Houston News
By Kelly Palmquisl
Mr. and Mrs. Art Cronin
spent Christmas at their daugh
ter’s home in Seattle while on
a month-long trip through
Washington and California. Af
ter the two-weeks’ absence of
their parents, the three boys
appear quite lonesome.
We hear that Cal and Grace
DeHart are now in Cordova.
Mr. DeHart is employed by the
FAA there.
• • *
The Willow Winter Carnival,
Feb. 1, 2, and 3, seems to have
its major plans completed.
Listed events are the chainsaw
race. Swede saw contest, chop
ping race, dog races which cov
er a course of 16 miles, ice ska
ting exhibitions, the Wood
choppers’ Ball, and a queen
contest.
So far. six girls have entered
the race for queen, Marcella
Barton, Nancy Murdock, Jane
Linnebur. Kelly Palmquist,
Donna Towne, and Sharon But
ler. To qualify, each contestant j
must sell, by Jan. 15, 100 one j
dollar chances on a fully1
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equipped, two-wheeled camp
ing trailer approximately 16
feet long. The girls will be
judged by a point system, 50
points for selling 300 tickets
by carnival time, 10 points on
poise, 10 on personality, 10 on
conduct. 10 on intelligence, and
10 points for beauty.
Any group or individual
wishing to exhibit arts and
crafts may contact Mrs. Friday
or Mrs. Giordano. Included in
arts and crafts are any home
products or handicrafts which
the exhibitor wants to sell. A
booth will be readied in the
Community Hall in Willow for
these goods.
Jasper Heath is visiting in
the area for a week. He is at
present employed as an elec
trical trouble-shooter for the
FA A.
Skip Coghlan. son of Gene
snd Violet Coghlan, came home
from Chicago for the holidays.
He has been visiting relatives
md generally travelling for
about two months.
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Teenagers Need Belter Diet,
According lo Slate Economist
By Agnes Sunnell
j State Home Economics Leader
University of Alaska
We like to think we are s
well-fed country and we are
often compared in nutrition tc
other countries. Although
abundant food is available tc
everyone, many teenagers need
improved diets, according to
research on the nutritional sta
tus of teenagers made by the
National Research Council.
This research shows that:
1. The older the child, the
poorer the diet. Childhood nu
trition is supervised by the
parent, but the percentage of
1 poor diets increases sharply
toward teenage.
i 2. The nutrients most com
| monly lacking in diets are cal
! cium and Vitamin C.
3. Vitamin A, thiamirre, and
riboflavin are more often low
er in areas of low income.
4. Iron is often low in the
diet of the teenage girl.
5. The teenage girl is the
poorest fed member of the
family.
All nutritional status stu
dies throughout the United
States show these results. The
percentages may vary in diff
erent regions, but the trends
are consistent. Our teenage
youth are not well-fed.
A seven day diet record was
collected from 800 boys and
girls between the ages of 13
and 15 years by the Research
Council and they came up
with some interesting compari
sons between boys and girls in
their nutritional status.
1. Girls are poorer fed than
boys.
2. Vitamin C is the only nu
trient in which the same num
ber of girls and boys are low.
3. Girls are more often short
of calcium, iron and Vitamin C.
Boys are often short on cal
cium, thiamine and Vitamin
Perhaps one reason the teen
age girl is not as well fed as
the teenage boy is because she
needs about ’a less calories. On
fewer calories every food must
contain important nutrients or
there are not enough minerals,
vitamins, and proteins
available. The fewer cal
ories you eat the more import
ant it is to make all of them
count. Foods with “empty cal
ories” often replace foods with
important nutrients. For teen
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! agers especially, food high in
sugar and fat often replace
those with more needed pro
I tein, minerals, and vitamins.
In discussing the problem of
teenage nutrition, the research
ers came up with a few facts
which we may all have sus
pected.
The first: breakfast skipping.
Many “reasons” are given for
this. There is not enough time
in the morning. They are not
hungry. They are afraid of
getting fat. They would rather
sleep a few minutes longer. The
mother doesn't prepare their
breakfast, therefore, there is
none available. They prefer to
; spend their time on improving
: their appearance in order to be
well groomed for the day.
The second reason: eating
poor snacks. Eating is a part
of the social pattern of the
teenage. About Vt of the calor
ies make up the snacks. Since
a teenage girl requires 2400
calories, the 600 calories she
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eats as snacks are important to
the day’s total nutrients. Can
dy. potato chips, carbonated
beverages, are all “empty cal
ories”. They provide little or
no nutrients. The choice of
good snacks is an important
part of the nutrition program.
A third reason: drink no
milk. She doesn't drink milk
or enough of it: she regards it
as childish; she thinks milk
will make her fat.
Fourth reason: fears she will
get fat. This fear — notice we
say fear—is one of the greatest
factors in poor nutrition, in
both the teenage girl and her
mother. The girl enjoys social
eating, but she needs about ’3
less calories than the boy, so
she cannot eat as often or as
much as he does. Even though
she is not now overweight, the
present styles make her weight
conscious. She needs to under
stand nutrition so she can get
a good diet and at the same
time keep her calories down.
However, calories are only j
one part of the weight control :
picture. Activity, is the other.
When your calories and activi
ties balance, your weight re-:
mains steady. If your activities !
are greater than your calories.1
you lose weight, and if you
take on more calories than you
need for your activities, you
gain weight. It’s just as simple I
as that!
Overweight girls tend to sit
more. They do not enjoy active!
sports such as dancing and
physical activities, so their
actual calorie needs are less.
If their physical activities call
for less calories they will gain
on what might be a normal
diet for an active girl. If cal
ories and activities are in bal
ance. the teenagers will neither
gain nor lose weight. This is
important for a recreation pro
gram.
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News From —
Sutton • Eska - Alpine
By Sally Norris
Mrs. Lourine Smart and chil
dren left by plane Dec. 11 for
South Dakota.
• • *
On December 23 a Christmas
party given by the Sutton Com
munity club, was held for the
children at the Alpine. Santa
Claus was there to hand out
candy.
• • •
A Christmas program was
held at the Sutton Community
Church on Dec. 23. After the
program was over, Santa Claus
gave candy to the children.
» • *
A bridal shower was held
Dec. 20 for Martha Linnebur
at the Sutton Community hall.
The shower was given by Mrs
Walter Maddie and Mrs. Andy
Smulick. Miss Linnebur be
came thq bride of Andrew
Smulick Jr. of Eska on Decem
ber 27.
Cub Scouts from the Sutton
area went to Palmer Dec. 21
to go caroling along with the
Cub Scouts from Palmer. A
lunch was provided by several
mothers when the boys came
back from caroling.
Mr. and Mrs. Woody Bersaw
of Sutton went to Anchorage
to spend a few days with their
daughter and family. Mr. and t
Mrs. Lohr and son Jimmy, on .
Dec. 22.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Harris
of Eska left for Texas Dec. 21
to spend the Christmas holiday
with their family, Mr. and Mrs.
Bob Harris and family, Mr. and 1
Mrs. Bill Harris and family,
and Jack Harris.
* * *
Norman Johnson, son of Mr. |
and Mrs. George Johnson of
Eska. was home from college
for the holidays.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Eino Kuoppola
if Palmer and Mr. and Mrs.
Allen Richey of Anchorage had
Christmas dinner at the home
if Mr. and Mrs. Herb Boyle
and family of Sutton. Mr. and
Mrs. Richey stayed over night
and returned to Anchorage the
aext day.
* * *
Miss Lurlyne Allen of Anch
arage spent the Christmas holi
lay with friends in Jonesville,
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Matheson
and family, and Mr. and Mrs.
John McLoughlin and daugh-;
er.
* * * | !
On December 27 some of the 1
high school girls from the Sut
ton Community Church, along
with other high school stu
dents from Palmer and Wasil
la, went to a banquet held in
Anchorage in the Hill building.
* * •
Mr. and Mrs. Colin McLough
lin of Jonesville spent Monday
in Anchorage.
• • •
Mr. and Mrs. Norm Bear and
family of Palmer have moved
to their home at Sutton.
• • •
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Wilker
son and family have moved
from Sutton to their home in
Palmer.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Harley
and daughter, Shawnee, of An
chorage visited at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Norris and
family on Saturday.
On December 18 the Pinochle
Birthday Club was held at the
home of Elbe Mrak. Jurdice
Hirate won high prize, and
Marie James and Kate Maddie
won pinochle prize. An ex
change of Christmas gifts was
held after the game. A deli
cious lunch was served by the
hostess, Elbe Mrak. The next
party is to be held at the home
of Mary Estep.
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