PALMER MOOSE, FAIRBANKS
TIE FOR RAILBELT 2ND PLACE
A field goal by Don Ingalls an
two free throws by Ray Winegai
ner in an over-time period la;
Saturday, wound up the Railbe
Conference, with Palmer an
Fairbanks tied for second plae
Members of the Anchorage Hig
•School basketball squad cinche
their first place standing by d<
feating the Fairbanks Malemutt
in their final Railbelt game wit
that city last week.
Palmer’s hopes for top positio
were crumpled Thursday night b
a 53-44 defeat at the hands c
the Seward Seahawks. Tire Sea
hawks, who suffered a rough sea
son this year, having taken onl
one previous win, were playini
with a determination that pah
off. The final game on Saturda;
night saw that same determina
tion carry through into the over
time period when the final fou:
Moose points put the Seahawk:
out of winning position.
Final standings are as follows
W I
Anchorage _8 -
Palmer _7 l
Fairbanks _7 t
Seward ._2 1(
All teams playing in the Rail
belt Conference will see more
basketball when they meet al
Fairbanks on March 9 for the an
nual Class A tournament. Pal
mer Moose will play in the lo
cal Kiwanis annual basketball
tournament, scheduled to get un
der way tonight in the school
gymnasium.
Roads and Highways—
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iany place where it may become ,
■nuisance.”
In cooperation with the annua
''lean-up week in Palmer, it ha
been suggested that perhaps resi
dents of the Valley should take i
upon themselves to pick up ,
few of the dismal objects lef
°ver from last year’s dumpings
;md help keep our valley beauti
Tul and healthy.
d | Council Notes
;t | Continued from Page 1
t public health in the city of Pal
d I mer.
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h Authorization to place stop
d signs at the intersection of Co
!-.j Op Avenue and Walker Street
s during the periods of time when
h school buses are leaving the
j school grounds was given by the
n council to William Zahradnicek.
Twenty-eight telephones were
out of order during the last wind
storm, Parker Lester, chairman
of the telephone committee told
the council. These are now back
in working condition, he added.
A pay phone has been installed
in the Frontier Bar another will
be installed at Moose Hall.
1 The six-inch pump at the city
reservoir is still giving trouble,
: it was reported, and was shut
down Tuesday night. Russ Fel
zien of the water committee said
it would not be operated unless
someone could stay there to
watch it. Ray Mathews, APW in
spector has been notified of the
recent trouble, he added. A sug
gestion that water consumption
allowance be raised was turned
over to the finance and water
committees for joint study.
* •. •
Payment for the Civil Defense
fire-fighting Jeep was authoriz
ed by council member..
* * *
A tenatative budget for 1953-54
was given to council members
for study by Mayor McKechnie
i A report will be made at the
next regular meeting.
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s An ordinance, changing the age
- limit of taxi drivers and other
t purposes was read and approved
i by council members. The age
t limit was lowered from a pre
, viously required 25 years to 21
- years of age or over.
Another ordinance, prohibiting
Melvin Bergan Heads
Republican Club
Melvin Bergan was elected
president of the Matanuska Val
ley Republican club at the regu
lar meeting called for the pur
pose of electing officers on Feb
ruary 22.
Others elected and their offices
were: Robert Buzby, vice-presi
dent: Alfred Hagen, secretary: A1
Brooks, treasurer, and Tom Moy
er, Archie Moffitt, and M. D.
Snodgrass, board of directors.
Donald Ingalls was elected gen
eral chairman of all convention
committees.
A special meeting of all chair
men of the various convention
committees will be held Sunday
afternoon, February 28 at 1:00
p.m. at the Elks home. The Divis
ional Committeeman and Com
mittee woman will be present at
the meeting to assist in conven
tion plans.
The next regular meeting of the
club will be called by President
Bergan.
cruelty to birds and animals and
also pertaining to stray animals
was read and approved.
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The next regular meeting will
be held Tuesday evening, March
9 at the office of the city clerk
in the Wright building, beginning
at 7:30 p. m.
Lloyd Morley, member of the
Alaska Department of Health, ^
was luncheon guest at the Mon- '
day noon meeting of Palmer Ki- ]
wanis.
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DR. EUGENE GOLAY
WEEK-END GUEST
IN PALMER
Week-end guest at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Felzien was
Dr. Eugene E. Golay, director of
e%-angelistic methods of the Gen
eral Board of Evangelism of the
Methodist Church. Dr. Golay is
brother-in-law of Mr. Felzien.
Dr. Golay was guest speaker at
morning and evening services in
the First Methodist Church in
Anchorage Sunday. He is one of
a group of Methodist laymen and
ministers conducting visitations
and services in an evangelism
mission throughout the territory.
During the past year Dr. Golay
has traveled approximately 60,- :
000 miles in his work. His home !
is in Nashville, Tennessee.
Don Irwin. Alaska Experiment
Station director is a patient in
the Providence Hospital in An
chorage this week. He expects
to be there for a short time.
L D. S. Relief Society
BAKE SALE
Sat., Feb. 27th
AT
KOSLOSKY’S
ALL DAY
BEGINS AT 10 A.M.
FOR PIPE THAWING
OR WELDING
Fred's Service
Formerly Co-Op Service Station
Phone 78J2
Palmer
BRAD PHILLIPS TO
SPEAK ON LOCAL TOURS
AT CHAMBER MEETING
Brad Phillips of the Arctic Al
aska Tours, of Anchorage will
be guest speaker at the regular
Chamber of Commerce meeting
to be held Wednesday noon,
March 3 in the Co-Op club room.
Mr. Phillips will speak to Cham
ber members on why the Valley
tours have been cut down and
what can be done to build the
tours up.
Richard Jones, new Chamber
president will preside.
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Odds & Ends Sale
Ail Sizes VENETIAN BLINDS _Reg. $4.95 to $€.95 $2.95
Plastic ICE CUBE TRAYS .. Reg. 98c 69c
FOLDING PORCH GATES ...Reg. $3.50 $L79
ALL POTTERY DISHES _____f2 price
PLASTIC TOILET SEATS _Reg. $8.95 $3.95
THREE RANGES — 2 gas. one electric—reduced from January
sale price $2.00 per day until sold
One Large Lot of TRAPS and SNARES — Make us an offer
ALL CONSOLE TV SETS REDUCED $75.00 for 10 days only
ADMIRAL — MOTOROLA — HALLICR AFTERS
TABLE LAMPS «/ «•
MAPLE WALL NICK NACK SHELVES '/2 K*
OLYMPIC OIL RANGE __Reg. $289.95 143-97
FRIGIDAIRE CLOTHES DRYERS _Reg. $274.75 $199.50
SAMSON FOLDING CHAIRS AND TABLES REDUCED 25%
Twin Size BOX SPRING fe MATTRESS SETS $39.50 & $49.50
TWIN SIZE U.S. RUBBER KAYLON FOAM MATTRESS and
BOX SPRING -Reg. $159.50 $99.50
ALL MIRRORS REDUCED 1/3
39 INCH ROLLAWAY BEDS ..... $39.50
COSCO CHROME HI CHAIRS __$14.35
Eren Temp. 55000 BTU Automatic FLOOR FURNACE
Reg. $224.50 $149.50
UNFINISHED COFFEE TABLES »/2 PRICE
OIL HEATERS 25% OFF
All of our Furniture Must Go. Every Item in
the Furniture Department has a Sale Price.
If You Don’t See It, Ask Us.
Koslosky's Dept. Store
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THE MATANUSKA VALLEY’S POTATO GROWERS AND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE THANK THE
MERCHANTS AND CONSUMERS OF THE VALLEY AND ANCHORAGE AREA AND THE ANCHORAGE
C OF C FOR SUPPORTING THE POTATO GROWERS OF ALASKA. WE IN TURN PLEDGE TO GIVE
YOU OUR BEST
Your merchants have taken the
lead in putting our product be
fore you. Your response has
been great! When you buy Al
askan potatoes you get the
finest grown anywhere. They
taste good! And they're good
for you. Potatoes are your
cheapest food, too! And when
you buy Alaskan farm products
you are insuring the growth of
Alaskan agriculture.
Yes, the "Potato Party" has
focused a lot of attention on
our product and has increased
sales. We need your continued
support however to move our
crop. Remember Alaskan potato
dollars stay in Alaska.
We are solidly behind the ter
ritorial inspection program and
are prepackaging for your con
venience.
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Help the Economy
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- Buy Local Potatoes