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Wednesday, May 5, 1948
Wasilla Will
Graduate One
WASILLA — Juanita McDon
ald will be graduated from Wasil
la high school at ceremonies to
be held in the Community Hall
on May 14, it was announced to
day by school superintendent
James N. Pendleton. Juanita is
the only Wasilla graduate this
year.
There are four potential gradu
ates from Wasilla’s eighth grade.
They are Joyce Dinkel, Barbara
Carter, Patricia Carson and Ray
mond Cottle.
Speaker for the graduation
ceremonies has not yet been se
lected, Mr. Pendleton said.
Sportsmen To Learn
First Aid
Dr. R. E. Garrett of the Valley
Hospital and Miss Dolores Zeis,
public health nurse, will conduct
a demonstration of first aid in
the field at Wednesday’s mem
bership meeting of the Matanus
ka Valley Sportsmen, it was an
nounced today by program chair
man Ralph Goodrich. The meet
ing will begin at 8 o’clock in the
Grange Hall. All interested Val
ley residents are invited to at
tend.
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Wasilla Students
Sponsor Show
WASILLA — The postponed
Skit Night sponsored by students
of Wasilla school, is to be held
tonight (May 4) in Palmer’s Val
ley Theatre. There was a 1:30
matinee for students this after
noon, and there will be two
shows tonight—one at 7:15 and
one at 9:15.
In addition to the Joan Davis
comedy, “She Wrote A Book,”
students of Wasilla school are
planning to stage skits to com
plete the evening.
Wasilla students have been
selling tickets in Palmer for the
past several days.
ALFSEN LEAVES
Rev. Victor Alfsen and family
of Palmer’s United Protestant
Church left the Valley last week,
en route to the states to begin a
four-month’s furlough. The local
church will be without a minis
ter until June 1st, when a supply
pastor is expected to arrive for
the summer months.
Will Talk On Radio
Charles Wilson, soil conserva
tionist for Alaska, will be the
next guest speaker on the noon
t i m e agricultural broadcasts
sponsored by the Extension Serv
ice, it was announced this week
by Parker Lester, Extension
agent. Mr. Wilson will discuss
phases of soil conservation of
particular importance to this
area.
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Tune-Ups
Repairs of All Kinds Wrecker Service
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PALMER AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE
& STORAGE
Phono 25 Day or Night
! Baloghs Move
i To Tent Home
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Balogh
and children, who returned from
a short shopping trip to Palmer
I st Monday to find their cabin
hone a heap of ashes, were
housekeeping on their farm
a fa in today.
In just five days the help of
neighbors had found then a
roomy tent which ■ been erect
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i-’s ct 1 ! he >al j h. sin
- i to - k r • e on the he
r'.': in • <:• r. ' v -owe .vhich
■I-.'..;- ’ ■ ”, : \c * ■ t >n
of the old.
In the meantime, they ex
pressed their deepest apprecia
tion to the friends and neigh
bors who supplied them with
clothing and household equip
ment with which to start again.
"We don't even know who many
of them are,” Mrs. Balogh said.
“People came and left things
without ever telling us their
names. But we do want to say
‘thank you- to everyone who’s
helped us to start again.”
Haines Cutoff Due
To Open June 1
The Haines Cutoff probably
will be opened to traffic about
June 1 of this year, it was an
nounced this week by the Alaska
Development Board. Traffic re
ports have been received from
both Canadian and United States
officials concerning the present
condition of the road.
Canadian equipment is now
engaged in snow removal oper
ation on the highway. All but
90 miles have been cleared, but
a slide at Mile 44, as well as
conditions during breakup, all
are expected to influence the
opening date of the highway.
The first traffic moved over
the Haines Cutoff on June 8
last year.
Lutheran Service
Set Back To 11:30
Morning church services at St.
John’s Lutheran 'church have
been set back to 11:30 a.m., it
was announced this week by pas
tor W. L. Zeile. Sunday school
will continue at the usual hour.
The change in church time per
mits the pastor to conduct a 9
o’clock service in Anchorage at
the Anchorage Lutheran Church
each Sunday morning. The eve
ning services in the Anchorage
church are being discontinued by
Reverend Zeile.
Unemployment Claims
Office On 3-Day Week
Persons wishing to register
claims for all types of unemploy
ment compensation should ar
range to do so on either Monday,
Wednesday or Saturday, it was
announced today by Mrs. Edgar
DeLand. Mrs. DeLand plans to
keep irregular office hours on
the remaining days of the week,
when she is not required to keep
the claims office open.
Mrs. DeLand’s office is now lo
cated next door to the Palmer
Cold Storage.
WEEKEND HERE
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Tompkins,
who recently married in Anchor
age, visited Valley friends during
the past weekend. They an
nounced that they have accepted
a position as teachers with the
Alaska Native Service for the
coming term. Mr. Tompkins is a
former Palmer schoolteacher,
and he and his bride both were
members of the Anchorage
faculty during the past year.
LUTHERAN AID MEETS
Members of the Lutheran La
dies’ Aid will meet at the home
of Mrs. A1 Brooks next Wednes
day evening at eight, for the reg
ular monthly meeting of the or
ganization.