GIRL SCOUT COOKIE SALE
BEGINS THIS SATURDAY
The annual Girl Scout cookie
sale will begin in the Valley Sat
urday afternoon, April 3 at 2:00
p.m., it was announced this week.
This hour was chosen to permit
troops meeting on Saturday to
obtain their cookies and begin
their sales at the same time, Mrs.
Charles Wilson, Girl Scout leader
said.
No money is to be paid the girls
until the cookies are delivered. It
has been suggested that orders
not be given until the cookies are
brought to the house, unless the
purchaser is a special friend or
relative of the girls. This pre
vents errors in delivery, and dis
appointed customers. There will
be six Palmer troops and two
from Wasilla selling the cookies.
Part of the profits from each
box of cookies goes to the trea
surer of each troop, with the bal
ance of the profits going to the
Susitna Council for both day and
established summer camps. Scout
officials in Palmer are hoping for
a day camp in this area this com
ing season, even though many of
the Girl Scouts will be going to
King’s Lake Camp, as well.
The cookies are of excellent
quality, as most Palmer residents
know from past purchases. Two
types, creme filled and choco
late-mint, will be offered for sale
MACBETH VIEWED BY
APPRECIATIVE GROUP
A small, but appreciative audi
ence, was well pleased with the
presentation of Macbeth on Sun
day evening in the Palmer School
gymnasium.
Members of the Anchorage
A. C. T. presented Shakespeare’s
famous Macbeth in a stylized ad
aptation under the direction of
frank Brink, who was assisted
oy Mrs. Ed Crittenden. Bruce
Lowry starred in the role of Mac
beth, with the role of Lady Mac
beth being portrayed by Ellen
Maxon.
Previous to the presentation
the entire cast were guests of
the Palmer A.C.T. group at a
buffet supper.
A premiere of the play is sched
uled to be presented two days
this week in Anchorage, on Fri
day and Saturday, at the First
Presbyterian Church.
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at 50 cents per box. Appreciation
of public support and cooperation
in this annual Girl Scout cookie
sales was voiced this week by
Scout officials.
"DATE WITH JUDY"
PRESENTED BY
LANTERN LIGHT
Members of tne cast of “A Date
with Judy” proved they are real
troopers last Saturday night when
during the performance a power
failure left the audience and cast
alike, in the dark. The substitu
tion of two Coleman gas lanterns
and two flashlights from the audi
ance solved the problem. Pat
Chandler, taking the part of Judy;
Phil Stainbrook as her father, Mr.
Foster, and Virginia Boulter as
Mrs. Foster turned in fine per
formances with wonderful sup
port from the entire cast.
Although the attendance was
smaller than anticipated, because
of the unexpected “black-out” in
Palmer, those attending thorough
ly enjoyed the presentation. The
well-directed play was under the
leadership of Keith Stanton of
the Palmer High School staff.
LILLIAN ECKERT HEADS
PALMER GARDEN CLUB
Mrs. Lillian Eckert was elect
ed president of the recently form
ed Palmer Garden club at the
March 24 meeting. Chosen to
serve with her for the coming
year were Mrs. Myrtle Moline,
vice-president; Mrs. Helen Scott,
treasurer, and Edna Wehking,
secretary. Dr. Richard Washburn,
Mrs. Karla Duff, and Maud Hos
ier were elected to the executive
board.
The next regular meeting of
the club will be held April 28
at the home of Maud Hosier.
Members of the Anchorage Gar^
den Club will be present and dis
cuss gardening with local mem
bers.
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Governor Recommends
New Recreation Areas
Governor B. Frank. Heinzleman
notified his office in Juneau this
week that he is conferring with
Interior Department officials in
regard to six specific areas al
ong the Alaska highway system
for development as territorial
parks and recreational areas. He
said three sites at Salchaket Lake,
Mentasta Lake, and Summit Lake
are of major importance and can
be developed into outstanding
public parks and recreational
areas. Three smaller areas on the
Alaska highway offer sites for
camping, picnic tables, and com
fort stations.
The governor is recommending
that all of these areas presently
withdrawn by the Interior De
partment be eventually transfer
red to the territory. He said that
the transfer of public lands to
the territory for recreational pur
poses may now be effected as the
result of the establishment of the
territorial department of public
lands.
This new department was es
tablished by the 1953 Legislature
and among its powers and du
ties has the authority to accept
and administer lands granted the
territory for park and recrea
tional purposes.
The National Park Service
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made a comprehensive study and
report on recreational resources
along Alaskan highways in 1944.
As a result, several areas adjacent
to the highways were withdrawn
for future park and recreational
purposes.
In addition to the six areas re
quested for the territory, seven
other sites were withdrawn for
potential development by the Na
tional Park Service. The governor i
said that in view of private de
velopment of a number of over
night stopping places along the
highway, these seven areas should
no longer be retained but should
be returned to the status of pub
lic domain for private develop
ment.
Frank W. Harris and Wallace
E. Martens, owners of Alaska
Cleaners in Anchorage, recently
made the sum of $500 available
to be used for two scholarships
during the 1954-55 school year at
the University of Alaska. They
will go to a third division boy
and girl who otherwise might not
have an opportunity to attend the
the University.
PALMER BAKING CO.
Valley Without Lights
Six Hours on March 27
Valley consumers of the Chu
gach Electric Association, were
among the more than 7,000 per
sons who were without electricity
for approximately six hours last
Saturday night, beginning at the
dinner hour, for many.
CEA Manager Marlin Stewart,
said the shut down was caused
from contamination in the boiler
feed water. It required several
hours to clean the boilers and
during that time families ate their
SITKA TAKES
ALL-ALASKA TITLE
Members of the Sitka High*.
School basketball team are the
new champions of Alaska.
The Wolverines won the title
by defeating the Anchorage Eag
les last Saturday, climaxing the
All-Alaska basketball tourna
ment held in Sitka.
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