OVER ICO ATTEND
HOMEMAKERS’
ACHIEVEMENT DAY
Over 100 valley homemakers
and guests attended the day-long
program of Homemakers’ Achie
vement Day on October 26. The
program opened with a candle
light installation ceremony dur
ing which officers for the coming
year were installed.
Club reports were given by the
13 area clubs, followed by a pot
luck luncheon at noon. Table dec
orations, consisting of fall flow
ers and colors, were in charge of
the Happy Valley homemakers. I
The afternoon program was
opened by Mrs. Esther Kirsch,
retiring council president, who
introduced Mrs. Carol Winey, ■
home demonstration agent from '
Anchorage, and all guests attend
ing the event were then intro
duced. Marjorie Brewer, one of
t.ic three valley women who at
tended this year’s short course |
at the University of Alaska, made I
a report on their activities at the :
university and urged all home- ;
makers to plan to attend the short
course next year. During the ;
short course Mrs. Brewer was
elected president of the Alaska
Homemakers’ Council, and Mrs.
Lila Newville was elected secre
tary-treasurer of the territorial
group. A third valley resident,
Mrs. Jean O’Neill is also an offi
cer of the council, having been
elected to a two-year term of
vice-president last year.
An interesting program of skits,
readings, and music were present
ed by the following clubs: “Who
Will Pay the Rent”, Golddusters
Club: “It Takes a Heap of Liv
ing”, Frances Dinkel of the Wasil
la club; “Three Little Boys”,
Margaret Schroeder of the Happy
Valley club: “In the Best of Fam
ilies”, Mary Estep and Midge
Yerbich of the Homesteaders;
“Lord, Leave Room for Grand
pa ’, Elsie Oberg, Chugiak club;
“Democracy at Home” by River
bend club members; accordian
solo by Anna Knutsen of the
Glacier View club; “An Old |
Fashioned Proposal and Modern
Proposal” by Sourdough Club
members; a skit by the Nugget
Club: a reading and music by !
Ruth Echaeier and Florence Dun
lap of the Palmasilla club, and
a skit, “That’s Life” by Butte
Club members,
j .maiy^u Rideout, home oemon
I straiion agent, presented “Keep
I Polishing the Stars of your
j drawn ' by Lydia .Ann Lynde
officers installed at the Achie
I vement Day program were as fol
.ows: Council: Lila Newville,
president; Mary Doherty, vice
president; Wanda Wilson, secre
tary; Mary Frey, treasurer and
Lorraine Johnson, reporter-histor
ian. They replace the following:
Esther Kirsch, Ida Stadler, Viola
Thuma, Vera Rorrison, and Amy
Irwin.
Golddusters: Mrs. Glen Per
singer, president; Mrs. R. J. Med
dles, vice-president; Mrs. Ben
Hudgins, secretary; Mrs. James
Wilson, treasurer, and Mrs. Clar
ence Krause, reporter.
Butte: Agnes Sandvik, presi
dent; Florence Dunlap, vice-presi
dent; Evelyn Mielke, secretary
treasurer, and Eleanor Brooks
reporter.
Homesteaders: Mrs. Claude
Gabette, president; Mary Estep,
vice-president; Midge Yerbieh,
treasurer, and Mrs. Paul James,
reporter.
Cheechako Marne Hanks, presi
dent; Billie DeJulio, vice-presi
dent; Pat Lawton, secretary; Ruth
i Zimowski, treasurer, and Kath
' ryn Wilson, reporter.
Sourdough: Harriett Kepler,
president; Lila Newville, vice
president; Mary King, secretary
treasurer: and Bess Johns, repor
ter.
Nuggets: Ruth Hodgson, presi
dent; Marjorie Brewer, vice-presi
dent; Aleen Uzelac, secretary
treasurer, and Lillian Westgate,
reporter.
Happy Valley: Margaret Sch
roeder, president; Marvel Woods,
vice-president; Marjorie Cook,
secretary, Lula Belle Bouwens,
treasurer, and Marjorie Cook, re
porter.
Wasilla: Mrs. Weise, president:
Mrs. Byers, vice-president, and
Mrs. Henry Planson, secretary
treasurer.
Chugiak: Justine Parks, presi
dent; Kathy Walker, vice-presi
dent, and Olga Johnson, secretary
treasurer.
Copper Valley: Edythe Flow
ers, president; Florence Stebbens.
Utfisinias Workshop
Sst for Tomorrow
V. llcy women are reminded of
the Extension Service Christmas
workshop which opens tomorrow
morning in the Extension craft
. ocwi. ine program will continue
urt.il all demonstrations are com
pleted, Marylou Rideout, home
demonstration agent said.
Members of all homemaker
! groups are contributing ideas of
food, gifts, wrappings and decor
ations for Christmas. All women,
interested in the program are in
vited to attend. Sack lunch will
be featured at noon. Those at
tending are asked to take a cup,
coffee will be served.
The evening sessions will be
held on November 3 and 17 be
ginning at 7:30 ir. the Extension
| office for those who are unable
to attend the October 29 work
i shop and for those who wish to
i get additional Christmas ideas.
ALTAR BOYS
SOCJETY TO MEET
The first meeting for the fall
season of the St. John Berch
man’s Altar Boys’ Society of St.
Michael’s Catholic Church will
take place this Saturday, October
30 at 2 p.m. in the church rec
tory.
Election of officers will be held
and plans for the year’s activ
ities outlined. All boys of the
parish are welcome to attend
William W. Elliott will act as
sponsor of the group again this
year.
vice-president, and Connie Nel
son, secretary- treasurer.
Glacier View: Lillian Eckert;
president; Ruth Estelle, vice- ;
president; Pearl Trowbridge,
secretary-treasurer, and Evelyn j
Sharp, reporter.
A map showing for the first
time the water resources of all
Federal agencies, is now avail- |
able to the public. Copies may be !
obtained from the Superintend
ent of Documents, Washington 25,
D. C., for $2.25 each.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
PALMER YOUTH
TO ATTEND ARMY
ENGINEERS SCHOOL
Harry Campbell, Jr., son of Mr.
; ar d Mrs. Harry Campbell of Pal
j ‘"ner, leaves November 16 for Fort
| Bf Ivor, Virginia, where he will
attend the army’s Fort Belvor
j School of Engineers.
Campbell, a member of the
i \rmy Reserve, will go on active
duty for a period of 88 days while
attending the school where he will
take a course lr. general drafting.
Campbell’s attendance at the
-chool was made possible through
final approval of the Senior Army
Advisor, who must approve ap
plications for attendance. While
or active duty Campbell will re
ceive army pay, clothing and
transportation from Palmer and
back. Following the completion
of the course Campbell will be
re-classified and return to the
Army Reserves.
IMMUNIZATION
PROGRAMS TO BEGIN
Immunization will be started
in the Valley next week at the
Well Child Conference, held each
week at the Health Center, ac
cording to Dolores Mattila, pub
lic health nurse.
The immunizations are offered
free of charge rur all infants and
pre-school children. The immun
izations planned earlier this >'ear
and then postponed will be given
soon in the Palmer schools, ac
cording to Miss Mattila.
The Well Child Conferences are '
held each Wednesday from 2-4
p.m. at the Health Center.
AVIATION DEPT.
GETS SURPLUS
LANDING MATS
Nearly two million square
| feet of pierced steel plank, com
| monly known as larding mat, has
j ben acquired by the territory un
j der the new surplus property act
| passed by the 83rd Congress,
j Acting Governor Waino E. Hend
rickson announced today. This is
j the first transaction completed
under the new act, Public Law
659, which permits the Territory
of Alaska to acquire property ex
cept real estate, declared surplus
by federal agencies or depart
ments. No reimbursement or
transfer is required in such ac
quisitions.
The landing mat presently at
Cold Bay is worth between, a
quarter and a half million dollars
and was declared surplus by the
Alaska Air Command. It has now
been turned over to the Terri
torial Department of Aviation
which will use it over a period
of years to surface airfields that
might otherwise be impractical
to construct. Much of it is ex
NURSES TO SEE FILM
All registered nurses in the
valley are reminded of the Ma
tanuska Valley Nurses’ Associa
tion. meeting to be held at the
Health Center tomorrow night at
8 p.m.
A film, “All My Babies’’ will
be shown. In addition Miss Betty
Farmer will review trends in ob
steteric nursing. All nurses are
invited to attend.
pected to be used in. the second
division and on the lower Kus
kokwin river.
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