Valley FRONTIERSMAN
Published each Wednesday and Saturday
Palmer, Alaska
Entered as second class matter on Oct 21, 1947 at the post office
at Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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Viola Daniels ...Editor
Evon DeLand.Advertising Manager, Palmer
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reproduced except by permission of the editor.
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Alaska and the United States
Full-Time Pastor
Is Newly Assigned
To The Church
Carl E. Zehrung, a minister of
the Church of Christ, arrived in
the Valley this week to assume
the duties of pastor at The
Church in North Palmer. Wenter
Harey, who has been dividing
his time between church assign
ments in Palmer and Wasilla,
novf- will be stationed perma
nently in Wasilla.
Reverend Zehrung is no new
comer to Alaska for he has lived
in Alaska for some part of each
year for the past 10 years. He
recently spent four years at Dil
lingham, although he was as
signed to Palmer from The
Dalles, Ore.
-;The new minister flew to An
chorage last week. He is accom
panied here by his wife and 19
months-old daughter, Beverly.
The family will make its home in
quarters located in the rear of
the church Quonset hut.
Another Moose Dance
There will be another in the
series of Saturday night dances
sponsored by the Moose lodge
this weekend, it was announced
today. The dance will be held in
the Neal Wright hall and will be
gin at 10 o’clock. Doorprize for
Saturday will be a record-player.
Tanker Sprinkles Slreel
The tanker fire truck, the Val
ley’s newest piece of firefighting
equipment, was drafted into sub
stitute duty last Wednesday. The
ur//t was used as a street sprin
kler in an effort to settle the
dust on Palmer’s main-travelled
streets. The unit is awaiting the
installation of a small pump, now
on order, before it can attain its
maximum use in the Valley fire
protection plans.
Well Baby Conference
To Be Held Tuesday
There will be a Well Baby Con
ference at the Health Center
next Tuesday afternoon, it was
announced today by Miss Dolores
Zeis, public health nurse. Im
munizations will be given be
tween 1 and 2 p.m., with the
baby conference immediately fol
lowing between 2 and 4 p.m.
All mothers of pre-school chil
dren are urged to bring their
child to the Health Center next
Tuesday, if the child has not re
ceived all necessary immuniza
tions.
Pair Miss Injury
In Highway Accident
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lansdell
of Arlington, Va., are spending
an enforced vacation in Palmer
this week, after narrowly escap
ing death on the highway to the
north. The steering aparatus of
the Lansdell car was broken
when the vehicle struck a large
boulder in the road. A second
boulder at the edge of the high
way narrowly averted tragedy
when it stopped the car’s lurch
toward the brink of a deep ra
vine. The Lansdells are stopping
at the Lodge while their car un
dergoes repairs.
Lines Have Daughter
WASILLA—Mr. and Mrs. Er
nest Line became the parents
of a daughter, born at the Val
ley hospital at 5:40 p.m. on Tues
day, May 18. The child is their
first. Mr. Line is a Wasilla teach
er.
Hurt In Football Game
Harvey Cooper, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Cooper of Pal
mer, suffered a broken collar
bone this week, incurred during
a sandlot football game.
Mac’s Plumbing and Heating Shop
*" (Basement of Ward Bldg.)
For Plumbing Supplies and Repairs
ALL WORK GUARANTEED—PHONE 33
McCOOL’S BARBER SHOP
(In Rec Hall)
SPECIALIZING IN
HAIRCUTTING, SHAVING, SHAMPOOS AND MASSAGE
Weekday business hours from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday business hours from 10 a.m. to 10 pan.
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The Alaska Railroad
Offers Valley Residents a complete passenger and S
freight service—daily except Sunday.
SCHEDULE
Leave Palmer .3:30 p.m.
Arrives Anchorage .5:30 p.m.
Leave Anchorage . 9:30 a.m.
Arrives Palmer .11:30 a.m.
RAILBUS SERVICE
Can be stopped at any point along the route
Leave Palmer .9:30 a.m.
Return from Anchorage at.4:30 p.m.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY
Fare—$2.55 one way; $3.40 round trip
FOR INFORMATION
Call Palmer Depot — or Anchorage, ARCO 11
FOB RENT
OFFICE SPACE, Koalocky Bldg.
Inq. Jan Koaloiky.
FOR SALE
HOME, beautifully furnished, by
owner; very reasonable. Desir
able neighborhood; city water;
lot 75 x 140. See Mrs. George
Stenson, first St. N. of and
parallel to Anchorage high
way, third house, No. side of
St.
BOYS’ BICYCLE, $17.50; large
Philco Radio, $30; dropleaf
kitchen table, $5; % bed, coil
spring, innerspring mattress,
bed lamp, $50. See Mrs. Mor
ton at Matanuska Valley Bank.
’41 PONTIAC, rebored engine,
excellent paint. Hartley Bros.
Motors.
CEK1IFIED Arctic Seedling seed
potatoes. H. S. Bauer, 2 mi.
so., Vi mi. east of Palmer.
THREE HOUSES, w/large lots,
in Palmer; sewer, water, elec
tricity. Houses modern 3- and
4-room; good cond. Come and
see them. Bids accepted until
June 1. 10 per cent deposit
required with bid; returnable
if bid is rejected. Houses near
churches, school, trading cen
ter; good garden land. Call at
MVFCA office for particulars.
CABIN, 2 lots, 50 x 200; located
in North Palmer. Inq. Valley
Frontiersman.
FLAMO gas water heaters. Hart
ley Bros. Motors.
’33 PLYMOUTH 4-door sedan;
new tires and battery, new
paint job and upholstery. Hart
ley Bros. Motors.
ROTO-TILLERS, the power tool
of a thousand uses. Hartley
Bros. Motors.
TAPPAN gas stoves and regu
lators. Hartley Bros. Motors.
CERTIFIED Blue Tag Arctic
seed potatoes; passed Montana
laboratory test for ring rot.
10c f.o.b. Palmer. See J. L.
Cope.
88-ACRE farm, 7-rm. house,
water, lights; 30 acres cleared;
4 Vi mi. north of Palmer. Inq.
David Bryant, Box 1848, Pal
mer.
ATTENTION!
127-ACRES good farming land;
approximately 8,000 feet sea
soned lumber; large lake suit
able for small plane landing.
See George Small, Palmer, be
tween 5 and 7 p.m.
POSITION WANTED
PART-TIME stenographic work,
mornings; secretarial experi
ence, good knowledge of short
hand, typing. Inq. at office of
Valley Frontiersman.
NOTICE
FOR BREAKER PLOWING, disc
ing or general field plowing,
[ ..write or see Wallace Moffitt,
Box 741, Palmer.
CATTLE OWNERS desiring arti
ficial insemination service for
their herds may sign up at the
Extension Office. MATANUS
KA VALLEY DAIRYMEN’S
ASSOCIATION.
HI JULL. MCAnBI
On your next trip down town,
drop into the tonsorial depart
ment of the Valley Barber Shop
and have your ears lowered or
your whiskers removed in a
fast, dependable manner.
VALLEY BARBER SHOP
D. S. MEEKS.
Move To Ketchikan
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Quam
strom left the Valley this week
to make their home in Ketchi
kan. Their farm has been leased
by the Winegarner family.
Mstannsks Electric
Association, Inc.
Hospital Board
Plans For Future
Operational plans for the Val
ley hospital, once construction
of a new plant is possible, were
the main topics of discussion at
last week’s board of directors’
meeting.
It was reported that plans for
construction of a new hospital
will be tabled temporarily, while
the board awaits word from Dr.
C. Earl Albrecht regarding re
quirements in order to qualify
for Federal funds. The group ex
pects to take no action until they
can be advised as to just what
money is available for the con
struction.
It also was decided to take the
FIRE DRILLS CHANGED
In an effort to better accom
modate the working plans of
volunteer firemen, Wednesday
evening firedrills have been
shifted to Sunday afternoon, it
was announced this week by fire
chief O. R. Mitchell. All inter
ested men of the Valley are
urged to attend these weekly ses
sions at the Fire Hall.
block adjacent to the first one
selected as a hospital site. The
new location is a 12-block lot
rather than an 18-block site. It
gives ample room for the size
plant now contemplated for the
j new Valley hospital.
I The directors also agreed to
J assist in an outdoor clean-up and
beautification project at the pres
! ent temporary hospital site.
W. B. BARNHARDT
Dimension Lumber House Logs
Write Box 682, Palmer
(Mill located on Lower Butte road)
YOU CAN DROP IN
ANYTIME
You’ll find us
always ready to serve you
For good fun and refreshments
visit the
SOURDOUGH CLUB
Russ and Gertrude Felzien
Proprietors
J. VIC BROWN & SONS
“The Live Jewelers”
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ALASKA RAILROAD WATCH INSPECTORS
Aero** from City Hall Anehorao*
When Yon Repair or Build Use W00DL1FE
Water Repellent Rot Proof
Keeps wood from swelling, shrinking,
checking, warping
Now On Display
CHAMPION Outboard Motors
RELIANCE Conversion Cookstove Burners
at
GRAHAM SERVICE
Um«k\w Work Woldlm* tiyiii
Oaa OU
For a sweet snack that’s quick,
we recommend
Any of our many varieties of doughnuts
FRUIT PERSIANS CINNAMON TWISTS
SHAMROCK BAKERY