FWS Checking Station
Produces Interesting
Data on Caribou Hunt
As of September 4, the
fourth day of the season. 136 cari
bou had been taken by a total of
565 hunters who checked in at
the Lila Lake checking station
maintained by the Fish and Wild
life Service.
All of this hunting was done in
the Nelchina area. Ed Chatelaine,
FWS biologist explained. He said
FWS is getting a great deal of
information from the voluntary
co-operation of hunters this year.
The checking station was set up
to get information on (1) how
many hunters go into the Nel
rhina area, (2) what kind of trans
portation they use, (3) weights
and antler measurement of cari
bou, and (4) information on age
of caribou taken and whether or
not they’re geting the food they
like. Information on age can be
determined from the lower jaw
of the caribou, and little plastic
bags are given each hunter going
into the area for a sample of
stomach contents. FWS biologists
know what caribou like to eat;
what’s in their stomachs reveals
the condition of the caribou'
range.
The Nelchina caribou herd.
Chatelaine, said, has produced
more caribou for legal hunters
than any place else in Alaska.
The reason for this is that it is
a comparatively stationary herd
—it doesn’t roam far and wide
like the Steese herd. Year before
last more caribou were killed in
the Nelchina area than in all the
rest of Alaska. Last year the
Steese caribou happened to roam
aver toward the Steese highway
during the season, so more were
taken there.
Shortly after the end of the
caribou season September 30,
Chatelaine hopes to have his data
assembled. He is certain that the
figures will interest every hunter
in this area.
DANCES TO BE WEEKLY
AFFAIR AT MOOSE HALL
Starting September 20, every
Saturday night will be dance
light at Moose Hall, it was an
nounced Way the Moose Lodge
this week. The only exception
will be when the date might con
flict with some other community
function.
The regular Moose Orchestra
is taking a well earned “breather”
after playing for dances nearly a
year. They plan to return in
about a month. During their ab
sence. dance-goers will have the
opportunity of hearing Ruth and
Bob Burgess. The Blues Chasers,
who will sing and play for the
veekly dances.
The dances will be open to the
public, admission price SI.50 a
couple with proceeds going to
ward the building fund.
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SEPTEMBER 21—22
Show 7:15 and 9 P.M.
Sun. Mat: 2:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
September 17—18
Shows: 7:15 and 9:00 p.m.
HERE'S A GUT WHO IOVES TROUW.E...
FRIDAY SATURDAY
SEPTEMBER 19—20
Shows: 7:15 and 9:00 p.m.
Sat. Mat: 2:00 p.m.
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i,Reporters—
Notebook.
Among the 27 young men who
were inducted into the armed
forces at Fort Richardson Tues
day were Paul Joseph Barry of
Palmer, a volunteer, and Frank
Herbert Hoffman, Jr., who was
transferred to the Alaska selec
tive service board from an Out
side one.
Traveling in the Stales for
what may be an extended vaca
tion are Bill and Nan Curtis.
They are headed for New
Mexico for their first stop.
Also Outside is Mrs. William T.
Zahradnicek. She and son Bill,
Jr. motored out on the highway
and made the trip to southern
Colorado in seven days. Young
Bill has a 30-day leave, and Mrs.
Zahradnicek will remain Outside
until she gets some property busi
ness settled.
Back at the Alaska Experi
ment Station after a summer's
leave is Evelyn Wendt. How
ever. she didn't go back until
she'd shot her moose and cari
bou.
Don and Barbara Phillips are
now at Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
where he has an assistantship and
is working on his Masters at Lou
isiana State University.
Mrs. Grace Heath, former
sixth grade teacher at Palmer
and mother of basketball star
Chuck Millis, is now teaching
at Whittier, where her husband
has been transferred from Elm
endorf AFB. Chuck is leaving
this week for the University of
Seattle.
To the University of Alaska last
week went Barbara Carter of
Wasilla, Larry Curry, and WTesley
Eckert, who are enrolling as
freshmen; Bob Harris, a sopho
more; and Helen Mae Stock, a
junior this year. Dr. Allan Mick.
Dean of Agriculture at the Uni
versity, is teaching there for the
first semester only. He will re
turn to Palmer every two weeks
for a long week-end at home and
the Experiment Station.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Geiwitz
and their children have left for
Portland. Oregon, where he
will attend the Pacific Bible
College there for his third year
of a four-year course.
Leavihg for the University of
Washington this week are Esther
Kerttula, senior, and Wanda Lind
sey, freshman.
Don Dinkle of Wasilla leaves
next week for the University
of Minnesota, where he will be
a junior this year. Bound this
week for Minnesota “U" is Ar
vo Kallio. horticulturist at the
Fairbanks Station* and a fre
quent visitor in Palmer. He is
on leave to work on his PhD
until April 1.
LaVon Roetman leaves Sunday
for San Jose State College in
California, where she will be a
junior this year.
Edison Lee Thuma left last
Friday for Parkviile. Missouri,
where he will enter his second
year at Park College.
Don Irvin, Jr., who entered the
Air Corps soon after graduation
from Williamette University last
June, has completed basic train
ing at Parks AFB near Oakland.
California, and spent the Labor
Day week-end in the Sigma Chi
fraternity house at Southern
Methodist University in Dallas.
He’s stationed now at James Con
nally AFB near Waco, Texas,
where he expects to train for ra
dar observer on a jet plane. He’d
enjoy hearing from friends, and
here’s his address: A 3c Don Ir
win AF 28772710, 3565th Maint.
Sqa-, Box 759, James Connally
rB. Texas.
New refrigeration expert at
the Co-Op is Frank McKenzie,
formerly of Bozeman, Montana.
Mr. McKenzie, his wife, and
their seven-year-old boy arriv
SUPPORT YOUR
Alaska Crippled
Childrens Association
Booth
NOW AT BETTYS'
PROFITS are divided be
tween Valley Hospital
and ACCA.
%
Lazy Ml. GhHdren’s
Home to Be Site of
Territorial Meeting
Interior work on the new Laz;
Mountain Children’s Home is be
ing rushed this month in prepara
tion for a Territorial Child Wei
fare Conference, wnich will b
held there early in October.
The conference is being plan
ned by the Child Welfare divisioi
of the Alaska Department o
Public Welfare for the purpos
of adopting minimum standard
for licensing children’s homes am
foster homes as provided in aj
enabling act passed by the las
Territorial Legislature.
Rev. Kenneth Hughes said thi
veek that .the-long job of build
ing the home would not be com
pleted for another year. Righ
now the volunteer workers at th
home are doing the perfo-tapim
on the interior walls to concea
the joints of the wall board. H
said Bill Ward of Anchorage do
nated 10 days’ work to this job re
centlv and trained some of th
boys and men at the home in th
art of perfotaping.
ed in Palmer while the rain was
falling at its hardest on Fair
Sunday. Co-Op Manager Fred
Zieke says McKenzie has had
25 years of refrigeration experi
ence and will be in charge of all
Co-Op refrigeration mainten
ance.
All those disappointed appli
cants for Susie Slaughter's
puppies last spring may now
line up for application renew
als, for Susie just hit the jack
pot. At last count, she's dropped
ten.
On her first visit to Alaska i
Mrs. Bess Simpson of Oakesdale
Washington who is visiting he
son and daughter-in-law Mr. an<
Mrs. Lowell Simpson and grand
daughter Ree. The Simpsons an
building a log home at the basi
of Pioneer Peak.
A
, LOGS READY FOR NEW
UNITED PROTESTANT
CHURCH ENTRANCE
Those beautifully squarred off
logs piled up on the United Pro- 1
testant Church lawn represent the !
work of many summer evenings i
for many willing members of the
church who donated their time j
5 as a part of the church construe-1
tion program.
Logging operations were car-1
1 ried on One evening a week in I
^! the Gillman Lindsey woods and
- ; later in the Sherrod woods until
s | the requisite number of logs was
j achieved. Women who went along
5 on the work party, helped by
t stripping the logs of bark on the
site. Gil Lindsey opened up trails
. into the woods with his bulldozer
* to facilitate hauling. Two weeks j
’ ago five men worked all Satur- !
j day afternoon hauling the felled j
a and stripped logs to the lumber
' | mill. Cut to their proper length, j
J 72 logs were ready for construe- j
J tion of the new church entrance j
on the south side.
Although the logs are ready, it \
3 is doubtful that they will be put
j *n their permanent setting before
•''ext spring. Enlargement of the \
. basement to iuii size, extension ot j
the heating system, and needed
electrical work have first prior- j
! ities this fall in the church’s over
j all renovation plan. Meanwhile,!
I the logs will be mellowing.
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Palmer School
Kick-Off Dance
Scheduled for Oct. 4
A Palmer School “kick-off”
dance will be held at the school
gymnasium on Saturday, October
5 4, and everyone in the Valley is
t j invited to attend.
-1 Purpose of the dance is to
j raise funds to finish paying for
. the football squad’s new uniforms
> and gear. Naturally, members of
; the football squad, themselves,
are spearheading arrangements to
- make the dance a success.
i
Sheet Metal Work
Furnaces Stokers Pre-fab Chimneys
Stainless Steel Work
— Free Estimates —
PALMER SHEET METAL & HEATING
Palmer
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If you cut hay all day every day all summer long you
need a fast, dependable mower like the new Case
Heavy-Duty Latch-On Mower. Built heavy and strong
with anti-friction bearings to cut fast and keep going
in heaviest hay on rough corrugated land. Ideal for
both irrigated and wild hay. Takes but a few minutes
to latch it on to Eagle Hitch of Case Tractors.
Come in and see it!
BUTTE SUPPLY
Butte Rd. Box 212 Palmer
Or See Blake McKinley
I
Fined $100 in First
Conviction Under City
Licensing Ordinance
Ben Hudgins, local electrician,
was fined $100 by City Magistrate
John Shaw last Friday afternoon
when tried on a complaint of
operating as an electrical contrac
tor within the city limits without
paying a contractor’s license fee
of $100.
Hudgins made an oral appeal to
have the case re-tried in Third
District Court.
Police Chief Bemie Bouwens
signed the complaint charging
Hudgins with failure to obtain a
city license. This was the first city
case involving failure to obtain an
operating license as provided by
the city’s licensing ordinance. The
Police Chief has been calling on
all businesses and individuals
coming under the act who have
been remiss in obtaining their
1952 licenses.
NORTHERN
NEON
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SIGNS
Trucks, Cars Lettered
Manufacturers of
Neon Signs, Marquees,
Store Fronts and Tube
Lighting
S40 Barrow - Dial 43734
ANCHORAGE. ALASKA
Corsages, Plants
and
Cut Flowers
For All Occasions
Anchorage Music and Flower Shop
746 4th Ave. Anchorage Tel. 42325 or 23351
AND WINTER DRIVING ''
When we tell you this, you can be sure that
you are in for a winter of safe and trouble-free
driving. We do a thorough job! !
Drive in for
Our Complete
Fall Check-Up
• COMPLETE MOTOR TUNE UP
• ADJUST LIGHTS • CHECK STEERING
• LUBRICATION •* BATTERY CHECK
Tost's Service
Downtown Palmer
The Gates Gold Rubber Tire Dealer
A
Olive's Snack-Sandwich Bar
Offers you the BEST in SNACKS and
SANDWICHES. Along with the PRAWNS—
FRIED CHICKEN and MANY SNACKS Olive
has delicious sandwiches including Bar
B-Qued Beef— Champagne Ham—Roast
Chicken — All old favorites to enjoy with
your refreshments from the
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