Community Chest
Directors Elected
At Annual Meeting
Only a handful of the many
•ncmb*Tf. of the Community
Chest met nt the annual meeting
held in Palmer S< hool Tuesday
Feb. 26 to have a say in the dir«<
Uon of chest activities to wbich
they contributed a splendid total
of more than $3,000 last fall
With only two exception the
only persons there were Commu
nity Chest agency representative s
who had reports to make and
* members of the chi^st board of
directors. They elected Mrs Rid*',
out, Mrs. Dorothy Hurley, and
Mrs Lillian Eck*rt ts new dir
ectors
Mrs. Helen Crites. Mrs. Tekla
Mielke. and Mrs. Minnie Clark
were elected to the three vacan
cies on the Welfare and Disaster
Council.
Louise Kcllog, vice-president of
the chest board, presided at the
meeting in the absence from the
Territory of the president, Mar
vin Slaughter. She read a letter
from Slaughter in v.hich he poin
ted out that the success of the
October campaign in which the
drive went "over the top” for its
$3,000 goal proved that the chest
meets a community need in the
opinion of its residents. Therefore
the Community Chest will contin
, ue to serve this need.
Annual reports of expenditures
of Community Chest funds weio
heard from Ivan Branton. treas
urer of the Health Council; Mrs.
Katherine Wilson. Palmer repre
sentative of the Susitna Giil
Scout Council; Mrs. Mae Thomp
son of the Cheechako Club, which
sponsors the Alaska Crippled
Childrens’ Assn, activities in this
area; and Mrs. Ben Hudgins of
the Welfare and Disaster Coun
cil.
In his report on the 1951 Chest
Drive, Emil Ganshow cited Matt
Perkins for his excellent work
the downtown area and the Mata
nuska Valley Nurses Assn for
the splendid covering in its area.
Mrs. Loretta Talcott listed the
following allotments to chest
agencies from funds collected m
the 1951 drive; ACCA. $350: Girl
Scouts. $350; Library, $165.00:
United Defense Fund. $214; Wel
fare and Disaster Council. $248
plus $150 received in payment of
an old loan: and for the Health
Council. $1280.
Byron Felkner of the Eklutna
Project showed the group an ex
cellent Bureau of Reclamation
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KIWANIS MfNSTJtfl
SHOW TICKiTS GO
ON SALi THIS WffK
Ticket* for lU Is* >2 Km«n.«
Mtnibtn 1 product n "Mtn*U^I
FmiIm)'' go «>n m»S« Thif %v«-< k mI
the Palmer Drug Su re and the
I Shamrock l<>ung« They may id»>'
I be obtained ftx»m n« rrb»*r* of th*
! production's qu**< n pagraot and
i through Kiwarns member*
Tickets are available for each
I of the three nights of the produc
tion—Thursday. March ?*; Fri
| day, March 28; and Saturday.
I Marrh 29. Th« y are not inter
[changeable for the different per
formances, General admission
| tickets cost $1.50; restrved seat
tickets. $2; and children's tickets
50 cents. Dr. Donald Ck is chair
man of the ticket committee.
Al! the profits from thus year’s
Minstrel production will go to ]
ward the Kiwanians' $1 000
pledge for the new hospital build
ing fund.
KLONDIKE KATE WRITES
TO PALMER GIRL
Each senior in the Alaska his- '
tory class had a term project this
year. Barbara Tirapelli chose the
"Yukon Pioneers."
In collecting her material. Bar
bara wrote to "Klondike Kate"
(Kate Sockwell VanDuren). ask- I
ing her to ti ll of sorr.e f her past j
experiences in the early days of
the 1900’s.
"Klondike Kate" is known the
word over as she was one of the
best known people in the Yukon
at the turn of the century. Many
magazine articles have been writ
ten about her
At. present she is living in Jef
ferson. Oregon, and is past sev
enty years of age. Recently she
was at the Portland Airport to
help send off the first PNA plane
from Portland to Anchorage.
Her reply and autograph are
real collectors items and are trea
sured greatly by Barbara. Also
enclosed was a postcard showing
Klondike Kate as she appears to
day and the beauty she was in
1900 at the height of her heyday.
Both the letter and the picture
were on exhibit at the P-TA open
house held last week.
LIFE IN THE U.S
Life in these United States:
Worrying about one's health one
minute and passing a car on a
curve at 85 the next.
movie on Boulder Dam following
the business meeting.
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EVERYTHING! REMEMBER?
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Prints or Plains
imports or Domestics
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411 Filth Avenue
Anchorage
Phone 32251
Open All Night
Wednesdays — Thursdays
Fridays and Saturdays
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COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
THURSDAY MARCH «
AMERICAN LEGION A AUX
II.IARV, Carpenter's Hall .‘l
pm
TRIDAY. MARCH T
sgi ARE DANCE CLUB c
Hall ft p m
AAAS Cook Inlet Chapter. Artie
Health Center, Anchorage. 8 p.m.
MONDAY. MARCH 10
WOMEN'S REPUBLICAN CLUB.
Mri. Harold Thuma. 7:30 pm
KIVVANIS CLUB Coop club
room. 12:05
VETERANS TRAINING CLASS.
Co-op club room. 8 p.m.
EVENING CRAFT CLUB
TUESDAY. MARCH 11
WEI*L RAHY CLINIC. Health
Council rooms. 2-4 p m.
MOOSE AND WOMEN OF THE
MOOSE. Moose Hall. 8 p.m.
ROY SCOUT MEETING, U. P
Church. 7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 12
CARPENTERS’ LOCAL, Car
penters Hall. 8 p.m.
THURSDAY. MARCH 13
NORTHLAN D PIONEER
GRANGE Grange Hall. 8 p.m.
Five Girls Chosen
To Reign in Minstrel
Shaw Queen Pageant
W*r iii , ttKiwy. \' in,, NHf n
Mtv Ham*. Bobb* J. M< R*.
ami Mat> Ann Herman .tr* thi
five girl* wtio v. *11 .«pp« «r in thi
4U«-*-n pageant which open* thi
wx-ond act of thi* year* Mtmlr.
Fantasy.
On **41011 n ght of tl#e show r
tiffmut girl mil reign a* qu* *-r
with the reigning qun n on th
Saturday night performance be
mg Honorary Queen c.f the Show.
All fi*i '.hrl* v\ill l»r furnisher
with glamorous rveninr gown:
ml each nignmg qu«i*n will
wear a luxurious robe. Tht*. mb
was originally designed by Jvx
Hudrwk and Dave Algarin an-:
was used for two consecutive
oars in a coronation ball held .*i
th* Lor Angeles Breakfast Club
The rob*' i« of v.hit* brocade s&Ur
tnmnieri with gold satin br;ud
and lined with nylon taffeta. Th.
>resent day valuation of the robt
is between $900 and $1000.
Each of the five girls will bt
presented with a gitt and th.
honorary queen will receive s
Kiand award.
COFFEY INSURES
EVERYTHING! REMEMBER?
?•<?«'al Employees’
2SS Differential is
Safe for fiscal 1953
The I W.’>3 I « t1< t «| uppi< .proton
IhH* will not nfik t«» t*k< ««ttv
ft * tn AU».k.oo hired !«•*(« i ,.1
ei.pl. yi«« ► within tin Territory
to work in AI*o-k« Cm 25 prrren’
«x»*t-of-livinj; mUow«imt, »<<*uiii
in*- t<* ■wutwn<* em u thi* we. k
to Dilisutt B.vtirtt by l«ft year‘4
ptupufimts « f the plan
'• Attempts to deny the differen
tiij to AJi»‘k..ns while continuing:
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it !<•• !< >i« ; ai «tnpl<>\««•%. hni*d in
Sl. t<» i.rtd mil |*« thr Tern
!«•!' t» Horn m«<n dt Jt «j«h| la*l
>'< •» I -it it * »* xtatm at thr bint
•hut tt* «*tt« mpt mi'uld br rr
im ttu* v**ar in (iini'idnaliun
•1 tht i.|)f»n>pnatK*i t*ilU fot Jt»&3
Nkturm* niMmcii * tth Drlr
K*t< B*nil«-tt thift wwh. however.
Uir prmt ipkl advucat*» of the
dm nmin.itory proposal Mated
heir attempt* would not hr rr>
ru w«-d
Moore's Garage
Gtntral Automotive Repair
Crankshaft Grinding
Rebore Service
Post Office Box 789
Palmer, Alaska
Abort. Oldrnwhilr Winery-Eight 4-Poor Sflan. Brloir. OMomobiU Super "88" 4-Door Sedan. •Hydra-Untie Sopor Dr,to
and CM Hydraulic Steering optional at extra cost. Equipment, acre, car ion and trim lubjecl to change without nonce.
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NEW HYDRA-MATIC SUPER DRIVE*!
Now Ilydra-Matic Drive adds a
new range—"Super ’ Range for
super performance— thrilling new
action in any driving situation!
NEWGM HYDRAULIC STEERING *!
This newest development iu
power • assisted steering
takes out the effort, leaves
in the "feel” of the wheel!
NEW OLDSMOBILE S "ROCKET !
\\ iili 25 more horsepower—
new Quadri - Jet Carburetor
—new high-lift valves—now
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At top, the all-new .Xiiuty-lu/llil a triumph of fine-ear
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—Oldsmobile’s Super "88" for 1952! both bring you the
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Hydra-Malic Super 1 frier’ with it* thrilling ne w S per Range
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New "Custom-Lounge” interiors—the finest you’ve ever
eeen! These brilliant new "Rocket” Oldemobilcs for 1952
are now on special display in our showroom! See them today!
1952 OLDSMOBILES NOW ON DISPLAY AT THE FOLLOWING DEALERS’...
Kirk's Sales and Service
Palmer, Alaska — Authorized Dealer for the Mafanuska Valley — Phone 76