VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
Altered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office a»
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
A. J. DeJulio_Owner-Manager
Editor ____Virginia Gallant
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Notebook
The Knik River bridge was
closed to all vehicle traffic Wed
nesday night at 7 p.m. and re
opened this morning. The closure
was necessary to complete the
final span. ARC officials announc
ed. A new approach has been con
structed this summer.
Members of the Northland
Pioneer Grange home economics
group plan to award a’ clothes
hamper filled with “things to de
light the heart of any woman”,
members announced this week.
It will be awarded at a Chinese
dinner, planned for September 30.
Sixteen out of 29 roller skaters
who started from Anchorage Sat
urday afternoon for Palmer made
the grueling trip, arriving from
around midnight, on until 3:30
a-m., footsore and weary. First to
arrive was Johnny Dayan, with a
time of 10 hours, 45 minutes foh
the 53 mile skate. The 53 Vz
miles is reported to be one and
one-half miies longer than a pre
vious marathon record set by a
group of Denver skaters.
The Lester Mears family are
enjoying a few days vacation.
They plan to visit at Chitina, Val
dez and other points on the high
way north before returning to
Palmer Sunday.
Another vacationing family last
week was the Wayne Ebys who
motored to Fairbanks and vicin
ity.
Rosina Tost, Terri Thompson
and Edith Cottini enjoyed a few
days trip to the Anchor River
area last week. They made the
trip by car and reported good
fishing at many spots.
Hugh A. Johnson, department
of agriculture economist, was in
Juneau last week on business for
his office. While in the capital
city he called on Governor Heint
zleman.
Alaska got another televisio
companv last week. Incorporation
papers were filed by the Alaska
Television, Inc., of Fairbanks.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Brown of
Schuylerville, N. Y., parents of
FREE CANCER FILM
TO BE SHOWN AT ,
THEATRE TUESDAY
All women and teen-age girls
in the Valley are invited to at
tend a free showing of a cancer
film to be presented at the Val
ley Theatre Tuesday evening,
June 20 by Thta Chapter Beta
Sigma Phi at 8:00 p.m. The in
formative film is based on self
examination and has been credit
ed with the early discovery of
cancer by individuals. The film is
being provided for use by the
American Cancer Society, Inc.
and was obtained by Mrs. Char
les W. Wilson, local chairman of
the Cancer campaign.
Additional short films may also
be shown. There will be no ad
mission charge and all women
and young girls of the Valley
area are urged to attend if pos
sible. The use of the theatre is
being donated by A1 and Imogene
Hagen.
Mrs. Jack Hemmer of Palmer ar
rived in the Valley this past
week-end for a visit with their
daughter and son-in-law. This is
the Brown’s first visit to the ter
ritory and they rode up over the
highway with Joseph Gallant and
son Henry who returned from a
visit in Massachusetts.
The Harold Winegarner family
has received interesting letters
from Rosie Miller, Palmer girl
who is Alaska’s IFYE delegate to
Italy this year. She has written
on her heavily-scheduled two
weeks indoctrination in Washing
ton, D. C. prior to her sailing
from New York aboard the
‘‘Conte Biancamano” for Italy. A
letter mailed in Gibralter bv a j
friend told the family of life
aboard ship—of their ship pass
ing the Azore Islands—and her
observations. She will spend sev
eral weeks in Italy, studying
farming methods of that country.
Her mailing address is c o Francis
Flood, Agricultural Counselor,
American Embassy, Rome, Italy.
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Sea Otters Given
To Washington Zoo
A new attempt to keep sea ot
ters alive in captivity is being
made by the Department of the
Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Ser- i
vice. All previous attempts have
failed.
The Service presented three of
these strange-looking “little old
men of he sea” to the National
Zoological Park, Washington.
D. C.. in a ceremony at the Park
on June 14.
Because sea otters cannot sur
vive in temperatures over 50 de
grees Fahrenheit, arrangements
were made with Northwest Air
lines for a specially cooled stra
tocruiser to fly the three animals
fiom Seattle to Washington. A
low temperature air-conditioner
has also been installed at the
Washington zoo’s small mammal
house, where the otter will be
kept.
Sea otters, whose thick fur
brought fabulous prices, were
once abundant along the Pacific
oast from southern California to
northern Alaska. Intense hunt
ing, however, reduced the species
to commercial extinction and the
taking of these animals, except by
special permit, has been banned
by Federal law since 1910.
NEW BABIES
Tess
Mr. and Mrs. Orin Tess of
Richmond. California, former
Palmerites, are parents of their
second child and first son. The
young man was born July 8 and
weighed seven pounds. He has
been named Brian Earl and is
the 40th grandchild of Mr. and
Mrs. C. O. Huntley of Pamer. Mrs.
Tess is the former Barbara Heck
er. The Tess family left for the
States last year. While living in
Palmer Mr. Tess was employed
by the Bureau of Reclamation.
Skok
Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Skok of
Palmer are parents of their second
child, and first son. He was born
at Providence Hospital in Anch
orage July 5 and weighed six
pounds, 12 ounces at birth, He
has been named Mark Allen. Mr.
Skok is employed at the Evan
Jor.es Mine. Mrs. Skok is a form
er Palmer school teacher.
Brunick
Mr. and Mrs. Homer G. Brun
ick of Glenn Allen are parents
of their second child, and first
son. Their recent arrival has been
named Glenn Allen and was born
at Valley Presbyterian Hospital
July 11, weighing nine pounds,
eight ounces at birth. Mr. Brunick
is employed by the Alaska Road
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION
OF
The Matanuska Valley Bank
Located at Palmer, Territory of Alaska,
At the close of Business on the 30th day of June, 1954
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts _$479,405.23
Loans on real estate ___ 382,652.25
Overdrafts ......... 269.79
United States bonds and securities .... 515,604.13
Banking house, furniture and fixtures _ 35,357.43
Other real estate owned ..... 26,668.37
Checks on other banks and other cash items _i_ 2,956.08
Cash on hand and due from other banks .... 366,090.21
Other Assets ...._ 5,661-61
TOTAL . 1,814,665.10
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock Paid In _ 75,000.00
Surplus fund ......... 50,000.00
Reserve for possible future loan losses _ 29,980.20
Undivided profits less expenses paid ... 43,491.00
Demand deposits . 1,158,733.07
Time deposits _ 453,650.98
Cashier’s and certified checks _ 1,751.80
Other Liabilities . 2.058.05
TOTAL . 1,814,665.10
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA )
TERRITORY OF ALASKA ) SS
3rd JUDICIAL DIVISION )
I, R. M. Jones, Cashier of the above named bank, do
solemnly swear- that the foregoing statement is true to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
R. M. Jones, Cashier
(CORRECT ATTEST)
Robert A. Baker
James J. Hurley
Directors
(NOTARIAL SEAL)
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
12th day of July, 1954
Shirley R. Haire
Notary Public in and for the Territory of
Alaska. My commisison expires 4-28-56
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WEEK
)F JULY 19th — 24th
AT BERT S DRUG
} Girl Scouts, numbering 240,
have registered for camp at King’s I
Lake camp, beginning July 18, i
and continuing until August 8.
Mrs. Marjory Bailey, executive
director of the Susitna Girl Scout
council, is to be camp director
: this year. Several Palmer girls
! are planning to attend.
Commission as a truck driver.
Estelle
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Estelle
of Palmer are receiving congratu
lations on the birth of their sixth
child. The Estelle’s are parents
of a new son. born at Valley Pres
! byterian Hospital July 11, weigh
ing eight pounds, eight ounces.
Mr. Estelle operates a farm on !
Bailey Hill.
First Narrcw-Gauge
Diesels Shipped to Alaska
The first two narrow-guage
diesel electric locomotives ever
to go to Alaska were loaded
aboard Alaska Steamship Com
pany steamer Tonsina July 8
at Seattle for transportation to
Skagway.
The locomotives, which weigh
80 tons each, were built by the
General Electric Company at Erie,
Pennsylvania especially for the
White Pass and Yukon Route and
will operate on the 111 miles of
track between Skagway and
Whitehorse, Yukon, Territory.
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ADDRESS INQUIRIES TO
MATANUSKA VALLEY FARMERS
COOPERATING ASSOCIATION
PALMER. ALASKA
Agent for
ALASKA METAL BUILDINGS
Box 509
Fairbanks, Alaska
Valiev Real Estate Now Under New Management
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