Lady Court Squad
Sponsors Dance
As Fund Raiser
Hoedowns will help pay the
rent, when members of the wom
en’s basketball team in Palmer
sponsor a dance at the Butte hall!
next Saturday night. It’s planned
as a barn dance with ginghams
and jeans to predominate on the
dance floor.
The girls are dickering with'
two local orchestras, but weren’t
sure as press-time which would
be available. Dancing begins at
9 o’clock.
It is tentatively planned that
the women’s squad will meet the
girls high school team in a 7
o’clock court engagement at the
gymnasium before changing to
dancing shoes. Further announce
ment of the details of that game
will be made later in the week.
Funds raised by the dance
will be used to pay rent for the
practice sessions in the gymnas
ium and for a travelling fund. I
Soldiers Sentenced
“Joy-riding” to Palmer — ini
someone else’s car—cost two i
young soldiers jail sentences, fol-1
lowing a plea of guilty last Fri-I
day in the district court in An-j
chorage.
The two youths, John C. Clark ')
and John D. Palmer, also plead
ed guilty to the theft of a set of
socket tools from Jim Hartley.
They sold the tools for $15.
Each was given a year and a
day sentence. Clark’s sentence
was suspended because it was
his first conviction. He must pay
a $100 fine, however.
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Remember? —Adv.
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North Palmer Begins
Incorporation Plans
First Palmer group to take
definite steps toward some type
of civic government is the North
Palmer Improvement club. This
organization, which has been
functioning for a number of
years, was first created by a
dozen early residents of the
North Palmer area.
The club then was established
to seek water tie-ups in North
Palmer with Co-op lines. Their
request to draw water from the
main pipe-line was granted, with
the proviso that each consumer
must build his pipe to the main.
Since that original request was
granted, more than 50 families
have taken residence in the
North Palmer area. All of the 50
residents still are using water
from the Co-op main in accord
ance with the original agreement.
Begin To Plan
This summer, when it became
necessary to further extend pipe
lines for North Palmer users, it
also became evident that some
type of definite plan must be
formulated which would consider
future growth of the area.
At that time, the North Palmer
Improvement Club was re-acti
vated. Operating under a loose
ly-knit organization heretofore,
the club did elect a governing
board and began discussion of
by-laws during the past summer.
It was apparent, as needs of
the district were outlined, that a
community government was
needed. It was decided that the
Club should study methods of i
incorporation, with the ultimate
goal of incorporation of the,
North Palmer area.
Two Sub-Divisions Now
Two sub-divisions have been
staked within the general limits
PALMER COLD STORAGE AND
LOCKER SERVICE
We have a good supply of delicatessen items
SPICED MEATS PICKLES MAYONNAISE
ALL TYPES OF SANDWICH MATERIALS
LOCKER SERVICE
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DO IT
Outside Shopping Service
Buy what you want, when you want it!
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of the district. Through co-opera
tion of the owners, Max Sherrod
and Ed Christensen, streets in
the twfi additions lie parallel.
However, one area has been laid
out to include alleys and the
other does not.
Since need for a central plan
is becoming more strongly
urged daily, members of the
North Palmer Improvement
Club again began to consider in
corporation of the district as
their solution.
No Action Yet
However the matter has been
tabled for the present, according
to board member Harry Wim
mer. When it was learned that
the Chamber of Commerce in
tended to study types of incor
poration, and make recommend
ations for action, the North Palm
er arrea shelved its plans.
“We feel that it would be a
much better thing to include
the entire area, rather than to
have small sections of Palmer
organize in separate districts,”.
Mr. Wimmer said. “Therefore we
are waiting with our plans to see
what Palmer will do. But if some
action is not taken in the near
future, then North Palmer in
tends to go ahead with plans of
its own.”
Hospital
Ins and Outs
! Patients admitted to the Val
ley hospital late last week includ
ed these folks:
Jean Smith, Mrs. Fred Nelly
of Christochina, Mrs. Harry Ken
drick, Miss Alice Stewart, John
Zimowskwe, Mrs. David Bryant,
J. B. Lemon of Wasilla and Wil
bur Lossing.
Patients who were allowed to
return to their homes by the
weekend were:
Jean Smith, Miss Alice Stew
I art, John Zimoskwe and J. B.
Lemon.
Glockenspiel's Here;
Band's Ready To Play
The situation in the music de
partment of Palmer school is
looking up. The glockenspiel—
and a pre-war glockenspiel, at
that, has arrived. Furthermore,
a new piano is on the freight
docks at Anchorage, and should,
be unloaded in Palmer any day |
The addition of the glocken- j
spiel, believed to be the best in
Alaska and also possibly the first, I
very nearly brings to a balance
the ratio between band students 1
and band instruments. Now that
everyone has an instrument of,
his own, rather than a quarter
interest in one, the band is con-.
centrating on practice, accord-'
ing to Mrs. J. K. Dunlap, music
! instructor. j
But you don’t know what a
glockenspiel is? Well, it’s the
dressy cousin in the xylophone
family. Sort of a vertical xylo
phone with a bell note, that’s al- *
ways well bedizened with gilt ^
and fancy tassels. It’s the instru
ment that goes out in front be
hind a prancing majorette, and!
adds the final fillip to any band
performance.
To prevent cereal from lump
ing as it cooks, mix it in a bit
of cold water before adding it to
the boiling water. ,
Brownie Bear Candies
Made in Anchorage by
Lounabury Candles
Soldier Guilty
Of Murder Near
Trent’s Resort
I
Nineteen-year-old Wilbur E.
Keith was found guilty of mur
der in the second degree in the
third district court last Friday
night in a case which has been
widely discussed in the Valley
since the crime took place at
Trent’s Resort last Feb. 6.
Mrs. Walter E. Huntley, acting
commissioner, presented her rec
ords at the trial this week. Ac
cording to District Attorney Ray
Plummer the records were the
“most important testimony” in
the case.
i Keith was brought before her
about noon' on Feb. 6. He was
then charged with stabbing with
intent to kill. When she in
formed him, Keith said: “I know
I’m guilty. Let’s get it over
with.”
This admission of guilt to an
officer of the court was called
a quasi-judicial confession by
Mr. Plummer, admissible in any
court as evidence of the first or
der.
Keith’s sentencing will take
place this week. He will be given
from 15 years to life imprison
ment.
Birth Certificates Are
Ready For Ten Babies
Birth certificates for some of
Palmer’s newest residents now
are at the Health Center, Mrs.
W. A. Zeile, health nurse, an
nounced last week. These certifi
cates may be picked up between
the hours of 1 and 2 o’clock, on
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Friday.
! Certificates are ready for
these babies:
Annette Crousore, David Gib
son, Charles Gilligan, Claude
Harter, Jerry Hoskins, Linda La
Rose, Dennis McKetchnie, Ben
jamin Moffitt, Susan Seitz and
Sharul Sollers.
ALFSENS RETURN
j Reverend and Mrs. Victor Alf
I sen returned from a two week’s
stay at Sitka last Saturday af
ternoon. They have been attend
ing a conference of Christian
workers there.
Mr. Alfsen said the trip was
pleasant, with “lots of people
and. lots of scenery,” but added
that he had found nothing to
equal the Valley.
Plan Advanced
To Split Co-op
(Continued trom page 1)
dormitory and rec hall. This lat
ter co-op would open its member
ship to any interested resident
of the community.
Under the plan each co-op
would assume a fair share of
the mortgages now held against
the present organization. Owner
ship would revert to the co-op
members when the mortagegs
are paid off.
Each co-operative, according
to the resolution, would retain
the privilege of employing its
own manager and would be in
complete charge of its own ac
tivities. The central accounting
system would operate only as
long as mortgages remain unpaid.
However, members of the three
unit co-op could retain the sys
tem if they find it practical.
The plan was discussed at
length at the meeting but no
action was taken. It was decided
that time should be given for
study of the plan and for some
revisions.
The matter is expected to be
brought before the group at a
special meeting, probably before
the coming annual meeting.
Leonard Moffitt, secretary of
the dairymen’s association
warned that the resolution was
made as only a tentative sug
gestion. He said he and his fel
low dairymen felt a number of
amendments to the plan as well
as a more detailed outline of op
erations is necesary before mem
bership action is taken.
Moffitt reported that the con
sensus at Saturday’s meeting was
to favor the resolution.
KIDS TOOT. TOO 'r
Instruments for a kiddy band
have arrived at Palmer school,
Mrs. J. K. Dunlap, music instruc
tor, announced this week. Mrs.
Dunlap is now arranging a sched
ule of practice periods for grade
youngsters. She expects to meet
members of the kiddy band in an
initial practice session late this
week.
Win a Thanksgiving
Dinner
CHICKEN. HAM. TURKEY
FOR PRIZES
Bingo on Nov. 22
at Valley Theatre
(Sponsored by Fire Assn.)
Pioneer Sheet Metal & Welding Co.
Out of town orders taken care of promptly
All kinds of sheet metal work and welding
HOT AIR FURNACES
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Main 672
J. B. Courtney, owner
Box 428
Anchorage
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