rUTTLE FIRM APPARENT LOW BIDDER FOR SURVEY
The apparent low Did to supply
15 survey parties who will cover
almost every part of Alaska is
$277,296 offered by Karl F. Tut
tle Engineering Co. Inc., of Arca
dia, California, the Alaska Dis
trict Corps of Engineers announ
ces. Tuttle was low among 11
competitive bidders from vari
ous sections of the States and Al
aska. This is the third year that
firm has submitted the low bid
for the highly skilled short-time
services
The current ‘'unsatisfactory”
state of agriculture in the Soviet
Union has resulted in unusually
strong criticism of three branches
of the Soviet Government.
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Me, in a successful private enterprise? Sure I am! So’s every
other rural electric member-consumer. All across the country
hundreds of rural electric systems like our own are dedicated to
bringing electric service at cost to each and every member on their
lines. No hidden charges here! We pay our taxes, own and operate
our own business in the real American democratic tradition.
Private enterprise? Of course it is. Our rural electric is locally
owned and locally-controlled right in its own area. How private
can you get? And that means a lot too! After all, who can best
understand our local needs? Why, the folks living here, of course!
And who can best make plans for the future? There again, the
folks who get their electric service from the rural electric. We
each have one vote at election time every year, and we each have
the same right to hold office on the board. v
Why, our business is as American as,grits or apple pie—always
has been, and we re going to keep it that way.
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"Electricity is Your Best Buy"
ELECTRICITY IS CHEAP!
llataaaska Electric Assn.
Council Notes
Visitors at the February 28
meeting of the City Council were
Virgil Meehan and Fire Chief
Joseph Gallant. Meehan appro
ached the Council with a request
for a franchise or contract to haul
garbage and rubbish within the
City of Palmer. He stated his
ability to purchase existing like
businesses was contingent upon
being able to secure a franchise
or contract. Following a discus
yon by Council members and
Mayor Charles Wilson, the pro
posal was turned over to the
Health Committee for further
study.
* * *
Fire Chief Gallant, upon re
quest of the Mayor and Council,
reported on the current status of
the Volunteer Fire Department.
* * *
Communications to the City
were received from: The Board of
Juvenile Institutions in which
they requested that the City of
Palmer cooperate with them in
refusing a license to any liquor
establishment found guilty of
serving liquor to minors. A let
ter from James Huston, Alaska
Public Works directors, request
ing a meeting with members of
the Palmer City Council during
the week of March 5 to proceed
with the transfer of the water
system from APW to the City of
Palmer, Council members agreed
on holding the meeting Tuesday
afternoon, March 6 at 1:30 p.m.
Committee reports given were
as follows: Street and Water:
■ The committee reported that re
cent snow removal costs will
probably run between $400 and
$500. The Council stated they felt
a good job has been done in clear
ing the city streets. Mayor Wil
son stated that George Shannon,
Anchorage city manager, had
complimented the City of Palmer
on the condition of its streets.
Health: The committee reported
'hat a meeting was held last week
by the City Board of Health
members and that they have re
quested copies of health codes;
asked for ordinance enactment in
regards to the City dump and in
regards to dogs; and that the
City Health Officer Dr. John Bur
nett this week began inspections
of local food handling and liquor
dispensing establishments. The
committee reported these first
visits will be in the form of in
formation to the handler and sug
gestions for improvements. Fol
low-up inspections will be for.en
forcement. Zoning: The discus
sion on zoning for the City o
Palmer continued, with sugges
tions for changing some sections
from residential to business. The
suggestions will be sent back to
the City* Planning Commission
for action.
• * *
A discussion about mat Valley
Presbyterian Hospital’s water bill
brought out that no payments
have been made since June of
1955. Council members and the
Mayor took cognizance of the fact
that the hospital is having a hard
time to meet expenses but point
ed out that the bill is increasing
all the time and that not even
token payments have been made.
A letter will be sent to the hos
pital’s Board of Directors in an
attempt to work out a solution
to the problem.
Bills approved for payment
were as follows: Bryant & Sons,
$220; Smith Automotive, $15;
Weekly Frontiersman, $2.80; Alex
Carlson, Jr., $200.50; Union Oil,
$193.63; Richard Demming, $90;
Pennsylvania Salt, $33.85; a;nd
Pacific Water Works, $22.98.
The next regular meeting of
the City Council will be held at
City Hall Tuesday evening,
March 13 at 8 p.m.
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(Continued from page 1)
b:cause we may be faced
! a similar situation, the Board
"pctors have instructed Rob*
„ Partridge, MTA manager, to
k up a force account propos
Hanks added. This proposal
’ be submitted to the Washing
’ D. C. office of REA and if
■'pproved will mean that MTA
wiL be able to go ahead with
‘heir own construction, providing
a satisfactory bid is not received
n time to meet the completion
deadline of November 15. 1956.
Egg Regulations—
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inspections on the markets for
the past two months and not ly
ing shippers of the quality of
their eggs. As a result, some ship
pers have already taken steps to
put a better quality egg on the
market,” Crowther said.
‘‘Grocers and wholesalers have
been most cooperative in supply
ing us the necessary information
needed to draft the regulation.
They very much want to supply
the housewife with high quality
eggs and she is the person who
will benefit most,” he went on to
say.
Copies of the regulation have
been mailed and distributed to
those who are known to be direct
ly concerned. Anyone who wishes
to receive a copy or additional
■ copies may do so by writing the
Department of Agriculture, Box
1828, Palmer, or calling at the
office in the Wright Building.
Farm Forum—
(Continued from page 1)
and Beef Clinic will be held.
The final day of the Forum will
begin at 10 a.m. when open house
for dairymen will be held at
Spring Creek Dairy Farm, Sun
day morning. The afternoon ses
sion will get under way at 1:30
p.m. with George Smith, presi
dent Matanuska Valley Chamber
of Commerce presiding. “New
Developments in Dairy Market
ing” will be presented by Merrill
Warnick; “New Developments in
Dairy Science” by Dr. Ralph E.
Hodgson, and “A Bird’s-eye Look
at Alaska Farming” by Dr. Geo
rge D. Scarseth.
The public is invited to attend
any or all of the program features
and panel discussions. A com
plete program is printed on page
five in this week’s issue of The
Frontiersman.
Visiting scientists and speci
alists are expected to arrive in
Palmer Saturday noon from the
Forum sessions being held in
Fairbanks. They will attend a
luncheon at the Co-Op club room
at noon which the local Chamber
of Commerce will hold in their
honor. Members of the Chamber
agriculture committee have been
invited to attend.
Delegates—
(Continued from page 1)
orite of many past Kiwanis Min
strel shows, Mel Monson, will ap
pear.
“We hope to have a good crowd
out to the show which will be
presented April 6 and April 7”,
Porter said this week. Tickets
will go on sale soon.
ANDERSON & SMITH EQUIPMENT
Distributors for Minneapolis-Moline Farm
'**» > Equipment
Announcng new location soon, for now
contact A. L. Smith or Merle L. Anderson
at Valley Real Estate
Phone 2071
Palmer
bank /on these
1ST PRIZE CLAIMED BY JACK LAND
2ND PRIZE No. 141852
, 3RD PRIZE No. 181000
4TH PRIZE No. 130074
5TH PRIZE No. 127361
8TH PRIZE No. 142624
7TH PRIZE No. 135433
8TH PRIZE No. 176438
9TH PRIZE NO. 153271
HERE LISTED ARE THE WIHHIHG
NUMBERS FOR THE FEBRUARY 29TH
DRAWING
ARMOUR S — 12 Oz.
Corned Beef 59c
LIBBY'S — NO. 303 _
Grapefruit
S&W — No. 2
Tomato Juice 19c
MEAT DEPARTMENT
QUICK FROST —LB.
Pork Loin (hops 59c
LYNDEN — LB.
Fricassee Fowl 63c
DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND
WE'RE REPEATING
SAN JUAN
Ocean Perch
39c
s & W — No. 303 — JULIENNE
Green Beans » *» T
PALMDALE — No. 2
Sliced Apples 33c
PARD — 16 Oz.
Dog Food 19c
REGULAR SIZE
LIQUID
joy 35c
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