Local Reservists
Attend Third
Annual Encampment
Scores of Army reserve officers
and enlisted men began arriving
at Fort Richardson April 4 for
the third Alaska reserve encamp
ment, which will cover a two
week training period, ending
April 18.
In addition to reserves from
Palmer, reserves from Juneau,
Ketchikan, Skagway, Portage and
Anchorage will attend. Battery
B, 147th Field Artillery Battalion,
196th RCT, at Fort Richardson,
will billet and feed the reservists
during the period.
The all-around training will in
clude firing of individual and
crew-served weapons, and a de
molition demonstration by the
200th Engineer Combat Company,
196th RCT, to include all types
of explosives, is scheduled dur
,ng the training program.
Commanding officers of the
various reserve units attending
the encampment are: Lt. Col.
Machael Burke, 208th Combat
Battalion; Lt. Col. Paul Shel
merdine, 709th Railway Trans
portation Group, and Lt. Col.
James T. Walker, 396th Engineer
Utilities Detachment, all of An
chorage.
MILDRED BUZBY TO
HEAD LOCAL SORORITY
Mildred Buzby was elected
president of Theta Chapter, Beta
Sigma Phi, during the regular
meeting held April 5 at the home
of Helen Crites.
Other members of the execu
tive committee elected were:
Bonnie Bettine, vice-president;
Vivian Shaver, recording secre
tary; Mildred Marple, correspon- '
ding secretary, and Gladys Jones,
treasurer. Mrs. Amy Irwin was •
re-elected to the office of spon
sor, as was Mrs. Viola Thuma to 1
the office of director. The new
officers will be installed and take I
over their new duties later this !;
month. j
Sorority president -Betty Rice
announced five table-model radios '
have been purchased and will be
presented to the new Valley Pres
byterian Hospital, on behalf of J
the local chapter, when open J
house is held at the new hospital, j ]
The radios will carry the sorority |
crest and will be placed in vari- J
ous rooms in the hospital. j
The next regular meeting will j
be held April 19 at the home of J J
Virginia Gallant. IJ
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Turn hi Coupons
All persons who have been sav
ing Gold Medal coupons for the
Little League and Pony League
are asked to please turn them in
at any local grocery store this
week, so they may be picked up
the early part of next week by
members of the Women of the
Moose who are sponsoring the
coupon collection project.
All local grocery merchants are
cooperating in the program by
collecting the coupons at their
stores. Funds derived from this
project will go toward operation
al expenses of the two baseball
leagues in the Valley.
YOUTH FOR CHRIST
PLAN MOVIES FOR
APRIL 10 MEETING
Sixty-five high school students
gathered at Grange Hall last
Saturday evening for a success
ful evening of entertainment,
sponsored by the local Youth for
Christ organization.
Among games especially en
joyed were ping pong, rook, mon
opoly, and a group game. The
film, “Alaska, U. S. A.” was
shown. Free pop was given away,
and peanuts and gum were sold.
On April 10 Youth for Christ
will show the fourth of the “Life
of St. Paul” movies entitled, “Re
turn to Jerusalem” at the Church
of God at 8 p.m. Over 150 young
people viewed the last movie, and
t is suggested that everyone in
terested make an attempt to get
there early this week, if they
want a good seat. The rally also
will feature high school talent
and leadership.
Youth for Christ is a interde
aominational youth organization
aiding churches and community
n the promotion of wholesome
r'outh activities. Their slogan is,
‘Geared to the times, but anch
>red to the Rock”.
Because of Holy Week, there
will be no recreation program
>n April 17.
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
THURSDAY. APRIL 8
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN
GE, Grange Hall, 8 p.m.
MATANUSKA AIRMENS’ AS
SOCIATION, Co-Op club room
FRIDAY, APRIL 9
MATANUSKA CERAMIC CLUB,
Craft room, 8 p.m.
MATANUSKA MINISTRELS,
School gym, 8 p.m.
SATURDAY, APRIL 10
MATANUSKA MINSTRELS,
School gym, 8 p.m.
SUNDAY. APRIL 11
PALM SUNDAY
MONDAY. APRIL 12
KIIWANIS CLUB, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
PALMER CEMETERY ASSN.,
Moose Hall, 8 p.m.
TUSEDAY, APRIL 13
WELL .BABY CLINIC, Health
Council, 2-4 p.m.
MOOSE & WOMEN OF THE
MOOSE, Moose Hall, 8 p.m.
BOY SCOUTS, United Protes
tant Church, 7 p.m.
ALTAR & ROSARY SOCIETY,
Mrs. C. Bates’ home, 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY. APRIL 14
CARPENTERS’ LOCAL, Carpen
ters’ hall, 8 p.m.
BENEFIT DANCE
PRONOUNCED SUCCESS
The benefit dance held by the
local Moose lodge for the Oticheck
family of Wasilla last Saturday
was very successful, lodge mem
bers reported this week.
In making the announcement,
members offered special thanks
to Whitey Pullen who not only
furnished the music for dancing,
but sold a “lion’s” share of the
tickets and acquired the talent for
the floor show.
During an intermission period
the Johnson semi-automatic 30-06
rifle was awarded to Joe Kircher
of Palmer.
Among those attending was a
large group from the Anchorage
Moose lodge.
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Equestrians Form
Local Riding Club
Another new club for Palmer.
The Arctic Trails Riding Club
received its name at a meeting
leld this past Sunday and has
scheduled its next regular meet
ing for April 12.
Membership in the club will be
open to all interested persons, it
was announced this week. Al
though by-laws have not yet been
established, the group plans to
promote horsemanship through
out the Valley, holding shows this
coming summer, and presenting
a full-scale program at the an
nual Valley Fair.
Horse training will begin this
Sunday afternoon at the fair
grounds. The group hopes to work
out a regular training area at
the grounds where trick riding,
roping, barrel jumping and other
equestrian fetes may be practic
ed.
Roland Grover is temporary
chairman of the club, and John
King temporary secretary. All
persons interested in horses are
invited to attend the next meet
ing, Monday, April 12 at 8 p.m.
at Brooks Equipment, next door
to the Severn building.
PUBLIC INVITED
TO MOOSE DANCE
The public is invited to attend
a dance to be held at Moose Hall
Saturday evening, April 10. Music
will be furnished by Strickland
and his band, with dancing plan
ned from 10 p.m. until 2 a.m. Ad
mission will be $1.50 per couple.
Proceeds will go toward the
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YOUTH
h, t for
CHRIST
C' presents:
"RETURN TO JERUSALEM"
Sat. — April 10 — 8:00 p.m.
16 mm. sound film
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NEW CIRCULARS,
BULLETINS AVAILABLE
AT EXTENSION OFFICE
Two circulars and one bulletin
are now available at the Univer
sity of Alaska Extension Service
office. They are: "Tips on Making
Silage in Alaska”, "Bad News for
Bugs!” and “Ways to Cook Rab
bit”.
As a result of research William
J. Sweetman, head of animal hus
bandry work at the Experiment
Station has outlined steps any
farmer can take to make silage,
in the new circular on making
silage in Alaska.
In the new circular “Bad News
for Bugs”, the author, Entomolo
gist Richard Washburn suggests
the quantity of each control ma
terial and how to use it to get
best results in control of such
pests as root maggots, cutworms,
wireworms, grasshoppers, and red
turnip beetles.
Meat pie, salad loaf, stew, bak
ed, and in barbecue sauce are
some of the ways rabbit can be
prepared for the family dinner
from recipes in the new federel
bulletin, "Ways to Cook Rabbit”.
While the authors had domes
tic rabbit in mind when they
wrote the booklet, the same reci
pies may be used for wild rabbit
lodge’s building fund.
Steamship Passengers
To Get Tax Reductions
Passengers using Alaska Steam
ship Company vessels will save
from $10 to $20 on a roundtrip as/
the result of the reduction in
Federal excise tax effective April
1, R. G Rose, general passenger
agent of the line, said this week.
Travelers receive the full bene
fit of the tax reduction on trans
portation which is from 15% to
0% of the basic fare.
Persons who have purchased
tickets and paid the tax at the
aid rate for transportation be
ginning April 1 or later will re
ceive a full refund covering the
difference in tax, it was pointed
aut.
if the meat is cooked thoroughly.
They have been traces of tularem
found in Alaskan wild rabbits,
but thorough cooking will avoid
the danger.
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