HERE’S THE WAY
MOHEY’S SPEHT
The Girl Scouts, one of Palm
er’s two youth services, enters
the Community Chest for the
first time this year. Mrs. E. A.
Blom, leader of Troop 11, de
scribes their activities as fol
lows:
There are two troops of Inter
mediate Girl Scouts in Palmer.
Both were organized this year—
Troop 11 in April and the new
troop in September. Member
ship is open to any girl between
the age of 10 to 14, inclusive. At
present, there are openings in
both troops. Any girl who
wishes to join should visit the
troop of her choice and give her
name to the leader.
The purpose of the Scout pro
gram is to help give the girls of
Palmer the kind of citizenship
training that will make a better
world for all youth. Scout laws
promote honor, loyalty, friend
liness, helpfulness, courtesy, obe
dience, kindness, cheerfulness,
thrift and clean living. The girl
who acquires the habit of being
a good Scout is the finest citizen
a community can have.
Activities of a troop fall into
11 classes, for example: Arts and
crafts, health and safety, inter
national friendship, outdoor life,
and many others. The emphasis
is on PARTICIPATION, not on
solo performance.
To be able to go to camp with
other Scouts is the dream of each
girl ,and it is a part of their
training that their leaders covet
for them. The camp is operated
at King’s Lake, under the An
chorage Council. The cost is
reasonable, yet it is more than
most family budgets can allow.
The Scout troop would like to
be able to help to the extent of
half the cost for each girl. This
is the only project on which the
Girl Scouts seek financial aid
from the Chest this year. The
regular expenses for books, craft
material, emblems and other
equipment, are being met by gifts
from two troops now disbanded.
Father Snead Says
Annual Bazaar
“A Great Success”
‘‘A much greater financial suc
cess than last year” was the way
Father James Snead summed up
the profits of the annual bazaar
of St. Michael’s Church. The
bazaar was held in Palmer Gym
nasium last Saturday.
Prize-winners of the evening
literally were gathered from
three of the four corners of the
United States. Principal prize,
an electric range, was won by
Mrs. Martha Buckley of Atlan
ta, Ga. Mrs. Ray McCartney of
Palmer, won the flat silver, and
Miss Agnes Baker of Portland,
Oregon, was awarded the silver
tea set. Mrs. Hugh Johnson of
Palmer, won the hand-sewn
quilt.
Father Snead expressed his ap
preciation to all who helped
make the bazaar so successful.
Community
Calendar
Friday
WASILLA Veterans farm class at
Community Hall at 8 p. m.
Saturday
SOCIAL sponsored by Women of
the Moose at Moose Hut at 8
p. m.
Sunday
BLOOD typing at Gym from 9
a. m. to noon and 1 to 5 p. m.
BLOOD typing at Wasilla at the
Community Hall from 3 to 5
p. in.
Monday
KIWANIS luncheon in former
library at noon.
VETERANS farm class in former
library at 8 p. m.
WOMEN’S basketball practice at
Gym at 8:30 p. m.
SHAMROCK basketball practice
at Gym at 8:30 p. m.
Tuesday
MATANUSKA Hotel basketball
practice at Gym at 8 p. m.
Thursday
AMERICAN Legion at Legion
Hall at 8 p. m.
LEGION Auxiliary at the Legion
Hall at 8 p. m.
Hodgsons Will Go
Outside Soon
Mr. and Mrs. Harlow Hodgson
of Palmer, are planning to leave
for the states in early December,
it was learned this week. Mr.
Hodgson, an employee of the
Matanuska Experiment Station,
will return to college for ad
vanced work. He expects to be
gone until July, when he plans
to return to Palmer.
Mrs. Hodgson, who has been
employed as clerk in the office at
Palmer School, will be on leave
until July 1. Her position will
be filled by Mrs. Virginia Paglia.
He named the following mer
chants as donors of prizes for ba
zaar events:
Bert’s Drug Store, North Palm
er Store, Graham’s Service, Val
ley Grocery, Hartley’s Garage,
Brown’s Cleaners, West Side
Service Station, Valley Cleaners,
Koslosky’s, Shamrock Lounge,
Shamrock Bakery, A1 King’s
Taxi, Grasser’s Hardware, Sour
dough Club, Palmer Cold Stor
age, Variety Vogues and the Ron
Da-Voo Cafe.
PHS Seniors Already
Plan ’50 Yearbook
Members of the graduating
class of 1950 of Palmer High
School already are planning this
year’s Polaris, class yearbook, it
was announced this week by
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Books Notions
GREEN’S FLYING SERVICE
STUDENT INSTRUCTION, GI TRAINING
CHARTER AND SCENIC FLIGHTS — PASSENGER RIDES
Two- and Four-Place Planes Available
PHONE 67 PALMER AIRPORT
Harry Wimmer, faculty sponsor.
Student staff members for the
Polaris, which will be edited by
Roger Woods, include:
Barbara Hecker, Marilyn Har
ris, Jack Elmore, Harvey Cooper,
Leola DeLand, Lavon Roetman,
Betty Blunck and Janet Sherrod.
The staff has decided that the
yearbook will be published in
Kansas City, Mo. as it was last
year.
Sportsmen Sponsor
Student Rifle Club
Under the sponsorship of the
Matanuska Valley Sportsmen, a
rifle club has been organized
among the students of Palmer
High School. The club, which
shoots at the range beneath the
Rec Hall each Wednesday eve
ning, held its first meeting last
week. There are 25 student
members.
Albert Rivers, grade school
principal, is faculty sponsor of
the rifle club. He is assisted at
the range by Bill Smith and
Claud Carroll of the Sportsmen.
Potted Plants
Cut Flowers
MATANUSKA
VALLEY GARDENS
REDUCED WINTER FARES AND LOW AUTO RaGGAGE RATES
SCHEDULED SAILIKGS
From Seward
SS Ba/anof, Dec. 16
Juneau Ketchikan
Wrangell Seattle
SS Denali, Dec. 23
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Sitka Juneau
Petersburg Ketch'kan
Seattle
Freighters sailing from Seattle:
__MV TERMINAL KNOT DEC. 9
T. J. MALONEY, Agent, Anchorage — Phone 32271
A Good Job
is our specialty
GET THAT TUNE-UP NOW!
Crankshaft Grinding — Rebore Service
MOORE'S GARAGE
1 Mile South of Palmer on Matanuska Road
PHONE 81Y1
SS Baranoff, Dec. 2
Juneau Ketchikan
Wrangell Seattle
SS Denali, Dec. 9
Sitka Ketchikan
Juneau Seattle
Petersburg
Housework CAN Be Easy
Yes, with electricity house*
hold chores can be made easy.
The time and effort saved
through the use of modern ap
pliances more than make up
for the cost of the small
l mount of power used.
Enjoy Life With Electricity.
• Serving the Valley since 1942'’
Matanuska Eleclrie Association, Inc.
Your REA Electric Co-op
PALMER, ALASKA