J. L. Weisenberger
New Commander of
Local Legion Post
John L. Weisenberger was in
stalled as commanding officer of
Palmer Post American Legion at
the regular meeting held April
15 in the Legion building. Instal
lation of officers was conducted
by Dr. Foster Sims, department
commander.
Other members installed and
their offices are: Ray Lancaster,
first vice-commander; Everett J.
Pederson, second vice-command
er; F. F. Everett, adjutant: Ed
ward Ueeck, historian, Roscoe
Taylor, chaplain, and Henry Lie
bing, service officer. Also R. E.
Demming, Wilbert Trundell, and
Alexander “Swede” Carlson, ex
ecutive committee members.
Several new members were in
itiated.
Following installation ceremon
ies, American Legion members
served turkey and ham dinners
to members of the Legion Auxil
iary and fellow Legionnaires.
lOCAL MEN AMONG
THOSE TRAINING
AT FT. RICHARDSON
The tactical use of snow plays
an important part in the basic
training of Alaskans in the Army.
AH residents of the territory who
enter the Army take basic train
ing at Fort Richardson’s Training
Detachment, the only basic unit
iin Alaska.
Since its start in October, 1950,
1.368 men, all from Alaska, have
completed training with the de
tachment. Of these, 200 have been j
airmen, the remainder, soldiers. '
Unless they request service else- J
where, all Alaskans will complete j
their tour of duty aiding the de- i
feme of the territory.
Almost 100 percent of the men
from small villages along the
western and northern coastline j
join Alaska’s National Guard j
Scout Battalions as soon as they j
complete their tour of active
duty, while many of those coming j
CONSERVATION
NOTES
By Lew Hanks
I have seen a few grass fires
started this spring. One point I
would like to make clear—burn
ing will not improve a field of
grass. In fact, burning will defin
itely harm it. Fire will release
all of the nitrogen in the burned
grass into the air. It will do the
same to most of the phosphate
and potash. The only value of the
ash is a little burned carbon and
that’s not much. It is sometimes
necessary to burn off a mat of
old grass residue to be able to
harvest a crop. Just don’t burn
expecting to improve a pasture.
You won’t.
It is getting close to planting
time. A fundamental principle is
to plant good seed. Members of
the Alaska Seed Growers Associ
ation still have some certified
seed stock of both potatoes and
grain for sale. If you are inter
ested, see one of them, or Mr.
Blue of the Extension Service.
Seed certified by this Association
is of the best. That’s what we
olant.
from cities in central and south
ern Alaska join local units of the
National Guard or Organized Re
serve.
From Palmer, Roger I. Woods
and William J. Wade, both pri
vates, are currently taking basic
with the Training Detachment.
Privates Johen F. Johnson and
Tack E. Knutson, of Wasilla, have
completed their training and are
now serving with the 196th In
fantry Regiment at Fort Riclv
ardson,
This month the Training De
tachment will move to new quar
ters on the post. According to
M/Sgt. Alvin H. Gordon, first ser
geant. the new surrounding will
Demming, Wilbert Truedell, and
provide more comfortable living
quarters as well as better class
rooms and training areas.
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8:30 p.m. Ar. Fairbanks Lv. 8:30 a.m.
ANCHORAGE AND WHITTIER
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11:45 a.m.
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ADDRESS INQUIRIES TO
MATANUSKA VALLEY FARMERS
COOPERATING ASSOCIATION
PALMER, ALASKA
Agent for
ALASKA METAL BUILDINGS
Box S09
Fairbanks, Alaska
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COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
THURSDAY. APRIL 22
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN
GE, Grange Hall, 8 p.m.
TYPHOID CLINIC, Wasilla
Schools.
FRIDAY. APRIL 23
TYPHOID CLINIC, adults and
pre-school children. Health
Center. 3-6 p.m. and 7-8:30 p.m.
MATANUSKA CERAMICS club,
Craft Room, 8 p.m.
MUSIC FESTIVAL, Anchorage
High School
SATURDAY. APRIL 24
MUSIC FESTIVAL, Anchorage
Jr. High School
MONDAY. APRIL 26
KIWANIS CLUB, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL
WOMEN club, Izabelle Wollcott
home, 8 p.m.
TUESDAY. APRIL 27
WELL BABY CLINIC, Health
Center, 2-4 p.m.
MOOSE & WOMEN OF THE
MOOSE, Moose Hall, 8 p.m.
BOY SCOUT MEETING, United
Protestant Church, 7 p.m.
ARCTIC TRAILS RIDING CLUB,
Brooks Equipment, 8 p.m.
TYPHOID CLINIC, Palmer
Schools
WEDNESDAY. APRIL 28
CARPENTERS’ LOCAL, Carpen
ters’ Hall, 8 p.m.
GARDEN CLUB, School Library,
7:30 p.m.
TYPHOID CLINIC, Chugiak
School
THURSDAY, APRIL 29
RECREATION COUNCIL, Pal
mer Area—School cafeteria, 8
p,m,
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Speaker: Bob Palmer
Sat. Apr. 24 — 8 p.m.
CHURCH OF GOD
ALASKA STEAM
NAMES NEW MANAGER
MELVILLE McKINSTRY
Melville (Jack) McKinstry has
been appointed general manager
of Alaska Steamship Company
effective May 1. D. E. Skinner,
president of the company, said
this week. McKinstry is vice
president and manager of Alex
ander & Baldwin, Ltd., Seattle.
Skinner has been general man
ager as well as president of The
Alaska Line since elected to the
presidency following the death of
his father, G. W. Skinner, in Oc
tober. 1953.
A former employee of Alaska
Steamship Company, McKinstry
returns to manage the firm he
served from 1933 to 1942 as assist
ant to the vice president and gen
eral manager, operating super
intendent and executive assist
ant, consecutively.
GARDEN CLUB MEMBERS
TO HEAR SPEAKERS
History and culture of the seed
dahlia will be presented by Hel
en Scott at the Garden Club
meeting to be held at the home
of Maud Hosier on April 28. A
planting demonstration, on the
treatment of seeds, will be giv
en by Mrs. Hosier and Karla
Duff will speak on the variety of
garden flowers.
Hostesses for the meeting will
be Mrs. Hosier, Mrs. Duff and
Edna Wehking.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
PARTY TO HONOR WOMEN PILOTS
Members of the Matanuska
Valley Airmens Association are
making plans for an airmens’
party to be held at the Elks home
on Saturday, May 8. The party is
being planned in honor of the
99’ers, an organization for wo
men pilots, and will be open to
the general public.
Tickets for the party will be on
sale throughout the Valley and
Anchorage area early next week
and may be purchased from any
airman, in the sporting goods de
partment at Koslosky’s, or at
Hartley Motors, Inc. All proceeds j
of the party will go toward the
association’s new Jiund for air
port maintenance.
Beginning at 8 p.m., there will
be a clam chowder feed, follow- :
ed by dancing to live music at
10:00 p.m. The chowder will be
made with fresh-caught clams
Tickets will be by donation of
$2.50.
Committee in charge are Ralph
Wofford, Ben Herman, Wilson
Woods, Phil McRae, and Ralph
Farnsworth.
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