Cadillacs? Palmer Thieves Prefer
Road-Battered Highway Wrecks
We’ve heard many a story of
brothers of the light-fingered
fraternity, who scrupulously se
lected the latest, shiniest, most j
cylindered vehicle owned by their
fellowmen for an unauthorized
joyride, but we had to come to
Palmer to hear the one about the
man who stole a wreck.
That’s exactly what happened
to Harold Dinkel recently. Mr.,
Dinkel and Joe Gislason got con-;
fused while crossing the Wasilla
bridge, and as a result Mr. Din
kel’s automobile got more than
slightly caved in, to the fore. Mr.:
Dinkel called on Roy Knapp of
Palmer Body and Paint to come
and remove the defunct automo-!
bile and to repair the damage.
Mr. Knapp obliged, but didn’t
bother to garage the cracked-up:
vehicle when he arrived in Palm-!
er during the smaller hours of the
night. He parked the car in front'
of his shop, thinking to run it in
side in the morning.
No one was more surprised
than Mr. Knapp when he arrived
at work next morning and found
himself confronted with the ‘case
of the missing wreck.’ At some
time during the dark hours of the
night, a thief had appropriated
the wreck for his own.
Fortunately for both Mr. Dinkel
and Mr. Knapp, the purloined
auto died a second death in front
of the Goodrich farm. It had run
that far on a drained radiator.
Ten minutes after the car was
reported stolen that morning,
Highway Patrolman A1 Luebcke:
remembered seeing a car of the!
description abandoned on the
Palmer-Anchorage highway in
front of the Goodrich farm. It
was returned to Mr. Knapp, who
lost no more time in garaging the
vehicle.
MUKLUK PARTY IS
PLANNED FOR TEENERS
Teen-agers will hold a mukluk
party in the Carpenters’ Hall at
7:30 tomorrow evening, it was
announced today by the P-TA’s
youth committee. The party will
be supervised by Charles Dillon.
All students of the seventh, I
eighth and ninth grade levels are
invited to attend. Parents also
are invited to drop in and watch
the evening’s activities.
Notice To Travellers
The Alaska Railroad Brill Car Service be
tween Anchorage and Palmer will be dis
continued effective January 30.
Regular coach service is to be provided
however, daily except Sunday on the Anch
oraoe-Palmer freight train.
The Alaska Railroad
Try Onr Fountain
Just Once!
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And You'll Always Be a Satisfied Customer
SANDWICHES SODAS SUNDAES I
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MILKSHAKES MALTS
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We Feature Matanuska Maid Ice Cream
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“YOUR FRIENDLY STORE”
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OPEN UNTIL 11 P. M. DAI1 Y
Gloria Crousore Is
Honored At Shower
Gloria Crousore was the honor,
guest at a lingerie shower co
hostessed by Mrs. Billie Renshaw
and Mrs. Jan Parcells last Sun
day afternoon. Miss Crousore
soon will be the bride of Samuel
Youngblood, enlisted man with
the Military Police of Elmendorf
Field.
Guests at the Sunday shower
included:
Betty Mears, Minnie Clark,
Hazel Bryant, Dorothy Cook,
Diane Mohan, Margie Cook, Dor
othy Sands, Mary Lou Johns, and
the honor guest.
Absent guests who participated
in the shower were Kay Pippel,
Irene Vasanoja and Helen Maze.
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
Officers named at Monday’s
meeting of the Library Associa
tion include:
Mrs. E. F. Graves, president;
Mrs, George Geiwitz, vice-presi
dent; Mrs. Don Ingalls, secretary;
Mrs F. R. Sims, treasurer; Mias
Louise Kellogg, new member of
the board of trustees.
Tons 'N Tons *N Tons
Expected To Move North
During Work Season
Greater freight tonnages than
those moved north in the war
years are expected to reach Alas
ka during the coming construc
tion season, it was announced re
cently by L. A. Moore, assistant
to the general manager of The
Alaska Railroad- Mr. Moore has
just returned from a visit to the
states, where he met with con
tractors and freight and transpor
tation agencies.
“Advance planning of the con
struction firms conclusively fore
casts the largest seasonal move
ment of materials ever to some
to the Territory,” Mr. Moore de
clared.
Indications are that not only
i water and rail lines will be jam
{ med with construction materials,
but that highway and air facili
ties will move record-breaking
tonnages.
Consignors in Alaska are en
couraged to begin shipping imme
i diately through slack shipping
months of January and February.
Stockpiling now will avert delays
in the rush season, Mr. M^ore
pointed out.
GOOD FUN,
BEST IN REFRESHMENT
ALWAYS
at Mm
FINE FRIENDS
Palmer Bar
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.During tkf. past twelve months we have given the people of Alaska and the
Pacific Northwest periodic reports on what we have done to improve service
to Alaska.
We have made some major changes and a great many smaller changes in our
way of doing things. All of them have been designed to help us attain our goal
—the best possible water transportation for Alaska at rates that will promote
territorial growth and prosperity.
Our entire organization is working full time on this job and our experience
shows that we are making real progress. We are confident that our down-to
earth approach to Alaska transportation problems, which capitalizes on the
experience, ideas and know-how of all members of The Alaska Line staff, means
progressively better service for all Ala--' a.
G. W. Skinner, President
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP COMPANY
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