VALDEZ TO GET
NEW AIRPORT
A rsll ?'■* frtt ts< COflMT"\i
lion of I hr iv» Vit^rr M uniripd!
iifpori *ki tnnouivfd today by
Tony SchwMnin, Diwlof of
Aviation
Th«* nr** airport will br 3000
lift lon( and will be |orit«d
about one mile went of the town
>f Valder
Locating the a'rport out of
the town proper will allow the
?ommumty to take over the now
existing Airport for much needavl
9 residential expansion, as the pres
ent airfield is only two blocks,
from the mam street and is on
good level cleared land This ;
should help the town treaeury as
the property is in the city limits
and should bring in conMdcrablf,
tax revenue
The new municipal airport will
be large enough to accomodate
DC-3 and C-47 type aircraft, and
will greatly improve the air ser
vice to Valder.
This call for bids is the third
t Issued by the Department of
Aviation within the past ten days
The others being Seward, and Sit
ka of w"hieh considerable interest
has been shown by contractors;
to date. This will be the sixth
major airport project to be con
structed by the Department of
Aviation in this area under the
Federal Airport Act where the
» Federal Government pays 75TC
of the cost. The others being Dil
lingham. Palmer, Seward. Seldo
via and Ninilchik. The total cost
of the aviation projects in the
Third Divison has been over one
million dollars to date. The next
call for Airport construction will
be for DC-3 airport at Circle Hot
Springs near the Arctic Circle.
• Newby Brothers Serving
In Korean Waters
Two Palmer brothers, Yoeman
Conrad Newby and Seaman John
C. Newby were aboard the heavy
cruiser U.S.S. St. Paul when she
returned to action recently in
Korean waters.
Operating as a unit of the Unit
1 ed Nations Naval forces on the
East Coast of Korea, the St. Paul
has bombarded key rail positions
and other Communist installa
tions around Chongjin, Wonsan
and Hungnam.
Before returning to the United
States for major overhaul last
fall, the St- Paul participated in
the redeployment of United Na
tions troops from Hungnam.
The Newby brothers are sons of
Mr. and Mrs. Myron Nev.by
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NOTES
■ Y LEW HANKS
Tlu* may li» i pouf time to
write nlxHit p*»tur« arrdme *nd
vmrme Thw'i ptili a couple jf
>rt of bio* on the At
e*urt there t» on the protect*<J
ne* The ground still ha* the con •
turtency of concrete On* of the**
•north* though, the graM will
ftart pe»*pmg through That can't
*vapp*-n any too soon to suit me
-me and all the dairy farmer* in
the Valley,
Well, May IS will come »ome*
day. and while we’re waiting for
May IS and green gras* we can
-tart figuring on what to d'* about
it when it conn*.".
The anawer i* plenty Propci
management of our grassland*
can quadruple the amount of
crazing in the Valley. I've got
figures to prove it The average
jasture requires about two acres
per cow to furnish feed during a
four month grazing season
Do your pastures produce any
more7 I have figures that show
plots producing the equivalent of
our tons of dry feed per acre.
That's equal to 8 cow months of
pasture.
You’ve got to spend money to
get that kind of production. Out-'
ode of that there are only three
things to Pasture Management.
They are fertilization, rotation
grazing and mowing to control
weeds On fertilization follow Dr.
Allan Mick’s bulletin from the
Experiment Station. You can t go
wrong. On rotation grazing figure
iin doing some cross fencing.
Grazing units should be small.
Fields should be small enough to
graze off in less than a week. On
mowing to control weeds it s’ |
simple—just do it when the weeds,
need it.
MINSTREL END MEN
DON FULL DRESS AND
DIAMOND STICK PINS
The talented tale-tellers of this
year’s Minstrel Show have been
selected and are now hard at
work learning lines that guaran
tee to produce real old fashioned
belly-laughs.
The black face boys who will
furnish the fun-making are
George Small, Keith Stanton,
Tom Day and Harold Stephan.
Allan Mick, acting as interlocutor,
will read the straight lines for the
fur. makers Bristling with talent
they y/ill entertain with special
acts such as songs, dances, and
skits in addition to the usual tell
ing of hilarities.
New costumes have been pi'O
cured and the spectators will find
the end men resplendent from
spats to diamond stick pins in
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Inferior Freight Lines
Clay Prewitt and Cliff Steadman, Owners
Freight Hauling Between Valdez and Palmer
Phone 62-J-3
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Corner Valley St. and Glenn Highway
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Chitna Limousine Service
LEAVES PALMER FOR VALDEZ
10:45 a. m. each Monday (leaves Anchorage ai S:15 a. m.)
RETURNS TO PALMER AND ANCHORAGE
8:30 a. rru Tuesday
LEAVES PALMER FOR CHITINA
10:45 a. m. each Thursday (leaves Anchorage ai 9:15 a. m.)
RETURNS TO PALMER AND ANCHORAGE
8:30 a. m. Friday
ALL THROUGH ONE-DAY SERVICE—NO 8TOP OVERS
•IDS ASKID FO«
CONST* UC TON Of
TRANSMISSION UNI
Through Byron G Felkm-r
onvrtrurtion mgim-er t4 thr
Eklutna rtojcrt bxli on thr ran*
*truction of thr 115 kilovolt
ttanamiwion line h**'e been rail*
ed f<»r
Bid* »11 br rrcruwl at I’alme;.
A*»»ka until 10 am Alaaka
Standard Time. April I. lt».S2 and
then publicly opened for fumuh
m< labor and material* and per
f< fining all work for thr conatntr
j Uon of Fklutna Anchorage 111
kilovolt tranam;ktton line Fkluna
Prefect Alaska
Thr work will con irt of clear
ing land and right-of-way. creel
ing approximately 200 wood pole
structures and stringing approx
imately 28 m.Vs of three 397.0<K)
circular mil ACSH conductor, to
gether with necessary anchors,
tuys, etc
All of the materials which ar«
to become a part of the completed
transmission line .‘■hall be fur
nished by the contractor and are
described in the specifications
Further information can be
recured from the Construction
Engineer. Bureau of Reclamation,
Box 165, Pabner. Alaska
their new full dress suits. Especi
ally colorful this year will be the
interlocutor in his suit of gold.
The new costumes which adorn
he participants in this year’s pro
duction will make this the most
colorful performance ever pro
duced in Palmer and one that no
jne will want to miss.
Many a political machine gets i
stuck in its own mud.
New Babies
T*m
An eight pound *m «>unc»-!
daughter, named TVri L«*». »a>
bom Friday rrbnur> 22, to Mr
•<nd Mr» Orm Tea* at V*llo> lloa- '
pttal Mr* To** i* the former Bar- |
hat a HorNn
Eldar
A son Odu Leslie. wi> born to
Mr and Mr» Odn Eider on Sun
day. Frbruar> 24 at Valley
pital lie weighed six pound* and
right ounce*
Washburn Twin*
Idrnticil twin daughter* were
burn .»t Providence Hospital S*t
urday, March 1, to Dr and Mn
Richard Wathbum Catherine
Ann w* ghed six pounds and 11
>unct * and R> bc-cca May weigh
t*d five pounds eight ounces
Newcomb
Mi and Mrs S J Newcomb,
are the parents of a little son,
Simon John The three pound
eleven ounce baby was bom
March 1 at the Valley Hospital.
This is the couple's first child.
Schoming
Myna Grace is the name chos
?n by Rev. and Mrs. Paul Schom
ing for their new daughter who
was born March 3 at the Valley
Hospital. She v.eighed seven
pounds, rune ounces at birth
Browne
Mr and Mrs. Neil Browne of
Wasilla are receiving congratu-;
lations on the birth of a son. I
Loren Charles March 3. Born at j
Valley Hospital, he weighed six
pounds, twelve ounces.
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EVERYTHING! REMEMBER?
Callefle days
ahead
<f you are planning on sending your boy or girl to
college, why not insure' the necessary funds through
the Equitable's Educational Fund Plan?
I will be glad io send you additiona* information.
Without ooligation, consult
JOHN J. O'SHEA
BOX 906 PH. 47482
Anchorage, Alaska
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sototirr ro ma*k
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*07 LUCK DINNIR
Theta chapter Beta Vtmt P.»i
will hold i St Patrick* Day pul
luck dimw for member* their
eaeort* and Spring ruahre* on
h I? Tavlm girl* Mill be
-u*h«*d during thu season it wa«
ftt th* h^ylat
t\c hHd Man h %
Following the liuunni meet
ng * cultural program wa* pnr
tented by Alien Sn >dera»» and
Isabelle Severn*
CHURCH SOCiCTY
PLANS ST. PATRICK S
DAY BAKE SALE
St Michael'* A!t..r anu Rosary
Society will hold a St Patrick -
Day bake rale at Bert'* Dru.*
Store on Saturday. March 15
Proceeds from the sale go to
ward the St. Michael's Church
basement budding fund
HOI BRONSON RETURNS
TRON VACATION OUTSIDE
Bob llr nwn employe m the
Water K- tcurrti branch ©f the U
R Geological Suivry returned to
Palmer last »*-ek following *ev
«••! weeks vacation tn California
•nd Washington Driving back
evw the Alaska Highway, Brnn
w*n reported the road? in !me con
dition
At Cow icy, Alberta, however, a
atray horse in the middle of the
road did considerable damage to
the new Chevrolet pick up he had
purchased m the States Repairs
vvcie made m Alberta
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