Fishermen to Get
Increased Benefits
Increased benefits for Alaska’s
Commercial fishermen are now
available as the result of amend
ments to the Act providing for
the Care of Sick and Disabled
Fishermen and a $5 increase in !
the license fee, according to no
tice given today by Commission
er of Labor Henry A. Benson.
The additional benefits are
paid for medical care and treat
ment of a number of diseases
which had not previously been
defined as occupational diseases.
The law now provides not only
medical care, hospitalization and
transportation for fishermen who
suffer accidental, injury in con
nection with their fishing opera
tions in Alaska, but also provides
similar care for fishermen who
suffer a number of disabilities
arising out of diseases which are
particularly common and pecu
liar to those who engage in fish
ing in Alaska.
All costs of these benefits are
pakt out of monies derived from
fishermen’s license fees.
The Fishermen’s Fund as
created by the 1951 Legislature,
consisted of 30 percent of the
$5 resident and $10 non-resident
license fee. Under the 1955 am
endments the Fund will receive
60 percent of the $10 resident and
$15 non-resident license fee. It is
estimated that the new apportion
ment will provide approximate
ly $82,000 annually to the fund.
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REV. BRIAN CLEWORTH
NAMED MODERATOR OF
YUKON PRESBYTERY
Rev. Brian Cleworth, pastor of
United Protestant Church and
chaplain of the Valley Presby
terian Hospital, was elected mod
erator of the presbytery during
the annual meeting of the Yukon
Presbytery held at the First
' Presbyterian Church of Fair
banks April 11-13.
Following the meeting in Fair
banks, Dr. J. Earl Jackman, sec
retary of work in Alaska for the
Board of National Missions of
the Presbyterian church, Dr. R.
Rolland Armstrong, assistant to
Dr. Jackman, of Juneau and Dr.
and Mrs. Ralph Waldo Uoyd
were visitors in Palmer, where
they visited the church and hos
pital and also visited the First
Presbyterian Church of Wasilla.
Dr. Lloyd is moderator of the
general assembly of the Presby
terian Church, the highest
office in the national church. He
is also president of Maryville
College, Maryville, Tennessee.
Rev. and Mrs. Cleworth and
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Morley were
hosts for the visitors at a lunch
eon last Friday at the manse.
Alaska Railroad trains will
run smoother and faster because
of a 62,000 pound piece of equip
ment which was loaded aboard
Alaska Steamship Company
steamer Iliamna in Seattle, April
19 and is now enroute to Alaska.
The machine is the primary ele
ment of a Pioneer rock crusher
which will crush 300,000 yards of
ballast for the ARR track be
tween Seward and Portage in
the rehabilitation of that section
begun last year.
The Matanuska Maid
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Cooperating Association
THURSDAY, APRIL 28
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN
GE, Grange Hall, 8 p.m.
FRIDAY. APRIL 29
BLOOD TYPING PROGRAM,
Central School
ARCTIC TRAILS RIDING
CLUB, 8 p.m.
P.A.R.C. Membership meeting,
Central School, 8 p.m.
SUNDAY. MAY 1
CONFIRMATION, St. Michael’s
Catholic Church, 2:30 p.m.
MONDAY. MAY 2
KIWANIS CLUB, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m. k
POPPY POSTER Contest closes
THETA CHAPTER, BSP, Found
er’s Day dinner, Cobb’s 7 p.m.
EXPLORER SCOUTS, U. P.
Church basement, 7 p.m.
TUESDAY. MAY 8
MASONIC LODGE, Carpenters’
Hall, 8 p.m.
CITY COUNCIL, Clerk’s office
7:30 p.m.
BOY SCOUTS, U. P. Church
basement, 7 p m.
WEDNESDAY. MAY 4
MAT. VALLEY SPORTSMEN,
BIDS CALLED ON
NEW PX BUILDING
A modern PX building for the
; U. S. Air Force is being offered
to contractors for bidding by the
Alaska District Corps of Engin
eers. The bid opening, under In
! vitation 55-59, is set for May 11
at 11:00 a.m. in the Anchorage
office of the Alaska District En
gineer.
Plans and specifications may
be obtained upon deposit of $15
at the Anchorage office or the
Seattle branch office.
Club quarters, c p.m.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
Co-Op club room, 12:05 p.m.
WELL CHILD CONFERENCE,
Health Center, 1-4 p.m.
PALMER B.P.O. ELKS, Elks hall
8 p.m.
THURSDAY. MAY 5
AM. LEGION & AUXILIARY,
Legion Hall, 8 p.m.
HEALTH COUNCIL, Health
Center, 7 p.m.
BOTH ENDS
“Why do you call your house
a bungalow?”
“Well, if it isn’t a bungalow,
what is it? The builder made a
bungle of it and I still owe for
Gsspel Crusade B’gir s Next Week
A special program of outstand
ing music and song fest has been
arranged for each evening of the j
Gospel Crusade to be conducted
at the Church of God beginning
Monday, May 2 and continuing
through Sunday, May 8.
The speaker engaged for the
meetings will be The Rev. W. E.
Reed of Anderson, Indiana. Rev.
Reed has, for the past five
weeks, been traveling the Terri
tory in special evangelistic cam
paigns. The Palmer meeting mil
conclude his Alaskan ministry -
Special music will include
male quartetts, solos, duets ,trio*,
and junior and adult choir num
bers. The Valley community is
most cordially invited to attend.
Services will be held each night
except Saturday, beginning at
i 8 p.m.
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nothing other than ordinary life and everyday living; rendering
reliable and dependable service to this community for over ;
twenty years.
Modem equipment, and a price range to meet every budget,
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CARLOAD OF
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ALSO CARLOAD OF
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CO-OP WAREHOUSE
MATANUSKA VALLEY FARMERS CO-OPERATING ASSOCIATION
On Bargains For:
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FRIDAY
SATURDAY
MONDAY
HUNT'S — HALVES
Bartlett Pears «. 43c
JACK-IN-THE-BEANSTOCK
mule Carrots & 2,. 49c
HUNT'S
TOMATO
Catsup
14 ox.
KELLOGG'S
VARtETY-PAC
Cereal
39c
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Ground Beef Z198c
Oxtails perib. 24c
FRESH FROZEN
Side Pork 63c
WHITE STAR CHUNK STYLE
' Tuna
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