Marses’ Workshop
Plannod By
Nursing Director
A new project in professional
education is being undertaken
this year by the Alaska Division
American Cancer Society which
is bringing Nellrana Best, Cancer
project nursing director of the
School of Nursing, University of
California Medical Center, to Al
aska to conduct nurses work
shops on cancer nursing through
out Alaska. Mhs Best will visit
every District of the Alaska
Nurses’ Assoeiation, in order to
hold the workshops. Nurses are
looking forward to her program
which should be very valuable
to the nurses who participate as
well as to the Alaska Division
volunteer workers for the Cancer
Society who will find it worth
while to attend the workshops.
In addition to her work in each
District, Miss Best was a featured
speaker at .the annual conven
tion of the Alaska Nurses’ Associ
ation in Anchorage earlier this
month.
Al HAGEN—
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prepared. Historical items in tire
museum will be described in -the
booklet, along with interesting
pictures.
INVITE PARTICIPATION
Over 150 invitations ha ve beeit
mailed to various industries, gov
ernment agencies and manufac
turers to participate in the 1956
Valley Fair. In addition a num
ber of invitations have been
mailed in the local area to those
organization^ who have 'partici
pated in past Fairs. All organiza
tions who plan participation ‘in
the Fair are urged to contact the
fair manager as soon as possible
so that spare may be reserved.
FARMERS’ MARKET
OPENS SATURDAY
The Farmers’ Market will open
for the season this coming Satur
day, June 23, it was announced
this week. Fresh Matanuska Val
ley vegetables will be available
at the market, as well as home
baked goods, including cakes,
breads, rolls, pies and other tasty
products.
The market is located in the
Co-Op shopping center, across
from the Alaska Railroad depot
on Railroad street.
Members of the Farmers’ Mar
ket association have brightened
up the market stalls this past
week with a coat of bright green
paint. For the fourth time since
the market was opened in 1951
members have put a new roof on
the structure, and repaired other
winter and spring wind damages.
The market will be open each
week-end throughout the sum
mer with all type farm produce
to be offered for sale as the seas
on progresses.
MATANUSKA—
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irnum range on the daily records.
The highest surge of water was
August 26, 1955 when 9 96 feet
were recorded. The low was in
March when a reading of 3.60
feet was taken. The guage lo
cated ait the Matanuska bridge,
is in operation the clock around.
June 1, 1956 readings Showed the
water heighth at that point to be
7.47 feet. Judging from other
years the river will continue to
rise for several weeks.
A number of residents in the
Butte area are making attempts
to save the banks along their
farm land. Wilson Wood and the
Falks have been dumping trees
and old oars, cabled to one an
other, in some of the sections
where the current is the strong
est. From the air along the Van
danhoff property a Large number
cwf trees may be seen in the water.
These trees have dropped into
the river this year for the green
leaves are still visible.
Dr. Lee McKinley said this
week it is certainly a job for en
gineers. “We aren’t going to lose
our farms this year or next, but
unless, this river bank erosion is
stopped, we will in time, lose
our property,” he said. A number
of the farms along the river have
already lost enough cultivated
land to lower the value of their
farms.
Vic Vet jayf
r GIVE YOUR FELLOW VETS
BREAK. IF YOU CAN T KEEP A
VA APPOINTMENT FOR OUT
PATIENT TREATMENT NOTIFY
THE VACUNIC AT LEAST 24
HOURS IN ADVANCE SO THE
CLINIC MAY SCHEDULE ANOTHER
DISABLED VET IN YOU* PLACER
For foil informoHon rnnturt your nearest
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION offiee
VA HOME LOAN APPRAISAL
REQUESTS RISE IN JANUARY
Veterans Administration re
ceived appraisal requests for 29,
284 proposed homes during Janu
ary, an increase of nearly 18 per-1
cent over the December total of
24,892.
VA said the number of propos
ed units for which it receives ap
praisal requests is considered an
. indicator of future GI home loan
business. VA characterized the
increase, in part, as seasonal
since builders are beginning to
come to VA regional offices with
their Spring building plans.
VA added it still is too early
to feel the effects of the partial
relaxation of credit controls an
nounced on January 17, 1956.
VA said it received 18,938 ap
praisal requests for existing
homes in January—about * the
same total as in December.
However, the 41,882 GI home
loan applications received in Jan
uary were eight percent below
the December total of 45,514.
This decrease reflects the drop
in appraisal activity last fall, VA
said, when no-down payment
loans were halted by VA in face
| of 2 percent down payment re
quirements.
Question of Week:
Q. I enlisted under the Armed
Forces Voluntary Recruitment |
Act early in/ 1946. I am eligible
for a GI loan under the World
War II GI Bill. Am I also subject
to the World War II deadline of
July, 1957?
A. The World War II GI loan
MEA MEMBERS—
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Attorney Shaw to represent the
membership and the seating of
Hurley, Thuma, and Branton,
and also instructed the attorney
to take whatever legal action
necessary and to retain full co
counsel and incur necessary ex
penses cn behalf of the member
ship.
Alfred Hagen proposed through
motion that was seconded by
Reese Tatro, that the Directors
determine the feasibility of a 10
percent rate reduction inasmuch
as the MEA showed a sizeable
net profit last year. The motion
carried with only three negative
votes being cast against the pro
posal.
Questioned in regards to the
pending suit in District Court
Attorney Shaw stated that as far
as known MEA is not assuming
the defense costs of Mrs. Parks
and R. B. Graham, defendants.
Mrs. Kay Piippel moved, John
Weisenberger seconded, that the
costs of defending Mrs. Parks
and Graham in litigation past,
present or future arising from.
the Apirl 14 meeting not be as
sumed by the MEA. The motion
was approved by the membership
Since the membership meeting
Edgar Boyko, Anchorage attor
ney representing Mrs. Parks and
Graham, has through the Anch
orage newspapers, said the mem
bership’s move was illegal.
Attorney Shaw stated this
week that the June 16 meeting
was “called and conducted ac
cording to Law and within the
framework of the articles of in
corporation and by-laws of the
association.” He went on to say
that “Hurley, Thuma and Brant
on were elected directors by an
overwhelming, almost unani
mous vote, which clearly and
unequivocally reflects the choice
of the membership and incident
ally reaffirms the results of the
recent meeting of April 14, which
has been contested on grounds
of irregular voting procedure.”
Shaw said today, that in the
event of further extensive court
procedure Attorney John Radar
of Anchorage will be co-counsel
on any court matters represent
ing the MEA membership.
deadline does not apply to you.
Instead, your deadline will be 10
years from the end of your first
enlistment period under the Vol
untary Recruitment Act,
TEEN-AGE MEETING
SET FOG TONIGHT
Parents of teen-agers, repre
sentatives of local organizations,
and the teen-agers themselves,
are reminded of the meeting be
ing planned tonight in the U. S
Army Reserve training center.
The meeting will get under way
at 8 p. m- and will center around
the formation of organized re
creation for the young people of
the valley area.
The meeting is open to the
public and Richard Branton, who
has been doing the ground work j
for the PARC, urges all parents \
and interested adults to turn out \
and offer expressions so that a |
solid organization may be formed |
“We have clearance for a
large meeting place- several per
sons have donated recreation
equipment—the kid’s are anx
ious—all we need now is the sup
port of the adults in the commu
nity. By tunning out for the
meeting and offering suggestions,
we can get started on final
plans,” he pointed out.
Entrance to the meeting place
is located in the entrance to Togs
n Seams in the theater building
Two monitoring stations for
Dollection of data on radio acti
vity present in the air were es
tablished in Alaska last; week in
time to measure any fallout from
the Eniwetok nuclear tests should
it travel this far. Samples are col
lected daily and their purpose is
to measure amounts of radio
activity normally present and to
record any variations which
might occur as a result of a nu
’lear explosion set off by the
United States and other count
ries, according to Amos J. Alter,
Alaska Department of Health
sanitation and engineering chief.
CHAMBER —
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quests for assistance were shut
tled back and forth between Al
aska, Seattle and Washington,
D. C., with no definite action
•taken. Mayor Charles Wilson
showed photographs taken of the
area and estimated that approx
imately 18 acres have been lost
in the past year. At the rate of
from $250-$300 per acre, this
presents a sizeable figure, he
pointed out and then added that
that is not the entire economic
picture, though. One point of con
cern in flood control problems,
he said, is what property is left
may no longer be an economical
unit. The overall loss will be
greater than a certain number of
dollars per acre, because the unit
has lost much of its economic
value, he said. He referred to an
aerial trip made last summer by
himself, Dr. Lee McKinley, and
Del. E. L. Bartlett at which time
the erosion problem was very
evident. Since that time Dei,
Bartlett has worked in Congress
to get assistance on the prob
lem. The cost of moving the pow
er lines has been estimated at
$40,000. This much money could
be justified in a program to pro
tect the lines, he said. Lew Hanks
Extension, Service district agent
said that Agriculture Conserva
tion program funds could be used
for such a project—except for
the fact that only $30,000 is avail
able for the entire territory.
Chamber members voted that
a formal request be sent the Ar
my Engineers at Anchorage, call
ing their attention to the condi
tion and requesting that what
ever possible be done, as soon as
possible, to stop the river bank
erosion in the Butte area.
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Such as . . .
OUTBOARD MOTORS, LAWN MOWERS
CHAIN SAWS & BICYCLES
Located at
LOVEJOY BODY SHOP
RAILROAD ST.
PHONE 2934
AU. IN FAVOR
OF GOOD FOOD
SHOP AND SAVE HERE
_ CfMi
Prices Good:
Friday - Saturday
Sunday & Monday
M. J. B.
COFFEE
99\
Friskies
CAT FOOD
15 oz.
2 39c
Kraft
Mayonnaise
QUART
YES MADAME. DARK, SWEET
303 Size
CHERRIES 39'
Sunshine
ASSORTED KREEMLINED
WAFERS 25c
Meat Department
2 lb. Pkg.
SWIFT PREMIUM
ThickSllced Rindless
BACON $1.19
AGAIN for your food Dollar, KINGAN'S Reliable boneless,
Canned Picnic Ham
$2.59
'SUPPLY IS LIMITED'
Fresh Fryers
Fresh Fryers
CARNATION
CORNFLAKES
12 oz. package
27°
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CRACKERS
2 lb. package
59°
State Fair
TOMATOES
303 Size
2 hr 45'
KOSLOSKY'S DEPT. STORE
Week Days9 to 8
ONE-STOP SHOPPING CENTER
Sunday*— 9 to 8