Alaskan Planes Set
New Freight Records
The air lift may be making
history these days, but history
making is not new to Alaska's
airlines, so far as transport rec
ords are concerned.
Recent figures released by the
Alaska Development Board re
port that the 18,758,495 pounds
of cargo carried in the year
which ended last June is a rec
ord which upsets several sets of
previous figures.
For instance, that total ex
ceeds by several million pounds
the total freight carried in the
12 years between 1927 and 1939.
It also tops the wartime record
of an entire four years of flying
between 1941 and 1945.
And that’s not the entire rec
ord either, the Board report re
veals. The statistics do not in
clude figures from a few certifi
cated carriers who were late in
making their annual report, nor
do they include any of the fig
ures from the operations of
about 75 small non-certificated
airlines which were operating in
the territory last year.
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A YEAR AGO
THIS WEEK...
Two year’s work on a $95,000
sewer project, joint effort of the
Matanuska Valley Farmer’s Co
operating Association and the
Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Cor
poration, was nearing completion
a year ago this week.
Engineer A. H. Curtis, in
charge of the sewer construction,
declared that the work had been
done at a cost of $55,000. Mr.
Curtis said the new sewer line
was large enough to take care of
the needs of a city of 4,000 resi
dents.
Dairymen were prescribing for
Co-op ills with a plan that rec
ommended the splitting of the
MVFCA into three units — a
dairyman’s co-op, a produce
growers co-op and a consumer’s
co-op. The plan was discussed at
a general membership meeting,
but no action was taken at that
time.
4-H Club members were plan
ning a Wasilla Achievement
Day. Members of the town wom
en’s basketball team were suit
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less and were organizing a dance
to provide funds to cope with the
situation.
Palmer was concerned about
its lack of central government,
according to opinions expressed
at a Chamber of Commerce
meeting, and committees were
named to conduct further “stu
dy” of the matter.
Coffee Insures Everything—
Remember? Adv.
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MAKE CHRISTMAS PLANS
Tentative plans for the annual
Christmas pageant and choir
cantata of the United Protestant
Church were discussed at last
week’s meeting of the Sunday
School teachers and officers.
Sunday School superintendent
Stanley Balloun appointed Mrs.
Victor Johnson and Mrs. A1 Ror
rison to a committee which will
take charge of the Christmas
treat.
North Palmer Store
We are as near to you as your nearest phone
Our increased floor space for grocery display
makes it even easier to shop here than before.
WE CAN SUPPLY YOUR EVERY KITCHEN NEED
FROM SOUP TO DESSERTS
Groceries — Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Ice Cream — Fine Selection of Meats
Strike or not, our shelves are still stacked
with good things to eat.
Open Daily From 8 a. m. to 9 p. m.
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Electric Shavers
Schick, Remington, Sunbeam
Argus Cameras and Film
Revere Ware
DuBarry Cosmetics
Magazines Cigarettes Candy
BERT'S DRUG STORE
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The Alaska Railroad
Offers Valley Residents a Complete Passenger
and Freight Service — Daily Except Sunday
SCHEDULE
Leave Palmer. 3:30 p.m.
Arrives Anchorage. 5:30 p.m.
Leave Anchorage. 9:30 a.m.
Arrives Palmer.11:30 a.m.
RAILBUS SERVICE
Can be stopped at any point along the route
Leave Palmer. 8:30 a.m.
Return from Anchorage at. 4:30 p.m.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY
Fare—$2.55 One Way; $3.40 Round Trip
FOR INFORMATION
Call Palmer Depot — or Anchorage, ARCO 11