SPORTSMEN PLAN
FAIR SHOOT,
GAME DINNER
Detailed plans for the organi
zation of the territorial small
bore shoot scheduled for fair
time, under the sponsorship of
the Matanuska Valley Sports
men, was the principal subject
of discussion at last Monday’s
board of directors’ meeting. The
board members also drafted pre
liminary plans for this fall's
game dinner, probably to be held
sometime in November.
Housing for competing teams
in the territorial shoot appeared
to pose a problem for the direc
tors. It was finally decided to
ask the fair’s board of directors
to make a canvass of private
homes to list available rooms.
Directors further agreed that
cots could be set up at the rifle
range, to take care of shoot com
petitors, if no other housing is
available.
Team entry deadline for the
territorail match was set at
Sept. 1. Entry blanks, rules and
invitational letters to a proposed
territorial sportsmen*’s organiza
tion will be mailed to all Alaskan
towns this week.
Only tentative plans were dis
cussed for the game dinner. Club
President L. C. Stock suggested
that this year’s dinner be en
larged to a complete evening of
entertainment. He outlined a
proposal to serve the dinner at
Palmer Gymnasium and to round
out the evening with a dance, to
Fair Continues
Weekly Dances
Because of a wide-spread pro
test among Valley dance de
votees, last week’s announced de
cision to cancel the Saturday
night dances sponsored by the
Valley Fair Association was hast
ily revoked on Friday. Instead,
it was decided to attempt to in
crease dance revenues by mak
ing the admission charge of $1.25
applicable to everyone attending
the dance.
Under the new plan, last Sat
urday’s dance more than met its
costs. This is the first time that
the Fair-sponsored dances have
appeared in the black all sum
mer. Earlier, several local bar
owners had agreed to help sup
port the dances by a weekly con
tribution. This support, hastily
withdrawn two weeks ago, had
been used to make up the deficit
in dance proceeds.
As long as the dances continue
to be self-supporting they will be
continued, M. D. Snodgrass, fair
board chairman, stated early
which the public might be in
vited.
Mr. Stock appointed the fol
lowing committee to begin work
ing out details of the dinner:
Mrs. William Roark, Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Winegarner, Mrs.
Russell Felzien, Mrs. Maude Hos
ier, Claude Scranton, Rolland
Snodgrass, Leon Faurie, “Rip”
Harris, and all board members
and their wives.
The committee will meet in
special session with the board of
directors at the rifle range next
Monday evening at 8 o’clock.
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GIL ANTHONY'S
AIR SERVICE
Headquarters at Al King's Garage
Cali 25 for Information
— Reasonable Rates —
AIR TRAVEL ANYFHERE IN ALASKA
FOR THAT REFRESHMENT
PAUSE IN PALMER
VISIT THE
Frontier Bar
Frontier Liquor Store
BOTH ARE OPEN 24 HOURS DAILY
7 DAYS A WEEK
this week. However, in the event
that expenses exceed receipts at
any future dance, then the
weekly events must be cancelled.
Fair dances must gross $150
weekly, in order to meet expenses
of the orchestra, hall rent, ad
mission tax and janitor service.
In order to meet that figure, last
Saturday’s policy of charging
women as well as men will be
continued.
One point of apparent misun
derstanding regarding these
dances also should be clarified,
Mr. Snodgrass said. The current
impression that the dances are
for teen-agers only is incorrect.
“These dances are put on by
your Fair Association, and they
are for everyone who likes to
dance,” Mr. Snodgrass stated.
“We like seeing the young folks
there, but we want others to
come, too.”
VALLEY REAL ESTATE —
THEATRE BUILDING
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Lake George
Still Holds
“Looks like it oughta go any
minute, but it hasn’t started yet.”
That was the latest Lake
George communique reported by
the pilots who have been keep
ing the air lanes tingling over
the lake.
PALMER
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Your Recreation Center in Palmer
PALMER AUTOMOTIVE
SERVICE and STORAGE
Al's Taxi Service
Gas — Oils — Greases — Batteries — Tires
24-HOUR WRECKER SERVICE
Tuneups and General Repair
Tires Repaired — Cars Washed
PHONE 25
The Alaska Railroad
Offers Valley Residents a Complete Passenger
and Freight Service — Daily Except Sunday
SCHEDULE
Leave Palmer. 3:3# p.m.
Arrives Anchorage. 5:30 p.m.
Leave Anchorage. 9:15 a.m.
Arrives Palmer.11:30 a.m.
RAILBUS SERVICE
Can be stopped at any point along the route
Leave Palmer. 8:3# a.m.
Return from Anchorage' at. 4:30 p.m.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY
Fare—$2.55 One Way; $3.40 Round Trip
(Plus Tax)
FOR INFORMATION
Call Palmer Depot — or Anchorage, ARCO 11