Bids Invited For Extensive
Alaskan Construction Work
Col. L. E. Seeman, in charge of
Alaska district engineering, today
announced four new projects on
which bids are invited. They are:
Construction of one oil and
grease storage building at Ladd.
Bid opening 2 p.m., June 25, Al
aska office of the district engi
neer, Anchorage.
Construction of bulk petroleum
storage and handling facilities at
Eielson air force base, bid open
ing, June 27.
Construction of outside utilities
at Whittier including sanitary
sewers and pumping stations, wa
ter and steam distribution sys
tems, electrical systems and
street lighting, and roads, streets,
parking lots and storm drainage.
Bid opening June 27.
Construction of a laundry and
dry cleaning plant at Ft. Richard
son. Bid opening June 28.
Bids on the last three will be
opened at 3 p.m., Pacific daylight
saving time on the dates indicated
in the new Washington hotel, Se
attle.
“Requests for plans and speci
fications and bid forms should be
forwarded to either the Alaska
district engineer at Anchorage or
to Seattle Branch, Alaska District,
Corps of Engineers, 300 Exchange
Building, Seattle 4”.
Bids Opened
Bids to be opened on dates for
merly advertised, then resinded,
were scheduled for opening on the
new bid dates as follows:
Construction of three 500-man
dormitories with kitchen and din
ing room; and one 200-man dorm
itory, Elmendorf air force base,
June 7.
Expansion of port facilities
bulkhead wharf substructure at j
Haines, June 8.
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Construction of outside utilities
to serve about 115 buildings, con
struction of about 10 miles of
railroad, and access trackage and
classification yard at Ft. Rihcard
son. New bid opening June 14.
Construction of a permanent
heating and power plant at Whit
tier.
Col. Seeman said all bids will
be opened at 3 p.m., Pacific day
light saving time, on the dates in
dicated, in the Flamingo room at
the new Washington hotel, Se
attle.
Low bidder on infirmaries at
Ladd and Eielson air force bases
is the Pacific Construction Co. of
Vancouver, Wash., at $415,000.
Outing Club
Gets Good Start
On Work Project
“We got a good start, anyway”,
a spokesman for the Matanuska
Valley Outing club said in speak
ing of the ski tow being erected
at Little Susitna.
A work party, under direction
of Russ Dow built a platform,
staked out the cable run and
erected the necessary posts be
fore being “rained out”. There
still is much work to be done be
fore the tow can be in operation.
Another work party will be
planned at a later date.
ENGAGEMENT TOLD
Mr. and Mrs. Clair Patton, Pal
mer, announce the engagement of
their daughter Kathleen Lorraine,
to John Hemmer, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Patrick Hemmer. Both fami
lies are well known in the Valley,
having come here in 1935 with
the colonist group. A fall wed
ding date is planned.
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4-H CLUB
NEWS
MIXING BOWL CLUB
The Mixing Bowl club met at
the home of Mrs. Henning Blunck
May 25, for their first meeting.
Fifteen members and one guest
were present, giving the club 100
percent attendance.
Elected as officers were: Neola
Sandvik, president; Leona Lucas,
vice-president; Judy Hurley, sec
retary; Dorothy Hoffman, treas
urer; Susie Ellington, song lead
er; Elsie Limberger, game chair
man; LeAnn Hoffman, reporter.
Baking, sewing and clothing pro
ject books were given to mem
bers. Plans for future meetings
include a hike, a Butte climb, and
a weiner roast. Meetings will be
held every other Friday at the
Blunck home. Dues of 5 cents a
meeting were voted.
Dorothy Hoffman and Neola
Sandvik will give a sewing dem
onstration at the next meeting,
June 8. LeAnn Hoffman and
Judy Hurley will be hostesses.
Refreshments were served by the
club leader, Mrs. Henning Blunck.
VEGETABLE GROWERS
The Vegetable Growers’ club of
the 4-H, held its second meeting
, BUTTE ROADHOUSE
DRAWING CROWDS
New highway roadhouse, The
Butte, seven miles from Palmer,
is drawing record crowds, accord
ing to reports.
Owners are the Valley Develop
ment, Inc. Principal stockhold
ers are Nevin Boward, John L.
Sulivan and Jack E. Maze. Fire
place alone cost $2,500. Bar and
cocktail lounge are reported com
parable to the finest anywhere.
Managers are the well-known
Bill and Kitty Gulbranson, former
operators of popular milepost
roadhouses and more recently of
the Matanuska Hotel cafe. Plans
now are under way for a com
pletely modern cafe for lunch
eons, dinners and evening service. :
June 1. Next meeting is June 15 :
when the 4-H’ers will have a i
weiner roast at Moose creek,
starting at 1 o’clock, if the wea
ther is good.
HAPPY SNIPERS
The Happy Snappy Snipers of
the Wasilla 4-H met May 22 at the
Henry O. Hanson home.
Club stunt for camp and possi
ble booth for the fair were dis- :
cussed, also a bake sale to raise
club funds. Demonstration wes
given on muffins, and how to
straighten the hem on a dish
towel.
SUMMER TIME IS MUSIC TIME!
When school is out. young people need other activities to
absorb their surplus energy and bubbling enthusiasm.
Group music is one of the best outlets for supercharged per
sonalities. It meets all seven of the major objectives of
education.
Beginners who start now will be ready for concerts in August,
and for school band in September. Instruments loaned free.
TRADE & HOBBY SCHOOL
Box 1528 (JUAN P. MILLER) Moutain View
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New aid to the mining industry*
in its intensified efforts to locate
undiscovered reserves of strategic
minerals—iron, copper, lead, zinc, .
manganese, chromite, uranium
and vanadium, etc.—is hoped for
Lhrough recent realigning of staff
duties within the mineral deposits
branch of the Geological Survey,
in support of the recently formed
defense minerals administration.
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ANCHORAGE TO CURRY AND RETURN
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Starts Saturday, May 26-Runs Through June 16
Those favorite railbelt fishing streams and
lakes are teeming with hungry grayling,
rainbows, Dolly Vardens and salmon—
how about a basket or two? The present
Fisherman's Special is to operate through
June 16 after which the deluxe stream
liner Aurora will take over providing
daily service. Get away from the city
dust. Camp out and come back on Sun
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Train Schedule
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Ar. Curry.1:10 p
Lv. Curry, Sunday . . .4:35 p
Ar. Anchorage.9:00 p
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