ANNUAL MEETING HELD
BY UNITED PROTESTANT
CHURCH MEMBERS
The congregation of the Unit
ed Protestant Church met Janu
ary 11 in the recently completed
church basement and held their
annual congregational meeting.
All church organizations gave re
ports on work done this past
year.
Dr. Lee McKinley was elected
as an elder of the church, the
highest office in the local church.
Plans call for his ordination in
the spring.
New members of the visitation
committee are Mrs. Earl Smith
and Mrs. Dorothy Rempel. Dick
Eempel was elected Sunday
School Superintendent for another
year.
Mrs. Margaret Blom, president
of the Board of Trustees presided
over the corporation meeting
which immediately followed the
congregational meeting. Accom
plishments and activities of the
board were given in a report by
OFFICE EQUIPMENT
ACCOUNTINO FORMS
OFFICE SUPPLIES
Everything
for the Office
Expert Office
Machine Repairs
COMMERCIAL
STATIONERS
Reed Eldg., Opp. Federal Bldg.
Dial 30515—Anchorage. Alaska ;
Xiwanis Hear—
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on. It will be a big project to
keep the economy after the de
fense spending is gone. “I feel that
the Kiwanis can take part in this
activity in a big way,” he con
cluded.
Installing officer, Past President
Hugh Johnson conducted the in
itiation ceremony for three new
members, Roscoe Taylor, Richard
Andrews and Fred Zieke and in
stalled Harlow Hodgson as new
president; Emil Ganschow, vice
president, Marvin Slaughter,
secretary and Richard Jones, trea
surer.
Outgoing officers were; Ed
Smith, president; Harlow Hodg
son. vice-president; Emil Gans
chow, secretary and Richard
Washburn, treasurer.
Perfect attendance pins were
given to Ed Smith and Cy Brew
er who received three-year pins:
Emil Ganschow-, Rev. James
Snead, John Weisenbereger, Har
low Hodgson, James Hurley and
Hugh Johnson, two-year pins and
O. K. Kincaid, William Rempel,
Lloyd Severns, Marvin Slaughter
and Richard Washburn, one-year
pins.
Mrs. Blom. New trustees for the
coming year are: William Reid.
Mrs. Virgil Eckert, Fred Stassel,
Arthur Brundage, Gilman Lind
sey, Emil La Walter and Phillip
Edelman. Dr. Winston Laughlin
was re-elected to serve as treasur
er of the church.
In outlining the work of the
church for the year, Rev. Brian
Cleworth pointed to the need for
a visitation evangelism program
reaching into the city and sur
rounding areas. “In fulfilling the
command of Christ, we have got
to take the church, with its re
deeming message of faith to the
community,” he said.
Local Rifle Club
Wins Over
Montana Shooters
High shooter on the winning
Matanuska Valley Sportsmen Rif
le team in a match with the Cut
Bank Rifle Club of Cut Bank,
Montana was Ken Westenbarger
with a total of 394. High for the
Montana club were Dr. J. D. Jones
and Jack Peoples with tie totals
of 387.
The match was the first of a
' series of nine weekly events. 1
Monday night scores of the Pal
} mer club will be used against the!
Cut Bank Club.
Score: (PALMER)
P S K o-h. tot.
K. Westenbarger 100 100 99 95 394
Jack Dodge 99 99 97 90 385
J. “Rip" Harris 100 99 97 89 385
Fred Terwilliger 100 99 94 89 382
V. Donaldson 100 99 95 86 380
“A” Team Total 1926
(CUT BANK)
Jack Peoples 100 99 97 91 387
Dr. J. D. Jones 100 99 97 91 387
Harry Kays 100 100 96 90 386
Kenny Clarkson 100 94 96 94 384
Darrel Christenot 100 99 94 86 379
“A” Team Total 1923
CALL OUT FOR
HOSPITAL BIDS
O. K. Kincaid, Valley Hos
pital manager announced this
week that a wire had been
received from the U. S. Public
Health Service, Region 10, ap
proving the new hospital plans
and specification and author
ized the commencement of bid
advertsing.
Bids will be opened at the
Valley Hospital February 20.
Kincaid said.
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Harold Moore flew to the
Stales January 11 on business.
His trip will also include visits
with Bob and Bonnie Bettine
and daughter who are in Stan
wood, Washington and his
mother who lives in California.
During his absence, Moore's
garage will be closed. He plans
to return tc the Valley around
the first of February.
Clafir Stock and A1 Miller re
turning from a quick trip to Fair
banks reported 60 below at Tok
Junction on their return trip.
Even at that, Stock said, it felt
warmer than on our way up
when the temperature was at a
minus 45 with a cold ,cold wind
blowing.
Rosalind Miller returned to
Palmer this past week-end over
the Alaska Highway and is
working temporarily in the of
fice of U. S. Commissioner
Dorothy Saxton.
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that might arise in case of an
enemy attack.
“In this respect,” Col. Crocketl
said, “Territorial headquarters has
prepared extensive plans with the
CAA and ACS to inform every
Alaskan mayor and local civil
defense director within a few min
utes of an approaching enemy at
tack.”
Regarding shipment of civil de
fense supplies and equipment tc
Aaskan cities and communities,
the Territorial director said thal
in 1952, Alaska put aside more
than $150,000 to meet the $350,00C
of the Federal funds on a 70 pei
cent Federal and 30 per cent Ter
ritorial basis, toward the purchase
of these supplies and equipment
March off Dimes—
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burg, 1; Metlakatla, 15; Montain
View; 1; and Sitka, 3.
Through its 3,100 Chapters, the
National Foundation brought aid
to the stricken in every part of the
nation, in Hawaii, Puerto Rico,
the Virgin Islands, the Canal Zone
and Alaska. .
Prizes Planned
Climaxing the month long
March of Dimes will be the ball
on -January 31. Sponsored by the
Moose and Women of the Moose,
the semi-formal affair will be
held in the Palmer School gym
nasium with dancing scheduled
from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. There will
be a prize waltz contest and a
door prize of an 18-piece service
for six camp kit will be award
ed. Jack Leek, chairman an
nounced additional plans are be
ing made.. Advance ticket sales
will be in charge of Stanley Lowe
and Dick Anderson. Women of
the Moose have pledged a pound
of dimes in addition to their
He added, this equipment has
been contracted for by the Federal
CD Administration and the bulk
of the first aid supplies are due
to be shipped within the first
quarter of the year.
Included in this order, he said,
are 57 air raid sirens to be dis
tributed to cities and communities
without costs: fire-fighting equip
! ment of the heavy duty type and
the smaller jeep type and five
emergency power plants. The fire
fighting equipment and the power
plants are charged to the cities
at 15 per cent of the costs.
CORDOVA BASKETBALL
EXCURSION
JANUARY 23—25
S35.00 Round Trip
Tickets may be purchased at
Palmer Fountain
services at the ball. A “fun night”
to raise the money will be held
February 7 with a floor show by
members to be offered among the
planned entertainment.
IfftEQUENT I
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LavaskaH
PASSENGER SERVICE
FROM SEWARD
S.S. BARANOF S.S. DENALI
Thurs., Jan. 15 Thurs., Jan. 22
Sitka
Juneau
Ketchikan
Seattle
Valdez
Petersburg
Ketchikan
Juneau
Wrangell
Seattle
FREIGHT SERVICE
From SMttl*
S. S. CHENA
Sailing from Seattle Tues.,
January 20, calling at Sew
ard, Valdez and Cordova.
A FREIGHTER
Sailing from Seattle Tues.,
January 27, calling at Sitka,
Yakatat, Valdez, Seward,
Kodiak, Seldovia and Hom
er.
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OCOMA OR BIRDSEYE
PRICES FOR 16th-17th-181k
DOG AMP CAT FOOD
Bar-None 2 m
27c
| Aerowax qtll65C
2 ROLLS 4 5 €
ROLLS 35C
J? S ERRA
1
g
€( V;/HITE CROSS
Is
Tissue 4
g GERBER'S JUNIOR
JCKOCK 3 JUreBUK ■ ■■
Buf^y Food 2 tm$ xjC
Jelly Rolls
By Palmer Bakery
Reg. 60c
SPECIAL
SODA NABISCO M M
Crackers 1 & jjc
HUNT'S
Prunes
TULA MOOK
21/2 Size
.. Jar
Oyster Stew
SUPER AND JUNIOR
Kotex in
Reg. 40c L boxes
4ic
41$
2 _ 49$
10 oz.
..Tin
FREE SUGAR BOWL OR
CREAMER WITH
Wheatena
22 oz. pkg.
48$
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ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO STOCK ON HAND