4-H NATIONAL
AWARDS GO TO
PALMER YOUTHS
The National Committee’s An
nual Territorial awards for out
standing 4-H club work go this
year to 17 winners in Palmer,
Wasilla, Juneau, Fairbanks, Se
ward and Talkeetna.
The awards are given for pro
jects in clothing, dairy achieve
ment, dress revue, meat animals,
poultry, gardening and leader
ship. The Sears-Roebuck Founda
tion awards are going to winners
in gardening in five localities.
In addition to gardening award,
won by Richard Buzby of Fair
banks and the clothing achieve
ment award won by Neola Sand
vik of Palmer, reported elsewhere
in this issue, the following 4-H
youths will receive awards in
the various projects:
Leann Hoffman, 13, of Palmer
will receive the standard Brands,
Inc., bread baking demonstration
award medal. Leann was under
age to qualify for the state award.
A $100 bond and a medal in
the dress revue project will be
awarded to Dorothy Hoffman, 17,
of Palmer. She modeled a pink,
and gray suit made at a cost of
$11.79 and 43 hours of work.
It won first prive at the Valley
Fair. Award donor is the Sim
plicity Pattern Co. Medals in this
class also go to Patsy Franpton,
13 of Seward and Marcia Han
son, 14, of Fairbanks.
The meat animal award, a poc
ket watch, donated by Thomas
E. Wilson goes to Lewis Mc
Donald, 16, of Palmer. He has
had seven years in club work and
nine projects, and won the trip
to Chicago in 1952. He has real
ized $1,887.89 on his projects, fed
and cared for seven head of stock
all winter.
These Palmer 4-H members
will be presented their awrards at
the 4-H Achievement Day to be
held Friday, November 6.
In addition to local winners,
Donald Hurlock. 18, of Juneau
won the poultry awrard medal;
Shiela West. 14. of Fairbanks
won the Montgomery Ward girls
record book award: Sears-Roe
buck room improvement award
went to Karen Bartness, 17, of
Juneau and the dairy achieve
award, donated by the National
Committee went to Ronald Peter
son, 13 of Juneau. Gerald West,
in Commerce
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MACS PLUMBING
KIMBALLS OFFERS FREE
KNITTING LESSONS
Free consultation and knitting
lessons will be offered to Valley
women on Thursday afternoons
through the courtesy of Kimballs
Store. Mrs. Ben Hudgins will be -
present from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
each Thursday afternoon to assist
local knitters with any technical '
difficulties they may have in
knitting.
Beginners are encouraged by
the management to take advant
age of the free lessons, scheduled ;
to start this afternoon.
Knitting books, yarns and other j
supplies are available at the store, |
for any who desire to purchase
materials. I ;
16, of Fairbanks and a Chicago j
trip winner in 1952 will receive |
a wristwatch leadership award i
donated by the Edward F. Wilson j
Co.
As an incentive to improve j
practices a National Committee
for boys and girls club work with
headquarters in Chicago, adminis
ter and coordinate the awards
donated by various commercial
companies the Extension Service
pointed out. In almost every case
these donors count it a rare pri
vilege to help as they see in
club work a means of promoting
improved methods of farming.
Directors attend Congress in per
son and are happy to make avail
able to rural youngsters many of
the interesting experiences young
people crave. Life to a teen-ager j
must include some play.
The National Committee akes
awards only to 4-H members
whose projects are sponsored and
directed by the Extension Service
of land-grant colleges. Alaska is
fortunate in being included in the
plan and many contests are open
to Alaskans.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 15
AMERICAN LEGION & AUXI
LIARY, Legion Bldg., 8 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16
SQUARE DANCE CLUB, Moose
Hall, 8 p.m.
/ALLEY HOSPITAL BOARD,
Valley Hospital 8 p.m.
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 17
WAT. SPORTSMEN GAME DIN
NER, School Gym. 6 p.m.
MONDAY. OCTOBER 19
tCIWANIS CLUB, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
BETA SIGMA PHI, Marne
Hank’s home, 8 p.m.
L.IBRARY BOARD, Palmer Lib
rary, 8 p.m.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20
WELL BABY CLINIC, Health
Center, 2-4 p.m.
PALMER P-TA, School cafeteria,
8 p.m.
BOY SCOUTS, United Protestant
Church, 7 p.m.
BITY COUNCIL, City Clerk’s of
fice, 7:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21
MAT. VALLEY O. E. STAR,
Caroenter’s Hall 8 p.m.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN
GE, Grange Hall, 8 p.m.
Capacity Crowd
Enjoys Annual Bazaar
The annual St. Michael’s Cath
Dlice Church bazaar was its usual
success, judging from the large
:rowd attending from the com
munity. ilany valuable prizes
were awarded during the evening
to players of Alaska’s Favorite
Game. The fish pond proved to
be the most popular spot for the
youngsters and hand work, tow
sis, aprons and various household
novelties were sold from the
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“SECURITY FIRST”
We would all do well to lake a few lessons from
lhe squirrels. Of course lheir habit of providing now
.for lhe future is instinctive, but nevertheless a wise
one.
We must develop the habit of saving for future
security and the earlier in life we start the better.
Why not start saving for your future now . . . open a
savings account today. You will be glad tomorrow
that you saved today!
We will be Closed Alaska Day, Mon., Oct. 19
MATANUSKA VALLEY BANK
Palmer. Alaska
OPEN FRIDAY EVENINGS 6—8 P.M.
DAILY 10 A.M. — 3 P.M.
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Dancers Well Received
At School Presentation
The varied dancing program
presented at the High School
assembly Friday October 9, was
very well received by students
and teachers.
Directors of the Meigs-Bristow
School of Dance and Art expres
sed their appreciation of the in
terest shown and the cooperation
received from the school staff.
Members of the school from An
chorage who particpated in the
presentations were Ann Jenkins
who did “The Dying Swan” bal
let; Miss Hopper, hula dance;
Gloria Cross, Nancy See and
Carolyn Matson did solos and
group ballet numbers and the
Misses Kearns and Pettrell; pre
sented tap dancing numbers.
The directors have announced
their willingness to begin local
classes. Mrs. Glenn Woods of
Palmer, who is in charge of ar- j
rangements, said this week that
Mrs. Bristow will gladly consult
with parents of Valley youngsters
desirous of dancing instructions.
Mrs. Woods may be contacted at
her home or by letter.
booths as well as home made
' cakes and coffee.
Winner of the grand prize, a
i round-trip by air to New York,
; was won by Glenn Woods of
! Palmer. Dick Benson was nre
! sented the silver tea service; Fred
; Zieke the automatic toaster and
I Mrs. Alice Motti the all wool
| blanket. This is the first time
that all the major prizes have re
mained in the Valley.
Following the bazaar a Mass
was said at St. Michael’s at 12:30
' a.m. by Rev. Raymond Mosey.
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RECEIVES WORD
EARLY AGRICULTURAL
SUPPORTER DIES
The death of Dr. Iver J. Ny
»ard, senior USDA soil scientist,
Dctober 1 in Minneapolis means
the loss of one of Alaska’s early
md continued supporters for in
creased federal interest in the
territory’s agricultural problems.
Word of Nygard’s death was
sent to Dr. Allan H. Mick, direc
tor of the Extension Service and
h.ead of the soil science depart
ment of the Alaska Agricultural
Sxperiment Station.
Nygard was a member of the!
1947 congressional task force j
committee that surveyed the ter- i
ritory’s agricultural possibilities i
and recommended increased
government help for research and
education. He worked in the ter
ritory in 1947 and 1948.
TREASURE CREST
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"Off to the Potlach"
and "Vanishing Race"
Fred Machetanz originals;
His lithographs and books.
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