Yol. I
Palmer, Alaska - F&ftruayy 6, 1936
No. 25
CLOSE RACE PROMISED IN
BEAUTY qUEEN CONTEST
Toting at the various business
houses has been quite active since
nomination voting was closed on
Sunday and the five ranking highest
at that time entered into the finals
T-e race has simmered down to the
following girls whose names annear
in the order of their standings;
VLrginia B .ig , Beatrice McNally,
Margaret Snodgrass, June Mormon and
Betty Nor. on.
Many grouns have formed to cast
their votes for one candidate and
rivalry is keen.
ANCHORAGE HARES LAVISH
SPORTS TOURNAMENT PLANS
With a whole train of Fairbanks
sports enthusiasts scheduled for
a visit; with teams and delegations
of boosters from Palmer and Seward
planning to attendy the entertain
ment committee of the anchorage
Snorts Tournament organization have
gone ’first class’ in their plans
to entertain.
Visitors will find every moment
filled while in the hose itable
town. Days will be filled with a
variety of onen air snorts events
and the evenings with dances and
such games as basketball.
PALISH HOCKEY TEAR
WHIPPING INTO C^T.’P2
’’Andy” Anderson
5
eautain and
soeedy center ol the ^almer Dioneers,
has been demanding hundred ter cent
attendance at hockey tract ice each
evening at the tond in Eugge’s field.
The Pioneers suffered a set-back
when Poland Pasco injured his leg,
but Les Pernberg is showing un well
in the difficult goalie nosition.
Snecial stamos depicting Alaskan
scenes is a worthy idea we have been
hearing a lot about recently. Pith
the Territory using about 5 million
stamps a year the publicity value of
such a move is quite apparent. T:re
are not certain whose idea this is
but it sounds a lot like Editor
Earle Knight of the Alaska Weekly.
COLONEL OFLSON TELLS ’EM
JUST ’•NAT’S WHAT UP HERE
Colonel 0. F. Ohlson, convincing
salesman of everything Alaskan, and
president of the A^RC, gave Seattle
newshawks some really first hand
information about the Territory in
general and 'the Natanuska Valley
in particular.
Of bur colony here the Colonel
said :
"They’re getting along fine, but
there was a lot of propaganda a
gainst the project -- political
propaganda,
•’Unforeseen circumstances re
Lui'Qsa 1X3 progress, a SLtamsni^
with rc id equipment wc.s lost end
rood coiistiuct ion slowed un. A mil]
strike in the ctotes retarded de
livery of construction material fci
dwelling houses. But they were all
ur before winter set in. There can
be no question about the success cl
the project.
’’There is an amnle market for
the produce. There are 1000 noonIt
employed on the railroad alone dur
ing the summer. There’s a miners’
market, too. A great now mining
market has prened un to the west
ward because of the increased nrioc
of gold, and cId nrenerties can be
onerc.ted at ^ nrofit again.
Colonel 0bison is in the ctates
arranging for tin routing of the
hordes of tourists that will be
coming north this next season*
Be has expressed the belief thrf
the appropriation for the hotels
and cabins to be erected at TkTrin
l^y National ’"ark would be forth
coming soon.
RGSSITE^ ;_nD ^ot,:ell
SlidNT ABOUT PROJECT
Fank Rossiter and Ores ^owell,
colonists new on their way back
to their former homes, hrd little
to say to newspaper men whtn thei
boat stenoed at Juneau,
"I don't care fCr conditions
there," said Fank, but refused to
amplify his statement* Fe did
say, however: "I didn’t see any
thing wrong with the colony," end
added, "And I have nothing to say
that I would want quoted,"
^owell had nothing to say.