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The Alaska Railroad
Offers Valley Residents a complete passenger and
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freight service—daily except Sunday
SCHEDULE
Leave Palmer .3:30 p.m.
Arrives Anchorage .5:30 p.m.
Leave Anchorage . 9:30 a.m.
Arrives Palmer .11:30 a.m.
Fare—$2.55 one way; $3.40 round trip
FOR INFORMATION
Call Palmer Depot — or Anchorage, ARCO 11
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FRONTIER BAR
FRONTIER LIQUOR STORE
FRONTIER CAFE
All three open 24 hours daily,
seven days each week
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Community
Calendar
Friday
BOY SCOUTS meet in United
Protestant church at 5:30 p.m.
Saturday
PHS vs. Post Hq. at 8 p.m.
SHAMROCKS vs. Army squad
at 9:15 p.m.
Sunday
BOARD OF DIRECTORS of Val
ley Sportsmen meets at Pal
mer Fountain at 8 p.m.
Monday
DAIRYMEN’S ASSOCIATION
meets in Extension office at
8 p.m..
SENIOR GIRL SCOUTS meet in
United Protestant church at
7:30 p.m.
BOARD OF EDUCATION meets
in office of Supt. Carl Snelling
at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday
SOURDOUGH CLUB meets at
town home of Mrs. C. R. Mon
ogham at 1 p.m.
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
meets in Moose hut at 8 p.m.
I WOMEN OF THE MOOSE meet
at Grange hall at 8 p.m.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS of Fire
Association meets in Theatre
lobby at 8 p.m.
Students Buy Records
For Dancing Library
The first purchases for what
will be a permanent dancing li
brary, were made by members of
the student council of Palmer
high school this week. A council
committee selected a Tommy
Dorsey album and 21 additional
new records as their library nu
cleus.
Students plan to schedule
many recorded dances in the
future, and it is their hope the j
record library can be built to in- |
elude every type of dancing fav-1
orite for these affairs.
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KETCHIKAN
SPRUCE
MILLS
ALASKA-OWNED AND
OPERATED
Lumber and Building
Products
Palmer, Alaska
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Friday at 7:15. 9
Saturday at 2, 7:15, 9
“City For Conquest”
James Cagney
NEWS CARTOON
Sunday 2, 7:15, 9
Monday at 8 only
VALLEY
THEATRE
Wilson is Named
Conservationist
Charles W. Wilson has been
appointed territorial soil con
servationist for Alaska, it was
announced this week by J. H.
Christ, regional conservator of
the Northwest division. Mr. Wil
son is expected to leave Seattle
on Feb. 9.
Little is known of Mr. Wil
son's background, except that he
has been in soil conservation
work for a long period of time.
The soil conservationist has
been instructed to set up his of
fice in Palmer, according to in
formation received by Don L.
Irwin, head of the Agricultural
Research Administration. It is
expected he will be located in
downtown Palmer, if office space
can be secured.
Mr. Irwin also reported that
Mr. Sweetman, appointed to
head the Valley’s new dairy
breeding project, will be in
Palmer somewhat sooner than
the March 1st date originally an
nounced.
Mr. Irwin again emphasized
that the housing problem for
men allied with the ARA is of
tremendous importance. He said
that a total of 49 housing units
for personnel of the United
States Department of Agricul
ture had been requested on a
five-year program.
However the housing need is
urgent and immediate for the
families of men now being ap
pointed to organize the work
of the ARA on a long-term basis.
Still another addition to the local
staff is expected to be announced
soon, for candidates for the posi
tion of horticulturist at the Mat
anuska station have been nar
rowed to two men.
Valley Visitors
At the Lodge:
W. F. Johnson, Palmer; Frank
Adrien, Donald Huchsins, Fort
Richardson; Duane Albine, Wal
ly Burnett, Lyle Reed, A1 Young,
R. Geraghty, M. Dallasto, George
Morton and H. C. Prudham, Fair
banks; James Jordan, Anchor
age; Marilyn Johnson, Anchor
age; James Leekley, Petersburg;
Larry Moore, Suamico, Wis.;
George C. Peer, Palmer.
FALLS ON ICE
Charles Nelson, local station
master for The Alaska Railroad,
suffered a broken ankle last Sat
urday, when he slipped and fell
on the ice. Mr. Nelson is still at
his desk in the depot, but he’s
doing his hiking on crutches
now.
DAFFODILS
at
NORTH PALMER STORE
or
My GreanhouM
Maud Hoalor
Has that home cooking lost its flavor lately? {»
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One of our delicious cakes or pies will put oomph
into any meal.
Try one for dinner tonight.
SHAMROCK BAKERY
Chamber Seeks Land
For Park Reserves
(Continued from page 1)
mendation that the Chamber as
sume the responsibility for the
balance.
Mr. Thuma also reported that
the building in which the Valley
library is located is listed for
sale. The library is therefore
seeking other quarters, and Mr.
Thuma asked for Chamber help
in that project.
The membership then turned
its attention to amended by-laws,
which were presented to the
group. In an effort to clarfy ex
isting rules on membership dues,
it was unanimously voted to pro
rate the annual dues of $10 for
all newcomers, on the basis of
$1 a month. Newcomers were de
fined as those entering the
Chamber after July 1, 1947.
Approval of the new by-laws
was tabled until the next meet
ing, in order that members might
be given time to study the
changes recommended by - its
board of directors.
Three Wasilla businessmen
were guests at the Wednesday
luncheon, which was served by
the Ladies Aid of St. John’s
Lutheran church.
Solons Send
Lukewarm Replies
(Continued from page 1)
sen of Iowa, who is a member of
the House Appropriations com
mittee, was outspoken in his
condemnation of the Valley. Mr.
Jensen wrote this letter to John
Reed of Ketchikan Spruce Mills
in answer to a request for con
sideration of the Valley for the
hospital:
"I have your letter of Jan.
1 and note you desire the 400
bed Native Service Hospital
located at Palmer.
"Along with some other
members of Congress I visited
Palmer in 1945. and found a
very ill-kept town with co
operatives running most of the
businesses, and a small avenue
of tax money so that the city ^
government had little money
with which to improve the1*
town or even support a paper
or public school program.
"Now unless the town has
changed its ways since I was
there, it certainly would not
be very pleasant surroundings
for sick people. However, you
need not worry too much
about my feelings, for the sim
ple fact is that I will have lit
tle or no say as to where thi^
hospital is located; but I could
not refrain from giving you
my impressions of what I saw
and learned while in Palmer.
1 hope it is better by this
time."
Call 6 to get meeting notices
printed in the Frontiersman.
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Remember? —Adv.
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STEVE WARD BUILDING
Electrical Appliances Given Away
February 14 at 8 p.m.
Refrigerator Awarded at Midnight
Sponsored by Valley Volunteer Fire Assn.
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