Dr. Dearborn to Head
Palmer P-TA Next Year
Now* officers of the I'ulmer
S< ho<'l P-TA were elected and
installed at the Tuesday pot luck
dinner meeting held in the arhuol
lunch room last week Jt was the
P-TA's final meeting of the
school year.
Elected president was Dr. Cur
tis Dearborn Mr*. Fu*d Stassel
was elected vice-president; Mrs
A. J. Colberg, secretary; and
» Keith Stanton, treasurer
Installation ceremonies for the
newly elected officers were con
ducted by Mrs 1 M Sandvik.
past president of P TA. The in
stalling officer and each of the
new P-TA officers were present
ed with boutonniere or corsage of
yellow daffodils by Mrs. Paul
Martin the outgoing secretary. A
corsage was also pinned on Mrs
Ivan Branton. the outgoing presi
dent.
New Hospital Discussed
Following the installation \ al
ky Hospital Manager O. K. Kin
caid reported on progress lead
ing toward construction of the
new Valley Presbyterian Hos
pital. Counting the S107.000 from
the Territory. $135,000 from the
National Board of Presbyterian
Missions, an anticipated S19.00C
, from the community, and match
ing federal funds for the sum oi
all of these, he expected that
$522,000 would be available for
hospital construction and plan
ning expenses. He said that .t
was hoped to have the bids let so
that construction could start
about June 1. With the contract
calling for completion in 480 days,
the hospital might be expected
to open for business in September
of 1953, Kincaid said.
Explaining the reason for and
the functions of the new Valley
Hospital Association, Inc., he
said that over 70 members have
in corporators. Yearly dues are
now been signed up by the 13
five dollars, with the money used
to help defray possible deficits or
to purchase new equipment as
needed. The new* association wul
come to life officially on Maj 14
when the old association dies a
legal death.
During a question and answer
period, Kincaid admitted that
hospital rates will go up to at
least S16 per day when the new
hospital opens. All rooms in the
new hospital are semi-private,
whereas the present hospital pro
vides only for ward facilities at
S12 per day. Comparable rates at
Anchorage's Providence Hospital
ire $18 for ward, $21 for semi
private, and S24 for private
rooms, Kincaid said.
The new hospital staff would
be increased to 30 to 35 members.
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ALASKA
STEAMSHIP COMPANY
BOY SCOUTS HAVE
ANNUAL ROLL CALL
AND INSPECTION
Neighborhood Commimuoncr
George Allen of Anchorage con
ducted roll call and inspection of *
Palmer Boy Scout Troop 6*4 at
the regular meeting of the troop
at the United Protestant Church
It was the first call since Pal--!
mer was placed in the new West- i
ward Council area and precede* ;
the issuance of a new charter for j
the troop next month.
Scoutmaster Vernon Fndlcv
his Scouts, and Scout Committee
man Walter Huntley, Emil Le
VValters Clayton Esshnger, Don
Ingalls, and Ralph Rich were up
1 for inspection.
Part of this increase, the manage! j
added, will hove to be effected
soon when nurses are placed on
;t 40-hour week instead of the
present 48-hour week in lieu of
a salary increase. This adjust
ment will necessitate the hiring
,f three additional nurses. Kin
caid reported that local nurses
are working for $275 monthly
plus full board for a 48-hour
; week. This amount includes two
increases granted since last
September. Anchorage nurses get
S300 monthly plus meals while on
| duty for a 40-hour week.
There’ll have to be a lot more
deliveries, operations, and hos
I pitalizable illnesses in the Val
! ley if the new hospital is going
to be a paying proposition from
, an administrative standpoint, ac
cording to the hospital’s CPA
! manager. To break even the hos
pital would, have to have an aver
; age of 75 percent of its beds fil
led, or 21 patients. Early this
year, the average was only 7.6
patients per day; now it’s up to
10.1 patients.
After the final meeting of the
P-TA year had adjourned, it was ;
learned that grade 1 B taught
by Miss Betty Kreutz, won the j
room prize for best attendance of j
parents.
The Pagan Spring
BY BOB KLEM
When the nun with stealthy f.ngers
Lifts the coveilet of night.
Wake* the earth with sweet caresses
Blushes sweep the early light
In love then- is more pain than pleasure.
Some small shame in each delight.
Always dross in every treasure.
Each caress brings beauty bright
The white mow of modesty
Resists the warming sun
But soon becomes the sap of life
And again the v.or!d is young
Heads held high in the ecstasy
That sunbeams always bring.
Our feet are deep in Paimer min-.
The lovely mud of spring
1 CUB SCOUT NEWS
Cub Scouts of Palmer and vie
inity will hold their regulai
monthly Pack meeting this Mon
day evening at 8 p.m. in the
Lutheran Church basement. Fea
ture event of the evening will bt
the induction of an entire nev
den, formed at Eska with Mrs
E. A. Harris as Den mother. Th<
following new cubs will be in
itiated as members of the new
den: Jack Malcolm, Frank Cot
trill, Donnie Harris, David Smith
Jack Harris.
‘'One of the most urgent need:
for our Cub Scout program righl
now” says Cub Master Edwarc
Imme.” is for several additional
den mothers, and we would be
very happy to know if any of the
mothers of Cub Scouts would be
willing to help in this way.”
JUST BEFORE MOTHERS DAY
The Women of the Moose have
scheduled a bake sale for Satur
day, May 10. for the purpose oi
buying more equipment for the
Moose Hall kitchen.
NOMINATE
i
i Walter H. Hodge
Of Cordova
i
f REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
for
Territorial Senate
\ Resident of Third Division
for Twenty-One Years.
PRIMARY ELECTION
APRIL 29th
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i
i The Wiggins Construction
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, Palmer sub-station, is now in the
process of setting poles along the
; route of the line,
i According to the latest infor
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Sorority to Hold
Progressive Dinner
A ptogro**ive dinner ha* been
scheduled by Theta chapter. Beta
Sigma Phi in observance jf
Founder* Day April 30 Spring
rusher** will Ik* guests of the sor
ority on this date Hostesses will
be announced by cards
Marvlou Rideout presented the
cultural program at the open
meeting held April 21 and gave a
history of dress that was very
entertaining Several rushees
were guests and heard the history
and aims and purposes of the
I sororitv
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Glenallen Teacher On
First Visit to Palmer
Miss Dolly Harrell, teacher at
* Glcnnallen. will In* house guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Rideout
this week-end. This will be Miss
Harrell's first visit to Palmer.
She taught school for a number
of years in the Aleutian Islands
and plans at the close of school
in Glcnnallen to go to Hughes.
Alaska where she will organize
I a new school.
1951 completion, will now be
i done some time in July.
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Union Stngtpiralion Service
Sunday. April 27. 8 p.m. United
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