VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office at
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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Capacity Crowd Turns Out for Big
March of Dimes Talent Show Tuesday
The Talent Show, sponsored
here this week by the Beta Sigma
Phi sorority with the Palmer Ki
wanis Club as co-sponsor netted
approximately $250 for the March
of Dimes, Mrs. Dorothy Saxton,
president of the sorority, an
nounced following the show.
A capacity crowd gathered at
the gym Tuesday night to enjoy
the parade of Valley talent which
included a two-hour program of
songs, dances, instrumental solos
and comedy skits. The show got
under way at 8 p.m. with a flag
presentation by the local Boy
Scouts troop, followed by selec
tions by the Palmer school band
under the direction of James
Kindler.
Other acts included baton
twirling by Muriel Hanks; a read
ing by Wentworth Pike; vocal
solos by Mrs. Jessie DeVries; tap
and ballet dances by Joan Fan
cher; barber shop quartette in
cluding Duane Huntley, Paul
Beechick, “Buster” Barnhardt,
and Gervis Krise; violin solos by
Mrs. Florence Dunlap, accompa
nied by Mrs. Max Sherrod; tap
and ballet dances by Ann Onkka,
accompanied by Mrs. Myrtle
Bouwens; dance by George Small,
accompanied by Carol Stephan at
the piano; vocal solo and original
piano composition by Lowell
* Krise; “Romeo and Juliet,” a
short skit by the Palmasilla
Homemakers club; vocal selec
tions by the Munson-Evans-Ross
trio; saxaphone solo by Alma
Roark; vocal solos by Art Stacey;
a skit, “If Men Played Cards as
Women Do,” by Harold Stephan,
George Small, Herb Holstein and
Leonard Kyger; poems and jokes
by Tom Day. Miss Virginia Carle
acted as accompanist at the piano
for several of the numbers. The
program was brought to a finale
with the school band playing
“Star Spangled Banner.”
James Hurley was master of
ceremonies of the show. Mrs. Roy
Brock served as general chairman
assisted by committees comprised
of Mrs. Alice Snodgrass, Mrs.
Bonnie Bettini, Mrs. Eileen Bran
(ton, Mrs. Mary Johns, Mrs. Mil
dred Buzby and Miss Barbara
Hecker.
Palmer Kiwanis Club members
assisting in setting up chairs in
the gym and with other arrange
ments included Roy Brock, Tom
Day, Emil Ganschow, Harlow
Hodgson, James Hurley, Bob
Johns, Hugh Johnson, Gervis
Krise, Herb Schmidt, Marvin
Slaughter, Richard Washburn,
Charles Wilson and William Zah
radnicek. Others assisting in
cluded David Algernon.
The use of the gym was also
donated for the show. Partici
pants in the show contributed
their time and talent as their part
in the March of Dimes drive here.
CONFERENCE HELD
AT HEALTH CENTER
Well baby and pre-school child
conferences will be held February
20 to 27 this month at 1:30 o’clock
on both afternoons, it was an
nounced at the Valley Health
Center this week. The confer
ences are held regularly the sec
ond, third and fourth Tuesday
afternoons of each month. Im
munizations are also given at any
meeting, according to the an
nouncement.
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NOTES
The local group of the Alaska
Certified Seed Growers Associa
tion held their organizational
meeting last Tuesday at the Rec
Hall. Irving Newville was elected
president and Leonard Kyger
secretary-treasurer.
I am really glad to see this
organization get going. Its forma
tion will mean that in the future
farmers will be assured of a
source of approved, tested and
certified locally-grown and adapt
ed seed. If the seed you buy is
certified by this association, it
will also be weed free. It will also
be pure. If you buy certified
Edda barley, that’s what you will
get. You won’t get Edda plus
Ollie and 19B barley and perhaps,
also, a good share of mustard or
chickweed. The Co-Op has no de
sire to send good Alaskan money
Outside to purchase seed. If we
can raise and certify good seed
here, here’s where you farmers
that make up the Co-Op will buy
it. More power to you.
Speaking of weed seed and
weed control, Dr. Litzenberger
says that Aero cyanate at 12 to 16
lbs. per acre used in a water
spray gave excellent results on
killing chickweed. It didn’t dam
age oats and peas or pigweed;
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2, 4, D in the ester form, not salt,
gave a good kill on pigweed or
lambs quarter, also on mustard.
It also kills peas, so don’t use it
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LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
TO MEET ON MONDAY
The Palmer Library Association
will hold its regular board meet
ing Monday, February 19, at 8
p.m., Mrs. Don Ingalls announced
today. An annual election of of
ficers will be held at the meeting
if the proper quorum is present.
Everyone is invited to attend the
meeting, Mrs. Ingalls said.
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