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ValUy Fro*»ti*rMnan
PTA ORGANIZED
AT CHUGIAK SCHOOL;
OFFICERS ELECTED
The Chugiak community held
an organizational meeting it
P-TA in the new. Chugiak School
on Oct. 25th and appointed a
nominating committee for of
ficers. The nominating commit
tee were Vern Haik, chairman;
Paul Swanson and Noami Wyatt.
When Mr. Haik gave his re
port on Nov. 2nd at a meeting
held again at the school, the fol
lowing officers were elected:
President, Henning Johnson;
Vice-President, Dale Briggs; sec
retary, Margaret Swanson; treas
urer, Mrs. James McDowell;
parliamentarian, Leslie Fetrow.
As the Chugiak School, like all
schools in Alaska, is over-crowd
ed, a school-enlargement com
mittee to compile information to
base an expansion of the present
school was appointed, with Dale
Briggs, chairman; Paul Swan
son; Bill Cairns and Leslie Fet
row.
The PTA voted to send a dele-'
gate to hold conferences with thfe
Board of Education in Juneau,
money for the trip to be raised
by subscription. There will be an
other special meeting of the PTA
on Nov. 8th.
M.V.B.A. News
Well, it’s November, time to get
set for that terrible cold weather
we always seem to get the first
part of December, and for which
we never seem to be quite well
enough prepared.
Our meeting last Tuesday eve
ning at Miss Kellogg’s farm was
well attended. Everyone seemed
to have enjoyed it.
The resolution on the accep
tance of responsibility of jurisdic
tion over the Little Susitna graz
ing are by the M. V. G. A. was
passed.
Mr. Vic Falk, Harold Thuma
and Joe Geiselson are the men
who will act on any business per
taining to the project.
Mr. Sweetman gave us a review
on the developments of the asso
ciation and also quite a little on
feeds and feeding. Two interest
ing points were brought out and
stressed, which I believe bear re
peating because of importance.
First and most important in my
opinion was on feeding. The fact
that once you let a cow get down
on her production it can not be
raised again until she freshens.
You might raise it a little, but
not much. Thru the fall months
especially is a very critical time.
It seems that quite a few have
found that out the hard way this
fall. You say nothing can be done
about this? I say there is and
plenty should be done about it.
I won’t go into that this time but
the dairyman who is conscienci
ously trying to improve himself
and his herd knows what should
be done.
The second point that Mr.
Sweetman stressed was the im
portance of extra light during the
winter months to assist in bring
ing on best periods and aiding in
conception. We of this area are
convinced that it also helps the
milk production.
I might add here too, that thos&
JUNEAU HOMEMAKER
STOPS IN VALLEY
TO LEARN OF SPUDS
Guest of Mrs Charles W. Wil
ton this week was Mrs Joe
Kendler of Juneau who stoppl'd
off in the Valley enroute from
the Homemakers* Short Course it
College to her home.
A good share of the three days
she spent here was utilized in
gathering information about the
growing of potatoes in Alaska.
After 30 years in the Grade A
dairy business—50 to 60 cows—
Mrs. Kendler and her husband
have decided that it is time to
take things just a little bit easier.
There aren’t any commercial po
tato growers around Juneau, *o
they’ve elected to go into the
business. Taking advantage of
her trip to Fairbanks, she made
inquiries about potatoes at the
experiment station there. In the
Valley she inquired into many
phases of potato production,
gathered advice for the venture
from Drs. Curtis Dearborn, Don
ald Coe, and Allan Mick as well
as from Alaska Soil Conserva
tionist Charles Wilson and Ex
periment Station Director Don
Irwin.
lights should be in front of the
cows. A real clean, shining white
wall in front of the cows for the
light to reflect off is the next
best thing.
(To De continued next week.)
COFFEY INSURES
EVERYTHING. REMEMBER?
WASILLA
PERSONALS
By BARBARA CARTER
John Byers was in Wasilla fat
a few days this week from Whit- j
tier where he has been working
for the past six weeks.
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Connie James has been kept
out of school for several days due I
to having a touch of the flu.
too#
People of Wasilla enjoyed an
afternoon of skating on the ice
of Lake Lucille this past Sunday.
The ice, although in poor condi
tion now. wras very good Satur
day and Sunday. Many took ad
vantage of the good ice.
• • • »
. Charmaine Sawby is suffering
from a broken arm received when
she fell on the ice this week.
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Joyce Dinkel received word
that she is the lucky winner of
the trip to Chicago at the 30th
4-H Club Congress. Joyce, the
only candidate to enter this
year’s contest, v.on her trip in
Clothing Achievement. She is the
fourth member of her family to
win this trip. Flo Alice, her sis
ter, was a winner in 1947, her
brother Don in 1948 and another
brother Laddie was the winner
last year. Miss Mary Lou Lash
brook, Home demonstration agent
from Palmer will accompany
Joyce to Chicago.
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Mrs. Herbert Holstein left this
week for the States where she
will visit friends and relatives in
Box Sociol Set For
Legion and Auxiliary
The Palmer American Legion
post and Auxiliary will hold ?
joint box social at their next
meeting. November 15. To o?;
held in Carpenters’ Hall, the so
cial will start at 6 30 p.m. All
Auxiliary members have been
asked to take a box lunch phis
a trailer, the latter for the bach
elor Legion members.
Five New Jr. Members
During the November 1 meet
mg of the Auxiliary, five new
junior members were initiated,
they were: Veronica, Darlene, j
Cora Lee and Lana Trudell and
Pat Plumley.
California. She flew out and
plans to return here in a few
weeks.
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Mrs. John McDonald is leaving
this week for California to visit
her daughter and son-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Schaefer and her
new grandson.
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Those on the Honor Roll in the
Wasilla grade school and high
school are: First Grade: Billy
Combs, Denali Shrock and Donna
Travis. Second: Jimmy Wright,
David McEvers and Helen Car
ter. Third: Connie James. Floyd
Morrison, Mary Ann Larsen,
Joyce Gislason and Carolyn Nel
son.
Fourth: Erling Nelson and Geo.
Ward. Fifth: Judy James. Sixth:
Virginia Miller and Charmaine j
Sawby. Seventh: Colleen Teeland
and Alice Church. Tenth: Bill
Nelson. Twelfth: Barbara Carter
and Bill Kotila.
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Two New Employees
Added To Bureau of
Reclamation Staff
Now Bureau of Reclamation
Eklutna Project employees are
Dean J. Jennings and Ward Har
rington, Byron G. Fclkner. con
struction engineer, announced
this week
Jennings arrived November 2
from Elverta. California, to as
sume duties in the field engineer
ing division of the Bureau. He
and his wife and their two chil
dren came to Alaska by boat.
They are staying at the Matanus*.
ka Hotel until more permanent
housing becomes available.
Harrington, v.ho comes from
Pittsburg, was accountant for the
MVFCA until he left Palmer six
years ago. He is now working as
an accountant for the Bureau.
Mrs. Viola Cebula resigned
from the Bureau November 2 to
return to the States for a couple
of months.
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November 14lh and 15th
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Sunday, Monday
November 11th and 12th
Shows: 7:15 and 9:00 pan.
Sunday Matinee: 2:00 p.m.
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Friday, Saturday
November 9th and 10th
Shows: 7:15 and 9:00 p.m.
Saturday Matinee: 2:00 p.m.
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