VOL. -13
Palmer,Alaska
cooPE-RPTint fiss'n iiehis
No. 15
April 14,1950
ADMINISTRATIVE
ASSISTANT ARRIVES
Mr. Rankin Tippins.of Auburn,Ala
bama arrived this week to act in
the capacity of Administrative
Assistant to James W. Wilson and
Clayton Esslinger in the M.V.F.C.A.
Offices.
Mr. Tippins is a young man who has
just completed a course in Businesi
Administration at a college in
Auburn and has a Bachelor of
Science degree. -
FL Y TO FAIRBANKS
E.R.Brock, James W. »ilson and
Clarence Bell took a flying trip
to Fairbanks on Tuesday* of this
week and returned on Wednesday. Thej
made th’e trip with Les Green.
The three went to Fairbanks and to
the Army Post at Ladd Field on
business for the Co-op. Mr.Wilson
reported that the weather in Fair
banks was considerably colder than
it is here. There is still loth
of snow in the fields. The roads
are very bad,he said. They are ful]
of pot holes and water is running
over them. Spring activity has not
begun in that area.
WHITE MAID TAKES
TO THE RAILS
Arrangements have been made to shij
the White Maid,or milk truck, via
„ rail should it be barred from the
Highway during the break-up, Mr.
V/ilson announced this week.'However
it still comes within the specified
loa?l limit now allowed on the road.
The. Red Maid was restricted because
of its shorter wheel base and
smaller tires.
FLASH—Last minute news on the
road; condition and tracking over
the road is that the White Maid is
barred on Friday of this week. The
milk truck will be carried to
..nchorage via rail until it can be
permitted to use the Highway._
MRS. IS/NC PASSES
AWAY .
Word has boon received here of the
sudden death.of Mrs. Marie Ising,
formerly of the Valley. Mrs.Icing
died v-^ry suddenly'in her home at
| Corona, California on Saturday
afternoon, Lpril. 1. No news as to
the cause of her death has been re
ceived her^ at this time.
Mrs, Ising, age 54, came to the
United States in 1927 and became a
naturalized.citizen ih 1941 while
she lived in ^laska. She came to
Alaska with her husband end family
in 1933 where she made her home un
til a little over a year ago when
they sold, their farm in the Valley
and moved to California. She was a
.member of the Grace Lutheran Church
in Corona.
Mrs. Ising is survived by her hus
band, Wilhelm; and two children,
Mrs. Gertrude ^--der of Corona; and
Herbert; and one granddaughter.
|Mrs. Ising also had a host of
i friends in the Valley who are sad
;dened to learn of her death.
| PIONEER PASSES AWAY
! George Duncan, age 69, passed away
I at 7’:30 Sunday morning of this week
jas a result of pneumonia. Mr.Duncan
| became ill about midnight Saturday
evening.
Mr; Duncan has spent 49 years of his
life in idaska most of which was in
»the Interior and around Fairbanks.
| During the last 4 years he has lived
in Palmer and wa3 employed as handy
man at the Ron-da-Voo Cafe at the
time of his death. Some thirty or
'more years ago, Hr. Duncan freighted
| with horses from Valdez to Fairbanks
[Mr. Duncan is survived by a brother
in Massachusetts.
iBurial services will be held at 2:00
p.m. on Saturday -.pril 15. He will
be interred at the Palmer Cemetery.
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