Co-Op Acquires
Extra Space For
Record Spud Crop
A bumper crop of Matanuska
Valley potatoes this year has
forced the Matanuska Valley Far
mers Cooperating Association to
rent storage facilities in addition
to their 1,200-ton root cellar
located in the Co-Op produce
building.
Local potato crops hay* been
running an averago of 10-ton to
the acre this year.
Members of the produce de
partment, under the direction of
Harold Stephan have constructed
storage facilities in the basement
section of the new addition to
the Valley Theatre. Storage of at
least 450 tons of potatoes was
started this week, following the
completion of storage bins, work
ing area and shoots for trans
porting the potatoes from the
ground floor into the basement.
BUTTE HOME
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Fire, of undetermined origin,
destroyed the two-noom cabin
home of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Schle
singer of the Butte around 9:00
p.m. on the night of September
12. In addition to their home,
the Schlesingers lost $800 in cash,
all their clothing, over 400 quarts
of canned goods and food sup
plies, furniture and new furni
ture for a new home now under
construction. Their total loss es
timated around $4,000, and was
not covered by insurance.
The fire was discovered by
Mrs. Schlesinger when she walk
ed outside the new house where
she and her husband were work-*
ing. Members of the Palmer vol
unteer fire department, under
the direction of City Fire Chief
Ray Lancaser and Butte area
neighbors helped fight the fire.
Mr. Scheslinger is employed on
the night shift at the Eklutna
r^nject. but had not left when the
fire was discovered.
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FAIRBANKS. ALASKA
Reporters—
Notebook
Word was received this wee!
that Maynard Sands, former Pal
merite, is still confined to thi
Worthington Municipal Hospila
in Worthington, Minn, where hi
has been a patient following ar
accident on the Eklutna tunnel
job several weeks ago.
Hugh Johnson and H. P. Gaza
way of the Experiment Station
are spending time in Seward and
Fairbanks on station business this
week.
Robert O. Diltz, new fith-gradi
teacher arrived in the Valley
this week end and started hit
teaching duties at the Palmei
School on Monday.
Mrs. Agnes Zaborac and Mrs.
Archie Moffitt entertained Thurs
day evening at the Moffitt resi
dence for the Anchorage Rebekah
Lodge sewing circle. Upon arrival
of the women, a delicious buffet
dinner was served, with Mrs.
Alex Carlson assisting. Those pre
sent from Anchorage were the
following Mesdames Catherene
Chitty, Gladys Tarbell, Mary
Clark, Betty Durand, Lillian
Durand, Mary Jacks, Hattie Fire
ovid, Ouita Pierce, Valborg Elm,
Cora Cora Legault, Mattie Luck
wold, Cathereen Henson, Etta
Larrick and Dorothy Marquiss.
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Gazaway
and two sons, Hal and Bruce,
arrived in Palmer last Thurs
day evening from Corvallis, Ore
gon. The Gazaways are living
in the Roland Snodgrass house.
Mr. Gazaway is a garden market
ing specialist and will be working
under Hugh Johnson, Experiment
Station economist.
Mrs. Helen Crites is enjoying
a week's vacation from her duties
as secretary in the Co-Op office.
New employes in the Trading
Post grocery department are Ev
[ Governor Proclaims
Week of “Employ
The Handicapped”
Governor B. Frank Heintzle
1 man this week called upon the
| people of the Territory to ob
serve the week beginning Octo
ber 4, 1953 as National Employ
the Physically Handicapped
Week, and to cooperate with
President Dwight Eisenhower’s
committee for Alaska in carrying
out the purpose of the observa
tion. He also asked the assistance
and encouragement in the obser
vance of the designated week, in
order to enlist interest in and
support of the programs of the
employment of the physically
handicapped.
SPORTSMEN TO PLAN
WILD GAME DINNER
Members of the Matanuska
Valley Sportsmen dinner com
mittees will hold a special meet
ing Monday evening, September
28 in the club quarters at 8:00
p.m.
Plans for the annual wild game
dinner to be held October 17 will
be finalized at the meeting. All
committee members are urged to
attend.
| Yohn and Lowell Krise.
Fred and Sara Machetanz left
the Valley this week end, en
route to the States where they
will conduct their annual lecture
tour. They will headquarter at
Kenton, Ohio.
| Word was received this week j
that Dr. J. G. Johnston, former;
secretary of the Illowa Rifle As
sociation passed away following
a heart attack. He was well
known to local shooters and made
his home in Muscatine, Iowa.
ST. MICHAEL’S CHURCH
ANNUAL
BAZAAR
Saturday Oct. 10,8:00 p.m.
PALMER SCHOOL GYM
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Checks are your safest, quickest means for transacting
your financial affairs. Save time ... a few minutes
with your checkbook, and your bills are paid. Save
trouble! No risk in handling large sums of money.
Your cancelled check is your record of dealings. Open
your account, today.
MATANUSKA VALLEY BANK
Palmer, Alaska
OPEN FRIDAY EVENINGS 6—8 PJ4.
DAILY 10 AN. — 3 P.M.
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Alaska Line To
Transport Military
A contract, which runs through
N vember, calls for the transpor
tation of 1200 passengers on the
Alaska Steamship Company, it
was announced last week. The
agreement was reached between
the Military Sea Transportation
Service and the Alaska Line to
transport military personnel and
dependents between the ports of
Seattle and Seward and Kodiak.
Up to this time the Steamship
Company has had no vessels
scheduled from Seattle beyond
October 30 and from Alaska be
yond November 11. The company
had announced the j>ossibility of
discontinuing passenger service
due to heavy losses over the past
four years unless some way were
found to increase revenue and/or
reduce expenses.
A. It R. SOCIETY
PLAN BAKE SALE
Members of St. Michael’s Altar
and Rosary Society will hold a
; bake sale Saturday, September
! 26 at Bert’s Drug store from 10:00
! a. m. until 3:00 p. m.
They will also hold another
meeting Monday in the church
basement to work on bazaar arti
rlps
FLOWERS AND PLANTS
for all occasions ! |
• Banquets ;'!
• Indoor and Outdoor !;|
plants 1; j
• Corsages made to \ |
order |j |
MATANUSKA VALLEY ■:
GARDENS
MAUD HOSLER ;
IT’S TIME FOR DONALD DUCK
BREAD AND MILK
PALMER BAKING GO.
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Development Co.
ANCHORAGE. ALASKA
Offers to the General Public
300-000 SHARES
of Stock at $1.00 per Share
Non-Assessable Voting Stock
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White Stag SKI and FALL CLOTHES
Men's Zip-Cruiser and Hudson Bay Banff Coats
Ski Pants — Jackets — Sweaters
CHILDREN'S Snow Suits
Lined Hunting Pants and Jackets
OPEN FRIDAY UNTIL 8 P.M.
Phone 86J3 If 1 II D A I I C SEVERN
Palmer Rl HI D H L L O BUILDING
Attention Hunters!!
Anyone desiring to go Caribou hunting in
Eureka area contact Frank Brown or Clair
Stock for EASIER HUNTING!
We haul you in and haul your game out.
Camp and entrance point at Mile 131,
Glenn Hiway
INQUIRE FOR RESERVATIONS
BOX 779 — PALMER OR PHONE 15-J21 OR 81-YI1
Motor-in-Service
GENERAL REPAIRS ~ WELDING
GAS & OIL
Harry Duff
Phone 65J11
Bert Duff
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For your favorite cocktail or mixed drinks
and we serve them straight too!
Dining room and snack bar in
conjunction
Alpine Inn
Mile 61 — Glenn Highway
Phone l-J-31