DOOR TO DOOR SEARCH EXPECTED
TO SWELL FIRE DEPT. MEMBERSHIP
A house-to-house canvass of
Palmer in search of 1949 mem
bers of the Valley Volunteer Fire
Association began last Tuesday.
Plans for the membership drive
were discussed at last week's
quarterly meeting of the Asso
ciation. when it was reported the
department had only 40 mem
bers now. in contrast to the 80
supporters enrolled at this time
a year ago.
Valley businessmen and resi
dents are reminded that the de
partment can refuse to answer
a call to the home or business of
a non-member. If the depart
ment trucks do go out on such a
call, a charge of S75 is made.
Individual memberships cost
$10 annually, with business
memberships ranging from $25
to S75, depending upon the type
and size of business. All mem
berships in the Association ex
pire on June 30 of each year.
The Valley's fire department
now has three trucks available
for fire-fighting service. The
-■xtra equipment and increased
fire-fighting efficiency had a
great deal to do with Palmer's
more favorable insurance rating
this spring.
The last fire reported in the
Valley this year occurred at the
Chek Sandvik home on May 17.
vhen fire trucks were called to
check on an overheated stove.
Hospital Board
Divides Its Problems
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was read, which expressed in
terest in the assumption of the
management of the local insti
tution. The Presbyterian Church
also is interested in the Valley
Hospital, and will send a repre
sentative to Palmer in October
to study the local situation.
VALLEY
THEATRE
Thursday
"Night in Paradise"
Meric Oberon — Turhan Bey
Technicolor
Friday and Saturday
.Mark Hellingcr's
"Naked City"
Barry Fitzgerald
Sunday and Monday
"The Emperor Waltz"
Bing Crosby — Joan Fontaine
• Technicolor i
• COMING SOON •
“Trouble With Women"
"Stanley and Livingston
in Africa"
VALLEY
THEATRE
Fair Prizes
For 4 H Clubs
Are Announced
Three special awards for 4-H
Club members were announced
at a very recent meeting of
the 4-H Council. The Council
was told that the Matanuska
Fair Association is offering a
trophy to the club which shows
the greatest achievement, inter
est and progress in its work by
fair-time. The fair also is offer
ing an individual prize on the
same basis.
In addition, the Aimer J. Pet
erson award of a $5 cash prize
was announced. This prize goes
to the best 4-H Club garden, to
be judged in the field just before
fair-time, and awarded at the
fair.
The fair's trophies are to be
awarded annually, with either
going permanently to the club
or individual winning the award
for three successive years.
Plans for the 4-H Club camp,
to be held from August 1 through
4 this year, also were discussed
at Monday's meeting. Club mem
bers who expect to attend the
camp are asked to register at
the Extension Office before
July 25.
Officers were elected at the
meeting. Those named were:
Clifford Marcus, president;
Mrs. Paul Martin, vice-president;
Mrs. Clyde King. Jr., secretary
treasurer.
Alaska May Get Television
Five Alaskan towns will be as
signed television channels if a
new Federal Communications
Commission proposal is approv
ed. Hearings will be held next
month, and action may be ex
pected by the year’s end. Alas
kan cities which are included in
the FCC proposal are Anchorage,
Fairbanks. Juneau. Ketchikan
and Seward.
WADES HAVE SON
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wade of
Moose Creek became the parents
of a son, born at the Valley Hos
pital on July 14. The little boy
weighed eight pounds. 12 ounces
at birth.
Commissioner Now Has
License Plates
A new shipment of license
plates reached the desk of U. S.
Commissioner Dorothy Saxton
this week. Mrs. Saxton asks that
everyone who has paid for plates
but who has not yet received
them call as soon as possible. A
second and larger shipment is
en route to Palmer, so no further
plate shortage is anticipated.
Both vehicle licenses and driv
er’s licenses may be purchased
at Mrs. Saxton's office in the
Valley Theatre Building.
Pay School Tax to Commissioner
The required school tax of $5
which must be paid by everyone
working in the Territory who is
between the ages of 18 and 65,
may be paid at the Commission
er’s office. Mrs. Dorothy Saxton
announced this week. The 1949
tax is now payable.
School Names Miller
As Tax Assessor
Neal Miller of Palmer has
been appointed the assessor for
the newly incorporated Palmer
school district, it was announced
this week by Lucius Ross, chair
man of the school board.
It is not definitely known
when Mr. Miller, who was for
merly employed by the Veteran’s
Administration at Anchorage,
will enter upon his new duties.
Taxation questions still need
clarification, and tax reporting
forms first must be received
here, before the assessor can be
gin his chores.
The school board must draft a
new budget for submission to
the commissioner of education
for approval before district tax
matters can be studied further.
COFFEY INSURES EVERY
THING — REMEMBER?
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Fill All Your Automotive Needs
GAS
at
GRAHAM SERVICE
MACHINE WORK — WELDING
REPAIRS
OIL
WHAT IS REA?
REA is an agency of the Federal government, set up by an
Act of Congress, to help farmers and other rural people get
electricity.
WHAT DOES REA DO?
REA makes long-term loans to help rural people build
electric lines.
WHO IS MEA?
The Matanuska Electric Associatior, Inc., (MEA) is one of
950 electric co-ops throughout the United States and Alaska
which has borrowed funds from REA to build electric dis
tribution lines.
Matanuska Electric Association
( Incorporated )
(Located in the former postoffice building)
PALMER GYMNASIUM
9 P, M. — Saturday Evening
Schaefer's Orchestra
SPONSORED BY THE MATANUSKA VALLEY FAIR ASSOCIATION
• COME AND MEET THE QUEEN CONTESTANTS •