Palmer, Alaska
Vol 13
October 13, 1950
No. 40
CO-OP 016R. RETURflS
James W. Wilson, Co-op Manager, returned
Monday from a two week trip to several
cities in the western states. Mr. Wilson
visited Seattle, Portland and Oakland
making final arrangements for equipment
and supplies needed in the dairy and
creamery departments and calling on other
suppliers.
While in the various cities Mr. Wilson
visited the Consolidated Dairy Ass'n.,
Washington Farmers Co-op, Grange Co-opera
tive Wholesale in Seattle, Clark County
Dairymens Co-op in Vancouver, Wn., and
the Darigold plant at Caldwell, Idaho —
all co-operative businesses. He also
visited the Golden State Dairy plant in
Long Beach and Lucerne Milk Company of
Seattle.
In addition to dairy business, contacts
were made relative to seed and fertilizer
needs for next spring. Mr. Wilson also
took several days off to visit friends
and relatives in Utah and Idaho.
GEOLOGIST ARRIVES
Clark E. McFuron, chief geologist for the
Bureau of Reclamation's Eklutna power pro
ject, arrived in Palmer Monday, Oct, 9, to
prepare for the examination of core drill
ings from the site of the proposed tunnel.
The mile long bore, one of the longest
constructed by the Reclamation group, vail
carry the waters of Eklutna Lake into tur
bines on the shore of Knik .Arm.
Drillers are now arriving on the scene,
accompanied by their families. McFuron,
by studying rock types brought up by the
drills, will be able to prodict the type
of materials most likely to be encountered
during construction of the nine-foot bore.
From this information the tunnel design
may be worked out, and bidding contractors
will know more accurately what problems
they face.
Core drills will be inserted at both ends
of the proposed bore for approximately a
quarter-mile. Types of foundations and
methods of inserting a concrete liner may
also be learned by this work,MeHuron said.
The geologist, a graduate of Syracuse Uni
versity, was sent north from Boysen Dam
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Famous ARTISTS TO APPEAR
Arrangements have been made by the local
chapter of Beta Sigma Phi to have Roman
Totenberg, celebrated violinist and Maxim
Shapiro, pianist appear in Palmer this Fri
day evening, October 13. The two artists
appeared in Anchorage Tuesday evening and
played before a spellbound audience. Price
of Admission will be f£.UO for adults and
60 cents for children and may be purchased
at the door.
romp FEATURED
The Matanuska Valley Co-op was featured in
the October issue of the Pacific Northwest
Co-operator, official publication for the
Pacific Supply Co-operative of Oregon, Wash
ington and Idaho. A picture of a Matanuska
Valley farm and one of the "Red Maid" being
loaded at the creamery accompanied the story
which was written by Harry Nelson, director
of the Twin Falls Co-op Supply of Twin
•Falls, Idaho.
Mr. Nelson visited Palmer this summer and
I was shown around the plant by our manager.
Mr. Nelson has been active in Co-ops for
many years and was intensely interested in
our operation.
•In true newspaper style however, we were
|misquoted as having sold approximately
| 2300 pounds of potatoes last year instead
of 2300 tons. This was no doubt only a
itypegraphical error not attributable to
•Mr, Nelson.
rvr LEAVES FRnflTlERSfflfln
jViola Daniels, :,mother" of the Valley Front
jiersman, vd.ll discontinue her duties as
'editor of that paper this week. Viola
started the Frontiersman, September 17,191*7
and has operated it since that time. She
will continue to hold an interest in the
weekly.
Opal Lou Smith, formerly, society editor of
the Anchorage News, will assume the editor
ship.
OVER »6000. FOR fUflO
An appeal for funds, Wednesday, by four
Anchorage radio stations to purchase iron
lung equipment netted over $F6,000. This
should provide several units that will be
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