Ketchikan Pays Lowest
Light Bill, Valdez
Is Next to Highest
Ketchikan residents pay the
lowest light bills in Alaska, an
Alaska Development Board re
port shows. The average bill in
that city is $7 a month. The re
port states that the rate is lower
than in many cities in the United
States.
Juneau’s rates are lowest for
commercial power users.
Valdez pays next to highest
rates for residential use, with an
average monthly bill of $22.75.!
Nome bills are highest of all, with
the head of the house in that city
parting with $37.50 monthly for
electricity.
Development Board
Makes Exhibit Dealing
With '50 Census Figures
Alaska’s mushrooming popula- J
tion is the subject of a display
just completed by the Alaska De
velopment Board, to be shown at
fairs and conventions in the
states. The preliminary reports
of the 1950 census are the theme
about which the display is cen
tered. Soroptimists, convening
this week in Seattle, are the first
to study the exhibit.
BOB EASTERDAY
IS FLOWN OUTSIDE
Bob Easterday, hurt in an acci- j
dent while working on the Trail!
for the Alaska Road Commission,
recently was flown from St. Jo
seph’s Hospital in Fairbanks to
Seattle Swedish Hospital. Mr.
Easterday may have to undergo
an operation in the Seattle hos
pital.
Mrs. Easterday is now living in
Seattle.
GLACIER GIRLS HIKE
TO MINERAL CREEK
The Glacier Club girls hiked to
Mineral Creek on June 27 of last
week. They were accompanied by
their Reader, Miss Mabel Ander
son.
The Glacier girls plan another
bake sale on Tuesday, July 11.
They held one recently, which
was markedly successful.
SHOP IN VALDEZ
L. B. Johnston and Don Reed,
with the Corps of Engineers, were
in Valdez recently. The men are
stationed at Copper Center, where
they are working on the survey
of the Copper River drainage
basin. Four other men are at!
work on the project. Johnston j
and Reed were here to purchase
supplies for the camp.
CLUB
MUSIC
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Cordovo Air Service I
Wins Safety Award I
Cordova Air Service was one
of the nation’s 36 air carriers to
win the aviation safety award,
presented by the National Safety
Council, for 1949. Cordova Air
flew the entire year with neither
a passenger nor a crew fatality.
The company has never had a
fatal accident on its records, since
it began scheduled operations
several years ago.
Coffey Insures Everything!
Remember?
Mother Will Spend Summer
When Mrs. Jim Dolan returned
on last week’s boat, she was ac
companied by her mother, Mrs.
Pool, of California. Mrs. Pool will
visit in Valdez for the remainder
of the summer, returning to Cali
fornia in the fall. When she
leaves, she will be accompanied
by Mrs. Dolan’s son, Bob, who
plans to go Outside to college this
year.
VISIT GRANDMOTHER HERE
Jean and Judy Ashby of Copper
Center are in Valdez for a visit
with their grandmother, Mrs.
Fawcett. They plan to stay for a
week.
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MOORE'S TRUCKING SERVICE
(INSURED)
Box 84—Valdez
Anchorage Fairbanks
MERRILL MERCANTILE COMPANY
Valdez, Alaska
Pontiac and Chevrolet Agency
Aluminum Roofing Building Supplies
Celotex
Maytag and Westinghouse Appliances
Sherwin-Williams Paints Glass
Ask us about our new line of home furniture!
Interior Freight Lines
Clay Prewitt and Cliff Steadman, Owners
Freight Hauling Between Valdez and Palmer
Phone 62-J-3
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Ualdez Dock Company
Valdez, Alaska
Operating a Public Wharf
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Agents for:
ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY
STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA
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Meats — Groceries — Clothing — Hardware
Beer Wines
Building Materials
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CORDOVA CONSIDERS
INCREASED TAXES
The city of Cordova, faced with
a problem of making up lost rev
enue when the property tax wras
declared invalid, is considering
upping the rate of assessment to
cover the difference.
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VISIT FROM NENANA
'Mr. and Mrs. Jack Coghill and
the Vance Hitts, all of Nenana,
were recent Valdez visitors. The
! Coghills own Nenana’s general
I store, and the Vance Hitts also
i are merchants in the Tanana
1 town.
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Joe Davies, Prop.
Made to Measure Suits for Sale. Also Ladies'
Slacks. Guaranteed to Fit. J. L. Taylor, tailor
Moth Proof Bags_75c
Dry Cleaning and Pressing-Minor Alterations
VALDEZ BAKERY & CAFE
Jack Suttich, Prop.
GOOD FOOD
WE SPECIALIZE IN FISH DINNERS!
FOUNTAIN SERVICE
CANTEEN BAR & MAYME’S LIQUOR STORE
"The House of Hospitality"
Valdez, Alaska
Gateway to the Interior
Mayme Snyder and A. Jarvi, proprietors
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C. G. STITH
FORD MERCURY
Sales and Service
Goodyear Distributors
Valdez, Alaska
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Fountain
Postcards
Magazines
for
Drugs
Stationery
Gifts
Clothing
Valdez, Alaska
Toiletries
Confections
Records
Bill Egan—Joe Dieringer
Quality Foods Genera! Merchandise
Dealer for NORGE Home Appliances
Valdez, Alaska
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