VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office a*
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3. 1879.
A. J. DeJulio ____ Owner-Manager
Editor _____,____. Virginia Gallant
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Local Democrats to
Present Resolutions
At Div. Convention
A good representation of Val
ley Democrats was present at the
Democratic caucus held Wednes
day night in the Co-Op clut
room. Walter Huntley was elect
ed permanent chairman of the
local organization and Mrs.
Betty Mears elected permanent
secretary.
Delegates were appointed tc
attend the Democratic Divisional
Convention to be held in An
chorage; December 15 and 16.
Eighteen delegates from the Pal
mer area and two from Eska will
attend. These will include those
attending the caucus and ten ad
ditional persons, plus alternates.
Those selected will come from
the following list: Jack Land, A1
DeJulio, Melvin Sanders, Bertan
Curry, Eileen Uzelac, Joe Loyer,
Lucille Mick, I. M. Sandvik, Lu
cille Curry, Merritt Long, F. H.
Lee Walter Huntley, Zola Sand
ers, Mr. Victor Falk, Mrs. Victor
Falk, Chet Leibing, Mary Leib
ing, Bill Casler, Dorothy Land,
John Shaw, Jack Cope, Jim Cott
rill, Betty Mears, Marion Mathe
son, and A1 Matheson.
Local delegates will present
resolutions passed at the Wednes
day night meeting, among which
are (1) A Democratic digest print
ed monthly of Territorial Demo
cratic news. (2) Additional funus
for the revolving farm loan fund.
(3) Land classification program to
be administered by Soil Conser
vation districts as well as other
resolutions.
A committee to prepare the
resolutions was appointed with
A1 DeJulio as chairman and Bert
ran Curry, Melvin Sanders and
Betty Mears committee members.
NEW BROWNIE TROOP
FORMED IN PALMER
A new Brownie Scout troop
has been formed in Palmer anc
is being sponsored by the Am
erican Legion Auxiliary.
Meetings are being held in th«
Legion building each Saturday
afternoon under the leadership o:
Mrs. Charles Young, and assistani
leaders, Mrs. Delbert Andersor
and Mrs. Mary Steelman.
Mrs. Harry Campbell is com
mittee chairman, assisted by Mrs
Sam Boyd and Mrs. James Kind
ler.
The girls are now busy on then
Christmas projects which will in
elude hand-made gifts for theii
fathers and mothers.
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Seattle Petersburg
Wrangell
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FREIGHT SiRYICE
M. V. SQUARE KNOT
Scheduled from Seattle Tues.,
Dec. 22, calling at Yakatat,
Cordova, Valdez, Seward
and Kodiak
FOR INFORMATION
T. J. MALONEY. AO ENT
LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR
Dick’s Drug Store
Oakesdale, Washington
The Frontiersman
Palmer, Alaska
Dear Sirs:
Enclosed check for renewal
subscription for The Frontiers
man and please change the spell
ing of my name.
In your story about the 10th
anniversary of the Moose Lodge
you had Bill Lentz as first Gov
ernor, which is wrong.
I was the first Governor serv
ing the short term before election
and one full term, and I was fol
lowed by Guy Hankins and then
Bill Lentz.
I enjoy your paper very much,
tell Sue Hill my sister-in-law to
do something so she can get her
name in the paper.
Yours truly,
DICK E. ENGLE
Distempsr Outbreak
Prompts Emergency
Funds and Action
Jim Wilson, Commissioner of
Agriculture, and Dr. James Paz
aruski territorial veterinarian
will leave Palmer this week for
Tanacross and Northway where
they plan the vaccination of dogs
in the two villages that have
been hit by a prevalence of dis
temper.
The Alaska Native Service
teacher at Tanacross sent word
to the Department of Agriculture
that 11 dogs in the village had
died and another 11 were sick
with distemper. Marjorie Myren,
public health nurse, notified the
Palmer office that six dogs have
died at Northway and another
26 are afflicted.
Upon receiving word of con
ditions in the two villages Com
missioner Wilson contacted Gov
ernor B. Frank Heintzleman for
emergency funds to help in com
bating the outbreak. One hundred
units of vaccine have been auth
1' orized and the Alaska Native Ser
11 vice has agreed to assist in the
; program.
■1 Last year serious losses were
experience in the areas around
Nome, Kotzebue and Wainright.
Questionnaires are being sent
out to teachers and nurses in is
olated areas in a search for qual
ified persons who will administer
. the vaccines.
The men plan to spend Satur
day in Tanacross and on to
Northway on Sunday, where they
will vaccinate as many dogs as
, possible which have been expos
’ ed to distemper. Wilson said as
far as can be determined there
are approximately 200 dogs in the
j two villages. Medicants will be
! administered those already af
: fected.
| Wilson said that they hope to
have an additional 200 units
available for emergncy use in
areas where the dogs are econ
omically important. Many of the
Natives in the affected areas are
dependant upon their dogs for
transportation on their trap lines.
They hope to be able to treat the
young dogs, in these cases, he
,, added.
GAMMA GLOBULIN
the part of blood which gives
protection for a few weeks
is ip very short supply■
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When POLIO is around,
follow these PRECAUTIONS
1 Keep clean
2 Don't get fatigued
3 Avoid new groups
4 Don't get chilled
4 VACCINE
is not ready for 1953 But
there >s hope for the future.
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Decorative Gifts From A Bottle
It’s party-time and gift-buying time again, and economy-minded
make-it-yourselfers everywhere are converting the new Schenley
decanter into things of beauty to dress up the home or give as
presents. Here are four bright suggestions:
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The decanter filled with colored
tand—or gay hard candies—
for luxurious book-ends.
A lamp-wiring kit and the de
canter as base lor a rich-looking
table lamp.
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gmmmi Mimm
The hollow stopper inverted and
serving as milady's perfume
bottle.
Oil and vinegar cruets from your
Schenley decanter to decorate
your buffet supper setting.
1 Reporters— j
Notebook
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Rev. Raymond Mosey who has
been replacing Rev. James J.
Church the past three months re-1
Snead at St. Michael’s Catholic
turned to Juneau on December
6.
Charles W. Wilson, who was re- j
cently reappointed Territorial
Soil Conservationist under the
reorganization of the Soil Con
servation Service, is in Fairbanks
for a meeting of supervisors of
Soil Conservation sub-district of
the Fairbanks area.
The American Legion Auxil
iary recently purchased an elec
tric range for the Legion build- j
ing kitchen.
Monthly meetings for junior
members of the American Legion
Auxiliary were recently started'
at the Legion Building on Satur
day afternoons at 1:30 p.m. by
Mrs. Dorothy Trudell, acivities
program chairman. Many of the
youngsters are pre-schoolers and
are at present working on Christ
mas cards.
Art Marsh left Palmer this
week for Spokane where he will
spend the winter. He plans to re
turn to the Valley next Spring.
He made the trip by air.
Kathy Richards is back at work
in the Department of Agriculture
i office this week following a few
days vacation spent in Fairbanks.
Mrs. Grace Edleman was hon
ored on her birthday Monday by
j co-workers in the Co-Op office.
A noon luncheon was held at the
home of Mrs. Roberts Crites.
Among those from Palmer whoi
flew to Cordova December 5 to
attend the Legion of Moose cere
monial were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
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Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Don In
galls, Leo Lucas, Paul String
field and Jack Leek. The local
group flew from Anchorage with
representatives from the Anchor
age lodge. The entire group re
turned December 6.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Zieke of
Palmer attended open house
ceremonies held at Telvision Sta
tion KTVA in Anchorage Sunday.
Mrs. E. G. Ganschow of Pal
mer was called Outside due to the
illness of her mother.
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. DePriest
left the Valley Monday for a va
cation in the States.
The Valley Beauty Shop was
redecorated this week by the
owner, Mrs. Bessie Dugas, in an
attractive Persian lamb color.
Two heifer calves, given by
Phil Heddles and Harold Hansen
of Palmer, were shipped to the
Fairbanks Children’s home this
week via railroad express.
Roger Wood, IFYE representa
tive, and son of Mr. and Mrs.
Cl-.n Woods of Palmer is expect
ed back in the States this week
from Ecuador where he has spent
the past few months.
Youth For Christ
Banquet This Saturday
All Valley youths are invited
to attend the semi-formal Christ
mas banquet to be held by the
Palmer Youth for Christ Satur
day evening, December 12 in the
basement of the United Protes
tant Church.
The dinner is scheduled to be
gin at 6:30 and will be a full
course turkey dinner. Women of
the Church of God will be serv
ing.
John Gillespie of Anchorage
will be guest speaker and a full
program of entertainment is
planned.
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MRS. EDITH BENSON
HONORED ON BIRTHDAY
Approximately 25 friends and
acquaintances gathered Decem
ber 6 to honor Mrs. Edith Ben
son of Palmer Highway with a
surprise birthday party. Mrs.
Benson was 71 years young on
Sunday and friends from Palmer
Anchorage, Spenard, Cantwell
and Wasilla offered their best
wishes and many lovely gifts.
The party was held in the new
home recently built near the
Matanuska Valley Gardens by
Maul Hosier, her daughter. A
goose and chicken dinner was
served.
Mrs. Benson was seated in the
chair-of-honor to open her gifts.
The chair is a family heirloom,
hand made and carved of solid
wood and believed to be well
over 100 years old.
Seated at the birthday table
with the guest of honor were her
daughter, Maud Hosier, Mrs.
Christina Anderson of Anchor
age and Mrs. Luella Rumohr of
Cantwell, her Stateside neighbor
many years ago and who came
to Alaska with Mrs. Benson in
1941. Mrs. Billie Corbley of Spen
ard and Bill Bouwens of Palmer
were in charge of the buffet
table.
Sergeant John Gore has receiv
ed his discharge from the U. S.
Air Force. Sgt. Gore has been
stationed at Elmendorf Air Force
Base the past three years.
Father Kreuzer
A Catholic Mission will be con
ducted at St. Michael’s Parish
from Sunday December 13 until
Friday December 18 by Father
Luke L. Kruezer, S. J. well
known members of the Jesuit
Mission Band of the Oregon
Province. Father Kreuzer is cur
rently on tour of Alaska con
ducting Missions for the Catholic
Parishes and Military Installa
tions of the territory.
Fr. Kreuzer was iormerly as
sociated with Gonzaga University
and during the past few years
has conducted Novenas, Retreats
and Missions in the Northwest.
The Mission is for all Catholics
and Non-Catholics as well are
most welcome. The instructions
and sermons are concerned with
the fundamental issues and pro
blems of everyday living.
The Missions services begin
each evening at 7:30 p.m. Masses
in the morning at 8:00 a.m. will
be followed by a brief instruction.
Pd. adv.
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1943 CERTIFICATES OF
EQUITY BEING REDEEMED
Certificates of equity, valued at
$14,222.00, and issued in 1943 by
the Matanuska Valley Farmers
Cooperating Association will be
redeemed at the Co-Op office be
ginning December 15, it was an
nounced this week. The certifi
cates represent purchases made
; by Co-Op members 10 years ago.
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i Of course you’ve made out
| your Christmas shopping list al
| ready or are seriously thinking of
it.
That extra-special girl will
love the new colorful lingerie for
Christmas—or perhaps you would
prefer to give her a sculptured
nylon robe—pretty enough for
T-Ving, yet carefree enough for
breakfast preparation.
If this wreather makes you want
a sport jacket for her, we have
some beauties that are wind and
snow repelant, with zip-out lin
ings for warmer weather or for
skiing.
There’s a wide selection of mit
tens for everyone from size “oo”
through womens’ "large”, and
serviceable and drtessy gloves.
The sooner the shopping is
done for that Christmas list, the
better the selectioh—So don't
wait, but see us soon at
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