Chamber Hears
Colony Day Plans
The April 20th Chamber of
Commerce meeting, which was
attended by only a few members
of the group, was devoted mainly
to listening to the Colony Day
report of Chairman L. C. Stock.
Mr. Stock outlined the pro
cedure which had been set up by
himself, Russell Felzien and Bob
Johns, in two meetings. He told
of plans pending for the day, and
asked for suggestions from the
membership for added attrac
tions and events.
Of particular interest to the
Chamber members was his re
port with regard to the barbe
cue. Mr. Stock said mmebers of
the Fish and Wild Life Service
had been contacted, and ques
tioned concerning the possibility
of barbecuing moose. He was
told a moose barbecue is possi
ble, as long as the meat is not
sold.
The Wild L’ife agents promised
that if any illegal moose is
brought in, the Colony Day com
mittee would be permitted to
use it. It was further suggested
that buffalo from Big Delta,
which often commit suicide by
charging Army trucks, might
make an acceptable barbecue
substitute.
Mr. Stock also told of plans for
seeking Army cooperation for
the display of a helicopter and a
jet plane in the square. He said
it might be possible to mount
the jet on a truck and haul it to
Palmer. The helicopter could be
flown here.
Other Colony Day plans in
clude the usual games and soft
ball program, dances, Valley
tours by bus and taxi, plane hops
over the Valley and various ac
tivities to be conducted at booths
of the concessionaires during
the week-end event. The Palmer
SCS PAIR
GO TO KENAI
James Hurley and Thomas
Day of the local Soil Conserva
tion Service office, left for the
Kenai Peninsula last Tuesday.
They go on a preparatory sur
vey, to investigate weather con
ditions and to locate temporary
housing and camp sites, to be
used by survey crews later in the
summer.
The SCS will continue the
work of soils classification, be
gun on the Kenai Peninsula last
summer. A crew of four men is
expected to arrive from the Out
side to take care of the work.
When this summer’s survey
will begin cannot be told, until
the pair return from this initial
inspection. Reports of daily be
low freezing temperatures in the
area indicate a late start, ac
cording to Charles Wilson, terri
torial conservationist. Work can
not be started until the ground
is free of frost.
Day and Hurley expect to be
gone for a period of a week to
10 days.
Athletic Association will present
a “Night in Reno” as the Sun
day evening attraction of the
holiday.
Mr. Stock further reported
that five articles will be given
away by the Colony Day commit
tee, at the Monday night dance
finale sponsored by the Ameri
can Legion. Colony Day gift arti
cles include a Remington auto
matic shotgun, binoculars, an
electric sewing machine, a Re
veer ware set with mixer and
$125 in groceries. Winners will be
allowed to choose the articles
they desire.
The Legion also will give away
an automobile at the Monday
dance.
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Marketing Survey
Plans In Final Phase
Final plans are being formu
lated for the marketing survey
planned for the Matanuska Val
ley this summer, it was learned
this week. Dr. O. L. Mimms, in a
letter addressed to Don Irwin,
this week said that the survey
will study three factors:
(1) Transportation facilities,
<2) Storage facilities, (3) Ex
tent of existing markets.
It is not yet known who will
make the survey. It is possible
that it will be a job assigned to
several men.
Further Congressional appro
priations for the agricultural de
velopment of Alaska on any
group settlement plan will await
the results of this survey (which
will not be in final report form
until next January 1), results of
soils classification surveys, not
scheduled to be finished for an
other year, and results of ice
drilling operations in the Dunbar
area this summer, according to
Mr. Irwin.
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ST. MICHAEL'S PLANS
MAY PROCESSIONAL
A May processional, believed
to be the first ever to be held
in Alaska, will be a part of the
special Mother’s Day service at
St. Michael’s Catholic Church
next Sunday morning, it was an
nounced this week by Father
James Snead. The processional
will be a part of the regular 10
o’clock morning mass.
The processional is in honor
of the Virgin, mother of Christ,
and hence is a part of the
Mother’s Day service. Partici
pants will include a crown
bearer, four altar boys, two
flower girls and an honor guard
of church trustees. It culminates
in the crowning of the Virgin
with a garland of flowers.
MISS EBY HERE
Miss Florence Eby of Anchor
age, district supervisor of public
health nurses in this area, was
a Valley visitor last week. She
was the guest of Miss Louise
Kellogg, while here.
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