Spii/ng hits
co-op WARE HOSE
The Ir/FCA sidings and
■warehouse area took on
almost metropolitan out
lines this week, as 12
carloads of fertilizer
and seed were backed on
to track spurs there0
Two cars were delivered
last Saturday and 10 ad
ditional cars came in on
Monday.
Farmers are urged to
pick up their orders as
soon as possible, in or
der to relieve conges
tion at the warehouses
Some cars still were to
be unloaded at press
time .
GO TO FAIRBANKS
Charles W. Wilson and
James Hurley of the lo
cal Soil Conservation
Service office left last
Saturday for Fairbanks,
where they will attend
the Annual Institute of
Tanana Valley Farmers*
Mr._ 7filson and William
Sweetman, head of the
Valley's dairy program,
are scheduled speakers
on the Institute prog.
ram.
GUESr S?EAKtf>
Becasue of the ab
sence of Pastor Victor
Alfsen at the Fairbanks
meeting of the Presby
tery, there will be a
Youth for Christ spe\ker
at the United Probe3 .ant
Church on Sunday even
ing. Sunday is t Iso the
time of the monthly
"Singspiration” at the
church. Services begin
at 7:30 p.m. The guest
speaker will be ’’Tex*'
Yearout»
First - class mail is
nov; scheduled to arrive
in Palmer twice each .day
it was announced this
week by Postmistress
Beatrice Huntley. In
m the future, the evening
Brille car will carry a
mail pouch, she said.
A special Health Coun
cil meeting 1ms been
planned for Thursday,
March J>1, it was announ
ced this week by Mrs.
Jennie Perkins.
FOUR TEAMS ENTERED
IN MERCHANTS SHOOT
Four teams met last Thursday ex'ening, in the
first round of the Merchants’ Handicap Shoot spon
sored by the Matanuska Valley Sportsmen, Competing
that evening were Mhyr, Claud Carroll and Dan
Fleming of Drift Inn, A1 Brager, John Leppanen and
Merle AndePsoji of West Side Service, Merle Anderson,
Hoy . Brock and tan Fleming of Palmer Fountain and
James Wilson, Roy Brock and William Smith of MVFCA.
The teams.shoot again tonight in the second round
of the six weeks’ shoot* Additional entries in the
contest are expected tonight.
First-round scoring, led by Dan Fleming of Drift
Inn with a total score of 36iu» found Palmer Fountain
top contender with a team score of 1062. All scores
are subject to tandicap-ad jus tments a
The complete first-round scores were:
VI., Mayr
Prone
Sit
Kneel
Stand "
82
■ 90
61
U2
Claud
Prone
Sit
Kneel
Stand
Drift Inn
CrFr ol"l~
95
92
69
U2 -
Dan Fit
Prone
fit
Knee],
'ling
99
93
91
81
3 oh
Total team score — 9lU
West Side Service
A. Brager
Prone
Sit
Kneel
Stand
91
80
81
.21
Jo Leppanen
prone
Sit
Kneel
Stand
92
82
80
h3
wr
Total team socre — 9QU
Mo Anderson
prone 99
Sit
Xn^el
Stand
84
89
_62
33T
palmer Fountain
M. Anderson
Prone
Sit
Kneel
Stand
98
93
70
83
WT
?.. Brock
Prone
Sit
Kneel
Stand
98
9 h
83
83
w~
Do Fleming
Prone
Sit
Kneel
Stand
100
96
97
67
335
Total team score — 1062
M V F C A
J. Wilson
Prone
Sit
Kneel
Stand
88
93’
79
65
R. Brock
Prone
Sit
Kneel
Stand
97
90
72
76
53F
Total team score — 973
V'l, Smith
Prone
Sit
Kne e 1
Stand
85
1 78
81
68
3TT
INVITATI0N TO FID
SEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED by the board of di
rectors of the Matanuska Electric Association, Inc,;,
until APRIL 15, 19U9* on the following equipment:
1 19^1 3A 8on Chevrolet pickup
w/special utility body
1 1937 lii ton International flatbed
w/power winch
Equipment can be inspected at 11EA office. Cer
tified check for 10% of bid must accompany each bid.
The board reserves the right to reject any and all
bids •