P-TA MEMBERS FRET OVER
TOP-HEAVY BANK BALANCE
The best method of spending
the S392.26 banked in the name
of the Parent-Teacher’s Associa
tion of Palmer was the principal
order of business at last week’s
first meeting of the new year. Al
though members still had $392.26
in the treasury at the close of the
meeting, these wrere suggested as
priority items for purchase, in or
der to reduce that sum:
1. New band instruments
(either trumpets or clarinets are
needed, according to music in
structor Paul Bushong).
2. New playground equip
ment.
3. A roller-skating floor and
roller skates.
4. Floodlights for the east and
west entrances to the Gymna
sium.
5. New windowpanes for the
Gymnasium entrance.
Mrs. Charles Wilson announced
the urgent need of more Girl
Scout leaders here. She said that
an additional Girl Scout troop is
to be formed next month, and
there is already a critical short
age of leaders for existing troops.
Superintendent William T. Zah
radnicek explained several traf
fic regulations which will be en
forced at Palmer School this year.
Most important is the rule that
bars all vehicles from driving on
the school grounds, when buses
Lutheran Dinner, Bazaar
To Be Held November 2
The annual fall dinner and
I bazaar, presented each year by
1 members of the Ladies’ Aid of St.
j John’s Lutheran Church, will be
i held on Nov. 2 this year, Mrs.
Alava Roetman announced this
| week. Dinner will be served in
| the basement at St. John’s be
tween the hours of five and eight
p.m.
Dinner committees will be
named at next week’s regular
meeting of the Lutheran Aid.
More specific plans will be an
nounced in the next week or two,
Mrs. Roetman promised.
are either loading or unloading
riders in the morning or after
noon.
The superintendent further re
minded all drivers that the law
requires that vehicles stop when I
a school bus stops, to remain halt- '
ed until the school bus is in mo
tion again. This regulation ap
plies to traffic travelling both I
ways along the roads.
The meeting concluded with
the introduction of the teachers
of Palmer School. A reception
and social hour followed the for
mal business meeting.
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King's Lake Members
To Meet Oct. 3
Date of the annual King’s Lake
membership meeting is approach
ing, Rev. Victor Alfsen reminded
Valley members this week. The
yearly meeting will be held on
Oct. 3 at eight o’clock in the eve
ning at Palmer’s United Protes
tant Church.
The camping season just ended
will be reviewed, and policies for
next year’s camp will be dis
cussed, Reverend Alfsen said.
GO TO COLORADO
Mrs. James Morgan and daugh
ter left the Valley last week for
Colorado, where they will make
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For $124,000 Library
Ground was turned for Juneau’s
j new public library, in special
ceremonies held at the capital
city last week. The completed
building is to cost $124,000. Citi
zens of Juneau, through subscrip
tions and pledges, raised the $72,
000 necessary to begin work on
the new building.
The remainder of the building
costs will be financed through
the Alaska Public Works Act.
their home. Mr. Morgan remains
in Palmer for a time, but will
join his family Outside later this
winter.
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, We wish to take this opportune
| ity to express our gratitude to
' those friends and neighbors we
have been unable to thank per
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I business in last week’s fire. Again
j we say ‘th‘ank you” to all who
| helped us in our hour of need.
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