May the happiness
of the fleet New
Year overtake
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MOORE'S GARAGE
Happy lleui
year
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Ken’s Electric Supply
,New Yeor’s Eve Dance
jSet for December 31
To Be Gala Affair
Gala Yuletide festivities planned
for the Valley include the annual
Grange dance when the old year
will be ushered out and the New
Year welcomed in. The gay party,
to which the entire Valley is in
vited, will be held at the high
school gymnasium the evening of
; December 31, with dancing to
start at 9 p.m. Charles Schaefer’s
i orchestra will provide music for
the occasion which promises to
be one of the Grange s best New
Year’s Eve parties. Noise makers,
paper hats and balloons will be
distributed to the guests and will
be included in the price of admis
sion, Grange members said. Dress
for the ladies at the semi-formal
party is optional with any who
l wish to wear formal attire cor
| dially invited to do so.
Arrangements for the dance are
being made by a Grange com
mittee ocmprised of Herb Hol
stein, Henning Blunck and “Slim”
Hayes. Tickets may be obtained
from the committee or at the
door.
9th Army Bond Seeks
To Enlist Musicians
Approximately 29 civilian mu
i sicians have been authorized for
i enlistment in the 9th Army Band,
j according to, the Public Informa
tion Office, United States Army,
Alaska. Assignments will be
made directly from civilian status
to the band. Grades range from
Warrant Officer to PFC.
Musicians needed include those
who play the following instru
ments: cornet or trumpet; bari
j tone or euphonium; frensh horn;
I trombone; tuba; clarinet, B flat;
clarinet, E flat; flute; saxophone,
E flat, alto; saxophone, B flat,
tenor; saxophone, baritone; drum,
bass; and drum, snare.
Upon activation of the 9th
Army Band, it will be stationed
at Fort Richardson, Alaska.
Archie Moffits Host
Family Xmas Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Moffitt
were hosts at their home at a big
Christmas dinner party with 36
members of their family and rel
atives in attendance. Included
among the guests were Mrs.
Lydia Searles here from Valdez,
, Mrs. Ann Welch, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Moffitt and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Owen Moffitt and fam
ily, Mr. and Mrs. Wallie Moffitt
and family, Leonard Moffitt, Mr.
and Mrs. Fritz Hermon and fam
ily, Mr. and Mrs. John Durand
and family and Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Hecker and their family.
BRANTONS MOVE IN
NEW STAFF HOME
The Clarence Branton’s moved
into their new staff home Thurs
day of last week. Mr. Branton is
agricultural engineer with the
Agricultural Research Adminis
tration. The seven staff houses
located across the street from the
laboratory building are all now
occupied with the exception of
j two. ARA staff members to oc
; cupy the houses have moved to
| their new homes with the excep
tion of the Dr. Allan Micks and
Dr. Babb.
SPEND CHRISTMAS DAY
AT HOME OF PARENTS
Mr. and Mrs. S. Zabarac and
family and Mr. and Mrs. Miles
France and their children spent
Christmas day at Anchorage at
the home of the two ladies’ par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Durand.
Mrs. Zaborac and Mrs. France
are sisters.
MRS. SEARLS OF VALDEZ
SPEND HOLIDAYS HERE
Mrs. Lydia Searles of Valdez
arrived in the Valley Tuesday
evening of last week to spend the
holidays with her sister’s family,
the Archie Moffits, and other
relatives and friends. Mrs. Searles
is with the Valdez hospital at the
seaport city.
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SEASON’S
GREETINGS
Let us look
for faith and
reassurance
in the New
Year.
M. V. F. C. A.
Distributor,
Standard of California
Products
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KETCHIKAN SPRUCE
Palmer, Alaska