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Vol. 14 Palner, Alaska. February 9, 1951. No. 6
C. OF C. HERRS REPORTS
The Chamber cf Commerce meeting of lest
Wednesday noon was well attended, '■nd a
number of Interesting reports were given
by those present. President Hurley In
troduced three Army men from.Fort Richard
son, who are In charge of a practice e
vacurtlon for the civilian personnel of
the fort. This Is to take place-on Sat
urday of this week. Those In charge are
new and were net in charge before. They
were anxious to learn about complaints as
a result of the former test held last sum
mer. The plans are about the same as be
fore except that this test will stress
cold weather practice.
One Palmer merchant conplalned that the
cars blocked the entrance to his store for
about six hours In the previous test.
Russ Dow g-’ve a report on the Lazy lit. j
Ski Run, which he dees not think would be t
suitable for e public rUn. However, he
agreed that It might be acceptable for
limited use. His opinion Is, that the
Independence Mine Valley should be given
first preference because of better snow
covering.
Fcblrn Biota, c Mat” mister Valley farmer,
was Introduced by President Hurley, end
gave n short talk on the Valley Egg Pro
ducers problems. He ^sked the Valley Mar
ch, nts to consider the purch- se of ell
Vr.lley products available, In preference
to outside products, In connection with
their Buy at Home program. His suggestion
wps well received. i
Jrck Maze reported on the Buy at Home
Committees progress, and announced that
the first sale will start next week and
run for three weeks. Pirns were discussed!
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Norma Hannula, 26, and a Valley resld- :
ent for the past two years, passed aw-^y
early Wednesday morning of pneumonia com
plicated by asthma.
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Hiss Hannula, a sister of Mrs. Oscar ]
Klndgren, has two other sister's residing !
In the States. She had been making her 1
hone In Palmer with Hr. and Mrs. Clay »
Pruitt and family. Mrs. Pruitt is the e
daughter of Mrs. Klndgren. 1
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After studying the qualifications of
seme fifty-three candidates, the Boerd of
Regents of the University announce the ap
pointment of Dr. Nell A'. Hosley to be Dean
of the Faculty, effective at the end of
the academic year 1950-51, on July 1st.
Born In upper New York State In 1901,
Dr. Hosley graduated from Syracuse Univer
sity In 1924 majoring In forestry. He re
ceived his masters degree In Forestry from
Harvard In 1925 where he was Forest Assist
ant at the Harvard Forest from 1925 to
1930. During the nineteen thirties he was
an Instructor In Forestry at Harvard. Dur
lng 1934-35 he held the Charles Lathrop
Prck Fellowship at the University of Mich
igan where he received his Ph. D. In Wild
11 fe iian-gement In 1938. He then went to
the University of Connecticut where he be
came Assistant Professor of Forestry and
Wildlife Management, and subsequently head
of the department, e post he held until
1946. In that year he became Biologist In
Charge of Wildlife Investigation of Public
L.nds for the United States Fish and VI1 ri
ll Te Service; and In Shrch of 1950 was ap
pointed to be He'-'d of the Wildlife Re
search Unit and the courses In "llldllfe
Management and Conservation taught at the
University of Alaska.
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mvs suswios PROGRom
The Bureau of Naval Personnel has sus
pended the authority for ordering enlisted
sale Naval Reservists In the two lowest
Day grades to two years of voluntary act
ive duty. At the time the program was op
ined on December 6, 1950, It was stated
Dhat It would be suspended whenever It be
:sme necessary to Insure sufficient train
ing capacity for Regular Navy Recruits,
rhls situation now prevails, due to a
-urge number of recruits applying for en
listment In the Regular Navy. The suspen
sion will be lifted at such time as re
;rult training capacity again Is available.
Active duty under the program was open .
>nly to men who were members of the N°V'1
iesefve prior to Sept. 1, 1950, and no new
laval Reserve recruits were enlisted for
;he program. Those ordered to active duty
'ere ordered to a recruit training center
md received the regular eleven weeks
iralnlng currently given to Regular Navy
■ecrults.