SI. Patrick’s
Dance Sponsored
By Seniors Here
A gala St. Patrick’s dance, to
which everyone in the Valley is
invited, will be sponsored here to
morrow night by the Palmer
High School Senior Class. The
Seniors have been working hard
to assure a huge success of the
dance which will be held at the
school gymnasium. Dress is to be
informal, according to the an
nouncement. Dancing wdll be to
the music of Charles Schaefer’s
orchestra. The party is being held
in place of the annual Snowball
dance which the Seniors by
passed this year because of the
many other activities that occu
pied their time. 1
Committees working on ar
rangements for the dance include
Karen Bryant, Rosie Miller and
Dave Vigdahl in charge of dec
orations; Joyce Hardage, tickets;
Irvin Bentti, Charles Hoffman i
and Stan Zaborac, advertising; j
Edison Thuma, music.
Tickets for the dance may be
obtained at the door. Price of ad
missions is $1.50 for men; 50c for
women, and $2 per couple.
ALLOCATIONS FOR
PURE SEED MADE
Practically all applicants for i
Golden Rain oats here are to re-1
ceive their desired requirements,
Parker Lester, territorial agricul
tural agent, announced this week.
Allocations for the pure seed
were made at a meeting of the
directors of Alaska Certified Pure
Seed Growers Association and the
territorial advisory committee
held last Friday evening.
Although the Golden Rain sup
ply seemed to be adequate, allo
cations for Edda Barley had to be
scaled down due to an insuffi
cient quantity, Mr. Lester ex
plained.
‘All applicants who returned!
questionnaires to the College Ex- ;
tension office will receive imme- 1
diate information regarding alio- j
cations for their 1951 plantings, |
Mr. Lester added.
ROLES IN SENIOR
PLAY ARE CAST
The cast for the senior’s play,
“Grandad Steps Out,” was an
nounced by Mrs. Jean LaCross
this week. Mrs. LaCross is di
dector of the play in which most
of the senior class will participate.
Harvey Hiber will play the
leading role of Grandad; Jean
Smith will portray Mrs. Laura
Morton: Edison Thuma, Jim Ma
honey from out in Arizona; Faye
Werner, Tillie, the maid; Bob
Harris, Kip, a young boy: Lillian
Loberg, Betty, an attractive
young girl; Nancy Frank, Orfa
Plumley and Hazel Barnhardt,
the triplets, Trudie, Judy and
Ludie; Stan Johnson, Jack, an at
tractive young man; Joyce Hard
age, Miss Abby Higgins, a coy,
nosey, man - crazy old maid;
Gloria Wright, Mrs. Jobe Fenny,
an old country lady; Paul Barry,
the detective.
The farce - comedy, in three
acts, will be presented here April
7 at the school auditorium. Tick
ets will be placed on sale prior
to the opening of the play.
STARTS WITH ARA
A new employe at the Agricul
tural Research Administration is
Mrs. Mildred Marple. She started
her new work with ARA on
Wednesday, and is replacing Mrs.
Vivian Shaver.
Insurance
of All Kinds
Real Estate
Now a New
Magazine Subscription
Agency
Pioneer Insurance
ami Realty
Wright Building Palmer
MERRILL MERCANTILE COMPANY
Valdez, Alaska
Aluminum Roofing Building Supplies
Celotex Glass
Sherwin-Williams Paints
Maytag and Westinghouse Appliances
Sporting Goods Toys Home Furnishings
FOR SALE
'49 Dodge Panel
Excellent Condition
New Rubber Tires
Inquire at Frontiersman Office
Holy Week Services
Start Palm Sunday
Holy week services at St. Mich
ael’s Church begin next Sunday,
Palm Sunday. The Palm Sunday
Mass will be said at the regular
time, 10 a.m., and blessed palms
will be distributed during the
service, Father James Snead an
nounced this week.
On Good Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Stations of the Cross followed by
the Veneration of the Cross. Lent
ends at noon on Holy Saturday.
The Easter Sunday Mass will
be said at 10 a.m. with music fur
nished by St. Michael’s choir. The
public is invited, Father Snead
said.
Nothing gets mistaken for wis
dom quite so often as plain old
fashioned silence.
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ALASKA
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John M. Lewis, of Anchorage,
age 32, was instantly killed Sun
day afternoon when his plane, a
SWIFT, crashed at mile 112^2, ap
proximately half a mile this side
of Sheep Mountain. Witnesses to
the accident said that Mr. Lewis
had just taken off from the road,
prior to the crash, about 400 feet
from the road.
U. S. Commissioner Dorothy
Saxton, Deputy Marshall William
Bouwens and Highway Patrolman
Stanley Laird were among the in
vestigators at the scene of the
crash.
Interior Freight Lines
Clay Prewitt and Cliff Steadman, Owners
Freight Hauling Between Valdez and Palmer
Phone 62-J-3
VALDEZ BAKERY & CAFE
Jack Suttich, Prop.
Now Baking a Variety of Breads
Sweet Doughs Pastry
CAKES DECORATED TO ORDER FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS
FOUNTAIN SERVICE
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"The House of Hospitality"
Valdez, Alaska
Gateway to the Interior
Mayme Snyder and A. Jarvi, proprietors
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LEAVES PALMER FOR VALDEZ
10:45 a.m. each Monday (Leaves Anchorage at 5:15 a.m.)
RETURNS TO PALMER AND ANCHORAGE
8:30 a.m. Tuesday
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10:45 a.m. each Thursday (Leavt Anchorage at 9:15 a.m.)
RETURNS TO PALMER AND ANCHORAGE
8:30 a.m. Friday
Leaves Anchorage from 4th Ave. Travel Bureau
(Fourth Avenue Theatre Bldg.)
Leaves Palmer from in front of Pest Office
Leaves Valdez from Valdez Hotel
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