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April 22 > 1949
No. 16
VOL. 12
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'CREAMER'?,, 'f
This reek the renovation of the Creamery
Plant in Palmer got under ray in earnest
when workmen moved in $o the Ice-Cream de-j
partment to set up the her freezer. ’Mr. !j
J.H.Davis, who freezes the "Matanuska Maid'1
Ice Cream,has agreed that he rill let the,
workmen have the room during the .4dy, for ;
awhile, and he rill come at night to free^q
the ice cream* It was felt that in this " j
ray more could Waccpmplished by both
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The first step taken in the remodeling of
the Ice Cream room, ras to begin the rprlj: I
of moving the compressors out of the ice
cream room .info the basement just below
rhere they nor stand. A platform for the'
compressors has been constructed just in
side the door rhich loads to the Laundry.
The compr*s ors have hat as yet been moved
to this nov.> location.
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Work started this vreok in tfie freezing * i
room to set up the non freezer vrhich ar- !
rived recently. Both freozors trill be set :
up on the south trail of the room, and much I
of the space trhere. the freezors and the j
compressors non-stand trill be converted in '
to Sharp Room space. >;•' ’ ^: “ j
A loading platform fill also.be .constructed
so that Ice Cream*can be loaded directly ^
from the Sharp Freeze into the truck '’hich |
fill eliminate the long haul and extra
handling that is not: nocossary, ''
,7KOLE PLANT TO GET RENOVATED
A thorough cleaning up of the trhole plant (
has been started.- This t7ill include tho
rolining trith a sanitary covering on tho
nails and coiling, rcpairjjig.of the floor,
and equipment-to 'conforjn pith tho ..Health j
Code regulations for Creameries. The milk-i
processing rooms trill bo completely separ-,
ated from the lee G.ream manufacturing rodm^
Plans also include a shotrer room and dressn
ing room for employees.
NET REGULATIONS :IN EFFECT
-in accordance vrtn recommendations rrom
the District Sanitarian, signs have boon
posted in 'appropriate places to the effect
that only employees are allouod in the
plant nhere milk and ice cream are b.oing
processed. People in street clothes or.
from the farms can he -germ 'carriers,there
fore the Health Itep-qjjrfcmen't has requested. r
that these regulations be observed.* ’
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COLONY DAY PI./Oo
Gt i ' IMG - UNDER-' WAY
Plans for the Annual Colony Celebration
are off to a good start this week as the
different organizations assumed the respon
sibilities of the ‘different activities.
which go to make up. the Colony Day cele
bration. Due to the fact that Memorial
Day is on Monday this year, the Ceiebpa
tion will be a- three day affair.
The tentative program as outlined at a
special meeting of the representatives from
the’different organizations in the Valley
last Friday is as follows: . , ,
E ents will open on Saturday evening May
28th with a Dance sponsored by the Valley
. Volunteer Fire Association. .
The pVogjram on Sunday will begin at 1:00
p.m. with a Flag Raising Ceremony by the
Army. M
From 1:30 to 2:00 there will be Band Music,
and at 2:00 to 2:15 the Raul Old Timers .
of the Valley will1 be introduced. These .
will include those who came h'ewe in the
real-iy'early days5 of the Valley. .:
At 2:15 to #:00 p*m. there will be speak
ing. At the present there is,no informa
as to who.will speak.
From 3:00 to 4:00 p.m* there will be games
aijd Sports events followed by the famous
Br^bpcue, iuneh at 4:00r>p«m. V •
B 11 games rill begin at 5:00 p.m.
The. Athletic Association plans an evening
of entertainment in the G”n at 7:30—
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MONDAY’MAT 50 . ; :
Thus far plaqs for ItondSy call for Sail
Games, 9ports, Shoot iag, jV^lley Tours . Air
‘Rides arid Special 'Army Attractions.
The American, Legion-,.will: Sponsor the diace
for Mohday evening. . ■ '.
Special trains and busses uill./pe scb-c'u.od
to..bring-people to Palmer, and 4o proyjw
transportation for tours. ,
Tlie line-up of responsibilities is as
follows*
Concessions uili, he. handled by the Moose
Lodge, Lridies of the Moose and the Carpen
ter’s Union. The Sportsman’s Club pill I
conduct the Prise;Shoo£s. The Grange is t6'
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