NORTHERN
NEON
- CORP.
SIGNS
Trucks, Cars Lettered
Manufacturers of
Neon Signs, Marquees,
Store Fronts and Tube
Lighting
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
540 Barrow - Dial 43734
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ARR Schedule for 1951 Calls for
Run of 12 Passenger Trains Weekly
Alaskans who saw their first
Alaska Railroad streamline train
only three years ago can count
on twelve passenger trains a week
between Anchorage and Fair
banks next year.
That was the word today from
The Alaska Railroad in announc
ing a program that doubles its
present service between the two
key territorial cities and also calls
for additional train service link
ing Seward and Anchorage.
The history making schedule is
to become effective June 18, 1951,
according to Colonel J. P. John
son, general manager of The Alas
ka Railroad.
“For several years the railroad
| has pointed toward extending not
! only its freight service, but also
its passenger accommodations,”
Johnson declared. “It is apparent
now that sufficient traffic, rolling
stock and improved track and
roadbed makes that possible.”
Daily service is planned on six
days of each week. Trains will
leave Anchorage and Fairbanks
simultaneously each morning at
8:30 a.m., except there will be no
train north on Wednesday or
south on Thursday.
Under its present schedule, the
streamliner Aurora completes
three roundtrips from Anchorage
to Fairbanks each week. The
train leaves Anchorage on Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday and
is slated out of Fairbanks on
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Inauguration of the extended
passenger program eliminates the
“Fisherman’s Special” train from
Anchorage to Healy and the brill
car service connecting McKinley
Park and Fairbanks in the sum
mer months.
The same service is to be pro
vided by the Aurora. Izaak Wal
tons can still ask to be left off
Bind picked up at their favorite
“in - between - stations” fishing
site.
The twin Auroras will operate
complete with dining buffet and
bar cars on each train, according
to the railroad.
The first run of the streamline
Aurora was made over The Alas
ka Railroad on October 17, 1947.
Since that time its scheduled
running time has been reduced
and more modern equipment
added to the train.
Boat tourists can look forward
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PLACE YOUR ORDER TODAY WITH
ALASKA SALES & SERVICE
Phone 76 Palmer
to a one-day journey trom rew
ard to Anchorage each Thursday.
At the same time Seward resi
dents are afforded more service
to Anchorage.
Here is the new Anchorage
Seward schedule:
Monday—train leaves Seward
north 3 p.m.; separate train leaves
Anchorage south 3:30 p.m.
Thursday—train leaves Seward
two hours after arrival of pas
senger boat; train leaves Anchor
age southbound 3:30 p.m.
Friday—leave Seward 8:30 a.m.
Saturday—train leaves Anchor
age 1:30 p.m.
Social Security
Amendment to Affect
Businessmen, Families
Palmer businessmen and their
families will be protected by So
cial Security, starting January 1,
1951, according to James G.
Browne, manager of the Social
Security office in Juneau, Alaska.
Previously limited to wage
earners, the Old-Age and Sur
vivors Insurance system was ex
tended to most self-employed per
sons by the 1950 amendments.
Under the new Social Security
law, net income from self-employ
ment after January 1 will count
toward Social Security Benefits,
if it is $400.00 or more a year.
Farm owners and certain pro
fessional groups will continue to
be exempt, however, these in
clude members of the medical
professions, lawyers, architects,
accountants,professional engineers
and funeral directors. Net earn
ings for this newly covered
group will count toward build
ing up retirement benefits and
insurance protection for their
families in case of death.
Businessmen will report their
net earnings for Social Security
purposes when they pay their in
come tax for the year 1951, due
in 1952. The Social Security con
tribution for self-employed peo
ple will be 2% per cent of their
net income up to $3,600.00 a year.
Mr. Browne warned that all
businessmen should have a So
cial Security account number
card. In the event they have lost
their card a duplicate may be ob
tained in the Juneau field office.
A leaflet explaining the revised
^Social Security law may be ob
tained by writing the Social Se
curity Administration, post office
box 1331, Juneau, Alaska.
Traditional Xmas Mass
To Be Celebrated Here
The traditional Christmas mid
night mass will be celebrated at
St. Michael’s Catholic church
Sunday night, December 24, the
Rev. Father James P. Snead an
nounced this week. Preceding the
Mass there will also be Christ
mas music to be presented by
Mrs. Alice Jean Michaelsen,
harpist. The musical program will
start promptly at 11:30 p.m., Fa
ther Snead said in urging every
one who plans to attend the serv
ice to be sure an dget there early.
Last year, he added, there was
an overflow crowd and the doors
had to be kept open during the
services. The plan this year is tc
1 Poinsettas and {
1 Cut Flowers \
| for Christmas
} Corsages for the j
g New Year's Dance
| Matanuska Valley
1 Gardens
close the doors as soon as the pro
gram gets under way.
Paul Martin will sing a Christ
mas solo during the celebration
of the Mass, Father Snead added.
The adult's and children's choirs,
will also sing during the Mass.
On Christmas Day, Mass will
be said at 10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.,
Father Snead also announced.
Allis-Chalmers
WD
demonstrates
new
earth-gripping
traction
Extra traction
when you need it... auto
matically. That is how the Model
WD’s hydraulic Traction Booster
increases the pulling power of the
tractor.
The 4-cylinder hydraulic pump
automatically shifts weight to the
rear wheels as the load increases.
The WD’s quick-mounted plow,
with two J 6-inch bottoms at your
control, bites deep and stays deep.
The Traction Booster also works
with other rear-mounted imple
ments.
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Let WD engine power ad
just rear wheel spacing.
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Ana nere axe autritiuii«u »»^
vantages. Adjusts its own rear
wheel spacing with engine power
Has new two-clutch system to con
trol power take-off driven
machines independent of
forward travel.
Here is down-to-earth
power for your farm. Stop
in and talk to u*.
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Cor. 6th & G St.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
Dial 25101
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And may all the won
derful things that
Christmas brings be
yours in abundance is
the sincere wish of
your friends in the
Matanuska Valley
Bank.
MATANUSKA VALLEY BANK
Palmer, Alaska
Open Friday Evenings—5 to 7 P. M.
2 PER CENT ON SAVINGS
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