Army Seeks Technical
And Professional Men
As Officers in ORC
Headquarters, United States
Army, Alaska.—The Department
of the Army has authorized the
direct appointment of commisson
ed officers in the Organized Re
serve Corps of qualified tech
nical and professional personnel,
without prior military service,
it was announced today by Maj.
Gen. Julian W. Cunningham.
Commanding General. U. S.
Army. Alaska.
Selected applicants will firsf
oe appointed as company grade
officers in the Organized Reserve
Corps and subsequently called
to active duty. Appionntments
will be in the grade for which
the individual is eligible but not
above the grade of captain.
For an appointment as a cap
tain, the applicant should have
at least five years experience in
the field in which he applies;
for an appointment as a first
"'lieutenant, at least three years
experience and for an appoint
ment as a second lieutenant, at
least two years experience in the
technical or professional field in
which he applies. However, Army
commanders may recommend to
the Dept, of the Army, waiver
of the listed experience requir
ments.
Applications must be submit
ted to the Adjutant General,
Headquarters, U. S. Army, Alas
ca, Elmendorf Air Force Base,
before September 15, 19 5 1.
Boards of officers for considera
tion of applicants will convene
soon after September 15th.
For further information, phone
Elmendorf 21212.
Al Gregerson Returns .
From Outside with
News of'the Zeiles
“I had a wonderful trip”, Al
Gregerson said Monday morning
, after returning to Palmer from
his first trip Outside in 25 years.
The only place he didn’t like
was Chicago. “That was a mad
house”, he said.
Gregerson returned late Sat
urday night with Ed Christensen
in one of Christensen’s new school
buses which he drove over the
highway.
Visits the Zeiles
After visiting with relatives in
Minnesota and Wisconsin. Greg
erson went to Michigan to see a
brother in Pontiac and Rev. Walt
er Zeile in Davison, just a few
miles east of Flint.
Zeile, who was Lutheran min
ister here in Palmer until about
three years ago when he accepted
the Davison post, has a splendid
new church in Davison, Greger
son reported.
“He has built up a big congre
gation there, too,” he added. "And
every one seems to like him there
just like we did here.”
More than 100 were present at
the service Gregerson attended
this month. At the close of the
sermon. Rev. Zeile introduced
“his old friend from Palmer, who
had come to visit him”.
The Zeiles now have three
children. Gregerson visited them
for four days during his trip; and
on the last day Mrs. Zeille hap
pily prepared a meal for him.
She had just returned from the
hospital after giving birth to the
couple’s second daughter. The
I Zeile’s second child, now almost
I two years old, is a boy.
Tost's Service Station
We have the New...
GATES AIR-FLOAT
"COLD RUBBER" TIRES, all sizes
— also —
Gates Tubes and Batteries
In Down Town Palmer, Alaska
Charter Members Feted
At Auxiliary Dinner
Palmer Post American Legion j
Auxiliary held a successful char- '
i ter dinner August 23. Auxiliary
j members reported it as “the best
ever”. Held as a family dinner,
Legion and Auxiliary members
! with their children were in at
tendance, with baby sitters tak
ing charge of the “small fry” dur
ing the evening.
Following the dinner, past pres
idents gave short resumes of
events and work carried out dur
ing their terms of office. These
included Mrs. Margaret Miller,
Mrs. Lu Rasumssen and Mrs.
Mary Steelman who read a re
; port for Mrs. Izola Sims who
was unable to be present.
Feted at the dinner were the
following charter members: Mrs.
Theodore Campbell, Mrs. Dana
Niemann, Mrs. Lu Rasmusson,
Mrs. Donna France, Mrs. Iva
France, Mrs. Margaret Miller,
Mrs. Vera Rorrison, Mrs. Kath
leen Hecker, Mrs. Sara Moffitt
and Mrs. Eva Plumbley.
The program was closed with
group singing by members and
1 their families.
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S10 AIRMAIL IN SWEET CORN
Mrs. Rankin Tippins received
from her ex-roommate Evelyn
Heinrich last week an airmail
package with S10 postage straight
from Minnesota. It was full of
sweet corn—fresh, lush, juicy
sweet corn.
For the Tippins, it was just a
sample of things to come. They
leave the Valley for Detroit next
Tuesday. ,
NORTHERN
NEON
CORP.
SIGNS
Trucks, Cars Lettered
Manufacturers of
Neon Signs, Marquees,
Store Fronts and Tube
Lighting
540 Barrow - Dial 43734
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
Good Food and Hospitality Are Yours
to Enjoy at—
The
Jaae
Room
Your Favorite Steaks, Chops, Sea Foodsand Appetizing Drinks
All Preparedthe Way You Like Them.
VALLEY VISITORS WILL ALWAYS FIND A HEARTY WELCOME
DIAL 49371 • H ST. BETWEEN 4lh & 5th •
4-H CLUB NEWS
Climaxing work on summer
projects, several 4-H’ers have
been chosen who will compete in
demonstrations in the 4-H Quon
set Hut on Fair days Saturday
and Monday.
On Saturday, promptly at 1 p.
m., will begin the first demon
stration on “Dropped Cookies” by
Annie Smith and Sharon Schom
ing. Sally Reed and Delores Lentz
will follow with “a plain cake”.
Showing how to make a “Pine
apple upside down cake” will be
Elsie Lemberger and Jeanne
Brunner.
Judy Hurley, Leona Lucas, and
Darlene Brager will demonstrate
“Howr to hem a dress.” “Trans
planting” will be done by Larry
Trowbridge and Roy Felix.
At the Monday session begin
ning at 1 p. m., Carol Berry will
start off the demonstrations with
“Baking powder biscuits,” “Rais
in cup cakes” will be made by
Wendell and Jesse Wilson. Elmer
PALMER
SHOE REPAIR
located near
Valley Theatre
and Wayne McDonald will de
monstrate “Jelly making”. Joyce
Dinkel will show “How to alter
a pattern”, and Verna Adams and
Barbara Hudgins will demon
strate “Making proper seams.”
LET US HANDLE YOUR
UPHOLSTERING NEEDS
USED FURNITURE BOUGHT
AND SOLD
G. A. KR1SE
Basement Palmer Drug
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FRONTIER CAFE
Featuring home-made pies, breads and sour
dough hot cakes.
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GOODRICH MACHINE WORKS
Welding and Machine Work
Located in the ARRC Shop Bldg,
behind Fair Grounds
Phone 20Y1 Palmer
Jfc AL M. M. Jtf. JC. JC. M. -¥• X
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Served the way you like them ! !
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