VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
filtered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office at
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Publisher, Manager
.Virginia Gallant
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A1 J. DeJulio ...
Editor .
GREAT BOOKS GROUP
LAUNCHES NEW YEAR
WITH INVITATION MEET
The Palmer Great .Books Dis
cussion Group, first in Alaska,
will begin a new series of read
ing within a few weeks, it was
announced this week.
In order to offer an opportun
ity for newcomers to enter into
the stimulating twice-monthly
discussion meetings on a ground
floor basis the three-year-old
group will return to first year
readings. Anyone interested in
learning about this worth while
reading and discussion program
is invited to attend the final dis
cussion meeting of the third year
series, Sigmund Freud’s Origin
and Development of psychoanal
ysis, next Sunday evening, 7:30
p.m. at the Charles Wilson home
right around the corner from the
hospital. Opportunity will be
given to ask questions about the
program and to examine the in
expensive first year books.
Those who are interested in
the program but are unable to
attend this invitation meeting
may phone Mrs. Allan Mick or
see Charles Wilson.
BAPTISTS PLAN
MEET AT FAIRBANKS
The Alaska Baptist Convention
will meet at Fairbanks next
week, September 22, 23 and 24, at
which time 20 Baptist Churches
and Missions connected with the
Southern Baptist Convention will
meet in annual session.
Orland Cary, pastor at Fair- *
banks is president. A. V. Richey,
Baptist pastor here in Palmer is
clerk. Special speaker at the con
vention will be Dr. L. O. Grif
fith, promotion director of the
Home Mission Board of the
Southern Baptist Convention and
Dr. Harold E. Dye, noted South
ern Baptist who is touring Al
aska, preparing to write a study
course book on Baptist work in
Alaska.
SOCIETY TO WORK
ON BAZAAR ARTICLES
Members of St. Michael’s Altar
and Rosary society will hold an
other meeting Monday night,
Sentember 21 to continue the
JUDGES RECOMMEND
CHANGES IN FUTURE
FLOWER SHOWS
Mrs. George Sharrock, presi
dent of the Anchorage Garden
club members. Mrs. U. M. Cul
ver, and Mrs. Ward W. Wells
were judges at the flower show
held during the recent Valley
Fair. In a discussion with Maude
Hosier, superintendent of that di
vision, the judges made certain
recommendations for the flower
division and exhibitors that will
help them in winning future rib
bons and prizes.
They recommended cutting
down the arrangement classes
and clarification in the novelty
class. Two groups of judges
should be used, they said. The
show is too large for only one
group; with each group assigned1
two clerks.
Suggestions for the exhibitors
include longer stems on heavy
flowers in, specimens; follow
schedule, use foliage in specimen
classes where classified and use
correct number of blooms. Clean
foliage on both specimens and ar
rangements. Groom flowers, re
move dead blooms or petals and
dead, discolored or damaged
leaves and disbud close to stem,
early enough for the plant to
heal before showing.
4 • H NEWS
By Marylou Rideout
There were many fine 4-H ex
hibits at the Fair this year.
Equally fine were the 14 team
and individual 4-H demonstrators
who gave baking, gardening,
livestock and clothing demon
strations on Saturday and Mon
day afternoons. Eleven clubs and I
one individual gave considerable
time and thought to their booths
this year. Each one was instruc
tive and well arranged.
Without a doubt, boys and girls
who are not 4-H’ers must wish
they were members when they
see all products exhibited at the .
Fair. Those 4-H’ers who brought
livestock, poultry, baking, cloth
ing or garden items “learned by
doing” and then had the chance
to niihlirlv Hisnlav tVwair nrnHnMc
HOMEMAKERS CLUB
| NOTES |
Homesteaders
The regular meeting of the
Homesteaders Homemakers’ club
was held on September 9 at the
home of Mrs. Bob Fancher.
Election of officer^ for the
coming year was held. New offi
cers are as follows: Mrs. George
Kezak, president; Mrs. Ray Rob
erts, vice-president; Mrs. A.
Wetherbee, secretary; Mrs. Wal
ter Mayr, treasurer and Mrs.
Rodney Johnson, reporter.
Plans for the year were made
and meetings will be held in the
evenings.
Report on the Fair booth show
ed nearly $500 was taken in by
the Homesteaders on their hand
made articles. We decided to
continue sponsoring the booth.
The next meeting will be held
October 14 at Mrs. Phil O’Neill’s
at 7:00 p.m.
Nuggetl Club
Members of the Nugget Home
makers’ club met Thursday eve
ning, September 10, at Mary Ann
Chandler’s home. Lil Westgate
was elected president; Ruth Hod
gson is vice-president, Margaret
Schroeder secretary - treasurer
and Hannah Burke, reporter-his
torian.
Plans for Achievement Day
were made and a list of sugges
tions for next year’s program was
prepared. October’s meeting will ]
be held at Lil Westgate’s home. ]
toasted marshmallows. We all
had sleeping bags to do our slum
bering in. In the morning we had
a business meeting, fried bacon
and effs, made cocoa and toast
then went home at about 10
o’clock.
Our next meeting will be a
Christmas party. We hope every
girl will finish her book soon and
hand it in. See you at 4-H Achie
vement meeting.
Jean Onkka. reporter
Butte Boys
Members of the Butte Boys 4-H
club had a pot luck dinner that
was a very great success. Every
thing went okay but Richard
Freeman who was supposed to
bring two pies didn’t show up
and Eldy Sandvick who was also
to bring two pies only brought
ane, so some of us went without.
3ut we had plenty of ice cream.
We played games afterward.
Signed, Butte Boys
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
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ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
preparations for the annual baz
aar. All women of the parish are
invited to attend. The meeting
will be held in the church base
ment, starting at 8:00 p.m.
SCOUTS RESUME
REGULAR MEETINGS
Palmer Boy Scouts of Troop
654 resumed weekly meetings on
September 15 following a few
week’s ommission. Meetings will
be held at the United Protestant
Church at 7:00 p.m. Harry Wim
mer, scoutmaster and Leo Gets
go, assistant are in charge of
the troop.
HOMEMAKERS PLAN
BAKE AND PLANT SALE
Members of the Sourdough
Homemakers’ club will hold a
food and plant sale at the Co-Op
Trading Post Saturday Septem
ber 26, starting at 10:00 a.m. Pro
ceeds will go toward the hospital
fund.
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| as a result of their project. The
| 4-H’ers are glad there is an an
| nual Fair in order to show whal
4-H can mean.
Boys and girls are in “luck’
to be 4-H members. Two 4-H’ers
were additionally lucky during
the Fair, by winning bicycles. The
4-H Council and 4-H members
wish to thank the Goodyear Tire
and Rubber Company, Seattle;
Mr. Glenn Walker is the local
representative, for these generous
gifts. George Sharp and Jane
Kneff were the lucky winners.
George had a gardening project
this year; Jane’s project was
clothing.
Mixing Bowl
The 4-H Mixing Bowl club
held a slumber party at the
home of our leader, Mrs. Hen
ning S. Blunck. The girls came
about five o’clock. We cooked
our supper then popped com,
placed games and told stories.
Then we ate some more and
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Distributors for
E. I. DuPont De Nemours Go.
Explosives and Blasting Accessories
Phone, Write or Wire
Phil O’Neill.... Alpine Inn
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HOMEMAKERS' ANNUA!
SHORT COURSE SET
FOR OCTOBER 17 — 24
Creative design classes by Ruth
Penington nationally known de
signer will be a feature of this
year’s Homemakers’ Short Course
at the University of Alaska.
Miss Penington is professor of
art at the University of Wash
ington in Seattle and will con
duct a daily session during the
course from October 17 to 24.
The course includes tours, dis
cussions, demonstrations and so
cial events, with lectures by em
inent professors and teachers.
There will be time to complete
the state council organization and
set up committees in the inter
ns! of higher education and pro
fessional homemaking. Delegates
will be given priority in lodging
3n the campus but meetings are
spen to all who wish to attend.
Student rates for the round trip
will be granted to delegates.
Information may be obtained in
:he Palmer Extension Office.
MRS. LEWIS HONORED
AT STORK SHOWERS
Mrs. Janet Lewis of Palmer j
vas recently guest of honor at i
wo stork showers. On Septem
)er 1 Mrs. Bertram Duff and Mrs.'
,Vayne Bouwens entertained in
ler honor at the Bouwens home.
Quests present included Mrs.
lelen Mae Stock of Anchorage,
tfesdames Leann Dodds, Norma
Jenson, Beverly Grover, Mari
inne Hermon, Kathleen Stuart,
Jary Ann Anderson, Leola Rush,
lobby Jo McCrae, Joyce Billot
nd Evelyn Mielke.
Mrs. Loren Wiederkehr enter
ained in her honor on September
: when the following guests were
iresent: Mesdames Glen Har
lage, John Bush, Art Thompson,
.Joyd Lawton, Jack Zimowske,
Max Sherrod, Harry Wimmer,
Joe Scott, Bernard Swoboda,
Jlaire Stock and Carlos Driggars.
Mrs. Lewis received many love
y gifts from hte guests at the
wo showers.
ATTENTION
HOME OWNERS
Terms can now be arrang
ed on new furnaces and
installation.
FURNACE VACUUM &
SHEET METAL CO.
Dealers in Home and
Industrial Heating
COMMUNITY ]
CALENDAR
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
AMERICAN LEGION & AUXIL
IARY, Legion Bldg., 8 p.m.
HEALTH COUNCIL, Co-Op club
room, 7 p.m.
MATANUSKA AIRMENS’ AS
SOCIATION, Co-Op club room,
8 p.m.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
SQUARE DANCE CLUB, Moose
Hall, 8 p.m.
HOSPITAL BOARD, Valley Hos
pital, 8 p.m.
FOLK DANCE GROUP, Carpen
ters’ Hall, 8:30 p.m.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
KIWANIS CLUB, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
BETA SIGMA PHI, Marne
Hank’s home, 8 p.m.
LIBRARY BOARD, Palmer Li
brary, 8 p.m.
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 22
WELL BABY CLINIC, Health
Council, 2-4 p.m.
MOOSE & WOMEN OF THE
MOOSE, Moose Hall, 8 p.m.
BOY SCOUT MEETING, United
Protestant Church, 7 p.m.
CITY COUNCIL, City Clerk’s of
fice, 7:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
CARPENTERS' LOCAL Carpen
ters’ Hall, 8 p.m.
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 24 /
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN
GE, Grange Hall, 8 p.m.
VEHICLE OWNERSHIP
HIGH IN ALASKA
With the population of Alaska
estimated at 154,600, figures re
cently released by R. D. Steven
son, acting territorial tax com
missioner, reveal that the entire
population could be carried in
the cars and trucks registered in
Alaska. On June 30 there were
29,236 passenger cars in Alaska,
12,177 trucks, 465 taxicabs, 245
dealer cars and 208 motorcycles.
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