ACS to Funnel
Commercial Telegrams
Thru Western Union
Col Fred P Andrews. Com
Handing officer of the Alaska
Com imitation System announced
rhat Western Umou has new
started to accept and resend to
ACS all commercial traffic des
tined to Alaska: in turn. ACS
will forward to Western Union
for delivery all commercial traf
fic from Alaska addressed to
points in the States.
This is not a major change n
ACS-Seattle operations, inasmuch
as Western Union has participa
ted in receiving and delivery of a
large portion of Alaska traffic •
for an number of years; and with
their many offices and means of
delivery Western Union is equip
ped and staffed to provide excel
lent public service.
It was explained, after consid
ering tariff increases justified
by increased labor and operating
costs both by Western Union and
ACS, that the most economical
method of application would be
to eliminate duplication of com
merical receiving and delivery
functions performed by ACS
C « ♦ 1 , f' r .1 « c-f or* ♦ t i t- fi-. noti Art
entirely to Western Union and es
tablishment of “through rate"
for commercial telegraph traffic
will pass on to the public a por
tion of savings accruing to ACS.
Total charges between Seattle
and Alaska, however, will be
slightly higher than in the past.
Col. Andrews emphazsied that
:he change adds to ACS service
available to the public and will
lot affect other ACS operations
n Seattle ar.d Alaskan points. All
types of comunication with Alas
ka will continue to be transmitted
over ACS facilities. Seattle ACS
receiving and delivery services
will continue to accept all Gov
ernment traffic for transmission
and delivery.
Pre-Nuptial Shower
Honors Miss Reed
A miscellaneous shower was
held in the Co-Op Club room
January 24 for Margaret "Punky"
Reed, in honor of her approaching
marriage.
Approximately 25 friends and
former schoolmates attended and
pre « nted a variety of beautiful
gifts. Several games were plave 1
by the group, followed by re
freshments. served by the host
esses, Karen Bryant and Elsie
Cory.
Miss Reed will be married to \
Dwight Pullen February 1. Par
ents of the bride-to-be, Mr. and
Mrs. John Reed have extended ar.
invitation to everyone in the Val-'
ley to attend the ceremony to be j
held at eight o'clock at the Uni- ;
ted Protestant Church and the re- j
ception to follow, at Moose Hall, j
FISHERiES DEPT.
CHOSES FIRST
STREAM PROJECT
The Alaska Department ul f
?rie» has wlrctvd the Pauls Lake
Watershed located cn Afognak
Island as it’s first stream im
provement projut it was an- i
nounccd recently by C L. Ander
son director. He stated this is the
first in a scries of projects to in
crease the production of salmon
in Alaska by increasing the num- j
oer of streams and lakes produc- J
ng salmon. To facilitate this, the
department is planning fishways
over and around barriers present
ly in the streams. Only those
streams which are presently non
productive are being considered
for work of this type as efforts
dong this line require an exten
sive stocking program.
Detrick Cooter. engineer of the
department, made surveys of
Pauls Basin obstructions in 1931.;
Plans have now been prepared
for the construction of a fishway
around the main falls and for
blasting of resting pools at the
minor obstructions. Elimination
jf these barriers will open up
five miles of excellent spawning
streams. In addition two lakes,
one three miles long and the
other one mile long will become
dvauaoie as natural rearing aiea*
t'or young coho and red salmon.
These two species remain in fresh
water for one or more years be
fore going to sea. In comparison
to the product; .; ■ : neighboring
stream systems, the new area has
a potential of thirty thousand red
and coho salmon.
It is hoped that the project will
be completed this summer so that
the present run of coho salmon
in the lower stream will be able
to ascend the fishways and popu
late the upper watershed. Clin
ton Stockley. watershed manage
ment biologist, started a red sal
mon stocking p’-ogiam last sum
mer and will continue it until the
full cycle of this species, has been
planted.
The department reels that con
struction work of this nature!
could best and most economically I
be done by a contractor and is!
therefor calling for bids on this J
project. The sucess of this type of
project will supplement the
present production of salmon in
Alaska.
give fyudZmfy to
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3 & G. El EGTRiC
Tel. 55 Eox 648
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NOTES FROM YOUR
EXTENSION SERVICE
By RICKARD BLUE
Mining Short Court*
The University of Alaska is of
fering its popular Mining Short
Course to Valley residents The ,
course is half theory and half
practical wo:k and conceded to
be a very interesting and inform
ative presentation We have the j
registration cards in the Exten
sion Office, There are no fee*
connected with the instruction.
Meetings will be in the Grange
Hall and are scheduled to start j
Monday the 4th of February.
14th Progress Report
The Experiment Station has re
1 eased for general distribution
their 14th Progress report. In
these reports the work being done
at the station in all phases of ex- j
perimental projects is presented
so that farmers can get an ioea
how their problems are being
solved. We ll send or give a re- j
j port to anyone interested.
Agricultural Magazines
The Extension Service has a ■
rack of agricultural magazines at
i»he office for anyone who might |
j have some free time. We have J
'to date, the Farm Journal, Farm
j Quarterly. Country Gentlemen. I
Farmer’s Digest, Iowa Farm1
Science. Pacific Poultryman.
Poultry Digest. Fertilizer Review.!
Dairy Goat Journal and a fe\.
others. Come in and browse!
around.
Undergoes Surgery
Clay Johnson, husband of the
Extension Service secretary, has
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There are halj-a-mil
lion of these heaters in /**
use. Owners say, "It’s
an absolute necessity."
At night you plug it in at youf
radiatorgrille. In the morning yoe
switch it on and it heats the water
in the engine. The water is warm
in 60 minutes or less. So you start
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cold weather damage to the
engine, because the film of oil
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AHA SILLS $3 MILLION
IN SHORT TIRM BONDS
T'«r Alaska U'tyunt Authority
has s*>ld $3,089 000 in short term
xrnds to Salomon Bros and Hutz- 1
ler of 00 Wall Street. New York
City. The rate of interest for this
initial venture into short term
large scale financing was 1.19T.
.'he bonds will run from Febru
ary 13 to August 29. 1952.
One of the duties of the First
Vice Chairman of the Alaska
Housing Authority, Z. J. Loussac
f anchorage, in connection with
this transaction, is to sign 77
bonds of various denominations
ranging from $100 000 to $5,000
?ach.
This money will be used to
make advances to contractors, to
.xpedite the low-income hous
ing projects now under way in
Anchorage. Juneau, Ketchikan
and Fairbanks.
It is anticipated that all four
projects will be completed for
occupancy by early fall.
recently undergone surgery at the
Virginia Mason Clinic in Seattle.
He is reported to be doing well
and says he saw and kissed the
I bride (Marylou Rideout). He will
'return to Palmer after a conval
1 ascent period.
Homemakers' Council
1 The regularly scheduled meet
ing of the Homemakers’ Council
! will be held in the Craft Room
Monday at 10:30. Feb. 4th.
Carpenters, Remember!
Carpenters Local 2251
Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday
Each Month
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