Restoration of the Wayside
Inn in Massachusetts was one
of Henry Ford's favorite pro
jects. When he sought to buy
its famous old sign, the owner
would deal only with Mr. Ford
personally. So Mr. Ford wenl
to Boston and bought the sign
from the gratified owner—for
one cent
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107 Cars Take Part in Drag Races
Held on Matanuska Road Last Sunday
With 107 cars participating,
drag races were run last Sun
day on the Matanuska Road
three miles south of Palmer. At
one time during the afternoon,
267 cars were counted in the
spectator parking area, mem
bers of the Road Runners, local
car club, said.
Of the nine entries from Pal
mer, four were members of
the Road Runners. All four,
1 Cork Aklestad, Bev Schroeder,
! Bill McKechnie, and Gary
Johnson, won their class tro
phies Also winning for Palmer
was Tim McMann, driving a
'63 Plymouth, C stock class.
Highlight of the day for the
Palmer spectators was Bev
i Schroedcr’s race. She piloted
her white 85 h.p. ’61 Volvo to
a class win over two other 85
h.p. Volvos. a 102 h.p. Corvair.
an MGA, and a 90 h.p Volvo.
Also thrilling for Palmer
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ites to watch was Bill McKech
nie’s race. After winning his
class trophy uncontested (’57
2-door Chevy, G stock class),
he went on in little stock elim
inations to climb all the way to
D stock before being beaten by
a 300 h.p. 327 cubic inch Chevy.
Cork Aklestad’s ’63 Fairlane
500 (J stock) was driven by
Skip Schroeder. Gary Johnson
drove a 58 Chevy 2-door (H
stock).
Other Palmer drivers were
Sonny Smulick ('63 Chevy Im
pala, D stock); Don Pankewitz
! ('59 Chevy Impala, D stock);
Don Prewitt (’58 Chevy 2-door,
E gas); and Lane Rice, ’61 Vol
vo, G sports).
Road Runners this week ex
pressed their appreciation to
those who helped to make the
race possible, naming Hayes
Sand and Gravel, the City of
Palmer, James A. Loyer, the
Alaska Railroad, Roy Jenkins
of the Alaska department of
highways, Schroeder Construc
tion Co., and all others wrho
gave assistance.
State bird of Montana is the
Western Meadowlark.
FACT' FABLE
(Test your current event I.Q.)
Rural Electrics
are not competitive
with stockholder
power companies
\
□ True □ False
The Fable
"Rural electrics are in competition with stockholder power
companies," said nearly 50 per cent of the leading citizens
polled in a recent nation-wide survey.
The Facts
From the start, federal laws have forbidden REA-financed
rural electrics to serve towns of over 1,500, or to solicit
customers of other electric systems. Rural electrics, built
and operated by the people they serve, have always been
restricted to rural areas which stockholder power companies
considered unprofitable until recently.
Lately, industry has moved to the country, villages have
grown and cities overflowed Now, many rural areas
long ignored by stockholder power companies have become
profitable markets But the people who live there now own
and operate their own rural electric systems They're not in
competition with anyone All they ask is the right to con
tinue serving themselves
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Malanuska Electric Assn.
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THAT'S H FACT
Dueling Decades
^ MAJOR. DUPONT AND A CAPT.
FOURN/ER-SA RLOVESE FOUGHT
2.100 DUELS OVER A PERIOD
OF 19 YEARS/ THE.se
OFFICERS OF NAPOLEON
FOUGHT TO A STANDSTILL
EACH. TIME THEY MET-UNTIL THEY
DECLARED A FINAL DRAW.
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CERTAIN FARTS Of FORMOSA
A WEDDING CEREMONY IS
COMPLETED WHEN THE
groom kicks his BRIDE
IN THE SHINS '
By standing for Freedom...
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Kiwanis Contributes Cash Awards
For Youth Organization Displays
Youth organization displays
will be welcomed at the 1963
Alaska State Fair, Inc., accord
ing to Mrs. Cloycine Drig
gars, manager of that depart
ment.
Awards, donated by the Pal
mer Kiwanis Club, are $30 for
first place, $25 for second place,
$20 for third place, $15 for
fourth place, and $10 for fifth
place.
The youth organization dis
plays department is open to
any basic youth organization
in Alaska, Mrs. Driggars said,
explaining, however, that the
booth display is limited to the
basic organization, rather
than its individual units—for
instance, cub scout pack rather :
than den; entire church rath
er than classes.
The name of the organiza
tion may be included in the
display. Each organization is
expected to select its own
theme, slogan, or topic, which
should tell the organization’s
story on youth development.
The displays will be arrang
sd in booths measuring four
feet across the front, four feet
leep, and four feet high. The
framework is unfinished and
■vill need to be decorated as
Dart of the display.
Organizations who want
space should apply by Aug. 15
to the Alaska State Fair office,
Box 1731, in Palmer.
Exhibits may be set up from
1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug.
29, and judging will begin
promptly at 9 a.m. on Friday,
Aug. 30.
Vickaryous Stationed
On West Coast
James Vickaryous, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Vickaryous
of Wasilla, writes from the
Naval Air Station at Alameda,
Calif., that he is stationed with
the DVR-21 squadron, which
supports all other Navy squad
rons on the west coast, and
that he will be piloting the
Cl-A, which is used to support
carriers while away from home
port. The young pilot said he
would like to hear from any
one in the Palmer or Wasilla
area who might be visiting in
his vicinity. He noted that San
Francisco and Oakland are
easily accessible from the Ala
meda station.
Happiness is acquired, not by
what the world gives, but by
what it cannot take away.
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Magazine Predicts Alaska’s Marine
Highway No. I Tourist Attraction
An article in the June issue
of THE CAMPER COACH
MAN predicts that Alaska’s
marine highway system and
the area it serves “will become
the ‘number one’ tourist at
traction in the world.”
“Its wealth of beauty and
recreational possibilities excels
by far the gold which was her
first attraction,” writes Editor
Art Griffin in his monthly
column.
The editor of the West Coast
travel magazine, published in
Glendale, California, was
among a number of nationally
known travel writers and edi
tors who recently participated
in the inaugural run of the fer
ry system.
He prefaced his report to his
readers by recalling that he
had mentioned in his previous
month’s column—“just in pass
ing ... in a not-too-excited
vein”—that he planned to
make the inaugural trip, and
added:
“Well, we’re excited now—
plenty excited. We think that
Alaska is absolutely the great
est.”
“In the first place,” he con
tinued, “God must have ar
ranged for the new State-own
ed ferry system and the cam
per-coach to be given to man at
the same time. They are meant
for each other.”
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After descirbing the trips*
route, rates and other pertin
ent data, Griffin offered his
readers several predictions, in
cluding his forecast that the
marine highway system “will
become the ‘number one’ tour
ist attraction in the world.”
Other Griffin predictions:
“That within five years new
ferries will be added to the ex
isting line.”
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