TLRRITORIAL SCHOOL
~ TAX DiADUNi NIARS
U S Catnmittioner Dorothv
Suitnn warned this week that the
deadline neir» for payment of the
1951 Territorial school tax
December 1 the 50 percent pen
alty goes into effect. Better to
pay the (5 tax now and save the
$2 50 for Christmas.
Ail male and female persons
over 21 and under 55 must pay
the school tax with the following
exceptions: Unemployed, depend
ent females; active military or
naval personnel; insane persons:
and permanently injured persons
unable to earn a living are ex
empt.
Comparing this year's receipts
with those turned in last year, the
Commissioner is certain that a
great many persons in the Valley
have yet to pay their taxes. Em
ployers are responsible for col
lecting the tax and most of them
have been very prompt.
If anyone thinks he has paid
but isn’t certain. Mrs. Saxton will
• be glad to check her records to
make sure.
Failure or neglect to pay the
school tax is a misdemeanor ana
subject to arrest and a fine of not
more than $100 or imprisonment
of not more than 90 days.
PLEDGE TO FRATERNITY
Robert Harris, son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. A. Harris of Eska has
been pledged to Tau Kappa Ep
silon, national social fraternity.
*A graduate of Palmer high school
this past May, Bob is currently
registered as a freshman pre-for
estry major at Colorado A & M
college at Fort Collins, Colorado.
A Menage To Tfioso
Who Attend Palmer
School Function
As another year rolls around
it is time for Palmer School
athletic and social events to
begin in the school gymna
slum
The gymnasium is a very old
building and quite small and
unequipped to handle large
crowds at the different func
tions.
As in previous years, we
have asked that there be no
smoking at athletic events.
This year we ask that there
be no smoking at any event
under the sponsorship of the
school.
This is a precaution which
may save many lives in the
future, and we are asking ev
eryone concerned to cooperate
and enforce it.
Palmer High School
Student Council.
The first basketball game of
the season will be held tomor
row evening, Nov. 16, when
the Palmer cagers meet the
54th Troop Carrier Squadron.
ALASKA NATIVE SERVICE
REPRESENTATIVE VISITS
Jack Jenkins of the Alaska Na
tive Service in Juneau was in the
Valley last week to investigate
problems of delinquency, non
support, and unemployment con
cerning the natives here. He was
accompanied on his tour around
the Valley by Public Healtn
• Nurse Marjorie Myren.
HOMEMAKERS CLUB
Ch—ehiko Club
The Cheechako club met in
regular session at the home of i
Mrs. George Whetstone Novem-!
ber 12. Three new members were
welcomed into the club, making 1
a total ot seventeen present. They
included the Mesdames A. J. De
JuHo. Ed Smith and Charles
Weidman.
Roll call was answered with
Christmas gift suggestions. The
club’* pledge of one hundred dol
lars to the Homemakers' Council
hospital fund is now available it
was announced. Program speak
i ers for the year were outlined.
Project leaders Mrs. May
Thompson and Mrs. Ida Stadlei
gave many pointers on how to
make Christmas gifts. Many ar
ticles were on display, both use
ful and decorative.
Mrs. Stadler reported on the (
sale of merchandise at the Crip- j
pled Childrens’ booth in the Mai
anuska Hotel. Things are moving
readily and new Christmas cards
and gifts arrive daily.
Names were drawn for gifts to
be exchanged at our Christmas
party to be held at the Wilson
home on December 10.
Glacier View Club
Mrs. Virgil Eckert will be hos
tess for the Glacier View Home
makers’ club when they meet on
Tuesday November 20. This will
be the first meeting with the new
officers in charge.
Coffey Insures Everything—
Remember?
GRANGE MASTER WINS
SADIE HAWKINS RACE
W nner of the Sadie Hawkim
Day race which took place at the
Grange dance last Saturday night
was the new Grange Master. Es
ther Brock Clad in the free
wheeling garb of the Wolf Girl
she outstripped the other women
contestants from Dog Patch for
a not-to-easy victory.
Prises for best-costumed Dog
Patch characters went to Phil
McKae as Little Abner, Bobby
Jo Ilemraer as Moonbeam Mc
Swine. Evelyn Wendt as Daisy
Mae, Mrs. Brock as the Wolf Girl.
Jerry Brunner as Hairless Joe,
Leo Lucas and Alma Blunck as
Pappy and Mammy Yokum. Mel
Munson as Available Jones, and
Karla Duff as Sadie Hawkins.
The difficult job of judging the
many original costumes was done
by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gallant
and Dr. and Mrs. Allan Mick.
Music for the squares, polkas,
schottisches and ‘straight’ dances
was furnished by Frank Corne
lius and his accordian and Tom
Moffitt on the bull fiddle. Wes
ley Grover called the squares and
instructions for the circle polka.
The enthusiastic turnout was
gratifying to the Grange commit
tee in charge headed by Mrs. Es
ther Kirsch. An estimated two
hundred persons were greeted by
the ticket sellers with a Dog
Patchy “Hi, neighbor!” and the
proceeds were expected to net a
tidy sum for the Grange building
fund.
Medical Supplies For
Local Civil Defense
Now Available
In the recent League of Ala*
kan Cities Conference held in Ko
diak, Colonel Earl Landreth re
ported that the organizational
phase of the Territorial Depart
ment of Civil Defense was about
completed. He said that arrange
j ments have been made to pur
chase $100,000 worth of medical
! supplies upon a matching fund
basis, which will be distributed
to local directors when received
; Only expense to local communi
j ties would be storage.
On November 2 1951, the Di
rector’s Conference held in Port
land, Oregon, was attended by
representatives from Alaska (Col
onel Landreth), British Columbia.
Washington, Oregon, California.
Idaho, Montana and Nevada.
The problems of a mutual aid
pact between the western states,
Canada and Alaska wras dis
cussed. The Canadians, due to
federal restrictions, could not en
ter into formal pacts but would
enter into local agreements.
In the event of an evacuation.
Canada has agreed to cut red
tape to a minimum for those peo
ple who find it necessary to cross
their borders.
Complete cooperation by out
Canadian neighbors aided greatly
in making the conference a suc
cess. ' f
Apples
Oranges
Grapes
Bananas
Dales
Candied
Cherries
Fruit Cake Mix
S & W and
None-Such
Mincemeat
Pumpkin
Honey
Cider, gallon
and half-gallon
Green Peppers
Onions
Celery
Lettuce
Sweet
Potatoe
(Canned and Fresh)
Fresh Frozen
Foods
Pickles
Olives
Cranberry .
Sauce
(Ocean Spray)
Currants
Figs
Order 4/out
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North Palmer Store
Our Prices Are Consistently Low—Phone For Free Delivery
Dinner
Mints
Chocolates
Hard Candy
Nuts