School Budget
Must Be Revised,
Board Learns
The semi-annual report of Pal
mer school, presented to the
school board last Monday eve
ning, was the principal topic of
discussion at that board meet
ing. As the result of that report,
which presented a complete fi
nancial and statistical picture of
the operation of Palmer school
for the first half of the current
term, it will be necessary to
make up a revised school budget,
according to Carl Snelling,
school superintendent.
Of particular interest in the
report were the compiled figures
of classroom enrollment in the
grade school to date. Five classes
each have an enrollment of more
than 25 students. Comment
columns of this section of the re
port constantly repeat that there
is no room for more pupils, nor
are there seats available even if
th<* classroom could accommo
date another student.
In view of these present over
crowded conditions, and because
an increase in school population
is expected next term, Mr. Snel
ling said it would be necessary
to operate the Palmer grade
school on double shifts.
Figures have been presented
which predict a possible school
increase of 33 and one-third per
cent. Although evidence seems to
prove that these figures were ex
aggerated, Mr. Snelling stated
that he feels Palmer can reason
ably expect an increase of 15
per cent next term.
Classrooms are so small that
there is no solution except the
double shift, the superintendent
declared. Plans now are being
formulated for that program.
Buses will be required to make
two trips each, morning and
afternoon.
Homemaker’s Club
Backs Grange Plan
First to get in step with the
~adside clean-up and home
.-^autification project of the
Northland Pioneer Grange is the
Sourdough Homemaker’s club.
Ladies of the club met last week
and decided that not only does
the Valley need cleaning up, it
needs “brightening up.”
Club members felt that a
common garden flower should
be selected for planting by all
individuals and club groups
roadsides and in pasture
lots. The poppy was chosen as
that flower.
A spokesman for the club
membership asked that all Val
ley residents co-operate with
this plan for brightening Valley
roadsides and woodlots. “Plant
poppies in the stump rows or
along the road, plant them in
your garden or anywhere, plant
many or plant few, but do plant
poppies,” the ladies urge.
Deminings Have Son
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dem
ming of Palmer became the par
ents of a seven pound, 14 ounce
baby son this week. The boy was
born at Providence hospital last
Monday evening.
Finds A Home
Charles Wilson, soil conserva
tionist who has newly arrived in
Palmer, has arranged to rent the
home of Mrs. Earl Hecker here.
Mr. Wilson expects soon to be
joined by his wife and young
daughter.
WASILLA HOME
5-room house. 38x22; full base
ment; stoker; concrete well;
pressure pump; bathroom and
hot and cold water plumbing;
garage; 3 lots; strawberry bed,
garden. Write Box 4, Wasilla.
Brown’s Shop
CLEANERS & LAUNDRY
Fur Work Embroidery
Saturday. Fsb. 29, 1348
Sims Vacations
In Hospital
Dr. F. R. Sims, Valley dentist,
was taken seriously ill last week
on the eve of his planned de
parture on a month’s trip Out
side. He entered the Valley hos
pital for surgical treatment early
this week. Hospital attendants
report his condition is now much
improved, although his planned
trip will be postponed for some
time.
Lawyer Opens
Part-Time Office
Herman H. Ross, Anchorage
attorney, has announced the
opening of a part-time office in
Palmer. Mr. Ross, who will share
office space with Lou Henke in
Mr. Henke’s new quarters up
stairs in the Neal Wright Bldg.,
plans to spend each Saturday in
Palmer.
The attorney plans to be in
Palmer weekly, beginning Sat
urday, Feb. 28.
J. VIC BROWN & SONS
“The Live Jewelers”
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