Club Work Lags
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will greatly strengthen member
ships in the territory’s clubs. He
pointed to southeastern Alaska,
where the addition of an able
club leader is expected to build
a membership of 400 in that
area alone by the end of the year.
With a new worker now ap
pointed in the Valley area, and
further assistance possible in the
future, Valley clubs are expected
to grow materially in the spring.
During the war years, the
average age of 4-H club mem
bers dropped to below teen
age levels. Children of 10 to
12 years are most active in
4-H work in Alaska. While
this change has been a disad
vantage in some respects, Mr.
Oldroyd believes it will help
in building 4-H work in the
future, if the youngsters re
tain their interests as they
grow older.
The average age level of 4-H
club members in the states em
tflaces teen-agers from 14
through 19.
Mr. Oldroyd said present 4-H
club work was centered about
the territory’s agricultural areas
in the Valley and at Fairbanks.
However he considers the clubs
in Seward the most active in Al
aska at the present time, and he
commended past records of 4-H
club members at Homer and Sel
dovia.
The extension director also
was particularly pleased with re
ports of this year’s work com
pleted at Unalakleet, farthest
north organization doing active
work.
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Anchorage, Alaska
Children Want Better Dental Care
Teeth defects, particularly in
the lower grades were the big
gest blackmarks recorded on stu
dent health records in the recent
ly completed physical eamina
tions for Valley students. Mrs.
W. L. Zeile, public health nurse,
said teeth of children in the
primary grades particularly
showed need of better care.
“However there was evidence
of poor dental hygiene through
out the grades in both Palmer
and Wasilla,” she said. “Dr. Gar
ret advised many of the students
in both schools to ‘get on the bus
iness end of a toothbrush.’ ”
Mrs. Zeile said instruction in
proper care of the teeth should
begin with very young chil -
dren and should be emphasized
all the way through school,
proper dental hygiene is most
important to good teeth.
In addition to the prevailing
tooth problem, a number of stu
dents examined were found to
be in need of tonsil operations.
Mrs. Zeile said immediate ton
silectomies were advised for sev
eral students. These more serious
cases have been discussed with
the parents.
Several students with visual
defects were referred to Fort
| Richardson ophthalmologists for
remedial work, since there are
no civilian specialists in this field
in the territory.
The nurse urged that all stu
dents whose health records in
dicated need for medical fol
low-up adhere closely to the
d o ct o r's recommendations.
School physical examinations
value, she explained, in that
they attempt to discover phy
sical defects and ailments
early, and recommend proper
medical treatment. If remedial
methods suggested by the ex
amining physician are not put
into effect, the child gets no
real benefit from his examina
tion.
“Follow-up work is most im
portant in every instance,” she
said. ‘‘It does no good to report
that a child has bad teeth or
is in need of a tonsilectomy, if
nothing is done to remedy the
situation.”
All permanent record reports
| of Valley students are now in
I the hands of the classroom teach
ers. Parents who wish to discuss
a child’s health further, or who
were not present at the child’s
physical examination, may con
fer with the teacher.
There will be no written re
port of health examinations
sent to parents this year. How
ever a written record may be
secured from the school, if the
parent requests it.
! A total of 404 Palmer students
j and 76 from Wasilla were check
■ ed in the recent physical exami
nations. The Wasilla check-up
| last Thursday ended the school
| health examinations for this
year.
I
, Lester’s Away
For a Week
Parker Lester of the extension
service will be absent from his
Palmer office all next week, it
was announced today. The fol
lowing two weeks will find Mrs.
Bernice Johnson of the Extension
office on vacation.
Her absence will make it ne
cessary to keep the office open
on a somewhat irregular sched
ule, Mr. Lester said. It is prob
able that it will be open on a
half-day basis only, but further
announcements will be made
next week.
Sourdough Club
To Open Saturday 1
The Sourdough Club, Palmer’s
newest cocktail bar, will open;
next Saturday evening, it was an j
nounced this week. It will be op-!
erated by Mr. and Mrs. Ross
Felzein and will be located in the
building occupied by Charlie’s'
Bar-B-Que.
Four-H Achievement Day
Planned At Mt. View
Achievement Day exercises of
the Mt. View 4-H club will be
held at Mt. View community hall
Friday evening at 8 o’clock. Miss
Marilyn Johnson, home demon
stration agent for this area, Mrs.
Lydia Fohn-Hansen, home dem
onstration leader, and Parker
Lester, extension service repre
sentative, will be guests at the
meeting.
4-H club members who have
completed their projects for the
year will be awarded their pins
at the Achievement Day pro
gram.
Former Teacher
Married at Post
Miss Jeanette Thomas, first
grade teacher at Palmer last
year, became the bride of Sgt.
Jerry Riddle at a service at the
Air Corps Chapel at Fort Rich
ardson last Saturday afternoon.
Chaplain Victor Pennekamp
married the pair.
The chapel was beautifully
decorated with chrysanthemums
and autumn flowers for the can
dlelight service.
The bride chose a brown dress
maker suit with brown acces
sories for her wedding. She wore
an orchid.
Miss Mary Marsh of Palmer
was maid of honor, and sole at
tendant for the bride. Grooms
man was Sgt. Clarence Cooley
and Sgt. Bob Potter gave the
bride away.
The newlyweds greeted their
friends at a reception at the Post
NCO Club immediately follow
ing the ceremony.
Sgt. and Mrs. Riddle will make
their home in Anchorage for the
present. Sergeant Riddle is now
stationed at Fort Richardson.
They plan a honeymoon in Flor
ida at a later date.
For a quick cake icing, place
one or two chocolate bars on the
cake while it is still warm and
spread them as they melt.
Coffey Insures Everything—
Remember? —Adv.
Wed In Anchorage
Elizabeth Agnes Dietrich, for
merly Mrs. Kraskoff, married
Claude James Thomas in a cere
mony performed Nov. 10 by
United States Commissioner Rose
Walsh in Anchorage.
Double Trouble
At Phone Office
Trouble this week stretched it
self across the welcome mat at
the door of the Valley Telephone
Exchange and settled down for
a long stay. Both Mrs. Otto Peter
son and Mrs. Eunice Seitz, full
time switchboard operators at the
exchange, were hospitalized in
the Valley hospital. That leaves
relief operators Mrs. Dorothy
Sands and Bob White and ap
prentice Marjorie Peterson to di
vide 24-hour plug-in duties on
the board.
In addition to personnel ills,
David Sands, three-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Sands,
exchange owners, has been hos
pitalized in Anchorage for the
past five days.
Couple Married
WASILLA — Mrs. Barbara
Hunter and Vern Stall were mar
ried here last week by Mrs.
Thomas Carter, U. S. Commis
sioner. The service was attended
by Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Senski
and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bergman
of Wasilla.
The Stalls will make their
home in Anchorage, where the
groom is an employe of the
O’Harra Bus Lines.
NOTICE!
Beginning Monday, Nov. 17, the hours of the
ALASKA RURAL REHABILITATION COR
PORATION will be from 8:30 to 12:30, and from
1 to 5 Monday through Friday. The office will be
closed all day Saturday.
J. VIC BROWN & SONS
“The Live Jewelers”
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ALASKA RAILROAD WATCH INSPECTORS
Across from City Hall Anchorage
SIT BACK AND LET
Mt. McKinley Airways
DO IT
Outside Shopping Service
Bay what you want, when you want it!
OTHER SERVICES
DEPENDABLE AIR FREIGHTING
WAREHOUSING IN SEATTLE
COMPLETE PASSENGER SERVICE
CHARTER ANYWHERE. ANY TIME
Mt. McKinley Passenger &
Airfreight Office
Phone 4
Valley Theatre Bldg.
Box 1763
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GERTRUDE and ROSS FELZIEN INVITE YOU
to the
BRAND OPENING of the Sourdough Club
In Charlie’s Bar-B-Que
At Palmer, Saturday, Nov. 15