onstration Agent for the past
year and Fr. Estelle Is replacing
Mr,I.M.C*Anderson with the Agri
culture Extension Service at Mrt
anucka.
Both these young people are well
known In the Valley., Anchorage
and Fairbanks. Both have a host
of friends who join in wishing
them. ever lasting happiness ahd
prosperity,,
JOKE J.BUGGY TAKES DEGREE
John J.Buggy passed the third
degree of Masonory last Saturday
September 3. . About 15 local mem
bers were present tc help him
through the ordeal. After the cer
emony a chicken dinner was served
at which approximately 100 hasens
attended including those from
Anchorage.
CATHOLIC SERVICES
Special services will bo held at
the Catholic church to narrow at
1: JO.
The Rev. Charles l ml. tvelt is
arriving in Palmer to replace
the Rev.Father Dufour„
TEACHING STAFF
This years teaching staff has
sene new faces,' Relieving Is
a complete list of this years
teachers. hiss F/rc\vo!y, first
grade Miss Lyman first and second,
Mills■ Borges scoend, Miss Hussc 1
third,-hiss Meyer third and forth,
Miss M^nkman forth, Mr.McVickor
fifth and Miss Dorsh sixth.
In Jr. and Sr, High school wo ■
have. Mr. Miller, Mr,Rogers', Miss
Jeffery, Mr.Metcalf, Mies Xlotz,
Mr. Morenan and MissKlovstoad.
AMERICAN LEGION
The American Legion will hold,
an election of officers tne forth
Tuesday in September, 1
ATT' :iTl'ION
Because of difficulty arising
over the use of the platform
scales in Palmer, it will be nec
essary to keep then locked in the
future. Any person wishing to
use then will be compelled to cal]
at the ware house between the hour:
of 8 to 12 in the morning and from
1 to..5 in the after noon. At
other tines those’ scales will be
under lock ana, key and if this
lock is broken, the penalty for
sane will be orn creed*
It has just been discovered that
the ice has broken up in the Knik
River and that I.ir.J.V.Kirsch won
the entire pool, Mr. Kirsch is
pleased ofccuran and anticipates
the piirchase of a now car.
ESSAY CONTEST
T ho local Grange and the National
Grange are working together and
s ponoring an Essay Content.
This contest must concern the
subject 'of high way softy. This
contest is open, only to members
of the Grange order under -;hc age
of eighteen years.
At the present tine this contest
has closed and wo take great
pleasure in priming the essay
whic. drew f i ret in this contost
in the Territory,, by Hiss Ruth
Cornelius.
"Aneng the nest inportant unsolved
preplens and questions of this
country, there are 3one which are
pornaps a iittlq more difficult
than others, One of these is
the question of '‘Highway Softy",
and on this." subject' wo will dwell
It is cold and peep Hexing-* tRis
safety problem. There seens to
be no solution to it. Reals, and
highways have boon improved; speed
laws have been set, and penalties
for violating these laws hav,e been
provided. Yet accidonto cont?.nue
to prevail. If one should read
the records regularly there would
•probably be a certain percentage
recorded daily. No natter how
nuch is done for improvement, the
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