VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office at
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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Opal Lu Smith .Editor
Valdez High School .*.Valdez Correspondent
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CONSERVATION
NOTES
By Lew Hanks
The forage clinic is all set for
Thursday, January 25, at the
Grange Hall in Palmer. The pro
gram will be about as follows:
From 9 to 10 a.m.: Grading of
the forage samples submitted.
10 to 11 a.m.: a discussion on the
grading of these samples and an
explanation of the grades.
From 11 to 11:30 a.m.: “Silage
Crops of Alaska” by Mr. Hodson.
11:30 to 12 Noon will be a movie
or two on harvesting of forage
crops or related subjects. That is,
we’ll have a movie if the ele
ments, an implement company or
two, and the U. S. Mail all coop
erate.
At Noon the Grange ladies will
sell refreshments.
At 1 to 1:30 p.m.. Dr. Mick will
give us some fertilizer results on
forages followed by Mr. Sweet
mar. on the “Harvesting, Preser
vation and Feeding of Forages.”
This will be followed by a dis
cussion period.
Here will be your chance to dis
cuss forage problems and find
out how your neighbor does it.
On this forage deal, how and
when you do something is usually
a lot more important than what
you did.
Monday January 15 the ballot
box for the election of two super
visors of the Palmer Soil Conser
vation Sub-districts will be at the j
Extension office. The ballot will j
be open until Friday. Candidates \
are:'Merle Anderson, Glen Woods, I
Robert Webb, Paul Nelson, Leon
ard Kyger, Roy Newell and Johan
Johnson. All are good men and
lave been nominated by petitions
signed by at least ten land oc
•upiers. Support these men. GET
JUT AND VOTE!
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WALT DISNEY FILM
SET FOR THURSDAY
A Walt Disney health film will
be featured on the program at the
regular meeting of the Health
Council next week, Miss Louise
Kellogg president, announced to
day. Everyone is invited to be in
attendance at the meeting which
will be held Thursday, January
18, at 7 p.m. in the rec hall (old
library). In addition to the movie,
Health Council business will also
be discussed.
JOHNNY GORC AT
ELMENDORF AFB
Johnny Gore, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Tost, who joined the
Air Force recently, is now at
Elmendorf Air Force Base. Ac
cording to word received by his
parents he will probably be there
for three weeks before going on
to Lackland AFB where he ex
pects to take his basic training.
SPEND WEEK-END HERE
Here from Anchorage for the
week end were Mr. and Mrs.
Charles McKenzie and their son,
Dean. The McKenzies were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Gyuriak.
Mr. Gyuriak has the Palmer Stu
dio here.
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CARD OF THANKS
We are grateful for the gift of
money in the amount of $288.05,
| donated us by the Moose Lodge
| after the recent Hospital Benefit
! party. This money will be used in
j buying new beds and mattresses.
Acknowledjgement is also made
of the $20 gift recently received
from the Lutheran Ladies Aid
and Mrs. Benson in memory of
the late Mr. Henning Benson.
This money is to be used toward
the purchase of an adjustable bed
table for the special comfort of
heart patients. Thank you, sin
cerely!
Valley Hospital Assn.
JAMES P. DAVIS HERE
FROM WASHINGTON. D. C.
James P. Davis, head of the
Alaska Affairs of the Department
of Interior, was a visitor on busi
ness here this week. Mr. Davis,
here from Washington, D. C.,
spent several days conferring
with the Co-Op. He is also presi
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Electricity
Power is as close as your switch when
you change over to our power lines
It's Clean, It's Efficient
and It's Reliable
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YOUR REA ELECTRIC CO-OP IN PALMER
“Serving the Valley Since 1942”
Palmer, Alaska
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I MISS SHEILA HAGEN
RETURNS TO SCHOOL
Miss Shelia Hagen, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. A1 V. Hagen of Pal
dent of the Alaska Rural Reha
bilitation Corporation. Mr. Davis
planned to leave by plane
Wednesday.
mer, has retlirned to school in
the states. Miss Hagen arrived
here before Christmas to spend
the holidays with her parents. She
is a student at Annie Wright Sem
inary at Tacoma. Wn. She left
here January 9 by Stratocruiser
to return to her studies at the
Girls’ school.
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we really mean what it says. We appreciate your patronage
and do our best to show it by serving you food that is always
fresh . . . always delicious. Be sure to drop in and dine with
us again soon.
Try Our Home-Made Pies and Cakes
CHARLIES BAR-B-Q
Clarence Clawson, Chef
Palmer, Alaska
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