Moose Pass Woman
First To Enroll
For Short Course
The first enrollee for the an
nual Homemakers’ Short Course
at the University of Alaska to be
held October 17 to 24 is Mrs..
Delbert Wolfe of Moose Pass.
Mrs. Wolfe attended last year
and has been a member of the
state committee making plans for
a State Council representing all
home demonstration clubs in
Alaska.
Mrs. Marylou Rideout, local
home demonstration leader,'^said
this week there have been no de
finite local commitments although
several Homemakers’ clubs have
indicated they will be represent
ed. She pointed out that the short
course is opjpn to anyone, whether
or not they are members of a
homemaker’s club. Club members
will however, h^ve preference in
housing on the campus. Others
may attend if they can find
lodgings.
The program this year will
include daily lessons in creative
design with Ruth Penington, pro
fessor of art at the University
of Washington and lectures and
demonstrations by members of
the faculty.
For further particulars, and
registering, call at the Extension
Office.
Mining Course to be
Held in Anchorage
The tentative schedule of the
University of Alaska’s Mining
Extension courses as announced
this week by Earl H. Beistline,
Dean of the School of Mines, does
not include a class for Palmer.
However, the month-long “Pros
pector’s School” is scheduled to
begin in Kotzebue on September
28, after which it will be offered
in Nome, Anchorage, Kodiak,
Valdez, Ketchikan and Juneau.
Established in 1935 by Act of
the Territorial Legislature, the
purpose of the course is to in
struct Alaska’s prospective pros
pectors. The course consists of
a series of interesting lectures,
labratory work and field trips.
Instruction is free and is given
in the evening. No formal educa
tion is required and any person
over 16 years of age may attend.
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JUNEAU NEWSLETTER
Wasilla Gets APW Funds
Among 23 allotments totaling
$11,561,350, Governor Heintzle
man has received word from
Secretary of the Interior Doug
las McKay that Wasilla will re
ceive $500,000 for remodeling an
i existing frame school building
and construction and equipping
of a two-story reinforced con
crete addition.
Other area projects include $1,
102,000 for the construction and
equipping of a 22 classroom con
crete school building in Anchor
age; $603,300 for a complete
utilities system including water
supply and distribution system,
sewage collection and disposal
system, streets, curbs and gutters
at Turnagain Heights and $16,000
j for planning for the construction
; and equipping of a reinforced
concrete addition to an elemen
tary school consisting of seven
classrooms, kitchen, small library
addition and other rooms.
The Alaska Public Works Act,
Public Law 264, 81st Congress,
authorized the expenditure of
$70,000,000 over a period of five
years starting in fiscal year 1950.
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population for economic and de
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COURT NEWS
On September 18 Dale E. John
son, 24, appeared in U. S. Com
missioner Dorothy Saxton’s Court
to answer a charge of shooting
a bull moose approximately 50
yards from a public road on
September 11. Johnson entered a
plea of guilty to the charge
brought by the Fish and Wild
life Service. He was found guilty
and fined $150 of which $125 was
suspended and had his license
privileges revoked until July 1,
1954. —
Mary-Linda Steelman . .
Celebrates Birthday
Mary-Linda Steelman, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Steel
man of Palmer, was guest of
honor at a Walt Disney party
held in honor of her eight birth
day Sunday afternoon, Septem
ber 20 at Tooth-Acres.
Hats and favor basket of popu
lar Walt Disney characters,
games in and out of the house
were enjoyed by Mary-Linda and
her friends. Those attending in
cluded Mary and Carol Weisen
berger, Susan and Patty Harring
ton and Darlene Trudell.
health centers and other public
works for communities requested
by public-body applicants.
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cent of the total cost of all the
projects constructed be repaid
into the Federal Treasury by the
public bodies concerned when
the projects have been completed
and transferred to them.
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HOMEMAKERS CLUB
| NOTES j
Sourdough Club
Members of the Sourdough
Homemakers’ club held their
meeting 15 at the home of Bess
Johns. An election of officers
was held with the following re
sults: Viola Thuma, president,
Jenny Clark, vice-president, Lila
Newville, secretary-treasurer and
Amy Irwin, reporter.
Roll call was answered with
suggestions for the program for
the coming year. We would all
like to have weaving for the
project.
Amy Irwin, project leader,
gave an interesting demonstra
tion on interior decorating and
showed lovely fabrics of curtain,
drapes and upholstery materials.
A note of thanks was extended
to our out-going president, Bess
Johns, for her outstanding leader
ship in our project for the year
which was to raise funds for
our hospital.
Another food and plant sale,
for the benefit of the hospital
fund, will be held Saturday, Sep
tember 26 at the Trading Post,
starting at 10:00 a.m.
Our next meeting will be held
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at the home of Nan Curtis on;
October 13.
Riverbend Club
Members of the Riverbend
Homemakers’ club met Septemb
er 17 at the home of V. Louise
Kellogg.
The order of business was el
ection of officers and a discus
sion on colors in rooms and mat
erials for drapes. The topic was
very well presented by Mrs. Es
ther Kirsch.
Officers elected were: Mrs. Es-!
ther Kirsch, president: Mrs. Mil
dred Buzby, vice-president and1
Mrs. Vera Rorrison, secretary
treasurer and reporter.
The next meet ng will be held
at the home of Mrs. Kirsch.
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