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Returning fror. Cca'.Lle this
week were John Bugge and Dan
Sullivan. Mr. Bugge was in Vir
giria Mr.son Clinic while Out
side.
Mrs. Clare Edmunson returned
from Salem, Oregon this past
Friday. She said she plans to re
main in Alaska. While in the
States Mrs. Edmunson took re
fresher courses in comptometer
and bookkeeping machines.
Dr. C. C. Bailey, patient in the
5005th Air Force Hospital, is re
ported as slowly improving.
Mrs. Imogene Hagen is a pa
tient in the Valley Presbyterian j
Hospital, where she is recuperat
ing from recent surgery.
Marylou Rideout, home demon
stration agent with the Extension
Service, left Palmer Tuesday for
Valdez where she will conduct a
week’s workshop with homemak- !
ers of that area.
Jack Dragseth and Robert j
Smith left for Seattle this week j
where they plan to join the U. S. !
Navy.
Sportsmen Plan
Membership Drive
Marylou Johns was named
membership chairman at the reg
ular Matanuska Valley Sports
men meeting last week.
The association plans an im
mediate membership drive. Dur
ing the period all new members
will be accorded membership for ]
the balance of this year and all
of next year. Anyone interested
in joining the local sportsmen
group is invited to contact Mrs.
Johns or other members.
FREE REFRESHMENTS
AT RUMMAGE SALE
Free coffee and cookies will be 1 <
served by Women of the Moose
on Thursday and Friday of this j
week during their big rummage :
and used clothing sale which is i 1
being held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m j <
those two days at Moose Hall. All ; i
proceeds from the sale will go | 1
toward the valley Welfare and j;
Disaster Council fund. lj
HOMEMAKERS' CLUB
FOOD FOR
NEEDY FAMILIES
Anyone who has frozen
a -get o'.is cr fruit,
; which they would donate for
; < edy families is asked to con
: lact Mrs. Mary Sehlesinger,
J. O. Box 721, Palmer. A froz
n food locker, No. 237, has
been given by the Piggly Wig
gly market for free storage
use of such foods, it was an
nounced this week.
Mrs. Sehlesinger, a member
of the Butte Homemakers’
club, who are sponsoring this
project, said she will collect
the food if desired. The food
will be used in holiday boxes
for needy families, or at any
time when it becomes neces
sary to lend a hand to a family
in need.
MARINE EXPECTED
HOME ON LEAVE
Harry L. (Pete) Bouwens, “E"
Co. 1st Br. 1st Training Reg. 3rd
Platoon, U. S. Marine Corps, has
completed boot training, plus an
additional five weeks special
training, and is now on leave, and
expected home anytime now. Pete
was a former member of the En
gineer Unit--U. S. Reserves in
Palmer before going on active
duty with the Marine Corps.
Cpl. Harry M. Campbell, Sr.,
Hqs. Hqs. & Ser. Co. 180 Engr.
Bn Palmer, Alaska will take over
the duties of the first sergeant
ox the unit while 1st Sgt. Howard
Campbell is on temporary leave.
Cpl. Campbell enlisted and was
assigned to the Palmer unit Sept.
18. 1954. There are now five
Campbells in the same company,
with no relationship, except for :
two fathers and sons.
The five new members to en
list in the reserves are as follows:
Donald Johnson, James Wilson,
Robert Gershmel, enlisted October
27: Louis McDonald, Benjaman
Dottel, enlisted October 13.
For 36 years we have observed
tomorrow as Armistic Day. But
to many it has lost its signifi
cance. So tomorrow, all America
s celebrating our first. Veterans
Day, in honor of all veterans of
ill wars. Let every flag fly proud
T,
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j organizational Mae!
Ssf For Tc night
All parents of boys within the
Cub Scout age group are remind
. of the organizational meeting
be held m Central School to
| night at 8 p.m.
Marty Sherman, newly named
Cubmester will be in attendance
as will George Allen, new district
Scout Commissioner. The entire
Cub Scout program will be ex
plained to parents and enrollment
blanks will be available for those
■ 'ishing to enroll their boys in
.he program.
Cub Scouting is the first phase
of the Boy Scout program and is
devoted to those boys not yet old
enough to enroll as a Boy Scout,
it is open, to boys aged eight
through ten.
EDITH COMPTON
WINS HOMEMAKERS'
PRESERVATION CONTEST
Mrs. Albert Compton, of Sutton
and Mrs. Orlando Byers of Wasil
la were area winners in the an
nual Food Preservation Contest
sponsored by the Homemakers’
Council, according to Marylou
Rideout, home demonsti'ation1
agent.
The contest, which was open to
all women in the valley, was judg
ed on quantity, variety, quality,
storage and records. The quantity
was based on the size of the fam
ily to be served.
Mrs. Compton, who placed first
in the contest, has preserved meat,
fish, fowl, vegetables, jelly and
jam. Vegetables stored were pota
11 RECEIVE
SPECIAL 4-H PRIZES
Special prizes were award
ed to 11 4-H club members at
1 be annual 4-H Achievement
program held November (j.
The prizes were made pos
able through the generosity of
Austin Simonds of Westward
'tors of Anchorage. Mr.
Simonds has taken an active
interest in youth activities for
number of years, both in
Washington and Alaska.
The following 4-H members
•reived awards: Roberta
Sharp, Palmer, best second
• ear garden; Billy Combs,
Wasilla, best first year gar
er; Lewis McDonald, best
demonstration, 4-H boy; Joan
Kleinbaeh and Joyce Kristi,
dutna, best demonstration,
4-H girl: Carol Splettestoezer,
Palmer, dress revue; Char
maine and Anr.etta Sawby,
Palmer, clothing achievement;
Romney Burke, Eklutna baking
achievement; Mike Eppler,
Palmer, best dairy heifer; and
Elmer McDonald, Wasilla, best
poultry.
Armistice Day which has sur
vived three wars, is no more. On
Thursday, November 11, the cit
izens of Palmer will observe the
Nation’s first Veterans Day. Let’s
toes, turnips, and cabbage.
Mrs. Byers, second place win
ner, also has ample food preserv
ed for her family’s winter fare.
Some of her items are a little dif
ferent, including mossberry jelly
and green tomato jam.
Judges for the contest were
Mrs. Harold Winegarner and Mrs.
James Hulbert.
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| Public Card Party
A public card party wil' be
held at Grange Hall next \/ed
j esda.v, November 17, beginning
I at 8 p.m.
The Northland Pioneer Grange
is sponsoring the winter card
paities and will hold one each
third Wednesday of the month.
Pinochle and canasta will be
played. The public is cordi: lly
invited to attend.
Merlin
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Martin of
Palmer are receiving congratula
tions on the birth of their third
child, and second son. He was
born at Valley Presbyterian Hos
pital on November 9 and weigh
ed seven pounds, three ounces at
birth. He has been named Peter
Laurence. Mr. Martin is with the
Agriculture Experiment Station.
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fly every flag in the city Thurs
day, in tribute to our veterans of
all wars.
JUNIOR SODALITY
TO MEET SATURDAY
The Junior Sodality of St. Mi
chael’s Catholic Church will hole
a meeting in the basement of the
church on Saturday, Novembei
13 from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m.
There will be an election of
officers and plans made for the
coming year, and a weiner roast
All young girls of the parish are
invited v> attend.
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