The Frontiersman
Palmer Hosts for
All-Alaska
Potato Day February 19 1
"We aim to please the house
wife” will be the goal of Alaskan
potato growers who will meet to
view a demonstration of several
new types of cleaning, grading
and packaging equipment at the
All-Alaska Potato Day to be held
at Palmer, Alaska on February
19 in the Matanuska Valley Co
operative storage building. The
meeting will be sponsored by the
Alaska Department of Agriculture
and the Matanuska Valley Co
operative Association.
When high quality Alaskan po
tatoes can be put on the retail
market, the demand will be for
practically double the present pro
duction of 4,000 tons a year of
ficials predipt. This program, hav
ing the theme "Quality Products
Create Consumer Demand,” will
be for the purpose of showing how
a higher quality product can be
obtained through the use of im
proved labor saving equipment.
Featured will, be T. J. Lock
wood, president of Lockwood Gra
des Company of Gering, Nebraska
who will demonstrate potato
equipment and discuss potato
marketing. He will also show
color movies of potato harvesting
and grading equipment. Of the
types to be shown, one will use
water to clean by spray method, ;
and dry with sponge rollers; the ;
other will use rubber rollers to |
clean with a brushing action. The
John Bean Cleaning and Grading
Equipment will also be demon
strated.
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Program highlights include a
short talk on what the consumer,
wants in potatoes by a retail groc-1
er.
Several different types of pack- j
ages and methods of pre-packag
ing potatoes in five and 10 pound
bags will also be shown.
A free lunch will be served j
cafeteria style at noon in the high,
school gym. Included in the menu
will be roast beef, baked potatoes, j ]
baked beans and dessert. ;
As an added incentive to Tan-1 •
ana Valley Farmers, the Alaska j1
Railroad is giving the round trip ;1
for a one-way fare. Several farm- j
ers are expected to attend from i
the Tanana Valley and the Kenai
Peninsula, as well as a large num
ber. from the Matanuska Valley '
and Anchorage communities. 11
CALENDAR
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 12
IORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN
GE, Grange Hall, 8 p.m.
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 13
>ALMER REALTY vs. VALDEZ
Basketball game. School gym,
7:30 p.m.
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 14
VALENTINE DANCE, Was ilia
Community Hall. 9:30 p.m.—
1:30 a.m.
VALENTINE DANCE, BASKET
BALL GAME, School Gym,
Dance, 10 p.m.—2 a.m.
R. GIRLS VALENTINE PARTY
Catholic Church basement 1
3 p.m.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15
3OT-LUCK DINNER, St. Mich;
ael’s Church, 5 p.m.
’AMILY NIGHT — VALENTINE
POT LUCK SUPPER, Catholic
Church Basement, 5 p.m.
MONDAY. FEBRUARY IS
CIWANIS CLUB, Co-Op Club
room. 12:05 p.m.
3ETA SIGMA PHI, Ritual of
Jewels, Buffet supper, Carpen
ters’ Hall, 7 p-m.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17
JAM DINNER, St. John’s Luth
eran Church.
.WELL BABY COUNCIL, Health
Council 2-4 p.m.
BOY SCOUTS, United Protes
tant Church, 7 p.m.
P-TA MEETING. School Cafe
teria, 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18
:hamber of commerce, Co
Op club room, 12:05 p.m.
MAT. VALLEY O. E. S., Carpen
ters’ Hall, 8 p.m.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19
AMERICAN LEGION & AUXIL
IARY, Carpenters’ Hall, 8 p.m.
HEALTH COUNCIL, Council
rooms, 7 p m.
POTATO DEMONSTRATION,
Co-Op potato cellar.
>LAN ST. VALENTINE PARTY
The Junior Sodality of the
Blessed Virgin Mary will enjoy a
>t. Valentine's day party in St.
Michael's Church basement on
Saturday afternoon, February 14
it 1 p.m. All members are in
cited to be present.
transportation and guides will be
burnished to guests wishing to
/isit farms in the Valley. Every
>ne interested is invited to attend.
Motor-in-Service
GENERAL REPAIRS -- WELDING
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he can get away from his
telephone!"
Get away from It all" aboard a
comfortable, friendly Alaska Line
Ship. Enjoy a good change and
rest. See your local agent I
ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPAHY
P-TA PROGRAM SET
FOR FEBRUARY 17
The February meeting of the
Palmer, P-TA will be held Tues
day evening, Fbruary 17 in the
school gymnasium, it was an
nounced this week by Curtis
Dearborn, association president.
The association will also celebrate
Founder’s Day on that date.
The February program will il
lustrate many of the accomplish
ments of the organizations spon
sored by the local P-TA. including
short skits by each of the Girl
Scout Troops; Cub Scout display
of handcrafts and those Cubs who
are working toward their Lion
badges will present the results ol
their January theme “Transporta
tion.”
For those parents who are nol
too familiar with the Cub Seoul
Program, an explanation of theix
functions and activities will be
given.
Also appearing on the program
will be Miss Dolores Mattila, new
Health Nurse in the Valley. She
will speak on her work at the
Health Center.
The proposed health tax and the
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Wasflla VFW Women
Plan Fund Drive
The womens’ Auxiliary of Su
sitna Post 9365, Veterans of
Foreign Wars of Wasilla are spon
soring a drive to raise Wasilla’s
share of the Health Nurse fund
for 1953, which will amount to
approximately $260.00, it was an
nounced this week.
Anyone wishing to make a con
tribution of $1.00 or more is ask
ed to mail the amount to the
VFW Auxiliary in Wasilla. All
donors are asked to place their
names on the back of the en
velope in which they send their
donations. These envelops will be
placed in a box and on Saturday
evening, February 14, in Com
munity Hall, one envelope will
be drawn at 11 p.m. The person
or family drawn will receive a
10-12 pound ham, compliments of
the Auxiliary.
budget for P-TA activities will
also come up for discussion and
an election of a nominating com
mitte of three will be held.
The public is invited to attend.
Refreshments will be served fol
lowing the program.
ATHLETICS REORGANIZED
AT ALASKA UNIVERSITY
Following the resignation of
Leonard Brumm as director of
athetics and coach at the Uni
versity of Alaska, a reorganiza
tion of the physical education and
athletic work has been effected
for the remainder of the year, it
was recently announced. It is ex
pected that a new director will
be on campus by late summer.
Ivan G. Siefker, a graduate of
Miami” University with' a major
in physical education, will teach
the mens’ courses in the depart
ment. Mrs. Gary Tilly will give
instruction in first aid and Miss |
Mary Zughaib, dean of woman*
will teach girls’ physical educd*
tion classes.
Acting as player-coach of var
sity basketball is Bob Gary, fifth
year engineering student from
Fairbanks. Professor Charles Beh
lke is aiding him. Intramural bas
ketball is in its second semester
under the guidance of Russ Hac
kett, senior, physical education
student, assisted by Siefker.
Hockey is to be handled mainly
on an intramural basis with Bob
Ferko, letterman of last season
acting as coach and “'Chris” Chris
tensen, fifth year geology major
as manager.
Lack of snow so far this winter
has prevented any skiing but the
team is hoping to get some prac
tice runs in later.
The rifle team has been under
the direction of Captain Eleazar
Parhly and Sergeant Coyle Long
of the ROTC detachment. During
the year, an all time school record
was set for a five-man team score.
HEttWEMEST^
Gift* of Distinction
Alaska made ceramics and
wood items
Cut crystal
Machetanz’ books and
original paintings
J e welry-Ivory-J ade
Infant handknit soak
ers, booties, mittens
Eskimo slippers
Lamps
Knitted & native fur booties
Stationery—Greeting cards
BAVARIAN open stock din
nerware—many beautiful pat
terns — lay-away plan—pay
ments arranged to your con
venience.
An Interesting Shop in Which
To Browse
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