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OWEN A. MOFFITT
Box 757 Palmer, Alaska
PI 5-4098
A B and J
Mechanical Co.
Phone PI-5-2900
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MEA Directors Vote to Donate $24)00
To Fire Department Ambulance Drive
The Matanuska Electric As
>c'.'iation's board of directors
has voted to donate $2,000 to
the Palmer Fire Department's
ambulance fund drive.
The action was taken at the
board’s regular meeting Mon
day night in the MEA building
at Palmer.
Hal Chance of the fire de
partment reported to the board
that the MEA donation will
bring the ambulance fund tot
al to approximately $9,000. He
said the firemen, themselves,
have made the largest dona
tion. They contributed $2,761,
all of their welfare fund.
The MEA directors also ap
proved the hiring of Herb
Hilscher as public relations
consultant for the newly or
ganized Power and Industrial
Development Committee.
Phil O’Neill, MEA president,
informed the board that the
PIDC was formed last week to
promote development in the
Matanuska Valley. Its member
ship includes the MEA, the
Bring Own Fish,
Enjoy Lake Outing
Bring your own fish, ready
to fry. This is the only admit
tance ticket asked of the pub
lic to attend the Matanuska
Valley Sportsmen’s annual fish
fry on Sunday, July 14, Eu
gene Kirsch, president, said
this week.
The fish fry will be held at
Barry’s Finger Lake Resort, be
ginning at noon, with Bill Hos
kins supervising the frying of
the fish.
Ice cream, coffee, and hard
rolls will be furnished by the
club. Those attending are ask
ed to bring any other side
dishes they wish (besides their
fish).
The Matanuska Valley
Sportsmen decided at their
June meeting to cancel their
July meeting date, which
would have fallen on the July 4
holiday.
All but 23 miles of Oregon
saltwater beaches are public
property.
Special Services
TAILORING AND REPAIR
SERVICE. Also cleaning and
repairing fur garments.
Browns Shop. PI 5-2520.
C-6-6-tf_
VALLEY SHOP. Bring your
upholstery and woodwork
ing problems to us. Lazy Mt.
Road. Use Clark Wolverine
Road to dead end sign turn
south for 2/10s mile. C-4-4-tf
AT STUD — Permanent reg.
quarter horse. Pocco Peppy
Jones, AQHA P-139, 183. fee
$75, payable when mare is
brought. Mares boarded $1.25
per day. Our horses win at
halter, performance, racing.
Second in 50 mile edurance
ride. Good all around horses.
Ask the man who owns one.
Phone PI 5-4727. J. Lee Cau
dill, Wild Rose Ranch, Box
1262, Palmer, Alaska.
P-6-20-2t
LOVER & SONS
BUILDERS
PI 5-3221—after 7, PI 5-4242
FREE ESTIMATES
3CHROEDER CONSTR. CO
QUALITY BUILDERS
FREE ESTIMATES
Phone PI-5-4206
1
CUSTOMER SERVICE
The Solid Cedar Home everyone is talking
about. Call your Valley Dealer for details:
LES or BETTY MEARS
EVENINGS PI 5-4480 OR DAYS PI 5-3290 or
PI 5-3291
VALLEY CONCRETE PRODUCTS
VALLEY SAND & GRAVEL
Crushed Rock Washed Sand and Gravel
Motar Sand Ready-Mixed Concrete
Building Blocks Sack Cement & Supplies
PI 5-4062
Palmer Chamber of C mmerce,
the Matanuska Valley Bank,
the Matanuska Telephone As
sociation, Matanuska Maid and
the farmer’s cooperative.
According to O'Neill, t h e
first project of the committee
will be to promote the con
struction of a 22 megawatt
mine-mouth generating plant
at Sutton.
The MEA submitted an ap
plication for funds to construct
the plant to the Rural Electri
fication Association earlier this
month. O’Neill said a team of
REA experts is expected to
visit the valley next month to
inspect the proposed site of
the generating plant.
In addition, MEA directors
authorized Mason LaZelle,
MEA manager and John Shaw,
MEA attorney, to attend a le
gal seminar in Spokane, Wash,
on July 25-26.
PROCESSING PLANT
BACKER TO SPEAK
Either Gerald Earp or Jim
Bcoky will be guest speaker
at the noon luncheon meeting
of the Malanuska Valley
Chamber cf Commerce Wed
nesday, July 3, in the Fron
tier Cafe in Palmer.
The two men plan to con
struct a food processing plant
in the Matanuska Valley
area, which they hope to
have ready for production by
1964. Needed is assurance of
a sufficient pea crop to make
the plant feasible, also rail
siding, electric power, water
and sewage facilities.
All interested persons are
urged to attend the meeting.
Since 1902, U of W has play
ed in the Rose Bowl six times,
MSU twice, Oregon three times
and Oregon State twice.
Tourism is Washington’s
third largest industry.
Option Accepted
For Post Office
The Post Office Department!
has accepted an assignable iand J
option for the site of a new!
po: t office building at Palmer,
according to a news release
from the Seattle regional office
of the Post Office Department.
The property is located on
the northwest corner of Mata
nuska Street and Eklutna Ave
nue, and is presently owned by
Dr. Foster K. Sims of Palmer.
It comprises 12,<><X> square feet.
Bidding forms and specifica
tions will be available soon, the
regional office stated. The site
option will be transferred to
the successful bidder who will
purchase the land, construct
the building to Post Office De
partment specifications and
lease it to the Post Office De
partment on a long-term basis,
with renewal options.
Mrs. Beatrice A. John is
Postmaster at Palmer.
CALENDAR
OF EVENTS
Thursday. June 27
NORTH LAND PIONEER
GRANGE. Grange hall. 8 p.
m.
BOY SCOUTS, Legion hall, 7
p.m.
C A P. SQUAD, Moose hall,
7:30 p.m.
Sunday. June 30
MOOSE PICNIC. Barry's Re
sort, 1 p.m.
AA, Mile 38, Glenn highway, 7
p.m.
Monday, July 1
KIWANIS, Grange hall, noon
Tuesday, July 2
LIONS CLUB, Frontier Cafe,
noon
MASONIC LODGE, Carpen
ters hall, 8 p.m.
MOOSE LODGE, Moose hall. 8
p.m.
WOTM, Moose hall, 8 p.m.
CHE E C H A K O HOMEMAK
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F: S. Member's home, 8 p.rr
LIERARY BOAFtD, Library
7:3o p.rri.
Wednesday, July 3
M V. CHAMBER OF COM
MERCE, Frontier Cafe, noor
AA, Mile 58, Glenn highway, 7
p.m.
BOY SCOUTS, LDS Church, 8
! p.m.
j EXPLORERS, LDS Church. 8
i P m.
Thursday, July 4
INDEPENDENCE DAY
“Puts Mosquitoes
Into A Tailspin”
Slid Circle Placer fields miners, 20 years
ago, in voting BUHACH a* Science** -net
greace*t contribution to Miners. lust j»
effective today. Bum a little whenever
you want peace, comfort and a good
night « rest.
K.*S BUHACH
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