Farmers’ Mart Plans
Move Toward Opening
As Construction Ends
4 Work on the 20-booth Farmers’
XMarket was completed at the
Tuesday night building bee, Mar
ketmaster Florence Eby reported
yesterday.
“We’ve done as much work as
possible this year with the lumber
available”, Miss Eby said. “Al
though the booths will not be
completely covered with siding,
individual sellers will be able to
use tarpaulins in case of rain”.
Miss Eby lauded the spirit of
neighborly endeavor which mark
ed the achievement of the Farm
ers’ Market dream. “A more re
markable example of community
enthusiasm and efficient coopera
tion would be hard to find at any
time or place. This mutual help
fulness should be of great benefit
not only to the farmers but to all
the people of the Valley”, she
said.
Working with hammers and
saws and rakes—and hands—
Tuesday night were David Han
cock, Edward Ueeck, Bob Zet
meir, Karla Duff, Howard Estelle,
iVlildred Buzby, Esther and A1
Kirsch, Robert Hartman, Clarence
Moore, Max Sherrod, George Cal
lison, Glen Schroeder, Lydon
Schooler, and Miss Eby. A gay
fire helped to take the chill out
of the raw evening air, and the
odors of fresh coffee stimulated
the workers to added efforts. Kar
la Duff’s cake helped, too.
» Fifteen members of the market
association already have signed
up for booths, according to Miss
Eby. The booths will be num
bered early next week, and those
who have theirs reserved may be
gin putting up their own shelves
and fittings for selling.
About July 1 a meeting of the
members of the Farmers’ Market
Association will be called to dis
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Homemaker's
Council
Rhubarb is plentiful now, and
if you’re planning on canning
some, stop in at the extension of
fice for the bulletin that is chuck
full of rhubarb recipies. Free for
the asking.
The Sourdough Homemakers’
club will have their annual pic
nic July 8, at the home of Mrs.
Karla Duff.
The 4-H leaders’ council will
hold their monthly meeting June
29 in the extension craft room at
8 p.m.
The Cheechako Homemakers’
club will have a rummage and
bake sale in the Rec hall June 25.
Items have been obtained from
the Gilded Cage and will be on
sale. Annual picnic will be held
July 7 at Moose Creek, 11 a.m.
Each member will furnish own
hot dogs, buns and drinks.
Tuesday, June 26, Miss -Mary
Lou Lashbrook and Miss Karen
Pehrson will go to Glennallen and
Gulkana, where they will hold an
all-day meeting June 27 at the
Gulkana CAA station.
They will return to Palmer on
June 28 and Miss Pehrson will
leave for Fairbanks, June 29,
where she will teach summer
school.
cuss details of opening day. The
Ketchikan Spruce Mills is donat
ing two large signs, one to be
erected over the booths them
selves and the other to be placed
on the highway. Richard Dem
ming is making a sign in the form
of an arrow which will direct
highway traffic to the market.
Arline Day, Mary Louise Johns,
and Margaret Blom are meeting
tonight to plan festive decorations
for opening day of this first Far
mers’ Market in Alaska.
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Former Classmates
Guests At Party
Mrs. Wendell Lewis, the former
Janet Sherrod of Palmer, class of
’50, entertained former class
mates at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Max Sherrod, June
14.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis plan to
leave soon for a visit with Mr.
Lewis’ parents in North Dakota
and an extended tour of the
states. The girls surprised Mrs.
Lewis with a handkerchief show
er as a going-away gift.
Among those present were:
Mrs. Dolores Martin, Mrs. Marilyn
the Misses Barbara Hecker, Rob
Grasser, Mrs. Hazel Geiwitz and
erta Hemmer, Kathleen Patton,
Lavon Roetman, Joanne Mc
Neese and Betty Blunck, who re -
turned from school in the states
June 14.
Refreshments were served by |
the hostess.
Mrs. Justine Parks of Chugiak,
president of the MEA, is at Spo
kane, Wash., interviewing appli
cants for the position of manager
of the association.
NEW EMPLOYE AT
SHAMROCK BAKERY
New employe at the Shamrock
bakery is Mrs. Samuel Wolcock,
recent arrival from Watsonville,
Calif. Mrs. Wolcock is at present
employed in the bakery depart
ment, but will assume duties in
the new food center after its
opening, June 30. She has sev
eral years of merchandising ex
perience.
Mr. and Mrs. Wolcock formerly
owned a chinchilla ranch in the
States and future plans call for a
similar project here in Alaska.
LOCAL EXPLORER SCOUTS
TO GO TO KODIAK
Several Palmer Explorer Boy
Scouts will leave for a week’s
camping trip at Kodiak, June 24.
Among those scheduled to make
the trip are: Joe Lentz, John
Barnhart, Daniel Wolf, Bill Har
ris, Dick Gansenow, Wesley Gro
ver, Douglas Bixby, Harry Camp
bell and Ernie Roetman.
Mr. Wolcock is foreman at the
Co-Op powerhouse.
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