Needed Public Works
Gel Priorities for
APW Applications
Othce City Projects.
R C Cetdorll of Thomas
Bourne Associates appeared be
for C»t>* Council last week to j
urge immediate consideration of
public works projects needed *n
Palmer Me said that applications
for the pioject* should be in the
hands of Alaska Public Works by
February 1 in order to be in
cluded in the 19M budget He
advised the following projects in
order of priority: extension of the
city water line from the site f
the present test wells to the or
iginally planned surface source
at Wasilia Creek, a municipal
service building, and paving. An
application for sewers had al
ready gone in. He made it dear
that Thomas Bourne Associates
would be happy to draw up plans
of the projects and process the
applications. The Council was to
meet in special session this week
to consider these project possi
bilities.
Pumping of Well Delayed
Caldwell also reported that
technical difficulties have heid
up pumping operations in the test
well. As soon as a screen arrives
from Outside, the test will be
conducted. He said that there’s no
doubt that there is plenty of wa
ter present in the well.
Liquor License Renewals
Liquor license renewals for the
year 1952 were approved for the
following retail liquor dealers or
establishments: Con Pearski. Neal
and Marie Wright, Steve Ward,
Koslosky and Koslosky, and the
Matanuska Hotel. Beverage dis
pensary license renewals were
approved for the Palmer Bar, T
ind T Sourdough . Sham
rock Lounge. Matanuska Hotel,
and the Club 49er. The license
renewals are granted by the
Third District Court following
Council approval.
Payment Authorized
The Council voted to pay Stan!
Severns $30 a month for the use
of his cabinet shop as temporary
quarters for the city hall. It was
felt that this was only fair in
view of the h°ot pnd prep
:on time consumed for meet
ings held and some
times more often. The salary of
City Attorney Harold Butch it
was set at $3,500 per year retro
active to the date of incorpora
tion. This fee includes his secre
tarial help in getting the ordi- j
nances prepared as well as his
own trips back and forth fromj
Anchorage for the regular and
special meetings.
Guilty Pleas Bring
Fines and Sentences
Reckless driving charges drew
fines and sentences for William
Edward Journot and Thomas
Richard Crawford, two Elmen
dorf AFB men, in U. S. Commis-!
sioner’s Court December 3.
On complaints signed by the
Alaska Highway Patrol, the men j
entered pleas of guilty to the j
charges of reckless driving on the
Glenn Highway December 2.
U. S. Commissioner Dorothy B.
Saxton levied fines of $100 each,
revoked their driving licenses un
til July 1, 1952 and suspended six
month sentences, in each case.
On November 29 the Commis
sioner fined Robert C. Rose $25
following a plea of guilty to a
charge of speeding on the Glenn
Highway November 12. The Al
aska Highway Patrol brought the
complaint. I
The Passing Show
"Strangvr in the Night". the
viiree oct comeay mriUer present- j
ed by the Junior Class of Palmer
High School Nov 30. proved
a fitting vehicle for the first dra
matic flight of fledgling young
actors There was enough plot to
relieve the characters of too much
responsibility for audience un
derstanding and enough laughs
to keep the audience relaxed and
hopeful.
Special bouquets should go to
those whose facile wings lifted
them from stage-struck immo
bility with their first tries at
emotional scaling. Geraldine Kin
dgren. Stuart Dreghorn, Vosella
Hughes, and Bertha Wassili were
convincing in their roles. Lowell
Krise’s portrayel of the awk
ward. extremely shy law student
—a difficult role— was quite
competent. The other characters,
grounded by the weight of more
difficult interpretation- became ■
more convincing as the denoue
ment approached. Given a couple
more acts and they might have
been soaring also.
The production staff should be
complimented on a very good job |
of stage designing. There was
nothing amateurish about the
sets.
NEAR CLOSING
OF ACCOUNTS ON
SEVEN ARA HOUSES
Don L. Irwin announced last
week, nearly a year after comple
tion of the seven ARA houses for
staff members, that the project
accounts are almost ready to be
closed.
There are only two individual
accounts left unpaid as the bond
ing company of Loyer and eas
ier, contractors, completed pay
ment of the sub-contractors. The
bonding company did not honor ,
the two above-mentioned ac- ]
counts. It now remains for the j
government to release the bal- (
ance of the contract payment. -
VWUL.il W CXhJ UCiU ^/LllUillft V.tlUU
cation that all sub-contractors
and suppliers had been paid. The
balance of about $14,000 will
probably go to the bonding com
pany.
TIME TO CLEAN
THOSE SNOWSUITS
AND WINTER
CLOTHES!
Won't be long before
your youngsters will
be braving the first
snowfall with warm
winter clothes. Don't
be caught short—«end
their winter things—
and yours—to us now
for cleaning.
BROWN'S SHOP
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J. VIC BROWN & SONS
"The Alaskan Jewelers"
128 Fourth Ave., Anchorage Phone 22081
4-44444- 4444 44
WATCHES DIAMONDS
SILVER NUGGET AND JADE JEWELRY
•4-4-4-4-44 444-444
Prompt Attention to Mail Orders
Serving Alaskans for 35 years—ask any old-timer
Tin Dredging Planned
for Nome Aroa
The nerd for strategic metali
t* spurring interest in tin and
bismuth operations in the north
sections of Alaska, according 'o
Vcirman Stines, Alaskan mining
engineer
Under a participating loan
granted by the federal defense
minerals administration the Zyn
da gold mining company expects
to start exploratory work of tin
properties on the Seward pemn
sula this coming spring
Stines said plans call for con
verting tin operations to a dredge
program, the first time a dredge
has been used in tin operations
An electric dredge now in the
Fairbanks area will be disman
tied and hauled overland 160
miles to Circle, there it will be
rebuilt on pontoons and floated
dowrn the Yukon river; along the
Bering Sea to Tin City.
Much additional interest in the
Nome area was reported by Mr.
Stines in a bismuth operation on
Charley creek, where a vein of
quartz, rich in bismuth and sul
phide of bismuth was discovered.
NEW CIVIL DEFENSE
DIRECTOR APPOINTED
Governor Ernest Gruening an
nounced this week the resigna
tion of Colonel Earl Landreth us
director of Civilian Defense.
Colonel James C. Crockett,
who has been serving as deputy
director, has been named acting
director.
Both Col. Landreth and Col.
Crockett were in Palmer two
weeks ago to advise local citi
zens of the need for perfecting
their local Civil Defense program
immediately in view of the im
portant role the Palmer area will
Dlav in the plans for evacuating
:he Anchorage area, should such
iction become necessary.
James B. Kindler, formerly
ihemist for Geological Survey,
las a new job with the field en
gineering division of the Bureau
>f Reclamation Eklutna Project j
LOCAL PEOPLE
PLAN TRIPS OUTSIDE
FOR XMAS HOLIDAYS
A* the beautiful A I • • k • n I
Chrmtma* M-a*w>n approaches. al
mort every day bring* nrm-f of lo
cal people making plan* to brave
the rigor* of the Outside during
the holidays
The Don Irwins departed last
week end The Frank Trainers,
who delayed their trip out as long •
as possible, left Monday Tom
and Arlene Day leave about De
cember I? for Christmas in San
Francisco and a vacation tripj
through the Southwest and Mex
ico The Harold Thumas are also
reported on the southbound list
around December 17, in time to
make Edison Thuma's Christmas !
at Park College, Illinois, a not too
lonesome one. They also plan to
visit the Frank Linns in Manhat
tan. Kansas. The Sam Johnsons
left Wednesday, for Flint, Mich.,
and Mr and Mrs. I. M. Sandvik
are driving over the highway
with them.
Local Masons lo
Install New Officers
Matanuska Lodge 293 of the
Free and Accepted Masons will
have an installation of new of
, ficers next Tuesday evening. De
cember 11, at Carpenters Hall.
Installed will be Grayson Mur
phy as Worshipful Master, Mel
vin E. Burgan as Senior Warden,
Charles Wilson as Junior War
den, William Head as treasurer,
and Wayne Wheeler as secretary.
Grant Mac Murray, district
deputy of Anchorage will be the
installing officer.
for
Chrisimas
Special to Dec. 15
1 5x7 Oil Pholo
With Each $10 Order
RAY ADAMS
Furnaces
Sheet Metal Work
Stokers Pre-fab Chimneys
Stainless Steel Work
— Free Estimates —
PALMER SHEET METAL & HEATING
John Weisenberger
Phone: 62J3
Palmer
Give her a checking account for Christmas.
Saves her valuable time, countless steps
and besides she'll have an accurate check
on family expense. Stop by in the
morning.
MATANUSKA VALLEY BANK
Open Friday Evenings—5 to 7 P. M.
2 PER CENT ON SAVINGS
Morrison-Hanten Piles
Performed of Seward
Mii» Meryl llnsen. daughter
of Mil. Either h nlgem of Srw
ard. became th« bride of Law
rence D Rom* n wn of Mr and
Mrs L P RorriV'n of Palmer, in
an afternoon eer*-nony performed
at the home of the bride Novem
ber 29
The bride wore a turquoise
rayon suit drew „nd carried pink
and v. hite carnal,on flower* Her |
only attendant Mra. June Teague
was attired in a treen suit
The bridegro* son of original
Matanuska Vall< y colonist* at
tended. Palmer sc -.ooJ* Hurt Tea
gue served as V «t man at the
wedding
Following the ceremony, the
wedding party a:,d guests enjoy
ed a wedding ci nner served in
the bride’s horr.> Mrs Rorrisor.
mother of the bi icgioom attend
ed from Palmer
r C.
THE GREEN SPRUCE BOUGH
By Bob Kl»m
No Ifivn of (rut
Nor turnip (mni>
Stand symbol to
M> haunted dream*
To tundra, drifted,
Deep with snow,
Where mosses and
The lichens grow.
To nameless lakes
And nameless creeks.
To you 1 sing
Of mow shoe squeak:
The Im auties of
The Arctic night
With mountains gleaming
In star light,
When bedded with
The green spruce bough
Poetic thoughts.
They do endow
Of these, I sing
Open All Night
Wednesdays — Thursdays
Fridays and Saturdays
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PAINTING CONTRACTORS
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