'WEEKLY WEATHER REPORT - August 29 to September 4, 1942
MATANUSKA VALLEY
STATION
OBSERVER
Date
Max,
Temp,
Min.
Temp.
Total
Precip.
Wind
Direc
Days
Clear
Days
Part
Cl'dy
Days
Cloudy
Butto
NeTrville
65
29
38
,80
E
Palmer
Sherrod
67
29
41
.88
Palmer Alaska
Vivien Meier
29
1.26
Mat. Exp. Station
Amy Irwin
61
40
1.22
NE
Mntanuska
Borgan
, 35
E
Relief for taxi operators and other
Class B. eligibles who have been handicap
ped in the natter of securing tiros be
cause they were eligible only'.for recap
or retread tiros is seen in on amendment
to the tire rationing regulations signed
this week by Leon Henderson and applica
ble to Alaska only.
Authority is given to the Alaska OPA
to authorise the issuance of certificates
for new tiros to Class B applicants with
in the quota. As soon as recap facili
ties are available in the Territory,this
authority will be withdrawn.
The OPa is being deluged with requests
from retread and recap agencies in the
States for information concerning the
possibilities of opening such services in
the various Alaska towns and it is proba
ble that within a short time, facilities
for recapping will be available to Alas
kans.
R, B. Graham has been appointed local
tire inspector.
Harold Rice, Agricultural Extension
Agent, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wimmer went
to Eklutna Lake Friday and assisted Reg
inald Ludy, principal of the Eklutna
School in putting on a field day for the
boys from Eklutna. Ur. Ludy took the
group to the head of Eklutna Lake by boat,
The Our Gang 4-H club had a weiner
roast at the home of their leader, Merle
Anderson, last Thursday evening. This
is the last scheduled meeting of the club,
All members are urged to get their record
books in as soon as their gardens are
completed.
The Sourdough Homemakers club met with
Mrs. Don Irwin last Tuesday. Mrs. B. J.
Lossing taught the making of baskets and
mats from native grasses.
Miss Helen Dutcher is the only nurse
now on duty at the hospital. Mrs. Jessie
Sly of Wasilla is helping at the hospital
and Mrs. Oscar Beylund is "subbing" for
Mrs. Dorothy Bell while Mrs. Bell acts as
substitute teacher in Palmer school.
Ed Clausson, whose foot was severely
cut while ho was at work on ths new Glenn
highway, is a patient at the hospital.
Dr. David Hoehn of Fairbanks, who will
become director at the hospital, is in
Palmer. Dr. and Mrs. Hoehn will occupy
tho home now occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Pokorney.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Estelle are parents
of a son born last Sunday at Providence
hospital. They have named tho b&by Rich
ard Norbal.
Mr. Estelle was Agricultural Extension
Agent at Palmer before the Estelles moved
to Anchorage.
A daughter, to v/hom they have given the
name Victoria Louise, was born to Dr. and
Mrs. Earl T. Graves on Sunday at Providence
hospital.
Miss Hattie Jeffery, Palmer teacher,re
turned Friday from Fairbanks where she
spent the summer.
The Riverbend Homemakers met with Mrs.
Lawrence B. Rorrison on Wednesday. Liter
ature pertaining to the storage of vegeta
bles was distributed at the meeting by the
Extension Agent. Suggestions for Homemak
ers Achievement Day were made by the mem
bers. At the close of the meeting a gift
shower was given Mrs. Rorrison in acknow
ledgement of her faithful service to the
club. Mrs. Rorrison, who now lives in
Palmer, formerly lived in the Riverbend
community.