VOL. 13
Palmer, i. In ska
August 4, 1950
No. 30
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LET US MOW
Mr. 5ames Wilson emphasized again this
week that It Is very Important for all
growers having produce coming on the mar
ket to notify Harold otephnn at least a
week ahead so that outlets can be notified
a week In advance. This information Is of
the utmost Importance, i>.r• Wilson said,If
we are to achieve any degree of efficiency
in the marketing field.
last potatoes out
The last of the 1949 potatoes went out
this week for the market. Mr. "ilson sc id
that the 15# Matanuska Maid pack had been
received very favorably on the Anchorage
Market.
PROP U CE ST A PTS MOV INC
Our first Army Post deliveries of turnips
was sent out the first of the week end
lettuce will go out the latter part of
the week. Next week there is a call for
delivery of green onions and lettuce. De
livery of celery will begin the latter
part of august.
ICE CREAM
Arrangements were made this week to put
Ice Cream In the Air Force Commissary,Ur.
'Alison reported.
AL KERZ/E ARRIVES
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Mr. A1 Kerzle, son of F.L.Kcrzie, arrived
In Palmer last Sunday to help his father
In the audit of the Co-op books. The
Kerzles have an accounting office in
Tacoma, "ashlngton, and ere opening a
branch office in anchorage according to
Mr. Kerzle Sr.
Al Kerzle had a rather disquieting exper
ience on his trip to Alaska. Shortly af
ter the plane left the airfield he
noticed gasoline leaking from beneath the
plane. Mr. Kerzle had obtained a seat in
the rear of the plane so that he could
take pictures. He could also see what
was going on as sunlight hit the gasoline.
The plane of course turned back to the
field. It was met by the fire truck, but
the pilot . set the plane down very gent
ly and the services of the truck were not
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LOH) BIDDER
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HOUSING
According to word received here this week
from the Alaska Housing authority the
Jar.cs Construction C npany was low bidder
for the c:nstruction of J?5 hemes in Palmer.
This bid was accepted by the AHA subject
to the approval by the Administrator of
Housing and Hone Finance agency for the
advancement cf funds to the Authority.
At a meeting of the Commissioners of the
Alaska H :urfl.ng "uthority held in Fairbanks
last week, the AHA Board approved loans to
six privately sponsored housing projects in
including the following: Better Homes,Inc.,
4 units, Anchorage; Garden Apartments, 8
units, Anchorage; Ketchikan Housing, Inc.,
11 single-family hemes, Ketchikan; Dahlberg
Ft&wak Bull-1 ng, Incorporate’., 10 units,
^nchcrage; Ryan Development Co., Inc., 17
single-family hemes, anchorage. In addi
tion, action was taken relative to a recent
call for bids for direct construction by
the AHA of homes for Douglas, Cordova,Pal
nor, an’ the University of Alaska* Bids re
ceiver;, and considered by the Board for all
locations excepting Palmer were considered
to be too high to permit the sale of mod
erate cost hones as provided by the Alaska
Housing i.ct, and too high to reach the mar
ket in the several communities. The Board,
by formal action, rejected all bids received
for the construction of 12 single-family
hones at Cordova, and 5 hones at the Uni
versity. In each of these <rses, however,
it was expressed by the Authority that ef
f.rts would be contined to obtain or con
struct housing for both Cordova and the
University. However, such cc nstruction
would be delayed until next spring.
For Douglas, the Board has reviewed bids
received from three contracting firms, and
decided to attempt negotiations with the
Henrik Vr.ll^ and R.J* Sommers Construction
Companies, bidding jointly, who were deter
mined to be the low bidder upon the basis
of accepting on alternate "A" as provided
in the bid call which eliminated a basement
garage and thereby reduced the unit costs
of the dwellings. The AHA hopes that it
will be successful in these negotiations
with this firm to substantially reduce the
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