FAmET, ALASKA
Dorpthy M, Bell, Sdit»r
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•v • ’ WHY CAN’T. TALM75R HAVE A DECENT AIRPORT?
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For gone time a group of Valley residents have been working for air
Airport near town and one that can have a two-way runway. Land was
purchased southeast of Palmer to provide the East and West Runway but
there, was no North and ^outh available it seems. We now have pmof that
a two-way runway Is essential. The landing airstrip that was constructed
to the north of Palmer was a north-south' runway. What are planes expect
ed to do in a South east wind? "Everyone who has lived in the Valley for
no longer than a year knows full well that we are subject to two strong
prevailing winds—the One from tl^e .Northeast And the other from the
southeast.. Everyone’also knows that these winds are pretty nueh season
al-blowing at one time of the year from the northoait during the fall
and winter months and froit th'e southeast, during the spring .and summer
months. Hfwever, the southeast wind does blow at Intervals during the
winter months too. Knowing these conditions', airports should be con
structed accordingly^ ’When the Wind wa,s jaheoked- at* the landing field
on the day of the accident,- It was" found-fcto at" the plane had to take off
in a cross wind. ;We wifc^t say that this caused the accident, but we
can say that the(conditions at the field-eertalnly were not to the
advantage of plane. # •<•'* *' , - - 3 - - v •’
Let’s have,-a. decent Aifport for calmer or know the reason why. We
have needed one for a long time. __..
AIRPORT MEETING TUESDAY - EVENING
THE 'CORPORATION OFFICES 8:CC P.M
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* Some mention is■due•to the unselfish efforts made by the people of
calmer who .without regard to their own safety helped in tho rescue of
the victims .in. the plrahe crash Thursday. Men waded, waist deep in the
icy glacial, waters of the Mtftnnuska that afternoon and worked without
thought of . their- own eomfort or the possibility that theyu'subjecting
.themselves, to sever* exposure. Rruee .Graham and ’ Paul Aklestad-are two
who should be highly commended for thefcr work ih effecting this rescue,
. eople who. were at the scene' |f, the- crash say that it was amazing
h^.-rAall manner of necessary equipment- and tools' with which to work ap
pe ared on the spot. Trucks carried boats down the railroad tracks.
The main thing of . course was that’ help reached there i/oith all the
spred that it did, ' ‘o
The Valley Settler'received a copy of tHe HOMER HOMESTEADER this week,
According to .-this “issue’ of the Homesteader Homer, may soon have eleetri
'"clt'y. The II.ome,r Light and Power Company, Was incorporated try f our -
Anchorn'ge Business: men. The plant is to -cost $£1*000.00 TV?e incorpor-r
porators are ^has. ^"hite, Edward Arne 11, Robt. Mann, and Stanley
McOutcheon. > ;
It is expected that the building will he started immediateJ-y and
will, be serving the'public . by springy • *. v
V/e a,lso learn from the Homesteader that : Homer has been bdindered
in their potato digging by the wet weather tpiQ. '* >
The "merican Legion Post of -Rainier will probably be interested in
knowing that a new post.was formed at Homer and is/known as Tost JL6.