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the Alaska d« parfluent of health
There were 2.#»51 live births re
ported the first eight months of
1951 while the number for that
period in 1949 was 1.9*34
Marriages Up
In the first eight months of
195! there were 772 .deaths as
compared with 667 in thoso
months of 1949. or an increase of
nearly 16 per cent according to
the vital statistics bureau Num
ber of marriages was up 19 per
cent with 1.018 recorded in Janu
ary through August of 1951 as
compared udth 855 in the same
period of 1949
Two factors accounting for the
increase include the growth of
Alaska, and better and more
prompt reporting of these events
in recent months, according to F.
^ Keefer, director of the vital
statistics bureau.
Tremendous Growth
Although there are aS yet no
final 1950 population census fig
ures available for Alaska, he said
the preliminary figures indicate
tha* a tremendous growth has
taken place here since the 1939
census.
Eirths. deaths and marriages
reported for the first eight
months of 1951 as compared with
the *ame period in the years 1949
and 1950 are; 1951 births. 2651;,
deaths 772; marriages 1018. 1950
births 2030; deaths 650; roarri- ,
ages 952. 3949 births, 1946; deaths.!
667: marriages, 855. Per cent of,
increase for same period of 1951 .
over that of 1949; births, 35.0, j
deaths. 15.7; marriages, 19.1. j
anchorage names
NEW FULL TIME
PLANNING PI RECTOR
, « 1
Victor Fischer, presently Bu-,
reau of Land Management town-|
site planner, will assume his new •
duties as planning director of the j
citv of Anchorage next January'
1. His new job will be a full.
F -rhcT p ke this fall at a joint
mec'ing of the Palmer Chamber
of Commerce and Kiwanis club
about the needs for city planning.'
He emphasized that Palmer has
an xcellent opportunity to get
its planning started before mis
take- like th 3 r w : pi rent in
Anchorage are made.
Anchorage is tackling its city
planning pr - gram much like the
Palmer commission has outlined
the local one. Basie data will be
collected on a land-use map
showing the use of all the land
in the entire area, whether resi
dential or business and industrial.
An aerial traffic map already be
ing drafted by the city. ARC. the
school district, and the military
will also be used. Immediate pro
jects for the coming year include
a study of transportation routing
via primary and secondary thor
oughfares. the location of future
public buildings, and provision of
parking areas.
A continuous policy for regu
lations controlling subdivisions
and a long range capital improve
ments plan will also be a part of
the Anchorage program. Like
Palmer, the Alaskan metropolis
will have to decide through its
council priority on projects being
planned in accordance with the
amount of money available.
CONSERVATION
NOTES
»' 1 *' HANKS
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n* f *r the 1® >2
M*rvati.»n Pro
to rlcai land.
flPply fertilizer
In ll <■
some n« w ?p
met tn qu.ii:(
first is that
made lo pi
land bv win
is that the -
pod of huir.u
soil must not
clearing program
ifications must be
v payment. The
: rovision must be
*ct newly-cleared
reaks; the second
must not be strip
and excessive top
■* pushed into the
i stump row.
Some di:t will cling to the roots
1 when you are clearing big tim
ber. This is almost unavoidable.
Soil which is moved into the
stump row by the blade, though. I
will disqualif;- the job from pay- j
mcnt.
Application for payments for.
conservation practices must be!
made through the Extension Ser- j
vice. They will notify the Soil
Conservation Service, who will
make the inspection of your land
both before arid after clearing. I
suggest you get those applications
in soon.
Have vou ever considered do
ing a little tiee farming along
with your other work? Did you
ever consider raising trees as a
crop on the steep, rough parts of
your farm or in the windbreaks.
Trees are not worth much now
but they will be some day. You
might be farming here a long
time. One-third of the lumber cut
in the States comes from farm
vvoodlots. There it’s a profitable
crop to raise. To practice farm
forestry is simple. Protect from |
fire and grazing. Take out the;
mature and old trees, also the i
poor ones, and give the young, j
good ones a chance to grow. It i
might be a good bet. Don’t over- j
look it.
Mrs. Murray Athearn of the,
Bureau of Reclamation is spend-1
ing the holidays in Deer Park,
Montana. She left here December
7, in plenty of time to be on hand j
for her brother's wedding Decern-:
ber 27.
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May We Extend to You andX
Yours Our i*si Wishes for a|
U
g Joyous Christmas Season.
ISANDVIK & ROARK!
palmer Alaska
SUMMER SCHEDULE
ANNOUNCED BY
ALASKA STEAMSHIP
■Thf lf>52 liUmmcr schedule • >1
‘ailing* tin Alaska Stramshif
Company pa-^cngcr vcsmIs hn
just b«n announced bv II \
Peterson general traffic manag* r
Steamer- liar; n<<f. Denali. Al
:,’ka and Aleutian will operate or
twelve day trips v. ith sailing
frt Hi Seattle every Wednesdav
and Friday throughout the sum
mer.
While all the vessels will call
at Ke tchikan, Juneau and Seward
this year, the ports of Petersburg,
Cordova, Wrangell. Valdez, Sitka
and Kodiak are on the schedules
of one or more of the ships.
On May 23 the Aleutian is
scheduled to make her first voy
age of the season, augmenting
the steamers Denali and Baranof.
presently in service. The Alaska
w-ill join the active fleet on June
11.
For the first time since the war.
an Alaska Railroad streamlined
train will make a one day round
trip to Anchorage in connection
with each passenger ship calling
at Seward.
Again this year outstanding na
tional tour operators will offer in
terior Alaska trips in connection
with the Alaska Line service. Mt.
McKinley National Park. Fair
banks, the Yukon river, Nome
and many other scenic and his
toric spots may be visited on these
tours.
Commenting on the passenger
prospects for 1952, Peterson point
ed out that with the Seattle Cen
tennial drawing thousands of
people here, “there is an excellent
possibility this may be the big
gest tourist season in the history
of the Northland-’.
Peterson further pointed out
that all sailings will remain or
standard time this year.
Carpenters, Remember 1
Carpenters Local 2251
Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday
Each Month
GREETINGS
TO ALL!
And May the Joy
of Christmas Stay
With You Always
\ BROWN’S SHOP
t PALMER, ALASKA
IITO MILLION CONSTRUCTION
SCHEDULED rOR 1*S2 S3
In taking stock of the state »f
construction within the Alaskan
Command, the Alaska District
Corps of Engineers as the super
vising agent, has developed the
■tatu* quo in a statement show
ing the business at hand as of De
cember,
The District r.nginecr's n port
point* out that the multitude »f
contracts in force exceeds on -
quarter billion dollars. These
awards, results of open competi
tive bidding, are under more than
JO contracts with stateside and
local contractors.
The 1952-53 program, yet to be
bid on. involves 96 projects with
an estimated cost of 170 millions.
It is proposed to schedule bidding
on these over the next six
months. Interested contractors
may secure the 1952-53 PROS
PECTUS OF CONSTRUCTION,
which provides complete listing
and essential information.
COFFEY INSURES
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Monday, Dec. 24 YOU ARE INVITED TO THE All Comedies
2p.m. Biff (JnilL floGlfl DoYlflT Santa Will Be There
Valley Theater Big Mill 111 llllUlJ I III l l With Goodies
2:00 O’clock Show Reserved for All Children Up To and Including 6th Grade. 4:00 and 6:00 O’clock Shows Open To All Other Age Groups
Courtesy of Your Valley Merchants