FAIR BOARD SAYS
NO TO ARR PLEA
FOR LAND
An Alaska Railroad request
for a 100-foot strip of land
through the heart of the Mata
nuska Valley’s fair grounds was
discussed and an alternate pro
posal tendered, at last week’s
meeting of the Matanuska Val
ley fair board. Railroad officials
had asked that the land be deed
ed to them, that they in turn
might lease it to firms desiring
warehouse space.
Several objections were voiced
to the proposal at the board
meeting. The Railroad’s request
for land would eliminate the
race track at the fair grounds.
It also would bring about a cheap
type of construction in the area
which soon can look forward to
being the heart of the Palmer
business district. Furthermore,
the fair board felt that the As
sociation was not in a legal posi
tion to deed the land to the
Railroad, since it had been
granted to the Association for
use for fair purposes.
Board members voted to in
vite a representative of The
I
Alaska Railroad to come to Pal
mer for further discussion. At
that time he will be asked to
consider obtaining the desired
siding at a spot farther south of
town, below the ground now oc
cupied by Ketchikan Spruce
Mills.
M. D. Snodgrass, board chair
man, reported that the present
lessors on the fair ground were
planning the construction of an
other softball diamond, to be
used as a practice field. The
firm also has offered to build a
tennis court on the upper end of
the property, if there is demand
for it.
Charles Dillon, fair manager,
reported that Schaefer’s Orches
tra had requested fair sponsor
ship for a series of summer
weekend dances, to begin imme
diately. The fair association,
under the plan, would assume
complete responsibility for the
dances, and would pocket all
profits, after expenses are paid.
The board accepted the plan.
In a policy-making mood, the
board passed the following deci
sions to conclude their May
meeting:
Concessions will be rented at
the same rate as last year, and
will be handled by the fair man
ager exclusively. Professional
and amateur classes of exhibits
were abolished, and all Valley
exhibitors will be allowed to
compete for prizes this year.
Mads Johanson, Mr. Snod
grass, Paul Martin, Mr. Dillon
and Viola Daniels were named
to a committee to select depart
ment heads for the coming fair.
Health Is Restored •
Mrs. Mary Verral, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Snodgrass of
the Valley, returned to her home
here last week after an absence
of almost two years.
GRANGER-WITHEY WED
Mrs. June Granger was mar
ried to Albert Withey in a service^
performed at the home of U,-S.
Commissioner Dorothy Saxton
on May 17. The couple’s only at
tendants were the bride’s sister
and her husband, Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Stenberg. The Withey’s
will make their home in the Val
ley, where Mr. Withey is em
ployed as a plumber.
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