Wilson Checks
On Kenai Survey
Just to make sure of the “good
progress’’ he reported on the
Kenai survey last week, Territo
rial Conservationist Charles Wil
son made a brief three-day in
spection tour there this week. He
found work moving even faster
than last week’s anticipatory re
port. Mr. Wilson estimated that
the entire Kenai-Kasilof area
will be completely surveyed by
mid-August.
The conservationist said the
work party was encountering
some delay because of lack of
transportation with which to
cross rivers in the area. Blank
spots in the aerial maps com
pleted before the survey began,
also are slowing the ground party
somewhat.
Once the Kenai survey is com
plete, the field party will spend
the remainder of the work sea
son on the Ninilchik and Fritz
Creek areas.
After the field work is com
pleted, there still remains a
great deal of work in the inter
pretation and report writing part
of the survey. From this report,
the land use capabilities will be
developed, Mr. Wilson said.
While the Soil Conservation
Service is investigating the agri
cultural potentialities of the
area, the Agricultural Reasearch
Administration is working on a
marketing and economic survey
of the area. The two services
will turn over their reports to
the Department of the Interior,
which will make ultimate dispo
sition of the land on the Kenai
Peninsula, which is now with
drawn from homesteading.
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Fishermen Enjoy
llliamna Waters
A capacity plane-load of 21
passengers enjoyed a fishing ex
pedition to Lake llliamna last
Sunday. Those who made the
trip, on a beautiful, sunny day,
found opportunities for both
fishing and photography were
unparallelled.
Highlight of the trip was the
return flight, low over the wa
ters of Cook Inlet. Passengers
saw thousands of salmon swim
ming up the Inlet, they reported.
It was conjectured that the fish
were probably the silver run, ex
pected to hit Valley creeks with
in the next few days.
Valley residents who made the
trip included:
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Brock, Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Cooper, Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Rasmussen, Mr.
and Mrs. Clayton Esslinger, Mrs.
Dorothy Bell, Frank Murch, A.
W. Pierson, R. A. Eikenberry,
Art Stacey, Gene Lewis, Les Ray,
G. D. Shreve, Bobbie Graham,
Lloyd Severns, Ray McCartney
and nephew Mickey, and Chek
Sandvik.
Community
Calendar
Thursday
AMERICAN Legion at Carpen
ter’s Hall at 8 p. m.
AMERICAN Legion Auxiliary at
Carpenter’s Hall at 8 p. m.
Friday
WASILLA veterans’ farm class
at Community Hall at 8 p. m.
Sunday
BOY SCOUTS camp opens at
King’s Lake.
VETERANS' farm classes picnic
at Green Acres.
Monday
MATANUSKA Valley Breeders’
Association meets at Extension
Office at 8 p. m.
BOARD of directors of Mata
nuska Valley Sportsmen meets
at Range at 8 p. m.
Tuesday
LOYAL Order of Moose meets at
Moose Hut at 8 p. m.
WOMEN of the Moose meet at
Moose Hut at 8 p. m.
FAIR BOARD meets in former
library at 8 p. m.
WELL BABY Conference at the
Health Center from 2 to 4 p. m.
Wednesday
CARPENTERS' Union meets at
Carpenter’s Hall at 8 p. m.
Thursday
NORTHLAND Pioneer Grange
meets at Grange Hall, 8 p. m.
Firemen’s Ranks Swell
Membership in the Valley Vol
unteer Fire Association is forg
ing slowly ahead, it was report
ed this week by A1 Hagen. Paid
up memberships, at press-time,
had exceeded those registered at
this time last year, Mr. Hagen
said. However the drive will be
continued until after the depar
ture of the representatives of
the National Board of Fire Un
derwriters, who are expected
here sometime this week.
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We Appreciate Your Patronage
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UNION SHOP
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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”
JOIN NOW
Your home or form may be the next to burn
Your Valley Volunteer Fire Association will help
protect you when fire comes
Annual membership fees will go toward construction of a
permanent fire hall to house your Association’s
three fire trucks
TO PAY YOUR MEMBERSHIP DUES, SEE
A1 Hagen, Ray Lancaster, Bob Peterson, Jack Maze
or O. R. Mitchell
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