Phil O'Neill—
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parts to cover this vast area.
“Anchorage, Kenai Peninsula
and the Matanuska Valley area
now confronted with an ever
growing need of additional pow
er”, Col. Haseman said. A quick
look at power resources of the
territory reveals that about 15
million KW of power be develop
ed. Col. Haseman then reviewed
briefly a few major hydro power
sources including Crooked Creek
on the Kuskokwim river which
will produce about 800 thousand
KW; Kaltag on the Yukon, with
a possible 2,300,000 KW; Ram
part Canyon on the Yukon thou
ght capable of producing about
4 million KW; Wood Canyon on
the Copper river, capable of pro
ducing about 1 million KW; Pen
insula site, also on the Copper
river will produce about 450,000
KW. The development of poten
tial power sites, now being in
ventoried and studied by the
Corps is essential to the growth
and industrial development of
Alaska”, Col. Haseman conclud
ed.
Darryl Roberts, district man
ager, Bureau of Reclamation was
represented by George Benesch
who presented Roberts prepared
talk, showing that with the re
cently completed first full year
of firm operation of the Eklutna
Project the peak load which the
Project was called upon to pro
duce in 1956 including transmis
sion losses, was 22,000 kilowatts.
The average rate paid for all en
ergy delivered to the customer’s
system for the 12 months was
10,61 mills per kilowatt hour.
Last summer the Bureau di
rected its major investigation
program to Caribout Creek Pro
ject. Investigations at the dam
site disclosed physical conditions
favorable for an earth or rock
fill' type structure. The Bureau
is presently engaged in making
a study of the Devil Canyon Pro
ject on the Susitna River. Along
with studies of power develop
ment the Bureau has been inter
ested in the possible need for ir
rigation in Alaska. To obtain in
formation they joined in a study
with the Alaska Experiment Sta
tion and the Soil Conservation
Service to conduct research on
spr-inkler irrigation. Should ir
rigation prove desirable, it could
mean added power loads during
summer months.
H. P. Gazaway presented an
informative and interesting out
line of Alaskan agriculture;
needs for a growing Alaskan
agriculture, and cooperatives.
Delegates attending the three
day meeting passed 20 resolu
tions during their business ses
sions as well as a thank you res
olution to the host cooperative
and the City of Palmer. A more
complete report on the resolu
tions will appear in next week’s
issue of The Frontiersman.
Friday evening a dinner for
all delegates, their wives and
invited guests was held at Elks
hall. On Saturday a tour of the
Eklutna Project and lunch at the
project at noon concluded the ;
meetings.
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Notebook
A number of guests were
present at the August 13 meeting
of the Palmer Kiwanis club.
Visiting from Anaheim, Cal. was
Kiwanian Lew Young. Also visit
ing were C. M. Ferguson, of the
Washington, D. C. office of Fed
eral Extension Service; Dr. D. V.
Lumsden of the Federal Experi
ment Station office, Washington,
D. C. office; Darwin Heinie, Fair
banks, manager Fairbanks
Creamery; and Victor Miller, re
cently appointed USO campaign
director for the territory. Miller
showed a film depicting USO
activities at home and abroad.
Among ardent fishermen from
Palmer who participated in the
Seward fishing derby this past
week-end were the Russ Felzien
family and Gerald McNally.
They reported a wonderful time
and that a variety of fish were
caught by the many hundreds
who were participating in the
derby including flounder, hali
but, rock bass and crabs. Young
Charles Felzien came in for one
of the prizes, with a 10-pound
silver salmon.
Visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Crites this week
are Mr. and Mrs. J. Earl Koontz
and Mr. and Mrs. Don Nester, all
of Pittsburgh, Pa. Mrs. Koontz
is aunt of Mr. Crites and Mrs.
Nester is her daughter. Mr.
Koontz and Mr. Nester visited
Bob at his fish site at Kenai and
toured the area seeing the fish
ing operations. This is the first
trip to Alaska for the two famil
ies and was made via the Alaska
highway. They plan a trip to Cir
cle on their way back Outside.
A pound of the most delicious
tasting and looking strawberries
ever tasted or seen by the news
paper staff was a gift of A1
Brooks this past week. The ber
ries, one of which measured five
and one half inches around,
were of the Red Rich variety and
lived up to their name, being a
deep red all the way through
and as sweet as honey. Brooks
said this is their third year with
these particular plants and that
all the berries are of the extra
large size.
Mrs. William Kelleigh is mak
ing a short vacation trip to Seat
tle, while on vacation from her
duties in the office of the Ma
tanuska Telephone Association.
Mrs. Ray Byham, also Outside,
will meet Mrs. Kelleigh in Seat
tle and the two will drive back
over the highway.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Krause and
family returned to Palmer last
Thursday following two and one
half months vacation spent in
the western States. While in
California the family visited Dis
neyland. Enroute home over the
Alaska highway they camped
and fished along the way. Mr.
Krause is station agent at the
ARR Palmer Depot.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Smith, the
latter a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Frances Henry, were recent vis
itos in Palmer from their home
in San Bernadino, California. S.
“Rusty” Bohanon, USAF, left
Palmer for Seattle last week
where he will receive his dis
charge from the Air Force. His
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meet him in Farmington, Illinois, I
his home town.
Douglas McKechnie, 15-year
old grandson of Mr. and Mrs.
Loren McKechnie, is spending
his summer vacation visiting
relatives in Alaska. His home is
in El Cerrito, Calif, and this is
his first visit to Alaska. He is son
of Harry McKechnie.
Bobby Jo McRae, who has
been working in Chicago, 111. the
past few months returned to
Palmer last week and has resum
ed her duties at the Experiment
Station.
A riding horse, owned by Gail
Wooten, was destroyed following
an accident Sunday afternoon at
the corner of Valley street and
the Glenn highway. The horse
had broken away from it’s tie
down, wandered onto the high
way and was struck by a 1948
Buick driven by Guy Lagassi of
Fort Richardson. City police in
vestigated the accident arid re
ported Lagassi, traveling at a
very low rate of speed, was
unable to avoid striking the
horse. Two of it’s legs were brok- j
end and police were forced to
destroy the horse, which was
valued at about $350. Damages
to the Buick amounted to about
$25, police reported.
H. P. Gazaway, economist at
the Experiment Station, James
Wilson, commissioner of agricul
ture, and George Crowthers,
marketing specialist, were in An
chorage this week working on
the promotion program of Alas
ka Farm Month. The agriculture
representatives distributed at
tractive printed signs and pos
ters that will be used to attract
the attention of shoppers to Al
askan produced products which
are being advertised as Nugget
Buys.
Members of the Alaska Agri
culture Loan Board met in Pal
mer August 9 and 10 to review
outstanding loans, Board policies
and to take note of loan appli
cations on hand. Those attend
ing were Bert Stimple of Fair
banks, Paul Deriamann, Vern
Mutch of Anchor Point, Richard
Jones and Leonard Kyger of Pal
mer Snd James Wilson, adminis
trator of the loan fund and Her
bert Lang, loan agent.
The Fall-Winter edition of Mc
Call’s Needlework and Crafts
magazine features a contribuCon
by Mrs. John J. Stuart of Star
Route, Palmer. Her illustrated
contribution is titled “Just for
Fun” and gives directions for
making decorative wall masks
from chicken bone frames.
New employee at the Valley
Hospital is Dixie Wooten who
was recently added to the kitch
en staff.
Available at the Valley hos
pital are attractive postcards pic
turing the Valley Presbyterian
Hospital which are being sold
for the hospital by the Hospital
Auxiliary. They may be purchas
ed at five cents each. A brief his
tory of the hospital is printed
on the reverse side of the card.
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