Sutton Church
Plans Picnic
To Honor Visitors
All families of the Sutton Com
munity Church are invited to
participate in a pot-luck picnic
being planned for this Sunday
in honor of its Stateside visitors.
Each family is requested to
take a basket lunch to the morn
ing service and the picnic will be
held immediately following the
service. Families are asked to take
adequate lunch for their entire
family. All lunches will be put
together in one big pot-luck pic
nic. Coffee, tea, and punch will
be furnished but families are ask
ed to take their own table set
tings.
Following the picnic which
will be held on the church
grounds, there will be outdoor
sports for all ages.
'57 SALMON CATCH
EXPECTED TO BE LOW
According to the Alaska Line
Newsletter, received this week,
after a whirlwind start in the
Bristol Bay area the salmon catch
tapered off to a point that total
pack for this season will be' well
below 1956. Fishing has been poor
in the Kodiak Island area, the
Teport states, and speculates that
other Alaska districts may wind
up about equal to the 1956 sea
son. The report also reported re
ceiving an announcement by the
British Board of Trade that can
bed salmon imports from North
America to the United Kingdom
will be increased by approximate
ly $9,800,000 for the year begin
ning July 1, 1957, under the
British quota system for imports.
OBITUARIES
OLE JOHNSON
Funeral services are pending
for Ole Johnson, 76, who died
July 30 at Valley Pfesbyterian
Hospital where he had been a
patient since March 1, 1955.
Bom in Norway October 28,
1882, Mr. Johnson had lived in
the territory since around 1930.
He had been employed as a
woodsman and had lived and
worked in the Anchorage and
Butte areas.
There are no known survivors
Esther than a neice who lives in
Norway.
DAVID RUSH
Funeral services for David
Rush were held July 28 from the
Church of God with the Rev. Wes
ley Lancaster officiating.
(Mr. Rush died suddenly July
25 while at work at the Evan
Jones Coal mine. Born May 2,
1919 in Lutesville, Missouri, Mr.
Rush had lived in the valley for
17 years.
The Matanuska Valley Ameri
can Legion post conducted grave
side services at the Palmer ceme
tery where interent took place
in the veterans’ section.
Pall bearers were Ben Cabo,
Charles Shaver, Wayne Bouwens,
Merritt Long, Mike Zylowski and
Edward Veck. The firing squad
was composed of Legionnaires.
Legion Chaplain T. A. Moyer of
fered the prayer.
Emagene Reid
Parents Announce
Forthcoming Marriage
Of Emagene Reid
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Reid of
Palmer announce the engagement
and forthcoming marriage of their
daughter Emagene to Dale
Clarke, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert Clarke also of Palmer.
Miss Reid was a Valley Fan
queen candidate last year and is
now employed by Rice’s Bakery.
Her fiance has been active in
Scouting and community affairs.
A 1953 graduate of the Palmer
high school, he is employed in the
produce department of Koslos
ky’s Department Store.
The couple has chosen Septem
ber 15 as the date for their wed
ding. Arrangements are pending.
Following the wedding they will
leave for Seattle where the bride
groom will resume his studies at
the University of Washington.
Cancer Funds
Begin Rolling In'
Contibutions for the local Can
cer campaign are beginning to
come in, reported Mrs. Stewart
Durrant, general chairman. Mrs.
Durrant stated a number of re
turns have been sent to the cam
paign in response to appeal let
ters mailed throughout the valley.
In addition, a number of individ
uals who were not on the mailing
'ist have sent contributions
Mrs. Durrant pointed out that
Palmer has always been very gen
erous in their contributions to the
Cancer campaigns. In 1956 Pal
mer ranked 10th in the territory
in total contributions. She point
ed out that area residents may
well be proud of this record be
cause all contributions are volun
teered. No house-to-house con
tacts are made, no money-raising
events are staged, and no one
ever knows who does or doesn’t
■contribute because all donations
are made through the mails.
The chairman said that although
Dryer Arrives for
Co-Op Grain Elevator
The dryer to be installed in
the grain eie^ator being construct
ed by the Matanuska Valley
Farmers Cooperating Association,
has arrived and its installation
will be started next Monday un
der the supervision of a factory
man being sent to the valley from
San Francisco for this particular
work.
The new structure, the first of
it’s type and size in Alaska, is
drawing much attention as it rap
idly grows taller and finishing
work progresses. It is hoped that
it will be completed and ready for
use by the first of September.
August is the biggest month, that
money continues to come in
throughout the year.
Individuals and organizations
wishing to make contributions
may do so by mailing them to
CANCER, PALMER, ALASKA.
FOR FAST RESULTS TRY A
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIED
BEAT THE HIGH
COST OF FIRE . . .
I Be sure your fire insurance
keeps pace with rising
building costs. Check it
with us. No obligation of
any kind.
PIPPEL INS. AGENCY
THE
JOHN DEERE
No. 10 Rotary Chopper
Bring the pasture to the cow at "blue
plate special" costs with the low-cost
John Deere No. 10 Rotary Chopper.
This rugged, fast-working forage har
vester cuts a full five-foot swath in stand
ing hay crops . . . picks up and chop,
the heaviest windrows for silage. It's
offset-you don't run down the crop.
What's more, the No. 10 shreds and
spreads stalks . . - handles many other
jobs. See us for complete detail*.
We have sold over a car load
of No. 10’s already. They are
going fast, so gel your order
in early io assure delivery
when you want ii.
OUR SPECIALS
“60” Gas - Row Crop
“70” Diesel - Row Crop
Ask about these special buys
on tractors.
BROOK’S EQUIPMENT COMPANY
Palmer-Phone PI-2195
REPRESENTING
N.C. CO. - Anchorage
Extension Service
Annual Conference
Being Held Here
The Extension Service Annual
Convention opened in Palmer
yesterday and will continue
through August 1 and 2.
The conference is being held
during the visit of Otto Croy,
Federal Extension Service assist
ant administrator who is in Alas
ka to assist in Extension pro
grams.
Extension Service officials and
agents from six cities are attend
ing the conference, including Dr.
Allen H. Mick, Extension Service
director, Palmer; Mrs. Lydia
Fohn-Hansen and Arthur S. Bus
well, associate directors from
College; Arthiel Spaulding of
Juneau; Mrs. Carol Winey, An
chorage; Janet LaMont, Fair
banks; Mrs. Vern Mutch, Homer;
and Mrs. Marylou Rideout, Pal
mer, all home demonstration
agents. Also Ed Liebenthal of
Homer; Jim Matthew, Fairbanks;
Lew Hanks, Palmer, Herman
Turner and Lowell Puckett of
College, all agriculture agents.
Arvo Kallio, horticulturist at the
Experiment Station in College
also is attending.
Dr. J. G. Dickson of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin and U. S.
Department of Agriculture who is
doing field crop exploration work
in Alaska is setting in at the
meetings.
Making the trip to Palmer with
their husbands are Mrs. Otto
Croy and Mrs. Orvo Kallio.
FOR FAST RESULTS TRY A
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIED
Announcement..
A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE
PFAFF SEWING CENTER
WILL BE IN PALMER MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 1957
ot the MATANUSKA HOTEL
Room 101 Phone PI-3330
FROM 10 A.M. THROUGHOUT THE EVENING TO
SELL & SERVICE PFAFF MACHINES
ALLOWANCE
$j0°o
On any used machine,
regardless of make or
condition will apply on
the purchase of a PFAFF
model 230 or 332 auto
matic machine.
You are invited to stop in for a FREE DEMONSTRATION
of the PFAFF MACHINES - World Famous Since 1862.
Pfafff Sewing Center
335 E. 5th Ave. Phone 38735
Anchorage, Alaska
Turkey Hens ib. 49c
u.s.
Choice
Short Ribs
ibs
. 59c
BAR-S
HAMS
WHOLE OR
SPECIAL
Hawaiian Punch
®z.
Libbys
Sliced
Pineapple
Coca Cola 6 69c
TROPICAL
Punch Base 2 e°L 39c
LOCKERS FOR RENT