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.
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Editor ____-.....Virginia Gallant
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Emil Ganschow
Installed as
Kiwanis President
Palmer Kiwanians, their wives
and guests, attended a buft'et din
ner and installation of officers
held in the Palmer School cafe
teria Saturday evening, January
9.
Following the dinner, which
was prepared by Mrs. Cope, wives
of Kiwanis members, and several
young girls of the Palmer School,
dinner guests were introduced by
out-going president, Harlow Hod
gson. They were Lt. Governor
Jim Gentleman of the Alaska
Yukon Division of Kiwanis In
ternational: Mr. and Mrs. Francis
Bowdin. Mr. and Mrs. George
Shannon, Marshal Lovett, Miss
Winette Ellsworth, John Gorsuch,
and Clark Lathene, all of Anch
orage.
Palmer guests included Robert
Johns, American Legion comman
der and Mrs. Johns; Leonard Ky
§ar, exalted ruler of the Palmer
Elks and Mrs. Kygar; Ralph
Moore, governor of Palmer Moose
Lodge and Mrs. Moore; Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Gallant; Miss Edna
Wehking, Mr. and Mrs. Art Pier
son, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Logs
dun, Mr. and Mrs. Phil McRae,
Mr. and Mrs. Prentis Gazaway,
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wolcott, and
Dr. and Mrs. P. McParland.
In addressing the group Presi
dent Hodgson spoke of the club’s
past work and the satisfaction in
helping provide facilities that the
community might need. In the
past few years we have worked
on the worthy hospital project
and are looking forward with an
ticipation to the opening of the
new hospital, he said. ‘There is
no shortage «>f appropriate pro
jects for us,” he pointed out.
‘‘This coming year we hope to
help develop an intergraded city- '
wide recreation program for the
children.” The Matanuska Valley
is basically an agriculture area, i
The success of fostering the ad- |
Vance of agriculture is dependant j
an the interested participation of
asis- members he pointed out. The
• attendance record of the local
club has ircreased during the past
year he reported and then award
ed perfect attendance pins to the
following members: Ed Smith and
Cy Brewer, four-year pins; John
Weisenberger, Emil Ganschow,
Jim Hurley, Hush Johnson, three
vear pins; and Marvin Slaughter,
a two-year pin. Hodgson himself
holds a three-year perfect attend
ance pin. - * «
Following an entertaining peri
od, presented by Commissioner of
Agriculture Jim Wilson, Lieuten
ant-Governor Gentleman installed
the new officers. Lt. Gov. Gentle
man pointed out to the assembled j
group that this was his first of- |
ficial duty since taking office. Of
ficers installed included Emil
Ganschow, president: George
Crowther, vice-president; Marvin
Slaughter, seci’etary, and Robert
Pippel, treasurer. Board of direc
tor members are Jim Hurley, Dick
Tones, Glen Persinger, Ed Smith,
John Weisenberger, Jim Wilson,
Lloyd Severn, Harlow Hodgson,
and the new officers.
At the close of the meeting, the
group were invited guests at the
Palmer B. P. O. Elks lodge for
the balance of the evening.
REGULAR MEETING HELD
BY U. P. LADIES AID
The Ladies Aid of the United
Protestant Church held their
regular meeting the first Wednes
day of this month in the church
basement. The basement has
been newly decorated by differ
ent members and an asphalt tile
floor laid. Members report it a
very pleasant meeting place.
The business of the day consis
ted of the appointment of com
mittee members to assist the new
president, Mrs. Ina McKenzie. De
votions were conducted at th<
beginning of the study of th<
Book of Acts.
CONSERVATION
NOTES
By Lew Hanks
The Palmer Soil Conservation
Sub-district is making some test
runs on its new wood chipper. We
are still waiting for a proper size
pulley, which has been ordered
for weeks. We cannot get the de
sired speed on the chipper-head
with the pulley we have, but it
still operates very satisfactorily.
The Supervisors are very pleas
ed with the chipper. It sure
spews out the chips. Small twigs
don’t cut up too well yet. Other
wise, it makes some pretty nice
looking bedding. Trees up to four
or five inches in diameter can be
chipped. Probably the best pro
cedure would be to cut your -wood
for chipping the spring and sum
mer before use. If you cut it and
leave the branches and leaves on,
the wood will dry out pretty well
and make much better bedding.
Birch, alder and willow seem to
oe much better for chipping than
spruce.
As soon as the proper pulley
arrives and is installed, Dick
Blue, Extension Agent, will hold
a demonstration. Then we can all
*et a good look at what it can
lo.
The Alaska Rural Rehabilita
tion Corportation and Jim Hur
ley are to be congratulated on
making it possible to purchase
this equipment for use in the
Valley.
The chipper is to be kept at the
Co-op garage at present. Arrange
ments for renting it can be made
at the Palmer Soil Conservation
Sub-district office in the Wright
Building.
Musky cows and sloppy barn
yards can be a thing of the past
now. It’s in, not on, the bag.
MOOSE PREPARE FOR
VISSTING CORDOVIANS
Word has been received by
members of the Palmer -Moose
Lodge that the Cordova Moose
sponsored basketball team is
scheduled to invade Palmer on
die week end of February 6 and
7.
The local committee is plan
ning a full week-end of entertain
ment for the visitors with a spec
ial program to be planned for
Saturday night. The main item to
be served to the Cordova players
will be MOOSE. Members hope
to be able to reciprocate for the
wonderful times offered the Pal
mer players and visitors when
ever they have visited the sea
port city. Games will be played in
the Palmer School gymnasium.
Additional entertainment plans
will be announced as soon as for
mulated.
Wendall Kay, Anchorage at
torney and Democratic leader,
will be keynote speaker at the
Territorial Democratic Conven
tion to be held in Juneau this
coming week-end. He is schedul
ed to make his speach on Janu
ary 17, at the Baranof Hotel.
Time to Call Mac -
Looks like the Head of the
House will have a long white
beard before the water gets
hot enough to shave with!
Plenty of hot water in the
basement — but what he
needs is a CIRCULATING hot
water system — one that
brings hot water INSTANTLY
to every faucet! No house is
modern without one; if you
need one . . call 46.
MACS PLUMBING
RANDOM RAMBLINGS OUT WASILLA WAY
By E. Hjellen
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Spring must be closer than we
think. I saw Harold Byers driv
ing his Model “A” Ford the other
day.
» * *
Just think how happy you’d be
if you lost everything you have
right now—and then got it back
again.
* * *
Una MacDonald of Willah Wah
Lodge is leaving for Seward
where she will visit with her
boys. She also plans on extend
ing her trip to Kodiak. Kodiak is
a beautiful place. I went in there
in June of 1941, having to report
to the signal station there. It was
so beautiful—I walked backward
up the hill—looking out over the
blue-green Women’s Bay.
* * *
One young nurse to another in
maternity ward. “We’re just in
the wrong place to meet eligible
men, that’s all.”
* * *
That flashing blue light you’ve
seen on the road at night is on
the snowplow driven by Thur
Betts. He’s really been “all-out”
to keep the roads open. Did you
think Thur and Bill Betts were
brothers? They’re not. I think you
would call them double first cous
ins. Their fathers were brothers
and their mothers were sisters.
It was simpler for them to call
their truckline “The Betts Bros.”
than to try to explain it.
* * *
Woman driver to friend: “The
part I don’t like about Rarking
is the noisy crash.”
It was Samuel Clemens (Mark
Twain) who first wrote, “I felt
sorry for myself because I had no
shoes—until I met the man who
had no feet”. I met a number of
fellows in the Veterans Adminis
tration Hospital in Seattle who
had that philosophical outlook on
life. Do you remember the pub
licity given—a short time ago—
to asserted abusers of the Vets
Act—and were getting free treat
ment? It was established that this
just wasn’t so. But if some fin
ancially able veterans applied for
medical assistance it was because
the V. A. has the best doctors on
their staff or else retained as con
sultants. Money can’t buy the
care a veteran gets at a V. A. hos
pital.
* * *
Did you ever think that it was
nice of Frank and Floyd Smith
to keep their garage open on
Sundays and holidays in order
that we might keep our cars run
ning?
* * *
The inaugural kick-off to the
organization of the local Cub
Scouts was held at Teeland’s
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store last Thursday with Cubmas
ter Vernon Dryden in charge. Den
Mother Pat Hjellen has First
Class Scout Gilbert Hjellen as Den
Chief to help her with Cub
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David Henry and Terry Roth. Den
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* * *
Farmers’ parity prices should
be lowered at the same time the
minimum wage is lowered—sub
sidies to carriers lowered—and
tariff laws repealed. All these'are
acts by our government to assure
all who accomplish, a reasonable
return for their efforts.
* * *
There was an extra day to play
for the Wasilla school children on
Wednesday the sixth. Pipes in
the school broke and, along with
many other difficulties, the gym
For a teste you can't fcuot
for love or money
A slice of Donald Duclc
Bread and honey
trad
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AT YOUR GROCER'S
PALMER BAKING CO.
was flooded. As soon as the water
freezes on the floor, we’ll have an
indoor skating rink.
* * *
Heard in almost any home
after the pitter-patter of little
feet: “Bing — bing, bang — bang,
drop dead, I got you first, Aw,
shaddup!”
* * *
What is your allergy? M. V.
Morrison would like to know
hers. Boy! Does she have the
hives. Even her best friends didn’t
know her.
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Lynn Wright has been doing
the interior finishing work on
Senator Snider’s home. Looks
darn nice. I could describe it to
you — but my verbal description
would lack the beauty of the
visual. Drop in on “Heinie” some
time.
* * *
The human brain is a wonder
ful thing. It starts working the
moment you are born and never
stops until you sit down to write
the news.
* * *
May Carter, local Deputy Com
missioner, reminded me to get a
license tag for my car. Tags are
now available at the Wasilla
Post Office. She admonished me
to bring the registration certifi
cate with me. That’s the “gidget”
an the steering wheel post. If
that’s become lost—the title paper
is required.
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