Hobby Turns Into
Valley Industry
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an accomplished leatherworker,
so when the pair began seeking
a way in which to earn their
living, in Alaska, which both
love, leathercraft was an easy
choice.
They have hope for future
of their work, but more than a
little fear, too. "We don't want
it ever to get too big," Robbie
says. "We want it to grow just
enough, but not so much that
we can't always do it ourselves.
That's the only way we can be
sure of the quality of the work
we turn out."
But the Rickerts are hoping
that this summer’s work will be
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Valley Visitors |
At the Lodge:
Harry Ehlers, Bagley, Minn.;
Don Hatch, Leonard, Minn.; Joe
Amundson, Charbook, Minn.;
Aileen Lucus, Palmer; Warren
McCoy, Anchorage; Jack Webb,
Palmer; Harry Snider, Anchor
age; S. J. McRae, Jonesville;
Tony Sousa, Moose Creek; S/Sgt.
C. S. Thornton, Fort Richardson;
S/Sgt. Paul E. Stocks, Fort Rich
ardson; F. E. Nightenhelser,
sufficient to allow them to build
a workshop for their shoes, bags
and leather goods. With the shop,
a St. Bernard pup and a cocker
spaniel all in their home, the
Rickert living room is a bit too
crowded for comfort.
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The Alaska Railroad
Offers Valley Residents a complete passenger and
freight service—daily except Sunday
SCHEDULE
Leave Palmer . 3:30 p.m.
Arrives Anchorage ....5:30 p.m.
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Leave Anchorage . 9:30 a.m.
Arrives Palmer .11:30 a.m.
Fare—$2.55 one way; $3.40 round trip
FOR INFORMATION
Call Palmer Depot — or Anchorage, ARCO 11
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
Community
Calendar
Wednesday
CHAMBER O F COMMERCE
luncheon at noon in St. John’s
Lutheran church.
WASILLA BOY SCOUTS meet
in schoolhouse at 8 p.m.
Thursday
BOY SCOUTS meet after school
at United Protestant church.
AMERICAN LEGION meets in
office of Koslosky Bldg, at 8
p.m .
LEGION AUXILIARY meets at
Grange hall at 8 p.m.
VALLEY HEALTH COUNCIL
meets in Health Center at 8
p.m.
STUNT NIGHT in gymnasium
of Palmer school at 7:30 p.m. j
Friday
OPEN HOUSE all afternoon at
Wasilla school.
Coffey lnsuies Everything—
Remember? —Adv.
Elite
Shoe Repair Shop
(across from laundry)
COMPLETE SHOE SERVICE
WEDNESDAY 7:15. 9
THURSDAY ai 8
“Plainsman
and the Lady”
Ne.ws Cartoon
WEDNESDAY at 9
Drawing for
Electric Washer and
Radio
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
“Captain
Tugboat Annie”
Jane Darwell, Edgar Kennedy
SUNDAY AND MONDAY
“Beginning
or the End”
(Story behind the creation
of the atomic bomb)
with
Brian Donlevy, Robert Walker
VALLEY
THEATRE
200 School Kids
To Participate
In Stunt Night
There will be 12 acts of enter
tainment and 200 Palmer chil
dren on the stage when the cur
tain goes up on Stunt Night at
the Palmer gymnasium next
Thursday evening. Because so
many young children are in the
show the curtain time has been
moved ahead to 7:30.
Every class in Palmer
schaal, including the grade
school, has prepared an act,
it was announced by Mrs.
Louise Cope, junior class ad
viser. Preparations include
pantomime, shadowgraphs, or
iginal plays and skits, and
even some completely unre
hearsed acts.
Students will be competing for
a prize. The audience will be
asked to select the winner by
popular acclaim.
Posters announcing the show
appeared in Palmer shop win
dows early this week. Admission
is 50 cents for adults, 25 cents
for high school children and 15
cents for grade school children.
Members of the junior class,
which is sponsoring Stunt Night,
invite everyone in the commun
ity to be present. Gate receipts
will be used to finance the
junior prom.
Coffey Insures Everything—
Remember? —Adv.
M. D. Snodgrass
REAL ESTATE
Dairy and Vegetable farms
City lots acreage
—
Willing To Pay
For Statehood ,
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Board members spoke of in
tances where industries and
new businesses have been i&st
because no central government
and no system of taxation have
j been established here.
Speaking of local need for
markets for local produce, Mr.
Sundborg said a plan of mer
chandising is needed if Alaskan
retailers are to realize the value
of Matanuska produce.
He said that a merchandis
ing plan, a belter system of
marketing and price control,
uniform standards of produc*
lion, and a concentrated adver
tising program would solve
the Valley's marketing pro
gram.
This plan can be best worked
out by Valley farmers either
through a co-op or through inde
pendent control, he said.
P-TA Meets Tuesday
Parent - Teacher Association
members are reminded to come
complete with pie at next Tues
day’s regular meeting. The pie
is a requirement of the entertain
ment committee which promises
a good movie, “The Salt of the^
Earth,” as its share in making
the meeting a success.
P-TA meetings are held at 8
o’clock in the school lunchroom.
All parents and other interested
Valley residents are invited.
SON BORN
An eight pound, seven ounce
son was born Monday to Mr. and
Mrs. A. H. Weatherbee at the
Valley hospital.
Coftey Insures Everything—
Remember? Adr.
GRADE A BEEF
By Quarter or Side
Cut and wrapped for your locker.
PALMER COLD STORAGE & LOCKER SERVICE
ALASKA AUTOMOBILE CO.
Your Plymouth & Chrysler Dealer
GAS — OIL — TIRE SERVICE
ACCESSORIES and WRECKER SERVICE
Main 773 Fifth and A
ANCHORAGE. ALASKA
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We invite you
We invite you to drop in this week and look over one of the complete lines of art and gift selections in the Valley
OUR STOCK INCLUDES
Ivory Bracelets
Hand Carved Pipes
Compacts
Hand-Worked Brasses
Leather Goods
Cigarette Lighters
Costume Jewelry
Carved Ivory
Carving Sets
Art and Gift Shoppe
(In Palmer Photographic Center)
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