VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office at
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
A. J. DeJulio__Owner-Manager
: Editor_Virginia Gallant
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Notebook.
Sylvia P. Hume of Palmer drew
a small tract in the Kenai area
- at a drawing held in the land of
fice in Anchorage March 16.
Special communications will be
field by the local Masonic Lodge
Tuesday evening, March 30 at
Carpenters’ Hall, 8 p.m. Members
will work on the third degree.
Charles Wilson and George
Woodruff of the Soil Conserva
tion Service are spending a few
days in the Kenai area talking
with farmers on their seasonal
. .plans.
A record number of people at
tended the opening of the new
Togs 'n Seams shop on Tuesday
of this week. Those attending
were treated with spring corsag
es of daffodils and served coffee
and cookies, furnished by owners
"Thekla Mielke and Ethelana El
more. Congratulatory bouquets
were sent by many friends.
Word has been received from
the Bill Heads who are vacation
ing in the States. Bill reports both
-^fie and Mrs. Head are feeling fine
and at the time of writing were
«*n St. Petersburg, Florida, plan
ning to return to Alaska “before
many months pass”.
Mrs. Helen Crites, Co-Op office
-secretary, returned to work this
week following a vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bowers left
for Tanacross this week where
John will be in charge of the
Division of Forestry, Bureau of
Land Management fire guard sta
tion. Mr. Bowers was stationed in
Palmer this past year.
NEW BABIES
Brunner
Jerine Evelyn Brunner, daugh
ter of Mrs. Gerald Brunner and
the late Gerald Brunner, was
born at Valley Hospital March 21.
The little miss weighed seven
pounds, eight ounces at birth.
Hodgson
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Hodgson of
Palmer are parents of their third
child and second son. He was
-4jorn at Valley Hospital on March
21, weighing eight pounds, six
ounces and has been named
David. Mr. Hodgson is with the
Agricultural Experiment Station
in Palmer.
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TRACK MEET SLATED
FOR PALMER MAY 8
With the close of the basket
ball season, Palmer High School
students are preparing for the
Western Alaska Track Meet to
be held in Palmer on May 8. The
majority of last year’s winning
team are still attending school this
year and will participate in the
meet.
Schools planning to send teams
for competition are Anchorage
and Fairbanks High Schools. The
later team has never shown too
well in track meets and has stated
this year that they are sending
a full squad to the meet, with the
intention of taking some of the
top honors. Anchorage lost a few
of their track men at graduation
last year but may be preparing
‘‘dark horse” entries. Coach Bob
Crites said he thinks his boys
will come out on top again this
year.
In addition to track practice,
intramural volley ball for all
high school boy will begin Wed
nesday evening, March 31. Crites
said he expects at least 50 or 60
boys will turn out for volley ball.
LUTHERANS TO
INAUGURATE
MEN'S FELLOWSHIP
A men’s fellowship evening will
be held this Friday evening at St.
John’s Lutheran Church, begin
ning at 7:30 p.m., it was announc
ed this week.
It is hoped that this will be
the beginning of a program which
will provide fellowship and rec
reation for the men of the church
and friends.
The program for Friday will
feature the showing of John
Gore’s film of the famous Lake
George breakup. These are be
lieved to be some of the best
pictures of the breakup, and sour
doughs and cheechakos alike will
enjoy seeing the magnificent
spectacle.
Refreshments will be served by
the fellowship committee consist
ing of George Allen, Dar Heine,
and Rev. Edward Imme.
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. DePriest
of Palmer returned to Palmer this
week following a winter vaca
tion spent visiting various States.
Flame of Freedom
highlights Final
Convention Nighl
Final highlight of the two-day
Republican convention held in
Palmer last week, came on Sat
urday night when the Freedom
Flame ceremony was enacted by
representatives of the Palmer Boy
and Girl Scouts, and the U. S. Air
Force.
The large glow-candle was
lighted by William Wimmer, Boy
Scout, and Betty Jo Wilson, Girl
Scout. Airman Donn Moyer de
lvered a short address and the
ceremony was concluded wth the
entire assembly singing “God
Bless America”, accompanied by
Mrs. Max Sherrod, pianist. The
ceremony was filmed by TV Sta
tion KTVA and later televised
over Channel 11. Participants in
the ceremony were selected by
the committee in charge.
President Dwight Eisenhower
sent the following telegram to
the convention for the special oc
casion: “I extend personal greet
ings and congratulations on, your
lighting the symbolic flame of
the founding of our party. There,
in the heart of one of America’s
new farm areas, within full view
of beautiful Alaska mountains,
you well characterize the Repub
lican party, young and vigourous
with a glorious future of service
to America. May the challenge
of rich possibilities of Alaska in
spire you to furnish the leader
ship and dedication to freedom
and progress for all that are es
sential to good government.”
Walter J. Hinkel, president oi
Anchorage Republican club was
mater of ceremonies and later in
troduced the following candidates
who spoke briefly.
Jack Coghill of Nenana, Geor
ge Sullivan, Fairbanks, House
candidates and Dan Lehman
Senate candidate of Fairbanks
the latter who urged an all-Al
akan Republican convention be
held in the far-north region; Ray
Beach, of Juneau and secretary
of the central committee who is
seeking election as Delegate to
Congress.
Also introduced were the fol
lowing candidates from the Third
Division: Winfield Ervin, Seward;
James Hawkins, Clam Gulch:
Emil Knudsen, Kodiak: Paul Nel
son, Seward; Lloyd Olson, Anch
orage; Chester Peterson, Anchor
age; Bert Poling, Anchorage:
Dorothy Prior, Anchorage; Carl
Rentschler, Anchorage; Thomas
Wharton, Spenard; M. D. Snod
grass, Palmer: of whom are can
didates for Territorial House oJ
Representatives. Also Gerrit (He
inie) Snider of Wasilla and Dr
Lee McKinley of Palmer, candi
dates for Territorial Senate.
Following the introduction ol
candidates, Barbara Dimock, dele
j gate to Congress candidate, wa:
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introduced as speaker of the eve
ning. Mrs. Dimock called upon her
fellow Republicans to unite and
re-affirm their faith in the Am
erican way of life. “This year will
decide the fate of Alaska”, she
said. “We have a great task and
a grave responsibility facing us.
For 20-years we have been ruled
by an antagonistic burocracy
which consistantly refused to
recognize Alaska a a first-class
part of the United States, and
though paying lip service to the
cause of statehood, for Alaska,
even when they held absolute
control of the Congress of the
United States, they failed to pass
a statehood bill recommending
the human rights of the saunch
and hardy men and women whc
have settled in this far-flung ter
ritory.”
Following Mrs. Dimock’s talk
the convention went into its fina;
session which did not adjourn un
til shortly after 1:30 Sunday mor
ning.
PALMER YOUTHS IN
UNIVERSITY PLAY
Holding lead roles in the one
act comedy “Red Carnations” be
ing presented by members of the
University of Alaska drama club
are Geraldine Kindgren and Wes
ley Eckert of Palmer, and Roberl
MacKechney of Anchorage.
The club recently presented the
play before a large audience or
the campus and on March 25 wil
present the comedy before the
Fairbanks High School studen'
assembly.
!| HOMEMAKERS CLUB
NOTES
Palmasilla Club
The Palmasilla Homemakers’
club held it’s regular meeting
March 9 at the home of Mrs. Mel
vin Sanders.
Dr. Myron Babb gave a very
informative and interesting talk
on landscaping using fruit-bear
ing bushes and ornamental bush
es.
There were eleven members
present and one guest, Mrs. De
Loss Johansen.
The next meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. Clyde Oberg,
April 13.
SENIOR PLAY SLATED
FOR SATURDAY EVE
Advance showings of “A Date
With Judy” will be held this
afternoon and Friday afternoon,
March 25 and 26 for students of
grades one through 12 in the Pal
mer School. The Senior Class play
will be offered to the general pub
lic at one showing in the school
gymnasium on Saturday evening,
March 27, curtain time — 8:00
p.m.
Judy Foster, (played by Pat
Chandler) an attractive teen-ager,
is trying to sell enough subscrip
tions for the Community Relief
Fund to become their queen at
the Community dance. In so do
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Sportsmen Plan
Welcome For
Fairbanks Shooters
All Matanuska Valley Sports
men are invited to turn out and
help welcome the Tanana Vallejo
shooters while they are in Pal
mer Monday, March 29.
The Fairbanks team will com
pete in a shoulder to shoulder
match with the local rifle club on
Monday at the club range, follow'
ing the All Alaska Sectional Shoot
to be held in Anchorage this
week-end.
Following Monday night's
shoot, a party will be held for the'
visitors at the American Legion:
building. Women planning to at
tend are asked to take a pot-luck
dish of some type to help out on
the food supply, if possible.
ing she gets the whole Foster fam
ily involved in many contests
much to Mr. Foster’s (played by
Phil Stainbrook) dislike and the
neighbors delight.
The Palmer audience will learn
the effects of these contests on
the Foster family when "A Date
With Judy” is presented Satur
day night. General admission is
$1.00, reserve seats, $1.25. General
I admission tickets may be purchas
ed from members of the Senior
class. Reserve seat tickets are on
sale at the school office.
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