Eastern star Has i
Installation Service
Matanuska Valley Chapter No
14 Order of Eastern Star held its
1957 installation Wednesday eve
ning January 16.
Isabell Severns was installed
Worthy Matron and Lloyd Sev
ems Worthy Patron.
Other officers serving for the
year are Faye Hoffman, Associ
ate Matron; Ivan Branton, Asso
ciate Patron; Priscilla Bacon,
Secretary; Rose Johnson, Trea
surer; Eileen Branton Conduct
ress; Dorothy Onkka Associate
Conductress; Izola Sims, Chap
lain; Lillian Wood, Marshal;
Katheryn Wilson, Organist; Wan-!
da Gagnon, Adah; Cloycine Drig
gars, Ruth; Leeann Dodds, Esth
er; Edna Johnson, Martha; Neva
Roark, Electa; Laura Mommsen,
Warder ;and Oliver Onkka, Sen
tinel.
A trio composed of Beverly
Hunter, Lois Weldon and Marjor
ie Brewer furnished a vocal sel
ection.
Katheryn Wilson and Dexter
Bacon were installing officers;
Margaret Snodgrass, installing
Chaplain; Thelma Cope, installing
Marshal and Marjorie Brewer, in
stalling Organist.
A short program honoring the
1956 officers was given, after
which a gift was presented to1
the Chapter from the outgoing
officers.
The next regular meeting will
be held February 20 at Carpen
ters’ Hall. All unaffiliated mem
bers are cordially invited to at
tend.
WELL-CHILD CONFERENCE
TO BE JANUARY 29
Mothers are reminded of the
Well-Child Conference and Im
munization Clinic to be held at
the Health Center in the Valley
Hospital Tuesday, January 29
from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
DPT, Polio, Smallpox and Ty
phoid shots will be available.
VALLEY STORE ADDS
MEAT DEPARTMENT
Valley Store, recently purchas
ed by Ray Wooten has added a
fresh meat department according
to the new owner. Customers may
now purchase their favorite meat
cuts of choice beef and pork pro
ducts. The staple grocery depart
ment is also being completely re
Eight Nominated for
Hospital Ass’n. Board
Ed Smith, chairman of this
year’s nominating committee for
the Valley Hospital Association
this week announced a slate of
eight candidates for six posi
tions on the Board of Directors.
These positions will become va
cant at the annual meeting on
February 15.
The meeting will be held in
the High School Cafeteria, start
ing at 7:30 p.m. Board President
A. H. Mick will preside.
The committee slate includes
'Balph (Bud) Koslosky, Palmer
business man, married, 3 chil
dren. James Hamlin, Eklutna pro
ject engineer, military service in
Alaska, and resident since 1951.
Lynn Crosby, Alaska resident for
2 2years, painting contractor. Elk'
Mason, former employee of Pub
lice Health Service. Emil Stad
dler, 20 years resident Matanus
ka Valley, past president of Mine
Workers Local 7901, now employ
ed at Evan Jones mine. Marvin
Slaughter, U. S. Geological Sur
vey, President of Kiwanis Club,
active in church and scouting.
Dexter Bacon, Ketchikan Spruce
Mills, Palmer, married and long
time Valley resident. A. H. Mick
now president of Board of Direc
tors, Hospital Association. Marie
Gohr, new housewife in valley,
former professional business wo
man, one daughter.
Nominations from the floor will
be in order. Write-in ballots will
be used. Three nominees with the
highest number of votes will fill
the three year terms. Others will
fill interim terms in successive
order of number of votes receiv
ed.
SEARS TO CONTINUE
ALASKA 4-H WORK
Sears Roebuck Foundation will
continue support of the Alaskan
4-tH gardening program in 1957,
E. R. Cameron of the Founda
tion informed Mrs. Lydia Fohn
Hansen, acting 4-H leader for Al
aska, this week.
During the past year the Sears
Foundation encouraged 91 Alas
kan 4-H’ers with ribbons and
$395 in prize money for their
gardening efforts. Championship
winners included John Hurlock
of Juneau.
stocked to make the store a one
stop-shop for groceries and meats.
jj Jan. Clearance Sale
ON ALL
Tubes and Tires
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jj 17-800x15 6-ply Rib. 19.58 jj
ji 1-600x16 4-piy, All Service— 15.39 j!
jj 11-600x16 6-ply, Rib . 21.10 jj
i 2-600x17 6-ply, Hi Miler Rib . 23.85 jj
ij 2-660x20 6-ply, Hi Miler Rib .. 30.10 ij
ij 2-668x20 8-ply, Hi Miler Rib .. 34.26 jj
ij 7-650x15 4-ply, DaLuxe Rib .. 21.15 ji
ij 6-650x15 6-ply, All-Weather Rib 24.18 jj
jj 2-650x20 8-ply, Hi Miler Rib ... 36.32 jj
jj l-670x15 4-ply, Nylon Double Eagle 42.14 jj
i 16-650x15 6-ply, Rib Rayon. 24.30 ij
ij 1-700x17 8-ply SS Grip 38.72
ij 2-710x15 Double Eagle Nylon, white 34.26 ji
ji 12-710x15 6-ply, Rib 24.58 f
jj 1-760x15 4-ply Stud Sure Grip.. 23.22 j
ij 3-800x15 Nylon Double Eagle .. 43.23 ij
5-820x15 4-ply Suburban, Old Style 30.49 jj
jj 1-690x16 6-ply, Rib 32.42 j
jj 2-1100x20 14-ply, Hi Miler Rib.. 149.29 ji
TAX ADDED TO ALL PRICES
I GOOD USED EQUIPMENT
TWO A-C TRACTORS Two International "C"s j;
ONE FORD TRACTOR 1 D-2 Caterpillar
with dozer
Co-Op Garage
Matanuska Valley Farmers Cooperating
Association
I Reporters—
Notebook
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Johns return
ed to Palmer last Saturday after
a four month vacation in the
States. The Johns drove out over
the Alcan, visited with their son
Edward in Detroit before motor
ing to Florida, then cross country
to Chula Vista, California where
they visited with the Clyde King
seniors and spent the Christmas
holiday with them. They later
drove north to Seattle for a
week’s visit returning home via
airliner.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Burkholder
and four children arrived in Pal
mer Sunday evening from a mo
tor trip to the States where they
have visited for several weeks
with their relatives and friends
in the vicinity of Denver, Colo.
rThey report an enjoyable trip
both ways. The Burkholders re
turned to their home in Tok
Junction Tuesday evening, where
Bob. is Mammal Control Super
visor with the Fish and Wildlife
Department.
Roscoe Taylor, Agronomist
with the Experiment Station left
Tuesday morning via airliner
for North Dakota where he will
attend the North Central Region
al Forage Crop meeting being
held in Fargo, early next week.
Mr. Taylor will represent the Ex
periment Station which comes
under the North Central Region.
Taylor expects to be back about
February 1.
Mrs. Henrietta Aldous is a
new employee of the Palmer ARR
depot. Mrs. Aldous, a former
Fairbanks resident, has been with
the Railroad for fourteen years.
A number of Palmer business
houses were closed on Wednes
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day from 11 a.m. til 2 p.m. in hon
or of the funeral services conduct
ed for the Palmer men who were
killed in an explosion at the Evan
Jones Mine.
The Merle Andersons returned
to the Valley this week after a
two months business trip and
vacation Outside. The trip in
cluded a visit to the Minneapolis
Moline factory in Minneapolis,
Minn., Christmas vacation in
Wisconsin and a trip to Disney
land in California.
The Palmer Rainbow Assembly
for girls is sponsoring a bake
sale Saturday at Koslosky’s from
10 til 4. The proceeds will go to
benefit war orphans.
City Fire Department was
called out to Westside Service
about 1:30 p.m. Friday where they
doused an oily rag fire. “No dam
age” reported Fire Chief, Joe
Gallant.
The Board of Directors of the
Matanuska Valley Co-Op Associ
ation, held their semi-monthly
meeting in the Co-Op office at
8 IP. M. Tuesday, with all mem
bers present. Matters of routine
business were discussed and act
ed upon.
Dick Ganschow returned to
Fairbanks last week where he
will enroll for second semester at
the University of Alaska. A for
mer student at the university,
Dick interrupted studies last year
to work on a White Alice pro
ject for the summer. He returned
to Palmer shortly before Christ
mas to spend the Holidays with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emil
Ganschow.
Girl Scout Troop No. 71 will re
sume regular meetings starting,
Tuesday, January 29 at the home
of Mrs. Harry Campbell at the
Bruckbauer house on the Pal
mer-Anchorage road, just within
the city limits. Time is set from
4 to 5 FjM. Registration fees for
the year will be collected at the
time.
Harry Hill, President of Evan
Jones Coal Company arrived at
Jonesville last Sunday afternoon
when he was summoned from
Miami, Florida after the mine ex
plosion of last Friday.
Ralph “Bud” Koslosky leaves
NEW BABIES .
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Gardner
Catherine Marie Gardner was
bom January 21 at Valley Pres
byterian Hospital. She is the
second child of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Gardner. Mr. Gardner is
a civilian engineer at Elmendorff
Air Force Base.
tomorrow for Seattle where he
will attend Market Week anal
spend a few days purchasing new:
stock for Koslosky’s clothing de
partment. He expects to be gone
about one week.
The Palmer High School sopho
more class and P-TA are spon
soring a Soc-Dance at the school
cafeteria, Saturday evening after
the Seward-Palmer game. An ad
mission charge of 50 cents will be
charged each student. No charge
for Seward students.
Dorothy Saxton, U. S. Commis
sioner has spent several days im
Anchorage where she attended
the Third Division Commission
ers’ conference
DOLLAR
FROZEN FOOD BUTS
MORTON'S — CHERRY AND PEACH
Fruit Pies 5 *£ $1.00
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LIBBY'S
Frozen Vegetables 4 *£$1.00
CHOPPED BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, MIXED VEGETABLE
MORTON'S — BEEF, CHICKEN, TURKEY 8 oz- SIZE
Frozen Pies 3 *£$1.00
MINUTE MAID — FROZEN
Grape Juice 4 $1.00
ACME STEWING
Chickens 49c
FRESH AIR
Oysters ** 89c
U. S. CHOICE
Round Steaks ib. $1.09
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