VvASHIIiliTUN NcvVO'LeTTEH
By MARY LEE COUNCIL
Secretary to E. L. (Bob) Bartlett, Alaska's Delegate to Congress
Housing Appropriation
President Truman has sent a $f
million appropriation lequest tc
the House for Alaska housing foi
inclusion in the anticipated sup
plemental appropriation bill.
The request was sent to the
Hill in support of a Senate- ap
proved bill containing authoriza
tion to increase the revolving
fund for the Alaska Housing Au
thority from $15 million to $2C
million. The authorization bill is
now before the House Banking
and Currency Committee. The re
volving fund program created in
the .Alaska Housing Act enacted
in the 81st Congress permits
special housing loans, including
remote dwelling improvement
loans in native areas.
U. of Alaska Funds
Delegate Bartlett’s bill which
authorizes an increase of $21,500
a year to the University of Alas
ka for agriculture instruction pur
poses was signed into law by the
President this week.
The authorization will thus per
mit the total allotment of $71,
500 for this purpose since the
University now receives $50,000
each year for instruction purpos
es under separate law.
Land at Chugiak
The Community Club of Chu
giak would be permitted to pur
chase approximately five acres of
land for use as a community rec
reation center and for other com
munity purposes under the terms
of a bill introduced by Delegate
Bartlett this week.
At the present time the land in
question is held under a special
use permit issued by the Depart
Local Dairy Families
Given Recognition in
National Publication
Success stories of several prom
inent Matanuska Valley dairy
farmers were featured in the
spring issue of Surge News, a
commercial quarterly published
in Chicago by Babson Bros. Com
pany.
Under the title “The Heart of
Alaska’s Dairyland,” this is the
second of two articles featuring
dairy farmers of the Valley. The
spring article contains stories
about Mr. and Mrs. Ray Rebar -
chek, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Thu
ma, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hoff
man. the Clifton Grovers, the
D. M. DePriests, and Leonard
Moffitt.
! ment of the Interior on which th
community club building is no\
located. r
United States Judge
President Trurpan has nomina
ted J. Earl Cooper of Anchorag
as United States Judge of th
Second Division with headquart
ers at Nome.
The nomination, sent to the Hi]
for Senate confirmation, wa
made to fill the vacancy createi
when Joseph W. Kehoe, nov
Secretary of Alaska, resigned.
Mr. Cooper has been Assistan
and later United States Attorne;
for the Third Division since 1946
MANY LOCAL NAMES
ON NEW JORY LIST
Names of the following loca
persons were drawn for peti
jury duty in Third District Court
Chugiak—James McDowell anc
Knute Whalen; Eklutna—Eugenie
and Ray Stevens; Palmer—Marne
Hanks and Glen Wood (also C. L
and Rose Nelson who are Outside
and Lea Dias and Gertrude Ed
monds who are away from the
precinct); Wasilla—Violet Cogh
lan, John E. Lemon, Lee C. Nel
son, Thomas J. Nail, Carl Paul
son, Frank Sorenson, and Wil
ford N. Wells.
All these persons contacted by
1 Deputy U. S. Marshal Willian
Bouwens this week were askec
to report to Judge Anthony Di
mond for duty on July 7.
MATT ONKKA LEAVES
FOR BPOE GRAND
LODGE MEETING
Matt Onkka, Exalted Ruler ol
the local Elks Lodge left Sunday
for the Grand Lodge meeting in
New York. The national meeting,
at which Onkka will represent
the recently instituted BF*OE
Lodge Number 1842, will begin
July 13.
Palmer’s infant lodge has
grown by* leaps and bounds since
it was instituted last October. Its
membership list is now well on
the way to the 200 mark. Newest
members of the local lodge, in
itiated at the last regular meet
ing, June 26, are Blythe Hark
ness, John Starr, LeRoy John
son, and Daniel Daggs.
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Palmer Man Receives
Purple Heart Medal
Mr. and Mrs William Bamhardt
of Palmer received word last
week from their son Paul who is
; aboard the hospital ship U. S.
Constellation in Korean waters
undergoing surgery for the re
moval of mine fragments in his
. back.
; In his letter, Bamhardt. told his
j parents he stepped on a mine and
. received fragment wounds in his
arms, legs and back. Following
1 treatment in a hospital in
3 Korea, he was removed to the
l hospital ship for further treat
7 ment.
Bamhardt has spent the past
t six months on the firing lines in
7 Korea and has been awarded the
. Purple Heart medal.
Girl Scout News
The Girl Scouts went up to
Eklutna Lake last week. Mr. Ed
l Casey took us and showed us
' around. We climbed a little of the
| mountain and also went for a
, boat ride around the lake.
. Before we went to the lake, we
stopped in at the Indian graves
i and they were very interesting.
Jean Onkka, reporter
FATHER CLASSY’S !
CATHOLIC CHOIR
SINGS HERE SUNDAY ;
The nationally known Catholic
Choir of Elmendorf Air Force j.
Base, under the direction of Chap- t
Iain William J. Clasby, will sing r
at the 10 a.m. Mass at St. Mich- .
ael’s Church on Sunday, July 6.
Rev. James P. Snead, pastor,
will be celebrant of the Mass and
Father Clasby will preach the
sermon.
Father Clasby’s present choir of
27 voices is a new choir drawn
from members of the United
States Air Force following the
I rotation last winter of the singing
sergeants who were enjoyed so
j much in Palmer previously.
LAND CLEARED FOR
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SITE IN NORTH PALMER
Cleared recently were approxi
mately three acres of the A. J.
Swanson land in North Palmer
which Was purchased last spring
for the new elementary school.
North and east of the cleared
plot trees were left standing to
serve as a windbreak for the new
school.
The school will be located near
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"Store of Friendly Service"
I
he center of the cleared area
vhich runs along the north-south
iwanson Street from Sherrod
Avenue north toward Swanson
Avenue, both of which are east
yest streets.
It is believed that a call for
lids on the new school construc
ion will be issued some time this
nonth.
Anchorage Travel
Bureau
Floyd C. Olsen, Owner. Mgr.
Authorized Agent for all
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P. O. Box 1673 — Phone 23391
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Pastor A. V. Richey
You are invited to all of the
Services of
A GROWING CHURCH IN A
GROWING CITY
First Baptist
Church
Meeting in Carpenters' Hall
Sunday School .10 a.m.
Morning Worship .11 a.m.
Training Union .7:15 p.m.
Evening Worship 7:45 p.m.
Wed. prayer service 7:30 p.m.
Chitna Limousine Service
LEAVES PALMER FOR VALDEZ
10:45 a. m. each Monday (leaves Anchorage ai 9:15 a. m.)
RETURNS TO PALMER AND ANCHORAGE
8:30 a. m. Tuesday
LEAVES PALMER FOR CHITINA
10:45 a. m. each Thursday (leaves Anchorage at 9:15 a. m.)
RETURNS TO PALMER AND ANCHORAGE
8:30 a. m. Friday
ALL THROUGH ONE-DAY SERVICE—NO STOP OVERS
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General Automotive Repair
Crankshaft Grinding
Rebore Service
Post Office Box 789
Palmer. Aloska
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NEW
1952—LI 20 3A ton International Pick Up
USED
1946— 3/4 ton International Pick Up
1947— 1 ton Ford Stake Truck
1948— 4-door Chevrolet Sedan
1949— 3/4 ton International Pick Up
1949—3/4 ton Jeep Pick Up
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