Fire at Pittman
Burns 150 Acres
Nearly 150 acres of forest land
burned near Pittman, along the
Alaska Railroad, before a fire
raging there was controlled on
Wednesday of this week, it was
announced by David Robinson,
regional forester of Anchorage.
Nearly 50 soldiers from Fort
Richardson were transported to
t&e scene to help Division of For
estry and Alaska Railroad per
sonnel fight the blaze. The fire
was started by an Alaska Rail
road crew.
The flames first were sighted
by pilot John McCormick of the
Division of Forestry on Tuesday.
The Fort Richardson GIs were
rushed to Pittman Tuesday eve
ning, and a relief unit was sent
out on Wednesday morning. The
fire was brought under control
late Wednesday afternoon.
Pittman is several miles north
of Wasilla on the Alaska Rail
road’s main line to Fairbanks.
A second fire which had been
burning in the Eagle River area
for several days, also was report
ed^under control late Wednesday
afternoon.
Army Men Fined
For Shooting Fish
John I. Green and George M.
Chambers, both of Fort Richard
son, were charged with violation
of fishing regulations in the court
of U. S. Commissioner Dorothy
Saxton this week. Charges were
brought by Bob Burkholder, Fish
and Wildlife Service agent for
the Valley.
Green was charged with shoot
ilag trout in Cottonwood Creek
and with the possession of illeg
ally taken game fish. He was
fined $100 by Commissioner Sax
ton.
Chambers drew a similar
charge of shooting fish and also
a second charge of fishing with
out a valid license. The man had
failed to sign his license, and the
license is invalid without the sig
nature of its owner.
A second $100 fine was meted
out to Chambers.
VALLEY
THEATRE
FRI.-SAT., JUNE 9-10
Nights 7:15-9:00, Sat. Mat. 2:00
SUN.-MON., JUNE 11-12
* Nights 7:15-9:00. Sun. Mat. 4:00
“LUXURY LINER”
(Technicolor)
George Brent Jane Powell
Lauritz Melchoir
Francis Gifford
Xavier Cugat Pied Pipers
WED.-THURS., JUNE 14-15
Nights 7:15-9:00
“FIGHTING BACK”
Paul Langton Jean Rogers
“PUNKIE” REED IS
KIWANIS CHOICE
FOR VALLEY QUEEN
Margaret “Punkie” Reed is the
Valley’s fifth contestant entered
in the race for the crown of
queen of the Matanuska Valley.
She’s backed by the Kiwanis
Club of Palmer, and she’s so thor
; oughlv managed, it’s doubtful if
I “Punkie” has even a piece of a
mind of her own these days.
The Kiwanis queen candidate
is being prepped for the crown
by a pair of managers—Alva Sax
ton is her business manager, and
Jack Maze is her campaign man
ager.
“Punkie” came to the Valley
when she was just three years
old. She has lived all of her 16
years in the Valley and in An
chorage. Except for six years in
Anchorage, she has spent all of
her school years in Palmer Shcool.
“Punkie” is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Reed of Palmer.
She has a younger brother and a
younger sister.
The Kiwanis queen candidate’s
hobby is athletics, with empha
! sis especially on swimming. She’s
a junior in high school, -and she is
j spending her summer vacation on
i a job. She’s to be found behind
the fountain of Bert’s Drug Store,
most any night, from the four to
midnight shift.
Health Council Meets Thursday
The regular meeting of the
Matanuska Valley Health Council
is scheduled for seven o’clock
next Thursday evening, Council
president Louise Kellogg remind
ed today. The Council gets down
| to business promptly at seven
I o’clock in the former library at
the Rec Hall.
A critic, we understand, is a
guy who tells people what is
wrong with their achievements,
but lacks talent to achieve any
thing on his own.
IS
Palmer Drug Can't Find
Judges Who Will Choose
Prettiest Babies
With a total of three dozen pho
tographs of photogenic babies
from which to choose three
winners, Irwin Plitt and Bill
Rempel of Palmer Drug Store
and Gene Gyuriak of Palmer
Studios have despaired of find
ing three impartial citizens
who will assume judging duties—
there simply aren’t three judges
available in the Valley who will
assume the responsibility of find
ing the prettiest baby, they re
port.
However the three have found
another, and better, way to choose
their winners. Babies’ photos will
be on display in the windows of
Palmer Drug Store, beginning
June 13. Each picture will be
numbered.
Everyone in the Valley is in- |
Brown's
Cleaners
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MATANUSKA MAID
Stands for
QUALITY DAIRY PRODUCTS
Tops for
Ice Cream
Tops for
Milk
Tops for
Cream
Tops for
Buttermilk
Tops for
Cottage
Cheese •
Tops for
Fresh
Matanuska
Farm
Eggs
That's Your
Matanuska Valley Farmer’s Co-Operating
Association
Creamery Products
Weekly Delivery Service in Valdez by Carl Meier
of Palmer Transfer
vited to inspect the picture dis
play and then to mark a ballot
for the baby of his choice. To
prevent any ballot box stuffing,
each voter will be asked to reg
ister at the time he casts his vote.
“There are no obligations to
this voting,” Mr. Gvuriak clari
fied. “We just want people to
help in picking the prettiest baby
—we don’t ask them to buy any
thing or promise anything. Just
cast a ballot for the baby you
think should win the contest.”
A New Yorker, who claimed he
drank liquor to save water, was
highly indignant when the inter
nal revenue department refused
to allow him to deduct the cost
from his income taxes.
Coffey Insures Everything—
Remember?
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TRADING POST
Boy Co-Operative—
—and Be Co-Operative
GROCERIES
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Shurfine Vacuum Pak
WHOLE KERNEL CORN 21c
Reliance SWEET POTATOES 35c
SPAM LUNCH MEAT..... 59c
BAR-NONE DOG FOOD 15c
Superior FIG BARS __2-lb pkg. 69c
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DRY GOODS
New Shipment Ladies’ Scarfs
40c to $1.00
A variety of colors and sizes
IN MEN'S WEAR:
WAIST LEVIS_pr. $4.35
BLACK JEANS_pr. $4.95
SUN TAN PANTS_pr. $5.25
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A NEW SHIPMENT OF LINOLEUM SS HERE
Remnants (new) Mats Rugs
Standard Inlay
Congowall
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