Only Three Jobs
Left At School
Only three definite vacancies
now exist on the staffs of Palmer
Elementary School and Palmer
High School, it was announced
this week by Superintendent
William T. Zahradnicek. Mr.
Zahradnicek arrived in the Val
ley on Saturday, and when he
reached his desk on Monday
morning, he found a number of
wired teacher acceptances there.
The position of sixth grade
teacher remains to be filled, as
does that of agriculture and
home economics instructors in
the high school, the new super
intendent said.
However, the acceptance of the
coaching position by Robert W.
Crites of Lima, Ohio is contin
gent upon his finding housing
here, Mr. Zahradnicek continued.
Mr. Crites has two small chil
dren, and he will not sign a Pal
mer contract without definite as
surance of housing.
Latest to accept a Palmer con
tract was Miss Anna Blom of
Portland, Oregon. She will teach
English and journalism in the
high school. Mr. Rivers has been
employed as eighth grade
teacher and grade school prin
cipal.
Although the new superin
tendent had hardly found time
to try out his office chair by late
Monday afternoon, he already
was familiarizing himself with
the problems of Palmer school.
He said there would be a pre
registration period for high
school students who did not reg
ister before the close of school
last term. However, he was not
yet prepared to name the regis
tration dates.
Questioned concerning the
school’s hot lunch program, Mr.
Zahradnick said he knew of no
reason why it would not be con
tinued during the coming school
term.
M. D. Snodgrass
Real Estate
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give you all the roominess
of country living.
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Real Estate
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ways. Mr. Snodgrass said an
additional S500 was needed
immediately to meet the
payments on land already
purchased. Some further
funds will be needed in the
very near future to effect
payment for the new land to
be purchased.
Once the land is purchased, it
appears the most workable plan
for development of the Palmer
Airport will be to deed it to the
territory for its construction pe
riod. Since there is no organized
municipal government or utili
ties district in Palmer, there ap
pears to be no other plan which
will permit immediate tapping
of the Federal funds.
The recently incorporated Pal
mer school district might assume
the obligation, since it has tax
ing powers. However, Mr. Stock
and Mr. Snodgrass agreed that
management of the airport by
the school district did not appear
feasible.
At the close of the construction
period, the airport can be re
turned to Palmer, if it is then
an incorporated municipality, or
to some other public agency. The
territory cannot assume the ob
ligation for the maintenance
and operation of the finished
airport.
Mr. Stock said that as soon
as officers of the Associa
tion receive definite instruc
tion on the handling of the
airport during this construc
tion period, a general meet
ing of all stockholders of the
Palmer Airport Association
will be called. At that time
members will be given an op
portunity to voice an opinion
on the disposition of the air
port.
In the meantime, Association
members are going about the im
mediate business of raising funds
for land payments by soliciting
memberships. M. D. Snodgrass is
in charge of the membership
drive. Association membership
costs $5.
Officers of the Association are
particularly anxious to pave the
way for the beginning of con
struction. They have been as
sured by Mr. Metcalf, who has
always expressed a keen interest
m Palmer’s airport, that if sub
surfacing can be completed this
season, it will be entirely possible
to fly DC'3s from the field this
winter.
Janet's In
Janet Sherrod, the queen can
didate of the Frontier Cafe,
Frontier Bar and Liquor Store,
Grasser’s Hardware and Drift
Inn, was the first contestant in
the fair’s queen race to qualify.
Janet last Saturday turned in
eight completed ticket sales
books to chalk up a total of 400
tickets sold. Each entrant in the
talent and queen contests is re
quired to sell a minimum of 300
tickets in order to participate in
the contests during the fair on
Sept. 3, 4 and 5.
4-H Club
Corner
A total of 27 girls and two boys,
representing all 10 of the Val
ley’s 4-H Clubs, enjoyed last
week’s camp at King’s Lake, it
was reported this week. 4-H
campers spent three days at the
lake. Valley club members were
joined by two guests from an
Anchorage 4-H Club.
NEW MICK DAUGHTER
Dr. and Mrs. Allan Mick of the
Matanuska experiment station
became the parents of a daugh
ter on Aug. 3. The little girl,
third child for the Micks, was
born at the Valley Hospital. She
weighed five pounds, two ounces
at birth.
COFFEY INSURES EVERY
THING — REMEMBER?
PATROLMAN CHECKS LIGHTS
A check-up of headlights and
taillights on local automobiles is
getting under way now, Territo
rial Highway Patrolman Stanley
Laird warned this week. Mr.
Laird said he already had stop
ped some vehicles to issue warn
ings, and that the check-up
would become general in the next
week or two. “If your lights need
fixing, get it done at once,” he
said.
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August 14 and 15
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MACHINE WORK — WELDING
GAS REPAIRS OIL
What Is An REA Co-Op?
It is an incorporated, non-profit enterprise,
democratically organized by rural people to
bring power to its members at the lowest possible
cost.
WHAT IS THE RELATION BETWEEN
REA AND MEA?
REA, the Rural Electrification Administration. Ls the
banker for MEA.
WE, the MEA, borrowed the money from REA to build the
electric distribution system in the Valley.
MEA is one of 950 REA electric co-ops established through
out the United States and Alaska. MEA was the FIRST
electric co-op in Alaska.
Matanuska Electric Association
( Incorporated )
PALMER, ALASKA
“Serving the Valley since 1942”