Alaska Worth More
Than Nation’s Debt,
Michigan Paper Says
Alaska was discovered again
recently—this time by the edi
tors of a Kalamazoo, M ich.,
newspaper which made a great
fuss over a report recently re
leased by 20 co-operating govern
mental agencies. The Kalama
zoo editors were more than a lit
tle surprised by the report’s as
sertion that “Alaska’s potential
wealth is greater than our na
tional debt.”
The Kalamazoo sheet contin
ues to quote the governmental
report as follows:
“Already $3,000,000,000 has
been taken out of the Territory
by haphazard development un
der the absentee landlord system
—dollars that have not been re
turned to lay the foundation for
the Alaska of tomorrow.
“No man knows the value of
Alaska’s hidden mineral wealth;
however, Alaska’s billion board
feet of timber that could be cut
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University Nurse
Named Dean of Women
COLLEGE—Miss Turner, form
er student at the University of
Alaska and more recenty cam
pus nurse, has been named Dean
of Women, the University’s news
office announced this week.
Miss Turner, who calls, Wal
den Colo., home, has a back
ground of both nurse and teach -
er. She served as an Army nurse
at Manila during World War II.
in perpetuity, the millions of
acre of crops that could be har
vested, and the 50,000,000,000 kil
owatt-hours of energy that could
be produced by river control sys
tems represent a loss to America
of more than $1,000,000,000 every
year.
Fish, fur. coal, timber, miner
als and “millions of acres of po
tentially arable land” all are pic
tured with appropriate dollar
sign descriptions by the enthus
ed writer-discoverer.
The clipping was forwarded to
Palmer by a niece of Walter
Huntley.
The Alaska Railroad
Offers Valley Residents a Complete Passenger
and Freight Service — Daily Except Sunday
SCHEDULE
Leave Palmer . 3:30 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 8:30 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,
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TOST'S SERVICE
COUNCIL OFFICERS
STILL INSIST
ON ELECTION
Officers of the Matanuska Val
ley Health Council and member
organizations are in the midst of
an endurance marathon, accord
ing to Mrs. Jennie Perkins of the
Council.
Each side is testing the other’s
lasting powers with regard to the
annual election of officers for
the Center. Would-be retiring
officers go right on scheduling
dates for an election, and mem
ber organizations go right on neg
lecting to elect delegates who
will come to the election meeting
and elect new officers.
Right now, officers who have
served for 14 months rather than
12 are wearying a bit, but that
only makes them more determin
ed. They announce with squared
jaws and level looks that Thurs
day, December 15, will see an
ELECTION OF OFFICERS at
the Health Council meeting.
Again, they respectfully request
that all delegates be present, and
that all member organizations
make certain that delegates are
named prior to that meeting.
ENGAGEMENT TOLD
Mr. and Mrs. Carl F. Mielke of
Palmer this week announced the
engagement of their daughter,
Miss Marian Mielke, to Bert Duff,
also of Palmer. The young couple
are planning a summer wedding.
Library Open Until 5
On Tuesday and Friday
Last week’s announced library
hours have been amended, it was
announced today by Mrs. E. F.
Graves. To fit the schedule of
busy teachers and workers who
c nr. t use library facilities dur
in; the early afternoon hours,
elc ing time has been set back
to o p. > l. on Tuesday and Fri
day aftei 100ns only.
Mrs. Gi-ives also reminded all
library sp< nsors of the bake sale
to be held Saturday morning in
the Tr"ding Post at 11 o’clock.
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