THE FRONTIERSMAN
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office a*
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, *1879.
A. J. DeJulio ..r-- Publisher-Manager
Editor_Virginia Gallant
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W.O.O-M. PLAN
SALE AND AUCTION
Women of the Moose are plan
ning an afternoon and* evening
sale for to-morrow, November 18,
at Moose Hall, Beginning at 1:30
p.m_ rummage sale items will be
offered to the public. A wide as
sortment will be put on sale, in
cluding items of furniture, cloth
ing, etc. Coffee will be served
during the afternoon.
During the evening a white
elephant auction and a box so
cila will be held. During the auc
tion many good pieces of furni
ture and other items will be put
up for bid. The public is invited
to participate in both the after
noon and evening program. Mrs.
L. P. Rorrison is chairman of the
sale. Dlj
NEW OFFICERS TO
CONDUCT A & R MEETING
New officers, elected at the
last meeting of the Altar and
Rosary Society of St. Michael's
Catholic Church, will preside at
the society’s November 21 meet
ing which will be held at -the
home of Mrs. James Smith, be
ginning at 8 p.m.
New society officers are Mrs.
Civil Service
Announces Exams
The Joint Board of U.S. Civil
Service Examiners, Anchorage,
announces open competitive ex
aminations for career-condition
al appointments to positions in
various semi-skilled and custod
ial trades. Included are custodial
laborer, general laborer and help
er trades (general). Salary range
is from $1.64 to $2.68 per hour,
depending on Wage Board level.
Applicants must have reached
their 18th birthday on the date
of filing application. There is no
maximum age limit.
Additional information on this
examination may be obtained at
any First or Second Class Post
Office; the Joint Board of U. S.
Civil Service Examiners, Alaska
Native Health Service Hospital
(Pouch 8, Anchorage, or the
Branch Office, U. S. Civil Ser
vice Commission, Room 203,
Loussac-Sogn Building, Anchor
age.'
Richard Benson, president; Mrs.
Richard Mohan, vice-president;
Mrs. Collette, secretary; and Mrs.
Stan Zaborac, treasurer.
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Buick Presents
New Line for 1956
For 1956 Buick presents a com
pletely new line of cars, featur
ing a four-door hardtop in each
series, more powerful V-8 engin
es, and a new Dynaflaw trans
mission that increases take-off
performance and economy. The
new styling is in the same bold
design that has made Buick the
third best seller in the nation for
the past three years.
The new line comes in four
series, with 18 body styles
mounted on two wheelbases.
B/naflow has been made stand
ard equipment ofi all but the
Special series. The 322 cubic inch
engine, previously used only on
the Roadmaster, Super and Cen
tury, has been extended to the
Special series for the first time
in 1956. On the three top series,
the horsepower has been increas
ed to 255 with a four-barrel car
buretor and a compression ration
of 9.5 to 1. The horsepower rat
ing in the Special has been in
creased from 188 to 220 with a
compression ration of 8.9 to 1.
Safety features built into the
1956 Buicks include a foam rub
ber pad atop the instrument pan
el, seat belts, which are available
as dealer installed equipment on
all models, improved power brak
es and improved acceleration in
the driving range to minimize the
danger in passing. Door locks
have an interlocking feature that
prevents them from flying open
in event of a collision.
Technical features of the new
Buicks include jacking points
that eliminate all guesswork as
to where to place the jack when
changing a tire. This, coupled
with a new jack that can be op
erated with the foot, makes it
simpler and safer to change a
tire. Buick’s new air conditioner
for 1956 which is offered as op
tional equipment on all closed
models, is designed to furnish all
weather comfort. All Buicks for
1956 are equipped with a color
ful new instrument panel with
200 ATTEND 4 H
ACHIEVEMENT NIGHT
At least 200 4-H’ers, parents
and friends braved the snowy
night last Saturday to attend the
annual 4-H Achievement pro
gram.
In the absence of Mrs. James
Berry, 4-H Council president,
- Mrs. Harold Dinkel presided.
Mrs. Carlos Driggers led the
group with the 4-H pledge. Four
H songs were sung throughout
the program, under the direction
of Mrs. Mavin Rupp, with Mrs.
Covich as pianist.
Territorial awards were pre
sented to Carol Berry for her
project in food preparation; El
mer McDonald for his poultry
project; and Larry Trowbridge
for his garden project.
District medals were awarded
for clothing to Barbara Brew-*
ster, Gretchen Esslinger, and
Betty Jo Wilson. Other district
medals were awarded to George
Sharp, home improvement; Gene
Dinkel, 'leadership; LeRoi Hea
ven, poultry; Sara Moffitt, food
preparation; Judy James, Muriel
Hanks, LeAnn Hoffman, Annet
ta Sawby, and Charmaine Saw
by, dress revue; and William
Boyd, dairy. George Sharp show
ed slides on last year’s 4-H
Round-up activities at the Uni
versity of Alaska.
Nine clubs were presented
club charters or seals and approx
imately 130 4-H’ers received their
pins for completion and work
well done.
A traditional 4-H candle light
ing service was held with the
following 4-H members partici
patiftg: Gretchen Esslinger, spirit
of light; Alice Buzby, head; Pen
ny Buzby, heart; David Martin,
hands; Mike Eppler, health; Bet
ty Jo Wilson, closing poem;; and
Roberta Sharp, benediction.
Achievement night summariz
ed a successful 4-H year and fine
4-H spirit and participation.
Members offered their apprecia
tion to the excellent leaders and
fine cooperation of 4-H parents
and their thanks to the Matan
uska Valley Farmers Cooperat
ing Association and Palmer Ki
wanis Club for ice cream served
at Achievement night.
PLANS COMPLETED
FOR ALL-DAY SALE
Women of the relief society of
the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints are busily pre
paring for their variety sale
which will be held tomorrow, No
vember 18, in the Shamrock
building. Many items in the rum
mage, white elephant, home made
pastries, and hand made fancy
work will be offered for sale. The
public is invited to attend the
sale which will begin at 10 a.m.
and continue throughout the day.
red and green dials as indicators.
All instruments are mounted in a
cluster directly above the steer
ing column, and within easy view
of the driver. The clock is mount
ed on the right side.
Eleven new colors in brilliant
blues, greens, reds and yellows
have ben developed by Buick for
1956. The new colors, combined
with four of the most popular
hues in production last year, give
the customer 15 choices in either
solid tones or two and three-tone
combinations. Buick offers more
than 200 interior color and trim
combinations on the 18 models in
its 1956 line.
| Reporters—
Notebook
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Scoggins and
family of Tetitlak will be spend
ing the Thanksgiving holiday
with the Sam Woolcocks of Pal
mer. Mr. Scoggins is a former
Palmer school teacher and now
teaches at Tatitlak. While living
in Palmer Mrs. Scoggins was em
ployed in the office of Dr. C. C.
Bailey.
A minister’s retreat was held
from Friday noon through Sat
urday of last week at the Comp
ton homestead, Mile 6714 for pas
tors of the Church of God in the
Palm«r and Anchorage areas.
Those attending were Rev. Wes-,
ley Lancaster, Palmer Church of
God; Rev. Albert Compton, Sut
ton Community Church; Rev. Ir
vin Cultice, Potter Community
Church; Rev. Gerald Frazee, An
chorage Church of God; and the
Rev. James Austin, Church of
God director, in Alaska.
Helen Crites, secretary in the
Co-Op business office, is back at
work following a trip to the
Mayo Clinic where she received
medical treatment,
(Graduating from the U. S. Na
val Pre-Flight School at Pensa
cola, Florida on October 29 was
Naval Aviation Cadet August
(Bert) A. Cather, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ray N. Cather of Palmer.
He entered the Naval Aviation i
Cadet Program through the Los
Alamitos Naval Air Station at
Long Beach, Calif. He is now as
signed to the Whiting Field U. S.
Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Flo
rida, for primary flight train
ing. He is a graduate of Palmer
High School.
With this issue of The Fron
tiersman, the publication of the
Palmer Independent School Dis
trict delinquent tax roll ends.
Further action is contemplated
for accounts that are not paid.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Eckert plan
to leave Palmer Sunday enroute
to Seattle, Portland and Los An
geles. They plan to spend Thanks
giving at Spokane with their son
Wfesley, student at Washington
State. They plan to return in
about two weeks.
M. D. Snodgrass is back in cir
culation following a three-week
stay at the 5005th Airforce Hos
pital.
Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Turner ar
rived back in Palmer this week
end following a trip Stateside.
They flew to Seattle where they
picked up a ne w 1956 Volks
wagon delivery van and then
drove to Spokane where they
over the Alaska highway, via Ed
visited friends before returning
monton. They reported the high
way a bit hazardous and in spite
of bucking the wind on two days,
used only 104 gallons of gasoline
on their 3050 mile trip back . <
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your electric wiring system.
The wiring in many homes
can’t carry all the current
modem appliances need. If
the wiring in your home i»
weak, you’re not only being
annoyed—you’re also wast
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