THE FRONTIERSMAN
C&tered as second das'- natter on Oct 21. 1947, at the post office a*
Palmer. Alaska, under the Act of March 3. 1879.
A. J. DeJulio — -—.. Publisher-Manage’
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STORM HIGHLIGHTS
Dr. Winston Laughlin walked
all the way from the Experiment
Farm, seven miles from Palmer,
in the strong Matanuska wind, ■
to attend church services at the
United Protestant Church this
past Sunday.
Little traffic was in evidence
during the storm. Many of those
"who were not blocked in by
drifts, found their motors were
packed with wind-blown snow.
'The garages and wreckers were
kept busy for three days.
Jim and Claudia Wilson of the
Co-Op Cafe gave up waiting for
the snow plows and walked over
six miles Tuesday morning to
get into town. At the end of their
"walk” they met the snow re
moval equipment on the way out.
Few businesses or offices in
Palmer were open on Monday.
There was plenty to do at home,
trying to block the windows and
doors; shoveling drifts away from
doors, and trying to keep the
home fires burning.
Hardware stores reported an
above-average sale of roofing ma
terials and nails on Tuesday and
Wednesday this week. Shingles,
roofing paper, even aluminum
sheeting, v\%re torn off by the
force of the wind. A few homes
NURSES' GROUP
TO MEET FRIDAY
Members of District 6, Alaska
Nurses Association, will meet at
8 p.m. in the Health Center to
morrow evening. Mr. and Mrs.
Max Sherrod will present the
program, based on nursing in the
Matanuska Valley. All officers
and members are'urged to attend.
Pictures of the group will be
taken during the meeting.
The USS Glacier, the Navy’s
newest icebreaker, will be the
most powerful icebreaker ever to
penetrate ice-looked Antarctica.
Attached to Task Force 43, the
Glacier boasts 21,000 horsepower.
reported roof damage caused by
falling television antennas.
Television service calls came
fast and thick during and after
the wind storm. Many antennas
were blown down—many bent,
and many lead-in wires were
broken. “It’s an ill wind, etc. . . .”
might apply here.
Cy Brewer, MEA manager, re
ported the electric lines in the
city held up very well. Chugiak
and Wasilla didn’t fare as well.
Both towns were without power
for a period.
Sheet Metal Work
Furnaces Stokers Pre-fab Chimneys
Stainless Steel Work
— Free Estimates —
! PALMER SHEET METAL & HEATING
I Box 1797 John Weisenberger Palmer
' Phone: 62J3
; REMEMBER THE HOSPITAL MEETING
February 15 — 7:30 P.M.
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Tires - Tubes-Batteries
Complete line of
SUBURBANITE TIRES
-All Sizes!
Complete line of
G03D-YEAR ACCESSORIES
Spel end Trouble Lights
Complete line of
INTERNATIONAL and NEW HOLLAND
FARM MACHINERY Has Arrived
Complete line of
INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS
... Trade-Ins Welcome
USED FARM EQUIPMENT
1 FARMALL A & H TRACTOR
1 NEW HOLLAND SILAGE BLOWER
1 AC FIELD CHOPPER
PRICED TO SELL!!
Co-Op Garage
Matamiska Valley Farmers Cooperating
Association
i °n»
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 23
PIONEER GRANGE, Grange
hall, 8 p.m.
LEGION AUXILIARY, Legion
hall, 8 p.m.
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 24
PALMER vs. ANCHORAGE, at
Palmer
SQUARE DANCE GROUP, Car
penters’ hall
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 25
TEACHERS VARIETY SHOW,
Central School, 8 p.m.
BSP BAKE SALE, Heart benefit,
Koslosky store
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26
HEART SUNDAY.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27
PALMER KIWANIS, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
EXPLORER SCOUTS, U. P.
Church, 7 pm.
M.E.A. BOARD MEETING, MEA
office, 8 p.m.
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 28
WOMEN OF THE MOOSE, Mo
ose hall, 8 pm.
CITY COUNCIL, City hall, 8 p.m
THURSDAY. MARCH 1
AMERICAN LEGION, Legion
hall, 8 p.m.
PRunic
COMMERCIAL • PERSONAL
ARMY'S NEW TRAINING PROGRAM BEING OFFERED GRADUATES
nti
Master Sergeant Francis A.
Klaiber, Territorial Army Recru
iter, announced today the offer
ing of the Army’s Specialist
Training Program to High School
graduates in Alaska.
He pointed out that these cour
ses, which number over 100, will
all be conducted in the United
States by highly trained Army
and Civilian technicians. Another
feature offered is that all young
men who qualify will be guar
anteed attendance at the school
of their choice prior to enlistment
and that transportation to the
schools will be at Army expense.
Schools which will be open to
Alaskans will be held in the 101
lowing career fields and loca
tions: Chemical—For McClennan,
Alabama: Engineer—For Belvoir,
Virginia; Artillery—Fort Sill,
Oklahoma; Infantry Fort Ben
ning, Georgia; Medical Fort Sam
Houston, Texas; Ordnance Ab
erdeen .Proving Ground, Mary
land; Guided Missile— Redstone
Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama;
Quartermaster—Fort Lee, Virgin
ia; Signal School—Fort Mon
mouth, New Jersey; Administra
tion—Fort Benjamin Harrison,
Indiana; Army Intelligence—
Fort Holabird, Maryland; Armor
ed—Fort Knox, Kentucky; Anti
24-Hour
Wrecker Service
ATLAS TIRES
McKAY TIRE CHAINS
WYNNS ENGINE TUNE-UP
Weslside Service
a i reran niwicij * *
Texas; Transportation Fort Eus
tis, Vi’rKinla; Airplane and Heli
copter San Marcos, Texas; and
Special Weapons Albuquerque,
N. Mex,
For further inforrntaion on a
possible school appointment,
those interested are invited to
write M/S^t. Francis A. Klaibor,
Room li, Post Office, Anchorage
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