Valley FRONTIERSMAN
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Palmer, Alaska
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. Daniels — In the Lion’s Den
Palmer this week learned a little of what it means to have
faith in your community and your community leaders, when Wa
silla s civic-minded citizens attended a special meeting of the
Valley Chamber of Commerce in such numbers, that faces of
bona fide Chamber members were hard to spot in the crowd.
Wasilla believes in the Valley. Wasilla believes that a con
certed stand behind that faith can get for us the things we need to
make this Valley thrive. Wasilla residents apparently have the
ability to look beyond personalities and small grudges and to
glimpse the goal in sight.
Palmer all too often is so concerned with the means by which
a goal is reached that the real objective becomes lost in a fog of
petty prejudices, personal enemities and jealous striving.
As long as Palmer folks are unwilling to get behind community
projects and to work for common good, there won’t be many of
the good things of community life coming to Palmer.
As long as there are those in Palmer who are reluctant to
' work together, because they fail to approve of the folks who are
working, we can’t progress very far. The cliques run the commun
ity, is their wail. Special interests rule all local activities, they
cry. So these folks stage a civic sit-down strike in protest, although
reserving for themselves the right to criticize, backbite and tear
down, when any group attempts to do something constructive for
the community.
All of which seems a mighty foolish way to get things done.
After all, there is no group which is stronger than its membership.
Democratic procedure still rules, even in Palmer. There is no
local organization which can put into effect any policy without
the majority approval of its membership. Officers are leaders
only; it takes followers to push through the plans. As long as our
democracy remains to us, the vote of a body’s president carries no
more weight than the vote of that group’s least member.
The constructive plan, and the plan of most civic benefit,
would be to organize an anti-clique group, if that is the ill behind
Palmer’s civic ailments. When there is no treatment there can
be no cure, and a discussion of symptoms has never made a patient
better yet.
Palmer would do well to take a leaf from Wasilla’s lessonbook.
“It’s the Valley we’re interested in,” they told listeners at Mon
day s special meeting. Can Palmer name any other interest which
will mean as much to all of us?
Kitchen Katie
Tells Valley
Out in the hills where home
steaders sometimes have to econ
omize on hauling weight, if not
on money, powered skim milk is
a useful food. It makes up into
nine times its own volume when
mixed with water, and furnishes
approximately the food and vita
mins of whole fresh milk, ex
cept for vitamin A and fat, at
less cost than fresh, canned or
powered whole milk.
It makes a refreshing drink,
though it naturally lacks the rich
flavor of whole milk. If served
to children it should be supple
menttd by Vitamin A foods.
Among foods of this class avail
able to Alaskans are blueber
ries, carrots, greens and salmon.
Children may be given some
whole milk, say two or three
cups daily, plus all they will
drink of powdered skim milk,
with vitamin A and D in cod
liver oil.
One cup of powdered skim
milk should be mixed with
two quarts of water for drink
ing. Easiest way to mix is to
sift powder onto the surface
of the water and beat. To use
powdered milk in baking, sift
with the dry ingredients one
tablespoonful of powder for
each half cup of milk called 1
for in the recipe, and add J
water where the milk is called «
for. (
Fairly good cottage cheese may 1
be made from powdered skim <
milk. Instead of mixing with
two quarts, use only three cups |1
of water to one cup of powder. <
Allow this to stand in a warm 1
place 24 to 30 hours, shaking c
1
now and then. When curd sep
arates from whey, cut it across
several times with a knife, stir
gently with a spoon and pour .
mixture into double boiler top. 1 (
Place over hot water and allow
No Music Available
The Senior Ball of Palmer
ligh school, originally planned
for Dec. 31 and then delayed to
fan. 10, has been postponed in
iefinitely, it was announced
-his week by principal James
Uray, Jr.
The seniors have been unable
;o find an orchestra for the
went, Mr. Gray said. It is un
ikely that the ball will be held
iuring the present month.
to simmer gently for 30 minutes. I <
Too much heat makes tough '!
curds. 100 degrees F. is a desir
able temperature. Strain through
a cloth and salt. One cup dry
milk makes four ounces of
cheese. The whey has food
value too, and may be saved to
use in sourdough pancakes or
soda biscuits.
This cheese is less flavorful
than cheese made from fresh
milk but is a pleasant way to
add variety when the best can
not be had. Be careful to buy
and use only fresh dried milk,
otherwise the flavor will be poor.
It may be improved by adding
minced raw onion, pimiento,
pineapple, Bordeaux sauce or
other pickle relish. It is also a
satisfactory substitute in making
apple-cottage cheese pie.
To keep fresh flavor, pow
dered milk must not be allowed
to grow stale. It keeps fresh
longer in a cool dry place. If it
lumps, it may be broken up
again by crushing or rubbing in
a sieve.
—Ray Hitchcock
Army Tonight
Fairbanks Next
On PHS Schedule
Both of Palmer’s basketball
teams will be seen in action
against a pair of Army squads
at the Palmer gymnasium Sat
urday evening.
Reversing the usual proce
dure, the high school squad will
play the preliminary game at 8
o’clock against the Army’s
Tenth Rescue Squadron. Im
mediately following that game
the Shamrocks will engage the
175th Signal Company’s five in
the evenings feature attraction.
This latter team is an ACS
squad which plays in the Anchor
age city league. It is the Sham
rocks’ hope to bring a number
of other Anchorage city teams
to the Valley within the next
month, manager Art Stacey said
this week.
Following the Saturday game,
the high school five turns at at
tention from Army battles to be
gin a series of interscholastic
games. The complete schedule of
games for Palmer high school
has been announced by coach
L. K. Gibson as follows:
Jan. 16—Palmer vs. An
chorage at Anchorage.
Jan. 20, 21 — Palmer vs.
Fairbanks at Fairbanks.
Jan. 26, 27—Palmer vs.
Seward at Palmer.
Feb. 2, 3—Palmer vs. Fair
banks at Palmer.
Either Feb. 13 or 14—Palm
er vs. Anchorage at Palmer.
In addition, one Army game
with a Post Headquarters five
has been tentatively scheduled
for Feb. 7, coach Gibson said.
The season is expected to end
by mid-February.
License Deadline Is
Jan. 31 At Midnight
Patrolman Wesley Gilman,
who was in Palmer last week to
check progress of vehicle license
sales, warned motorists that
there will be no further time
extension for purchase of the ’48
plates.
“Midnight on Jan. 31 is the
Rink Needs Labor
And Equipment
Proper equipment and the la
bor to man it is all it will take
to turn the unused play space
beside the Palmer school into
an ice rink, principal James
Gray, Jr., said today.
The area was planned for use
as a rink earlier this fall, when
levelling and dozing of the area
was completed. Since that time
no further work has been done
on the space.
“All we need is something
with which to flood it and the
labor to do the work, and we’d
have a fine ice rink,” Mr. Gray
stated. The school is seeking an
attachment with which to couple
the hose to a hydrant, so that the
flooding operation need not be
accompanied by showers for the
man behind the hose.
Firemen Plan
First Annual Ball
A Fireman’s Benefit Ball is
planned for the evening of Jan.
17 in Palmer, it was announced
today by committee chairman
Bill Cook of the Valley Volun
teer Fireman’s Association. The
ball will be held in the Steve
Ward building.
Music for the ball, which is 1
expected to become an annual 1
affair, will be supplied by the i
Carlson orchestra. Dress will be i 1
informal. j i
Tickets are now on sale 1
through members of the Fire As- 1
sociation. Tickets also will be on j
sale at the door on the evening 11
of the ball. The cost has been '
set at $1.25 per couple.
absolute deadline for purchase of
your plates,” he announced.
Licenses are being sold at the
Henke office, next door to
Palmer Cold Storage, from 9 to
5 daily.
Brown’s Shop
CLEANERS Sc LAUNDRY
Fur Work Embroidery
Wasilla Grange
Joins Palmer
For Installation
WASILLA — Officers of the
Wasilla Grange were installed
in their recently-elected posi
tions at a joint meeting with the
Palmer Grange on Thursday
evening of this week. Those who
will head the Wasilla Grange
this year include:
Mrs. Harold Dinkel, master;
James Pendleton, overseer;
Glen Barnes, steward; Carl
Poulson, assistant steward;
Mrs. Glen Barnes, lady's as
sistant steward; Mrs. Henry
Hanson, lecturer; Wayne
Hunter, secretary; Henry Han
son, treasurer; Mrs. William
Senske, chaplain; Don Dinkel,
gatekeeper; Roger Langdon,
executive committeeman; Mrs.
Leota Langdon, Mrs. Cath
erine Stinson, Miss Flo Alice
Dinkel, Three Graces; Mrs.
Mary Pendleton, pianist.
Mr. Hunter is now Outside.
His position is being filled by
ivirs. Martha Browning until he
returns.
Prior to the Thursday initia
tion, the Grange held its regular
meeting in Wasilla on Tuesday,
two guests were present from
Palmer at that meeting. Jack
Maze of the Matanuska Valley
Bank spoke to Grangers on farm
finance methods and Parker Les
ter, Extension agent, addressed
them on thetopic of “Fertilizer
Interpretation in Terms of
Pounds Per Acre.”
The Wasilla Grange meets
regularly on the first and third
ruesdays of each month.
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