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-1_Owner-Manager
Editor---Virginia Gallant
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Notebook
Among Palmerites on Stateside
visits are Mrs. Richard Jones and
two children who left by plane
last week for a few weeks in
Washington. The “Deb” Ander
son family went out a week or
so ago by car, as did Joe and
Henry Gallant.
Bob Crites, Palmer High Sch
ool teacher is outside for the
summer attending school.
Stephanie Sobczak and her
mother, Mrs. Helen Sobczak who
has been visiting here, left by
plane Friday for Seattle. Miss
Sobczak will go on from there
to Hawaii for the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. McDowell
of Tacoma. Washington have ar
rived in Palmer and are employ
ed at Bert’s Drug store. Mr. Mc
Dowell is a pharmacist. Accomp
anying the McDowells was their
19 year old son Lee and his chum
Stan Tutlas, both of whom plan
to spend the summer in Alaska.
Mrs. Betty Swinford and three
children are visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank McKenzie
of the Palmer Highway.
Earl Barry left this week for
Bristol Bay where he will fish
this season.
Dr. David Lumsden of the of
fice of Experiment Stations,
Washington. D. C. arrived in the
Valley last Thursday and will re
main in the territory until July
1, inspecting the Experiment
Station program in Alaska. Ex
pected in Palmer today is Dr.
R. W. Trullinger, from the Chief
Office of Experiment Stations,
Washington, D. C. who will be
making his first visit to Alaska
for several years. Dr. Trullinger
has been very active in develop
ing the agriculture program in
Alaska.
Don L. Irwin, Alaska Egricul
ture Experiment Station direc
tor, is listed in the revised edit
tion of “Who Knows—and What”
among authorities, experts, and
specially informed. The book is
published by Marquis who also
publish “Who’s Who”. Other'
Alaskans identified in the refer
ence book are Governor B. Frank
Heintzleman. in reference to his
work with the Forestry Service,
and Herb Hilcher, author of “Al
aska Now”. Mr. Irwin is identif
ied with his agricultural work in
Alaska and various papers he
has authored.
Mrs. Alma Blunck, Palmer
School system teacher, is attend
ing the University of Alaska
where she is taking a seven-week
course.
Youlff for Christ
Presents
RECREATION
SAT. — JUNE 26
7:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
United Protestant Church
Jr. High and High School Ages
FREE REFRESHMENTS
[STREET OILING
TO BEGIN MONDAY
Oiling of the main arteries
of the city will begin next
Monday, weather permitting,
it was announced today. Pre
vious plans to begin the oiling
program this week were held
up because of weather and to
avoid confliction with the Am
erican Legion convention being
held this week in Palmer.
Anticipated oiling will be
done in 60-foot wide strips
through the business section
on Colony street and Co-Op
avenue, with 30-foot strips
planned on Railroad Street and
the section of Co-Op avenue
past the old hospital.
Ten 4-K Members
Leave for
Round Up af College
Ten Valley youngsters and two
adults left by train Monday ‘of
this week for the 4-H Round Up
being held at the University of
Alaska this week.
The Valley now has 21 active
4-H clubs. Those 4-H youngsters
who were not fortunate in attend
ing the round-up this year are
already saving and planning for
next year’s event, Mary Lou
Rideout, home demonstration
agent of the Extension office said
this week.
Those attending are Mike Gal
lagar, Larry Trowbridge, Mark
Sandvik, Larry Thompson, Wil
lia Wimmer, Carol Berry, Judy
Hurley, Dorothy Lentz, Betty Jo
Wendt, and Karen Spettstoezer.
Adults attending with the group
were Mrs. K. J. Williams of Pal- ;
estine, Texas who is visiting in
the Valley, and Mrs. I. M. Sand- j
vik, active 4-H club leader.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
PURCHASES PROPERTY
The Church of Christ (Chris- >
tian), with Mr. and Mrs. Earl C. !
Chandler missionary evangelists,
has recently purchased the Tex
Bud bub property on Smith Street |
in North Palmer and initial ser
vices were held there June 20. !
The purchase provides the con
gregation with a building for wor
ship services and additional
rooms for Bible school classes, a
need which has been felt for
some time.
Regular services will be held
on the new property each Sun- '
day, with Bible school at 9:45
a.m., followed by communion
and worship services at 11:00 |:
a.m. A service for juniors and i
intermediates will be held at ;
3:45 p.m. and evangelistic sing- ;;
ing and sermon at 7:30 p.m.
A hearty welcome is extended :
lo all who wish to attend and <
enjoy the gospel singing and I
Bible messages with the congre- |
gation at it’s new meeting place. ;
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ADDRESS INQUIRIES TG
MATANUSKA VALLEY FARMERS
COOPERATING ASSOCIATION
PALMER. ALASKA
Agent for
ALASKA METAL BUILDINGS
Box 509
Fairbanks. Alaska
SCOUTS TO LEAVE
FOR KING’S LAKE
Nine members of Boy Scout
Troop 654 have registered for
camp at King’s Lake Camp this
week. Several Scouts are expect
ed to sign up before Sunday, June
27, opening day at camp.
During the regular meeting this
past Tuesday final plans for the
annual camp were made. Camp
will open at 3:00 p-m. Sunday and
close at 2:00 p.m. on' the fourth
of July. Any Scout wishing to
attend camp who has not regis
tered should contact Scoutmaster
Harry Wimmer for a medical ex
amination blank at once, as these
are required of all boys who at
tend camp. Camp fee for the
week is $25.
Several boys received awards
before the Troop June 22. Awards
are generally presented at a
Court of Honor, but since the
boys needed the badges to put
on their uniforms before camp,
they were presented at this time
[ and formal recognition will be
given at a regular Court of Hon
or at a later date. Scouts earn
ing awards were: Bradley Inman,
Star Scout badge and patrol lead
er’s badge; Colin Mick, First
Class and senior patrol leader |
badges; George Kindler, Barry I
Dearborn, and Larry Dearborn, !
Tenderfoot badges; Steve Hamil
ton, scribe’s badge; Joe Lawton,
and James Kindler, patrol lead
er’s badges, and Robert Estelle,
assistant patrol leader’s badge.
The boys are looking forward
to a big week at camp. Any boy
needing transportation to Kings
Lake should contact Scoutmaster
Wimmer.
There will be no regular Scout
meeting next Tuesday evening,
due to camp.
JUNE BRIDES URGED
TO REGISTER WITH
SOCIAL SECURITY
James G. Browne, manager of
the Juneau Social Security field
office, requests all June brides
to have their new names regis
tered in the social security rec
ords.
“A social security account is j
something like a bank account,”
says Browne. "If it was assigned
to Miss Jones, we cannot post I
credits to it for Mrs. Smith. Un
less we have been notified offic
ially, we have no way of knowing
that Miss Jones and Mrs. Smith
are the same person. Mrs. Smith
may work and pay social secur
ity tax, but we cannot credit her
account as it was issued to Miss ,
Jones.”
"June brides of former years <
who have not corrected their
records should also do so at once,”
states Browne. j
“It is very easy to change your
name in the records”, Browne !
says. “A simple form which tak
es a couple of minutes to com
plete is all that is required.” <
These forms can be obtained
at any Social Security Adminis- 1
tration field office. The Juneau j t
MARCH CF DIMES
PLANS SECOND DRIVE;
NEED $22 MILLION
Americans contributed nearly
$55,000,000 to the March of Dimes
last January, more than in any
previous year, yet the sum fell
short by $20,000,000 of meeting
the current year’s needs, Basil
O’Connor, president of the Na
tional Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis, reported this week.
As a result, he said, it will be
necessary to seek the additional
amount through an Emergency
March of Dimes schedule for
August 16 through August 31.
“This year,” Mr. O’Connor said,
“confronts us with the greatest
challenge oi any in the history
of the fight against polio, with
commitments for a Polio Preven
tion Program of staggering size
and the necessity of providing
aid to a record number of polio
patients.”
Mr. O'Connor said estimates
last fail were that $75,000,000
would be needed to finance the
polio vaccine trials, the purchase
of increased quantities of gamma
globulin, the search for improv
ed preventive and treatment
techniques, the support of pro
fessional education, and the pro
vision of financial assistance for
polio patients who need it.
“This is still a very realistic
figure in terms of our obligations
and commitments,” Mr. O’Connor
explained. “It was certainly not
because of any lack of effort by
our volunteers that we failed to
meet it. March of Dimes work
ers did a remarkable job. How
ever, the $55,000,000 raised will
not carry the program through
1954.
“We now are entering the eval
uation phase of the vaccine trials.
Surely no American would be
party to slowing this hopeful ven
ture because money is needed to
care for patients. And who could
sanction cutting down on patient
aid in a year that already gives
sigm of heavy polio incidence?
“When the public realize that
more money is needed to insure
completion of the vaccine evalu
ation, provision of gamma globul
in, medical care and research and
for the care and rehabilitation of
thousands of current and future
polio patients, they will want to
add their little bit more.” he said.
“Wp nv>*t not fail to meet any of
these obligations.
“T invij® all Americen#to look
at the problem from the point of
view of one of the 2.000 patients
who fight for breath each da->
— ’ "ipht in men lungs or chest
respirators. Right in your own
m tv among your own
leighbors, there may be such a
:a e. For them the promise of a
v-tp” is too late. They,
ind thousands of others who are
iou iv disabled, depend upon
Vlo,r Americans’ generos
ty even while rapid progress is
i '< ^ade toward final polio
prevention.”
^oom 519 of the Post >
Office building. Those who c'”~
rn’o th° office can write
o the Social Security Admins
ration, Box 1331, Juneau.
EXPECTANT MOTHERS'
CLASSES TO BE HELD
All expectant mothers of the
valley are invited to attend
pre-natal classes which will be
held at the Health Center, be
ginning Tuesday, June 6 from
7:30 to 9:00 p.m. Jeanne Shav
er, public health nurse will
conduct the classes, planned
for four consecutive weeks.
SODALITY HONORS
FATHERS AT BREAKFAST
The senior sodality of St. Mi
h"el’s Catholic Church held a
father’s day breakfast Sunday,
fune 20.
The father’s enjoyed a break
fast of sausage and hot cakes,
uice and coffee, served by the
jirls. The tables were decorated
with summer flowers, attractive
napkins, and table cloths.
Mrs. Henning Blunck assisted
sodality members Pat Chandler,
Barbara Hudgins, Bridgie Wrieht,
Mary Ada Lee, and Donna Hor
ton, in the program.
CHARLES M. BURQKA
Charles Martin i/uroKa. World
War I veteran, and local farmer,
- died in_ Palmer June 23 at the
I age of 58. Mr. Buroka, who was
born at Walla Walla, Washington
had been an Alaskan resident
eince 1932 and is well known in
mining circles in the Valdez and
Talkeetna areas. He had lived in i
Palmer approximately three I
years.
Funeral arrangements are
pending.
ARTHUR W. STENBERG
Funeral arrangements are
pending for Arthur W. Stenberg,
father of Arthur W. Stenberg of
Palmer, who died in Anchorage
June 22.
The late Mr. Stenberg was
born in Sweden January 27, 1891
and came to the United States
in 1914, settling in Minnesota,
and in 1936 came to Palmer.
Following a period of time spent
in the States he returned to Pal
hier in 1946, working as foreman
l on the Koslosky and Steve Ward
, buildings. He was a veteran of
World War I.
In addition to his son, Mr.
Stenberg is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. O. M. McDaniel
and Mrs. K. M. Johnson, both of
Seattle, and Mrs. R. L. Pence of
Tacoma. Also surviving is a bro
ther who makes his home in Ket
chikan, a brother and a sister in
Sweden and another sister who
makes her home in Seattle but
who is at present visiting in Swe
den. Eight grandchildren also sur
vive.
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AND DUST?
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a pleasure to live and prices
are reasonable.
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