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VOL. 13
Palmer, Alaska
April 21,1950
No. 16
CO'OP spodsons'
PHOTO [ OOTEST
The Co-cp Is sponsoring a contest for pho
.tographs to be used ns a calendar picture.
This contest is epen to any resident.Alas
kan and is to be a typical Alaskan scene,
preferably of the Matanuska Valley.
Present information is; that negative 35mm
and larger'are to be submitted, and that
black and white negatives are preferred.
There are to be four winners.
Photos will be displayed and Judged at the
Colony Day celebration in May.
POTATO- CONTRACTS AWARDED
Glen "cods and the Cc-op were the two bid
ders on the Array’s June requirements of
£50 tens cf potatoes. Bids were opened
last Monday and were as follows per
delivered:
Ft. Richardson
Whittier
Ladd Field
Slelsen ..FB
Big Delta
Whittier (crated)
cwt.
Woods Co-op
4.16 5.65
4.22 5.90
5.71 6.85
5.77 6.85
6.86 7.40
6.20 6.93
'"leads bid was conditioned In such a way
that the first two items would not be a
wnrded him if the last four were won by
hla and totalled at least 80 tens. There
fore, the Co-cp was awarded the first two
ltecs at their bid. This represents 87
tens.
PRODUCE SIDS OUT
The Arny Quartermasters have sent out in
vitations tc bid on 1950 Produce require
ments. Bids are to be opened May 10th.
All produce is to be Alaska grown. No
cauliflower or fresh peas are called for,
but increased quantities cf celery, beets,
cabbage, carrots, spinach, onions,radishes,
turnips and potatoes are requested, while
smaller ouantities of broccoli an,; lettuce
are wanted.
All produce growers are asked to have their
crop estimates turned in at the Co-op Of
fice er Produce Department not later
than Friday, April 28th. Estimate sheets
Cont. on page 3
PTR PORT
CflniRflfT SIGHED
The contract between the Palmer Construc
tion Company nnd Territorial Board of
Aeronautics represented by Tony Schawn,
Director was signed on Thursday morning
of this week, Mr. L.C.Stock, Head of the
Palmer Airport Committee, announced this
week. Last Saturday the local Airport was
deeded to the Territory, but upon comple
tion It will be returned to the Community
for operation,as the Territory has no
funds for this purpose.
The size of the runways are as follows:
The N.S. runway will be 3750 feet long,
and the 3.W. runway will be 4950 feet
Ion5. Both runways will be 400 feet wide
with 150 feet of surface.
Plans are tc start wrrk on the Airport tm
cedlately and Palmer Construction Company
comprised of Hern, Robinson & Jones have
stated that they desire to handle all lo
cal labor possible.
Ur. Stock sale1 that this contract for the
completion cf the Palmer Airport Is the
consumatlon cf a dream which had Its ori
gin In a Grange meeting ten years ago. At
that time a committee from the Grange was
named to call frr reoresentatives from all
other organizations In the Valley to form
an Airport Associatl n. This was dene and
this Airport Association has been working
c;ntlnually ever since that tine to obtain
on Airport for Palmer.
'■hile it Is net In the contract, the Air
port association h ; es that a Control Tow
er and an Administration building.will be
constructed.
The Palmer Construction Company has not
as yet set up the local office.
FIRE DESTROYS SHED
The local Fire Department was called out
to the farm.of 3111 H.skins cn Thursday
evening of this week to put out a fire
which broke out In a shed back of the
barn. The shed was a complete loss, but
nothing else was ignited from the blaze.
Fortunately there was nothing cf great
value in the shdd so that the loss sus
tained was only that of the shed.