Moose, Bears, Fox
Are Increasing
At McKinley Park
Tourists coming to Mt. McKin
ley National Park this summer
will have no trouble in seeing
moose, bears and fox within the
park, it was reported this week
by John C. Rumohr, chief ranger.
However, the wolves, once the
scourge of this 3,030 square miles
of game reserve, apparently are
on the decline.
Mr. Rumohr has counted about
15 wolves only this season, and
has not yet spotted any new lit
ters. However he estimates there
are at least 150 moose and 60
bears within the park, with
beaver and fox too numerous to
count. The ranger thinks that
rabies are responsible for the
decline of the wolves, which once
hunted game in the park in
packs of 20 or more.
The summer season at McKin
ley Park opened last Sunday.
Much of April’s record 98.2
inches of snow still blankets the
valleys and hills surrounding the
hotel, however. Visitors to the
park this summer will go by
streamliner, which leaves An
chorage on a thrice - weekly
schedule.
HELP FRANK BROWN
CLEAN UP THE TOWN
Garbage Collection
All kinds clean-up work
Call Brown's Cleaners for
BROWN'S GARBAGE
COLLECTION
New Polaris Contains
70 Pages of Features
The 1948 Polaris, yearbook
of Palmer high school, reached
Palmer on Tuesday of this week.
Smartly bound in green and sil
ver, this year’s publication is one
of the most ambitious ever at
tempted in the high school.
It is crammed with more than
70 pages of features, pictures
and articles. It outlines a com
plete history of high school
events for the schol year of 1947
and 1948. Of particular interest,
is one unique photo feature
which shows all the members
of the graduating class as babies.
This year’s book is dedicated
to Harry Wimmer and to Miss
Jean Dickson of the Palmer high
school staff.
Students who assisted in com
piling the material in this Po
laris included:
Noel Woods, editor-in-chief;
Evon DeLand, associate editor;
Don Irwin, make-up editor;
Glenn Miller, advertising man
ager; Bob Graham, business
manager; Hilda Stenvall, sports
editor; Earl Onkka, photography
editor; Don Church, feature edi
tor.
Valley residents who wish to
purchase a copy of the Polaris
may purchase one from any high
school senior.
The custom of presenting
gloves to funeral pallbearers is a
survival of an ancient use of
gloves as a symbol of high posi
tion.
ETwytUaf—
Coffey
BRYANT & CO.
BULLDOZING CARRYALL WORK
GENERAL LAND CLEARING
Write Box IMS
FOUNTAIN SERVICE - - LIGHT LUNCHES
Home-Cooked Dinners
at the
NORTH PALMER COFFEE SHOP
NORTH PALMER STORE
Our Coffee Shop Is Open Now
A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT
of
★ Groceries ★ Meats
★ Fresh Vegetables ★ Case Goods
if Fresh Fruit if Ice Cream
Open Daily from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
"I
For All Your Rehcahmeut Ft tods
im Primer
VISIT
FRONTIER BAR
FRONTIER LIQUOR STORE
FRONTIER CAFE
All three open 24 boon dally,
seven dayi each work
Post Captain to
Speak at Graduation
(Continued from page 1)
Pelle by Superintendent Snell
ing.
Address, “Tomorrow's
World," by Captain Pelle.
"Sylvia" by the high school
chorus.
Presentation of diplomas by
George Small, president of the
Palmer school board.
Recessional by Larry Stock.
There will be 24 graduates, the
largest class in the history of the
Palmer school, on the stage next
Thursday evening. The twenty
fifth, Herbert Ising, is hospital
ized in the states and will not
be with his classmates for the
commencement exercises.
Graduates who will receive
their diplomas Thursday include:
Evelyn Foster. Don Irwin,
Evon DeLand, Nancy Smith,
Alice Ray, Peggy Yohn. Duane
Huntley, Don Church, Lloyd
Plumley, Walter Stevens, Glenn
Miller, Robert Lucus, Earl
Onkka, Clyde Billot, Donald
Parks, Stanley Hoffman, Rob
ert Graham, Noel Woods, Ger
ald Davis, Beverly L a r s h,
Katherine Pedersen, Sophie
Vanderpool, Hilda Slenvall
and Georgia Small.
10 Seniors Were
First First-Graders
(Continued from Page 1) j
some hard, some mild, threaten,
strike and wane. They have ,
watched 12 springs, 12 planting
seasons come and go; they have
helped to harvest 12 crops in
their Alaskan home. They have i
watched some of their members
sicken and fade physically; have
seen others weary and give up
to find an easier life. <
For Don Irwin, Nancy Smith,
Duane Huntley, Beverly Larsh,
Earl Onkka, Bob Graham, Evon
DeLand, Evelyn Foster, Georgia 1
Small and Stanley Hoffman,
Thursday’s commencement also
will be an end. It will mark the
end of a period of comradeship 1
which has been close and very
dear to them. After Thursday,
they go their separate ways, put
ting behind them 12 years of life , (
as a class to take up a new kind
of life. They will be missed.
One Palmer Street
Gives Smooth Ride
At least one major road prob- (
lem in downtown Palmer was
solved last week, when Valley
street received a layer of gravel.
The work was done at the re- ,
quest of the Alaska Rural Re
habilitation Corp.
Meanwhile other Valley roads
continue to be rough and rutted (
as the spring break-up progresses.
Many travelled thoroughfares
are being constantly graded and
improved by road equipment, j
The Palmer-Anchorage highway
is in much better condition this
week than it has been for the ■
past 10 days. 1
r
ARR Resumes Run
Of “Fish” Train
The “fishermen’s special”—a
weekend Alaska Railroad serv
ice taking local anglers to their
choice streams up the line—
started operating again May 15.
The special leaves Anchorage
at 2:30 p.m. Saturday and ar
rives at Curry at 7. Fishermen
can stop at any point along the
way to fish in their favorite
streams.
The train leaves Curry at 3:30
Sunday and will pick up the
fishermen (and their catch) en
route home.
An added feature of the spe
cial is the fact that the Saturday ]
afternoon train enables Baranof
passengers to save one day’s stay
in Anchorage on their trip north.
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School Office Open
Until End Of. June
Although schoolwork for Pal
mer’s students ends this week,
when Friday’s school picnic puts
a period to class activities until
next September, the school office
will conduct regular business
throughout the month of June,
I it was announced this week. Mrs.
Lloyd Hill is to be on duty ther&
until June 30, and Superintend
ent Carl Snelling expects be
on hand until mid-June.
The incoming superintendent
of schools, whose identity is still
unannounced, is expected t(# ar
rive early in July, Mr. Snefiing
said.
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Now that we have completed our remodelling we
are better prepared to serve you than ever before
We will look forward to seeing all of you
folks real soon.
DICK AND AGNES BROOKS
RED AND GRACE ZIMMERMAN
GERTRUDE WATKINSON
FRONTIER CAFE
Announcement
In our endeavors lo overcome difficulties preventing
opening of the Malanuska Hotel we are bending every
effort to complete financing of the project.
Subscriptions to capital stock of the corporation are
solicited from Valley and Palmer residents. All moneys
being received on stock subscriptions shall be placed
in an escrow account with the Valley bank. The
bank is under agreement to hold your money until
we can raise enough to complete our plans, and. in
the event we are not successful, the bank has instruc
tions to return all subscriptions intact.
Common Capital stock may be had in any amount at
$10.00 par value per share, and. 6% cumulative
preferred stock in any amount at $50.00 par value
per share.
Address all subscriptions to The Valley Bank or to
William W. Head. President, box 859. Anchorage.
The Matanuska Hotel
Corporation
FOUR TRIPS DAILY*
Matunuska Valley Bus Lines
6:30 a.m.
LEAVING PALMER FOR ANCHORAGE
(Daily except Sunday)
9:00 a.m.
12 Noon
9:00 a.m.
LEAVING ANCHORAGE FOR PALMER
(Daily axcapi Sunday)
6:00 p.m.
v
12 Noon
4:30 p.m.
9:00 p.m.
LEAVING PALMER FOR JONESVILLE
7:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.
LEAVING JONESVILLE FOR PALMER
8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
ON SUNDAY, LEAVING PALMER
9 6:00 p.m.
ON SUNDAY, LEAVING ANCHORAGE
Noon 9:00 pan.
Palmar ticket office at Charlie'* Bar-B-Cue
or the Sourdough Club