ARMED FORGES
DAY SET
The nation’s second armed
forces day, dedicated to all the
armed services, is set for Satur
day, May 19, Lt. Gen. W. E. Kep
ner, commander-in-chief, Alaskan
command, announced. The day
has been approved by President
Truman for observances by the
military services and the public.
In Palmer, no special observ
ance will be held, due to the im
pending military and air force
participation in Colony Day.
Plans for Anchorage include a
parade in which military, civic
and veterans’ organizations will
take part. A similar parade will
be held in Fairbanks, and various
activities will take place in other
Alaskan communities.
No movement of troops or
equipment will be made from the
immediate area of military in
stallations, and this year there
will be no “open house” or aerial
demonstrations at these installa
tions, because of the continuing
military training program. Plans
are being formulated for an arm
ed forces day schedule that will
allow maximum participation
without interfering with the pri
mary mission and responsibility
of the military in Alaska.
PALMER FIRM
OFFERS LOW BID
ON EKLUTNA
Apparent low bidders on the
warehouse at Eklutna govern
ment camp are Sandvik and
Roark of Palmer and Ray F.
James, Byron Felkner, construc
tion engineer, said today.
Former bids were rejected on
technicalities.
The low bid was $81,594.84 with
the stipulation that if the bid was
awarded within 10 days $5,000
would be deducted. Next in line ;
was the Denali Construction Co., j
Inc., of Anchorage, with a figure
of $86,622.
Construction probably will be
gin within 30 days.
The Denali Construction Co. I
won the bid on building streets '
and sewers and excavating for 12 i
permanent houses, on the Eklutna ;
project.
BOOKS DISCUSSION GROUP
TO HEAR GREEK THRILLER
The Great Books Discussion
Group is having a respite from
its regularly scheduled readings.
Having read plays of the Greek
dramatists, Alschylus and So- 1
phocles, members will hear a re
cording of a third Greek drama- ;
tist, Emupedes, through the ;
courtesy of the Rev. Father Jas. ;
P. Snead, at the Charles Wilson
home, Sunday, May 6, at 7:30 p.m. j
Judith Anderson’s rendition of
the classical “chiller” Medea will
hold the spotlight for the even
ing. Anyone who thinks he can j
stand it is invited to come to the
gathering. Acording to Music
Appreciation members who heard
it early in the fall, current radio
thrillers sound like Elsie Dins- ,
more, by contrast.
Parker Lester, district agricul- j
tural agent, and Dr. Samuel Lit- ;
senberger, agronomist, are going
up the Copper River area Mon
day to check trial plantings of
cereals and forage. They will at
tempt trial plantings on Jack
Moore’s Place Gakona Road.
300 Tons of Valley
Spuds For Uncle Sam
More than 300 tons of potatoe
v/ill be delivered under contrac
to the government during Ma;
and June by farmer members o
the Matanuska Valley Co-op, Car
Rasmussen, acting manager, saic
today.
This will finish the contract fo:
the year, which runs to July.
What farmers will bid on othe:
government calls for fresh pro
duce will be discussed when th<
Co-op members meet in the Re<
clubrooms tonight, Friday, at 7:30
They probably will bid in par
or in full on the assorted food
stuffs the government wants.
“This year we may be able t(
supply many of the needs of For
Richardson, Elmendorf Air Bas<
and ^hittier,” Rasmussen sur
mised!
Value of the produce will rur
well over a half-million dollar:
in value, he estimated. He admit
ted there is competition frorr
other suppliers. The present plar
of splitting up bids for certair
sections instead of an over-al
call will make it easier and mor<
profitable for Valley Co-op farm
ers to figure and supply the pro
duce needed, he said.
HOSPITAL—
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board at a recent meeting by Rep
Stanley McCutcheon.
He was quoted as saying tha'
immediate action could be taker
to obtain available governmen'
funds—that $330,000 might be ob
tained for hospital constructior
through the U. S. Public Healtl
Dept, and Territorial funds wit!
matching GSA. He was furthei
quoted that action should be tak
en immediately to apply for th«
funds; that an architect or en
gineer should draw required
plans and make surveys, tha1
when this was done the estimate
should be sent to GSA. He esti
mated there would be no delay
in obtaining a definite committ
ment from the government, thal
the details could be completed in
about 60 days with another 3C
days to call for bids.
City Must Own Property
To obtain this financial aid
from the government the city has
to own the building and land
But it could be leased to any or
ganization at any price—even $1
a year.
According to McCutcheon, he
had been assured by Dr. C. A
Albrecht, health commissioner,
that the needs were so evident
that the. hospital would be giver
priority consideration.
Motion was passed by the
Council that Hugh Johnson of
Palmer, who is meeting with Dr,
Albrecht, obtain further details
on possible available funds.
Meanwhile, the Rev. Geoi’ge
Geiwitz, president of the Valley
Hospital Board, said that under
the present plans and manage
ment a new hospital building will
“definitely be constructed within
the next 2 or 3 years-that to
finance it Territorial and govern
ment funds would be needed;
that “if the hospital had not re
ceived $3,000 last year from the
Territory and $3,000 from the
Presbyterian National Board of
Missions the hospital would have
ended the year approximately
$5,000 in debt.”
Time and money appear to be
primary factors in the Council’s
decision whether to take over the
hospital or not.
Bears vs. Cattle
Being Studied By
Wild Life Expert
f; Bob Burkholder, Fish and Wild
j I life agent, left Palmer May 1, go
j , ing to Kodiak. He expects to bi
. gone for at least two months. Hi
! work at Kodiak will consist pri
' j marily of a study of the browi
i bear and cattle relationship.
' j There will be limited contro
• of bear exercised in the immedi
!; ate areas near cattle. The contro
• will consist of the taking of indi
• vidual bears that are known pre
• dators only, Mr. Burkholder ex
■ plained in making the announce
; ment. Control areas will be limit
> ed to the immediate cattle grazinj
-1 areas and will not affect th<
■ 1 hunting region of Kodiak. Th<
take is expected to be fairly low
More Than 200
Enroll In 4-H
1 More than 200 youngsters in
| terested in 4-H club activitie:
J signed up during enrollmen
week and scores attended the 4-t
rally in the Palmer school gyrr
i April 27.
The 4-H’ers made their choice
i from such constructive hobbie:
as beginning and advanced gar
dening, baking and clothing; fooc
preservation, room improvement
yard improvement, poultry, dai
rying, livestock.
On the planning committee foi
1 the rally were Mrs. Don Irwin
• Mrs. Clarence Bell, and Mrs. Har
ry Ryan. Mrs. Henning BluncP
! was in charge of recreation. The
1 Co-op provided the ice cream anc
the Homemakers Council the
cookies.
One of the new 4-H groups i:
the Glenallen Baking Club, or
ganized April 26 with Mrs. Joe
Costa as leader and Mrs. Vincem
Joy as assistant leader. Officer:
are: Jimmy Joy, president; Bettj
Carney, vice-president; Heler
Cameron, sec.-treas.; Beckie Joy
reporter, and Catherine Geise
song leader. Members are: Rich
ard Hobson, George. Hobson, Bil
I ■ ■■■ - * ™~ ——
Valley
Theatre
FRI.. SAT., MAY 4 - 5
Shows 7:15-9—Sal. Mat. 2 p.m.
SUN.. MON., MAY 6 - 7
Shows 7:15-9--Sun. Mat. 2 p.m.
“Roseanne McCoy”
The story of the Hatfields
and McCoys
WED.. THURS. MAY 9 - 10
9him 7:15-1
Alaskan Firms Get Even
Break On Bid Calls
The Alaska Development Board
has been designated by the U. S.
Department of Commerce as the
official Procurement Cooperating
- Agency for Alaska.
[ Under the new management
' producers and manufacturers in
* the Territory now’ have the same
opportunity as their counterparts
in the states to submit bids on
requirements of Federal Govern
ment agencies.
Y Information relating to all pur
chases in excess of $500 by the
. Department of Defense and the
. General Services Administration
. is air-mailed daily to the Juneau
office of the Alaska Development
, Board. Bid invitations for prod
\ ucts which might be produced in
, the Territory will be brought to
’ ; the attention of interested Alaska
| business firms and industries.
Included in the materials re
! quired by government agencies
| are a variety of forestry, fishery
and fur products which have been
outlined in a special folder pre
! pared by the Board. Copies are
I available by writing the Juneau
; office.
ly Cameron, Jimmy Kvalvik,
Jimmy Joy, Catherine Geise,
. Beckie Joy, Helen Cameron, Mary
’; Hobson and Betty Carney. Jim
I : my Joy has a poultry project be
j sides his “baking” activities.
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Remember?
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ALASKA RAILROAD
OFFICIAL SEES
PALMER BUSINESS
Big increase in Palmer busi
ness should come flowing in as
heavy shipments of equipment
and supplies for the Eklutna pro
ject are brought in by the Alaska
Railroad.
That’s the forecast made here
by R. V. Boyd of Anchorage, sup
erintendent of the ARR. With
him in Palmer was W. P. Patter
son, freight and passenger divi
sion.
Work on the Palmer siding will
start about June 1, Boyd said.
Siding and end ramp to handle
heavy equipment will cost about
$7,000, he estimated. Crews will*
be moved in from Seward to
handle the job.
To meet the heavy demands
due to the Eklutna construction,
125 converted cars are being put
on the line. Much of the work
has been done in the Palmer
yards. Contractors for outfitting
and cleaning the cars is the Smith
Construction Co.
Eskimo workers, many of whom
never before saw a train, are
proving good workmen on the
railroad, Boyd said. About 25
probably will be detailed to Palm
er about June 1.
Climbing to success over the
misfortunes of one’s fellowmen is
a slippery ladder with many
broken rungs.
GRADUATION GIFTS
Skillfully selected gifts for both boys and girls
LEATHER GOODS, SILK HANDMADE TIES,
SCARFS . . . POTTERY, LINENS, BLOUSES
GIVE A TREASURE TO REMEMBER . . .
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