Dr, Earl Graves
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PALMER, ALASKA
PERMIT NO. 3
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No. kk
Vol. 14
Palmcr, Alaska
November 16, 1951
R IA PGR
VALLEY?
M. D, Snodgrass,
chairman of the Rural
Tolophono Committee
announced today that
tho committee is mail
ing a letter to all
MEA and Grange members
concerning the forma
tion of a Rural Tele
phone Service.
Tho Rural Telephone
Association would take
in the citizens of Fal
mor and the entiro Val
loy within a reasonable
distanco where popula
tion is dense enough
. to insure payment of
the loan.
All operating facil
ities would bo avail
able at a low cost rate
par user, thereby a
great saving over cost
of a completo new set
up.
Should sufficient
people decide they want
Rural Telephone Servico
it could be organized
in the same manner as
the MEA,and a REA loan
be secured#
Full instructions for
forming such an associ
ation has boon publish
ed by the U.S.D.A#
Rural. Electrification
Administration and will
bo furnished free’ to
interested parties.
To secure a loan, wo
would be required to
raise funds through
membership fees of $5.
to cover the cost of
actual organization,
and to subscribe for
equity stock as a match
ing fund.
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KI WAN IANS
PLEDGE $1,000
The Kiwanis board of
directors voted this
week to pledge at least
$1,000 toward the Vall
ey Hospital Fund Drive.
Receipts from the
movie, Mauna Loa, shown
here Last July will be
turned over to the
drive treasurer at oncei
Other activities havo
been planned to produce
the remainder. A bask
etball game between
palmer and anchorage
Kiwanians is in prcs
poct •
President Hugh John
son has appointed Bill
Zahradnicek, Bob Johns,
Cy Brewer, Dan Fleming,
and Ed. Smith to plan
and run the Kiwanis In
vitational Basketball
Tournament this winter.
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H6ff MA N Apl-Ol:\i T: u
Charles W. Wilson re
turned from Juneau on
Friday with, the announce
mont that Clarence C.
Hoffman has been select
ed to membership on the
ulaska Soil Conserva
tion Board*
The appointment was
made by the Territorial
Board of Administration.
[Hoffman wa,s named to
■fill the vacancy creat
pd by the Resignation of
prank Linn two months a
|go, when he ieft for
the States.
Hcffmap has been a
nember of the Palmer
sub-district board for'
•nore than three years,
serving as secretary all
that time*
J. A.MacAhthur
Passes Away
John A. MacArthur, em
ployed in the creamery
at Palmer, ontored the
Valley Hospital on Mon
day of last week after
becoming suddenly ill.
He was transferred to
iFrovidence Hospital in
(Anchorage on Saturday,
when his condition be
came worse* and passed
(away Tuesday afternoon,
November '13th.
Mr. ftae*4rthur has
been a resident of palm
ier since May, when he
ipurchased a house and
land on tho old Frank
Clark place so-uth of
town.
Mr. MacArthur leaves
his widow, Margaret, and
two children, Sandra
Gale, aged seven and
one-half, and Ronald,
jaged two months. #e
also loaves a sister,
^artha, who is a nurse
at Valley Hospital.
Mr. MacArthur was
born, December 27, 1906
in Manitou, Colorado,
and came to the Valley
fr^m California.
Funeral services were
held Thursday, November
jl5> at Ij. p.m, The body
was cremated in accord
Efith Mr. MaCi.rthur 1 s
iishes•
|DINNER. TONIGHT
f There will be a spa
ghetti dinner tonight at
[the Was ilia School for
the benefit of the Was
jilla Basket Ball Team.
[The dinner, which will
htart at five thirty and
continue until every
thing is gone, will con
sist ojr a spaghetti
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