VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office at
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
PRINTED AT PALMER, ALASKA, EACH FRIDAY
By the Matanuska Press, Inc.
Opal Lu Smith ...Editor
A. J. DeJulio.Manager and Advertising
Barbara Carter .Wasilla Correspondent
Valdez High School . ►.Valdez Correspondent
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Fair Association
To Host Dinner for
Superintendents
The board of directors of the
Matanuska Valley Fair Associa
tion will host a dinner next Tues
day for all department superin
tendents who served at this year’s
Fair, A1 Hagen, secretary, an
nounced.
The dinner will be held at the
Rec hall at 6 p.m.
Following the dinner there will
be general membership meeting
held at 8 p.m. A complete audit
of the 1950 Fair will be presented
at the meeting, Mr. Hagen said.
There are several items that
were displayed at the Fair which
have never been picked up by
their owners, the secretary said.
Among them are a chair cover
and rug, Item No. 77, entered by
Slavonka Lucietic; k n i 11 e d i
booties, No. 197, entered by Elsie j
Kircher, and a picture, No. 258,!
by Mrs. Chet Burden of Wasilla. '
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Remember!
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with Free Hostess Party Package
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4-, 6-, 8-ql. Mirro-Maiic
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All Sizes-Buy Now!
We have a large slock
on hand. If you want
a sled for your young
sler this winter—bel
ter gel it now.
Halloween
SUPPLIES
Masks, Noise Makers, Party Needs,
Bunting for Costumes or Drapes.
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PARENTS ANNOUNCE
MISS SCHEIBL’S
ENGAGEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Gust Scheibl, pi
oneer residents of the Valley, an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Annabelle, to Norbert
J. Chovvaniec.
The young couple are planning
a formal wedding ceremony on
November 19 at St. Michael’s
Catholic Church. Father James
P. Snead will celebrate the nup
tial mass at 10 a.m.
The bride-to-be has lived all of
her life here as she was a baby
when her family came to Mata
nuska as one of the original Col
onists in 1935.
Mr. Chowaniec is the son of Mr.
and Mr. Stanley Chowaniec of
Elma, N. Y. Formerly stationed
at Elmendorf Air Force Base with
the Air Force, he returned to
Alaska after being discharged in
the states. He is now employed
by Matanuska Electric Associa
tion.
The young couple plan to make
their home here.
ATTENDS MEETING OF
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS
William T. Zahradnicek, super
intendent of Palmer school, has :
been in Juneau all this week. Mr. |
Zahradnicek is attending a meet- j
ing of superintendents of the ter
ritory at the capital. He will be
back at his desk Monday.
William W. Elliott, grade school
principal was in charge of the
school during the superintendent’s
absence.
Alaskan Husband, Wife
Missing in Korean War
Two former Alaskans, Dr. and
Mrs. J. P. Albitre, have been re
ported casualties in the Korean
war. The Albitres left the Ter
ritory to go to Japan with the
armed forces.
Dr. Albitre recently was or
dered to Korea, whtere he received
a serious stomach wound while
serving at an advanced first aid
station. His wife, notified of his
wound, left Japan to go to Korea
as a nurse. The plane on which
she made the flight has been re
ported missing.
Dr. and Mrs. Albitre formerly
were stationed at Bethel and then
at Juneau with the Alaska Native
Service.
C
Moffitts Add 10
Holsteins to Herds
Ten new pure-bred Holstein
heifers will be added to the Val
ley’s dairy herds, Mr. and Mrs.
Archie Moffitt announced on
their return to their home last
week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Moffitt returned
to the Valley Friday after an ex
tensive trip Outside. They visited
friends and relatives in North Da
kota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illi
nois, Iowa, Utah, Oregon and
Washington.
While in Washington, Mr. Mof
fitt purchased the Holsteins for
his own herd and for his son who
operates the Leonard Moffitt
dairy.
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ATTENTION!
Homesteaders, Farmers, Tavern and Lodge
Owners
Made-to-Order Metal Safeties,
Special Roof Jacks and Chimney FlasSiings,
Now Are Manufactured Right Here in Palmer!
Also Good Line of Coal or Oil Furnaces
FREE ESTIMATES ON INSTALLATION!
Arctic Metal Works
Box 1791, Palmer Phone 62J3
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Fan Belts
Radiator Hoses
Heater Hoses Anti-Freeze
We Still Have a Good Supply of Either Zerex or Prestone
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Palmer, Alaska