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The Frontiersman
Thursday, April 1. 1954
VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office at
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
A. J. DeJulio_Owner-Manager
KHitnr _Virginia Gallant
SubscriDtion Rates . 50c a month, $5 a year
Mailed to all points in Alaska and the United States _
Reporters—
Notebook
A partial list of persons hav
ing Territory of Alaska income
tax refund checks which have
~t>een undeliverable was received
in the office this week. Among
those listed were Charles R. Buy
ny and Clarence L. Chase with
falmer addresses. These men
should write the Department of
Taxation to secure their refunds.
Mrs. Lillian Kirkpatrick of,
Phoenix, Arizona, is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Peggy McKechnie.
Mrs. Frances Sandvik was a
recent visitor at the I. M. Sand
vik home, and with her son Gale
Wetherall, at the Harold Thuma
- - home.
Mrs. Gayle Rowland, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Eckert of
Palmer, arrived in the Valley this
week with a friend, Mary Goss
Df The Dalles, Oregon, for a visit.
Mrs. Rowland’s husband is serv
ing in the U. S. Navy and recent
ly transfered to Adak.
* The Relief Society of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
-Oay Saints are planning month
—My bake sales, with proceeds to
_go to their chapel building fund.
The first will be held at the
Trading Post Saturday, April 3,
beginning at 10 a.m.
Home Demonstration Agent
Artheo Spaulding of the Juneau
•••Extension Service office was
week-end guest of Mr. and Mrs.
'■Laurence Rideout. This was Miss
Spaulding’s first visit to the Val
ley, as well as her first view of
a moose. She was able to get
•several good moose pictures from
-■the Rideout yard.
Gospel Services being held in
Grange Hall will continue, Dellas
-Linaman announced this week.
-In addition to services on Sun
day and Tuesday evenings, ser
vices will be held each Friday
evening.
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IVICIUUCIO VJX 111V, ^ '-***'-*
ary Society of St. Michael’s
Church will hold a bake sale
Saturday, April 3 from 11 a.m.
until 3 p.m. at Bert’s Drug store.
Dr. Foster Sims, Alaska Com
mander, American Legion, re
turned this week from official
visits to Legion Posts in South
eastern Alaska.
Mrs. R. L. Thompson of Selah,
Washington is visiting her son
and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Thompson, and her young
granddaughter Peggy. This is
Mrs. Thompson’s second Valley
visit. Her husband has visited
here often, and is well-known to
many Palmerites.
Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Hurley
and sons Mikie and Steve have
moved from their apartment in
the Ward building to their newly
purchased home on the Glenn
highway at King Mountain.
Lauritz Loberg is enjoying a va
cation from his duties as schoo:
janitor. During his absence Raj
DePriest will take care of th<
janitorial duties.
According to word receivec
Benefit Dance To
Include Floor Show
There will be a benefit dance
for the Oticheck family of Wasilla
on Saturday evening, April 3,
members of the local Moose Lod
ge announced this week.
The dance will be held at
Moose Hall, beginning at 10 p.m.
and continuing to an undetermin
ed hour. Music will be furnished
by Whitey’s band who are do
nating their talents for the dance.
During the evening a group of
professional entertainers from An
chorage will present a floor
show. These entertainers are also
offering their talents free of
charge. At that time a Johnson
semi-automatic 30-06 rifle will
be awarded to someone having
purchased a $1.00 admission tic
ket.
All proceeds from the dance
will go to the Wasilla family, it
was announced.
Homemakers Calendar
April
CHUGIAK club, Apr. 8, Com
munity Hall
NUGGETS club, Apr. 8, Hanna
Burke’s
WASILLA club, Apr. 8, Rose
Peck’s
CHEECHAKO club, Apr. 12,
Clara Whetstone’s
SOURDOUGH dub, Apr. 13, Mar
garet Snodgrass’
GLACIER VIEW club, Apr. 13,
Pearl Trwbridge’s
PALMASILLA club, Apr. 13, C.
Oberg’s
HOMESTEADERS club, Apr. 14,
Hazel Harris’
HAPPY VALLEY club, Apr. 14,
Marylou Rideout’s
GOLD-DUSTERS club, Apr. 14,
Marjorie Heddles’
RIVERBEND club, Apr. 15, Sarah
Moffitt’s
BUTTE club, Apr. 15, Butte Hall.
: this week Mrs. Fred Gaylord,
former Valley resident, was re
j cently involved in an automobile
accident and is in serious con
; dition in Sweet Home, Oregon.
Mrs. Gaylord lived in the Valley
: from 1945 to 1951.
I Mr. and Mrs. Elton Aarested of
: Palmer are on a vacation trip to
South Dakota. They expect to
return around the first of May.
; Mr. Aarasted is employed by the
Co-Op Creamery; Mrs. Aarasted
is employed in the office of the
Valley Presbyterian Hospital.
Mrs. C. Ivan Branton is con
valescing at her home, following
a stay at Providence Hospital in
j Anchorage.
Don Irwin, who has been con
fined to his home following hos
pitalization at Providence is re
ported feeling much better this
week.
Mrs. Ben J. Erickson of Sand
stone, Minnesota is making her
first visit to Alaska. She is visit
ing her daughters, Mrs. Merritt
| Long and Mrs. David Porter of
| Palmer.
HOMEMAKERS CLUB!
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Glacier View Club
The Glacier View Homemakers’
club met at the home of Mrs.
Juanita Watts on March 16 with
nine members and one guest
present.
Following the luncheon Dr.
Myron Babb gave a very inter
esting talk on landscaping and
shrubs, showing several slides on
landscaping.
The next regular meeting will
be held at the home of Mrs. Pearl
Trowbridge on April 13.
Butte Club
A larger-than-usual attendance
was enjoyed by members of the.
Butte Homemakers’ club on
March 18. Mrs. Ina McKenzie and
Mrs. I. M. Sandvik were hostess
es at the Sandvik home.
Extension agent, Marylou
Rideout attended and announced
the coming furniture workshop
the last two weeks in April. She
also told about the “Newer Ideas
In House Construction” discus
sion to be held March 29.
Miss Marilyn Olson of the An
chorage Welfare department gave
an interesting talk about the
great need for temporary homes
for children.
Several additional dresses for
the ACCA were turned in. Mrs.
Violet Sherman had recently tak
' en those previously on. display at
the Trading Post to the ACCA
building in Anchorage. Several
women who are not club mem
bers donated their time for this
worthy project. About 45 dresses
have been made to date.
In the absence of president
Sherman, Mrs. Esther Gallagher
presided. Those attending were:
Lillian Kirkpatrick, Peggy Mc
Kechnie, Rose Nelson, Ina Mc
Kenzie, Margaret Schroeder,
Agnes Cabell, Virginia Thomp
son, Frances Sandvik, Agnes
Muir, Lucille Gibson, Mary Frey,
Esther Gallagher, Dorothy Tru
dell, Diana McKechnie, Pike
' Lentz, Lila Newville, Lucille
King, Eva Plumley, Dorothy New
’ by, Pat DeLand, Peggy Lozenby,
Pauline Mitchell, Pat McAllister,
’ and 17 children.
t The next meeting will be held
at the home of Eva Plumley, with
her daughter Pat DeLand enter
taining.
Cheechako Club
The regular meeting of the
Cheechako Homemakers’ club
was held March 8 at the home of
Mrs. Kathryn Wilson. During the
business session, plans were dis
cussed for a bake sale. The date
and place of event will be an
nounced at the next regular meet
ing to be held April 12 at the
home of Mrs. George Whetstone.
BRISTOL BAY SAILINGS
ANNOUNCED FOR MAY 24
The first Alaska Steamship
i Company sailing of 1954 for Bris
tol Bay, Goodnews Bay and Beth
el is set for May 25, W. J. Mana
• han, company general traffic
manager, announced this week.
> Cargo for this vessel will be
received at Pier 42 from May 10
- to 21. A second sailing for Bristol
: Bay and Bethel is set for approx
- imately August 10.
t The Alaska Line is the only
E company offering freight service
to these three Alaskan towns.
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CHUGIAK PLANS
SPRING FESTIVAL
Palmer and the surrounding
area have received an invitation
to enter exhibits, compete in con
tests, choose their own candidate
for queen, and share in the en
tertainment of the first territory
wide spring festival to be held
in Alaska—the Chugiak Spring
Carnival May 29, 30, and 31, ac
cording to a news release receiv
ed this week from the Chugiak
Spring Carnival Association.
United in backing the three
iay carnival are the civic and wel
fare organizations to whom the
proceeds will go: Civil Defense,
volunteer fire companies and
auxiliaries, homemakers, P-TA,
Boy and Girl Scouts, Cubs and
Brownies, Community Club and
ither constructive groups coordin
ated through the Chugiak Coun
cil.
President of the association is
Captain Roger A. Riddell of the
Alaska District Corps of Engin
eers. Manager is William Bittnei
who managed the 1954 Anchor
age Fur Rendezvous. Members ol
the board are representatives o1
Chugiak civic and welface groups
Among the many events ir
which the entire Territory is in
vited to participate are exhibit:
by Chambers of Commerce, busi
ness concerns, lodges, Homemak
ers Exchange, Volunteer Fire
men’s competition, shooting mat
ches, boxing bouts, and othe:
sports events, various parade:
and the queen contest.
Communities, organizations
military units, clubs, busines
concerns and others interested ii
sponsoring a queen candidate o
entering exhibits or competition
should immediately contact th<
Chugiak Spring Carnival Associa
tion, 427 G Street, Anchorage.
Thousands of dollars in valu
able prizes will be awarded ii
the many divisions. The three
day festival will offer everythin;
in the way of entertainment—
blazing midway, games of chance
championship competitions, show:
dancing, sports of all kinds, e>
tensive exhibits, parades, and th
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COURT NEWS
Driving without valid Alaska
licenses this past week cost three
Anchorage men fines in U. S.
Commissioner’s Court.
Howard L. Throop entered a
guilty plea to the charge brought
by Territorial Police and was fin
ed $10 on March 25; James D.
Allen who entered a like plea
on March 29 was also found guilty
and fined $10. Harold A. Borrego
who was operating a vehicle
without a valid- Alaska license
and no registration was found
guilty, following a plea of guilty
on March 25 and fined $15.
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The University of Alaska is
well represented in the 1954-55
edition of Who’s Who in Ameri
ca. Among the 23 Alaskans list
ed, three are on the campus and
two formerly were associated with
the institution. Dr. Ernest N,
Patty, president, and Dr. Charles
E. Brunnell, president emeritus,
are listed. So are C. T. Elvey,
director of the Geographical In
stitute, Dr. Terris Moore, former
president, and Dr. James C. Ryan,,
former head of the education de
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