The frontiersman., 1955-10-27
Reporters No1elook

flee in Juneau was Palmer VlS- itor this week. He arrived on Monday to check physical records at the Alaska Agricultural Ex- pertinent Station. He plans to re- turn to Juneau by way of Sew ard where he will check similar records pertaining to the Gnu zach National Forest.
 Opening day at the Matanuska Dairy in Spenard has been de- layed until mid-NovemIber, ac- cording to Stewart Durrant, gen. eral manager of the Matanuska Valley Farmers Cooperating AS sociation. The building is prac- tically completed and would have ben ready for the opening previously planned for this week end but muddy conditions sur rounding the building have held up the grand opening.
 Wesley Eckert is in Portland, Oregon with the Washington State College dairy products lud- ging team to participate in com petition at the Pacific 1nterna- tional Livestock Exposition. The Palmer student is a senior at WSC and is majoring in Dairy Science. He lives at Ferry Hall, roor,,c residence hall on the State College campus.
 PFC Calvin w. DePriest, son of l.. M. DePriest of Palmer, re- gently completed month of ln- tensive field training in Germany with the 10th Infantry Division. The 10th, sent to Europe under the Army's new unit rotation plan to replace the 1st Division, has established a training pro- gram as part of the Seventh Army. DePriest is an auto mech cnic with Headquarters Company of the 86th Infantry Regiments 1st Battalion.
 Among those who reported III September to the Pacific Fleet Airborne Electronics Training Unit at San Diego was Monte M. Larsh, aviation electricians mate airman, USN, son of MT. and Mrs. Emil A. Larsh of Palmer Before entering the service in 1 September, 1854, he graduated from Palmer High School and was employed by the Palmer Constructors.
 Teri Thompson and daughters and Avis Crowther are leaving Palmer November 5 for a trip to the States where the girls will visit with relatives in Montana and New York while Teri drives to Florida and then by plane to ! Columbia. So. America where she will visit her husband Tommy who is in the crop dusting busl- ness there. Before leaving Mrs. Thompson was guest at farewell party held in her honor at Little Susitna Lodge by Vic and Edith Cottini. She expressed her thanks to her many valley friends for their past patronage and their farewell wishes. She expects to return to Palmer sometime ln the Spring.
 Captain Fred Robison, Sergeant Frank Castaneda, and Specialist Leonard Francoeur all of the United States Army, were Palmer visitors this week. Capt. Robson stated that they plan to extend the recruiting services of the An chorage area to Palmer. A re- cruiting officer will be in Palmer at least once a month, and will be located in centrally-located office for convenience of Valley area youths. A general assembly will be held at Palmer High Sch ool on November B for all Junior and Senior male students at which time the recruiting officers will be in attendance.
 Mrs. Robert Wendt was accom- panied to Anchorage by MT. and Mrs. l.. M. DePriest this week Tuesday from where she took a plane to the States. She had been staying with them while taxing care of business matters in the Valley. Tt seemed good to be ' home, again." Evelyn said, "the people in Alaska are some of the best in the world. She thanked all the friends who entertained her, took her hunting, and espec- tally to MT. and Mrs. L. M. De- Priest for the hospitality of their home during her stay in Palmer and for the farewell party. Evel- yn took caribou meat back to Rollins, Montana where the rest of the Wendt family is busy building a resort on Flathead Lake which they plan to call Little Alaska. She extended an invitation to all their friends to ! I,,oro