LOCAL LEGION PARTICIPATING
IN TERRITORY-WIDE CRUSADE
Members of the Palmer Post
American Legion are participat
ing in a Territory-wide crusade to
obtain signatures of as many Leg
ionnaires and other interested
persons on a petition to the Presi
dent of the United States inform
ing him that the signers are
whole heartedly opposed to the
admission of the so-called Chinese
Peoples Republic to the United
Nations.
Edward A. Ueeck, American
ism chairman of the local post,
recently received communica
tions from National Commander
Arthur J. Connell and E. W.
Van Horn of Sitka, department
Americanism chairman, urging
the participation of the local post
in the crusade.
The letter from Commander
Connell read in part as follows:
“During the past several months
there has been increased activity
on the part of those interested in
admission of Communist China
to the United Nations to enlist
public opinion against the regu
larly constituted government of
China.
“Communists have been carry
ing on a well organized propa
ganda for the United States to
adandon the regularly constituted
government of China and admit
another statelite government of
the USSR to the United Nations.
The so-called Chinese Peoples j
Republic has shown its unwilling
ness to carry out the obligations 1
of the Charter by systematically
disregarding every human right
and violating every freedom.
“In order that the President of
the United States may know that
we of the American Legion are
unalterably opposed to any rec
ognition of the so-called Chinese
Peoples Republic I am endeavor
CO-OP PLANNING
CHRISTMAS DANCE
.All employes and producing
members of the Matannska Val
ing to secure the signatures of as
many Legionairres as possible to
a petition to the President in
forming him that we whole
heatedly opposed to the United
Nations”.
Ueeck said this week that pe
titions will be sent to local or
ganizations this week, asking
their joint support in the crusade.
When the signatures have been
acquired ,the petitions will be
sent to Sitka and from there to
Washington.
UNITED PROTESTANT
PLANNING VARIED
CHRISTMAS SERVICES
Special services are planned for
the Christmas season at the Un
ited Protestant Church.
The family night program will
be held Saturday evening, De
cember 19 at 6:00 p.m. A pot luck
supper will be served, followed
by a special Christmas program
of carol singing and a Christmas
film, ‘‘The Child of Bethlehem”.
Also, the film, ‘‘No Vacant
Chairs” will be shown. The public
is invited to the evening’s pro
gram.
Christmas Sunday services will
be held at 11:00 a.m. with Chirst
mas music by the church choir
and a special Christmas sermon,
“The New World Christmas” by
Rev. Brian Cleworth.
The Sunday School program
and party will be held Tuesday
evening, December 22 at 7:30 p.m.
All children of the Sunday
School and their parents and
friends are invited to attend.
Christmas Eve services will
be held on Thursday evening,
December 24 at 9:00 p.m. The
church choir will present a pro
gram of Christmas music in a
candle-lighted service,
of this type of work than any
other organization. ' It is to be
congratulated.
CONSERVATION
i NOTES
Lew E. Hanks
The Alaska Soil Conservation
District is purchasing signs from
the National Association of Soil
Conservation Districts for its co
operators. These signs are an at
tractive metal type painted white
and green. They>show the name
of the farmer and the Soil Con
servation Sub-district he resides
in. There is a charge of one
dollar to the farmer for lettering
of each sign. If you are inter
ested, see your Sod Conservation
Sub-district chairman, or let us
know at the Soil Conservation
Service office in Palmer,
r The wood chipper ordered by
the Palmer Sub-district has ar
rived and will be put into ser
vice as soon as possible. As soon
as we can rig up a power unit
and a means of transporting it,
a demonstration will be arranged.
It will then be put out on a ren-|
tal basis for use by local farmers.
The rentals collected will be used
to repay the Alaska Rural Rehab
ilitation Corporation who is fi
nancing the purchase.
The introduction and demon
stration of new or different farm
equipment is a problem here in
Alaska. Due to distance and lim
ited sale potential, equipment
dealers have not entered this
field to any great extent. The
Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Cor
poration has probably done more
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ley Farmers Cooperating Asso-1
ciation have been invited to at
tend the second annual post
Christmas dance to be held by the
association in the Palmer School
gym nasi "m Saturday night. De
cember 26.
Dancing to the Ted Weideman’s
five-piece orchestra from Anch
orage will begin at 9:00 p.m. and
continue until 1:00 a.m.
Committee members are: Irene
Benson, Gertrude Kinser, Wayne i
Ebv, Jack Flint and Joe Gallant. ■
SORORITY PLANS
CHRISTMAS PARTY
Members of Theta chapter,'
Beta Sigma Phi. their husbands ■
are invited guests will attend the
chapters’s annual Christmas din
ner party to be held Monday
evening, December 21 at the Am
erican Legion building.
Members of the Legion Auxil
iary will prepare and serve din
ner, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Fol
lowing the dinner an exchange of
gifts between secret sisters will
be held. It is at this time during
the year that the secret sisters
reveal themselves.
Entertainment is planned.
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The holiday season is almost here
and that means extra heavy first-of
the-month mail for all of us. This
time save yourself those extra steps
and bother by paying your bills by
check.
You can open a special checking ac
count with, us just to handle the extra
expense of this time of year. In this
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Basement of U. P.
Church Completed
The basement in the United
Protestant Church has been fin
ished-off with a series of work
parties by members and friends
of the church, it was announced
this week.
The entire basement area was
opened out a year ago but this
Fall the members got busy and
started to finish-off the basement
area. The young people started
the work by perfa-taping the
walls and ceiling. Men and wom
en of the church' completed the
sanding of the walls and ceiling
and applied two coats of paint.
The ceiling is painted cream,
with walls of light green and
brick red around the lower por
tion of the walls. The Ketchikan
Spruce Mills donated 10 gallons
of paint for the work.
Last week asphalt tile was laid
throughout the basement area,
making the assembly hall attrac
tive and very comfortable.
The church kitchen is still to
be finished-off, but work is pro
gressing on this part of the build
ing now.
Special appreciation is given to
Mr. Ted Bartow who supervised
much of the work and to the
more than 40 young people and
adults who helped in the work.
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
New Alaska Calendar
Out in Time for
Christmas Gifting
A Matanuska Valley Crop,
photo by T. it. Day, appears in
the 1954 issue of The Alaska Cal
endar for engagements.
The attractive calendar is an
nually edited and published by
Alice Stuart of Fairbanks and
features many pages of attrac
tive scenes taken through the ter
ritory. On the facing pages are
| spaces, for engagements for each
week of the year.
The calendars are being sold
locally at the Trading Post and
have been reported even more
popular this year than ever. Many
are being mailed Outside in the
ready-to-mail box in which they
are packaged.
Pictures that appear in the
calendar are submitted by per
sons all over Alaska. Miss Stuart
said this week that if anyone has
good, clear pictures of the Valley
or local subjects that they wish
to submit for the 1955 calendar
they may be sent to her in care
of General Delivery, Fairbanks.
ST. MICHAEL'S TO
! HAVE MIDNIGHT MASS;
TWO CHRISTMAS MASSES
St. Michael's Catholic Church
will offer their traditional Christ
mas Midnight Mass on the night
before Christmas.
The public is invited to attend
the services but are advised to
try and get to the church early
to be sure of finding a seat.
Special Christmas music will be
played previous to the Mass by
Miss Ave BrownT organist.
On Christmas day, Rev. James
P. Snead will say Mass at 10:00
a.m., immediately followed by a
second Mass. This is one of the
two times during the year when
three Masses may be said on one
day. Special holiday music will
be presented by the church choir
and organist.
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