The frontiersman., 1956-04-26
Reporters
Notebook

The first shipment of Minnea-
poils-Moline farm equipment for
Alaska was received this week by
Anderson Smith Equipment COM
pany. This is the first time this
line of equipment has been avail
able in the Valley and it includes
diesel tractors, something new for
this area, forage harvesters,
ploWS, discs, and manure spread
ers. The local firm announced
they have established a dealer
ship for the line in Fairbanks
and are planning on setting up
others in the Kenai and Homer
areas.
Leona Keenan, of Palmer was
awarded the handmade quilt Of
fered by XII Eta Chapter, BSP,
during the sorority's style show
held last Friday.
Duane F. Huntley, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Walter E. Huntley of
Palmer, was promoted to Cor
poral this month while on duty
with the 53rd Infantry Regiment
at Fort Richardson. The 25-year-
old Corporal, squad leader in
..E'' Company. End Battalion, was
promoted April Is.
Friends have received word
from Elton and Judy Aarestad,
former Palmerites, that they have
arrived in Africa. The Aarastads
are on world cruise aboard the
Norwegian ship M. S. Fernriver.
They plan to return to the States
via the Continent.
Max Sherrod has two acres of
early vegetable seeds all planted
and part OF his potato crop in.
Spring HAS arrived.
Ed Smith, president of the Ma
tanuska Valley Chamber of Com
merce, and Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Jones attended the Au-Alaska
Chamber meeting held in Ketchi-
kan last week. While in Ketchi-
kan Smith, manager of the local
Ketchikan Spruce Mill yard visit
ed the firms mill in that city.
The fire siren was sounded
Wednesday afternoon when a
vehicle caught fire near the cor
ner of Wasilla Road and Valley
Street. Little damage resulted. A
dry run last Sunday was neces-
sary for the fire department
when burning grass threatened a
barn south of town.
A In, arfc and 1ntf ORG
sophomore is one of three can
didates for queen of the Univer-
sity of Alaska Reserve Officers
Training Corps annual ball Sat
urday night. She is daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Roark of Pal
mer and was princess at last
years ball.
Marylou Rideout presented a
program of liable Appoint
ments" as the cultural phase of
the Xi Eta Chapter B.S.P. meet
ing held in her home April Is.
An additional program was a
book report 'The Day Lincoln
Was Shot, given by Frances
Hubert. The next meeting will
be held May 7 at the home of
Mrs. Hubert.
A congregational meeting will
be held Immediately at the close
of morning worship at the Unit
ed Protestant Church this Sun
day. The purpose of the meeting
is to vote to extend call to the
church to the Rev Bertrum Fl.
Rutan. Following the meeting a
potluck dinner will be served as
farewell for the Rev and Mrs.
Brian Cleworth. All persons of
the church are invited to attend
Both groups of the United Pro-
testant Church Westminster Eel
loWship will attend a swimming
party at the SPA in Anchorage
tomorrow night. Those attending
are meeting at the church at $50
and go in private cars to An
chorage. Following the swim they
will stop to partake of refresh
ments before going home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil GanschoW
and sons Gordon and Leroy
leave Palmer next Tuesday for
a trip to the states. The Gan
sehoWs will visit in Ithica, New
York, Washington, D. c. and
then hack across the country for
visits with their families in the
midwest. They plan to make the
trip by car, both ways, returning
sometime in June. Ganschow is
with the Alaska Agriculture Ex-
pertinent Station here in Pal
mer.
Audrey Lcftus. secretary to the
alumni of the University of Alas
ka, will be in Palmer Thursday,
May 8, to help organize a Matan-
,lskla Valley alumni chapter A
meeting will be held at 8 pm.
at the Roland Snodgrass home.
All former students and gradu-
ates are invited to attend.