Houston-Willow News
By Kelly Palmquisl
Another ice-skating party
was successful on Sunday as
Kay Yates celebrated her six
teenth birthday. About forty
people gathered for three or
four hours of skating and par
taking of the refreshments of
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coffee, Kool-Aid, hot chocolate,
and cake. Come to our next
weekend's skating at the gravel
pit near Yates’ and Nichols’
driveway.
* * *
It is reported that six cabins
were broken into at Nancy
Lake during the past week.
The State Patrol investigated
that area Sunday afternoon for
possible clues to the prowlers.
* « *
The Community Club held
its Feb. 13 meeting at Mrs.
John Linnebur’s home. The
highlight of the meeting was a
surprise shower for Mrs. Rose
Moss. The next meeting will be
at Natalie Vroman’s place on
March 13. Everyone in the area
is, as usual, invited.
* * *
Several homesteaders of the
Butterfly Lake region spent!
the weekend sledding in house
hold materials and equipment i
and in bringing out their D-8
Cat they had previously used
to clear their land. Mr. and
Mrs. George Rogers and Roger
Connolly and a friend made up |
the party.
Sanderson Course
May Be Offered Again
With considerable interest
shown, tentative plans are now
being made to again offer the
Sanderson Audio-visual ground
school course at the Palmer
Community College, according
to an announcement made this
week.
The FAA-approved course
would begin early in March,
with Laurine Nielsen as in
structor.
Those interested in enrolling
are asked to contact Dick Ham
ilton of Hamilton Flyteways or
Alvin Okeson, community col
lege director.
Hi-School
Ni-Utes
By Robert Corbin
Mr Eugene Annas, science
instructor of Palmer High
School, was among the 23 to
successfully complete a 40 hour
course in radiological monitor
ing held February 11-15 in the
FAA Building in Anchorage.
The course, which is sponsor
ed by the FAA, is designed to
train representatives to act in
case of emergency nuclear at
tack.
Among those taking the
course were FAA personnel, re
presentatives from government
agencies, and one teacher.
• • *
This week is National FFA
week throughout the nation.
Each State and local chapter
celebrates this week with spec
ial activities. The Palmer chap
ter of the FFA will be giving
eight minute speeches and will
have a display in a store win
dow on main street.
The talks, which can be on
any phase of agriculture, have
been given in class and will be
given again next Tuesday even
ing at the high school as a
contest. The winner in each
class contest will compete for
the chapter title. The topics are
widely scattered with titles
such as “Careers in the Field of
Agriculture,” “Cow Bugs,”
“Barnyard Psychology,” “New
Eyeballs for Cattle,” “The
Greatest Experiment of all
Time,” which deals with agri
culture and atomic energy.
“Wake Up or Be Shut Out.”
dealing with the Common Mar
ket, “Patriotism,” “A Heavy
Grain Feeding Program,” “Ag
ricultural Colleges," and “A
Hole in the Bucket.”
At present there are two FFA
chapters in Alaska and even
tually the speech contest will
become a state contest. Win
ners of the state contest would
then compete in the national
contest.
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1962 FHA loans fo 214,000 Rural Families Hits $754 Million Record
Farmers Home Administra
tion lending in 1962 reached
the highest level for any 12
month period in the agency's
history, Secretary of Agricul
ture Orville L. Freeman an
nounced recently.
An estimated $754 million in
loans were made by Farmers
Home Administration during
the year—50 percent more than
in 1961 and 120 percent more
than in 1960.
About 214,000 farm and other
rural families used credit from
Farmers Home Administration
during 1962. This was a 17 per
cent increase over the number
of borrowers in 1961, and 24
percent above 1960.
All Farmers Home Adminis
tration loans are accompanied
by technical advice on farm
and financial management.
Loans are made only to appli
cants who are unable to obtain
needed credit from convention
al lenders. All farming counties
are served by 1,497 local FTIA
offices.
The amount loaned by Farm
ers Home Administration in
Alaska during 1962 was $1,616,
706 according to A. Q. Stine,
State Supervisor for Alaska
with headquarters at Palmer.
Three Farmers Home Adminis
tration offices serve the agri
cultural areas of Alaska, with
headquarters at Palmer, Sol
datna, and Fairbanks. Each of
fice is staffed with supervi
sor and clerk.
Funds loaned in Alaska for
Rural Areas Development went
for the following purposes:
rural housing $1,133,176, farm
ownership $116,800, farm op
erating, livestock and equip
ment $366,730.
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Reg. $4 — $5.95
HALF SLIPS
$498 $798
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Sweaters
Blouses
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LADIES
WOOL SKIRTS
Now
REG. $6.98 to $15.98
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ALL
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ASSORTED STYLES
50?
All Asst. Styles
Jackets
off
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MEN - WOMEN & CHILDREN
SALE PRIGEO!
YARD GOODS and
DRAPERY MATERIAL
ON SALE
HENS DEPT.
Carpenters
WHITE COVERALLS — Now _
3 — All Wool
KERSEY TROUSERS—2/32 - 1/48 — Now
$5.00
$3.98
Mens Cotton
CONESET PANTS — Reg. $4.95 — Now
Mens Green Polished
COTTON PANTS — Reg. $6.98 — Now_
Mens Brown Duck
PANTS - JACKETS - COVERALLS—Now
Mens Cotton Whip Cord
PANTS — Broken sizes — Now_
Mens Washable — Rayon Blend
"Wild Game" Shirts — Reg. $4.95 — Now
6 Mens Terry Pullover
SHIRTS — Reg. $5.98 — Now_
6 Mens
SPORT COATS — Reg. $32.95 — Now_
1 Rack of
Mens Asst. JACKETS — Now_
1 Rack of
Mens Asst. JACKETS — Now __
Mens Colton 8c Blend
SHIRTS — Now _
$3.30
$3.98
Vs off
$2.98
$2.79
$2.98
$21.98
Vs off
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HOUSEHOLD DEPT.
2
10
5
Reg.
sets THERMO GLASSES, w/caddy $7 49
sets BARBECUE SETS__
FOOD MIZER ___ 7 95
It saws - Chips - Tenderizer
1 "Osterett" HAND MIXER_
1 Westinghouse HAND MIXER _
1 EGG COOKER
1
2
1
1
9
2
1
9
6
1
2
Indoor - Outdoor THERMOMETER
JUICE-O-MAT __
"FRYRYTE" French Fryer—No basket
set T V. TRAY w/roll-a-rack_
COCOA MATS
6.98
5.98
Brand name IRONS_
Brand Name
Automatic HOT DOGGER _
ANGEL FOOD CAKE TINS_
Iquare Angel Food CAKE TINS
PICNIC BASKET, Equipt_
Picnic ICE BUCKETS __
2.98
18.98
7.98
1.98
2.98
8.98
Now
$3.98
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5.98
3.49
2.98
10.00
13.98
1.98
13.98
4.98
1.19
1.98
5.98
3.98
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