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Valley Frontiersman
Girl Sccuts Will Sell
Cookies On March 72
Palmer Girl Scouts are plan
ning a cookie sale for March 12
it was announced this week bj
Mrs- Charles Wilson, Brownif
leader. Cookie sales are one o
two ways in which Girl Scout;
are permitted to earn money foi
Scout expense, Mrs. Wilson ex
plained. They may sell cookies ii
he soring and calendars in th<
ill. *
Cookies are baked to a standarc
rcipe, and are particularly goot
r children, she said. Keepinf
aality of the cookies is said tt
be excellent, and they may b<
stored for several months withou
deterioration. *■
Palmer’s Girl Scout troops art
particularly anxious to be abli
to report a good sale, since thi
local troops failed to meet thei:
quota of Council expense las
month. When the Community
Chest goal was not met, the Scou
budget, together with all othe:
participating Chest agencies, wa
pared down.
Basketball Concession Nets
Enough for New Typewriter
The concession operated b;
Kiwanis Club members at the Se
ward High School basketbal
games in the Gymnasium grosse<
$176, it was reported this week
Proceeds, after costs were deduct
ed, were contributed to thi
Palmer Library.' The library wil
use the money to purchase a nev
typewriter.
Zero, Zero, Zero for Hospital
The Valley Hospital had an un
eventful week, despite the storm;
weather of the past week. N(
babies, no deaths, and in fact, al
most no patients, v.as their boi
score at press-time.
Many Must Scan
Wm Aid Aoolicctions
Federal aid to Alaska under
the Federal Works program re
quires: a multiple screening be
fore the actual grant is made, it
1 was pointed out recently by John
\rgestsinger, district engineer for
; 'he Community Facilities Serv
ice.
| Applications must be approved
by Governor Ernest Gruening,
Kenneth Kadow, head of the
1 Alaska Field Committee of the
; Department of the Interior, and
interior Secretary Chapman. The
i applications also must meet the
approval of field men of the Com
’ munity Facilities Agency, who
| study them to find that projects
! meet proper standards.
tj Planning must have advanced
to the point of the letting of bids
before these approvals are re
quested, Mr. Argetsinger said.
KNOB to Get New 'Copters
Two old helicopters will be ex
' .‘hanged for a pair of brand new
[ ones next month at Kodiak Naval
* Operating Base. The new pair
* are taking part in the Navy’s
winter exercises, and will not be
turned over to KNOB until the
conclusion of the winter man
oevres.
CO-OP MANAGER
1 CS IN SEATTLE
* James Wilson, general mana
• ger of the Matanuska Valley
' Farmers’ Co-Operating Associa
i tion, is in Seattle this week. Mr.
* Wilson left Tuesday and expects
' to return early next week.
A Co-Op board member looked
mysterious but refused to com
ment on the purpose of the visit,
• | other than to say that it appeared
r to be “a good time to take a trip
) to Seattle.”
Coffey Insures Everything—
Remember?
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Palmer Cold Storage and Locker Service
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JUST UNLOADED
A CARLOAD
of (elolex
INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR
Exterior Is Tongued and Grooved
2x4 Sheets
DO-OP BABY CHICKENS MUST BE ORDERED
BY SATURDAY, FEB. 18
I Co-Op Warehouse
ARR Queen Candidate
Will Have Gen DeLand^
As Rendezvous Guest
Genevieve DeLand, tiny blonde
queen of Palmer High School’s
recent Snow Ball, will be an hon
or attendant of Princess Aurora
(nee Marjorie Gropp) of the Alas
ka Railroad at next week’s Fur
Rendezvous celebration in An
chorage.
Genevieve and her chaperone,
who will be either her mother,
Mrs. L. Z. Scott, or her sister,
Mrs. Kenneth Meier, will be
guests of the Railroad for the en
tire Rendezvous week. They
have been presented with passes
to take care of their transporta
tion and they will be housed in
Railroad quarters in Anchorage.
At press-time this week, the
Railroad’s queen candidate was
leading all girls in the Anchor
age race for the position of ruler
of the 1950 Fur Rendezvous.
SCOUTS GIVE SAMPLE
OF WINNING SKILLS
An efficient demonstration of
Scouting skills was presented at
last week’s open house for par
ents, Scout leader Victor Alfsen
announced today. Planned as a
prevue of the rally events in
which Scouts will compete on a
Territorial basis, the Hawk pa
trol led by Howard Esslinger won
the Tuesday events.
In other demonstrations, Harry
Campbell and Laddie Huntley
(gave an almost perfect example
| of Morse code signaling, using
[ flashlights to send a message.
: Adelard Beylund, Lane Johnson
| and Laddie Huntley all gave suc
cessful demonstrations of fire
making through the use of flint
and steel.
The meeting concluded with an
award ceremony, in which How
ard Esslinger and Harry Camp
bell were given the Scout 40th
anniversary pin in recognition oi
certain Scout achievements.
Coffey Insures Everything—
Remember?
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: Brownie Scouts Will
Be Cookie Seilers, Too
Members of Palmer’s Brownie
Scout troops, who will be sales
women for the March 12 cookie
sale, were announced by Mrs.
Charles Wilson this week.
Brownie cookie peddlers include:
Karen Akleslad
Evelyn Cook
Joan Hurley
K. MacPherson
Joan Stephen
Leila Burnett
Sandra Driggers
' Ruth Henry
I J. McKinley
Sally Reed
M. E. Smith
Rebecca Brown
j Ida Hoskins
! N. Malcolm
! Patty Schaefer
Cheryl Sands
Jill Cope
S. Ellington
Dorothy Lentz
Donna Peterson
Imogenc Reid
Betty Jo Wilson
G. Esslinger
Frances Miller
Mary Balogh
Leona Rippy
Muriel Hanks
Bridgie Wright
Judith Jolle
Donna Horton
Gail Wooten
Patricia Black
Alaskan Jaycees
To Meet at Petersburg
On March 16, 17, 18
I
; 4 Members of Alaskan Junior
I Chambers of Commerce will meet
in a three-day convention at
Petersburg next month, it was
i announced this week. The con
vention opens on March 16 and
closes March 18. Gen. Nathan
F. Twining tentatively has prom
ised to be chief speaker at the
I sessions, which will be concerned
with the theme “The American
Perimeter of Defense.”
High on the entertainment side
of the convention plans is a trip
I by chartered yacht down Wran
; gell Narrows to Duncan Canal to
j see crab, shrimp, halibut and sal
; mon fishing operations.
Visitors are expected from the
1 states as well as from Alaska.
! Vacco Holdings At Chilkool
j On Block for Back Taxes
The independent school district
I at Haines, Alaska, has asked for
a tak sale on Vacco’s property at
Chilkoot for non-payment of the
1948 taxes. The property, amount
ing to 303 acres and valued a1
j $333,854, owes $2,444 in back
• taxes.
Call / _
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ALASKA STEAM S HIP CO MPA NY
REDUCED WINTER FARES AND tOW AUTO BAGGAGE RATES
SCHEDULED SAILINGS
From Seward
SS Baranof, Feb. 24
J uneau Ketchikan
Wrangell Seattle
SS Baranof, Mar. 10
Juneau Ketchikan
Wrangell Seattle
SS Denali. March 3 j s$ Denalif March 17
gjtjCh Ketchikan
Juneau Seattle
Petersburg
Sitka Ketchika..
Juneau Seattle
Petersburg
FREQUENT SAILINGS FROM SEATTLE
T. J. MALONEY, Agent. Anchorage — Phone 32271
PALMER AUTOMOTIVE
SERVICE and STORAGE
ATs Taxi Service
Gas — Oils — Greases —■ Batteries — Tires
24-HOUR WRECKER SERVICE
Tuneups and General Repair
Tires Repaired — Cars Washed
PHONE 25
CLASSIFIED
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FOR SALE
’48—lVz-ton Chev. truck: staija
less steel van-type body; used
verv litt'e. See or write C. W.
McKerr, Northland Trailer Ct-,
Mt. View, Anchorage.
’47 CHEV. Fleetline Arrow sedan,
2-dr.; A-l coni-; looks like new;
radio, spotlight and all extrasK
two heaters: low mileage; can
be seen at Co-Op Garage or
contract John L. Wisenberger.
80 ACRES; $1000, cash or terms;
located by Frank" Clark. Ber
nard Nieman, Box 869, Palm*.
JEEP station wagon; radio, heat
er, chains, new spare, headbolt
heater; excellent condition. Dv.
Earl F. Graves, Palmer.
PREMIER coal: also haul Jones
ville coal. See Robert Mielke,
North Palmer.
i FOUND
' SILVER Ronson lighter, engraved
CWH. Claim at Valley Fron
tiersman office.
NOTICE
FOR POWER OFF after office
hours, Sundays and holidays,
call either Vernon Fridley r
Ralph Moore. Remember, of
fice closes at noon on Satur
| days. Matanuska Electric As
sociation, Inc.
DFPCON&T C
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
P. O. Box 886 Palmer
SPECIAL SERVICES
BUTTONHOLES, Alterations.
Mrs. Hanks (near North Palmer
Store).
Alaskan Mortality Rales Studied
By Vital Statistics Bureau
, To determine occupational mor
I tality rates in Alaska, data is npw
i being tabulated by the Bureau
j nf Vital Statistics to show prin
i cipal causes of death among Alas
i ka’s workers. Information is be
I ing compiled from questions on
| the death certificates issued by
Alaska’s commissioners. The tab
ulated results will be used in in
surance plans, computation of
j disability and death benefits and
I study of health and safety pro
j grams.
M. D. SNODGRASS
Real Estate
DAIRY & VEGETABLE FARMS
CI1 i LOTS — ACREAGE
Brown's
Cleaners
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