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WRIGHT’S TRAVEL
AGENCY
Phone PI-4500
NEIL WRIGHT BLDG.
Scout Executives
Visit Palmer On
National Tour
A number of Boy Scout execu
tives, who are on a national tour
and recently held a conference in
Anchorage, were in Palmer
Thursday evening for dinner.
While in the valley area they
visited at the home of Mrs. Fan
nie Werner to see her flowers.
The men were interested, follow
ing their reading of a magazine
article about Mrs. Werner’s out
standing flowers and trees.
Following their visit they left
for Juneau where they will con
fer with Acting Governor Waino
Hendrickson.
Visiting officials included: Ar
thur A. Sehuck. New Brunswick,
N. J., Chief Scout Executive;
Marjory Lethin, Anchorage; O. D.
Sharpe, iPbrtland, Ore., regional
Scout executive; Clarke A. Leth
in, Anchorage, Scout Executive,
Western Alaska Council; James
C. King, Anchorage, camping
chairman, Western Alaska Coun
cil; Dr. O. H. Christoffersen,
Seattle, health and safety; Sol N.
Levy, Seattle, Executive commit
tee; Art Wiederman, Lewistown,
Mont., regional committee; Bob
Risley, Anchorage, Council or
ganization and extention chair
man; and Leo W. Eilertsen, Seat
tle, Western Alaska Council, vice
chairman, Region XL
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WHO’S A DONKEY?
To PROVE THAT MANY VOTERS VOTE CARE
LESSLY, THE NAME OF A MULE - - BOSTON
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The sucking action of a
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TRUCKS AROUND LIKE
RUBBER BALLS/ THE
WINDS IN THE CENTER OF
THE TORNADO ARE
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PER HOUR AND CAN DRIVE
SPLINTERS INTO BOARDS
AND STRAWS INTO TREES'
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Horn of Plenty Club
The second meeting of this j
group was held June 18 at Legion j
hall and we welcomed four new j
members: Sandra Moor, Laura
| Lee Nelson, Jimmy Ehrhart, and
j Marlene Douglas.
Sammy Gotten gave a demon
i stration on making peanut but
ter cookies, and we ate these for
| refreshments.
I The next meeting will be July
2 at Legion hall.
Sammy Gotten, reporter
Rock 'N Rolls Club
The meeting was called to ord
er by the president and minutes
read by the secretary.
The meeting was a business
; meeting and the main topic was
concerned about the Fair.
Janet Michaelson gave a dem
onstration on “How to side dress
j beans” and a talk on “A well
equipped sewing box”. Refresh-1
ments were served by our hostess, !
Mrs. Fitzgibbons and games were
played before we went home.
Carolyn Jo Nelson, secretary
Future Farmers Wives
| We met June 23 at Butte hall
with 14 members present. Mrs.
j Feaster is our assistant leader
now. Leeil Shipley demonstrated j
“Sterilizing Baby Bottles”.
Karen Lee McKinley gave a
talk on reading to small children.n
Lila Ann Woods demonstrated
“Uncooked Frosting”. Our club
is going to have a bake sale at
the Butte Fire Association Auc
tion.
We had a very successful dance
on June 5, at Butte Hall and our
bake sale was termed a success
! and we wish to thank everyone
I who helped us.
Glee Casler, reporter
Cheechako Chefs Club
The Cheechako Chefs learned
to make hems at their 4-H meet
SHINING THRU THE
SHADOWS
The light of the spirit is eter
nal shining through the shad
ows of earthly loss to soften
sorrow and lift the heart with
its inspiring promise of crown
ing glory.
PALMER
FUNERAL CHAPEL
WM. 30UWENS. Mgr.
BETTY JO RIDDLE
RECEIVES GRANT
FOR SUMMER WORK
A Palmer high school instruc
tor has been granted a National
Science Foundation stipend for
a summer institute in biology at
Marquette University.
Miss Betty Jo Riddle was chos
en along with 49 other instructors
from more than 400 applications
from 44 states.
The six week institute which
begins June 23 will be financed
by a grant of $42,500 from the
foundation. Each participant will
receive a stipend of $450 plus
travel expenses, tuition, and a
subsidy for dependants.
Miss Riddle received her Bache
lor of Science degree from East
ern Michigan in 1951.
ing June 18 at Mrs. Bacon’s
home. The meeting was called to
order by Tacev Nelson. The sec
retary took dues and read the
minutes. Only four members
were present. Mrs. Bacon show
ed us how to make three differ
ent kinds of hems. The next
meeting will be on June 25.
Kathy Hulbert, reporter
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I HELPS TO BUILD A
STRONGER WALL
| Longitudinal grooves provide the
means for "tongues' of mortar to
! mesh in the underside of the blocs.
Thus blocks are virtually locked into
! shift-proof position, and water pene
tration through the joints made nex.
to impossible.
WASSLLA CONCRETE
PRODUCTS
BOX A-13 WASILLA
PHONE FR-3410
Five Years Ago
July 2. 1953
Palmer has been chosen as the
site of the 1954 Alaska Depart
ment American Legion conven
tion. Dr. Foster Sims, local den
tist and first vice-commander
last year of the Alaska Depart
ment, was elected department
commander.
Completion of the two-story
creamery addition at the Co-Op
creamery is expected to be done
this week. The $75,000 creamery
addition will make the M.V.F.C.A.
creamery the largest and most
modern plant in the Territory,
comparable to those in the States.
Extreme hot weather, melting
snow and high waters were re
sponsible for Palmer’s electric
outage June 26, Cy Brewer, ME A
manager said this week. The two
hour outage was caused when
swollen waters of the Matanus
ka River washed away two struc
tures carrying power to this area.
An area north of Knik River
bridge has been closed by the
Bureau «f Land Management di
vision of forestry because of un
usual danger from forest fires, it
was announced yesterday by
Roger R. Robinson, regional for
ester.
Heavy traffic is indicated over
the Fourth of July week-end if
the good summer weather holds.
The Willow Road will be official
ly open to traffic on July 4.
Fourth of July activities in the
Wasilla and Lake Lucille areas
are expected to draw large holi
day crowds over the coming
week-end. Members of the Wasil
la Post, VFW have invited resi
dents of the entire valley to their
July 4 celebration to be held at
the ball park in Wasilla.
YOU AND YOUR
JOGIAL SECURITY^
Questions and Answers
Q. If I retire and my wife
keeps working, will her income
affect my social security bene
fits in any way?
A: Your social security bene
fits based on your own earnings
are in no way affected by your
wife’s earnings. Only when you
work and earn in excess of $1200
a year will you have some checks
held back.
Q. I have retired from federal
employment and receive a
monthly pension. Will this affect
my receiving social security
benefits?
A: Pensions and retirement
pay are not wrages under any cir
cumstances for social security
purposes. They are not consider,
ed earnings and will not affect
payment of social security bene
fits.
Q: When I retire I intend to use
income from the rental of a house
I own as part of my income.
Will this in any way affect my
receiving social security benefits?
A: Unless you are a real estate
dealer, income you receive front
rental is not income which will
affect your social security bene
fits.
Q: I am a silent partner in ;
business and I plan to retire
Will the income I receive front
i this partnership affect my social
j security payments?
A: If you don’t do any work in
| connection with the business, the
| income from it won’t stop you:
S social security checks.
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TAXES ARE DUE
flpal and personal property taxes levied by the City of
pllmer and the Palmer Independent School District are
now due and payable. Bills have been mailed, and all
owners of real or personal property within the limits of
Palmer School District who have not received a tax notice
for each parcel of land and personal property are asked
to contact the assessor.
The lax rale has been sei at 12 mills for School purposes
and 5 mills additional for City use, making a totalof
mills in the City. This is an increase over 1957 of one mill
in the City, and two mills in the School District.
BRING OR MAIL BOTH COPIES OF YOUR TAX NO
TICE One is returned as a receiot. Payment may be
mailed lo Tax Assessor. Box 1757. Palmer. Alaska or
brouoht to the office over the bank between the hours
1 P M and 2 P. M. to 5 P. M. each weekday.
PAY CrfY^ND^CHOOL DISTRICT BILLS BY SEP
ARATE CHECKS OR MONEY ORDERS.
Tf the first half payment is not made or postmarked prior
lo 5 P M August 1 1958, THE WHOLE BILL BECOMES
DELINQUENT with penalty of 7’? % and interest at 8%
per annum added on the entire amount.
WM. WAKELAND, Assessor-Collector