; Reporters—
Notebook
Annie Havemeister, Co-Op
general office employee, was
guest of honor at a luncheon held
at the Frank Clark home on
Lazy Mountain last week. Twel
ve guests were present and Miss
Havemeister was the reoeipiernt
of several lovely personal gifts.
She will become the bride of Vir
gil Meehan on Saturday evening
of this week.
Mrs. Clayton Esslinger and
Howard Esslinger left by plane
for a Stateside visit. While Out
side Howard will visit the Mayo
Clinic at Rochester for attention
to an injured knee. '
Dr. A. L. Hafenrichter, plant
material specialist, is visiting in
Palmer from Portland. He will
confer with Charles W. Wilson, of
the Soil Conservation Service,
H. J. Hodgson, agronomist with
the Alaska Agriculture Experi
ment Station and others. Dr. Haf
enrichter’s territory includes
Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Cali
fornia, Nevada, Arizona, Utah,
Hawaii and Alaska.
Russell Felzien, exalted ruler
of the Palmer Elks lodge, is at
tending the Elks convention be
ing held in Philadelphia. While
in the East, Felzien hopes for a
reunion meeting with his sist
ers. He expects to be gone about
XIWANIS PLANS
LADIES NIGHT
Ladies nigiit nas been an
nounced for July 16 by the Pal
mer Kiwanis club. The evening’s
entertainment will begin at 7
p.m. with a buffet dinner at Elks
hall. All Kiwanians are invited to
attend and guests will be permit
ted. James Hurley is chairman
of the event.
Kiwanians heard briefly from
interesting guests at their Jul^
11 meeting. Among the speaker/
were Bjorn Anderson, geologist
from Norway, Lou Brush, U. S.
geologist from Washington, D. C.
and H. J. Hodgson. Mr Anderson
told Kiwanians of the compar
able turrain, weather and scenery
in Norway and Alaska Kiwanian
Hodgson reported on the Kiwanis
International convention held in
Cleveland, Ohio to which he was
a delegate. A fourth guest at the
meeting was George Hedda, ac
countant from Spenard.
a week.
Rev. Joseph Frenz, pastor of
Anchorage Lutheran Church and
frequent Palmer visitor, has re- j
turned from a trip to the States. I
Among those inducted into the !
armed forces this week was
Frank G. Randell of Palmer who
placed second in the Mt. Mara
thon race in Seward on the
Fourth of July.
A. L. SMITH ARMY-NAVY SURPLUS STORE
Located in Quonset Building, next to Hotel
HOURS: 9 a.m. — 7 p.m.
WE ARE STOCKING THE STORE WITH
NEW MERCHANDISE
NEW TARPS AND TENTS, ANY SIZE DESIRED
AT STATESIDE PRICES
Army 2-man MOUNTAIN TENTS.$12.95
SLEEPING BAGS, Down Filled .. 8.50
Army and Navy BLANKETS. 4.00
Army COMFORTERS. 4.50
All Type RAIN GEAR, per unit. 4.50
Hundreds of other things that you have
just been waiting for.
Queen Contest—
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superintendent of the Art Divi
sion during several Fairs.
Fair Book Prepared
Several changes in various di
visions will be noted in the 1955
Valley Fair premium book.
Changes include additions in
some divisions; changes in prizes
in others and several new super
intendents.
Hope for Museum
Discussions on moving the log
cabin located at the center rear
of the fairgrounds to the front
and using it as a museum for Ma
tanuska Valley and Alaskan ar
tifacts were held during the
meeting. Fair President T. A.
Moyer offered his services as
museum curator and offered to
help in collecting Alaskan arts
and crafts and momentos of the
past. Board members hope that
in time the building will house a
fine collection of artifacts and
feel that if the collecting is not
started soon many of the valu
able momentos will be gone. The
cabin itself is the only one of its
kind and for this reason board
members hope to be able to pre
serve it. The chimney construc
tion is especially unique for this
part of the country. The cabin
was first built as a sample house
during the time when construc
tion work was in its early stages
in the colony project. It was lo
cated three or four miles out of
town where it remained for sev
eral years before being moved
into town. It was finally moved
onto the Fairgrounds for Boy
Scout use and has since been
used for wildlife and sports dis
plays during the Valley Fairs.
If plans for the building ma
terialize, it will be moved, re
habilitated, and maintained.
Some of the suggestions include
a sod roof, the erection of an
authentic Alaskan cache along
side of the cabin and landscap
ing—all with photogenic beauty
in mind.
BEES AT BARROW!
Bumblebees of the Matanuska
Valley will be studied, along
with bees from Barrow and
other Alaska points, by Dr. Basil
E. Montgomery, associate pro
fessor of entomology at Purdue
University, He has a month’s
contract with the Arctic Research
Laboratory to study the bumble
bees of the Arctic slope.
“People always appear sur
prised when I mention there are
bees at Barrow”, he stated. He
explained that Robert E. Perry
even found bumblebees near the
north coast of Greenland at about
80 degrees north latitude.
He collected bumblebees in
the Valley and at Eagle through
PLANS BEING MADE
FOR 4-H FAIRS
Mrs. Ethel Rolhird of the Al
aska Extension Service staff,
will be present at the 4-H Coun
cil meeting slated for July 18
at 7:30 p.m. in the Extension of
fice. She will present a demon
stration in pie making, which
will be of special interest to lead
ers with 4-H’ers in food projects.
While in Palmer, July 18-30,
Mrs. Holbird plans to visit each
4-H club, giving demonstrations
and helping leaders in any phase
of work requested.
Fair Plans
This year each eligible 4-H’er |
is invited to enter the Bread
Baking Contest sponsored by
Standard Brands, Inc., and Mrs.
Holbird will give a bread baking
demonstration on July 19 at
10:30 a.m. in the Extension of
fice. Eligible participants must
be enrolled during the current
year in a 4-H foods project. For
State winners, participants are
subject to the following addition
al eligibility rules: 1. State win
ners must have passed their 14th
birthday and must not have pass
ed their 21st on January 1, 1955.
2. State winners must have com
pleted at least three years of 4-H
club work including*the current
year. Winning an award in this
program shall not bar a member
from participating in other award
programs arranged and announc
ed by the National Committee on
Boys and Girls Club Work. All
eligible and interested 4-H’ers
are welcome to attend Mrs. Hol
bird’s demonstration, at which
time she will schedule a date and
time for contestants to practice
demonstrations.
The contest is to be held at
the Anchorage 4-H Fair Aug. 26
28 and also at the Matanuska
Valley Fair.
Pie Contest
A pie baking contest will be
held at the Matanuska Valley
Fair this fall and all 4-H’ers en
rolled in Foods II and III are
eligible to enter. Mrs. Holbird
will offer a demonstration at the
Extension office on July 20 at
10 a.m. Those wishing to enter
the contest may practice their
demonstration with Mrs. Holbird
through arrangements to be
made at the Extension office.
“Remember, this is an important
phase of the Valley Fair, and our
4-H’ers, ‘showing by doing’ help
to make our Fair a success”, 4-H
leaders reminded members this
week.
the cooperation of Dr. Richard
Washburn, entomologist at the
Experiment Station.
New President
Named for
Kiwanis International
Jackson A. itaney, Indianapolis
school executive, has been nam
ed president of Kiwanis Interna
tional. He was elected to the
number-one Kiwanis post June
29 by delegates attending the
40th annual convention of- Ki
wanis International at Cleveland,
Ohio. News of Raney's election
was received by officers of the
Kiwanis Club of Palmer his week
on the return of H. J. Hodgson,
Palmer Kiwanis delegate to the
convention.
As head of Kiwanis Interna
tional. Raney will be official
spokesman for almost a quarter
million Kiwanians in 4062 clubs
located throughout the United
Spates, Alaska, Hawaiian Islands
and Canada. He succeeds Don E.
Engdahl of Spokane.
Kiwanis’ president-elect has
been an active Kiwanian for 19
years. Immediately prior to his
selection for the number-one Ki
wanis post, he was vice-presi
dent of the organization. He also
chairmanned the International
convention program committee
for this year, and for 1954. He
has served as president of his
own Indianapolis Kiwanis club,
lieutenant governor and governor
of the Indiana Kiwanis district
and chairman of the Internation
al committee on boys and girls
work
Announce Emergency
Reinforcement Flan
Officer and enlisted personnel
i from Alaska, who have been re
leased from active duty with an
eight-year military obligation,
will be given specific assignment
in reserve units in the event of
mobilization, starting July 15, ac
cording to an announcement by
Major General James F. Collins,
Commanding Geeral, U. S. Army,
Alaska.
Part of the Department of
Army emergency reinforcement
plan, it is designed to assure
prompt filling of recall quotas
for active duty during early
phases of mobilization, as well
as to encourage voluntary par
ticipation in National Guard and
Army Reserve training programs.
Reservists will be designated
for three^year periods as rein
forcements to active Army units
or installations and to National
Guard and Army Reserve units
located as near their homes as
practicable.
Men assigned to a unit will not
become organic parts of their or
i ganizations, but will be pre-sel
Council Notes
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tee reported that the streets will
be sprinkled down with water
in an attempt to help keep the
dust down. Paving at this time
did not appear feasible, they re
ported. A report was given that
Congressional action was com
pleted this week on Delegate
Bartlett’s bill allowing the Al
aska Road Commission to con
struct roads through municipal
ities in Alaska when such roads
would be part of the highway
system.
* * *
Members of the Health and
safety committee reported that
the city has been approached by
an Anchorage firm to spray the
city from the air to get rid of
the mosquitoes. No final action
was taken.
* * *
Completion work on the base
ment of the fire hall is expected
to begin this week, fire commit
tee members reported. Two jail
cells will be constructed in the
basement, storage space for Civ
il Defense equipment and other
work will be done.
* * *
Bills approved for payment
were as follows: MBA, $106.94;
Mac’s Plumbing & Heating, $19;
Valley Excavating, $25, all in the
water department. Telephone:
MEA, $16.81, Alaska Railroad,
$47.01, Grasser Hardware, $14.30.
Fire: Ketchikan Spruce, $18.57,
MEA, $4.54, Withey Plumbing &
Heating, $21.87. Various: Week
ly Frontiersman, $12.50, M. V. F.
C. A. $127.05. Street: Russ Dow,
$35; Northern Commercial, $1.48;
Leo Lucas, $35: Kirk’s Sales and
Service, $65.23; and Norm’s Su
per Service, $3.
Mayor Wilson announced the
next City Council meeting will
be held Tuseday evening, Aug
ust 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the office of
the city clerk.
ected for assignments on or after
mobilization day when units and
individuals are ordered to active
duty.
Reinforcement designation can
be terminated by joining the reg
ular Army or a National Guard
unit, or by active participation
in an Army Reserve unit.
Only those obligated reservists
who have undergone hardship or
suffering in, or as a result of
combat will be exempt from the
plan.
Obligated reservists who have
had prior National Guard or
Army Reserve service will gen
erally be designated to National
Guard or Army Reserve units,
respectively.
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