THE FRONTIERSMAN
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office a
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879. _
A J. DeJulio____ Publisher-Manager
Editor_Virginia Gallant
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Lew Hanks to
Attend White House
Conference
Lew E. Hanks, chairman of the
Alaska White rtouse Conference
on Education, and agricultural
agent at Palmer for the Agricul
tural Extension Service of the
University of Alaska, participat
ed in the Conference held in An
chorage October 19. Dr. William
K. Keller, head of the university’s
department of education, also
participated.
The committee met in Anchor
age to review and summarize re
ports on the territory’s educa
tional problems. They will pre
sent their findings at the Wash
ington, D. C. meeting November
28 — December 1. President
Dwight Eisenhower requested 1,
400 other representatives of all
states and territories conduct
projects similar to the Alaska
committee’s work.
Governor Heintzieman appoint
ed the 10 Alaska representatives.
They are, besides Chairman
Hanks and Dr. Keller, Don M.
DaFoe, Juneau; John B. Coghill,
Nerama; William Olson, Juneau,
X* F. Joy Fairbanks; Keith Lesh,
Anchorage; Dr. James C. Ryan,
Fairbanks; T. J. Cole, Sitka, and
William Angell, Nome.
Chairman Hanks plans to leave
for Washington around Novem
ber 25, he said this week.
Seven scientists from the Ar
ctic Aero medical Laboratory,
Ladd AFB, will present a serie*
of lectures in the animal physio
logy course being tuaght this
semester at the University of Al
aska.
HOMEMAKER’S
NEWS
Riverbend Club
The Riverbend Homemakers’
club held its regular meeting at
Vera Rorrison’s October 20. New
officers were installed by Fran
ces Humbert.
Laura Berry, our delegate,
gave an interesting report of
Short Course.
Christmas Workshop and Achi
evement Day were discussed and
a program committee for Ach
ievement Day appointed.
Esther Kirsch and Vera Rorri
son led a discussion on “Avoid
ing Clutter”.
The next meeting will be at
Sara Brewster’s November 17.
Roll call wiU be “Christmas
Ideas” and our project will be
Christmas breads and rolls.
Members may bring dough and
show how they are made—or
bring a finished product.
Golddusters
The October meeting of the
Golddusters Homemakers’ club
was held at the home of Barbara
Skok. Marion Persinger gave the
council report.
Following the installation of of
ficers, Betty Crowther presided.
She appointed the following com
mittee for our part in Achieve
ment Day program—Marion Per
singer, chairman, Faith Krause,
Wanda Wilson, and Clara Kop
perude.
Hostesses were selected for the
year and Betty Crowther gave the
project report on How to Avoid
Clutter. Marjorie Heddles, Helen
Woodings, Betty Crowther, Faith
Krause, and Midge Hudgins will
demonstrate at the Christmas
Workshop.
A report on Short Course was
given by Faith Krause.
The next meeting will be held
at Clara Kopperude’s on Novern-.
ber 9.
Butte Club
Members of the Butte Home
makers’ club met October 20 at
the home of Mrs. Znona with 12
members and one visitor present.
Officers for the coming year were
By Biifl Fisher
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SUCH A SILLY
LOOKIN' PICTURE?
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By Charles Kuhn
WHY, MY LITTLE FIVE-YEAR-OLD
CLARENCE COULD DO MUCH f
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WELL GEE, WOW WAS I
r KNOW SHE PAINTED IT,
HERSELF ?!
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By Arthur Pointer
VIRGIL____ __By Len Kleig
THIRD WIN in President’s Cup goes
to Danny Foster, piloting Guy Lom
bardo’s Tempo VII speedboat
in races in Washington, D.C.
‘SAUCER’—Clear pastic “on
ion” 120 feet in diametfer is
inflated near Denver to carry
weather-sampling devices to
high altitude for Air Force
,
TRIBUTE—Babe Zaharias acknowledges well-wishers’ cheers j
on arriving home at Tampa from Galveston, Tex. She plans ‘
to get back to golf after resting two months from her second
bout with cancer!
Jubilee of Gage
and Tollner’s, famous New
York eatery, is marked by
lighting gas fixtures that pre
serve its Gay Nineties “flavor”
just as its modern gas equip
ment in kitchen preserves
People, Spots In The News
i
installed by Lila Newville.
A Thanksgiving dance was
planned for November 19 at the
Butte Homemakers’ Hall, weather
and roads permitting. Achieve
ment Day plans were discussed
and the Christmas Work Shop.
New meeting places for the year
v/ere decided.
AUXILIARY PUNS BIRTHDAY SUPPER
Plans are underway for a pot
luck supper to be given on No
vember 17 honoring Charter
members of the Matanuska Val
ley American Legion Auxiliary
Unit No. 15 and celebrating the
Auxiliary birthday which is No
vember 19. Members of the Le
gion Post will be guests.
Several unit members brought
or sent gifts for the VA Hospital
Christmas Gift Box during the
October 20 meeting. The gifts will
be sent to various hospitals where
hospitalized veterans may shop
for their oiirisuucts w
loved ones.
A discussion was carried out at
the meeting pertaining to the ad
visibility of changing the Umt’s
meeting night. Members of the
Post have requested this be done
on a trial basis. It was brought
out that many members cannot
attend meetings because of the
baby-sitting problem. Wtih meet
ings scheduled on separate nights
one parent could be home while
the other participates in Legion
and/or Auxiliary work.
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