Palmer Port
Is Progressing
Grass grows thick and green
on the north-south runway of
the Valley’s airport today. Closed
temporarily while the strip was
seeded and rolled this summer,
small plane traffic again is being
routed over the shorter runway.
The long east-west runway is
temporarily closed now, while
dozer and carryall work con
tinues there. Necessary slashing
and burning has progressed well
in the re-locating of this strip
to give a longer approach for
landing aircraft.
Operations are temporarily de
layed now, while workmen await
a survey job by Richard Dem
ming.
Palmer pilot Les Green esti
mates that the longer runway
will be in usuable condition for
DC-3s by freeze-up, although
contemplated work will not yet
be finished. Mr. Green says final
work will produce a better run
way than that in use at An
chorage’s Merrill Field.
PHS Faculty Begin
Activity Program
Work on the extra-curricular
activities of the Palmer school
year began this week, when fac
ulty members received their club
and activities assignments.
James Gray, Jr., principal, and
Francis Malcolm, superintendent,
will assist the Student Council in
its guidance of student life. In
addition, Mr. Gray will be coach
of this year’s basketball team.
Paul Bushong, English in
structor, was named adviser for
the National Honor Society and
for Quill and Scroll. Harry Wim
mer will be faculty adviser for
this year’s Polaris.
Walter Freeman, science teach
er, will be faculty adviser for the
Student Athletic Council and for
Banana Belt Breezes, the school
newspaper.
In order to smooth the work
ings of school machinery this
year, a faculty executive com
mittee was named. This commit
tee, made up of Mrs. Florence
Dunlap, Mr. Wimmer and Mr.
Freeman, will meet twice a
month to discuss faculty prob
lems and offer recommendations.
Marshal Bill Bouwens this
week stated that he had nothing
further to report concerning the
recent thefts in Valley business
establishments. Mr. Bouwens is
continuing his investigation.
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Guesses Are Free
At Photo Art
If there’s a mathematician in
the crowd, he stands to win a 35
m. m. camera at Palmer Photo
Art next Oct. 16.
Partners Irvin Plitt and Wil
liam Rempel of the Photo Art
have heaped a display window
with boxes and boxes of film, and
are inviting all of Palmer to take
a look and then name the num
ber of boxes in the pile. Most
folks just take a quick glance and
hazard a guess, but there are
those of the scientific school of
thought who do a bit of com
puting and come up with a figure
that looks good to them.
Either system is perfectly ac
ceptable to the Photo-Art part
ners. All they’re looking for are
results. And they’re getting even
more than they bargained for,
too, for with only a week of the
contest period gone, 250 Valley
residents have registered a fig
ure at the Photo Art.
First prize in the contest is the
35 m.m. camera. Second prize is
a Beacon 127 camera and the
third closest guess wins a Spar
tus pree flash camera.
U. P. Teachers
To Meet Tonight
Teachers and officers of the
United Protestant Sunday School
are to meet in the church this
evening to plan next year’s work,
according to announcement fr%m
Rev. Victor Alfsen. The evening
begins with a potluck dinner at
6 o’clock.
The group will be planning for
the new Sunday School year,
which begins next month. Teach
ers hope to make practical use of
many of the suggestions advanc
ed at the recent interdenomina
tional Sunday School convention
in Anchorage.
The United Protestant Church
is planning an extended pro
gram of Sunday School classes
for the coming year, in an effort
to reach more of the Valley’s
children. Reverend Alfsen said.
PAIR ARE WED
WASILLA — T/Sgt. Cliff M.
Shearer and Miss Dollie B. Mills,
both of Fort Richardson, were
issued a marriage license last
week by Mrs. Pat Carter, local
commissioner. The couple later
was married in Palmer. Sergeant
Shearer is affiliated with the
Provost Marshal’s office at the
Post.
Ministers To Meet
The fall meeting schedule of
the Matanuska Valley Ministe
rial Association gets under way
with a 10 a. m. meeting in the
parlors of the United Protestant
Church on Oct. 4. All members
are urged to be present.
Come and See
our
new shipment
BEAUTIFUL WINTER COATS AND SUITS
100 Per Cent Wool Suedes, Coverts, Gabardines
Plaids and Plains With the New Look
Variety Vajjnes
There/s an 0/HARRA bus leaving
PALMER FOR ANCHORAGE
Daily at 8:15 a. m. and 4:30 p. m.
ANCHORAGE FOR PALMER
Daily at 10:15 a. m. and 6:30 p. m.
One-way fare—$2 50 plus tax
Round-trip fare—$3 plus tax
Connections for Gulkana on Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday each week. Return trip the following day.
O'HARRA BUS LINES
WE'VE A GOOD STOCK OF BUILDING AND
ROOFING PAPER
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Windows Sash and Doors
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Complete line of ACME paint and varnish
ROOF COATING
GRASSES
Hardware fir Sporting Goods
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