Slate Highway
Division Moves
To New Building
Page 6 — The Frontiersman
Thursday, January 4, 1961
Eastern Star
Installation
Planned Jan. II
At an open meeting to be
held at 8 p.m., Thursday. Janu
ary 11 in Carpenter’s hall, the
Order of Eastern Star, Matan
uska Valley Chapter 14, will
hold installation of officers. All
friends are invited to attend.
Elected officers who will be
installed on that date are: Cloy
cme Driggars, worthy matron;
Carolos Driggars, worthy pa
tron; Laura Mommsen, secre
tary; Hazel Wyse, treasurer;
Rose Johnson, conductress; Na
dine Gabbett, associate con
ductress; and Rodney Johnson,
sentinal.
Installing officers will be
Wanda Gagnon, junior past
matron; Ted Mommsen, junior
past patron; Lillian Wood,
marshal; Eileen Branton, chap
lain; Katheryne Wilson, musi
cian; and Izabelle Severns, sec
retary.
Appointed officers for the
coming year will be announced
at a later date.
Keith F. Nelson, Dies Here Following
Brief Illness; 10-Year Valley Resident
Funeral services were held
this morning at 11 o’clock in
| the Anchorage Funeral Chapel
for Keith Franklin Nelson, 53.
of Palmer, who died in Valley
Presbyterian Hospital Decem
ber 31, following a brief ill
ness. Stricken at his home the
night of December 30, he was
taken to the hospital where he
died a short time later. A Mor
mon service was conducted by
Elder Jack Hendricks of An
chorage. Interment took place
in Anchorage. Mr. Nelson's
four sons served as pall bear
ers.
Born in Eureka, Utah. April
6, 1908, Mr. Nelson, an Army
veteran of World War II, and
his family came to Alaska
about 10 years ago. At the time
of his death he was employed
in the maintenance department
of the Federal Aviation Ag
ency.
Survivors include his wife.
Vela M. Nelson of Palmer and
four sons; Jerry J. and David
E. both of Palmer and James
N. and Norman B. of Anchor
age. Also surviving are two
brothers, A. R. Nelson of Carte
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Kodiak Bears Here
For 2-Game Series
Basketball fans will have the
opportunity of seeing the Pal
mer High School Moose meet
the Kodiak Bears for the first
time this season when the boys
from the island visit Palmer
for a two-game series on Fri
day and Saturday nights.
The Friday games will be
played at the regular hours,
the preliminary game at 7 p.m.
and the varsity game at 8 p.m.,
however, Saturday’s game time
has been moved up and the
first game will begin at 6:15
p.m., with the varsity game
slated to get under way at 7:45
p.m. to allow time for the
crowning of the Sports Queen
and for a dance which will fol
low the game.
The Palmer Moose will fly
to Kodiak two weeks from now
for a two-game series on the
Kodiak court.
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VITAL
STATISTICS
The following births took
place at Valley Presbyterian
Hospital during the month of
December.
MCALLISTER, Neva LaRae
to Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Mc
Allister, December 8. Weight at
birth, four pounds, 11 ounces.
KIMBERLY, Lenora Davis to
Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Davis,
December 10. Weight at birth,
seven pounds, 12 ounces.
VICKARYOUS. Laura Lynn
to Mr. and Mrs. Edmund T.
Vickaryous. December 14.
Weight at birth, seven pounds,
five ounces.
FOWLER, Charles Edwin to
Mr. and Mrs. Verl D. Fowler,
December 16. Weight at birth,
10 pounds.
McFARLAND, Bryan Cole
to Mr. and Mrs. Cole E. Mc
Farland, December 21. Weight
at birth, eight pounds, 13
ounces.
OBERG, Jean Louise to Mr.
and Mrs. Russell H. Oberg,
December 21. Weight at birth,
seven pounds, 13 ounces.
KING, Vicki Louise to Mr.
and Mrs. James E. King, De
cember 22. Weight at birth,
seven pounds, 13 ounces.
OVER 60 MILES
NEW HIGHWAYS
COMPLETED IH ‘61
More than 60 miles of new
highways, at a cost of over S3
million, were added to Alas
ka’s highway system during the
1961 construction season, ac
cording to R. E. Stickel, state
construction enginer for the
Alaska Division of Highways.
Construction operations on
an additional 204 miles, costing
over $10 million, have been
suspended for the winter, but
will be resumed again in the
spring, Stickel said.
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Listed among the completed j
projects were nine miles be- !
tween Clear and Rex and 20 !
miles between Nenana and i
Clear, both on the Fairbanks- |
McKinley Park Highway; and ;
seven miles from the Kuzitrin
River to Coffee Creek on the j
Nome-Kougarok Road.
HOSPITAL PATIENTS
Patients at the Valley Pres
byterian Hospital this week
include George McFeeley,
Frank Colobuffalo, George
Bellafontaine, Edna Kahn,
Vanita Eygabroad, Juan Mil
ler, Russell Smith, Glady
Jones, Ruth Braught, Traffie
Traffin, A1 Saxton, David My
ers and Mrs. David Smith and
infant son.
Notice
The Little Susitna
Ski Tow
Will Operate Week
Ends and Holidays
During Ski Season
Weather Permitting
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CALENDAR
OF EVENTS
THURSDAY. JANUARY 4
BOY SCOUTS, Legion hall, 7
p.m.
EXPLORERS, Legion hall, 7:30
p.m.
CAP SQUAD., Moose hall, 7
p.m.
M. V. SPORTSMEN, Grange
hall, 8 p.m.
AMERICAN LEGION, Legion
hall, 8 p.m.
LEGION AUXILIARY, Legion
hall, 8 p.m.
FRIDAY. JANUARY 5
REl'EKAH LODGE, Carp, hall,
8 p.m.
I.O.O.F. LODGE, Carp, hall, 8
p.m.
M. V. HISTORICAL SOCIETY,
Totem Realty office, 7:30
p.m.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 7
HORSEMEN MEETING, Ex
tension office, 1 p.m.
MONDAY. JANUARY 8
KIWANIS CLUB, Grange hall,
noon.
THETA CHAPTER. M. Wattum
home. 8 p.m.
BOARD OF EDUCATION,
High school, 8 p.m.
PALMER EMBLEM CLUB,
Elks hall, 8 p.m.
TUESDAY. JANUARY 9
DEMOCRAT LUNCHEON
MEET, Frontier Cafe, noon
CITY COUNCIL, City hall, 8
p.m.
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 10
PALMER ELKS. Elks home, 8
p.m.
CARPENTERS LOCAL, Carp,
hall. 8 p.m.
BOY SCOUTS, LDS Church. 8
p.m.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 11
BOY SCOUTS, Legion hall, 7
p.m.
CAP SQUAD, Moose hall, 7
p.m.
EXPLORERS, Legion hall, 7:30
p.m.
PIONEER GRANGE, Grange!
hall, 8 o.m.
MTA DIRECTORS. MTA of-1
fice, 8 p.m.
WILLOW PTA, Willow school. :
FRIDAY. JANUARY 5
FAA Urges Aircraft
Engine Winterization
Federal Aviation Agency of- \
ficials today cautioned all air- <
craft operators in Alaska to be
sure their engines have been
proprtly winterized.
They pointed out that two
recent incidents emphasize the
need for thorough winteriza
tion. In one the engine breather
froze on a new aircraft being
flown to Anchorage. The en
gine quit and pilot made a for
ced landing at Gulkana. Al
though the pilot was not injur
ed, the aircraft engine was
damaged beyond repair.
In another recent incident the
pilot noted he was loosing oil
and landed at Ml. McKinley
with minor engine damage. In
one instance the pilot had only
three seconds notice before the
engine quit.
Although both pilots were
lucky and no one was injured,
frozen breathers can cost from
$3500 to $4000 in engine dam
age, FAA officials pointed
out. «[
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The Alaska Division of High- i
ways began moving into its
new Douglas headquarters j
building on Tuesday of this
week, according to T. D. Sher-!
ard, division director. The new
headquarters building will
house the Division Headquart
ers, the Juneau district office
and the division sections in
cluding road and bridge design,
planning right of way, main
tenance, construction, federal
aid and accounting.
Horsemen to See
Movies of
Riding Activities
Horsemen of the Valley area
are cordially invited to attend
a social meeting being sponsor
ed by the Alaska Horsemen’s
Association and the Arctic
Trails Riding Club on Sunday.
January 7. beginning at 1 p.m. |
at the Extension office in Pal- i
rrier.
Movies of riding activities of
the past year will be shown,;
much reminiscing will be
done, plans for the current year
will be discussed, and refresh
ments will be served.
Good intentions sometimes
die before it's time to use them.
The move, according to Sher
ard, will enable the division to
consolidate all of its offices in
one location, resulting in great
er efficiency in the division's
operation.
The new facility, in addition
to providing adequate office
space, will also have parking
areas for employees and busi
ness visitors. It is expected that
the move will require a week
to 10 days to complete, Sher
ard said. The first sections,
scheduled to move into the
new headquarters are the
bridge design and the road de
sign sections.
Homesteader dab
To Discuss CD Plan
Members of the Homestead
ers Community Club will meet
at 11 a.m. at the home of Rose
Palmquist on January 10. All
interested women, living in the
Pittman-Huston areas are wel
come to attend the meeting.
Pot luck luncheon will be serv
ed at noon. Several important
subjects are planned for dis
cussion during the meeting in
cluding Civil Defense plans for
the area.
Mrs. Palmquist’s residence is
located four miles north of the
Big Lake Y.
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