Victory Bible Camp
Announces Summer
Schedules and Rates
The 1953 camping season of Vic
» tory Bible Conference Grounds,
Inc. was outlined at an official
meeting of the Board of Directors
held recently in Anchorage.
Following is the schedule for
^ the 1953 season: Grades 2 and 3
(primary), June 1-6; Grades 4-5-6,
(junior), June 8-13); Junior high,
June 22 - 27; High School,
July 6-11; special teen-age second
camp, July 13-18; Missionary and
Family Bible Conferences with
Dr. John Mitchell of Portland,
Ore., July 27—August 1.
f The cost for the week has re
mained the same as former years,
$12.75 per child for the week,
which includes: Transportation to
and from camp, originating in
Anchorage, all meals, lodging and
insurance on each child.
Added to the personnel this
summer will be Shermon Roth,
who will act as assistant director.
Roth is a 'graduate of Bob Jones
University and experienced in
working with high school young
people in “Real Life” clubs in
eastern States.
Much additional equipment is
being installed at the camp this
season, including restaurant-type
Flamo stove, large electric mixer,
two hot water tanks, additional
recreational equipment, bunk
beds with springs and mattresses.
The latter will replace camp cots
used in previous years.
Camp Director, Rev. John Gil
lespie again urges boys and girls
interested in camping to respond
to the registration blanks as soon
they publicly appear in order to
assure entrance into their proper
age group.
Victory Bible Camp is an inter
denominational camp ground of
fering a well rounded camp pro
gram with a definite Christian
influence. It is located at Index
Lake, Mile 95 on the GleAn High
way.
PLAN TURKEY DINNER
FOR APRIL 30
A turkey dinner—all you can
eat—will be served family style
by the Matanuska Valley Sports
men Club Thursday evening,
April 30..
The dinner will be served in
the Grange Hall from 5:30 to 8:30
‘ p.m., with proceeds to go toward
the club’s building fund. The
public is invited to attend. Tickets
will be available from all mem
bers soon, adults $2.50 and chil
dren $1.25.
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COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
THURSDAY, APRIL 23
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN
GE, Grange Hall, 8 p.m.
KIWANIS MINSTREL SHOW,
School Auditorium, 8:30 p.m.
FRIDAY. APRIL 24
STUDENT COUNCIL CONFER
ENCE, Palmer School
TYPHOID IMMUNIZATION
CLINIC, Health Center
FOLK DANCE GROUP, Carpen
ters’ Hall) 8:30 p.m.
KIWANIS MINSTREL SHOW,
School Auditorium, 8:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, APRIL 25
KIWANIS MINSTREL SHOW,
School Auditorium, 8:30 p.m.
Final Performance
MONDAY. APRIL 27
[KIWANIS CLUB, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m..
DORCUS CLUB, Sutton Com
munity Church, 7. p.m.
BOYS CLUB, Sutton Community
Church, 7 p.m.
Cub Scout Pack Meeting
TUESDAY, APRIL 28
CITY COUNCIL MEETING, Co- '
Op club room, 7:30 p.m.
WELL BABY CLINIC, Health
Council 2-4 p.m.
THURSDAY, APRIL 30
TURKEY DINNER, Mat. Sports- [
men at Grange Hall, 5:30-8:30
p.m. Public invited.
Daily Train Service
Planned by ARR
The Alaska Railroad plans to ;
change its train schedules for
passenger runs between Anchor- ;
age, Fairbanks and Seward, it was
disclosed this week.
The lay-over day of steamliner i;
AuRoRa, which serves between
Anchorage and Fairbanks, will be
changed to Tuesday of each week
on May 5, instead of Thursday.
That means there is to be daily
train service between the two
cities every day except Tuesday. ‘
Departure time from Anchorage
of train No. 1, the passenger to
Seward, will be changed from 6
p.m. to 8 p.m. starting June 2. it
was announced.
The services of a full time
speech and hearing therapist, due
to arrive in Anchorage July 1,
have been acquired by Anchor
age’s Crippled Cihldren’s Center.
Mrs. Marshall Hoppin made the
announcement at the Alaska
Crippled Children’s Association
luncheon held this week.
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NEW SHIPMENT!!
FOR THE COMING SEASON
For the Ambitious Type ....
TOOLS — Electric Saws Hammers & Planes
Hoes — Rakes — Digging Forks — Spades
For the Lazy Type ....
Fishing Tackle Boxes — Everything for the
Fishermen.
GRASSER'S
HARDWARE &
SPORTING GOODS
Alaska Railroad
a a
DEPENDABLE FREIGHT SERVICE
* Lowest Rates in Alaska
Order now for spring shipping
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
CALL THE ALASKA RAILROAD AGENT
FOR INFORMATION
Co-Op Produce Dept.
Gets Kew Equipment
The Matanuska Valley Farmers
Cooperating Association has pur
chased a Lockwood potato grader
and has already put it to use
grading potatoes at various farms
and in the Produce Department
root-cellar. The grader is equip
ped with rubber covered steel
hoppers that prevents bruising.
The grader, manufactured by
one of the largest potato grader
makers in the world ha? a wash
ing attachment and brushes.
A new, modern conveyor-type
bin loader, capable of handling
huge amounts of potatoes and a
new potato sacker, along with
other equipment, is now enroute.
The sacker is a complete re
packing unit, capable of sacking
up to one thousand 10 pound
sacks per hour. Mesh or paper
sacks may be used on the new
machine. Potatoes will be put up
in 10 or 15 pound sacks lor re
tail adding greatly to the appear
ance of the vegetables.
TERRAMYCIN SUSPENSION
IN OIL CURES
AIR SAC INFECTION (CRD)
TERRE HAUTE, IND.—Chron
ic respiratory (air sac) disease—
a new constantly growing threat
to poultrymen—for the first time
has been successfully treated, it
was reported here April 14th. The
cure is an injection of the anti
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HOMEMAKERS PLAN
TEA FOR MAY 5
, Members of Homemakers’ clubs
and their friends have been invit
ed to attend a tea to be held in
the United Protestant Church
May 5.
The tea is one of the events
in the observance of the eighth
National Home Demonstration
y^eek, May 3-9. Each homemaker
j is urged to atten dand bring with
her a newcomer to Palmer or
from her area.
There will be a short program
in addition to the refreshments,
to be handled by the following
homemakers’ clubs: Butte, Glaci
er View, Riverbend and Sour
dough. Edith Olson and members
of the Wasilla club have been
asked to decorate the tea table.
This year’s theme is the same
as last year's; "Today’s Home
Builds Tomorrow’s World.” Each
homemaker is asked to bring an
article, or articles for the exhibit.
Members of the Goldduster
club will decorate a store window
in observance of Home Demon
stration Week.
biotic, terramycin, in oil.
The announcement was made
by .veterinary scientists at the
Pfizer Experimental Farm and
Laboratories. The new product
represents the first conclusive de
velopmnt in the fight against this
disease, which annually costs
poultrymen millions of dollars.
Motor-in-Service
GENERAL REPAIRS - WELDING
GAS & OIL
Harry Duff
Phone 65J11
Bert Duff
REHEARSAL TO START FOR
ANNUAL MAY CROWNING
Practice for the annual May
Crowning, to be held at St. Mi
chael’s Catholic Church on Moth
er’s Day, May 10, will start im
mediately after Mass on Sunday,
April 26. All those wishing to par
ticipate in the procession and
crowning must be present for
practice and rehearsals. Partici
pants will include members ol
the Sunday School and other chil
dren.
Steve Anderon was recently
elected as Mayor of Nome. A total
of 263 votes were cast in the
recent city election.
PLAN PENOCHLE PARTY
FOR APREL 28
Valley pinochle players are in
vited to attend a pinochle party
to be held in Grange Hall Tues
day evening, April 28. This will
be next to the last party for the
season, it was announced this
week by the Northland Pioneer
Grange. Refreshments and many
attractive prizes hpve been ar
ranged for, they said.
Final party will be held May
26.
FOR THE PROM
FORMALS—Ballerina and Dinner Styles
Gold and Silver Gol<i and Silver
BALLERINA SLIPPERS EVENING SLIPPERS
In high & medium heels
SUMMER MATERIALS-—New wool-like & cotton
SILK SCARVES—all types
SEWING ACCESSORIES McCALL PATTERNS
KIMBALLS
SEVERNS BLDG. ' PALMER
GOOD
NEWS
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*By Mail
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