The Beater Club
Our regular meeting was held
at the home of Alice Buzby July
27. The minutes of the last meet
ing were read and approved.
Members responded to roll call
by giving the number of baking
completed. We discussed camp
and decided to have a booth at
the Fair.
Alice and Penny Buzby gave a
demonstration on cornbread.
While it was baking we played
games. Following refreshments
Sara Moffitt gave a demonstra
tion on how to shape a loaf of
broad.
CAROL BERRY, reporter
Velveteens
The Velveteen's 4-H club went
to Anchorage July 13 for a trip.
Nine members and one guest,
Mabel Wallace, attended. Those
going were: Joan and June Fan
►yieid the right of way to
OTHER DRIVERS—TO PEDESTRIANS
•and keep your car in safe-driving
condition ai all times!
Washington Officials
Making Alaska Trip
Assistant Secretary of the In
terior Felix E. Wormser left for
Alaska August 3 and is scheduled
to visit Juneau, Fairbanks, Bar
row, Kotzebue, Nome, McKinley
Park and Anchorage, according to
information given Delegate E. L.
Bartlett last week.
Wormser, assistant secretary
for Mineral Resources, will be ac
companied by Mrs. Wormser; Dr.
John C. Reed, staff coordinator
for the Geological Survey; T. H.
Miller, assistant director of the
Bureau of Mines; and S. H. Lor
ain, regional director in Alaska
for the Bureau of Mines. The In
j terior officials plan to visit many
mining areas in the territory.
i
I cher, Wilda Harris, Judy James,
Kathleen Klayum, Judy Mrak,
Mary Ellen Smith, Eileen Trib
bett and Carolyn Wallace.
Club members appeared on
Ruth Briggs’ radio program and
were shown around the studio.
We enjoyed our talk with Mrs.
Briggs very much. Wilda Harris,
Judy Mrak, and Carolyn Wallace
appeared on Audrey Davies tele
vision program.
The club bought a doll to make
clothes for. All the girls are par
ticipating in making a wardrobe
for the doll. When the Home
makers’ have their bazaar they
are going to sell the doll for us.
Before we left Anchorage the
club had time to take in a movie.
Everyone enjoyed their trip and
would like to do it again next
year.
The club would like to thank
Mabel Wallace and Jim Scott for
providing our transportation to
and from Anchorage.
JUDY JAMES, reporter
Butte Club
Six members met at the home
of our leader Mrs. Sherman. We
went swimming at Barry’s Lake
in Audrey Parks’ pickup truck.
Following our swim we ate our
lunch and then went boating.
We decided to work on our
dolls for the Fair booth some
time before Thursday.
We returned to Palmer at 6:30
p.m. and Mrs. Sherman brought
us home.
JOYCE RIPPY, reporter
“AHEAD OF TOMORROW” TRACTOR ENGINE
i
Engineers check Oliver Corporation's new experimental tractor
engine during a test.
MINNEAPOLIS—An experimental
farm tractor gasoline engine de
scribed as the most efficient ever
bjill has been developed by The
Oliver Corporation.
The revolutionary new power
plant of 12 to 1 compression ratio
was unveiled at the annual meeting
of the American Society of Agricul
tural Engineers in Minneapolis. It
is, Oliver said, a “research tool”
only and will never be put into
production. Company engineers re
-ported however, that it already lias
proved that “the principle of high
compression as a means of gaining
power and economy in farm tractor
engines is practical and sound.”
They added that “much work still
remains to be done even before we
can consider how improvements
found might be passed on to the
farmer in the future.”
Called the XO-121. the ensine was
designed to he "functional and prac
tical, and is not a hot-rod,” Oliver
announced. “Its basic construction
is quite conventional and the ma
terials and components used are
quite ordinary.”
Oliver said that tests in compari
son with the Oliver Model “70”
tractor, introduced in 1935, and i ie
company’s current Model “77” de
monstrate that the XO-121 is l le
most efficient gasoline engine ever
built. In horsepower output p_r
cubic inch of displacement, for in
stance, the experimental model'was
92% and 44% better, respectively,
and in fuel economy was 36% and
30% better.
In emphasizing that the engine
is purely experimental and not in
tended for commercial production,
Oliver said that it is likely that
further research studies and engine
modifications “may produce even
better results than already shown.”
Palmer Men Named To Legion Offices
Three Palmer men have been
appointed to head territorial com
mittees of The American Legion,
it has been announced by Forbes
L. Baker, of Fairbanks, Legion
department commander for Alas
ka.
Dr. Foster R. Sims, who served
as department commander last
year, was reappointed child wel
fare chairman a position he held
for several years prior to his elec
tion to the top Legion job.
John L. Weisenberger, com
mander of Matanuska Valley
Post No. 15, was selected as chair
man of the department security
committee. Roscoe L. Taylor, val
ley post member, was named
chairman of the department agri
cultural and conservation com
mittee.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIED
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
Charles & Pansy Hodson ...
Valley Producer’s Ass’n.
Walter C. Mau _
Don C. Phillips .
T19N/R3
George Rupe ___
Dewey L. Orrell __
Auio and Personal
Ray A. Anderson _
Myrvle H. Anderson_
William Berry....
Fred Beyer _
Alvin Brager ..
Alvin Brager __
Buffalo Coal Co__
Wilma and Frank Gill _
Wm. Keith Gorder_
Rex Hardage _
Ward E. Harrington _
Benjamin C. Harris_
Hazel Harris _
D. C. Hill ___
Jim Hitchcock *_
Richard Hodsdon _
Leon Holbrook_
Ben Hudgins _
James or Betty Kindler _
Swanie Kuoppala _
Lou’s Beauty Shop ((Daggs) _
Robert L. McCombs _
Geneva McDonald _
John W. McDonald _
Roger McDonald _
J. A. McLean _
Virgil Meehan _
George Park Munsey _
Ray Nelson ..
Andrew Norris __
Harry F. O’Brien _
Harry J. O’Donald_
Patrick O’Connor _
Martin Omestad _
Carl Onkka _
Earl Payne _
Otto Peterson Jr. :_
John Postisheh _
Wilmert J. Pruett_I_
Dwight Pullen_
Wm. Remple_
O. A. and Thelma Ross_
Albert W. Saulsbury_
Ruth Saulsbury_
Elmer E. Sexton_
A. L. Smith_
A. L. Smith Trucking Co._
James Smith_
Oliver Smith_
25. N. Staveland_
Buy and Ruth Stevens_
Glen Vore_
James Thornlow_
Emil Waldal_
Henry Wallace_
Richard Weidman_
Ronald Schmitz_
Rudolph Yerbich_
Norman Bear_
Bernard Benson_
Tom Phillips_
Robert L. Tucker_
Howard Campbell_
Frank Cornelius_
S 30-SW14/NE14 .
S 33-1 % A. NW!4 ..
4 Lots in SW%/SE% ..........
Parcel in NE14/NEV4 .
5 26-NE!4 /NWU . .
S 28-NE!4 /NW!4 (41.6 A.)
%
133.00
10.00
12.00
2.00
19.95
1.50
1.80
.30
11.73
3.50
2.14
.34
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
168.78
19.10
20.04
6.74
24.00
3.00
Tax
4.75
6.50
6.50
6.95
19.00
91.00
1,500.00
26.95
15.00
16.95
10.60
24.25
14.95
18.00
4.50
4.50
25.95
27.00
18.10
61.05
5.60
14.75
9.50
10.25
5.50
20.50
8.25
4.50
11.60
25.95
21.45
16.10
5.50
5.50
21.75
18.75
21,15
5.00
18.45
25.00
23.00
21.75
13.35
19.95
13.65
20.95
168.75
500
13.95
4.50
20.95
36.10
6.80
5.00
23.95
4.50
20.25
53.65
22.75
11.00
9.00
14.00
8.25
37.35
3.60
.45
Penalty
.71
.98
.98
1.05
2.85
13.65
225.00
4.05
2.25
2.55
1.59
3.64
2.25
2.70
.68
.68
3.90
4.05
2.70
9.15
.84
2.21
1.43
1.54
.83
3.08
1.24
.68
1.74
3.90
3.23
2.41
.83
.83
3.26
2-81
3.17
.75
2.78
3.75
3.45
3.27
2.00
3-00
2.05
3.15
25.31
.75
2.10
.68
3.30
5.42
1.02
.75
3.60
.68
3.04
8.05
3.45
1.65
1.35
2.10
1.24
- 5.60
4.08
.51
Interest
.80
1.11
1.11
1.19
5.01
15.47
229.50
4.59
2- 55
2.89
1.80
4.12
2.55
3- 06
.77
.77
4.42
4.59
3.06
16.80
•95
2.50
1.52
1.75
.94
3.49
1.41
.77
1.97
4.42
3.66
2.73
.94
.94
6.40
3.19
360
1.45
3.21
4.25
3.91
3.70
2.27
3.40
2.33
3.57
28.69
1.44
2.38
.77
3.72
6.93
1.16
.85
4.08
.77
3.46
11.25
3.90
1.87
1.53
2.38
1.41
8.85
4.10
4.10
Cost
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4-10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4-10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
35-78
8.06
Total
10.36
12.69
12.69
13.29
30.96
124.22
1,958.60
39.69
23.90
26.49
18.09
36.11
23.85
27.86
10.05
10.05
38.37
39.74
27.96
91.10
11.49
23.56
16.55
17.64
11.37
31.17
15.00
10.05
19.41
38.37
32.44
25.34
x 11.37
11.37
35.51
28.85
32.02
11.30
28.54
37.10
34.46
32.82
21.72
30.45
22.13
31.77
226.85
11.29
22.53
10.05
32.07
52.55
13.08
10.70
35.73
10.05
30.85
77-05
34.20
18.62
15.98
22.58
15.00
55.90
IndependentSctoo?District^fo^thl vlars gl9lQ ^ = eorrect roil of the delinquent taxes for the City of Palmer and the Palmer
^d 1953 The t?tal amount of said tavpfLift9’ 19,51-’ *and *1952' Said taxes became delinquent on February 1 of 1950, 1951, 1952,
and 1953. The total amount of said taxes and penalty and interest separately stated and the aggregate of the whole thereof:
(Seal of the City of Palmer)
(Seal of the Palmer Independent School District)
lin- Pnhli'shM .Tiilv It 15. 22. 29. Autf. S
1954
ELIZABETH BARRY
City Clerk of the City of Palmer
MARY WASHBURN
Clerk of the Palmer Independent School District
RAY D. BYHAM
Assessor-Collector
For the City of Palmer and Palmer Independent
School District
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Home Demonstration
Notes
By Marylcu Rideout
Between raindrops the past
! week, perhaps you have been able
to pick a few wild berries. Do
| you have the free Extension bul
letin “Alaska Berries”? You will
i need this helpful bulletin if you
are picking, preserving or pre
paring food dishes using native
! berries. Through reading materi
' als, and past experience you have
! learned good practices for a stan
; dard jelly. There may be a few
j general ideas here to help you.
Cranberries , currants and
raspberries, contain pectin, acid
and minerals enough for jelly
making.
Blueberries, elderberries, and
strawberries do not contain en
ough pectin for jellymaking.
There are ways to test if there
is enough pectin in the juice to
make good jelly. The best one is
the COOKING test. Measure 1/3
cup juice and 1/4 cup sugar into
small saucepan. Heat, stirring
constantly until sugar is dissolved,
then bring mixture to a boil and i
boil RAPIDLY until it gives the
sheeting test (take up some of the
hot mixture in a spoon and allow
it to fall from the side of the ;
spoon. If the juice forms drops
which run together or sheet from
the spoon, the jelly is done).
Generally 3/4 cup of sugar to
each cup of juice makes a good
jelly. If the cooking test showed
a stiff, tough jelly, add 1 cup of
sugar to each cup of juice.
Work with not more than 4
cups juice at one time for best
results. You will get 6 to 7 stan
dard glasses of jelly.
Have clean jelly glasses up side
down in pan of water. Bring to a
boil. Keep boiling until you are
ready to use them. Do not wipe.
Heat from glass will be sufficient
to dry glass.
Heat the juice and sugar slow
ly, stirring until sugar is dis
solved, then bring mixture to a
boil and boil rapidly until a
sheeting test is reached.
When jelly is removed from
stove, skim immediately. A new
stiff vegetable brush is fine for
skimming.
Seal jelly immediately with
thin layer of melted paraffin.
When jelly is cold, pour on more
paraffin slant glass and turn it
Ki
Weekly Frontiersman Page 7
Thursday, August 5, 1954
PLAN STUDY OF
NORWEGIAN MIGRATION
TO ALASKA
Dr. Fridtjof Endresen of Oslo,
Norway, arrived at the Univer
sity of Alaska July 29 to begin a
five-month study of Norwegian
migration to Alaska from the
start to the present time.
The researcher plans to spend
three months in northwestern
and southwestern Alaska.
Dr. Endresen explained he hop
es to visit almost every town, city
and large settlement in the ter
ritory. He said he will try to
reach every person of Norwegian
birth. I especially hope to con
tact old-timers,” he explained. “I
hope they also will try to contact
me, or persons who are acquaint
ed with old-timers will let me
know.”
His address while conducting
his research will be room 304,
Club Dormitory, University of
Alaska, College, Alaska. Dr. En
dresen is a professor at Nord
strand College in Greater Oslo.
He will report his findings to the
University of Oslo and his govern
ment.
around so paraffin makes a good
side seal.
Jelly should be stored in a dry
place that is dark and cool.
If canning in tins, use bright,
enamel-lined cans for all red
fruits and rhubarb.
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