Music Club
Ends Year
The last program of the Mu
sic Appreciation Club, before
the three month vacation period
begins, will be held on Thurs
day, May 13, it was announced
today by Father James Snead.
Father Snead has planned this
program as the spring finale:
Saint-Saens Piano Concerto
No. 4 with Robert Casadesus
at the piano accompanied by
the Philharmonic Symphony
Orchestra of New York, Ar
tur Rodzinski conducting;
Highlights from Puccini's
opera "Madame Butterfly"
featuring James Mellon, Licia
Albanese and Lucielle Brown
ing and the Victor Symphony
Orchestra with Frieder Weis
man, conductor;
The radio play Moby Dick
by Herman Melville featur
ing Charles Laughton as Cap
tain Ahab. Musical score and
sound effects composed and di
rected by Victor Young.
Refreshments will be served
during intermission.
Friday Hearing Scheduled
For Soil Sub-District
There will be a meeting next
Friday evening of all Valley
farmers interested in forming a
soil conservation sub - district
here, it was announced this week
by Charles Wilson, soil conserva
tionist. That meeting will be held
in the Extension office at 8 j
o’clock.
Twenty-five signatures are re
quired on a petition, in order to
form a soil conservation sub
district. The Valley’s petition al
ready has more than twice that
number of signatures.
Visit In Anchorage
Mrs. Ann Niemann and Mrs.
Thomas Lepak spent last Wednes
day in Anchorage on a shopping
trip. Mrs. Betty Stephan of
Kenai, who has been the guest of
Mrs. Lepak, returned to Anchor
age with them.
Peggy Elf sen Is A Bride
(Photo by Palmer Photographic Center)
Moves To Palmer
Mrs. Kay Stinson of Wasilla
has moved to a new home in
Palmer. She is now at home in
North Palmer.
NORTH PALMER STORE
Our Coffee Shop Is Open Now
A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT
of
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★ Fresh Vegetables if Case Goods
★ Fresh Fruit ★ Ice Cream
Open Daily from 8 a.m. to 9 pan.
For All Your Refreshment Needs
in Palmer
VISIT
FRONTIER BAR
FRONTIER LIQUOR STORE
FRONTIER CAFE
All three open 24 hours daily,
seven days each week
Miss Peggy Elfsen became the
bride of Robert Seiber in a
double-ring ceremony performed
at the United Protestant Church
last Friday evening. Rev. Fred B.
Koschmann of the Faith Presby
terian Church in Anchorage read
the service.
Miss Elfsen chose a dainty
gown of white marquisette as her
bridal costume. Her short net
veil was fastened to a crown of
orange blossoms, and she car
ried a shower bouquet of gar
denias.
Bridal attendants were dressed
in pink and blue formal gowns.
They carried old fashioned bou
quets of gardenias and sweet
peas.. Miss Elfsen was preceded
down the aisle by Miss Jean Dick
son and Miss Asta Skoubo.
Daryl Meeks was groomsman for
Mr. Seiber.
Mrs. Max Sherrod played the
wedding march. Harry Wimmer
sang “Because” just before the
ceremony.
A reception in the church par
lors immediately followed the
wedding. Mrs. W. C. Mau, Mrs.
Darrell Frank and Mrs. Harry
Johnson assisted with the serv
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. Seiber spent a
brief weekend honeymoon in An
chorage, before the bride re
turned to her classroom duties
in the Palmer school.
Coffey liuurot Everything—
Remember? —Adv.
22 Towns Are
Worth $90,000,000
Reports from 22 of Alaska’s
ncorporated towns show that
property within those towns is
currently assessed at almost $90,
300,000 the Alaska Development
Soard reported last week.
From figures revealed by this
eport, it is learned that Ketchi
cn is Alaska’s second city, from
le standpoint of total assessed
aluation. It tops both Fairbanks
nd Juneau. Anchorage is first,
rairbanks is third and Juneau is
ourth.
A study of the report further
iscloses that most, but not all
f the major communities of
Uaska, are taxing at the full 20
ill maximum rate permitted
rnder the Organic Act. Excep
ions are Wrangell with a 17-mill
ate, Seldovia with 13 mills,
lome with 1214 mills and Sew
ird with 12 mills.
Many of the smaller communi
ies report much lower rates.
Toonah taxes at 10 mills, levy
ing on improvements only. Kla
vock real property owners pay
it the rate of 5 mills, the city’s
>nly tax levy. Metlakatla as
:esses no taxes, but supports
he town on proceeds from the
community-owned cannery, for
:he most part.
REA Men Go To Fairbanks
Herbert G. Bryan and D. T.
Lowery of the Rural Electrifi
cation Administration office here
left for Fairbanks last week.
They expect to confer with rep
resentatives of the city of Fair
banks and with officials of the
Gold Valley Electrical Co-op in
reference to plans for the future
power development of the Fair
banks area. The pair will be gone
from the Valley for about a
week.
Colfiy Incur** Everything—
Remember? —Adv.
Shamrocks Begin *
Spring Turnout
For Softball
Just five Shamrocks answered
the first call for softball prac
tice last Sunday evening, mana
ger Art Stacey said today. How
ever the group is continuing to
meet nightly at 6 o’clock on the
diamond near the fairgrounds,
and all positions still are open.
The five who reported for
duty Sunday evening were Don
DeLand, Bob Johns, Walt Ste
vens, Ted DeLand and manager
Art Stacey. *
Mr. Stacey urges everyone in
terested in playing this year to
turn out for practice at once.
The Shamrocks have only two
weeks in which to prepare for a
doubleheader season opener on
Colony Day. Plans for that event
are still indefinite, but it ap
pears likely that teams froto
Jonesville and Anchorage will be
invited to participate in a double
bill of weekend softball.
Once the season officially
opens, the local squad expects
to schedule weekly games. Com
petition will be drawn from
Jonesville, Anchorage and Fort
Richardson.
It is possible that the Sham .
rocks will organize a regular
baseball nine, in addition to the
softball group. Mr. Stacey said.
That will depend upon whether
interest is high enough to war
rant the purchase of the extra
equipment needed for baseball.
By vote of the Shamrock bas
ketball squad, which met last
Friday evening, the softball or
ganization will use that name
also. However separate book
keeping accounts will be set up
for the two groups.
At Friday s meeting plans and
preparations for next year’s bas
ketball season already were un
der discussion, according to Mr.
Stacey.
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRANGE
HOME BEAUTIFICATION PROGRAM
NAME .
ADDRESS.
LOCATION OF HOME.
I wish to enter my home in your contest. I understand that
I must furnish before and after pictures of my home, in order to
show the improvement brought about by this contest.
(Clip and mail this contest entry blank to Mrs. Clare Stock or Mrs.
E. R. Brock before May 20)
FOUR TRIPS DAILY
Matunuska Valley Bus Lines
6:30 a.m.
LEAVING PALMER FOR ANCHORAGE
(Daily except Sunday)
9:00 a.m. 12 Noon 6:00 p.m.
LEAVING ANCHORAGE FOR PALMER
(Daily except Sunday)
9:00 a.m. 12 Noon 4:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
LEAVING PALMER FOR JONESVILLE
7:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.
LEAVING JONESVILLE FOR PALMER
8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
ON SUNDAY. LEAVING PALMER
9 a.m. 6:00 p.m.
ON SUNDAY. LEAVIN GANCHORAGE
Noon 9:00 p.m.
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