VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
Entered as sacond class matter on Oct. 21. 1947, at the post office at
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
A1 J. DeJulio ..Publisher, Manager
Editor.... Virginia Gallant
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LOCAL RESERVISTS
FIRE HIGH SCORES
While reviewing the firing done
by the Palmer Detachment 1, Or
ganized Reserve Corps, General
Carter announced that in 23 years
of viewing unit firings the Pal
mer unit had the best average
score he had ever seen.
Seventy percent of the men fir
ing made expert rating, with the
following totals recorded, out of
a possible 260 points: 2nd Lt. Mar
vin P. Udevitz, expert, 248: Capt.
Curtis H. Dearborn, expert, 243:
Major Clarence I. Branton, ex
pert, 241: 1st Lt. Richard T. Blue,
marksman, 202; Pvt. Elmer A.
Haustein, expert, 254; Sgt. John
R .Snodgrass, expert, 249; SFC
Simon J. Newcomb, expert, 246;
SFC Howard E. Campbell, ex
pert, 244; SFC John K. Dunlap,
sharphooter, 239 and Pvt. Francis
H. Dinkel, marksman, 213.
The firing was done with 30
caliber carbines, using iron sights.
In pistol fire, out of a possible
300, Major Branton shot expert
with a total of 298. Captain Dear
born rated sharpshooter with a
total of 246.
DAVID KEPLER
RETURNING WITH BRIDE
David Kepler, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Jesse T. Kepler of Star
Route, Palmer and Lois Loftus,
daughter of Mrs. Beryl Gallaher,
Macomb, Illinois were united in
marriage at Springfield, Illinois
on April 4.
Kepler is driving back to Al
aska with his bride and stepson
Chris Loftus. They expect to ar
rive in Palmer sometime this
week.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR
THE TERRITORY OF ALAS
KA, THIRD DIVISION, PAL
MER PRECINCT
In the Matter of the Estate )
of Carl Christian Brix, deceased )
CITIATION
TO: Fru Ellen Margrete Mik
kelson Beck, Forpagter, Christian
Brix Mikkelsen, Plantagojer, Jens
Brix Mikkelsen, Fru Agnes Anna
Kristine Horsdal, Kristine Karo
line Miller, Karen Marie Jacob
sen, and Anna Brix Bolen, and
all other heirs ,unknown, of the
above decedent:
YOU, and each of you, are re
quired to be and appear before
the undersigned, U. S. Commis
sioner and Ex-Officio Probate
Judge for the above entitled pre
cinct, division and Territory, at
Palmer, Alaska, at the hour of 2
o’clock in the afternoon of the 28
day of May, 1953, and show cause,
if any you have, why the real
property of said decendent should
not be sold by the Administrator,
in the manner required by law,
for the purpose of paying the ex
penses of last illness, funeral ex
penses, expenses of administra
tion and the claim against the
said estate, as prayed for in a
petition this day filed with me by
said Administrator.
DATED at Palmer, Alaska, this
29 day of April 1953.
DOROTHY B. SAXTON
Probate Judge
Published: April 30, May 7, 14, 21,
1953.
Notice for Publication
Notice is hereby given that
Patrick J. Carney entryman, to
gether with his witnesses Thomas
L. Carter and Edward Baker, all
of Wasilla Alaska, has submitted
final proof on his homestead en
try, Anchorage Serial No. 014623
for the Nr2 SW'4 Sec. 14; NE*4
SE'/i Sec. 15; SWV* NW*4
Sec. 14—15 T. 18N. R. 1 W. Sew
ard M., contaning 160 acres, and
it i now in the fi lseo tfehcmfwy
it is now in the files of the Land
Office, Anchorage, Alaska, and if
no protest is filed in the Land
Office within the period of publi
cation or thirty days thereafter,
said final proof will be accepted
and final certificate issued.
VIRGIL O. SEISER, manager
Published April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30,
1953
EDNA WEHKING TO
WORK IN WASHINGTON
Edna Wehking, Valley resident
for the past four years, leaves
Palmer May 15, enroute to Wash
ington, D. C. where she will work
with the Power Division of the
Rural Electrification Administra
tion.
Members of St. John’s Ladies
Aid honored her with a farewell
“hankie” shower April 17 in the
church basement. In addition to
the many “hankies,” she received
an Alaskan carved, ivory brace
let from the membership. .Elean
or Brooks and Wilhelmina Ped
ersen were hostesses for the
party.
Monday afternoon of this week,
the girls in the Neal Wright
building got together in her hon
or over coffee and cake. The at
tractive cake was baked by Isa
belle Wolcott.
Miss Wehking will go from Al
aska by boat to Seattle where
she plans to spend a few days
with Isabelle Severns who is
presently in Seattle. From there
she will go to San Francisco,
Los Angeles and then east to St.
Louis for about a month. She
will report for work in Washing
ton July 1.
While in the Valley Miss Weh
king has made many friends. She
has been an active member of St.
John’s Lutheran Church and sec
retary of the local Civil Defense
organization. She said this week
she hopes to be able to return to
Alaska at some time in the future.
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice for Publication
Noiae is hereby given that
Hugo C. Tollefsen has made ap- <
plication for a homesite under
the Act of May 26, 1934 (48 Stat. ■
809) Anchorage Serial No. 013717
for Lot 12 as shown on supple
mental plat of Sec. 30 officially
filed August 7, 1952, T. 25 N., R. '
4 W., S.M., containing 6.11 acres,
and it is now in the files of the
Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska.
Any and all persons claiming
1 adversely any of the above men
tioned land should file their ad
verse claim in the Land Office
within the period of publication
or thirty days thereafter, or they
will be barred by the provision
of the statutes. .
VIRGIL O. SEISER, Manager
Published April 30, May 7, 14, 21,
28, 1953
tftEQUENT
SAILINGS
1>tfrlASKA»>»
PASSENGER SERVICE
FROM SEWARD
S.S. BARANOF S.S. DENALI
Thurs., May 7 Thurs.. May 14
Sitka
Juneau
Ketchikan
Seattle
Valdez
Cordova
Juneau
Petersburg
Wrangeix
Ketchikan
Seattle
FREIGHT SERVICE
From Seattle
S. S. CHENA
Scheduled from Seattle Tues
day, May 12, calling at Sew
ard and Valdez
M. V. RING SPLICE
Scheduled from' Seattle Tues
day, May 19, calling at Val
dez, Seward, Kodiak, Seldo
via and Homer
FOR INFORMATION
IT. J. MALONEY. AOENT
[OFFICE: WESTWARD HOTEL
[ ANCHORAGE. ALASKA
Phone 22001
CONSERVATION
NOTES
While driving through the Val
ley the past few days I’ve seen a
few cases of grass or stubble
burning. I don’t think much of
the idea. One thing we lack in
this country is organic matter.
You don’t gain anything by burn
ing it up. Every pound of crop
residue burned means just so
much more fertilizer you have to
buy. The grass looks greener fast
er alright after burning. The rea
son is you just see it sooner. That
mat of dry grass or stubble you
leave will rot down during the
season and replenish the soil. It
will not harm a grass stand any
time.
Speaking of grass or pasture
stands, now is the time to get
to work. If you haven’t fertilized
already, do so as soon as you can
cross the fields without damage.
The extension Service or Ex
periment Station has a folder
giving fertilizer recommendations
for the Valley. .This is the best
word there is on fertilizer, fol
low it. You won’t be disappointed.
Have you arranged your pas
ture fields into grazing units? Do
it now. Split your pasture fields
into as small units as possible.
Graze them in rotaton. It pays
off. An electric fence can be
one of the best investments you
can make. This old open field
grazing is a thing of the past.
It’s the best way I know of to
produce nice poor weedy pasture
Don’t do it. The grass will be
green the 17th of May. Be ready
for it.
TRADING POST PLANS
AWARDS FOR MOTHERS
All mothers making a purchase
of one dollar or more in the dry
goods or hardware departments j
at the Trading Post will be of
fered the opportunity to register
for three awards to be made
Saturday afternoon. May 9 at 4
p.m.
Registration will start Monday
morning, May 4. seeking (1) the
oldest mother; (2) the youngest
mother and (3) the mother with
the largest number of children.
! Winners will be offered their
choice of prizes, valued at three
dollars each. All mothers in the
Valley are invited to register.
CUT FLOWERS AND
CORSAGES
for the
PROM
MOTHERS DAY and other
special occasions
MATANUSKA VALLEY
GARDENS
MAUD HOSLER
VALLEY
PAL<*fcR, ALASKA
WEDNESDAY —THURSDAY
APRIL 29—30
SHOWS 7:15 and 9 P.M.
FRIDAY SATURDAY
MAY 1 — 2
Show 7:15 and 9 P-M.
Sat. Mat: 2:00 p.m.
SUNDAY — MONDAY
Shows: 7:15 and 9:00 p.m.
MAY 3 — 4
Sun. Mat. 2:00 p.m..
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DONALD O'CONNOR .10*1 Kfisos
Legion, Auxiliary
Make Annual Awards
Larry Trowbridge and LeahRae
Schroeder, eighth grade students
in Palmer school were presented
annual American Legion and
Auxiliary awards for good citizen
ship in a ceremony April 29.
Awards were made by Richard
Demming, commander of the local
Legion post and consisted of en
scribed scrolls, bronze placques
and lapel pins, which were small
duplicates of the plaques.
Speaking to the gathering of
1 junior and senior high school
students, Sid Raynor, past com
mander of the Alaska Depart
ment, American Legion, compli
mented the students on their se
lection for the awards. The stu
dents were selected on a basis of
compatability, sportsmanship,
service, courage, leadership, hon
or and scholarship.
President Pat Weisenberger of
the American Legion Auxiliary
presented Derain Curtis with a
five dollar award for her winning
American Legion Auxiliary es
say.
Also present for the ceremonies
were John Balios, past command
er of the Anchorage Legion Post
and color guardsmen Herbert Hoff
and John Weisenberger of the lo
cal post.
FORMER RESIDENT TO
WED FAIRBANKS G'RI
Walter R. Blankenship of Kiana
has announced the engagement
of his daughter, Miss F. Ruth
Blankenship to Peter O. Sandvik,
son of Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Sand
v:k of Palmer. The couple will be
united in marriage on May 24 in
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church
in Fairbanks.
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NEW BABIES
Fuller
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Fuller are
parents of their second child and
son. Born at Valley Hospital
April 17, the young man weighed
six pounds, fourteen ounces at
birth. Mr. Fuller is employed as
an electrician at the Evans-Jones
Coal Mine.
Monahan
Brenda Lee Monahan, first
child for Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Monahan^ was born April 24 at
Valley Hospital. She weighed
seven pounds, eight ounces at
birth. Her father is a miner at
Evans-Jones Coal Mine. Mrs.
Monahan was a former nurse at
Valley Hospital.
Brohard
Mr. and Mrs. Haydn Brohard
are parents of their fifth child,
a boy, born at Valley hos
pital April 25. He weighed six
pounds, twelve ounces. Mr. Bro
hard is employed by Palmer Con
structors at the Eklutna Project.
Pelletier
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Pelletier
are parents of their second child
and first daughter. Born at Val
ley Hospital April 28, the little
girl weighed six pounds, twelve
ounces and has been named Nan
cy Eleanor.
Bouwens
A son, Thomas Wayne, was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Bou
wens at Valley Hospital April 28.
LUTHERAN OFFICIALS
HONORED AT DINNER
Officials of the northwest Dis
trict of the Lutheran Church who
were visitors in Palmer this past
week-end were guests at a pot
luck dinner held in the church
basement previous to the even
ing service. Guests, Rev. Carl
Bensene and Rev. Amos Schmidt,
were given Alaskan souvenirs, to
be presented to their wives on
return to Seattle and Portland.
They were hand-carved moose
horn salt and pepper shakers,
made by Edward Ueeck.
At the close of the evening ser
vice, Oliver Brewer sang “Alas
ka’s Flag” for the guests and
congregation.
He weighed seven pounds at
birth. Mr. Bouwens is employed
at the Evans-Jones Coal Mine.
Maternal grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Mielke of Palmer.
Mr. and Mrs. William Bouwens
of Palmer are paternal grandpar
ents.
COMPLYiE COVERAGE
FOR YOU
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or wear a raincoat when it
rains but we are often “uncov
ered" when it comes to the
really important 'storms'. You
can be prepared against loss
by adequate insurance. Come
in and establish a coverage
plan for you.
Kay Pippel Insurance
Box 221
New Wright Building
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