CHIEF INSPECTOR
FOR EKLUTNA
TAKES PALMER POST
Assigned as chief inspector of
the entire Eklutna project, Ernest
Burke is a new arrival at the Pal
mer headquarters of the bureau of
reclamation.
His wife and two children will
join him here as soon as he can
find a home for them.
Burke, a graduate of the Uni
versity of Idaho, spent five years
on the Davis dam project in Ari
zona, five years at Boulder dam
and five years at the Marshall
Ford dam in Texas.
His hobbies are hunting and
fishing and already he likes Pal
mer.
He thinks the Eklutna project
job is the most interesting in his
career.
“It’s being constructed under
new conditions, different from
anything in the states—a tremen
dous project,” he declared.
Training Course
Opens For Girl
Scout Leaders
An outdoor training meeting
for Girl Scout leaders will be held
June 5, when Mrs. Marjorie Ka
fer of Anchorage, will be in Pal
mer to conduct the program.
All Girl Scout leaders, assist
ants, potential leaders and inter
ested parents are invited to at
tend, Mrs. Charles Wilson, Girl
Scout leader, announced.
Gathering point will be the
Charles Wilson home at 10 a.m.
Those attending are asked to
bring their lunches and wear com
fortable clothing for outdoor ac
tivities. There will be a need for
additional leaders in the fall, Mrs.
Wilson said.
“I might suggest that anyone
interested in becoming a Girl
Scout or Brownie leader a+tend
this meeting. This is the only
time of the year we are able to
get this type of training,” she
added.
Coffey Insures Everything—
Remember?
Dry Cleaning, Too,
Has Gone Modern!
Dry cleaning methods have
changed greatly in the past
few years ... today results
prove that clothes which
are cleaned regularly in a
cleaned the old-time way.
modern plant like ours ac
tually outlast garments
BROWN'S SHOP
CONSERVATION
NOTES
Two farmers in the Valley gel
the conservation bouquet of the
week.
Harold Harris is raising pota
toes under a wind strip cropine
system.
Take a look at the field he has
planted on the L. W. Hunter
farm on the Fairview road south
of Wasilla. He has half a dozer
rows of potatoes alternating with
strips planted to grain across the
field. It looks sort of differenl
but that field will stay put nex1
winter, you can bet on that. It’s a
lot of work and bother to strip
crop a field, but you can make
your choice. You either protect
a field from blowing or figure on
farming a rock pile in 1965. I ex
pect to be here then. How about
you?
The other farmer is Max Sher
rod. He is going to quite an ex
pense to push up stump row
windbreaks at about 200-foot in
tervals across his field to pro
tect it from the wind. He’s got
forty feet of soil there, but he
still wants to protect that top foot
where all the fertility lies.
Sherrod has purchased and set
up a sprinkler irrigation system.
That accounts for the smile on his
face these days. He is working
closely with the Soil Conserva
tion Service and Agricultural
Research Administration on col
lecting data on irrigation results.
Incidently, soil that has just been
irrigated doesn’t blow in these
dry, spring winds.
I also hear that farmers in the
Valley are investigating the pos
June Pietila
Crowned May Queen
At Grange Dance
June Pietala, Palmer high
school senior, was crowned queen
of the May at the dance sponsored
by Northland Pioneer Grange last
Saturday night.
Chosen for her princesses were
Norma Nelson and Jane Stephan.
The lovely young queen was
crowned with a wreath of white
daisies by William Hoskins, the
Grange master. After the coro
nation, with her escort, she led
the May queen dance.
Among the queen’s gifts from
firms and individuals were lug
gage, a nylon slip, hose, silk scarf,
perfume, cosmetics and a travel
kit; also a cash award of $15 with
$5 for each of the princesses. All
candidates in the queen’s race
were presented with corsages of
white daisies.
Donators of the gifts were the
Palmer Drug, the Trading Post,
Koslosky’s, Betty’s, Esther Hem
mer and Jeanne Kyger.
During the intermission the
floor prize, a flyrod, was present
ed to Mr. Benson of Jonesville.
In the traditional and colorful
Maypole dance were 16 girls of
the 7th and 8th grades, directed
by Miss Nettie Smith.
On the committee for the suc
cessful dance were Mrs. Harold
Stephan, chairman; Mrs. Art Sta
cey and Mrs. Leonard Kyger.
Music was by Schaefer’s orches
tra.
sibility of seeding clouds to pro
duce rain. That’s something I
know nothing about, but it might ;
work. We could sure use some
rain.
GENERAL ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
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Corner Valley St. and Glenn Highway
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Coal Mining Engineer
Will Inspect Fields
In Matanuska Areas
Due in Palmer, June 8, on in
spection of coal fields in the Val
ley area is Albert L. Toenges of
Pittsburgh, principal coal mining
engineer for the fuels and explo
sives division.
He will tour the Matanuska,
Healy river and Homer coal
fields, and will inspect the bureau
of mines projects in these areas
in a consulting capacity.
Details of the coal investiga
tions in this area are worked out
by S. H. Lorain, Juneau, regional
director of the bureau of mines
for Alaska, in conjunction with
the central experimental station
in Pittsburgh.
Harold Gronroos of Juneau
was in Washington on official
business. Gronroos is in charge
af the newly-created division of
the Alaska Native Service esta
blished to assist in native employ
ment problems.
Nine To Be Confirmed
In Lutheran Service
Confirmation services will be
held at St. John’s Lutheran
church at 3 o’clock Sunday after
noon, June 3.
The Rev. Joseph Frenz of An
chorage, will preach, his subject
to be “Faithfulness and Its Eter
nal Reward.”
To be confirmed are Adelard
Beylund, Arlene Bensen, Jack
Johnson, Caroline Lentz, Delores
Lentz, Ernest Roetman, Betty Jo
Wendt, Barbara Kindgren and
Geraldine Kindgren.
The public is invited to attend
the services.
Mrs. Jim Evans and her eight
month-old son Jamie, are flying
to Seldovia, Monday, for a two
week visit with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Gib Swain.
SHOE REPAIRING
All heavy sewing of leather
and canvas now done at
LOBERG'S VARIETY
Ken Luse & Co.
PAINTING CONTRACTORS
741 'C St., Anchorage, Box 2276— Dial 35601
Palmer, Alaska, Phone 4
DISTRIBUTORS
MILLER
Points—Enamels
Varnishes—Stains
CHURCHILL'S
Floor Maintenance
Janitorial Supplies
LINOLEUM
CHITINA LIMOUSINE SERVICE
LEAVES PALMER FOR VALDEZ
10:45 a.m. each Monday (Leaves Anchorage at a:15 a.m.)
RETURNS TO PALMER AND ANCHORAGE
8:30 a.m. Tuesday
LEAVES PALMER FOR CHITINA
10:45 a.m. each Thursday (Leavi Anchorage at 9:15 a.m.)
RETURNS TO PALMER AND ANCHORAGE
8:30 a.m. Friday
Leaves Anchorage from 4th Ave. Travel Bureau
(Fourth Avenue Theatre Bldg.)
Leaves Paimer from in front of Pest Office
Leaves Valdez from Valdez Hotel
All Through One-Day Service — No Stop-Overs
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Moore's Garage
General Automotive Repair
Crankshaft Grinding
Rebore Service
Post Office Box 789 Telephone 28Y1
Palmer, Alaska