Gterefo Utile it
Weicomits Area
Teachers anrf Nurses
Approximately 25 Palmer tea
cher* and nurses were in attend
ancsc at a special service held in
their honor last Sunday at Unit
ed Protestant Church. The speci
al program was arranged by the
Matanuksa Valley Ministerial As
sociation and conducted by vari
ous church pastors of the area.
An organ prelude, by Mrs. Max
Sherrod, opened the program.
The Rev. John Dickerson of the
First Baptist Church offered the
invocation and prayer; the Rev.
Brian Cleworth of the United
Protestant Church gave words of
greetings; the Rev. Einar Bach of
St. John’s Lutheran Church spoke
on the work of the churches, and
Rev. Earl Chandler of the Church
of Christ offered the benediction.
Others speaking in the pro
gram were Mrs. Dexter Bacon,
Valley Presbyterian Hospital di
rector and William T. Zahrad
nicek, superintendent of Palmer
schools.
At the close of the service the
guests of honor and those at
tending adjourned to the church
social hall where Mrs. Einar Bach
presided at the refreshment table.
University Has
Record freshman Class
More than 200 newcomers al
ready have signed up at the Uni
versity of Alaska, according, to
Mrs. Irene Gardner, registrar.
The University will have its larg
est freshman class since its
founding, she reported.
Dr. Ernest N. Patty, university
president, called the initial en
rollment “very encouraging” and
said that he is confidant that
when formal registration opens
this week the university will
have its largest enrollment in his
tory. He reminded late-comers
that dormitory space will be
scarce, but workmen are busy
laying the foundations for an
other 100-man dormitory.'
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 15
AMERICAN LEGION & AUX
ILIARY, Legion Hall, 8 p.m.
FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 16
VALLEY HOSPITAL BOARD
meeting, Hospital, 8 p.m.
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 19
KIWANIS CLUB, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
LIBRARY BOARD, Palmer Li
brary, 7 p.m.
BETA SIGMA PHI, Norma Rich
ie home, 8 p.m.
EXPLORER SCOUTS, U. P.
Church, 7 p.m.
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 20
P-TA MEETING, School gymnas
ium, 8 p.m.
CITY COUNCIL, Clerk’s office,
7:30 p.m.
MOOSE LODGE, Moose Hall, 8
p.m.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Co
Op club room, 12:05 p.m.
MAT. VALLEY EASTERN
STAR, Carpenters’ Hall, 8 p.m.
WELL CHILD CONFERENCE,
Health Center, 1-4 p.m.
PALMER B. P. O. ELKS, Elks
Hall, 8 p.m.
BOY SCOUTS, U. P. Church,
7 p.m.
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 22
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN
GE, Grange Hall, 8 p.m.
WASILLA CALENDAR ^
FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 16
BOY SCOUTS, Wasilla School, 7
p.m.
GIRL SCOUTS, Wasilla Road
house, 3:30 p.m.
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 20
WASILLA GRANGE, Grange
Hall, 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 21
BROWNIES, Wasilla Library, I
3.30 p.m.
FRIENDLY CIRCLE, 1:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
CUB SCOUTS, Mrs. Barns, Mrs.
Combs,'3:30 p.m.
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A roadmasier bicycle will be awarded at the end of
September to the boy or girl turning in the greatest
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Scientist Sees
Great Agricultural
Future in Alaska
Alaska has a great agricultural
future and the territory’s farm
ers are men of foresight who are
helping realize this potential.
That is the opinion of Dr. George
D. Scarseth who left the terri
tory this week with his wife and
daughter for his Indiana home.
Dr. Scarseth, Director of the
American Farm Research Assoc
iation with headquarters at Laf
ayette, Indiana, has been in the
territory as a special consultant
with the Agriculural Extension
Service of the University of Al
aska.
A renowned soil scientist and
plant nutritionist, Dr. Scarseth,
first came to Alaska as the key
note speaker of the first Alaska
Farm Forum held in Palmer Feb
ruary, 1955. On his summer trip
he visited farms and district ex
tension offices. He spoke at
farmers’ meetings and Chambers
of Commerce in the Tanana Val
ley, the Matanuska Valley, and
the Kenai Peninsula. He also
visited the agricultural experi
ment station farms at Fairbanks
and Matanuska. Dr. Scarseth
discussed current and proposed
research programs with the ex
periment station staffs at Palmer.
Arthur S. Buswell, extension
service associate director who
accompanied Dr. Scarseth on his
trip through the Territory, stat
ed on his return to College that
tentative arrangements have
been made for Dr. Scarseth to re
turn next summer.
While meeting with extension
service and experiment station
directors before his departure
Dr. Scarseth stated that Alaska
has a great agricultural potential,
the limits of which are directly
connected with the overall econ
omic development of the terri
NAVY SETS DEC. 10
FOR NROTC EXAMS
The tenth annual competitive
examination for high school sen
iors who desire to attend college
and train for careers as Naval
officers will be held throughout
the nation on December 10, the
Navy announced today. Applica
tions for the NROTC are now
available, but must be received
by November 19, the announce
ment added.
Successful candidates will
start their Naval careers in col
leges and universities in 1956,
with substantial financial assist
ance from the government. After
a normal college education, gra
duates will be commissioned the
Regular Navy or Marine Corps,
for active duty with the Fleet
throughout the world.
Male citizens of the United
States, between the ages of 17
and 21 are eligible to apply for
the NROTC aptitude test. Per
sons who attain a qualifying
score will be given the Navy’s
rigid midshipman physical exam
ination next February.
Students enrolled in the Regu
lar NROTC prograrp will spend
their summers on training cruis
es with the Fleet, and will re
ceive $600 annual retainer pay
until commissioned. In addition
to the normal college curriculm,
the midshipmen will study a
planned course in Naval Science.
All tuition, fees and books will
be furnished by the Navy. Ap
plications are now available at
all high schools, colleges, and
U. S. Navy Recruiting Stations.
tory. He saluted the Alaskan
farmers as men of foresight and
vision and praised the University
of Alaska for the soundness of its
extension and experiment sta
tion programs.
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shooting of “The Gentle Wolf
hound,” thought up a way to
quiet the flute. The movie com
pany raised $100 to buy the ven
dor out of business for a month,
with the hope that the movie
would be completed before the
vendor completed his month’s
vacation.
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