Vol. 1, No. 57
Palmer, Alaska, April 14, 1948
Tea Cents
ARR Will Not
Build Here
This Year
Because construction project;
of the Alaska Railroad at An
chorage and Fairbanks have firs
priority this year, there have
been some changes in plans foi
Railroad construction at PJal
mer, it was revealed this weel
by Larry Moore, public relation;
official.
In all probability, plans for the
Palmer construction, which now
call for an entire new buildini
to house all Railroad function:
here, will not be drafted for ai
least another two months, Mr
Moore said. He added that he
felt it unlikely that any con
struction would begin this year
Questioned concerning a fire
station, for which plans were an
nounced last fall, Mr. Moore saic
he considered it “more than
likely” that quarters for the
firetruck would be included ir
the planned new building. “We’re
planning to improve all of oui
Railroad facilities in Palmer,’
he said, “and I’m almost sure
there will be space for the fire
truck provided in the new build
ing.’
Relative to plans for the “Y” to
be constructed at Palmer this
spring, the public relations offic
ial said work is scheduled to
begin early in June. He estimat
ed that it will be completed
within a week, if steel and ma
terials are available at that time.
Railcar service can begin as
soon as the “Y” is completed,
he said. However before definite
schedules are planned for such
service, Mr. Moore expects to
come to the Valley to discuss
with local residents their needs
for the added service, and to sur
vey the winter’s new growth in
Palmer.
Mr. Moore will make that visit
to Palmer on May 5, when he
hopes to address the Chamber
of Commerce at its regular lunch
eon meeting.
Local Hotel
Plans Open House
On April 25
Valley residents will get a be
hind-the-scenes glimpse of the
interior of the Matanuska Hotel
on Sunday, April 25, just a week
before the official opening date,
it was announced this week by
William Head, member of the
hotel’s board of directors.
Mr. Head said that if all ma
terials and furniture for the hotel
arrives on schedule, the Matan
V!£ka Hotel will open its doors
for business on the evening of
May 1.
Tentative plans for the even
ing’s celebration include refresh
ments and dancing in the dining
room.
Mr. Head reported that the en
tire second floor of the hotel is
now complete, except for the
furnishings, which are en route
to Palmer from Seattle. Rooms
are complete on the first floor
u5so, but all of the lobby, the
coffee shop and a part of the
basement are still to be finished.
When Valley residents are
guests at the April 25 open
hpuse, it is expected that most
oi the furniture will be installed,
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Pictured above are 25 of the 28 students of Mrs. Timothy Hennessey who will appear in a vocal
and piano recital at the Vclley Theatre tonight (Tuesday). Pupils range from pre-school age
Vicky Graves to adults, and they present everything from the most simple melodies to operatic
arias during the course of the evening's concert.The recital will be concluded by Mrs. Hennessey,
who plans to sing two groups of numbers. Proceeds from the ticket sales will be given to the
Valley Hospital Association's building fund. (Photo by Palmer Photographic Center.)
Music Pupils Perform For Bonds
Voice and piano pupils of Mrs.
Timothy Hennessey will be pre
sented in a spring recital at the
Valley Theatre on Tuesday,
April 13, at 8 o’clock. The Valley
Hospital Association is sponsor
ling the event, and will receive
all proceeds from the sale of
tickets.
| Concert tickets are being sold
| by students of the Palmer school,
as well as at local stores. In ad
dition, tickets may be secured at
|the box office on the evening of
the concert.
Mrs. Hennessey has announced
the evening’s program as fol
lows:
I
The Yo-Yo Madge Williams..
Jackie Nieman (piano)
II
Aeroplane Stunts .
. Madge Williams
Come and Play. ..Bernice Frost
Vicki Graves (piano)
III
Pop Corn . Milton Harding
Little Russian Boy .
. Milton Harding
Prowling Teddy Bears .
. Laura Coupland
Wanda Bell (piano)
IV
Skating on the Lake.. Gurlilt !
Waltz of the Flower Fairies.... |
. Marie Crosby
Dennis Rosent (piano)
Petition Asks
Big Lake Road
Nearly 100 signers have peti
tioned for a new road into Big 1
Lake, it was learned this week.1
Territorial Engineer Frank Met
calf recently indicated that
' funds for such a road might be
appropriated, if some estimate
of cost could be obtained.
The proposed road, as now
planned, would be from seven to
nine miles long, and could be
built for an estimated $10,000.
; Dave Bryant and George Small
j recently snowshoed over the
I route in order to determine what
| the costs of construction would
, be.
I The proposed road would open
! the area to many new home- j
I steaders
V
In The Toy Shop.
. Bjarne Rolseth
In fhe Rain.June Weybright
Ruth Savchenko (piano)
VI
A Lillie Study.Gurlill
The Clown.Carl Kern
"Bridgie" Wrighl (piano)
VII
Salute the Flag Michael Aaron
A Merry Hornepipe.
..George Franklin
Laddie Huntley (piano)
VIII
Minuetto from
Don Giovanni.Mozart
The First Snowdrop...
.Bernice Bentley
Mary Ada Lee (piano)
IV
Elfin Play .Milton Harding
O'er Bright Green Fields.
.Frederic Groton
Kermii King (piano)
X
Circus Parade Louise Wright
Old Mister Porcupine. 1
.Cedric Lemont
Dolores Foster (piano)
XI
The Little Wanderer. Gurlitt
Monkeys in the Trees.
.Myra Adler
La Vern Savchenko (piano)
XII
Gavotte.Frances Gossic
Veil Dance.Louise Wright
Contract Renewal Asked
For Superintendent
A petition calling for the re
tention of Carl Snelling as super
intendent of the Palmer school
for another year was being cir
culated through the Valley last
week.
Mr. Snelling, questioned as to
whether he would reconsider the
resignation he submitted several
weeks ago, said it was possible
he would change his decision.
He said that ir enough Valley
folk wish his return, and it is
the desire of Dr. James Ryan,
territorial commissioner of edu
cation, that he remain in Palmer
for another year, then it is pos- j
sible the resignation will be
withdrawn.
Call 8 lo get meeting notice*
printed in tit* rrnntlnr—n■
Mary Graves (piano)
XIII
The Bunny.Bernice Bentley
Frolic.Cecil Burleigh
Geraldine Kindgren (piano)
XIV
Elfin Dance.Greig
Ecossaise in G.Beethoven
Grace McGibonay (piano)
XV
Grandmother's Minuet.
.Edward Greig
Dance of the Dwarfs.
.Michael Aaron
Margie Huntley (piano)
XVI
Country Dance.Beethoven
CuTious Story.Heller
Margaret Cope (piano)
XVII
Strolling Harp Players.
.Milton Harding
Maybells.Paul Drucelle
Gloria Lepak (piano)
XVIII
Song of India.
. Rimsky-Korsikoff
In the Time of Roses.
.Louise Reichardt
Ann Moffitt (vocal)
XIX
Theme with Variations,
Op. 14, No. 2.Beethoven
Joyous Bells.Pearl Keck
Dorothy Mau (piano)
XX
When I Behold..Clara Edwards
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Wasilla School
Plans Skit Night
At Local Theater
WASILLA — A combination
movie and stunt night at the
Valley Theatre is being spon
sored by the students of Wasilla
high school on the afternoon and
evening of April 20, superintend
ent James N. Pendleton an
nounced this week.
There will be a matinee for
children only at 1:30 p.m. that
day, with an evening show for
adults. Students of Wasilla high
school are preparing two skits
as their share of the entertain
ment.
The movie to be presented
with the skits is “She Wrote A
Book” with Joan Davis and
Jack Oakie.
Church Group
To Meet Here
This Week
The forty-ninth annual meeting
of the Yukon Presbytery will
convene in Palmer next Thurs
day, when Moderator B. J. Bin
gle of College calls delegates
to order at 9 o’clock that morn
ing in the United Protestant
church. The meeting will ex
tend from Thursday until Sun
day, with morning and afternoon
sessions of the Presbytery sched
uled daily. At the same time,
meetings of the Yukon Pres
byterial will be conducted, also
in the United Protestant church.
The Presbyterial is made up of
the women’s organizations of
the church.
Ministers and lay delegates,
numbering approximately 25 in
all, are expected to arrive from
Cordova, Fairbanks, College and
Anchorage. They will be housed
in the homes of Valley residents,
and will eat meals served by the
Ladies Aid in the church parlors.
Dr. Paul Calhoun of the First
Presbyterian Church of Spokane,
Wash., is the scheduled guest
speaker for the four-day series
of meetings. He will speak at
the popular evening meetings
on Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday, and will bring the morn
ing address at the Sunday com
munion service
The evening meetings, each of
which include movies and a song
service, commence at 7:30; the
Sunday morning service will be
at 11. All interested Valley resi
dents are invited to participate
in these evening services, which
are open to the public.
On Friday evening at 6 o’clock,
a potluck dinner will be served
to members of the United Protes
tant Church and their friends.
Former PHS Pupil
Is To Appear
In April Concert
Although Palmer may be only
another concert date for 24 of
the musicians who will appear
here with the Anchorage Little
Symphony on the afternoon of
April 25, for Priscilla Krise, the
twenty-fifth, it will be home
coming day. Miss Krise, t h e
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G.A.
Krise, of Palmer, is a graduate
of Palmer high school.
The former Valley resident,
who plays second violin with the
Anchorage Little Symphony, was
salutatorian of the Palmer high
school graduating class of 1947.
She was prominent in musical
activities while in high school,
and has continued her studies
in Anchorage.
Miss Krise has been an em
plye of the Civil Aeronautics Ad
ministration at Anchorage for the
past year, during which time she
has been continuing her musical
studies under Peter S. Britch,
conductor of the Anchorage Lit
tle Symphony.
She has been studying violin
for the past five or six years,
and it is her intention to make
music her life work. However
she has, at present, no definite
plans for advanced study.
A second sister, Virginia, also
lives in Anchorage. She is a piano
student, but does not play with
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