Annual Red Cress
Drive Held This Month
Every Alaskan has been called
upon “to contribute generously to
the 1951 Red Cross Fund which
will be raised during the month
of March, 1951” in a recent proc
lamation by Gov. Ernest Gruen
ing.
In proclaiming the Red Cross
drive which is held annually in
March, Governor Gruening point
ed out that American Red Cross
has been called upon to under
take a major mission in the de
fense program. Training citizens
in First Aid, Home Nursing and
collecting blood to save the lives
of battle - wounded servicemen
are also among the many tasks
that have been added to its nor
mal peace-time functions which
include giving assistance to needy
disaster victims and other major
achievements.
Lt Gen. W. E. Kepner, com
mander-in-chief of Alaska, also
lent his endorsement to the drive
in urging contributions to the
4rive.
Bob Burkholder Is
Bock From Wolf Hunt
Bob Burkholder, Fish and Wild
life Service agent here, recently
returned to Palmer from St.
Michael, Igloo and Kotzebue
where he was sent by the Service
to kill wolves reported to be men
acing reindeer herds.
Reports that the wolves were
killing the deer came from Alas
ka Native Service employees who
indicated that at Igloo alone a
pack of 10 wolves had killed
about a dozen deer.
Recent wolf kills have been
made on Alexander Creek, across
Cook Inlet from Anchorage by
Burkholder and Kenny Westen
barger of CAA who got nine
wolves, by Buck Harris and Joe
Miner who got five wolves in the
vicinity of Cross Wind lake about
*15 miles from Gulkana, and by
Westenbarger and Ed Chatelain,
biologist in the vicinity of the
Little Nelc’nina River behind Eu
reka.
SCOUTS GO ON SKI
HIKE SATURDAY
Members of Scout Troop No.
654 reported a “wonderful time’’
on a ski hike last Saturday in the
Little Susitna area. After lunch
the Scouts had a troop ski jump
with Jack Dragseth the winner
with a score of 200 points. Second
place went to Adelard Beylund
with 191 points and Lane Rice
was third with 187 points. The
longest jump of the day was ac
complished by Ronnie Aklestad
and Bob Zetmeir executed the
nicest jump of the day. Scout
master Rev. Victor Alfsen accom
panied the Scouts on the outing.
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TEACHERS TO GIVE
PROGRAM AT REGULAR
P-TA MEET MARCH 20
A P-TA program to be put on
by the teachers, reports from
chairmen, and a discussion of
wage adjustments came oeiore
tl e members oi the Palmer
Teachers Association at its regu
lar meeting this week. Joe Hu
dock, president, presided at the
meeting which was held at the
Palmer school Tuesday of this
week.
The P-TA program will be giv
en by the teachers at the regular
meeting of the P-TA on Tuesday,
March 20. Mrs. Marjorie Betts is
program chairman. Mrs. Henning
Blunck, the Association’s repre
sentative on the Matanuska Val
ley Health Council gave a report
on that organization’s activities.
A letter was read from Warren
Dahlstrom, president of the An
chorage Teachers Association,
who recently returned from Ju
neau where he went in connec
tion with the wage adjustment
for territorial teachers. Local
teachers also reported that they
had sent telegrams last Sunday
j to legislators at Juneau urging
passage of favorable legislation.
The efforts of the Palmer teach
ers to obtain equitable wage ad
justments for teachers of the ter
ritory carried considerable weight
in the passage of the recent bill,
according to news sources.
Lenten Offering Is
To Be Taken Sunday
A : special Lenten Overseas Re
lief offering will be taken at the
United Protestant church Sunday,
the Rev. Victor Alfsen announced
this week. All members of the
congregation to whom small
banks for the special offering
were distributed are requested
to bring them to the Sunday wor
ship service so they may be
turned in, he said.
The Reverend Alfsen also an
nounced that the church choir is
now working on an Easter can
tata that will be presented at the
Easter Sunday morning service.
On Easter Sunday evening the
cantata will be sung by the choir
at Wasilla. It will be presented
at the Wasilla Community church
at 8 p.m.
DOLORES G. BELL TO
WED LEB Y. MABRY
Notice of intention to marry
was filed here this week by Do
lores G. Bell and Lee Y. Mabry.
Mrs. Bell, who is a resident of
Palmer was until recently em-'
ployed at Koslosky’s store. Her
fiance is stationed at Elmendorf
Air Force Base and .is attached
to the 39th Air Police Squadron.
The man who boasts he is
rooted in the soil, too often just
has his feet in the dirt.
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MERRILL MERCANTILE COMPANY
Valdez, Alaska
Aluminum Roofing Building Supplies
Celotex Glass
Sherwin-Williams Paints
Maytag and Westinghouse Appliances
Sporting Goods Toys Home Furnishings
Fly Seattle
(From Anchorage) Tcn^
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• Full Plush Reclining Seats
• Stewardess Service
• Free Meals Aloft
• CAA Certified
• CAB Registered
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Phone 29301 Anchorage 349 4th Ave.
SPEND THURSDAY
HERE ON BUSINESS
George Jackson of the Alaska
Dairy Products Corporation in
Anchorage spent Thursday in the
Valle yon business. Mr. Jackson
consulted with the dairy farmers
of the Valley that supply the cor
poration with milk at Anchorage.
What some people don’t know
about good judgment is the thing
that keeps them in trouble a lot
of the time.
Inferior Freight Lines
Clay Prewitt and Cliff Steadman, Owners
Freight Healing Between Valdez and Palmer
Phone 62 J-3
VALDEZ BAKERY & CAFE
Jack Sutiich, Prop.
Now Baking a Variety of Breads
Sweet Doughs Pastry
CAKES DECORATED TO ORDER FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS
FOUNTAIN SERVICE
CANTEEN BAR & MAYME’S LIQUOR STORE
"The House ;pf Hospitality"
Voidest, Alaska
Gateway ip the Interior
May me Snyder add A. Jarvi, proprietors
CHITINA LIMOUSINE SERVICE
LEAVES PALMER FOR VALDEZ
10:45 a.m. each Monday (Leaves Anchorage at 5:15 a.m.)
RETURNS TO PALMER AND ANCHORAGE
8:3Q p.m. Tuesday
LEAVES PALMER FOR CHITINA
10:45 a.m. each Thursday (Leaves Anchorage at 9:15 a.m.)
RETURNS TO PALMER AND ANCHORAGE
, . 8:30 a.m. Friday
Leaves Anchorage .from 4th Ave. Travel Bureau
(Fourth Avenue Theatre Bldg.)
Leaves Palmer from in front of Post Office
Leaves Valc'ez from Valdez Hotel
All Through One-boy Service — No Stop-Overs
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Pinzoii Bar
RECREATION PARLOR
Valdez
Serving the Best of Drinks
and Food
C. J. "Truck" Egan, proprietor
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