PALMER AIR FLEET
SWELLED BY TWO
Traffic on Palmer’s skyways is
almost reaching the point of con
gestion, as new planes are added
to the Palmer port roster in ever
increasing numbers. Latest ar
rivals to wing their way north
are Edwin Long of St. Paul,
Minn., and Maynard Enfield of
Cuthbert, South Dakota.
The two young pilots, each of
whom flies a five-place Stinson
Reliance, touched wheels to the
runway at Merle Anderson’s
private airstrip late last week.
They have just finished the
spring term at the University of
Minnesota, and plan to spend the
summer flying freight-passenger
charters in this area.
Mr. Long is no newcomer to
the Valley, for he was here last
summer, he flew visitors on aeri
al sight-seeing circuits over Knik
glacier during fair week last
year.
Mr. Long completed his work
at Minnesota this year, and ex
pects to make the Valley his
home, he said. He will work in
connection with the Valley’s
dairy industry, and will fly fish
ermen, hunters and trappers to
their destination, as well.
The Long-Enfield flight plans
for the summer include some
idea of setting up as aerial green
grocer’s for outlying mines, as
well as sightseeing tours and
other charter flights.
Both men have spent the last
few days making color films and
slides of the Valley and of ani
mal life in the surrounding
mountains. Already they have
made photographic flights over
Knik Glacier, where they have
been fortunate enough to get sev
eral good picture chances at
goats browsing on the steep
mountain slopes.
Mr. Enfield and Mr. Long will
base their planes on the Ander
son port until the north-south
runway of Palmer airport is
ready for use again. They are
living at the Lodge.
Vet’s Tax
Is Ended
Alaskans again need no longer
be penny-conscious. Yesterday
was the last day for the collec
tion of veteran’s tax on sales, it
was announced by Archie Brown
of the territorial department of
taxation.
Established by act of the legis
lature two years ago, the tax
brought about a whole new sys
tem of accounting for Alaskans.
Before the tax was imposed, they
added their accounts to the near
est nickel, and waved away the
pennies as too unimportant to
consider.
However the pennies have ac
cumulated at a rapid rate in the
past two years. The fund they
built is used to provide loans to
territorial veterans of the recent
war.
Visit From Seattle
Mrs. Donohue and daughter
Anne of Seattle, Wash., are now
the houseguests of Mr. and Mrs.
Virgil Eckert of Palmer.
Reckless Driving
Brings $25 Fine
David Aim, charged with reck
less driving by merchant patrol
man “Cap” Allen last week, was
fined $25 and given a 60-day sus
pended jail sentence by Com
missioner W. E. Huntley. Mr.
Huntley warned that the next
driver brought before the court
on a drunken driving or reck
less driving charge will be given
a jail sentence.
Highway patrolman Wesley
Gilman came from Anchorage
to serve the complaint against
Aim. Marshall Bill Bouwens has
been at Chignik for the past
week.
STEPHANS HAVE SON
A son, first for the couple,
was born to Mr. and Mrs. Har
old Stephan at the Valley Hos
pital last Tuesday morning. The
little boy weighed five pounds,
11 ounces at birth.
Coffee Insures Everything—
Remember? —Adv.
VALLEY CLEANERS
For Pick-Up and Delivery Service
Call 6Y3
Open Monday lo Friday ONLY
Get That Tractor and Truck in
Shape Before Harvest Begins
We are prepared to do all kinds
of Automotive Repair Work
Crankshaft Grinding
Reboring
MOORE’S MOTORS
1 mile south of Palmer on Palmer-Malanuska Road
Palmer, Wasilla Plan
Double Holiday
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unlimited.
(11) Three-legged race for
boys, age unlimited.
(12) Three-legged race for
girls, age unlimited.
(13) Novelty race, open io
all.
Judges who will preside at the
races include Marianne Bryant,
Georgia Small, Bert Stewart and
Jim Hermon. They will be as
sisted by members of the Sham
rock softball squad, who will
act as starters and race officials.
Just prior to the children’s
races at the grandstand, the trap
shoot sponsored by the Matanus
ka Valley Sportsmen will get
underway at the trap range.
Marksmen will shoot for chick
ens.
An unlimited supply of both
ammunition and Blue Rock
has been secured, and the
shoot will continue as long as
enthusiasts wish.
At the conclusion of the race
program, athletic events will re
cess briefly until 5 o’clock, when
the championship play-off of the
softball tournament is to take
place. Winners of the first two
games will take a second quar
ter to gain a grandstand seat for
this game.
Money collected from the day’s
activities will be used to pur
chase prizes and refreshments
for children competing in the
races, Mr. Stacey said.
No Weatherman
For Palmer Yet
The U. S. Weather Bureau in
Anchorage reported today that
to date no person has been named
weatherman for Palmer although
some applications have been re
ceived by the bureau.
Weather bureau officials point
ed out that there were several
qualifications that must be met
before an appointment can be
made. The person selected for
the job must be a permanent
resident with a reasonable
amount of knowledge regarding
weather and must be prepared
to forward weather observations
to Anchorage three to five times
daily, including Sundays and
holidays. The weatherman must
also have a telephone.
“We have found persons un
willing to accept the job under
those conditions and especially
in view of the small salary we
are able to offer,” a weather
bureau official said.
“We will be pleased to re
ceive applications from persons
interested in the job. The bureau
would prefer that the person re
side near the airport but that
requirement could be over
looked.”
Pair Seek Jewels
In Basement Debris
Pearl-diving—Alaskan style—
was in progress on one of Pal
mer’s main street intersections
ail last Saturday afternoon.
However, it was diamonds and
not pearls that searchers Delbert
Anderson and Paul Stockard
were diving for. They conducted
their search in cold ashes, on one
of Palmer’s breezier days, and
they say they’ll take the real
thing, carried on in cool, clean
sea water, any day.
The men were sifting ashes of
the destroyed Bert’s Drug Store
in search of the diamonds and
gold that had been in stock at
the jeweler’s counter. Diamonds
are undamaged by fire, and it
was hoped the melted gold could
be reclaimed.
Success of the sifting opera
tions was still unknown at press
time today.
FLIES TO L.A.
Parker Lester, Extension Serv
ice agent, leaves today for a
brief Southern California holi
day. He plans to fly to Los Ange
les to spend the Fourth of July.
He will be back in Palmer next
Thursday.
Cameraman Snaps
Alaska In Color
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hall and
child of Moose Pass paused brief
ly in the Valley last week, to
photograph the area in color.
Mr. Hall is owner of the North
ern Color Film Company of
Moose Pass, and is the photog
rapher who supplies the Palmer
Photographic Center with col
ored slides.
The Halls were completing a
motor tour of Alaska which took
them to Fairbanks, Anchorage,
Palmer and Valdez and to White
horse, Canada. Mr. Hall com
bined business with pleasure,
making both color and movie rec
ords of the trip.
Visitor Will Conduct
Vacation Bible Schoolf
Miss Marilyn Henrickson, sis
ter of Mrs. Carl Zehrung of PaJ
mer, arrived in the Valley las
week. She visited with her fiste
for a time, then went to Wasill;
yesterday to organize a daily va^
cation Bible school at Th<
Church there.
Following the completion 03
this school at Wasilla, Miss Hen
rickson will go to Anchorage anc
to Homer, where she will spend
her summer directing vacation
Bible schools.
Miss Henrickson expects to be
in the territory until early in
September.
Coffey lnaurta Everythin?—
Remembert —Adv,
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(Basement of Ward Bldg.)
For Plumbing Supplies and Repairs
ALL WORK GUARANTEED—PHONE 33
We’ve Got New Equipment
and
We’ve Got Experienced Help
Therefore we can assure you of the best
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at
BROWN'S SHOP
WHEN BETTER MEATS ARE SOLD
WE’LL SELL THEM
PALMER COLD STORAGE & LOCKER SERVICE
Now!!!
A complete assortment
of
Greeting Cards
GIFTS
for all occasions
STATIONERY
CAMERAS
OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL NINE
PALMER PHOTOGRAPHIC CENTER
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FOUR TRIPS DAILY '
Matunuska Valley Bus Lines
LEAVING PALMER FOR ANCHORAGE
(Daily except Sunday)
6:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:00
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LEAVING ANCHORAGE FOR PALMER
(Daily except Sunday)
9:00 a.m. 12 Noon 4:30 p.m. 9:00
LEAVING PALMER FOR JONESVILLE
7:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.
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LEAVING JONESVILLE FOR PALMER
8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
ON SUNDAY. LEAVING PALMER
9 a.m. 6:00 p.m.
ON SUNDAY. LEAVING ANCHORAGE
Noon 9:00 p.m.
Palmer ticket office at Charlie's Bar-B-Cue
or the Sourdough Club
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