At Last, A Chamber Quorum
Gets Down To Business
With a quorum in attendance
for the first time in several
months, the Valley Chamber of
Commerce showed evidence of
new signs of life at this week’s
regular meeting. To keep the
faint pulse beating, Chamber
president Clair Stock appointed
Don Irwin, Mrs. Frank Brown
and Rev. Victor Alfsen to the
membership committee, with in
structions to recruit added mem
bers from the ranks of Palmer’s
many new businesses.
The request of the Matanuska
Valley Fair Board, that the
Chamber sponsor ^ queen can
didate in the coming contest, v. as
discussed. It was voted to post
pone action until the next meet
ing, in order to determine wheth
er other Valley organizations
would back enough candidates to
preclude active Chamber partici
pation.
The thought was expressed that
probably actual sponsorship of a
queen candidate was outside the
range of Chamber activity, but
if the support is needed by the
fair, then the Chamber will co
operate.
A committee, made up of Mrs.
Mary Witt, Mrs. Frank Browrn
and Miss Louise Kellogg, was
named to choose the Chamber’s
candidate, should the organiza
tion decide to sponsor one.
President Stock announced that
three board vacancies had been
created “by reason of resignation
for non-payment of dues.” The
seats of Everett Yohn, Lee Hart
ley and Jan Koslosky must be
filled. The Chamber membership
decided to let the remaining
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Signature List Grows
On Petition for City
Already more than 100 signa
tures have been secured on the
incorporation petitions for the
city of Palmer, a check-up re
vealed this week. The petitions
will remain available for signa
tures for another week, since
sponsors of the plan would like
to -edd another half a hundred
names, before the petition is pre
sented for filing. Any resident
of the proposed area, who would
like to sign a petition but has
failed to do so, may add his sig
nature at either the Valley Gro
cery, Valley Frontiersman, Va
riety Vogues, Palmer Drug Store
or Matanuska Valley Bank.
Returns From Visit
WASILLA—Mrs. Pat Wells re
turned this week from a short
visit in the states.
CAMERA CLUB TO BE
ORGANIZED HERE
Plans for the organization of
a camera club were announced
today by Gene Guriak of Pal
mer Studio. Mr. Guriak invites
all camera enthusiasts, whether
movie or still camera fans, to
be present at a meeting to bfe
held in the Palmer Studio on
May 10. Meeting time has been
fixed for 7:30 p.m.
McCLIKTIC-JOHN SON—
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They planned to go to Anchorage.
The Johnsons will make their
nev; home in Valdez, where Mr.
Johnson is employed by the Alas
ka Road Commission. They
planned to live in an apartment
for a time, but expect to build
their own home here this sum
mer.
board members appoint directors
for the vacancies.
The appointments will be made
at a board meeting, to be held at
the Rec Hall at seven o’clock to
j night. /
Don Irwin and James Hurley
were named to a committee to
review the rough draft of the
Chamber’s proposed booklet.
“MINSTRELS OF 1950;’ KIWANIS SHOW,
TO BE PRODUCED HERE ON JUNE 2, 3
MARION MIELKE WILL
WED ON MAY 20
Mr. and Mrs. Carl F. Mielke of
Palmer this week announced the
coming marriage of their daugh
ter, Marion Jane. Miss Mielke
will be married to Bertram Duff,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Duff
of Palmer, on May 20. The wed
ding will take place in the United
Protestant Church at eight
o’clock. A reception in the church
parlors will follow the service.
Kathy Renshaw Host
At Birthday Party
Miss Kathy Renshaw was hon
or guest at a birthday party, giv
en for her by her mother, Mrs.
A. J. DeJulio, on the occasion of
her first birthday last Wednes
day.
Kathy’s (and her mother’s)
guests included Mrs. Walter Par
cells and son, Mike, and Mrs.
i Nevin Alderman and grandson,
! Mickey.
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Hotel Restaurant Re-Opens
The coffee shop at the Matanus
ka Hotel re-opened this week un
! der the co-managership of Mr.
! and Mrs. William Gulbranson and
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hall. Meals
i are served daily between the
I hours of seven a.m. and one a.m.
The restaurant will be open on a
, round-the-clock basis on week
I ends.
<*ON IS BORN
TO BARNEY ANDERSONS
: A son, Dale Allen, was born to
| Mr. and Mrs. Barney Anderson
i on March 18, it was learned here
! last week. The baby weighed
! eight pounds, eight and a quarter
| ounces at birth. Mrs. Anderson is
| the former Mary Ann Michalek,
| a graduate of Palmer High
i School.
Extension Service Head Here
| Lorin T. Oldroyd, director of
i Extension Service, is a Valley
| visitor this week. Mr. Oldroyd
1 arrived here last Tuesday after
noon.
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' “Minstrels of 1950,” to be pre
sented by the local Kiwanis Club,
will be staged on the evenings of
•June 2 and 3. director Joe Hudock
announced today. The minstrel
show will open at 8:30 p.m. in
the Palmer Gym.
Because of the unusual open
ing scenes, Mr. Hudock said late
comers could not be seated until
10 minutes after the show opens.
He refused to comment further on
the curtain-raiser scene, but he
urged his audiences to make ev
ery effort to be in their seats at
the Gym a few minutes early on
show dates.
The entire cast for the minstrel
is not yet selected. There are
several vacancies in the chorus,
in particular, which Mr. Hudock
is anxious to fill. He said four
more male voices and at least six
women are needed to bring the
chorus up to full strength. Bill
Rempel is directing the chorus
music.
End-men in the minstrel show
will be James Hurley, James
Wilson. Bob Totten and Robert
Crites.
Dr. F. R. Sims has promised <4o
be interlocutor.
Mike Roberts of Jonesville will
be featured in a vocal solo.
George Black, Henry Anderson.
Elmer LeDuc and James Wilson
vill present an harmonica spe
cialty.
Gene Guriak, Dana Nieman and
David Algarin are planning a
novelty number, “Mountain Jus
tice.”
Special attractions of the eve
ning show will include two nov
elty numbers, six specialties, and
five selections by the chorus.
Costumes for “Minstrels of
1950” will be of original design
for the production, Mr. Hudock
members of the cast will be in
costume, while women partici
pants in the chorus will be
dressed in evening gowns. A spe
cial backdrop and possibly new
stage curtains also are planned
for the porduction, Mr. Hudock
said.
Tickets for the two-night show
ing of “Minstrels of 1950” will go
on sale immediately after next
Monday’s Kiwanis Club lunch
eon. Seats may be purchased
from any club member.
wasilla looks tor
Record Turnout
At Benefit Dinner
WASILLA — All Valley resi
dents are reminded of tomorrow
evening’s benefit turkey dinner,
to be served at Community Hall
between six and eight p.m. It is
expected that this is the final
dinner needed to supply funds
that will put Wasilla’s new li
brary into condition for use.
All that prevents transfer of
books to the' shelves now is a
needed floor covering. Mrs. Mar
tin Olsen, drive chairman, hopes
j that tomorrow's dinner will sup
ply profits enough to provide
that.
She said that some exterior
work still will need to be com
pleted, but with a floor covering
laid, Wasilla residents may ex
pect to check out their books
from their new quarters in Wa
silla’s permanent library.
WASILLA—Mr. and Mrs. Jay
j Levan, who spent the winter at
I Independence Mine, returned to
I their Knik homestead this week. ♦