Cordova dam Diggers
Go AN Out for
VisHing Palmerites
Basketball fans and team mem
bers who made the trip to Cor
dova this past week end return
ed home Sunday afternoon tired,
but with the highest of praise
dor the wonderful hospitality
shown them during their stay at
the host city.
The group made the trip in two
Cordova Airlines DC-3 planes and
were met at the Cordova airport
by a large delegation of “clam
diggers” who started the visitors
round of entertainment off with
amusing signs which were set up
along the highway into the city.
On their arrival in town they
were feted to bowls of steaming
hot clam chowder at the Moose
lodge. Following an afternoon of
shopping and visiting around the
city, the Palmer Elks men’s and
women’s basketball teams met
the Cordova teams in a double
header game in which the gals
took a minor trimming and the
men came out 11 points to the
good. Following the game a huge
smorgasbord was held at Moose
hall, featuring the famous Cor
dova seafoods. A boat ride and
trips around the city during the
day was on the Saturday pro
gram, followed by the games at
night and another sumptuous
xeea at Moose hall. Dancing
rounded out the two evenings,
during which entertaining skits
were presented and Clare Stock
was crowned King Clam, in cor
onation ceremonies featuring a
fishnet robe, one gold and one red
boot, and a giant clam. Although
the Cordova giirls took the Palmer
womens team by 10 points on
Saturday night, the mens team
from Palmer repeated their win
of the previous night.
Falmerites making the trip in
cluded: Barbara Brown, Anne
Gesner, Dolly Young, Clara Buz
by, Chris Hardage, Helen Dava
los, Kay Pippel, Bonnie Bettine,
Laura Stinberg, Bobbie Jo Mc
Rae, Donna France, Barbara
Locher, Vic Loyer, Phil Gesner,
Lee Young, John Brown, Dick
Anderson, John Gore, Rex Hard
age, Larry Wiehr, Dick Geiwitz,
Miles France, Lynn Sandvik, La
Vonne M. Johnson, Esther Brag
er, Dee HurSt, Pearl Loberg, Mar
jorie Conroy, and Jim Conroy.
Also, Edna C. Wehking, Merrill
Young, Jim Kehler, Dick Gei
witz, Jim Woods, Harold Dunn,
Bob Pippel, Doris Byrd, Doris
Anderson, Harold Stephan, Betty
Gore, Marve Eavly, Ant Stenberg,
Dexter Bacon, Priscilla Bacon,
Dave Onkka, Phil McRae, Nina
Stock, L. C. Stock, Paul Barry,
Dave Bryant, Bob Bettine, and
Fritz Hermon.
Purple Bubble Ball
To Be Held Mar. 17.
Members of Palmer B. P. O.
Elks No. 1842 will hold their an
nual Purple Bubble Ball at Elks
hall Saturday evening. Dancing
is slated to begin at 10 p.m. and
continue until 2 a.m. Music will
be furnished by the popular
dance band the lodge has secured
for recent dances. Although all
officers will wear formal dress,
formal dress for others will be
optional.
Following the traditional 11
o’clock toast, the officer’s waltz
will be held and then hundreds
of purple “bubbles” will be re
leased from the ceiling of the
hall.
HEART CAMPAIGN
FUNDS COMING IN
SLOW, REPORT SHOWS
Out of more than 300 letters
which have been mailed out to
valley residents and organiza
tions." only 10 replies have been,
received in the current American
Heart Association ' campaign, it
was reported this week.
Theta Chapter Beta Sigma Phi
was the first organization to an
swer the appeals, with a $50 do
nation, of which $40 was
during their bake sale held Feb
ruary 25. Palmer Kiwanis Club at
its recent meeting voted to con
tribute $10. Organizations and in
dividuals who wish to particrpa e
in the campaign may mail their
contributions to Mrs. Ben nun
gins, Ed Smith or Don L. Irwin.
Admission to the annual eve
will be to Elks and their ladies
only.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSEFEEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
COUNCIL ROTES
Correspondence received by
the City of Palmer this past week
and read at the March 13 meet
ing of the City Council included
a request from the Executive
Board of Palmer Parent-Teacher
Association that the number of
contagious diseases in the city be
published weekly in the local
newspaper. The request was re
ferred to the city health officer
for study.
m m m
William Wakeland, tax asses
sor-collector, was present at the
meeting to ask that representa
tion from the City Council be ap
pointed to work with representa
tives from the Palmer Independ
ent School District board, as a
committee to which he could re
fer questions and problems. He
pointed out that such a commit
tee could save time in that the
problems could be brought be
fore the two taxing agencies at
the same time. The representa
tives would in turn, take the pro
posals to their respective boards.
The Council gave their approval
to a change in the assessment
notice forms and Council mem
bers Lucille Mick and Jan Kos
losky will represent the City at
the joint meetings.
* * *
A request that# Ordinance No.
58, which limits the number of
beverage dispensers and liquor
outlets in the City of Palmer, be
amended to limit the number of
beverages dispensers to three, in
stead of the present limit of five.
The proposal was tabled and re
ferred to the next meeting, sched
uled for March 27.
• * *
The Public Health committee
reported that the City Health Of
ficer has started inspections of
local food handlers establish
ments and that his findings will
go first to the City Board of
Health and then to the Council.
Mayor Charles Wilson an
nounced that the D-8 CAT being
purchased through Civil Defense,
should arrive in Palmer this
week. The CAT is in operating
condition and will be put to work
immediately by the street main
tenance department. In addition
to the CAT, an angle blade was
acquired and other parts will be
purchased when feasible. The
equipment has been declared as
surplus equipment and is sold at
two cents on the dollar.
Bills approved for payment to
talled $1500.12 from the general
fund and $276.45 from the water
fund.
The next regular meeting will
I be held Tuesday evening, March
27 at the office of the city clerk
at City Hall, starting at 8 p.m.
DR. NORMA GODFREY
ANNOUNCES OPENING
OF HEALTH FARM
Dr. Norma Godfrey this week
announced the opening of the
Health Farm. Her offices will be
located in the space formerly oc
cupied by the Extension Service
in the Co-Op recreation build
ing.
Dr. Godfrey, who came to Al
aska with her husband, Dr.
Keith Godfrey, will specialize in
health food and physical thera
phy. Before coming to Alaska the
two Dr. Godfreys were affiliated
in the Portland Chiropractic Cen
ter in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Nor
ma Godfrey had been in practice
with her parents, both of whom
are acting chiroprators in Daven
port, Iowa, prior to her marriage
and subsequent move to Oregon.
The Health Farm will be open
daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and
later by appointment. Dr. God
frey said. Her offices will be
closed on Wednesdays, Sundays
and holidays.
CONTRACTORS INVITED
TO BID SITKA JOB
Construction at Sitka. Alaska,
which will range near the $65,000
mark is being offered to contrac
tors for competitive bidding by
the Alaska District, Corps of En
gineers.
Bids will be opened April 20,
at 11 a.m. in the Anchorage office
for construction of a frame ser
vice building 22 x 25 feet with
vertical boards and batten siding
and cedar shingle, roof with con
crete foundation and floor.
To be added to this bid notice,
Invitation 56-34, is a TACAN
(Tactical Air Navigation) facility.
To addendum will be issued
about April 1.
Plans and specifications may be
Irrigation Report
Shows Increase in
Carrying Capactify
.Irrigation studies on brome
£rass pasture during the 1955
grazing season showed that 5.6
acre-inches of water increased
the carrying capacity of brome
grass by 41 percent more cow
days, according to a summary re
port prepared by a committee
from the University of Alaska
Alaska Agricultural Experiment
Station and the Soil Conserva
tion Service.
The consumptive use of water
by pasture grass under irrigation
was increased by 3.6 acre-inches,
the report showed. One to two
inches of water applied at the
rate of 0.5 inch per hour for each
irrigation provided sufficient
moisture for rapid plant growth
when irrigations were repeated at
intervals of 10 days to two weeks
Pasture management must in
clude heavy fertilization and ro
tational grazing to best utilize
the rapid growth potential of ir
ngated oromegrass. ine commu
tee stated that the Blaney-Crid
dle formula for computing irriga
tion requirements of bromegrass
pasture appears adaptable to Al
askan growing conditions.
The design, supervision and ex
cution of the study was in the
hands of a committee comprised
of A. L. Brundage, dairy husband
man; Neil Michelson, soil scient
ist; and Ivan Branton, engineer,
all of the Experiment Station.
Advisors were Charles Wilson,
territorial conservationist and
Dell Shockley, engineering and
water shed planning unit, SCS.
Objectives of the study included;
Measurement of bromegrass re
sponse to irrigatio'n; estimate of
water use by bromegrass; deter
mination of optimum rates; ob
servations concerning possible
modifications of grazing practices
to make best use of irrigated pas
tures; and estimate of frequency
of water application.
More complete details of the
study are contained in a pro
gress report recently completed.
Funeral Arrangements
Still Incomplete
For Michael Nicholi
Funeral arrangements for Mi
chael, Nicholi, 44, whose body
was found last Thursday morn
ing at Matanuska, are not yet
complete.
Final reports from an autopsy,
ordered by U. S. Commissioner
Dorothy Saxton, have not yet
been returned from the labora
tory.
Nicholi, who made his home
with Henrik Ohmstead, was born
at Pt. Possession July 6, 1912 and
is survived by three children and
an aunt. Two of the children,
Doris, 16, and Michael, 13 live at
Lazy Mountain Childrens Home
and the third child, Alice, 15,
lives in Anchorage.
Nicholi’s body was found along
the spur by Alaska Railroad em
ployees. He had been with a
friend the previous evening and
was believed to have been on his
way to that friends home. During
the evening motorists reported
seeing him laying and sitting by
the side of the road.
Final funeral arrangements
will be in charge of Mike Alex
of the Eklutna Village. Burial
will take place in the Eklutna
Cemetery..
obtained from the Alaska Dis
trict, Corps of Engineers, Anch
orage, or the Seattle branch 4735
E. Marginal Way. No deposit is
required.
The work is to be completed
by the end of next June.
NEED CASH FOR
SEED • FERTILIZER?
SEE YOUR CREDIT
UNION TODAY
! Gel application in
EARLY and have
: the money when
yon need 9!
Matanaska Valley
Federal Credit Union
; Reporters—
Notebook
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The Rev. James P. Snead, pas
tor at St. Michael’s Catholic
Church, is a patient at Provi
dence Hospital in Anchorage
where he is recovering fr^jn a
recent operation.
The regular meeting of the
United Protestant Church Sun
day School staff will be held
one week earlier this month, on
March 19 at 7:30 in the pastor’s
study. All teachers and su’f;titu
tes are expected to be present.
A preview showing of the film,
“Farming in Alaska” was enjoy
ed by members of the Palmer Ki
wanis Club at its March 12 meet
ing. The color-sound film was
photographed by Fred Machetanz
and directed by Dr. Allan Mick
and is expected to have many
more showings. Kiwanians re
ported it a very fine film.
Fish and Wildlife personnel
disposed of a young moose this
past Sunday when it was found
in a dying condition back of a
house on Bingle Street extension,
organs from the moose were re
tained for study to determine the
cause of death. There were no
obvious injuries.
Girl Scouts from the Wasilla
and Palmer areas will be attend
ing the Juliet Lowe ceremonies
in Anchorage Saturday. The an
nual event is expected to be the
largest ever held in celebration of
Girl Scout Birthday Week. Girls
needing transportation are asked
to call Mrs. Keith Lovejoy.
Legion Birthday
Dinner Set for
Thursday, March. 22
The American Legion Matanus
ka Valley Post No. 15 will hold
their 37t'h annual birthday din
ner next Thursday evening,
March 22 in the Legion hall in
Palmer. The dinner is scheduled
to begin at 8 p.m. All Legionnair
es and guests are cordially invit
ed to attend.
FIRST AID CUSS TO BEGIN MONDAY
Several persons have iridicated
interest in attending a Red Cross
First Aid cours-e and Bill and
Betty Adams instructors, have
consented to conduct one more
class. The first meeting will be
held in the basement of City Hall
Monday evening, March 19 from
7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Dates for regu
lax sessions will be decided at
that time. All persons interested
in taking the first aid course are
urged to attend the Monday night
meeting.
WHAT MADE HAMBONE
TIRED?
Announcing the Opening of
Health Farm
Open Daily IO A.M.-4 P.M.
Later by Appointment
PHYSICAL THERAPY
HEALTH FOOD
Located Across from Trading Post
Phone 3301
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