Valley Residents
Invited to Attend
Festival
Mildred Mantle, secretary ot
the Second Annual Anchorage
Festival of Music, this week ex
tended on invitation to all val
t0 attend Part ©r
1 FlStlval whic-h will fee
Septemb^s ?e A“8USt 25 *°
secretary suggested that
TSh S mi,lht make UP * car
Sl?^eighb0rS and frie^s and
•attend programs m a group Un
reserved tickets for single con
°r recital Performances are
?2.50, season tickets with reser
ved seats are $1©.S0; concert tick
ets with reserved seats ;are $7 00
Concert and recitals begin 'at
o:3U p.m.
The schedule of recitals is as
follows: August 24, Robert Ger
le, violinist; August 25 Florence
?0pleAfiJCOntralto: Aug- 31, Ade
{f. Addison, soprano, Blake
Stern, tenor; Sqpt. 1, Festival
Master Recital, presenting / eight
guest artists; September 2, Juli
us Herford, -assisted by John
Wustman and string quartet. Ac
companist for all -recitals will be
John Wustroan.
Concerts -are scheduled as fol-1
Jcnys: Aug. 30, King David and I
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5.
Aug. 31, King David (repeated
for festival childrens’ concert
matinee}. ^Sept. .3, Passion Ac
cording to St. John.
Miss .Mantle offered her as- !
sistance in obtaining reserved
seats for valley residents.
Bating Contests
Staled for Fair
Five young women of the val- j
ley will perform some phase of
bread making during the 4-H
bread demonstration to be held
during the Matanuska Valley Fair..
They are Audrey Dinkle, Nancy
Boyd, Betty Jo Wilson, Phoebe
Martin and Ida Hoskins. The
winner of the demonstration
will go from here to the All-Al
aska 4-H Fair in Anchorage,
from where the territorial win
ner will be awarded a trip to
the -National jClub Congress in
Chicago. .Contestants must be at
least 14 years of age, have three
or more years of club work and
- be enrolled in a foods project,
Mrs. Hulbert explainecL
During the Fair the annua!
cherry pie bake-off will be held
for interested young people.
This contest is open to any
young person of the area, wheth
er or not a 4-H club member.
The local winner will compete
at the 4-H Fair with other dis
trict winners for the territorial
title. This contest is sponsored
by the National Red Cherry In
stitute. Those planning to enter
the pie baking contest are asked
to register at the Extension of- j
fice.
Extension Director
Gets Fellowship at <3;
University of Wisconsin
Arthur S. Buswell, Extension
Service associate director, and
frequent Palmer visitor, left the
University of Alaska campus last
Saturday for a year’s study at the j
University of Wisconsin, Madison. :
Buswell will do graduate work
jn extension administration at the
National Agricultural Extension
Center for Advanced Study. His
fellowship was awarded by the
American Association of Land
Grant Colleges and Universities |
and the Kellogg Foundation, Ex- ,
tension director, Allan H. Mick
Goodman-Branton
Nuptials Held Aug. 10
Jn a candlelight ceremony per
formed in the United Protestant
Church August 10 Rose Ann
Brariton, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. C. Ivan Branton of Pal
mer became the bride of Roy
N. Goodman, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Allen Goodman of Anchorage.
The double ring ceremony was
performed by the Rev. Bertram
Rutan. Mrs. John DeVries, solo
ist, sang “I Love You truly” and
“Because”, accompanied by Mrs.
Cy Brewer, organist
The bride, who was giwen in
marriage by her father, wore a
gown fashioned of Chantilly
lace in floor length. The gown
was styled with a full length
insert of pleated nylon from the
front waist to the hemline. Her
fitted cap was fashioned of mat
ching lace and trimmed with
tiny seed pearls and held in
place her fingertip length veil.
She carried a white orchid cor
sage on her Rainbow Bible. For
“something old” the bride car
ried a handmade lace handker
chief made by her great-great
aunt when 80 years of age.
Attending the bride was An
netta Sawby, maid-of-honor,
Chaimaine Sawby and Betty Jo
Wilson were bridesmaids. The
attendants wore matching waltz
length gowns of pink polished
cotton and carried small muffs
fashioned from dahlias.
Dura in 'Curtis and Ruth Nel
son were candlelighters.
Richard Bran ton, brother of
the bride was best man and
Eugene Yohn and Duane Heav
<erling were ushers.
For h^r daughter’s wedding
Mrs. Branton chose a pink silk
chiffon street length dress with
which she wore white accessor
ies .and a shoulder corsage of or
chids. The bridegroom’s mother
wore a light brown dressmaker
suit dress with dark brown ac
cessories and an orchid corsage.
Following the wedding cere
mony guests gathered at a re
ception held by the bride's par
ents in the church social hall.
(Guests were present from Pal
mer, Anchorage, Seattle, and
Yachats, Oregon.
Presiding at the gift table was
Jill Cope. Mrs. Don Irwin and
Della Patch, aunt of the bride,
served the cake; Mrs. Alva Sax
ton and Mrs. Charles Wilson ser
ved punch; and Mrs. Lloyd Sev
erns distributed corsages to the
attendants.
Flowers for the wedding were
prepared and arranged by Maud
Holer. Mrs. Rose Johnson and
Mrs. Laura Mommsen .arranged
the flowers for the reception.
Dinner for 25 was held pre
ceeding the wedding rehearsal
(on August 8 at the church social
hall.
The bride who came here with
her parents in 1949 was schooled
in 'Corvallis, Oregon, and Palmer,
graduating from the Palmer high
school this past year. The bride
groom graduated from the An
chorage high school this past
year. He and his parents came
to Alaska in 1947 from Califor
nia.
At the present time the bride
groom is employed by the Bur
eau of Public Roads. In Septem
ber the couple plan to leave
Alaska for Corvallis, Oregon,
where they will attend Oregon
State College.
said.
The fellowship starts in Sep
tember and ends in June. Dur
ing this time, Buswell will be on
leave of absence from his Ury
vrsity of Alaska positions
Your Cooperative
Neighbor
w-rn cr
Me in a successful private enterprise? Sure J am Sos every
ruher rural electric member-consumer. All across the country
h^dreds of rural electric systems like our own are dedicated to
hundreds o „ „J( to each and every member on their
No hidden charges hem' We pay our raves, own and operate
1 „ K„<iness in the realftmerican democratic tradition.
°Uprivate enterprise? Of course it is. Our rural electric is locally
owni and locally-controlled right in its own area How private
ln !ou eet> And that mans a lot too! After all who can best
can you g • nc€js> Whv, the folks living here, of course!
SX"r mlkTplans for the future? There again, die
folks who gee their electric service from the rural electric. c
«ch have one vote at election timeevery year, and we each have
the same right to hold office on the board.
X! oi business is as American as grits or apple pic-alwap
IMS been, and we re going to keep it that way.
MATANUSKA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION
Reporters—
j Notebook
Staff members of the Valley
Presbyterian Hospital, their
friends and families enjoyed a
picnic party bn August 14 in hon
or of Carol Mareth, RN, Bever
ly Prain, RN, and Mary Liebing,
all of the h£.spitgl staff who re
cently tendered their resigna
tions. The two nurses plan to
return to the States and Mrs.
Liebing will be married on Aug
ust 26.
Mrs. Douglas (Nancy) Bixby
is donating her services in the
-hospital business office doing
typing and filing work. Shan
non Mick has donated her ser
vices in similar work through
out her summer vacation.
The outstanding growth of
sWeetpeas at the Stewart Dur
j-ant house is attracting much at
tention. The peas have now
climbed to over 10 feet in
heighth and appear to have “just
gotten started”. The plants are
blooming in great profusion and
many persons have stopped to
photograph the flowers, includ
ing tourists’ traveling on the
tour bus.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Nelson and
son Jamie and Jerry Nelson, who
have been working in Kodiak
this summer, have returned to
Palmer.
Mrs. John Weisenberger has
accepted the position of secre
tary in the law office of John
Shaw.
Juneau to Host
Alaska Chamber
Meeting in October
The Alaska Chamber of Com
merce annual meeting will be
held in Juneau October 24, 25,
and 26, it was announced this
week. The Valley Chamber has
been invited to send in any reso
lutions they wish to have brought
up at the meeting. Subjects ap
pearing on the program include
oil exploration: utilizing Alaska
coal; mineral investigations; leg
islation affecting mining, and
other subiects.
YOUTH GROUPS
REMINDED OF
CONTEST CLOSING
The “Beautify Palmer” contest
sponsored for youth groups by the
Golddusters Homemakers club
will be Closing tomorrow, August
23, it was announced this week
Jndgkig will be done sometime
next week, wish winners to be
announced about fair time.
Youth organizations through
out the valley were invited to
enter the contest which was spon
| sored by the Homemakers in sup
port of the Palmer Garden Club
Beautify Palmer project. Youth
groups who have not yet turned
in their entry blanks musa do so
by tomorrow. Blanks are still
available at the Extension Ser
vice office and may be filled out
during the day.
A first prize of $25 was offer
ed by the Homemaker Club to
the youth group conducting the
! winning project.
A WONDERFUL THING
-COOPERATION
In trying to stimulate more
competition in the Valley Fair’s
contest depicting the Life Cycle
of a Hamburger, committee-of
one Bob Klem approached Jona
than Norbo, urging him to try
his hand in the contest. Norbo de
clined to try anything single
handed, Klem said, but was will
ing to cooperate with some other
artist. With this in mind, Red
Hawk (Jonesville’s most noted
artist), was approached.
After due thought Red propos
ed that they get a can of Harry
Hill’s yellow paint—. . then,”
said Red, “we could at least paint
the mustard!”
Cooperation is a wonderful
thing, the committee-of-one re
marked.
NEW BABIES
Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Robert (Bob)
Smith of Aliee, Texas, are par
ents of a daughter bom July 27.
| The little girl has been named
Roberta Lyn. Maternal grand
parents are Mr. and Mrs. J. V.
Craig. Paternal grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. Howard Smith
of Palmer.
Gray
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson W. Gray
of Star Route are receiving best
wishes on the birth of their third
child, a daughter, who was born
at Valley Presbyterian Hospital
August 14. The little girl, who
has been named Joyce Marie,
weighed seven pounds, 14 ounc
es at birth. The Grays operate a
dairy farm in the valley. I
First Adult Education
Class to Start
The first class in Adult Edu
cation and Community College 1
work is open for registration, it ‘
was announced this week by
William T. Zahradnicek, super- '
intendent of schools. ^
The first course to start is Vo- ,
cational Home Economics under .
instruction of Mary Lou Rideout, (
former Extension agent. Anyone
not attending high school may
enroll and may register at the
high school office from August
|26 through September 3, by the
payment of fees and costs.
The cost will be $25 per half
year to cover tuition and minor
materials. No refunds will be
given after the course starts.
Minimum students required to
start will be ten. At a later date
the course may be approved for
advanced credit. Minimum class
time will be twice a Week, two
hours per session. The course and
outline are subject to change to
meet group and individual needs.
The following is the proposed
outline for first and second half
for Adult Vocational Home Ec
onomics:
First half-year of the course
to start the week of September
9-15 and to close January 17,
1958.
I. Foods {8 to 10 weeks —
Sept, through Nov.)
1. Streaching the Food Dollar
2. Good Nutrition — It’s up to
3. Those Hidden Calottes
[ (Weight Control)
4. Menu planning for your
family.
5. Meals or refreshments for
special occasions.
6. Preparation of various foods
(a) yeast breads and rolls, (b)
Meats, (c) Tricks with canned
vegetables, (d) Quick casseroles,
(e) Shelf meals.
7. Correct table setting, serv
ing and novel decorations.
8. Good kitchen sense — ar
; rangement and equipment.
| II—Creative Hands (6 to .8 weeks
i December and January*
1. Inexpensive gifts to make
2. Ceramics
I 3. KnMizng
4. Exchange of Christmas Ideas
j —decorations, food and gifts.
Second Half-Year to start the
i week of January 20 and run
I through May
' I-—To make a room more live
| able and efficient (5 to 6 weeks)
A. Use of colors, designs—
| home decorations
B. Selection and arrangement
• of furniture
! C. Making of draperies
II—Clathing Construction and
Selection (9 to 12 weeks)
A. Newer fabrics—qualities to
know; how to sew; proper care.
B. Construction of a garment
C. Make-over project
D. Selection of ready-made
garments.
E. Selection of accessories.
(Puzzle on page 7)
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CUTTING
Cutting wood is easier and
faster with the new Home
lite direct drive EZ-6. Weigh
ing only 19 pounds, it packs
6 full horsepower to let you
cut through 8* oak in 4
seconds, 18" pine in 12
seconds. Brings down trees
up to 5 feet in diameter. Try
the most powerful direct
drive chain saw you can buy.
Come in today for a free
demonstration.
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57 Potato—
(Continued from page 1)
SO acres last year to 80 for 1957
n the Matanuska Valley while,
he carrot acreage remained the
;ame at 25 acres, as did cabbage 1
alantings.
Warm temperatures throughout
he growing season matured let
uce at an exceptionally early
late, the Market News shows,
harvest began the 10th of July,
?oing into heavy volume almost
mmediately. Peak of the lettuce
larvest occured the first week in
August when it normally occurs
'rom the 15th to the 20th.. Grow
ers report that at least 50 per
:ent of the lettuce acreage has
Deen harvested or disked under
as of August 15. This means that
anly 40 per cent of the. total pro
duction is yet to be harvested as
late plantings produce lower
yields. Supplies for September
will definitely be on the light
;ide with practically no supplies
available after September 15.
Planted acreage is up consider
ably over last year although to
tal tonnage harvested is expect
ed to be only slightly above last
year. In the Tanana Valley about
the same acreage was planted;
however, slime and tipbum h’ave
been quite severe.
As usual a considerable tonnage
>f early cabbage is being disked
jp as supply has exceeded de
mand. Planted acreage d<fttblefl
in the Tanana Valley.
Carrot harvesting began three
weeks earlier than normal in the
Matanuska Valley. Small sizes
usually prevent harvesting for
storage purposes until the last
ualf of September. Only fair
yields are expected due to poor
stands caused by windy dry’
growing conditions early in the
year. Total tonnage is predicted
as “probably smaller than last
year”.
Silage crops in the Matanuska,
Anchorage and Kenai areas look
good and the second crop of
Brome is doing well. In spite of
winterkill and drought it appears
that most farmers in the lower
railbelt will have almost normal
forage supplies (produced at con
siderably increased cost) with
quality quite good.
Grain crops are considerably
lighter than usual in all areas
and some acreage that was in
tended for grain will be insiled.
Quality is good the report shows,
and dry weather has permitted
combining. Drying and storage
facilities of the Matanuska Valley
Farmers Cooperating Association
should be in use by September 1.
Temperaiures over the agricul
tural areas for July tjave averag
ed near or slightly above, normal
or long-term means. Precipita
tion, generally, continues ample
over the Kenai Peninsula and the
Anchorage - Matanuska Valley
areas. Over the Tanana Valley the
story is quite different. A serious
shortage of moisture has redevel
oped in that area where July pre
cipitation was less than 50 per
cent of normal at all points. No
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IN AND OUT AT THE
VALLEY
PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL
Patients at the Valley Presby
erian Hospital this week include
Kenneth Forster of Meekin’s
jodge, Raymond DePriest, Mrs.
Michael Ulrich, Raymond Fuller,
1, Edwin DePriest, 2Vi, Oliver
Smith, Mrs. Duane Hutley and'
laughter, Albert Silk, 13, and
Victor Yohn.
Hospitalized but now out;
Prank Wallach of Boise, Idaho,
Mrs. J. W. Kennedy, Was ilia,
Leo Lucas, David Boatwright,
10, Wasilla, Kenneth Cook, 6,
Earl Erickson, 13, Wasilla, and
Jillian Hett, 3.
Events and Prizes
Planned for
Children During Fair
In spite of the fact that the
children somehow always man
age to have their own fun at a
Fair, there is a special program
being planned for all children on
August 30, opening day of the
17th annual Matanuska Valley
Fair.
A variety of games and races
will be held, starting soon after
the opening of the fairgrounds
at noon. Mr. and Mrs. Keith.
Love joy and Marvin Slaughter
will supervise the program which
will include races and stunts for
all ages, with prizes being plan
ned for the winners.
Because August 30 has been
ieignated as Family -Day at the
Fair, a large number of children
are expected to participate in
their program. Not all the fun
will be reserved for the children.
Spectator seats for the adults
will be available so they may
enjoy the program right along
with the youngsters.
All children are invited to par
ticipate in the program being
planned just for them.
Mrs. Lovejoy today reminded:
youngsters planning to enter the
soap box or bicycle races that,
they must register at the fair
office at once. If a sufficient
number of contestants are not
registered for these particular
races, they will not be held anqt»
the prize money will go ipto ,
some other event being planned
for the youngsters. She pointed?
out that the racers do nQl have
to be completed before the girl
or boy registers, “just as long, as
we know they plan to enter one
—that’s all we need to know'1;
she said.
precipitation or consequence de
veloped over the Tanana Valley
during the first part of August.
Loberg’s Washeferia
NOW OPEN
Located in Mug-Up Cafe Bldg.
Open S a.m. — 5 p.m.
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SEE IT NOW AND AT THE FAIR
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