Valley FRONTIERSMAN
Published each Wednesday and Saturdw.
^ Palmer, Alaska
Viola Daniels .Editor
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329 Fifth Ave. Anchorage
All Over the World
Phone Ma. 19
Open Evenings Until 9
Sundays—10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Comer 4th and H St.
Anchorage
4% Price Lift
In September
Price hikes for meat, dairy
products, poultry products and
grains lifted the index of prices
received by farmers to 286%, the
Bureau of Agricultural Econom
ics reported on Oct. 1. The in
crease of 4 percent over last
month is the sharpest monthly
rise since last March.
On Sept. 15 the index was 18
percent higher than a year ago,
and 22 percent higher than the
post World War I high.
At the same time, prices paid
by farmers, including interest
and taxes rose about one percent.
This was a new all-time high of
237. The parity ratio, relation of
prices received to prices paid, is
still well below the all-time high
set in October, 1946, the bureau
i report stated.
Two Men Held
On Larceny Charge
John D. Palmer and John C.
Clark were bound over on a
l larceny charge after a hearing in
the court of U. S. Commissioner
Walter E. Huntley last week. The
pair will be held for the next
session of the grand jury.
The men allegedly took a kit
of tools, valued at $125, from a
tractor owned by James Hartley.
The machine was parked at Mile
73 V2 on the Glenn Highway.
Valley Interests
Many In States
The rosy future ahead for the
Matanuska Valley is spreading
its bright pink glow farther and
farther away. Letters and re
quests for information of busi
ness and farm possibilities here
reach Chamber of Commerce
heads almost daily.
Among the most recent to
write is Robert C. Jones a watch
maker and jeweler of Center,
Colo. Mr. Jones inquired about
possibilities for a watch repair
and jewelry shop in Palmer. He
and his wife and family of three
are “very much interested in
helping to build a town,” he
said.
The jeweler said it was his
intention to fly to Palmer this
fall, and rent a small space where
he might set up shop while ob
serving business conditions and
possibilities here.
C. H. MEIER
TRANSFER
Palmer and Anchorage
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Palmer
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Heat Permanents $10 and up
Cold Waves $12.50 and up
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Perma Beauty
Shop
430 Fourth Avenue
Anchorage
Milk Research
Is Undertaken
By Dairy Bureau
How to make use of the forty
billion pounds of skim milk and
ten billion pounds of whey in
the nation’s dairy industry, is
to be the subject of a new re
search project, the Department
of Agriculture announced re
cently. ■'
In reality the work will be
divided into two projects, both
of which will be conducted by
the bureau of dairy industry.
Still another project conduct
ed by that bureau will investi
gate improved methods of freez
ing and refrigerating milk and
cream, so that none of the
freshness is lost. This research
is expected to lead toward more
complete utilization of milk and
may help solve seasonal milk
marketing problems.
Lutheran Church Services
Return To 9 o*Clock Hour
It’s a 9 o’clock service again
for Lutheran church members
on Sunday morning. That sched
ule will be kept for the remain
ing Sundays in October. Begin
ning with the first Sunday in
November, the services will be
switched back to the regular 11
o’clock hour. Sunday School, in
both instances, remains sched
uled for 10 o’clock.
Glo-Bos Gleam
Through Palmer
The answer, in fact a dozen
answers, to Palmer’s after five
o’clock shadows, was displayed
on counters at Bert’s Drug Store
recently. They are the Glo
Bos, illuminated neckwear, air
freighted straight from the
comics page of an Anchorage
daily, to lighten Valley nights.
Designed primarily to brighten
the paths of Valley teen-agers,
drug store clerks said most of
the supply was gone shortly be
fore teen-agers were dismissed
from afternoon classes. How
ever, since most purchasers pre
ferred to remain anonymous, it
was impossible to interview a
satisfied Glo-Bos wearer.
But a guarantee of satisfactory
service goes with every electric
neckpiece, clerks say. The Glo
Bo was particularly recommend
ed to Valley residents addicted to
railroad-track-crossing and ditch
jumping after sundown.
CLASS HOURS CHANGED
Leather tooling lessons have
been switched from morning
hours to 1 to 3 p.m. on Wed
nesday, Mrs. Ruth Allmon an
nounced today.
Coffey Insures Everything
Remember? —Adv.
Hartley Bros. Motor Co.
Alaska Owned and Operated
PROTECTION
for your Farm Machinery and Equipment
USE THE NEW RUSTREM PAINT.
JUST APPLY OVER RUST SPOTS.
STOPS RUST PERMANENTLY.
•
Tappan Stoves and Hot Water Heaters
•
FOR HOME USE
A complete stock of paint,
both interior and exterior.
While It Lasts
ALCOHOL BASE ANTI FREEZE
YOUR
MATANUSKA VALLEY
BANK
Koslosky Building
AN ACCURATE RECORD
The statement of your account furnished you
by the bank provides an accurate and valuable
record of your expenditures, and is an impor
tant aid in keeping your outgo in line with
your income.
BANKING HOURS
Weekdays 10 a. m. to 12—1 p. m. to 3
Saturdays 10 a. m. to 12
Friday Evenings 6 to 8
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