Palmer Boy Scouts
Red Up 1,790 Points
In Tuesday Rally
A total score of 1,790 points!
was earned by Palmer Scouts at j
the rally of Troop 654 last Tues-;
day evening. The boys, all of
them in their first year of Scout
ing except for one, were com
mended by Scoutmaster Victor
Alfsen for their hard work and
effort.
The Tuesday score has been
sent to Juneau, there to be com-1
pared with scores from all over;
trt Territory. Troops will be i
raJL-d and territorial and district j
winners announced in the near
future.
Gene Butler, Scout executive i
for this district, and Bob Risley, |
advancement chairman, were
present at the rally.
To conclude the evening last;
Tuesday, Scoutmaster Alfsen was j
awarded the Eagle badge, highest j
rank in scouting. Mrs. Alfseni
was presented with a miniature j
silver bajige.
MRS. ALFSEN IS GUEST
AT WASILLA. AID MEETING <■)
WASILLA—Mrs. Victor Alfsen
of Palmer was guest speaker at
the regular Ladies’ Aid meeting
of the. Wasilla Presbyterian:
Church last week. The meeting
was held last Wednesday . after
noon. •
U.P. Aid Meets Wednesday
The Match meeting of the La
dies’ Aid Of the United Protestant
Church will be held next Wednes
day, Mrs. Victor Alfsen reminded
members today. The meeting, an
all-day affair, begins at 10:30 a.m.
in the church parlors.
Allan Scheibl Is Hospitalized
Allan Scheibl of Palmer was
hospitalized last Monday. He has
since undergone surgery at the
Valley Hospital.
CO-OP ASKED —
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be opened by the Army on March
15. The successful bidder must
supply the milk to five Army
post distribution centers in the
territory—Elmendorf Field, Ladd
Fieldl Eilson. Air.Base,;Big pelta
and Whittier. •'
A Good Job
is our specialty
GET THAT TUNE-UP NOW!
Crankshaft Grinding — Rebore Service
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1 Mile South of Palmer on Matanuska Road
PHONE 81Y1
Why Not Turn That Corner Now
and MEET Spring Face to Face
Be Ready for Your Season's Work With All Your
Season's Materials on Hand.
• 90-LB. GREEN ROOFING • SHEATHING PAPER
PAPER
• 45-LB. ROOFING PAPER
• ASBESTOS PAPER
• FLEX-O-GLASS (first in
the Valley)
• CELO-GLASS
GRASSER'S
HARDWARE AND SPORTING GOODS
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GRAHAM SERVICE
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' ZEREX GATES BATTERIES
Reliance Conversion Burners
H. C. LiFtle floor furnaces and heaters
MACHINE WORK —WELDING
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GAS REPAIRS
OIL
Regent Rulers Named
For Ice Carnival ;
At Fairbanks
Mrs. Barbara Wehner and John
Vic were chosen last week by
Fairbanks members of the Pio-j
neer lodge td rule as King andj
Queen Regent' at the coming;
j Fairbanks Ice Carnival. Carni- j
val dates will be March 6 to i
March 12. ••
Mrs. Wehner came to Skagway
: in 1900; she lived in Dawson un- j
; til 1905. That year she left Daw-1
j son by steamer, with two small!
daughters, en route to Fairbanks.1
! The steamer froze in the ice at I
Nenana and the pioneer woman i
| made the last part of her trip by!
jdogteam. The trip began on Sep-!
' tember 25 at Dawson and ended
t at Fairbanks on November 1.
Mrs. Wehner has never been Out
side since her arrival in the
north.
Mr. Vic packed over the Chil
koot Trail in 1898. He has pros
| pected at Dawson, at Nome Creek
iin the Fairbanks area, at Manley
1 Rot.Springs-and in- the Ruby
.trict. He Has been -mining at
Ruby since 1911, and will return
to that area this summer.
TEELAND KITTEN RETURNS
WASILLA — The Walter Tee
land family are rejoicing over
the return of their little white
kitten. He was lost in Palmer
i about two weeks ago. He was
found there and returned to the
Teelands by C. W. Fleming.
Barn Dance Meets
1 Wasilla-ite's Approval
WASILLA—The Wasilla High
School barn dance last Saturday
night brought a large crowd to
i Community Hall. Polkas, schot
tisches and “moonlight waltzes”
contributed to the enjoyment of
the dancers.
New Face Tops Broom
At Wasilla School
WASILLA—Wasilla School has
a new janitor, William Patrick,
j Phil Serrell, the former janitor,
; resigned his position to devote
more time to developing his
homestead.
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VISIT IN SEATTLE
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Perkins are
i now in Seattle, where Mr. Per
kins has been called by business.
They expect to be gone for only
; a few davs.
Assayist Says There’s
More Titan Gold
In Them Thar Hills
Too much attention is being
paid to finding new gold, strikes
and not enough hunting, is going!
on for ‘useful’ Alaskan metals—
that’s the opinion of Arther E.;
Glover, assayist recently trans- j
ferred from Fairbanks to Ketchi- i
kan.
Mr. Glover would like to see
prospectors out hunting for pum-1
ice, cement, radioactive materials!
and the like—ores which could fee
used to develop home industries
in Alaska. !
Cottonwood Homemakers Meet
The Cottonwood Homemakers
Club will meet next' Monday, it
was announced at the Extension
Office today. Time and place of
the meeting are unknown.
New Church Bulletin Board
Is Erected by Postoffice
A new bulletin board has been
posted at the Postoffice entrance
by the Valley Ministerial Associ
ation. On this .board are published
the weekly activities of the vari
ous Valley churches. Addresses
of all Valley children’s homes al
so appear on the bulletin board.
Anchorage Man Is Fined
Herbert Stewart, an Anchor
age photographer, was charged
with two traffic violations »n the
court of U. S. Commissioner Dor
othy Saxton last Monday evening.
Stewart was fined $10 for license
plates not properly displayed, and
$15 for not possessing a valid
Alaskan driver’s 1 i.c e ns e. He
pleaded guilty to both counts.
POST PAIR TO MARRY
Miss Leona Eubank and How
ard Shanks, both of Fort Rich
ardson, have filed intention of
marriage in the office of U. S.
Commissioner Dorothy Saxton.
MRS. MARSH HAS GIRL
A .tiny four pound, four ounce
daughter was born to Mrs. Janet
Marsh at Valley Hospital on Feb.
22. The little girl’s father, Eugene
Marsh, was a drowning victim
in a tragic hunting accident last
fall. There are two older children
in the family.
C. E. MOORE IS ILL
C. E. Moore, economist with the
Agricultural Research Adminis
tration, is undergoing medical
treatment in the Valley Hospital.
His attending physician, Dr. C.
C. Bailey, reports that he is im
proving rapidly.
"Singspiralion" to Be Sunday
The monthly “Singspiration” of
Palmer’s several churches will be
held in the United Protestant
Church at 8 o’clock Sunday eve
ning, it was announced today by
Rev. Victor Alfsen. Mr. Teague
of Wasilla is the evening’s speak
er. Everyone is invited to attend.
Don Irwin Expected Home
Don L. Irwin, head of the Agri
cultural Research Administra
tion, is expected to return to the
Valley sometime this weekend.
Mr. Irwin has been on an extend
ed business trip to Washington,
D. C.
BAPTIST “
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Services Held Every Sunday
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