ANCHORAGE FIRM—
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Mile* 34 on the Glenn Highway.
Utilities for the*** buildings are
already in Schedule 2 provided
for the construction of 10 resi
dences and the utilities for 10
houses to be located in Palmer.
The Hufieson Co. bid on sched
ule 1 was $227,523; on schedule 2.
$121,354.25. A stipulation provid
ed for a total price of $343,000 .f
the entire contract for 33 houses
was awarded to the bidder by
July 25.
The engineer's estimate was
$219,384 for schedule 1 and $117.
151 for schedule 2. for a total of
$336,535.
Other bidders were; The Davis
Construction Co. with bids of
$248,634.40 on schedule 1 and
$133,243.20 on schedule 2. and the
Denali Construction Co. of An
chorage with a $268,356 bid on
schedule 1 and $153,418 on sched
ule 2.
A fourth bid arrived 10 minutes
after the time scheduled for the
opening of the bids. It was claim
ed that the delay was caused by
the washout of the temporary
bridge over the Eklutna River.
The bid was not opened but was
to be be sent with the other bids
to the Denver district headquar
ters of the Bureau of Reclama
tion together with depositions
certifying the circumstances of
the delay.
After the District Engineer ex
amines the bids, they will be sent
to the Commissioner of Reclama
tion in Washington for approval
and awarding of the contract.
Claims Bids Too High
Byron K. Felkner, construction
engineer in charge of the Eklutna
Project, expressed disappoint
ment in the contractors’ bids
when he returned to his desk
Wednesday after a trip to Den
ver. He pointed out that the low
bid represents a construction cost
of $20 per square foot. AHA hous
es now nearing completion in
Palmer are being constructed by
the James Construction Co. at a
cost of $15 per square foot, he
said. The engineer’s estimate was
only $6,465 less than the stipu
lated price for the entire contract
in the apparent low bid. Felkner
claimed, however, that the gov
ernment estimate had been hiked
considerably because of previous
high bids received bv the Eklut
na Project.
Construction of the houses
should get under way as soon as
the contract is awarded, Felkner
said. Plans call for two bedroom
houses, 20x26 feet, single story
and no basements. The houses
will be completely insulated and
will be heated with oil.
ALFSEN CHILDREN PRECEDE
PARENTS IN DEPARTURE
FROM PALMER PARSONAGE
Christine and Victor Alfsen,
Jr., said goodby to Palmer Wed
nesday when they left by plane
for Curlew, Washington, with
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Kiehl, parents
of Mrs. Alfsen who have been
visiting here for the past few
weeks.
The two children of Rev. and
Mrs. Victor Alfsen have lived in
Palmer all their lives, their par
ents having come to the United
Protestant pastorate in October,
1943.
Their parents and baby sister,
Karen, will start down the high
way July 30, and they will stay
in Curlew a few weeks before
proceeding east to Princeton, N. J.
FARMERS' MARKET—
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pinn:nc of the market idea kin
died the enthusiasm of all who
have brought it to fruition, has
received many words of encour
agement from Outside.
From the Mechlenberg Women’s
Market of Charlotte. North Car
olina, Mrs. Annie Hewitt wrote:
We've been operating 16 years:
last year sold around $50,000. We
have about 40 year-around sell
ers. many more occasional sellers.
We began with five or six sellers
. . . We had to learn the hard way
and had lots of clashes before
we realized we could work to
gether and with each other.” H?r
letter passed on many practical
suggestions about market man
agement.
Mrs. Margaret Thomas of San
Francisco wrote: "All the boys at
the Farmers’ Market here were
intrigued with your project. In
fact, they insisted on keeping
your Rules and Regulations and
the article from your local paper.
The president of the association,
the lesser officers — even the
policeman—all joined in the talk
about your market. They thought
your rules and regulations were
very fine and that whoever drew
them up knew their business.”
Opening Day Plans
Meanw'hile the rules and regu
lations were given a fresh airing
at the market-site meeting of the
Farmers’ Market Assn, meeting
Tuesday evening.
It was agreed that there should
be a minimum price below which
members would not sell—even to
get rid of the stuff and go home.
Prices will vary from week to
week and from seller to seller,
depending on the grade. There
will be many vegetable items
sold which are not strictly first
grade, such as lettuce wrhich is
slightly tip-burned. Such grades
will be sold at reduced prices.
Sellers may not sell for neigh
bors unless they are association
members. The Association needs
those $2 membership dues. After
| paying for the market’s business
: license this week, it has only a
dollar in its bank account.
A1 Kirsch was elected to the
Association’s board of directors
which also includes Howard Es
telle, president; Max Sherrod,
vice-president; Mrs. Mary Wash
burn, secretary-treasurer; and
Robert Buzby.
Early Saturday morning Mrs.
Arlene Day, Mrs. Mary Lou Johns
and Mrs. Margaret Blom will De
stringing up the decorations which
will make the opening day of
Alaska’s first Farmers’ Market
; a truly gala event.
SERVICEMAN DIES—
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nutes. X-rays showed that Creger
had a fractured skull.
Dr. Bailey said that he made
a formal request of the Base
hospital that they station an am
bulance near Palmer to rush
their week-end accident victims
to the hospital there. “We’ve been
having altogether too many of
these accident cases around Pal
mer,” Bailey said, “and we don’t
have the equipment to handle
them.”
According to information from
Post authorities, Creger’s widow,
an expectant mother, will accom
pany the serviceman’s body to
the States for burial there.
Damage to the Ford pick-up
was estimated at $300, to the
Chrysler, about $1000.
Remember?
Coffey Iiwuxet Everything—
COMMUNITY
CALENDER
SATURDAY. JULY 14
FARMERS’ MARKET opening.
10 a.m.
SUNDAY. JULY 15
SPORTSMEN CLUB FISH FRY.
Barry’s Lake, all dav.
ST. MICHAEL'S CATHOLIC
Church picnic. Peck Farm, at
1 p.m.
MONDAY. JULY 16
KIWANIS CLUB, regular meet
ing. Co-Op club room, 12:05 p.m.
LIBRARY BOARD, regular meet
ing, Library, 8 p.m.
BROWNIE GIRL SCOUTS go to
camp.
TUESDAY. JULY 17
PRE-SCHOOL CONFERENCE,
Health Center, 2-4 p.m.
WELL-BABY CLINIC, Health
Center, 2-4 p.m.
BOY SCOUTS, regular meeting,
United Protestant Church, 7
p.m.
BETA SIGMA PHI family picnic, j
Barry’s Lake, 6 p.m.
WEDNESDAY. JULY 18
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, reg
ular meeting, Co-Op club room,
12:05 p.m.
THURSDAY. JULY 19
AMERICAN LEGION & AUXILI
ARY, Carpenters’ Hall, 8 p.m
HEALTH COUNCIL, regular
meeting, council rooms, 7 p.m.
CITY COUNCIL, first reading of
sales tax ordinance, Severn’s
Cabinet Shop, 7:30 p.m.
FRIDAY. JULY 20
SQUARE DANCE CLUB, Car
penters’ Hall, 8 p.m.
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SUN SHINES—
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forage for the feeding of its herds.
Dairyman Frank Linn got an
early start on his recent recovery
from a long illness.
Roland Smnigrass and Jack
Newcomb reported bumper crops
of good bromegrass and timothy
harvested at their own farm an 1
several other locations in the Val
ley. Baling operations have been
going on for the past several days
at the John Bugge place.
Clifton Grover reported a hay
crop choice in quality but a little
low on quantity. It needed fer
tilizer. he said. Pastures which
were fertilized adequately have
been doing very well, he added.
He’s now' running 25 milking
cows on 30 acres of pasture in ro
tation. All of his Alsike clover
killed out during the winter.
Big haying operations were also
reported at the Virgil Eckert, Ray
DePriest, Dick Falk, and Harold
Thuma farms.
Other dairymen like Merle An
derson and Ernest Harrington,
more used to inclement weather
during haying season, had turned
to silage for their winter forage.
They could only console them
selves by remembering that this
is indeed an unusual summer for
haying.
Brownies to Camp
Palmer Brownie girl scouts will
be leaving for their camping peri
od at King’s Lake Camp, Mon
day, July 16.
Mrs. Dorothy Hurley will be
camp counselor for the girls.
Coffey Insures Everything—
Remember?
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Copper Center
and Trading Post
ill
Center of Good Hunting and Fishing
Lodging - Meals - Bar and Liquor Store
Home Comforts and Old-Time
Alaskan Hospitality
Mile 103 Richardson Hiway
14 Miles South of Glenn Hiv/ay Junction
OWNED AND OPERATED BY KATHERINE AND
GEORGE ASHBY
Swobodas Leave Valley
Mrs. Norbert Swoboda l**ft th’)
; Valley July R, going to Seward
where she will join her husband
who recently leased tin- Central
Garage. Having lived and school
ed in Palmer. Mrs. Swoboda will
be missed by her many friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Swoboda have
both been actively interested in
Palmer and area. Mrs. Swoboda
■ having served as local represen
tative ot the Alaska Crippled
Children's Association, president
. of the Homemakers’ Council and v
a leader of Girl Scout activities.
Swoboda was employed by
Kirk’s Sales and Service before
i going to Seward.
Lee Overton also is in Seward,
working for Swoboda as service
man. Mrs. Overton is planning
on joining her husband soon.
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