COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
THURSDAY, MAY 13
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN
GE, Grange Hall, 8 p.m.
AIRMENS’ ASSOCIATION, Co
Op club room, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, MAY 14
MAT. CERAMIC CLUB, Craft
room, 8 p.m.
TYPHOID CLINIC, Health Cen
ter, afternoon; evening
HIGH SCHOOL OPERETTA,
School gym, 8 p.m.
SUNDAY. MAY 16
BAPTIST REVIVAL OPENS.
First Baptist Church, Palmer
MONDAY, MAY 17
KJWANIS CLUB, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
BETA SIGMA PHI, Home of
Betty Rice, 8 p.m.
CARD PARTY, St. Michael’s
basement, 8 p.m.
LIBRARY BOARD, Palmer Li
brary, 8 p.m.
VALLEY FAIR ASSN. Board
meeting, Brook’s Equipt., 8
p.m.
TUESDAY, MAY 18
WELL BABY CLINIC, Health
Center, 2-4 p.m.
BOY SCOUTS, United Protes
tant Church, 7 p.m.
•CITY COUNCIL, Clerk’s office,
7:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 19
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Co
Op club room, 12:05 p.m.
MAT. VALLEY O. E. STAR,
Carpenters’ Hall, 8 p.m.
THURSDAY. MAY 20
AMERICAN LEGION & AUXIL
IARY, Legion Bldg., 8 p.m.
Wedding of
Dawn Cullop and
Roger Moore Announced
The wedding of Dawn Lorene
Cullop, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Lippy of Medford, Oregon,
to Roger Harold Moore of Pal
mer, was announced this week.
The young couple were united
by U. S. Commissioner May Car
ter at Wasilla on May 8, with Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Onkka as their
■witnesses. They will make their
home at the Tost Apartments."
The bride arrived in the Valley
on May 1. The bridegroom has
lived in Aliaska all his life and
is employed by Palmer Construc
tors at the Eklutna Project.
PUBLIC INVITED TO
VIEW FILM ON
CHICAGO SKID ROW
Authentic scenes from Chi
| cago’s skid row are featured in
I “The Street”, new color docu*
James Hughes appears in the roll
of a youthful alcoholic in the nev
| skid row documentary motion pic
ture, filmed in color for the Pacifit
Garden Mission, Chicago, by Caval
cade Productions.
mentary film which will be
shown Saturday, May 15 at 8:00
p.m. at the First Presbyterian
Church in Wasilla and on Sun
day, May 16 at 7:45 p.m. at the
United Protestant Church in Pal
mer.
The film audience will see how
skid row alcoholics drink wood
alcohol by squeezing the liquid
through stale bread to strain out
the poison. They will see scenes
of the “bottle gang”, whose mem
bers rendezvous in an alley to
share a bottle of cheap wine and
spin tall tales.
“The Street” is based on an ac
tual case history from the files
of the Pacific Garden Mission,
who are sponsoring the new film,
according to Superintendent
Harry Saulnier. It tells the story
of a youthful alcoholic who turns
to God out of the depths of
spiritual and physical need.
Cavalcade Productions, who
previously filmed “Out of the
Night” for the mission, produced
the new picture, with Dale Mc
Culley handling script and Hen
ry Ushijima in charge of direc
tion and cinematography. The
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CHARTERS
REASONABLE RATES
DELIVERIES
Valley Taxi Service
Located in Matanuska Hotel
Telephone 4 Palmer, Alaska
ALASKA RAILROAD TRAIN SCHEDULE
Northbound
Read Down
7:30 am.
12:01 p.m.
Each Thursday
Lr. Seward Ax.
Ar. Anchorage Lv.
Southbound
Read Up
8:05 pan.
3:30 pm.
ANCHORAGE. McKINLEY & FAIRBANKS
Mon., Wed., Fri., Northbound — Tues., Thurs., Sat„ Southbound
Ar.
8:30 am. Lv. Anchorage
12:50 p.m. Lv. Curry Lv.
4:36 pm. Lv. McKinley Lv.
8:30 pm. Ar. Fairbanks Lv.
ANCHORAGE AND WHITTIER
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
8:15 pm.
4:10 pm.
12:28 p.m.
8:30
3:00 pm.
5:05 pm.
11:45
9:30
Lv. Whittier Ar.
rMU. Ar. Anchorage Lv. . .. -
Call Your ALASKA RAILROAD Ageit for
Momaliou
HOMEMAKERS CLUB
NOTES
Glacier View
The Glacier View Homemak
ers’ club held its regular meet
ing on April 27 at the home of
Evelyn Sharp. Six members were
present.
Following luncheon the regu
lar business meeting was held,
and Evelyn Sharp gave a report
on the work shop.
The next meeting will be held
at the home of Jessie Clem on
May 25.
JUNIOR SODALITY
ENTERTAINS MOTHERS
On Saturday, May 8, the girls
of the Junior Sodality of St. Mi
chael’s Church entertained their
mothers at a mother-daughter
luncheon held in the church
basement.
The tables were attractively
decorated with yellow and white
and at each mother’s place was
a gift of a pretty glass bonbon
dish.
The entertainment was a Moth
er’s Day greeting song presented
by all the girls, and readings
given by three mothers. Follow
ing the program mothers and
daughters played games.
leading role was taken by James
Hughes.
The public is invited to at
tend either showing, according to
Rev. Brian Cleworth.
WESLEY ECKERT,
ROBERT HARRIS GET
UNIVERSITY AWARDS
Cadet Sergeants Wesley Eck
ert of Palmer and Robert E. Har
ris of Eska received special rec
ognition at the traditional Re
serve Officers Training Corps
awards formation at the Uni
versity of Alaska last week
Eckert received an academic
ribbon for being in the top 10
percent of his Military Science
II class. Harris received a marks
manship ribbon, another ribbon
for being on the top rifle team,
and yet another award for achie
vements on the regular rifle
team.
Present at the ceremony were
Dr. Ernest N. Patty, president of
the University; Lt. Col. Thomas
T. Kilday, senior commander of
the detachment; Dr. Neil W. Hos
ley, University dean; Capt. Elea
zar Parmly IV, assistant profes
sor of military science and tac
tics, and other University offi
cials and students.
BREEDERS ASSOCIATION
TO MEET MAY 18
All members of the Matanus
ka Valley Breeders Association
are reminded of a meeting plan
ned for next Tuesday evening,
May 18 at the Alaska Experi
ment Station building at 8:00
p.m. The meeting is being called
especially to discuss the summer
: grazing range at Little Susitna
j and all members are urged to
I attend. Refreshments will be
served.
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GARDEN CLUB HOSTS
TO ANCHORAGE GUESTS
Mrs. Harold Bliss and Mrs.
Florence Menard, members of
the Anchorage Garden Club,
were guests of the local garden
club at their regular meeting
April 22. Mrs. Bliss spoke to the
large gathering on tuberous be
gonias.
Other speakers during the
program were Karla Duff who
spoke on seeds to be planted di
rectly into the ground, and Mrs.
Jack Scott who gave the history
and culture of the seed dahlia.
Following the meeting, members
and guests made a tour of the
Matanuska Valley Gardens, re
turning to the Maud Hosier home
where the meeting was held, for
refreshments which were served
by the hostess and her mother,
Mrs. Benson.
The next regular meeting will
be at the Co-Op club room on
May 19. Dr. Richard Washburn
will address the group on “Insect
Control”, and will illustrate his
talk with a film on the subject.
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