TO CANCEL BOY SCOUT CAMP
UNLESS SUPERVISION IS PROVIDED
Boy Scouts of Troop 654 are
facing a problem of supervision
at their summer camp, it was an
nounced this week. Unless a so
lution can be found, the scouts
will be unable to attend camp
this year.
One of the requirements for
camp attendance is that each
troop be accompanied by an
adult leader. Ideally, this would
be the Scoutmaster, but it is of
ten difficult for a Scoutmaster to
lose a week’s work while attend
ing camp, or he may not be able
to obtain leave from his work for
this period of time. The problem
then arises as to whom will ac
company the boys at camp.
Permission has been obtained
from the Scout Council to send a
troop to camp with rotating lead
ership. Under this system seven
^adults would each agree to give
one day to supervision at camjp.
Each adult would be in charge
from 7 or 8 p.m. of one evening
until 7 or 8 p.m. of the follow
ing evening.
A meeting has been called for
next Wednesday, July 6, the
'Cehtral Scnool building to discuss
this problem. The meeting will
be held between 7:30 and 8:30
p.m. to correspond with the scout
meeting time. All adults who are
interested in helping with the
problem are urged to attend. If
some provision cannot be made,
the boys will not be permitted
DECLARATION
OF INDEPENDENCE
The document in which the
13 English colonies in Ameri
ca asserted their independence
of Great Britian through ac
tion by the Continental Con
gress, was written on July 4,
1776 — 179 years ago, The
instrument was drafted by
Thomas Jefferson, offered as
a resolution by Richard Henry
Lee of Virginia and signed by
56 patriots. Since its writing
the code of American govern
ment has followed its pattern
—“We hold these truths to be
self-evident, that all men are
created equal, that they are
endowed by their Creator
with certain unalienable
Rights, that among these are
Life, Liberty and the pursuit
of Happiness”.
Lew Hanks—
(Continued from page 1)
the Northland Pioneer Grange
No. 1.
Appointment of Hanks com
pletes the Alaska Extension Ser
vice’s roster of district agricul
tural agents. Edward Libenthal
covers the Kenai Peninsula from
Home and Walter Duffy is the
new Tanana Valley agent.
to attend camp.
MIXED VARIETIES
SPUDS FOR SALE
The Matanuska Experiment Station Farm offers
about five tons of surplus U. S. No. 1 potatoes to
local dealers. They will be offered to the highest
bidder. Informal bids will be accepted until 5:00 P.M.
July 6, 1955, at the Palmer Office. Write, phone, or
contact Emil Ganschow, Administrative Officer,
Alaska Agricultural Experiment Station.
Potatoes will be graded and delivered to the buyer
in crates which must be returned.
Wilson—
fContinued from page 1)
by unanimous vote.
* * *
Ted Buzby of the city water de
partment, will be instructed to
prepare an advertisement for
bids for ditching work to be done
in the ARRC sub division where
water pipes are to be replaced.
* * *
The city clerk was authorized
to transfer funds in the City’s
school district tax fund to the
Palmer Independent School Dis
trict general fund. This money
is collected within city limits for
the School District. #
* * *
Koslosky’s Deparment Store,
Inc. requested the transfer of the
Con Pearski liquor license for
Buck’s Place to Koslosky’s De
partment Store, Inc. Following
the receipt from the estate of the
late Con Pearski that such a
transfer is in accordance to their
wishes, the city clerk was in
structed to issue the transfer.
Building plans for an 80- by
80-foot garage, submitted by the
Alaska Road Commission, were
approved by council members
and the clerk instructed to issue
a building permit to the contrac
tor upon the receipt of the usual
fees.
* * *
Following a discussion pertain
ing to the rate change proposed
by the Matanuska Electric Asso
ciation, council members voted
unanimously to approve the
change and instructed the city
attorney to prepare an amend
ment to Ordinance 52, relative to
electrical rates in the City of Pal
mer.
* * *
With the receipt of the Matan
uska Telephone Associaion check
for $30,288.03, council members
showed no hesitation in authoriz
ing the payment of bills in the
total amount of $12,794.33, which
included payment to the Alaska
Rural Rehabilitation Corporation
of $2,564.17 as a payment on the
purchase of the ARRC water line
in the ARRC subdivision; $6,188.
39 to Yukon Equipment for street
department equipment recently
purchased; $1,428.00 to Valley
SGS Administrator
On First Visit
To Territory
Don A. Williams, administra
j tor, Soil Conservation Service
I U. S. Department of Agriculture,
Don A. Williams
pictured above, is making his
first visit to the territory. Admin
istrator Williams has been in Pal
mer for a week, talking with
people in all phases of agricul
ture in an effort to obtain infor
mation which will be transmitted
to the Secretary of Agriculture.
The work will help the Depart
ment of Agriculture to formulate
policies pertaining to Alaskan
agriculture. His visit has been
made at the specific request of
E. L. Teterson, assistant secretary
Excavating Co., and $413.40 to!
Matanuska Electric Association !
for joint pole use, and $561.80 to
Kopperud Transportation. All j
other bills approved for payment
were of much lesser amounts.
* * *
The next regular meeting of
the Common Council will be held
on Tuesday evening, July 12 in
the office of the city clerk, at
which time Mayor-elect Charles
Wilson will be sworn into office.
Hagen—
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own their own planes and each
year the national organization
sponsors a planned flight for an
annual tour. Previous tours have
taken members to Florida, Cuba,
and Calvary. Plans for the tours
are made from six months to a
year ahead.
While in the states recently
Farnsworth contacted members
of th organizaion and was told
that at least 100 four-place planes
would participate in the 1956
tour. Many problems will have to
be worked out, Farnsworth stat
ed, such as housing, entertain
ment, fuel and service for the
planes and other details. The
tour would be covered by na
tonal newsreel companies as
well as national magazines and
newspapers. The publicity that
the valley and' the Matanuska
Valley Fair would receive would
be invaluable, he pointed out.
An immediate contact with the
FFA organization will be made
by the fair manager, it was de
cided, and an invitation will be
extended to them to attend next
year’ fair.
Continuing in the grounds im
provement project, board mem
brs this week placed an order
for 1500 feet of chain-link fenc
ing which will be used along the
front of the fairgrounds and
down one side as far as possible.
The old wooden fence will be
of agriculture. Members of the
Alaska Soil Conservation Service
hope that this type visitation
from the Washington, D. C. office
will become an annual event.
N
EVENING MASS At
ST. MICHAEL'S FRIDAY
Mass will be offered by the
Reverend James P. Snead in St.
Michael’s Catholic Church on
Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. Eve
ning mass is offered the first
Friday of each month.
taken down and set up at the
back of the grounds.
Queen Contest
One of the most popular Valley
Fair events, the queen contest,
will get under way July 11,. Can
didates will have until August 8
to qualify for the contest and up
on qualification will receive $25
plus an addition toward the cost
of pictures. To qualify the can
didates must be between the ages
cf 15 and 26 years; must be sin
gle; show proof of age and have
been an Alaskan resident at least
six months before entering the
contest. Top prize for the Valley
Queen this year will be $200 in
cash, or its equivalent in a ward
robe. Contest judging will be on
the same basis as previous years,
with ticket sales one of the meth
ods of earning points toward the
top prize. In addition to the
money paid upon qualification,
contestants will receive 10 per
cent of their ticket sales. Girls
planning to enter the contest are
urgd to obtain a sponsor as soon
as possible and be ready to be
gin her ticket sales on the open
ing day. Registration blanks and
tickets will be ready on. that
date. Girls planning to enter are
requested to watch next week’s
paper for information pertaining
to where they may register and
pick up tickets.
New Location
Quonset Bldg., North of M- V. Hotel
OPENING DATE JULY 5TH
A. L SMITH FURNITURE AND
ARMY-NAVY SURPLUS STORE
Friday - Saturday - Sunday
4 Monday
NOTHING LIKE LYNDEN BRAND AIR-FRESH
Frying Chickens
FOR YOUR 4TK OF JULY WEEKEND
SPECIAL FOR NATIONAL DAIRY MONTH
“Matanuska Maid”
ICE CREAM
only
uwnt munin
$169
■HE gallon
S & W 12 oz JUICES
Orange
Grape
Apple
Pineapple
Tomato
6 for *100
s & w
VEGETABLE
Cocktail - 49c
s & w
Prune Juice
24 oz.
39c
BAR-S
Sliced Bologna )b.49c
DEWKIST - Frozen
STRAWBERRIES
10 oz. pkg.
29c
Manning’s COFFEE
Demonstration
SATURDAY ONLY
lb*
89c
DEWKIST FROZEN FOODS
12 oz. pkgs. of top
quality vegetables
4 pkgs
C
am
Sun Valley MARGARINE
3 lbs. 95c
VEAL CHOPS AND STEAKS
ib. 69c
WATERMELONS
ib. 19c
Ice Cubes
si
■
bag
49c
KOSLOSKY'S DEPT. STORE
YOUR ONE STOP SHOPPING CENTER
SUNDAYS 9 io 6