Local Shooters
Take Salt Lake
Team in 3rd Match
Members of the Matanuska Val
ley Sportsmen Rifle Club defeat
ed shooters of the Salt Lake
Small Arms Club in their third
match, with Contini of the local
shooters hitting high score with a
295 total out of a possible 300.
Shooters of the number one teams
were close, with the Palmer men
topping the stateside team by
only four points, 1454 to 1450.
The Palmer second high five
shooters were defeated by the
Salt Lake men by four points,
1402 to 1398. However, Palmer’s
women and juniors topped their
oppisition by 106 points with a
total of 1420 to 1314.
Palmer High Five
P
Contini _100
Westenbarger _100
Dodge _100
Athearn _100
Harris _100
Salt Lake High Five
P
Schindler _100
Hogan _100
Barcus_100
Larson _100
Nelson -100
Total _
S oh tot
100 95 295
100 92 292
100 91 291
99 89 288
100 88 288
S oh lot
99 96 295
99 94 293
98 91 289
99 88 287
99 87 286
_1450
Palmer Second High Five: Lee,
287; Fleming, 282; McRae, 277;
Richie, 276; Dickow, 276. Total
1398.
Salt Lake Second High Five:
Hellberg, 285; Ascani, 283; Nel
son, 279; Halles, 279; Rasmussen,
276. Total, 1402.
Palmer Women and Juniors
P S oh tot
Dana Niemann _100 99 91 290
Rose Miller ..99 98 89 286
W. Woods _100 99 86 285
Norma Richie _100 96 86 282
L. Woods _99 97 81 277
Total _1420
Salt Lake Third High Scores:
275, 267, 265, 259 and 248. ’Total
1314.
ST. PAUL POLIO
OUTBREAK BAFFLES
FEDERAL OFFICIALS
Federal officials who manage
the fur-seal rookeries on St. Paul
Island reported this week that
they are baffled on the question
of where the out-break of polio
myelitis on the tiny island orig
inated. Sixteen cases of the dis
ease have occurred among the 300
residents since January 7. ^Two
of those afflicted have died*; ten
of the 16 cases did not require
hospitalization. The patients have
been cared for by Dr. Henry Bel
cher of the Public Health Service,
with the assistance of a nurse, in
the island’s tiny five-bed hospital.
Stringent methods have been ad
opted to prevent spread of the
disease to the 190 residents of St.
George Island, 40 miles away.
MRS. TERRY HARTUNG
HOSTESS FOR A & R SOCIETY
A regular meeting of the Altar
and Rosary Society of St. Mich
ael’s Catholic Church will be
held Monday evening, February
8 at the home of Mrs. Terry Har
tung. The meeting will begin at
8 p.m.
Pep Up Your Plants
and Flowers with
HYPONEX
FERALON
BLOOMLIFE
Now in Bloom
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MATANUSKA VALLEY
GARDENS
Phone 32J11
CONSERVATION
NOTES
By Lew Hanks
Our woqd chipper demonstra
tion was well attended. About
sixty people, more than half of
whom were farm operators, saw
the machine working. The chips
look like they will make fine
bedding—ask Slim Dunlap what
he thinks of them. There’s an up
and coming cow farmer. There
was no grass growing under his
feet when the chips started com
ing. He had a pickup right there
to catch them. I predict he’ll make
a success in this Valley yet.
Arrangements for the use of
the chipper can be made through
the Soil Conservation District of
fice at Palmer. The Supervisors of
the Palmer Soil Conservation
Sub-district have set a tentative
rate of $10.00 per day for its use,
with a $20.00 deposit required to
insure against breakage and for
prompt return.
We have been lucky on the
matter of wind erosion so far this
winter. Our recent Matanuska
blow was of too short a duration
to move any appreciable amount
of soil. There was a little cutting
on some exposed hillsides, but
none in measurable quantities.
One thing was again borne- out
this year. For the last several
years I have observed that winter
winds seem to remove little soil
from fertile fields—those fairly
high in humus formed from crop
residues. Take a look next time
it blows. It’s those bald spots with
a structureless soil that looks like
flour that are wind-cut. The way
to build up a* soil is with green
manures, grass crops and fertiliz
ers. The Extension Service has a
new bulletin out on 1954 fertilizer
recommendations for Alaska. Mr.
Blue has it for you—get it!
BREEDERS ASSOCIATION
TO HEAR FORAGE TALK
Dr. Harlow Hodgson will be
the main speaker at the meeting
of the Matanuska Valley Breed
ers Association on Tuesday eve
ning February 9. His topic will be
‘Forages”.
The meeting, which will begin
at 8 p.m., will be held in William
Sweetman’s office in the Experi
ment Station lab building. All
members are urged to attend.
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Kiwanians See Him
On Plant Growth
“Making the Most of a Miracle”,
an educational film, was shown
by Extension Service Agent Rich
ard Blue at the regular weekly
meeting of Palmer Kiwanis on
February 1.
The film provided information
on crop growth and important
contributing elements for healthy
plants. Crops rotation and other
reasons for retarded plant growth
were illustrated.
Members voted to contribute a
sum of money to the March of
Dimes campaign, in addition to
the amounts collected and raised
by the organizaion during he cam
paign.
Hugh Johnson, Kiwanis repre
sentative to the recreation meet
ing held this past Sunday, re
ported on decisions made at the
meeting and received full back
ing from fellow Kiwanians in the
area-wide project by voting to
back the formation of a Recrea
tion Council in this area.
Several members were unable
to attend the meeting because of
illness or having to be out of
town. Dr. William Kessler, one of
the physicians who are replacing
Dr. C. C. Bailey during his va
cation, was guest at the meeting.
Next regular meeting will be
held Monday noon, February 8
in the Co-Op Club Room at 12:05
p.m.
Members of the Matanuska
Ceramics Club will hold their
next regular meeting in the Ex
tension Service Craft Room on
Friday, February 13. Meetings are
held the second and fourth Fri
PETERSEN-FIELDS
WEDDING HELD JAN. 22
In a quiet church wedding on
January 22 Mildred Fields of Pal
mer became the bride of Carl
Peterson, also of Palmer. The
double ring ceremony was per
formed at St. John’s Lutheran
Church at 11 o’clock by Rev. Ed
ward H. Imme.
For her wedding Mrs. Peter
sen chose a beige colored tailor
ed suit with which sht wore or
chid colored accessories. Her cor
sage was orchids.
Mr. and Mrs. Duke Dugas,
friends of the couple, were their
only attendants. Firends attend
ing the ceremony included Mrs.
Parker Lester, Jean and Tim Mc
Mahan and Jim Allen.
Following the ceremony the
couple were honored at a recep
tion at the Matanuska Hotel, fol
lowed by another reception at the
Elks Home where a beautifully
decorated wedding cake was serv
ed. At both receptions they were
the recipients of many lovely
gifts.
The bridegroom is a local min
er. Mrs. Petersen is employed by
the Valley Cleaners. The couple
are making their home at Park
er’s Park.
day of each month and visitors
are welcome to attend. Meetings
begin at 8 p.m.
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Lloyd C. Olsen, Owner, Mgr.
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WOODS TO SHOW
ECUADOR SLIDES
FOR LAST TIME SUNDAY
All interested persons are invit
ed to hear Roger Woods, IFYE
delegate speak on his trip to
Ecuador during a public meeting
to be held at Grange Hall o»
Sunday afternoon, February 7
from 2-4 p.m. Woods will illus
trate his talk with the showing of
colored slides.
The meeting is being sponsored
by members of the Homemakers’
Council. This will probably be
the last opportunity to hear
Woods and see his interesting
slides for he expects to go into
the Army very soon.
Cookies and coffee will be serv
ed at the close of the program by
Council members.
CHANGE OF MEETING
PLACE IS ANNOUNCED
The attention of Nugget Home
makers’ club members is drawn
to the change in the meeting place
planned for the February 11 meet
ing. Members will meet at the
NEW BABIES
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MacIntyre
Mr. and Mrs. Walter MacIntyre
of Star Route, Palmer are par
ents of their fourth child, a son
who was bom at Valley Hospital
on January 26. He weighed seven
pounds, 14 ounces at birth and
has been named Thomas Ralph.
Mr. MacIntyre is employed as
truck driver for Palmer Baking
Company.
Craun
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Craun of
Palmer became the parents of
their first child on February 3.
The little boy was born at Valley
Hospital and weighed seven
pounds, 13 ounces at birth and
has been named David Arley. Mr.
Craun is employed by the Co-Op
Creamery.
home of Marylou Rideout in
stead of the Exension Craft Room
as originally planned, at 8 p.m.
Mrs. Marjorie Brewer will be hos
tess.
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