Barn Fire Quenched
Without Damage
A fire which started in the hay
loft at the Frank McAllister farm
called out the firefighting equip
ment of the Valley Volunteer Fire
Association on Wednesday morn
ing. Firemen blamed either spon
^jeds e jo uotjsnquioo snoaue;
from the hay drier in operation
nearby.
Structural damage was very
slight, according to fireman A1
Hagen. The blaze never burst into
open flames, but smouldered in
the new hay. Hay stored in the
loft was smoked, and then well
soaked by water hosed on the
fire, but Mr. Hagen said he
thought even that could be sal
vaged, if it were re-dried immedi
ately.
The tight floor in the barn
•would not permit water from the
hoses to drain, and bottom layers
of the stored hay were completely
soaked.
Equipment worked in the barn
for an hour and a half before all
danger was considered ended.
Mr. McAllister, at the time of
the fire not a member of the As
sociation, expressed complete sat
isfaction with the assistance of
the volunteer unit. If his barn
had been destroyed, he estimated
Jiis possible loss at nearly $20,000.
Before firefighting equipment
returned to its Palmer garages,
the Valley Volunteer Fire Asso
ciation had received Mr. McAl
lister’s check for $75, the fee for
service to non-members, and an
additional check for $10, the price
of his membership for another
year.
MASONS MEET TUESDAY
There will be an important
meeting of all Masons at Car
penters’ Hall on Oct. 3, Lew
Hanks announced today. The
meeting, called for the purpose
of making a final decision on
building plans and to complete
plans for the organization of a
Masonic Lodge here, begins
promptly at eight p.m.
VALLEY HOSPITAL—
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Mrs. Burrell’s home is in Eagle
Bend, Minn.
The new nurse-administrator
completed post-graduate work in
the Out-Patient Department of
City Hospital in St. Louis, Mo.
She has been specially trained in
obstretrics and pediatrics, and in
addition to general duty nursing,
she has held several supervisory
positions.
“Mrs. Burrell comes to us high
ly recommended,” Mrs. Herbert
Kopperud, secretary of the Valley
Hospital Association reported. “In
every one of her referral letters,
she is rated highly for her fine
personal relations.”
The hospital manager comes to
the Valley on a three-year ap
pointment. However hospital
board members hope she’ll stay
even longer, for she writes that
it has been “the dream of her
life” to come to Alaska. Her
friends say that all of her train
ing, even in her high school days,
has been to prepare her for work
in Alaska. She wrote members of
the Hospital Association board
that she considers her appoint
ment here “the opportunity of a
lifetime.”
With the coming of Mrs. Burrell
all staff positions in Valley Hos
pital are filled, with the exception
of the position of laboratory tech
nician. Through the affiliation
with the Presbyterian national
board of missions, that vacancy
is listed in 90 hospital employ
ment lists and with six medical
and technical schools. Local board
members anticipate an appoint
ment in the near future.
Mrs. Kopperud said Hospital
directors consider themselves ex
tremely fortunate to have all
graduate nurses on the staff of
the Valley Hospital. “That is most
unusual in a hospital as small as
ouirs,” she said. “Valley folks
don’t know just how fortunate
they are to have such a fine pro
fessional group to take care of
their needs.”
The next regular meeting of
Beta Sigma Phi is scheduled for
Oct. 2, president Dorothy Saxton
reminded members today. The
meeting will be called to order
at eight p.m. in Palmer School.
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GRANGE ELECTS
NEW OFFICERS
New officers were elected at
last night’s meeting of the North
land Pioneer Grange. Those who
will serve the Grange in the com
ing year include:
Bill Hoskins, master; Ralph
Dye, overseer; Nina Stock, secre
tary; Tom Lepak, treasurer; Bruce
Graham, steward; Wanda Wilson,
lecturer; Vera Rorrison, chaplain;
Karla Duff, ladies’ assistant stew
ard; Arthur Stacey, steward; Dee
Johnson, gatekeeper; Eugene
Kirsch, three-year term on the
executive committee; Herbert
Holstein, one-year term on the
executive committee; Lillian Lo
berg, Ceres; Marne Hanks, Po
mona; Harriet Bell, Flora.
PRICE OF MILK—
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recently, bringing the total num
ber of dairymen in the Matanuska
Valley to nearly 50. Several dairy
men also have increased the size
of their herds in the past year.
Ted White is the latest Valley
dairyman to attain Grade A
status, according to Mr. Bell. The
creamery head expects three oth
ers to make necessary Grade A
improvements within the next
few weeks.
The increased number of dairy
men and the increased number of
cows in established herds should
make it possible to meet milk
needs this winter, without im
i porting airborne milk, the cream
ery manager said. This will be
the first winter that Valley dairy
men have met the need, without
importing extra milk.
Nursery School Started I
By Mrs. Sherman
With no more fanfare than the !
din arising from a disagreement
over a toy, the Valley’s first nurs
ery school was opened here sev
eral weeks.ago. The school is op
erated unde? the management of
Mrs. Marty Sherman, who has a
substantial nursery school nucleus
in her own trio of pre-schoolers.
Youngsters between the ages of
two and six years may be entered.
Mrs. Sherman said she would
care for younger children in the
afternoon hours only, but would
not assume responsibility for
them for a longer period, since it
Anchorage Couple Wod Hara
William Woodruff and Eileen
Proctor, both of Anchorage, were
married here yesterday by U. S.
Commissioner Dorothy Saxton.
The ceremony took place in the
Commissioner’s office at four
o’clock in the afternoon. Witnessed
were Mary Louise Johns and Bill
Head, both of Palmer.
would interfere with the routine
kept by older children.
Children may be left with Mrs.
Sherman between the hours of
eight a.m. and six p.m. daily.
Mothers who would like to dis
cuss the matter further can reach
Mrs. Sherman at 32J2. -*
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Attend the Fourth Annual
'Aaska Day' Celebration
Sponsored by The Alaska Railroad
McKinley park hotel
October 14-16
Help grand old Alaska celebrate her 83rd birthday
anniversary at the famous "Gay Nineties" ball set
for Sunday, October 15. You'll enjoy the good
fellowship, fun and frolic in the clean, cozy Mc
Kinley Park hotel.
A special train, complete with buffet car, will carry merrymakers
from Anchorage to McKinley Park and return at special EXCURSION
FARES. Here is the schedule:
Leave Anchorage Saturday, October 14 . . .8:30 A. M.
Arrive McKinley Park Hotel .5
Leave McKinley Park Monday, October 16. . 1
Arrive Anchorage .9
20 P. M.
00 P. M.
50 P. M.
Hotel Rates
With bath ..$5.00
Breakfast... 1.60
Lunch . 1.75
Dinner . 2.75
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'Gay Nineties Ball'
Costumes
Special Fares
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WitHl from Seward
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