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SUNDAY 10:00 a.m.
WEDNESDAY 8:00 p.m.
PALMER SERVICES: ' •
SUNDAY 8:00 p.m.
T U E S D A Y 8:00 p.m.
Ubre the Bible speaks—Ue sneak.
VTiere the Bible is silent—Te are silent.
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Representing
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VALLEY CITY-NORTH DAKOTA
PALMER • REPRESENTATIVE
Mrs. Neil Miller
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VACATION NEWS
School in Palmer ended this week with a
picnic on Thursday. Teachers and pupils
packed away their books and enjoyed the
last day away from the school at some
picnic ground,.
A number of the teachers plan to return
this.next year, but may travel far and
vide during the stunner.
Hr. Tiinmer plans'to remain in Palmer and
rork at odd jobs. Mr. Tompkins left today
for Anchorage and will take the wlane to
Seattle and'from there across'country to
Iowa and St. Louis.'Ho will teach in
Anchorage next year. i.Irs. Cope,like Mri
Trimmer, will spend the summer'in Palmer,
'-iss Jean Dickson will return,'but plans
to spend the summer in Montana,
Miss Rose Potter does hot plan to return
as she has'other plans. She will leave for
Stephenson, Michigan, soon where she will
be married. They will drive back over the
. ighway and make their home in Fairbanks.
Per reception in"Fairbanks will be given
oho 20th of June.
Mr, Prescott and family are planning a
trip to Fairbanks and Home later in the
summer. He plans to remain'in Palmer un
til July. His plans after that are rather
indefinite,he stated, '.if he goes to the
States, He plans to drive out. ,,
"VERY PRETTY RED POPPY"
No'word ever passed his
lips. He was a young man
back from T7ar service
^0/0 n u A n during which something
i /had happened that had
frozen
into perpetual silence.
At |j the veterans’ hospital where he was
a //patient, attendants wondered if he
coulft even hear. He was so oblivious to
everyone and everything.
His doctor proscribed making memorial Pop
_pies as occupational therapy treatment,
but he could not be induced to'try to ndco
the little crepe paper flowers.
One day an American Legion Auxiliary hos
pital workef sat beside him and, working
very slowly, made a poppy. He watched
with interest. As a finishing touch,she
fluffed out the petals and held it up to
him. An amazed and dolighed ward'physiciar
heard him say: "Pretty red flowrer."
As a result, the veteran began making
poppies, breaking his silence frequently
to exclaim: "Very pretty red poppy."
He began to Speak to ask for materials for
poppy making, and gradually other short
sentences followed. His recovery had be
'gun.
At the hosnital they wondered—was it the
red of the ptoppy or the significance of
the flower that grows in FLanders Fields
where, they learned, the veteran’s father
is buried.
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN A
COMMUNITY CHORUS?
Mrs. Timothy Hermessy, rho has so ably
trained choruses in the Palmer School this
past year, has expressed her willingness
to train and conduct a Community Chorus
if enough people aro interested. She
believes that a chorus of about 100 voices
could be found in the Valley.
If ydu are interested in something of this
kind, you can make it known to the Valley
Settler and we rill relay'the message to
Mrs. Hennessy or—let Mrs. Hennessy know
what you think about it.
This might be a good subject to bring up
for discussion at Homemakers’ Clubs, The
opinions of the different communities
could be obtained in that way.
Anyway be thinking it over—and teil others
He haven’t had a Community Chorus in Pal
mer since before the War. At that time re
had a very good chorus-and re can again.