MEA Loan Approved for
Chugiak, Sutton Lines
An additional loan of $255,000
for the Matanuska Electric As
sociation was approved this week
by the Rural Electrification Ad
ministration, Mrs. A. W. Pierson
announced today. The money will
be used to build line extensions
to Chugiak and Sutton and Jones
ville, she said. Construction will
begin as soon as weather permits.
Although some of the new loan
is for construction of a building,
MEA’s plans for a headquarters
structure have been postponed for
this season, it was stated.
New Porous Nylon &
Cotton Uniforms
Your choice of many
styles and colors
LOBERG'S VARIETY
Valley Residents Flock
Back From South
The sun-tanned faces popping
out in Palmer’s streets during the
past week are strangely familiar,
on second glance. Most of them
belong to summer Alaskans who
join the wild geese in their flight
north at the first flicker of spring.
Among the returning northern
ers are: <
O. R. Mitchell, who found Se
attle snows too deep for comfort
this winter; Mr. and Mrs. Mads
Johanson, who spent a winter vis
ting with relatives Outside; Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Severns, who
have been on a two-months vaca
tion drive through the states since
mid-January; and Jay Maule,
who returns from a lengthy
Christmas holiday at his home in
Coffey Insures Everything—
Remember?
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We're
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To Our New Location
in the Former Palmer Photo Art Bldg.
We'll Be Open for Business There on March 18
0 E E - J A Y’S
The
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY
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* Farmall Super - A Traclors
* Farmall Super - G Tractors
* Farmall W-4 Standard
* Farmall H Tractors
* Farmall M Tractors
Get acquainted with the Farmall System of
— Farming —
Farmall Culti-Vision enables you to see
where you are going and what you're doing
without stretching or straining. You raise,
lower, or adjust direct mounted McCormick
equipment with a flick of your fingertips.
Your Co-Op Garage carries the largest
stock of farm machinery parts in Alaska.
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P. O. Box 7353, Chicago SO, Illinois.
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Super A and its matching McCormick equipment
that will make me master of every farming job.
I would like to have the Farmall A demonstrated
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Telephone Company Here Seeks
REA Improvement Loan of $175r000
The Matanuska Valley Tele
phone Exchange has applied for a
j Rural Electrification Administra
| tion telephone loan in the amount
,of $175,000, manager Maynard
i Sand’s announced this week. The
! application has been forwarded
1 to Washington headquarters of
REA, where it is now awaiting of
ficial approval.
Mr. Sands said his application
outlined plans for a 400-line dial
system, capable of further ex
pansion as needed, a new tele
phone headquarters building, a
sub-station at Wasilla and a new
cable plant for Palmer and its
immediate vicinity.;
The plans, if approved, are ex
pected to materially reduce the
overhead and maintenance costs
of the Matanuska Valley Tele
phone Exchange, it was pointed
out. Such a reduction in cost of
service would be reflected in
lower rates to the customers, Mr.
Sands said.
It is planned that the present
system would be enlarged to in
clude the entire area covered by
Matanuska Electric Association
lines. The MEA and the tele
phone company would make joint
use-of power poles.
It is not known when REA ac
tion will be taken on the applica
tion, a spokesman for the Alas
kan headquarters office here said.
To date only two telephone loans
have been approved—one in Flor
ida and one in Indiana. Many
applications have been received
for REA assistance for rural tele
phones.
LUMBER LUMBER LUMBER
"Where the Customer Gets a Break"
Free Fire Extinguisher ($20 Value) with Each Order.
Mill Run Lumber Average No. 2 Common or Better
EDGED SLABS ROUGH LUMBER
FENCE POSTS PLANED LUMBER
CESS POOL TIMBERS 4x6 Tongue and Groove
Spruce or Cottonwood
Write Box 645, or Come and See Us.
We Will Be Glad to Figure Your Lumber Needs.
GOAT CREEK LUMBER COMPANY
Palmer, Alaska
(Located at Mile 36 on Anchorage-Palmer Highway)
Seed and Fertilizer Shipment Is Now Here!
Place Your Orders Early
at
ALASKA SEEO, INC.
(Located in Valley Grocery Annex)
MAG’S PLUMBING & HEATING
Located in Basement of Ward Building
COMPLETE STOCK OF ALL TYPES OF
PLUMBING SUPPLIES
All Work Guaranteed Phone 33
NOW Is the Time to Get Your
Trucks and Tractors
in Shape for Spring Work
We Are Ready Now for
Tune-ups Complete Overhauls
Crankshaft Grinding Motor Reboring
TRY US FIRST
MOORE'S GARAGE
1 Mile South of Palmer on Maianuska Road. ; - Phone 81-Y-l
PHONE 81Y1
BUTTE WOMEN TO SELL
OLD CLOTHES. FOOD
FOR BAND UNIFORM
i The case of the uniform>!ess
| band of Palmer High School has
I caught the attention of still an
other Valley organization. The
| Butte Homemakers are planning
a food sale and rummage sale, to
be held tomorrow at the Rec Hall.
All proceeds will be turned over
; to the school band to go toward
: the purchase of a band uniform.
Jonesville miners also recently
contributed the price of a uniform
to the band. School heads and
band leader Paul Bushong are
hoping for a completely lini
Iformed group of student musi
cians by next September.
Rusty Dow to Talk Art
1 At Tuesday PTA Meeting
Rusty Dow will discuss art, in
i relation to children, at next Tues
day’s meeting of the Parent
Teacher’s Association, program
chairman Herry Wimmer an
nounced today.
Of primary importance in the
business session that evening will
be the annual election of officers.
Officers named will be installed
at the April meeting of the P-TA,
i the last formal business meeting
j of the year. k
i The Tuesday meeting will be
! gin at 8 o’clock in the school
lunchroom.
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NOTICE OF ELECTION
The Palmer Incorporated School
| District Election to fill the expir
J mg terms of two School Boai'd
members, will be held in the Pal
; mer School Gymnasium on Tues
I day, April 4, 1950.
Time 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Klaire E Johnson, Clerk.
M. D. SNODGRASS
Real Estate
DAIRY & VEGETABLE FARMS
CI11 LOTS — ACREAGE
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the new
FERGUSON DiSC PLOW
A tractor-mounted deep
penetrating Disc Plow for
tough soils. Less weight saves
fuel. Finger Tip Control
saves time. Exclusive Float
ing Furrow Wheel controls
side draft. Many other new
features you’ll want to see.
HF 49-191
| Free Demonstration
| on Your Own Farm!
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