The frontiersman., 1952-06-26
Reporters
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 ter of Clifton Grover and wife of Marine Captain James Whita- ker is the new secretary in the Soil Conservation Service office. She takes the place of Wanda Wheeler, who resigned this week because she and her husband Wayne are moving to Anchorage. Mrs. Whitaker recently returned to the Valley from California when her husband was sent to Korea.
 Lloyd and Pat Lawton and their two children returned Fri day from a three-month trip Outside.
 Mrs. Esther Brock and her two children are Outside for a few weeks visit in the state of Washington.
 A recent visitor at the Matanus- ka Experiment Station was the mother of Mrs. Winston Laughlin, Mrs. Nave Fuliehan, who has been working at Mt. Edgecombe as nurse since March.
 Mrs. Dorothy Winninghoff. Territorial representative of the Logan-cache Knitting Mills of Logan. Utah. is at the Matan- uska Hotel this week on her annual visit 10 the Valley. With her are her e4-Year old mother. Mrs. Ada Ellis, and her four year-old daughter. Sandra.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Struening who recently visited the Faith Hill Home for Children. operated by their son-in-law and daughter, Mir. and Mrs. Lewis Pinckham, returned to their home in New Jersey last week. The couple en- loved three week stay in the Valley visiting various points of interest. The trip was made in celebration of their 18th wedding anniversary.
 Bill Bouwens, Verne Donald son. and Bruce Graham fried out their new swamp buggie" for the first time this week end on a fishing trip beyond Eure- ka They were delighted 10 learn that the big army six by six with its enormous wheels worked fine over the terrain better than a weasel in that country.
 Visiting the Elmer LeDucs this weekend were Mir. and Mrs. Marvin Wattser of Bristol, South Dakota, who would like to settle here permanently. At present they are living near Anchorage.
 Guest at the George Whet- stone home this weekend was Frank Trainer of the Geologi- cal Survey ground water branch. He will be located in Alaska permanently now in stead of on a seasonal basis. Mrs. Trainer. the former Mar ina Collier. will join him early next month in their newly found quarters on Government Hill. MT and Mrs. J. F. Hogin and their son Butch leave this week for Juneau, where, after a Vaca- ton. the elder Hogins will return to the Bureau of Reclamation re- gional office. Their leaving will be a keen disappointment for a host of model airplane fans.
 Ray DePriest, who received hls second lieutenant's bars for ROTC ka last month, will leave soon for training at the University of Alas officers training school at Fort Benning, Georgia.
 Something new in Exper1- ment Station research was ad- ded last week when pr. Curtis Dearborn pilo1ed his own plane down to the Kenai Peninsula to spray weed-killer solution on some test plots down fhere: He was grounded for several hours before his homeward fliqht by the first thunderstorm in that area for years and years
 Bob Critics and daughters Nr- einia and Diana left last Thurs day for Columbus, Ohio, where the Palmer coach will visit ms family and attend summer school at Ohio State. The rest of the family will join them there attel July Is, when she gets her Vaca' ton. zI
 Alba Brooks of Brooks Feec and Supply returned to Palmer Wednesday from a ten day sbusi. ness trip to Washington and ore gon. Brooks reported satisfactory results on feed shipments; oelne assured an immediate shipmen this week. While Outside he Vlslt cd many farms, fair grounds ane