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No. 6
Vol. IS
Falser, Alaska
February 15> 1952
HOMEMAKERS'
NE W5
Ma rylou Ri icout
The Anchorare Home
makers' Council is a
gain sponsoring the
Homemakers' Needlework,
Craft and Canning ex
hibits at the Parade of
Industry during the Fur
Rendezvous.
The Parade of Indus
try is to be housed in
the now railroad dorm
itory, across from tho
depot and opens at 12
o'clock noon, February
23 to March 2. All ex
hibits should bo mail
ed to Mrs. Norman Vau
ghan, 201 Manor, Gov
ernment Hill, Anchorage
or; if an exhibitor
from the Valley will
bring her exhibits to
tho Extension Office,
Palmer, the Home Agent
will see that the ex
hibits arc entered.
The following rules
wore sent from the An
chorage Council:
1. Any person, male
or female, in Alaska
may enter, EXCEPTION:
Judges or members cf
their families.
2. All articles to be
entered before closing
date, February 22, 5 P™
J. Any article mailed
to bo insured and have
return postage v/ith it.
4. No club or group
display. No individual
display as a unit by
itself. All articles
are to be placed by
Committee that arc to
be judged by judges.
5. Decision of judges
final •
6* Any article of un
usual history or mater
RE IMPEL TO 6E
CHORUS DIRECTOR
MINSTREL SHOW
Pill RemperHfinS’Tbcen
chosen to direct tho
Kiwnnis Minstrel Show
chorus, it was announc
ed this week.
The appointment of
Rcnpel followed the re
signation of John Za
walnicki last week.
Jfuyh Johnson has been
appointed to take over
Rompcl's former respon
sibility for the pro
grams .
Rehearsals have been
set for 8 p.m. Monday
and Tuesdays niohts.
ial to have story of
such fastened to that
article, when entered.
7« No one may remove
any article to he ex
hibited or displayed
before closing date. Tc
do so disqualifies any
other entries mndo by
t ha t in di v i dua 1.
8. All articles for
sale not to be entered
in competition. Mark
display or sale. Ar
ticles for judging to
bo marked--competition.
9. All articles not
claimed by closing date
will NOT be the respon
sibility of the Comm
ittee. Claim all art
icles between I4. and 7
Sunday evening, March
2. .
10. Any article that
has won a previous Ren
dezvous exhibit may not
be entered in competit
ion.
The Glacier View Club
will meet Feb. 19 at
Mrs. Neil Millers.
\ALASKfi.PUIUiC WORKS
JUNEAU--Bids cn con
struction of a two-class
room one-story frame
school-building at Sand
r oint / locate i m 1 Iway on
the Aleutian chain, will
be opened March 12 in
Juneau at the office of
the Alaska Public V.orks,
a federal agency under
the Office of Territor
ies, Department of the
Interior. Pollov/in.ir
completion, the school
will bo owned and opera
ted by the Territorial
Department of Education.
The now school, for.
which plans have be^n
drawn by Manley 2 Mayor,
A.I.A., Anchorayo arch
itectural firm, includos
a small library, storage
rooms, boiler room and
playroom in the basement
with tnc tirst iioor con.
sisting of two class
rooms and living quart
ers for the teacher.
Heating will be provid
ed by an oilfired forced
warm air system. Elec
trical and water servic
es are available from
the same system which
serves the col1 storage
plant in Sand Point. Con
struction is to be of
wood frame on concrete
foundations. It is an
ticipated that construc
tion can bo carried out
in one season.
Sand Point is the lo
cation of the lar :cst
cold storage plant in A
laslta west of Kodiak.
The plant has drawn now
families to Sand Foint,
where fishing and fish
processing now provide
yea r-round omployment.
The children are at
present attending school
in the former custom
house, which is reported
continued on page I4.