Local Elks Lodge
To Participate in
Territorial Program
Palmer Elks, returning from
the sixth annual Alaska Terri
torial convention of the B.P.O.
Elks held at Fairbanks last week
were high in their praise of the
host lodge and the program adopt
ed by the association for the next
year.
The association pledged itself
to raise from $60,000 to $100,000
to aid cerebral palsy victims
throughout the territory. Their
program would begin with the
erection of a modest building to
be used as a center for the some
200 afflicted Alaska children. The
program would operate in con
junction with the Alaska Crip
pled Childrens Association or as
a separate unit.
Matt Onkka, past Exalted Ruler
and charter member of Palmer
Lodge No. 1842 was elected as a
Community College
Expected to Open
First of Next Year
The Anchorage Community
College is expected to be in oper
ation soon after the first of the
year. This was anonunced by Dr.
Jrnest N. Patty who just return
ed to the University campus.
three-year trustee of the terri
torial association and the city
of Palmer was chosen as the site
of the 1954 convention which will
probably be held in the Fall.
Other officers elected are Z. H.
Tessendorf of Anchorage, presi
dent. Orville Thurman of Fair
banks, vice president and Rich
ard Smith of Anchorage, secre
tary-treasurer.
Association member lodges are
Anchorage, Cordova, Fairbanks,
Kodiak, Palmer and Seward.
Those attending from Palmer
were: Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Ky
gar, John Reed and Clair Stock,
delegates. Also Mr. and Mrs. E. O.
Dugas, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Onk
ka, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. McNary,
Carl Peterson and Ray Robinson.
FAITH FOR OUR TROUBLED TIMES
New Life-Time Battery
HAS FULL 6 YEAR GUARANTEE
LASTS THE LIFE OF YOUR GAR!
Tost's Service Station
you up to $100.
Automata
:ally — Needs water
stice a year.
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IFYE YOUTH WRITES
HOME FROM ECUADOR
(Editor's Note: Roger Woods,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Woods
of Palmer has been sending in
teresting, informative letters to
his parents pertaining to his visit
at Ecuador as an International
Farm Youth Exchange delegate.
From time to time, parts of these
letters will be printed in The
Frontiersman through the cour
tesy of Mr. and Mrs. Woods. Fol
lowing is the third installment.
JUNE 25
The flight from Guayaquil was
made in a small rour place plane.
Soon after we left Guayaquil,
wh.ch is in the delta-land of sev
eral rivers, we flew over a moun
tainous region. We never flew
higher than 2,100 feet—the moun
tains were low,—but I’ve never
seen such rough country; not
even in Alaska! The ridges are as
'sharp as razors, and have very
steep slopes.
In Portoviejo the citizens are
very proud of their stop-lights.
They point out that theirs is a
small town, and that the great
city of Guayaquil does not have
them. In Guayaquil the people
drive like crazy, blowing their
horn before entering each inter
section as well as at anything
that looks like it might step into
the street.
In Ecuador beggars must get
a license for their profession!
On the 25th of June, today, I
came to Santalna, riding on ben
ches in the back of a pick-up
truck with 11 girls. They were
selling votes in a queen contest.
They sang all their Spanish songs
for me including their love songs
TO me! But then they are only
fifteen years old. The people here
have a song for their province,
each of their cities, and several
for their country. They are very
happy people, who love to laugh
and sing. One of the girls is very
pretty—the others—all the way
from so-so to extra homely. Don
Paulo, who is the agricultural en
gineer in Portovieji, and who is
^planning my two-months stay in
Manabi, teased me about having
so many sweethearts; I’m afraid
I got a bit red. The language and
cusoms here aren’t quite familiar
enough for me to tease back.
Later on, the girls got a hold ol
my note book and read the notes
! I had written in which I men
I tioned the pretty one. They have
learned enough English in schoo]
to figure it out. They asked me
if I would take her as a “novia’
(sweetheart) and when I said no
they asked why. Holy cow, she’:
1 only 15 years old! But how coulc
! I give that as a reason to i
j bunch of 15 year old girls who al
; ready have novios? So I just saic
no. Of course, then they began tc
! make up reasons. They sad tha
her present sweetheart is verj
strong, asked if I had a girl ii
Alaska, etc.
We went to see the town o
Manta this afternoon; it is j
pretty town on the seacoast o
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BOYS OUT-GROWN
CLOTHING NEEDED
Members of the local Wel
fare-Disaster committee ap
pealed this week for boy’s out
grown clothing. The committee
is especially desireous of ob
taining pre-school age cloth
ing although they added, all
sizes are needed and will be
welcomed.
Anyone having clothing to
donate is asked to leave it at
Betty’s where Women of the
Moose will sort and mend the
pieces. The committee asks
.hat the clothing be cleaned, u
possible.
Ecuador. The harbor is in a small
bay. I sat for a while on the
shore. Then wind was blowing
freshly from the sea, and the al
batross were swimming and play
ing just beyond the rocks in the
surf. They dove for fish from
great heights . . . made quite a
splash sometimes, but didn’t
seem to go in very deep.
The sky is nearly always
cloudy at this time of year. The
gray-green of the sea against the
blue-gray of the sky gave me a
good feeling > . . peaceful. The
wind was not too strong, not
warm, not chilly, but just right.
"Simpatieo” in Spanish.
Rog
(To be continued)
Chugiak, Butte—
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before the council to clarify their
possession of Palmer’s American
LaFrance fire truck, loaned on a
temporary basis to the Chugiak
company several months ago. Al
though the city had offered to
sell the truck to Chugiak, lack of
available funds prevented the
company from making a purchase
the officers told council members.
Following a discussion council
members voted to allow the Chu
giak group continued use of the
truck for an indefinite period, but
not to exceed a later date than
June 1, 1954.
In explaining their inability
to purchase a fire truck at this
time, McDowell and Leach tol4
council members that they have
appreciated the loan of the truck
and have used it several times.
Starting their fire department
with six back-pack pumps, they
have recently acquired a chemi
cal unit truck which they are
still paying for, have acquired
telephone communications and
with the use of the Palmer truck,
have built their group up to its
present status. McDowell also told
1 council members that in the event
of a large fire in Palmer, the
Chugiak group would be avail
. able to come in and assist the
< local department.
: Another organized group, the
’ Butte Fire Association, made a
t follow-up request for the loan
of a piece of equipment from the
E Palmer Fire Department. Coun
i cil members were told that mem
E bers of the Butte asosciation had
Local Health—
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area might hire the public health
service on a percentage basis, the
nurse working in the local area
a given number of days per week
and the balance of the time for
the fringe areas this work to be
paid for by those areas or the
department of health. These and
many other suggestions will be
discussed further at a joint meet
ing of the representatives of the
City health committee and school
board members to be held in the
n^ar future.
recently completed a building in
which they plan to house the truck
At the present time the truck, a
GMC model, is unhoused in Pal
mer and not being used. Mem
bers of the council gave their
approval for the loan, pointing
out that a fire truck stationed at
the Butte under the care of the
Butte Fire Association would pre
vent long runs by the city fire
department in case of a fire in
that area.
SODALITY ENJOYS
HAY RIDE PARTY
Girls of St. Michael's Junior
Sodality had a hayride party
Saturday November 14.
They rode to Wasilla and stop
ped there for refreshments. They
then returned to the church base
ment for a short meeting. Every
one reported a wonderful time.
The next regular meeting will
be held December 12 at 1:00 p.m.
in the church basement.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
TOPKNOTS
warm colorful headgear
for young in heart
at BETTY'S
BAKE SALE
Koslosky's Store
Saturday, Nov. 21
Sponsored by
Palmer Pep Club
CLINTON CONVINCER
Chain Saw
14 in. complete.$229.50
16 in complete. 235.00
20 in. complete. 239.50
26 in. complete. 247.50
30 in. complete. 255.50
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Syrup
Flapjack
Shredded
Wheal
3 pound $
can
>81’
1.09
5 pound $4 AQ
Lumberjack liV#
Giber’s
. 10 lbs.
$
1.79
Kellogg’s
I20z.box
Delsey
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2fo, 49c
29’
2 Rolls
. for
SPECIAL
PAN ROLLS n«.30'
by PALMER BAKING CO.
$AVING$$!
IN NO. 10 CANS
were now
PEACHES, Halves, V.C. .$2.08 $1.53
FRUITS FOR SALAD . 3.02 2.22
PRUNES . 1.91 1.41
R. S. P. CHERRIES . 2.24 1.66
PEARS, Halves __ 2.12 1.57
BOYSENBERRIES . 2.59 1.91
BLUEBERRIES . 3.09 2.29
BEETS, Whole____— 2.32 1.78
CARROTS, Sliced. 1.71 1.29
TOMATO PUREE . 1.29 .99
BEANS, Green Cut . 1*82 1.39
CORN, Whole Kernel ..2.18 1.66
PEAS ...2.04 1.55
BEANS, Oven Baked...2.04 1.51
MIXED VEGETABLES .- 1.94 1.48
BUTTER BEANS __1.49 1.14
TOMATOES .:...1.42 1.09
NOV. 20 THRU WED., NOV. 25
Spaghetti F“; 45
Pineapple 49
S&W whole
303 fin
Beets
CORN
Cookie Mix
S&W whole Kernel
. 303 fin
Nestle’s
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28'
39
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