls were ac
companied by Mrs. Irma Liebing
and Mrs. Dorothy Trudell of the
local Auxiliary unit, and Wilson
Woods. Mr. Woods treated the
group to dinner at Spring Creek
Lodge on their return trip.
Two Cancer films will be
shown at theExtension Service
office on Tuesday evening April
3 at 8 p.m. under the sponsorship
of the Homemakers Council. The
public is urged to attend and see
“The Doctor Speaks His Mind”
and “Self Examination”. The
films are distributed by the Am
erican Cancer Society and are be
ing shown throughout the coun
try.
The regular meeting of em
ployees of all departments of the
Matanuska Valley Farmers Co
operating Association was held
this past Monday evening in the
Co-Op’s new meeting room in the
main office basement. Employees
of the Warehouse were in charge
of the program which consisted
of an entertaining brand-names
guessing game. Prizes went to
TO AWARD PICTURE
AT SORORITY PARTY
The Machetanz lithograph be- |
ing offered by the Theta Chapter ;
of the local Be'a Sigma Phi sor
ority will be awarded April 2
during a costume party to be
held on the night at Legion hall.
All ticket stubs are to be turned
in to Mildred Marple before Mon
day. Theta chapter members are
reminded to take a box lunch for
two to the party at which spring
rushees and members of Xi Eta
chapter will be guests.
Barbara Crothers Fannie Werten
en and Alma Roark. Two films
were shown followed by a buffet
lunch. Guests at the meeting in
cluded wives or husbands of the
employees.
A demonstrator will be at the
Extension Service office April 6
to assist all owners of Elna or
Necchi sewing machines. Women
who have portable machines are
asked to take them to the meet
ing. The demonstrations are free.
LeRoy Johnson
Named Ruler
Palmer Elks
LeRoy Johnson was named ex
alted ruler of Palmer Lodge
B.P.O. Elks No. 1842 at annual
election of officers held March 21.
Other officers for the 1956-57
year who were named to serve
with Johnson are: Harold Dunn,
esteemed leading knight: Albert
Metz, esteemed loyal knight; Jan
Koslosky, esteemed lecturing
knight; L. C. Stock, secretary;
Thomas Lepak, treasurer; L. O.
Hayes, tiler; Ray McCartney,
trustee. Hold-over trustees are
John Reed, Harvey Hd>er, Matt
Onkka, and Leonard Kyger.
Anchorage and Palmer past ex
alted rulers will install the new
officers in a ceremony to be held
Wednesday evening, April 4 at
the Palmer Elks lodge. Clifford
Smith, PER, Anchorage, will be
ALASKANS FOR
EISENHOWER GROUP
FORMED IN PALMER
An enthusiastic group of cit
izens met last Friday evening and
formed an Alaskans for Eisen
hower group in Palmer. Dorothy
Sherrod was named president of
the group; Sarah Mofiftt, vice
president, Doris McKinley secre
tary- treasurer, and Lee Hartley
A1 Hagen, Max Sherrod, M. D.
Snodgrass, Amy Irwin, Louise
Kellogg, and Mrs. Moffitt and
Mrs. McKinley were named to
the board of directors.
“We are all interested in good
government and the prosperity
of the people”, a spokesman said
this week “For this reason we
have organized this Palmer
the installing officer.
Appointed officers and commit
tee members will be named by
the new exalted ruler at the
April 4 meeting.
To
Matanuska Valley
Residents
We lake pleasure in announcing the appointment
of Mr. Al Brooks, Box 703, Palmer, Alaska as our Sales
Representative to haniHe the JOHN DEERE line of
Agricultural Machinery.
As a resilient of Palmer, Al wil be close at hand to
assist you with any of your machinery requirements.
NC "CAT" DEPT.
Machinery Division Northern Commercial Co.
Box 1500 Phone 35051
733 Fifth Avenue
Anchorage, Alaska
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