* Community
Calendar
♦- Tuesday
BOARD OF DIRECTORS of Mat
anuska Valley Fair Association
meets at Extension office at
8 p.m.
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION meets
in Library at 8 p.m.
WASILLA GRANGE meets in
Community Hall at 8 p.m.
Wednesday
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
meets in basement of St.
John’s Lutheran church at
’-noon.
MATANUSKA VALLEY Sports
men meet in Grange Hall at
8 p.m.
LADIES AID of St. John’s Luth
eran church meets at home of
Mrs. L. M. DePriest at 8 p.m.
VOTING CONGREGATION of
St. John's Lutheran church
ipeets at parsonage at 8 p.m.
Thursday
BUTTE HOMEMAKERS meet at
home of Mrs. I. M. Sandvik.
AMERICAN LEGION meets in
Koslosky offices at 8 p.m.
NORTHLAND PI ONEER
GRANGE meets at Grange
Hall at 8 p.m.
Pinochle Prizes
Go To Ingalls
The Don Ingalls family was
found to be top pinochle champs
of the Valley, when scores were
added as last Wednesday’s last
of-the-season party ended. Mrs.
Ingalls led all scorers in the win
ter’s play, with a point total of
31,000.
Their ability to manipulate the
pasteboards better than their
neighbors rewarded the Ingalls
with a new magazine rack and a
chenille bath set.
Win Door Prize
Mr. and Mrs. V. G. Falk won
the doorprize given away at last
Thursday’s annual meeting of
the members of the Matanuska
Electric Association, Inc. Their
prize was a pop-up electric toast
er.
Friday
WASILLA HOMEMAKERS meet
at home of Mrs. Esther Han
son.
Coffey Insures Everything—
Remember? —Adv.
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The Alaska Railroad
I Offers Valley Residents a complete passenger and
freight sendee—daily except Sunday
SCHEDULE
Ltan Palmar . 3:30 p.m.
Arrival Anchoraga .8:30 p.m.
Laava Anchoraga . 9:30 a.m.
Arrival Palmar . 11:30 a.m.
Fare—$2.55 one way; $3.40 round trip
FOR INFORMATION
Call Palmar Dapol — or Anchoraga. ARCO 11
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Now in Stock
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PALMER FOR ANCHORAGE
Dally at 9 aja. and K pja.
ANCHORAGE FOR PALMER
Daily at 10 a.m. and 0 p ju.
(Except Sunday)
Sunday baa at 9 aja. and I pja.
PALMER FOR WA8ILLA
Dady at 1 and 8 pja.
for Qulkana. Fairbanks and
Ob Monday, Thoraday. Saturday, 11a. n.
O’Harra Bus Lines
Wednesday, April 7, 1948
Classified Ads
HELP WANTED
CAPABLE, EXPERIENCED man
to act in capacity of manager
of Matanuska Valley Fair
Assn., Inc., on sal. and percent
age for 1948. Int. parties ans.
at once. Write sec’y*. Matanus
ka Valley Fair Assn., Palmer.
FOR RENT
OFFICE SPACE, Kodosky Bldg.
Inq. Jan Kodocky.
FOR SALE
FARM, % mi. west of Experi
mental Farm. See F. A. Biom.
EASY WASHER, old-style but
washes clothes clean; $35;
Francis Henry, Palmer.
LOT in Sherrod sub-division. See
Bill Rempel.
OVER - STUFFED SET, 3-pc.,
$165; Universal mixer, comp.,
$20. 836 Fourth Ave., Anchor
age.
10,000 HAIRCUTS, massages,
shaves and tonics. Inquire at
Valley Barber Shop, Daryl
Meeks, prop.
TRACTOR, John Deere Row
Crop, Model A; comp, w/ j
power take-off, power lift, 2-]
row cultivator, 2-way plow. !
See A. A. Rempel.
SPECIAL SERVICES
CIRCULAR SAWS gummed and
filed. Hand saws filed. Tom
Mack, 417 East E St., Anchor
age.
NOTICE
WELLS DRILLED. Get your
order in now. Write box 759,
Palmer or leave word at ARRC
office.
SPRING’S JUST AROUND THE
CORNER.
Army needs the Spuds,
We’ve got the seed. I
Certified Arctic Seedlings, 10c
lb. Leave orders at Loberg’s
Quonset or write Box 1836,
Palmer.
LOST
MAN’S WRISTWATCH, Hialeah
Reward. Return to Herman
Rempel or Palmer Photo
graphic Center.
Pictures Are Taken
Valley residents who spent
any time downtown in Palmer
last Sunday were very apt to
have found themselves unex
pectedly facing a camera. The
reason? Howard Robinson of
Anchorage was in town to take ’
pictures of local businesses for
the next issue of the U.S.-Alaska
Business Directory.
Called Home By Death
Mrs. Maynard Sands of the i
Valley Telephone Exchange was
called Outside last week by the
death of her mother.
UNION BANK
of ANCIIORAGE
HEW BANKING NOUN*
2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
SATURDAY
10 a.m. to 12 noon
“ALASKA'S FASTEST
GROWING BANK"
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Valley FRONTIERSMAN
Published each Wednesday and Saturday
Palmar, Alaaka
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947 at the post office
at Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Viola Daniels .Editor
Evon DeLand.Advt. Manager, Palmer
George Lynch.Advertising Manager Anchorage Area
No printed material in the Valley Frontiersman may he re
produced except by permission of the editor.
Subscription rates.75c month, $8 a year
Delivered by carrier in Palmer. Mailed te all points in
Alaska and the United States.
Printed in Anchorage plant of Anchorage Dally Time*
Daniels —In the Lion's Den
(The following letter this week was circulated by representa
tives of the Valley Volunteer Fire Association in reply to an
editorial recently printed in the Valley Frontiersman. Since
Frontiersman editorial columns are open to all, the editor takes
this opportunity to re-print the Association rebuttal.)
Daniels of the Lions’ Den arises from her slumbers and roars
and roars and roars. During her deep slumber the Matanuska Val
ley Fire Association has accumulated §15,000 worth of good fire
fighting equipment. This equipment has been placed here in the
Valley as a fire-fighting unit. It has been secured through hard and
diligent work on the part of a few Valley residents who have been
and are fire-conscious.
These firemen have given their time and their money to build
ing up an organization. They have labored through rain or shine,
cold or warm (Daniels stayed in the Den).
The firemen feel that in attending drills and answering fire
calls they are fulfilling a civic duty. Critics of the firemen and
the Association are never around when there is work to be done.
These critics don’t attend drills, help roll up hose, shine the truck
or inspect the equipment, because that is work. They feel that it is
so much more comfortable to stay home where it is warm and
criticize those who attempt to do something for the community.
Evidently a shadow was cast over Daniels’ den, when she was
roaring, or the smoke from some burning ember disturbed her
normal breathing, for again she roared until she was up to fighting
heat pitch, then she asked all the people of the Valley to attend a
Fire Association meeting and have them demand their rights
(throwing out those few who labor for community good), getting a
few from the Den to take over; but the mighty roar fell on deaf
ears for those who attended the meeting were the few faithful who
have been working for an efficient Fire Department.
Daniels’ mighty roar failed to bring out but one new person,
who attended with Daniels. The power of Daniels’ roar went
unheeded by 4,000 people of the Valley who evidently felt that
the Fire Association was doing the best job possible under the ad
verse conditions that exist in the Valley.
The 4,000 people of the Valley evidently felt that the Fire
Association and its faithful have overcome many obstacles and
shall soon emerge as a first-class fire-fighting unit, so when
Daniels of the Lion’s Den is burning up, call THE MATANUSKA
FIRE ASSOCIATION, for the Fire Association has laddermen,
nozzlemen, and authorized drivers to attend her call of distress.
FRONTIERSMAN ADS BRING RESULTS
i. VIC BROWN & SONS
‘Tk« Lite Jew elm”
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ALASKA RAILROAD WATCH IKSPSCTOmS
Across froan Cltr HaU
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ANNOUNCING
KEN ROBERTS (formerly of Anchorage Motors)
now has complete charge of all our repairing.
Experienced on All Makes of Cars
Work Fully Guaranteed
PALMER AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE & STORAGE
Day or Night
Phone 25
Union Gas, Oils & Greases
B&C SUPPLY
Electrical Contracting and Engineering
Appliance Repair General Wiring
Ironing Cords Made to Order
Light Globes
Bonded and Licensed Contractor
Phone 55 A1 King Bldg. Box 665
Palmer