IZC'NARD KRISE TO BE
A E 9ER OF FAMED
WTi RNATIONAL CHOIR
Leonard Krise expects to leave
the Valley about September 4 to
return to Wayland College in
Plainview, Tex*^ where he will
be a member of the school’s fa
mous Internation ’ Choir.
Each year the c'~. is scheduled
for engagements in a tour of cities
throughout the Western States
and Mexico. Three big Grey
hound buses transport the choir
on its annual tours. This year, the
itinerary has been extended to in
clude more engagements.
The International Choir is so
named because there is a repres
entative for every country in it.
Members dress in costume appro
priate to the country they repres
ent.
Krise will represent Alaska in
the choir. He expects to select the
several parts of his costume in
the next few days. As planned
now, the get-up will consist of a
parka, Eskimo pants and muk
luks. Krise i.n’t sure yet about
the material for the parka. He’d
like fur, of course, but with Mexi
co on the itinerary, it might prove
a little warm.
Krise is a baritone. He has
been working all summer with
his father, Gervis Krise. Right
now they’re finishing up work on
the Palmer School, getting it in
readiness for opening day.
Drs. Donald Coe and S. C. Lit
zenberger of the Alaska Experi
ment Station went to the Kenai
peninsula this week.
Coffey Insures Every Thing
Remember?
Grange Meets Tonight
In New Building
Tonight Northland Pioneer
Grange members will have their
first regular meeting in the new
building on Fairview Avenue.
Special activities in connection
with initiation of the new build
ing were not announced, but a
special committee is in charge of
them.
The Grange basement isn’t
completed yet according t o
Grange Master Bill Hoskins.
There are still work nights and
work Sundays to get the 40x60
foot structure properly sealed.
The stairway down into the base
ment hasn’t been built, and the
plumbing isn’t in. There is steam
heat, though.
To Serve Fair Meals
Women of the Grange Home
Economics department will again
serve meals at the main Fair
building all three days of the
Fair. Mrs. Mildred Buzby is gen
eral chairman in charge of the
dinners. Saturday, an evening
meal will be served. On Sunday
and Monday, service v. ill begin
at 11 a. m. and will continue
until the food runs out.
EKLUTNA PROJECT VISITORS
Visitors at the Eklutna Project
Headquarters this week were:
Ralph Workinger, Assistant Com
missioner of Management Plan
ning from the Bureau of Reclama
, tion’s headquarters in Washing
ton, D. C.; Joe Morgan, district
; manager of the Bureau from Ju
neau; and R. H. Severine and J.
T. Casey, also from Juneau.
Cheechakos Adopt
Crippled Childrens’
Association
The Cheechako Homemakers
have recently taken over the
Alaska Crippled Children’s Asso
ciation for the Valley, it was
announced last Thursday at the
meeting of the Health Council.
Mrs. Ida Stadler was introducr
ed as the club representative on
the Health Council, and plans of
the Cheechakos in assisting with
the Crippled Children's program
in the Valley were discussed.
Previously, the Cheechako’s
president, Eloise Swaboda, had
been chairman for ACCA in the
Valley. When she moved away
this summer, the Cheechakos de
cided to take over the project as
a group.
NEW CO-OP BOARD
ELECTS OFFICERS
Members of the new Co-Op
Board of Directors met Tuesday
night for a meeting devoted en
tirely to organization and indoc
trination of the newly elected.
Re-elected as president „ was
Roy Brock. Rex Kibbe was elec
ted vice-president and Pat Hem
mer is the new secretary-treasur
er.
Appointed to the dairy comit
tee were Harold Winegarner, Roy
Newell, and A. J. Carson. Kibbe,
Carson, and John Church were
appointed to the vegetable com
mittee.
Coffey Insures Everything—
Remember?
SCHOOL TEACHERS .
RETURNING TO PALMER
Palmer school teachers are al
ready begining to arrive back in
town.
Mrs. Henning Blunk has been
back for some time from Fair
banks where she attended the
summer session of the University
of Alaska. Mrs. Nancy Wade ar
rived last week end from the
States. Nettie Smith, who has
been working as playground re
creational director in Anchorage,
returned to the Dormitory this
week.
Betty Kreutz and Barbara
Rumball are somewhere on the
highway driving tow'ard Palmer.
They left the States several days
ago.
Expected to arrive some time
this week are Harry Wimmer and
his family.
Homemakers’ Club
Mrs. Peggy McKechnie was
hostess for the Butte Homemak
ers Club August 9, at her home,
Mrs. Ann Burnham, club re
porter announced. A picnic lunch
was served the banks of the
beautiful stream that runs
through the McKechr/ie property.
Ten members, including the
hostess, were present. Also two
guests; Mrs. Don Mealy and Mrs.
Paul Aklestad. Discussions about
the Fair and booth preparations
were carried out.
A special meeting was held
August 16 at the Butte Hall, with
several members attending. Mrs.
Dorothy Trudell will be hostess
to the club at the next regular
meeting to be held September 9.
Valley Frontiersman
7
Growing is a Problem;
Ketchikan Council asks
Development Board Aid
In an effort to prepare their
city for early growth expected
with the begining of construction
on Alaska’s pulp mill next year,
the Ketchikan City Council has
requested the Alaska Develop
ment Board to make a special
study of problems which will face
the city in connection with that
development
The Ketchikan Pulp and Paper
Company has compleved arrange
ments for the building of a 550
ton per day capacity pulp mill at
Ward’s Cove eight miles north of
Ketchikan. Under the terms of
the company’s contract with the
Forest Service, construction must
begin by August of 1952. The
population of Ketchikan is ex
pected to increase by many thous
ands who will be directly or in
directly involved in this indus
trial development.
The Alaska Development Board
previously has published comuni
ty surveys of Northwestern Alas
ka, Sitka, Cordova and Fort Yu
kon, and has similiar reports
planned for Anchorage and
Haines.
Marvin Slaughter left by pla^
for Tanalian Point in the Lakt
Clark region Tuesday. He was ex
pected back this week end after
inspecting the work of a con
struction crew which is installing
a recorder for the U. S. Geologi
cal Survey on the Tanalian River.
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B. I. Goodrich Bicycle
(New complete deluxe model - bore, Ifcht, carrier, end accessories)
Mads by Schimm
WILL EE AWARDED TO THE BOY OR GIRL SELLING THE GREATEST NUMBER OF
YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THE VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN.
ALL HIGH SCHOOL AND GRADE SCHOOL STUDENTS LIVING IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY ARE
ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE EXCEPTING FRONTIERSMAN EMPLOYEES OR THEIR RELATIVES.
Ends Saturday, September 8
Subscription blanks and instructions are available at Frontiersman office where
bicycle is on display.
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