MEA ANNOUNCES
NEW POLICY ON
CONSUMER CHARGES
New “trouble-shooting” policy
has been set by the Matanuska
Electric association.
The MEA’s new contract with
the union carries a safety stipu
lation that on all trouble calls
there shall be two men; also that
on any hours worked after 4:30
p.m. double time shall be paid.
“Under the new policy, when
the trouble is on the premises on
the consumer’s side of the meter,
including the consumer side of
the outdoor breaker next to the
meter, two-thirds of the cost will
be assessed against the consum
er”, a statement by officers of
the MEA announced.
“The MEA is a partnership of
all its membership. When there
is a call that is not legitimate
trouble it costs the whole mem
bership and comes out of the re
serve for maintenance. If we
should have some important trou
bles come up, the fund should
not be depleted for work that the
membership can perform for it
self. As we all know there is a
short margin for maintenance
work and it covers a membership
of 845 consumers”, the statement
continued.
“There is a breaker box in the
office which will be shown and
explained to the consumer if
there is doubt how it is operated.
~We want trouble calls when they
are the MEA’s but be sure the
trouble belongs to the association
and not to the consumer. If you
have any objection or better solu
tion to this new policy, please
write us”.
PARTNERSHIP FORMED
New partnership was made
known this week when Ray Mc
Cartney announced Ted Busby jf
Fairbanks as his new partner in
the business of Mac’s Plumbing
and Heating. Busby comes to
Palmer with several years ex
perience in this line. His fam
ily have joined him and are mak
ing their home in the McCartney’s
former home.
Parker Lester, district agricul
tural agent, University of Alaska
extension service, will spend the
coming week in extension work in
Anchorage.
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Homemaker's
Council
Enthusiastic are the Homemak
ers and others who have the op
portunity to attend the weaving
workshop in Palmer directed bj
Miss Karen Pehrson, Swedish ex
pert.
Class hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p
m. and 7 to 10 p.m., June 14-26
The workshop is held in the Uni
versity of Alaska extension serv
well as eager-beaver-weavers are
ice craft room, and spectators a:
invited to attend. Looms ar<
available for those who wish tc
learn weaving—as far as the num
ber of looms will accomodate the
number who sign up.
RIVERBEND CLUB
Picnic is planned by the River
bend Homemakers on Moose
creek, June 21. In case the picnie
is rained out, they’ll gather at the
home of Mrs. Ora Colliers anc
have lunch and meeting indoors
Anyway, they promise a picnic
indoors or out.
GLACIER VIEW
Lesson on child training was
on the program at the last meet
ing of the Glacier View Home
makers club, held at the home ol
Mrs. Irene Bensort. Also Mrs
Benson showed some beautiful
weaving sent from her aunt ir
Sweden. Interest in this was es
Atomic Mineral Ore
Prospectors Offered
Information Guides
Under special arrangements
with the Atomic Energy commis
sion, a selection of literature
which may help individual pros
, pectors, is available from the Al
! aska Development board.
In addition to official regula
tions, are the following:
“Impact of atomic energy on
economic geology”, “Pitchblende
—the primary source of urani
um”, “Uranium resources”, “Ura
, nium procurement policies”, “Ura
’ nium and the petroleum indus
| try”, “List of selected publications
i concerning uranium minerals and
prospecting”, “Use of the Geiger -
, Mueller counter”, “List of manu
facturers of Geiger counters for
prospecting”. Copies may be ob
tained without charge from the
, Alaska Development Board, Box
! 50, Juneau.
The development board was ad
pecially timely due to the weav
ing workshop now being held in
Palmer by the noted Karen Pehr
son.
Farewell shower of handker
chiefs was given for Mrs. Klare
Johnson, who leaves soon for the
States.
Next meeting will be held at
the home of Marjorie Hoskins,
June 19, Fay Hoffman, club re
porter, announced.
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SUMMER TIME IS MUSIC TIME!
When school is out, young people need other activities to
absorb their surplus energy and bubbling enthusiasm.
Group music is one of the best outlets for supercharged per
sonalities. It meets all seven of the major objectives of
education.
Beginners who start now will be ready for concerts in August,
and for school band in September. Instruments loaned free.
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(JUAN P. MILLER)
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Stainless Steel Work
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PALMER SHEET METAL & HEATING
Palmer
vised by Jesse C. Johnson, direc
stor, AEC raw material division,
that radioactive ore samples dis
covered in the Territory should
be sent to Helmuth Wedow, Alas
kan Trace Elements Unit, U. S.
Geological Survey, P. O. Box
1088, Fairbanks, for examination.
Samples will be examined with
out cost and prospectors will be
furnished a report on the results
of the tests.
The Territorial Department of
Mines also is cooperating with
AEC, Johnson told the board, and
samples may be forwarded for ex
amination to their assay offices
SHOWER GIVEN MRS. WELCH
Twenty-two guests attended a
“blue and pink” shower for Mrs.
Ann Louise Welch at the Thomas
Moffitt home Saturday evening.
Following an evening of games,
Ann’s sister, Mrs. H. T. (Fritz)
Hermon, assisted her in opening
the many lovely gifts. Pink was
the dominating color theme of the
delicious lunch served the guests.
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Post Office Box 789
Palmer, Alaska