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A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT
of
it; Groceries ★ Meats
★ Fresh Vegetables ★ Case Goods
★ Fresh Fruit ★ Ice Cream
Open Daily from 8 a.m. to 9 pjn.
¥ALLEY CLEANERS
For Pick-Up and Delivery Service
Call 6Y3
Open Monday to Friday nights ONLY
JACK CARR SERVICE, INC.
New and Used Aimaft
Parts and Supplies
Taylor craft Distributors for Alaska
MERRILL FIELD
ANCHORAGE
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For All Your Refreshment Needs
in Palmer
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FRONTIER BAR
FRONTIER LIQUOR STORE
FRONTIER CAFE
All three open 24 hours daily,
seven days each week
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safety is a habit
with mt. McKinley
Mt. McKinley Airways assumes a high re
sponsibility for passengers and cargo carried in
its planes. So much so that Mt. McKinley Air
ways provides the same standard of mainte
nance required by CAA for scheduled Air
line operation.
AIRFR EIGHT SERVICE
To and From Seattle and Any Point in the Territory
Mt. McKinley Airways
521 E St., Anchorage
Agent at Dow Freight Lines, Palmer
Phone Main 746
Phone 8
Parents, Teachers Discass
Mutual Responsibilities
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ferences concerning their child’s
health, attending school physical
examinations, and keeping the
school informed of the child’s
health when he is absent for pro
longed periods.
Miss Christine Heller, nutri
tion consultant for the Territor
ial Department of Health, said
parents were primarily responsi
ble for the formation of good
food habits in the child. She finds
the most serious health problem
of Alaskan children that of going
to school without breakfast lead
ing to overindulgence in candy
and soft drinks.
Questioned concerning vitamin
content of Alaska’s food and the
need for bolstering the diet with
artificial vitamins, she said Vita
min D, contained in cod liver oil,
is probably the only added vita
min needed by children. In the
few simple tests run on Alaskan
foods, the vitamin content has
been proved to be more than
satisfactory.
In the earlier P-TA business
meeting, it was decided to ask a
contribution of one nickel from
each school child, to meet the
small deficit remaining in the
$250 fund set aside for purchase
of school equipment. It is plan
ned to spend this money for play
ground equipment or repair of
existing equipment.
Weather Foibles
Explained By Forecaster
(Continued from Page 1)
sure front usually results in clear
cool weather, while low pres
sure areas bring storms, rain and
snow. Most Anchorage storms
are disturbances which move up
the Inlet, for mountain shelters
protect both that city and the
Valley from many storms.
Mr. Epperly said Valley fore
casts were so often incorrect,
because the forecast is not real
ly based on local reports. He
stressed the need for a capable
observer here, who would tele
phone weather r\'orts to his
Merrill Field office daily. Instru
ments will be supplied by the
Weather Bureau and a salary
would be given to the person re
porting.
Jack Maze, Chamber presi
dent, promised that the organi
zation would attempt to inter
est some local resident in the
plan. Two officials of the
Weather Bureau will be in
Palmer next Monday to com
plete arrangements.
Among the several guests who
attended the Wednesday lunch
eon were Col. John Johnson,
general manager of The Alaska
Railroad, Maj. Gen. Joseph At
kinson, commanding general of
the Army air forces in Alaska,
and E. Wells Ervin, Anchorage
businessman. They were en
route to Fairbanks, but were de
tained until repairs were com
pleted at the Matanuska bridge.
Wertanen’s Tanker
Service
METERED DELIVERY
Gasoline, Diesel and Stove Oil J
Ph. 6-23Y-11 Eino Wertanen J
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Matanuaka Electric ;
Association, Inc.
i
roe Power Dleirtbutio* J
Elite
Shoe Repair Shop
(across from laundry)
COMPLETE SHOE SERVICE
M. D. Snodgrass
REAL ESTATE
Dairy and Vegetable farms
City Lots Acreage
School May Get
Agricultural Man
It is possible a rural agricul
ture teacher will be added to
the teaching staff of Palmer
school next year, it was an
nounced today by Carl Snelling,
superintendent of schools.
Mr. Snelling said a teacher
was available, who is qualified
to teach chemistry, physics and
rural agriculture. The man has
expressed interest in a teaching
position in Alaska. However, he
must have definite assurance of
quarters for himself, wife and
two children before he will sign
a contract here.
Mr. Snelling said the man is
well qualified in his field. He
carried a college minor in veter
inary science.
The superintendent appealed
to all Valley residents, groups of
whom have recently expressed
interest in seeing vocational agri
culture placed on the Palmer
school curriculum, to assist in
securing housing for this teacher.
Anyone who knows of possible
quarters is asked to contact Mr.
Snelling at once.
Coffey Insure* Everything—
Remember? Adv
Chamber Board Boosts
For Added Rail Service
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Chamber of Commerce signs
will be ready next week. They
will be erected on the highway
approaches to Palmer as soon as
digging is possihle.
Don irwin suggested that the
j Chamber of Commerce work
: with C. W. Peters of the Alaska
Rural Rehabilitation Corpora
j tion to revise an out-of-date
question and answer booklet on
the Valley. This booklet, which
now includes information of an
agricultural nature only, then
could be used by the Chamber
for its mailing list. Mr. Z^le,
Alba Brooks and Viola Daniels
were appointed to a committee
to revise the pamphlet.
Mr. Irwin also asked what ac
tion had been taken to secure
the reservation of certain plots
of land, as recommended in a
report by Harold Thuma, for
public parks and playgrounds.
Mr. Maze replied that aetio.V'had
been pending, awaiting the se- |
I curing of a map and a better
legal description of the land to
be set aside. He promised steps
would be taken in the matter
in the near future.
Rotofiller in Operation
The new Rototiller farm machine, produced by Grahani-Puige
Motors in the giant Willow Run plant, prepares soil for planting in a
single operation, making unnecessary the three operations of plow,
disk and harrow. The five-horsepower tillage unit, which churns and
crumbles the soil to a depth of nine inches, has attachments which
adapt it to a score of other farm tasks such as bulldozing, seeding,
mowing, snowplowing and other operations.
Now on display at
HARTLEY BROS. MOTORS
VOTE FOR
D.T.IMMHOn
for Nomination as
DEMOCRATIC
REPRESENTATIVE
In the
Territorial
Legislature
on
April 27, 1948
Tune in KFQD
1:05 p.m. Sunday.
April 25
i believe in . . .
Progressive legislation adaptable to Statehood.
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Keeping Alaska dollars In Alaska for development v.
of the territory.
Fullest possible participation by voters in ail legis
lative matters and the employment of qualified ex
perts for technical work.
Less politics and more business.
Initiative, referendum and recall.
Adequate education, health and relief measures gov
erned by need rather than political expediency.
More highways, cheaper transportation and a fuller
life for our citizens, to lie financed from money now
being drained from the territory by interests with
selfish motives.
As a Public Accountant, I shall watch all expendi
tures and approprlal Ions witli the eye of experience.
As a Union Member, I shall use every effort to
briny about a higher standard of living through
negotiation and arbitration.
As a Veteran of World War II, I shall always re- *
member that the welfare of my country comes before
personal nmhition.
Fellow citizens, your vote will be deeply appreciated,
but whether or not you support me. iny door always
will be open for any worthy service I run give.
D. T. McMAHON
Pol. Adv.
VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN*