Palmer Population
Tops Douglas,
Skagway, Haines
A comparison of population fig- j
ures of cities in the First Division j
with the 879 count announced for |
Palmer recently shows that th°
Valley town has outstripped all 1
but five cities of soutneastern <
Alaska. Cities ahead of Palmer <
in the count include Juneau,
Ketchikan, Sitka, Petersburg and I
Wrangell.
Palmer already has outdistanced
Douglas with its 690 residents, .
Skagway with its 761 and Haines
with 336.
Skagway is the only city in (
southeastern Alaska which lost in .
the population race of the last 10
years. However the Haines re- .
cording district was newly estab- „
lished in 1950, and some of those |
residents were included in the ,
Skagway count of 1940. ^
FLEDGLING BARRISTER l
SEEKS OFFICE SITE f
Mr. and Mrs. jack Connally of ]
Albuquerque, New Mexico, were [
Valley visitors early last week. -
Mr. Connally is a recent law grad
uate, and was investigating op
portunities for establishing an of
fice in Palmer.
The couple later went to An
chorage, where Mr. Connally ac
cepted a position in the office of
George Grigsby. Mrs. Connally
will be employed at Fort Richard
son.
However the Connallys consid
er their Anchorage sojourn a
temporary measure. They plan to
return to Palmer, as soon as Mr.
Connally is admitted to the bar
in Alaska. At that time he will
establish an office here.
Snowbird Miner
Hurt on Tram
Ben Goodman, 47-year-old min
er at Snowbird, suffered a frac
tured vertebra in an injury at the
mine recently. Goodman was
hurt -while riding in a tram car.
Miners using the car are in
structed to remain prone during
the ride, it was explained, but
Goodman, for some reason, shift
ed to a semi-sitting position -while
the tram was in motion. He was
struck by an overhead bar and
thrown forward, suffering a re
sultant vertebra fracture.
Dr. C. C. Bailey was called from
Palmer to attend the injured man.
Because of inadequate equipment
at the Valley Hospital, the miner
was transferred to Providence
Hospital in Anchorage for treat
ment.
For Really FINE
Cleaning
Try
BROWN'S
CLEANERS
Kenai Grains, Grasses
Outstrip Matanuska's
Both cereal grains and forage
grasses are further advanced to
vard maturity in the Kenai agri
cultural area than they are in the
Matanuska Valley, Parker Lester,
ocal Extension Service agent re
jorted last week. Mr. Lester had
ust returned from a tour of the
£enai Peninsula where he check
ed the progress of test plantings
>f grains and cereals.
The project was a co-operative
)lan worked out between the Ex
ension Service, the veterans’ on
arm training classes, and the Ag
icultural Research Administra
ion this spring. Test plantings
vere made in the Matanuska Val
ey, Tanana Valley, along the
Jlenn and Richardson Highways,
nd on the Kenai Peninsula.
Mr. Lester said barley, in par
icular, showed a marked state of
dvancement on the Kenai, over
ts maturity in the Valley. He
ound that all grains on the Kenai
rere beginning to ripen last
reek, and would be ready for
larvest in another two weeks.
The Extension Service agent
ound that strawberries on the
£enai also had ripened before the
ruit here in the Matanuska Val
sy.
Scroggins-Woods Rites
Performed in Anchorage
Aline M. Scroggins, until re
cently a waitress at Palmer’s Ron
Da-Voo Cafe, was married to
Duane M. Woods, also of Palmer,
on Saturday, July 15. The cere
mony took place in Anchorage,
in order that the groom’s mother
might attend.
The new Mrs. Woods is now
managing the Bar-B-Que restau
rant here in Palmer.
BARRETTS VACATION
IN VALDEZ. CHITINA
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Barrett of
Palmer returned last Sunday from
a week’s vacation spent at Valdez
and Chitina. ‘ The weather was
bad and so was the road,” Mrs.
Barrett reported, but she adds
that they ha da marvelous time.
While in Valdez they lunched
with Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ham,
and renewed many old friend
ships there, as well as in Chitina.
Chamber Meets Wednesday
Next Wednesday, Aug. 2, is the
date of the regular Chamber of
Commerce luncheon meeting,!
president Clair Stock reminded]
members of the organization to
day. Lunch is served in the form
er library at the Rec Hall prompt
ly at noon. All Chamber members
are urged to attend.
Holm
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517 C Street, Anchorage, Alaska
Box 1893 Phone 22601
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HOME
Need Never, No
Never, Be Like
This
In the home with electricity,
put the modern kitchen
gadgets to work, and get
Mom out of the kitchen on
these beautiful July days
in Alaska.
MATANUSKA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, Inc.
Your REA Electric Co-Op—Palmer, Alaska
“Serving the Valley Since 1942”
Los Angeles Man Tells
Nome Chamber How
To Woo Elusive Tourist
In an effort to find out how
the experts do it, the Nome
Chamber of Commerce imported
a Los Angelino last week to talk
about tourists and how to get
them. The Nome Chamber is
greatly concerned with building
a year-round traffic in tourists
for the entire territory. The or
ganization is leading the action
to form a territorial tourists’ bu
reau for that purpose.
The Los Angeles expert told
the Nome-ites that the L.A. tour
ist industry had publicized the
slogan “Stay Another Day”, and
he recommended that slogan to '
Nome for its use, also.
Coffey Insures Everything!
Remember?
WILSON STILL WAITS
FOR MILK BID AWARD
Manager James Wilson of the
Matanuska Valley Farmers’ Co
Operating Association still ex
pects an Army announcement of
the bid award for the reconstitut
ed milk contract by next week,
he said today. Mr. Wilson has
been confidently awaiting that*
announcement “next week” since
the call for bids was first issued,
back in the dim history of. the
very early spring months of this
year.
PAULSON-CARTER TEAM
WINS PRIZE SCHOTTISCHE
WASILLA — Their schottische
ability won a box of candy f<y
Carl Paulson and Barbara Carter
at last Saturday’s dance at Wasil
la Community Hall. There is a
contest scheduled at each of these
dances, presented twice monthly
at Community Hall under the
sponsorship of Earl Combs. Schae
fer’s Orchestra plays for the
twice-monthly dances.
WE ARE CLOSING
OUR PALMER STORE
We Invite You to Fill
Your Feed and Seed Requirements
From Our Wasilia Outlet
TEELAND'S
Your Patronage Has Been Appreciated
ALASKA SEED
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Located at Corner of Valley Street and Glenn Highway
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Palmer, Alaska
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