Church Services
This Week . . .
ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN
CHURCH
W. L. Zeile, Pastor
Sunday
Sunday school, 10 a.m.
Morning worship, 11:30 a.m.
Holy Communion is celebrated
on the last Sunday of every
second month.
UNITED PROTESTANT
CHURCH
Victor I. Alfsen, Pastor
Sunday
Sunday School, 10 a. m.
Morning Worship, 11 a. m.
Young People’s Service, 7 p. m
Evening Service, 8 p. m.
Friday
Prayer Meeting! 7:30 p. m.
ST. MICHAEL’S CATHOLIC
CHURCH
Rev. James A. Snead. Pastor
Sunday
Mass, 10 a. m.
Confessions heard before Mass
Sodality Communion held the
first Sunday of each month.
CHURCH OF GOD
FULL GOSPEL
George Savchenko, pastor
Sunday
Sunday School, 10 a.m.
Morning Devotions, 11 a.m
. OLD FRIENDS REUNITED
A friendship that was inter
rupted at Viroqua, Wise., 24
years ago, was resumed at Pal
mer last weekend, when Walter
Hale visited here with Francis
Henry. The pair were friends and
neighbors at Viroqua, but had
not seen one another since Mr.
Henry’s arrival in Alaska. Mr.
Hale is now employed at BJL at
Fort Richardson. His family re
sides in Seattle.
Attend Flora Services
Mr. and Mrs. Max Sherrod and
daughter Janet drove to Anchor
age last Monday to attend the
funeral services of Dr. LeRoy
Flora, former Valley physician.
Dr. Flora was killed in a plane
crash near Sand Lake.
CHURCH OF GOD
Rev. George W. Geiwitz, paitor
Sunday
Sunday School, 10:15 a.m.
Worship Service, 11 a.m.
Wednesday
Prayer meeting, 8 p.m.
THE CHURCH
(in North Palmer)
Carl E. Zehrung, Evangelist
Sunday
Bible School, 10 a.m.
Morning Worship, 11 a.m.
Evening preaching services, 8
p.m.
Tuesday
Mid-week Bible study, 8 p.m.
FRESH HALIBUT
makes a welcome change in your dinner menus
We've also a complete new selection of fresh-frozen fruits
and vegetables to complete the meal.
I PALMER COLD STORAGE & LOCKER SERVICE
For All Your Refreshment Needs
in Palmer
VISIT
FRONTIER BAR
FRONTIER LIQUOR STORE
FRONTIER CAFE
All three open 24 hours daily,
seven days each week
Drop in and See Us
at the
Alpine Inn
At Sutton
Mile 61 Glenn Highway
Cabins, meals, cocktail bar. liquor store for your convenience.
A cozy place with a friendly atmosphere.
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O'NEILL & SONS
Mr. and Mrs. Gulbranson, Managers
Remember, the Alpine Inn—3 miles from Jonesville.
OPEN 24 HOURS
For Reservations
Call Long Distance
Theatre — Mon., Wed., Fri.,
8 p.m.
Scientists Say Man
Will Defeat Insects
While it may be true that some
little bug is “gonna get you some
day,” chances are much better
now than they were a few years
ago, that the little bug isn’t go
ing to snatch the food right off
your dinnertable.
Until recently man and bugs
have been engaged in a fight
to the finish over food, and sci
entists weren’t so sure that man
was going to win. However two
new developments, new and
powerful insect poisons and in
sect-resistant plants, have put
man out in front in the battle.
Basic bug-killers of former
years have been limited to kero
sene, pyrethrum, rotenone, nico
tine and the arsenicals. Now
there are eight new ones which
spell sudden death for bugs. Lab
oratory tests are daily develop
ing others. Scientists say 10,000
chemical compounds have been
tested for use in the bug wars in
the last five years.
So effective are the new in
secticides that it is estimated
their use, plus new agricultural
practices, can cut crop losses
from 25 to 75 per cent.
Those crop losses reach figures
of almost astronomical propor
tions, according to information !
released by the Department of
Agriculture. The over-all esti- j
mate in insect-loss of crops is
two billion dollars annually.
Bugs in the nation’s raw grain
storehouses last year ate up 300,
000,000 bushels of grain alone.
Enough stored corn was lost to
feed 8,800.000 hogs to a weight
of 225 pounds each.
More than all the wheat the
United States sent to Europe in
the first half of 1947 went down
the gullets of hungry bugs last
year. The Food and Agriculture
organization of the United Na
tions estimates that five per cent
of the world’s cereal food is eaten
in storage by insects. That’s
about half the amount needed for
a year’s relief supply of cereals.
Chemists are fighting against
time in the man vs. bug war
fare, for an anticipated popula
tion of 155,000,000 Americans is
expected by 1960, with another
10.000. 000 to be added by 1990.
Nutritionists say it takes about
three acres of land to provide
food for the average American,
but the U. S. Soil Conservation
Service says that there’s only
460.000. 000 acres of cropland.
This means it is more than prob
able there won’t be three acres
of food-land available per Ameri
can within a few more years.
That’s why the bugs must be
banned from the nation’s dinner
tables. The time is coming when
we won’t have enough food for
both man and bug.
Chugiak Community Club
Holds Wiener Roast
CHUGIAK—The recent meet
ing of the Chugiak Community
Club at the Henning Benson
home took the form of a social
meeting and an outdoor wiener
roast. Three club members, Mil
ton Wyatt, Danny Reed and Fred
Hasekoester, brought their musi
cal instruments and the evening
was concluded with outdoor sing
ing.
The Chugiak Community Club
will hold its next meeting at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Mc
Dowell, on Friday, July 23.
VISITS IN VALLEY
Miss Helen Stenvall spent last
Monday visiting at the Max Sher
rod home in the Valley. Helen
has been working in the kitchen
of Providence Hospital in An
chorage since school was dis
missed last month. She will re
turn to Palmer when school re
opens next fall.
The Swank estate, sold at auc
tion last Monday morning, was
purchased by the Alaska Rural
Rehabilitation Corporation, U. S.
Commissioner V/. E. Huntley an
"runcod.
M. P. Mulaney, territorial tax
commissioner, was a Valley visi
tor last Wednesday. Mr. Mul
aney, a former resident, was the
guest of Father James Snead.
Ten Chugiak Homemakers
Enjoy Outdoor Lunch *
CHUGIAK — Ten members '
and guests were present at last
week’s meeting of the Chugiak
Homemaker’s Club, held at tHe
home of Mrs. Howard Green. The
group enjoyed a potluck lunch
eon served outdoors.
The Chugiak Homemakers are
to meet again on Wednesday,
July 21, at the home of Mrs. Ver
non Haik.
SIGNS of all kinds
Showcards and Bulletins
PALMER SIGN COMPANY
(in rear of Photo Shop)
JUST RECEIVED
A large shipment of ALASKA HIGHWAY PACKETS, show
ing road maps, in color of Alaska's highway systems.
Travel guide with complete list of accommodations along
Territory's highways is included.
Contains the latest 1948 travel information.
We already have had many requests for these maps and
travel guides, so come eaTly if you want to get one.
TOST’S SERVICE
EXCHANGE MOTORS
Completely Rebuilt
or
Have your present motor rebuilt in our shop
Remember, you get more miles from
MOORE’S MOTORS
CRANKSHAFT GRINDING AND REBORING
GENERAL REPAIR WORK
MOORE’S MOTORS
Palmer
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NOTICE
Everyone carrying an account with us is asked
to bring his last statement to the office now lo
cated in our temporary store, in order that we may
again set up our books. Because our loss has been
great, payment of any accounts carried on our
books would be greatly appreciated.
There’s an O’HARRA bus leaving...
PALMER FOR ANCHORAGE
Daily at 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
ANCHORAGE FOR PALMER
Daily at 10 aan. and 6 p.m.
(Except Sunday) *
Sunday bus at 9 a an. and 6 p.m.
PALMER FOR WASILLA
Daily at 1 and 8 p.m.
Connaciions for Gulk&na. Fairbanks and Whiiahorsa
On Monday, Thursday, Saturday, 11 a.m.
O’Harra Bus Lines