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STATISTICS
It was a woman’s world dur
ing the month of March at Val
]<»y Presbyterian Hospital, with
births of nine girl babies and
only four boys recorded on the
hospital records.
Jl DY LYNNE AKERS, born
March 3, is the second child of
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Barrett
Akers of Palmer, and weighed
s'x pou: ds, 15 ounces at birth.
KELLY ANN MOSS is the
new daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Noah Frank Moss, Jr„ of Wil
low Road, Wasilla. Their third
child, she weighed seven
pounds at birth on March 4.
DENISE CAROL COLE was
born March 5, weighing seven
pounds. She is the first child of
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Dean
Cole of Sutton.
DONNA GAIL HARRISON
is the first child of Mr. and
Mrs. Denny Roy Harrison of
Palmer. She was bom March 7
and weighed eight pounds, nine
ounces at birth.
SHERI LYNN HILKE, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gay
len Lyle Hilke of Palmer, was
born March 10, weighing six
pounds, four ounces. She is the
Hilkes’ first child.
STEVEN LYNN FARMER is
the second child of Mr. and
Mrs. Norman Franklin Farmer
of Palmer. Bom March 11, he
weighed seven pounds, six and
a t ounces at birth.
FRED ANTHONY MOTH
ERSHEAD is the new son of
and Mrs. Albin John Moth
orshead of Palmer. He was
born March 12, weighing five
pounds, four ounces, and is the
Mothersheads’ sixth child.
DEBORAH LADEEN PET
EPSON, born March 13, is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oren
A. Peterson of Palmer and is
their second child. She weigh
ed six pounds, three ounces at
birth.
PAMELA SUE SPANOGLE,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dale
N. Spanogle of Palmer, was
March 16, weighing seven
Is, 13 Ms ounces. She is the
anogles* second child.
iTHLEEN ELIZABETH
. TUM, third child of Mr.
Mrs. Benjamin A. Wattum
aimer, was born March 19.
weighing seven pounds, two
UU1H CO.
KELLY JON SIK, new son
Mr. and Mrs. Marino Henry
of Talkeetna, was born
March 21. He is the Siks’ third
hild and weighed seven
ds, four ounces at birth.
YWN DELETTA SWANN,
born March 26 and weighing
en pounds, one ounce, is
t second child of Mr. and
Mrs. James Lee Swann of Pal
mer.
SAMUEL BRENT THOMP
SON, the fourth child of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas J. Thompson
of Anchorage, was born March
30, weighing eight pounds, ten
ounces.
FAA Applies for
Horseshoe Lake
Withdrawal
The Federal Aviation Agency
has filed an application with
the Bureau of Land Manage
ment for the withdrawal of ap
proximately 425 acres of land
near Horseshoe Lake, accord
ing to Roger R. Robinson, State
Director, Bureau of Land Man
agement, in a statement issued
this week.
The FAA is planning an ex
tensive, permanent air naviga
tion VORTAC facility which,
when completed, will include
the construction and mainten
ance of an access road, shops,
quarters, and the operational
VORTAC at a cost to exceed
$350,000, the statement added.
Purilron
The Air With
• RANGE
HOODS
• PORTABLE
AIR
PURIFIERS
Available at
MAG’S PLUMBING
A HEATING
North Palmer Store Bldg
REA Management Audit Terms
Local Group Well Managed
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The Matanuska Electric As
sociation is “well managed and
capably directed,” according to
a management audit, conduct
ed by John Myhre, manage
ment consultant with the Na
tional Rural Electric Coopera
tive Association.
In his audit report, Myhre
noted that the relationships be
tween the MEA manager, Ma
son LaZelle and the board of
directors “are excellent and
provide a most favorable cli
mate in which the association’s
affairs can be conducted.”
“These excellent relation
ships are reflected in high em
ployee morale and productiv
ity,” the management consult
ant said.
Myhre's management audit
report is the first of two, order
ed by the MEA board. He is
also scheduled to submit a pro
posed wage and salary plan
for employees in the near fu
ture. Both reports will be used
as guides by the board of direc
tors in programming future ac
tions.
The audit report contains 37
recommendations, which ac
cording to Myhre, “are design
ed to assist the association at
tain its stated objectives.”
Publicity Handbook
Published By S-H Co.
Every year thousands of men
and women are asked to vol
unteer their services as publi
city chairman of their clubs.
Many find themselves appoint
ed to a task they know little
about. A newly published Pub
licity Handbook is proving
helpful to thousands whose
task it is to publicize the activ
ities and projects of their or
ganizations.
Free copies of this Publicity
Handbook are available to the
publicity chairman of any or
ganized group. Written re
quests should be mailed to The
Sperry and Hutchinson Com
pany, Consumer Information
Service, 4242 West 42nd Place,
Chicago 32, 111. The 24-page
guide contains step by step di
rections for developing good
publicity techniques both in
writing and then channeling
club news most effectively.
Some of the recommendations
call for major changes in the
present MEA operation and
others will require minor ad
justments to be made.
The 37 recommendations
range from suggested amend
ments to the MEA's bylaws to
proposals, which deal with the
need for employee develop
ment.
The major changes recom
mended include:
1. The division of the MEA’s
service area into districts for
the purpose of nominating
members to the board of direc
tors according to area. Board
vacancies will be filled with
residents and MEA users from
a particular district.
(The board has already ap
pointed a committee to study
the possibility of district repre
sentation on the board. The
committee is to submit a report
before the 1964 general meet
ing.)
2. Amendment of the bylaws
to delete the $20 maximum
paid to directors for each
board meeting attended to
make it possible for the board
to determine from time to time
the value of the time spent in
representing MEA members’
interests. Myhre recommends
that the directors compensation
be no less than $30 a meeting,
plus reimbursement for reason
able expenses, because of the
tremendous responsibility,
which board members bear.
3. Amendment of the bylaws
to permit the board to purchase
stock in any other non-profit
organization, which will assist
the MEA in accomplishing its
objectives.
4. Reevaluation of the basic
qualifications for serving as an
MEA director and the adoption
of a policy statement on quali
fications.
5. If district representation is
adopted, then arrangements
should be made for members
within each district to select
their own nominating commit
COMMUNICABLE DISEASE
Communicable disease re
ported for the Palmer area foi
the week ending April 5 in
cluded three cases of chicken
pox and three cases of measles
INVITATION TO BID
Bids will be accepted by the Wasilla Soil Conserva
tion Subdistrict for the following named articles, as is,
where is: Terms - Cash.
1 Hobart welder — 300 Amp
1 Mall Grinder — 1 Large Chain Hoist
2 McCormick pull behind hay mowers
1 McCormick power drive hay mower
Misc. pieces of equipment
Located at Ralph Bradley Farm.
Bid opening May 7, 1963, at 8:00 p.m. at the home
; of Ralph Bradley on Fairview Road.
Bids may be mailed to the Wasilla Soil Conserva
; tion Subdistrict, c/o Ralph Bradley, Secretary, Star Route,
; Palmer, Alaska.
The Wasilla Soil Conservation Subdistrict reserves
the right to waive any technical defects in this invitation
and to reject any and all bids.
WASILLA SOIL CONSERVATION SUBDISTRICT
/ s/ Ralph Bradley, Secretary
Matanuska Maid, Inc.
Building and Farm
Supply Stores
BULBS
Gladioli — Tuberous Begonias — Dahlias —Anemones—
Ranunculus — Peonies
This ad, when presented at either of our
farm supply stores, is good for one gladio
lus bulb, free to the first 100 customers.
GARDEN SUPPLIES
Peat Pots — Punch 'N' Grow — Seeds — Fertilizers,
Tools — Black Magic Planter Mix — Peat Moss —
Bone Meal — Liquid Fish Fertilizer — Rapid-Gro —
Blue Grass — Clover
Everything for the Lawn and Garden
Make the Co-Op Building and Farm
Supply Stores in Palmer and Wasilla your
headquarters for your spring supplies.
PLANTS IN SEASON
tee to choose nominees for
hoard vacancies, filled through
board appointment.
6. Expansion of the Member
Services Department to further
develop the general education
program on the goals of the
MEA and to increase the con
sumption of electricity.
7. Increase the operating re
serve fund to an amount equal
to one year’s debt service on
outstanding loans, according to
Rural Electrification Adminis
tration standards. > MEA's pres
ent operating reserve fund cov
ers six months’ del t service.)
8. The publishing of an an
nual report, beginning in 1904.
9. Development of a pro
gram to provide fo; research
and analysis of the future elec
trical market within the MEA’s
service area.
10. Establishment of a pro
gram to inform employees
about promotional opportun
ities within the MEA organiza
tion.
ANNUAL EASTER
BREAKFAST
Sponsored jointly by
ELKS LODGE AND EMBLEM CLUB
ELKS LODGE, 9 A.M. to I P.M.
Adults $1.50-Children under 12 $1,00
TOTAL PERFORMANCE:
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FORD QALAXIE 500/XL SPORTS HAROTOP
YOU’LL KNOW WHY
FORD SWEPT THE FIRST
FIVE PLACES AT DAYTONA...WHEN YOUR '63 FORD IS STILL GOING STRONG YEAR AFTER YEAR
Daytona's big, banked oval puts unbelievable stresses and
strains on engines, steering gears and frames. The Fords that
won at Daytona took all the punishment this famous track
could dish out over 500 miles of grueling competition with
out missing a beat.
In this toughest of all stock car events, mechanical failures
claimed over fifty per cent of the starting field. But of twelve
Fords entered, nine went the distance. Ford took six of the
first ten places.
Five-hundred-mile events like Daytona are a public demon
stration of toughness, reliability and sheer engineering excel
lence that are part of the new generation of Fords. A test like
this can't be duplicated on anybody's testing grounds—it's run
right out in the open. Any car can enter. But only the car that
has the best total combination of strength, balance, precision
control and road-clinging suspension can win . . . that's what
we mean by total performance.
Visit your Ford Dealer before you buy any other new car.
Here's what you'll find: a new kind of total-car durability, a new.
kind of handling ability, a suspension that is startlingly smooth
yet sticks to the road like tar. If you haven't driven one iatelv,
you can't really know v/hat a new Ford is like. Remember, if it's
built by Ford, it's built for performance... total performance!
FOR 60 YEAR , THE Sr’,'! )L OF
DEPENDABLE PRODUCTS
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MOTOR COMPANY
solid, silent SUPER TORQUE
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PALMER, ALASKA
VALDEZ, ALASKA
Easter Art Festival Judges Announced
Juries fni the Eastoi Art
Festival to bo held in the Pal
mer High School cafeteria Ea.-1
er Sunday were announced
th's week by the Festival enm
I m.ttee.
I ,
Judges for the amateur and
I professional classes will be
Mrs. Wendall Bowman of Elm
i endorf AFB, Mrs. Ina Conno
I way of Fort Richardson, and
Lowell Thomas, Jr. of Anchor
I age.
Mrs. Bowman, wife of Major
General Bowman, Commander,
Headquarters, Alaska Com
mand, is an enthusiastic art
collector and has conducted
tours through the Kansas City
(Kan.) Museum of Art. Mrs.
Connoway is an art instructor
working with the Fort Richard
son art group. Thomas, in ad
dition to being a world travel
er author and lecturer, is also
an art enthusiast.
Judges for entries in the
children’s class, by those aged
12 and under, are Mrs. Ruth
Shaw of Wasilla, Mrs. Lucy
Mick of Palmer and Mrs. Vir
ginia Gallant of Anchorage.
Mrs. Dorothy Saxton, local
magistrate, will be an al
ternate.
Mi. Marie Van Auken and
Fred Machotanz, local artist
sponsors of the Festival, will
exhibit examples of their work
but will not compete because of
their close association with the
judges and the Festival.
ST. MICHAEL'S MEN'S
CLUB INSTALLS OFFICERS
Officers for the coming year
were installed Friday, March
5, at the St. Michael’s Men’s
Club meeting in the church
rectory.
The new officers are Henry
Malcoy, president; Peter Ho
kes, vice-president; Wayne
Bouwens, secretary; and Rich
ard Mohan, treasurer.
Any MEA member-owner who
has suggestions for future changes
in the by-laws is requested to send
them to the Secretary at the MEA of
fice. Included should be suggestions
on how the desired change should be
accomplished, plus any other help
ful background. Copies of the by
laws are available in Palmer and at
the office in Eagle River, or will be
mailed upon request.
Adjust to your surroundings
—learn to take life as it comes.