I OR Ml It ALASKAN
PIONFFR R l PORTS
FROM ARKANSAS
A letter received from a pio-'
neer Alaskan by Jcsscn's Weekly
recently may tickle the memories
of a few local old timers in this
area. The writer was Jean S. S.
LeRouge, who recently wrote
from his home in Hot Springs,
Arkansas, that he is working on
a book “Fifty Years Ago from
Sitka to the McKenzie.” which
covers only old time remembran*
* ces up to 1903.
Among Alaskans in his present
vicinity are Frank Morrison. Mrs.
Carl Witham, and Mrs. Bob Hat
cher. Morrison who was in on the
gold rush now owns a splendid
home at Hot Springs. LeRouge
knew him when he was in the
Cook Inlet country around Talke
etna and Wasilla about 1924. Le
LeRouge WTOte that Morrison is
84 years old now, in good health
although partially paralyzed on
his left side.
Mrs. Carl Witham. widow of
the late Nabesna mining operator
who died about two years ago,
also owns a home at Hot Springs.
Mrs. Hatcher, wife of the Bob
Hatcher who was located at Knik
and later at Wasilla. is 85 now.
Almost blind and having lost a
lot of her former memory, she
» is now a patient in a state hospi
tal at Benton, Arkansas. A great
club woman and newspaper wo
man in her time, she once served
in the legislature at Juneau and
carried on a temperance cam
paign up to Fairbanks and down
the Yukon, LeRouge recalled.
Bob Hatcher was in on the Cache
Creek stampede, but he lost out
to promoters.
LeRouge reported that al
though an average 300,000 visitors
come to Hot Springs for the
baths, “there is very seldom an
Alaskan coming here.” LeRouge
himself had an eye operation last
October, which although not en
tirely successful, brought vision
back to one totally blind eye and
4 bettered the vision in the other.
He left Alaska in 1946, returned
in 1948, and after a year at Sitka
and Juneau went back outside.
BUREAU EMPLOYEES TAKE
"MILITARY FURLOUGHS"
Two local Bureau of Reclama
tion employees are taking “mili
tary furloughs”, it was reported
here this week.
George L. Coleman, Jr. enlisted
in the Air Corps and left Palmer
January 15. He is stationed at
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AHA to Mull Loan
Request for Low-Cost
Homes on Big Seale
Closing the loan on the largest
project undertaken by the Alas- j
ka Housing Authority by lend-!
ing $2,257,200 to build 150 single
family homes near Fairbanks,
was to be a major matter of busi- j
| ness at the quarterly meeting
I of AHA held in Juneau January j
, 14-15-16. according to E. Glen
Wili?r. Executive Director.
“The 150 single family homes
being built on Bentley's Island
, near Fairbanks will be the first
j large scale complete housing pro
; ject undertaken in Alaska.” E. 1
Glen Wilder said. “The 83 acres
of the project will have paved;
streets, curb and gu*ter, side |
walks, street lighting, sewers,
and sewage treatment plant
These facilities are under the
supervision of the Alaska Public
Works Administration whereas
the building of the 150 homes is
a direct loan by the AJaska
Housing Authority,” Wilder stat
ed.
“Also to be taken up at this
quarterly meeting which is the
30th consecutive meeting of AHA,
is whether the board shall ask
, Congress for $1,275,000 the dif
ference between our present
loan appropriations and our to
tal authorized capitalization; or
whether we shall further serve
the people of Alaska and aid
private builders in meeting the
progressive housing needs of the j
: Territory by asking Congress to !
; increase our total loan fund.”
Wilder declared.
There is an increasing interest;
| in building low-cost homes in!
Alaska. This interest is being ex
I pressed by large scale builders
| who have constructed completely
self-contained projects in criti
j cal housing areas in the States.
! These projects consist of as many
j as 2,000 homes. Interest is being
; shown in the major cities of Alas
i ka by these contractors and if
I these projects develop, they may
go a long way toward permanen
tly solving our housing problems
in the Territory.” Wilder said.
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Elmendorf Air Force Base.
Reporting for duty next Tues- j
; day at Fort Richardson will be
James J. Gleason. Jr., a survey
i aid.
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PALMER, ALASKA
Angelo fdmvnsoA Wedi
Hoyt O. Wood berry In
Afternoon Ceremony
In an afternoon ceremony. An- j
(Tela Schiller Edmunson. daughter
of Mr and Mr> Julius Edmunson
of Matanuska became the bride
of CpI. Hoyt O. Woodberry. son
of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Woodbcrrv
of Charleston. So. Carolina on
January 28.
Rev. Harry Gayley performed
the single-nng ceremony at the
United Protestant Church.
The bride, given in marriage by
her father, chose a royal blue,
street length suit with which she
wore white accessories and a cor
sage of white carnations end nar
cissus. Mrs. Edna Schultz, her on
ly attendant, wore a blue taffeta,
street length dress, white acces-!
sories and a carnation corsage.
The bridegroom is in the U. S.
Army, serving with the Hq. and
Hq. Company at Ft. Richardson.
His - attendant was William E.
Schultz.
The couple will make their
home at Fire Lake, on the Pal
mer-Anchorage highway.
THANK YOU NOTICE
We W’ish to thank friends in the
Valley for the assistance and
kind thoughts shown to us during
our recent bereavement.
Mrs. Lila Newville
Mrs. Dorothy Graham
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ItoinrsBy to Hold
Minins Course i*
New Grange Had
Monday night. February 4 will
mark the opening of the Short
i Course in Mining to be presented
to Valley residents by the Univer*
sity of Alaska.
Eugene Erickson. instructor,
| announced this week that the
school will be held at the new
Grange Hall. Several interested
pervns have enrolled at the Ex
tension office for the four-week
course. Lectures, pictures and
siides pertaining to prospecting
and mining and labratory work
in rocks and minerals will be pre
sented during the 20 class nights.
Anyone desiring to take the
■ Short Course is invited to enroll
at the Extension Office and at
tend the first meeting.
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Dr. Donald Coc, H J. Hodgson
i and his assistant. Roscoe Taylor,
: arc in Fairbanks this week to
| plan next season's field work.
I This is Mr. Taylor’s first visit to
i Fairbanks.
| LEAVES FOR
MEDICAL TREATMENT
Rob R. Robertson, inspector for
I the Bureau of Reclamation, left
; last week for the States to seek
i medical attention.
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Palmer, Alaska
Efts Lodge Pbss
Crab Feed
Palmer lodge B. P O. Elk., will
hold a sumptuous crab feed tiA
members and their ladies Satui
day night. FVbruarr 9 at the Elk s
tlall
Under the guidance oI the en
tertainment committee, the feed
will start at 8:30 p. m. Games,
dancing and fun lor all have been
promised by the committee. All
members are invited to be there
for the freshly caught Kodiak
crabs.
Exalted Ruler. Matt Onkka an
nounced that following the feed
the program has been so arranged
as to enable Elk members to at
tend the March of Dimes Valen
tine Ball, to be held at the school
; gym that same evening.
| Mr. and Mrs Jim Bouwens
nave movea 10 me in ew vine
farm. Mrs. Newville and Mrs. j
Dorothy Graham and children j
have moved into town.
SINGSP1RATION SUNDAY
The Singspiration scheduled
for last Sunday and postponed
will be held Sunday evening.
February 3 at the United Protes
tant Church, it was announced
this week.
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CHUG1AK NEWS
The Chugiak Community dub
held it‘« annual election of offi
ws January 19 with the follow
ing officers elected: Cloycc W
| Parks. president; Milton J. Wyatt,
*ricc-prcsident; Geraldine Jahrv.
iecretary and Pen Swanson treas
urer. Paul Swaiuon was elected
j to a three year term on the execu
| .ive committee. These new offic
?rs will be installed at the Feb
ruary meeting.
One hundred dollars of the
Sprague Playground Fund was
! allocated to George R Thompson.
Jr., superintendent of the Chu
1 giak school. The money will be
used for present needs of the
j school for sport equipment
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ACCOUNTING FORMS
OFFICE SUPPLIES
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for the Office
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