VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office &T
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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HOSPITAL WING
READY TO OCCUPY
Work on the new wing being
added to the Valley Hospital was
very near completion today and
it is hoped that it can be put in
use this week end, hospital board
members announced.
The six-to eight-bed ward was
made possible through the volun
tary efforts of a number of peo
ple. Labor, materials and hard
work were all donated to the
project, evidencing a prime ex
ample of community .spirit. More
than 30 men devoted'time to the
construction and many business
houses contributed materials and
work supervision.
The problem of additional bed
space in the hospital was brought
to a head at a meeting of the
hospital board on February 6.
Following a hastily called meet
ing the following daly, members
of the board, contractors, car
penters and business men agreed
to pitch in and get a wing built
for the hospital.
On Wednesday morning, Feb
ruary 11a small group assembled
at the hospital and started con
struction. By noon timbers which
were to support the wing until
permantent piers can be set in
the spring, were in place and
the floor joists set. From that
time on, an ever-changing group
of volunteers contributed labor
and the progress on the building
was rapid.
In addition to the ward, the
16x32 wing will include two bath
rooms, one equipped with tub,
the other a shower. Remodeling
of the old bathroom produced the
connecting door and will provide
linen storage space. Four new
radiators provide an abundance
of heat. Painted a relaxing shade
of peach, the room is trimmed
with white woodwork and blue
inlaid linoleum.
The following list of men gave
their time to the project, the
board announced. They added
they hoped no one had been omit
ted. Karl Nylund, Jack Land, Leo
Lucas, A1 Withey, Emil Gans
chow, Roscoe Taylor, Ed Smith,
Ferber Bailey, Paul Martin, Rich
ard Andrews. Chet Sandvick,
Sam Johnson, C. I. Branton, H. A.
Johnson, Bob Pippel, Irvin Lozier,
Dr. C- C. Bailey, Ray Lancaster,
John Weisenberger, Neil Michael
sen, Jim Hurley, Jack Newcombe,
Dexter Bacon, Jack Taylor, Si
gurd Haaland, Max Sherrod Art
Pierson, Art Coppenberg, Ben
Hudgens, Jack Zimowske, Mr.
Neff, Rev. Brian Cleworth and
H. J. Hodgson. The Valley Bank
furnished a man for one day.
Nylund and Land engineered
the job, figuring the bill of ma
terials and supervising the con
struction. Chet Sandvik furnished
the ship-lap for the sub floor and
for sheeting the roof and the 2 x
4’s for studs. The Matanuska
Valley Farmers Cooperating As
sociation sold linoleum and roof
SON OF PALMER COUPLE
SERVING IN KOREA
Marine Corporal, Bertren R.
Curry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ber
tren R. Curry of Palmer is serv
ing as a machine gunner with
“H” Company, Third Battalion,
First Marine Regiment in Korea,
according to a release from the
public information office in San
Francisco.
Since his arrival in Korea last
May the young Marine, a Purple
Heart winner, has seen action in
such hot spots as Bunker Hill and
“The Hook.” His company played
a vital part in defending “The
Hook” against numerous and en
tensive enemy attacks in early
October and the machine gun sec
tion Tias been given much credit
for the company’s success, the of
fice reported.
A graduate of Santa Monica
High School in Santa Monica,
California, Cpl. Curry was as
sociated with the E. F. Hutton Co.
there before entering the Marine
Corps in September 26, 1950.
ing to the project at cost plus
handling charges and other neces
'ary materials were purchased
from Ketchikan Spruce Mills and
Palmer Sheet Metal at the same
role. Several other businesses
contributed materials, including
paint from Koslosky’s Ketchikan
Spruce, Bert’s Drug and Grasser’s
Hardware.
The new wing was built as a
permanent structure to be util
ized along with the permanent
building as nurses’ quarters when
the new Valley Presbyterian Hos
pital is completed. The quonset
huts will be removed at that time.
The Valley Hospital board ex
tended their thanks to everyone
who contributed to the project.
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JAY ROBBINS, Prop, and Manager
City Council
Continued from page 1
al easement from Carl Meier for
a strip of land 485 feel by 10, feet
where part of the city water sys
tem will be installed. Following
a discussion, members of the
council voted to accept the recom
mendation.
Ray Mathews, APW inspector
announced that Bourne Associat
es who drew the original plans
for the city water system, have
retaned Richard Demming, and
retained Richard Demming, and
that he has started work revising
sary prior to the time construction
will resume this spring. Definite
policies will be necessary, he
pointed out, to establish all con
templated changes so new plans
can be drawn immediately.
Several recommended changes,
from the water committee, were
accepted by the council and will
be included in the new plans.
Other recommendations will be
made as soon as possible, they an- i
nounced. Among recommends-1
tions were the various sizes for
service connections, set up accord
ing to the Territorial plumbing
code, as follows: one family home,
3/4 inch connections; two to three
families, one inch; three to four
one and one quarter inch, (apart
ment of this size would require
two inch); five to six family
house, one and one half inch,
(apartment, three inch); six to
eight, one and one half and three.
Any larger, building would re
quire four inch service connec
tions.
Fire hydrant placement would
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be 15 feet from corner-lot corner.
During the meeting the City
Magistrate’s salary was establish
ed as $10 per hour, plus fraction
thereof.
Two new city ordinances were
read and adopted by declaration
of an existing emergency. The
first ordinance deals with filing
all maps, plats and re-plats with
the city clerk and the subdivid
ing or re-subdividing of lands
within the city limits. Under this
new ordinance no lot may be
less than 50 feet on the street
front, nor less than 5,000 square
feet.
The second ordinance would
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OFFICE: WESTWARD HOTEL
ANCHORAGE. ALASKA
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prohibit the moving into city
limits any building not conform
ing to city building codes. A per
mit to move any building into or
through the city of Phlmer will
be necessary in the future. Vio
lators of the ordinance will be
subject to $100 fine.
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BUS SLIDES OFF ROAD;
NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE
School bus number one slid off
the icy hill this side of the £x
:riment Farm one day this
week, coming to rest in the ditch.
There were no injuries to the
children nor to the bus, officials
stated today. The children were
returned to their homes by an
other bus.
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ALASKA'S YOUTH WRITES
ABOUT SALMON INDUSTRY
Entries in the recent Alaska Salmon Institute Essay Contest show that young Alaskans
have a keen insight into the Territory's most important industry. Student essays in both
the Elementary and High School divisions highlighted the importance of the salmon
industry to Alaska's economic development. Reprinted below, as examples of student
opinions, are excerpts from four of the winning essays in the $1,200 contest.
JOHN JENSEN
DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL
$100 Second Prize
High School Division
Host Valuable Industry
"The most valuable industry
of Alaska is the Alaska salmon
industry! To understand this
broad statement, one must ex
amine the facts carefully.
“From the time that an Alaska salmon closes its
mouth on a hook or is caught in a net, to the time
‘hat that fish is served on a dinner plate, more people
have enriched themselves from it than one would be
lieve possible.
“Yes, the Alaska salmon industry provides em
ployment for more people and brings more revenue
to the territory than any other. It is indeed our most
valuable industry.”
HUGH M. SPURR
FT. RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL
$100 Second Prize
Elementary School Division
Salmon Brings Prosperity
“It was about ninety years
ago that the salmon canning
industry started near Sacra
mento, California. At first it
was all done by hand. In Alaska
the industry started in 1878 at Klawock, which lies in
southeastern Alaska. At present the industries have
more than a hundred canneries which employ some
18,000 people. Today the work is done by machines
which do away with the long, laborious hand methods
of yesterday.
“Each year millions of dollars worth of salmon are
sold which are caught off Alaskan shores. The indus
try here has paid the cost many times over which the
Territory cost our government, and has been one of
the main reasons why Alaska has prospered.”
JAMES LEVEQUE
FAIRBANKS HIGH. SCHOOL
$50 Third Prize
High School Division
Beneficial To Alaska
“The salmon industry has
become the largest in the ter
ritory and one of the most
beneficial to Alaska and to
Alaskans. It has provided jobs
for numerous Alaskan natives and fishermen; it fills
a big percentage of the territorial tax coffers and
has established the University of Washington Fisheries
Research Institute.
“Studies are made by the Research Institute of
the mysterious life cycle of the salmon; research for
better methods of canning and preserving the fish
is constantly carried on; uses for the waste products
are created and utilized by the organization.
“The Research Institute, established by the many
canning companies along the coast and within the
waters of Alaska, is dedicated to the preservation of
the great salmon runs and of the many benefits de
rived by the people of Alaska from the industry . .
GUY BARBER
ANCHORAGE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
$50 Third Prize
Elementary School Division
Salmon Industry Important
“The year 1879 marks the
beginning of the Alaska sal
mon industry. The first Alas
kan cannery was built in that
year and was a very crude
affair. Since that time the industry has been grad
ually developed to its present importance as the
great single revenue producer in the Territory. The
commercial value of the salmon fishing industry
greatly exceeds the amount of gold mined in the
Territory or the value of the fur trade which was
exploited by the Russians." _ ,
Alaska Salmon Institute
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