CHANGE IN TRAIN SCirEDULE
Effective on March 18th, the Al
aska RailroadTs train schedules go
back to their regular summer shape.
The main-line passenger train le
aves Fairbanks on Wednesday? Curry
Thursday for Seward; returning nor
thward, leaves Seward and Anchorage
on Friday, and Curry on Saturday.
Freight•train service changes on
March.21st, when it will begin to
leave Seward on Saturdays.
The Palmer-Anchorage schedule
will remain unchanged.
LITTER FROM SCT-TALEBEN
The PIONEER office this week re
ceived a letter from Schaleben of
the Milwaukee Journal.
He says that he believes there
will be a large number of visitors
in the Matanuska Valley during the
coming summer_
Schaleben has been lecturing on
the Colony. He remarks about the gr
eat interest shown in all quarters
about everything pertaining to the
Matanuska Valley, adding that he
would like to return if his pacer
gives him the opportunity.
NOTE GF THANKS
Members of the C.V.F.D. wish to
express thanks to Messers Colish,
Jacobs' Tack Matheson, Bill Young
Junior, and Pearl Williams, and to
all others who stepped in and aided
them in nutting the Firemenfs Ball
across.
Word has been conveyed to the
Pioneer that Mr* Sheely wishes to
request that all employeps who are
not members of the Volunteer Fire
Department will stay on their jobs
when a fire alarm is given unless
the alarm is a general one, when al]
employees will be expected to res
pond.
ROSTER OF C.V.F.D.
In connection with the foregoing
item, follows a list of these men
who are members of the C.V.F.D.:
-Father Sulzman Chief; Tack All
man, Assistant Chief; Phil CfNeill,
Secretary and Treasurer; Bill Tay
lor, Senior Fireman ; Earry* Wolfe,
Barry Snyder, Geo rge Black, Geo rge *
Sanderson, Ken Kyger, Carl Newcomb,
Elmer Waugh, Luther Noey, E. T. Cr
awford, Bill-Young, Ken Johnston,
George Small, Bill Halitt, Aylmer
Peterson, L. S. Cass, Sam Chicola,
Gordon Astrob, Frank Allen, and
’Smokey Toe’ Sheely, Mascot,
FISHING, AND HOW2
Manley Sweazey and a id arty of
other fishermen spudded holes thru
the ice of a small lake back of the
farm of Harry Sears ( the old Kind
gren place)'and Manley came back
with 165 Rainbow Trout and two or
three small Silvers,• He’s satis
fied now, as he believes he has
every fish who swiped his bait last
summer# Sweazey had a lot of fun
giving most of his catch away.
FRANK LINN NOW SHARE-CROPPER
Frank B* Linn, an old-timer who '
has lived in cur Valley for 8 years,
is now a share-cropper on Thumars
place,
Linn is a former dairyman at
the Matunuska EAperimental Station,
LEGION NOTICE
Kwrber of the American Legion
•who are coming in for the Legion
meeting at the Butte on March 27th
be sure tc be ready in time so that
those in charge of transportation
can get them into Palmer to leave
for the Butte by 7:45 P.M.'
Women are to bring cake, cookies
and ice-cream.
INGENIOUS GROUT NAME
Bill Hynek recently suggested
that the name 1 Wis-minn-ig^ns’
be applied tc those Colonists who
came from Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Michigan.
VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR PALMER
STUDENTS
Mr. A. E. Schoettler, Sunervisor
of Vocational Education in Territ
orial Public Schools has arrived ir
. Palmer, and will establish classes
in Farm Mechanics in the local
School.
The classes are to include in
struction in forge work, farm
building architecture and home
economics•
Nick Weiler of Tract reports
44 inches of ice on Cottonwood
L«ke right back of his place. This
seems almost impossible when one
thinks back over the springlike
days we have had,
LOSE ANYT^IN^: S.E. Gardner
found a fountain pen in the trail.
A few pairs of overshoes left at
the dances still remain unclaimed
at the PIONEER office.