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Vol. 1 Ho. 5
Palncr, Alaska, Doconker 30, 1937
5 cents
CHAPLAB ASSISTS IN
SURVEY OF WIND DELUGE
Ool.Ohlson Will Try Get Govt.
Appropriation Frou Washington
The past \7Cck brought the fourth bi,3 mnd
storr* in less than two nonths. The first
three days of the week it blev.' steadily,
leaving much claianye in its wake. The
tenperature stayed at about zero nost of
the tine during the blo\7 but as soon as
the wind stopped, the thernonctor dropped
to as low as 26° -below zero.
Colonel 0. F. Ohlson, General Manager of
the Alaska Bailroad and President of the
Board of the a.B.xv.C., had the Chief En
gineer of the Bailroad, Ur. Porter Berry
nan, work with the Corporation in an effort
to estinatc the damage caused by the wind.
He and Mr. Chapnan went to every tract in
the Colony and report that the chief dam
age was done to roofs of the buildings.
Several hundred foet of roofing paper will
have to be replaced and new shingles put
on a&aifa in the Community Center. In
addition there were a few snail buildings
throughout the-Valley which '"ere blown
over, some entire roofs were lifted off
and some buildings blown off their foun
dations or slanted askew. Places .n Griips
2,5,6 and 7 reported .the heaviest damage,
with Canps 4,8 and 9 reporting very little,
.a. crew of carxjcnters was sont to work cn
Kcrwin'Frank*s barn which noeded consider
able bracing to keep it fron collapsing.
Col. Ohlson expects to bo in Washington,
D.C., about the id die of January on his
annual trip to that city. At that tine ho
will take up the possibility of an addition
al appropriation of funds to repair the
damages done by the winds recently. Ke
will also try to secure sufficient addi
tional for the replacement of all roofs
in the Valley with corrugated iron or
something else that would be more practical
than the roofs as they arc now.
The «,..t.B.C. office announces that those
who lest paper from barn or house r-eofs
by reason of heavy windstorms will be
furnished with the necessary roofing to
repair sane. The Bural Development staff
will check on the amount of roofing that
will be needed on the January check-up
days.
STEHIART CA.iP3ELL RETURliS
JROLI TVTC LIOWTHS TRIP TO STATES
To I7cd Virginia Bore,
tfcll Known Alaska Girl
Assistant to the Manager, Stewart C.
Canpholl, returned to Pal:.;or last week
end and has taken up his vrerk hero where
he left off nearly two nonths ago. "I'n
engaged hut not I'.arriod," says Stewart,
and refused to say who the girl was. But
friends of Virginia Berg hare since re
ceived letters fror. her -init^yiri np their
engagement.
Hiss Bcr/* was Born and raised in .Anchor
age and is well-known to^nany people in
that city and Palaer, having worked here
during 1935 and 1936. It will also be
reaenjcrcd that she wen the title of liiss
Palaer in the spring of 1936 and was sent
to the Ice Carnival at Fairbanks where she
was chosen Miss Alaska.
Cer.pboll states that the wedding: date is
indefinite out it will be within the year,
liiss 3erg is at present attending the
University of Washington.
Canpbcll states that the trip was a per
sonal business trip largely. Ho covered
nest sections of the country by plane,
train or rutoaobile, stopping in Seattle,
Salt Lake City, Washington, Now York City,
SI Paso and other cities. There was nuch
signs of another business recession although
the general hope is that there will be an
upturn in the spring.
CKRISTLLAS 'SHI?' UNABLE TO
SUING ENTERTAIN!,!ENT TO PALLIER
Due to a change in schedule, the ALASKA
was unable to stay over at Seward and re
turned to Scattlo with the sroup of enter
tainers and S;inta Claus. It had been
planned that they would proceed north to
Anchorage, Palner, T7asilla, Ilclutna r-nd
other towns alcns the rail belt.
However, they did send ei.sht lar^e cartons
of sifts by the railroad for distribution
to rill children of 12 years old or younger.
These rill bo distributed at pfclaer through
the school after the holidays. "V/e are
sorry the sifts couldn't have been delivered
sooner," says Ur. Sheoly, who was handlinc
this, "but this seens the nost practical way.