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Vol. iU
Palmer, Alaska
October 5* 1951
No.39
Sec. 34»66 F.L. and R.
U.S. POSTAGE
1i PAID
PALMER, ALASKA
PERMIT NO.3
PALMER c.or c.
ENTERTAINS
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Commerce entertained the
Anchorage Chamber on
Wednesday noon at the
regular luncheon meet
ing. Approximately bO
persons were present,
including visitors froip
Fort land, Oregon, Ta
coma, and Seattle, ’Wash
ington.
■Jack .'mderson, pres
ident of the Anchorage
Chamber, introduced the
visitors.
The visitors from the
states were passengers
on the inaugural flight
of the Pacific Northern
airlines, bo t we en A la ska
and. che states.
President Hurley made
the arrangements for
the luncheon and had a
program that was well
received by all. Mr.
C. Bell, manager of the
Creamery, gave a short
talk about the product
ion of dairy products
in the Valley. He was
followed in turn by C.
R. Rasmussen and Jack
Maze. Mr. Rasmussen
speaking on the market
ing problems in Alaska,
and-Mr. Maze on the ben
efits to Anchorage mer
chants by spending Vall
ey money in Anchorage.
The dining tables were
decorated with fresh
vegetables and dairy
products from the Vall
ey. Many of the guests
were very much surprised
to learn that such ex
cellent products were
raised here. Servings
of buttermilk, chocolate;
milk, Grade A milk,
cottage cheese and ice
cream were received with
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SLOWS HARVEST
IN VAIIFY
There was over five
inchos of rainfall intho
Valley during the month
of September* This is
a near record. It has
hindered the harvesting
of hay, grain and po
tatoes to a dangerous
extent* A hard freeze
now, might cause the
loss of 25^ or more of
the potato crop. Farm
ers are badly in need
of additional help, and
all efforts arc being
made to secure military
personel and others for
the coming week.
Additional efforts
will be m&de by the Co
op officials to get
more men this next week.
It Is thought that it
mi gilt be possible to gel
more soldiers if trans
portation were furnish
ed.
The big potato stor
age cellar is practical
ly full, but It appears
that the farmers will
have enough storage
space on the farms to
take care of the bal
ance of the crop.
Farmers report that
the hay crop is pretty
light this year. The
dry weather during the
early part of the summ
er is probably respon
sible for this condi
tion. _
Ed. Barrett returned
to Palmer on Wednesday
evening after spending
two and one-half months
outside. Mr. Barrett
flew to Fortland, Ore
gon in July, where he
entered the Veteran's
Hospital for major and
minor surgery. He ex
pects to return to work
for the Co-op soon.
DR.MILO FRITZ
’’-PE./'KS HERE
Dr. Milo Fritz spoke
at an open meeting of
the Health Council Wed
nesday evening, Septem
ber 26th, on disease of
the cornea-more par
ticularly, corneal ul
cers •
In connection with his
talk Dr. Fritz showed
colored slides he him
self had taken, includ
ono of a corneal ulcer
on the eye of a Matan
uska Valley child.
He said that corneal
ulcers respond rapidly
to treatment with’ the
new drug cortisone if
administered in the
first stages of the dis
ease. However, if the
ulcer is permitted to
grow unchecked, the eye
may be rendered useless.
When this occurs, vis
ion may be restored by
transplanting part of a
good cornea into the
diseased one. The cor
nea of a person who has
just died may be used if
taken within a few hours
of death, and. the Kiwan
is Club of anchorage is
jsponsoring the organiza
tion of an Eye Bank to
which people may be
queath their eyes for
this purpose.
Further details of the
plan will be announced
when they have been
worked out.
L. K
A son was born to Mr#
and Mrs. Robert Meiers
of Palmer, on Fridajr,
September 28, in Valley
Hospital. He has been
named. Robert Carl. The
■nother is the formor
Bonnie Larsh of Palmer.