New Engineer Takes
Over Eklotna Project
At Half-Way Point
L. F. Wylie, a long-time con
struction engineer with the Bur
eau of Reclamation, is due to ar
rive in Palmer tomorrow to take
over the job as engineer in charge
of the Eklutna' Project from
Byron G. Felkner.
Felkner leaves next Wednes
day for San Francisco, where he
will be in charge of construction
for the J. H. Pomeroy Co.
The new project head takes
over his duties as the project is
approximately at the half-way
point. Felkner and his staff ar
rived in Palmer two years ago
this month to begin work on the
first hydro-electric project in the
Territory. Congress had author
ized $20 million plus for the pro
ject planned to produce 30,000
kilowatts for the Anchorage-Ma
tanuska Valley area. As the bids
were received for the several con"
struction jobs encompassed by the
project, the original cost figures
had to be revised upward. It is
expected that Congress will vote
additional authorization up to $35
million to complete the project at
the next session. There is still
enough money left out of the or
iginal authorization, appropria
tions from which have already
been made, to continue constru
tion until July 1 of next year.
This month, at the half-way
mark of construction, even the
casual observer is aware of in
tense activity in the project area
along Mile 34 of the Anchorage
Palmer Highway. There is the
huge laboratory at the edge of
the highway, Bureau of Reclama
tion housing high on a hill, and
contractors’ dormitories, mess
houses, and equipment shelters.
High up on Goat Mountain a long
string of lights blinks at the Val
ley across Knik Arm. These lights
mark the access road for the muck
cars that bring the dirt and rock
from the tunnel and dump it over
the edge of the cliff. The hard
rock drillers have gone through
the worst 4,000 feet of the main
tunnel; the remaining 18,000 feet
should be fairly easy going, pro
ject engineers believe. After the
digging, the entire tunnel has to
be lined with cement.
Before freezeup it is expected
that 5,000 feet of the tunnel at the
lake will be lined with concrete.
Excavation at this end is nearly
done. By the end of this season,
the pipe will be laid and the trash
rack put in. The penstock tunnel
is about three-fourths completed.
About 85 percent of the under
water worx at Eklutna Lake has
been done. There the dredging is
still in progress It is expected that
the pre-cast pipe will be laid this
year according to plan.
The first pour was made this
week on the power house tail race
conduit. This conduit will serve
two purposes: it will take the
water away from the power house
house and will serve as a cul
vert for the new, relocated road.
This month at the half-way
mark of the construction project,
it appears that completion will be
as scheduled in the fall of 1954.
Turkey Dinner, Oct. 23, 5:30 to
8:30 p.m.. Grange Hall.
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CALENDAR
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16
HEALTH COUNCIL meeting, Co
Op Club Room 7 p.m.
DEMONSTRATION TOASTMIS
TRESS meeting in Anchorage
YMCA, 8 p.m. Guest night foi
Palmer Women.
FRIDAY. OCTOBER 17
SQUARE DANCE CLUB, Moose
Hall 9 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18
ST. MICHAEL’S CHURCH BAZ
AAR, School Gymnasium, 7:3C
p.m.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 20
KIWANIS CLUB, Co-Op Club
Room, 12 Noon.
HOMEMAKERS ACHIEVEMENT
DAY, United Protestant
Church, 11 a.m.
BETA SIGMA PHI, Craft Room
8 p.m.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21
WELL BABY CLINIC, Health
Center, 2-4 p.m.
BOY SCOUT MEETING, United
Protestant Church, 7:30 p.m.
P-TA Palmer School lunch room,
8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 22
BPOE No. 1842 Charter Night,
new Elk’s Club, 8 p.m.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23
ANNUAL HARVEST DINNER
Northland Pioneer Grange No
1, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Children Protected
Through Coverage on
Palmer School Buses
The following letter was sent
to a parent this week by Super
intendent William T. Zahradni
:ek. Since it answers an inquiry
that should be of concern to par
ents of all children riding school
buses in the Palmer School Dis
trict, it is printed in its entirety.
“In reply to your letter of in
quiry about school bus insurance,
the following is the coverage on
Palmer school busses. We apprei
ate the interest of patrons who
are interested and frequently in
quire at PTA or other places
about the status of insurance cov
ering the children that travel on
Palmer school busses.
“For your information, and for
the information of the public, the
local school bus contractor, Ed C.
Christensen, carries what is call
ed 10,000 and 100,000 with the
Harbor Insurance Company. This
means that each child or person
riding any school bus is covered
up to $10,000 per person, and the
total bus is covered by $100,000.
Insurance coverage includes all
school trips and all special trips
from and back to Palmer, such
as basketball and band, or any
educational trip connected with
that bus.
“Incidentally, Mr. Christensen
carries double the amount reguir
ad by Alaska law, which is only
$5,000 and $50,000 ($5,000 per per
son and $50,000 per bus).”
FOUR CASES OF POLIO
REPORTED IN ANCHORAGE
Four confirmed cases of polio
have been reported this month in
Anchorage by the Anchorage
Health District.
Parents in the area were ad
vised to let their children con
tinue in their normal contacts
with other children and take nor
may precaution regarding scrub
bing hands before meals, using
their own dises and towels. It
was suggested that over-fatigue
and chill be avoided and the
family physician called if symp
ons such as headache, fever, stiff
ness, or sore throat are present.
Moose Lodge to Sign
Up Cagers for Team ....
Tomorrow Night
Anyone interested in playing
with the Moose Lodge' basketball
team this year is invited to attend
m organizational meeting at the
Palmer Cafe Friday, October 17
at 8 p.m.
Don DeLand is in charge of re
cruitment this year.
Guest of the Ed Bloms for a
few days this past week-end
was his brother-in-law, J .E.
Schafer of Seattle. He had gone
to Fairbanks on a business trip.
Turkey Dinner, Oct. 23, 5:30 to
8:30 p.m.. Grange Hall.
Child Welfare
Worker to Speak at
P-TA Heel Tuesday
Miss Marilyn Olson, new child
welfare worker for this area, will
speak on ‘‘Parent Responsibility”
. Tuesday, October 21, at the reguu
lar meeting of the P-TA in the
school lunch room beginning at 8
p.m.
Recent problems affecting the
youth of qjjr own community re
quire the understanding and co
operation of parents who are de
termined to provide their children
with a good home and a good en
vironment. A discussion period
will follow Miss Olson’s talk.
School insurance plans will also
be discussed at this meeting
U. of Alaska Fall
Enrollment Slightly
Under Last Year
COLLEGE, ALASKA—With a
few more days before the final
deadline 266 students were regis
tered for the fall semester at the
University of Alaska, it was re
ported by the Registrar here to
day, with perhaps three or four
late arrivals still to enter. This is
expected to produce a figure of
about 270 for the first semester,
and compares with 278 for the
first semester of last year—a de
cline of about 3%. This is almost l
exactly in line with the national j
trend of college enrollment fore- I
cast last week by the U. S. Office
of Education to decline 75,000 stu
dent this fall, namely 3.4 percent
from the national figure of 2,225,
000 for last year.
FINAL RITES
HELD SUNDAY
FOR RAY SULLERS
Funeral services for Ray Sullers
were held from the Church of
God at 2 p.m. last Sunday with
Rev. George Geiwitz officiating.
Special services were held at
church and graveside by the local
Loyal Order of Moose with Gov
ernor Leo Lucas in charge.
Pall bearers were Eino Wirtan
en, Leo Lucas, Ralph Moore, Paul
Stringfield, John Reed, and Bill
Lentz. Burial was at the Pal
mer Cemetery in the family plot.
A NOTE OF THANKS
Mrs. Marcie Sullers and
daughters, Sandra and Sharyl,
wish to extend their apprecia
tion for many expressions of
sympathy on the sudden death
of their husband and father,
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Homemakers' News
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Chee£hako Club
The regular October meeting of
the Cheechako Homemakers Club
was held Monday, October 13 at
the home of Jean Stassel with 14
members and two guests present.
President Lucille Wimmer read
a letter from Jane Weidman, for
mer member, who moved to
Chico, California, in August.
By vote of the club it was de
cided to use our $25 merchandise
award to purchase something
suitable for the family of our
first president, Ella Crosby, upon
learning of the recent loss of their
home and personal effects in a
dirt slide and wind storm in Jun
eau.
The Cheechakos voted to pay
transportation and dormitory
costs for one member who wishes
to attend the Short Course at the
University of Alaska.
Jean Stassel and Loretta Tal
cott were appointed project lead
ers to attend the Glo-Candle
Workshop Monday, Nov. 3, at 10:
30 a.m. in the Craft Room.
Members practiced for their
Achievement Day skit to be given
next Monday and planned for a
rehearsal at Loretta Talcott’s at
1:30 p.m. this Friday.
The Cheechakos will hold their
regular November meeting at the
home of June Murphy on the
tenth.
Ray Suller, last week. They
are especially grateful for as
sistance redered by the Loyal
Order of Moose.
Turkey Dinner, Oct. 23, 5:30 to
8:30 p.m.. Grange Hall.
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VALLEY HOMEMAKERS
TO OBSERVE
ACHIEVEMENT DAY
By Marylou Rideout
Homemakers’ Achievement Day
is on Monday, October 20th at the
United Protestant Church. The
meeting will begin at eleven o’
clock with a pot luck lunch at
noon. The program will consist
of a report of each club’s activ
ities, candle lighting installation
service, skits and a guest speaker.
There will be a conducted nursery
during the program.
SODALITY MEETS
The Sodality of the Blessed
Virgin Mary held a special meet
ing Monday evening at the home
of Rita McClafferty.
The group decided to have a
dart game booth at St. Michael’s
Bazaar Saturday. Prizes will be
homemade candies donated by the
members. Even though the Sodal
ity has just been newly organized,
its members are well on the road
to making it an eventful year.
Those girls interested in becoming
Sodality members are cordially
invited to join in the fun.
Kiwanians to Nominate *
New Officers Monday
Nominations will be received
from the floor for the 1953 officers
of the Kiwanis Club at the regular
meeting next Monday.
All members are asked to be
present to make suue of a good
slate of candidates. Election of
officers will take place at the
October 27 meeting.
Turkey Dinner, Oct. 23, 5:30 to
8:30 p.m.. Grange Hall.
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