Palmer Teachers
Plan Vacations;
Return In Fall
Teachers of Palmer Incorporat
ed School are off around the
world for vacations, but most of
» them plan to return to Palmer
when the fall term opens.
Virginia Carle, 7 th and 8th
grade teacher, planned to sail on
May 22 from New York, flying
out to catch the De Grasse for
Le Havre—then Paris—seeing
England—meeting friends whom
she had known at Princeton
Theological Seminary.
Betty Kreutz, teaching first
grade, who hails from Giltner,
Neb., is going to see more of Al
aska before she takes a trip home.
Might look in on Chehalis, Wash.,
where she spent a vacation and
v has many friends.
Barbara Remple, who teaches
3rd grade, is off in early June to
Ontario, Calif., where she taught
several years; then to Minneap
olis, her home town, then back to
Alaska for fishing and berry pick
ing.
Enittne Smith, 8th grade and
high school physical education
teacher, home town Cleveland,
O., will spend her summer “see
ing Alaska.”
1 Shirley Crites, daughter of Sen.
and Mrs. R. H. Greeley, will visit
in Denver then to Nebraska and
back to Palmer.
William W. Elliott, elementary
school principal, home town Jer
sey City, N. J., planned to leave
by boat May 24 for Seattle. Then
down the coast to visit friends;
down to Mexico, doubling back
, through Denver, the Grand Can
yon, Salt Lake, thence to Jersey
City and back to Palmer in the
fall.
Gottfried Stephan, grade 7
teacher, will work this summer
with the Alaska Road Commis
sion. He likes Palmer and plans
to stay here.
Charles D. Ercegovich will
work as chemist in the quality oi
CHUGIAK NEWS
Chugiak Boy Scout troop held
its investure ceremonies May 15.
The Rev. Craig delivered the in
vocation and Dale Briggs wel
comed and introduced the com
mitteemen.
Spenard troop invested the
Tenderfoot scouts. Tenderfoot
awards were made by Vernon
Haik. Miniature badges were
presented to mothers by the Ten
derfoot scouts.
The troop gave a demonstration
on the meaning of the Boy Scout
badge. Patrol leaders’ awards
were made by Charles Le Doux,
Jr., scoutmaster and assistant
scoutmaster awards were pre
sented to Le Doux and Roger
Ball by Haik.
Leslie Fetrow, president of the
Chugiak Community Club, wel
comed the scout troop as part oi
the community program and tok
en awards of neckerchiefs were
given by Mrs. Vernon Haik foi
the Chugiak Homemakers’ Club
The benediction was given by the
Rev. Craig.
,Great Books Discussion grouj
have changed their meeting date:
to the last Sunday of each montl
during June, July, August anc
September.
Meetings will continue to b<
held at the Charles Wilson home
water branch of U. S. Geologies
Survey. Says he “loves Alask
too much to leave.”
William T. Zahradnicek, super
intendent, said his summer is gc
ing to be extremely busy, ordei
ing materials, working on th
need for more classrooms, settin
up curricula and handling othe
essential school business. His v£
cation will be spent in the Terr
tory, and probably right here, Y
said.
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SENATOR STRESSES
NEED FOR VALLEY
COAL DEVELOPMENT
Development of coal mines in
the Matanuska Valley is highly
important to help meet defense
and industrial needs under the
present emergency.
That was the statement today
of Edward F. Riley, of Seattle,
Washington state senator.
Riley is not new to Alaska. His
father was a sourdough and Riley
first came to Palmer in 1936. In
cidentally the Seattle business of
which he is vice-president, is
named the Palmer Supply Co.,
plumbing, heating and industrial
supplies.
A member of the Seattle Cham
ber of Commerce, Alaska com
mittee, Riley is in the Territory
for a month “partly vacation,
mostly contacting my business in
terests here,” he said.
His first matter of business was
to make a tour with Bureau of
Mines representatives of proper
ties which are operating or which
are potential active producers in
this area.
supply its own food needs but
where it would be called upon for
all-out military requirements, he
said.
“I’ve been interested in the bids
which Matanuska Valley farmers
have received from the army for
produce,” he said. “That’s tangi
ble proof of what the Valley, even
with its short growing season, can
do.”
Riley said he will make a re
port of his surveys to the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce.
“I would like to have business
men and industrialists and possi
ble investors in the States know
more about this part of the Terri
tory and its potentialities and as
sets,” he declared.
Calvin S. Frankenfield, super
intendent of schools at Allentown,
Penna., was a recent Washington,
D. C., visitor. Mr. and Mrs
Frankenfield expect to drive tc
Haines the middle of June anc
will visit Mrs. Frankenfield’s sis
ter and brother-in-law, Mr. anc
Mrs. Henry Green, in Juneau.
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Produce Demands
Riley urged stepped-up produc
tion of all kinds in the Matanuska
Valley, agricultural as well as
mining.
A crisis might develop in which
the Valley not only would have to
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BETA SIGMA PHI
Mrs. Marive Laird was elected
treasurer of Beta Sigma Phi at
the meeting held May 21 at the
home of Mrs. Dorothy Anderson.
Following the business meet
ing, a cultural program, “Poetry,”
was presented by Mrs. Bonnie
Bettine. Mrs. Alice Snodgrass
lead a discussion on civilian de
fense.
Members will be notified of the
next meeting place by card, Mrs.
Blanche Ryan said. Plans now
call for Rusty Dow, guest speak
er, and movies by the New
combes.
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