35 Mile Speed Limit Is
Strictlv Enforced On Paving
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That 35-mile speed limit on the
Palmer-Anchorage highway, im
posed during the break-up period,
means just that and no nonsense
about it, patrolman Stanley Laird
said today. And there’s no warn
ing ticket and no second chance,
either.
To give point to that announce
ment, patrolman Laird arrested
two speeders Monday and hailed
them into commissioner’s court
where they were fined $25 and
$50.
Mr. Laird said both of the of
fenders were caught speeding in
the soft area near Knik, where
road conditions are particularly
bad.
One, Curtis E. Ryerson of Iowa,
was fined $25 by U. S. Commis
sioner Dorothy Saxton. It was
felt that there were some extenu
ating circumstances in his case,
since the man was a very recent
arrival in Alaska.
Harry McGill of Anchorage
drew a heavier penalty of $50 for
the speeding charge.
Patrolman Laird said that the
paved strip would be kept under
a continued close watch during
this break-up period, and that ev
eryone caught exceeding the 35
mile limit would be given the op
portunity to discuss the matter
with Commissioner Saxton.
Yes, a deep - freeze
unit, made possible by
electricity on the farm,
is a true economy for
rural residents.
For only a few pennies
a day, you can store
foods, that are cheap
in season, to serve
your family whole
some, nutritious and
appetizing meals next
winter, when foods are
costly and apt to be
limited in variety.
MATANUSKA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, Inc.
Your REA Electric Co-Op
Palmer, Alaska
"Serving the Valley Since 1942"
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PALMER FREIGHT
DROPS ANNOUNCED
Some Palmer freight reductions, j
resulting from the Alaska Rail
road’s recently announced slash
in tariffs, were announced this
week by Charles Nelson, station
agent.
The following reductions are in
effect on carload lot shipments of
material, on through rates from
Seattle to Palmer: (Prices are
quoted on cwt. lots.)
Iron bars, beams, channels
and pipe were $2.69, now are
$2.45; insulating material and
mineral wool was $2.69, now is
' $2.40; sugar was $2.69, now is
$2.30; salt (other than table
salt) was $1.51, is now $1.40;
roofing and siding material was
$2.69, is now $2.45; beer was
$2.69, is now $2.45; concrete re
inforcing bars were $2.69, are
now $2.08; grain flour was $1.98,
is now $1.83; canned foodstuffs
were $2.69, are now $2.30.
Mr. Nelson said these reduc
tions were only a few of the many
planned by the Railroad. Other
slashes will be announced as soon
as tariffs can be computed and
published.
Two Wasilla Young Fry
Celebrate Birthdays
WASILLA—Two birthday par
ties honored students of Wasilla
School last weekend. Barbara
Carter was honor guest at a sur
prise party given for her on Fri
day night. Students gathered
again on Saturday night for the
occasion of Dick Jensen’s birth
day.
Myles Hyland, Marilyn Harris Rule
Over "Most Successful "Junior Prom
AUXILIARY POPPY DATE
CORRECTED TO MAY 27
The recent announcement of the
date of the American Legion Aux
iliary Poppy Day was in error,
Mrs. Ann Demming announced
this week. Poppy Day will be on
Saturday, May 27, rather than on
May 30, as originally announced.
Poppies will be sold by the Girl
Scouts, as well as by Auxiliary
members on that day. It is plan
ned to set up central booths in
Palmer to help boost sales. Booths
now are planned for the post
office, Palmer Drug Store and
Koslosky’s. It is probable that
more will be added in other Pal
mer stores, as plans are further
developed, Mrs. Demming said.
This Poppy Day sale is a very
important part of the Auxiliary’s
work of the year, she stated. She
asks that Valley residents help
support that work by buying an
Auxiliary poppy this year. Money
from the sale of these paper flow
ers is returned to the disabled vet
erans in hospitals who make the
poppies.
BROWNS MOVE
WASILLA—Mr. and Mrs. Neil
Brown, Jr., and children, left for
Cantwell this week. Mr. Brown
expects to work for the Alaska
Road Commission there. The
Browns will be gone for at least a
year.
There Is
J\b Substitute
For Quality
Sickness is a great leveller. All the world is related when
illness comes. Prince and pauper — all have the same desire —
to get well.
This cannot be effected by cheap medicines, designed to cure
everything from water on the brain to housemaid's knee.
When ill you must have a remedy to meet your own exact
requirement.
Consult Your Physician, Then Bring His Prescription to Us for Compounding
Zhe flew
A completely successful event
was the unanimous vote of every
one who attended last Saturday’s
junior prom in the Palmer Gym.
Everyone expressed amazement
at the complete transformation of
the gymnasium into the colorful
garden that symbolized the prom
theme, “Garden of Friendship.”
Music students found the flor?’
decorations so colorful that the.,
voiced a special request that they
be left in place until after to
morrow evening’s annual spring
concert in the Gymnasium.
Myles Hyland and Marilyn Har
ris ruled over this year’s prom, as
king and queen. They were chos
en by ballot of the junior class.
Harvey Hiber was in charge of
the 11 o’clock coronation cere
mony. He was assisted by Gloria
Carroll and Pat O’Connor. A
grand march followed the corona
tion.
Members of the junior class and
their adviser, Miss Anna Blom,
today expressed appreciation to
the following businesses and indi
viduals, for their help in mating
the prom and the preceding ban
quet a success:
Matanuska Valley Lodge, Mata
nuska Hotel, Clara’s Variety,
Grasser’s Hardware, Palmer Drug
Store, Koslosky’s Department
Store, United Protestant Church,
Palmer Fountain, Mrs. Maud Hos
ier, Mrs. Fanny Werner, Mrs.
Walter Mau, Alfred Hagen.
Charles Dillon, Edgar Blom,
Gloria Carroll, Karen Bryant, Mrs.
Ernest Roetman and Mrs. Harry
Ryan.
55 Grade Students
To Graduate May 18
There will be 55 graduates on
the platform, when students of
Palmer School’s eighth grade step
up to high school ranks on May
18. Graduation exercises for the
grade students will be held in the
Palmer Gymnasium at 8 o’clock
that evening, Superintendent Wil
liam T. Zahradnicek said this
j week.
I The speaker for the commence
j ment has not yet been selected.
Neither are the names of the
eighth grade’s valedictorian and
salutatorian to be made public
(yet, Mr. Zahradnicek said.
Graduates who will receive
their diplomas on May 18 include:
Betty Johnson, Jerry LaWalter,
; Joe Lentz, Caroline Lentz, Dor
othy Mau, Moyene Lucas, Ronald
! Meehan, Larry McAllister, Paul
i Pederson. Leo Plumley, Jean Mc
Mahon, Donna Rebarchek,
Alma Roark, Billie Jean Roark,
Ernest Roetman, Bennie Ross,
| Loren Sasseen, Jewell Seward,
: Annabelle Schiebl, Jane Stephan,
Charlene Smith, Larry Woods,
! Shirley Zaborac, Bob Zetmeir,
; Margie Huntley, Janice Barry,
| Angela Edmundson,
• Michael Balogh, Pete Bouwens,
j Carl Caulkins, Alvin Culver, Riley
I Curtis, Richard Ganschow, Jerry
i Hemmer, Kenneth Hughes, Al
! bel t Jorgensen. Don Ingalls, Jack
Johnson, Ralph Kircher,
j Kermit King, Garry Krise, Har
! ry Campbell, William Fox, Arlene
j Benson, Virginia Boulter, Jean
I Carroll, Barbara Cooper, Pat
I Diedrich, Grace Dreghorn, Mary
! Graves, Donna Harris, Ann Have
1 meister, Dorothy Hoffman and
'Jeannie Gulick.