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Complete Sportsmen
Gnn Safety Course
Fourteen additional young peo
ple in the valley area have com
pleted an eight-week course on
gun safety which was sponsored
by the Matanugka Valley Sports1
men and, conducted by Noel
Woods. Each of the youths receiv
ed brassards. They were:
Russell Gotten, Sam Cotten,,
Stanley Smith, .Andy DeVries,
John DeVries, Bonnie Bush, Mar
tin Buzby, Harry. Hartung, Henry
Hill, Steve Hill, Vic Johns, Harry
Buzby, David Prewitt, and Ralph
Holte. i
These and 13 ypufhs who com
pleted the course a week, ago, re
ceived instructioh on how to
handle and fire guns safely and
correct firing positions. Emphas
is was placed oh. the safe handl
ing of fire arms and ammunition.
NEW BABIES
Hu alley
Mr. and Mrs. Laddie Huntley
are receiving congratulations on
the birth of their first child, a
daughter, whom they have nam
ed Sharon Kay. She was bom
January 25 at Valley Presbyteri
an Hospital, weighing nine
pounds, seven ounces. (Maternal
grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Mel Bakke of Palmer. Mrs. Guy
John of Palmer is paternal grand
mother.
GARAGE OFFERING
ASSISTANCE IN
WELDING PROBLEMS
Dan Tuttle of Alaska Weldihg
Supplies will be at the M.V.F.C.A.
garage the first Saturday of €ach
month from 9 a.m. to 4 p m. to
answer questions on arc welding,
acetylene welding, and cutting," it
was announced this week by Tom
Lepak, garage manager. Interest
ed persons are invited to take
their problems to Mr. Tuttle dur
ing his visits, the first of which
will be Friday, February 1.
MOOSE TO SPONSOR
TEENAGE PARTY
TOMORROW NIGHT
The Palmer Moose lodge will
sponsor another teenage dance
party tomorrow night, it was an
nounced this week by Ralph
Moore. The party will not stiirt
until after the One Act Play Con
ference ends and no teenagers
will be admitted to Moose hail
until that time.
All teenagers, their guests, and
visiting teenagers from the sch
ools participating in the Play
Conference, are invited to attend.
A 25-cent admission charge will
be made. Refreshments will be
served.
FIRE DESTROYS
RUTTE AREA HOME
The home of tfre Ralph Plum
fey family in the Butte area was
completely destroyed by fire on
Jan. 28. The fire was discovered
shortly after 10 a.m. by William
Barnhart, Jr. who notified Fire
Chief William Barnhart of the
fire. Immediately after sounding
the fire siren five volunteer mem
bers of the Butte fire department
Supplies Arrive
For Craft Workshop
Supplies are now on hand for
the coming Craft Workshop, an
nounced Frances Hulbert, home
demonstration agent.
Sponsored by the Extension
Service, the workshop will be
held at the Extension office dur
ing the month of February, each
Tuesday and Thursday afternoon
from 1:00 to 4:00 and each Wed
nesday evening from 7:30 to 10.
The evening workshop was
changed to Wednesday evenings
to avoid confliction with Com
munity College classes.
Instructions will be offered in
ceramics, leather tooling, copper
tooling, textile painting, and
mosaic tile craft.
Anyone is welcome to attend
and learn a craft. Costs will be
for supplies only.
were at the scene. The fire was
too advanced for control and fire
fighters concentrated on saving
the nearby garage in which an
automobile was housed. Other
than the car and garage only a
refrigerator and a pair of rabbits
were saved. None of the family
was at home at the time of the
fire and its origin has not yet
been determined.
BUTTE FIREMEN
PUN DRILL SESSION
Fire Chief Willk._.i Barnhart,
requests all members of the But
te Volunteer Fire Department
show up in warm clothing for the
February 5 drill session. “If we
are going to fight fires in the cold
—we’ll have to drill in the cold”,
the chief said.
Anyone living in the Butte
area interested in learning the
operations of the fire fighting
equipment ir urged to attend the
meeting which is slated for 7:30
p.m. at the Butte fire hall.
Garden Club Officers
Named for New Year
Maud Hosier, owner and oper
ator of the Matanuska Valley
Gardens and Maud’s Flowers was
named president of the Palmer
Garden Club at the organization’s
annual meeting held at the Ex
tension Service office Monday
evening. Named to serve with
Mrs. Hosier during the coming
year were Helen Scott, vice presi
dent; Edna Wehking, secretary;
Mary Jane Washburn, treasurer;
and Lucille Morton and Rose
Johnson, directors.
When Alaska packs its catch from the sea...
Standard continues a tradition of service to canners
Thousands of Alaskans make their living from
seafood. In 1957 the salmon pack alone was worth more
than $66,000,000. But it wasn't always so. There was a
time when most products of the sea were taken from
North Atlantic waters and processed “down East.”
The demands of World War I revealed the tremendous
food resources of Alaskan seas. Always alert to the needs
of new enterprise, Standard pioneered frequent tanker
delivery direct to cannery docks, with economical bulk
storage of fuel and lubricants . . . services which helped
encourage the remarkable growth of the seafood industry.
Today, Standard s network of Alaskan facilities includes
27 marine stations to serve not only the canners, but
thousands of fishermen who play an important part in
providing Alaska’s most valuable export.
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How Standard serves Alaska today...
44 bulk plants
42 independent heating oil
distributors
206 independent Chevron
dealers
1S independent airport
dealers
27 marine stations
1808 Alaskans who derive
their living from distribut
ing Standard's products
STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA
Since 1885.. .planning ahead to serve Alaska better
WASILLA NEWS
By Jane Browne
The Beta Sigma Phi of Palmer
is badly in need of donations for
a new resusitator for their Com
munity ambulance. This ambul
ance was donated by the Anch
orage Funeral Home and is spon
sored by the Beta Sigma Phi. This
ambulance is available to anyone
in this area and First Aid mem
bers holding A cards are always
on call. Donations may be mail
ed or delivered to me in Wasilla
or mailed directly to the Beta
Sigma Phi in Palmer.
* . * *
Everyone is invited to attend
the Community singing at the
Baptist Quonset on the Big Lake
Hoad each Friday evening. At
present Mr. Blissard is the tea
cher.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Mommsen
have moved to their new home
four miles west of Wasilla. Ted
has recently retired after 29 years
service with the Alaska Railroad.
He first came to the territory in
1928 and spent most of his time
at the Lagoon section near Mc
Kinley Park. Ted and Laura were
married December 9, 1939 and in
1951 moved to the Wasilla sec
tion. They take an active part in
all civic affairs. The new fore
man taking Mr. Mommsen’s place
is Hugh Jones who spent 13 years
at the Cantwell section.
* * *
Mrs. Stan Frost of Palmer was
guest speaker at the January 22
meeting of the Wasilla Girl
Scouts. Mrs. Frost told the girls
about Germany and showed
many very interesting pictures
of her home. Everyone enjoyed
the visit very much.
Women Planning
Pancake Supper
The public is invited to attend
Shrove Tuesday sourdough pan
cake supper being planned by St.
Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church -
women for Tuesday, February 18
The supper will be Ijeld at
Grange hall, from 5 to 8 p.m. and
tickets may be obtained from all
church members for all members
of the family.
GARDENERS URGED
TO CONSULT NEW
VARIETY LISTING
The new 1958 Garden Vegtable
Variety list is available through
the local Extension Service office.
Lew Hanks, district agent, an
nounced.
This is a list of varieties that
have been tested and will grow
satisfactorily in this area. Local
seed dealers have advance copies
of the list and will stock most of
the varieties recommended. If
not available through your deal
er, check outside seed sources.
Hanks suggested.
“The variety list is not all in
clusive’’, Hanks pointed out
“There are varieties not on this
list that may have done well for
you. If you like them, use them
We suggest you start planning 3
garden to fit your needs now and
start out with a copy of the new
garden vegetable variety list for
1958. Call at the Extension office
for your copy”.
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