Three Big Days of
Fan for AH Set for
Settlers Celebration
Plans for three big days of “fun
for all” are shaping up with the
Settlers’ Celebration committee
hard at work with last minute de
tails.
Special Train
The Alaska Railroad has an
nounced a special train will run
between Anchorage and Palmer
on Sunday, June 1. Leaving An
chorage for Palmer at 10:30 a.m.,
the train will return to that city
at 6:00 p.m., affording the neigh
boring city a full day in which to
help Palmer celebrate the 17th
anniversary of the large-scale
settling of the Matanuska Valley
in 1935. Including tax, the ARR
fare will be three dollars for the
round trip.
Sunday entertainment will fea
ture the now famous free barbe
que at 4:00 p.m., preceded by
games, races and other contests
during the early afternoon.
Maj. Gen. William E. Kepner.
commanding general of the Alas
ka Command has been extended
an invitation to attend the Set
tlers’ Celebration.
Because of previously schedu
led events and the present gas
curtailment, it is not yet known
whether there will be a military
display at the celebration. The
display has proven to be a big at
traction in past years.
2 Nights of Dancing
An Alaskan costume dance is
planned for the first night of -the
celebration, May 30, in the school
gym. Music by the “Swingsters
will include both modem ana
square dances.
Saturday night “Little Reno”
will come to life, with dancing,
games, girls, drinks, food and auc
tions on the program. “Something
doing every minute,” promises
the committee. Admission will be
$1,000 and with inflated prices
such as this, their announcement
of “Millions of bucks changing
hands” sounds true. Dancing, to
two orchestras, will start at nine
o’clock with no closing hour an
nounced.
And throughout the three day
celebration there will be the car
nival—perennial favorite o f
young and old.
School Board
Continued from page 1
School. This property, bound by'
Airport Way on the south, Snod
grass Avenue on the east, and
Co-Op Avenue on the north is
considered too small for the high
school with its provision for an
auditorium and gymnasium in the
future.
Asked about progress on plans
for the new elementary school,
Zahradnicek stated that the pre
liminary plans have been ap
proved and the money has been
set aside. The only thing lacking
is the “go ahead” order.
First Grade Mothers
Honor Mrs. Agnes Rich
Mothers of Mrs. Agnes Rich’s
first graders honored her Sandal
at a surprise tea given at the
home of Mrs. Lee Hartley.
The group presented her with
a beautiful Alaskan pin.
CARPENTERS END
8-DAY STRIKE
An eight-day strike of the An
chorage ' AFL-Carpenters was
ended Monday night when a
strike committee recommendation
that the Territory-wide wage dis
pute be submitted to the Wage
Stabilization Board for settlement
was approved by overwhelming
vote.
The agreement followed the fil
ing of a $5,000,000 damage suit
by the Associated General Con
tractors, which charged that the
strike was contrary to an agree
ment signed by the Carpenters
and AGC on April 26. According
to AGC, the carpenters had
agreed then to submit the wage
dispute to WSB for settlement.
The carpenters are asking for
increases in hourly pay up to
$3.70. The present wage scale is
$3.14. Last December other un
ions received raises of 25 cents
hourly, subject to approval of
WSB, after negotiation with the
AGC. These raises were recently
reduced to 20 cents by authoriza
tion of WSB.
Horizons Unlimited
In Big and
Beautiful Alaska
JUNEAU, ALASKA—Over 3,
500 colorful brochures depicting
Alaska vacations were sent out
last week by the Alaska Visitors
Association, it was announced by
the Alaska Visitors Association,
headquarters in Juneau.
For inquiries for information
on vacations in response to a
series of ads which AVA has been
running in national publications
continue to pour into the Associa
tion office daily.
Now available for general dis
tribution, the new folder entitled
HORIZONS UNLIMITED IN
BIG AND BEAUTIFUL ALAS
KA, suggests places to go and
things to do on an Alaska vaca
tion.
Delores Lentz—
Continued from page 1
Carla Driggars. Joan Francher,
Barbara Hudgins, Jeannetta
Lindsey, Karen McCartney, Eliza
beth Myers, Nancy Shelton, San
dra Sollers, Pat Turner, Jerene
Stephan, Shiela Robbers, Ronnie
Aklestad, Robert Barry, Carl
Burnett, Darrel Frank, Jeremy
Gallagher, Dennis Hamann, Vic
tor Klem, Fred Loyer, Jimmy
McNeese, Nicki Nockoli, Lane
Rice, Warren Woods, Gordon Yer
bic, Darryl Morrison, and James
Alfred Cottrell.
Chorus Will Sing
Two selections by the Palmer
High School Chorus and a vocal
solo by Ruth Lane will furnish
the musical portion of the Com
mencement program. Led by
their director, Miss Lois Thomp
son, members of the chorus will
sing Brahms’ ‘‘On the Lagoon”
and the Waring arrangement of
“The Battle Hymn of the Repub
lic.” Miss Lane will sing Irving
Berlin’s stirring hymn “God Bless
America.”
Rev. Edward H. Imme, pastor
of the St. John’s Lutheran
Church will deliver the Invoca
tion and the Benediction.
Following the Benediction, the
20 graduating Seniors and the
62 boys and girls who will enter
high school next fall will march
out to the tune of the Recessional,
Keat’s ‘‘March of the Nobles,”
played by Mrs. Brewer.
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Co-Op Takes Swift
Measures to Filter
Debris From Water
It’s official now that an un
usual amount of dirt has been
present during the past two
weeks in the city’s only present
water supply; but before this
not-too-secret fact could break
into print the management of the1
"Co-Op which owns the water
system, had already taken dras
tic steps to correct the situation.
Councilman Allan Mick called I
the matter to the City Council’s
atention last Wednesday after
having been called over to the
Matanuska Hotel to take a look at
the clogged-up pipes and drains
there. The hotel, which was ap
parently hit the hardest by the
accumulation of dirt in the water,
had repair bills mounting into
hundreds of dollars when wall
board had to be removed from 14
rooms, made completely useless
because no water could get
through the pipes. The pipes be
hind the wallboard had to be
taken out and replaced with new
pipes. For a time Manager John
L. Sullivan thought the hotel
would be forced to close down.
However, by putting in filters
and screen where the water line
enters the hotel, further damage
to the pipes was checked, even
though the keg-sized filters had
to have the dirt dug out of them
every six or seven hours. Several
fish were found in these collec
tions of derbris. Friday of last
week, Sullivan reported that the
filters suddenly had ceased to fill
up with dirt as per previous
schedule, and the water appeared
to be clear.
This clearing of the water fol
lowed immediately after the Co
Op’s emergency measure last
week erecting a screen weir to
stop the current of Carnegie
Creek where it flows into the Co
Op line. Co-Op Manager Roy
Brock reported that this tempor
ary measure caught a lot of or
ganic matter that flows through
the creek, particularly at break
up time. Water consumers may
have noticed already a lessening
of water pressure occasioned by
the cutting off of the water sup
ply from the creek. The water
shortage during the three or four
days when the Co-Op must rely
on its springs alone should in
convenience no one. Brock said
if common sense conservation
measures are followed. During
this period, which should be end
ed this week, the Co-Op will be
putting in a filter plant at the
Carnegie Creek tie-in, Brock ex
plained.
Buy an American Legion Poppy
May 24.
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Sailing May 21, calling at Sel
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FOR INFORMATION
T. J. MALONEY. AGENT
I OFFICE: WESTWARD HOTEL
Phone 22001
ANCHORAGE. ALASKA
REV. OAYLEY ON
BRIEF TRIP OUTSIDE
Rev. Harry Gayley left for a
flying trip to the States that will
take him to Pennsylvania and
Michigan.
In Pennsylvania he will visit
his family, and he will pick up a
new car in Michigan. From there
on his return trip will be by road.
Nevertheless, he hopes to be back
i in Palmer by May 23.
Last Sunday Duane Huntley
conducted services at the United
Protestant Church and the First
I Presbyterian Church of Wasilla.
: On Sunday, May 18, Major
J George F. Gaerttner, Jr. Deputy
Air Chaplain at Elmendorf AFB,
will preach in Palmer.
Before leaving last week, Rev.
Gayley announced that the Unit
ed Protestant Church building
improvement fund campaign ‘‘is
over the top.”
DeJULIOS PURCHASE PAPER
Mr. and Mrs. Al. DeJulio have
purchased the equipment of the
former Matanuska Press and Val
ley Frontiersman.
Weekly publication of the
newspaper will continue with the
title shortened to “The Frontiers
Buy an American Legion Poppy
May 24.
HOSPITAL TALK
HEARD BY KIWAHIAHS
Mrs. Earl F. Graves, board
member of the Valley Hospital
Association that became defunct
yesterday, talked to Kiwaius
Club members Monday about
management details of the pres
ent Valley Hospital and the pur
pose of the new Valley Hospital
Association, Inc.
The discussion on management
was focused on its most' impor
tant function—that of obtaining
the necessary qualified personnel.
After describing the qualif a
tions. experience, and duties of
the nurses, she emphasized the
present need for a trained anes
thetist. Because the hospital has
had no anesthetist, no major sur
gery has been performed at the
hospital for more than a year.
Mrs. Graves stressed the im
portance of tonight’s organiza
tional meeting of the Valley Hos
pital Association, Inc. She urged
all members and all those who
wish to become members to be
present at the school lunch room
at 8 p.m. tonight. Board members
will be elected from a slate of
candidates chosen by the nomin
ating committee and from any
additional nominations mads
from the floor.
The Kiwanis Club will soon
start painting the present Valley
Hospital, according to a project
agreed upon last winter. Al
though the hospital should be in
another building in another year,
the present building will be used
for nurse’s quarters.
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every style and color. Cap
sleeves, bracelet length, regular
and long sleeves—all in several
materials. Cotton-knit T-shirt
styles to the finest Nylon. Priced
from $1.95 to $15.95.
SPORT CLOTHES! In co-ord
inated sets—shirts, halters, shorts,
peddle-pushers and jackets.
The most exciting thing we’ve
had in something new .... Hole
proof is putting out a new brand
of hosiery called LUXITE, four
pair in a chartreuse plastic box
. . . . ideal for gift and self giving.
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