BULLETIN
The Kjwanis sponsored, bas
ketball tournament started
with a bang Thursday night
with the Matanuska Hotel be-:
ing eliminated by A ACS, .Pal
mer igh School,, eliminated by
fhe Medics, a nunnamed Army
fDam elimmated by Wasilla,
and the 500 ' Quartermastv.
eliminated bv the Shamrocks.
Tonight (Friday night) the
tournament' ' continues with
Wasilla playing the AACS and
the Shamrocks playing the
Medics. The winners of to
night’s games will play off
Saturday night for first place.
VALLEY'S DIMS MARCH
YIELDS SI23.OS
The Matanuska Valley’s March
of Dimes drive, conducted here
through the Alaska Crippled
Children’s Association, yielded
$123.08, Mrs. Victor Johnson,
drive chairman, announced this
wetk. Girl Scouts, Mrs. Johnson
and Mrs. Neil Miller all helped
with driye details here.
The drive collection goes to a
special polio fund. The local
Moose Lodge held a polio benefit
Bingo game earlier this winter
and realized more than $450 for
a polio fund.
OUR FIRST FEED SHIPMENT
Has Just Arrived
Make your purchases from I to 5 p.m. daily
At Our New Store in the Volley Grocery Annex
ALASKA SEED, INC.
A Good Job
is our specialty
GET THAT TUNE-UP NOW!
Crankshaft Grinding — Rebore Service
MOORE'S GARAGE
1 Mile South of Palmer on Matanuska Road
PHONE 81Y1
Redoing Your Kitchen
Then drop in and see our new linoleum patterns
both prints and inlays
Also a New Shipment
CONGOLEUM RUGS, 9x12 and 9x15
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BEACON Self-Polishing Wax is all you'll need
to keep your new kitchen floor in apple-pie
order. Comes in pints, quarts, half gallons
or gallons.
GRASSER'S
HARDWARE AND SPORTING GOODS
G R A HAM SERVICE
ZEREX . GATES BATTERIES
Reliance Conversion Burners
H. C. Little floor furnaces and heaters
MACHINE WORK —WELDING
GAS REPAIRS OIL
Health Council Seat • ••
Cancer Film
A film on cancer' was shown at
last week’s meeting of the Valley;
Health Council. Following the
movie, Dr. Vernon Cates gave a
short lecture on the disease, and
then led a general discussion on
cancer.
All interested Valley residents
are invited to attend the. regular
monthly meetings of their Mata
nuska Valley Health Council. The
meeting is scheduled for the third
Thursday of each month, at 7
•p.m.. in the Health Center.
Miss Louise Kellogg, Council
president, said that whenever
possible a preliminary announce
ment of planned programs would
be printed.
<f OF C COMMITTEE —
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Betty Mears, Matt Perkins and
Jan Koslosky was appointed.
The report will not be pub
lished until the boundary com
mittee makes its report and
presents a m§p that can be in
corporated in the report. Con
census at Wednesday's meeting
was that probably a bigger area
should be included in the cor
porate limits, with special tax
consideration given to any afrm
land that might lie within pro
posed boundaries.
Chamber President Clair Stock
appointed Jack Maze to assist A1
agen with financial plans for Col
ony Day, and himself to take
charge of the barbecue.
The Chamber voted to sponsor
the publication of a new and larg
ler Chamber booklet.
VALLEY CENSUS —
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know the number of acres owned
or rented, the products and live
stock raised, the facilities and
equipment of the farm, the num
ber of persons employed and the
expenses connected with the op
• ’ation of each farm.
Census takers will consist of
crew leaders dn^ enumerators.
There will be one crew leader as
signed to the Ma^ansuka Valley
and about 12 enumerators, Mr.
Brown said. The Anchorage of
fice of the Bureau of the Census
right now is looking for Valley
residents interested in those jobs.
Applications for crew leaders
closed today, but enumerators
will be interviewed until March
13.
Applicants should be between
the ages of 25 and 45 and be high
school graduates, or of equal edu
cational experience. Good phys
ical condition and good character
are absolute musts for census
workers.
Retired government employes,
territorial employes, law enforce
ment officers, retired military of
ficers, tax collectors and assessors
are barred from this work.
Pay will be at the rate of $1.50
an hour, or on a piece scale which
allows 12 cents a person, 15 cents
for an infant card, 10 cents for a
dwelling unit and 50c for a farm.
Mileage will be paid to enumer
ators using th'eir own cars.
Further information concerning
uhe job openings may be secured
from Mr. Brown by writing the
Bureau of the Census, Box 1043,
\nchorage.
75 BARENTS, FRIENDS
ATTEND CUB DINNER
The annual Blue and Gold din
ner of the Valley’s Cub Scouts,
held last Monday in the school
lunchroom, was an “outstanding
success,” it was reported today by
committee member Mrs. Don In
j bfdls. There were an estimated 75
friends and parents present at the
dinner.. .
Maurice Powers, Scout evecu
tive from Juneau, was the eve
ning’s principal speaker. Rev.
Robert Treet, Cubmaster from
i Nome, also was a guest on Mon
; day evening.
Several awards were presented
! to Cubs in after-dinner cere
I monies.
Paul Davis v.as awarded the
Lion’s badge and Silver Arrow.
Neil Hermon won his Lion’s
badge. Jerry McKechnie was pre
sented with his Bear badge and
Silver Arrow.
Den One, tup den in seven out
of nine Pack meetings during the
year, was given a $10 prize as the
best Cub Den of the year. Mrs.
Ingalls is Den mother for that
group.
It was announced that the
Cub’s March t heme is to be pho
tography. J. H. Davis was named
i theme chairman for March.
JAN'S BACK
Jan Koslosky of Koslosky’s De
partment Store returned to Pal
mer last Tuesday. Mr. Koslosky
has been absent on a stateside
business trip of several weeks
duration.
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(All at Stateside Prices)
ROASTERS
Cast Aluminum
SJ.69
Special
DOUBLE BOILERS
$2-50
All Aluminum
BATTERIES
$17.25 & up
TIRES
$10.70
Plus Tax
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