Wasilla graduation ex
ercises at Community
Hall at eight o'clock
aext Thursday.
Halley Mrontiergman
PUBLISHED IN THE INTERESTS OF THE MATANUSKA VALLEY
Palmer eighth grade
graduation exercises
at Gym at 8:00 o'clock
next Thursday.
VOL. THREE—NO. 35
PALMER. ALASKA. FRIDAY. MAY 12. 1950
PRICE 10c
Merchants, Clubs Join In May Clean-up Drive
Presbyterians Will
Assume Management
Of Valley Hospital
The Valley Hospital has been
accepted for sponsorship by the
national board of missions of the
Presbyterian Church, it was an
nounced this week by Mrs. Her
bert Kopperud, secretary of the
Valley Hospital Association. An
agreement has been reached on
operating procedure, and a con
tract is now in the mails, Mrs.
Kopperud said.
The local institution will con
tinue under the name of Valley
Hospital. Its affiliation with the
Presbyterian board of missions
wilt be explained on letterheads
and official papers, but no change
will be necessary in the name
now used.
Mrs. Kopperud said the entire
hospital board was extremely
happy to have been accepted for
Prsebyterian sponsorship. “It will
mean a great improvement in the
medical care of the community,”
she asserted.
As one of its first requests un
der the new relationship, the lo
cal hospital board has asked for
more hospital personnel. They
expect to receive two additional
general duty nurses in the near
future.
A nurse-administrator also is
expected to be assigned here soon.
Miss Edna Davis, present man
ager, has submitted her resigna
tion, and haS asked to be released
from duty next month.
New Land Law
Requires Change
In Filing Procedure
The new land law, recently
signed by President Harry Tru
man, affects all Valley residents
on homesteads, homesites and
business sites, U. S. Commissioner
Dorothy Saxton said this week.
This law requires that all set
tlers, on both surveyed and un
surveyed public lands, record
their claims with the nearest U.
S. land office. For Valley resi
dents, this would be the Anchor
age office of the Bureau of Land
Management.
Heretofore, these claims were
filed only in the commissioner’s
office and no record was made in
the land office until the settler
was ready to apply for survey of
Ifts land.
New settlers on public lands
now have 90 days in which to
file their notices wit! the land
office. Settlers wh > already
have filed this not e in the
commissioner's offic have two
years to make the proper filing
in the land office.
If the required notices are not
filed with the land office, settlers
will lose credit for residence and
cultivation prior to the time that
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(Photo by Palmer Studios)
Geofrge Rupe, Jonesville car
penter who was injured recently
when he fell from a scaffold
while at work, takes another step
toward recovery. Mr. Rupe,
shielding his eyes from the sun
as his stretcher is loaded into a
helicopter of the Army’s Tenth
Rescue Squadron, is being trans
ferred Outside for special medical
care.
His physician, Dr. C. C. Bailey,
credits the injured man’s life to
the efforts of friends and fellow
workers. From the minute the ac
cident occurred, they teamed in a
united effort to ease his pain,
make him comfortable and hasten
his recovery. First-aid men at
the mine rendered efficient serv
ice at the scene of the accident.
As the injured man was started
on his way to Valley Hospital, a
phone call was speeding Dr. Bail
ey up the highway so that he
] might reach his patient as soon as
possible.- The physician met the
ambulance at Alpine Inn and was
with Mr. Rupe on his journey to
the hospital.
When it became apparent that
the man would need the attention
of a specialist for treatment of the
back injuries he sustained, Alas
kans went to work to smooth the
way for his again. Bob Reeves,
Anchorage pilot and airlines own
er, was of material assistance in
securing the co-operation of the
Tenth Rescue Squadron, which
is commanded by Col. Bernt Bal
chen. The local representative of
a commercial airlines phoned for
necessary reservations and made
all arrangements so that the in
jured man could be transferred
from helicopter to plane with the
least delay and discomfort.
A week ago last Sunday, just
at noon, the helicopter arrived
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LEGION COMMANDER
APPEALS FOR HELP FOR
CEMETERY CLEAN-UP
J. K. Dunlap, commander of
the Matanuska Valley post of
the American Legion today is
sued a special appeal to mem
bers of the Legion, members of
the Valley local of the Carpen
ter’s Union, members of the
Loyal Order of Moose, members
of the Kiwanis Club, and to all
other volunteers, to reserve
Sunday, May 21. At 10 o’clock
that morning, organization
members and volunteers are
asked to meet at the Palmer
Cemetery for a clean-up and
work day there.
This is the day which has
been chosen to prepare the
cemetery for Memorial Day
services on Tuesday, May 30,
Mr. Dunlap said. It is the only
day set aside this year for a
united, co-operative effort on
the part of the Valley’s various
organizations. Mr. Dunlap
urges that everyone make a
special effort to reserve some
time for the cemetery work on
May 21.
Harvey Hiber to Lead
PHS Students Next Term
Student body officers for the
1950-’51 term at Palmer High
School were elected last Tuesday.
Students voted into office the fol
lowing representatives:
Harvey Hiber, president; Doyle I
Ross, vice-president; Genevieve J
DeLand, secretary; Rose Miller,’
treasurer. j
Three Services Planned For Graduates
As Commencement Week Opens Snn.
Graduates of Palmer School are
practicing marching steps and
dignified expressions this week.
Commencing Sunday, the week of
May 14 to 20 becomes just one
long series of public events for
both grade and high school grad
uates of 1950.
Commencement week exercises
begin Sunday at eight o’clock in
the Palmer Gymnasium, when
baccalaureate services are sched
uled. The program for that eve
ning has been announced as fol
lows:
Processional "Holy, Holy, Holy"
High School Band
Invocation .Rev. J. H. Davis
Vocal Solo ...."The Lord's Prayer"
Harry Wimmer
Hymn ."He Leadelh Me"
Congregation
Scripture Reading... Gal. 5:18-6:18
Rev. Victor Alfsen
Vocal Selection ."Now Thank
We All Our God"
Double Quartette
...."Remember
Thy Creator"
Address
Rev. Vidor Alfsen
Hymn ."Stand Up for Jesus"
Congregation
Benediction .Rev. J. H. Davis
Recessional. "God of Our Fathers"
High School Band
Following the Sunday bacca
| laureate services, which open
commencement week, 33 Palmer
High School seniors’ attention
! will turn to Wednesday, May 17,
when they return to the Gym
nasium for graduation exercises.
That service will begin at eight
o’clock.
The graduation program has
been announced as follows:
Processional ."America, the
Beautiful"
High School Band
Invocation .Rev. J. H. Davis
Vocal Selection, "To a Wild Rose"
High School Chorus
Address .Salutatory
Ramona Davis
Vocal Solo ..Selected
Art Stacey
Address
Valedictory
Helen Mae Slenvall
Address .Dr. Lynn O. Hollis!
Presentation of
Diplomas .Lucius Ross
Benediction .Rev. J. H. Davis
Recessional ."Hail to the Chief"
High School Band
The 33 graduating seniors who
will appear on the platform next
Wednesday evening include:
Henry Anderson, Paul Barn- J
hardt, Betty Blunck, Delores Bou- j
wens, Ronald Bouwens, Richard j
Branton, Bobby Call, Richard j
Caulkins, Charles Collins, Harvey j
Cooper, Edward Cope, Ramona 1
Davis, Leola DeLand, Joanne j
Dragseth, Jack Elmore.
Edward Gaylord, Jean Hamann,
Marilyn Harris, Helen Havemeis
ter, Roberta Hemmer, Barbara
Hecker, Max Hodson, Myles Hy
land, Leonard Krise, Lawi’ence
Lamp, Mary Ann Linn, Kathleen
Patten, George Pederson, Lavon
Roetman, Janet Sherrod, Helen
Mae Stenvall, Larry Stock and
Roger Woods.
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CLEAN-UP WEEK
BEGINS IN PALMER
ON MAY 14
Palmer’s postponed clean - up
campaign will be launched offi
cially on Sunday, May 14, and
will continue for one week, Jo
seph Hudock, chairman, an
nounced today. On Sunday the
campaign will receive the pulpit
approval of Valley ministers, who
plan sermons on cleanliness.
In cooperation with the Pal
mer merchants and business
men, who have endorsed the
campaign, and the Kiwanis
Club and Matanuska Valley
Health Council sponsors, Frank
Brown of Brown's Garbage
Collection has announced a spe
cial hauling rate. Effective for
the week of the campaign only,
Mr. Brown has promised a 20
per cent discount on all hauling.
He will pick up garbage and
rubbish on Monday, Thursday
and Saturday of next week.
Mr. Brown can be reached by
telephoning Brown’s Cleaners in
North Palmer.
Posters publicizing the clean
up campaign were contributed by
students of Palmer School. More
than 75 students participated in
a poster contest which closed at
the school on Monday. Prize
winning entries ai’e on display in
merchants windows now.
Three prizes were awarded
for the three best posters in the
two divisions of the contest.
The Kiwanis Club and the Val
ley Frontiersman contributed
money for two first prizes of
$5 each and for two second
prizes of $2.50 each. The Valley
Theatre gave five movie passes
to the third-class winner in
each division.
Contest winners were an
nounced as follows by judges
James Hurley, Marjorie Myren
and Louise Kellogg:
Lower Grades Division —
Patsy Black (first), Rodney
Butler (second), and Henry
Wright (third). Honorable men
tion awards in this division
went to Joyce Cather, Polly
Moffitt, Craig Trowbridge and
Karen Aklestad.
Upper Grades Division—Ade
lard Beylund (first), Don In
galls (second), and Neola Sand
vik (third). Honorable mention
went to Jane Stephan, Derain
Curtis, Kit Johnson and Caro
line Lentz.
Students will receive their
orizes at the award assembly at
Palmer School next week.
Mr. Hudock announced the
complete clean-up week program
as follows:
Sunday, May 14—Church Co
Operation Day. Sermons in
churches on the subject of
cleanliness.
Monday, May 15—Safety and
Fire Prevention Day. Clean
basements, attics, garages, and
dispose of rags, waste paper and
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