VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
Catered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office at
_Palmes, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
AJ,J. DeJulio ..Publisher, Manager
.-.-.-.Virginia Gallant
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Mailed to all points in Alaska and the United States
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Notebook
Three members of the 54th
Troop Carrier Squadron from
Elmendorf were slightly injur
ed when the bus in which they
were riding hit the cement
abudment near the approach to
Matanuslca Bridge January 20.
The men members of the
squadron basketball team, were
emroute to Palmer to compete
in a basklball game with the
Palmer Really team.
The Wasilla Grange No. 2 held
a farewell party for Mrs. Ola
Grafton following their regular
meeting January 20. Pinochle was
played and refreshments served.
Dr. Allan Mick has returned
to the ARA office from the Uni
versity of Alaska where he has
been instructing this past semes
ter.
Approximately 60 friends of
the Leo Lucas family gathered
at the new Lucas home for a
house warming January 19. The
group spent an enjoyable eve
ning playing cards, followed by
refreshments.
The Alaska Experiment Station
has just purchased the young
Guernsey sire, Chuckluck His
Lordship from L. W. Power, Bur
lington, Washington. This richly
bred young bull is out of Chuk
fuck Lovely Lady, that has a pro
duction record of 9,211 pounds of
milk and 441 pounds of butterfat.
Valley friends of Rev. Bert
Bingle. former Palmer resident,
are interested to hear that he
is the subject of an article in
the February issue of Reader's
Digest. Written by Dorothy
Walworth, the article tells how
Bingle has spent a large part
of his life helping people in Al
aska.
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You buy the clothes but
.... you wear the clean
ing.
BROWN’S SHOP
McCall Patterns — Yard Goods
Sewing Accessories
LACE—with taffeta to match SATIN BACK CREPE_
WOOLS—for casual dresses or for evening wear
skirts COHAMA—crease resistant
RAYON—for spring dresses suiting
SPECIAL ON DRESS AND PLAY
Goodrich rubber footwear
18 COMPLETE ARC
FIRST AIR COURSES
January 16 brought to a cose,
the two week, 30-hour American
Red Cross First Aid course at
tended by Matanuska Electric As
sociation personnel and eight
members of the Matanuska Ski
Club.
Following a very tight schedule,
calling for three hours a day for
two weeks, Bert Kellogg, Alaska
Highway Patrol officer, assisted
by Sergeant Stanley Laird, also
of the Highway Patrol conducted
the two, three-hour sessions each
day.
Ten M.E.A. employes will re
ceive first aid advance course cer
tificates. They are: Philip L. Mc
Rae, Ray McKechnie, Stanley C.
Lowe, Paul Stringfield, Lon
Smart, Richard H. Anderson, C.
A. Brewer, James R. Morgan,
Ralph C. Moore and Albert W.
Reeder.
Ski club members to receive
like certificats are: Marilyn Ma- !
cek, Virginia Gallant, Andrew1
Brauchli, Robert L. Bronson,
Frank A. Mack, Bob Thomas and
Harry M. Campbell. Joseph H.
Gallant will receive a certificate j
in the standard first aid course,
not having been able to attend the !
full required 30 hours.
Of special interest to both;
groups was the training in the
new Nielsen method of artificial
respiration. This is the back-pres- j
sure, arm-lift method which has
been proven far more effective
than many of the older methods, i
JANUARY 21—22
Shows 2:00 & 7:15-9:00 P.M.
FRIDAY SATURDAY
JANUARY 23—24
Show 7:15 and 9 P.M.
Sat. Mat: 2:00 p.m.
“STORM OVER
TIBET”
Rex Harrison
Diana Douglas
SUNDAY — MONDAY
JANUARY 25—26
Shows: 7:15 and 9:00 p.m.
Sun. Mat: 2:00 pjn.
“THE FIRST TIME”
Robert Cummings
Barbara Hale
Ski club members paid special
attention to first aid care in
splinting and proper transporta
tion of injured persons. The club
plans to further their training to
enable the formation of a Ski Pa
trol unit within the club.
Upon completion of the courses,
Kellogg recommended partici
pants further their studies to ob
tain instructor’s rate cards, when
the opportunity to do so is made
available. At the present time
there is no known valid instructor
in the Valley.
TRI-SQUARE PLANS
BOX SOCIAL JAN. 24
All members and guests of any
Masonic Lodge or any Eastern
Star Chapter are invited to at
tend a box social to be held at
Carpenters’ Hall January 24, at
8 p.m. Don Irwin will be auction
eer, with bidding scheduled to!
start around 10 or 10:30 p.m. Cof-'
fee will be served.
Attractive prizes for the two
boxes bringing the highest bids
will be awarded as well as several
prizes for winners in Alaska’s
Favorite Game."also scheduled.
All women planning to attend are
asked to take a packed box for
the social.
Proceeds will go toward the
Masonic building fund.
Alaska Freight Lines
Announces
Heui KiOUIER Rates!
*
EFFECTIVELY IMMEDIATELY
B
ASJ types of freight not requiring refrigera
tion. Minimum truckload of 2G,0C0 lbs.
FROM SEATTLE to:
Anchorage - Palmer ... $4.50 Per hundred
Valdez - Seward. 4,00 Per hundred
Fairbanks. 6.00 per hundred
REFRIGERATED COMMODITIES
SEATTLE to:
Anchorage - Palmer ... $5.50 Per hundred
Valdez - Seward.5.00 Per hundred
Fairbanks. 7.50 per hundred
Any commodity — Less than truckloads.
SEATTLE to:
Anchcrag3 - Palmer.56,50
^aSdsz - Seward. 6.00
Fairbanks. 8.00
All perishables checked before acceptance by
federal inspector.
TRUCKLOADS HAVE CUBE CLAUSE: any
commodity not weighing 1G lbs. per cubic foot
will be figured on a basis of 16 lb. per cu. ft.
ALASKA
FREIGHT LINES
Twice Weekly to
Anchorage - Fairbanks - Valdez
and Connecting Highway Points
• NO LAY-OVERS
* NO WAREHOUSING
* DOOR-TO-DOOR SERVICE
Fast, Direct Schedules Twice Per Week
SATURDAY sailings — Refrigerated Van service direct to Anchorage via Seward
TUESDAY sailings — Refrigerated Van Service to Anchorage and Palmer via Valdez
Pick-up and Delivery Service No Re-Packing Direct to Door
One Rale—No Extras
Insurance Included
Specialized Handling
527 Third Ave.. Anchorage Dial 42371
Seward—P. O. Box 23—Phone
Seattle - 14 — P.O. Box 3365 — Ph. SEneca 7576
Anchorage Agent—Archie (Dutch) Berck
Main 233 Turnagain Arms Building
Tacoma - Shaffer Terminals — Ph. MArket 4153
Cordova Basketball Excursion
GET YOUR TICKETS AT PALMER
FOUNTAIN $35.00 ROUND TRIP
JANUARY 23-25
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