VOL. 8
PALMER, ALASKA
NO.30
JULY 27, 1945
SU15 "COMM IT T € E OF
HOUSE APPROBATIONS
COMMITTEE
VISITED PALMER,
The Sub-Committee of the House
ipropriaticns Committee visited
timer on Wednesday of this week anc
made e tour of the Volley. It is
regretted that they were unable to
meet the people of the Valley at a
public meeting as was done in other
towns of Alaska,
On Thursday morning the committee
arrived in Palmer for breakfast at
the Palmer fountain Cafe. They wer<
enroute by car to Fairbanks over
the Gl'-nn and Richardson Highways.
The Ctmmitte was composed of
Jed Johnson(Chairman)from Oklahoma,
Michael J. Kidwan, Ohio; John J.
Rooney, New York; Ben F. Jensen,
Iowa; and Ko.nrv C, Pworshak of
Idaho. They were accompanied, by
William Erophy, Commissioner of
Indian Affairs; Bon Foster, Head of
Alaska Native Service; Governor
.Gnuening; "William Duvall, Secretary
of the C rrmittee; and Mr. and Mrs.
William‘Baker of Ketchikan. Mr.
Baker is Editor of the Ketchikan
Chronicle.
, We understand that the Congress
ional . committee were very enthusi
astic over the Matanuska Valley
'"esh produce. They must have been
11 impressed with the Valley for
.a hear that they will probably
31op here again on their return
..trip from Fairbanks,
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REV, HERMAN BEYER BACKFROM STATES
Rev. Herman Beyer,who was pastor of
the Valley Chapel two years ago,
was In Palmer this week. He will
make•hi r, home in Juneau where his
family will be moving s~on. While
In the States Rev, Beyer lectured
in 65 of the largest cities to
audiences totalling 30,000 people.
■ He found them intensely interested
in Ala ska.
Rev. Beyer said that ho was very
1 glad to be home again.
’While in the Valley Rev. Beyer
sealed the peak of.the highest moun
tain in the East Range. He still
feels th*t It should be named Beyer
^eak. Me'climbed it in 194®. -*■ • .1.
OFFER TO LEASE
TRADING POST DECLINED
The offer wade by Ted VanThiel
and associated was declined. The
Co-operative Set-up of this unit of
the Civic Center is valued too much
to lease it to outside interests.
SEVENTEEN MORE CONGRESSMEN ARE DUE
TO ARRIVE IN THE VALLEY ABOUT THE
16th OF AUGUST.
Seventeen Congress men which
will represent two House sub-com
mittees are scheduled to visit the
Valley about the ‘16th of August*
.The purpose of th&se committees
will be to study problems of ^over**
ment in "laska. Special gjr'UPS will
study problems concerning Irnds,
transportation and industry. The
roads committee will pay particular
attention to the Alaska Highway,end
will study the road situation hen“
erally.
The present listing of members to
be included in this perty are:
Hugh ieterscn 10-Ga.) lawyer
J,W, Robinson (d-Utnh) educator
Ed Gossett (D-Tkx) lawyer.
Augustine B. Kelley (D-Pa.) coal
mine operatof
John S. Gibson (D-Ga) lawyer*
Henry D. Larcade, Jr .,'"(D-Ln) Insure
nnce
James F. Geelan (D-Qonn.) Insurance
Homer E. Angell(R-Ore) Editor
Paul Cunningham(R-Iowa) lawyer
Arthur L. Mjller (R-Neb)faraor
Marlon T. Bennett fR-Mo.) lawyer
Harold. C. Hagen (R-Minn.) Editor
Delegate Bartlett of AHusk'a*
The other members of the gr.up have
not been named. '
KETCHIKAN EDITOR IN PALMER FRIDAY
William Baker, owner and Editor
of the Ketchikan Chronicle was In
Palmer Friday. Mr. Baker arid his
wife came tt> Anchorage with the Con
gressional group who visited here
this week. ■’
It has been suggested that the
people of the Valley ought to write
their opinions about lcvcal-.-piroblems
for* publication in the Valley
Settler, The Editor‘feels tiist this
is -a very good idea.