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Palmer, Alaska
Juno 1, 1951.
No. 22
REPORT ON WATER
After last week's blast by a lo
cal paper on the water situation,
perhaps many of the citizens of Pal
ner are wondering what has happened
and what is proposed. Y/hile it is
true that the Co-op Board was pre
sented with a letter in the nature
of an ultimatum, including a con
tract that has the very provisions
that have been unacceptable to the
Co-op, and still is; we feel that
progress has been made and that it
will be ironed out sometime soon.
Charges included in the article
mentioned above, and the letter
from the City Council, that Acting
general manager, Carl Rasmussen had
changed his mind and reversed his
stand are denied by Rasmussen, who
says "that this bit of information
is in his opinion a deliberate
false-hood, and was used for the
purpose of hiding the fact that it
:r\3 really the committee from the
City Council, who changed their
minds." He says "that documents
now in the possession of the Co-op
will readily prove that this is
true."
Further, Rasmussen stated that "it
is his opinion that one of the
Council's committee members is try
ing to bluff his way into possess
ion of the Co-op's v/ater system.
That his record shows that he is ur>
able to co-operate with any civic
enterprise, as he immediately pro
ceeds to take over and dictate to
those associated with him, as to
what shall be done and how to do it*'
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limCE. “HflUJLinG SUCCESS"
The Colony Day danco held last
Saturday evening under the sponsor
ship of the ladies of the Grange of
Palmer, was reported by the dance
committee to have been a "howling
success".
Juno Piet ilia, viho will be a sen
ior in the Palmer school next year,
was crowned May Queen during the in
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cntom-im big success
The 1951 Colony Day proved to bo
a big success. A beautiful day
added to the pleasure of the annual
event.
Due to illness, President Terris
Moore of the University of Alaska
was unablo to be present, but the
inspection of the Agricultural Re
scrch Building, and it's exhibits
proved to be popular and the old
pictures of the Klondike camp in
vited favorable comment*
The special train from Anchorage,
which arrived around noon, brought
several hundred people, while two
or three thousand more arrivod via
automobile•
Tho various races and special c
vents advertised in last weeks pro
gram wore held on the fair grounds
and the ball game concluded the
afternoon's sports. The Carnival
company played to a record crowd,
with the thrilling ride on tho
ferris wheel proving to be tho best
seller. Two concessionaires dished
out ’hot dogs', coffee-, ice cream
and other tasty foods to the hungry
crowds.
The Barbeque proved to bo one of
tho best yet. The beef was raised
by Joe Loycr on his Matanuska Vall
ey Farm and was tender and delict
ious. Howard Campbell of the Co-op
creamery, mixed the barbeque sauce
and had charge of the cooking, with
Arnold Link of the creamery assist
ing. The meat cutters and waiters
were recruited from various stores
and agencies. The potatoes and
buns were baked by the Shamrock
Bakery, and proved to be delicious.
One strange thing about the af
fair, was the absence of so many of
tho original colonists who still
live in this section of tho country.
The newcomers were much more int
erested, apparently, than the old
timers. However, it was generally
agroed that tho day was a big
success•