STATESIDE SERVICE
PLANNED FOR
ROY CHRISTENSEN
Funeral arrangements for Roy
Christensen, who was killed last
'week in a cave-an while at work
in. the Red Devil mercury mine,
are being made by the Anchorage
Funeral Chapel. Robert Christ
ensen, a son, has arrived in Pal
mer from McCord Air Base and
will accompany the body of his
father to Everett, Washington
where funeral services and in
terment is planned. He is staying
with Mr. A1 Hagen.
Christensen came to Alaska in
1939 and worked at Indepen
dence mine for several years. He
has lived in and around the Pal
mer area since that time and had
been working at the mercury
mine in the Sleitmute area the
past two months. In addition to
his son Robert, he is survived by
another son, Jack L. Christenson
of Everett, Washington.
Friends of Roy are making up
a purse with which flowers will
be purchased for the funeral ser
vice in the States.
Mrs. Donna Venne is working
part time in the office of the U.S.
Commissioner.
Auxiliary to Have
Dept. History Contest
American Legion Auxiliary de
partment historian, Mary Steel
man of Palmer, has announced
plans for a Department history
contest. Judging for this contest
will be held at the annual con
vention to be held sometime
next summer. Each unit in Al
aska will be invited to partici
pate in the contest being plan
' ned to stimulate more and com
plete histories of the units.
The executive committee of the
local Auxiliary unit planned
their work program at a meeting
held at the home of Minnie Clark,
past president. Many articles are
being prepared for the Unit’s
Christmas box which will be
sent to one of the smaller VA
hospitals. t
Tentative plans are being made
for a dinner to observe the
Auxiliary birthday, November 10.
Charter members of the Unit will
be guests.
Each member of the Executive
committee has pledged to aid the
membership chairman, Dorothy
Trudell in signing both old and
new members.
Church Members
Preparing for
Annual Bazaar
Committee members are busy
this week preparing for St. Mi
chael’s Catholic Church annual
bazaar which will be held in the
Central School gymnasium Sat
urday, October 15. Attractive
prizes are being purchased for
Alaska’s .Favorite game which is
always onexof the highlights of
the annual event.
Youngsters will find new and
attractive prizes waiting for them
at the end of their fish poles
when they dip into the fish
ponds. Costume jewelry, always
a favorite feature of the bazaar,
is being unpacked and priced.
Women of the parish are look
ing up their favorite recipes for
the home made cakes which will
be sold by the slice or whole.
Hand made needle work will be
sold as well as a special section
of aprons, varying from the
small tea size to the over-all
cover-up type.
The public is invited to attend.
There will be no admission
charge.
COMPLETE CHECK OF
FAIR PREMIUM LIST
Members of the Matanuska
Valley Fair board this week
announced that the audit of
the premium list has been
completed and that checks
will go into the mail as soon
as approved by the entire
board. The approval will be
given at the next regular
meeting of the board, they
stated.
Sportsmen—
(Continued from page 1)
his assignment there will be
plenty to go around, they agreed.
Following the dinner an enter
tainment program will be pre
sented. To round out the even
ing of fun a dance has been sch
eduled for late evening at Elks
hall. During the dinner awards
will be made to members of the
Rifle Club and at the dance the
winner of the lynx rug, which is
being awarded by the organisa
tion, will be named.
A record harvest of 25.7 million
tons of foodstuffs, forage and
fiber with a gross value of near
ly $786,000,000 was made from
irrigated lands in the West sup
plied water by Bureau of Recla
mation projects.
W.O.O.M. TO OBSERVE
MOOSEHEART NIGHT
Women of the Moose are obser
ving Mooseheart Chapter night
October 11 at 9:15 at Moose hall.
A movie, “Faith of Their Fath
ers” will be shown, followed by
refreshments. All Moose and
Women of the Moose are invited
to attend.
Statehood—
(Continued from page 1)
ing Alaska foi- voting and judic
ial purposes will have to be de
termined with the tax potential
in mind, it was brought Out.
Reference libraries, stenogra
phers, mimeo equipment and oth
er supplies are being arranged
for the Convention by the State
hood Committee. The Committee
is spending a large amount of
time preparing suggestive ma
terial which will be of great val
ue to the Delegates. Much of this
material has been made available
to the news medias. Copies have
been received by The Frontiers
man and may be seen by any in
terested person. Because of their
length The Frontiersman is un
able to reprint them. .
Completed copies will be 'pre
sented to the High Schools, it was
announced, at a later date.
Airline Service—
(Continued from page 1)
pertaining to field maintamenfi©
and snow removal, both of which
the airline officials felt present
ed no big problem.
This week Cordova Airline in
stalled a radio transmitter-re
ceiver at the Palmer Airport
which is being manned by A1
Dickow, airport manager. Up to
the installation of the radio on
the Palmer field, Cordova Air
lines had been using the radio
service of another airline.
The men were accompanied to
the Valley and Chamber lunch
eon by Herb Hilcher of Anchor
age.
TREASURE CHEST
3rd block, Wasilla Hwy.
EXQUISITE BONE CHINA
CUPS AND SAUCERS
NATIVE ETCHED and CARV
ED IVORY. Also BASKETS
and MUKLUKS
CHRISTMAS CARDS
You are invited to come in and
see these beautiful items
as
Free - Free - Free - Free
Free - Free
10 FABULOUS FREE PRIZES TO BE GIVEN AWAY TO OUR CUSTOMERS ON DECEMBER 20
No’s, I and 2
WOMAN’S
DIAMOND
RING
SETS
'No. 4
Capehart
CLOCK
RADIO
No. 3
Pair of
TABLE
LAMPS
No. 7
Bell & Howell
8MM MOVIE
CAMERA
No. 5
Capehart
Portable
3-way Radio
European
Style
Racing
Bicycle
No. 9
WINCHESTER
12 GAUGE
Dble. Barrel
SHOTGUN
No. 10
Occasional
Chair
AT KOSLOSKY’S DEPARTMENT STORE
PRICES GOOD
FRIDAY - SATURDAY
SUNDAY-MONDAY
RATH BLACK HAWK — FINE QUALITY
SLICED BACON
SI 47
2 Lb. Cello pkg,
S&W- GREEN BEANS
No. 303 Tin
4 ... 99c
for
Case of 24
$J89
Hunt’s - YELLOW CLING PEACHES
No. 2 Vi tin — Slices or Halves
6 hr
$*169
Case of 24 *
$499
Hunt’s-SWEET GARDEN PEAS
No. 300 tin
8 jr
$r95
of 48 3
Case
SALAD OIL
KRAFT — 1 GALLON TINS
gal.
$299
s & W - PINEAPPLE JUICE
No. 2 tin
6 for 95c
$165
Case of 24 J
Hunt's - BARTLETT PEARS
NO. 2VZ TIN
6 „’1
$499
$169
Case
61'
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Heinz-TOMATO KETCHUP
14 OZ. BOTTLE
4 f„99c
S & W - BAKED BEANS
28 OZ. TIN
28 oz. tin
43c
Hunt’s-SOLID PACK TOMATOES
NO. 2 > 2 TIN
6 T
$*99
Case of 24 J_
Hunt’s - CREAM STYLE CORN
NO. 300 TIN
8 „!1“
$05
Case of 48 J_
Seal Test-MARGARINE
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4 hr 99c
$09
Case of 24 J
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24 OZ. — PLAIN OR KOSHER
2 for 89f
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