ELECTRIC POWER CON'T
Wasllla Stations, the Civic
Center at Palruor, which now gen
orrtes It3 own cl ctricity,.
Power used at the Civic Center
would include the hospital,
garage, creamery, hatchery,
the large school building, and
all residences.
To date, the possibility f
Rural Electrification for the
valley looks very favorable.
TESTING
P.T.A.
At the regular meeting of the
P.T.A. March 21st. Dr.C.E.
Albrecht and hiss Dorothy
Whitney, Public Health nurse,
led a discussion on eye health.
Dr. Albrecht discusser1 the
Nnat y& physiology of the eye
while Miss Whitney discussed
the topic,"Sight Conservation."
It was announced at this meeting
that Dr.Works,fron anchorage,
had consented to ©bme to Palmer
sometime before school closes
to examine the eyes of any adult
or of any school or pre-school
child accompanied by a parent
who request this examination.
The ''ate of this visit will
be announced later.
It 7/as also announced that
there would bo a m.rning or
afternoon set aside before Dr.
Works arrival for testing
the eyes of pre-school children,
of parents- who would be interest
ed in such an examination.
If the results of the test in
dicated the need for further
examination by an eye specialist
those children could then be
seen by pr.Works if the parents
so .To si red.
The importance of early detection
of usual defects cannot bo over
emphasized. Valuable time may
be lost if v/e wait until the c 1
child enters school, to tost
his vision. Watch for the date
of the prc-school testing of eyes,
TEACHERS ELECTED FOR
COMING YEAR
At the regular meeting of the
Palmer school board, applications
for teachers in the local school
wore considered for the next
School year* and the following
were elected to hold their respec
tive positions.
Alice Bromley to teach the first
grade and head of primary depart-:'
ment. Margaret -Lyman for the
first and second grade, Cleo
Stratton for the second and
Madelyne Russ&ll for the third.
Maxine Myers will teach third
and fourth and Moana Monkman will
teach the fourth only.
Vir0il McVicker fifth grade
teacher and Theresa Dcrsh for the
sixth and head of the intermediate
department.
Annabel Freeburn will teach
music in all the grades.
The upper grade teachers are;
Vernon foreman, agriculture,
Myrtle Klovstad Home making,
Celia Klotz science and Math.
Lyle E.Roger English, Hattie
Jeffery History and Latin and
Neil S.Miller for the Junior
High and boys education also,
acting assistant t o superintendent
NOTICE TO THOSE
WHO HAVE ORDERED CHICKS,
The following people should call
at the Hatchery for thier chickens
on Tuesday morning, fftarch 23.
Mrs.Clen Eroo strom
Mrs.Ford Bechtel
Harold -Tacobson
Bring containers for your chicks-.
3e wise and have your brooder
house heated and in readimess 24
hours in advance.
To date, 14,835 chicks have been
ordered from the local hatchery
&nd some have been delivered
already. Chicks are hatching
regularly now.