ARA BIDS NOW
IN WASHINGTON
Bids for construction,
of the Agricultural Re.-'
setrch Administration's
laboratory and - office
building will be, opened
in Washington, R„ Co, on
April cj, it was announc
ed this week by Don Ir
win, ARA director« The
selected contractor will
not bo known here for
several days after bids
are opened.
Much interest has
been evidenced in the
proposed building, Mr,
Irwin said. Eight con
tractors received plans,
and in addition, calls
for bids were advertised
in Seattle and Anchor
age.
Once the bid is awar
ded , work could begin at
once, if thawing boilers
are used; if not, actual
construction cannot be
gin until June. It is
hoped the building can:
be completed by the end
of September,
Building plans, for
the present, are confin
ed to the office and
laboratory building. If
additional funds are ap
propriated, it is hoped
that bids can be adver
tised in July for the
apartments, greenhouse
and experimental storage
building.
VALLEY FOLK
CO TO'FAIRBANKS
• ' Delegates to the fif
. tioth -unnivei :ury of the
Yukon Presbytery left
Palmer for Fairbanks
yesterday me ruing. The
Valley delogt iion inclu
ded Rev. and Jrs, Victor
Aifsen, .'7„ C. Mau and
Mrs. Don Irwin of Palmer
and Mrs. Pete Nelson of
Wr sillcu
The local party met
Anchorage delegates and
the entire group left by
train for the north,
It is R> verend Alf
sen's hope that Dr. J,
Earl Jackman, secretary
of the Presb2/terian
Board of Missions, will
return with nim to Pal
mer to discuss hospital
management with the
board of directors of
the Valley Hospital.
TO SPEAK HERE
Rev. David Cowie,
principal s'p - >er at "the
Yukon Presbytery meet
ings to be held in Fair
banks this week-, will
appear at a r lecial ser
vice at the United Prot
estant Church on March
29. The service will be
gin at 7P*m*
Reverend Cowio is
minister at the Univer
sity Presbyterian Church
in Seattle•
INVITATION TO BID
The Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation
of Palmer, Alaska will receive sealed bids up to
and including April iq, 19h9, on the following ve
hicles and equipment. Ten percent (10^) of bid '
price must accompany the offer, and the balance be
paid in cash upon acceptance of bid. Bids will be
opened at the ARRC office in Palmer at-1:30 P.Ih,
Tuesday, April 5® ‘Inquire at Corporation offico
fcr directions to the location of the items listed
1 HD-10 Allis Chalmers Tractor
w/hydraulic dozer
1 TP-18 International Tractor
w/cable dozer
1 1937 Plymouth pickup
1 19^2 Ford cabover truck, lg ton cap
flatbed w/stake rack.
The Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation re
serves the right to reject any and all bids.
C. W. PETERS
. General Manager
I
POWFR WORK
'‘TARTS AT KODIAK
Line construction' on
the Kodiak power project
is .to begin today, it
was announced by Herbert
Bryan, RHA. head in Al
aska. D. T»' Lowery,
engineer attached to" the
local office, has been
conferring with Kodiak
engineers in Anchorage
this week, in prepara
tion for the opening of
work on the project.
r
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HELP WANTED
170MAN, ro liable, to
clean bar; daily work;
il50 month, See Mrs,
Russell Felzian.
FOR SALE
FURNISHED house; i+-rm*,
modern; full basement.
See Rex Monoghan„
tJSED records, " your
choice popular numbers,
polkas, Westerns. BAG
Supply.
2-WIIEEE trailer, ^37
Black and Decker elec
tric drill, l/2”, $2 5*
Inq. A. A. Rerape1.
RELIANCE oil burner,
comp., $26; Winchester
30:06 rifle and 12-gauge
shotgun, $100; Coleman
gas iron, $5 5 8-piece
dining room suite. L.E*
Moffitt, 1 Mi. N., then
ce 1/2 mi, 77 of. Palmer.
JUST THE THINS for hunt
ihg trips; M-2 cleactrac
good conditions $1+00;
Frey Bras, ne; r McKech
nieTs Sawmill.
SMALL 1 - rm. house ori
skids; located in Palmer
must be moved. Inq.
Don Parks,
NOTICE
DUE to ill health, I am
no longer associated
with the partnership,
Sand vik & Puhl. I am
responsible only for
those bills incurred by
•myself and for no part
nership bills.
(Signed)
JOE PUHL
COFFEY insures every
thing — Remember?