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VOL 10
Falmor, Alaska
October 2, 1947
No. 40
CO-OP nOTES
pfi'.r fu CO’IPLSTED
The IhV.F.C.A, and AKRC have been notified
by It. Alonzo Curtis, Engineer, that tho
Sever contract has been completed. It is
nor ready to be inspected by a joint com
mittee of tho M.V.F.C.A. and the A.R.R.C.
for the acceptance of the job as completed.
Hie sdrer ras started about a year ago. It
is 12,400 ft or about 2 1/3 miles in
length.
TELEPHONE COLES RE-IE 'FORCED
Tho telerhone poles in the Civic Center
have been rc-cnforced -ith crcsoted stubs '
along the ma in street in tho Civic Center.
They rerc in bad shape and far from strong
enough to rithstand our v.lntor rinds.
STA1HARD CH DOCK TJEDHR HET AIR
The docks at our Bulk Station are also
under going some badly needed-jrqpair rork.
CHEllSHY /DDITTON
The siding is nor on tho nor addition to
the Creamery Building- in Palmer and is re
ceiving a coat of paint. The doors have
net yet arrived as they erero held un by
the first strike. They are nor on their
'. ay and should be .here ready to install bo
foro tho reathor gets too cold.
EflRL HECKER LAID TO
REST
William Earl Hecker Sr. mas laid to rest’
in the Palmer Cemetery on Tuesday of this
mock. mineral Services vere conducted
from the United Protestant Church rith Rev.
Coo. M. Geiritz officiating. The Loyal
Order of Moose Lodge No. 793 took part in
the service both at the Church'and at the
cemetery. The Palmers and Rev. Victor I.
•Alfsen sang tr6 quartette numbers at the
Church Service.
Mr. Hecker ras born December 9, 1889 at
Sterling, Illinois, He died September 26,
1947 at Palmer, Alaska, having reached the -
age of fifty-seven years.
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He vas united in marriage to Katlireen'S.
Gibson on July'11, 1914 at Lethbridge,
Alberta Canada, and to this union were
born six children. Mr. Hecker'came from
Oregon City, Oregon to Palmer, Alaska in
March 1938 vhere he resided on a Dairy
Cont. on page 5
TUUO LOCAL 4-HV-k s
UJII1 flATIOim A ID A R OS
The year of 1947 “'ill go dorm in the
University of Alaska records as the first
tine 4—H Clubs of the Extension Service
were represented at the National 4-H Con
gress in Chicago. Through Director Old
royd's efforts the Spool Cotton Company,
Allis-Chalmers MaAufac.tur ing Company,and
Sv’ift and Company, sponsoring the Nation
al Clothing, Gardening, and Poultry Con
tests respectively, have for tho, first
time included Alaska dinners for the a
nard of an educational trip to Chicago.
Iho avrard defrays expenses of the trip
from Seattle to Chicago. Mr. Oldroyd tras
also instrumental in Enlisting the help
of the Bank of Alaska, the First National
Bank of Anchorage, the 3ank of Fairbanksj
the First National Bank of Fairbanks, I.hr.
Roy 3. Earling, the Fairbmks Rotary Club
and the Lonen Commercial Company to meet
the e:qjense of the trip to Seattle. The
Congress meets in Chicago November 30 to
December 4.
The 1947 dinners who have achieved out
standing 4-H records and are northy of
the awards in every ray are Richard
Dangler of Seward in Poultry,'31 o -Mice
DjLnkol of TTasilla in Clothing,'and Lynn.
Sandvilc of Palmer in Gardening.
Cont. on page 3
STORm-Rynn
Mrs, Blanche Stoim and Harry Ryan trere
united in marriago at the Methodist Churdh
in xJichorage'Monday Evening September 29,
at 7:00 p.m,, by Rov, Geo, U. Dolch.
The bride rore a blue suit rith black'
accessories and a corsage of Gardenias
and Boses.
The Bride and Groog left for a short
honeymoon up the Highray. Upon their re
turn they rill makei their home in Palmer,
rhere Mr, Ryan is in business.
PLAN TRIP TO HOLER
Dr. O.S, Reod and Parker Lester plan to
leave on a trip to Homer on Octpbor 9,
t/here they rill discuss Dairying rith
the fanners in that area. They plan to
be back in time for the meeting rith the
Dairy Farmers in the Valley,