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' Vol • I
Alaska - January 30, 1956
No * 24
LARGE OR OLD AFSITED
EOR DSD I CAT I OF DAITCE
Indications art that Palmer will
see the largest crowd in its history
7/hen the new Community T'all is dedi
cated and t-e aimer "Beauty rueerFf
introduced Saturday, February 8.
Ford comes that Anchorage will
have a largo delegation aboard the
excursion train leaving th^re at
7 that evening, and it is exacct^d
most of th' valley will be in for
the big event.
Fank Colisch, under instructions
from hr. "hee1y, is g^tting tho big
hall cornuleted in a hurry. The at
tractive ceiling of molding-strioned
udetex is in ola '•■e and as soc-n as
the scaffolding is down T'ank nuts
ils crow on the floor laying. TTe
promises to have tho whole thing
finished in ulenty of time for the
big affair,
Transportation is again tie main
problem and the Chamber of Oonn.ncG,
aftor studying thy problem from all
angles, has doridcd that comr1ete
coverage cf the valley runs into too
much moroy and that a small charge
will have to be mede..
It was decided that 2Q1 would be
the round trio fare for adults, and
iOd for children under fourteen, and
that it be raid to the driver at the
time of entering the bus.
So that nc time will by lost, it
is requested that those living along
the routes .have a light sonsoioucus
ly disolayed outside the house so
the irivers will know where to stco.
A bus will leave T7asiilu at 7:30
and make the first oick-uo of pass
engers at the hay YYilkos place. He
will continue past Comp 2 and ^ome
in by way of I Atanuska, These who
fail to grt on the first bus will
have to wait for the second trio or
other vehicle.
Another bus leaves Camp n at 7:C0
o’clock and comes to Palmer by-way
of the Y/erner cut-off, A second
trip wrill be mads if necessary.
George Lemmon will leave his
-'lace at 7:30, run east to the camp
9 road and then north and in on the
Springer road. This bus will run
back past the Shonbeck .nd Bouwens
places, turn west at the John LAce
corner, and run out across the track
and back in.
Other trips will be made by truck
and taxi, taking in. Camps 6 and 10
so all will be able to get in. Nc
A truck or car will "be at lack
TTermon'c place at 8 o’clock, make
the road in to Wm# Smith’s and
back out the same- way.
Some families are going to have
to walk a short distance to catch
their rides, but it can’t be
helued. It would be imecssible to
run in and out of the individual
roads.
Tiy and ’work out schedules a
mong your various grouts so that
you "an gather at a neighbor’s
house along the main routes. Every
effort will be me do to nick uu all
who wish to come, but it is a big
job and will de.m_.nd cooueration of
the colonists and old settlers.
Don’t miss this dance, folks,
linke an effort to be there and
enjoy a real dance with mu si" by
the famed Anchorage coronaders.
Ifeet the aimer entry for the
big Beauty ~ueen contest to be held
at the Fairbanks Ice Carnival.
•OF CCH'ARCZ
FUFCTIOFTUG
A Ohamber of Commerce with .al
most a 100$ membership of local
merchants, business and profes
sional men wrs f ormed this week
with Edward Coffey as Preside!t;
Luther Woeda, Vice ^resident: JAn
Ac sicsky, Treasurer and 1. ?k Ali
ma n as C6°retcim/.
The purpose of the Chamber will
be to promote the welfare of the
community, to develop the I Atanus -
ka Valley’s natural and industrial
resources and to coordinate and
unify the efforts of ^almer mer
chants, Professional men, Business
men in commercial pursuits, old
settlers of the valley and the col
ony group _.s well as other activ
ities of general irtorest.
Fire control of the community,
..n -agricultureA fair association
and sponsorship of the contest to
select a hiss Calmer ..re among the
issues already taken up by the or
ganization.
NEYr POST OFFICF ABOUT F.EADV
^lmorr s new po st office wi 11 be
I'ondy to h ndlo ttm February 10th
m.il in the new cu r ter so •