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P-TA MEMBERSHIP
VIEWS PROGRAM BY
SPONSORED UNITS
Before a large gathering of
families and friends, three local
organizations, the Palmer Girl
Scouts, Cub Scouts and a repre
sentative of the Health Council
presented various functions of
their units to the Palmer P-TA
membership during the regular
meeting held February 17. The
local P-TA lends their support to
the organizations throughout the
year.
Acting as mistress-of-ceremon
ies for the Girl Scouts was Jean
Onkka of Troop 27 who introduc-1
ed members of her troop who
conducted the opening flag cere
mony. A well executed Virginia
Reel was danced by members of
Troop 26 followed by an original
play presented by Troop 33.
Troop 15 brought the Girl Scout
program to a close with the sing
ing of Scout songs.
Cub Scouts
Working toward their Lion
badges, several Cub Scouts dis
played handcraft, including craft
made by various dens for the cur
rent monthly theme, “Transporta
tion.’' Hobbies and collections
were also exhibited by the boys.
Dr. Curtis Dearborn. P-TA presi
dent and Cub Scout Master, des
cribed the basic fundamentals of
the Cub Scout program and par
ent participation in the program.
During the discussion the follow
ing persons were announced as
members of the new Pack Com
mittee: John DeVries, chairman;
Henry I^iebing, membership;
Paul Martin, program; Albert
Anderson, finance; Eugene Reid,
secretary and G. A. Lindsey as
new Cub Scout Master. Dr. Dear
born will continue in the Cub'
Scout program as Assistant Cub j
Scout Master.
Jt'asi presidents
Commemorating P-TA Found
ers Day, Dr. Dearborn identified;
former Palmer P-TA presidents
as Mrs. Charles Schaefer. Mrs.
Allan Muck, Mrs. I. M. Sandvik,
Mrs. James Kindler and Mrs.
Ivan Branton.
? Public Health Nurse
Miss Dolores Mattila, Public ■
Health Nurse gave an interesting
brief on the functions of the
public health program in the Val
ley.
Mrs. Barbara Smart’s grade 2
B was awarded the room prize
for the largest percentage of re-1
presentation at the meeting.
Following the acceptance of the
budget report given by Mrs. Nick
Uzelac, which included play
ground equipment for the new
Nortn Palmer School,', a nomin
ating committee consisting of
Mrs. Paul Martin, Mrs. James
Kindler and John DeVries was
elected. James Hurley and Emil
Ganschow were appointed to
audit the books for the year..,
The next regular. meeting will
be held at the Palmer School
March 17 when a special in vita-'
lion to mothers whose children
will st:*|rt their first’/ year of |
schooling next fall, will be ex
tended. The program will include
“Activities of Our Children in
School” and room .exhibits.
NEW ARR CLAIM AGENT
FREIGHT AGENT NAMED
An Alaska Railroad man with
nearly 20 years experience has
been named to the railroad’s new
ly created post of assistant claim
agent, it was revealed this week.
His is William R. Price, formerly
the assistant freight agent at An
chorage.
Railroad officials said the posi
tion was established to “better
serve railbelt shippers” and would
make available a man to contact
them directly on freight claim
problems. “The move is also de
signed to expedite payment of
claims,” according to Elbert J.
Kunz, railroad traffic manager.
One of Price’s assignments is
to explore the causes resulting in
claims on the railroad and to put
into action a claim prevention
program. Claims cost the railroad
thousands of dollars each year and
are an inconvenience to shippers
in the territory.
Price is well known along the
railbelt area having toured it fre
quently as a freight inspector for
several years. In 1949 he was
named assistant freight agent at
Anchorage and this month was
CONSERVATION
NOTES
I had a most interesting conver
sation with Mr. Robinson of the
! Bureau of Land Management a
! few days ago. His department is
doing considerable work in pro
moting better utilization of our
native birch timber resources. He
assured me that within the next
few days complete facilities for
the processing of our birch tim
ber will be in operation in the
local area. He believes that birch
saw log prices will be two or
three times that of present log
pr ices for spruce.
Good hardwood saw timber
such as bii'ch is getting scarce in
the States. There is no reason why
we can’t supply a large amount
of finished or semifinished birch
products to the States in time to
come. A good stand of mature
birch will cut more than fifteen
thousand board feet per acre. If
we can realize seventy-five or
eighty dollars per thousand board
feet for delivered logs, that would
be a pretty good income from
otherwise waste land.
All it takes to assure a future
income from that part of your
farm that is not cropland is' a
little management. It doesn’t cost
you much either, in money or
labor. Farm woodlot management
is simple. The first thing is to
keep stock and fire out, then over
the years as you need firewood,
poles, etc., cut out the poor or
overcrowded trees. Just use your [
head as you thin out the poor j
stuff. Give the healthy trees a I
chance to grow. As a good market j
develops, start harvesting the big
trees. Then as the smaller trees
get to be big trees—cut them too.
Cut them as fast as you grow
them and you’re in business for
ever. Simple, huh!
promoted to assistant claim agent.
“Mr. Price is thoroughly acqua
inted with freight procedure and
helped set up the handling of
claims in the Anchorage freight
house,” the railroad reports.
Prior to signing on with The Al
aska Railroad on May 21, 1943,
Price worked for nine years with
the Santa Fe on its Arizona divi
sion. He spent a number of years
at Barstow on the Mojave desert
and was a freight house foreman.
Garden Short-Course
Planned by U of A
The University of Alaska will |
conduct a gardening short-course
! during three evening- sessions on
! February 24, March 3 and 10 in
the Anchorage High School. Un
der the auspices of the Extension
Service, problems of soils, fertil
izers. vegetable varieties and seed
sources, insect and weed control;
lawns and landscaping will be dis
cussed by technicians of the Al
aska Experiment Station who are
now serving as extension special
ists.
The short course is designed to
bring gardeners up-to-date on re
search findings in Alaska and to
: provide the latest information
! concerning seedbed preparation
and other management practices
suited to suburban gardening in
this area. No fees are required for
attendance at this short course, j
Everyone is welcome. All interest
j ed gardeners are urged to attend
all three sessions which are ex- j
pected to start promptly at 7:30
in the evening and end bv 9:00 or
9:15.
i The first session on February
24 will be conducted by Dr. By
ron Babb, horticulturist at the
Alaska Experiment Station in
Palmer. Dr Babb will speak on
adapted vegetable varieties for
Alaska’s gardens. Dr. Curtis Dear
born will tell how to prepare
seedbeds and how to control
weeds, stressing useful weed
control chemicals and their use.
PLAN PINOCHLE PARTY
Pioneer Grange No. 1 will hold
their fourth pinochle party for the
season Tuesday evening, February
24 at Grange Hall.
There will be high and low
prizes for both men and women
and refreshments will be served.
The public is invited to attend.
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at the Alpine. Good food . . . tastefully
prepared . . . temptingly served.
Whether it's a complete meal, or just a
snack you want you'll be pleased with the
quality and the price of the food at the
Alpine.
While you're here visit our Cocktail
Lounge for the best in mixed drinks.
Alpine inn
Mile 61 — Glenn Highway Phone l-J-31
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NOTES 1
Mrs. Audrey Davies of the An- •
chorage Extension Service office |
will be in Palmer to conduct the
regular Project Leaders’ meeting
Tuesday, February 24. The meet-!
ing will be held in the Extension
Craft room at 10:30 a.m. Pot luck
lunch will be served.
FLOOR SHOW TO B1
FEATURE OF
ST. PATRICK'S DANCE
Rae Bailey of the Colombany
School of Dancing of Anchorage j
will present several exhibition
numbers during a St. Patrick's
Day dance to be sponsored Sat
urday, March 14 by members of
the Jesus Christ of Latter Day j
Saints Church.
The semi-formal dance will be
held in the school auditorium
with dancing from 9 p.m. to mid-1
night. Tickets are now on sale
and may be purchased from
church members or at the door.
Miss Bailey and members of
her school will present a selection
of dances chosen from the Tango,
Samba, Rumba, Viennese Waltz
and a comedy skit. This is the
same group who were so success
fully received during the Anch
orage March of Dimes dances
when they presnted a like pro
gram.
WHAT’S IN
YOUR
POLICIES?
To the average person the
wording of the clauses in many
insurance policies is very con
fusing. Do you know for sure
just what is covered by your
policies?
Our insurance experts will
be glad to go over your insur
ance policies with you to make
sure that you have an adequate
insurance program.
Kay Pippel Insurance
Box 221
New Wright Building
The February meeting of the'
Palmer W. C. T. U. will be held
at the home of Rev. Avery Richey
February 27 at 8 p.m., it was an*
flounced this week.
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New Management
BUILD...
A LITTLE AT A TIME!
It is a long and steady process to build a brick
wall . . . just one brick at a time does the job.
Substantial savings accounts are built by the same
process. Even a small deposit made regularly
grows into a worth-while amount in a surprisingly
short time.
Start a saving account at the Matanuska Valley
Bank soon . . . build for the future.
The Bank will be closed all day Monday
February 23, in observance of
Washingtons Birthday.
MATANUSKA VALLEY BANK
Palmer, Alaska
OPEN FRIDAY EVENINGS 6—8 P.M.
DAILY 10 A.M. — 3 P.M.
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