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INCUBATOR BABY
Sleeping in an incubator a 3^
pound baby boy was reported in
“good condition” today by Val
ley hospital. He is the son of Mr
and Mrs. Alex Fuller of Sutton,
Alaska, and was born premature
ly Thursday night.
Other new arrivals are: Robert
Michael Pippel, born March 26,
parents Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pip
pie of Palmer. Carl Mark Fritz
ler, Jr. born March 24. parents
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mark Fritzler,
of Wasilla. Alan Jerome Harris,
born March 24, parents Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Harris, Wasilla.
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BROWN'S SHOP
Kiwanians Invtte
Electors to Hear
City Management Talk
Electors of Palmer will have
the opportunity to hear Robert
Sharp, City Manager of Anchor
age, discuss city management at
the next meeting of the Kiwanis
Club at 6 o’clock Monday night
in the Co-op Recreation Hall,
i ‘The subject is so important
' that v.e decided to open the meet
ing to all qualified electors, James
Hurley, president, said. It will be
a no-host dinner, each person
paying his own. To assure acco
modations, anyone wishing to at
man office or Jack Maze not later
than 6 p.m. Saturday.
To help pay for Palmer’s new
fire truck, the Kiwanis Club will
co-sponsor a fireman’s ball early
in May. Appointed to work with
the Association on plans for pur
ting over a successful fund-rais
ing party, are Dr. Foster Sims,
Chairman, Bob Johns, Joe Loyer,
Chet Sandvik and A1 DeJulio.
Another important committee,
whose activities will be varied,
was appointed by the board of
directors. It’s the welfare com
mittee: Elmer LeDuc, chairman,
John L. Sullivan and A1 DeJulio
Three annual magazine sub
scriptions were given to the pub
lic library: The Flower Grower,
Holiday and the United Nations
World.
Basketball Team Honored
High School basketball players
who have won their letters and
coach Robert Crites were ap
plauded by the Kiwanians. The
Club presented gold basketball
Three Contractors
Blit On Housing
In bids opened Friday at Pal
mer for twelve houses to be con
structed at the Eklutna govern
ment camp, apparent low bid was
made by the Denali Construction
Co. of Anchorage, Byron G. Felk
ner, construction engineer, Bur
eau of Reclamation, announced.
Three bids were offered: Mor
rison-Knudsen $459,171.60; Loy
er & Casler, Palmer, $433,216,
and Denali Construction Co.
$394,436. Acceptance of the bid
has to be made by the Denver of
fice.
Six of the houses are 2-bed
room, six 3-bedroom, permanent
construction. Bids also included
excavation for 20 small tempor
ary 2-bedroom houses; also foi
street, water and sewer systems
Former bids on the excavation
submitted March 1 were rejected
as too high.
Bids soon will be called for or
a transmission line to run about
20 miles from the present Eklut
na hydro plant, past the new
plant into Palmer.
Award of contract on the Ek
lutna laboratory building, or
which apparent low bidders are
Sandvik & Roark, and Raj
fobs to lettermen Leslie Eckert
Bob Harris, Gus Klem, Charle:
Milles, Harvey Hiber, Monte
Larsh, Victor Loyer, Richarc
Geiwitz, Jack McKechnie, Ed
ison Thuma and Garry Davey.
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| ALASKAN AUTHORS WRITE
SUCCESSFUL BOOKS
Alaska is producing more auth
ors than any state in the Union,
according to publishers. Most of
the books which have been selling
successfully are Alaskan in
theme, but some—although writ
ten in the Territory—have Out
side locale. Several books by Al
askan authors have just been re
James of Palmer, probably will
be made this week, Felkner said.
Papers now are being processed
The contractors made a joint bid
| on both the laboratory building
and the warehouse.
USED FURNITURE
BOUGHT AND SOLD
tST US CURE
SEE
G. A. KRISE
Basement Palmer Drug
leased by Exposition Press, Inc.,
New York City.
. Passenger Service. .
SS Baranof SS Denali
Thurs. Apr. 5 Thurs. Apr. 12
Valdez, Juneau
Petersburg
Wrangell
Ketchikan
Seattle
Sitka
Juneau
Ketchikan
Seattle
. . Freighter Service .
From Seattle
MV SUSITNA
April 4 for Siika, Seward. Val
dez, Yakalal
SS CHENA
April 11 for Seward & Valdez’
FOR INFORMATION
Phone 22001
T. J. MALONEY, Agent
Office: Westward Hotel
Anchorage, Alaska
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP COMPANY
Why donate your money to put an established lo
cal enterprise out of business when it has just
reached the stage of development where it can
serve you better?
Palmer is more completely or equally served with
telephone than 100 U. S. cities having a popula
| tion of 50 thousand to 225 thousand.
| With an estimated population of 800, Palmer has
30.8 phones per 100 people. In comparison, La
I redo, Texas, with a population of 53,000 has 14.5
per 100 people; Gary, Ind. has 27.8 per 100 and
Augusta, Ga. only 22.1 per IOO.
We readily admit that our coverage and construe’
tion, leaves much to be desired but feel that our
record to date has earned us the right to continue!
Ill
We have extensive plans, competently engineer
ed for improvement and extension of service in
the Valley.
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Everyone in the Valley will be given an opportuni
ty to share in the ownership and management of
this new expanded system. We don't think anyone
should be deprived of service because he does
not have $70.
WATCH YOUR NEWSPAPER, OR BETTER STILL COME IN AND SEE US. LET’S TALK IT OVER!
Matannska Valley Telephone Co.r Inc.
M. S. (Sandy) SANDS, Pres, and Mgr.