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Valley Frontiersman
| Valley Visitors
Many visitors were being en
tertained this week by their
friends and relatives as the Val
ley blossomed out in full vacation
splendor.
Brief was the visit of Mr. and
Mrs. Clayton Trott, sister and
brother-in-law of Mrs. Ed. Blom.
On a circle tour from their home
in Ontario, Canada, west through
the States and east through Can
ada, they enplaned at Vancouver
for a three-day side trip to Pal
mer.
Here they were treated to a
liberal taste of Alaskan wild
game—moose served by their
hosts, the Bloms; and caribou,
smoked bear and buffalo at a
dinner given by the Jim Hurleys.
They also got in a day of fishing
before flying to Victoria, Satur
day.
Miss Lila Severns and George
Severns, sister and father of
Councilman Lloyd Severns. ar
rived here Sunday from Kansas
City, Kan. They drove to Tacoma
and flew the rest of the way. They
will be here for the rest of the
month.
Lawrence Laughlin of Cam
bridge, Minn., is spending his two
week vacation at the Matanuska
Experiment Station home of his
brother Winston. He arrived by
plane and will return the same
way on July 11.
Out at the Butte, Dorothy Hur
ley’s mother. Mrs. Cora B. Dow,
arrived last Friday in a return
visit to the Valley. Many friends
will remember her from her visit
here two years ago.
The James B. Orrs arrived on
Friday night from McKinley Na
tional Park to be the guests of
the Tom Days. They w>ere treated
to a day of exploration on the
Matanuska glacier Sunday by the
Days and the Frank Trainers.
Mr. Orr presented his movie,
“The Eruption of Mauna Loa” for
the Kiwanis benefit show Tues
day night.
REA ALASKA OFFICE MEN
NOT IN AIRLINES CRASH
Friends and business associates
who may have feared for the
safety of Donald T. Lowery and
Earl J. Smith, REA engineer and
field representative, respectively,
may rest at ease.
According to a telegram re
ceived by Miss Edna Wehking,
secretary of the REA office here,
neither of the men was on the
United Airlines plane which
crashed near Fort Collins, Colo.,
Friday, June 29
Knowledge that the men would
be proceeding east after a June
25-29 conference in Salt Lake
City precipitated initial fears
which became more intense with
a radio announcement that six
REA officials were aboard the
plane.
Three of the six REA victims
were top ranking officials from
the head office in Washington.
They were, George W. Haggard,
Assistant Administrator of REA;
Arthur W. Gerth, Chief, Applica
tions and Loans Division; I. Thos.
McKillip, Chief, Management Di
vision.
McKillop was to have addressed
a meeting in Anchorage next
month.
BOYS MEET BEAR
Gordon Ganschow and Colin
Mick reported yesterday morning
that they saw a black bear cross
Airport Road from the Snodgrass
Newcombe hay field to the woods
on the other side.
OPS Says Coal Prices
No Longer Affected
By Wage Increases
JUNEAU—Coal producers in
Alaska are reminded that June JO
was the deadline for adding in
creases in wages to the selling
price of their product, the Terri
torial Office of Price Stabilization
said this week.
Ceiling Price Regulation 3. dat
ed February 2. permits coal pro
ducers to add to their prices the
actual dollar-and-cent increases
resulting from wage boosts of
miners until June 30. After this
date, no wage increases may be
considered in adjusting coal
prices.
The OPS said increases in
transportation costs may also be
added to the producer’s price of
coal until June 30.
Increases in labor and trans
portation at the producer level
may be passed on by the retailer,
the OPS said.
Fourth of July—
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favorite pastime were on the pro
gram for the day.
An enterprising youth named
Skippy Coghlan, 8, rented out a
horse at ten cents a ride, three for
a quarter. He was assisted by Gil
bert Hjellen.
The V.F.W. auxiliary sold pop
corn. peanuts and hot dogs at a
booth run by Mrs. May Carter and
Mrs. June Nunally. At the Wa
silla Grange booth, cake, coffee,
pie and other pastries were of
fered for sale. Ice cream was free
to all comers.
Cut While Swimming
Patricia Carson, daughter of
Arnold Carson of Wasilla, was
brought into the Valley hospital
with a cut foot received while
swimming Wednesday. It took
five stitches to sew up the nearly
two-inch cut.
Soldier Injured
An over-exuberant soldier of
Fort Richardson ended his cele
bration when admitted to Valley
hospital with injuries received at
a Wasilla lodge the Fourth of
July.
Taken to the hospital in an ar
my ambulance, Pfc. Samuel A.
Carver was found to be suffering
from severe lacerations on the
hands and arms, allegedly re
ceived when he broke a window
at the lodge.
He was transferred to the Air
Force hospital at Anchorage by
Capt. James Yates, who made
the flight for the 10th Air Rescue
Squadron.
Street Disturbance
A street disturbance, the night
of the Fourth, brought charges
of disorderly conduct against two
Anchorage men who received
fines and suspended sentences in
Commissioner’s Court July 5.
James M. Carter and Kenneth
R. Lawson were fined $30 apiece
and given 30-day suspended sen
tences by U. S. Commissioner
Dorothy B. Saxton, following
guilty pleas made by both men.
The charges were made by the
Alaska Highway Patrol.
VACATIONING OUTSIDE
Mrs. C. C. Bailey and daughter
Jewel are vacationing with Mrs.
Bailey’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. O.
E. Griffith of Bremerton, Wash
ington, and renewing acquaint
ances at the Mason clinic in Se
attle.
They plan to be gone about a
month.
Remtmbw?
Coffey Insures Everything—
Airport Plans Are
Announced by GAA
The 1951 national airport plan,
listing 4.945 locations at which
airports should be constructed or
improved to meet existing and
anticipated demands for air serv
ice over the next three years, was
announced by Charles F. Horne,
administrator of civil aeronau
tics.
This is the fifth in the series of
such plans prepared by the CAA
under the Federal Airport act of
1946. The act directed the admin
istrator to prepare and revise an
nually a three-year forecast of
airport construction or develop
ment projects considered neces
sary to provide a system of public
airports adequate for the needs of
civil aviation.
No funds, federal or local, are
assured by inclusion of a location
in the plan. However, on the ba
sis of appropriations to be made
by the congress, the CAA will in
clude in its coming fiscal year
program those locations in the
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VOLUNTEER SERVICE
ENLISTMENTS OPEN
TO JULY IS ONLY
jonn L. McCormick, Territorial
director of selective service, an
nounced that any registrant be
tween the ages of 19 and 25 may
enlist in the branch of service of
his choice for immediate active
service, even though he has had
his armed forces physical exam
ination.
Mr. McCormick stated this does
not apply to registrants who have
received their orders to report
for induction, and therefore do
not have this privilege.
This privilege is effective thru
July 15, 1951, only. This does not
apply to enlistments in any of
the reserve components.
plan which show the greatest
need.
For its own guidance the CAA
has estimated the cost of the work
outlined in the plan at S662.000.
000. which would require $323,
700.000 in federal funds and $338 -
300.000 in local sponsor fundo
Among the 4.945 locations list 3d
in the 1951 planl30 are in the ter- ,
ritories.
LIST VESSEL MO
FOR ALASKA STEA
C. L. Nelson, local
released today the fol
formation from the Alas
ship Co. regarding the n
of vessels destined for
ports.
SS George Olson, sched
sail from Seattle June 13.
at Seward and Anchorage,
in: freight received in Pali
SS Victoria, scheduled to
from Seattle June 23. callim
Seward. Vessel in; no freight
ceived yet in Palmer.
MV Square Sinnet, schedule^
to sail from Seattle June 24. call
ing at Seward, Valdez and sev
eral other ports.
MV Susitna, scheduled to sail
from Seattle June 29. calling at
Seward and Anchorage. Not in.
SS John Quick, scheduled io
sail from Seattle June 29, calling
at Seward and Anchorage. N6t in.
SS Diamond Cement, scheduled
to sail from Seattle June 30, call
ing at Seward. Not in.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Remple aiw
vacationing in Valdez this week.
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