The frontiersman., 1954-04-29
Reporters
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 Mrs. Izabell Buzby of Fair banks, who was elected mother of-the-year in the Fourth Divi- sion, was a Palmer visitor this past week while down for the Music Festival in Anchorage. While in the Valley she visited the Bob Buzby and Ted Buzby families. The Fairbanks Buzbys formerly lived at the Experiment Station several years ago. Twin daughter and son, Robyn and Ronald Buzby were Fairbanks entrants in the Festival, with Robyn taking home trophy for her vocal presentation. Mrs. Buzby returned to Fairbanks on the Monday train.
 Mir. and Mrs. Don DeFolo and family left this week for Red wood City, California, where they plan to make their home.
 Several Palmerites made the trip to Anchorage various eve nings last week to see the new Cinemascope The Robe. Vari- ous reactions to the new style presentation were reported.
 Another Anchorage event that attracted a large sized local at tendance was the annual Music Festival, in which the Palmer High School took part.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Zieke of Palmer and friends from Anch- orage motored to Seward over the week end. They reported the Seward highway in very good condition.
 MT. and Mrs. Tom Moffitt re- turned to Palmer this weekend following six months spent in the States. Mrs. Moffitt is work ing at the Post Office during Postmistress Beatrice Huntley's vacation.
 Fishers Flouring Mill Com pany has notified the Coop that a licensed veterinarian, Dr. Pel- ton, will be in the Valley on Tuesday, May at which time he will meet with local farmers at the Coop club room at 8 pm Dr. Pelton has 30-years expert ence as poultry pathologist. His experience includes the supervi- sion of the State of Washington dairy herds. He expects to be in the Valley a couple of days, ac- cording to Fred Zieke, Coop general manager.
 The Coop creamery recently purchased another ice cream truck. The truck has a capacity of 750 gallons and will be used in the Anchorage area by the Matanuska Dairy of that city.
 Rev. Avery V. Richey of the First Baptist Church of Palmer is in charge of revival services being held at the Native Baptist Mission in Anchorage this week
 Two Anchorage bankers were elected officers of the Alaska Bank cs Association at the an- nual convention held last week in Kodiak. They are Ben Craw- ford and Robert A. Baker, the latter who is director of the Matanuska Valley Bank.
 Two workers at the Eklutna Project were killed early Friday morning in a car wreck at Mile 2512 on the Glenn Highway. Ter ritorial police believe the car was travelling at high rate of speed when it overturned, landing on its top.
 Dorothy Campbell, 8, was winner in the age group from to 12 years, in the Anchorage Times Bugs Bunny Easter Color inc Contest. She will receive a ticket 10 the Bailey Brothers and Cristiani Combined Circus when the Shrine Club brings it to Anchorage in July Receiving honorable mention was Mal tin Sherman, Lila Ann Graham, and Donna prnv'itt all of Palmer, and Helen Carter of Wasilla.
 E. A. Anderson and James Dowd of the Bank of California, Seattle, and Fowler Martin and John Lashiey of the Pacific Ma tional Bank, also of Seattle, ~oIC 4 ...ni~i .....u.o ..--1 "e-.. , while in the territory for the annual bankers convention. Rich ard Jones of the Matanuska Val 1