VALLEY FRONT IERSM AN
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Phone Exchange
Signs Contract
For Distance Calls
The Matanuska Valley Tele
phone Exchange has negotiated
a contract with ACS which per
mits direct long distance tele
phone service from, any private
phone in Palmer, it was an
nounced this week by owner
Maynard Sands. The city of An
chorage is now in the process of
completing a similar contract
with ACS.
Aside from the privilege of
making a long-distance call from
the privacy of a home telephone,
the new service means a direct
wire between Palmer and An
chorage, Mr. Sands continued
Heretofore long distance calls
have been relayed to Anchorage
via Alaska Railroad way sta
tions.
The new policy will not make
too much difference in Palmer’s
calls to the outside world, ac
cording to the Exchange owner.
Before this contract was com
pleted the local Exchange han
dled the calls at cost, and as
sumed full responsibility for col
lecting the charges for ACS.
Palmer has long been in com
munication with the large cities
of the states, it was reported. A
number of calls have been com
k
pleted between Palmer and New
York City and Palmer and
Washington, D. C. On one such
call to the capital last week, the
Palmer businessman reported he
could “hear Washington as
plainly as if it were just across
the tracks.”
The most complicated call the
local Exchange has been asked
to make has been a call to Aus
tria. It was later cancelled be
fore it could be put through, but
Mr. Sands said there was no
equipment limitation which
would have prevented its com
pletion.
FATHER SNEAD PLANS
A VACATION
Father James Snead expects to
leave June 1 for a five-week va
cation in the states, he said this
week. During his absence services
will be conducted at 11:30 a. m.
on Sundays at St. Michael’s
Church by Father Joseph Walsh
of Anchorage. Father Walsh will
make the drive from Anchorage
each Sunday, so the time of serv
ice has been set back from 10
o clock to this more convenient
hour.
Father Snead will vacation at
his home in Portland and then
will visit in Cincinnati and Day
ton, Ohio. He plans to make the
trip by plane.
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VARIETY VOGUES
Five PHS Students
Join Honor Group
Five new members were ad
mitted to the National Honor
Society, Palmer chapter, at last
week’s award assembly of Pal
mer High School. The five in
clude juniors Henry Anderson,
Ramona Davis, Helen Mae Sten
vall and Roger Woods and senior
Don Hutchinson.
The Palmer chapter, which
was founded last year, included
Gayle Eckert, Esther Kerttula,
Norma Jean Loyer, Lewis Gei
witz and George Hermon among
its charter members.
Dr. Myron Babb of the Ma
tanuska experiment station was
guest speaker at the award as
sembly. The program was open
ed with musical selections by the
school band. Esther Kerttula ex
plained the qualifications for
Honor Society membership, and
Mrs. Florence Dunlap, faculty
adviser, gave the history of the
organization.
Miss Kerttula then introduced
the five new members, who were
welcomed into the Palmer or
ganization by the present mem
bers. The program concluded
with final band selections.
SPEEDER FINED
Vernis Miller of Anchorage
was arrested by highway patrol
man E. R. Alexander last week
end on a charge of speeding.
Tried in commissioner’s court on
Monday, Mr. Miller pleaded
guilty and was fined $25 by U. S.
Commissioner Dorothy Saxton.
Carpenters' Union
Local No. 2251
MEETS WEDNESDAY
8 P- m- Carpenters’ Hall
AGENT COMES
FROM WRANGELL
Miss Marylu Lashbrook, who
has been appointed home dem
onstration agent for the Mata
nuska Valley, is now teaching at
Wrangell, it was learned this
week. Miss Lashbrook has been
at Wrangell for several years,
but is at home in Iowa. The dem
onstration agent is expected to
arrive here early in June, and
will be present at the Four-H
and Homemaker’s Council meet
ings that month.
COFFEY INSURES EVERY
THING—REMEMBER?
Richard E. Demming
Registered Land Surveyor
Box 675 — Palmer, Alaska
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