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BULLETIN
The field commiiiee won'l
ialk about land settlement in
public, a last-minute telephone
call from Kenneth Kadow at
Juneau reported this morning.
The subject isn't to be men
tioned, except in a closed room,
and to invited guests. However
Governor Ernest Gruening still
wants to meet Valley residents
in a public meeting. He has
asked for a "town hall" meet
ing for the evening of July 12.
It probably will be scheduled
in the Gymnasium at 9 p.m.,
but arrangements still were
pending.
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The Alaska field committee in
tends to talk about land settle
ment in public, when sessions be
gin here July 10, chairman Ken
neth Kadow announced this week.
Mr. Kadow wired Clair Stock,
Chamber president, asking that
an open meeting be planned for
the evening of July 12. Gov
ernor Ernest Gruening will pre
side at the meeting.
Committee members will begin
to assemble here on July 10, and
will be in session for a part of
that day, and all day July 11. On
the evening of the twelfth, they
will be guests at a banquet
planned by the Chamber of Com
merce.
Committee sessions will con
tinue on the twelfth, and on the
morning of the thirteenth. Mem
bers plan to visit installations of 1,
the Matanuska Valley Farmers’ |
Co-Operating Association after j
lunch on the thirteenth. After in- 1
specting the Co-Op, the commit- !
Xee plans a field trip to the Val
ley’s mining area. ]
The session will break up on i
the afternoon of the thirteenth. 1
Agriculture Official *
To Visit Alaska in August J
Knox Hutchinson, assistant sec
retary of agriculture, is planning -
a visit to Alaska in August, re
gional Forester B. Frank Heint
zleman announced at Juneau last
week. Mr. Heintzleman had just
returned from a four months’
stay in Washington, D. C.
The forester said he spent much
of his time there in attempting
Xo develop interest in the in
creased use of Alaskan lumber.
He said his efforts bore results,
A
PERSONS OVERLOOKED
IN RECENT CENSUS
ASKED TO FILE RE™
It is probable that seve,
dents of the Matanuska -.'alley
were overlooked in the recent
census, Jim Brown of the divi
sional office at Anchorage said
last week. Mr# Brown said the
rural enumerator here had re
ported that the small road lead
ing upstream at the Knik River
bridge had not been covered.
It is requested that residents
living along this road ask for a
missed persons blank at the Pal
mer Postoffice. This form should
be filled out and returned to the
Anchorage office of the Bureau of
the Census at the earliest pos
sible time.
Mr. Brown visited the Valley
last week to check on possible
missed persons. He was accompa
nied by Russell Westberg, assist
ant area supervisor, from the Se
attle office of the Bureau of the
Census.
Mr. Westberg said that un
doubtedly Alaska will show a
greater percentage of increase in
population than will any of the
states. As an example he pointed
to the comparative figures of the
entire Third Division in 1940, and
that of the Anchorage recording,
district this year. In 1940 the
whole division recorded only 19,
312 residents. This year, unoffi
cial returns indicate that the An
chorage district will show 31,561
residents.
All temporary offices of the
Bureau of the Census are being
closed on June 30, the supervisor
;aid.
md increased business for lum
ser mills in Southeastern Alaska
should be noted in the future.
Mr. Heintzleman further re
sorted that the proposed pulp
nill to be located in the Ketchi
can area has asked for an exten
sion of time in which to begin
>lant construction. It is not pro
sosed that work on the mill will
)egin until Aug. 2, 1951.
Coffey Insures Everything—
Remember?
1 Lydia Kellogg
lies in Seward
Mrs. Lydia E. Kellogg, former j
long-time Valley resident, died at j
Seward Hospital earlier this week.
Mrs. Kellogg was 91 years old at
the time of her death. She had
not lived in the Valley, except for
brief visits, for the past three
years. She was last here for a
few days early this spring.
Mrs. Kellogg settled in the Val
ley on a location near Finger Lake
in 1916. She is believed to have
written one of the first books on
Alaska. In her later years here,
she turned to painting. She also
was at one time an accomplished
musician.
Palmer Dentist Weds
Tacoma Woman
Dr. Joseph Bell, Palmer den
tist, and Mrs. Virginia Doon of
Tacoma, Wash., were united in
marriage in Anchorage on June
12. The service was performed
by Rev. Frank J. Walkup. At
tendants for the couple were Mr.
and Mrs. John D. Black.
The new Mrs. Bell returned to
Tacoma, to comclude her business
arrangements there, and to plan
for bringing her two daughters
north. The new home will be
established in Palmer.
MRS. HYLAND WILL
MARRY ON JULY 9
On Sunday, July 9, Mrs. Julie
Ann Hyland of Palmer will be
married to James Smith of Jones
ville. The service is planned for
10:45 a.m., at St. Michael’s Cath
olic Church.
Following the church service,
friends of the couple are invited
to greet them at Hyland Hotel.
Mr. Smith, a Jonesville miner,
has lived here for the past six
years. Mrs. Hyland has been a
Valley resident for 22 years.
Coffey Insures Everything!
Remember?
MR. & MRS. CHET BURDEN
Knik Koffee Kup
SHORT ORDERS 15 Miles from Wasilla on Knik-Goose
FISHING SUPPLIES Bay Rd. Follow Signs from Wasilla
CALL FOR BIDS
Alaska Housing Authority
Separate sealed bids will be re
ceived at the office of the Alaska
Housing Authority, 11th and I
Street, Post Office Box 179, An
chorage, Alaska, until 10 A.M.
July 17th, 1950, and then public
ally opened for the construction
of the following projects:—
1. 25 single family dwellings in
Douglas, Alaska, consisting
of 5 three-bedroom units and
20 one-bedroom units.
2. 10 single family dwellings in
Cordova, Alaska, consisting
of 3 three-bedroom units and
7 two-bedroom units.
3. 25 single family dwelling
units in Palmer, Alaska, con
sisting of 8 three-bedroom
units and 17 two-bedroom
units.
4. 6 single family dwelling
units consisting of 2 three
bedroom units and 4 two
bedroom units at the Univer
sity of Alaska, College, Alas
ka.
5. Remodelling of a log struc
ture for faculty housing at
the University of Alaska,
College, Alaska.
Plans and specifications may be
obtained at the office of the Alas
ka Housing Authority, Anchor
age, Alaska, and may be exam
ined at the following locations:—
Associated General Contractors
of America,
304-306 Central Building,
Anchorage, Alaska.
and
Associated General Contractors
of America,
Arctic Building,
Seattle, Washington.
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LOCKERS
It's Time Now to
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For Next Year
Palmer Cold Storage
& Locker Service
In addition, plans and specifi
cations may be secured for the
Douglas and Cordova projects at
the office of Foss, Malcolm &
Olsen, Architects, Juneau, Alaska,
and for the two projects at the
University of Alaska, from the
Alaska Housing Authority office
Fairbanks, Alaska. Where copies
of plans or specifications are re
quested, a deposit of $10.00 will
be required to ensure their re
turn not later than 15 days after
the opening of bids. Checks
should be made out to the Alaska
Housing Authority.
Published June 30, July 7.
Jonesville Miners Will
Return to Work July 6
Resumption of mining opera
tions at the Evan Jones Mine has
been postponed until July 6, a
mine spokesman announced this
week. Announcement of bid
awards on Army contracts for
coal is not yet available.
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9:00 P. M. Saturday, July 1
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