Council Discusses Street Maintenance
A cross-sclion of Palmer city i
problems was presented to!
Winston Gilchrist, new’ city
manager, at the special Coun
cil meeting held August 21,
with discussion ranging from
i-treet maintenance to the pur
chase of a net for the dog cat
cher.
The council approved an
agreement with th state for
maintenance of state highways
through Palmer with the stip
■ation that the provision for
«tnping of the centerline on
the pavement be removed
from the contract.
In discussing the hearing
held by the Division of High
ways last Friday on paving
Bailey Hill street through the
city, it was pointed out that
■ culverts should be installed at j
street intersections and drive- I
ways, and that grade of street
be noted to avoid flooding-of
property.
Council members discussed
the problem of drainage in the
Co-op garage area, and re
quested that the city manager
have the culvert checked.
City manager Gilchrist re
ported that he is working on
the budget for the coming fis
cal year and asked for infor
mation from the various de
partments on methods of
breaking down budget and ac
counts.
The city clerk was instructed
to advertise for bids for the
purchase of the city-owned
post hole digger, with bids to
lie opened at the August 28
meeting.
The transfer of a liquor li
cense for the Tropical Gar
dens from Billy R. and Ruby
Miller to Cleora McKee was
approved by the council.
Fair Exhibitors Required to Submit Entries at Definite Times
To faciliate the work of set
ting up exhibits in the various
departments preparatory to
.judging, definite times for en
tering exhibits have been es
tablished. Alaska State Fair
manager Bill Miller reminded
prospective exhibitors this
week.
Displays for Department A,
crops, B, bee keeping and bee
products, H and I. handwork
and needlework. J. dressmak
ing. K. flowers, L. art, M baked
goods. O, canning, R, hobbies,
and W, 4-H, must be entered
between 1 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Thursday, August 30.
Homemakers club booths
must be set up between 9 a.m.
and 9 p.m. on August 30.
Exhibits for Department G,
individual and organizational
farm displays, and Department
F, rabbits, must be entered be
tween 1 p.m. and 9y p.m. on
Thursday, August 30, and De
partment C, livestock, from 7
a.m. to 12 noon on Friday, Aug
ust 31.
Poultry, Department E.
should be pre-registered by
Augus 29. Registration cards
may be obtained by calling the
fair office at PI 5-4688 or by
writing to Alaska State Fair,
Box 1731, Palmer.
Deadlines for all exhibits
must be observed. Miller em
phasized.
“We urge everyone to help
the growth of the Fair by en
tering exhibits for competi
tion." Miller added. “To be an
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St. Michael’s Alter Society
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Saturday, August 25, from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m.
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we need a large and varied
number of displays in each de
partment."
Some misunderstanding has
been reported concerning De
partment O, the canning divi
sion, the manager said. Entries
may be submitted in any type
of jar, but those entered in
Kerr Mason jars will be eligible
for special prizes offered with
the compliments of the Kerr
Gass Manufacturing Company.
Emil LaWalter has offered a
tip to flower exhibitors, Depart
ment K — to keep your entries
fresh, add 3 tablespoons of
sugar and two tablespoons of
white vinegar to one quart of
water, and use this solution in
your' flower containers.
Further information on en
tering exhibits may be found
in the fair premium book, or
by calling the department su
perintendent or the fair office.
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party spent about two hours in
Palmer on Saturday, August
11, photographing the big cab
bages at the Max Sherrod veg
etable farm. Jim Wilson of the
Matanuska Valley Bank acted
as guide for the caravan,
which included several ve
hicles and a complete camera
crew.
The Hilary party is making
a movie of their journey up
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row path and you’ll seldom get
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the Alaska Highway for the
Sears, Roebuck Company.
Their stop at Palmer was
prompted by stories they had
heard concerning the enor
mous Sherrod cabbages.
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