Roadside Fences Are Responsible For
Poor Road Conditions, ARC Reports
The present condition of Val
ley roads can be blamed on Val
ley farmers and their habit of
building fences snuggled right at
the edge of those roads, William
Niemi, district engineer of the
Alaska Road Commission, said
this week.
Mr. Niemi pointed out snows
this winter were the most severe
of record, but that much snow
removal work would have been
unnecessary if fences and the
brush along them had not trap
ped the drifting snow to heap it
over the road, while adjoining
fields were almost bare.
Again in the spring, when
snows cleared from the roads
during the winter began to melt,
the piles just at the road’s edge
soaked into the roadbed to
break down the surface under
traffic.
In order to avoid a like situa
tion in the future, farmers are
asked to move all fences back to
30 feet distant on either side of
the road centerline.* This will
enable the ARC to use heavy
equipment for snow' clearing and
to clean ditches, and will make
it possible to push snow outside
of the ditches rather than in
them.
In an effort to keep roads
clear last winter, the ARC was
forced to use heavy equipment
on too narrow roadways, and as
a result many farm fences were
broken down. These fences were
repaired by the ARC this year,
but such repair will not be un
dertaken another year, Mr.
Niemi warned. Therefore he asks
that all farmers move back their
fences to the 30-foot clearance
line this summer, and thus do
their bit toward providing the
Valley with better roads.
ARC Begins Work On
Snowbird Mine Road
The Alaska Road Commission
this week began the work of
opening the highway to the
Snowbird Mine, it was an
nounced by Clyde King, Sr., dis
trict foreman. Mr. King said the
work is expected to go slowly,
because there is still more than
eight feet of snow in the area,
and there are several large drifts
to cut through.
A slide at the mine carried
away the blacksmith shop and
certain other buildings of the
upper camp, it was reported. No
one was injured in the slide, al
though one building, in which a
man was working, was almost
completely collapsed by the
snow. The walls closed to with
in several feet of one another,
behind the force of the slide, but
the man was able to walk
through the narrow passageway
and emerged uninjured.
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Dr. Zola Fineman, formerly
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and now headquartered in Ari
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tack in Tucson recently, accord
ing to word received here by
Don L. Irwin. Dr. Fineman has
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Award Assembly Is Tomorrow
The annual award assembly of
Palmer High School will be held
at 2:45 p. m. tomorrow, in the
school gym, it was announced
today by Mrs. Florence Dunlap,
faculty sponsor. At that time,
awards will be made to students
eligible for National Honor So
ciety honors. All parents and
friends who care to attend are
invited to do so.
MRS MIELKE'S SEWING SERVICE
(Located in Ken’s Electric Supply)
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BUTTON MAKING
Steaks, Salads, Sandwiches
• WE SPECIALIZE IN EVERYTHING •
Tasty Chicken Dinners Every Weekend
Open A11 Night Saturday—7 a. m. to 1 a. m. Weekdays
BAR-B-Q
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NEW MONARCH
WOOD, COAL AND ELECTRIC STOVES
While They Last
All kinds of preserves of very low prices
TRADING POST
Your Co-Op Department Store
Open 8:30 to 5:30 Monday through Saturday
VALLEY GROCERY
Open 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. Daily
FRESH PRODUCE
A new shipment of groceries arrived at our store
this week
SEE US FOR GOOD BUYS IN:
NALLEY'S Mayonnaise
LEADWAY Apricots and Freestone Peaches
MAXWELL HOUSE Coffee
TEA GARDEN Jellies and Jams
A complete line, very reasonable in price
The MURPHYS
ALWAYS GIVE YOU GOOD FOOD AT THE
MATANUSKA HOTEL DINING ROOM
Open 7 a. m. through dinner on weekdays . . . until 1 a. m. on Sunday
Our prices may add up to a few cents more, but our quality is unexcelled and the
quantity of our servings is greater
We are now equipped to handle banquets and private parties up to 50 in number