THURSDAY, JULY 12
LITTLE LEAGUE, Co-Op ball
park, 6.15 p.m.
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN
GE, Grange hall, 8 p.m.
SUNDAY, JULY 15
YOUNG PEOPLE’S PRESBY
TERIAN CAMP, King’s Lake
Camp
NURSES SMORGASBORD,
Sheep Mt. Lodge
HOME AND GARDEN TOUR, 2
p.m.
SPORTSMEN FISH FRY
MONDAY, JULY 16
LITTLE LEAGUE, Co-Op ball
park, 6:15 p.m.
PALMER KIWANIS, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
PALMER LIBRARY BD., Pal
mer Library, 7 p.m.
EXPLORER SCOUTS, U. P.
Church, 7 p.m.
TUESDAY, JULY 17
MOOSE LODGE, Moose hall, 8
p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 18
EASTERN STAR, Carpenters
hall, 8 p.m.
PALMER ELKS, Elks hall, 8
p.m.
THURSDAY, JULY 19
LITTLE LEAGUE, Co-Op ball
park. 6:15 p.m.
LEGION & AUXILIARY, Le
gion hall, 8 p.m.
Area Youths Attend
Kings Lake Camp
Presbyterian young people
from several Alaskan cities and
towns are enjoying a week of
camping at King’s Lake Camp
at Wasilla. Junior apd Senior
High Camp for youths in
school grades seven through 12
will be conducted from July 8
until July 14. A number of you
ths from the United Protestant
Church in Palmer are in attend
ance. Parents are requested not
to visit the camp before Satur
day afternoon at 2 p.m. at which
time they may pick up their
children.
Young people from interior
Alaska had a car on the “AuRo
Ra.” Their transportation was
arranged in cooperation with
the Rev. Bert J. Bingle, Presby
terian missionary for the Rail
belt. The young people will re
turn to Fairbanks by train from
Wasilla on Saturday.
A Presbyterian camp for
younger age children will be
held at King's Lake Camp from
July 15 to July 21.
Photo Contest
Planned for
Alaska 4-H Fair
Four-H members and adult
leaders who are camera owners
may help tell the story of Alas
kan farm and home life through
their pictures and win money in
the process.
The University of Alaska Ex
i tension Service and Agricultural
Experiment Station are sponsor
ing a territorial 4-H photography
contest, Mrs. Lydia Fohn-Han
sen said today. Mrs. Fohn-Han
sen is extension associate direc
tor for home demonstration
work and acting 4-H leader.
The 4-H’ers and leaders may
enter as many photographs -as
they wish in both divisions:
black and white and colored slid
es. The slides may be either
' 35mm or larger. Black and white
pictures should be 8 x 10 size
on glossy paper, and accompan
iea Dy uie negauve. tniries wui
be judged during the All Alas
ka 4-H Fair in Anchorage. Prizes
total $25 in each division.
All pictures should be suitable
for publication, Mrs. Fohn-Han
sen said. Entries should tell Al
askan farm or home story, or
show ways in which the exten
sion service and experiment sta
tion helps or cooperates with
Alaskan families. Gardening,
drops, livestock, marketing, cer
tified seed program and farm
life in general could be subjects
for the 4-H camera.
All entries become the proper
ty of the sponsors who reserve
the right to withhold prizes if
pictures are not suitable for pub
lication. Photographs are to be
entered at the 4-H fair August 17
or mailed to the Agricultural Ex
tension Service, Box 2086, Anch
orage by August 16.
NANCY SHELTON
TO WED ON AUG. 16
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Johnson
of Sutton announce the forth
coming marriage of their daugh
ter, Nancy Marie Shelton to A3C
Donald Milburn Leach, Elmen
dorf AFB, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Lester Singleton of Arlington,
Texas. The ceremony will take
place August 16 at the Church
of God in Palmer.
Homemaker’s Award
Amounts le $50
Toward Short Course
Entry blanks are available
now for the Alaska Homemaker
Council award, Council presi
dent Mrs. C. A. Brewer of Pal
mer said this week.
The Council offers $50 to a
home demonstration club to help
send the club’s delegate to short
course at the University of Alas
ka. Only clubs that have never
sent delegates are eligible to
compete, Mrs. Brewer said. Aug
ust 1 is the deadline for entries.
Clubs may write Mrs. Brewer in
Palmer for entry blanks.
Members of the council’s exe
cutive board will judge each
club’s entry upon it’s homemak
ing, community and service pro
jects, membership and attend
ance, social and money making
projects, youth group sponsor
ship, use of publicity media and
its narrative of club activities.
Purpose of the Council award
is to encourage clubs from out
lying areas to participate in
short course and join actively
in territorial homemaker pro
grams, Mrs. Brewer explained.
There are more than 76 home
demonstration clubs with ap
proximately 1300 members in Al
aska. The clubs and short course
are part of the Agricultural Ex
tension Service’s program of
adult education.
Homemaker short course is an
education with a vacation, Mrs.
Brewer said. October 6 to 13 are
the dates for this year’s course.
Local Auxiliary
Members To
Attend Convention
The Palmer Unit of the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary will be
well represented at the Auxili
ary’s territorial convention, to
be held at Anchorage July 11
through July 14. In addition to
official delegates, a number of
other members are planning to
go to Anchorage to take part in
convention activities.
Official delegates will be Mrs.
F. R. Sims, department presi
dent; Mrs. H. T. Steelman, de
partment historian; Mrs. Eva
Plumley, Unit president (dele
gate-at-large); Mrs. Dorothy
Trudell, unit vice - president;
Mrs. Dolly Young, unit chaplain;
chaplain Mrs. Molly Barrett,
unit sergeant-at-arms; Mrs. Bess
Dugas, Mrs. Karla Duff, and
Mrs. Helen Roderequez.
In addition to voting for the
Ui)it in convention sessions; they
will serve on convention commit
tees which will recommend pol
icies and plans for the coming
year. Convention sessions and
social activities will be open to
all members.
“Our annual Department con
vention is the most important
event of the year for American
Legion Auxiliary members of
Alaska,” said Mrs. Plumley,
president of the Matanuska Val
ley Unit. “We want as many of
our members as possible to at
tend to see how the business of
our department organization is
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conducted, hear addresses of of
ficers and guest speakers, and
take part in the feature event
which make our conventions en
joyable as well as important.
“At the convention, reports of
officers and committees will re
view the work of the past year
and present recommendation for
the year ahead. Delegates will
vote on resolutions which will
guide future activities of the
territory’s Auxiliary members.
The concluding event will be the
election and installation of de
partment officers for the year
1956-57.”
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FRIDAY, JULY 13
BOY SCOUTS, Wasilla school.
7 p.m.
MONDAY, JULY 16
WASILLA LIBRARY ASS’N.,
Library, 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 18
BROWNIE SCOUTS, Wasilla Li
brary, 3:30 p.m.
FRIENDLY CIRCLE CLUB. 1:30
p.m.
THURSDAY, JULY 19
CUB SCOUTS, Mrs. Barnes,
Mrs. Combs, 3.30 p.m.
WASILLA GRANGE, Grange
hall, 8 p.m.
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CINCH
Corn Bread Mix - 34c
PIALLEY, PURE
Mayonnaise , 74c
WEST CREST, CUT — NO. 303
Green Beans 5 *,,*1"
WESTHAVEN. FREESTONE
Peaches 76c
PRICES GOOD
July 13,14,16
CASS-CLAY, SWEET CREAM CUBE
Butler ». 71c
DARIGOLD
Cheese Food 2 *. 89c
FRESH FROZEN
Side Pork 53c
MATANUSKA MAID
X-Large Eggs 95c
CHURCH’S
CRAPE
APPLE
Juice
24 oz.
41c
DENNISON’S
Red Beans "2 ”,’37°
VAN CAMP’S
Sardines
in mustard
sauce 15 oz.
27c
SILVER-BOW FARM
(reamed Honey' - 29c
N. B. C., SNOWFLAKE
SALTME
Crackers 2 k 57c
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