WASILLA
PERSONALS
By Barbara Carter
Sponsored by the 4-H Clover
Club, is the party to which all
residents of the Matanuska Val
ley are invited, to be held at the
Wasilla Community Hall, Satur
day, June 16, at 8 p.m.
Alaska’s “favorite game” will
be played, and food prizes, with
the grand prize a fine ham, will
be awarded.
Ralph Crothers is home after
visiting a few weeks in the States
with his father, who has been ill.
Mrs. Wenter Harvey recently
left for Fairbanks, where she will
help with Vacation Bible School.
Sfie plans to be gone two weeks.
During her absence, Mrs. Gene
Coghlan is caring for her daugh
ter, Donna.
Miss Lu Livingston is back in
Wasilla after a short visit with
her parents at Lagoon, Alaska.
She is working at the Wasilla
Roadhouse this summer.
Accompanying Mrs. Wilma Wil
son from her visit at Seward were
her daughter, Mrs. A1 Axtel, and
b|ar granddaughter, Roxy. Mrs.
Axtel and Roxy are spending sev
eral days in Wasilla.
Dick Wilson and John Byers
now are working at Girdwood,
Alaska.
Mr. and Mrs. A1 Hjellen are ex
pecting their daughter, Alice, to
return this weekend from Seattle,
where she has been receiving
medical attention.
RAIN-MAKING ADVICE
SOUGHT BY FARMERS
Advice on “rain-making”,
sought by Matanuska Valley
farmers, has brought the reply
that “cloud seeding” might be
leasable if handled by an expert.
Several weeks ago worried over
the long dry spell and its threat
to crops, Glenn Woods, potato
farmer, and others, sought the ad
vice of the soil science depart
ment of the Agricultural Research
experts in Palmer. They in turn
queried Outside authorities.
In reply, the division of irriga
tion of the soil conservation serv
ice, Department of Agriculture in
Medford, Ore., reports that “cloud
seeding” to produce rain may
have some slip-ups between theo
ry and practice.
“Any good pilot, and you have
many up there, can seed clouds,
"but only the most skillful opera
tors know when, where, and how
much material to use”, was the
advice given. “You can pellet
your own dry ice—break it up in
small pieces size of a pea to a
walnut”.
Another method of rain-mak
ing, the information continued, is
the silver iodide ground generator
which “you probably would want
to locate 100 miles or so upwind
fjom Palmer, probably over near
Thompson Pass, where it could be
attended to easily and fre
quently”.
On the matter of cost, the ad
monition was given that cloud
seeding by any of the commercial
operators is likely to be “on the
expensive side” in this area.
If the venture is undertaken,
the results will be eagerly
watched and full records are de
sired by various research divi
( sions.
So far, the farmers have not de
cided—even if they contact a pro
fessional rain-maker. Besides, it
^feas rained since they issued their
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EDITORS ALASKA-BOUND—From all parls of the United Stales newspaper editors, attending the
National Editorial Association convention in Seattle, embark for an Alaskan tour. Today, many of
those editors will visit Palmer as part of their sight-seeing in the Malanuska Valley. Shown here,
boarding the Alaska Steamship Aleutian, are J. Clifford Kaynor, publisher of the Ellensburg, Washing
ton. Daily Record, and retiring president of the NEA, and Mrs. Kaynor. Upper right is Don Eck of
Chicago, general manager of the NEA.
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enjoyment and recreation of oth
ers, and now, with Palmer an in
corporated city, he makes the gift
to Palmer, the town he has seen
grow up.
When the councilmen, touched
and grateful, spoke up individual
ly on how much they appreciated
the gift and what a pleasure it
would bring to countless people
as well as to the city, Brix com
mented pithily:
“I’ll get more pleasure out of
giving it, by gosh, than you do”.
Coffey Insures Everything—
Remember?
Valley
Theatre
Friday & Saturday, June 15-16
Shows: 7:15-9:00 p.m.
Saturday Matinee: 2:00 p.m.
Sunday & Monday, June 17-18
Shows: 7:15-9:00 p.m.
Sunday Matinee: 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday & Thursday.
June 20-21
Shows: 7:15-9:00 p.m.
" MAD WEDNESDAY"
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tion. We have allowed free use
of the grounds as a baseball dia
mond and for civic purposes. We
would hate to have to close the
grounds to the community but un
less this vandalism stops we may
i have to do that”.
The office building literally was
“a smambles”, Stock said.
Calling Superintendents
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Last chance to make revisions
in the premium list, and other
important matters, will come be
fore the meeting of the Fair Asso
ciation next Monday night, June
18, at 8 p.m. in the Co-Op club
| rooms. All superintendents and
others who have matters to dis
cuss are asked to be present.
The Fair book is coming along
successfully and probably will
be larger than last year. Also pub
lication and distribution dates
will be earlier, Stock said.
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By "BOB" KLEM
Sheer silk stockings, My-O-Mighty,
They don't need to go that hi—
Flimsy things, delight the fancy,
I like 'em and I know why.
Demoiselle and dilettoute,
Look somewhere besides the face.
Why, for briefs and slips and scanties
Made of silk and trimmed with lace.
O, you teasin', teasin' treasures,
How you know your way about.
Buy a pair of Bettys' step-ins,
The first step in stepping out.
SALE OF SKIRTS AND DRESSES
THROUGH JUNE 23
Bettys'
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