Thrilling Mystery
To Be Presented
Junior Class Nov
The Junior Class of Palmer
High has chosen the mystery
comedy “Stranger in the Night” j
for its annual performance set
for Friday. November 30. at 8 p.
m. in the gymnasium.
It is a thrilling three-act play
which takes place in a hotel book
and gift shop. The director of the
play is the high school speech and
dramatics teacher, Mr. Keith
Stanton.
Tickets have gone on sale for
the evening performance and may
be obtained from any member of
the Junior Class.
Watch for the announcement of
the members of the cast.
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SCIENTISTS FROM
NORWAY VISIT AT
EXPERIMENT STATION i
Two forest scientists from Nor
way visited at the Alaska Experi
ment Station headquarters and
Matanuska Experiment Station
las4 Friday to learn something
about the trend of agricultural re
search in Alaska.
They were H. H. H. Heiberg,
Professor of Silviculture at the
Norwegian College of Agricul
ture. Vollebekk. Norway, and
Tollef Ruden, leader of the tree
breeding work at the Norwegian
Forest Experiment Station, also
located at Vollekk. Their trip to
Alaska was primarily for the pur
pose of gathering seed of Alaskan
forest species. They were going
on the Southeastern Alaska for
that purpose.
At the Experiment Station,
they talked to the agronomist, H.
J. Hodgson, and the horticultur
ist, Dr. Myron F. Babb. Both of
the local men weer given addres
ses of men in their field working
on problems similar to their own
in Norway.
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CONSERVATION
NOTES
By LEW HENKS
I have just received word that
H. H. Bennett, Chief of the Soil
Conservation Service has retired.
Dr. Robert M. Salter of Wash
ington. D. C. will succeed him. i
don’t know much about Dr. Sal
ter. I understand though he is one
of the top men in the country in
the field of soil science. Seeing as
how he is my new boss I wish
him the best of luck. He’s got *.o
be a pretty good man though to
fill the old Chief’s shoes. Dr.
Bennett really got around. He
started out as a lonesome voice
crying in the wilderness against
soil erosion. He ended up as a di
recting influence on one of the
nost widespread movements that
las ever affected American agri
culture.
Thirty years ago soil conserva
ion was a word unknown to Am
erican farmers. Land wore out
hen. Land had been wearing out
■ver since people had started
arming in United States. Now
ve know that land doesn’t have
o wear out in order that a man
nake a living by farming. Now
ye know that farmers working
ogether in their own Soil Con
ervation Districts can stop ero
ion. They can leave their farms
o their children the better for
heir having farmed them. Ben
lett can take a lot of credit for
his. He, more than any other
ian, has made this country con
ervation conscious. Over 2,000
oil Conservation Districts and 3
lillion farmers practicing conser
ation are largely a result of his
riginal efforts. I’d say he has
one a good job.
COFFEY INSURES
EVERYTHING. REMEMBER?
■ ■
A day that refreshes our memory
of all those young men who believed
that liberty was worth living for,
fighting for, dying for.
OUR BANK WILL HOT BE OPEN FOR BUSINESS
ARMISTICE DAY, MONDAY, NOV. 12th
MATANUSKA VALLEY BANK
Palmor, Alaska
Open Friday Eveninqs—5 to 7 P. M.
2 PER CENT ON SAVINGS
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LOCAL MAN TO HEAD
COOK INLET BRANCH
OF A A A S
Hugh A. Johnson was elected
president of the Cook Inlet
j branch of the American Associa
tion for the Advancement cf
Science at the meeting held Fri
day night at the Alaska Experi
ment Station headquarters in Pal
mer.
Other officers elected are Dr.
i Robert L. Smith, vice-president,
and Miss Willetta Matsen. secre
i tary-treasurer. Dr. Smith is the
' assistant commissioner of health,
attached to the Anchorage branch
; of the Alaska Department of j
Health. Miss Matsen is librarian
for the Arctic Health Institute.
Cook Inlet Branch councilors
for the coming year will be R. M.
Bicknell, Dr. W. M. Laughlin, A.
J. Jess, Frank E. Walker, Edward
S. Weiss, and Harold Jorgenson.
Councilors for the Alaska Divi
sion of AAAS from the Cook In
let branch are Don Irwin, the re
tiring president, and Dr. Smith.
Esther Brock To Be
Installed Tonight As
Grange Worthy Master
Mrs. Esther Brock will be in
stalled as Worthy Master of the
Northland Pioneer Grange in
ceremonies scheduled for tonight
at the new Grange building.
Other new officers of the
Grange will be installed also. In
stallation ceremonies are under
the direction of retiring Worthy
Master William Hoskins.
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8
PIONEER GRANGE, at Grange
Hall, 8 p.m. ,
ALASKA S Favorite Game, Hosp
benefit. Moose Hall, 8:30 p m. ,
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 10
SADIE HAWKINS DANCE, at
School gym.
MONDAY. NOVEMBER 12
KIWANIS, Co-op club room, at
12:05 p.m.
EVENING CRAFT CLUB. Mrs.
Minnie Clark home, 8 p.m.
VETERAN’S Training Class, at
Co-op club room, 8 p.m.
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 11
WELL-BABY CLINIC, at Health
Council rooms, 2-4 p.m.
MOOSE and Women of the Moose
at Moose Hajl. 8 p.m.
BOY SCOUTS, U. P. Church,
7:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 14
12:30 HOMEMAKER S Club, Mrs.
Glen Woods home.
CARPENTER’S LOCAL.
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 15
TORMER MVFCA ACCOUNTS
RETURNS TO PALMER AFTER
SIX YEARS OUTSIDE
Ward Harrington, formerly ac*
<H>untar«t for MVFCA. returned
to Palmer last Friday from
Pittsburg after being away for
six years.
That’s a long time to be away
from Alaska, and he and Mrs.
Harrington were eager to come
back. After making the return
trip over the Alaskan Highway,
Harrington left his wife and chil
dren with relatives in Fairbanks
while he flew to Palmer to look
over the prospects of settling here
again.
He said he found many changes
in Palmer, but it looked fine to
him and he was happy to be
back.
AMERICAN LEGION & Auxili
ary, Carp. Hall, 8 p.m.
HEALTH COUNCIL. Co-op
club room, 7 p.m.
COFFEY INSURES
EVERYTHING. REMEMBER?
Chitna Limousine Service
LEAVES PALMER FOR VALDEZ
10:45 a. m. each Monday (leaves Anchorage at 9:15 a. m.)
RETURNS TO PALMER AND ANCHORAGE
8:30 a. m. Tuesday
LEAVES PALMER FOR CHITINA
10:45 a. m. each Thursday (leaves Anchorage at 9:15 a. m.)
RETURNS TO PALMER AND ANCHORAGE
8:30 a. m. Friday
ALL THROUGH ONE-DAY SERVICE—NO STOP OVERS
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