TEN YEARS
AGO lOOAY
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Marsh, Eugene and Jimmy
returned to the Valley
last night, after a
three months trip in th<
States. They haven’t
had time to tell where
they went or what they
did, but express them
selves as "glad to be
back".
Mrs. Marsh's health i:
greatly improved, the
boys are looking fine,
but Art gained only 20
pounds.
A special prize of
$25 offered by Col. O.F
Olsen, for the largest
head of cabbage grown
in the Matanuska Valley
this year and exhibited
at the Fair, was won by
Lax Sherrod.
The cabbage that was
exhibited weighed 25
pounds. Mr. Sherrod
stated that he had a
11 larger cabbage in
hJa garden, and by mut
ual agreement of all
coiicexned, it was left
in tho ground to grow.
'an the cabbage was
cl. 1 -.od last Monday by
1 e tolonel, it weighed
$6 pounds and a hand
saw as rdquired to re
r. .”0 the head from it's
s. j’tu It will be taken
to the States for ex
hibition purposes.
Local egg prices to
producers advanced Fri
day morning, 5^ per doz
en, We are now paying
Extra Large, Large
51^; Medium, 46^.
week of her vacation at
this tine.
Mrs. Dorothy Cook is
now employed in the
grocery department of .
the Trading Post. She
replaces Harriot B^ll
who is leaving Palmer
on Saturday, for a trip
to the States.
DON'T FORGET TO REG
ISTER BY NOON SATURDAY,
TO VOTE NEXT TUESDAYl
O.P.S. NEWS con't
|just his prices down
ward following the 1950
[pattern in the off seas
on.
I The new regulation al
[so makes it possible for
n. manufacturer, harvest
er or distributor, if
[seasonal pricing is his
ustom, to make season
1 adjustments without
he formality of making
[application to the OPS.
flowevcr, ho must post a
[schedule of prices con
spicuously showing the
[seasonal changes.
It is estimated that
nly about 10 per cent
f the industry follows
casonal pricing pract
ices. Summer prices
usually prevail from a
round April until Nov
ember.
ALASKA CRIFPLED
lonor Society of the
iSitka High School, vis
ited Mt. Edgocumbo with
Mrs. J.H. Nelson of the
chapter. Mrs. Nelson
asked them to write
their improssions. As
you v/ill soe, by read
ing their comments,thoy;
were greatly impressed.
"On our trip to the
Hospital we found the
children in the best of
spirits. They show ex
cellent signs of good
care and attention. I
enjoyed my trip over
vor7,r much. It's fun to
work with children who
are so happy and easy
to please."
L. Walton.
f'I enjoyed my trip to
the Hospital for many
reasons. First of all,
I saw how much care
each and every one of
these children are re
ceiving. I had an all
together different o
pinion before I went
over, and when I came
back my opinion was
changed greatly. I
felt my trip worth while
S. Hanson.
HOSPITfiUZir
Ray Ferrin of Palmer
was admitted to Valley
Hospital for medical
treatment on Tuesday of
Ithis week.
0. A. KERTTULA
GENERAL
HAULING
CO At.
box 888
GRAVEL
PALMER
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after hours
SUNDAYS.HOLIDAYS
• * • C ALL • • •
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OFFICE CLOSES NOON,Sat.
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SHOE '
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LOimG'S VAR It T y
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X-rays showed him to
he suffering from in
juries to his spine and
both hips. Ray was in
jured last week, when a
M.E.A* truck with which
he was working, ran
over him.
Dr. Colberg, attend
ing physician, stated
this week that Ray will
be confined to the Hos
pital for at least two
months•
Parker Lester, veter
an-on-the-farm instruct
or in the Chugiak area,
is a patient at Valley
Hospital, this week