VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office a
Palmer, Alaska under the Act of March 3. 1879.
A. J. DeJulio _... ... Owner-Manager
Editor ___Virginia Gallant
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Notebook
Among those visiting in the
Valley over the holidays were
Doyle Ross, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Lucius Ross from the University
of Washington; Blake McKinley,
son of Dr. and Mrs. Lee McKin
ley, Lyle Jones, Geraldine Kind
gren, Dennis Buzby and Robert
Hartman, all on vacation from
the University of Alaska.
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Mr, and Mrs. Don Phillips and
son of the University of Alaska
were holiday visitors at the
George Whetstone home. Mr.
Phillips is teaching at the Uni
versity this year. The family are
former Valley residents.
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Charles Wilson of the Soil
Conservation is leaving for Port
land January 1 via Northwest
Airlines, expecting to return
around January 10. While there
he will discuss the reorganization
of the Soil Conservation Service
with other conservationists pre
sent from the Northwest area.
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Joe Lawlor of Fairbanks spent
the past week-end in Palmer
visiting friends.
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Roger Woods, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Glen Wood, and IFYE dele
gate just back from Ecuador, is
enroute to the Valley by car. He
is expected home around the first
of the year.
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The Experiment Station pick
up turned over on Christmas day
on the Matanuska road. The driv
er was reported uninjured.
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Rosie Miller, employee in the
Commissioner’s office, is working
half days in the Soil Conserva
tion Service office.
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The new Potato Regulation
booklet, issued by the Depart
ment of Agriculture, is ready for
January 1 distribution. They will
be mailed to all potato growers,
merchants and wholesalers.
Other interested persons may ob
tain a copy from the department
office.
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Mr. and Mrs. Warren Plano and
son Danny left by car December
26 for a month’s visit in Washing
ton. They plan to return around
the first of February. Mrs. Plano
is associated in the Knik Drive
In.
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Palmer residents were a little
startled Monday noon when the
new Co-Op whistle on the power
house blew for the first time. The
tone has a decided change in
pitch, compared to the one lost
in the power house fire last Aug
ust.
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Ave G. Brown Bride
In Pretty Ceremony
St. Michael’s Catholic Church
was the scene of a pretty, morn
ing welding December 26 when
Miss Ave G. Brown, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Brown of
Schuylerville, New York became
the bride of John G. Henuner, son
of original Matanuska Valley
colonists, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick
Hemmer. Rev. James P. Snead
offered the nuptial Mass. Wed
ding music was played by Miss
Doloris Mattila, organist, and
Miss Lois Thompson, soloist sang
“Ave Marie”.
For her wedding the bride, who
was given in marriage by the
bridegroom’s father chose a
pink faille two-piece dress. Silver
bead designs were worked on hip
pockets of the long sleeved jac
ket. Her calf-length skirt was
semi-flared. Her hat was of win
ter white in a brief cloche style.
A corsage of white carnations was
worn on her shoulder.
Her bridesmaid, Miss Margaret
Wever, wore a pink lace dress
with three-quarter length sleeves
and navy blue accessories. Her
corsage was of blue iris.
John Weisenbarger, brother-in
law of the bridegroom was best
man. Usher was Gottfried Step
han. Men of the wedding party
wore white carnation boutonnier
es.
The bridegroom’s mother wore
a black tissue silk dress of a fine
print pink pattern and black ac
cessories. Her corsage was of
white carnations.
Following the ceremony the
couple greeted their family and
friends at a reception held in the
church basement. Attractive dec
orations in pink and gold backed
the table where the bride and
bridegroom cut the tiered wed
ding cake.
The bride, who was educated in
the Schuylerville . schools and
graduated from Pottsdam State
in New York, is a teacher of the
second grade in Central School
in Palmer.
The bridegroom, who came to
the Valley in 1935 with his par
ents, received his education in the
Palmer schools and is employed
by the Matanuska Valley Farm
mers Cooperating Association
creamery department.
Following a wedding trip the
couple will be at home in the
Tost Apartments. For her going
away outfit the bride wore a
white knitted suit and a green
topper with white accessories.
GIRL SCOUT NEWS
Girl Scouts of Troop 26 enjoyed
a skating party December 29
at the home of Mrs. Charles Wil
son. Skating was enjoyed in the
area behind the Wilson home. A
luncheon was served. Mrs. Jim
Wilson is the new leader of
Troop 26 and Mrs. May Brunner
assistant leader. Also present was
Mrs. Nick Uzalac, former leader.
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May the bells that
ring in the New Year
toll happiness
for you, forever!
Malanuska Valley
Gardens
Maud Hosier
FIGURES RELEASED ON ALASKA PRODUCTION
OF FUR AND GAME FOR YEARS 1952-53
liame animals ana Diras maue
up a sizeable part of the family
larder for Alaska residents ac
cording to statistics just prepared
by the Wildlife Management di
vision of FWS covering fiscal
year of 1953.
Fur animals produced the ma
jor income of many outlying resi
dents plus material for many arti
cles of clothing. The report, pre
pared under direction of Super
visor W. A. Elkins, shows hunting
and trapping license sales exceed
ed any previous year by a con
siderable margin. A total of 32,
915 licenses were purchased dur
ing the fiscal year broken down
as follows: Non-resident big
game, 442; non-resident small
game, 2,599; resident hunting &
trapping, 5,818; and resident
hunting and fishing, 24,056. Na
r tive Indians and Eskimos are not
required to purchase licenses al
though most of them are either
hunters or trappers. Proceeds
from license sales are deposited
half in the Federal treasury and
half in the Territorial school
funds.
Caribou headed the list of big
game animals with a take of 3,
900, followed by 2,880 moose and
2.300 black-tailed deer. Hunters
collected 1,500 black bear, 660
brownies, 170 grizzlies, and a
mere 50 of the white polar bears.
Sheep and goats were taken in
about equal numbers with a
figure of 420 and 450, respective
ly. Approximately 45,000 snow
shoe hares were utilized for food
during the fiscal year and suc
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ducks and geese. 78,000 ptarmigan
and 70,000 grouse were cropped
during the year, principally in in
terior and westward Alaska.
Among the fur animals the take
of muskrats exceeded all others
combined with a total of 138,000.
Mihk contributed the greatest
cash crop with a figure of 25,000
followed closely by beaver with
a figure of 15,156 animals. 5,500
marten were shipped to the
world’s fur markets during the
year plus 2,340 land otter. Ex
tremely low prices for long haired
fur resulted in a record low take.
Only 1,200 red, cross and silver
foxes were on the list with a rec
orded take of 2,000 white foxes.
Once a substantial item on the
fur list, blue foxes nearly lost
their listing with a measly dozen
animals recorded in export fig
ures. 900 lynx skins were added
to the fur trim trade. Demand for
wolverine skins for use in Alaska
is indicated by a total take of
400 animals but export of only
118 skins. 585 wolves were kill
ed during the fiscal year, about
20% of them by FWS hunters.
Total take of coyotes is shown
as 390 for the year.
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Excavating
Palmer, Alaska
shared to some extent in this
harvest”, said FWS Regional Di
rector Clarence Rhode, “and a
larger number of people than is
generally realized subsist almost
entirely on wildlife and food
fish.” Rhode said cold storage
plants in Westward Alaska were
hard pressed to find space for the
large tonnage of meat brought in
by successful hunters.
Boy Scouts will resume weekly
meetings on Tuesday, January 4
at the United Protestant Church
at 7:00 p.m.
Pick ’54 Colors
As one of several steps In the selec
tion of best finishes for soon-to-be
shown 1954 models, Chevrolet officials
viewed 390 miniature cars, each
painted a different color. Above,
E. N. Cole, chief engineer, (1.) and
W. E. Fish, general sales manager,
inspect a candidate.
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