VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office at
PalmeF, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
A1 J. DeJulio ..Publisher, Manager
Editor...Virginia Gallant
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DON’T LET THEM FIGHT ALONE
One of these fine Summer days, so full of life and hope, i
you may well be approached and asked to contribute to the
American Cancer Society crusade. Coin boxes are available
in various business establishments in the city.
Together, the untold thousands of volunteers from a
citizen-army which is leading, the fight—our fight—against
the great national enemy, cancer.
In spite of recent, encouraging progress in the treatment
of cancer the fight is still far from won.
It is a fact that cancer is still the most mysterious of
human diseases. It is also a fact that the number of lives
saved last year could have been doubled if the American
public were armed with the essential facts about cancer. It
too is a fact that cancer caused untold suffering and pain
last year. Through these three programs of the American
Cancer Society cancer eventually will be brought under
control. To speed that day, help the volunteers with an open
heart and a generous pocketbook. Literally, ACS volun
teers are fighting our battle for us. We should not let them
fight it alone.
Reporters—
Notebook
Mr. and Mrs. David LeRoy of
Areata, California were in the
Valley this past week. While here,
Mr. LeRoy called on many of the
“old-timers” whom he had not
seen since 1925, when he left the
valley for Outside. He said he
was amazed at the many changes
he saw in the valley. The LeRoys
retain proerty in the Moose Creek
area.
Jack Elmore, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Hap Elmore of Palmer, is
home on a 30-day leave from
his duties aboard the U.S. Coast
Guard ship Clover. He came to
Palmer from a trip to Nome
where Coast Guard ships were
doing ice-breaking work. At
the completion of his leave he
will report to Seattle and then
the Mississippi river area. He
later expects to attend an avia
lion-machinist school in Cali
foraia.
Friends of Miss Evelyn Hein
rich this week received word of
her approaching marriage August
3 to Fred J. Mamaloff of Kenai.
The ceremony will take place in
the Kenai Chapel, followed by a
reception. The couple will make
their home in Kenai. Miss Hein
rich is a former Palmer school
teacher.
Visiting in Palmer is Mrs.
Rozalia Plahuta, mother of Mrs.
Jack Tost. Her frist trip to Al
aska also marked her first air
plane ride. She arrived in Pal
mer last Friday and plans a
few week's visit.
Dr. Fred Hansinger. Depart
ment of Agriculture, stopped in
Palmer this week visiting the
office of James Wilson, com
missioner of agriculture. He was
enroute to Juneau from a visit
with Kodiak stockmen.
Roy Chapin, soil scientist from
Pullman, Washington arrived in
the valley Saturday and left for
Fairbanks with Charles Wilson
on Wednesday. They expect to
return the latter part of the week.
Edna Wehking returned to
Palmer this week and look up
duties with the Soil Conserva
tion Service as administrative
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AT THE
V-Bar
Palmer-Anchorage Highway
SALLY MOORE
WITH HER ELECTRIC
GUITAR
SciLf AuRb 1
8:30 ’TIL?
trip Outside but said it was
good to be back, he is living at
assistant in the local office.
Miss Wehking reported a good
the Dorm.
The Palmer school fall teaching
staff will include Miss Margaret
Weaver and Miss Germain Brown
who recently arrived in the val
ley from Glens Falls, N. Y. where
they both taught school this past
year. Miss Weaver is daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Weaver of
Palmer. They are living at the
Dorm and are working in the Pal
mer Library afternoons.
An appeal to cooperate in
making agriculture a “potent
secondary industry” was made
to the Anchorage Chamber of
Commerce Monday by Hugh
Johnson .agriculture economist
from the Agriculture Experi
ment Station, who spoke to the
group at the luncheon held on
that dale.
The new MEA quonset ware
house has been completed and
the crew is moving equipment in
this week. It is located opposite
from the fairgrounds on the MEA
lot.
Andrew Brauchli left Palmer
NOW UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
Alpine Inn Cafe
Mile 61 - Glenn Hiway
STEAKS - CHOPS - CHICKEN - PRAWNS
Pot Luck Dinner
Will be served
Wednesday
INSTEAD OF TUESDAY
Shrimp Boat on Friday
All you can eal lor *3“
Tiny's Tavern
Mile 22 Palmer Highway
Moose Plan Party
For 10th Anniversary
The Palmer chapter, Loyal
Order of Moose will observe
their tenth anniversary with an
informal party for members and
their wives on August 8. Dutch
lunch and live music are on the
program, scheduled to get under
way at 9:00 p.m. at Moose Hall.
The local chapter received
their charter August 7, 1943 with
Bill Lentz as first governor. At
that time members were meeting
in the old Grange Hall. When
finances permitted, they purchas
ed a quonset hut, locating it on
the present site. Meetings were
held in Moose Hut until Septem
ber, 1951 when they moved into
their new building.
Among highlights of the organ
ization, have been sponsorships of
several youth programs includ
ing youth baseball, teen-age pro
grams and Little League baseball.
They were also the first organiza
tion to hold a Territorial conven
tion in Palmer, v/hen Moose re
presentatives from all Alaska at
tended the fall convention in 1950.
Present governor is Ralph
Moore who was the first secretary
of the local chapter.
Women of the Moose were
formed in October, 1947 and in
addition to their own programs,
i have assisted the Moose Lodge
in some of their projects.
—
DR. ERNEST N. PATTY
NAMED DEAN AT UNIVERSITY
The acceptance of the Univer
sity presidency by Dr. Ernest N.
Tatty, Seattle and Alaska mining
nan and the first dean of mines at
the school, was announced by
Regents of the University of Al
aska.
Dr. Patty succeeds Dr. Terris
Iloore, who resigned last spring
to devote full time to scientific
nsearch. Dr. Moore agreed to stay
on as president until the regents
Tad filled the position.
Sunday for Nome where he
will be employed for the sum
mer by Ericksen Placers, Inc.
He expects to return to the Val
ley in the late fall.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
Cereal Plots Ready
For Inspection
Cereal demonstration plots are
now ready for public inspection,
Richard Blue of the Extension
Service announced this week.
These plots have been planted
under the supervision of the Uni
versity of Alaska Extension Ser
vice and the agronomy and soil
science departments of the Ex
periment Station.
The public is invited to inspect
these plantings which are located
at the farms of Kit Carson at the
Wasilla and Fairview junction, j
Bob Burnham at Butte and Virgil!
Eckert on Bailey Hill. Four var
ieties of oats, Victory, Climax,
Golden Rain and Swedish Select
and three barlies, Trapmar, Edda |
and Olli were used in 90-foot:
long, drill width strips.
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FROM SEWARD
S.S. DENALI
Tues., Aug. 4
Cordova
Juneau
Ketchikan
Seattle
i.S. ALEUTIAN
Thurs., Aug 6
Valdez
Juneau
Ketchikan
Seattle
From Seattle
M. V. COASTAL RAMBLER
Scheduled from Seattle Tues.,
August 11, calling at Valdez,
Seward, Seldovia, Homer
and Kodiak.
S. S. ILIAMNA
Scheduled from Seattle Tues.,
August 18, calling at Seward
and Valdez.
FOR INFORMATION
T. J. MALONEY. AGENT
OFFICE: WESTWARD HOTEL
ANCHORAGE. ALASKA
Phone 22001
FREIGHT SERVICE
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Demonstrating the use of fer
tilizer, strips were fertilized with
(a) no fertilizer (b) approximate
ly 200 pounds of 10-20-10 and (c)
approximately 400 pounds of 10
20-10 per acre.
Some of these plots are located
off the road, IJlue said, and sug
gested those who wish to make
inspections contact the owner for
instructions on how to reach
them.
LOCAL GRANGE TO
PICNIC SUNDAY
Plans for the Northland Pion
eer Grange No. 1 annual picnic
will be held Sunday, August 2
at Duffs Lake. Members and their
families will take their own pic
nic lunch and meet at the lake at
noon.
On August 10 members of the
Home Ec group will meet at the
home of Harriet Bell.
ARE YOU A MEMBER OF THE j
Church of Chris!!
If you are a member of the true Church i
of Christ ($on Instrument) and would like |
to see a congregation in or near Palmer, j
please write Gkurch of Christ, P. 0. Box 314 j
Anchorage; Alaska, \
A few members now living in Palmer are j
ready to begin.
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FRIDAY - SATURDAY - SUNDAY ONLY
NOTICE
The Water Distribution System Contraet covers ONLY
the construction of the supply line, distribution lines and
required service connections UP TO property lines.
We will be glad to continue service line up to your
house at a nominal fee, if property owners notify us while
our equipment is workmg at the property line. Once the
line is in and backfilled, we will be unable to go back
for this type lateral work.
Anyone interested is asked to contact Arctic Plumb
ing and Heating at their office in the quonset hut next
to the Matanuska Hotel.
GEORGE LILLY, contractor
ARCTIC PLUMBING & HEATING