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 .
Barbara Carter .
\%ldez High School
.Editor
Wasilla Correspondent
Valdez Correspondent
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THRILLING MOVIE OF
ESKIMO LIFE TO BE
SHOWN NOVEMBER 28
Raging blizzards, sled dog
races, ice fishing and primitive
Eskimo dances are all thrilling
scenes in Seegooruk, colored film
on “Eskimo Winter” that will be
shown here Tuesday, November
28, by Fred Machetanz, noted
artist, author and lecturer who
makes his home here in the Val
ley.
The colorful picture will be pre
sented by Mr. Machetanz at the
Valley theatre under the sponsor
ship of the Palmer Library As
sociation. Two showings sched
uled for the evening will be at
t:15 and 9 p.m.
Mr. Machetanz has lived and
traveled over 76,000 miles going
to and through all areas of Alas
ka. A nephew of the late Charles
Traeger, pioneer trader of Alaska
for 52 years, he is also the adopted
son of an Eskimo family. He took
the picture to be shown here
while spending a winter with the
Eskimos from freeze-up in fall
through the spring break-up. Also
included in the epic of Eskimo life
is the excitement of a seal hunt.
He and Mrs. Machetanz have
chosen the Valley to make their
home and reside at their log stu
dio property near Palmer. Mrs.
Machetanz is a writer. In addi
tion to his artistic achievements,
Mr. Machetanz is a member of the
Polar Society, Arctic Institute of
North America, and Explorer’s
Club. He was also recently com
missioned to paint 12 pictures for
the Ford Motor Company.
Tickets for the showing here
may* now be obtained from mem
bers of the Palmer library board,
including Miss Louise Kellogg,
the Rev. Victor Alfsen, Mrs.
George Geiwitz, Mrs. Foster Sims,
Mrs. Don Ingalls and Mrs. Earl F.
Graves.
Admission is $1.20 for adults
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Tom Days Go Outside
For 2-Months' Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Day will
spend the Thanksgiving and
Christmas holidays with friends
and relatives at their former home
in San Francisco, Calif. The
couple left Wednesday by plane
for the states, where they will
spend the next two months on va
cation. They will also visit Los
Angeles, San Diego, Arizona and
Iowa before returning to Palmer
the middle of January. Mr. Day
| is looking forward to pheasant,
I quail and duck hunting while in
! California.
The Days have made their home
in Palmer for the past 20 months.
He is territorial soil scientist with
the Soil Conservation Service
here. Mrs. Day is employed by
the U. S. Geological Survey.
and 60 cents for children. Pro
ceeds will go toward paying out
standing bills for the construction
of the new library building, mem
bers of the board said. Most of
the labor on the new building was
donated and some of the materials
but there are still many outstand
ing bills, the board members
added.
FULL SCHEDULE OF
MEETINGS AT CHAPEL
A full schedule of weekly meet
ings at the Valdez Gospel chapel
includes choir and orchestra prac
tice tonight at 7:30 o’clock. On
Wednesday of this week, prayer
service was held at 7:30 p. m.
Other services this week were
held on Sunday, November 12,
with Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.,
and morning worship at 11 a.m.
An evening service at 7:30 o’clock
was also held on Sunday. The
Rev. R. J. Teeter is pastor of the
church.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS !
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR :
THE TERRITORY OF ALAS
KA. THIRD DIVISION, PAL
MER PRECINCT, AT PALMER,
ALASKA
In the Matter of the Estate of
CHARLES B. WILSON, De
ceased
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that on the 4th day of No
vember, 1950, the Probate Court
for the Territory of Alaska, Third
Division, Palmer Precinct, at Pal-;
mer, Alaska, duly appointed the
undersigned, a resident of Palmer,
Alaska, administrator of the estate
of Charles B. Wilson, deceased,
with full power and authority to
administer the estate of said de
ceased according to law; and all
persons having claims against said
estate are required to present
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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To Hold Masonic Lodge
Organization Meeting
Here November 30
The final organizational meet
ing of the proposed Palmer Ma
sonic Lodge will be held Thurs
day. November 30, Lev. Hanks,
announced this week. The meet
ing is set for 8 p.m. at the carpen
ter’s hall. Progress on the forma
tion of the Masonic Lodge here is
coming along satisfactorily, Mr.
Hanks said, and the Masons hope
to be organized before the first
of the year.
On December, 6 the Masonic
Eastern Star Club of Palmer will
hold its annual dinner, Mr. Hicks
said. All members of the club and
everyone with Masonic affilia
tions are invited to attend the an
nual affair which will be held at
the Lutheran Church. Attendance
will be by reservation which is to
be made with Mrs. Marne Hicks.
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