CONSTRUCTION TO
START SOON ON
THE POWER LINE
According to Frank Read, presi
dent and manager of the Anchor
age Light and Power Company,
who has lately returned from
Washington, D. C., the electrifica
tion of the Matanuska Valley is as
sured. Power will be distributed
from the Eklutna power house on
a 33,000 volt line to a central part
of the valley and subsidiary lines
run on lower voltage to all setters’
homes. Mr. Reed states that dis
tribution plans include Wasilla,
Palmer, Matanuska and all settlers
in the valley.
Engineer Anton Anderson and
Ray Mathison are now making up
final details of this distribution
system which will be submitted
shortly to Washington for final
approval. Mr. Reed hopes to get
construction started within two
weeks and states that he will em
ploy 100 men for at least four
months.
GREASED PIG WINS PRIZE
Buddy Ring, colonist lad and
4-II Club winner of a trip to the
Tar.ana Valley Fair, won twTo first
prizes with his exhibits at the in
land city.
Buddy’s calf wTalked away with
honors and so did his little pig.
The porker is the one Buddy won
in the greased pig contest on Col
ony Day.
SCHOOL DAYS
HERE AGAIN
School buses roll over the valley
roads gat hering their morning loads.
Lunch buckets clang and happy
laughter drifts through the crisp
September air as 225 youngsters get
back into school harness.
Harold Thuma, superintendent,
announces the following teachers:
Kenneth McClarty, vocational
agriculture and shop; Miss Drenth,
vocation home making; Lorinda
Ward, English; M. Metcalf, social
sciences and typing; M. Akre,
band; Peggy Pimperton, elemen
tary music; Neil Miller, junior high
school. Grade teachers include
Miss Summers, first grade; Janet
Borges, second; Miss Schoettler,
third; Margaret Snodgrass, fourth;
Elizabeth Gault, fifth and M.
Thoma, sixth grade.
“Book donations will be appre
ciated,” Mr. Thuma said. “We are
trying to build up a library. Even if
people have books that students
may borrow from homes, especial
ly for English work, it will be a
great help.”
He also asks that those qualified
to substitute as teachers will
please send in their names and
qualifications.
RIVALRY KEEN AT SAWMILLS
Rivalry at Bisson’s saw mills is
getting keen. Vance Garrison, saw
yer at Camp 10, put 257 logs
through the mill in eight hours
last week, thereby shattering Jake
Spencer’s record of 216.
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