Author To Speak
At PHS Gymnasium
On Saturday
Dr. Vernon E. Hendershot,
author and lecturer who has
lived for 20 years in the Malay
states of Indonesia, will be in
Palmer on Saturday, April 17,
when he is scheduled to speak
at the Palmer gymnasium at 8
o’clock.
During the recent war years
Dr. Hendershot was connected
with the Office of War Informa
tion in San Francisco, where he
directed all broadcasts beamed
to the Malay states.
His Saturday address is expect
ed to cover highlights of both
his residence in Malaya and his
war-time experience with OWI
Dr. Hendershot, an official oi
the Seventh Day Adventisl
church, is at present touring
Alaska to visit churches and mis
sions of the Adventist faith. He
is now a Bible instructor at the
Walla Walla College, a divinity
school.
All Valley residents are in
vited to attend Saturday’s lec
ture. There is no admission
charge.
Recital Brings
Audience Of 250
An audience of 250 to 300
friends and relatives of the
pupils of Mrs. Timothy Hennes
sey, Palmer music teacher, gath
ered in the Valley Theatre last
Tuesday evening to hear the
students’ annual spring recital,
Proceeds from the sale of tickets,
which were sold by students ol
the Palmer school, were turned
over to the Valley Hospital As
sociation. The total netted by the
Hospital Association till was un
determined at press-time.
Girl Scouts Get Lessons
In First Aid, Babysitting
Mrs. W. L. Zeile spoke to
members of the Intermediate
Girl Scout troop on first aid
last Wednesday afternoon. The
Scouts sought first aid instruc
tion in preparation for the com
ing hiking season.
The girls asked Mrs. Zeile to
return in the near future, this
time to talk to them about prac
tical hints for baby sitters.
At the next Intermediate Seoul
meeting, it is planned to begin
on the school grounds beautifi
cation project being undertaken
by the Intermediate troop.
Delegate Arrives
The Reverend B. J. Bingle ol
College, moderator of the Yukon
Presbytery, was the first to ar
rive in Palmer to attend the
forty-ninth session of the organ
ization, which opened here on
Thursday evening. Mr. Bingle
drove to Palmer from Fairbanks,
arriving here last Wednesday.
CHAMBER BOARD MEETS
Members of the board of direc
tors of the Valley Chamber of
Commerce will meet next Mon
day evening, it was announced
today by Chamber president
Jack Maze. The meeting will be
held in Don Irwin’s office, and
will begin at 8 o’clock.
WANTED
General
Maintenance Man
Clerks
Maids
FOR MATANUSKA HOTEL
AT PALMER
Experienced Help Only
Wrila
Harry Peebles,
Box 796, Anchorage
Candidate Spends
Weekend Here
Donald MacDonald, a candi
I date for the office of territorial
highway engineer in the coming ]
election, visited briefly in Pal
mer early this week. Mr. Mac
Donald, who will be remembered
by most of the Valley’s older
residents, surveyed and laid out
many Valley roads in the middle
1930’s.
The engineer addressed a small
group of local residents at a
meeting at the Grange Hall Mon
day evening. He was accom
panied on his visit by J. G. Riv
ers of Fairbanks.
Falls On Stairs,
Breaks Her Wrist
Mrs. Clyde King, Sr., was vic
tim of an unfortunate accident in
her home this week, when she
fell on the stairs, breaking a
wrist and spraining an ankle.
She explained that her heel
caught as she neared the bottom
steps of the flight, and she fell
forward throwing her weight on
her wrist as she fell. Mrs. King
is now recovering from the ef
fects of her accident at the Val
ley hospital.
Council Cash Register
Rings Up Plus $200
The basket social and Bingo
entertainment of the Valley
Health Council, held in Palmer’s
gym last Saturday evening, gross
ed more than $200, despite the
small crowd in attendance, it
was announced this week by
treasurer Mrs. E. F. Sims. Some
bills still are outstanding, and
the net return to the Health
Council is still not known defi
nitely.
Although only nine baskets
were auctioned on Saturday
evening, the Health Council col
lected more than $100 from them.
Some individual baskets
brought more than $15 into
Health Council coffers.
BY ALL MEANS!
On your next trip down town,
drop into the tonsorial depart
ment of the Valley Barber Shop
and have your ears lowered or
your whiskers removed in a
fast, dependable manner.
VALLEY BARBER SHOP
D. S. MEEKS.
Nelsons Leave
For Long Vacation
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nelson
left Palmer Wednesday morning
on the first leg of what is to be
an extended tour through the
states. Mr. Nelson, station agent
for The Alaska Railroad at the
Palmer depot, said he planned to
be gone at least three months.
The Nelsons are planning a
trip that will take them to Seat
tle, San Francisco, New Orleans,
up the East Coast, to Banff in
Canada and home to Palmer by
way of plane from Edmonton.
Earl Baker, who has been in
Alaska for only a week, will
handle station agent duties dur
ing Mr. Nelson’s absence. Mr.
Baker transferred to Alaska
from the Santa Fe line.
Boy Scouts Start
Patrol Contests
BY EDISON THUMA
Inter-patrol rallies for Palmer
Boy Scouts started last Friday,
with contests in message relaying
and knot tying. Scouts were judg
ed on time and accuracy.
In message relay, the first
Scout receives a message and in
turns tells it to another, and the
message continues until the last
man on the team receives it.
Patrol standings, after Friday’s
contests were as follows:
Beavers 16 pts
Hawks 16 pts
Wolves 12 pts
Bears 10 pts
Evon's Been 111
E v o n DeLand, advertising
manager for the Valley Fron
tiersman, has been confined to
her home by illness all this week.
Every effort is being made to
contact Frontiersman advertisers,
but a telephone check on the
part of the advertiser, where pos
sible, would be greatly appreci
ated. We know there are some
we missed this time.
LEAVE FOR OUTSIDE
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Hennes
sey left the Valley Thursday
morning to fly Outside on an
extended vacation and visit with
relatives. They planned to be in
Seattle for a day or two, and then
go on to Oxford, Miss., for a visit
of several weeks. Further travel
plans were indefinite when they
left.
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