DEFENSE INDUSTRIES
SEEKING VITAL
ALASKAN ORES
Tungsten and sulpher produced
in the Territory are critically
needed by defense industries, the
Alaska Development Board re
ports.
Needed to toughen the hides of
tanks, ships and armor, tungsten
ore is being sought.
The nation is in a bad way
tungsten-wise. Imports to meet
industrial requirements have in
creased from 53 to 80 percent.
Large foreign sources have been
cut off altogether, including China
and Korea. Internal troubles in
Bolivia have reduced the supply.
Only tungsten production in
Alaska during 1950 came from the
Riverside mine near Hyder. Tung
sten also is known to occur near
Fairbanks, Anchorage and on
Seward Peninsula.
Sulphur Wanted
Several principal producers
have expressed keen interest in
the possibility of obtaining some
stocks of sulphur from the Ter
ritory.
Mounting demands exceed the
present production by 15 to 20
percent. Cutbacks to large users
such as the pulp and paper indus
try already have been made,
threatening to curtail newsprint
production in the U. S. and Can
ada.
Principal known Alaska depos
its of native sulphur occur on Ak
un and Unalaska islands, and
near Stepovak Bay on the Alaska
Peninsula. Further exploration
might expose other deposits along
the 1,000-mile volcanic belt of the
Aleutians.
Availability of substantial Pa
cific coast markets should pro
vide an incentive for both opera
tors and prospectors, the Develop
ment Board stated. Pacific coast
pulp and paper mills consume
about 1,000 tons of sulphur daily.
Large stateside producers are in
terested in obtaining properties
containing extensive reserves of
sulphur.
Persons wishing to be placed in
touch with interested purchasers
should write the Alaska Develop
ment Board, Box 50, Juneau, fur
nishing details about deposits
they control.
Dry Cleaning, Too,
Has Gone Modern!
Dry cleaning methods have
changed greatly in the past
few years ... today results
prove that clothes which
are cleaned regularly in a
cleaned the old-time way.
modern plant like ours ac
tually outlast garments
BROWN'S SHOP
I CHUGIAK NEWS I
The newly organized Boy Scout
troop under the leadership of Ed
Le Doux, Jr., and the sponsor
ship of the Community club will
hold a public investure service
at the Community Hall May 15th.
The Spenard troop will assist,
with the Rev. Victor Alfsen, of
Palmer, acting as chaplain.
Awards will be made by Ver
non Haik.
The first monthly dance given
by the Chugiak Community club
May 5, netted $25, and the snack
bar cleared $5.30. The club hopes
to make this a monthly project
for the first Saturday of each
month for the entertainment fea
ture of the neighborhood besides
the Friday night picture shows, i
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Tire Theft Brings
Fines, Sentences
Fines of $75 and 30 days in jail,
suspended, for stealing a tire,
were the sentences imposed on
three youths this week by U. S. j
Commissioner Dorothy Saxton.
The three: Stanley R. Dixon,
Carlos F. McKnight and Edward
B. Tiedman, were arrested by
Highway Patrolman Tommy S.
Roberts and Deputy Marshall Bill
Bouwens on a Palmer street.
Mr. and Mrs. Carter Sherman
and their son visited in Palmer
several days this week. Sherman
is assistant superintendent Fair
banks experiment station, Univer
sity of Alaska.
Girl Scout Director
Will Be Honor Guest
Miss Dorothy Petron, Pacific
Northwest director of Girl Scouts
will be a special guest at the
Parent-Girl Scout pot-luck din
ner to be held May 11, 6:30 p.m.
at the school lunch room.
Other guests will include Susit
na Girl Scout council members
and members of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, from Anchorage.
Two American flags will be pre
sented to the Girl Scout and
Brownie troops by the latter
group.
A skit, Court of Awards and
color guards will be presented
by troops number 11, 26 and 27,
Movies of Girl Scout activi
ties at King’s Lake Camp this
past summer will be shown.
THANKS TO
My Friends and
Clientele
for the loyalty
and support you
have given me,
my sincere appre
ciation.
Opal Lea Halvorsen
Lou's Beauty Shop
GENERAL ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
KEN'S ELECTRIC SUPPLY
Corner Valley St. and Glenn Highway
WITH
HARDWARE
From WOLFE’S HARDWARE & FURNITURE
• Wheelbarrows
9 Garden Tools
• Axes
• Saws
• Shovels
9 Step Ladders
9 Chicken Wire
9 Coco Mats
9 Rubber Mats
9 Lawn Mowers
SHOPMASTER POWER TOOLS
7
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P-T. A. Show Raises
Funds For School
The P-T.A. grossed $267.70 on
the show, “The Wizard of Oz.”
which they sponsored at the Val
ley Theater May 8. Proceeds will
provide new equipment for the
Palmer school.
First to 6th grade pupils went
to the matinee; older pupils and
adults to the two evening shows.
SCOUTS TRAINING
Boy Scouts are training for the
big event of the year, the Camp
oree May 25-27.
The Palmer Scouts will com- I
pete on a patrol basis with other
troops of the Chugak district. Site j
of the Camporee probably will be i
the post at Green Lake.
Scouts also are helping on i
clean-up week.
SHOE REPAIRING
All heavy sewing of leather
and canvas now done at
LOBERG’S VARIETY
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OFFICE EQUIPMENT
ACCOUNTING FORMS
OFFICE SUPPLIES
Everything
for the Office
Expert Office
Machine Repairs
COMMERCIAL
STATIONERS
Reed Bldg., Opp. Federal Bldg.
Dial 30515—Anchorage, Alaska
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Ken Luse & Co.
PAINTING CONTRACTORS
741 'C St., Anchorage, Box 2276— Dial 35601
Palmer, Alaska, Phone 4
DISTRIBUTORS
CHURCHILLS
Floor Maintenance
Janitorial Supplies
LINOLEUM
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MILLER
Paints—Enamels
Varnishes—Stains
CHITINA LIMOUSINE SERVICE
LEAVES PALMER FOR VALDEZ
10:45 a.m. each Monday (Leaves Anchorage al &:15 a.m.)
RETURNS TO PALMER AND ANCHORAGE
8:30 a.m. Tuesday
LEAVES PALMER FOR CHITINA
10:45 a.m. each Thursday (Leave Anchorage at 9:15 a.m.)
RETURNS TO PALMER AND ANCHORAGE
8:30 a.m. Friday
Leases Anchorage from 4th Ave. Travel Bureau
(Fourth Avenue Theatre Bldg.)
Leaves Palmer from in front of Post Office
Leaves Valdez from Valdez Hotel
All Through One-Day Service — No Stop-Overs
Moore's Garage
General Automotive Repair
Crankshaft Grinding
Rebore Service
Post Office Box 789 Telephone 28Y1
Palmar, Alaska