VALLEY
CO-OP &
TOL. 9
PALMER .ALASKA
LYSETTLER
VALLEY NEWS
SEPTEMBER 26, 1946
NO. 33
FAMOUS FAINTER OF ALA SCAN DOGS VISITS IN
PALMER'
Miss Josephine Crunrine, famous painter of
Alaskan docs, and her mother, Mrs. Nina
Crunrine, and also Ted Lanpert rare visi
• tors in Palmer on Tuesday of this week,
' Some of the dog pictures for which Miss
Crunrine has ran fame include: "Choochafco"
"Sm.okey" "Mageik" "Blizzard" and **Uolfn.
Prints of these pictures rare featured on*
the Alaska Steamship Menus before the war.
LUCKIEST MAN El TIE VALLEY
Janos A. Nil son thinks ho is a‘very lucky
man and he isn’t wrong at that. After *
dropping a 90# turn table on his finger,
he dropped a box containing 1000 dynamite
caps which did not explodo—or he wouldn’t
be around tc/‘about it. Uho wouldn’t feel
like the luckiest guy in Vallcy-if not in
the world?
LOCAL PLANE CHECKED-NO ONE HJRT
Mr. Gilman Lindsey had the nisfortuno to
wreck his plane while on'a noose hunting
trip last week. Both Mr. and Mrs, Lindsey
were in the plane, but neither wore hurt.'
Hr. Lindsey has his share of bad luck too,
as he was on tho Yukon when it was wrecked
on the rocks last winter.
Tho piano is being repaired where it is
and will be flown out. The damage done to
the plane was not serious.
FORMER OvJEER OF PALMER TOUNSITE IS
RETURNING TO VALLEY
Mrs. Dunkleo, the original ovmor of tho
Palmer townsite, has returned to tho Vollej
to moke her hone hero. She has purchased
the Loach cabin where she will lire,
Mrs. Dunkleo spent this past summer in
England and returned to Alaska during tho
latter part of Augu st. Mrs. Daniel cayenne
to America from England and returned on a
visit this summer. Upon her return to.
Alaska she has boon visit!hg with her
daughter, Mrs. Adam Homer, who makes hor
home on a farm in tho Valley. Before going
to England, Mrs. Diuiklco made her home in
Anchorage.
FI HZ DEPARTMENT CALLED OUT WEDNESDAY
. EVENING
Shortly after 9 p.n. on Ucdnosday evening
the Fowor House sounded the Firo Alarm
for tho Y7est side of town. The Co-op Fire
Truck responded to the call as did all
volunteer firemen within oarsliot of tho
Fire Uhistlo.
Tho alam rras sounded for help in exting
uishing a bad chimney fire at tho Hon da
Voo. Tho soot in the chimney of an oil
burner caught on fire and was burning out,
but became a little too hot for safety.
The only damage caused ras to the paint
near tho stove which was scorched a little.
IAATANUSKA VALLEY FIRE ASSOCIATION
DISBANDING FOR TE3S
The Board of Directors for the Matanuska
Valley Firo Association net on Thursday
evening and took final action on the dis
posal of monfs subscribed to the Associa
tion. Checks will be mailed to all sub- "
scribers as soon as tho books arc audited.
A few of the business men of Falnc-r'arc
buying the pumper far their own use. It
has boon kept'here, but the Firo Truck has
been returned.
PLANE LOST IN FOG
A PBY of the U.S, Coast Guard carrying a
portion of Secretary Kirug’s party in South
east Alaska recently was lost for two hours
trying to got to Annette Island'from Sitka
in a heavy overcast. The pilot, nor; to
Alaska flying, lost the Annette bean an d
flow within 100 foot of the water for tuo
hours before he picked up the bean again
tine! followed it in.
The lost amphibian carried Don'Foster and
Dr. C. Earl Albrecht of Junoau, Director
Edwin. G.^Aroold of'the division of Terris
torics, Washington, D,C., Warner Gardner,
Assistant Secretary of tlie Interior, Don
LincKonzio of the N.Y. Daily News .and one
or two others,- Fron lessons Weekly
INCREASE IN FHICE'OF I.SIK EFTECTIVE
OCTOBER 1, 1346
The price of ixilk will be increased ucr
quart to the consuner on October 1.