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VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
PRINTED AT PALMER ALASKA EACH THURSDAY
By the Matanuska Prww. Inc
Entered a* aecond class matter on Oct 21. 1947. at the pout office at
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Publisher. Business Manager
Editor
A) J I* Julio
Associate Editor
Lucille Kennedy Mick
Virginia Gallant
Barbara Carter
Wasilla Correspondent
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Tongues of Mercy
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The following editorial is by William Shakespeare and
is reprinted from The Merchant of Venice, Act. 4. Scene 1.
The quality of mercy is not strain'd,—
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the earth beneath: it is twice blest.—
It blesseth him that gives and him that takes:
'Tis mightiest in the mightiest: it becomes
The throned monarch better than his crown;
His sceptre shows the force of temporal power,
The attribute to awe and majesty,
Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings;
But mercy is above this sceptred sway,—
It is enthroned in the hearts of kings,
It is an attribute to God himself;
And earthly power doth then show likest God’s
When mercy seasons justice.
COUNC1LMEN HOPE FOR
WEATHER BREAK UNTIL
ROAD GRADER ARRIVES
No one could charge the weath
erman for failing to co-operate
with the City Council so far this
year, but councilmen are keeping
their fingers crossed for the next
two weeks in hopes that the Val
ley’s unusual weather break con
tinues until the new road grader
arrives.
So far there’s been little serious
need of snow maintenance equip
ment except in the case of the
usual drifts which collect in front
of the Fair Grounds fence. At
this spot, the Alaska Road Com
mission has kindly come to the
rescue on three occasions. Mayor
Carl Meier received word this
week that the new No. 12 road
grader ordered by the City Coun
cil recently has been shipped
from Seattle. It should arrive in
Palmer about January 15. So if
the weatherman will just hold off
with those winds that are such
a unique feature of Valley win
ters, the city will be ready and
waiting for them.
BE IT A MIDGET—be it a whale,
put it in classifieds, under FOR
SALE.
Buys New Equipment
And Machinery
Clyde King, Jr. recently return
ed to Palmer following a business
j trip to Los Angeles where he and
Clyde King, Sr. purchased new
equipment for the Valley Con
crete Products.
Two cement mixing trucks, a
! new Johnson batch plant and
j scale and a loader cat were pur
! chased by the Kings.
| Complete service and coverage
! of the Valley is contemplated j
when the equipment arrives at
the plant. Shipment is expected
soon.
While outside, King, who was
accompanied by his family, visit
! ed at Santa Barbara and Los An
! geles with relatives and friends.
NEW ARRC
DIRECTORS ELECTED
/t a special meeting of the
| stockholders and board of direc
| tors of the Alaska Rural Rehabil
: itation Corporation held Friday,
I December 21, two new directors
! were elected.
Robert Atwood, publisher of
; the Anchorage Times, replaces
; Governor Ernest Gruening, who
resigned; and Dan Cuddy repla
'ces his father, Warren Cuddy,
who died recently.
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COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
THURSDAY, JANUARY 3
AMERICAN LEGION AND
AUXILARY Carpenter** Hall,
8 p m
FRIDAY. JANUARY 4
SQUARE DANCE CLUB, Car
p^ntor** Hall. 8 p.m.
i AAAS, Cook Inlet Chapter. Arc- i
tic Health Research Bldg., An
chorage
SUNDAY, JANUARY 6
GREATER BOOKS GROUP.
Chas. Wilson home, 7:30 p. m
MONDAY, JANUARY 7
K1WANIS CLUB, CO-op club
room. 12.15 p m.
VETERANS* TRAINING CLASS
Co-op club room. 8 p. m.
TUESDAY. JANUARY 8
| WELL-BABY CLINIC. Health
i Center, 2-4 p. m.
BOY SCOUT MEETING. U. ».
Church. 7:30 p. in.
; MOOSE and WOMEN OF THE
MOOSE. Moose Hall. 8 p. m.
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 9
CARPENTERS' LOCAL, Carpen
ter-' Hall. 8 p. m.
[ THURSDAY. JANUARY 10
NORTHLAND PIONEER
GRANGE. Grange Hall, 8 p. m
ORDER OF EASTERN STAR.
Special meeting. Carpenters’ Hall,
8 p.m.
HURLEY IS GUEST
SPEAKER AT KIWANIS
DINNER IN ANCHORAGE
Jim Hurley, recently installed
as Lieutenant Governor of the
Alaska-Yukon Division of Ki
wanis International, was guest
speaker at the Anchorage Ki
wanis dinner and dance held at
the Idle Hou. Country Club Fri
day. December 28.
John Gorsuch, a member of the
Anchorage Kiwanis, reported that
his speech, “Liberty, Let’s Keep
It", was an inspiration to every
one who heard it.
Five Couples United in Holiday Ceremonies, Four
of Them at Home of U. S. Commissioner Saxton
U. S CommUttioner Dorothy U
Saxton had th«* pleasure of offi
ciating at five holiday weddings
four of v. Inch took place at her
home in the week between
Christ mat Eve and New Year k '
Eve. In two of the ceremonies, j
two popular local school teachers
changed their names, and their
students returning to school on
Wednesday morning had the
thrill of getting used to their new
ones.
Wofford-Lorscheter
At a ceremony which took
place at p in. Christmas Day m
Commissioner Saxton's h o m ■_*. ;
Mis Dorothy Lorscheter became
the bride of Ralph D. Wofford.
Witnesses to the marriage were
Miss Lois Thompson and Norman
S. Rousey.
The bride, who is a teacher of
English in the Palmer School,
wore a lovely white, tailored dress
with a peplum and an ice blue j
fur hat. Miss Thompson wore a
gold-colored street dress.
Mrs. Wofford is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Lorscheter of
Ashland. Wisconsin. Mr. Wof
ford’s parents- are Mr. and Mrs.
O. D. Wofford of Lockney, Teas.
Mr. Wofford has charge of Kos
losky’s hardware department.
The young couple is now at
home to their friends at the Val
ley View Apartments.
Farrell-Clark
In another Christmas Day cere
mony, Miss Dorothy’ E. Clark if1
Mountain View’ became the bride
:>f Robert S. Farrell of Elmendorf
Air Force Base.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Krenn j
were witnesses.
The bride chose a royal blue
street length dress for the cere
mony and wore a huge corsage of
:ed and white carnations. Mrs.
ECrenn wore a lavender dress
maker suit.
Vohva Gvrtton
On Chnilmtis Eve, Rufut M
(Monty) Volvia, Jr and Mi** Eve
lyn Garrison were united in mar
riage by the U S Commissioner
They are both residt nts of An
chorago.
The bride was married in a
winter-white jersey street length
dress with white accessories and
a corsage of baby sweetheart
roses.
Witnesses were Mr and Mrs
Cecil R Amburn Mrs. Ainbuin
v.ar dressed in blue velvet.
Ulrich-Hatliffe
Mike Ulrich and Mrs. Valeri i
Ratlifle were married Sunday at
'.ernoon ;,t 2:.10 p.m., Decernb> r
JO in a lovelv ceremony at the
home of the bride on Valley
Street.
Palmer Police Chief Bernie
Bouwens and Mrs. Dorothy Sands
attended the couple, and U. S.
Commissioner Dorothy Saxton of
ficiated at the ceremony. There
were many guests in attendance.
The newly-wed couple enter
tained their many friends and
guests at an open house recep
tion following the ceremony.
Dodge-Wade
On New Year’s Eve about 0
p.m. Mrs. Nancy Wade became
the bride of John Ruiz Dodge in
a ceremony which took place at
ihe home of U. S. Commissioner I
Dorothy Saxton.
Attending the couple were Mr.
ind Mrs. Everett Pedersen of Pal
mer. The bride chose a biego,
avon faille, street-length dress
<tyled with a back peplum. She
wore a corsage of red carnations.
Mrs. Pedersen v.ore a two-piece
jreen taffeta dress, also street
ength.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Addington
ilmith of Seattle. She has been a
member of the Palmer School
faculty since the fall of 1949
Mr. D<Klge is the son of Mr*.
John R Dodge of l/i? Angeles.
California
He has his own electrical busi
ness which I* known as the
Dodge Electric Copany. and ha*
been a sub contractor on the
AHA houses recently completed
in thi^ city.
Following the ceremony, the'
popular young couple danced the
New \ ear in at the Orange party.
Mr. and Mrs. Dodge plan to
make their home in Palmer.
Announce Weddng Plans
Mr and Mrs. Patrick J. Hem
mer announce the app:oaching
marriage of »!u‘ir daughtf r Ro
berta JoAnne to Philip L McKae,
e»n of Mrs. Clarence Bell. The
wedding will take place January
Hi at St. Michael's Catholic
Church.
Miss Hemmer came to the Val
ley with her parents, who are
original colonists, in 1935 and
received her schooling here, grad
uating from the Palmer High
Sciiool with the class of 1950.
LEGION PARTY
WELL ATTENDED
Approximately thirty children
enjoyed the American Legion and
Auxiliary Christmas party held
December 20 at Carpenters’ Hall.
Each adult took a child’s gift to
the party so that each youngster
received a Christmas toy.
The" party was complete with
Santa Claus, a gayly decorated
tree, ice cream, cookies and an
evening of games.
Extra gifts taken to the party
were given to three needy vet
eran families.
Buy on these Plain Hard Facts
See for yourself how a Chevrolet truck
can cut your costs in every way
(Continuation of itondard equipment ond trim
Illustrated is dependent on availability of material.)
FACT NO. 2 — Saves Money on the Job
FACT No. 3
FACT No. 4
Right Truck for Every Loac’
Keeps Its Value Longer
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phrases.
That's why more of them buy Chevrolet trucks than any
other make . . . nearly as many as the next two makes
combined!
What they get for their money is a rugged, sturdy, de
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Come in and let’s get down to cases on how a Chevrolet
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FACT
No. 1—Costs Less to Buy
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