Vol. Ill
Palmer, Alaska
June 22, 1951
No. 25
Dr* Bari Graves
Sec. 3^*66 P.L. and R.
U.S. POSTAGE
1/ PAID
PALMER, ALASKA
Permit No. 3
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
PLANS WILD GAME DINNER
Guests at the Palmer Chamber of
Commerce meeting held last Wednes
day noon in the Co-op Club Room, in
cluded Mr. J. Osborne and Major
Montgomery, both of whom are co
nnected with the Quartermaster
Corps and food service at the base.
They were both guests of the Co-op.
Dr. Coe, also a ruest, gave an
interesting and extensive talk on
potato diseases.
George Jones, president of the
Anchorage Chamber of Commerce, and
Dr. R. McKinley, Anchorage dentist,
were here to work out a plan for
the intertainment of the Portland
Chambor of Commerce, which will be
in Palmer next Sunday, Juno 2i|.
Final arrangements include a wild
game dinner and a tour of the Mat
anuska Valley.
An invitation has been extended
to everyone who cares to attend the
dinner which will be prepared and
served at the McKinley home at the
Butt e.
FOOD HANDLERS EXAMINATION
JFNEAU--A bill passed by the Terr
itorial Senate in March 1951 be
comes effective June 20 and repeals
a section of the Alaska Health Code
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The Most Rev. Bishop Francis D.
Gleeson, S.J.D.D. will administer
the Sacrament of Confirmation at St
Michael's Catholic Church, Sunday,
June 2l;th., at 2 p.m. The public
is invited.
Romrim. brke srlf. mnnooq
The Cheechako Homemaker’s Club
will hold a rummage and bake sale
on Monday, June 25th., in the Rec•
Hall, starting at 9*00 a.m. The
Club has some new items just receiv
ed from the Guilded Cage in Anchor
age, which will be sold at a very
reasonable price.
MATANUSKA BARD
By--Bob Klem
There's tho Hi-bush berry
And the Low-bush too
When you haven't any other
Then either one will do.
So it takes no giant intellect
Whatever to adduco
Why they know the little rabbit
As tho Low-bush moose.
So your very humble servant
Would like your best regard
And be known by you forever
As the Low-bush Bard.
Here's a 'Matanuska Product
And I'd like a fair report
Is it good for home consumption
Or will it stand export?
JUNEAU-Alaska manufacturers who
have been operating at a loss be
cause of too-low ceiling price may
now apply for relief under a new a
mendment to existing regulations,
Territorial Office of Price Stabil
ization Director Fred G. Hanford
said today.
Hanford 3aid he had been advised
by J. Herbert Meighan, Director of
OPS Region lip, which has jurisdict
ion over the territories, that the
amendment which had been obtained
includes territorial manufacturers
within General Overriding Regulat
ion 10. This regulation provides
that "a manufacturer nay file an
application for adjustment under
this regulation where:
(1) His existing ceiling prices
would require him to operate at a
loss with respect to his manufact
uring operations, cither for his
entire business or for a separate
plant or factoty, provided that no
portion or proration of control
costs or expenses may be included
in calculation such loss for a sep
arate plant or factory.
(2) The adjusted prices for
which ho applies will not be sub
stantially out of line with the
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