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Reporters—
Notebook
Gardeners planning winter
greenhouses for next year’s crops
will find two new gardening bul
letins available at their district
Extension Service office. The two
federal publications are “Spha
gnum Moss for Plant Propaga
tion” and “Commercial Produc
tion of Greenhouse Tomatoes”.
They may be obtained from the
Extension Service office.
Visiting in Palmer on Tuesday
of this week was Thomas B. Ste
wart, executive officer of the Al
aska Statehood Committee and
Joseph Molkup, technical advis
or from the Public Administra
tion Service for the Alaska Con
stitutional Convention. The pur
pose of their visit was to discuss
preparations for the forthcoming
convention with James Hurley,
Palmer precinct delegate, and
other interested persons.
Doyle Ross, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Lucius Ross of Palmer was
recently awarded the Major Reu
ben H. Fleet Scholarship of_$500
for the acedemic year 1955-56.
The announcement was made by
Reginald D. Root, director of stu
dent financial aid. Ross is in his
senior year at the University of
Washington in Seattle.
Mr. and Mrs. Mann Leiser and
family, of Bailey Hill, will leave
Palmer Saturday enroute to Bel
lingham, Wash., where they have
purchased and will operate a
flower shop and nursery. The
Leisers have been in Palmer
since April, 1954 and have man
aged the Palmer Nursery on Bail
ey Hill. They have been actvie in
civic activities since coming
here; Mann in Kiwanis and Gar
den Club, and Beverly in Home
makers’ and Garden club. Their
eldest daughter has been active
in 4-H.
James W. Wilson, territorial
commissioner of agriculture,
leaves Palmer Saturday enroute
to San Francisco where he will
attend a meeting of the Western
States Association of agricultural
commissioners. The meeting will
convene October 9 and continue
through the 12th. While in the
States Commissioner Wilson will
confer with egg shippers in Seat
tle and San Francisco and regu
lation officers of egg milk pro
grams. He also will take a week’s
leave time and from Seattle will
go to New Orleans for a meeting
of the National Commissioner’s
Association. He expects to return
■ in mid-November. Fellow Ki
i wanians of Wilson’s report that
while in New Orleans he will be
scouting for new material for the
organization’s annual Minstrel
Show. ,
The first of a planned series of
Scouters Training Courses was
held at Central School last night.
The courses are being conducted
by Major Roberts who has re
cently returned from specialized
training in Idaho. Regular train
ing courses are planned and will
be announced.
Among those from Palmer who
will be in attendance at the Ex
tension Conference to be held at
College will be Dr. Allan Mick,
director of extension; Lew
Hanks, local district agent; and
Experiment Station personnel—
Don L. Irwin, director, Lenore
Ammerman, Dr. Charles E. Log
dson, H. P. Gaza way, and Wil
liam Sweetman.
Patricia Hamilton, special ag
ent in the Federal school lunch
program, was a Palmer visitor
this week. She reported the Pal
mer school lunch program as a
veiy fine one and most satis
factory. Miss Hamilton is affilia
ted with the San Francisco office.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Essling
er have returned to Palmer fol
lowing a trip to the States. They
drove back over the Alaska high
way. Mrs. Esslinger and son
Howard had gone out earlier this
summer.
The attractive Matanuska Maid
signs on the water tower in the
Co-Op shopping center will be
flood-lighted in the near future
so it may be visible at night as
well as during the daytime.
The VFW Auxiliary of Wasilla
are planning a fall garden dinner
at te Wasilla School on October
15. Proceeds will go toward fire
equipment and work on the CD
buildings. Prizes will be awarded
RANGE SEASON
OPENS SOON FOR
LOCAL SHOOTERS
Ail shooters who plan to par
ticipate in the Illowa shoot this
year are requested to register
with Marie Westenbarger on Oc
tober 14. Mrs. Westenbarger will
be at the Matanuska Valley
Sportsmen rifle range in the Rec
Hall building that evening.
Practice sessions are now in
progress. Shooters are invited to
practice at any time the range is
open.
during Alaska’s favorite game
which will be played following
the dinner.
Another log chapel has been
erected by the Rev. Bert Bingle,
former pastor of United Protes
tant Church. This time the chap
el is in the coal mining commun
ity of Suntrana. Rev. Bingle
built the local church, as well as
churches at Tok Junction, Big
Delta, and College. The Suntrana
Chapel was dedicated October 2,
assisted by the Rev. Brian Cle
worth of Palmer, moderator of
the Yukon Presbytery and the
Rev. Victor Alfsen, moderator of
the Synod of Washington.
Philip Edleman has been ap
pointed to fill out the term of
Cy Fahnestock as steward at the
United Protestant Church.
The fall meeting of Yukon
Presbytery was held at the Tok
Community Presbyterian Chapel
October 4. Dr. Winston Laugh
lin of Palmer was elected dele
gate from the United Protestant
Church.
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Fluffo 3189c Milk , .11,89c
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II, 1955 - 8:00 P. M. Central School Gym - Double
Feature “Arsenic and Old Lace” & “The Sea Around Us”
PRODUCE DEPT.
Concord Grapes 99c
5 Lb. Box
JONATHAN
APPLES 4 lbs. 89c
NEW CROP
CELLO — LOCAL
CARROTS bag 19c
N.B.C.
GRAHAM
CRACKERS
2 ibs. 69c
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Beef Roasts
Chuck Steaks
Short Rib's
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Ground Beef 3 lbs. 99
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