LET’S GO SKIING!!
* Another fresh snowfall offered
Ideal skiing conditions this past
week end at Little Susitna. Satur
day’s skiers did a good job of
packing the tow slope and Sun
day saw' several new skiers out,
in addition to the regulars.
Among the new faces were
Caroline Cashman. treasurer of
the Malanuska Ski club, who
has been outside the past two
months; Rosie Miller, new club
member; Bud Mack, club vice
president and several visiting
i skiers from Anchorage.
Fifteen carloads of skiers and
spectators were unavoidably held
up just a few miles short of the
lodge and skiing area by a truck
stuck in the snow. Following a
new fall of snow, it has been
suggested that motorists use
chains or, good snow tires when
attempting to reach the skiing
t area. The Road Commission
maintains the road but because
of limited funds, can make the
run only once a week, which they
w.
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generally do on Thursday.
Next Sunday. March 1, will
see the first students of the
P-TA sponsored ski school
graduate, when they are given
their final instructions on the
use of the tow and familiarize
themselves with the new tow
slope area. These youngsters
will be presented certificates
by Richard Mekkelsen, instruc
tor, as will those who complete
their courses the following
Sundays.
A social get-together was en
joyed following skiing, at the
Little Susitna Lodge. Accordion
music for dancing and singing
was enjoyed by the group. The
Matanuska club boasts three ac
:ordionists in their membership.
Rudy Stenberg brought his drum
this past Sunday and joined the
music makers.
Senior club members are re
minded of the regular meeting
Tuesday evening, March 5 in
the Co-Op club room. Coffee
will be served.
Ralph Farnsworth not only had
a new ski hat this week but also
a new pair of A & T skis.
Chuck Caldart of Elmendorf
AFB who has been skiing wtih
the club this year, leaves for the
States this week. His fun and
jood humor will be missed by the
gang. Chuck plans to continue his
winter skiing at Mt. Baker in
Washington.
HHFA TO PROVIDE
ANCHORAGE $4,900,000
FOR HOME BUILDING
Anchorage was assured Febru
ary 19 of $4,900,000 in new home
construction for the 1953 building
season when Raymond F. Foley,
Administrator of the Housing and
Home Finance Agency in Wash
ington, D. C., affixed his signa
ture to the project’s loan agree
ment.
Foley announced that HHFA
will buy $4,900,000 of general ob
ligation bonds issued by the Al
aska Housing Authority for the
project.
T. V. O’Rourke, Acting Execu
tive Director of AHA, was notif
ied of the approval of the huge
project by telephone from the
nation’s capital. “This project to
build 400 homes in the Anchor
age area is the largest single
housing development ever to be
undertaken in Alaska," O’Rourke
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CONSERVATION
NOTES
By Lew Hanks
The Co-Op and the Alaska De
partment of Agriculture are to be
congratulated for their work on
the Alaska Potato Day. It was a
fine program. We saw some new
equipment, saw some excellent
methods of packaging and heard
some good advice.
One statement that impressed
me was that of Mr. Osborn of
the Quartermasters Department
at Fort Richardson. He congratu
lated the people of the Valley on
the improvement they have made
in grading and packaging their
produce. He also stated that Alas
kan produce properly handled
was inferior to none; in appear
ance, taste and food value, it is
the best. That comes from a man
whose opinion really amounts to
something. He supervises the
menus, feeding and diet of the
Army in Alaska.
We don’t hear so much any
more of that old line that Alaska
produce is of poor quality. You
can walk into a store now, pick
up an attractively made package
of Alaska farm produce and see
for yourself that you are getting
the best. Knocking Alaska farm
produce is the mark of the Chee
chako. He doesn’t know any bet
ter. We have new, good soils here.
By practicing good soil manage
ment and using crop rotations
that keep our soil in fine shape,
we can feed a lot of people. We
can supply fine produce to re
lieve the drain on the crop-worn
soils in the States. We raise the
best. All we have to do now is
market it looking its best—noth
ing to it.
said. “It exceeds by more than
$1,000,000 any previous project in
the Territory.”
ST. JOHN'S HOLDS
SPECIAL SERVICES
Special evening services are
being held each Wednesday eve
ning during the Lenten season at
St. John’s Lutheran Church at
8 p.m., Rev. Edward Imme an
nounced this week.
The history of the suffering and
crucifixion of Christ as recorded
in the four Gospels will be read
during these services. The ser
mons will be on the general
theme of “Looking at Things in
th Light of the Cross.”
The following topics were an
nounced by Rev. Imme, “Looking
at Yourself in the Light of the
Cross,” “Looking at your sins in
the Light of the Cross,” looking
at your troubles in the Light of
the Cross; Looking at your neigh
bor in the Light of the Cross,”
‘Looking at People you
don’t like in the Light of the
Cross,” “Looking at Death in the
Light of the Cross” and “Look
ing at Jesus in the Light of the
Cross.”
The sermon topic for this Sun
day will be “The Right Kind of
Woman.” The renovation of the
church basement is almost com
pleted, with the work being done
by volunteers. Material is being
purchased to provide gowns for
the Teen Age choir in time for
Easter, Rev. Imme announced.
Workers Walk Out
At Eklutna Project
A walkout, involving approxi
mately 26 Palmer Constructors
employees at the Eklutna Project
forced a shut down for three
shifts one day last week. How
ever, construction was resumed
the following day with a short
;rew, it was reported, and the
company is now back on their
three-shift per day schedule. The
walkout was reported to have
been in objection to the hiring
of a new superintendent on the
south portal section.
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