Fishermen Plan
llliamna Flight’
This Weekend
Valley fishing enthusiasts are
planning a flight in a DC-3 to
Lake llliamna this week-end, it
was learned today. At first plan
ned as a project for the members
of the Matanuska Valley Sports
men, the flight has been opened
to all interested fishermen.
Roy Brock of the Co-op Foun
tain is making trip arrange
ments. It is planned to make the
flight of a day’s duration only.
Fishermen expect to spend five
or six hours trying the waters
of Lake llliamna, but they will
be back in the Valley sometime
Sunday night.
Mr. Brock said that he had 15
persons signed up for the trip by
late Monday afternoon. There
are seats for 21 on the plane.
Total cost of the flight is $20
each. Anyone interested in mak
ing the trip should get in touch
with Mr. Brock immediately.
MRS. HUNTLEY
TO GO OUTSIDE
Postmistress Beatrice Huntley,
with Margie and Laddie, will
leave the Valley next week for
an extended visit in the States.
They plan first to fly to Michi
gan for a visit with relatives.
Then Mrs. Huntely will attend
the national postmaster’s con
vention, to be held late next
month in Boston. Mrs. Huntley
also is scheduled to undergo a
medical checkup at Mayo Clinic
before turning north again.
Mr. Huntley will join his fam
ily Outside later, but he does not
plan to leave until Mr. and Mrs.
Duane Huntley go out in the fall
to return to school.
Mrs. Kenneth Foster will be
acting postmistress during Mrs.
Huntley’s absence.
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One Comes, One Goes
On Weil Farm
Mr. and Mrs. Henning S.
Blunch and daughters have
moved to the Alvin Weil farm in
the Valley, it was learned this
week. The Blunchs are mid
western farmers who visited in
Alaska last year and returned
this summer with the thought of
homesteading in the Fairbanks
area. However, they found Val
ley farming more to their liking,
and have decided to settle here.
Mrs. Blunch hopes to find teach
ing employment here.
The Weils soon will leave for
North Platte, Neb., where Mr.
Weil expects to take over the
care of his father's farms.
ARA Plans
Eight Houses
Specifications are now being
awaited for the eight housing
units proposed for construction
for the Agricultural Research
Administration, Don L. Irwin
said this week. Separate housing
units have been substituted in
the planning for ARA personnel
rather than an apartment house,
as originally proposed.' Mr. Ir
win said he hoped that it would
still be possible to begin con
struction on the units this year.
Meanw’hile, work progresses on
the new ARA headquarters build
ing. Footings were poured last
week, and the pouring of the
BILLIE JEAN HAS BIRTHDAY
Teen-age friends of Billie Jean
Roark gathered at the Roark
farm on Tuesday to help her cel
ebrate her birthday. The group
spent the afternoon enjoying
games and stunts.
basement is expected to begin
late this week. Work on the new
ARA greenhouse also is sched
uled to begin in the very near
future.
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