Firemen To Plan
Membership Drive
Plans for conducting the 1949
membership drive, now officially
launched, as of July 1, will be
discussed at next Tuesday’s
quarterly meeting of the Valley
Volunteer Fire Association. The
meeting will be held in the Val
ley Theatre at 8 p. m. All present
members, and all interested
members, are urged to attend.
It is the Association’s hope to
sell enough memberships to be
gin immediate construction on
the basement of a proposed fire
hall, according to Fireman A1
Hagen. Excavating of the base
ment was begun last year, and
little work will be required to
ready the location for construc
tion.
In the meantime, the Associa
tion has secured temporary
housing for it sfire trucks in the
"Shorty” Baird garage, located
at the end of the trailer court
across from Bert’s Drug Store.
Firemen also will plan for the
renovation of the garage, at next
Tuesday’s meeting.
One volunteer fireman has of
Palmer Enjoys
'Quietest' Fourth
Palmer had a saner, safer holi
day weekend than it has had for
many a Saturday and Sunday, it
was agreed by law enforcement
and hospital attendants alike, on
Tuesday morning. Barring a
Monday morning accident which
fatally injured a Fort Richard
son soldier, there were no traffic
mishaps, it was reported by
Highway Patrolman Stanley
Laird.
Mr. Laird said he made only
four arrests over the three-dav
holiday. Three drivers wyere
booked for speeding, and one
was charged with reckless driv
ing.
Court cases on the four viola
tions were scheduled at widely
separate points on Tuesday.
Thomas Carter, U. S. Commis
fered to sleep at the fire hall and
will furnish the oil for its heat
ing. if suitable quarters can be
built at one end.
Other business to be discussed
next week will include plans for
an Association-sponsored dance
to be held on Saturday. July 16.
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sioner at Wasilla, was to hear
two of the cases, Mrs. Dorothy
Saxton. Palmer's commissioner,
was to sit over the third, and the
fourth violation was to be tried
in the court of the U. S. Com
missioner at Fairbanks.
Traffic court was not alone in
chalking up a notably quiet
weekend. A spokesman for the
five military police stationed in
the Valley for the holiday said it
was the “quietest weekend I’ve
ever seen in Palmer.
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Bryan Returning
H. G. Bryan, REA representa
tive for Alaska, was on his way
back to the territory by boat this
week, following the conclusion of
a recent regional conference of
REA officials at Cheyenne, Wyo.
Mr. Bryan is visiting a number
of southeastern cities, interested
in obtaining power under the
REA program, on his return trip.
He is expected in Palmer some
time this week.
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Arrives Anchorage 5:30 p.m.
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