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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Notebook
Visiting in Palmer on Monday ;
of this week were Walter J.
Hinkel, Louis Odather, and Ste- ;
wart, all of Anchorage.
Mrs. Izabell Buzby of Fair
banks, who was elected mother
of-the-year in the Fourth Divi
sion, was a Palmer visitor this
past week while down for the
Music Festival in Anchorage.
While in the Valley she visited
the Bob Buzby and Ted Buzby
families. The Fairbanks Buzbys
formerly lived at the Experiment
Station several years ago. Twin
daughter and son, Robyn and
Ronald Buzby were Fairbanks
entrants in the Festival, with
Robyn taking home a trophy for
her vocal presentation. Mrs. j
Buzby returned to Fairbanks on
the Monday train.
Mr. and Mrs. Don DeFolo and
family left this week for Red- j
wfood City, California, where !
they plan to make then- home.
Several Palmerites made the
trip to Anchorage various eve
nings last week to see the new
Cinemascope “The Robe”. Vari
ous reactions to the new style
presentation were reported.
Another Anchorage event that
attracted a large sized local at- i
tendance wras the annual Music j
Festival, in which the Palmer
High School took part.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Zieke of
Palmer and friends from Anch
orage motored to Seward over
the wTeek end. They reported the
Seward highway in very good
condition.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Moffitt re
turned to Palmer this week-end
following six months spent in
the States. Mrs. Moffitt is work- 1
ing at the Post Office during
Postmistress Beatrice Huntley’s j
vacation.
Fisher’s Flouring Mill Com
pany has notified the Co-Op that
a licensed veterinarian. Dr. Pel
ton, w'ill be in the Valley on :
Tuesday, May 4 at which time
he will meet writh local farmers
at the Co-Op club room at 8 p.m.
Dr. Pelton has 30-y'ears experi
ence as poultry pathologist. His
experience includes the supervi
sion of the State of Washington
dairy herds. He expects to be in
the Valley a couple of days, ac
cording to Fred Zieke, Co-Op
general manager.
The Co-Op creamery recently 1
purchased another ice cream
truck. The truck has a capacity ;
of 750 gallons and will be used
in the Anchorage area by the !
Matanuska Dairy of that city.
Key. Avery V. Eichey »f the
First Baptist Church of Palmer
is in charge of revival services
being held at the Native Baptist
Mission in Anchorage this week.
Two Anchorage bankers were
elected officers of the Alaska
Bank Association at the an
nual convention held last week
in Kodiak. They are Ben Craw
ford and Robert A. Baker, the
latter who is a director of the
Matanuska Valley Bank.
Two workers at the Eklutna
Project were killed early Friday
morning in a car wreck at Mile
25*/2 on the Glenn Highway. Ter
ritorial police believe the car was
traveling at a high rate of speed
when it overturned, landing on
its top.
Dorothy Campbell, 8, was a
winner in the age group from
8 to 12 years, in the Anchorage
Times Bugs Bunny Easter Color
ing Printout. Sne will receive a j
ticket to the Bailey Brothers j
and Cristiani Combined Circus
when the Shrine Club brings it
to Anchorage in July Receiving .
honorable mcn.'on was Mai dr. •
Sherman, Lila .inn Graham, and
Dorr? -pi of Palmer,
and Helen Carter of Wasilla. ,
E. A. .Anderson and James
Dowd of the Bank of California,
Seattle, and Fowler Martin apd
John L«shley of ihe Pacific Na
tional Bn!- also of Seattle, i
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while in the territory for the
annual bankers convention. Rich
ard Jones of the Matanuska Val
JOYCE dinkel bride
IN EVENING CEREMONY
In a candlelight ceremony per
formed in the First Presbyterian
Church in Wasilla on April 10.
Miss Joyce Arlene Dinkel, dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Dinkel of Wasilla, became the j
bride of Arnfinn Koernplassen, :
nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Martin
Olson of Wasilla. The ceremony
was performed at 7:30 in the
evening by Rev. Brian Cleworth. !
Glen Barnes sang “O Promise :
Me”, and “I Love Thee”.
The bride, who was given in
marriage by her parents, wore
a beautiful white satin gown
which she and her mother had
made. The princess style gown
had long sleeves, with pointed
tips across the back of the bride’s
hands. The fitted bodice had a
sweetheart neckline and stand-up
collar. The skirt was of floor ,
length, with train. Her fingertip
length veil of nylon net was
caught with a spray of orange
blossoms, worked into a band.
Her bouquet was of white orch
ids, one large blossom surround
ed by several smaller ones.
Mrs. William Tryck was her
sister’s matron of honor and wore
a green gown, fashioned after
that of the bride’s. Bridesmaids
were Audrey Dinkel, another j
sister of the bride; Mrs. Gudrun ;
Branttian, sister of the bride
groom, and Ruby Holstien. friend j
of the bride. Their gowns were
also fashioned after that of the !
bride’s in hues of yellow, pink, j
and blue. Each attendant carried j
bouquets of tiny orchids, fashion
ed of nylon net in a heart shape.
The bridegroom’s best man was
A1 Brattain. Gene Dinkel, broth
er of the bride, John Colberg,
and Ed Wilkes were ushers.
The bride’s mother wore a for- !
mal gown of fuchia color, and
the bridegroom’s aunt wore a
light tan colored formal gcwn.
Following the ceremony a re
ception was held for the couple
in the church basement. Guests
were present from Anchorage,
Moose Pass, Fort Richardson,
Palmer, and Wasilla. The guest
book was presided over by Mrs.
Branttian.
The bride is a graduate of the
Wasilla High School and is em
ployed at the Matanuska Experi
ment Farm where she plans to
continue her work until June, j
The bridegroom was educated in
the schools or Norway and is
employed by the Matanuska Val
ley Farmers Cooperating Asso
ciation creamery.
Following a wedding trip to
Seward and Moose Pass, the
couple are making their home at
the Experiment Farm.
The bridegroom’s gift to the
bride was a string of pearls, and
earrings. The bride’s attendants
were given rhinestone necklaces.
PLAN MOTHER'S DAY
BAKE & SEWING SALE
Members of the Palmer Wo
men of the Moose would like to
remind the public of their an
nual Mother’s Day bake and
sewing sale which will be held
Saturday, May 8 at Grassers
Hardware from 10:00 a.m. until
3:00 p.m.
¥ovelty dish towels, hand
made aprons, and pillow cases
will be offered for sale along
with the many usual delicious !
home-baked goods.
According to Sergeant E. Sch- ■
wartz, U. S. Marine Corp re- j
:ruiting officer of Anchorage, j
Monty R. Boicourt, 17, and Wil
iam G. Smith, 19, both of Pal
mer, were recently accepted by
he Marine Corp and are at :
sresent taking basic training in
San Diego, as is William C. Cox, !
.7, also of Palmer,
ey Bank escorted the visitors
m tours of the Valley. j ,
JOHN VAN RYN j i
former owner of the WHITE j
snoT CAFF *m~un"ed ihisl|J
week that he nas again lakeri
over the ownership of the J
cafe. ‘
TO i CFfiaRS
FOR LOCAL DRW %LUB
A7 iVVS ,2 MEETING
Officers for the recently form
ed Business and Professional
Womens’ club in the Valley, will
be elected at the next regular
meeting to be held Wednesday
evening, May 12 in the Soil Con
servation Service office in the
Neal Wright building.
In addition to electing officers,
members will adopt by-laws
which were reviewed at the
April 23 meeting, held at the
home of Izabelle Wollcott. At
tending the meeting from the
Anchorage club were Mrs. Hazel
B. Johnson. Alaska federation
president: Mrs. Hazel Bailey,
Mrs. Mickie Harness, and Mrs.
Helen Fisher. The name, Matan
uska Valley Business and Profes
sional Women’s Club was decid
ed upon for the local organiza
tion.
Offices to be filled at the next ;
meeting are those of president, ■
first and second vice-president,
corresponding secretary, record
ing secretary, and treasurer.
Special study projects and pro
grams will be decided upon by
the membership, and commit
tees will be appointed, following
the organization of the local club.
All women of the greater Pal
mer area, including Palmer, Sut
ton, Wasilla, Butte, and Chugiak
are invited to attend the next
meeting. Those who become
members at this time will be
come charter members of the
local club.
The National Federation of
Business and Professional Wo
men’s Clubs, Inc. was founded in
1919 and is non-partisan; non
sectarian, and non-profit. It is
the largest organization in the
world devoted entirely to the
interests of employed women.
Among its purposes are to
bring about a spirit of coopera
tion among business and profes
sional women; to elevate the
standards for women in busi
ness and in the professions; to
extend opportunities to business
and professional women through
education along lines of indus
trial, scientific, and vocational
activities: to create conditions
that will assure to women and
men the greatest opportunity and
reward for the development of
whatever capacities they possess,
and to stimulate local and state
organizations.
Home Demonstration
Notes
For the ninth year Alaskan
homemakers will observe nation
al home demonstration week
with their counterparts in the
states May 2*8, Mrs. Lydia
Fohn-Hansen, home demonstra
tion leader, said.
Loneliness, isolation, lack of
social and educational opportun
ities, the same problems now fac
ing Alaskan women, were the
reason the home demonstration
program was started in 1914.
When more than half the people
lived on farms, home demonstra
tion work was largely a rural
program. Now with only 16 per
cent of the population engaged in
agriculture, the demand of town
women has grown to almost
equal farm membership.
Matanuska Valley women will
celebrate the occasion with a tea
May 4 to which all women of the
valley are invited. Each home
demonstration club member is
mcouraged to bring a non-mem
ber friend to meet other women.
This is one method the women
use to overcome the loneliness
so often found in Alaska where
the population is a shifting one,
Mrs. Fohn-Hansen said.
Exhibits at the tea will center
about the theme of Alaskan
oomemaking with samples of
projects accomplished in the
aarly days through help of the
University of Alaska Extension
Service. Different clubs in the
/alley are responsible for the re
freshments, program, exhibts
and reception. A nursery will be
arovided for pre-schoolers, Mrs.
Marylou Rideout, Palmer home
lemonstration agent, wrote Mrs.
dohn-Hansen.
From the last week of April
hrough the month of May the
'Frontiersman”, weekly news
paper in Palmer, will print news
articles about home demonstra
ion work as written in the val
ey’s club members.
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ed for May 8 with plans arrang
'd by the homemakers’ council ;
vith the help of Mrs. Audrey
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Edward J. Smith, 29, entered
a plea of guilty on a complaint
brought by Territorial Police on
May 31, 1953, to driving in ex
cess of the legal speed limit. In
Commissioner’s Court April 26
he was found guilty and fined
$20.
Richard C. McAllister, 22, ent
ered a plea of not guilty, but
was found guilty on a charge of
driving in excess of the legal j
speed limit on April 18, in Com- j
missioner’s Court on April 19. j
He was fined $10 on the Territor
ial Police charge.
Daniel Wolf, 18, was fined $15
when found gulty of a charge of
driving in excess of the speed j
limit on April 17, when he ap
peared in U. S. Commissioner’s
Court on April 19. He entered a
plea of guilty to the charge
brought by Territorial Police.
Bobby B. Call, 23, appeared in
Commissioner’s Court on April
19 and entered a guilty plea to
driving in excess of the speed
limit. He was found guilty and
fined $25, on the territorial Po- 1
lice charge.
Robert M. Flory, 21, was found
guilty of driving with foreign
license plates after being engag
ed in work in the territory, and
fined $10 in Commissoner’s
Court on April 19.
WOMEN OF MOOSE
HONOR OFFICIALS
A special party and ceremony
honoring all graduate regents in
Jhis area was held in Anchorage
on Thursday, April 22 at Pion
eer Hall by Women of the Moose.
Hattie Fireovid, chairman of
the Academy of Friendship was
in charge of the chapter night
program and ceremonies.
Initiation ceremonies were per
formed by all graduate regents,
with Palmer members Fern Leek,
Haleen Ingalls, and Kathleen
More participating.
Other Palmer ^members who
attended wrere: Sarah Moffitt,
Emma Fogg, Eva Plumlev, and
Betty Durand.
Davies and Mrs. Carol Winev,
home demonstration agents for
the Anchorage and Seward
areas. Mrs. Fohn-Hansen will be
a guest at this tea as well as
the Palmer event.
Bread making, pattern draft
ing, dress forms, fur sewing and
glass etching are a few of the
home demonstration projects to
be shown during the Tanana
Valley tea May 13. In order to
reach mothers with young chil
dren, the Tanana Valley club
women will provide two baby
sitters during the tea, Mrs. Mar
garet Goodfellow, home demon
stration agent, said.
Ketchikan was ahead of the
rest of the territory in their cele
bration. Club members there en
tertained all interested women
at an annual homemakers’ din
ner in April.
Purpose of all these observan
cess to explain the home demon
stration program to women and
show how it can help them in
making better homes for their
families and as a result a bet
ter community, state and nation,
Mrs. Fohn-Hansen said.
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FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
A Belter Way!
Make-shifting again, eh?
We know all the plumb
ing angles. We repair or
newly-install fast and rea
sonably. Why be left high,
dry or eold? Phone us—
see what a difference we
can ma^e.
MACS PLUMBING
Jack Sisley Meads
Matanuska Lumbermen
Jack Sisley of Palmer will
head the Matanuska Lumber
men’s Association, Inc., a recent
ly organized group of local lum
bermen. Sisley was elected presi
dent at a meeting held Monday
evening, April 26. Elected to
serve with him was L. O. Hayes,
vice-president, and Howard Es
telle, secretary-treasurer.
Regular meetings of the asso
ciation will be held the first
Monday of each monh. For the
present time meetings wdll be
held at the Estelle home on Bail
ey Hill.
The group has recently receiv
ed inquiries from a company in
terested in the possible use of
cottonwood peeler logs, Mr. Es
telle said this week. The group
plans to seek a market for the
many board feet of cottonwood
in this area.
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Spring is here—The Jantzen
cotton sweaters are just what we
want to wear with pedal pushers
and shorts this summer—Terrys’
trimmed with clan plaid ging
ham—cool scoop necklines—con
vertible turtle turnback collars
—quite a variety in the newest
that you’ll be seeing in all the
magazines very soon.
Those most attractjve mater
nity suits, smocks, skirts and
slax we showed at the Style
Show the first of this month
have been unpacked.
And we have new Dolly Myers
cottons, Jantzen Karafieece
sweaters, Pilot blouses, and lots
of new coveralls and summer
wear for the youngsters.
ALSO, FOR FRIDAY and
SATURDAY ONLY, girls’ cotton
dresses, two for the price of one
—odds and ends in corduroy
jackets at one-quarter off, and
a bargain on the fev/ remaining
coats, sizes 4 and 5—There are
only six, so get here early — at
BETTY S’
4*H NEWS
Mixing Bowl Club
Members of the Mixing Bowl!
4-H c'ub will hold an organiza
tion meeting Saturday, May I
from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.' at the
Henning Blunck home, located
one mile south of town. New
members will be welcomed.
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tion and save up to 47 pei < ' t
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