LACK OF QUORUM
STYMIES CHAMBER
No quorum, no minutes, no
committee reports, no incorpora
tion discussion—that was the rec
ord of business-completed by the
Valley Chamber of Commerce
last Wednesday.
President Clair Stock reported
that the incorporation committee
would heed more time to assem
ble figures and prepare the re
port which will present compiled
information from other Alaskan
city budgets.‘v '
Mr.’ "Stoqk Said the complete
report would be ready by the
March 1 meeting of the Chamber.
He asked Bill Head to comment
on information uncovered thus
far. Mr.( Head noted that the
most significant information re
ceived, not heretofore taken into
account in discussion of incorpor
ation*. was the sources of reve
nue, other than direct taxation,
which are open to incorporated
cities.
It also was announced that a
previously drawn incorporation
petition has city boundaries in
correctly described and that a
more careful description must be
given in any new petition which
may be circulated.
Members present agreed that a
proposal from the Northwestern
Chamber of Commerce at Nome, ,
relative to the establishment of;
permanent tourist committees in!
all Chambers, was worthy of sup- j
port. Mr. Stock named Jack:
Maze, Jhn Koslosky and A1 .Ha-!
gen as the Valley committee. • j
Colony Day was discussed and j
A1 Hagen was appointed chair-;
man of this year’s celebration, j
The remaining committee mem- j
bers will be named at a later
meeting.
Will Go To Fairbanks
Thomas Day and Emmett El
lington of the Palmer Soil Con-1
servation office are scheduled to
leave for Fairbanks on Monday, ;
Feb. 27. The pair go north to I
prepare for the 1950 soil survey
to be conducted in the Chena
area.
REA Won't Move.
Spokesman Says
A report published in the An
chorage News this week which
quoted an REA official as saying
that Rural Electrification Admin
istration headquarters offices,
now located in Palmer, would be
establishd in Anchorage, was un
founded, according to an REA
source here.
“We don’t have any informa
tion on it at all,” it was stated.
“We don’t believe that it will
happen. If it does happen, it un
doubtedly won’t be for two or
three years.”
Herbert G. Bryan, former REA
representative here, Donald T.
Lowery, REA engineer, and Ber
nard Kirk, Bryan’s replacement,
all have stated in print, in the
last month, that no change in the
location of the headquarters of
fice was planned.
WHO KNOWS WHO'S GOING
TO PLAY BASKETBALL HERE?
Little could be learned this
week of home town schedules for
either the Shamrock or Matanus
ka Hotel basketball squads. Ru
mor has it that one, or possibly
both of the teams, played (or
will play) local games here this
week. Even squad members did
not know at press-time, so there’s
not much that we can do by way
of reporting past games or cov-j
ering the unknown future events |
of this week^ We promise a re
port on next week’s Shamrock
Elk game, if it jells.
Co-Op and Dairymen Are
Still Thinking Before Talking
Dairymen artd board members
of the Matanuska Valley Farm
ers’ Co-Operating Association are
conducting pow-wows among
themselves before the meeting
to smoke the peace pipe together,
it was reported this week by a
Co-Op board member. It is ex
pected that matters relating to
the dispite between the Co-Op
and its former milkmen will be
discussed at next Friday’s annual
membership meeting of the As- j
sociation.
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GRASSER'S
HARDWARE AND SPORTING GOODS
CHURCHGOERS PARTY
FOR VALENTINE'S DAY
WASILLA—The young peo
ple’s class of the Wasilla Church
of Christ held a Valentine’s party
on Monday, Feb. 13. Nearly 30
class members and friends were
present to enjoy the Valentine
games and refreshments. {
Members of the Wasilla Com- j
munity Church also held a Val
tine party. That party was held
at the home of Mrs. Henry Han
son.
Haines and Skagway Want
To Fraternise by Road
The city councils of Haines and
Skagway have presented a reso
lution to Alaska’s Governor
Gruening asking that a highway
join the two cities. The cities
now are separated by a 12-mile
stretch of water, but a road link
between them would be some
what longer.
The construction of such a
highway would give Skagway a
road link with the states.
BIDS ON PALMER PORT
TO BE OPENED MARCH 10
Palmer’s airport is one of seven
on which construction bids will
be opened on March 10, according
to a report published in an An
chorage newspaper last Saturday.
Tony Schwamm, director of the
Alaska Aeronautics Commission,
said that the other ports would
be located at Kotzebue, Ninilchik,
Dillingham, Skagway, Seldovia
and Fort Yukon. -
S. C. Stenographer Takes
Leave of Absence
Mrs. Viola Cebula, clerk-steno
grapher in the Palmer Soil Cpn
servation headquarters office, is
confined to her home by illness.
Mrs. Cebula will be away from
her work for at least two months.
During her absence, Mrs. Miles
France is temporarily at work in
the Soil Conservation office.
Coffey Insures Everything—
Remember?
For Your Little Girl:
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PLASTIC BUBBLES
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LOBERG'S VARIETY
Anchorage Soil District
To Elect Supervisors
An election of supervisors for
the Anchorage soil conservation
sub-district was announced this
week. The election will be held
from Feb. 20 to 24, inclusive, in
the Extension Service office in
the Federal Bldg.
All land occupiers who hold
three or more acres, and who live
within the boundaries of the pro
posed sub-district, may vole in
this election. The sub-district in
cludes all land from Eagle River
on the north to Tumagain Arm
on the south and from Knik Arm
on the west to the Chugach for
est boundary on the west.
Candidates for supervisor in the
Anchorage sub-district include:
Irvin Evenson, Clarence Pike,
Lester Klatt, Arthur Gregory,
“Doc” Risch, Albert Muth, John
Holzenberg, Charles Harrison, Le
land Johnson and Robert Weimer.
BULK CEMENT PLANT
PLANNED FOR SEWARD
Seward is to have the first bulk
cement plant in the territory, it
was announced last week. Bulk
cement is to be shipped from
Seattle by tug and stored in ware
houses at Seward, now under
lease to Anchorage Sand & Grav
el. Northbound 250-foot steel
barges are expected to carry
13,000 barrels of bulk cement,
which will be unloaded in Sew
ard through a pipeline, by use of
compressed air, at the rate of 150
barrels an hour.
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Yr Luebcke Bids Valley
A Last Farewell ^
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l' Patrolman A1 Luebcke, tem- '
> porarily stationed in Palmer^ ^
'"during Stanley Laird's recent^
leave Outside, left for a second. k
'"temporary assignment at Fair-^
; Yf banks last week. Mr. Luebcke^
I ^expressed regret at leaving^
''and said he had been particu-^
Warly appreciative, during his^
'"’tay here, of the many cour-^
'"lesies extended to himself and..
>rhis wife. The patrolman hopes" ^
^to be back in his permanent j<
'^job at Haines late next month.''
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Two Minor Auto Accidents
Occur This Weekend
Two minor accidents were re
ported in or near Palmer during
the past weekend, but no official
report had been filed on either at
press-time. U. S. Commissioner
Dorothy Saxton said she had no
definite information on either in
cident, except that both involved
new automobiles.
Stock Growers' Association
, Formed At Kodiak
Kodakians who own their
horses or cows banded together
to organize the Kodiak Stock
Growers Association last week
i President Tom Felton, long-time
1 Kodiak rancher, said the purpose
of the association was to “pro
mote and encourage the raising
of livestock on Kodiak Island.”
A Good Job
is our specialty
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DAILY BUS SCHEDULE
ANCHORAGE TO PALMER AND WASILLA AND RETURN
Leave Anchorage for Palmer 9:00 A. M. ... . 3:50 P. M., 6:00 P. M.
Arrive at Palmer. 10:59 A. M. . 5:49 P. M. ... . .7:59 P. il.
Leave Palmer for Wasilla . . . . 11:15 A. M. 8:10 P. M.
Arrive at Wasilla. 11:45 A. M. .... 8:40 P. M.
Leave Wasilla for Palmer. 7:30 A. M. ... 12:00 Noon
Arrive Palmer from Wasilla 8:00 A. M.12:30 P. M.
Leave Palmer for Anchorage 8:30 A. M. 1:00 P. M.6:00 P. 3*3.
Arrive in Anchorage . . 10:29 A. M. .... 2:59 P. M.7:59 P. M.