local firm bids
ON CONSTRUCTION
Construction at Renal and
nearby Wildwood Station brou
ght bids from two Anchorage
firms on all seven schedules and
a Palmer firm who bid on five,
Alaska District Corps of Engin
eers has announced.
. Maynard R. Smith of Anch
orage who bid on “all awarded”
offered the apparent low total
of $952,581. Total for Pacific-Al
aska of Anchorage was $1,121,
Home and Yard
Toot Planned by
Homemakers July 15
A Home and Yard Improve
ment Tour is being planned for
Sunday, July 15, it was announc
ed this week by Marylou Ride
out, home demonstration agent
with the local Extension Service.
The public is invited to take
the tour, meeting at the Exten
sion office in the American Le
gion Building at 2 p.m. At
least eight valley homes will be
visited.
During the Homemakers Club
year there have been families
who have done a grand piece
of interior house improvements,
Mrs. Rideout pointed out. As
weather has permitted others
got out to make improvements
in their yards. Much time and
work has gone into house and
yard improvements, she stated.
The families who shall be vis
ited are anxious to show what
they have done themselves, and
these improvements may offer
suggestions to YOU, Mrs. Ride
out said. A community is proud
of well-kept yards and interiors
which give more efficient and
pleasant living, she pointed out.
The tour is being planned on
Sunday so that husbands may
also attend and be inspired, she
added.
959. Total government estimate
was $834,150. Roark Construc
tion Co. of Palmer was the other
bidder. Roark Construction were
apparent low bidders on four
of the seven schedules.
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suit or dress to give its best service now. J
T ' And so it is with your farm and home wiring. The wiring diet
■ suited 13 years ago may have gotten a little snug around the
* kitchen, livingroom or barn, cramping efficient operation of your
appliances and equipment. Wiring on every farmstead
should be tailor-made to meet your individual requirements*/' 1
' Here are some important suggestions:
' 1. Use quality materials—look lot the UL label—cheap, io»,
j feriot switches, outlets and wire are often unsafe.
,' i Have your wiring installed by a competent electrician who'
4W Will give you a tailored wiring job that will not only fit your
- present needs, but cao be expanded to fit future require
* ^ meets.
' 5. Pay particular attention to safety—be sure that all motors
and appliances and equipment are properly grounded.
Why not drop by your rural electric office and talk with your
.electrification adviser or wiring inspector. They can give you
some valuable tips on tailored wiring.
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NEW NAMES
Kneodler
Mr. and Mrs. Albert P. Knoed
ler of Palmer are receiving con
gratulations on the birth of
their fifth child, a son, who was
born at Valley Presbyterian
Hospital June 25. He has been
named Casie Ray and weighed
seven pounds, seven ounces at
birth. Mr. Knoedler is employ
ed by the Co-Op Creamery.
Nelson
Patrolman and Mrs. Gordon
R. Nelson are receiving congrat
ulations on the birth of their
fifth child, a daughter whom
they have named Tojtii Ann. She
weighed eight pounds, 12 ounces
when born at Valley Presbyter
ian Hospital June 26. Patrolman
Nelson is senior officer in the
Palmer Territorial Police office.
Carney
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Car
ney of Wasilla are parents of a
son. He was born at Valley Pres
byterian Hospital June 26 and
weighed eight pounds, nine
ounces at birth. He is the Car
neys second child.
Farrell
Mr. and Mrs. Dona A. Far
rell of Wasilla are parents of a
new son, Larry Patrick, who was
born at Valley Presbyterian
Hospital June 29. He weighed
eight pounds, four ounces at
birth and is the third child for
the Farrells. Mr. Farrell is em
ployed by the Alaska Railroad.
Vasilie
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Vas
ilie are parents of their fourth
child, a son. He weighed six
pounds at birth and has been
named Frederick M. He was
born at Valley Presbyterian
Hospital July 1. Mr. Vasilie is
employed by the Frank L.
Smith Company.
Local Youth
Attending ROTG Camp
Robert E. Harris of Palmer,
and a students at the Univer
sity of Idaho, is attending the
Reserve Officers Training Corps
camp at Fort Lewis, Washington.
He is one of approximately
1500 ROTC Cadets attending the
camp from the University of
Hawaii, University of Alaska,
Harvard University, Pratt Insti
tute and 26 other colleges and
universities located in the West
ern United States.
Attendance at the camp is in
conjunction with Harris’s col
lege ROTC training and prepar
es him for a commission in the
U. S. Army Reserve. Cadets who
have completed requirements
REVERENTLY TO MARK
THE PASSING OF A
NOBLE SOUL
To surround each funeral
with heartening beauty
and quiet dignity is our
steadfast aim.
PALMER
FUNERAL CHAPEL
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STEAMSHIP COMPANY
Dorothy Nowby
New Senior Regent
Women of Moose
Women of the Moose, Palmer
chapter, will hold installation of
officers at Moose Hall on Satur
day, July 7 at 8 p.m.
Officers, who will be installed
by a group of past senior re
gents, are as follows: Dorothy
Newby, senior regent; Emma
Fogg, past senior regent; Sarah
Moffitt, junior regent; lone Cur
tis, chaplain; Wanda Somerville,
recorder; Fannie Wertinen, trea
surer; Pat DeLand, guide; Lil
lian Hale, assistant guide. The
offices of sentinel and argus
will be filled by appointment of
the new senior regent.
All members of the Moose
Lodge and W.O.O.M. are invited
to attend.
28 CUB SCOUTS
TAKEN ON TOUR
OF MILITARY BASES
Twenty-eight Cub Scouts and
nine guardians were guests at
Fort Richarson and Elmendorf
Airforce Base on June 28.
The group arrived at Elmen
dorf at 10 a.m, and were con
ducted on a tour of the air base
by Lieutenant Crowner and
Sergeant Kriner. Their first stop
was at the mess hall building
where they were treated to
lemonade and cookies, followed
by a tour of the kitchens, a view
of the buildings and then to the
air field where different type
planes were pointed out and
their use described. One of the
pilots personally conducted the
Cubs through an Albatrose.
After seeing the Jet planes the
Cubs went on to Fort Richard
son where Sergeant Chavious
escorted the group to the NCO;
club for lunch.
Following lunch they were
joined by Cubs of the Fort Rich
ardson Pack 202 and all were
taken on a tour of the Alaska
General Depot. A welcoming
speech was given by Colonel
Marstan, commanding officer of
the Depot. The afternoon was
climaxed by a demonstration of
a parachute being packed, fitted
on the paratrooper and an illus
tration of how the chute opens
following a jump.
for their college degree will be
commissioned at the end of
camp.
CAB HEARINGS
NOW CONCLUDED
Hearings oeing conducted by
the _Civil Aeronautics Board in
Anchorage were concluded last
week, following five weeks of
testimony by Alaska carriers.
Berbert Bryant, CAB examiner,
stated he will take all testimony
givep at the hearings under ad
visement. Attorneys for the
various airlines have until Sep
tember 30 to present briefs to
the examiner who will then
make recommendations to the
CAB for final decisions on allo
cations of air routes in Alaska.
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