j Reporters—
| Noi&haak I
Guests at the Palmer Kiwanis
luncheon meeting Monday noon
were F. H. Whaley, executive di
rector Alaska Visitor Association;
B McNeese and Lloyd Morley
with the Alaska Department of
Health, Anchorage; I. M. C. An
derson, Anchorage; Newton Har
rell and B. H. Bynham of Texas,
and S. H. Barton of the Territor
ial Police. Officer Barton spoke
briefly on benefits of safe driv
ing and pointed out that National
Safety Week will be observed
starting December 1.
The Co-Op Garage has been
named Matanuska Valley distri
butors for Firestone tires, it was
announced this week. They have
on hand a well balanced stock of
tires in their new line
Alaska students total 126 at
the University of Washington, ac
cording to an announcement re
ceived this week. Total enroll
ment shows an increase of 490
over last autumn quarter. The
following are students from Pal-1
mer registered at the University
for autumn quarter, 1955: Arlene
J. Benson, Mary Jane Clark,
David A. Cottingham, August H.
Klem, Jean E. McMahan, Benja
min L Ross, and Doyle W. Ross.
Under Washington State law, any
qualified resident of Alaska may
enroll at the University and pay
only the same fee as is paid by
Washington residents.
Mrs. Jack Zimowske of Palmer
returned home Sunday following
several weeks in Seattle where
she received medical treatment.
The Board of U- S. Civil Ser
vice Examiners, Ladd Air Force
Base has announced open compe
titive examinations for career
conditional appointments to the
positions of custodial laborer,
general laborer, helper-trades
(general'. Salary range from $2.24
to $2.81 per hour, depending on
Wage Board level- Interested ap
plicants should obtain Forms 57
and 5001-ABC and file with the
Executive Secretary, Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners,
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PHONE 1Y12 — PALMER
Christmas Party
Plans Progressing
Plans for an area-wide Christ- !
mas party for valley children are
progressing, it was reported this
week.
Tentative plans include the
participation of all major organ
izations in the valley, each to
handle a specific phase of the
celebration. The program is being
planned as one of the biggest
ever held for valley children and
will include a large outdoor tree
which the committee hopes to
erect in Colony Park. Christmas
music will waft over the city
from a loudspeaker system —
Santa Claus will be in town—
and children through grade six
will be treated to a movie show
and will receive a bag of good
ies. Youngsters in the various
valley children homes will not
be overlooked. A count is being
made so that each of those chil
dren will receive a Christmas
treat.
Members of the budget com
mittee will meet next week to
plan the financing of the party.
Ladd Air Force Base.
Ray Adams, who has been Out
side the past few months, return
ed to Palmer last week.
Harvey Anderson of Palmer re
cently was awarded the school
contract for hauling coal: Wil
liam Cook, also of Palmer, was
awarded the contract for hauling
ashes.
Helen Crites, president of Xi
Eta chapter of Beta Sigma Phi
led a study of the chapter manual
at the November 21 meeting of
the chapter. Hostess for the meet
ing was Bonnie Bettine. Other
business conducted included a
discussion of the yearly budget
and program.
Mrs. Emma LeMote of South
Royalston, .Massachusetts, who
has been visiting at the home of
her daughter, Mrs- Joseph Gal
lant, plans to leave Palmer Sat- j
urday enroute to the East coast, j
This was Mrs- LeMote’s second j
visit to the valley
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
Legion to—
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thanks to the many volunteers
who worked with the fire depart
ment during the fire. Among vol
unteers was Harry Suggitt, a
member of the Spenard volun
teer fire department, who had
just returned a piece of borrowed
SCS property to Palmer and
who but a few hours later, also
suffered a $30,000 loss when fire
destroyed his livestock barn, 26
calves, seven .sows and 2,000
chickens. Also helping were two
additional members of the Spen
ard department who happended
to be in the valley area on a
hunting trip. All Legionnaires in
the city at the time of the fire
turned out, as did many other
valley residents. New SCS trucks,
received but two days before the
fire, were towed out of the fire
area by Kopperud’s Trucking
company. Other vehicles parked
near the building were also mov
ed. As soon as the building had
cooled down enough, staff mem
bers of the various agencies
housed in the building began
moving, papers, equipment, and
supplies to other buildings for
drying and salvage.
Charles Wilson, territorial con
servationist, said this week that
no properties of the Soil Conser
■ vation Service were lost although
water and smoke damage was
suffered- The SCS office had
temporarily located in the Sev
ern building
The University of Alaska Ex
tension Service has located tem
porarily in the basement of the
Matanuska Electric Association
administration building. Although
major pieces of equipment were
saved, some pamphlets and other
paper materials were damaged in
the fire
No extend of damage to equip
ment owned by the U. S. Army
Reserves has been announced,
nor has a new meeting place been
designated at the present time.
Members of the Legion Post
will hold their regular meeting
tonight ait Moose Hall and the
Auxiliary will meet at the home
of Mrs Minnie Clark. Their joint
plans for a Christmas program
will be continued, it was an
nounced.
Commander Lancaster reported
that the Post still is surveying
their losses but that some Post
momentos were lost in the fire.
However the Post charter and
seal were salvaged, as were the
Post colors. Mary Steelman,
president of the Auxiliary Unit,
stated that some of their records,
were damaged by smoke and
water and a few pictures destroy
ed. Their charter also was sal
vaged. However, the Unit spon
sored Girl Scout Troop lost their
flags, crafts and Christmas ma
terials. Mrs. Steelman said that
the Troop will not meet until
further notice. Members of the
Jack Henry Unit of Anchorage
have offered their assistance to
the local Unit in any way in
which they may help, Mrs. Steel
man said
The Unemployment Insurance
representatives who had been
using Legion Hall every other
Tuesday, will hold sessions at
Carpenters' Hall until they are
able to get back in the Legion
building
Commander Ray Lancaster,
this week extended his thanks to
members of the Palmer volunteer
fire department and all others
who volunteered their assistance
during the fire.
The Legion building fire is the
first major fire suffered in the
city since the Co-Op power house
burned two years ago.
FIRST SEMINAR SET
The first seminar of the Alaska
Agriculture Experiment Station
will be held Friday evening. De
cember 2, at 4 p m.
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
Carpenters. Remember 1
Carpenters Local 2251
Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday
Each Month
END • OF - THE - MONTH
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Friday and Saturday
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OR PALMER
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SPECIALS FOR DECEMBER I, 2, 3, 4
Libby's Canned Food Sale
No. 2]/2 tin
Freestone — No. 2Yz
46 OZ.
Tomato Juice 2 (.r75c
GARDEN — No. 303 tin
SLICED — No. 303 tin
CUT GREEN — No. 303 tin
46 OZ.
mneapple Juice 249c
MEAT DEPARTMENT
CUT UP
WHOLE OR HALF
FRESH