ALASKA RAILROAD
ASKS COOPERATION
OF VALLEY SHIPPERS
"The Alaska Railroad is not
getting the cooperation of Mata
nuska Valiev shippers." Colonel
I. P. Johnson, railroad general
nanager, said today and as a re
sult of the situation, which exists
n Anchorage and Fairbanks also,
the line is losing money.
Johnson said that the railroad
has always cooperated with the
Valley in all ways possible. It has
given them fire fighting appara
tus. lent snow removal equipment
and offered low tariffs on farm j
machinery and produce.
The railroad general manager
ited examples where a number
f local business firms are shiping
ugh tariff freight via truck lines
and air leaving the railroad only
low revenue items.
"Whenever there is an emer
gency in the Matanuska Valley. ’
Johnson said, "the railroad has
endeavored to assist in all ways
possible.”
"For the past five years the
railroad has expended consider
able money and planning." John
son said, "to provide the railbelt
cities with fast and efficient ser
vice equipment.
"A 125 refrigeration and hot
cars were purchased to handle
perishables,” he added. and
many of these now remain idle
for lack of business. Right now
the railroad is losing money sim
ply because we are not getting j
the cooperation needed to operate i
in the black.”
He pointed out that the rail-,
road is one of the "largest indus
tries” in the territory today. “The1
collective payroll for all areas isj
more than $12,000,000 and local
purchases amount to several mil
lion in additional expenditures.”
"The Alaska Railroad is fully
prepared to serve the Matanuska
Valley,” Johnson said, "and it is
now just a matter of merchants
and contractors utilizing the ser
vice at hand.”
"There is absolutely no need
for a shortage of perishables, jr
any other of life’s necessities.”
Johnson declared, "regardless of
whether or not the highways and
air lanes are open."
As a result of rehabilitation,
the Alaska Railroad is ready to
offer the best service on wheels.
IC'3,
line
year
the
Regardless or conditions,
snow, floods or slides- the
is maintained 12 months a
and the railroad delivers
goods.
Johnson aim urged contractors
and other big shippers to begin
stockpiling materials now while
shipping is slack.
"there is no reason why we
can't handle all the freight this
spring,-’ he said, ‘'but it would be
easier on everyone concerned if
as many shippers moved their
freight as early as possible. r_.ast
.-ummer the railroad carried its
largest hauls in history and
everything was delivered in good
order.”
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ALASKAN AIRMEN
ELIGIBLE FOR CADET
AVIATION TRAINING :
Headquarters, Alaskan Air j
Comand. Almendorf AFB, Jan,
1952-— Any airman stationed in
Alaska who has completed high \
school and is otherwise qualified
may apply for aviation cadet
training regardless of his time in
service, the Airforce announced
this week in a message to the
Alaskan Air Command.
“Ten thousand applicants for
pilot and aircraft observer train
ing are needed immediately. A
suQStantial number of high school
graduate airmen will be entered
into flying training classes begin
ing April,” the message received
here said.
An experimental aviation cadet
program to train airmen with less
than two years college work was
started in late November of last
vear, but applicants were limited
to those stationed within the
zone of the interior who had 18
months active service. That poli
cy has been revised to make per
sonnel stationed in Alaska. Ha
waii, Puerto Rico and the Canal
Zone, as well as those still in
training eligible to compete for
the training which leads to a
commission as flying officers.
Patronage Dividends
To Be Reported to
Internal Revenue
Corporation which make di>- .
tnbutions on patronage are re
qutred to report patronage divi
dends, rebates or refunds of $100
or more paid or credited during '
the calender year 1951 to any pa
tron. Commissioner of Internal
Revenue John B Dunlap announ
ced to day.
Reports of each of these divi- j
dend payments must be filed with j
the Processin Division of t he
Bureau of Internal Revenue at
Kansas City. Missouri, on Infor
mationReturn Forms 1099 and:
I summaries of such payments on :
; Form 1096 on or before February'
128, 1952. These forms have not
j been revised to reflect the new'
I requirments of the law but may
! be adapted for this purpose.
The dividends must be reported
i whether they are paid in cash.'
merchandise, or in other manner
j or if the patron is merely noti- I
. fied that they have been credited
I to his account.
The requirement for reporting
| these dividends will particularly
affect farmers’ and producers’
cooperative organizations which
make distribution of earnings to
nembers.
Exempted from the reporting
requirement are rural electrifi
cation cooperatives, and benevol
ent life insurance companies, mu
tual ditch or irrigation companies j
and like organizations, or mutual j
insurance companies and associa- j
tions (other than life or marine)
whicch are exempt from tax un
der sections 101(10) or (11) of the
Internal Revenue Code.
; PLUMBING AND HEAT.NG
! BUSINESS OPENED
j Albert Withey has announced
' the recent opening of the Withey
Plumbing and Heating business.
Located in the basement of the
Valley Grocery, the business will
feature oil burner cleaning, re
pair service and maintenance,
j Mr. Withey served his appren
i ticeship in Juneau and has v.ork-1
• ed in various plumbing shops in i
| the Territory as well as the Sitka '
: Navy Base. He has lived in the '
J Territory for fifteen years, the
j past three spent in Palmer.
The new business will be open ,
, daily six days a week.
CONSERVATION
NOTES
By LEW HANKS
Th«* WftstUa Soil Conservation
Subdistrict will hold an election
for supervisors next week. Feb
ruary 4 to 9 The ballots will be at
Teeland's Store in Wasilla.
Candidates for the positions,
who have been nominated by pe
tition. are Jim Baldwin, Harold
Oinkle, Henry Hanson. Hanson.
Harold Harris Milford Osborn.',
Bill Senske and Lynn Wright.
The supervisors whose terms
expire are Earl Combs. Harold
Dinkle and Martin Olsen. These
supervisors are very much inter
ested in the development phases
of agriculture in the Territory, as
well as in conservation. They are
using their influence to secure
more and better assistance in all
phases of agriculture foe the
farmers in the sub-district. One
of their main functions is to pro
vide assistance and guidance to
the Soil Conservation Service in
conservation work.
The Soil Conservation Service
is required by law to assist farm
ers only according to the program
as developed with the farmer
supervisors of the district. Thus
you might say that the Soil Con
servation Service is one govern
ment agency that is farmer con
trolled.
The Soil Conservation Service,
like all other public service agen
cies, tries to provide the type of
assistance the people want. The
supervisors of the Subdistrict are
in a position to direct that assis
tance. You landowners west of
the Seward Meridian have an op
portunity’ to vote for the super
visors of your choice.
Get out and vote.
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Local Boy Scoots
To AH.nd Rally
In Anchorage
Palmer Boy Scouts of Troofl
654 have accepted an invitation
to participate in the annual Chu j
giak Scout rally in Anchorage
February 12. Scoutmaster Vernon
Fridley announced today.
Competition between the An
chorage and Palmer troops v. ill
consist of nine demonstrations in
first aid. fire by flint and steel.!
an ice rescue, signal relay, Paul
Revere race, compass relay,'
bridge trestle building and a
chariot race.
While participating, each troop
will vie for first place with scores
determined on a percentage basis,
based on speed, skill and accur
; acy. The Scout Rally Award will
be presented to the winning
troop.
Troop 654 are possessors of a
perpetual award, having won
first place in 1945-46 and 47. Last
year, Palmer placed second.
Plenty of competition is looked
for by the Palmer scouts from the
many Anchorage troops who will
participate.
Scheduled to start at 7:00 p. m.,
i Scoutmaster Vernon Fridley re
quest any parents or friends who
plan to attend and who are will
ing to take passengers to please
meet at the United Protestant
Church by five o’clock.
Assistants Needed
With new boys joining the
J scout program nearly every meet
ing. Scoutmaster Fridley and
Rev. Harry Gay ley, assistant
j scoutmaster have their hands full
keeping the very energetic group
of boys moving in a smooth pro
gram. “We could use a little more
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Good Appearance Comes
From Good Grooming
Send your Clothes to
BROWN'S Cleaners for
Fast and Efficient work
BROWN’S SHOP
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MARLO STEW
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ORANGE JUICE
3 f„$l.00
CLINGSTONE
PEACHES
3 Cans $1.25
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Trading Post
ALTAR AND ROSARY
SOCIETY TO MEET
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The next meeting at the St
Michael's Altar and Rotary So
I etety mill be held at the Hartung
home on Tuesday. February 5. at
5 pm.
assistance". Fridley said. Anyone
with scout experience who would
be willing to assist ttie leaders
is asked to contact either of them
or attend the next regular meet
ing to be held February 5 at the
United l*rotestant Church.
BUREAU NEWCOMER*
New Painter rc'idenH. present
ly making then home at the Ma
tanu.*ka Hotel.arc Mi and Mrs
Howard K Stackhouse who ar
rived here last Thursday
They traveled from Davi Dair
Arizona to Seattle, and arrived tr.
Seward on the Baranof They
drove from Seward to Palmer.
Mr Stackhouse is a member of
the Eklutna Project staff as in
spector for the Bureau of Recla
nation
Interior Freight Lines
Clay Prewitt and Clift Steadman, Owners
Freight Hauling Between Valdez and Palmer
Phone 62-J-3
RUGS AND LINOLEUMS
Prints or Plains
Imports or Domestics
Ask for Our Estimates on Asphalt Tile
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411 Fifth Avenue Anchorage Phone 32251
Chitna Limousine Service
LEAVES PALMER FOR VALDEZ
10:45 a. m. each Monday (leaves Anchorage al 9:15 a. m.)
RETURNS TO PALMER AND ANCHORAGE
8:30 a. m. Tuesday
LEAVES PALMER FOR CHITINA
10:45 a. m. each Thursday (leaves Anchorage at 9:15 a. m.)
RETURNS TO PALMER AND ANCHORAGE
8:30 a. m. Friday
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Wednesdays — Thursdays
Fridays and Saturdays
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