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Palmer Cagers Clash
With Seward Salarday
Local basketball fans are look
ing forward to Saturday night.
January 5. when the local Palmer
Moose continue the Railbdt Con
ference schedule in their first en
counter of the season with the
hoopsters from Seward The Sew
ard team is playing the Anchor
age Eagles in Anchorage Friday
night.
Coach Bob Critcs predicts a
good game Saturday night. "Both
teams are in good shape", he
said.
The Palmer Moose were defeat
ed slightly in their latest contest
with the army. In a fast, exciting
game last Friday night, the Moose
lost to the South Dakota National
Guard by a score of 53 to 48.
Larsh was high point man for the
Moose and Bovey for the Nation
al Guard.
Standings in the Railbelt Con
ference show' Anchorage leading
with three games won and none
lost. Fairbanks has lost six games
and won none. Palmer has two
wins and one loss, and Sew'ard
has won two games and lost none.
Kiwanis Ladies Nighl
Installation of 1952 officers will
be the main feature of the Ki
wanis Club Ladies’ Night meet
ing to be held at Moose Hal! Mon
day evening, January 7. Dinner
will be served promptly at 6:30
p. m.
EPIPHANY TO BE OBSERVED
AT ST. MICHAEL’S, SUNDAY
The Epiphany will be observed
at the regular 10 o’clock Mass at
St. Michael’s Church on Sunday.
January 6th.
It will bring to a close the sea
son of Christmastide.
The visit of the Three Wise
Men is commemorated by the
celebration of the Epiphany and
marks the Manifestation of Christ
to mankind.
A special sermon will be given
by Rev. James P. Snead, cele
brant of the Mass.
ALASKA HIGHWAY OPEN
The Alaska Highway is open
throughout and in good winter
condition, according to a report
from Whitehorse.
Slippery in spots, particularly
between Miles 46 and 60. drivers
are cautioned to carry tire chains
for emergency use.
Hospital Fond—
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mous donation of $135. Several
other sizeable contributions frorr
individuals also have been turned
in recently. The $1,500 from the
Jonesville miners was a boosl
that helped tremendously
All of these convince the com
mittee that the fund raising drive
is meeting increasing support ir
the community. Members take
this opportunity to say “Thant
you” to all those who have help
ed already—and “Please” to the
rest of us who still need to gel
behind the hospital drive finan
dally.
Power Policies—
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area to help make sure that th<
equipment is obtained.
Susilna Studies Threatened
Herb Hilscher added that al
those interested in the future de
velopment of this area shoult
make clear to officials in the In
terior Department that the con
tinuation of the Susitna Rive
power studies is of vital import
ance. Reminding his listeners o
the limitations of the Eklutn
power potential, he warned tha
future industrial development o
the entire Railbelt area in jeop
ardized by a shortsighted econ
omy move that would cut off fur
ther studies of the vast Susitn
possibilities. Whereas the Eklui
na hydro-electric system will prc
vide 10,000 KW’s—all of Whic
has been spoken for—there ar
three possible sites on the Susitn
river, one of which—the Devil’
Canyon site—is capable of pro
ducing 300,000 KW’s.
Following Hilscher’s suggestio
the local chamber went on recor
to endorse officially the contini
ation of hydro-electric investlgt
tions in the Railbelt area.
Dinner Party in'oyed
By MIA imployees
And Directors
A Xmas d nner parly was en
joyed by MF.A board memb r.«.
employees, their husbands and
wives December 29. at the Co-op
club room.
The party was in charge of
jeorge Small with Mrs. Justine
™arks. MF.A president and Bill
Head doing the table decorations.
The Christmas theme was carried |
out with poinsetta and white can
dles.
Nearly forty guests enjoyed a
, chicken dinner, followed by carol
; singmg, jokes and games.
Three Added to
Eklutna Project Staff
Three new Eklutna Project
staff members reported this week
| include Raymond S. Jacobsen,
Robert A. McAllister, and Ed
ward A. Marchello.
Mr. Jacobsen arrived here De
cember 3 from Elverta. Calif.
He will be a survey aid in the
field engineering division.
Another survey aid for the
field engineering division was en
listed from Palmer. Bob McAllis
I ter started working the day after
! Christmas.
Mr. Marchello arrived by boat
! on December 27. He was trans
! ferred from the Davis Dam (Ari
! zona) project, and will work here
I as an accounting clerk.
BUYS ANCHORAGE
BUSINESS
Bill and Lucille Poe who came
| to the Valley late this summer
have purchased the Ken Luse
; Co., of Anchorage and plan to
‘ move to that city shortly,
i Previous to their trip to Alas
| ka. Mr. Poe was in the grocerv
hardware business in Seattle. In
their new business they will act
as distributors for Miller and
Churchill paints, products and
janitorial supplies. Mr. Poe will
do contract painting and his wife
will assist him in the wholesale
retail store at 741 C Street. Mrs.
Poe has been employed in the
clothing department of Koslosky’s
: department store here,
i Ken Luse, operator of the busi
! ness for the past two years has
i turned to other business interests.
CHRISTMAS DAY
AT THE MOFFITTS'
j Mr. and Mrs. Archie Moffitt
| and daughter Ann Louise enter
i tained a number of guests on
| Christmas day.
In the 30-foot basement room,
; tables decorated appropriately
I with candles and miniature Xmas
trees were extended almost the
full length of the room. There the
! guests were served a turkey din
| ner with all the trimmings.
Fun and excitement ran high
! when Leonard Moffitt. assisted
i by three nieces—Sara Mae, Polly
Ann and Susan Kay Moffitt—re
lieved the groaning Christmas
tree of exchange gifts for the
guests.
Later in the evening, more
guests arrived. Games were play
ed and a late supper was served.
Everyone present erljoyed the day
to the fullest extent.
VALLEY HOMESTEADERS
PORTRAYED IN
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The success story of a Mata
nuska Valley homesteading cou
ole is featured in the December
issue of the Alaska Farmer.
The story of Ruth and Darrell
Callison to build a cabin, clear
land and plant vegetable crops
on their homestead located about
14 miles north of Palmer on the
Glenn Highway makes interest
ing reading. Mrs. Callison former
ly was a nurse at Valley Hospital
and was Dr. Vernon Cates’ office
nurse.
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An otherwise perfect holiday
at home was marred for Pfc. Don
Moyer last Saturday evening at
about eight o’clock when he losl
his billfold somewhere between
Valley Theater and the residence
of Maynard Sands.
Ordinarily. Don said ruefully
the loss of his billfold wouldn’1
have ’'een very piuch, but this
time he had just cashed his check
The billfold contained approxi
mately $160 in new $20 bills. His
Post pass wrs also in the billfold
The loss was reported to Polici
Chief Bemie Bouwens.
Jack Maze Charged—
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the director* .1 complete picture
of it.
It took the accountant* 10 day's
of (searching before they found
the key to the situation. Koslot
kv said. After that, they easily
discovered the many way* and
means employed by Mare in mak
ing these defalcations. The losses
had been concealed so cleverly,
the new bank manager said, that
even the regular Territorial audit
by the Board of Auditors failed
to disclose any shortages.
Rumors regarding alleged in
stances of forgery have not re
sulted in any forrhal complaint to
date although Koslosky did not
deny that such charges might be
forthcoming at a later date.
The bulk of the loss was effect
ed through overdrafts, largely on
the account of the Anchorage
Shopping Guide and its successor,
the Matanuska Press, in which
Maze was a heavy stockholder.
The rumors of Maze's defalca
tions and his subsequent arrest
on charges of embezzlement have
shocked people of this area where
Maze has been honored as one of
the leading citizens. He has been
active in civic affairs, being the
president of the Palmer Inde
pendent School District Board it
the time of his arrest. He has
also been active in the Chamber
of Commerce, the Valley Hos
pital Association, the American
Legion, and the Kiwanis Club.
Even as people condemned him
for the actions which brought
about his arrest, many remem
bered that he has given much of
his time and effort in service !o
the community.
Meanwhile, the bank directors
believe they are "over the hump”.
Already they are considering
plans which will make the bank
a bigger one physically as well as
financially and afford its cus
tomers even more protection.
They are considering additional
capitalization and additional de
posit insurance which would in
sure each separate account up to
$10,000. They also have plans for
enlarging the present bank struc
ture. All of this will take a little
time, but the directors are con
fident that these improvements
will come.
CHRISTMAS EVE
FAMILY GATHERING
Ma\ and Mrs. Miles France en
tertained "the family” Christmas
Eve in their home west of Pal
mer.
Present were Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Durand of Anchorage, parents of
Mrs. France; her brother Charles,
home for a few days from the
service; and Mr. and Mrs. John
Durand of Anchorage.
A grand evening was enjoyed
by all the relatives at this family
gathering.
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City Business
Lrcrnses Nrw Due
Chief of Police Bernie Bou
wene wan mak'ng the rounds to
d' v on <n *-'irt'on« Pom the Mi
yor and City Council, notifying
> » ino- es«r blishm«*nts that Pal
mer city business licenses arc
due. Payments m^y be made at j
'he city clerk’s office in the Neal
Wright building.
Dog licences are due also but \
failure of the license tags to ar
rive will delay their issuance.
Rates have been established at ,
two dollars for male and spayed j
dogs and five dollars for female
dogs.
SCOUTS ENJOY OUTING
Boy Scouts of Troop 654 en
joyed a fishing-trip-outing at Big
Lake December 28. Accompanied
by Scoutmaster Vernon Fridley,
Norman Rousey, Vern Fridley.
Jr., and Emil LaWalters who took
the boys in his truck, several fine
catches were reported.
Before returning home, the
boys enjoyed a hot meal consist
ing of chili, hot chocolate and
goodies.
JUNEAU—Extension for a 90
day period of the present exemp
tion from price control of sawmill
logs produced and sold in Alaska
was announced this week by the
Office of Price Stabilization.
The current exemption, con
tained in Supplementary Regula
tion 55 to the General Ceiling
from August 30 to December 31,
1951.
The OPS pointed out that at
the time of the issuance of the
supplementary regulation it was
contemplated that a tailored re
gulation covering Alaskan saw
mill logs would be issued prior
to the start of the 1952 logging
season. This was deemed inadvi
sable, however, until further
studies of trade conditions could
be made.
If, the OPS said, sawmill logs
presently were allowed to revert
to control under the GCPR, a
chaotic condition would be crea
ted in the industry as new con
tracts have been entered into by
the sawmills and loggers and are
based on the prices in effect un
! der the August 30-December ex
: emption and, therefore, are some
. what above the GCPR level.
Safe New Year's Eve—
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Jonesville, Anchorage, Fort Rich
i ardson and the Base. The North
land Pioneer Grange dance was
j a huge success according to the
guests and Grange leaders alike.
Some of the local churches ob
served the birth of the New Year
with Watch Night services, and
many patrons thronged to the lo
cal bars.
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Saves on
My Income Tax
Saves on
My Budget
Saves
My Feet
Today.there is no greater convenience
offered to business men and women than the
checking account service at the Malanuska
Valley Bank.
MATANUSKA VALLEY BANK
Palmer, Alaska
Open Friday Evenings?—5 to 7 P M
2 PER CENT ON SAVINGS
Merle Anderson*—
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*ince that date. In September
'he Frank Linn farm «» leased
*© Mr and Mrs. Grayson Murphy.
*he Gust Scheibl farm was sold
Rollnnd Grover, the Fred Gay ■
lord farm was sold to Mr and I
Mrs Samuel Boyd, and the Ar
vid Johnson farm was sold to Mr \
and Mrs. Vernon Williams.
Merle and Dorothy Anderson
and their three children—James
Marie and Philip—plan to leave
the Valley January 10 to mak»
their home near Phoenix. Ari
zona Their plans for the future
are indefinite, and although they
do not rule out altogether a re
turn to the Valley, the Ander
sons are quite sure that they
would not come back to re-enter
the dairy business. They plan to
fly out. shipping their car to Se
attle. From Seattle, they will
drive to Phoenix, where Mrs. An
derson’s family has a ranch near
by. Before settling down in Ari
zona, the family will visit rela
tives of Mr. Anderson in Wiscon
sin.
With the departure of the An
dersons, the Valley loses two
prominent, long-time residents.
Merle Anderson is the son of ori
ginal Colonist Chris L. Anderson,
and Dorothy Anderson is the
daughter of Ross L. Sheely who
was the second manager of the
Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Cor
poration. having taken over the
reins from Don Irwin late in 1935.
The Sheely family came here
from Fairbanks, where they had
lived since 1930. The Anderson
farm was purchased by Mr. Shee
ly from the late A. A. Shonbeck
of Anchorage in 1936. The Ander
sons purchased it from Sheely in
1941.
Merle Anderson is present gov
ernor of the local Moose Lodge,
and he has also been active in the
Masonic Lodge. Dorothy Ander
son has been active as a member
of Women of the Moose, O.E.S.,
and the Evening Craft Club.
The new Anderson owners of
the Anderson farm are not related
to the former owners. Robert An
derson lived in the Valley a few
years from 1940 to 1943 when he
left to join the Armed Forces.
He married a local girl, Grace
Smith, who was born in the Val
ley. Their daughter Barbara is in
the sixth grade. The new dairy
farm owner has been operating a
big dairy farm just outside Des
Moines, Iowa.
Council Move* Fast—
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authorised, as was a salary check
to the city attorney.
Water System Changes
A prepared recommendation
from the water committee will be
transferred to the Thomas Bourne
Associates for study. The com
mittee made several recommend
ations regarding the installation
and extension of 10 inch lines
and the replacement of three and
four inch lines by six inch lines
in the distribution system for the
city’s new water project.
Health Council Report
In a letter to the City Council
group, the Palmer health council
notified the city that in water
tests made January 2, Palmer
water supply tested negative.
However, they recommend all
drinking water be boiled during
this period. The Thomas Bourn
engineer reported to the city
council that he believes a new*
channel recently cut at the water
source is causing the sediment
noticed in the water the past
week or two. The channel has
cut through much of the vegeta
tion layers and should have a
gravel base within a short time.
COFFEY INSURES
EVERYTHING. REMEMBER?
CLARA’S VARIETY
YOU WANT IT—
WE'VE GOT IT!
Located in Shamrock Building
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The time has come again to say
thanks, and have our anniversary
sale. This one will mark our 4th
year.
Everything will be included—
coats, suits, blouses, slax, dresses
and so on.
The sale begins Monday, Janu
ary 7th at 9:00 a.m. Come early
for the best selections.
BETTY.
Paid Adv.
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GOODRICH MACHINE WORKS
Welding and Machine Work
Located in the ARRC Shop Bldg,
behind Fair Grounds
Phone 20Y1 Palmer
OfiSTUJISt Lint
Offering Scheduled Freight Service Between
California — Portland — Seattle — Alaska
S. S. TARLETON BROWN
Leave Portland .
Leave Seattle
Arrive Seward-Valdez
January 3
January 7
January 12
S. S. CHARLES CROCKER
Leave Long Beach
Leave San Francisco
Leave Portland .
Leave Seattle
Arrive Seward-Valdez
January 3
January 7
January 12
January 18
January 23
S.S. JOHN W. BURGESS
Leave Long Beach .January 16
Leave San Francisco January 19
Leave Portland . January 24
Leave Seattle January 3
Arrive Seward-Valdez February 4
SEWARD
A. R Freight Depot
Main 164
Captain T. Ble
Operating Manager
ANCHORAGE
233 Central Bldg.
P. O. Box SOI
Phone 34401
George Hutton
Dixt. Manager
FAIRBANKS
P. O. Box 1201
Jameson Englneerin.
Building
Phone—East B88
M. J Wilcox.
Dlst. Freight Agent
Modern Coastwise Steamship Transportation