Co-Op Resumes Supply
Of Ammonium Nitrate
For Valley Farmers
Good news for farmers came
out of the Co-Op office this week.
After months of working on the
problem of getting ammonium ni
trate to the Valley, Co-Op Man
ager Fred Zieke reported a suc
cessful conclusion to these en
deavors at the price of $7.65 a
hundred from the railroad siding
in Palmer.
Valley farmers may put in their
fertilizer requirements with Vir
gil Eckert at.the warehouse any
time now. Orders will be placed
with the suppliers about the first
of the year.
Shipment of ammonium nitrate,
the most efficent carrier of nitro
gen, was banned some time ago by
the Coast Guard after an explos
ion at a Texas port where the
Monsanto chemical facilities were
located. Provision was made by
the last Congress for a lifting of
the ban, but resumption of ship
ment entailed a great deal of
negotiation with the Coast Guard,
the Alaska Railroad, and shipping
companies. Zieke’s initial success
in getting the ban lifted on ship
ment of this much-needed fertiliz
zer was later blocked by high
freight costs. These have been ne
gotiated downward, and Zieke
gave the Alaska Steamship Com
pany credit for the final step in
making ammonium nitrate again
available at a price that farmers
can afford to pay.
Thei'e’s a possibility that the
price may be cut by 25 cents. The
Alaska Experiment Station has
been working with the Co-Op for
more than a year to try to make
this concentrated and economical
fertilizer available to Valley
farmers. Next week AES Agrono
mit H. J. Hodgson, while Outside
on vacation, will contact the
Coast Guard in Seattle in an ef
fort to remove certain loading re
strictions that boost the freight
costs.
NEW BABIES
Shaver
Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Shaver
are receiving congratulations on
the birth of a daughter, Edith
Susanne. Born at Valley Hos
pital October 17, the little miss
tipped the scales at four pounds,
seven ounces.
Meier
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Meier
are parents of their second child
and son who weighed nine
pounds eleven ounces on arrival
at Valley Hospital October 18.
He has been named Stephan Gre
gory.
Cotton
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Cotton of
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Resident Property
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ches” but when we can get it for
one-half price and get it before
construction costs have risen an
other 25 percent. A few years
from now, he added, we may have
to pay 100 percent of a much
greater total cost. Cost of the
project is presently estimated at
$309,000.
Members of the new Council,
although adopting the election or
dinance by unanimous vote and
passing a resolution for the elec
tion on the grounds that a sewer
system is necessary to the health
of the city of Palmer, wanted to
know more about plans for ac
quisition of the present privately
owned sewer system. The sewer
project, they learned, was design
ed as an extension of existing
facilities. According to APW pol
icy, final approval of the sewer
system would be contingent on a
definite plan for purchase of the
existing sewer facilities by the
city. To get approval of the
water system, the former Council
had to agree to purchase the j
ARRC subdivision water lines
incorporated into the water sys- j
tern. Only recently ARRC offered
to sell these water lines and the
new line to the Bureau of Recla-1
mation houses plus the ARRC
sewer lines and interest in the
outfall system for approximately
$35,000. According to information
available Tuesday night, no at
tempt had been made to get the
Co-Op to name a price for its
interest in the existing sewer
system. The Council feared that
in addition to the proposed three
mill levy to cover the cost of the
sewer extension, an additional
levy would have to be imposed
to pay for the existing sewer
facilities.
3RD DIVISION ELECTION
WINNERS UNCHANGED
Latest Territorial election re
turns show Third Division win
ners unchanged since last week’s
report.
With only three precincts and
12 absentee ballots still uncount
ed Wendell Kay, Democrat, led
Republican Fred Williamson by
55 votes for tenth place in the
race for seats in the Territorial i
House of Representatives.
In the all-Alaska returns E. L.
Bartlett, the Democratic incum
bent for the post of Delegate- to
Congress held a 3,000-vote mar
gin over his Republican opponent
Bob Reeve. Democratic Neil
Moore, who was not supported by
administration Democrats, had a
greater lead over his Republican
opponent, Anita Garnick- Assured
of victory on a hotly contested
race for Highway Engineer waV
Irving McK. Reed of Fairbanks.
Republican Reed held a 500-vote
lead over the incumbent, Frank
Metcalf (D) on the basis of re
turns from 203 out of 250 pre
cincts.
Palmer are parents of a daughter,
born October 22 at Valley Hos
pital. Her weight was eight
pounds, seven ounces at birth.
Corsages, Plants
and
Cut Flowers
For All Occasions
Anchorage Music and Flower Shop
746 4th Ave. Anchorage Tel. 42325 or 23351
There Will Be No
FIRE ESCAPE
In Hell
Usually we find Fire Escape signs in halls, stairways,
assembly rooms, etc., to direct people to safety in case of fire
in the building.
But Read God's Word:
Hebrews 2S3al1 WS eSCape’ if we ne9lec* so great salvation;
Men and women were lost in sin, and so God in His
great mercy and love sent His only Son, Jesus, to be our
sin bearer. Each and every one of us was condemned, and we
read:
And whosoever was not found written in the book of life
was cast into the lake of fire. Revelation 20:15
Now, there are no Fire Escapes in hell, but you can
escape hell by believing on the Lord Jesus Christ and
accepting Him as your sin bearer.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only be
gotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish,
but have everlasting life. John 3:16. ^ ^
Local Serviceman
Faces Military
Action on Car Theft
A local serviceman, AWOL
from his post, was picked up by
Police Chief Bernie Bouwens
Tuesday and lodged in the city
jail on charges of stealing a 1951
Kaiser sedan early Sunday morn
ing. He was turned over to the
Air Police for military action
Wednesday morning.
The car was found abandoned
in the middle of the road near the
North Palmer Store Sunday
morning, and was impounded by
Bouwens. Later the police chief
learned that the car had been
stolen from Elmendorf AFB, and
the owner was notified.
Name of the local serviceman
was not released; he is a minor.
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place within a few minutes of
an attempted break-in across the
tracks at Koslosky’s liquor stor-e.
A 16-year old girl was taken in
custody by Bouwens shortly after
she had smashed the door win
dow with a rock in an attempt at
entry. The girl was frustrated in
her attempted break-in by ap
pearance of the night watchman.
Later it was determined by co
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 23
ANNUAL GRANGE DINNER,
5:30-8:30, Grange Hall.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24
OPENING UNITED NATIONS
WEEK.
SUNDAY. OCTOBER 26
MARITA FARELL CONCERT,
School Auditorium, 3:30 p.m.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 27
KIWANIS CLUB, Co-Op Club
Room, 12:05 p.m.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28
MOOSE AND WOMEN OF THE
MOOSE, Moose Hall, 8 p m.
Special program.
BOY SCOUTS, United Protestant
Church, 7 p.m.
WELL BABY CLINIC, Health
Center, 2-4 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31
PALMER SCHOOL CARNIVAL
Starts at 7:30 p.m.
operating members of the C.I.D.
that there was no link between
j the closely associated crimes.
i Don't Miss The
MARITA FARELL CONCERT
Only Two Show Up
For Special Meeting
On Water Connections
Only two home owners showed
up Tuesday night at the special
meeting called to discuss individ
ual water connections with the
new city water system. V. M.
Worstell, contractor’s engineer in
charge of construction, had his
model connection set up in the
Valley Theater.
The model showed the copper
tubing connected to the main
water pipe with a corporation
cock and extending to the turn
off valve and key box, which will
be placed just inside the home
owners property line. From there
on the material and installation
is the home owner’s responsibil
ity except for the water meter
and couplings to be furnished
under contract by the city. The
model showed three-foui;ths-inch
copper tubing extending from
turn-off valve to meter, the flar
ed ends attached by coupling. The
brass water meters with their re
placeable frost bottoms will be
furnished by the city, but they
must be placed in the basement
or inside the house to eliminate
possibilty of freezing.
To cut down on the homeown
er’s material and digging cost,
the contractor would like to find
out the best location for the stub
leading to each residence. Unless
i this information is obtained be- '
fore the laying of the line serv
ing each street, the property
owner will have to be satisfied ,
with the workers’ best judgment.
The contractors expect to stop
work for the season next week,
after backfilling the ditch on Val
ley Street. ,
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We are snowed under with new
merchandise—from tafetta skirts
to orlon-wool slax, nylon hose to
ski sox—
Some of the poplin ski jackets
are here and more will be un
packed tomorrow. These have a
zip-out pile lining and detachable
fur-trimmed hood at only $22.95.
Jeri-jackets and orlon pleated
skirts for girls—corduroy creep
ers with padded bunny seat—wool
jersey blouses—cordurory dress
and skirts
Hoisenv in jewel boxes—bunny
creepers with matching jackets
sox—“Postage Stamps”—corduroy
—flannel-lined denim jacket.
Meeker bags—in fact, as we
said, we’re snowed under! ! !
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