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Palmer,Alaska September 2,1949 No.34
[REflmERy 0PEI1S DOORS
TO VISITORS
The I'.,r.F. C. A. Creamery will be
open to visitors all during the
Fair according to the Creamery Mana
ger, C.L.Boll; and General Manager,
J.'.V.ilson. Cn Friday of this week
all members of the H.v.F.C.A. Have
been invited to be the first to
make a tour through the plant and
observe the many changes and im
provements that have taken place
during the past few months.
The plant is now a striking contrasl
to what it was last Hay. Perhaps the
first thing that will meet the eye
v/ill be the refinished glistening
white wal&s and ceiling throughout
the rooms. These have all been
done in masonite and painted with a
durable white enamel and trimmed
with a light grey enamel. Large
windows enable one to see from one
room to another.
Another big change will be noted in
the four rooms where there was only
one room previously. These four
rooms separate the several opera
tions of the Creamery to comply with
Territorial Health regulations. The
milk processing room takes care of
pasteurizing, bottling and separa
ting. One new and larger pasteur
izer has been added in place of the
■" nail one which will be used to
make buttermilk. In the Mix room
.. new stainless steel 500 gallon
in Vat has been installed. The
-wctuge Cheese Vat will also be lo
cal ea in this room. Another room
is used for bottle washing, and the
-curth small room is the laboratory
where all the testing of milk and
cream will be done.
The Ice Cr^on Department has also
undergone a great change. Two Ice
Cream freezers are now located at
the opposite end of the room from
where the one once stood:. The great
er part of this room has been con
verted into additional Sharp room
■;pac3 and the noisy compressors havo
removed to the basement bsplow.
•■':ov supply cabinets have replaced
tko /.heshelves. The ioading
Pint!.urn at £he back enables quick
-Cent, on pafc. _
BURIED ALIVE
Geroge Stewart ahd Paul Beechik wore
caught beneath an avalanche of dirt
■last Friday afternoon while they
were working in a ditch which has
jbeen dug to convey sewer facilities
jto the new Alaska Research buildings
now under construction in the area
east of the Lutheran Church. George
was completely buried, and Paul was
covered to his neck. As the dirt
hit the men, George bent forward with
hi§ arm across his face which was a
'fortunate move as it provided a
rsmall air space around his face. An
other crack in the dirt between him
and Paul provided an additional open
ing for air to enter.
The men wore rescued immediately by
other members of the crew, Paul
emerged apparently uninjured, but
George has be^n unable to work since
it happened due to injuries sustain
ed to his,legs. However, at this
writing he is up and walking around
again. _
PLANE CRASH INJURES
TWO
Arnold H. Stavsky of Missoula, Mon-'
tana; and Melvin 3. Gibbons of Kent,
Washington are recuperating at the
Valley Hospital from serious injur
ies received as a result of an air
plane crash last Sunday afternoon
at about 5:30 at the Palmer A.irport.
The young men had made an aerial
jaunt to Goose Bay and thence to
Palmer. According to reports the
pilot attempted a turning climb too
soon after taking off and crashed
into a stump row at the edge of the
field. Their small Tandem Taylor
cra£t was completely demolished.
SCHOOL OPENS TUESDAY
The doors of tho Palmer School Will
open at 9:00 an next Tuesday -i.ornint
according no ..illiem T.Zaradnicok,
Superintendent of the School. School
will he In session all day on Tues
day, it was also announced.
A meeting of the teachers has boon
cailea for Priday Cont. on p 3