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Vol. 1* Faimer,Alaska
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Xlniv* of Alaska,
Colleere , Alaska %
November ylQtyQ
No U2
TO :TTC! OS fflOnOSER
Carl R, Rasmussen has been appointed by
the Board of’Directors of the natanuska.
Valley Farmers Co-op Ass’n. to act as
Manager for the Association due to the re
signation of James Rr, wilson.
MIL CHER ft MOORE. ■
guests of c of c
At the wednesday noon meeting of the Cham
ber of Commerce there were seventeen per
sons in attendance, including two guests,
Herbert Kilcher and Larry Moore.
Mr. Hilcher is organizing an Alaska Good
Roads Assn., chapters now being formed in
Anchorage and Fairbanks. After listening
to him outline the benefits to be derived
from such a plan, the Chamber voted to
form a chapter in Palmer, and by vote of
the members, the present officers of„the
Chamber were elected to serve as an or
ganizing board. Most of the members pre
sent voted to apply for a charter, which
will be forthcoming within the next two
weeks.
The object of the organization is to pro
mote legislation and action for more and
better roads in the Territory, and is
modeled after the many Stateside organi
zations* Specifically mentioned, as pro
bable activities of the new association,
woii’d be the betterment of the roads in
the farm belt in the Matanuska Valley,
also to in' lade a road from Pittman to the
3ig Pace souitry, this would be a local
req jest that would fit in with the parent
• e r "‘ization.
'U aul chapters would present plans for
’ ;.r community' and the Territorial body
would integrate this into their overall
jA; >i to get action. There will be three
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TO PRESENT PROGRAM
T O NIGHT
The li-H Achievement Day Program will be
presented tonight in the Palmer School gym
at 7:30 P. M.
It promises to be a very entertaining
evening with a movie being shown and each
club giving'a report of the years acti
vities .
Remember tonight, Friday, November 3rd
in the_ Gyrru
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j A series of man-made miniature earthquakes
began this week at the site of the Eklutna
j power project near Palmer, set off by the
\ Bureau of Reclamation engineers’todeter
| mine types of rock formation below Eklutna
jLake* . ,
The earthquakes will continue for approxi
mately a month, and will be watched by
seismographs set by Chief Geophysicist,
Bart Wantland* bureau specialist sent to
the scene from Reclamation headquarters
jin Denver.
i
| The work will enable Reclamation men to
j determine the best location to be in drill
ing a Mp mile tunnel to drop the lake wat
ers to a power plant 800 feet below on the
shores of Knik Arm. •
NEAR PALMER
ACC
D E N T
! Earlier this week Walter Menek and Mrs.
! Joe Kircher were shaken up a bit when the
j car in -which they were riding was over
turned a short distance west of Palmer,
| Both suffered slight bruises* with Mrs.
jKircher receiving a cut on the face. The
extent of damage to the car is not known.
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j FIRE AS S ' W AA E E T S
j The annual meeting of the ’’atanuska Valley
iFire Ass’n. was held in the Valley Theatre
on Tuesday evening* October 31st. Officers
and two members of the Board of Directors
;were elected to serve during the coming
< year.
■ President, Al«Hagen, gave a report on the
;years’ activities and the finances. "The
'department made 16 runs during the year
land a very small loss was sustained by the
■owners of the property who called for ser
ivice. However, one third of the calls were
|from non-members of the Association, and
;strange as it seems there are ? lot of home
I owners in the vicinity who are not members.
'The membership fee for fire protection is
|only $10.00 per year to farmers or small
ihome owners, and it. is the policy of the
[Association to charge $75.00 where they
|are called by non-members. While there
Sare many calls from non-members very often
jthey do not ivish to pay the association
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