Have you noticed the large 4-H
posters announcing 4-H enroll
ment weeks—April 18 through
April 30? With the green traffic
lights of Spring the green signs
of 4-H are “GO” signs for 4-H.
Sixteen 4-H leaders and assist
ants met for their first meeting
last week. The same 4-H clubs
as met last year will be continued
this year plus new clubs. So we
have leaders, now we need active
members. Won’t you join?
Every boy and girl in Palmer,
Wasilla, Sutton, Eska and in rur
al areas are welcome to be 4—
H’ers, if between the ages of 10
to 20. Four-H’ers learn by doing.
Worth while projects are offered
for you. This year there are new
project books in clothing and
foods.
If you do not know the leader
in your area, stop in at the Ex
tension office and get an enroll
ment sheet. Do it now. Let’s en
roll early, and get a good start.
First thing last Monday morning,
Ginger Lawton called by ’phone
and enrolled in first year foods
project. So snap on the green
light and “GO” with 4-H.
Mixing Bowl Club
The Mixing Bowl 4-H club held
its regular meeting Friday after
school at Swanson School. Mrs.
Blunck is our leader. We divid
ed our club into two parts, our’s
LOCAL COUPLE
TO WED ON MAY 6
All friends of Clare Edmun
son and Paul Stringfield are in
vited to attend their marriage on
Friday evening, May 6 at Moose
Hall.
The double ring ceremony will
be performed by U. S. Commis
sioner Dorothy B. Saxton at 8
p.m.
Friends are also invited to at
tend the reception which will fol
low the ceremony.
is the Mixing Bowl Beaters. We
elected.officers: Joyce Braybeal,
president; Kathy Jacobson, vice
president; Cheryl Leek, secre
tary; Clare Hartley, treasurer;
' Lila Hoskins, reporter, and Judy
Jacobson, song leader.
Carmel Lee Mohan and Lila
Hoskins will give demonstrations
| next meeting, May 6.
Lila Hoskins reporter
Butte Club
The Butte 4-H girls met with
their leader, Mrs. Marty Sher
man, on April 23. We discussed
our projects for the coming
year.’*
We will meet again on Satur
day, April 30 at 2:30 p.m. All
girls in the Butte area are wel
come to come.
We are having sewing and
cooking this year. We will have
election of officers at this meet
ing.
They Have
Bloofus—I wonder why rich
folks so often marry rich folks?
Obfuscus—Because they have
>o much interest in common.
Attention
PALMER SHOE REPAIR
Reopening Monday, May 2nd under New
Management
PATCHES - REPAIRS
ALSO
Canvas Work - Tarps - Tents and Awnings
Same Reasonable Rates - Dave Algarin
Have your little rips repaired before they be
come major operations - you will save money
Evening of Drama
Slated for May 8
Residents of the valley are in
; vited to attend an evening of
I drama which will be presented
May 8 at 8 p.m. in the Central
School gymnasium. Members of
the Anchorage Community Col
lege drama group will offer three
or four one-act plays, under the
joint sponsorship of the Palmer
Branch ACT and Palmer Area
Recreation Council.
Any profits realized from the
presentations will go toward the
PARC projects. An admittance
charge of $1.00 for adults and 50
cents for high school students
will be made to offset travel ex
penses of the troupe and hall
rental.
Plays which will be presented
are: “Elizabeth and Essex”,
Noel Coward’s “Fumed Oak”,
Marc Connally’s “The Traveler”
and one serious play, “Hello Out
There” by William Saroyan.
Frank Brink, director of the
speech department of the Col
lege will come to Palmer with
the group. In accepting the invi
tation Brink remarked how much
he enjoyed coming to Palmer be
cause he has always found val
ley residents to be an appreeia
BETA SIGMA PHI
PUNS CONVENTION
The first Alaska convention of
Beta Sigma Phi will be held in
I the city of Anchorage on May 6-8.
Included in the more than 150
| sorority members from through
out the territory who will attend
will be officers of Palmer Theta
Chapter. These are Mildred Buz
by, president; Bonnie Bettine,
vice-president; Vivian Shaver,
recording secretary; Gladys
Jones, treasurer, and. Mildred
Marple, corresponding secretary.
Two of these five representatives
of the local chapter will attend
the convention as delegates.
Walter W. Ross of Kansas City,
Mo., international president of
the non-collegiate sorority, will
be honored guest end speaker.
This is the first time Mr. Ross
has visited the organization in
Alaska.
Hostess chapters will be Xi
Gamma, Alpha, Gamma, and Nu,
all of Anchorage. Convention
chairman is Mrs. Osky Weeda of
Anchorage who will be assisted
by Mrs. John Scott, Mrs. O. C.
Swenson, Mrs. Louis Odsather,
and Mrs. A. J. Cruver.
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PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL
Two youngsters were patients
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this week. Both have been dis
charged and are now at their
homes. They are Wendy Adams,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Adams of Palmer and Larry
Gatz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Gatz, also of Palmer.
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out during the past week include
Mrs. Gust Schriebl and A1 De
Julio. Still hospitalized are Wil
iam Barry, Kirby Egtvet, Peter
Corcoran, of Pittman, and ■Glen
Yore.
CHURCH HOLDING
EVENING MEETINGS
Rev. M. L. Cowdell of Portland,
Oregon is the visiting speaker at
the revival now in progress at
the Highway Church of GocL
Services which began April 24
are being held each evening at
8 p.m. and will continue until
May 1. Prayers for the sick are
offered each evening. The pub
lic is cordially invited to attend
the services.
Youth for Christ Rally
CHURCH OF GOD
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1 Chaplain John R- Charlton, ■>>
Guest Speaker
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To All Qualified Voters in the Territory of Alaska:
Pursuant to Chapter 46, Session Laws of Alaska, 1955,
a special election will be held September 13, 1955,
to elect delegates to the
Alaska Constitutional
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