Canada Lirrifc
Treiier Travel
On Alarka Kwy,
Canadian cuMnm authorities
have limited house trailer travel
ever the Alaska Highway, accord
ing to a news release from Van
couver. B. C.
In announcing the new regula
tions. the officials stated that
limits have been set for the pro
tection of the individual travel
ers. Many reports of stranded ve
hicles and trailers have been fil
tering into Alaska through va
cationers returning from Outside
trips
The new regulation states: “As
light automobiles can not handle
house trailers over 20 feet in
length over this route, entry of
such trailer should be refused if.
in the opinion of the collector, the
vehicle used for tractive purposes
is not sufficient for the task."
However, large house trailers
will be permitted entry providing
they are hauled by heavy enough
equipment, such as one-ton trucks
or equivilent.
Enumerable trailers have been
noticed passing through Palmer
the past few weeks, indicative oi
the Spring influx.
Palmer Trailer Court
In Palmer. Parker Lester an
nounced this week that his trailer
court located on the Glenn High
way opposite from Kirks’ Sales
and Service would be open to
the public Monday. April 7.
A. E. STEIN
ACQUIRES OWNERSHIP
OF B AND B SHOWS
According to the March 15 Bill
board, A. E. Stein has acquired
Bob Schoonover’s share in the
B and B Amusement Company in
Alaska.
Stein, who has toured for seven
years with the Schoonover shows,
including the old California
shows, acquired the Alaska “rid
es.” Included in the deal were
seven major and kid rides.
Stein stated that he would con
tinue to use the name B and B
Amusement Company. Although
the initials originally referred to
Betty and Bob Schoonover, Stein
stated that they also applied to
his family since he is familiarly
known as Blackie and his wife
as Bea.
Speaking in San Francisco,
Stein stated that he would open
the show in Palmer, Alaska, late
in May with a season 12 days
longer than formerly played.
ST. MICHAEL'S BASEMENT
FUND COMMITTEE TO MEET
St. Michael’s basement fund
committee will meet at the home
of Ward Harrington, chairman,
Monday evening, April 7.
Progress of the current drive to
raise 515,000 to construct a new
basement will be discussed. Com
mittee members will make their
reports. All business establish
ments in Palmer as well as every
member of the parish are being
contacted personally by members
of the committee.
Donations are being l’eceivea
by Father Snead at the rectory
and by committee members Ward
Harrington. Bill Bouwens, Pat
Hemmer, Eugene Kirsch, Jasper
Skok, Harold Chandler, and Wil
liam W. Elliott.
[•IKS TO INSTALL
HFW OFFICERS
Member* of the l<*cnl Fik
Lodge will have .in installation
f new officer* next Wednesday.
\l*riI ft with Past Deputy Louis
Odsathei of Anchorage in charge
if the ceremony.
All the present officers were
re-elected at the election held ,
Wednesday. March 26. having i
served only since the institution
jf the lodge last October. At the
*nme meeting eight new candi
dates were initiated. The new I
members of 3POE Lodge 1842 are
Hugh W Blackburn. William .»
Lentz, Elwin B. Hjellen. Earl M.
Johnson. Henry R. Fanchcr.
Arthur Fogatti. Robert L. Tucker,
md Wesley J Norbo.
Secretary Clair Stock com
mented that last October the new
lodge set a membership goal of
150 by April 1. With the initia
tion of the eight new members.!
the Palmer lodge now has a mem I
bership of 154. Stock said that |
'he membership, which is by in-1
vitation only, is expected to reach i
200 by the end of next year.
PALM. BRANCHES TO BE 1
DISTRIBUTED SUNDAY
AT ST. MICHAEL'S
Palm branches will be blessed j
by Rev. James A. Snead before j
the 10 a.m. Mass at St. Michael’s J
Church on Palm Sunday and dis
tributed to members of the con
gregation.
This annual ceremony com
memorates the triumphant entry
of Jesus into Jerusalem and opens
Holy Week.
During the Mass, which follows
an old custom of having a lay
man read the Passion or suffer
ings of Jesus Christ will be car
ried out. The Passion according
to St. Mathew will be read aloud
from the choir loft by William
W. Elliott.
The guest organist, Miss Vir
ginia A. Carle, will preside at
the organ and render “The
Palms” by Jean Baptiste Faure.
BRANTON5 MOVE
TO LOBERG FARM
The Ivan Brantons and daugh
ter Rosann moved last week
from their home in the Experi
ment Station housing area to
their new 80-acre farm recently
purchased from the Lauritz Lo
bergs.
For the present year Mr. Bran
ton, who is agrcultural engineer
at the Experiment Station, ex
oects to operate as a “gentleman
farmer,” having rented out most
of the land. He and Mrs. Branton
will busy themselves with plan
ned renovations for the house
that commands a magnificent
view on the heights overlooking
the meandering Matanuska.
The Lobergs retained an 80
acre tract that adjoins the farm
sold to the Brantons. The new
Branton farm was originally
homesteaded by Hugh McCough
ey. In 1935 the property was ac
quired by the ARRC for the Ma
tanuska Valley Colony project
and was drawn by the Clifford
Lemon family. When the Lemons
left the Valley in March 1937.
the Lobergs purchased the tract;
the major part of the clearing
was done during the 15-year peri
or when Loberg farmed it.
A.DV. “Vote once, for Hillstrand”
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Imports or Domestics
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BY MABYLOU RIDEOUT
Homemaker's Council meets
Monday. April ?. 10:30 A.M. In
Extension Craft Room. Your help
is needed to plan for future
events.
SEWING MACHINE SLUMP?
If your .sewing machine is act
ing balky this time of year after
its winter usage, or it has just
b«*en put in use for your East r
and spring sewing: maybe all it
needs is cleaning and oiling. Dust,
gut. lint, and thread easily col
lect on the working parts of the
machine and eventually may
form a packed mass, soaked and
gummed with oil. This can make
the machine run hard and some
times cause it to jam or lock.
Lack of oil also can cause trouble.
The newer sewing machines,
like other pieces of equipment,
come with the manufacturer's di
rections for their care. But if you
are the owner of an older ma
chine. you perhaps have lost such
directions. Many a seamstress has
expressed the need for a “doctor
book" for her machine, which de
scribes symptoms and ailments,
and suggests home emedies or
informs her when s repair man
is needed.
The Extension Service has a
free bulletin entitled “Sewing
Machines. Cleaning and Adjust
ing.” It tells how to clean, oil,
and adjust parts by words and
pictures. In the back of the bul
letin is a handy chart which lists
various machine troubles and
tells you what to do about them.
If you have an ailing machine,
come in, we may be able to help
you.
Curtain Clues
With longer days and verical
sun light approaching, perhaps
you have become conscious that
a room needs new window cur
tains or draperies. The Extension
Service has two helpful bulletins
which may help you in planning
and selecting new curtains and
then actually making them. These
free bulletins are “Window Cur
tains-Planning and Selecting” and
‘How to Make Draperies.”
MOOSE LODGE STAGES
BENEFIT DANCE
Palmer Moose Lodge will hold
:i benefit dance at Moose Hail
Saturday night. April 5. Ralph
Moore, com it) it term an announc. I
this week
The dance, scheduled to start
at ten o'clock, will In* open to tin*
general public with admission
prices set at $1.50 a couple.
Music will be furnished by the
lodge orchestra. Proceeds from
the dance will go toward the
building fund.
Tom Moffitt is assisting with
plans for the dance.
RETURN FOR
CONSTRUCTION SEASON
Mr. and Mrs. Alex (Swede)
Carlson have as their house
guests Mr. A. Dice and Jim St.
! Clair of Pennsylvania, who have
returned to Alaska for the con
-truction season They plan to
v.ork with the contractors for
j whom they worked last season.
Mr. and Mrs. Carlson were guests
of Mr. Dice Sunday at a dinner
: and theater party in Anchorage.
BBQOTS
WILL REMOVE IT!
Ink is fine in your fount
ain pen—but not when it
spills on your dress, suit or
table runner. Send the
"ruined" article to us. We
r e m o v e—carefully and
scientifically—ink and all
other ‘‘hard to take out'
stains—and make the gar
ment as clean and bright
as new!
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Palmer, Alaska — Authorized Dealer for the Matanuska Valley — Phone 76