VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
PRINTED AT PALMER, ALASKA, EACH FRIDAY
By the Matanuska Press, Inc.
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office at
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Viola Daniels .Editor
♦ Barbara Carter .Wasilla Correspondent
Mrs. Jack Thatcher.Valdez Correspondent
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Chamber Begins Search for Housing,
Offices for Reclamation Staff
With the announcement at last
Wednesday’s Chamber of Com
merce meeting that the Eklutna
bill had passed in Congress,
Chamber members took immedi
ate action to ferret out available
housing and office space for the
Bureau of Reclamation staff, to
be headquartered here. Jack
Maze reported that the project’s
assistant engineer had visited
him that morning, stating that the
t Bureau of Reclamation offices
would be established here about
Sept. 1.
It was estimated that a prelim
inary staff of 10 draftsmen and
office personnel would be head
quartered here at that time. The
engineer promised that the Bu
reau of Reclamation would make
a survey of housing and office
needs, and would report those
needs to the Chamber of Com
merce.
Chamber president Clair Stock
promptly named two committee
chairmen to begin planning im
mediately to fill those needs.
Jack Maze was asked to head a
committee which will search for
office space and Don Irwin will
head a housing committee.
It was suggested that construc
tion of an apartment house, un
der the Alaska Housing Author
ity, might be rushed in order to
meet the dwelling needs.
William King, advertising man
ager of the Anchorage Shopping
Guide, was a guest at the Wed
nesday meeting. He reported that
the Guide was gaining momen
tum weekly, as an Anchorage ad
vertising medium. .It was pre
dicted that the throwaway would
go into twice-a-week publication
in another six months.
Mr. King pointed out that this
will mean doubling the payroll of
the Palmer plant of the Matanus
ka Press, which publishes the
Shopping Guide.
Chamber president Stock an
nounced that the Palmer airport
would be formally dedicated dur
ing the coming Matanuska Valley
fair in early September. He
named Ralph Dye as head of the
Chamber’s committee, which will
help other Valley organizations
plan the dedicatory ceremony.
It was suggested that a letter
be directed to the Washington,
D. C., office of the U. S. Geolog
ical Survey, asking that the pro
jected transfer of the Palmer of
fice to Anchorage be reconsidered.
SEEKS MEDICAL TREATMENT
Mrs. Jack Lane of Independence
Mine was admitted to Valley Hos
pital for medical treatment this
week.
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Fire Association
Memberships Pay,
Ha^en Points Out
Members of the Valley Volun
teer Fire Association in past years
have found that their member
ship fee is well worth while, A1
Hagen of the Association said
this week. As evidence of that
fact, Mr. Hagen presented two
letters, excerpts from which are
reprinted below. Both of them
were received from Association
members who suffered home
fires in the past year.
“We would like to express our
thanks to the Fire Association for
prompt arrival at our fire, and
the method with which firemen
discharged their duties.”
Mr. and Mrs. Ben F. Steele.
“I want to thank the entire
group of volunteers for its prompt
action in connection with the
fire at my farm last week. I was
very much impressed at the speed
with which equipment got here,
and was very grateful for its
help.
“It is rather a tribute to the
reputation of your group that the
fire, at the sound of the approach
ing engines, gave up without a
struggle and was only a mass of
smouldering smoke when you ar
rived. It could have been far dif
ferent.”
Sincerely,
V. Louise Kellogg.
The annual membership dues
of the Valley Volunteer Fire As
sociation lapsed on July 1, Mr.
Hogan reminded. The 1950 dues
are delinquent now, and mem
bers should lose no time in re
newing their memberships.
Contributions and fees may be
forwapded to Mr. Hagen.
ARC Employe Hospilalired
Gene Buster of the Alaska Road
Commission was admitted to Val
ley Hospital for medical treat
ment this week.
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WALTER HUNTLEY—
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to plan, included:
1. Fire Fighting.
2. Rescue and First Aid.
3. Medical Care.
4. System of Alerts.
5. Training and Practice
Alerts.
6. Evacuation of Sick and In
jured from Disaster Scene to
Hospitals.
7. Dispersal Areas and Dis
persion Plans.
8. Food and Water.
9. Preventive Measures
Against Looting.
10. Communications.
11. Isolation of Damaged
Buildings.
12. Bomb Disposal or Isola
tion.
13. Security of Public Facili
ties.
14. Transportation.
15. Traffic Control.
Colonel Alexander said plans
would cause a “minimum of in
terference with everyday life.”
“There is no occasion for excite
ment or alarm,” he reassured.
“The plans are being formulated,
LAST CALL ISSUED I
FOR PLAY CAST
The last call for actors and act
resses for “Summer Scene,” three
act play to be produced by the
American Legion Auxiliary in the
fall, was issued today by director
Joe Hudock. Mr. Hudock said if
the play could not be completely
cast at next Monday’s regular
meeting of the dramatic appreci
ation class, he would shelve plans
for its production.
The play director is in need of
at least four more actors for
“Summer Scene.” Parts in the
play are open to anyone inter
ested in participating and are not
limited to Legion and Auxiliary
members, nor to members of the
drama appreciation class.
Mr. Huddock’s class meets at
8:15 p.m. each Monday in Room
15 of Palmer School. This is ab
solutely the last call, he warns.
If the cast cannot be completed
Monday, he will spend no more
time on the play.
only in order that we may be pre
pared.”
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