Band Booster Ctab
Being Planned;
Parents invited
Henry Plumley, bandmaster',
-of the Palmer schools, is planning
to organize a band booster’s club,
■whose membership would be
made up of parents of band stu
dents and other interested per
sons. The first meeting of this
new organization will be held
Monday, September 13 in the
school lunchroom at 7:30 p.m. All
interested parents are urged to
attend.
This year’s band activities will
include the organization of a
school drum corps and majorettes.
Mr. Plumbly is starting classes of
beginning students in all band
instruments each day at 10 a.m.
and at 1:30 p.m. Students from
the fifth grade through high
school can learn to play an in
strument in these classes.
Del oris Foster was elected
president of the Palmer High
School band during the group’s
first meeting on Wednesday of
this week- Jean Burke will serve
as vice-president.
Fares! Fire
Danger Still Evident
Two small fires were recently
reported to the local Fire Con
trol station, according to Bill
.. * j. . Cj xiiv- L'Jmiyi caxva i:- 0\
of the Palmer station. In making
the announcement, Adams point
ed out that the fire-danger season
.is not over. Hunters were particu
larly urged to take care in ex
tinguishing their camp fires and
to use descretion while smoking
in the woods. Both fires were be
lieved to have been caused by
hunters in the Knik flats area.
Several of the Bureau of Land
Management, Division of Fores
try temporary employes have left
for the States and for that rea
son fire-fighting facilities are
more limited now than during
the summer season. Adams is at
present the only fire control aid
rn this area. Two planes used by
the division are in the states for
overhaul.
Although the so-called “fire
season” ends September 30, it
was pointed out that the danger
of forest fires is evident until a
heavy fall of snow covers brush.
School Enrollment—
(Continued from page 1)
Swanson. Mr. Porter is principal
of Swanson School.
Betty Jo Riddle and Dale Bry
ant are teaching seventh grade at
Central. Mr. Bryant also taught
at Lazy Mountain last year. Pup
ils attending that school h£ve
been transferred to the schools in
uit uiiy» iiuimcui auuac) is icav.ii"
ing grade eight and coaching
the football team. Also teaehing
eighth grade is Lois Metzger.
John DeVries and Anita Hig
gins are home room teachers for
ninth grade: Keith Stanton and
Joyce Campbell, 10th: Gwendolyn
McNamara and Hannah Burke,
11th; and Margaret Cope and
Gottfjed Stevahn. 12th. Mrs. Bur
ke is teaching as a substitute.
Harry Wimmer, high school
principal will also teach geom
etry; William Elliott, primary and
junior high school principal,
English; Robert Crites, boys PE
and athletic coach, history; Mrs.
Lois Weldon, voice, and Henry
Plumbley, band.
Janitors at Central School are
Ray DePriest, Henry Eischer, and
Gerald McNally. At Swanson
School Henry Nelson is taking
care of janitorial requirements.
The lunch room at Central
School is being operated this
year by Mrs. Thelma Cope. Prices
for the cafeteria meals are the
same as last year, 35 cents a day,
S3.50 for a 10-day meal ticket or
S7.00 for a 20-day ticket. The
meals are well balanced and in
clude milk.
Council Notes
(Continued from page 1)
Rutledge, Johnson and Tryck
! firm, was in attendance at the
I council meeting with information
, on special assessments, which he
described to council members
through the aid of maps showing
the preliminary layout of sani
i tary sewer system for Palmer.
| Two ways in which assessments
may be made were presented by
Tryck and will be explained to
: the city residents during a pub
j lie meeting which will be held
| Wednesday evening, September
| 30 at 8 p.m. in the Co-Op club
! room. The engineer will be in at
S tendance at the public meeting,
as well as members of the city
council. The two methods of as
| sessment are: Method one, all
i property owners would be assess
! ed the same amount, regardless
I of the size of his lot. The other
method would assess property by
front footage and area. Both will
be explained thoroughly at the
public meeting, it was announc
ed.
* * *
Construction on the new fire
| hall has been delayed because
: steel has not been available,
members of the engineering com
mittee announced. However,
blocks are being put in for wall
; petitions in the basement. An
other delay, lack of electrical
power, has been overcome, they
said, with power going in Tues
day evening.
Members of the fire commit
tee announced the fire truck on
ioan to the Chugiak community
has been recalled and is now back
in Palmer. The truck was loaned
to the Chugiak group with the
understanding they would pur
chase the vehicle early this sum
mer. No payments have been re
ceived and the insurance report
edly lapsed. Acting Mayor Betty
Mears and Fire Chief Gallant
have been invited to attend an
: organizational meeting to be held
! in Chugiak September 22 at
which time the group plans to
reorganize the Chugiak fire-de
j partment.
* * *
Council members granted the
closure of Federal Street (be
tween Co-Op Avenue and Air
port Way) during the hours of 9
a m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through
Friday during sc'/iol term. Cur
few which has been soundng at
10 p.m. will be set back to the
school curfew hour of 9:30 p.m.
Bills approved for payment
were as follows: Koslosky’s, SI.24;
Mac’s Plumbing and Heating,
3109.43: Grasser’s, S80.25: Graybar
Electric Co. S92.17; Northern
Commercial Co., S18.34: Co. 2 Fire
Equipment Sales, S28.60: Motor
In Service. SI.05; Pacific Water
Vorks Supply Co., S1710; Pal
mer Automotive Service, S22.95
_i con no- r~* C ^U T\r\rw
Supply, $123.20: Ketchikan Spruce
Mills, $245.32; Weekly Frontiers
man, $88.30: Anchorage Sand and
Gravel, $220.20: M.V.F.C.A. (for
health center rent;. S25.
Havemeister—
(Continued from page 1)
Adams, and Pat Chandler all of
Palmer, were beautifully attired,
in formal gown. Judy’s gown was
of white net over irridescer.t taf
feta of a plum-red color; Barbara
wore a blue net gown with triple
over-skirt, with halter styled
bodice. Mary Jane’s seafoam green
was set off by a wrist corsage of
i red roses. Verna chose a white
l gown, full s^irt, with royal blue'
i velvet top, and Pat’s gown was of
! pink nylon net and tulle.
The Queen will receive $250 as
her grand prize, in addition to
10 percent of her ticket sales, plus
bonus payments for each multi
ple of 250 tickets she sold. All
contestants were presented cor
sages of red or yellow roses by
the fair association and members
of the queen’s court also received
percentage and bonus payments
for their ticket sales.
a
NOTICE
All bills against the Fair Association must
be turned in immediately/ in order for
the Fair Association to clear its books at
the next regular meeting September 20.
CANADA THISTLE
FOUND IN VALLEY
Canada Thistle was recently
; found growing in a small patch
| near the hospital, according to
Jim Wilson, commissioner of agri
I culture. It has made an excep
| tionally fine growth which in
, dicates it could become a serious
j pest m the Matanuska Valley if
not controlled, he stated.
Canada Thistle is regarded as
one of the most troublesome nox
ious weeds in North America and
| has invaded large areas in the
| .lorthern states. It spreads by un
i ierground rootstocks like quack
grass and its seeds can lie dor
mant several years, creating a
serious control problem.
This particular patch is being
taken care of by the Department
of Agriculture. “However,” Wil
son emphasized, “I am anxious
tu know whether any other pat
ches exist in the Valley and
would appreciate having report
ed to our office so that appropri
ate control measures may be
undertaken.
“Inasmuch as this is the only
Canada Thistle I have seen in
the Territory,”, he said, “I am
anxious to see that it does not
gain a foothold on our cropland”.
Samples of the weed are on dis
_play in the Department of Agri
1 culture office in the Wright build
I ing.
Valuable Prizes—
(Continued from page 1)
awarded by the Matanuska Valley
Sportsmen was presented. MC
John Gore told the audience that
Carl Wolf of Palmer who shot the
hear, had sold it to the Sports
men and then asked Queen Annie
tc select a winner. ‘No one was
more surprised than Mr. won
■.vhen Gore announced the win
ning name—Mrs. Carl Wolf of
Palmer.
WEDNESDAY — THURSDAY
SEPTEMBER 8 — 9
Shows 7:15—9:00 p.m.
FLIGHT TO TANGIER
Joan Fonlain—Jack Palance
Corinne Calvet
Robert Douglas
"Treachery in Tangier"
FRIDAY — SATURDAY
SEPTEMBER 10 — 11
Shows: 7:15 and 9:00 p.m.
ARROWHEAD
Charlton Heston
Jack Palance
Katy Jurado
Brian Keith—Mary Sinclair
Apache Fury swept the
southwest!
"UNDAY — MONDAY
SEPTEMBER 12 — 13
Nites 7:15 — 9:00 P.M.
MR. IMPER3UM
Lana Turner — Marjori Main
Barry Sullivan
Bebbie Reynolds
Romantic Drama with
Music
fair Draws—
(Continued from page 1)
Singer Sewing Machine, and the
' Matanuska Valley Farmers Co
operating Association. The larger
display space permitted a wider
exhibit of wares, room enough for
fairgoers to walk around in each
iisplay area, closely examining
: the products on display. It was
in this building that the big
prizes of the fair were awarded
the final night of the fair. It was
also here that fair-goers got to
see the surprising exhibit of over
sized vegetables displayed by val
ley produce growers. Max Sher
rod’s prize wining cabbage tip
ped the scales at 41 pounds. Car
rots measuring over 12 inches,
giant zucchini squash, beets,
chard, cucumbers, cauliflower
and prize wanning potatoes were
all subjects of the many photo
graphers who attended the fair.
A full inspection of the thou- j
sands of exhibits took most Of
one full day. The U. S. Army
from Fort Richardson had five
military units on display under
huge tents, along with a M-24
tank. The Air Force from Elmen
dorf AFB had a complete survi
val display, including a six-man
life raft, equipped with radar lo
cating screen.
The Bureau of Land Manage
ment, Division of Forestry exhibit
was another heavily visited spot
on the fairgrounds. The new' per
; manent log building drew' favor
\ able comments from all who vis
ited the exhibit oi fire control
methods. An exhibit of birch, dia
mond willow and other wood pro
ducts was included in their wrell
planned display.
The flower show had a record
number of exhibits and visitors.
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Flowers and plants of amazing
size and color over-flowed the
administration building where
ae were shown cn tiers of shel
ves. Visitors from nearly every
state in the union signed the guest
book, along with travelers from
Newfoundland, London, England,
Hawaii, Ft. Simpson, Canada,
Vassell, Germany, Ontario, and
Mexico.
Members of the Matanuska Val
ley Sportsmen and the Fish and
Wildlife attempted a visitor count
at their exhibit in the log cabin
but soon gave up. Visitors form
ed a steady line in and out of
the building throughout the three
days, viewing wild life trophies,
hides, furs, antique guns, and an
interesting display of the Sports
men’s rifle club awards and rec
ords.
The Civil Defense rescue wagon
was brought down for exhibit on
Monday of the Fair. The 8-man
truck is fully equipped to handle
any number of emergencies. Ray
Gilbert of Anchorage was in
charge of the unit.
Two interesting eight-foot mur
als in the new building, depicting
two economical phases of the
Valley, were the work of Rusty
Dow. One panel showed farming,
the other prospecting. They are
the property of A1 V. Hagen. En
tries in the art division filled
the display area, with several
new exhibitors noted among those
showing. Fred Machentanz show
ed several pieces, as did Rusty
Dow.
Individual farm displays, home
makers’ and 4-H club booths all
indicated many hours of planning
and work. Wasilla and Palmer
Granges each had interesting dis
play booths. Canning, meal plan
ning, extensive 4-H work, phil
ately, culinary, and handcraft
displays filled the exhibit build
ings, all contributing to the un
disputed success of the 1954 Fair.
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