Nurses’ Association
Plan Program For
First Fall Meeting
.AH nurses of - tne Matanuska
' Valley are invited to attend the
first fall meeting of the Matanus
'ka Valley Nurses’* Association
which will be held Friday eve
ning, September 25 at 8 p m. in
the conference room at the Heal
-th Center. Highlights of the Al
aska Nurses’ Association will be
.-.given and Jeanne Schaver, PHN,
will r-esent “Life on the Health
Boat”.
This year’s program, which will
be reviewed at the meeting, will
include “All My Babies”, a movie
.from the Alaska Department of
Health, and a demonstration of
delivery packs and post natal
routines on October 29; Anes
thesa on November 26; Surgical
nursing and a demonstration of
O. R. packs and scrub technique
-on December 17; Demonstration
•of special procedures, oxygen
therapy, basal metabolism, and
-electrocardiogram on January 28;
Labratory procedure and X-ray
■ on February 25: Medical nursing
and new drugs and therapeutic
procedures on March 24; The
public health program on April
22, and the annual tea at the hos
pital for girls interested in nurs
ing during the month of May.
Meetings of the local nurses’ as
. sociation are held the fourth Fri
day of each month, September
• through May.
Although the group has not
had much publicity since their
formation in January of 1951,
they have been very active in the
area Civil Defense program and
provided instructions in nurses
aid classes for homemaker clubs
of the valley. Through funds rais
-ed by the group a donation was
given to the Valley Presbyterian
Hospital and a set of books on
nursing was provided for the
Palmer School Library. Each
May, prior to graduation, all sen
ior girls interested in the nurs
:ing profession are invited guests
of the association at a tea held at
.the hospital.
The current executive commit
tee consists of Dolores Mattila,
president; Claire Kopperud, vice
president; Phyllis Long, secre
tary, and Dorothy Sherrod, trea
surer. Past presidents of the or
. ganiz.ation are Florence Eby,
1951 June Liebing, 1952; and
Priscilla Bacon, 1953. Mrs. Long
has held the position of secretary
since the formation of the asso
ciation.
Membership in the association
is open to any registered nurse
residing in the Valley area, and
all are invited to attend the Fri
day night meeting, whether oi
not the are yet members. A soc
ial coffee will be served at the
olost of the program.
WASILLA COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
VETERANS OF FOREIGN
WARS, Community Hall, 8 p.m,
LIBRARY CLUB. Wasilla library,
8 p.m.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
' WASILLA GRANGE, Grange
Hut, 8 p.m.
WASILLA COMMUNITY CLUB,
Community Hall, 8 p.m.
New BUTLER
Machine Shed Built
in 5 Days
You can have a Butler steel bu ild
ing ready to use on your farm in
only 5 days after the founds, I m
is in Bolted construction, wuh
galvanized or aluminum si, ts,
assures weather-tight protection
wifb little or no upkeep. Also
makes expansion easy, econom
■Cci1'
B: sure to g"t r r
price bofore "c: _:i.d
Address Inquiries to . . .
Matanuska Valley
Farmers Co-op Assn.
Agent for
Alaska Metal Buildings
■Box 509 Fairbanks. Alaska
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
BEING CONDUCTED BY
VISITORS ASSOCIATION
A Territorial-wide membership
drive is being conducted by the
\laska Visitors Association dur
;ng the week of September 19-25,
according to an announcement
from O. F. Benecke, chairman of
i'inar.ce for the association.
“Bring the Gold BacK to Alas
ka” is the theme of this year’s
fund raising drive. A new mem
bership solicitation brochure il
lustrates the importance of the
tourist industry to the territory.
It shows that during recent years
tourism has grown to be the third
place revenue producing industry
in Alaska.
“Funds collected during this
campaign will be used, along
with the 2-1 matching money
j from the territory for a concerted
i advertising program in 1955,” Be
i necke explained.
Those assisting with the fund
' drive throughout the territory Tn
1 elude Edward D. Coffey, A. B.
| Hayes and Lloyd Olson all of An
chorage; and representatives of
all leading territorial cities.
New Community College
Enrolls 129 Students
i One hundred and twenty nine
i students have eni oiled for Ket
j chikan’s Community College,
opened for the first time this
year. Ray M. Bassett, director, in
formed Dr. Neil W. Hosley, Uni
versity of Alaska dean, about the
opening and said indications are
that the enrollment will increased.
The Ketchikan Independent
School District is in charge of
the college which is affiliated
with and accredited by the uni
versity.
The Ketchikan college is pat
terned after the one functioning
in Anchorage.
The college serves four groups:
Adults who desire to further and
broaden their formal education.
Students who desire to earn col
lege credit without leaving their
own community. Some of these
plan to transfer for advanced
work. Adults who wish to erase
high school deficiencies, and peo
ple who wish specialized voca
tional and interest training
Second semester classes are
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 23
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN
GE, Grange Hall, 8 p.m.
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 25
KIWANIS KIDS’ DAY; Parade
starts 1:00 p.m.
ELKS CEREBRAL PALSY BEN
EFIT, Elks Home, 6:30 p.m.
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 27
KIWANIS CLUB, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
CD FIRST AID CLASS, Carpen
ters’ Hall, 8 p.m.
BAND BOOSTER MEETING, '
School Cafeteria, 7:30 p.m.
EXPLORER SCOUTS, U. P.
Church, 7 p.m.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
MOOSE & WOMEN OF THE
MOOSE, Moose Hall. 8 p.m.
BOY SCOUT MEETING, U. P. _
Church, 7 p.m.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING,
Clerk’s Office, 7:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 29
WELL CHILD CONFERENCE,
Health Center, 2-4 p.m.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
CHINESE DINNER, Pioneer
Grange Hall, 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.
scheduled to begin January 24,
1955.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIED
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
NORTHERN
NEON
_ C0RP.
SIGNS
Trucks, Cars Lettered
Manufacturers of
Neon Signs, Marquees,
Store Fronts and Tube
Lighting
540 Barrow-Dial 43734
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
Furnaces Stokers Pre-fab Chimneys
Stainless Steel Work
— Free Estimates —
PALMER SHEET METAL & HEATING
Box 1797 John Weisenberger Palmer
, Phone:62J3
A Good Spot For Your Favorite Cocktail
or Mixed Drinks
Dining room and snack bar in conjunction
Have You Tried Rosie’s Pastry and Pic?
They are out of this world!
Alpine Inn
Milo 61 — Glenn Highway
Phone l^J-31
BENEFIT PLANNED
BY ELKS LODGE
All proceeds from a public
Chuck Wagon Dinner being spon
sored by the local Elks lodge this
Saturday, will go toward the
cerebral palsy fund for crippled
children, it was announced by
committee members this week.
The public is invited to attend
the evening-long affair. Serving
will begin at 6:30 and those at
tending will be given an oppor
tunity to “Eat all you want”.
Dancing will follow, and one
of the biggest floor shows ever
to be seen in Alaska will be pre
sented. “Whitey” Pullen has se
cured the services of several tal
ented persons who will present a
program of tap dancing, quartet
singing, specialty dances, come
dian acts, and various musical
numbers. Committeemen stated
this will be an opportunity for
fun and enjoyment while aiding
Valley folk to have an evening of
an important program which is
-helping the crippled children of
Alaska.
Moore's Garage
GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR
CRANKSHAFT GRINDING
REBORE SERVICE
Phone I3Y2I
Palmer/ Alaska
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Visitors welcome to
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9:30 to 4:30 every day