League Expresses
Appreciation in
First Resolution
RMoU.tion No. 1 of the League
of Alaska Cities fifth annual con
▼ention is as follows:
WHEREAS the City of Palmer
extended an invitation to the
League of Alaska Cities to gather
m Palmer for the annual League
meeting on October 31, Novem
ber 1 and 2, 1955 and
WHEREAS the City of Palmer,
its Mayor, Council, business and
civic organizations have extend
ed a warm and sincere welcome
to the delegates and members of
the League of Alaska Cities dur
ing this convention and
WHEREAS the officials of the
City of Palmer arranged for ideal
weather conditions which pre
sented the brisk stimulation that
characterizes the city and
WHEREAS the progressive
spirit of Palmer and its delegates
has inspired the League in its
deliberations.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RE
SOLVED that the League of Al
aska Cities officially records its
in,cere appreciation of the City
1 »f Palmer, its Mayor, Council and
Uisine® and civic organizations
tor their warm response .true Al
askan hospitality, and assistance
during this convention.
Passes and unanimously ap
proved by the League of Alaska
Cities on November 1, 1955.
WORKSHOP ITEMS
TO BE DISPLAYED
Approximately 115 Homemak- !
ers attended the all-day session of
the Extension Service annual!
Christmas Worship last Thursday
at the United Protestant Church.
All Valley Homemakers’ clubs
were well represented. Many
Christmas foods were prepared
and sampled, and recipes given
to all who attended. A Club Bul
letin will be prepared in about
two weeks, giving many of the
■recipes later sampled at the noon
luncheon.
Following the luncheon Home
maker’s displayed gift items and
Christmas wrappings and decor
ations that were economical as
well as useful.
On Tuesday, November 8, the
Extension office staff will have
gift items and crafts on display
for anyone to examine. Patterns
will also be available at that time
for those who desire them. Inter
ested persons are invited to at
tend for all day, part of the day
or at 7:30 in the evening. Gift^
Alaskans to Attend
Fisheries Meeting
Held in Japan
Alaska will be represented at
the meeting of the International
North Pacific Fisheries Commis
sion at Tokyo, Japan the latter
part of October and the firs* part
of November. The member na
tions, the United States, Canada
and Japan will report on the
work being done this year, the
significance of the findings, and
a suggested outline for future in
vestigations.
Alaskans who have left to at
tend this meeting are Clarence
L. Anderson, director of the Al
aska Department of Fisheries; R.
C. Kallenberg, Alaska Fisheries
Board member from Dillingham;
and Larry Fitzpatrick, commer
cial fisherman of Juneau. These
men are advisors to the American
Section of the Commission. Also
attending will be R. R. Parker,
senior biologist with the Alaska
Department of Fisheries, who is
an advisor to the biology section
of the Commission; and John N.
Clawsen, International North
Fisheries Commission member
from Anchorage.
Alaskans are vitally concerned
with the expanding high seas cat
ches of the Japanese salmon fleet
in mid-Pacific, as well as the
king crab fishery in the Bristol
Bay area, which is harvested by
both American and Japanese fish
ermen. This year’s Japanese catch
was 50,503,069 salmon in the Al
eutian Islands area of the North
Pacific. The Japanese canned 59,
850 cases of king crab which
were taken on the eastern Bering
Sea banks.
Dr. Charles E. Bunnell, Univer
sity of Alaska president emeritus,
will attend the 69th annual con
vention of the Association of
Land-Grant Colleges and Univer
sities November 14-17. The con
vention will be at Michigan State
University. Dr. Bunnell will be
accompanied by Ronald Cosgrave,
chemical engineering sophomore.
The University of Alaska is one
of the last organized land grant
colleges. The U. S. Congress set
aside the land in 1915; the terri
torial Legislature accepted it in
1917, and the Alaska Agricultural
College and School of Mines
opened its doors September 18,
1922. The Legislature changed the
institution’s status to university
in 1935.
ideas for everyone will be pres
ented.
NOVEMBER 6
11:00 '‘Prayer, the Antidote to Despair"
Rev. Frank Walkup, Guest Minister
11:00 Sunday School Classes for all ages.
Rev. Brian H. Cleworih. Minister
A CORDIAL WELCOME TO ALL
Palmer Baking Co.
Bread Pastries
AT YOUR
LOCAL GROCERS
ORDER YOUR DECORATED
CAKES BY PHONE
Palmer 2181
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3
ACHIEVEMENT DAY, U. P.
Church, 11 a.m.
LEGION AND AUXILIARY, Le
gion Hall, 8 pun.
AJLL ALASKA CHAMBER
MEET, Fairbanks
VALLEY HEALTH COUNCIL,
Health Center, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4
AAAS COOK INLET Chapter,
Anchorage
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7
PALMER KIWANIS, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
XI ETA CHAPTER, BSP
THETA CHAPTER, BSP, Doro
thy Pelletier’s home, 8 p.m.
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 8
CITY COUNCIL, Clerk's office,
7:30 p.m.
WOMEN OF THE MOOSE,
Moose Hall, 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 9
BOY SCOUTS, U.P. Church. 7
p.m. _____—.
CARPENTERS’ LOCAL, Carpen
ters Hall, 8 p.m.
PALMER B. P. O. ELKS, Elks
Hall, 8 p.m.
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 10
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN
GE, Grange Hall, 8 p.m.
VOL. FIRE FIGHTERS, Fire
Hall. 7-3 p.m.
WASJLLA CALENDAR
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4
BOY SCOUTS, Wasilla School,
7 p.m.
GIRL SCOUTS, Wasilla Road
house, 31:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9
BROWNIE SCOUTS, Wasilla Li
brary, 3:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10
CUB SCOUTS, Mrs. Barnes, Mrs.
Combs, 3:30 p.m.
WASILLA HOMEMAKERS. 11
a.m.
NEW BABIES
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Michaelson
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Michaelson
of Palmer are parents of their
third child, a daughter, who has
been named Julie Anne. She
was born at Valley Presbyterian
Hospital October 29 and weighed
seven pounds, three ounces aft
birth. Mr. Michaelson is employed
as soil scientist art the Alaska
Agriculture Experiment Station.
Maternal grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. William Sweetman of
Palmer.
Chambers
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Cham
bers of Curry are parents of their
third child, a son, who was born
at Valley Presbyterian Hospital
October 27, weighing eight
pounds, and one half ounces at
birth. He has been named Mark
Nathan. Mr. Chambers is employ
ed by the Alaska Railroad.
Woods
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Woods of
Palmer are receiving congratula
tions on the birth of a daughter,
Kerry Irene. She was bom at
Valley Presbyterian Hospital No
vember 1 and weighed eight
pounds, four ounces at birth. She
has a sister and brother at home.
Mr. Woods is Union Oil consignee
in Palmer. Maternal grandmother
is Mrs. Lila Newville of Palmer.
TVrmer Pafmerite
Attending Milwaukee
School of Engineering
La Verne C. Hamann, son of
Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Hamann of
Palmer, has enrolled at the Mil
waukee School of Engineering for
the 1955 fall quarter.
A student of Palmer High Sch
ool, and a graduate of Great Falls
High School, Great Falls, Monfy
Hamann is registered in the elec
'rical engineering course at
MSOE. He is a veteran of two
years service with the U. S.
Army.
He is one of more than 1,600
new and returning students who
began their electrical and me
chanical engineering and tech
nician studies at MSOE on Sep
tember 28. This enrollment is the
largest the school has had in the
post war years and is an increase
of 221 over the 1,404 students who
registered for the 1934 fall quar
ter. At that time, MSOE had the
fifth largest electrical engineer
ing enrollment among the 173
American colleges and universi
ties granting electrical engineer
ing degrees, according to a U. S.
Department of Health, Education
and Welfare report.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
Sorority Chapter
Holds Model Meeting
Gladys Jones was hostess to
members of Theta Chapter, Beta
Sigma Phi during the ir Novem
ber 1 meeting. Sixteen members
and guests were present. Guests
included fall rushees. The meet
ing was conducted as a model
meeting, during which the hos
tess presented Beta Sigma Phi to
rushees and Dorothy Pelletier
presented the cultural program,
“Friendship”.
The next chapter meeting will
be held Monday evening, Novem
ber 7 at the home of Dorothy
Pelletier. This will be a closed
meeting. Joyce Metz will present
the cultural program.
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