eiiO CLOCK WATCHERS
IN CARPENTER CREW
AT NEW LIBRARY
Through the diligent and en-;
tirely voluntary efforts of mem- |
bers of the carpenters’ union in |
the Valley, Palmer’s new library j
is now estimated to be half com
pleted. Construction started on
the building at an all-day work
session last Sunday, and has been
continuing during the evenings
ff this week, after crew members
have completed their regular
eight-hour stints on daytime jobs.
It is estimated that evening
work for the balance of the week,
plus another full day’s session
next Sunday should finish the
building.
Gl Suffers Broken Leg
In Highway Accident
Pfc. Paul Townsend, Fort Rich
ardson GI, was injured in an ac
cident on Palmer Highway ear
lier this week. Private Townsend
was with a group of Mountain
View young people who were
posting placards along the high
way, announcing religious serv
ices in that community.
As he stepped to the surface of
the highway, near Mile 36, he
walked directly into the path of
an oncoming vehicle, driven by
William Moore, which was round
ing the curve. The GI was thrown
to the ground and suffered a ser
iously fractured leg.
He was brought to the Valley
Hospital, where the Army’s
Tenth Rescue helicopter evacuat
ed him immediately to the Air
Force Hospital at Fort Richard
son.
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< A PRETTY KETTLE
OF TURNIP GREENS
It was a June bride's trick
that called Valley firemen 1
from their beds shortly after
one a.m. yesterday morning. A
chef at the Malanuska Hotel
Coffee Shop got a yen for tur
nip greens, and set out to stew
a mess of the tasty dish. Be
fore this delicacy was cooked,
he tired and retired, but with
the greens still a-stewing.
When the hotel lobby began
to fill with ominous clouds of
black smoke a startled clerk
called the fire department.
Firemen removed the turnip
greens ..from ..the ..stove ..and
went home to bed.
Dale Yohn Wins
Baby Contest
The fairer sex made a beauty
contest of the baby contest spon
sored in June by Palmer Drug
Store and Palmer Studios, and
then walked away with two of
the thi’ee prizes.
Dale Yohn, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Everett Yohn, garnered
most votes for the first-place
prize of $25 in baby merchandise
and an 11x14 framed portrait of
herself.
Tamara Grover, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R. Grover of Palmer,
placed second and won a $10 or
der of baby merchandise.
Thomas Lepak, Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Lepak and the
1950 New Year’s baby for the
Valley, placed third. He’ll col
lect $5 in baby merchandise from
Palmer Drug.
Contest sponsors were extreme
ly pleased with the interest dis
played by Valley residents. A
total of 349 ballots were cast—
“more votes than Jack Maze got
in the last election,” photographer
Gene Gyuriak tabulates.
Girl Arrives for Strongs
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Strong are
parents of a new daughter, born
at Valley Hospital on June 25.
I
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Highest Temperature
Recorded Wednesday
Palmer's temperatures for
the past week have ranged
through the middle seventies
as a day-time maximum, al
most all week long. The low
est minimum recorded this
week was 37 degrees, according
to the charts of weatherwoman
Mrs. Oscar Beylund. However
the average minimum ranged |
in the middle and upper
forties.
Warmest day of the week, at
press-lime was last Wednes
day with an all-year high of 78
degrees. Wednesday also
showed the highest minimum
of the week, with 49 degrees
the lowest level touched by the
mercury that day.
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Dr. Phillips Assigned
To Seward Sanitarium
Dr. Francis J. Phillips has been
assigned to the post of thoracic
surgeon at the Seward Sanitar
ium, it was announced last week
by the territorial department of
health. Dr. Phillips has been
thoracic surgeon at a sanitorium
in Shrevesport, La., for the past
two years. He was with the Army
medical corps during the recent
war, and spent eight months of
his five years of service on Atka
in the Aleutians.
Palmer Transfer
C. H. Meier, Prop.
Palmer, Alaska
Call 49-J-2 Write Box 1745
Palmer
GENERAL HAULING
Coal and Oil Storage Space
Anchorage
Valdez
*
Special Schedule
Saturday
Leave Anchorage .... 2:00 p.m.
Arrive McKinley.10:45 p.m.
Sunday
Leave McKinley . 1:40 p.m.
Arrive Anchorage ....10:30 p.m.
Izaak Waltons, Ahoy!
Ride the
'FISHERMENS SPECIAL'
Every Weekend
All the Way to McKinley Park Hotel this Summer
Tackle Alaska’s greatest game fish—Rainbows, Dolly Var
den, Grayling and the spectacular summer runs of salmon.
The Fisherman’s Special offers you easy access to Big and
Little Willow Creeks, Montana and Sheep Creek, the lakes
and streams near Curry and Caswell, the fabulous Talkeet
na fishing grounds and other ideal spots. With the train
going all the way to McKinley Park, you can, for the first
time, try Indian River and the park district.
Stops will be made at Your Favorite Fishing Spots
— Just tell the Conductor where you want off
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
Your Mt. McKinley Park Route
For Information Call Valley 14-Y-2
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MEETS FAMILY HERE
Ken Murray of Fairbanks was
in Valdez when the Aleutian
docked. He met his wife and fam
ily, who were returning from a
vacation in the states.
TRADING POST
Save the Co-Op Way
*********
Grocery Case Lot Sale
Any Case in the Store at a Discount
Stock Up Now and SAVE
TOMATOES, Columbus, 24-21 ... <■.>«
TOMATOES, Rosedale, 24-2
CORN, Garden, cream style 24-303 <■»»
PORK & BEANS, Dennison, 24-1.
BEANS, Libby, deep brown, 24-300 <■ »«■
PEAS, Garden, sweet, 24-303 ...««
APPLESAUCE, Standby, 24-2 ...
BOYSENBERRIES, Reliance, 24-2
PEACHES, Rosedale, halves, 24-21 «*
ORANGE JUICE, Shurfine, 24-2 .
BLENDED JUICE, Standby, 24-2 .
GRAPEFRUIT Juice, Shurfine, 24-2 <
Many More to Choose From
S^iubbcpbittboiboo
ouituncjiocjicjtcjicjicjicn
Complete Assortment
of
Revere Ware
at
Outside Prices
Full Stock of
Canning
Supplies
Tin Cans
and Sealers
Look,
Ladies!
On Sale
T-Shirts
Bras
Slips
Shoes
Scarves
Sporting Goods - Drugs - Sundries
MEAT DEPARTMENT
Bacon Squares *■■*• 40c
Ham Shanks .. • ••■ 45c
Bacon, Sliced 79c
Bacon, Slab .. > » 70c
Round Steak . ■" 95c
Sirloin Steak .“> 95c
T-Bone Steak . ■ " 95c
Rib Steak_*■>*• 80c
EXTRA LARGE EGGS_doz. 75c
by the case lb. 47c
by the case ,b. 47c
..30c
0LE0 Ib. 50c
.ib. 50c
Lard ..
0LE0CoIored
Parkay.