4-H CLUB NEWS
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Busy Weeders
Busy Weeders, Eugene Kirsch,
leader, held a meeting at the old
extension craft room, May 23, and
elected the following officers:
president, Robert Estelle; secre
tary-treasurer, Howard Esslinger;
reporter, Henry Gallant. Mem
bers voted to meet the second and
fourth Wednesdays of each month
at Craft room, 7:30.
Happy Hooligans
Six boys met at the home of
Mrs. McDonald, May 17, for or
ganization. Many members have
a garden project; one boy is rais
ing a dairy calf. Elected as of
ficers are: president, Raymond
Jensen; vice-president, Elmer Mc
Donald; secretary and reporter,
Lewis McDonald; song leader,
Billy Nelson. Meetings will be
held every other Thursday at
7:30 p.m. Five cents dues will be
collected at each meeting. Dur
ing the Valley fair, this money
will be used for expenses in dec
orating a booth.
4-H Council Meeting
Sixteen 4-H leaders met at the
home of Miss Mary Lou Lash
brook, May 21, and formulated
the summer work plans.
Mrs. Henning Blunck was elect
ed president of the council with
Mrs. Dinkle as vice-president,
Mrs. Hudgins, secretary, and Mrs.
McDonald, reporter.
4-H camping dates have been
set for July 24, 25, 26 and 27 this
year. Complete plans for camp
activities will be made at the
Jiine 27 meeting. Club secre
taries have been asked to make
plans to exhibit their books at
the fair this fall.
NO CEILING ON
VETS' CANTEENS
All sales and services by vet
erans’ canteens are exempt from
price controls, the office of price
stabilization announces.
WASILLA GIRL ONE
OF 'GLAMOURLOVUES'
ON KEN MURRY SHOW
Miss Laurie Anders, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Herb Fredericks
of Lake Lucille, Wasilla, is cur
rently appearing on the Ken Mur
ray television show.
"I like the wi-i-ide open spaces.
Out where the cactus grows."
This couplet, drawled by Laurie
Anders, cowgirl-attired glamour
lovely on the “Ken Murray
! Show,” is becoming a catch
phrase among video viewers.
With sombrero perched on the
side of her head and her arms
akimbo, Laurie does a running
gag with comedian Ken Murray
in the number featuring the five
Glamourlovelies. An old :¥*nd at
i the act, having created the role
in Ken Murray’s famed “Black
outs” in Hollywood where she ap
1 peared from August 1948 to Aug
: ust 1949, she has been on the
; CBS-TV show since its premiere
last January.
Laurie is not putting on an act
when she says she likes “the
wi-i-ide open spaces.” She was
born in the ranch and cattle
country, at Casper, Wyo. She j
studied dancing to recover from
paralysis of her legs, an after
effect of influenza.
PALMER GIRLS TO EUROPE
Air mail note from Virginia
Carle, Palmer teacher, from New
York, told of a wonderful trip all
the way—“air for me! Fried!
chicken while looking out over
snow-capped ranges and blue
Gulf—way, way down. Seattle
New York in record time, clear j
and smooth. Saw Opal Lu Smith
(former editor of the Frontiers
man) here.” Both Miss Carle and
Opal Lu Smith were due to sail
on the DeGrasse for France.
Coffey Insures Everything—
Remember?
Interior Freight Lines
Clay Prewitt and Cliff Steadman, Owners
Freight Mauling Between Valdez and Palmer
Phone 62-J-3
Palmer Transfer
C. H. Meier, Prop.
Palmer, Alaska
Call 49-J-2 Write Box 1745
GENERAL HAULING
Coal and Oil Storage Space
Palmer Anchorage Valdez
TACOMA C OF C DELEGATION
VISIT VALLEY FIRMS AND FARMS
A “great future for the Mata
nuska Valley” was predicted by
members of the Tacoma Chamber
of Commerce who journeyed from
their scheduled trip at Anchor
age to Palmer for a first-hand
view.
In Palmer they toured the Co
Op, talked with business men,
and Chamber of Commerce mem
bers, looked over farms and high
way lodges, and made goodwill
visits on present and potential
customers in their respective
lines of business.
Some had visited Matanuska
Valley before. Some had their
first glimpse. All commented fa
vorably on the development of
the Valley and the mutual advan
tages of trade between the Val
ley and Tacoma supply sources.
Among members of the party
were E. D. Thompson, general
manager of the Tacoma Plumb
ing Supply Co., tour chairman;
J. C. Richards, Hunt & Mottet
Co.; Robert Munn, president of
the Fort T.pwis Dairv: T.ps Rnna I
Richards and Thompson have
been making business trips to the
Territory and to Palmer for many
years and were more than busy
greeting old friends. Other mem
bers of the Tacoma delegation
said they were “impressed” by
the business, industrial and agri
cultural potentialities of the Val
ley.
CEMENT PLANT UNDER
NEW MANAGEMENT
Charles Weidner and John
Rippy, the latter formerly of the
Anhcorage Sand & Gravel Com
pany, have leased the cement
block facilities of the Valley Con
crete Company and are in daily
production.
Doing business as Weidner
Rippy Company, an invitation has
been extended to all valley resi
dents to inspect their plant in op
eration.
In making the announcement,
Weidner stressed the uniformity
of their blocks and compliance to
government specifications.
Pvt. John Gore ra.dio and spe
cial events reporter attached to
Hq. & Hq. Sqd. 39th air depot
wing at Elmendorf field, is enjoy
ing a 10-day leave at his home in
Palmer.
Coffey Insures Everything—
Remember?
Insurance
of All Kinds
Real Estate
Now a New
Magazine Subscription
Agency
Pioneer Insurance
and Realty
Wright Building Palmer
Sales manager of the West Coast
Grocery; V. C. Monohan, presi
dent of the Cascade Pole Co.;
Lynn Faulk, office manager of
Sam Bergesen General Contract
ors; Floyd Hanby, sales manager
Tacoma Drug Co.; P. H. Tottler,
president Motor Parts & Equip
ment Co.; M. B. Logan, cashier,
Warren-Soule-Fairhurst, and V.
Wood of the Alaska department.
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Casualty and Auto
Majority of Claims Handled
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