FIRE DESTROYS MAHONEY HOME
Completely destroyed by fire
the morning of August 2 was
the home of Paul Mahoney.
Wasilla auctioneer. It is believ
ed that the blaze started by the
collapse of an upstairs chim
ney, just after the breakfast
fire had been lighted.
The Mahoneys were able to
save some household goods,
clothing, and furniture. All of
their seven children, with the
exception of one little girl who
was asleep on the ground
floor, were out of doors when
the fire broke out. The young
-sters range in age from one and
a half years to thirteen.
After spending a few days
with the Joe Curtis family, the
Mahoneys have returned to
their homestead at the end of
Schrock Road, and have set up
tents as temporary living quar
ters until a house can be erect
ed.
The family wishes to thank
the many persons who have
given them assistance.
Guild to Present
“Curious Savage”
“The Curious Savage,” to be
directed by Marziah Miller,
will be the next offering of the
Valley Theater Guild, it was
announced this week. A com
edy drama, the play offers five
good parts for men. six for wo
men. Tryouts are scheduled for
Wednesday. August 15, at 7:30
p.m. in the Experiment Station
library. Anyone interested in
acting or in theater production
is urged to attend.
Election of officers for the
coming season was held at the
August 7 meeting of the guild.
Jack Riley will serve as presi
dent, Lucy Mick as vice-presi
REPUBLICANS ELECT COMMITTEEMEN,
DELEGATES AT 3 PRECINCT CAUCUSES
Three republican caucuses
were held last week for the
purpose of electing precinct
committeemen and committee
women, also delegates to the
Republican southcentral dis
trict convention scheduled for
August 17, 18. and 19 at the
Edgewater Inn in Anchorage,
The Willow precinct caucus
was held August 1 at the Wal
ter Sellens homestead. Sam
Mercer was elected committee
man and Mrs. Sellens, commit
teewoman. Mrs. Sam Mercer
and Mrs. Walter Sellens were
elected as delegates, with Don
Aemisegger and Ira Bryant as
alternates.
The Wasilla precinct elected
dent, Thelma Riley, secretary,
and Blanche Hunt, treasurer.
Barbara Hamilton will handle
publicity and membership.
A1 Hagen committeeman and
Mrs. Fritz Kalmbach commit
teewoman, both of whom will
also serve as convention dele
gates. The caucus was held at
the Kalmbach homestead on
August 2.
Matanuska precinct Republi
cans met at the Eugene Reid
farm on Friday. Aug. 3, electing
A1 Brooks committeeman and
Carol Bowman committeewo
man. Delegates to the conven
tion will be Carol Bowman,
Louise Kellogg, Dexter Bacon,
Bob Webb, Henry Liebing, Er
nest Harrington, A1 Brooks,
and Eugene Reid.
TREADMILL
There are so many labor
saving devices on the market
today that a man has to work
all his life to pay for them.
Sheep Hunters
Must Have Tickets
Any person who wishes to
hunt sheep this year must first
obtain a Sheep Harvest Ticket,
the Alaska Department of Fish
and Game reminded hunters
today.
The tickets, which are now
available from license officers
and Department offices, are is
sued without charge. They are
required this year so that bio
logists can determine accurate
ly the number of sheep taken
and the number of hunters
seeking these desirable trophy
animals, according to Director
James W. Brooks of the De
partment’s Division of Game.
Successful hunters must at
tach the ticket to their sheep
immediately after it is taken.
A postcard form, attached to
the ticket, must be detached,
filled out, and mailed within
30 days.
BAR S FOR QUALITY
Lunch Meal
3
6 oz. pkgs.
ASSORTED
STORE HOURS
OPEN MONDAY THRU SATURDAY 9 A M. - 7 P.M.
SUNDAY 9 A M. - 6 P.M.
SHORT SHANK
Picnic Ham
With the faithfu! flavor
49
lb $
Rath's i oL SLICED BACON 53
ea
LIBBY'S
FRUIT
COCKTAIL
GRAPEFRUIT
SECTIONS
ROSEDALE
PEARS
APPLETIME
APPLE SAUCE
303 size
Lynden
MED.
doz.
49*
LG.
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55t
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CAN
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| 2\ can
3
for
PEACHES
APPLETIME
46 oz. can
Apple Juice
i
49
PREM
12
oz.
DAWN fresh
Stems & pieces
$ 4 oz.
t MUSHROOMS for
Grandma's 39° 3i„
COOKIES 29° 4
HILL’S
COFFEE
I, 2, 4’s lbs.
67
ALBERS
10 lb.
* Flapjacks
149
10 oz. INSTANT .$1.89
6 oz. INSTANT . $1.09
2 oz. INSTANT.59c
TANG
SALAD
I Choice
Garden Club Elects Officers, Plans
Planting Project for City Park
Officers tor tne coming year
were elected at the July 24 <
meeting of the Matanuska i
Valley Garden Club, held at i
the home of Helen Palmer on
Scott Road.
Incoming president is Betty
Mears; vice president. Helen '
Palmer; secretary, Rosalie Stu
art; and treasurer, Jo Haman.
The city park project was
discussed and members decided
to provide the park with per
ennials for planting the area
next spring. The president is
to keep the members inform
ed of needs for this project.
Members also decided to
sponsor the sale of L. H. Ty
ler’s plates of “Alaska’s Wild
Berries,” a 16x28 inch litho
panel of native fruits in color.
This lithograph will be used as i
Coghill Campaigns
In Valley Area
Senator John Coghill of Ne
nana, minority leader of the
state Senate and one of the five
candidates for the Republican
nomination for governor, arriv
nomination for governor, cam
paigned in the area for a three
day period last week.
In a prepared statement,
Coghill, said, “Why give our
people the false claim that all
can be cured by voting Repub
lican? I know, as you do, that
the budget is too high and that
our agencies are spending too
much for the amount of service
they are giving the public. Re
publicans as well as independ
ent voters must think and
choose wisely when they go to
the poles on August 14. This is
not a popularity contest, but a
contest to choose the Republi
can who can win over the Dem
ocrats in November.”
Coghill said that he will epen
up more state land for settle
ment and give the controls of
government to the people who
enjoy the returns of govern
ment.
His schedule will take him to
, Nome, Nenana, Fairbanks, Ket
chikan, Sitka, Juneau and An
chorage before election day.
FOUR RECEIVE
AMU SCHOLARSHIPS
Three students from Palmer
and one from Big Lake have
been awarded scholarships by
Alaska Methodist University
for the 1962-63 school year, ac
cording to a news release from
the AMU campus.
Robin Nieman, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard N. Nie
mann of Palmer, received a
general scholarship for full tui
tion. Robin, a sophomore, is
working toward a double major
in history and philosophy, and
plans to teach on the college
level.
Also awarded a general
scholarship for full tuition was
Diana Smith, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank L. Smith of
Big Lake, a senior who is ma
joring in education.
Robert Estelle, a sophomore,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Estelle of Palmer, received a
half tuition scholarship.
The Beethovan scholarship,
which was awarded for the
first time this year, went to
William Combs, son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. Earl Combs of Palmer.
Young Combs will be a fresh
man at the University this fall.
ERICKSON SERVICES
TO BE AUGUST 4
Memorial services for Carl
Erickson, Matanuska Valley
colonist who died in San Diego
on July 15, will be held at the
Evergreen Funeral Parlors in
Anchorage on Tuesday, August
14, at 2 p.m. Interment will be
in the Odd Fellows plot at the
Anchorage cemetery, where it
was his wish to be buried.
Mr. Erickson, a native of
Sweden, made his home here
for some years before moving
to Anchorage. He and Mrs.
Erickson established a home in
San Diego several years ago.
MVCCA TO SPONSOR
MARTHA LINNEBUR
Miss Martha Linnebur, dau- '
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. John ;
Linnebur of Houston, will be !
sponsored in the queen contest !
by the Matanuska Valley I
Chamber of Commerce, the of- !
fice of the Alaska State Fair, i
Inc., announced this morning.
HOSPITAL PATIENTS
Patients at the Valley Pres- \
byterian Hospital during the !
past week included Dorothy ;
Zapata, Vivian Shaver, Roy j
M. Lucas, Sarah Hitchcock, j
Jayne Aarestad, Esther Spence, >
Shirley Newcomm, Mrs. Rod- 1
erick Williams and infant dau- i
ghter, Catherine Thompson, 2
Michael Woods, Denise Woods, X
and Tammie Woods. j
ne central tneme ior tne uji
len Club’s State Fair exhibit
text month. Helen Palmer will
ierve as club exhibit chairman.
Edna Wehking. outgoing sec
retary, accepted the chairman
ship of the hospital planting
:ommittee, which will make
irrangements to prepare the
site and plan the landscaping
jf the southeast side of the
Galley Presbyterian Hospital
grounds. Garden Club trees
and shrubs which are at pres
ent planted at the Duff gar
dens at Mile 45 will be used.
The next meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. L. M.
Sandvik. All interested garden
ers are invited to join the
group. The membership fee is
$1. ___
Driver Cited
Here August 5
An Anchorage driver was
cited for negligent driving
Sunday morning, August 5.
when his automobile left Val
ley Street, crossed the park
ing area divider in front of the
Sims Building, grazed the
D’Gutter sign, and struck two
parked vehicles before coming
to a stop.
The driver, Harold Kehoe of
2609 Lake Otis Road, told
police he had blacked out dur
ing a coughing fit. A hearing
will be held August 21 in dis
trict magistrate court.
Damage to the Kehoe car
amounted to $500; to the other
two, $450 and $100 respectively.
PALMER MOOSE LODGE
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
Palmer Moose Lodge No. 793
which had its eighteenth birth
day on August 8, will celebrate
with a birthday dance on Sat
urday, August 11. Tom Moffitt
and his orchestra will play, and
a large birthday cake will be
served.
The lodge, which now counts
about 400 on its rolls, got start
ed in 1944 with barely enough
members to meet the charter
requirements. The lodge, to
gether with its auxiliary, has
supported many community
projects, as well as adding to
the social life of the valley.
Fair Will Have
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at the information booth, with
their name and address.
An added inducement to fill
in the stubs will be drawing
for a prize of five dollars to five
separate winners each of four
days of the fair, August 31
through September 3.
The booth will be manned
by volunteers from the Matan
uska Valley Historical Society
and Totem Land Realty.
MTA Members
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central office equipment, with
Stromberg - Carlson Telecom
munications, a division of Gen
eral Dynamics Corporation,
submitting the apparent low
bid of $129,386.78, Clements
said. Only one other bid was
submitted, that of I. T. T. Kel
logg, in the amount of $156,
269.80.
Mrs. Paul James, Paul Nel
son, and Jim Hurley were win
ners of a year, six months, and
three monts of local residential
telephone service, respective
ly. Other door prizes were two
color telephones, which went
to Russell Oberg and Virgil
Eckert, and an extension tele
phone to be installed for one
/ear, won by the Matanuska
Valley Credit Union.
Members of the board of di
rectors elected officers for the
coming year at the close of the
meeting. They include R. J.
Heddles, president; Charles
Schaver, vice-president; and
Harold Newcomb, secretary
treasurer. Russell Oberg of
Dhugiak is also a member of
the five-man board.
rHE CRYING TOWEL
Everybody meets obstacles
n this life, but only the quitter
idvertises them publicly.
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