VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
filtered as second class matter on Oct. 21. 1947, at the post office a?
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1379.
A. J. DeJulio_Owner-Manager
Editor _Virginia Gallant
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Jim Wilson, commissioner of ,
agriculture, is in Valdez this week <
on loan board business. George
Crowthers has been spending ]
time in Anchorage making vege- ■
table inspections. i
Eighty acres of land owned by ,
the late Julius Edmunson at Ma- j
tanuska was awarded February j
20 to the following persons: G.
R. Kirkpatrick. V. T. Pierrelee, |
W. E. See. and Don Bremens. The
men won the land as a group.
The roof of the Farmer’s Mar
ket booth which blew off during
the Valley’s most recent wind j
storm is now anchored among
the trees in the immediate vicin- ^
ity. s
Charles Logsdon, plant path- 1
-ologist at the Experiment Sta
tion, is in Kenai this week on *
station business. :
Mrs. Bertren Curry is a patient t
at Valley Hospital this week
where she was taken following
a fall while skating at Twin Lak- *
es with her sons Larry and Stev- 6
en. Mrs. Curry was assisted to 1
the family's car by her sons and E
taken to the hospital where she 6
was found to have suffered head 1
injuries.
Ninteen thank you notes were 1
received by The Frontiersman
this week from members of Mrs.
Telisha Smoot’s fifth grade who *
made a tour of the office and 1
printing plant a week ago. Only *
lack of space prevents the print- *
ing of the thoughtful and very in- 1
teresting notes. *
Wayne McDonald of Star c
Route was among local winners
who exhibited handcraft at the
Fur Rendezvous in Anchorage. ^
Wayne won third prize on his 1
plastic work.
The student council has plac- .
ed a suggestion box in the Pal
mer Central School office where
students of the school may drop
written suggestions, pertaining to
activities and problems.
Dr. Curtis Dearborn, horticul
tourist at the Agriculture Experi
ment Station, will conduct a gar
den institute, beginning at 2 p.m.
on Thursday at the Y. M. C. A.
in Anchorage. The class is plan
ned for beginner gardens and
will emphasize products for Al
askan soil. Topics to be included
are green houses, berries, home
.gardens, flowers, lawns, fertiliz
ers, chemical weed control, and
recommended vegetable varieties
for Alaska.
LITTLE LEAGUE
•MEETING MARCH 1;
PUBLIC. INVITED
A general meeting will be held
for all adults inteersted in the
•Little League program in the val
ley on Monday night, March 1 at
the Matanuska Hotel, beginning
at 8 p.m.
Adult support for the forthcom
ing season is being sought by
the board of directors. Anyone
interested in assisting is asked
to volunteer their services at the
.meeting. John Gore and David
Onkka recently volunteered their
services as umpires. Kathy Rich
ards and Lorraine Dotson recent
ly assisted the group in getting
out form letters. There are vari- I
ous ways in which interested per- j
sons may help, officials pointed
out, to make the coming season
successful.
5INGSPIRATION AT WASILLA
Churches of Wasilla are plan
ling a singspiration service for
rriday evening, February 26 at
i p.m. at the First Presbyterian
Hhurch. The evening will consist
>f congregational singing and
;pecial musical numbers.
Cooperating churches are the
3resbyterian Church and the As
;emblies of God. A cordial wel
:ome is extended to all in the
immunity.
We still have a few better
lresses of the past season that are
>eing cleared at $5.00 beginning
omorrow. So get in early for a
election—they won’t last long at
his price.
Have you seen the new tailor
d Spring Suits of Burlington
/Tills rayon and acetate suiting?
Jeautifully cut, and easy on the
•udget at only $29.50.
We have some new gift items
or the baby shower, too. A hood
d terry bath towel, big enough
o wrap around the little monarch
t least twice; flower embroider
d Orion cardigan sweaters in
tew pastel shades to slip over
he nylon dresses that will make
he little gal look like an angel.
!ome in and see—they are lovely. ^
We have a good selection of
hat long-wearing holeproof hos
sry again. And when you buy
lose, don’t forget to ask for the
losiery coupon free with each
•air. Twelve of them entitle you
o another pair of nylons free of
harge.
See vou soon.
BETTY
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FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
WEDNESDAY — THURSDAY
FEBRUARY 24 — 25
SHOWS 7:15 and 9 P.M.
“HORIZONS WEST”
(Technicolor)
John Mclntire — Judith Braun
Raymond Burr
They built the greatest frontier
Empire the West has ever
Known!
FRIDAY — SATURDAY
FEBRUARY 26 — 27
Shows: 7:15 end 5:00 p.m.
Saturday Matinee 2:00 P. M. ]
''UNDAY — MONDAY
FEBRUARY 28 — MARCH 1
SHOWS 7:15 and 9:00 P-M.
Sunday Matinee — 2:00 P.M.
BOHZOuk
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CHARLES Ktff
SHIRLEY ERICKSON, DAVID PORTER WED
In a quiet home wedding on
February 19 Miss Shirley Anne
Erickson, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ben J. Erickson of Sand
stone, Minnesota became the
bride of David Gordon Porter,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W.
Porter of Lenoir, North Carolina.
The single ring ceremony was
performed by U. S. Commission
er Dorothy B. Saxton in the home
of the bride’s brother-in-law and
sister, Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Long.
For her wedding the bride
chose an aqua blue suit, fashion
ed with a straight skirt. The
button-down jacket was trimmed
with bugle bead designs on the
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lopels and had three quarter
length sleeves. Her single flower
corsage was a white orchid.
Her only attendant, Mrs. Long,
wore an aqua-blue and black suit
dress. Her shoulder corsage was
of tiny garnet roses*
Merritt Long was best man for
the bridegroom.
Following the ceremony the
wedding party enjoyed a dinner
at The Butte on the Palmer-An
chorage highway. The couple will
be at home after March 1 at the
former Dube residence on Moose
j Creek Avenue, Palmer.
I The bride was educated in the j
Sandstone, Minnesota schools and
graduated from the University of
Minnesota, Deluth Branch. She
came to Palmer March 24, 1953
and has been working as school
secretary at the Palmer Central
School, a position which she plans
to retain.
The bridegroom is a graduate
of Duke University and received
his Master’s degree at Appalachi
an State Teachers College. Boone,
North Carolina. He has been
teaching in the Palmer school
system the past two years and is
now principal of the new Swan
son School in North Palmer.
State patrolmen on Snoqualmie
pass in bad weather now aid
‘snowfued’ motorists.
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FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
Youth for Christ
Presents:
YOUTH RALLY
MIKE McKAY, Speaker
SATURDAY NSGHT
8 P.M.—Feb. 27
UNITED PROTESTANT
CHURCH
FIFTH ANNUAL KIWANIS’ INVITATIONAL
TOURNAMENT
Thurs., Fri., & Sat., Feb., 25,26,27
Palmer High School Gymnasium
EIGHT TEAMS
Games, Thursday, February 25
CAME I WASILLA VS SHEEP MT. A. G. S. GAME 3 POST ORDINANCE VS. MATAN
5:00 P.M. USKA HOTEL, 6:30 P.M.
GAME 2 PALMER HIGH SCHOOL VS 5006th GAME 4 PALMER MOOSE VS. HDQS. &
7:45 P. M. HDQS., 9:00 P.M.
Games, Friday, February 26
WINNERS OF GAME I VS WINNERS OF WINNERS OF GAME 3 VS WINNERS OF
GAME 2, 7:45 P.M. GAME 4, 9:00 P.M.
Final Games, Saturday, February 27
LOSERS OF SECOND ROUND PLAY FOR 3RD AND 4TH PLACE, 7:45 P.M.
CHAMPION FINALS PLAY 9:00 P.M.
General Admission: ADULTS $1.00 - HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS 50c - GRADES I - 8 25c
‘Top Bucket Jlowen, Bracket ^eanvl
I. Wasilla Town Team
2.. Sheep Ml. A. C. S.
3. 5006th Team
Palmer High School
5. Post Ordinance
6. Matanuska Hotel
7. Hdqs. & Hdqs. Team
8. Palmer Moose
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