Community Chest Agencies Report
Constructive Work At Annual Meet
Reports of work well done and
money well spent in building
safety, health, welfare and char
acter for the public good were
made at the annual meeting of
the Palmer Community Chest
Board March 27 in the Co-Op
Clubroom.
When the reports were finish
ed, the constituent agencies ex
pressed appreciation of the work
done by the Community Chest
and their desire that the Chest
carry on.
Elected to three year terms on
the board are Mrs. Clarence
Bell, Mrs. Richard Washburn and
Clarence Moore. Matt Perkins
was appointed to fill the unex
expired term of Jack Newcomb
who resigned.
Miss Louise Kellogg, president
sketched the history of the Pal
mer Chest, its progress and ideals.
And here are reports from five of
the six Agencies:
Girl Scouts
Mrs. Charles W. Wilson repre
senting the Palmer Committee
of the Susitna Council, Mrs. Man
ning President of the Council
and Mrs. Kafer, Executive Di
rector, reported that in the past
year or so the Girl Scout organ
ization has grown from one troop
and two leaders to five troops
with a total membership of 96
girls and 14 trained leaders with
other children waiting to join
when other leaders can be found
and trained.
Palmer Public Library
Mrs. Earl F. Graves reported
$600 oustanding on their build
ing costs. New building is oper
ating sucsfully. The Library is
continuing the policy of buying
books to the amount of $300 an
nually of which $150 comes from
Territorial matching funds. Em
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phasis this year on children’s
books.
Alaska Crippled Children Assn.
Mrs. Norbert Swoboda report
ed a total of $12,000 spent on
care and treatment of Valley
children including care in hospi
tals jn Seattle, Sitka, Chicago.
Palmer’s annual contribution of
$300 from the Chest and $400
from the Seal sale only a small
part of the total investment re
presented by the care of these
children.
Malanuska Valley Health Council
Mrs. Ann Demming reported
that approximately 2300 imuni
zations were given Valley resi
dents during the spast year, 727
individuals were blood-typed, and
938 visits were made to homes in
addition to one hour spent each
morning at the Palmer School by
Miss Myron. 589 children were
examined before the begining of
the school year and 104 examina
tions of children going to King’s
INSURANCE
Health & Accident
Life Fire
Casualty and Auto
Majority of Claims Handled
in Our Office
238 5th Ave. Anchorage
Phone 40431
M. B. Martin & Son
Lake Camp. The above is in addi
tion to a wide variety of other ac
tivities participated in by the
Health Council. Mr. Branton,
Treasurer of the Health Council,
gave a resume of the finiancial
report audited by William Head.
Welfare and Disaster Council
Mrs. Tom Day reported that
the past year was relatively free
from disasters and that the Dis
aster Fund turned over to them
is being held for emergencies.
$25.00 of this was voted for the
Welfare Committee of the Civi
lian Defense program for the pur
chase of supplies required to pre
pare and index all Valley homes.
Wilson lo Horticultural Post
On his way to assume his new
post, Bobby W. Wilson spent most
of this week at ARA headquar
ters in Palmer. He will be assis
tant to Arvo Kallio, assistant
horticulturist in charge of the
Fairbanks experimental station.
Wilson is a graduate of the Texas
A & M College.
Frank Brown of Brown’s Shop,
Palmer, is touring cities of the
Midwestern states, studying latest
cleaning methods and buying new
equipment. He plans to bring the
machinery back over the Alcan
Highway. His son, Johnny, will
drive back with him.
Palmer Transfer
C. H. Meier, Prop.
Palmer, Alaska
Call 49-J-2 Write Box 1745
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