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Neal Wright Bldg.
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BOB
KAY
Zenith Appliances
COLEMAN STOVES AND
FURNACES
rDlCCVD^C HARDWARE &
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“Home of Dutch Boy Paints”
Alaska Line Honored In 61st Service Year
The first sailing in the Alaska
Steamship Company’s 61st year of
service between Seattle and Al
aska was honored March 4. Short
ly before The Alaska Line motor
ship Square Sinnet sailed it was
presented with a beautiful aerial
photograph of Seattle harbor.
Carol Christensen, queen of the
Seattle Seafair made the presen
tation on behalf of the Seattle
Junior Chamber of Commerce
and the Port of Seattle. Captain
Henry Burns accepted the gift for
the vessel.
The plaque accompanying the
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photograph read: “Presented to
the motorship Square Sinnet on
March 4, 1955 by the Marine Com
mittee of the Junior Chamber of
Commerce and the Port of Seattle
commemorating the Alaska Steam
ship Company’s first sailing in
their 61st year of service from
Seattle to Alaska.”
The Alaska Steamship Com
pany’s first vessel was the 450
ton 136-foot steamer Willapa
which sailed on her initial voy
age from Seattle to Alaska on
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Wright's
Travel Agency
AT BERT'S DRUG STORE
ARE YOU TRAVELING ? ? ?
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point in the world.
WE SHALL BE GLAD TO HELP WITH YOUR
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Auxiliary Sponsors
Annual Essay Contest
All students of junior and seni
or high, school age were this week
invited to participate in the Mat
anuska Valley Unit No. 15 annua]
Americanism Essay Contest. The
American Legion Auxiliary spon
sired contest will this year have
for its subject, “Our Heritage—
Freedom of Worship’, What It
Means to Me”.
The essays will be limited to
not more than 500 words and
must be submitted before March
25, 1955. Opening date for the con
test is March 14. An award of
$5.00 will be given to the winning
essay writers in both the junior
and senior divisions. Winning
essays will be eligible for compe
' tition with winners from other
Alaska communities for Depart
ment prizes.
Each essay will be judged in
accordance with the following
contest score card—(1) Choice of
subject matter ... (a) originality,
(b) relation to topic, each 25
points; (2) Organization of sub
ject material ... (a) unity (b)
emphasis, (c) coherence, each 10
points; 3) Correct usage ... (a)
choice of words, (b) effective sen
tences, each 10 points.
Judges for the contest will be
members of the American Legion
Unit or Post, but no such judge
shall be a parent of a contestant.
Ftord passenger-car sales to customers outnumbered
those of any other make by thousands*
AMD IT’S EASY TO SEE WHY I
Ford is the leader in styling
Motorists know that Ford has set the style trend in the
industry for years. And now, with styling inspired by the
fabulous Thunderbird, Ford is farther out front than ever!
Ford is the leader in V-8 power
Ford is the leader in ride
Ford was first in its field to introduce Ball-Joint Front
Suspension—the greatest advance in chassis design in 20
years. And, for ’55, it’s even better. Springs are set at an
angle to smooth out even the tiniest bumps. It’s the new
Ford Angle-Poised Ride.
mnsxsnr you sell it
Ford was first in its field (by 23 years) to provide the ad
vantages of V-8 power. Since that time, Ford has built over
14,000,000 V-8 engines—more than all other makers combined!
For 1955, Ford offers two new and mighty V-8’s, as well as a
most modem Six—all with the split-second resoonse of
Tngger-Torque power!
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Pfowf6ysafes'
Hartley Motors, Ine.
AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER FOR THE VALLEY
Cecil Rhode’s
“Alaska Afield”
Here on April 6
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Rhode#*
well-known outdoor-life photon
graphers, plan an April showing
Mr. Rhode’s famous “Alaska
Afield” film. The one-night show
will be held in the Central School I
gymnasium on April 6 at 8 p.m.
Admission will be $1.25 for adult#;
50 cents for children, with na
pre-show ticket sale.
The film drew" over-flowing
crowds when shown in the An
chorage area this past fall. Si*
showings were held, with full
house attendance each time. The
film, which was four year* in
making, includes outstanding
shots of mountain goats, moose,
mountain sheep, and exceptional
j brown bear scenes, along with
-many shots of caribou, and sal
mon fishing.
Rhode, who was in Palmer thi#
week arranging for the show, re
ported that he had shown a wild
life film in this area in 1948. “Al
aska Afield” is an entirely new
film and has not been shown in
the Palmer area.
The Rhodes make their home
at Cooper’s Landing in the Kenai
area and will travel here for the
special showing in April. Both
photographers are well-known in
their field and have recently re
ceived national publicity for their
work. The August, 1954 issue of
National Geographic magazine
carries several pages of reproduc
ed colored scenes taken from Mr.
Rhode’s films, featuring the sec
tion oh brown bear. Mrs. Rhode
received her national recognition
from Outdoor Life, October, 1954
issue, in which many of her wild
life pictures were reproduced.
AL BROOKS NAMED
PRESIDENT OF
LOCAL RIDING CLUB
A1 Brooks, charter member of
the Arctic Trails Riding club, was
elected president of the organiza
tion at a special meeting of the
organization of March 5.
Named to serve with Brooks
during the coming year were John
King, vice-president; Beverly
..Grover, secretary; Mary Cullison,
treasurer, and Wesley Grover,
reporter.
The club is planning several
outings for the coming year’s ac
tivities, Grover stated this week.
All valley residents interested in
participating in the Riding club’*
programs are urged to attend the
next regular meeting which will
be held at the Ed Hartner home
on March 25 at 8 p.m.
Hostess for the March 5 meet*
ing was Sally Moore. Although
she was unable to attend the
meeting, she arranged for the re
freshments which were served at
the close of the meeting.
EXPLORER SCOUTS
PLAN TO TAKE
FIRST AID COURSE
Among valley residents who
have already signed up for the
Standard First Aid course are 15
Explorer Scouts of the Palmer
troops. The Scouts will take the
course along with other inter
ested persons. A youth wishing to
take the American Red Cross
course must have reached his
fifteenth birthday. Classes will be
held in the basement of the Un
ited Protestant Church from 8:00
to 10:00 p.m. each week, under
the instruction of Mrs. Florence
Sandel, RN.
Mrs. Sandel stated this week,
that for the convenience of those
who are unable to attend evening
classes, a morning course could
be started in the valley provid
ing at least 10 persons sign up for
the course. Those interested are
invited to contact Mrs. Sandel at
the Valley Presbyterian Hospital
or at the Dorm.
BROWNIES CONDUCT
FLAG CEREMONY
Members of the Palmer Brown*
ie Scout Troop 71 conducted «
flag ceremony and opened the
services at the recent Palmer
P-TA meeting. In addition t<*
their part in the program th«
young Scouts displayed mint
articles of handcraft which they
have made during the past year
At the present time member. It
Terderf1tare "°rlun* °« their
Tenderfoot ranks and a hand
craft project of bean-bar VeShi
will be donated for use by
and cerebral palsy patients Mr*
^ j3tKelTn is ,ro°e leaded'
assisted by Mrs. Gladys rhJl*
and Mrs. Theo Campbell ***