- • Palmer All-Stars
Defeat Fairbanks in
Regional Play-Off
Palmer All-Star Little League
players returned to Palmer Sun
day night following an exciting
- final game in the regional play
off held in Anchorage July 31
and August 1.
The Anchorage division Little
League won a trip to Vancouver,
B.C. where they will participate
in another tournament by defeat
ing the Denail division, 5-3, in
the Saturday game, winning the
sectional title.
The Palmer boys finished in
third place in the meet by edging
n out a close 3-2 decision over Fair
banks. On Friday they were de
feated by the Denail team, 8-0.
In the final game, Fairbanks got
off to a two-run lead in the fourth
' * inning. In the last of the sixth,
with three men on, Lintz’ hit
brought in Leek. Jimmy Fogg,
next at bat, hit a hard one that
brought in two runs, sending the
score up tft 3-2. The inning ended
when Palmer took the lead, with
two men left on and no outs.
Members of the all-star team
were: Mickey Leek, Jim Fogg,
Larry Adams, Alan Wilson, Bob
by Lentz, Russel McKechnie,
Robert McCartney, Bythel Com
pton, Frank Gagnon, Bob Estelle,
David Sweeney, Errol McElroy,
Ronald Larson, Vernon France
and bat boy, Hallet Ingalls.
Plan Party
The Palmer Little League will
close their season Sunday, Aug
ust 9, with a party at the Little
League field, starting at 1:00 p.m.
Three innings of softball be
tween the boys and their mothers
will be followed by another three
innings between the boys and
their fathers. A tug-of-war and
possibly other events have been
planned.
All parents are invited to at
attend. Ice cream, cake and cook
ies will be served. Mothers of
players are asked to take cookies
and cakes if possible. Pictures of
each team will be taken. Players
are asked to attend in uniform.
BIBLE SCHOOL
OPENS AUGUST 10
AT LUTHERAN CHURCH
Vacation Bible school will open
August 10 at St. John’s Luther
an Church and continue until
August 21.
Classes will be held each day
from 9:00 a.m. until noon, Mon
day through Friday in four divi
sions, beginners, primary, junior
and senior. The course will in
clude Bible study and memory
work, Bible drills and handicraft
projects. Refreshments will be
served each day to all children
and all recreation will be under
supervision.
A closing program will be held
Friday, August 21, when all par
ents will be invited to attend.
The school will be under the sup
ervision of Rev. Edward Imme.
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Official Plans
Palmer Visit
Nine Alaska communities will
be visited this month by Harold
B. Say, who for the past six
years has been manager of the
Washington, D. C., office of the
Portland Chamber of Commerce.
Say’s 15 day tour will bring him
to Palmer as well as Juneau, Ket
chikan, Anchorage, Fairbanks,
Nome, Kodiak, Valdez and Sew
ard.
The Portland Chamber execu
tive plans to meet with business
and government leaders in each
community and to discuss prob
lems of Alaska relating to the
nation’s capital as well as mat
ters involving Alaska and Port
land interests.
From August 18 through Aug
ust 21 he will be in the Anch
orage area with side trips plan
ned to Palmer, Seward and Val
dez during that period. His itin
erary will bring him to Palmer
at which time the local cham
ber plans a special luncheon in
his honor.
During his six years in Wash
ington, Say has played a key part
] in the Portland Chamber’s efforts
I to enter the Alaska market in a
substantial way, and has testified
at numerous healings concern
ing steamship and air service be
tween Alaska and the Pacific
Northwest. He has also gone to
bat for Alaskan business firms
having problems with the gov
ernment.
One of the main objectives of
his trip, according to Say, is to
let the people of Alaska know
that the Portland Chamber’s,
Washington office is open to
them. He reported, “We want
your businessmen to feel that our
office is your office and to invite
you to make use of our services
at every opportunity.”
Say will be traveling primarily
via Pacific Northern and Alaska
Airlines and persons desiring to
contact him are asked to check
with the district traffic managers
of those two lines in the cities
which he will visit.
GIVE TO FIGHT CANCER — President Dwight D. Eisenhower points
out one of the ways to control cancer is to give to the American Cancer
Society. During April, which the President proclaims as Cancer Control
Month, volunteers raise funds for a program to help save 70.000 lives
from cancer in 1953.
Sorority Plans Dinner,
Tours for Visiting
International Official
Miss Alyce Vetter, internation
al representative of Beta Sigma
Phi, will be guest of honor at an
all-Alaskan pot-luck dinner to be
held this evening at 7:00 p.m. in
the basement of the Lutheran
Church. All members of the local
chapter have been invited to at
tend. Following the dinner, a
short entertainment program will
be presented by chapter mem
bers.
During her Valley visit, Miss
Vetter will be taken on tours of
■the Valley and surrounding areas.
On Friday she will be taken on
tours of local produce and dairy
farms and a trip to the Matan
uska Glacier areas. Friday even
ing a model meeting will be held
in the church basement at which
time Miss Vetter’s advise will be
sought concerning the local chap
ter, ~ «
This is the first time an inter
national representative has called
on Alaskan chapters of the in
ternational sorority. She will
come to Palmer from a several
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WORRYING YOU?
We'll admit that planning summer menus
is sometimes quite a job. That's why we
suggest dining with us occasionally. It'll
be a welcome relief not to have to plan
the meal, and it'll be a swell treat for the
whole family. Come in soon.
Our cocktail lounge is always open for your
drinking pleasure—anytime of the day or night.
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day visit in Anchorage, where she
has been guest at several func
tions planned in her honor. From
Palmer she will go to the Fair
banks area.
Homemakers Calendar
The Cheechako Homemakers
club will hold their regular meet
ing Monday evening, August 10
at the home of Mrs. Katherine
Wilson.
On Wednesday, August 12, the
r!old Dusters Homemaker club
will hold their regular meetings
in the Extension Craft room at
8:00 p.m.
Mrs. Bonnie Belline started
new duties in the office of the
agriculture Experiment Station
this week. She is replacing
Mrs. Alice Snodgrass.
JUNEAU TO BE TERR.
POLICE HEADQUARTERS
The capitol of Alaska will be
headquarters for the new terri
torial police department, it was
announced this week. Juneau was
chosen over Anchorage because
rent-free quarters were available
in the territory’s office building.
Police superintendent A. P.
Brandt will be stationed there
and Captain Wesley I. Gilman
will be stationed in Anchorage
when organizational plans are
completed.
SUMMER SHOE CLEARANCE
School shoes for boys and girls; SADDLES— black and white,
brown and white, rust and while
Black Hawk and Billy Buster shoes for boys
Pella “Dutchies" Denim jackets and trousers for small boys
Cords, dress trousers and Day's Gro Cuff pants for school boys.
Socks, cotten flannel and terry cloth shirts.
Plain and lined jeans for girls
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