OVER 800 ENJOY
JUNIOR CLASS PLAY
“STRAWS FOR TWO”
Over 800 persons enjoyed three
hilarious performances of the
Junior Class play “Straws for
Two” by W. Davidson in the Pal
mer School gymnasium last week
end.
Well suited to interests and
abilities of the young actors, the
play also appealed to both adult
and adolescent audiences. The ex
citing but thoroughly realistic
plot was well punctuated with
laugh-raising situations and a
phorisms. Members of the cast all
played their parts with convic
tion: they were well-cast. Out
standing was Gary Krise’s char
acter portrayal of Mr. Mischikoff,
the insistent clothier who wanted
either his money or his suit back.
Joe Lentz as Sam, the athlete
failure and the innocent victim
of an unselfish plot that cata
pulted him to fame and fortune,
gave another fine portrayal. So
also did Lorene Uzelac as the
worshipful Susie, who gave Sam
the phony build-up. Comic relief
to the serious problems of the
principals was provided by Alma
Roark and Leo Plumley as Janie
and George. The smug and pat
ronizing school hero, Buck, was
ably portrayed by Jimmy Hitch
cock. Ruth Lane did well with
the role of Carol, the coquette
who vascillated from one beau to
the other as their personal for
tunes changed. Lending able sup
port to the principals were Mary
Graves as Miss Sauer, Annie
Havemeister as Adrian Ames,
Bennie Ross as the coach, and
the co-eds from the press, Billie
Jean Roark and Pat Chandler.
Able directing by Miss Bever
lee Unwin resulted in the finish
ed performances. Although the
play lent itself to an economy of
sets, the tea room setting was the
important prop to the play. The
student stage designers deserve
a lot of credit for its success.
Sell Outgrown Skates
Or Skis and Buy Anew
At PTA Resale Booth
Equipment for winter sports is
expensive when kiddies outgrow
their skates, skis, ski boots and
poles each year. And there’s us
ually plenty of wear left after
one or two years’ use. As part of
a program to promote these two
healthful winter sports, the PTA
recreation committee is attacking
the equipment problem in a real
istic way.
A booth will be set up in the
school gymnasium during the an
nual Carnival Friday night where
outgrown skating and skiing
equipment may be brought for .
resale and where good bargains in
used equipment will be offered, j
There will be no commission or
percentage charge; this is a ser
vice entirely in the interests of :
VALLEY
PALMER, ALASKA
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
OCTOBER 29—30
Shows: 7:15 and 9:00 p.m.
“HONG KONG”
in Technicolor
Ronal Reagan, Rhonda Fleming
Nigel Bruce
FRIDAY SATURDAY
OCTOBER 31—NOVEMBER 1
Shows: 7:15 and 9=00 p.m.
Sal. Mai: 2:00 p.m.
Submarine Command;
William Holden—Nancy Olson ;
William Bendix—Don Taylor ;
SUNDAY — MONDAY
NOVEMBER 2—3
Show 7:15 and 9 P.M.
Sun. Mat: 2:00 p.m.
i “Detective Story”
Kirk Douglas—Eleanor Parker
William Bendix—Lee Grant
CONSERVATION
NOTES
By Lew Hanks
I was outside last week visiting
in Southern Idaho. I believe it
might be interesting to pass on
a few impressions I picked up on
the trip.
One of the most impressive
things was the thousands of acres
of wind strip cropping I saw
flying over Montana. The coun
try around Great Falls is a sum
mer fallow grain area. Almost
every field is laid out in strips of
fallow and grain. It makes a
beautiful pattern when seen from
the air. They have had a wind
erosion problem for a long time.
This strip cropping method seems
to have it pretty well under con
trol.
The country through Montana
and Idaho has been dry. Most
places have had no rain since
last June or July. This year’s
grain crops were good, but farm
ers are pretty pessimistic over fall
grain prospects for the coming
year.
Potato farmers in southern
Idaho have one of the best crops
on record. The price has also been
good. Potatoes have been bring
ing $3.00—$3.50 per sack for U.S.
No. l’s bulk at the farm. That’s
good money in an area where
yields are usually 200 to 300 sacks
per acre and total harvesting
costs run less than thirty cents
per sack. Alfalfa yields were good.
Hay is selling to stock and sheep
men at around $15 per ton bulk,
fed on the farm. That’s a fair price
ander those conditions. There
doesn’t seem to be much of a
surplus. According to what I was
told their cash crops in the mid
west were pretty well burned
out by the summer drought. That
accounts for the high spud prices
which are above those of a year
ago at this time. I took a look at
some potato harvesting equip
ment that works pretty good there
and brought some literature back
with me.
The last major impression I
received was that of the large
amount of land leveling the farm
ers there are doing so as to con-,r
serve irrigation water. In almost
svery district, tractors and carry
alls were moving dirt. Money is
not hard to borrow there for farm
improvement so lots of farmers
are fixing up their places.
The weather was dry and warm
there but I was still glad to get
back to the snow and rain of
Alaska. It’s always good to get
dome.
SECOND COMMUNITY
AUCTION SET FOR
SATURDAY, NOV. 8
Date for the second Community
Auction sponsored by Harold
rhuma and Pat Hemmer has been
set for Saturday, November 8.
The auction will take place at
.he slaughter house, where the
iirst auction was held October 18.
't is understood that an entire
lerd of cattle will be offered for
sale, and many other, fine offer
ngs are anticipated.
promoting winter sports in this
irea by making the price of skat
ng equipment within the reach of
■nore boys and girls.
Equipment for resale should be
carefully marked as to size, name
if owner, and price desired.
WE’LL TAKE
IT OUT!
Don’t worry about the spots.
We'll remove them and send
your clothes back looking
fresh and new.
ROUGH DRY WASH 30c LB.
Cess Pool Pumping Service
BROWN’S SHOP
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Recently Discharged
Veterans May Gel
Unemployment Benefit
Unemployment compensation
benefits for recently dischargee
veterans of the armed forces
which became payable in Alaska
October 19, under Title IV of th«
Veterans’ Readjustment Assist
ance Act of 1952, will be admin
istered in accordance with thi
provisions of the Alaska employ
ment security law, John T. Mi
Laughlin, executive director o
the Employment Security Com
mission announced today. Person;
who have served ninety consecu
tive days in the armed forces, a
least one day of which was after,
June 26, 1950, and who have beei
discharged or released from th<
service under conditions othe:
than dishonorable, are covered b]
this new veterans’ legislation.
McLaughlin declared that cer
tain conditions must be met bj
the veteran before he can obtaii
this compensation, which is in
tended only for veterans who ar<
unemployed for no reason othe:
than that they cannot find a suit
able job. The Territorial officia
pointed out that the veteran can
not obtain compensation until his
mustering-out pay period expires
nor can he get it if he is receiv
ing any subsistence allowance oi
education allowance, also pro
vided in the Act, for any week ir
which he is claiming compensa
tion under Title IV.
Under the Act, the veterai
must be registered for work witl
the Alaska Territorial Employ
ment Service and be able to worl
and available for work. The vet
eran seeking Title IV compensa
tion should first file a claim foi
benefits under the Alaska lav
or the railroad unemployment in
surance act, if he had work whicl
would entitle him to such bene
fits. The claim must be filed ir
person in Anchorage, Fairbanks
Juneau, Ketchikan or Peters
burg, where the commission ha;
local employment offices, or bj
mail to commission headquarter;
in Juneau for residents of othe;
communities.
The veteran’s claim will be
subject to the same provisions a:
those under which territorial un
employment insurance is paid, ex
cept as to weekly and maximuit
amount of benefits. Compensatior
for an eligible veteran is $26 fo;
a week of unemployment, and the
total amount he may draw i:
$676. When he returns to the
local employment office in person
ar makes his claim by mail, the
veteran should present his dis
charge or separation papers, soci
al security card or number, anc
a list of employers for whom he
worked during the eighteen
months prior to entry into ser
vice, and up to the current date
According to a news release
from Camp Cooke, California,
Cpl. Merle J. Ranson. former
ly of Palmer was honorably dis
charged from the U. S. Army
on October 8. Cpl. Ranson has
been serving in the Korean
area.
CHUGIAK OPTICAL SERVICE
MILE 22 — PALMER HWY. — CHUGIAK
Frames - Lenses - Repairs
Open Daily Mon. thru Fri. 6 p.m.—10 p.m.
Sat. and Sun. 1 p.m—10 p.m,
STATESIDE PRICES
MAIL ORDERS HANDLED PROMPTLY
J. VIC BROWN & SONS
\ "The Alaskan Jewelers"
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Ski Club Plans
Annual Free Rally
The second annual rally and
membership drive of the Matan
i uska Ski Club has been planned
i by the senior membership for
November 15, it was announced
this week.
Patterned after their successful
rally held last year, the program
• will include singing, dancing,
skits and several solo numbers
■ including accordion presentations,
guitar selections and vocal solos.
f In addition to the entertain
ment, a pair of skiis, valued at
> $65 and metal ski poles will be
■ given away. Refreshments will be
t served by the membership.
Admission to the rally will be
i free. Invitations have been ex
i tended to the Palmer and Wasilla
• communities and the Anchorage
r Ski club. The latter group plan
to present part pf the program
■ to be shown at their rally Novem
' ber 7 in Anchorage.
i
; KIWANIS CLUB
ELECTS 1953 OFFICERS
[ AND BD. OF DIRECTORS
Members of the local Kiwanis
; Club elected their 1953 officers
• at the regular luncheon meeting
’ in the Co-Op Club Room Monday.
Elected president was Harlow
J. Hodgson; vice-president, Emil
1 G. Ganschow; secretary, Marvin
J. Slaughter; and treasurer,
Thomas E. Reiss. These officers
1 will assume their new duties in
1 January.
Elected as members of the
■ board of directors were Father
James Snead, Rev. Edward Imme,
| O. K. Kincaid, John Weisenber
’ ger, James Hurley, and Lloyd
Sevems.
Two new members welcomed by
1 he club were Richard Jones and
Fred Zieke.
1 Preliminary plans for the an
nual Charter Night dinner in
November were reported.
Teen-Age Round-Up
Enjoys Weekly Dances
At New Elks Quarters
The Teen-Age Round-up, an or
ganized group of teen agers spon
sored by the Elks Lodge has been
enjoying weekly Tuesday dances
m the new, more spacious, Elks
club quarters at Club 49.
Every Tuesday night the Elks
turn their club over to the young
sters. Elk members particularly
interested in the youth project
are on hand in the background to
offer advice, but the teen-agers
themselves plan and finance their
own activities. Every other Tues
day they have a club business
meeting.
Music on Tuesday, October 21,
Anchorage Travel
Bureau
Lloyd C. Olsen, Owner, Mgr.
Authorized Agent for all
AIR — SHIP — RAIL — BUS
No extra charge for our
services
P. O. Box 1673 — Phone 23391
Tickets en Sale
For Kiwanis Benefit
Movie November 4
All the thrills, pleasures and
work of a big-bear hunt will be
illustrated Tuesday night, Novem
oer 4 at Valley Theater when Dr.
C. C. Bailey’s bear-hunt films will
be shown by the Palmer Kiwanis
club. Included in many scenes
will be the record brown bear
shot by Bob Reeves and now on
display in the museum at College.
Kiwanis members have been
busy this past week selling tic- ,
kets. They may also be purchased
at the door. For tne convenience
of those unable to make the first
show at 7:30 p.m., a second show
ing will be held at 9:00 p.m.
During the last show a beautiful
wool afghan, donated for the oc
casion by a friend, will be award
ed. It is now on display in a win
dow at Bettys.’
Proceeds from ticket sales will
go toward hospital equipment.
SPECIAL MASSES
FOR ALL SAINTS DAY
AND ALL SOULS DAY
Two special masses are schedul
ed for members of St. Michael’s
Catholic Church in early Novem
ber.
Saturday, November 1 is All ■
Saints Day. This day is a holy
day of obligation on which all
Catholics are required to hear
Mass. Mass will be celebrated by
Father James Snead at 10 a.m.
Monday, November 3, is All
Souls Day. Three reguiem Masses
for the dead will be offered on
that day, beginning at 8 a.m.
Back vestments will be worn by
the celebrant, Father Snead. On
this day of devotion will be re
membered the souls of deceased
parishioners, relatives, friends,
deceased members of the Armed
Forces, and the souls of all the
faithful departed.
furnished by A1 Klump at the
piano and Nat Pope on the bass
fiddle. This week, the teen agers
had a costume dance; no one
was admitted without a costume.
TIP-TOP-INN
CAFE
Featuring
Steak, Chops, Chicken
Prawns, Fish and Frog
Legs or Special Salads
Ralph and Alica Horton. Prop.
TREASURE CHEST
Many New Gift Items
• Jade and Ivory Jewelry
• Original Works of Art
• And Writings by
• Machetanz and
• Mayokok
;
Fine China—Crystal—Ceram
ics—Lamps—Baby Gifts
Individual Original Alaska
CHRISTMAS CARDS
8 patterns.
An interesting shop in which
to browse
Next to Hyland Hotel
NORTHERN
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SIGNS
Trucks, Cars Lettered
Manufacturers of
Neon Signs, Marquees,
Store Fronts and Tube
Lighting
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AND BAR-B-QUE
DINING AND DANCING
Now Appearing for Your Entertainment
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THE FINEST DANCE BAND IN ALASKA — RECENT
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Qaod Rule
SAVE
REGULARLY!
For a "rainy day"
and the only thing that we can do about it .
is to be prepared when they come.
A savings account, aside from helping us
over times of need gives a sense of security.
Add to that security . . . save regularly.
MATANUSKA VALLEY BANK
Palmer, Alaska
OPEN FRIDAY EVENINGS 5-7 P.M.
DAILY 10 A.M.—3 P.M.