4-H
Mews
Bulte 4-H Girls
Rita Nelson called the meeting
to order and then we said the
4-H pledge, followed by the sec
retary’s reading of the minutes
of the last meeting. We worked
on our project Sewing I. The girls
will complete their projects next
meeting. Darlene Trudell was ab
sent so we didn’t have our dem
onstration.
Frances Montablano will give a
demonstration next week. Merle
Newton was our guest. We played
g-ames and had refreshments.
JOYCE RIPPY, reporter
Mixing Bowl Club
The Mixing Bowl 4-H club met
at the home of Mrs. Henning
Blunck on June 23. After the
business meeting, three demon
strations were given—Margaret
Johnson and Susie Harrington
showed us how to make cupcakes,
Anne Sawby gave 'a clothing
demonstration showing the cor
rect way to take measurements,
and Lila Hoskins demonstrated
how to make corn bread.
Three of our club members
went to the 4-H Round-Up, and
we were able to give each of
them $10 to help meet expenses
since our bake sale was such a
succss—we made over $117.
Refreshments of cupcakes and
punch were served.
The next meeting will be a
night meeting instead of a day
meeting as planned originally.
The meeting will be on July* 7
at 8 p.m. at Mrs. Blunck’s home.
DOROTHY HOFFMAN
Junior leader
VelveTeens Club
The regular meeting of the
"Velveteens 4-H club was held on
June 15 at the home of Mrs.
Rodney Johnson, leader. The
meeting was called to order by
“the vice-president. All the mem
bers joined in repeating the 4-H
pledge. Ten members and one
visitor, Marylou Rideout, were
present.
We are planning an Anchorage
trip July 13 and a bake sale
June 26 at the Alpine Inn.
Following our business meeting
Mrs. Rideout gave a very nice
talk on materials.
At the conclusion of our talk
we had refreshments and recrea
tion, then worked in our pro
jects.
JUDY JAMES, reporter
Merry Mixers Club
The meeting of the Merry Mix
ers 4-H club was called to order
by Marvel Doyle, president.
A demonstration was given by
Marvel, and Nancy Ann Whitman.
Gingerbread was made.
Refreshments were served by
Linda Cope and games were play
ed.
LINDA JANE COPE,
reporter
VelveTeens
The June 29 meeting of the
VelveTeens 4-H club was called
Anchorage Wild Flower'
Show Draws Palmsrifes
A wide variety of wild flow- j
ers, shrubs, and plants were dis
played at the wild flower show
in Anchorage this past week-end.
Members of the local Garden
Club who attended the showing
reported many beautiful displays,
including floral arrangements,
driftwood decorations, berry
bushes and the finished by-pro
duct (jell) and many outstanding
and not to common displays of
wild flowers.
In addition to the displays, a
showing of outstanding wild flow
er slides was enjoyed. Those at
tending from Palmer were: Edna
Wehking, Maud Hosier, Pat Lil
lithun, Mrs. L. Z. Scott, and Mrs.
Edith Benson.
NEW BABIES
Jacobson
Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred R. Jacob
son are parents of their third
child and daughter. The little
girl, who has been named Cyn
thia Ann, was born at Valley
Presbyterian Hospital June 24,
weighing seven pounds, three
ounces at birth. Mr. Jacobson is
a miner at the Evan-Jones Coal j
Mine.
Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Smith of ,
Sutton are parents of their sec- (
ond child and first daughter who
was born at Valley Presbyterian
Hospital June 25. She weighed .
six pounds, eight and one half!
ounces at birth, and has been j
named Susan Yvonne. Mr. Smith j
operates the Alpine Inn Service
Station.
to order by Rosetta Myers, presi
dent. The bake sale committee
gave a report on the returns of
$27.00. Wilda Harris gave a report
on our trip to Anchorage July 13
to be on Station KENI and
KTVA.
Seven members were present
and one guest, Sharon McCart
ney. Rose Bowder gave a demon
stration on bound button holes
and gave us some help on zippers
and other questions that were
asked.
Fair plans for the 4-H booth
were discussed.
We will hold another bake sale
July 10. The proceeds from these
| sales to be used for 100% partici
pation of our club at 4-H camp
: this August.
NANCY SHELTON,
Reporter pro-tem
Fair View Country Club
The Fair View Country 4-H
club held their June 17 meeting
at the Johnson home. Club presi
dent, Sally Carson conducted the
business meeting, following which
several members sewed on their
projects. Elizabeth Rickteroff
gave a demonstration on making
muffins. The muffins were later
served, with Kool-aid, as refresh
ments.
Those present at the meeting
were: Joyce Gislason, Eleanor
Rickteroff, Carolyn, Nelson, Sally,
and Elizabeth.
Elizabeth Rickteroff, reporter
MOTOR REBUILDING
ALL MAKE CARS — TRUCKS — TRACTORS
FORD TRACTOR SALES
TUNE-UP WELDING
Al Brager, Mechanic
BROOK’S EQUIPMENT
ALASKA RAILROAD TRAIN SCHEDULE
Northbound Each Thursday Southbound
Read Down Read Up
7:30 aon. Lv. Seward Ar. 8:05 pan.
12:01 pan. Ar. Anchorage Lv. 3:30 pan.
ANCHORAGE, McKINLEY & FAIRBANKS
Every day but Tuesday—Northbound and Southbound
8:30 aon. Lv. Anchorage Ar. 8:15 pan.
12:50 pan. Lv. Curry Lv. 4:10 pan.
4:36 pan. Lv. McKinley Lv. 12:26 pan.
8:30 pan. Ar. Fairbanks Lv. 8:30 aon.
ANCHORAGE AND WHITTIER
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
3:00 pan. Lv. Whittier Ar. Ili45 aon.
5:05 pan. Ar. Anchorage Lv. 9:30 aon.
Gall Your ALASKA RAILROAD Agent for
Information
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
THURSDAY. JULY 1
AMERICAN LEGION & AUXIL
IARY, Legion Bldg., 8 p.m.
MAT. VALLEY HEALTH COUN
CIL, Health Center, 7 p.m.
SUNDAY, JULY 4
FREE BARBECUE, Barry’s Lake
MONDAY. JULY 5
GOVERNMENT OFFICES CLOS
ED in observance of Indepen
dence Day
TUESDAY. JULY 6
KIWANIS CLUB, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
MASONIC LODGE, Carpenters’
Hall, 8 p.m.
BOY SCOUTS, Troop 654, Fair
grounds, 7 p.m.
EXPECTANT MOTHERS
CLASS, Health Center, 7:30
p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 7
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Co
Op club room, 12:05 p.m.
MATANUSKA SPORTSMEN,
Club room, 8 p.m.
WELL BABY CLINIC, Health
Center, 2-4 p.m.
THURSDAY. JULY 8
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN
GE, Grange Hall, 8 p.m.
MATANUSKA AIRMENS’ AS
SOCIATION, Co-Op club room,
7 P-m. ;
EIGHT FIRMS BSD
ON ACS INSTALLATIONS
Eight contracting firms submit
ted bids for a string of Alaska
Communicating System installa
tions from Palmer up the Glenn
highway to Tok Junction, on to
j Big Delta and down to Northway,
! according to a news release from
the Alaska District Engineer,
Corps of Engineers at Anchorage.
Six firms bid on the entire six
schedules included in the bid call,
and two firms bid on only one or
I two of the schedules.
Separate contracts probably
will be awarded on each of the
six schedules, rather than a to
tal over-all award, Col. Carl Y.
j Farrell, Alaska District Engineer,
l said this week. The low combin
ation of bids, by different contrac
tors, was 21,000. Government
| estimate was $725,019.
The ACS schedule and appar
j ent low bid on the Palmer, Men
tasta, Chisto China, and Tazalina
I schedule were: Line maintenance
buildings, 1,500 square feet each,
prefabricated steel, one door, no
windows, no utilities — $87,092
Northern Roofing and Sheet
Metal Co.
j ndian Bureau Launches
disease Prevention Plan
The Bureau of Indian Affairs
is launching a greatly expanded
disease prevention program de
signed to bring the benefits of
1 modern sanitation and personal
hygiene directly into Indian
l homes and communities in the
! Western States, and Native vil
lages of Alaska.
First step in the program is a
six-week orientation course for
20 young Indian sanitarian aide
candidates at the Phoinix Medi
cal Center. Simultaneously* the
Bureau is enlarging its field staff
of qualified sanitary engineers
stationed in area offices and agen
cy headquarters, with one schedu
led for the Juneau office.
“Poor health”, Commissioner
Emmens said in commenting on
the new program, “is one of the
most important factors now hold
ing back many thousands of In
dian people from a full realiza
tion of their potentialities as Am
erican citizens and as human be
ings. Effective health protection
of the kind which most Ameri
cans typically take for granted
in their homes and communities
must be made more widely avail
able to our Indian people.”
Extension of the program to
Alaska is in line with the pre
liminary report of the Alaska
Health Survey under Dr. Thomas
Parran which called attention to
the almost total absence of en
vironment sanitation in the em
ergency problem area north and
west of the Seward-Fairbanks
Railbelt. The plans call for initia
tion of a pilot project in this re
gion involving the training of six
native sanitarian aides and their
assignment to villages where
their services are most urgently
needed.
WWWWWWS/VS/VW^A/VWWW'iA/WV
Tri-Square Plans
Annual Picnic
Members of the Tri-Square club
will hold their annual picnic at
Green Acr*s on Sunday, July 18.
The affair is being planned for
all day and all Masons, Eastern
Star and Rainbow Girls are in
vited to attend.
Ice cream, French bread, pop
and coffee will be furnished.
Those attending are asked to take
their own weiners or other meat,
and their own table service.
SERVICES PLANNED
FOR MRS. TED ROBBINS
Graveside services for Mrs.
Anna Laura Robbins, 48, wife of
Ted Robbins of Mile 100, will be
held at the Evergreen Cemetery
in Anchorage at 10 a.m., Friday,
July 2. Friends may pay their
respects at the Anchorage Fun
eral Home Thursday evening,
July 1, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Mrs. Robbins, who came to Al
aska with her husband in Octo
ber, 1944, died at Palmer June 26
following a lengthy illness. Prior
to moving to Mile 100 the Robbins
made their home in Anchorage.
In addition to her husband, Mrs.
Robbins is survived by her father,
Sam Blankeship of Tuscola,
Texas; four brothers, Roy, Harold,
Jack, and Lowell Blankeship, all
of Lowne, Texas, and four sis
ters, Mrs. Lillian Sotterwhite
and Mrs. J. May Pattent, both of
Lowne. Also Mrs. Lillian Brown
and Mrs. Arline Kirby of Odessa,
Texas.
V-Bar
GOOD EATS
GOOD MUSIC
SATURDAY &
SUNDAY NIGHTS
MONEY STILL TALKS
An angry man should count
to ten before he speaks—if his
wife is angry he should count out
ten and let them speak for him.
THOROUGH CHECKER
Very often a man does not
know when he is well off, but
the income tax collector always
does.
Host's Service Station!
NEW
HUNTER WHEEL BALANCE MACHINE
Balances wheels right on the car
under ordinary driving conditions.
Call for Bids
Bids will be received until July 17, 1954
on the following buildings at Lucky Shot
Mine:
2 BUNKHOUSES, 20x60, 3 STORIES
1 COOKHOUSE, 30x30, 2 STORIES
1 COMMISSARY BUILDING, 30x60, 2 STORIES
Successful bidder must move buildings by
Sept. 1, 1954. Buildings will be open for
inspection from July 1 to 15 inclusive.
Willow Creek Mines reserves the right to
accept or reject all bids.
ADDRESS ALL BIDS TO HARRY RICE
Box 707, Palmer, Alaska
Community Auction
DON’T FORGET THE SALE SUNDAY, JULY 11 - 1:30 P.M.
BRING WHAT YOU HAVE! BUY WHAT YOU WANT!
USED FURNITURE - WE BUY, SELL OR TRADE
SELL ON CONSIGNMENT
A. L SMITH FURNITURE AND SALVAGE CO.
Mile 45 (Formerly Hiway Service) . Palmer Hiway^
Precision Machine Work
& Welding
HEAVY EQUIPMENT
REPAIR IS OUR
SPECIALTY...
PALMER MACHINREY CO.
We are also dealers
for HOLT |
FARM DOZERS
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