COLONY DAY A BIG SUCCESS
Cont, from 21 ago 1
the opening of tho Barbecue Pit. Some of
tho crov'd roro disappointed vrhon the moat j
proved to bo a little bit rare,hop'dvor»
most of the beef r;as consumod by a good
natured crord.
•
In the evening n"Night in Reno” took over
the Gym. This event mas sponsored by the ;
Athletic Association under the nanagenent
of Art Stacey. It featured the Dance Hall
gals of 1849 ’.“ho proved to be all that nas
erected. Many beautiful girls in dazzling
costumes tipped the light fantastic rith 1
minors and other local'citizens at OlOO
phoney bucks per.danco, Gamos of little
or no chance.attracted most of the custom
ers rhilo the noisy boisterous crord ras
held in check by Sheriff Jim V’ilson, v/ho
dragged unfortunate criminals up boforo
Judge Beans' Court (Jack Mazo). Tom Lepak
acted as Boliff and Jailor rrith groat
.dignity, Numerous marriages and divorces
were granted by Judge Boon at Non-bargain
prices.
The climax ras reached vhen irate citizens,
vho folt that the hands ‘of the law voro a
little too heavy, and formed a nob and
jailed the minions of the lav—and forced
thorn to divest themselves of part of their '
ill-gotten earnings.
Schaefer's Orchestra'fumishod the music
for the throe dances* The Grunge sponsorec
a popular Bingo Gamo. The American Legion
Auxiliary and Carpenters Union'had Conces-|
sions that voro roll supported. The Sports-*
man's Club sponsored a Trap Shoot that
proved very'popular, qto
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SIC Li OATS
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1'nyono having a surplus - of seed oats is
rerucstcd to notify Darrell Frank so that
others needing then night be able to fill
their needs. The Co-op's ordor cone just
a little short of filling the denand. An
oxtra hundred sacks r;ill arrivo early
next reek, but it is likely that a fer
more v;ill bd needed, JHV7
C C BRfX ItETUIlNt 70 VALLtY
C.C. Brix, a fomor nenber of the Board of
Directors of the Co-op and former Prcsider.i
of tho Board—later Secretary Treasurer,
returned from San Francisco, California,
in-tine for Colony Day Celebrations.
hr. Brix -.vent to California last year for
nodical attention and had a major opera
tion last rintcr in a California Hospital.
He is recovering satisfactorily and ’-ill
be looking after the many interests ho has
in the Ilatanuska Valley soon. All of Hr,
Bvix's friends hope that he "'"ill be fully
re c ovoro d in t h$ ije or . future.
Hr. Brix w-ns the farm land located just
tho. other side of the 1,'atanuska bridge fror
Palmer,__• CRB
PLANE CRASHES AT
■AIRPORT
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A brand her Aronica 90,O",7nod and piloted
by Art Berg of Anchdragc, crashed at tho
Paine r Airport on tho naming of Jur.o 9th.
i'hcn the piano failed to start rith'tho
starter, Hr. Berg tried cranking it. Hhilo
out of the piano, he accidentally opened
tho throttle vrith his clbor;. The plane
took off unpiloted and ront up nbout 150
foot, r.iadc tro circles above the airport
and crashed into a stump ror nbout 100'
foot aray. Tho piano burned completely.
Some personal belongings rcre throm clear
of the plane. Borg received a slight cut
on tho head rhilo trying to stop tho ".lane.
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AMERICAN LEGION ACTIVITIES
ON MEMORIAL DAY
L large number of Logionaircs and Auxiliary
members gathered at the Palmer Cemetery on
Ibnday, I'onorial Day, and conducted the
Legion Ritual for honoring the Comrades ‘
TTho have passed on. Post Commander Sims,
assisted by Chaplain LcDuc, conducted the
services. Bud Cambell mas in charge of
the firing squad rith Hr. Schaefer and Hr.
’"inner playing the Echo Bugle service.
Auxiliary President fir, Sims led the Aux
iliary Delegation mho displayed their nee;
colors.
The Cemetery ras cleaned up and graves of
Veterans ’'ore cleaned and rebanked by'tho
Legion membership earlier in the reek.
Tin Auxiliary made and placed rrcaths on
the graves,
Ibnday evening the Legion gave a large
donee at the Gym, The prise offered by
the Colony Day Committee ras dram, and ron
by Lester Hoars mho chose the binoculars. •
The Legion car ras avrardod to Dick Benson,
a nor; comer to the Valley.
Benson came to thd Valley about a month
ago from Leriston, Idaho. He'has been em
ployed by tile Shamrock Bakery.
Several representatives from Chugach Post
j?18 cane over from Fort Richardson and a
group'played a short time at the Legion
Dance. Come again boys. np-o
SARA DUNN MAC Hi TAN2
RACK (N ALASKA .
fiends’of the f writer Sara Dunn, rho is
nor; Hrs, Kachctann, '.■’ill be pleased to
learn that she and her husband, both of
idiom arc professional photographers, have
been engaged by tho Abash a 6. volopjrrcnt
Board to photograph sooner that - ill shot?
uhat Alaska has to offer uo tourists and
those v.’ho rish to secure industrial'sites*
The pair will probaby bo in tho hatanuska
Valley some time this summer., .'«««