VOL. 9 _PALMER, ALASKA__MARCH 21, 1946_No._ 10
SEED-FERTILIZER
TO ARRIVE SOON
Our spring supply of fertilizer and
field seeds is- scheduled to arrive
in the next few days. The Co-op
warehouse would appreciate fanners
taking their orders direct from the
Railroad cars as storage space is
very United. rt is expected that
the 10$ discount for ferti 1 izer and
seed taken off cars will be given.
oIOTTCE WTLL BE POSTED ON BULLETIN
BOARD AS SOON S SEED 1 ND FERTTLTZEF
ARRTVE.
PALMER BOYS WIN DOUBLE VTCTORY
The Palmer High School Boys' Taam
wound up the season in a blaze of
baskets to register a double win at
at Seward during the past weekend.
The first game was 9 close, herd
fought contest thst saw Seward High
come from a third quarter score of
47-32 against them to within four
points of a sharp shooting Palmer
teem. Ray DePriest w’th 25 points
was the big gun for Palmer. Don
Irwin found the range and added 12
points. Bud Billot and Ray Wineck
starred defensively. Campon of
Seward, using his height to good
advantage, scored 30 points. Final
Score: Palmer 52 - Seward 48.
The second game, played against
Eklutna, helped erase the memory of
the Palmer defeat by Eklutna at the
Anchorage Rendezvous. Stepping out
in front at the beginning, the Feima
five held the lead all the way to
//in 34 to 28. Don Irwin led the
attack with nine points, while Jim
Herman and Ray Wineck chalked up 8
points each. Although the Palmer
defense wilted toward the end, their
lead was enough to register a win.
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PALMER TO
HAVE DENTIST
Dr. Forrest Sims, dentist who has
just been discharged from the Armed
Forces, 1s expected to be in Palmer
the middle of April. Dr. Sims Is
licensed to practice dentistry In
Alaska and will remain 'n Palmer for
at least the summer and just possi
j bly permanently. ,
'Dr. Hoehn contacted Dr. Sims at the
[Alaska Territorial Med’cal Associa
i t'on meeting at Juneau. The dentist
'office In the Recreation Halils be/n*
(prepared for Dr. Sims,and itishopo
that residents of the Valley will
cooperate 1n encouraging h’m to stay.
KSM TO OPEN- PALMER BRANCH
With John Reed, a Palmer resident
for several years, as manager, a
branch yard of the Ketchikan Spruce
Mills will open In Palmer on April
first. This announcement came from
Lyle Anderson, Manager of the yard
at Anchorage.
Although the yards will opon the
first of April, construction of the
buildings are not as yet complete.
Palmer res’dents and those In the
v*dnity can n-ow be served directly
from the "Palmer yard, eliminating
jhauls from Anchorage as has been the
lease in the past.
I All building materials will be carr
! 1ed * n the Palmer yard. Manager
|Reed states that lumber and building
imatcr’al shortages have made some
lumber and most bu'lding material un
available. He also states that the
Ketchikan mill had recently resumed
operat’on after a complete overhau’
and that most lumber will soon be
in stock.