CHUGIAK SPRING CARNIVAL
TO BE HELD MAY 29, 30, 31
Alaska’s biggest spring show—
' the first territory-wide festival,
is to be held this Memorial Day
week-end, May 29, 30, and 31,
staged by the Chugiak Spring
Carnival Association at Mile 14,
Glenn Highway.
Every community in Alaska is
ir.vited to participate, Roger A.
Riddell, Capt. CE. president of
the association, announced.
Letters have been sent to all
mayors invitirg them to be guests
of honor: to bring their commun
ity queens to join the Court of
Beauty; to urge merchants and
•craftsmen to enter commercial
■exhibits; ar.d inviting welfare,
military, patriotic, fraternal, and
Tt"er groups to take booths.
. are challenged to en
.iie various competitions.
Entertainment will be a fast
moving series of events. There
will be motorcycle races—and it
locks now like there might be
. horse racing. There will be an
archery contest, style shows,
beauty pageants, talent shows,
. baking contests, concessions, and
a great parade of industry. Plus
all the fun of a carnival: Merry
. go-round, games of skill, shooting
galleries, side shows, thrills and
fun.
Special busses and trains will
offer holiday rates.
Commercial booths include
newest in autos, tractors, equip
ment, exhibits from seed houses,
bakeries, diaries, restaurants,
night spots, clothing, jewelry,
sewing machines, mattresses, up
holstery. household gadgets, a
cross section of Alaskan needs.
Educational booths include Fu
ture Farmers of America, Matan
uska Valley Experiment Station,
Civil Defense, U. S. and Territor- |
ial Public Health Service; Boy j
and Girl Scouts, Youth Council
of Fort Richardson, military dis- <
plays and others.
The whole Chugiak commun- I
itv, old and your.g. pitched in to :
build the carnival grounds— i
booths, stands, tent frames, rest- I
rooms, offices, concessions, park- I
ing lots, race tracks, picnic
grounds, stages, dance floors.
‘‘This is more than a carnival.
It’s an annual celebration herald
ing the coming of spring and an
other season of fishing, hunting
and tourist travel,” Capt. Riddell
said. “The organizations spon- j
sorir.g this program are basic in J
any growing American commun- j
ity—organizations in which you
hold membership or to which
your children belong. Benefitting
organizations are Civil Defense,
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$ Bill to Authorize *
Through-Road Work
*
*
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% ntroduced by Bartlett*
* Delegate E. L. Bartlett in- *
* reduced a bill this week*
$ which would authorize the AT*
*jska Road Commission to con-*
S truct and maintain roads *
*through communities in the;j;
* Territory when those roads *
*are essential to the highway^
^system of Alaska- *
* The Interior Department has^
^-interpreted the existing law to*
* mean “that the ARC is notij!
* authorized to construct roads*
* within municipalities.” A J
*number of local governments*
Sin Alaska have expressed the*
* belief that the ARC should*
^construct and maintain main *
* arterial roads passing through*
^municipalities. Formal action*
*was taken by the League of^
* Alaskan Cities in 1953 when*
*it adopted a resolution urging^
*that the secretary of the in->*
*terior authorize and instruct*
*the ARC to build such roads.*
*The legislation was introduc-*
*ed by Delegate Bartlett fol- *
flowing receipt of an opinion*
*from the Interior Department
*
*
£ that existing law does not per- *
*mit such construction. ij!
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Homemakers, Boy and Girl
Scouts, volunteer fire company
and auxiliary, Parent-Teachers
Association. and Community
Club.”
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Community Auction
BRING WHAT YOU HAVE! BUY WHAT YOU WANT!
EVERY OTHER SUNDAY BEGINNING JUNE 6—1:30 P.M.
USED FURNITURE-WE BUY, SELL OR TRADE
SELL ON CONSIGNMENT
A. L. SMITH
Furniture and Salvage Co.
mile 45
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(Formerly Hiway Service)
Palmer Hiway
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LINN SERVICES
TO BE HELD FRIDAY
Funeral services for Frank B.
Linn, 54, who passed away May
23 of a bullet wound apparently
self-inflicted, will be held Friday
afternoon.
Funeral services for Frank B.
Linn, 54, will be held Friday
afternoon. May 28 at two o’clock
in United Protestant Church.
Rev. Brian Cleworth will con
duct the servces. Last respects
may be paid at the Anchorage
Fur/ral Horne Thursday evening.
Bearers will be Jack Berg,
Jesse Kepler, Emile LaWalter,
John Cope, William Hoskins,
Seth Cook, and Harold Thuma.
Interment will be in the Palmer
Cemetery. Members of the family
request that donations to the
American Heart Association be
substituted for flowers.
Mr. Linn, who died Sunday
of a bullet wound apparently
self-inflicted, was born in Otis,
Kansas and came to Alaska in
1927, working from then until
1935 for the Experiment Station
Since that time he had operated
a farm south of Palmer. He is
survived by his widow, Mrs. I
Vera Lunn, one daughter, Mary
Ann. and one son. Allan. Also his
mother and three brothers who
. make their homes in Kansas and
i one sister who lives in Alberta,
; Canada.
Plan to Construct—
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be available for dead storage
throughout the year, with the ex
ception of fair week each year.
The Palmer Pony League was
granted the use of the Fair
grounds baseball diamond Tues
days ar.d Thursdays of each
week, providing the Fair Asso
ciation is released from all lia
bilities.
THANK YOU NOTICE
I wish to extend my thanks
to our many friends who sent
cards, flowers and good wishes
to me while I was in the Valley
Presbyterian Hospital, with
special thanks to Bill Rempel and
George Crowthers who donated
blood. Their thoughtfulness will
long be remembered.
MRS. HENRY LaROSE
Hundreds AHend—
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“discipline, courage, courtesy,
honesty, and compassion.”
“With compassion”, he told
them, “we are able to help our
fellow men and while doing that,
not lower our personal standing
one tenth of an inch”.
Scholarship Awarded
Superinter dent of Schools Wil
liam Zahradnicek presented salu
tatory and valedictory awards to
Benjamin Ross and Dorothy
Hoffman, followed by his an
nouncement of a newly created
scholarship, given for the first
time this year, to an outstanding
graduating senior by the Matan
uska Valley Farmers Cooperating
Association. The $500 scholar
ship to the Uriversity of Alaska
was presented to Alma Roark by
John Nash of the Co-Op board of
directors.
46 Receive Diplomas
Bill Roark, member of the
3almer Independent School Dis
trict board presented diplomas to
the graduating seniors, among
whom were, two of his daughters,
Alma and Billie Jear. Janice
Barry, who received her diploma
with the last high school class to
graduate from the present high
school, is sister of Earl Barry,
who was the first to graduate
from Palmer High in 1936. Next
year’s graduation class in all
probability will have attended
the new high school now under
construction.
TELEPHONE LOAN
BEING PROCESSED
Acting Mayor Betty Mears
read a wire from J. K. O'Shau
chenssy of the Rural Electrifica
tion Administration announcing
that the application of the Mat
anuska Telephone Association for
a loan is being processed as rap
idly as possible. As soon as the
application is processed through
the administrative department an
extension on the option to pur
chase the City of Palmer tele
phone system will be requested,
he said. The wire was in repose
to an inquiry directed to O’Shau
ehnessy last week in an effort to
determine the application status
YOUTH FOR CHRIST
Outdoor Recreation
Girls—Come Dressed for it!
COLD POP AND PEANUTS
FREE
Sat. iiite—7i30—! 1:00
UNITED PROTESTANT J
Jr. High and High School Ages
PRESENTS
May 29
CHURCH
Hütekl Protest-kaut Matt-eh Y
MAY 30TH
10:00 A.M. Sunday School Classes for all ages
11:00 A.M. Memorial Day Service
Sermon "As Long As We Live"
8:00 P.M. Singspiraiion Service
Daily Vacalion Bible School starts Monday
Morning at 9 A.M. for all youths 4-14
A CORDIAL WELCOME TO EVERYONE
Brian H. Cleworth, Minister
FAITH FOR OUR TROUBLED TIMES
19th ANNIVERSARY SALE
SWIFT’S SHORTENING , , h„ 89c
ALLSWEET , lbs. f0, 99c
SWIFT’S PREM l2o,.lin 2 f„ 95e
RITZ CRACKERS. I lb. box 37c
DARIGOLD CHEESE FOOD .. 2 lb. box 89c
HEINZ KETCHUP 14», 3 for 85c
DARIGOLD BUTTER.lb. 74c
SWIFTS PEANUT BUTTER %r 59c
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SPDRT SHIRTS Were S3.95 .. NOW 99C
CANNON Heavy BATH TOWELS *' 50Hvoaw 99c
MENS DRESS HOSE h'90nlt 3 for $1.00
MENS' REG. SI .20
UNDERSHIRTS & SHORTS 3 ,OI$l.99
LADIES
Nylon Hose
Reg. S1.50 to $1.95
Special
69c
PAIR
GOME IN AND SEE
THE LARGEST BOLOGNA IN THE
WORLD
Then you buy at only
If you can cut a pound of Premium Bologna, within one ounce,
you get it free, if you miss, pay sale price. Saturday only 10—6.
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COFFEE
Two Pound Limit
99c lb.
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6 cans for 89c $7.12 case
Two Case Limit
lb. 63c
SWIFT’S FRAHKS
1 lb. 10 oz. Average
SWIFT’S FRYING CHICKENS ea. $1.33
NABISCO COOKIES 5 selections-pkg. 39c
HEINZ CUCUMBER PICKLES 3 for 84c
HEINZ
HAMBURGER & HOT DOG RELISH 3 for 89c
HEINZ PROCESS DILLS 3 <OI$l.ll
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PYREX GLASS TUMBLERS
Set of 8 —9 oz. Safety Edge
ADMIRAL TV - T2232 - 21 in. $ lift 95
Super Cascode — Reg. $334.95 — Sale Price
ADMIRAL TV-C2526 - 24 in. $
Reg. s434s5 SALE PRICE
Console Beautiful Mahogany Finish
ADMIRAL TV-T22I2-2I in. $
table model Reg. s22495 “ Sale Price
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