Low Flying Plane
Slops Every Electric
Clock in the Valley
The four-hour power-off that ;
left the entire Matanuska Valley
area without electricity from din- ;
ner time until after dark last
Thursday night was caused by a <
low flying plane that got tangled
up in the wires at the Knik Arm *
railroad bridge crossing.
Failure to report collision with
wires resulted in the long delay
in ending the outage. MEA field- <
men were obliged to waste much :
valuable time in locating the ]
source of the trouble. The power
off was clocked at 5:59 p.m. when
people all over the Valley were in [
the process of cooking the evening '
meal. Some people finished cook- '
ing their dinners over canned .
heat; others got their camp stoves
out of storage. Mechanized dairy
men had to send out calls for ex
perienced hand milkers. House
wives anxiously checked rising
temperatures in their deep freeze
units. Late diners read their eve
ning papers by candle light. The •
power didn't come on until 10-13 1
p.m.
Meanwhile, at Anchorage's
Merrill Field, attention was focus
ed on a “miraculous one-point
landing” effected by George Haw
ley shortly after the power went
off in the Valley. Flying at 150
feet over the Knik Arm railroad
bridge, the right wheel of his :
light plane had been sheared off
by a high tension wire. In the
excitement over Hawley’s safe
landing- nobody had given a
thought to the vital power line.
The Matanuska Valley Electric
Association has lodged a com
plaint with the CAA in Anchor
age.
BENEFIT DANCE”
DRAWS LARGE CR3WD
Over 300 persons crowded* the
school gym Saturday night and
enjoyed dancing to the Moose or
chestra at the jointly sponsored ;
benefit dance held by the Pioneer ;
Grange and Palmer Moose lodge.
As a spokesman for the Moose .
lodge, Leo Lucas said it was fun <
working with another lodge for
a single purpose and was looking ,
forward to additional joint work
in the future. h
4-H CLUB NEWS
By MARYLOU RIDEOUT
Fifty-seven tired, browner but
rappier 4-H’ers and four adults
eturned to their homes Sunday
ifternoon after a three-day camp
it King's Lake. The weather, the
ast two days, was so perfect it
ust came naturally to ask, “Can’t
ve stay longer?” But another
jroup was ready to move-in as
soon as we vacated.
In spite of no electricity Thurs
lay night and the downpour on
friday, the camp was fine in
:very way. Good food, lots of time
or swimming, boating, various
James and crafts. On Saturday
evening. several parents came to
see the stunts and two 4-H
novies, “Four-H Headlines” ant!
‘The Fifth-H’. The latter had its
rrimiere showing last November
it 4-H Congress. The Fifth-H
itands for “Home” and the picture
showed how various houses were
mproved inside and- outside by
he youngsters projects. Not only
,vere the houses improved but so
,vere the people who lived in
shem improved inside and out
side.
The Rev. Brian Cleworth gave
i fine Service on Sunday mor
ling. The sermon was “The
Second H,” the whole service was
eased on “The Heart,” and for
he closing song, “Come Into My
rleart.” the youngsters sang as
;hough they meant it.
Wasilla Clover Club
The fifth meeting of the Wasil
a Clover club was called to order
ey president Carol Hilburn. Five
nembers were present with one
visitor. Mrs. Klayum. A new
nember, Peggy Overstreet is tak
ng Clothing II.
Eight members plan to go to
samp this year. After expenses
:or going to camp were met. there
.vas $15.55 in the treasury.
A demonstration on choosing
solor for types was given by An
letta Sawby and Ethel Smith
showed us the correct way to sew
ra buttons.
Refreshments were served. The
lext meeting will be a picnic
reld at Peck’s on July 30th.
Club reporter, Annetta Sawby
" Butte Club
The Butte 4-H girls and the
eader met at the home of Leona
ilippey. Leona gave a demonstra
sion on dropped Raisin Cookies.
\11 the members were present.
3ur secretary'. Audrey Parks
noved to Fairbanks so we elected
Judy McKinley for our new secre
;ary. Our next meeting will be
eld at Mrs. Dorothy Newby’s
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See Us Far
B
y
Good Year
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TWO USGS STREAM-FLOW
RECORDING STATIONS
COMPLETED ON KENAI
Geological Survey engineers
George Smoot and Eric Bresee
returned to local headquarters
this week after completing two
stream-flow recording stations
between Moose Pass and Seward
on the Kenai Peninsula.
Smoot and his work party com
pleted an installation at Parmi
gan Creek and Bresee’s group
finished a similar one at Grant
Creek. These recording stations
will be used in an extensive U. S.
program of surface water investi
gations.
with a picnic planned at Jim
Creek.
Club reporter, Leona Rippy
(
Snack Bar Opens
In Shamrock Lounge
A snack bar was opened this <
week in the Shamrock Lounge, c
Operated by Olive Johnson, a (
long time Valley resident, it will! .
be known as Olive’s Snack and *
Sandwich Bar.
The snack bar will open at ]
eleven o’clock daily with noon j
luncheons a specialty. Electric | •
fryers and grill will enable her j
customers to sample Olive’s chick- ^
en-in-the-ruff, fried prawns and ;.
fish and chips. Old and new
friends are invited to drop in and j
“have a snack.”
INSURE TODAY—SEE RAY!
BETTER STILL—SEE BILL!!
FEATURING
AND HIS ACCORDIAN
SATURDAY NIGHT
COCKTAILS AND FINE FOODS
MORE THAN 150 ENJOY
SPORTSMAN FISH FRY
Ideal weather and lots of fish
ombined to make an enjoyable
lay for more than 150 Sportsman
'lub members and their families
it the annual fish fry held July
0 at Barry’s Finger Lake Resort.
Huge trays of piping-hot gray
ing, lake and rainbow trout,
lolly Vardens and salmon were
done to a turn” under the skill-1
ul handing of Harry Rice who
ook a day off from his vacation
to do his annual turn at frying •
the fish for the Sportsman Fish
Fry.
Preliminary to the fry were
ball games, horse-shoe pitching
and lots of swimming for the
youngsters. All attending report
ed it “one of the best we’ve ever
had.”
Leo Lucas, chairman, extended
thanks to ail who helped make
the fry such a success.
INSURE TQDAY—SEE RAY!
BETTER STILL—SEE BILL!!
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