LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD SEEKS
TERRITORY-WIDE ASSOCIATION
School board members through
out the territory were informed
by letter this week that the Board
of Education, Palmer Independent
School District, is interested in
the formation of an association of
Alaska school boards.
The local board believe that
the formation of such an associa
tion would be of value to all
school boards in many ways.
First, the letter states, the as
sociation could review such items
as tax assessment and collection,
capital outlays, budget relations
with city administrations, general
school administration and school
improvement. By comparing sim
ilar experiences in these items the
focal board feels that each board
would benefit.
It would also be a medium for
providing information to Legisla
tors on items related to education.
And it could be a means by which
close contact would be maintain
ed between the Territorial Board ;
of Education, the Commissioner
of Education and local school
boards. This phase of the asso
ciation’s activity, it is believed,
could provide a flow of informa
tion and ideas both ways, result
ing in a better curricula, and
teaching method, geared to con
ditions in Alaska. Members of the
Elks to Hold
Annual Ball In
New Home Saturday
Members of the Palmer B. P. O.
folks No. 1842 will hold their third
annual Purple Bubble Ball at the
folks home this Saturday evening,
with dancing to Schaefer’s orches
tra scheduled to begin at 10 p.m.
This is the first ball the Elks
have held in their new home and
"'ill be highlighted at midnight
by the traditional big-balloon
event.
The affair will be limited to
Elks, their ladies, and guests by
invitation only. Formal dress will
be optional.
board feel that it would provide
a closer liaison between local
school boards and the University
of Alaska.
The association could, if desir
ed, also avail themselves of the
facilities of the National School
Boards Association.
Members of the school boards
who have been contacted were re
quested to discuss the idea and
forward reactions to the local
board. The association has a po
tential of approximately 125 per
sons.
PALMER ACT TO SHOW
"TREASURE OF
SIERRA MADRE"
A change in the regularly sch
eduled ACT movie series brings
the American film “Treasure of
Sierra Madre” to the Grange Hall
this coming Saturday, February
20, at 8 p.m.
The Russian film, “Stone Flow
er”, originally planned for Febru
ary will be shown next month.
“Treasure”, starring Walter
Huston, Tim Holt and Humphrey
Bogart, is the last great perform
ance of Walter Huston as the old
prospector who leads two gold
seekers to civilization with the
gold and their distrust of each
other create one of filmdom’s
great character dramas.
Memberships to this series are ,
available at the Treasure Chest,
from Dan Fleming, Ruth Schae- :
fer, or Lucille Mick. They may
also be obtained between 7:30 and i
8:00 p.m. Saturday evening at
Grange Hall. Children may make
a 50 cent donation for. admission
to the film.
Richard Blue will act as pro
jectionist.
Only 10 days left to purchase !
1954 vehicle license tags, motor- ,
ists were reminded this week ]
by U. S. Commissioner Dorothy :
Saxton. They must be attached to
the vehicle by February 28, which ;
happens to fall on Sunday this 1
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Water Report Available
At Geological Office
Free copies of the new Geo- j
; logical Survey report released ;
last week on ground water re- ;
; sources of the Matanuska Val- ;
; ley are available on applica- ;
; tion to the Geological Survey ;
; office in the Neal Wright ;
; building. ;
HOSPITAL STAFF
HONORED AT DINNER
Members of the Valley Hospital
Association board of directors,
wives and/or husbana„ were hosts
and hostesses to the hospital staff
and doctors, along with their
wives, husbands or guests on
Wednesday night of last week.
The dinner, which was held in
the United Protestant Church
basement was served by women
of the church and prepared by
board member’s wives. Jolmer
Kertula of the Palmer Fountain
furnished and baked the Matan
uska Valley-grown potatoes and
Glen Persinger of the Palmer
Baking company baked the hams.
Table arrangements were o'! red
and white carnations and hearts.
Entertainment was provided,
including a comic strip and films
of the Jack Newcombs’ trip down
the Yukon.
Those attending included: The
Misses Edith Eggleston, Ina
Tompkins, Frances Lynn, Irene
Spurgas and the Mesdames Jack
Maze, Florence Sandel, Park
Munsey, John Herman and James
Herman. Also Mr. and Mrs. Nor
man France, Mr. and Mrs. Elton
Aarestad, Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Schuller, Mr. and Mrs. Wiliam
Schuller, Mr. and Mrs. William
Reid, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Uzelac,
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Land, Mr.
and Mrs. Francis Henry, and Mr.
and Mrs. William Benyish, and
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Colberg, Dr.
and Mrs. Robert Kessler and Wes
ley Norbo. The above guests are
staff members and guests.
The following board members
and their guests were also in at
tendance: Rev. and Mrs. Brian
Cleworth, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Sportsmen Plan
Turkey Dinner April I
Members of the Matanuska
Valley Sportsmen will hold a tur
key dinner at Moose Hall on April
1 to which the public is invited,
committee members announced
this week.
The popular dinner will feature
roast turkey, dressing, and all
the fixin’s for a satisfying meal.
This is the third dinner the
sportsmen have sponsored during
the past year and the many who
have attended previous dinners
know what good cooks the associ
ation boasts.
Following the dinner there will
be entertainment in the base
ment of Moose Hall. Alaska’s
favorite game will be played and
special home-made produce and
products will be given as awards,
with one grand prize of the even
ing being planned for now.
REPUBLICAN CLUB TO
ELECT OFFICERS FEB. 22
All members of the Matanuska
Valley Republican club are invit
ed to attend the postponed meet
ing which was to be held Febru
ary 15 and will now be held Mon
day evening, February 22 in the
Co-Op club room, beginning at
^ p.m. Officers for the coming
year will be chosen at that time.
LEGION PLANS PARTY
FOR SATURDAY NIGHT
Members of the Palmer Post
American Legion will hold a stag
party Saturday evening at the
Legion building. There will be no
admission charge and all mem
bers are invited to attend. An
evening of entertainment is plan
ned.
Newcomb, Mr. and Mrs. Harlow
Hodgson, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Dexter Ba
con, Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Skok,
and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Smith.
Other board members and their '
wives who were unable to attend j
were: Mr. and Mrs. Max Sherrod ;
who are in the States: Rev. and j
Mrs. R. P. Armstrong of Juneau j
and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hiber ;
of Eska.
Hmportmn
Notebook.
Secretary of Agriculture Ben
son recently appointed Phillip R.
Johnson of Fairbanks, chairman
of the Alaska agricultural stab
ilization and conservation com
mittee. Jack Newcomb of Palmer
is a member of this committee.
Pete Sandvik, son of Mr .and
Mrs. I. M. Sandvik, will replace
Daniel Jones, assayer-engineer at
the Nome office in April when
he is released from the Army.
Jones recently resigned.
George M. Campbell, 17, son of
Mr. and Mrs. George M. Camp
bell, Sr. of Palmer and Gene A.
Dinkel, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Dinkel, Star Route, Wasil
la, last week were sworn into
the Alaska Army Reserve. Gene’s
brother. Pvt. Francis H. Dinkel is
now assigned to the Army Arctic
Center at Big Delta, George’s
brother, Opl. Gerald J. Campbell
is presently serving on active
duty with Company 1, 196th In
fantry Regiment at Fort Richard
son.
William Sweetman and Charles
Logsdon of the Experiment Sta
tion are in the Tanana Valley this
week on Station business.
Women of the Moose are plan
ning a plastic party February 25
at 7:00 p.m. All members are in
vited to attend and take a guest
Games will be played and re
freshments will be served.
Lee returned Saturday from
North Dakota where they spent
several weeks visiting Mrs. Gar
Mrs. Emil Ganschow and sort
schow’s parents who are in ill
health.
Dick Andrews of the economy
department of the Experiment
Station is in Corvallis, Oregon at
tending an economist’s short
course at Oregon State College.
He expects to be gone a week.
Don Irwin, director of the Al
aska Experiment Station in Pal
mer, is ill at his home this week.
George Crowthers of the De
partment of Agriculture is plan
ning a trip to Fairbanks the latter
part of this week on routine busi
ness for the Department.
Gerald McNally, pressman at
The Frontiersman, has moved his
family to Palmer. Mrs. McNally
and five children recently moved
to Palmer from Anchorage. The
McNallys are making their home
at the Grover farm.
Among several winners in the
Fur Rendezvous Home Crafts
show, were three from the Pal
mer area. Richard Blue received
first prize in the wood lathe class
while Elmer McDonald received
second prize in canned fruit. Mrs.
John McDonald won three prizes
for her canning exhibits including
one first in jelly and seconds in
vegetables and pickles.
Fifty - gallons of Matanuska
Maid ice cream was flown to Seat
tle this week as a gift from the
Matanuska Valley Farmers Co
operating Association. It was
served to some 450 Seattle men
at a banquet sponsored by Mayor
Pomeroy’s maritime advisory
committee, in celebration of a
year free of labor tie-ups on the
waterfront.
FOR PIPE THAWING
OR WELDING
Fred's Service
Formerly Co-Op Service Station
Phone 78J2 Palmer
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Everybody is urged to bring a proxy