Moose Lodge
Basketball Team
Starts Practice
With the approach of basket
ball season, teams are beginning
to form in the city, with full win
ter programs shaping up. Palmer
Moose Lodge will again have a
team, with practice nights sched
uled for every Thursday in the
Palmer School gym. Manager Don
DeLand said games will be sched
uled between U. S. Army teams
and local teams. The following
players have turned out for the
Moose team: Ben and Jim Her
man, Mile and Vem France, Dick
Anderson, Wayne Bouwens, Vearl
Overton, A1 Klump. Earl Onkka,
Bud Billot, Ray DePriest Don
Parks, Myles Highland and Don
DeLand.
The team is still looking for a
coach. Anyone who would care to
devote part of his spare time in
this capacity is asked to contact
DeLand or Ben Herman, secretary
of the club.
LOCAL CREDIT UNION
TO MEET NOVEMBER 11
A regular meeting for board
members and supervisory com
mittees of the Matanuska Valley
Federal Credit Union will be
held Tuesday evening, November
11 in the Co-Op club room at 8
p.m. Although the meeting is
held for the above mentioned
officers an credit union member
may attend the meeting.
New membership in the credit
union is invited, by the purchase
of one or more shares, at 5.00 per
share. Credit unions are not new,
officers point out. The credit
union movement in the States is
usually dated from 1909, when
Massachusetts passed the first
State credit union law. Since then
most of the States, as well as the
District of Columbia, have passed
similar laws.
The Federal Credit Union Act
was passed in 1934. It provides
for the chartering and supervision
of Federal credit unions. Control
and management are in the hands
of the members .of Jhe credit
union. Officers are selected from
its own membership. Provisions
in the Federal Credit Union Act
and the standard by laws protect
savings of members. Anyone in
terested in joining the local credit
unon is invited to contact any of
the officers.
NEW VICE COMMANDER
EXPECTED AT ELMENDORF
ELMENDORF AIR FORCE
BASE—Maj. Gen. Joseph H. At
kinson has been assigned Vice
Commander-In-Chief, Alaska,
Headquarters Alaskan Command
announced and is expected to as
sume his duties the latter part
of November.
General Atkinson is presently
commanding general of the Sec
ond Air Force with headquarters
at Barksdale Air Force Base,
Louisiana. He is well known in
Alaska, having served as com
manding general of the Alaskan
Air Command from October 1946
to February 1949.
During World War II General
Atkinson served as commanding
•officer of the 97th Bombardment
Squadron in England and Africa,
and later as commanding general
of the 5th Bombardment Wing in
Africa and Italy.
He was deputy commanding
general of the 15th Air Force in
Italy during 1944, prior to return
ing to the United States as com
manding general, 3rd Bomber
Command, MacDill Air Force
Base, Florida. He came to Alas
ka in May 1946 as deputy com
manding general of the Alaskan
MATANUSKA VALLEY DAIRYMEN are
Reporting excellent results with TRI
ANGLE 20% DAIRY FEED. And of
course there is a definale saving be
cause it costs you less than other lead
ing brands. So ADD to your profit this
year by feeding your cows the best.
MILK RATION
Feed them TRIANGLE 20% DAIRY FEED
BROOK'S FEED & SUPPLY
PALMER, ALASKA
Your Ford Tractor Dealer, Remember?
CONSERVATION
NOTES
By Lew Hanks
We just receive the 1953 hand
book on the A.C.P. program.
Several new practices are includ
ed this year.
Payments can now be made for
wind stripping, pasture manage
ment and the installation of
sprinkler systems for use on pas
ture.
To receive payment for pasture
management a farmer must follow
these practices on good field of
grass. He must fertilize. Cross
fences must be established and
grazing rotated. Fieids must also
be mowed to control weeds. Over
grazing is not permitted. If a
field is very weedy or brushy it
must be reseeded and a good
stand of grass secured before it
can qualify for payment.
To be eligible for payment
sprinkler irrigation systems must
be designed by the Soil Conserva
tion Sevice. Payments of one half
the cost up to a maximum of $500
can be made. If you are seriously
considering the installation of
such a system I suggest you get
in touch with the Extension Ser
vice at the earliest possible mo
ment. Orders for sprinkler pipe
should be placed before March
1st to assure delivery by early
summer. A certain amount of
data is necessary before the S.C.S.
can design a setup. Its not too
pleasant to try to make surveys
in the middle of the winter. I
therefore suggest you file your in
tentions with the Extension Ser
vice now. I’ve tried a little bit of
this sub-zero surveying and it’s
strictly for the birds.
From what information we
have it seems that irrigation on
pasture pays off. Talk to Max
Sherrod, Bob Webb or Victor
Falk. They’ve all tried it. If you
have a source of water and a
a good pasture to put it on it’s
worth investigating—but not in
the middle of January.
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FIRST ISSUE OF COLLEGfe
PAPER OF YEAR APPEARS
The first of four issues of the
Farthest North Collegian, bi
monthly publication of the Uni
versity of Alaska were distributed
last week.
The Collegian was first printed
in 1923 and has been a varied his
tory through the years it has ap
peared on campus. It has been
changed at various times from a
newspaper to a pamphlet, a book
let and to a quarterly magazine.
It is back now in newspaper
form, and a very creditable job
has been done by the staff on the
first edition.
department, prior to the establish
ment of the Alaskan Command.
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ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
Education Week
November 9-15
American Education Week, ,
November 9-15 will be observed |
in the Palmer school, it was an- .
nounced this week. The public '
school of Palmer asks your in- ]
terest in the local school. Visit
ors are welcome a* any time; but
a special invitation has been ex
tended to visit the school during 1
Education Week. Whether visit- j
ors have children in school or 1
not, the invitation extends to all '
to make it a point to visit the ;
school and see first hand ex
amples of democracy in action. |
Each year during American j
Education Week, public schools
report to their owners, the 155
million people of the United Stat- '
es. The story of our schools is
written in the lives of the chil
dren they serve, but a few figures ,
show the significance of this in
vestment in our American de
mocracy.
Today public school property
is valued at over 9 billion dol
lars—an average of $385 per pupil.
Annual expenditures approach six i
and one half billion dollars. Ele
mentary school enrollments are
expected to be six million higher
and high school enrollments two .
million higher in 1960 than in ,
1950. .
American Education Week has | ;
been suggested as a good time to ! ■
review the history, purposes and j;
achievements of our school; to I (
consider its needs and problems; !
to emphasize its role in national j
security; and to strengthen it,
with active participation for the J
important future. i
Homemakers'News
Sourdough Club j1
The Sourdough Homemakers’ r
Zlub will hold their next regular 1
neeting at the home of Mrs. Lila j i
Newville Tuesday, November 11,
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Nugget Homemakers’ Club! <
meet on Thursday evening, Nov. i
13, at the new home of Erma j <
Liebing. Project leaders Hanna!
Burke and Frances Bicknell will j <
demonstrate the making of “Glo- j •
Candles”. Nugget members are;
reminded to bring their cotton j
rags, with zippers and buttons)
removed, for the sale. The pro-i
gram for the new year will be!
voted on at this meeting.
Marjorie Brewer, Reporter
Mrs. Lila Newville has been
appointed Homemakers’ Council ,
representative on the Valley
Health Council and Mrs. Rowena
Bresee has been appointed Home
makers’ Council reporter.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIED
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4-H CLUB NEWS
Achievement Day plans are
learly complete with a large at
endance of 4-Her’s, club leaders
ind parents planning to attend,
rhe meeting to be held at Grange
lall, Saturday, November 8.
Pot-luck lunch will be served at
loon followed by an afternoon
>rogram including awarding pins;
jresenting honors; a style show,
o be given by the girls who have
aken various years of clothing;
fames and entertainment.
The largest percentage of com
peted projects ever experienced
3y the Valley clubs was noted
his year. The gratifying result in
iicated hard work on the part of
eaders and 4-Hers alike. In the
:ighteen Valley clubs, 125 have
:ompleted their projects and will
■eceive recognition at the Achie
vement Day program.
All parents, leaders and 4-H
nembers are invited to the pro
gram, scheduled to start at 11
i.m.
/alley Bank Files
Collection Suit
The Matanuska Valley Bank
'iled suit last week in Third Dis
rict Court in Anchorage against
he Davis Construction Company,
isking collection of three notes
otaling $11,071.01 Willard Davis
ind Irene Arnold were listed as
lefendants.
Mrs. Richard Finley
Word was received in the Val
ey Tuesday of the death of Mrs.
fane Finley, 50, mother of Mrs.
Ceith Hooks of Palmer.”
Mrs. Finley and her husband
vere former residents of the Val
ey, having come here in 1950.
They left the Territory this spring
o enable Mrs. Finley to seek
nedical treatment in Nevada.
In addition to her husband and
firs. Hooks, survivors include an
>ther daughter in Areata, Cali
ornia and a grandson, Roy Felix
>f Palmer.
Mrs. Hooks left Palmer Tues
lay night to fly Outside for the
uneral service.
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ELECTION
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Food
FOR THE COLD MONTHS
• Delicious Home Made Chile
9 Chile Burgers and Hamburgers
Also our usual fine Dinners
STEAKS, CHOPS, CHICKEN and FISH
Still Featuring Our Famous
GHUCK WAGON DINNERS
Every Tuesday Night
All You Gan Eat for $3.00
ITS A NICE DRIVE FOR FINE FOOD
The Butte
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Don and Ellen in the Kitchen A1 & Peggy Huffman—Mgrs.
Mile 41 */2 Palmer-Anchorage Highway
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RUGS AND LINOLEUMS
Prints or Plains
Imports or Domestics
Ask for Our Estimates on Asphalt Tile
J G FLOOR COVERING
Located in National Bank of Alaska Bldg.—Spanard. Alaska
PHONE 31415
LEWIS-LANE WEDDING
PLANS ANNOUNCED
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Prather of
Palmer have announced the forth
coming marriage of their daugh
ter, Ruth Ann Lane to Cpl. Thom
as B. Lewis, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Lemuel L. Lewis of Martinsburg,
West Virginia.
The ceremony will be held No
vember 8 at 11 a.m. in St. Mich
ael’s Catholic Church, with Rev.
James P. Snead officiating.
All friends of the couple and
family are invited to attend. A
reception will follow the cere
mony at Glenn Allen Lodge.
ANNOUNCEMENT
I wish to announce that
as of September 2. 1952, I
transferred my interest as
a limited partner in the
Palmer Cold Storage and
Locker Service to Harry E,
Ryan and Walter F. Coop
er, who are the present
sole owners of this com
pany.
Charlie Waller
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There will be a food and rum
mage sale at the Co-Op Rec Hall
November 15 from 11:00 am.
through the day. The sale is be
ing sponsored by members of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints (Mormon Church).
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To Telt You
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as
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Motor-in-Service
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