The frontiersman., 1956-02-02
Reporters
Notebook

at the Valley Presbyterian Hos
pital to become Nurses Aid.
Specialist Second Glass James
M Hitchcock, %, whose wife
Tomye, and parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben F. Hitchcock, live in Palmer,
is taking part in the Arrny's AL
askan Exercise Moose Horn" in
Big Delta area. Specialist Hitch
cock is regularly assigned as a
caterpillar operator with Co. D
of the list Infantry Divisions
271st Engineer Battalion in Al
aska-. He entered the Army in
July: 1858.
The Altar and Rosary Society
of ST. MichaePs Catholic Church
will hold a bake sale at Bert's
Drug store Saturday, February 4,
beginning at II am. Home-baked
foods will be offered for sale
to the public
TAKEN FROM SAN CHAT,
Seward Sanitoriuin publication:
TRY sour cream and a table
spoon of brown sugar to bake
that big, pink ham. Il does some
thing special, you won't live TO
regret. Huh?
Two Palmer residents recently
completed basic training at FIT
Richardson and are currently
serving with the 53rd Infantry
Regiment at the Alaskan install
lation. Private Dewey B. Chastain
and. Private Wesley P. Venue
completed Is weeks of basic
: training this month with the
Posts Training Detachment.
They both are assigned as rifle
men with the 53rd Inf Regt.
Approximately 10 person. most
of them youths, from the Pal
mer and Sutton areas attended
the District Youth Rally last SUM-
day. in Anchorage. The four con-
gregations of the Church of God
in this area travelled to Anchora-
age in motor caravan. The
theme of the rally was THE Life
That Wins. Well over 100 youths
enjoyed the special music and
message from youths of the vari-
Gus groups. The next Rally Is
planned for Sutton sometime IN
April.
!. Workers this week are putting
the finishing touches to the new
meeting room and storage section
being completed beneath the
business office at the Matanuska
Valley Farmers Cooperating RS
'sociation. A large meeting room,
seating between rs and 100 per-
sons, is complete with new fold
ing chairs, protector, screen and
a large blackboard. Directors OF
the association plan 10 hold their
regular meetings in this new
room. Also being completed is a
small, efficient kitchen, complete
with electric stove, refrigerator,
and sink. Two lavatories, and
abundant storage rooms are be-
ing completed, as IS drafting
room for the maintenance de-
partment, and vault
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Smith and
children returned to Palmer on
Tuesday of this week following
vacation that began January II
when the family flew to Port
land. While in the States the fam
ilv had reunions with their fam
lilies in Taft, North Bend, Coos
Bay. Ore; and Ed attended a
two-eiay Ketchikan Spruce Mills
meeting and a three-day retail
lunabermen's convention, both
held in Portland. The Smiths re-
ported very fine trip and vaca-
ton.
Ladrlie Huntley flew to the
states last week where he plans
to pick up new car and return
via the Alaska highway.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Carlson
and son Bonnie were Palmer VS.
tors this past week. While IN
palmer Bonnie was baptized IN
service at United Protestant
church. Maternal grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Huntley,
were godparents for their grand
con The Carlsons purchased q
Ford ranch wagon in which they
Drove back to College where
lanes is attending the University
of Alaska.