TRUCKERS MEET aT LODGE
Copper Center1Lodge played host to a
Board of Directors meeting of the
Alaska Carriers association. Among
those attending were Jack Hart, A1
Renk, and Ralph Sanders of anchorage;
Gene Rogge, Leo Schlotfeldt, and
Frank Chapados of Fairbanks, Mr.
Shrurn of Ketchikan, and Howard Bay
less of Copper Center. Another meet
ing will be held here in October.
Mrs Neva Egan was4 a guest of the
Ashby’s, and while she and Dennis
were here, the Ashby’s drove them to
Lower Tonsina for a look at the new
road construction. The Governor’s
wife thought it;one of the best
stretches of road in the State, and
the new turnouts alllow an unrestrict
ed view of the Copper. Where the land
has been cleared the area is almost
like a park.
Rambling Around
Joe Layland was in from his pros
pecting at Chisana for a few supplies
With him this summer‘are his children
...The Spencers are still camping out
at Glennallen while working on their
new trailer court....Harry Johns and
Oscar Craig both made business trips
to town....Dan Brenden and Nick Jack
son are sheep hunting....Faye Swan is
back after a long seige in ANS, being
treated for an ear infaction...Mr.
Jerry Howard, Scholastic for the past
two years at Copper Valley School
has left for Washington State where
he will be teaching this fall...Also
leaving ,Alaska was Trgve Jorgenson,a
recent graduate of Copper Valley who
will be attending the RCA school in
Los Angeles...Bayless and Roberts
have a new partsman, Mr. Carl Bauer..
Some of the Green Construction crew
at Tonsina expect to head for Tal
keetna next week-end.
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Copper Center
Frank Carrol of Willow Lake was
. visited by his daughter, Mrs. Helen
. Meyers, now of Tacoma, Washington.
With Helen were her two young chil
dren, Mr. Meyer1s, the husbandj and
Mr. Meyer’s young sister. They spent
almost five days with Frank before
heading back to the States.
/^dlor and Jean Tatro finally got
away from Trim’s Camp long enough to
do a little shopping in Glennallen
and Copper, /idlor is recovering nice!
from the fall taken this winter. Jean
is now the proud possessor of a new
bicycle?.
Mrs Mary Voyles and her children
| are out for a stay with her parents, j
! the Louie Lincoln's. Two of her
children, Ray and Louisia, are stu- j
dents at Copper Valley. j
TRAGIC AUTO ACCIDENT
Funeral services were held last Sat
urday for Walia Stickwan, iS year
old daughter of Frank and Elsie St- j
ickwan of Tazlina Flats. The Rev.
Ted Cowan officiated at the services;
which were held in the Glennallen
Chapel.Burial was in the family plot*
at Tazlina Flats.
Walia succumbed to serious inter-:
nal injuries received when the car
i she was driving was involved in a
collision with one driven by Mrs.
Rita Sipary. The accident occurred
near the Copper Valley School and
details are still lacking of just
how and why the wreck happened. In
the Stickwan car, and also injured,
were Walia? s sister Virginia Pete,
and her mother, Elsie. Virginia had
to have stitches taken for a fore
head cut, and Mrs Stickwan received
a broken arm and deep cuts about one
of her eyes. Little Doyle Stickwan
was shaken but not hurt. Mrs. Sipary
/ suffered a broken knee-cap, and her
f. son Simeon was bruised and cut.