I Reporters—
Notebook,
Mrs. Edith Benson returned to
Palmer this week following sev
eral days vacation spent visiting
friends at Cantwell.
Jackie Towner is working in
Bert’s Drug store on the fountain.
She replaces Dorothy Trudell
who recently resigned her posi
tion.
Wesie Eckert, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Virgil Eckert of Palmer, is
spending the balance of his sum
mer vacation in Palmer. Wes is
attending the University of
Washington, where he win enter
his senior year this fall.
Bob Crites, Palmer High Sch
ool coach and teacher, returned
to Palmer this week-end from
Kenai where he has been operat
ing his fish site during the sal
mon season. Also home from
their sites at Kenai are Bill Cur
tis and Art Pearson, also of Pal
mer.
Mrs. George Crowthers and
daughter are home from a vaca
tion spent in the States. They
visited relatives and friends in
Seattle, Eugene, Ore. and Nebras
ka.
Commissioner of Agriculture
James Wilson attended the 9th
annual All-Alaska Accident Pre
vention Conference held this
week at Fort Richardson, as a
member of the newly created
Alaska Safety Council.
Dr. Samuel Reiger, soil scient
ist, has transferred from Belts
ville, Maryland to the staff of
the local Soil Conservation Ser
vice. Dr. Reiger and his family
have arrived in Palmer.
Mrs. Charles Wilson and dau
ghter Betty Jo have returned to
Palmer following several weeks
spent in the Portland area.
Herbert Lang of, the Territor
ial Department of Agriculture of
fice, left for Fairbanks on Wed
nesday of this week. He will at
tend the Tanana Valley Fair and
supervise a Department display
which will be exhibited through
out the four-day Fair.
Grounds around the Matanus
ka Electric Association business
office are being landscaped by
Robert Bettine of Palmer. The
work will consist of lawn seed
ing—a fine growth of which is
already in evidence.
Cy Brewer, MEA manager and
MEA board member Phil O’Neill
are attending the Alaska Rural
Electric Co-operative Association
annual meeting being held at
Kodiak August 11 and 12. The
MEA officials will bid for the
1956 ARRCA meeting to be held
in Palmer.
Eino Wirtanen, who recently
took over the Green Acres Re
sort on Lake Wasilla, is planning
a celebration on Friday evening,
August 12. A free buffet lunch
will be served and there will be
live music for dancing, he an
nounced. All old and new friends
are invited to attend the party.
Packages are beginning to ar
rive from the States for the an
nual bazaar which is held each
year by St. Michael’s Catholic
Church, the Rev. James P. Snead
announced this week.
Moose Creek camp grounds
have been used extensively this
summer by tourists, according to
Forester William Adams of the
local Fire Guard Station. On
July 21 Boy Scouts of Troop 654,
Palmer, cleaned the grounds and
left registration blanks for guests.
Names appearing on the lists in
dicated visitors from Missouri,
Minnesota, New York, Michigan,
Washington, Virginia, California,
Pennsylvania, Texas. Florida,
Ohio, Oregon, Colorado, Illinois,
Connecticut, Wisconsin, and New
Jersey as well as Yukon Terri
tory, Canada, Hawaii, New Zea
land and 10 points in the Terri
tory of Alaska. Several favorable
comments were written in by the
camp si,te users offering theii
thanks for the clean grounds.
Forester Adams said the visitors
have been leaving the grounds
in excellent condition.
Dr. and Mrs. Allan Mick and
their three chidren, Shannon,
Kerry and Colin, were W ashing
ton visitors last week while on
a vacation trip in the east. Dr.
Mick is Dean of Agriculture for
the University of Alaska and is
with the Alaska Experiment Sta
tion in Palmer.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver E. Leiser
of Bellingham- Wash, are mak
ing their first visit to the Teiri
tory. They plan a six week- va
cation with their son and daugh
ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs Mann
Leiser and their grandchildren,
all of Bailey Hill. .
Mr and Mrs. Joseph Sheely of
Peoria and Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Cooper of Litchfield, Ariz are
on a flying vacation to Alaska
They are visiting at the home o
Mr/and Mrs. Merle Anderson of
Uncle
Ml.
Epigrins*
a f 5*t
That kid that was dropped
four stories on his head and
was uninjured would sure make
a dandy Congressman.
• • •
Some gals who say they
wouldn’t give a fig for a date
are plum nuts.
• • •
Some fellers rest on their
oars who should keep on rowin’
the boat.
• • •
If we are to pay as we go
we ought at least to know
where we’re goin\
• • •
Lots of fellers who start out
on a shoestring end up gittin
Some fellers think that a
padded expense account is pret-'
ty soft.
• • • I
After &U, only the beautiful
kin afford to be dumb.
• • •
Grandpa Hedges got a new
cane and now he won't stay
home.
• • •
Tobe Hinch’s wife broke the
sugar bowl yesterday and found?,
two ten dollar bills In it.
• • •
The bus driver yesterday said
"If you don't move back you
can't stand here”.
• • •
Gals who wont marry con*
cleted men Just become old
maids,
KEY. CHARLEY GRANT
What Is It?
A toy balloon? Something for
the government? Guess again. This
“bubble” represents a unique step
by which modern chemistry trans
forms such common raw materials
as brine and petroleum into saran
—a transparent plastic film which
ultimately reaches the consumer
as a versatile food wrapping ma
terial.
The bubble, 80 inches in circum
ference and about l/6th the thick
ness of a human hair, is formed
by injecting compressed air into
an extruded tube of film. The
novel operation stretches the film
uniformly prior to winding on
household rolls. The equipment is
located in a new automatically
controlled plant at Midland, Mich.
Mile 45. Mr. Sheely is brother
of Mrs. Anderson and attended
school in Palmer while living in
the Valley several years ago.
The two couples are making
their trip in a Cessna 180. The
two families operate ranches in
their respective towns.
Mrs. Roland Snodgrass is tem
porarily assisting with bookkeep
ing duties in the office of the
Valley Presbyterian Hospital.
Mrs. Annabelle Kelleigh has
accepted the position of secretary
in the office of the Matanuska
Telephone Association and began
her new duties today.
DRIVERLESS CAR
ROUTS TROOPS
San Antonio, Texas—An auto
mobile whose driver was slump
ed over the wheel shot 500 yards
across a Lackland Air Force
Base drill recently, scattering
troops in drill field recently,
scattering troops in all directions.
Finally it halted against a bar
racks building. The driver, Sergt. *
John W. Burris, 27, apparently
suffered a heart attack and was
dead on arrival at base hospital.
HURT HELPING BIRD
San Francisco—Halting his car
at an intersection when he saw
an injured pigeon, Billy Bacon,
24, hopped out to move the bird
out of danger. He walked right
out into the path of an oncoming
car, which knocked him down,
broke his leg and killed the pige
on.
Two University of Alaska of
ficials will attend the August 7
Cheyenne, Wyo., conference of
the Western Interstate Commis
.sion for Higher Education. They
are Drs. William K. Keller, head
of the education department,
and Andrew Nerland, president
of the board of regents.
QUITE A FEW VETERANS ARE
LEAVING SERVICE WITH Gl INSUR
ANCE UNDER PREMIUM WAIVER.
IF THEY WISH TO KEEP THESE
POLICIES IN FORCE,THEY MUST
START RAYING PREMIUMS AGAIN
WITHIN 12O DAYS AFTER
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Vic Vet toys
For full information contact your nearest
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No Alaska Vacancy
At Air Force
Academy in 1956
Alaska will not have a vacan
cy to the Air Force Academy in
1956, information to the contrary
having been given earlier this
year to Delegate E. L. Bartlett
by the Air Force.
Based on the erroneous infor
mation given him previously,
Delegate Bartlett requested ap
plications from Alaska boys for
what he was told would be one
appointment.
In writing him this week, the
Air Force stated, “It is sincerely
regretted that the information
which you received in regard to
the class entering the Air Force
Academy in 1956 was not cor
rect.”
The law provides a certain per
centage opportionment for en
trance into the new Academy
each year. “In order to comply
with the apportionment,” Dele
gate Bartlett was informed, “va
cancies have not been allocated
to the District of Columbia, Ter
ritories of Hawaii and Alaska,
Puerto Rico, or the Panama
Canal Zone for the next class at
the Air Force Academy. How
ever, it is anticipated that the
Territory of Alaska will be allo
cated a vacancy for the class en
tering the Air Force Academy in
1957. The Air Force will be
pleased to receive your nomina
tions beginning in July 1956 for
the class entering in 1947.”
LITTLE LEAGUE TO
WIND UP SEASON
WITH PICNIC
The final play-off game of the
Little League will see the Kos
losky team pitted against either
the Moose or Jonesville team, ac
cording to the outcome of final
season games played this past
week when Koslosky's came out
on top. The play-off for to de
termine the winner of the first
half will be held as soon as wea
ther permits.
The Little League picnic will
be held August 17 at the League
diamond. All players and their
parents are invited to attend. Hot
dogs will be furnished. Admission
will be—one clean uniform turn
ed in by each player attending.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
NEW
WASHABLE WOOLENS
for
Suits
Dresses
Jumpers
QUILTED COTTONS
for
School
Clothes
Togs ’n Seams
HAGEN BLDG.—Phone 3721
NEW BABIES
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..Laughlin ..
Dr. and Mrs. Winston Laughlin
of Palmer are receiving congra
tulations on the birth of their
third child, a boy, who was born
at Valley Presbyterian Hospiatl
August 5. He weighed eight
pounds, five ounces at birth and
has been named Keith Daniel.
Dr. Laughlin is a staff member
at the Alaska Agriculture Ex
periment Station.
Doherty
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Doherty
are receiving congratulations on
the birth of their third son,
Mark Hales, who was born at
Valley Presbyterian Hospital on
August 6. Mark weighed 10
pounds, 12 ounces at birth. Mr.
Doherty is employed at the
Evan-Jones Coal mine.
Stanton
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Stanton of
144 Nebraska Ave. SW. Huson,
So. Dakota, are parents of their
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The Wednesday Rain
By Bob Klem '
Today I washed the frying pan
First time since she’s been gone
And all the dirty dishes \
That I’ve had to look upon.
I miss the cook and laundress
That used to care for me
For now I do those many things
That Jessie did for free.
I shiver in the noonday sun
My life has gone awry
I greatly fear my nonchalance
Will always be a lie.
I sink down to the lowest mood
So great my need and lack
Then Jessie writes, her tickets
bought
By gosh! She’s coming back.
second child, a girl, who was
born on August 7, weighing eight
pounds, two ounces at birth. She
has been named Toni Leigh. The
Stantons are former Palmer resi
dents.
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Free Bicycles!
HEY KIDS
KEEP SAVING DONALD DUCK
BREAD WRAPPERS
AND WIN
A ROADMASTER BICYCLE
A roadmasler bicycle will be awarded at the end of
August and one at the end of September to the boy
or girl turning in the greatest number of Donald
Duck bread wrappers.
Watch your paper and listen to Uncle Rex Show on
radio station KFQD, 11:00 to 11:30 A.M. — Monday,
Wednesday and Friday.
AND KEEP SAVING DONALD DUCK
BREAD WRAPPERS!!!!
Palmer Baking (o.
HUNTER’S HEADQUARTERS
We have REMINGTON’S
New 740 AUTOMATIC RIFLE!
Also other Remington, Winchester
and Savage Rifles
• ALL SIZE, TYPE AMMO.
• TENTS • TARPS
• PACK DOARDS
• CAMPING EQUIPMENT
And when you bring your game
Home — We Have
Co-Op and Coolerator FREEZERS
From 14 cu. ft. to 22 cu. ft.
Also Freezer Wrap & Tape
Co-Op Warehouse
Matcmuska Valley Farmers Co°perating Association