GUl’LD PLANS SPECIAL MEETING
K. U- Melondy. president of
^<L \ Tl.v.j'.re Guild, has
called povial meeting at 6
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the. !our0e at the Matanuska
Valley ljou*,e (Co-Op Dorrn).
"nie rr,(et:ng held this ueek:
vvaa c*in^wUcd because of Moult i
attendance. A new play will be
discussed Monday night, and a
director named. The group is
considering doing an extra
play, perhaps a melodrama,
which they will present at fair
time and during their summer
activities.
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SEEKING BIDS FOR
DINING HALL
DURING '62 FAIR
Alaska State Fair, Inc. is re
i questing interested parties
I submit bids for the operation of
the dining hall at the fair
grounds during the 1962 fair,
j The dining hall has proven
| each year to be a popular eat
1 ir.g spot on the grounds, and
a good place to pause for a lit
tle while and renew old ac
quaintances and visit with
friends over a cup of coffee, or
while enjoying a meal.
Interested organizations and
individuals are asked to con
tact Alaska State Fair, Inc..
Palmer, Alaska, in writing. A
date will be set for an inter
view which will be conducted
by fair officials.
—
j Some people spend a lifetime
j [jointing out the proper course
; for others to follow.
GOLD MEDAL FINALISTS MEET
TO DETERMINE CHAMPIONSHIP
The first Matanuska Valley.
Gnld Medal Basketball Tour
nament is well under way and!
n a double-header tonight, the i
semi-final games
he play-1
ed between the Wasitla War
riors and the Palmer Blues at
6:30 p.m., followed by the
Kenai Kardinals and the Pal
mer Whites at eight o’clock
Losers of these games will play
again at 6:30 p.m. on Friday,
and the winners at eight
o'clock. All games are being
played in Central gymnasium.
The tournament opened on
Monday of this week when the
Y.C.C. Elks and Wasilla War
riors played a 14-113 game and
the Palmer Whites and Wasilla
Braves played a 10-39 game.
The Warriors defeated the An
chorage YMCA team, 58-57 on
Tuesday and the Palmer Blues
took the Orion team from El
mcndorf. 48-40. On Wednesday
the Kenai Kardinals defeated
the Elmendorf Cougars, 82-44
and the Palmer Whites took
the Y.C.S. Moose, 46-24.
There will be trophies award
ed the top three teams and in
dividual trophies for members
ol' the championship team.
Admission to the tournament
is $1 for adults and »0 cents
for students.
St. Patrick's Dance
At Moose Hall
Everyone will be an Irishman
Saturday night at the Palmer
Moose’ St. Patrick’s Day dance
and box social to be held at
Moose hall. Moose orchestra
will furnish music for dancing,
starting at 9 p.m. and all
Moose, their ladies, and friends
are invited to attend.
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FRIENDLY
STORE HOURS
OPEN MONDAY THRU SATURDAY 10 AM
SUNDAY 10 AM - 6 PM
7 P.M.
LETTUCE
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Aid Needed For
Slate Fair Bill
Mayor B. R. Miller has re
turned from Juneau where he
attended sessions of the Alaska
Legislature as a representative
of Alaska State Fair, Inc.
Miller, who served as man
, aqer of the 1961 fair, and will
serve in the same capacity
this year, said this week it
appears as though "... we
have a slim chance of the
proposed Bill, which would
designate the Matanuska Val
ley as the site of the official
Alaska State Fair, passing
this session." Miller emphas
ized the need for residents of
the valley to continue send
ing letters to the legislators
urging their favorable action.
' "Letters are much more ef
fective than telegrams," Mil
| ler said and added they
! should be sent to both the
House and Senate. Addresses
may be obtained from the Al
| aska State Fair officials.
During his stay in Juneau.
! which extended from February
| 19 to about 10 days ago. Miller
1 attended meetings of the fin
1 ance committee which has the
| Bill under study. It wras about
j one and one half weeks before
he could appear before the
{committeee, however. Miller
I talked to members of the com
; mitte some 15 to 20 minutes,
pointing out merits of locating
the official state fair in the Ma
tanuska Valley. He offered to
challenge any other area of the
State, on their own basis, to
show more advantages. “We
are not after additional funds,”
Miller pointed out, “all we seek
is the designation as official
State fair.”
Miller suggested to the fin
ance committee that County
fairs be held in other sections
of the State, with winners to
compete for finals at the
State fair. He poined out ad
vantages of the Valley's cen
tral location, climate, perman
ent buildings, and location of
the Matanuska Valley in
the largest agricultural area
of the State.
"This proposed designation
would benefit the entire State,”
Miller stated. Under the pres
ent legislation, each division
which holds annual fairs is ab
located $2,000 ($6,000 total);
however, in the Third District
the Matanuska Valley must
share the allocation with Hom
er. Fairbanks does not share
the allocation for that district
because they are the only fair.
“If we do not succeed in get
ting this designation this year,”
Miller said, "we do have good
groundwork started and we
will be ready to go back to the
legislators again at the next
session," he added.
This week Representative
Jalmar Kerttula urged valley
residents to again write letters
urging favorable action on the
pending bill.
Annual Easier Seal Campaign
Opens in Valley Area Today
The Matanuska Valley Crip
i pled Children Association op
i ened their annual Easter Seal
| campaign today, March 15. The
campaign will continue until
April 22, with a number of ac
tivities planned, according to
an announcement made this
week.
The tentative schedule of ac
tivities include a Merchant’s
Day, the Easter Lily sale, bake
NATIONAL PTA
OFFICER TO SPEAK
HERE MARCH 20
Mrs. A. L. Hendrich, exten-1
sion representative of the Na- j
tional Congress of Parents and |
Teachers will be guest speaker!
March 20 at the Palmer P.T.A.!
meeting to be held at 7:30 p.m.!
in the high school cafeteria. |
Mrs. Hendrick will be in Pal- j
mer attending the Third Dis- j
trict P.T.A. conference Monday |
evening and all day Tuesday, j
Her address at the meeting of I
the Palmer unit P.T.A. will
conclude the conference. In or-1
der to accommodate special I
guests at the conference, the |
meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. '
Police Activities
During the past two weeks.
members of the city police de- !
partment have made the fol- j
lowing citations:
Six curfew' violations: six
minors in possession of liquor;
one falsification of age to pur
chase liquor; one driving while
intoxicated; one purchasing li
quor for minors; two no oper
ator's license in possession; and
one non-stop at stop sign.
FEW TAKERS
Religion gets its big play on
Sunday, but it is one thing i
that is never worn out by j
everyday use.
sales and a large rummage sale
The latter will he held in the
MVCCA clinic, which has been
moved to the basement of the
Palmer Pharmacy building.
Collection cannisters will be
placed in local business estab
lishments and, annual cam
paign appeal letters will reach
residents through the mail. The
public is invited to watch for
dates of the fund-raising pro
jects being planned.
Persons having rummage
items they would like to do
nate to the association are ask
ed to call PI 5-4021 or PI 5-3515
Members will pick up items,
or they may be left at the clinic
in the drug store building ac
ross from Koslosky's.
FFA TALKS SLATED
FOR MARCH 20
Talks on a phase of agricul
ture will be given at 7:30 p.m.
by members of the Future
Farmers of America on March
20 in the high school cafeteria.
Each FFA member has writ
ten his own talk which will be
eight minutes long.
The Kiwanis Club of Palmer
has dontaed $25 to be divided
for prize money. The first place
speaker will also receive a pin.
Boys who will speak and
their topics follow: Rick Pettit,
“Evolution of Meat”; Jim Es
telle, “The Time for Safety is
Now;” Dan Beal, “Atomic
Farming;" Ronald Sullivan,
“Can We Survive an Atomic
Attack?”; Stan Smith. “Weeds
and the Importance of Their
Control:” David Cottrell,
“Friend or Foe?;” Ken Fra
sier, “Insects That Invest
Corn;” Tim Cole, “Cattle
Grubs;” Paul Frank, “Radioac
tive Fallout on the Farm;” Ray
DeVilbiss, “Science in Agricul
ture;” Mickie Pettit, "Diesel Vs.
Gas;” and Dee Woods, "History
of Tractors.”
FARMERS
ATTENTION
FERTILIZER
SHIPMENT
EXPECTED
MONDAY
Please be Ready to
Receive Your
Shipment
There will be an increase in
price of fertilier and seed
one week after shipment
arrives.
KEMTONE
Clearance
$5 per gal.
$1.75 per qt.
WHILE IT LASTS
FRESH GARDEN
SUPPLIES ARRIVING
CO-OP BUILDING
& FARM SUPPLY