Executive Committee
For Alaska Visitors'
Association Announced
An executive committee elected
to choose temporary officers and
make other arrangements for
completing the recently-started
organization of the Alaska Visit
ors Association was announced
this week.
From Anchorage, Russell Swank
and Henry Cuffel have been
named to the executive commit
tee to serve with Phil Johnson,
Paul Greimann and Chuck West
of Fairbanks; Fred Dunn and O.
F. Benecke of Juneau; Antonio
Polet of Nome; William Board
man of Ketchikan; Don Pettigrew
of Petersburg; Royal O’Reilly of
Taku Lodge, and Carl Heinmiller
of Port Chilkoot.
Seventy Alaska -businessmen,
representing 16 communities, met
at Juneau and Anchorage recent
ly to organize the Alaska Visitors
Association which will be devoted
to building up the tourist industry
in the territory. The new asso
ciation plans to request the terri
torial legislature to appropriate
funds for national advertising of
Alaska’s attractions to match
funds subscriped by members.
The meetings were held at the
invitation of the Alaska Develop
ment Board but the tourist as
sociation will operate indepen-j
dently of the ADB.
CUB SCOUTS HOLD THEIR
WEEKLY MEETING SATURDAY
Cub Scouts of Den 3 held their j
weekly meeting last Saturday.
Henry Gallant was elected the;
new Denner to fill the vacancy i
left wThen John Mears transferred j
to Den 4. Roger Brager wrasj
elected Keeper of the Buckskin i
and will be keeping minutes on j
all future meetings. A skit to be :
performed at the next monthly j
Pack meeting u^as discussed and
handcraft planned.
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Mile Post 45
General Repairs
Tune-Ups
Winterizing
Used Cars Bought
and Sold
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Mrs. Walter Parcells
Is Honored at Shower
Mrs. Walter Parcells was the
guest of honor at a stork shower
given for her by Mrs. A1 DeJulio
this week. The party was held
at the home of Mrs. DeJulio on
Tuesday evening, when many
lovely gifts were presented to the
honored guest.
Canasta provided entertainment
for the evening with Mrs. Parcells
holding high score to win the
prize. Refreshments were also
served with the hostess’ table at
tractively decorated to carry out
a pink and blue color theme.
The guest list also included Mrs.
Esther Hemmer, mother of the
honor guest, Miss Mary Kucherry,
Mrs. Virginia Gallant, Mrs. Min
nie Clark, and Opal Lu Smith.
RECEIVES PROMOTION TO
LIEUTENANT COLONEL
Friends here of Maj. Nich A.
Luscombe of the Army Comp
troller’s Office, U. S. Army, Alas
ka, Ft. Richardson, will be pleased
to learn that he has been promot
ed to Lieutenant Colonel. Colonel
Luscombe and Mrs. iluscombe
have visited often in the Valley
and have frequently been house
guests of L. D. Roach, Anchorage
attorney, who has a farm here.
Moose Members to
Attend Show Prior
To Meetings at 9 P. M.
To give members an opportun
ity to attend the Fred Machetanz
show on November 28, meetings
of the Loose Lodge and the Wom
en of the Moose scheduled for
that evening have been postponed
until 9 p.m., officers of the groups
announced this week.
The colored film to be present
ed by Mr. Machetanz at the Val
ley theater will have two show
ings with one at 7:15 p.m. and
the other at 9 p.m. The film was
taken by Mr. Machetanz while
spending a winter with Eskimos.
It has been acclaimed in the
states by critics as one of the fin
est films on Alaska and its sub
ject.
At the Women of the Moose
meeting, which will be held at
the Moose hut immediately fol
lowing the first showing of the
film, the regular lodge meeting
will include a social hour. Initia
tion will also be held.
Mr. Machetanz is showing his
picture here under the sponsor
ship of the Palmer Library Asso
ciation. On November 24 and 25
he will show movies at the An
chorage High School under the
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that may very well mean
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problems. Of course, a
great many people in
this community have al
ready discovered how
our electrical service can
save them time and
money, but that is no
reason why you can't
find out also. Be sure
to drop in and see us.
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A WELCOME TO
HEARTY WINTER APPETITES
We have our own way of
welcoming the return of
winter and hearty appe
tites.
We invite you to a dinner
that's guaranteed to bring
out of summer storage
even the laziest of appe
tites. Start the new sea
son off right by bringing
the whole family to dine
with us.
AND . . . don't forget, we
serve a complete line of
fine liquors and liqueurs.
Mixing your favorite
drjinks is our specialty.
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Mile 61, Glenn Highway
Phone l-J-31