FRONTIERSMAN ADS BRING RESULTS
Alaskan Surplus Store
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Now Opened
834 Fourth Avenue, Anchorage
(First Building Beyond the Times)
Good Stock of Winter Apparel at Real Sayings
4- and 5-BUCKLE ARCTICS. $2.95
10- and 16-INCH BLUCHER BOOTS ..$4.95
COMFORTERS.$1.95
WOOL and SHEEPSKIN JACKETS $2 to $12.00
You are welcome to come in and look around and see our
varied assortment
Dozens of Other Real Buys
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“IF IT ISN’T A BARGAIN,
WE DON’T HAVE IT.”
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Open Evenings and Sundays
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What’s New at Wolfe’s?
Coil, Box and Innerspring Mattresses
Dinette and Kitchen Sets
Davenos and Occasional Chairs
Norge Washing Machines
Norge Refrigerators
(Apartment size and 7-foot)
Christmas Tree Lights
Remember last year? . . . Better get yours while the
supply lasts
WA | «*■/(■ HARDWARE &
II |« I Cl a) FURNITURE
Corner 5lh Ave. and E St.
Anchorage
WATCH FOR IT
Grand Opening
of the
STEVE WARD BUILDING
OFFICIAL OPENING DATE TO BE
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Weather Behaves
In Same Old Way
“Wettest fall I’ve ever seen
here, and I’ve lived in the Valley
since - - «”
That was Palmer’s favorite
topic of conversation just about
a month ago today. Cold, damp,
clammy, wet rain was pouring
down from grey skies by the
buckets, and for the first time in
many a month Valley residents
were whole-heartedly agreed on
something. It was the “wettest”
fall.
Only it wasn’t. It was only half
as wet as it should have been,
judging by rainfall averages for
the past nine years. During the
whole month of October only j
.79 inches of rain dropped on the
Valley. Any average year would
have brought 1.65 inches of rain,
and times were, back in 1935,
when the Matanuska Valley has
been blessed with a 3.48 inch
rainfall.
Furthermore October brought
three days with a temperature
high of 55. And there were 10
clear days, when the law of aver
I ages points to an expected six.
Last October wasn’a so bad. That
high temperature of 55 was 1.1
points below the norm, while
the 11.4 low on Oct. 30 and 31
was just .4 of a point from aver
age.
The quarterly rainfall from'
August through October has been
a bit wetter than last year, for
5.13 inches of rain fell in those
months in 1946, while 7.61 fell
this year. The high dry point of
those years was 2.5 inches for the
quarter in 1941. At the other end
of the scale, the 11.46 inches that
fell in 1944 has been the wettest
autumn quarter on record.
All of which goes to prove, that
things are never as bad as they’re
remembered to be.
Thus far in November, the
weather man has been pretty
.normal in his behavior, too. He’s
probably erred slightly on the
generous side, for these recent
balmy days aren’t exactly ac
ocrding to Hoyle. Even the plant
life is reacting a little strangely,
for silvery-grey pussywillows are
“bursting out all over” the
shrubs that line the streets near
the fairgrounds.
Benefit Checks
To Come Airmail
All old-age and survivor’s in
surance benefit checks will
reach Alaskans by airmail here
after, it was announced this week
by Hugh J. Wade, regional direc
tor of the Social Security Admin
istartion.
The checks are sent from the
disbursing office in San Fran
cisco, and in the past have been
very irregular in reaching Alas
kan points. They now will leave
San Francisco on the third of
each month.
All Alaskans receiving such
checks are requested to call at
the postoffice earlier than in
months past.
Just Out!—The Only
Book of its Kind
Fascinating Facts About
ALASKA in Word
and Picture
REED & REED . Publishers
By Buther (Boo.) Norris and
Cecil Cooke
At your Newsdealer or order
direct—Postpaid 60c
83 Columbia Seattle 4, Wn.
Diet, by Alaska News Agenoy
She’s Real,
After All
Miss Marilyn Johnson, home
demonstration agent for this
area, really isn’t a myth. Her an
nounced arrival here, scheduled
for mid-October, has been so
long delayed, Valley Homemak
er and 4-H club members were
beginning to wonder.
But Miss Johnson did arrive
in Anchorage this week, accord
ing to information telephoned to
the Extension office Wednesday
by Mrs. Lydia Fohn-Hansen,
borne demonstration leader for
the territory. The two workers
were scheduled to come to the
Valley Thursday morning.
Miss Johnson was to be intro
duced to the Valley at a meeting
of the Butte Homemaker’s club
on Thursday and at the Wasilla
Homemaker’s meeting on Friday.
She then expects to return to
Anchorage for a time.
The new home demonstration
agent was expected to announce
future dates for Valley visits be
fore she returned to Anchorage.
Mrs. Fohn-Hansen probably will
remain in the Anchorage-Valley
area until late in November.
Missing Man Sought
A mother in Cheyenne, Wyo.,
is seeking information about her
lost son. He is Raymond C. Stan
ton, 33. Mr. Stanton is believed
to be living somewhere within
the territory.
Anyone who knows the miss
ing man, or has information of
his present whereabouts, is ask
ed to communicate with the of
fice of the governor at Juneau.
Mrs. Stanton may be reached di
rect by writing her at 908 W.
22nd St., Cheyenne.
Palmer Recipes, .
Valley Scene Are
In ACCA Cookbook
The best from Palmer’s kitch
ens and a scenic color photo
graph of the Matanuska Valley
both have a prominent place in
“Out of Alaska’s Kitchens,” new
cookbook just published by the
Alaska Crippled Children’s As
sociation.
The book, which has been in
the making for almost two years
now, is compiled of tested re
cipes subtnitted by cooks from
21 Alaskan towns. Each recipe*
was giveh a trial in the kitchen
of one of 25 Anchorage women,
before it was included in the
book.
In addition to the original
recipes for preparation of tnoose,
caribou and other Alaskan game,
the bodk gives many suggestions
for a variety of dishes prepared
fro! mAlaska’s native fruits and
vegetables.
The book is printed on a glossy
paper, and opens out flat for easy
kitchen handling. It includes 16
full-page color illustrations of
Alaskan scenes, in addition to
its kitchen helps.
Palmer women who submitted
contributions for “Out of Alas
ka’s Kitchens” include:
Mrs. Kay Hitchcock, Mrs.
Joe Lentz, Mrs. B. J. Lossing.
Mrs. W. C. Mau, Mrs. Neil S.
Miller and Mrs. Max Sherrod.
Valley housewives who wish
to order copies of the Alaskan
cookbook may do so at the Ex
tension office or through Mrs.
Max Sherrod. The ACCA sug
gests the book will be a useful
item- on any Christmas list. The
organization will mail a copy
to ariy address for just 25 cents
added to the regular purchase
price of $2.50.
There’s an O’HARRA bus leaving...
PALMER FOR ANCHORAGE
Daily at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
ANCHORAGE FOR PALMER
Daily at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
(Except Sunday)
Sunday bus at 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.
PALMER FOR WASILLA
Daily at 1 and 8 p.m.
Connections for Gulkana. Fairbanks and Whitehorse
On Monday. Thursday. Saturday. 11 a. m.
O’Harra Bus Lines
BE SURE - BE SAFE
Practically All Sizes of
WEED-AMERICAN CHAINS
These will go as fast as the anti-freeze we HAD.
GOODYEAR “Sure Grip” Mud and Snow Tires
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BATTERIES
We feature a complete line of Heaters,
Radios and Accessories
HOYT MOTOR CO.
5th Ave. at D St. Main 76