Vol. 5
Palmer» Alaska - October 16t 1942
No. 41
I
HIGHWAY TO ANCHORAGE
NOW IN GOOD SHAPE
Clyde V. King, superin
tendent of public roads in
this section states that the
Anchorage highway is now in
good shape.
The new Glen highway is
open to all traffic as far
as Hix creek where guards
are stationed to stop all
traffic to points further
along the highway, the road
above boing under construct
ion.
The road up the Little
Susitna canyon is open for
traffic tho rock crews are
still working in the canyon
where the washout was bad.
Buffalo coal mine road is
again passable. A 40-foot
cottonwood span has been put
across Moose creek and coal
can be obtained at any time
now. The road is very
rough. A large fleet of
gravel trucks ie working on
the road and as the road is
also narrow, it is asked
that those whose business is
not urgent shall use the
road only after 4 p.m. or
before 7:30 n.m.
All Valley roads are in
fair shape nltho icy.
Of all the aoval substi
tutes for rubber tiros, the
"sandal" has received the
kindest words* Developed
by one of the large rubber
companies, the "sandal" con
sists of a section of carpet
impregnated with asphalt. It
is fitted over an ordinary
tire* On asphalt or con
crete streets at moderate
speeds it has a life of be
tween 1,000 nnd 2,000 miles*
"Using no critical mater
ials and easily manufactured
it may provide temporary re
lief to drivers whe may oth
erwise be unable to continue
driving their cars," the Ba
ruch Rubber Committee indica
ted.
Wendell L. Willkie return
ed from his 31,000 mile plan
trip via Fairbanks, Alaska.
A Whit© Elephant card
i party will b© held at
i Grange Hall next Thurs
day evening» beginning
at 8 o'clock as a bene
fit to raise money to
purchase a ear for the
Public Health Nurse.
I.M.C.Anderson, who has
been employed as Animal
Husbandman at the College
Experiment Station, recent
ly accepted a position with
the Farm Security Adminis
tration. Ur. Anderson
came to Alaska as District
Extension Agent of the Mat
anuska Valley and later ac
ted as Livestock Specialist
before going to the College
Experiment Station. He
will establish headquarters
in Anchorage in the near
future.
It was throe weeks ago
that Ralph Goodrich* '.felter
Cooper* Thomas LePak and
Harold Stephan* a weekend
hunting party, were maroon
ed for five days at Chicka
loon by flood waters. After
so long a time we found one
of the party not too busy
making up for time lost thr
the enforced vacation from
important work* who tells
us that "it was quite an ex
perience."
Uessers Goodrich and Le
Pak* with the intention of
hunting goats for perhaps
three days, took considera
ble food along and their
sleeping bags. Uessers
Cooper and Stephan intended
to spend Sunday only - so
they were fortunate that Mr
Goodrich and Mr. LePak were
well supplied with food and
bedding.
The entire party was on
Castle Mountain when the
storm broke. Rain came
down in sheets and it wasn'i
long until the mountainside
was soaked and rolling the
water along instead of ab
sorbing it. When the men
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NORTH PAUJER COOPERATIVE
WATER LINE IS COMPLETED
The North Palmer Improve
ment Association,has comple
ted its cooperative eater
line and last night for the
first time a number of its
residents enjoyed running
water in their homes.
Pipe and other materials
for the line v/ere bought co^
operatively* most of the
work was done by members
and about 20 homes will be
served by this line*
The water usednis the
surplus water of the Palmer
system and thru a contract
made with the MVFCA and in
the contract it is stipula
ted that if and when any
water shortage occurs in the
civic center* all water will
be cut off from the North
Palmar homes. The North
Palmer Improvement Assoeia- *
tion is not organized as a
public utility corporation
and there will be no sale
or disposal of water by them
and the MVFCA supplies the
residents of North Palmer
with the surplus waters only
for business and domestic
use.
Those who were connected
'yesterday with their new
water line are Bruce Graham*
Bernard Niemann* Bail Larsh*
’Roland Snodgrass, Harry Wim
mer, L.P.Rorrison, Don Mc
Kechnie and Ed. Christensen.
About 12 mofe homes will be
served by this line.
The Rev* 0. W. Randall
has received word from the
Ninth Service Command at Ft.
Douglas, Utah, of hie prob
able appointment to serve in
the Chaplains Corps of the
United States Army. Hie
appointment is assured if
the outcome of a physical
examination he was directed
to take and did take at Fort
Richardson last Wednesday,
is favorable. Then that ra
port is received, immediate
action will be taken to place
him.