RANDOM RAMBLINGS OUT WASILLA WAY
By E. Hjellen
Talked briefly to Dan Ham
mon. He’s leased the Neff place
—about three miles out the Fish
hook Road—and plans on raising
some berries.
Two things should alleviate the
concern for sick pupils and stu
dents next fall. There are two
cols in the nurse's room and we
should have phones by that time.
Billy Nelson will be putting in
the summer with C. A. A. on
Middleton Island.
C. D. has given our community
two quonset huts. All we have
ia do is dismantle—freight them
—and re-assemble them. They
will be used for C. D. storage and
equipment.
About the latter part of May
or in June—vaccine for the Salk
polio shots will be available in
Palmer for all those children not
already covered by the nation
wide program. Get your name
(and number of children) on the
listing at Bert’s and Palmer Drug.
The cost of the series of three
shots will be six dollars. Doctor
A. J. Colberg has given permis
sion to release the information
that he will administer the shots
for free (You buy the vials of
serum). “TIME” magazine (the
one with Senator George’s pic
ture on it) has a marvelous ar
ticle on this—and mentions that
there will be enough vaccine
for all in about a year.
There are now as many as
15.000.000 "sundown farmers",
according io recent estimates—
men with jobs in town who cul
tivate a couple of acres on su
burban property in their spare
time.
Roads being what they are—
this short summer and early win
ter—and having Roy Knapp fix
my car (moose, remember?)— I
haven’t been able to circulate
readily and learn what happened
to- Maybe A1 DeJulio will
let me pull an “Old Knik” and
fill the space with poetry.
Betty Racca—our Big Lake
Bard—credits her dad with this
one.
Some ships sail east and some
sail west
By the self same winds that blow
To the set of the sail
And not the gale
That determines the way they go.
Like the ships of the sea are the
ways of fate
As we voyage along through life
’Tis the set of the soul
That sets the goal
And not the calm or the strife.
Homemakers to Observe
National Home Week .
The first week in May is Na
tional Home Demonstration
Week. Together, more than five
million homemakers will take
part in home demonstration work
in observance of their 10th anni
versary of this Week. “Today’s
Home Builds Tomorrow’s World”,
has come to be knowm as the un
derlying philosophy or guiding
principle.
Here in Palmer there are plans
for a display in a store window.
Also members will be asked to
call on a non-club member or a
newcomer to the valley, and in
terest them in homemakers’ club
work.
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LEGION, AUXILIARY
INSTALL OFFICERS
Ray Lancaster was installed as
Commander of the Matanuska
Valley Post No. 15 American Le
gion and Mrs. Mary Steelman
was installed as president of the
Auxiliary Unit in joint installa
tion ceremonies held April 21.
Richard Demming, department
sergeant-at-arms, conducted cere
monies for the Legion and Mrs.
Selma Smith, department presi
dent, conducted Unit ceremonies.
Other officers installed include
Everett Pederson, first vice
commander; Fred Everett, sec
ond vice-commander; Julius
Moore, adjutant; Bernard Nie
mann, finance officer; Edward
Ueeck, historian; Henry Liebing,
service officer; Jack Rodrequiz,
chaplain, and Claude Harter, ser
geant- at-arms.
Auxiliary officers installed in
addition to the president were:
Eva Plumley, first vice-president;
Dorothy Trudell, second vice
president; Molly Barett, sergeant
at-arms and Minnie Clark, chap
lain. Erma Liebing, secretary
treasurer and Gladys Jones, un
able to attend, historian, will be
installed in office at a later date.
Guests at the installation cere
monies included Past Depart
ment President Edith Davis and
her mother, Mrs. Rachel Alexan
Homemakers Calendar
MAY 2
Wasilla Club, Mrs. Ted Momm
Wasiila Club, Mrs. Ted Momm
sen
MAY 9
Cheeehako Club, Mrs. Ruth
Zimowski
Nuggets Club, Mrs. Ruth Hodg
son
MAY 10
Sourdough Club, Mrs. Henry
Harrison
PalmasiUa Club, Mrs. Marion
Duff
MAY 11
Happy Valley Club, Mrs. Mar
jorie Cook
Golddusters, Mrs. Glen Persing
er
MAY 17
Glacier View, Mrs. Pearl Trow
bridge
MAY 18
Homesteaders, Mrs. Edna John
son
MAY 19
Riverbend, Mrs. Ted White
MAY 24
Suttonettes, Mrs. Lorraine John
son
der of Anchorage, and Depart
ment First Vice President Izola
Sims of Palmer, unit member.
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KIWANIS HEAR OF
COMMISSIONERS DUTIES
U. S. Commissioner Dorothy
B. Saxton was guest speaker at
the Kiwanis Club of Palmer
meeting held on April 25. Mrs.
Saxton related to the group vari
ous duties, powers and rights
that go with the office of U. S.
Commissioner. Club members re
ported her talk as very interest
ing and informative.
Business discussions centered
around the possible formation of
a club softball team; a report on
the forthcoming Kiwanis-spon
sored blood typing program, and
the decision against sending a
delegate to the International Ki
wanis convention to be held in
the states this June.
The next luncheon meeting
will be held at the Co-Op club
JUNIOR-SENIOR PROM
SET FOR APRIL 30
Committees are busy this week
finalizing plans for the Junior
Senior prom which will be held
at Central School gym on Satur
day evening, April 30. Preceding
the prom a banquet will be held
at Grange Hall.
As in the past, the theme for
the prom will not be announced
prior to the event. The juniors
have announced they have secur
ed a good band for dancing.
Committee members are Bar
bara Hudgins, Jucby James, Jen
netta Lindsey, Robert Barry,
Dale Clarke and Bill Bentti, dec
orations. Members of the banquet
committee are Carol Berry, Wil
da Harris, Nancy Shelton, Jim
McNeese and Ronnie Aklestad.
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