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VOL. 10
Palmer, Alaska
October 23, 1947
No. 43
TUJO FRLSE FIRe-fttflRfRS
ALERT FIRF.F11 EH
Eerly Monday morning the fire alarm sum
moned all Volunteer fireman out to com
bat a blaze they could'not find. It seems
that at the former M.D. Snodgrass resi
dence into which the H.G. Bryan family are
moving was thought to be on fire when a
noise like burning wood was heard between
the walls. Knowing all'too well how fast
a farm house burns down, they took no
chances and turned in the alarm at once.
After a thorough search, however, no trace
of fire could be detected.
A second fire alarm was sounded between
5 and 5 p.m. on Tuesday evening when a
passerby noticed a huge blaze near the
Roland Snodgrass barn. VTithout investi
gating^ the alarm was turned in and a large
crowd of fire fighters reported at the
Snodgrass place. This fire also turned
out to be a false alarm as the blaze
which appeared to be coming from the bam
when viewed from the road, was really be
hind the bam where Mr, Snodgrass was get
t ing rid of some rubtirff^Ih' a larg3' bon
fire. It mas not as close to the build
ings as it appeared.
Both alaims, however, served to put the
Volunteer Firemen on tho alert and give
them a little practice.
CO-OP ROTES
VETnEESKIP NOTICE:
71(3 first session of the next stockholders
ruarterly meeting will be'held in'the Com
munity Building of Palmer, Alaska,'at 8:00
“.m, on Saturday, November 1, 1947. The
nesting will be open to voting membersi
probational members and their families.
If at anu ska Valley Farmers’
Cooperating Association
Harold L, Thuaa,Secretary
HEATING PROBLEM BEING SKJj'CEO
Ir. Keith Young, from the /nchorago Hoat— j
ing and Insulation Co,, was Ir Palmer on
Wednesday afternoon'of tlj* -wexs-corfer- )
ring with the M. V, F,C, A. on h.a'nng prob— P
lens. Mr, Young checkat. rl.e Ir or House
and the heating system thoroughlv and
returned to Anchorage to digest the in- ^
Cont. or. page 5 n
BASKET BALL SEASOH
OPEnS UUITH DOUBLE HEADER
The Basket Ball season will open in Painer
this week with a double header beginning
at 7:00 p.m. in the School Gymnasium.
A preliminary game will open the event
with Uasilla playing the second team of
the Palmer High School.
Following this the main game of the eve
ning will be between the Alumni Team of
Palmer and the Palmer High School Moose.
Mr. L. K. Gibson, High School Coach, an
nounced this week that the H.S. Team will
be supported by
Ray Fuhl Right Forward
Earl Onkka Left ”
Don Irwin Center
Halt Stevens Right Guard
Hayne Bouwens Left "
Puhl and Irwin are the-only two from'
last year's first team, while Stevens
was an able substitute in every game.
Onkka and Bouwens have played on the sec
ond team previously, but have had less'
experience playing with the first team.
Mr. Gibson has a hopeful outlook for the
year and plans to play about 25 games dur
ing the year.
A large crowd is atticipated on the open
ing night of Basket Ball to support both
the Alumni and the High School teams.
On Saturday evening of this week the 27th
Statistical Control Unit from Fort Rich
ardson will play the Palmer High School
team at Palmer.
'EEP CRASHES RAILING
Saturday evening between S^.aad 10 p.n.
the Jeep in which Darrel MoKSchnie and
lim Hermon were riding shielded on the
"rost on the bridge and crashed through
;he r/ooden railing cn the west approach
to the bridge landing right side up
larrel picked himself up in the back seat
ind when attempting to ^ull Jim from the
ioor of the front seat, noticed that one
jTr was useless. Tno boys were picked up
nd taken to the Talrey Hospital whore
colics hone v/s3 set for Darrel end a
corh sewed up on Jin' s kudo,
he Jeep was /ery badly ..r<xk'u.