VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office at
Palmer. Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
PRINTED AT PALMER, ALASKA, EACH FRIDAY
By the Matanuska Press, Inc.
Opal Lu Smith .Editor
A- J. DeJulio .Manager and Advertising
Barbara Carter .#Wasilla Correspondent
V aldez High School .*.Valdez Correspondent
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BASKETBALL SEASON
OPENS NOVEMBER 17
The basketball season will be
officially opened here on Novem
ber 17. Challengers of the Palmer |
High School team will be the 64th
Troop Carrier Squadron players
from Ft. Richardson. Arrange
ments have been made for the Ft.
Richardson team to be made up
of men not over 20 years of age ;
so that the competition will be
on an equitable basis.
The first game of the season i
will be held at the Palmer gymna
sium with the basketeers to go
into action at 8 p.m.
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Homemakers Schedule
Meetings Tor Novemser
An announcement made today
of Homemakers’ Clubs meetings
to be held for the remainder of
November include seven of the
local groups.
On November 13, the Cheechako
Homemakers Club will meet at
the home of Mrs. Charles Wilson.
On November 14. there are four
meetings scheduled with the
Evening Craft Homemakers to
meet with Mrs. Clair Stock: the
Sourdough Homemakers with
Mrs. M. D. Snodgrass: the Palma
silla group with Mrs. Charles i
Schaefer, and the Sunny Knik
Homemakers to meet with Mrs. !
Chet Burden.
The Riverbend Homemakers
Club will meet at the home of
Mrs. Bob Buzby on November 16.
On November 24? the Wasilla
Homemakers Club will hold its
meeting.
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APPRECIATE ICE CREAM
An expression of apprecia
tion was extended to the Mat
anuska Valley Farmers Coop
erating Association creamery
by Miss Marylou Lashbrook,
home demonstration agent, for
a generous donation of ice
cream sandwiches last Friday.
The Matanuska Maid ice cream
was contributed as refresh
ments served at the 4 - H
Achievement Day program.
The young 4-H Club members
had charge of the social hour
that followed the program
when refreshments including
the ice cream, were served.
Clarence Bell is manager of the
creamery.
Well Child Conference
Set for November 14
The next well child conference
to be held at Valdez was an
nounced by Miss Rita Dingman,
Public Health Nurse, Tuesday,
November 14, at the Health Cen
ter.
Dr. Keneth Ham will be in at- I
tendance at the conference as j
medical consultant. All mothers!
of infants and pre-school children
, Wasilla Basketball
Team Winners at
Two Practice Games
WASILLA—In preparation for
the season’s play which is sched
uled to open here soon, the Wa
silla basketball team had two
practice games in the school gym
nasium this week with an alumni
team.
The alumni team went down
to defeat in both games. Scores
chalked up by the Wasilla team
were 51-18 and 8-19. The Wasil
la team is looking forward to a
series of exciting games this year.
are invited to bring their children
to the conference, according to the
announcement.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR I
THE TERRITORY OF ALAS- '
KA. THIRD DIVISION. PAL-!
MER PRECINCT, AT PALMER,,
ALASKA.
In the Matter of the Estate of i
CHARLES B. WILSON. De-!
ceased.
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY i
GIVEN that on the 4th day of No- j
vember, 1950, the Probate Court’
for the Territory of Alaska, Third
Division, Palmer Precinct, at Pal- i
mer, Alaska, duly appointed the
undersigned, a resident of Palmer, j
Alaska, administrator of the estate j
of Charles B. Wilson, deceased, j
with full power and authority to i
administer the estate of said de- j
ceased according to law; and all;
persons having claims against said ;
estate are required to present j
them with proper vouchers for,
approval to me at my residence
in Palmer, Alaska, within six
months from the date hereof.
This notice is dated and the
date of its first publication is the ;
10th day of November, 1950.
VICTOR I. ALFSEN,
Administrator.
Pub. Nov. 10, 17. 24, 31, 1950
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Just as the proof of the pudding is in
the eating, so it is with baked goods—
the real test comes with the first mouth
ful. Then is when you discover the skill
of the baker and the quality of the in
gredients used. We invite you to test
for yourself the wholesome flavor of our
baked goods. We know you will be very
well pleased.
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NEXT WORKSHOP MEETING
SCHEDULED FOR DEC. 1
There will not be another Ex- j
tension workshop meeting now >
until next month, Miss Marylou j
Lashbrook, home demonstration:
agent, announced at the conclu- j
sion of the all-day session held j
today. The next meeting is sched- j
uled for December 1 and will be j
an all-day session.
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Miss Lashbrook will be absent
from Palmer for the remainder of
November, she explained. She
will conduct a workshop in crafts:
and the making of Christmas
gifts for the newly formed Copper
Valley Homemakers Club. Mem -
bers of the new club are ladies,
from Glen Allen and the Gul
kana CAA station.
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Matanuska Valley Farmer’s Co-Operating
Association
Effective Oct. 1, winter milk price, 40c qt.
Free Milk Delivery Service ih Palmer
INSURE FAST STARTS
Damaging freezing temperatures are an
every-day occurance. Have your spark
plugs checked. One or more faulty plugs
cuts down on the efficiency of your car
end will make it hard to start on these
cold mornings. Bring your car in for a free
spark plug analysis. If they need cleaning
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