Sec* 34•6° P.L. and R.
U.S. POSTAGE
1/ PAID
FAIRER, ALASKA
Dr Earl Graves • i PERMIT NO* 3
mflTflnuSKfi VALLEY FAR [TIERS' CO-OPERRIHIG "flSSTl
Voi. 14
October 26, 1951 No* 1^2
Pa liner, Alaska
mERCHflnOlSE
fWJQROS OFFERED BLJ
TfiflOlllo POST
Merchandise awards
will be given to the per
son finding the most
nationally advertised
products on sale in the
Trading Post during the
now contest which is to
start on Friday, Octo
ber 26th., and end on
Friday, November li+th.
First prizo is to be
$10.00 in merchandise,
and the second prize a
merchandise award.
The contost is open
to all except TRADING
POST EMPLOYEES AND OFF
ICE PERSONNEL.
Here's how the contest
works: Look through 1
any national magazine
(the two latest issues)
get the name of the pro
duct, namo of the mag
azine and page number,
and submit to the Trad
ing Post for judging.
HOITIE DESTROYED
Fire struck early
Monday morning at the
homo of Mr* and Mrs* Ed.
Casey about three miles
south of Palmer when
the entire home and all
its contents were de
stroyed.
The Caseys and their
young sen were visiting
with friends at Potter
when tho fire occurred.
A neighbor, Alex Carl
son, jr., had volunteer
ed to look after the
heater for the Caseys
during their absence*
con’td* on page 3
CHEST DRIVE EPOS.
60PL unREPCHED
PS yET
The Community Chest
campaign officially uni
ed on October 2l4.th.,
some.$600. short of its
goal of How
ever, Mr* Emil Ganschow,
chairman of the local
drive sail, yesterday,
that he felt sure this
amount would be covered
by the returns not yet
in. Collections Wed
nesday evoning totalled
'$23l44-»70, Mr. Ganschow
stated.
"Much credit is due
the solicitors who ac
complished this collec
tion foat in the brief
10-day drive," comment
ed Mr. Ganschow#
If anyone has been
overlooked during the
campaign, he may bring
or mail a contribution
to the Palmer Community
Chest, to Emil Ganschow,
chairman, or to Marvin
Slaughter, president of
the board*
TO TEST SlREIl
Saturday some time
between 12:30 and 1 p.m
local residents may be
startled by the scund
cf the fire siren, but
they are not to get ex
cited about a fire.
"It won't mean a
thing," said A1 Hagen,
"except that local fire
men will bo testing
their siren."
Mr. and Mrs. William
Ca^ai^x* are nor?tt$ Qf \
CGPiST GUARD
EXPfinDS PROGRflm
In keeping with the
military readiness of
the United States, the
Seventeenth Coast Guard
[District's Reserve Off
jicer Candidate program
is being expanded to
[include men without
previous service as
'well as those who have
had former service.
I -
i Men who arc solccted
iwill be enlisted as
Seaman Recruit (OC), U.
S. Coast Guard Reserve,
and will be sent to tho
Coast Guard Academy at
Now London, Connecticut
for a 16 weeks training
[course. Upon satis
factorily completing
[the course they will be
appointed in the arado
1 of Ensign, USCGR, and
jassignod to extended
[active duty. Unsuccess
ful candidates will be
required to servo on
active duty in enlist
ed status for a period
which will meet tho re
quirements of the then
existing Selective Ser
vice legislation.
Candidates who aro
selected for this pro
igram must hold a bacca
laureate degree fran an
accredited college and
be between 21 and 26
years of ago. Former
servicemen of the Coast
Guard, Coast Guard Re
sorvo, Navy and Navy
Resorve must hold a
baccalauroatc degree or
have 2 years of college
and 2 years service or
3 years of college arid
1 year service.
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