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WASILLA !
PERSONALS
By BARBARA CARTER
|0*r«r And«?>on and grand
daughter. Charlotte, weie in W»*
ilia from Big Lake «*n Wednea
day morning
Harley Lehman. Jr. of Oakland.
Calif., and Rev. and Mrs Herman
Beyers of Juneau were guests at
the Martin Olson home during
the past week.
Among other recent visitors
were Louis Sandberg and his
nephew, G. Haglund, of Astorie.
Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. R Borden drove
down from Fairbanks this week.
Mrs. Borden is a teacher at Sew
ard and spent the summer in
Fairbanks where she took up bot
any at summer classes there. The
Bordens continued on down to
Seward after a short stay here.
There will be seven teachers
at the Wasilla school this year.
They are: Primary, Miss Elsie
.Walker, who taught at Galena
last year; Mrs. Martha West
brook; Mrs. Clara Slumberger;
James Simpson; Mrs. Orlando By
ers; Anthony Zufich; and Ernest
Line, superintendent. Mr. Line
taught for several years at the
high school here but spent last
year in Pennsylvania where he
attended Teacher’s College.
School will open here Septem
ber 4 and the enrollment will be
considerably more than last
Year's, Mr. Line said.
Hospital Consultant
Meets with Board
And Local Doctors
Dr. Gerhard Hartman, hospital
consultant from Iowa City, Iowa,
was in the Valley this week in a
preliminary survey of* the plans
for the new Valley Hospital.
With him at the meeting of the
Valley Hospital Assn. Board Tues
day night were Rev. Roland Arm
strong, field director of the Pres
byterian Mission Board in Alas
ka; Rev. Frank Walkup, who is
•taking Rev. Victor Alfsen’s place
on the board until his successor
is appointed; and the architect,
Edwin Crittenden.
The four men met with the two
Valley physicians Wednesday
afternoon.
Dr. Hartman left Palmer for
Juneau, where he will talk with
Territorial authorities on hospi
tal planning and finance. Late in
October, he plans to return to
Palmer with recommendations
and for further consultation.
BCG CLINIC
Tuberculin testing of persons
signed up for the BCG clinic will
begin at the Health Center Mon
day morning, August 27.
Monday will be the only day
devoted to the testing, Public
Health Nurse Marjorie Myren
announced. Hours will be from
9-12 a. m., 1-5 p. m. and 7-9 p. m.
All persons who wish to receive
the BCG vacination must be tu
berculin tested first.
Miss Myren will be able to ac
commodate a few persons who
fc’ve not already registered for
the clinic.
The same clinic hours will per
tain on Wednesdays when the
tuberculin tests will be read and
BCG vaccinations will be given
those who need them. Only those
who react negatively to the tu
berculin test need the BCG vac
cAnation.
COMMUNITY CHEST
DRIVE SET FOR
OCTOBER 15 TO 24
The board of director* of the
Palmer Community Chest held its
first meeting of the 1952 cam
paign August 17.
Emil Ganschow was appointed
chairman of the campaign o>
president Marvin Slaughter. Mrs.
Richard Washburn was appointed
budget chairman and Miss Louise
KHlog publicity chairman.
October 15 to 24 was set as the
tune of the drive. Letters are be
ing sent to all participating agen
cies requesting their 1952 budgets
and the goal for the drive will be
announced as soon as these have
been received and processed.
Participating in the Chest drive
this year will be the Health
Council. Girl Scouts. Public Li
brary, and the Alaska Crippled
Children s Association. The Boy
Scouts have withdrawn from the
Chest in favor of conducting their
own fund raising campaign, and
have very considerately stated'
that they will not schedule their
drive until at least thirty days
after the Chest campaign so as
not to conflict.
The Chest board consisted of
Marvin Slaughter, pres.; Louise
Kellogg, vice pres.; Alice Snod
grass treas.; Emil Ganschow,
sec.; Mrs. Harvey Hiber, Harriet
Bell, Mary Jane*»Washburn, Clar
ence Moore Matt Perkins. Resig
nations from Mrs. Bell and Mrs.
Snodgrass were accepted with
deep regret, and appointments
will be made to fill their unex
pired terms.
PRE-SCHOOL
IMMUNIZATION CLINIC
A pre-school immunization
clinic for begining first grad
ers and for school children
who have not received booster
shots for the past two years
has been scheduled by Public
Health Nurse Marjorie Myren
at the Health Center Friday,
August 31 from 2 to 4 p. m.
Booster shots for whooping
cough, diphtheria, and lock
jaw will be given, as well as
small pox vaccinations.
POSSIBLE END SEEN
FOR AUTO PRODUCTION
Detroit—The complete halt of
auto production is possible, ac
cording to Wards Automotive Re
ports in its current issue.
A gradual shutdown of some
departments and vendors during
COMMUNITY
CALENDER
THURSDAY. AUGUST 23
NORTHLAND PIONEER Grange. I
New Grange building, 8 p m
SATURDAY, AUGUST 25
O. E S Initiation, school gym..
3 00 p m.
O. E. S. Public installation of of
ficer*. school gvm. 8 p. m.
MONDAY. AUGUST 27
CHAMBER O F COMMERCE.
Dewey Luncheon, Co-op club
room. 12:00 noon.
HIGH SCHOOL Registration,
school building.
BCG CLINIC. Health Center, 9
a. m. to 9 p. m.
KIWANIS CLUB. Ladies nignt.
Co-op clubroom. 6:00 p. m.
TUESDAY. AUGUST 28
MOOSE & WOMEN of the Moose,
Reg. meeting. 8 p. m.
BOY SCOUT Meeting. U. P.
church. 7 p. m.
WELL-BABY CLINIC. Health
Center, 2-4 p. m.
HIGH SCHOOL Registration
.school building.
ELKS LODGE meeting, Co-op
club room 8 p. m.
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 2S
BCG CLINIC, Health Center. 9
j a. m. to 9 p. m.
FRIDAY. AUGUST 31
PRE-SCHOOL IMMUNIZATION,
j Health Center, 2 to 4 p. m.
FAIR EXHIBITS must be turn
*ed in by 9:00 p. m.
Anchorage, Fairbanks
To Vote on Sales Tax
When Valley residents start
paying sales-taxes here Septem
ber 1, they can find some conso
lation in the thought that tney
may soon have company.
September 14 and 18 have been
set aside for sales tax elections
in the city of Fairbanks and the
Anchorage School District, res
pectively.
ORGANIZATION MEETING
PLANNED FOR ELKS
The organization committee for
a local Elks lodge has set August
28 as a meeting night for signing
the petition and balloting on new
candidates
The meeting will be held in the
Co-op club room at 8 p. m. Any
applications for new members
should reach acting secretary L.
j C. Stock at least a week before
j the r peting, the committee
stressed.
the latter part of September may
be followed by a complete stand
still in early October.
Material shortages is the reason
1 given for the slow-down.
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Booth Planned by
Fire Control Aids
Erection of * permanent rxhib
if booth at the Matanuska Valley
Fair grounds was started this
week by the local Fire Control
aids.
Frames are up and slab sidings
will be added as soon as received.
A temporary roof will lx* put *»n
this year, to lx* replaced by a bet
ter one next year.
The Anchorage Fire Guard
agents' contribution to the booih
will be murals on the three phas
es of then work: timber, fire and
recreation. These will lie com
pleted and on display during the
Fair.
I. A. Hendrickson—
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or two year* Until last Decem
ber , hr had mad** Hir homr at thr
Mutanuvka Lodge He had work
'd locally for MKA thr Bureau
of Reclamation and «*n various
construction jobs He was a weld
*r by trade
Surviving are a mother. Mrs.
Mary Hendrickson and a sister,
Mi's. Jake Matheney. both of
whom make their home in Se
attle. Washington.
The body was removed to the
Anchorage Funeral Home, where
arrangements were to await no
tification of kin.
We just received fm carloads cf comfort
SEALY MATTRESSES
and Box Springs
For Double and single beds
Rollaway Beds
Twin and Va size (nnerspring Mattresses
Sealy Sleep Lounge
Smart sofa by day, comfortable bed by night
with its innerspring mattress.
All at Stateside Prices!
OASTUUISfc Lint
Offering Scheduled Freight Service Between
California—Portland—Seattle—Alaska
S.S. JOHN BURGESS
Arrive Valdez . August 27
S. S. CHARLES CROCKER
Arrive Seward/ Valdez August 27
S. S. SEAFAIR
Leave Seattle
Arrive Seward/Valdez
August 29
September 3
S. S. TARLETON BROWN
Leave Seattle . September 2
Leave Portland ~ September 7
Arrive Seward /Valdez September 12
S.S. PACIFICUS
Leave Long Beach
Leave San Francisco
Leave Portland
Leave Seattle
Arrive Seward/Valdez
September 6
September 10
September 15
September 20
September 25
SEWARD
A. R. Freight Depot
Tie In 1S4
Captain T. Bie
Operating Manager
ANCHORAGE
323 Central Bldg.
P O. Box SB2
Phone 34401
George Hutton
Diet. Manager
FAIRBANKS
P. O. Box 1301
Jameson Engineer
ing Building
Phone—Eaat see
Modern Coastwise Steamship Transportation
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