heart clinic to be
OPENED TO ALASKANS
Funds contributed to the cur
rent Heart Fund campaign in the
Third Division will be used to
enable Alaskar.s to use facilities
of the diagnostice heart clinic at
the University of Washington, it
was announced in Anchorage this
week.
Max Hodel, Anchorage busi
nessman who is chairman of the
drive for the South Central Alas
ka Heart Association, announced
plans for the financial grant to
the university medical school
clinic. A mail campaign for funds
is currently being carried on in
Palmer, Cordova, Kodiak and
Seward, as well as in the Anch
orage area.
Members of the Heart Associa
tion’s board of directors include
Don Irwin and Ed Smith of Pal
mer and Dr. Francis Phillips of
Seward.
“Your contribution helps to ad
vance the program of the local
Heart Association, which includ
es research, education, and com
munity service,” Hodel explain
ed. “This year, for the first time,
these three ends will be simul
taneously served by the associa
tion’s making a financial grant to
the diagnositc Heart Clinic at the"
University of Washington. Then
Alaskan patients having compli-,
cated heart problems which can
not be handled adequately here,
can be referred by their physi
cians to the clinic without the us
ual cost. There they will be seen
by doctors who are highly train
ed and skilled in handling heart
problems.
“This arrangement will repre
sent a direct service to Alaskans
as it will remove a financial bur
den from a group of heart pa
tients, many of whose livelihood
is no doubt already jeopardized
because of their heart disease,”
Hodel continued.
“Your contribution is needed.
Seventy-five per cent of it is used
for the runring of the local heart
program. The remainder is con
tributed to the American Heart
Association for the operation of
research and educational pro
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10
MATANUSKA AIRMENS’ AS
SOCIATION, Co-Op club room,
8 p.m.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11
SQUARE DANCE GROUP, Moose
Hall, 8:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13
B.P.O. ELKS POT L,UCK DIN
NER. Elks Hall, 1:00 p.m.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14
KIWANIS CLUB, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
M. V. F. CREDIT UNION, Board
meeting Experiment Station
basement, 8 p.m.
PALMER CEMETERY ASSOCIA
TION, Moose Hall, 8 p.m.
EXPLORER SCOUTS, United
Protestant Church, 7 p.m.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15
ANNUAL HOSPITAL ASSN.
MEETING, New High School,
8:00 P. M.
BOY SCOUTS, Unitea Protestant
Church, 7 p.m.
CITY COUNCIL, Clerk’s office,
7:30 p.m.
MINSTREL CHORUS REHEAR
SAL
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Co
Op club room, 12:05 p.m.
MAT. VALLEY O. E. STAR, Car
penters’ Hall, 8 p.m.
WELL CHILD CONFERENCE,
Health Center, 2-4 p.m.
PALMER B. P*. O. ELKS, Elks
lodge, 8 p.m.
PIONEER GRANGE, card party,
8 p.m.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17
AMERICAN LEGION & AUXIL
IARY, Legion Hall, 8 p.m.
LUTHERAN HAM DINNER,
Church basement, 5:00-8:00 p.m.
grams.”
Contributions may be mailed to
the South Central Alaska Heart
Association at Post Office Box
1460, Anchorage.
There are 1,130,000 Boy Scouts
who are members of 51,000 Boy
Scout Troops in America.
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More Farm Power
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In a major break with the
past, Ford Motor Company an
nounced five new farm tractors
in two power series for 1955.
Featured in the new line is the
“800” series, full three-plow
tractors. One of the two models
in the 800 series is shown above.
Another power series, the “600”
with three models, also is offered
for 1955, marking the first time
in the almost half-century his
tory of tractor production that
Ford has offered more than a
single size tractor. All five ma
chines, featuring three-point im
plement hitch with advanced hy
draulic implement control, are on
display in Ford tractor and im
plement dealerships throughout
the United States.
Decrease of
Whooping Cranes
Worries Conservationists
A final fall-winter count ol
whooping cranes at their winter
refuge in Texas shows the sole
surviving flock of America’s rar
est migratory birds has declined
to 21, three short of the previous
year, the Fish and Wildlife Ser
vice reported this week.
Reports from the Aransas Na
tional Wildlife Refuge state that
no offspring arrived at the Fed
eral sanctuary with the flock
when it moved down from its
breeding grounds in the far north.
This is the first time since popu
lation records of the giant, res
onant voiced birds have been kept
that the cranes have come to their
Texas wintering grounds without
at least two young birds. Since
establishment of the Arkansas
Refuge in 1937, the annual fan
winter censuses have shown an
average of four fledglings each
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\LTAR AND ROSARY SOCIETY
MEETS MONDAY NIGHT
Mrs. Merle Puddicombed will
be hostess at the regular meeting
of the Altar and Rosary Society
on Monday evening, February 14,
8 p.m., at her home in the Smith
subdivision area.
season.
Despite Federal efforts *o save
the unique cranes from extinc
tion, natural losses and the gun
fire of careless or malicious hunt
ers have held down the growth of
the flock. The first official count
of whooping cranes in 1938-39 ac
counted for 18 birds. In 1941-42
the floen reached a low point of
15. The wintering population
then rose gradually to 34 in 1949
50 but declined again to 21 in
1952-53. The 1953 autumn count
of 24, which included three off
spring, revived hope for the spec
ies’ survival which now again
seems to be an uphill battle.
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ALASKANS TO BE REPRESENTED
AT WHITE HOUSE EDUCATION CONFERENCE
Alaska would be allotted 10 re
presentatives to the White House
Conference on Education this
year under the tentative plan an
nounced today by President
Eisenhower’s Conference Commit
tee.
Alaska’s quota, based on popu
lation, was disclosed when the
Committee for the White House
Conference on Education publish
ed its “working plan” for the
Nation’s first concerted study on
educational requirements. The
committee is headed by Neil H.
McElroy of Cincinnati, president
of Procter and Gamble Co.
More than 2,000 persons would
take part in the White House
Conference Nov. 28 through Dec.
1 under the Committee’s tenta
tive plans. Some 70 percent of
these would be selected by offi
cials of the State and Territorial
conferences being held this y$ar
in conjunction with the White
House Conference. Othere would
be representatives of national or
ganizations taking part in t.he con
ference program, members of Con
gress, foreign observers, and
others named by the committee.
The State and White House
Conference program has been
characterized by President Eisen
hower as potentially the largest
study of education ever made. It
calls for meetings of lay citizens
and educators in each Stale and
Territory to discuss possible solu
tions to their educational prob
lems. Funds for defraying costs
of State conferences were appro
priated by Congress last year in
response to the President’s re
quest.
Alaska’s portion of the $700,000
appropriated for State meetings
is $5,000. Applications have been,
made for funds.
Announcing its hope for a con
ference of more than 2,000 per
sons, the Committee said it would,
base a report to the President of
the “significant and pressing pro
blems” in education on rhe re
sults of the White House Confer
ence and two other sources of in
formation. These are: the results
of the Committee’s studies into
six broad areas of education and
the conclusions reached at State
and Territorial conferences.
The six areas also will be the
discussion agenda at the White
House Conference. They are: 1.
What Should Our Schools Ac
complish? 2. In What Ways Can
We Organize Our School System
More Efficiently and Economical
ly? 3. What Are Our School
Building Needs? 4. How Can We
I Get Enough Good Teachers—
I —and Keep Them? 5. How Can
We Finance Our Schools—Biuld
and Operate Them? 6. How Can
I We Obtain a Continuing Public
' Interest in Education?
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SPRING SHIPMENTS of
SEED and FERTILIZER
Take advantage of off-cax cash
prices — borrow now — repay in
regular installs enis at low
interest.
DON'T FORGET—WE PAID 4%
ON SAVINGS IN 1954
Malanuska Valley
Federal CredR Union
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CO-OP TRADING POST
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NEW SHOES ARE ARRIVING FOR EVERY
MEMBER OF THE FAMILY
Big Range el Styles and Sizes
I TABLE OF
REDUCED ITEMS
including
denizen Sweaters
Whste Blouses
AND MANY OTHER ITEMS
Beautiful Drapery and Slip Cover Material
in Scenie Prints - Stripes - Floral and
Modern Design. - 90c *■ $100 per yd.
36 inches wides
Tuck one of our cute
Valentine Hankies
in your Valentine
cards
SEVERAL PATTERNS
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Co-Op Garage
Have all your machinery in
lip-top shape when plant
ing season rolls round so
you can swing into action
without delay. We'll inspect
your equipment; and make
needed repairs at moderate
cost.
It’s time to order your new farm equipment.
Gome in- We have the 1955 catalogs on
hand. See the latest in Farm Equipment.
SPECIAL
Priced to Sell!!
1954 International
Half-Ton
PICK-UP TRUCK
20% off
Good-Year Studded
SURE-GRIP TIRES
SIZES: 710x15 — 760x15
WE ARE JOBBERS FOR ....
CAMEL TIRE BOOTS, PATCHES, REPAIR KITS
SEED
FEED
Co-Op Warehouse fertilizer
CO-OP GROCERY DEPT.
McCORMICK
BUCK TEA.100 bags 67c
PUROLA
SHORTENING.3 lb. can 89c
ROSARITA
MEXICAN DINNER.per can 89c
RIECHMAN'S
GORM-Gif-THE-SOB ... No. 303 can 22c
HOLLISTER
TOMATO JUICE ... No 2 can 2 for 33c
MEAT DEPARTMENT
OXTAILS.per lb.
LYNDEN FRYERS.per lb.
PORK CHOPS.per lb.
YOUNG
BEEF LIVER.per lb.
FROZEN
SLICED PEACHES per pkg
FROZEN
ORANGE JUICE.per ean
s
A
V
29c
62c
69c
54c
26e
22c
CO-OP CREAMERY. Mafanuska Maid' Fresh Eggs
AT YOUR
GROCERS