ME A LINES MAY
CARRY TELEPHONE
SERVICE
Distribution lines of the ilr.t
cnuskri Electric■ Associcti n, Inc.
thc-t nan c rry electric power to
300 c nsu . rs in the l.ctcnuska
Valley ay have another inportant
functi ;ii ft or the war. They racy
be used as telephone lines, cccerd
i-. to hi.C. Christensen, r resident'
of the- C -,p.
_r. Christensen sail ho recently
receive I a letter front ’.ViIlian I.
Neal, -.china- Administrator of the
Rural Electrification Adninistra- :
tion, discussing the possibility
and outlining the progress that
has bee i nade toward utilizing
power distribution lines as voice
carriers. i.,r. unnsnensen saia
also he has had many inquiries'
recently concerning the matter.
"3 one clay the lines nay be used
for that purpose. Kow soon, de
pends o' the length of the war and
further technical developments, ”
said hr. Christensen.
"I cannot estimate the economic
and social value of such a.facil
ity, " he continued. ”0f the 160
farms s-.rvod b' the lla-tanuska
Electric Association only .the Ex
perimental Farm has a telephone
servipo.'' There are. many families
who want telephones,, but cannot
got them because of the lack of
facilities or the cost. Our Power
Co-op Could provide*bettor electric
service if more of its members had
.reliable telephone service to lot
us know when things-go wrong.”
"For two decades there has been
a steady decline in the number of
farm telephones, •..-hilo in ten
yoars the number of electrified
farms has increased from 750,000
to 2,500,000. Throughout the nation
l/UC iiUillUUX Ui U UiUiJilUUtS UD- •■
clinod from 2,496,000 in 1920 to !
1,527,000 in 1940, a decrease of
39 percent. In 1920, 38.7 por cent
of all fame had phones; in 1930,
34 por cent; .and in 1940 only 25
percent. ,•
”0ur power linos already are I
part Oj? the equipment that will
help correct this condition and I 1
believe it is our duty to encourage
this i: provemont in farm life," I;Ir.J
Christenson declared. Coat, pp.7
3- c._ IflA-financcd power lin~s ;
CO CP FOUNTAIN
CAFF UNDER NEW
MANAGEMENT
L. C. Stock and Roy Brpck have
leased the Co-op Fountain Cafe aft
buying out J.J-. licOdrncyts' interest.
Roy Brock, who has been managing
the •anchorage Dairy since 1942,'..'ill
remain at the Dairy until he is
replaced.
ur. Stock says that they plan to
feature ia.atar.ucka laid products >as
touch as they possibly can in their
Lee nub', hs so oh as fresh garden pro
duce is available,, they will feature
Special L'atanuske dinners.
i-J'JY ‘FR01 - i-AlilSR ATT.3KD Jc .Y DAY
„T FORT RICH. AID SOU.
..b out fifty people in all visited
the Pest or. Ariiy Day, Friday 6.
. Twenty-five' people representing
the i.DAl, Co-op, and the Corporation
attended a Special Dinner giver. at
the Hospital Staff moss.
' Iv:DIt * 3 CLUB DNTEPTCAIi: OUAST SF2JOR
FRO*.. C.A. *
Allen Hulon v/as gpest speaker at
the Falner lien’s Club last Thursday
evening. Hr. Hulon is the Assistant
aanager of the Federal Airways of
the C«A**i He 1 spoke .»n ..irv/ays C:iu
Municati .n and gavo a general de
scription of the Airways functions.
The usual dinner v/:;s served at 7:30.
TDRRI?ICA. WIND KITS VALLIY IN
TV/O DAY GALS
Since the wind subsided,residents
of Fc.li.ier and vicinity haye been
ousy collecting belongings and get
ting the;. back hmo (If .they cr.n be
found) . According to rej> _>rts from
Lr:C'h*er'.go the wind velocity oxcocdod
ourricano speed at short intervals.
Fortunately these. Llatanuska v/inds
3ene in gusts of a.few ninutes dura
ti n, with the general wind plenty
strong. The R >ad Cn.xiissi .n has bmn
3usy clearing roads so that sch.ol
dussos can run and the fairicrs can
^et railk and eggs t) ’.rnrkct.
Wo wore fortunate in not having
iny fires break out during this tine.
I?hc Co-op lost only a fev: panes of
Slrss and r.efing scened to stay in
place very well.