Mrs. Margaret Miller
Elected to Important
Presbytery Post
At a Presbytery meeting held
lfrt Thursday .at King’s Lake
<Tamp, Mrs. Margaret Miller, wife
of Neil Miller, was elected Stated
Clerk of the Presbytery of Yukon.
Of the more than 200 Presby
teries in the Presbyterian church,
Mrs. Miller is believed to be the
first woman elected to this im
portant and honored post.
According to Rev. Victor Alf
sen, pastor of the United Protest
ant church, the position is usually
held by a minister or an elder of
the church. Mrs. Miller is an elder
of the local church. She also was
secretary of the church from the
tiqne of its organization until her
departure for Juneau a year ago.
All three of the Millers, includ
ing son Tim, returned to their
home just north of town a few
weeks ago.
ALASKA MEDICAL SOCIETY
MEETS IN KETCHIKAN
Dr. Howard G. Romig, Anchor
age, was elected president of the
Alaska Medical Society at the or
ganization’s convention, held re
cently at Ketchikan.
Dr. C. C. Bailey, Palmer, re
ported it a very well attended
meeting with members through
out the Territory present.
Many interesting and timely
papers on newest developments
in drugs and treatments were pre
sented. Drs. Joseph Crampton and
Hugh Jones of the Mason Clinic
of Seattle, were guest speakers.
Other speakers included guests
from Oregon and Chicago, Terri
torial health officials and repre
sentatives of the Territorial Vet
erans’ Administration.
Next annual meeting will be
held at Anchorage, or Mt. McKin
ley, to be determined at a later
date.
QUALITY WORKMANSHIP
* GUARANTEED SATISFACTION
We have a reputation for
doing the BEST work, at
most moderate cost. Quali
ty work at honest prices
keeps our repair depart
ment busy!
Buy your Diamonds direct
from diamond setter and
save 1/3
NICK GOOSCHIN
Box 131. Anchorage
Summer Hotel For
Alaskan Tourists
The University of Alaska again
will assist in the ever-present
housing problem for Alaskan
tourists this summer.
Seeking to alleviate the plight
of tourists to interior Alaska, the
university is opening its dormi
tories as the University Summer
hotel for public use from June 20
to August 20.
An association of Fairbanks
busihessmen has been formed to
operate the enterprise. Members
are Alaska Coachways, Arctic Al
aska Travel bureau, and Wien
Alaska Airlines.
Clarence Hollingsworth, opera
tor of the hotel last year, again
will be in charge.
Fifty-Five Rooms
Fifty-five rooms, containing two
beds each, will be available in the
main and vets’ dorms on the uni
versity campus. Cafeteria service
will be inaugurated July 1 when
the university summer session be
gins, and until then the Campus
coffee shop will serve three meals
a day to guests.
For the benefit of strangers, the
university is 5 1/2 miles out the
College road. It is served by the
University bus line, busses of
which may be caught in down
town Fairbanks. For further in
formation contact Arctic Alaska
Travel service.
CHEECHAKO SALE PROCEEDS
TO BUY CHILDREN’S BOOKS
Approximately $40 was realized
from the rummage saie held Mon
day at Rec hall by the Cheechako
Homemakers, Mrs. Cloisine Drig
gers, club president, reported.
Proceeds of the sale will be
turned over to the Palmer library
for the purchase of new children’s
books.
CERTIFIED SEED GROWERS
REPORT ON ORGANIZATION
The Alaska Certified Seed
Growers’ association announces
a membership of 55 since attain
ing its status as a legal organiza
tion May 14, 1951.
Thd organization, the first of its
kind to be established in the Ter
ritory, has announced plans for a
board of directors meeting in Pal
mer, tentatively scheduled for
June 28-29. Crop standards for
certification of wheat, oats, barley
and potatoes will be adopted and
rules governing the certification
program for the 1951 season will
be formulated.
One of the main purposes of the
organization is to propagate and
make available high quality seed
adapted to Alaskan conditions.
Anyone wishing to become a
member of the Alaska Certified
Seed Growers’ association may
contact the organization officers
in their area. Each area has its
local officers plus a representative
to the Territorial board of direc
tors. The officers, in local areas,
are:
Palmer—President and repre
sentative, Irving Newville; vice
president, John Hornung; secre
tary, Leonard Kyger.
Wasilla — President, Aaron
Combs; representative, Lloyd
Fishing Flights
LAKE LOUISE
Boats & Motors Available
Round Trip from
Snowshoe Lake
$23.00, tax incl.
Pennington-Mile 147
PLAN NOW
lo take short courses in Touch Typing, Gregg Shorthand,
Public Speaking, Spanish, Russian.
See Ethel MacNair, Matanuska Hotel—Phone 4
for Details
GIVEN AT YOUR CONVENIENCE
IT'S NO MYSTERY!
OIL
By RADIO
The only mystery about the whole thing is that we
didn't do it sooner. What. Why equip our delivery
trucks with radio receivers.
It has done away with all wailing. Just phone 76 and
your oil is delivered pronto. "Join the regulars"—let
us keep you in fuel oil without the bother of your
having to call in.
PLACE YOUR ORDER TODAY WITH
ALASKA SALES & SERVICE (Consignee)
Phone 76 Palmer
(^) UNION OIL COMPANY
MINER HAS BROKEN LEG
John Postishek, miner at Jones
ville, was injured while at work
June 22. Removed to the Valley
hospital, his injuries were found
to include a fractured leg.
Postishek was released from
the hospital June 24, returning to
his home. He is under the care of
Dr. C. C. Bailey.
Short; vice-president, Harold Har
ris; secretary, Ted Knutson.
Irving Abbott, of the Univer
sity of Alaska extension service,
is a representative to the board of
directors and executive secretary
of the organization.
PHOTOGRAPHER DIES
Charles (Tiv) Kreling, famous
for his photographs of the Klon
dike gold rush, died at San Fran
cisco, June 17.
Arriving in the Klondike in
1897, Kreling later won fame with
his photographs.
Pobbutiti
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
RAY ADAMS
VOTE YES!
Anchorage will probably have a sales
tax before winter. The Anchorage
school board will not miss a chance to
call a vote on this question about the
time school opens. Let's not miss our
chance here in Palmer because we
fear diverting retail business to An
chorage.
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SUMMER TIME IS MUSIC TIME!
When school is out, young people need other activities to
absorb their surplus energy and bubbling enthusiasm.
Group music is one of the best outlets for supercharged per
sonalities. It meets all seven of the major objectives of
education.
Beginners who start now will be ready for concerts in August,
and for school band in September. Instruments loaned free.
TRADE & HOBBY SCHOOL
Box 1528 (JUAN P. MILLER) Mouiain View
SIGN YOUR OWN
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
This week! Open an account at
the Matanuska Valley Bank.
Legal Holiday, Wed. July 4th
MATANUSKA VALLEY BANK
Palmer, Alaska
Open Friday Evenings—5 to 7 P. M.
2 PER CENT ON SAVINGS
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