SOURDOUGH AFGHAN
&OES TO ANCHORAGF
Winner of the Sourdough
Homemakers’ Afghan is Mrs.
Lewis Odsather. formerly of Pal
mer but now of Anchorage. She
is the daughter of the Don Ir- ,
wins. Lucky number. 55. was j
drawn Labor Day evening at Rec
Hall by Cpl. D. H. Casanovas of
’ the 502nd Military Police, Fort
Richardson.
Mrs. Ed. Johns made and do
nated the beautiful Afghan as a
means of raising money for the
Sourdoughs’ share of the Valley
Homemakers’ $1,000 new hospital
pledge.
Johnny Mears Winner
Of Contest Bicycle
With a total of 26 subscriptions
to his credit, Johnny Mears, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Mears was
declared the official winner of the
Valley Frontiersman subscription
contest September 8. His award,
a B. F. Goodrich bicycle, complete
^nvith all the “extras", was proudly
wheeled away from the office
right on the dot of five o’clock,
official closing time.
Other hard-working boys who
entered the contest were: J. B.
Reed, J. Dragseth, C. Hendrick
son, G. Van Valkenburgh, B.
Betts and D. Frank. Each boy
received a dollar commission
from each subscription sold with
several earning enough money to
buy that covetted “something ■
Special”. Thanks are extended to
all who helped the boys during
the contest.
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WARNING ISSUED BY
HIGHWAY PATROL
The Alaska Highway Patrol
has issued a warning to all
motorists who do not heed po
lice car red lights when being
approached from either direc
tion. Violators will be prose
cuted. they warned.
The Alaska traffic law per
taining to this, reads as fol
lows: "The driver of any ve
hicle upon meeting any vehicle
with a red light showing to the
front shall pull his vehicle to
the extreme right side of the
street or highway and stop un
til he is directed by a person
of competent authority to pro
ceed".
The Highway Patrol stressed
the need of all motorists to ob
serve this ruling. “A minute
or two delay may mean some
one's life”, they explained.
PALMER ELKS LODGE
TO MEET SATURDAY
The Palmer Lodge of Elks will
hold a meeting and get-together
September 15, at 8 p.m. it was
announced this week by Acting
Secretary L. C. Stock.
The meeting, to be held at the
Fair administration building, will
include nomination of officers,
followed by a King Crab and Ra
zor Clam feed.
Entertainment also has been
arranged for the evening. All
Elks, candidates and their ladies
have been invited to attend.
HEALTH COUNCIL
TO CONSIDER CITY
HEALTH ORDINANCES
The Matanuska Valley Health
Council has been requested by
the City Council to submit rec
ommendations for a health ordi
nance for the city of Palmer;
consideration of such ordinances
will be the order of business at
the regular meeting of the Coun
cil Thursday, September 20, at 7
p.m. in the Co-Op clubroom.
Dr Milo Fritz of Anchorage,
will speak at a special open meet
ing of the Health Council Wed
nesday, September 26. His talk
will be an illustrated lecture on
the treatment of corneal ulcers
and also about corneal transplants
—subjects on which he is a rec
ognized authority. The public is
invited to hear Dr. Fritz in the
Co-Op clubroom.
HOMEMAKERS TO MEET
The Glacier View Homemakers
Club will hold their next meeting
at the home of Mrs. Grace Reed:
September 18, according to the
club reporter, Mrs. Faye Hoff
man.
During the August meeting, the
booth conducted by the club at
the Valley Fair was planned.
It was decided at the meeting
that each member of the club
would contribute something to be
sold at the Farmers’ Market, as a
means of raising more money for
the Hospital Fund being raised
by all Homemaker Clubs in the
Valley.
Coffey Insures Everything—
Remember?
FAIR VISITORS
FROM KANSAS
M. D. Snodgrass had been in
viting Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Hodg
son of Rice County, Kansas, to
come to Alaska for 45 years—
ever since he and Mrs. Snodgrass
first came to the Territory. This
■ year the Hodgsons made it.
Mr. Hodgson and Snodgrass
had grown up together from the
time they were very small boys.
Hodgson now is a livestock, cat- ,
tie and wheat farmer.
During their visit here, the
Hodgsons and the Snodgrasses
made a trip to Circle Hot Springs.
Back in Palmer in time for the
Fair, the Hodgsons rejoined two
other couples named Herndon
and Borden, whom they had met
on the trip up the highway. All
had agreed to meet at the Mat
anuska Valley Fair prior to their
trip back home on the S.S. Aleu
tian. which sailed Sept. 6.
BE IT A MIDGET—be it a whale,
put it in classifieds, under FOR
SALE.
Palmer Transfer
C. H. Meier, Prop.
Palmer, Alaska
Call 49-J-2 Write Box 1745
GENERAL HAULING
Coal and Oil Storage Space
Palmer Anchorage Valdez
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