P-TA Completes Organization,
Plans Projects For Year
Mrs. Thelma Cope was named
head of the program committee,
Mrs. Amy Irwin was chosen to
head the hospitality committee,
C. W. Peters was selected as head
of the budget committee and
Mrs. Harold Winegarner was
named represesntative to the
Valley Health Council at last
week’s monthly meeting of the
Parent-Teacher’s Association.
The vacant position of vice
president was filled by Mrs. Vic
tor Johnson, who was elected by
a unanimous vote.
Rev. George Geiwitz, head of
the membership committee, told
plans for conducting this year’s
drive. Heads of all civic and fra
ternal organizations will be ask
ed to urge membership in the
P-TA and will be supplied with
membership blanks to enroll all
interested. Children also will be
given letters for their parents,
and newspaper publicity will be
solicited in support of the drive.
Mrs. Charles Schaefer, club
president, reported that a room
mother plan had been adopted
and worked out for the P-TA.
Mrs. William Roark has been
chosen to head the room moth
ers. She explained that their
work was to assist teachers at
the health examinations, assist
with material for the entertain
ment of the child when there is
illness in the home, help teachers
plan room parties, and urge a
program of classroom visitation
for all Valley parents.
Mrs. Schaefer said the P-TA
proposed to assist itself finan
cially through the sponsorship
of a combined movie and talent
show, to be held in the Palmer
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gym, and through the sponsor
ship of an Anchorage Little
Theatre play, if that group will
consider bringing a play to the
Valley.
It was announced that the
principal P-TA project this year
will be the sponsorship of a teen
age recreation program, to be
headed by Charles Dillon. Mr.
Dillon reported that he was con
sidering a combination of dram
atics and athletics as the princi
pal activities of the program. He
said he was attempting to poll
students, to determine what Val
ley teen-agers were interested in,
and would build his plans upon
those interests.
At the conclusion of the busi
ness meeting, Dr. Harold Lam
berton, public health nurse Do
lores Zeis, Miss Vernice Sellman.
first-grade teacher, and a repre
sentative mother and child gave
a demonstration of a school
health examination.
Dr. Lamberton, who has con
cluded the physical examina
tions of the first and second
grades, said he had foCind Valley
children “a good healthy bunch
of tots, so far. However, the den
tal problem is one I’m not so
happy about. There is a high in
cidence of caries among these
children.”
Mrs. Clyde King, Jr.,
Heads Homemakers
Election of officers and plans
for today’s Achievement Day
program were the principal items
of business at last week’s meet
ing of the Homemaker’s Council.
New officers of the group are:
Mrs. Clyde King Jr., president;
Mrs. Vernon Haik of Chugiak,
vice-president; Mrs. James Hur
ley, secretary; Mrs. Ralph Good
rich, treasurer.
It was decided that Achieve
ment Day would begin with a
lunchemi, to be served at the
Grange Hall at 11:30 this morn
ing. Each of the Valley’s Home
maker’s club will have a part on
the afternoon program, which
follows the luncheon.
Harvest Dinner Is Nov. 5
WASILLA—Time and menu
for the Harvest Dinner, which is
to be an annual affair with Wa
silla and Northland Pioneer
Granges, were fixed at last
week’s Wasilla Grange meeting.
The dinner is to be held on Nov.
5, it was decided. The menu is
to feature chicken and will in
clude everything that makes a
dinner interesting.
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Come in and Try
GRANNY'S EATS
at the
Ron»Da*Voo Cafe
We Specialize in Southern Fried Chicken
on Saturday and Sunday
Our kitchen is open to inspection
at all times
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Returns From Fairbanks
James Hurley of the local Soil
Conservation office returned this
week from a field trip to Fair
banks, where he helped com
plete the organization of a Fair
banks sub-district. A board of A
supervisors was elected during *
his stay.
Pumpkin Pies
Mince Pies
Special HALLOWE'EN Cakes
Assorted Coffee Cakes
SHAMROCK BAKERY
IN STOCK SOON
Zenith Washers
WATCH FOR THEM
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TRAPPERS, YOU CAN PURCHASE YOUR
COMPLETE OUTFIT IN OUR STORE
Colman Heaters also in stock
All Sizes
GRASSER'S
Hardware & Sporting Goods
There's an O'HARRA bus leaving
PALMER FOR ANCHORAGE
Daily at 8:15 a. m. and 4:30 p. m.
ANCHORAGE FOR PALMER
Daily at 10:15 a. m. and 6:30 p. m.
One-way fare—82.50 plus tax
Hound-trip fare—S3 plus tax
Connections for Gulkana on Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday each week. Return trip the following day.
O'HARRA BUS LINES
LETTERMEN'S
Coat Sweaters
Royal Blue
Head Squares in Plains and Plaids
Sizes up to 36 inches square
Variety Vojines
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