Health Center
Has Quarters
In New Hospital
With the opening of the new
Valley Presbyterian Hospital, the
local Health Center will at long
last have modern, efficient work
ing space.
Located just inside the front
•entrance of the hospital, the new
location will include a business
office and consultation room.
Not only will the health cen
ter be moved, but the services
of another full-time nurse, have
^>een secured. Miss Jeanne Scha
ver of Detroit, Michigan, will be
working with Dolores Mattila,
senior public health nurse.
To maintain local health ser
vices for the Matanuska Valley
area, in the absence of an organ
ized health district or district
health board, the Alaska Depart
ment of Health, the Palmer In
dependent School District, and
the City of Palmer are negotiat
ing a contract whereby the ser
vices of the second nurse have
been made available to this area.
The area to be served is bound
ed by Matanuska, Knik, Wasilla,
and Chickaloon; and the Knik
River bridge; and including Ek
tutna and Chugiak. Headquart
ers will be located in Palmer at
the new hospital.
The popular well-baby clinic,
formerly held the last three Tues
days of each month, will be held
each Tuesday of the month, in
the new quarters. Immunization
clinics will be continued and the
many other services the residents
of this area have been getting
through the Matanuska Valley
Health Center.
[HOMEMAKERS CLUB
NOTES
Council Notes
The recreation committee of
the Homemakers’ Council has
asked that each club get mem
bers for the recreation project.
Membership fee is one dollar per
year.
We are glad to welcome the
Happy V&lley club to the coun
cil.
Home demonstration week be
gins May 2. The Happy Valley
club will take charge of the win
dow decorating this year.
The Homemakers’ tea will be
May 3 at 1:30 p.m. in the base
ment of the United Protestant
Church. Mrs. Lydia Fohn-Hansen
will be the honor guest.
There will be an Alaskan ex
hibit of things made by homemak
ers’ clubs. You may bring the ex
hibits to the church Tuesday
morning or leave them at the
home of Nan Curtis before that
time.
Please be sure to have each ex
hibit labeled and boxed and your
identification mark on it.
There will be baby sitters at
the tea.
Cheechako Club
The regular monthly meeting
of the Cheechako Homemakers’
club was held at the home of
Claire Whetstone, April 12. Plans
were formulated for a pre-Easter
bake sale to be held Saturday,
April 17 at the Co-Op Trading
Post from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The club also pledged $100 to
the Palmer Area Recreation
Council.
The next meeting will be held
at the home of May Thompson on
May 10.
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John Reed Installed
Exalted Ruler of
Elks Lodge No. 1842
John H. Reed was installed as
exalted ruler of the Palmer Lodge
B. P. O. Elks No. 1812 Wednesday
evening, April 7. Reed and other
officers for the coming year, were
installed by the past exalted rul
ers of Anchorage Lodge No. 1351,
with Luther J. Weeda, past ex
alted ruler and installing officer.
Other officers installed were:
Russell Felzien, esteemed lead
ing knight: Lloyd Short, esteem
ed loyal knight: LeRoy John
son. esteemed lecturing knight;
L. C. Stock, secretary; Thomas
Lepak, treasurer; L. O. Hayes,
tiler; Ralph Goodrich, inner
guard; James Conroy, chaplain;
Harvey Hiber, 5-year trustee;
Frank Brown, 3-vear trustee;
Harold Dunn, esquire, and Albert
Metz, assistant esquire.
Exalted Ruler Reed named the
following committees for the
year: House committee: Harvey
Hiber, chairman, and Ted Buzby,
Oliver Onkka, LeRoy Johnson,
Bill McAllister, and Wilson
Woods. Investigating committee:
Matt Onkka. chairman, Rex Kib
be, and Albert Metz. Social and
community welfare: Russell Fel
zien, chairman, Clyde King, Ger
rit Snidef, Andrew Norris, and
Hal Chance.
Auditing committee: Richard
Jones and James Hurley. Teen
age activities: Paul Aklestad
Presiding justice: Thomas Carter.
Organist: Frank Cornelius. Vis
iting committee: James Conroy.
Cemetery committee: Leonard
Kyger, chairman, A1 Mathews,
ar.d Ted DeLand. Sports commit
tee: Bill Roberts, chairman, Ray
McCai'tnev, Wayne Eby, Emil
Waldal, L. McNary, and Bob
Boyd. Games committee: Thomas
Lepak, chairman, L. O. Hayes,
Frank Brown, and Ben Hudgins.
Seoul Executives
Kiwanian Visitors
Roger L. Bales, deputy regional
Boy Scout executive from Port
land, Clarke Lethin, Alaska Boy
Scout executive, and John Gor
such, Alaska Boy Scout Council
member, were all visitors at the
regular Kiwanis meeting held
April 13. Although Mr. Bales has
been in the territory before, this
was his first visit to the Matan
uska Valley.
Dr. C. C. Bailey spoke to fel
low members on his recent State
side trip and told them it seem
ed good to be back. Among other
incidents, Dr. Bailey spoke of
changing his Texan boots for
Alaskan slippers as soon as he
crossed the border. He touched
briefly on the drought and result
ing dust he and his family en
countered on the trip.
Also reDorting on a recent trip
was Dr. Foster Sims who is just
back from a trip around the ter
ritory where a^ Department
Commander of the American Le
gion, he made several visits to
Legion costs, including a new
post in Ninilchik.
Juneau Man Seeking
Territorial Treasurer Seat
J. B. (Bert) Caro of Juneau,
Republican candidate for the of
fice of Territorial Treasurer is
son of a pioneer Alaskan family
and has lived in Alaska for many
years. He attended Juneau schools
and following his attendance at
the Golden Gate Law College at
San Francisco, returned to Alas
ka and in 1944 purchased Cole
Transfer and has since then own
ed a transfer, oil service, and
storage business.
He has twice been elected to
the City Council of Juneau and
at the present time is a city coun
cilman in that city. He states he
believes in efficient streamlined
Territorial governmental opera
tion: and if elected will work for
PALMER BAKING CO.
Reporter*—
Notebook
K. Allan Linn of Palmer is on
the first semester honor roll of
the State College of Washington,
according to word received from
the college this week.
William Cox, son of Mrs. Chet
Burden of Knik. and nephew of
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Leek of Pal
mer recently joined the U. S. Ma
rines and following swearing-in
ceremonies in Kodiak will leave
for San Diego for basic training.
While in California city area he
plans to visit with his brother
Larry Cox, who is stationed
there with the U. S. Navy.
Virginia and Diane Crites, dau
ghters of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Crites of Palmer, will appear on
TV Station KFIA this afternoon
3t 5:00 on the childrens’ program,
Hi-Jinks. The program, which is
sponsored by the Matanuska Maid
products, features children in Al
aska. Today’s program will be
presented as a Palmer Day pro
gram.
Hugh A. Johnson, economist at
the Alaska Experiment Station
left this week for Portland, Ore
gon where he will attend the
Pacific Northwest Trade Associa
tion meeting. From there he will
go on to San Francisco to confer
with National Park Service offi
cials and then to Washington, D.
C. to confer with members of the
Census Department.
Members of the Altar and Ros
ary Society of St. Michael’s Cath
olic Church have discontinued
their monthly bake sales for the
present. They expect to resume
the sales at a later date. Every
other Monday evening there are
card games, open to the public, in
the church basement. These will
be continued, it was announced.
Mrs. Gale Rowland has taken
a position as nurse in Dr. C. C.
Bailey’s office. She is replacing
Mrs. Earl Paine who recently re
signed her position.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Dietrich
and son Gary left for Anchorage
Wednesday evening of this week,
on the first leg of their journey
to South Dakota where they will
make their home. While in the
Valley Mr. Dietrich was employ
ed as janitor at Swanson School,
and Mrs. Dietrich was employed
in the Central School office.
Hugh Nelson is new janitor at
the Swanson School, replacing El
mer Dietrich.
Mrs. Wanda Sommerville is re
placing Mrs. Gladys Dietrich in
the office at Central School.
the Territory and people of Alas
ka with that objective in mind.
FUSSY ABOUT
YOUR
CLOTHES?
Then let us care
for your ward
robe. We like
“fussy" custom
ers. We guarantee
satisfaction.
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Eleven Enjoy
First Trail Ride
Several members of the recent
ly organized Arctic Trails Riding
club turned out for a trail ride
this past Sunday. Although most
of the riders averaged 15 miles,
Roseann Branton, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. C. Ivan Branton topped
them all with a total of 20 miles.
Other riders were Roland Gro
ver, A1 Brooks, Jeanne Grover,
John, Lucille and Sandy King,
i Ken Loyer, Sally Reed and Bart
I and Elaine Bawlby. The latter
two riders were from Anchorage.
Young Sandy King was the
youngest of the riders but kept
up with them all the way. An
other trail ride is tentatively set
for April 25. Anyone interested
in joining the club is invited to
attend a regular meeting plan
ned for April 27. Anyone desiring
to purchase a horse is invited to
contact Roland Grover or other
members. Contacts are being
made for purchases and if enough
horses are ordered, they will be
trucked to Palmer in one load.
Arrangements for winter keep
can be made for those who do not
have bams, it was announced.
Officers of the new club are:
Roland Grover, president: John
King, vice-president; Lucille
King, secretary, and Roseann
Branton, treasurer.
Attendance at the Swanson
School has held up to 97% in
| spite of the many cases of mea
| sles in the Valley.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
Carpenter*, Rememberl
Carpenters Local 225!
Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday
Each Month
TOURS
CHARTERS
REASONABLE RATES
DELIVERIES
Valley Taxi Service
Located in Matanuska Hotel
Telephone 4 Palmer, Alaska
Motor - in • Service
GENERAL REPAIRS - WELDING
GAS & OIL
Harry Duff Phene 6SJ11 Bert Duff
Halves..
Freestone Peaches
No. 21 can 42c
at
Kosloskv's Dept Store
Palmer
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY & MONDAY
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DELEGATE TO CONGRESS
Primaries April 27, 1954
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TOGS
Togs n Seams
New Material for Formals
• Nylon Tulle • Flock Dot Nylon
* Rayon Taffeta
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