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2-Week Revival
Marks Opening of
First Baptist Cbnrch
Members of the First Baptist
Church of Palmer will move into
their new church building at Ma
tanuska Avenue and Gulkana
Street Sunday, October 19, with
the beginning of a two-week
revival meeting.
Only the basement of the new
church was completed this year.
Earlier it was hoped that the en
tire building would be finished
by this time. Construction of the
first floor will begin in April.
Assisting Rev. Avery Richey in
the revival services October 19—
November 2 will be Evangelist
Charles Bowles of Birmingham,
Ala. and Glenn L. Farr of Long
view, Texas, musician and singer.
Sorry, no Phone Service
Melvin Haugen, telephone line
man and repairman, reported that
an apology was due the people
of North Palmer for interruption
of phone service Monday. It was
necessary to clip a line in order
to move two poles out of the way
of the water line.
CAST ANNOUNCED FOR
JUNIOR CLASS PLAY
“STRAWS FOR TWO"
The Junior Class of Palmer
High School will present a three
act comedy, “Straws for Two” by
W. Davidson on Saturday, October
25, at 8 p.m. in the school gym
nasium.
Juniors included in the cast are
Joe Lentz, Lorene Uzelac, Mary
Graves, Billy Jean and Alma
Roark, Patricia Chandler, Annie
Havemeister, Gary Krise, Jim
Hitchcock, Bennie Ross, Leo
Plumley, and Ruth Lane.
Stage managers are Monte
Larsh and Billy Meehan. Barbara
Cooper is student director, and
Ruth Lane fs un charge of public
ity. .
Directing the Junior Class pro
duction this year is Miss Bever
lee Unwin; „
Tickets are now on sale at $1.50
for reserved seats, $1 for unre
served seats.
L.D.S. TO HOLD BAKE SALE
The Church of Christ of Latter
Day Saints will hold a bake sale
at Koslosky’s Department Store,
Saturday, Oct. 18 from 10 a.m. to
4 p.m.
(OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
Report of Financial Condition
OF
The Matanuska Valley Bank located at Palmer, Territory
of Alaska, at the close of business on the 3rd day of October,
1952
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts .421,884.00
Loans on real estate . 357,129.11
Overdrafts . none
United States bonds and securities.298,869.75
Other bonds and warrants . none
Stocks, Securities, judgements, claims, etc. none
Banking house, furniture ar.d fixtures . 25,530.54
Other real estate owned. 4,375.00
Due from other barks .417,475.31
Checks on other banks and other cash items. 614.94
Exchange for clearing house . none
Cash on hand . 95,963.34
Expenses in excess of earnings .*.. none
Leasehold Improvements . 15,826.04
Other Assets .:. 3,150.00
TOTAL .$1,640,818.03
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in . 75,000.00
Surplus fund . 50,000.00
Reserves .’.... 10,000-00
Undivided profits less expenses paid . 15,846.11
Dividends declared but unpaid . none
Due to other banks . none
Demand deposits .1,174,693.93
Time'deposits . 306,553.32
Cashier’s and certified checks . 8,724.67
Notes and bills rediscounted . none
Bills payable (including certificates of deposit) for
money borrowed . none
TOTAL .$1,640,818.03
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA )
TERRITORY OF ALASKA ) SS
3rd JUDICIAL DIVISION )
1, R. M. Jones, Cashier of the above named bank, do
solemnly swear that the foregoing statement is true to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
R. M. Jones, Cashier
(CORRECT ATTEST)
Frank A. Baker
James J. Hurley
Directors or Partners
(NOTORIAL SEAL)
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
4th day of October. 1952
Ruth M .Peterson
Notary Public in and for the Territory of
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To Try Some
of Olive’s
Famous Snacks,
All Your
Old Favorites
And Your
Favorite Beverages
ai the
SHAMROCK LOUIE
CONSERVATION
NOTES
By Lew Hanks
There was an interesting dem
onstration held last Tuesday on
Clair Patten’s farm. A1 Brooks,
local Ford equipment dealer,
sponsored a demonstration on
iand clearing equipment. The
equipment consisted of a heavy
winch and a front end loader,
both mounted on a Fo#d tractor.
The object is to pull the trees out
by roots with the winch. The us
able logs are then trimmed and
bucked up. The loader equipped
with a fork lift is then used to
deck the logs and also pile stumps,
roots and tops for burning. The
equipment did the job very satis
factorily.'- This method is slow
compared to bulldozing but it has
an advantage in that there is no
stump row to fight. When a piece
of land is cleared by this method
the job is done. Also all valuable
timber is utilized rather than
having it pushed into a stump
row where it costs you additional
time and money to bum up.
Our local bulldozer operators
are doing an excellent job in
keeping topsoil out of the stump
rows. There are conditions, how
ever, where under heavy sod or
wet' soils it is almost impossible
to roll the dirt out of the tree
roots. In this type of situation the
use of winch and loader might
have a distinct advantage in the
preservation of the topsoil on a
field.
I am glad to see some demon
strations on the use of farm
equipment started in the Valley. I
hope to see many more on all
types of equipment. Almost any
type of equipment can be used
to do a good job of soil manage
ment. How you use it is the im
portant thing.
We’ve had some warm fall
weather. The freeze-up is coming
late. Don’t get itchy feet. You do
not gain anything on your spring
work by tilling land now. You
will lose topsoil this winter that
you can never replace. Let the
weeds grow. They furnish winter
protection. Don’t fall plow.
LADY HITCH-HIKER
STOPS IN PALMER
ON TOUR OF ALASKA
Stopping in tne Valley last
week on her hitchhiking tour of
Alaska via the Republican Na
tional Convention in Chicago was
Miss Helen Ainey of Montrose,
Pennsylvania, a comely young
lady dressed in jacket and slacks
and a friendly smile.
Object of her trip is to visit the
Christian missions and projects
in Alaska. In the Valley she was
particularly interested in seeing
the Valley Hospital which will be
replaced soon by the new Valley
Presbyterian Hospital out of
funds provided by Presbyterian
women’s societies all over the
country. By coincidence her visit
was timed with the annual din
ner put on at the United Protes
tant Church last Tueday night, so
she was able to talk to many
people about the hospital project.
She also timed her visit right for
the Child Welfare Conference at
the Lazy Mountain Children’s
Home. After what she saw and
heard there, she said she was
very proud of the work of the
Christian churches in Alaska.
What started Miss Ainey on
her travels was being named
Queen for a Day on a radio pro
gram. She decided then that if
a small town girl could be feted
at a dinner at the Stork Club,
anythng was possible, so she set
out to prove it.
Everywhere she’s gone she has
been impressed by the kindness
and interest of people every
where. The one tragedy of her
trip—the theft of her suit case
before she reached Canada—was
compensated for by the generosity
of the people of Edmonton, who
ransacked their wardrobes for
clothes so that she could continue
her journey as planned. Faith in
human kindness won out in that
instance, the traveler said, and
it’s been the source of her suc
cessful trip all along the way.
So far Miss Ainey has seen the
Shelton Jackson School at Sitka,
Haines House, and the missions
in the Fairbanks, Circle area. She
visited 25 ports in S. E. Alaske
by working as a deck hand anc
dishwasher on the S.S. Yakobi. Tc
finance her trip as she goes along
she’s also been a baby sitter
Annual Palmer
Moose Lodge Dinner
Is Wednesday, Oct. 22
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The annual moose dinner of (
Palmer Moose Lodge No. 793 will1.
be held at Moose Hall, Wednes
day October 22 at 7:30 p.m. it
was announced this week.
Tom Moffitt will head a com
mittee of members of Women of
the Moose and of the Moose
Lodge which will jointly sponsor
the affair. Cards are being mailed
to all members and reservations
must be made for the dinner by
October 19.
Don Ingalls will be in charge of
reservations and of the after-din
ner program. The Moose orches
tra will play music for dancing
following the dinner.
washed dishes, picked berries. Of
ten she has received hospitality
of people in their own homes.
Already away from home since
early July, she expects to com
plete her trip by Christmas. Back
home she plans to write a book
to give people the courage to do
what they’ve always wanted to
do.
“Even though I leave Alaska,”
she said, “I’m sure I’ll want to
come back.”
Guest of Dan Fleming at the
Sportsmen’s dinner Saturday was
ns brother, Ed Fleming of Balti
nore, Md. A business trip had
;aken him to the Pacific coast,
ind being so close, he decided to
ly to the Valley for a couple of
lays.
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WELCOME
SUNDAY. OCTOBER 31
Singspiration 8 P.M.
United Protestant Church
Specials for Friday, Saturday, Monday and
Tuesday
RELIANCE UNSWEETENED
GRAPEFRUIT JUICE . .46 oz. can ea. 59c
Case of 12—$6.60
RELIANCE SWEETENED
GRAPEFRUIT JUICE . .46 oz. can ea. 49c
Case of 12—$5.64
HAPPY HOME SWEET
GRAPEFRUIT JUICE.each 25c
Case of 24—$5.52
RELIANCE UNSWEETENED
GRAPEFRUIT JUICE.gs each 19c
Case of 24 $4.32
PORK SPARERIBS.lb. 63c
PALMER COLD STORAGE
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COMMUNITY AUCTION
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Co-Op Slaughter House
Vi MILE SOUTH OF PALMER
October 18,1 p.m. sharp
Grade A Dairy Cows, young stock, butcher stock, miscellaneous
livestock, 40 red pullets, farm machinery, tools, household
goods
Pat Hemmer - Terns Cash - H. L. Thuma
Auctioneer - Ed Hartner
If we don't have it ... . We'll get it for you.
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