Women of !he Moose
Win Softball Gams
With Score of 30-20
One of the few sports events
scheduled for the Fair that was
not rained out was the soft ball
game between the Women of the
Moose and the Girls’ Teenager
team.
Umpire Jack Leek was kept
busy calling fouls and strikes
while Clay Prewitt acted as base
referee in the game that ended
in the seventh inning, with Wom
en of the Moose scoring 30 runs to
the Teenagers 20.
Captain Emma Fogg, of the
WOM, was pitcher for her team,
supported by Jean Prewitt, catch
er; Diane McKechnie, first base;
Fannie Wertennen, second; Quan
ita McKechnie. third and Viola
Myers, short stop. Fielders were
Esther Brager and Margaret Lu
cas.
The Teenagers' roster included
Alma Roark. Darlene Brager,
“Spud” Curtis (Captain), Duane
Curtis. Ine Cooper. Delores Fos
ter. Maurine Lucas, Sandy Sut
lers and Donna Rae McKechnie.
Mrs. Joe Curtis and Mrs. Elsie
Oberg were scorekeepers.
Women of the Moose will con
tinue practice sessions Monday
and Thursday evenings at 6 p.m..
in the ball park.
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BY RICHARD BLUE
Stockmen Notice
There will be a special meeting
of all stockmen running cattle on
Susitna range. Time is 8 p.m. Day
—Tuesday. 9th of September and
the place* is the Extension Craft
room. Chief topic will be the an
nual roundup.
Another fair come and gone
rain and more rain fouled up the
scheduled events and kept down
attendance. However, when the
final count is in. I'll bet it isn t
too much different from last year.
SUNDAY MONDAY
September 7—^
Shows: 7:15 and 9:00 p.m.
Sun. Mai: 2:00 p.m.
FRIDAY FATTTR~ AY
September 5—6
Shows: /--*u - ->•> p.m.
Sai. Mai: 2:00 p.m.
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September
-UP3DAY
2—4
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CONSERVATION
NOTES
In spite of the rain. I would say
we’ve had another first class Fair.
Our Fair Board is to be congratu
lated on doing a fine job in spite
of the bad weather.
The Matanuska Valley Fair is
more important to us than most
realize. It is our big opportunity
to show the Alaska public that
| agriculture is important in our
Territorial economy. There are a
: lot of voters in Alaska who don’t
I know that yet. They can exact a
j lot of influence, both in provid
! ing markets and in influencing
j legislation pertaining to farming.
[ Our Valley program of selling
! Alaska agriculture to Alaskans is
j really important to us. It is a
[ program that we cannot push too
i hard.
j There is an interesting side
! light connected with our rainy
I weather. I have it from no less
I an authority than Don Irwin that
the intensity of the rain Sunday
was as great as he had ever seen
during his many years in Alaska.
In spite of that, there were sev
eral thousand paid admissions
that day of the Fair.
I ttlso checked Sunday for evi
dences of water erosion in culti
vated land. I found practically
none. Our soil seems to have a
I very high ability to take and hold
! water. Our greatest conservation
i problem thus seems to be wind
j rather than water erosion. This
I explains the absence of contour
i farming so common in the States.
; Instead, we substitute systems of
j wind stripping and wind breaks
I for protection.
With a farming country that
, can be protected for all time to
j come, our agriculture and Fair
will grow bigger and better
every' year. Wait and see.
Christian Science Lecture
To 3e Held in Anchorage
i
The public is invited to attend
a Christian Science lecture which
: will be given Friday', Septembei
j 5 at 3 p.m. in the High Se'noo'
1 Auditorium in Anchorage. There
will be no admission charge.
Frank C. Ayers, C- S., of In
dianapolis. Indiana will speak, hi;
! subject to be •'Christian Science
j The Revelation of True Safety.’
I The lecture will be given unde:
the auspices of the Anchcrag:
Christian Science Society.
~iRE guard station
CLOSED FOR SEASON
The Bureau of Land Manage
ment. Division of Forestry thi
week announced the closing of th
Palmer Fire Guard Station fo
the season.
In making the announcemenl
residents and business men in th
area were thanked for the cooper
i ation shown throughout the fir
i season. by A1 Klump, Ranger sta
'tioned in Palmer this past seasoi
I j SCHOOL BUSSES INSPECTED
! Sgt. Stanley Laird of the Ala:
! ka Highway Patrol announce
j this week that all Palmer schoc
busses have been inspected, ac
j cording to Territory regulation
1' and found to be in proper cond
tion. The inspections include
that of brakes, lights and othf
: mechanical requirements.
Anchorage Travel
Bureau
,loyd C. Olsen, Owner, Mgr
Authorized Agent for all
JR _ SHIP — RAIL — BUS
No extra charge for our
services
». O. Box 1673 — Phone 23391
Everyone Invited to
Service Recognizing
Teachers and Nurses
A service of interest to the!
, whole community will be held at
the United Protestant Church
I next Sunday evening. September !
7th at 8 o'clock. A recognition ser
vice will be held for the staff of
the Valley Presbyterian Hospital
and for the teachers of the Pal
mer School.
The program will consist of
words of greeting by the pastor,
the Rev. Brian H- Cleworth. re
marks by Mr. G- E. Smith- Presi
dent of the Valley Hospital Board,
and by Mr. William T. Zahrad- j
nicek, Superintendent of the
Palmer School. The choir will sing
two numbers and Miss Lois
Thompson, teacher of the fourth
grade will be the soloist for the
evening.
Following the service a social
hour will be held in the social
rooms of the church. Mrs. Irving
Plitt is chairman of the social
hour.
The entire Palmer community
is invited to attend this recogni
tion service.
‘Tn holding such a service as,
this,” Mr. Cleworth points out.
j “we recognize the importance of
the institutions of our community.!
The school, the hospital, and the
church are community organiza
tions rising out of community
needs and contribute to the vigor
ous demonstration of the vitality
of man’s belief in God. democracy j
and freedom.”
Olive Johnson Honored
With Birthday Party
More than 200 friends and ac
quaintances of Olive Johnson
gathered at the Shamrock Lounge
! ^he evening of August 27 to help
j Olive celebrate her birthday.
A sumptuous buffet dinner in
cluding turkey, ham, smoked sal
mon and many other dishes was ]
| served, crowned by a beautifully j
! decorated birthday cake, gift of
: the Palmer Baking Company.
I An abundance of gifts and best
I wishes were offered during the
I evening from friends who were
(Present from Palmer, Wasilla.
Eklutna Project, Jonesville and
’ j Anchorage.
.j Mrs. Rita Robinson and Mrs.
, | Annette Richard helped serve the
j dinner.
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1 WANTED: Young men for civic
! leadership. Pd. Adv.
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homemakers' News j
7?OME^MAKERS~CALENDAFr I
homesteaders — Sept. 3 — Mrs. '
Mrak
[2:30—Sept. 10—Mrs. Dorothy
Onkka
r’almasilla — Sept. 9 — Mrs. Ai e
Brooks
Jheechako—Sept. 8—Mrs. Jim (
Hurley
Copper Valley—Sept. 16—C.A.A.
Station
Nugget—Sept. 4—Mrs. A. Chand- l
ler 1
Sourdough—Sept. 9—Mrs. Frank }
Clark i
Riverbend—Sept. 18—Mrs. Vera .
Rorrison
BILL ROARK RESIGNS
FROM SCHOOL BOARD
Bill Roark, member of the Pal- :
ner School Board, tendered his
■esignation at the meeting held
September 3, it was announced
today.
Mr. Roark resigned his position
on the school board in order not
to jeopardize his rights to enter
a bid on the new Swanson school
building to be erected in North
Palmer.
His resignation wTas accepted by
the board. No replacement has yet
been made.
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SERVED WITH A SPECIAL SAUCE
HOT DOG SNACKS
at
Olive’s Snack-Sandwich Bar
This new dish hos*been added to the list of
favorite snacks including prawns, chicken,
champagne ham and many others.
Try some of these snacks with your beer
or favorite mixed drink—
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Serving the Best of the Old Favorites
in Food and Liquors.
STOP IN SOON
red Knutson and
Iride Repeat Vows
J. P. Church Manse !
Of interest to many Valley old- 5
imers was the marriage Saturday
vening. August 30. of Ted Knut- 1
an of Wasilla and Mildred Me- '
lovern. formerly of Chicago, 111.
They were married at the
Jnited Protestant Church Manse
>y Rev. Brian Cleworth. Mr. and
drs. Rex Kibbe. Ted Knutson’s
"airview Road neighbors for
nariy years, were the only attend-;
tnts.
Following the church ceremony J
i reception was held in Wasilla.
The bride, who is a long-time
icquaintance of Mr. Knutson, ar
rived only last week from her
lome in Chicago.
REMINDER
Parents of children riding in
chool busses are reminded by
he Alaska Highway Patrol that
my child found cutting uphol
tery or otherwise defacing the
>uses will be refused transporta
ion and parents must stand ex
>ense of repair s.
CLEARANCE
SALE
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Gardens
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