DEAR EDITOR:
Reference is made to the
' olunteer Firemen’s Associa
;’on s current "AMBULANCE
DRIVE The Association is
low soliciting contributions,
donations and pledges for this
- esperately needed commun
ity endeavor.
As you probably know, the
Present ambulance has served
the community and the Valley
and its environs these manv
years. It is now practically
worn out. has outlived its use
:ul hfe. A vehicle which can
not be depended upon to re
.•■pond to emergency calls prom
ptly, which might break down
during an emergency mission,
as a liability, not an asset. The
new ambulance is sorely need
ed to provide essential depend
able service to the people of the
Valley.
The Association’s new Am
bulance Drive stands now at
approximately $3500. A total of
.$11,000 is required to purchase
the new equipment. We have
a long way to go, and need the
cooperation of everyone who
believes that such a service is
needed.
To critics who feel that the
equipment contemplated for
purchase is too expensive and
too elaborate, we offer the fol
.owing facts and reasons. The
Trumpet Virtuoso
To Appear With
Anchorage Group
Rafael Mendez, trumpet vir
tuoso. will be guest soloist with
t ic Anchorage Symphony at its
final concert of the season May
15 and 16.
Mendez, who is known for
his concert, radio, television,
and motion picture work will
play Haydn’s "Concerto for
Trumpet’’ and several solo
numbers he has made his tech
nical specialties.
Chief Warrant Officer Paul
Truitt, who is conductor of the
orchestra, will conduct the
group in "Academic Festival
Overture” by Brahms and in
Beethoven’s "Eroica Sym
phony.”
Both performances will be
given in the Romig Hall Audi
torium. Student and military
tickets. $1.50. and adult tickets,
$3. may be brought at the An
chor Book Shop, the Book Ca
che. the Hat Box and at music
stores.
PAY AS YOU GO
Cultivate the pay as you go
policy and you'll spend a whole
lot more time at home.
BROWN’S
SANITARY CLEANERS
House Cleaning
Time
Pillows Cleaned
With New Ticking
$2.00 Each
PI 5-2520
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j new I’ont.ac frame recom
| mended for purchase must be
I strong and sturdy enough to
! carry four patients, two attend
! ants, and all the emergency
equipment. It will be the only
j ambulance in the Valley and
must last the community for a
long time, at least 10 or 15
years. The body must with
stand the gruelling jars and
| jolts of our secondary road sys
! tern in the Big Lake, Houston,
and Willow area; a dependable
motor must be able to negoti
| ate the high hills and winding
curves of the Glenn Highway
from Eagle River to Sheep
Mountain and Eureka with full
load, easily and effortlessly.
Dependable built-in resuscitory
equipment is required to guar
antee a safe (at least two hour)
patient delivery from any point
in the service area to any hos
pital in Anchorage. This is ex
pensive, but necessary. The
present portable resuscitator
requires changing of bottles
every 20 minutes; a difficult,
delicate operation under any
circumstaces. The change-over
from the present one-litter to
the four-litter ambulance is
necessary because of the in
creasing frequency of multiple
passenger accidents on our
highways. It is terrible when
an ambulance has to pull away
from an accident scene with
one patient, while others may
be writhing on the ground in
pain and agony—just as urg
ently in need of care and hos
pitalization!
Four-litter equipment is also
a requirement by our industrial
concerns and larger employers,
such as the coal mines, Matan
uska Maid. Inc., Matanuska El
ectric. Matanuska Telephone,
the fuel oil companies, garages,
etc. where multiple personnel
accidents are always a possib
ility.
It is hoped that these em
ployers recognize the advan
tage and economics of the co
operatively operated ambul
ance service over one which
might theoretically and ethical
ly require the individual em
ployer to provide for the pur
chase or rental of an ambul
ance of their own.
We appeal to organizations,
civic groups, and individuals
in the Valley and in the outly
ing areas such as Butte. Big
Lake. Chugiak, Houston, Sut
ton. and Willow, who are inter
ested in providing for them
selves, their friends, ar.d their
neighbors this much needed
j service on a cooperative bas
I is. This would be your ambul
I ance to rely and call upon
when distress and misfortune
strike.
Let's go, folks . . . let's make
/the drive a success. Anchorage
did it—so can we! It will re
quire a major effort and jet
assist by all of us. If you be
lieve in this cause, please send
us your contribution, donation,
or pledge according to your
own conscience and standards.
DO IT NOW! The life you
save may be your own or that
of one of your loved ones. You
will feel good and proud to
have helped in this community
endeavor.
Sincerely,
WILLIAM HERMANN,
Secretary, Palmer Volunteer
Fire Association, Inc.
NOW PRESENTING
RAY HOLTZ
at the Piano and Organ
Friday and Saturday 10 p.m. til ????-Sunday 3-7 p.m.
JOIN YOUR FRIENDS AT
2UU DATE FOR
COAST GUARD
•S CHANGED
JUNEAU — A change in tile
date of the annual examination
for admission to the U. S.
Coast Guard Academy, New
1 London, Connecticut, has heen
announced by the Coast Guard.
Beginning in 1963, the ex
amination will be administered
in December of each year. The
examination will consist of the
December administration of the
College Entrance Examination
Board tests which will be giv
en this year on December 7,
1963. Applicants living in the |
United States should apply be-1
fore Nov. 8. 1963, to take the
test, while those living overseas
should apply before Oct. 4,
1963.
Applications for the Coast
Guard Academy are now being
accepted. An information book
let and application forms may
be obtained by writing to Com
mandant (PTP-2) U. S. Coast
Guard, Washington 25, D.C.
LITTLE LEAGUE
OFFICIALS TO MEET
All officers, managers, and
coaches of the Palmer Little
League Glut' are urged to be
present at a meeting in the
Central school cafeteria tomor
row. April 26. at 7:30 p.m.
The 1963 schedules will be
discussed
Long-Term Agriculture Development
Program Proposed To Sec. Freeman
A long-term agriculture de
velopment progiairi for Alaska
was strongly advocated this
week by the Alaska congres
sional delegation in proposing
to Secretary of Agriculture I
Freeman that special attention
should be focused on achieving
a self-reliant agricultural econ
omy.
“If the nation and the state '
/•.re to benefit properly from \
the Department of Agricul
ture’s programs in Alaska,’’
Representative Rivers and Sen- |
ators Gruening and Bartlett
wrote the cabinet member, "we
suggest that the Department
undertake to develop in con
junction with state agencies
and farm producers, an over
all long-term development pro
gram. Such a program should
be determined at a level suffi
ciently high to reflect this ad
ministration’s policies.”
The three Alaskans suggest
ed that a representative, fact
finding team from the depart
ment, headed by Secretary
Freeman if possible, visit Al
aska. “Such a group.'' the dele
gation stated, “should include
experts in the scientific and ;
practical aspects of farming, of j
course. However, in order to I
arrive at an effective program. 1
it should also have economists, I
production and marketing spec- i
ialists, men and women skilled
in state-federal relationships. 1
ind others you might want to
designate who can deal with
aroblems, examine fac t . and
■ecommend program: and pol
icies.
"A healthy, sell-sufficient
Alaska agriculture 1 pus .hie.
It cannot be accomplished
.tvernight or in a veui. but in
the interest of proper economic,
frowth and national defense,
.he start toward such a day of
self-reliance must be made.”
4-H CLUB NEWS
4-H Butfee-ners
The 4-H Buttee-ners met at
he home of Cecelia Corbin on
rhursday, April 4. Old and new
ausiness was taken care of con
cerning projects and enroll
ment cards. There were 31
members present, also one
?uest and two leaders. Ten
were absent.
Susie King gave a talk on
i-H. or horsemanship. After
wards, Mis. Hulbert gave us a
cjuiz on 4-H. The next general
meeting will be May 3 at the
Horbin home.
The meeting was adjourned
md refreshments were served.
After refreshments, everyone
went outside to play baseball
jr to take turns riding horses.
One-fifth of brined cherries
jsed for maraschino cherries
ire grown in Oregon.
BETTER BUYS BETTER BUYS BETTER BUYS BETTER BUYS
AT YOUR INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND INDEPENDENTLY OPERATED
MARKET
C/3
►
C/9
SPECIALS GOOD THURSDAY EVENING THRU WEDNESDAY NIGHT
DARIGOLD CANNED OH £
MEAT DEPARTMENT
SLAB
BACON
MILD CHEDDAR
CHEESE
0
lb
BEEF
MILK
5
for
79
DEL MONTE—20 OZ.
CATSUP
3 ,‘1.00
SWANSON
Meal Loai Dinner ,«k 49°
CHERRY - APPLE - PEACH
49
t
ea
SKOOKUM — 303 SIZE
~APPLESAUCE
5
for
ROSED ALE —303 SIZE
FRUIT COCKTAIL 4
for
Plymouth
FLOOR
10,-T
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WE HAVE
THE FINEST
Produce
Display
WRANGLER JEANS
20% off
WORK SHIRTS & PANTS
IN THE
MATANUSKA
VALLEY
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AND MANY OTHER CLOTHING ITEMS
REC.
PRICE
FOR A TREAT THIS WEEK AND EVERYDAY SHOP
20% oH
B and B MARKET
FORMERLY PIGGLY WIGGLY
STORE HOURS DAILY 9 A.M. to 7 P.M. - SUNDAYS 10 A.M. till 6 P.M.
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STATE POLICE CHECK
t IRLARMS CHARGE
State po.ice are n '>• Mm
|g..',:ng a charge of careless use
of Lrearms, involving an in
' cadent when a bull'. ' pe.it ' rat
; eci tnc wall at Halloa Lodge.
An arrest has not yet been
'made, pending further inve.iti
• gallon, police said.
Wasn ngton iauk.; i S
her one in peppern int
speaimint production.
STATE FORESTERS
PLAN ANCHORAGE MEET
The Association of State For
enters nas scheduled their no
tional meeting for July 21 tr
24 in AnchoraReservation
of member fore mens planning
to attend should be made m
later than June 15.
Montana is
state.
fourth larges:
Days like this are made for Olympia
PLAN AHEAD
One ingredient is priceless: Its the Water
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