THE FRONTIERSMAN
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office a*
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
A. J. DeJulio
Editor _
Owner-Manager
Virginia Gallant
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Jo Ann Rogers of Wasilla is
leaving Christmas day to fly to
Seattle where she will spend the
holiday with her uncle and aunt,
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Rogers.
Phil Stainbrook is spending the
holidays with his parents. He is
attending the University of Wyo
ming.
Jean McMahon, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Slim McMahon, and
Arlene Benson, daughter of Mrs.
Irene Benson are both home from
their studies at the University of
Washington.
To see a “Winter Wonderland ;
scene, made entirely of ginger
bread and icing, is well worth a
trip to the Lazy Mountain Child
rens’ Home. The little village is
complete with 15 or 20 small
houses, red barns, gates and fen- ■
ces, trees, a church with steeple, I
and throughout the scene is a lit
tle train of freight cars, running
along licorice tracks. The entire
! work was done by Mrs. Sidney
Lindke of the Home.
Don Ingalls, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Don Ingalls, is spending his holi
i day vacation at the home of his
parents. Young Ingalls is attend
i ing school in Washington.
Gerry Kindgren, attending the
University of Alaska is also ex
pected home for the holidays, as
is Margaret Cope who is attend
Willamette College in Oregon.
Donna Harris, has arrived home
from her studies at the University
j at College, and Stanley Zaborac
i has returned from his studies at
| Bakers.
MR2 Robert Rowland is expect
ed in Palmer this week from
Adak, where he is stationed with
the U. S. Navy. MR Rowland will
spend a 10-day leave at home
j with his wife, Gayle (Eckert)
| Rowland.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl R. Rasmus
sen recently moved to Los An
l geles, and have located at 828
W. 40th Place. They sent their
best regards to all the Palmer
people in a recent note,
j Palmer students at the Univer
: sit.v of Alaska are calling on all
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medias to get home for the Christ
mas holidays. Nancy Frank Pet
erson daughter of Darrell Frank,
plans to leave on the 23rd and
will be coming by train; Margie
Huntley, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Huntley, and Stan
Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Johnson, are planning a fast trip
by car; and Alma Roark, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Roark
plans her trip by plane.
Valley residents are again this
year invited to attend the Matan
us-:a Hotel Christmas party to be
held at the hotel an Friday eve
ning, December 24. A gift “grab
bag” will be one of the features
of the popular annual party.
Cheery Christmas greetings
were received this week from
Opal Lu Smith, former editor of
The Frontiersman who is now lo
cated in Seattle, Wash.
Patients at the Valley Presby
terian Hospital, along with dwel
lers at the Co-Op dorm, Pioneer
Apartments, the valley churches
and others, were treated to the
voices of 34 Junior High School
students, who under the leader
ship of Mrs. Lois Weldon, sang
Christmas carols on Monday night
of this week. Following the carol
ing Mrs. Weldon served hot cho
colate and cookies to the students
at her home.
U. S. Commissioner Dorothy B.
Saxton plans to attend the Com
missioners’ Conference being held
in Anchorage on January 5, 6,
and 7.
"Speckles”, Dalmatian dog own
ed by the A. H. Mick family, will
receive No. 1 City of Palmer dog
I tag for her Christmas present.
The 1955 dog tags have arrived
! and are available at the City
Clerk’s office.
I TEACHERS PLAN
STATESIDE VACATIONS
Several Palmer teachers are
flying out to spend Christmas in
the States. These include: Lois
Burton, who will go to Texas;
Mrs. John Weldon who will fly
to Montana to spend the Christ
mas holidays with her husband
and drive back over the Alaska
highway; ar.d John Aper, libra
rian, who leaves for Cody, Wyo
ming.
CO-OP GIVES
GIFT CERTIFICATES TO
100 EMPLOYEES
All departments of the Ma
tanuska Valley Farmers Cooper
ating Association will close at
their regular hours on Friday
evening, re-opening again on
Monday, December 27.
This week each employee, of
the entire association numbering
exactly 100, received gift certifi
cates, along with season’s greet
ings from the board of directors
and the management. Because of
the busy season, no Christmas
party will be held this year, but
plans in the making call for an
association picnic sometime dur
ing the summer.
All federal and territorial of
fices in Palmer will be closed
from December 23 to Decem
ber 27 for the Christmas holi
days.
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| Palmer Nursery jj
You made an error in stating
that the 1949 Legislators voted
for a Bill and passed $8,000 to
promote Statehood for Alaska.
The sum was $80,000. Seven of
the Legislators, ...t
presented a memorial to secede
from the United States of Ameri
ca.
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DURKEES
Mayonnaise
24 oz. jar
Ritz
CRACKERS
16 oz. pkg.
DARIGOLD
Cube Butler
LB.
PURE
Ground Beef
3 lbs.
SALE PRICES GOOD THURSDAY, DECEMDER 23; FRIDAY, DECEMDER 24 AND SUNDAY, DECEMDER 26
CLOSED ALL DAY CHRISTMAS, OPEN ON SUNDAY