Teachers Christmas
Made Pleasant by
Local Hospitality
Many local person* opened uj
their home* to teaiher? and othe
young pe<-pit th.ie week to mak.
Christmas a joyful « n< for gut s'
and hosts alike
At the Clayton Essling*rs opei
house on Christmas Eve, Nettn
Smith, Gottfried Setvahn Wil
«tt. Mr ami Mrs Cl.-.r
once Bill, Dr ;nd Mrs Fla.
Graves and Mr and M. - R.,bm
Cutes wire » •, ...
l-*at< in tl « t \ *vng a * >• tht
Midnighr M .? y* Michi
number ■ f gue t were < nter
tained at the Paul Martin
French-Canadian Reveillion hel
annually on Christ Kve Go"
frie-i Stevahn ana William Elliot
al-o wire gut ,-t there, as wet.
Mr. and Mrs. Neil .V hael.-nn. Dr
Myron F. Babb. Earbaia Run
baJl. Betty Krvutz. J: >n. r Skok
George Crowthcr. -.rrl R ,SCo,
Taylor, newly arrived ayrorr
1 ' t..e Alaska Experimen
Station.
The I. J. Hodgsons enter
tained Alice McCann, Marjorii
Myren, Nettie Smith. Betty Kre
utz, and Roscoe Taylor for Chris'
mas dinner. Mr. Taylor, who ar
rived last Saturday to take up hi:
duties as Mr. Hodgson's assist
ant in the Alaska Experimen'
Station Agronomy Department
has been the Hodgson's housi
guest.
Evelyn Heinrich entertained <
number of her fellow teachers foi
Christmas dinner in her apart
ment. Nancy Wade and Jack
Dodge were there as were Gott
fried Stevahn. Keith Stanton and
Betty Jo Riddle. Keith Stanton’s
brother, Fleet, and another sol
dier from Fort Richardson, were
also guests.
Mildred Schneider spent Christ
mas with the George Brewsters
at Spring Creek Farm, and Mrs.
Agnes Rich is the week-long hol
iday guest of the James Fryes.
Norman Rousey, Lois Thomo
son, Dorothy Lorscheter and
Ralph Wofford spent part of their
Christmas Day at the home of
U. S. Commissioner Dorothy Sax
ton where they took part in a
very special ceremony.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bryant and
Patricia LaWalters of Anchorage
snent the Christmas holidays witn
the Mears family.
HOLIDAY FLOWERS—
The Traditional Gift
POTTED
POINSETT! A
Cut Flowers
Mai. Valley Gardens
NOTES FROM YOUR
EXTENSION SERVICE
By RICHARD BLUE
19S2 IF YE Candidal**
The- Extension Service is n<>\*
I accepting applications for our
' 1952 foreign exchange student
■ from Alaska The name of the
student should be sent to the
Washington *-f• jc» befor« Ft br i
ary 1. If you know of any worth
while young men or women who
would he inter*.-.-ted m this op
portunity and c,»n qualify, please
11 a?-k then, to send us fl eii applic; ■
tiofts Hen cr« thi major n< j t ■
M;;-t I" :: -< -M gradu
Mu. t b. i ■ tv.- ■ r T',. ,-,,o . f
lk and 2'.
Must he m «-;«*-11* nt >,
t<-■ -rt ifi<-..' e i quo • d).
Must be single-.
-Must expect t - n main < at . f
-drool in the i !! of 1952
Must lav and of farm
. life and work i.\ t intend t » re
• main in fanning . do.- ly re
lated occupation-,
t Must have kr wledge of the
, language of the < >untry to which
assign*- 1.
Lashbrock Reports
We have had a couple of let
ters from our home demonstra
tion agent. Marylou Lashbrook,
j which state that our 4-H repre
i sentative, Joyce Dinkc-1. was a
1 good delegate. She entered into
all activities and has made many
friends. She even appeared on a ■
television show, which puts her:
: way ahead of most Alaskans who 1
j have yet to see television. Mary-1
i lou didn't say v.hen she planned
j to return but indicated it would ;
| be ir. tne near future.
I is
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V. F. C. A.
GARAGE
my
lj53
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t
'HEN we say Happy
New Year to you we are certain that
it will be truly a happy one. Your
tine friendship to us merits our best
wishes ond we hope that the coming
year will be one of Health, Happiness
ond Prosperity.
M. V. F. C. A.
TRADING POST
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DEFENSE CONSTRUCTION IN ALASKA
BY GIL PEARSON
Technical Information Officer.
Alack* Dittrich Corps of En
gineer*. U.S. Army
When the Prospectus of Con
struction to be accomplished in
the Alaskan Command dui ing
1952-1953 appeared recently, it
was at once apparent that the
treat number and variety of new
projects listed will call for a wide
acceptance of the biddint chai
h mg' by many contractor- »n «,i -
de: to bring about urcess f «r th
program,
L.-ting some U i new jobs >• ,tii
t d approximate cost of
17ft Hi ns. the Prospectu
points up that contiacts for these'
new pi ejects will be a..ard. 1 on
'! basis of op n eompetitiv
bi i l.ng and that any firm «> da
•.. ■ n • will receive the formal no
1 i.. in prosp. i live bidders which'
detail* proposal* and require
ments a.* they are scheduled.
Type- of construction und>
the current program run the pa
mut from Alaska’s largest build
ing — a composite 6-story Arrm
city under one room at the Poi
of Whittier, through reinfoicei
concrete barracks and servic
buildings and frame family quar
ters In addition, all types of uttli
ty lines, water and sewage dis
p- a! plants, and asphalt pavin:
lobs e •mmon to military port
are in. lu<! ,n the Alaskan Corn
m.'ind program.
The i is currently under con
tract about one-f »urth billmn do'
i-irs fm i . n truction designs, ar.
services Tii •projects schedule,
for the lft"'2-19.>3 season expecte
to total about 170 million dolhu
additional. include:
Vehi'le repair .-Imps, ys-nhn
PALMER SHEET METAL and HEATING
JOHN WEISENBERGER
And
B»*>t W ishes
for the
Season
TALK OF THE TOWN
CAFE
Mr. I(e» Year
It's good to hove you
with us. May you have
a very pleasant visit.
PEARL WHITE
LAUNDRY
Palmer. Alaska
^ ^ 11 J-|J—U~I^~un_r
stations, administration building*,
warm Ftnragc unit*. Po*t Engi
neer facilitn telephone ex
changes. urn ... t aining farili
ties. refrigerated \vaM*hnuM'«
maintenam < >(mj . bakery, poit
' facilities, a
' cleaning plan*
age. n hospit.
1 treatment pi;,
• nance and ai i
tic training
a locomotiv.
plant, ban t
ter*, family
• er and heat
fuel ,-ysten
water. M V. <
' lines). eiiii
• fire si; ti-»n
With all
l be opened 1
i :»***•*#**
iindry and dry
. imumtion *tm -
v iter and sewage
th« aters. ord
( v shops, an A
■I, commissaries
(i. a cold storag
b u helor qua*'
tg. central pnw
P iiits. hulk liquid
• s (including
and eleetr i
•ion system
ny othe: s
projects yet * ■
lung, theie a
Valley Frontiersman
7
obvioush many opportunities for
the contractor n defense con
strurte»n iti Alaska. The mmpeti
five b d system used in the public
.nterest provides equal challenge
'o . nd fair pract.ec for all nm
tractm* n one of the greatest
■■'■r. tni. • n proj: ains in history
Colonel Lyle K Seeman. the
\b -C 1) -ti ct Kngmecr. Corps
F-n. <:> lT S Army, invites
onti a * < n>. lei atii*n of th’s
" n- . • ... k« * Illuminating
“ *■ il i a Himough pr> seitia
n o- . < n* an.j progiamftted
”< ' p . n 5 he 19511-19 > i
1 '• ■ •" i n. 11 net ion. Th.s
•! * bmet in . available,
■n re« • ' ’ i' • 1 ■ , .,1 In
formation Office.
KOSLOSKY’S DEPARTMENT STORE
PALMER, ALASKA
Something Bf
r\7
Here it is — the new CA Tractor stepping out with its high
clearance, two-bottom mounted plow.
The CA is a new tractor — engineered to make better use
of its generous power.
Here are some of the features which make this possible:
Hydraulic Traction Booster, Power Shift Wheel Spacing,
New Wider-Base Rear Tires (10-inch tire on a 10-inch
rim), Two-Clutch Power Control (optional) and Con
stant-Mesh Four-Speed Transmission. Complete hydrau
lic system is standard equipment.
Stop in soon. See Allis-Chalmers’ latest — the new
CA tractor.
CHALMERS
ERS)
YUKON
ANCHORAGE
ENT, INC.
FAIRBANKS
711 6lh Anchorage. Alaska SEATTLE