Brownout—
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age area pending completion of
the Eklutna Project. "Now it's up
to us", he concluded, "We've got'
to help ourselves."
Brewer told the gi<<up (li «t
there are 70 applicants in thi->
area with wiring all connected
who are waiting for electricity
to Ih' turned on As inary more
are waitim t<» have their wiring
connected If everyone co-oper
ates. he said, these people can b.»
served.
"If v,e ran h <ld our p over con
sumption from APU t-> 1.000 kilo- j
watts”, he declared. " our power
problem is licked."
100 Watts Equal One-tenth KW
Ways that the individual house
holder can effect substantial sav
ings on kilowatt consumption
during the "brownout" period
were outlined by Brewer: Cut,
down on all inside illumination |
by turning off every unnecessary ;
light bulb. Eliminate all outside
illumination. Shut off electric wa
ter heaters between the hours of
5-7 p.m. Take off headbolt heat
ers during the same hours. Elec
tric range cooking should be done
early as much as possible with
the food merely kept warm until
the dinner hour.
"One 100-watt light bulb uses
one-tenth of a kilowatt.” Brewer
said. "A thousand such bulbs
turned off represent a saving of
100 kilowatts.”
Other savings which can be
made easily by many household
ers are suggested by the follow
ing statistics: One thousand watts
equal one kilowatt. An electric
range oven consumes from tw'O
and one-half to three kilowatts,
a top burner at least one KW. An
electric hot water heater takes
from one and one-half to four
KWs.
The representatives present
agreed to try for 100 percent co
operation from members of their
groups. Jim Hurley, president of
the Chamber of Commerce, said
his organization would try to get
the co-operation of all merchants
in the business area to turn off
their neon signs and unnecessary
interior illumination during the j
peak hours. Through the PTA,
school children will take the
“brownout” message home to
their parents. It was also agreed
that an open letter would be sent
to Anchorage officials describing;
local efforts to conserve power.
“If Palmer can get 100 percent
co-operation in 48 hours”. Hil
scher said, “Anchorage will fol-1
low, and the temporary power
crisis will be over.”
New Babies
Lowe
A son. Cary Thomas, was born
December 9 at Valley Hospital I
to Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Lowe.!
He weighed seven pounds and 15
ounces.
Slephen
A seven pound four ounce
daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Leo Stephen of Eklutna on
December 12 at Valley Hospital.
The little girl has not been named
yet.
If a sprig of holly will lighten
your heart, without making you
homesick, come in and get one.
They are for the asking as long
as they last. Just our way of say
ing “Thanks for being such won
derful people” and “Merry Christ
mas”.
Holly is all too much like cut
flowers—wear it, but do park it
in a glass of water end keep in
a cool place part of each day.
We will have new dresses in
by this week-end—we hope—both
short cocktail dresses and the
long formals. Watch for them jf
you’re planning to attend Palm
er’s first Purple Bubble Ball.
And, don’t forget your holly—
BETTY.
Pd. Adv.
Hospital fund—
(Continued from Pace 1)
sketch and plans for the new hos
pital.
After Jim Hurley had thankea
the Anchorage Chamber for the
generous gesture m sponsoring
the drive in Anchorage, he mvit
cni all the businessmen who couln
take the time to aid the Palmei
teams in the solicitation. Canvas
sin.: teams were made up of Pal
mer delegates and their hosts to
cover as much as possible the An- j
eh wage business area.
By 4 30 p m when the Palmer
caravan started homeward over
$1,000 in cash donations had been
received, but only a very small
percentage of the area had been
covered. Kincaid and Snodgrass
return to Anchorage Tuesday to
continue the Palmer Day solici
tation, and through their efforts
the amount received from the
Anchorage area rose to more thai
$1,300. Promises of checks in the
near future would riase that a
mount considerably. Today Kin
caid, Emmet Ellington and Mar
vin Slaughter were to continue
the solicitation with help from
former Mayor Loussac.
Anchorage Donors
Contributions from the follow
ing firms and individuals in the
Anchorage area have already
been received:
Walker and Black, Alaska
Credit Bureau of Anchorage,
John E. Manders. Attorneys Da
vis and Renfrew, Wolfe’s Hard
ware and Furniture. Bill's Elec
tric Supply, Koslosky and Sons
! (Alaska Wholesalers), Yukon
| Equipment Co., Vaara Varieties,
Dr. Lee McKinley, Alaska Mer
: chandisers, Inc., Gilman’s Bakery,
Anchorage Hardware. Rex Liquor
Store, Les Seidenberg, Alaskan
Florist, 4th Ave. Liquor Store,
Sportland Amusement Co., The
Valet Shop, Aleutian Gardens,
Poulsen and Schock Theaters.
Paul’s Jewelry, Snyder Office
Supply Co., Anchorage Sand and
Gravel, Arctic Office Machine
Co., Independent Lumber Co.,
West Coast Growers, Civil Aero
nautics Board, Z. J. Loussac, Carl
quist Jewelry, The Baby Shop.
Welch's Style Shop, Francis C.
Bowden. J. Vic Brown & Sons,
Hines Optical, Lee’s Men’s Wear,
HOMEMAKERS FOOD SALE
All the Homemakers clubs
in the Valley are participating
in a food sale Saturday. De
cember 15. and proceeds are to
go toward the hospital fund
drive. Food will be on sale :it
the Co-Op and Koglosky’s
starting at 10 u.m. with two
mcnilHTs from each club
working in shifts to sell the
individual clubs' wares.
All homemakers .are asked
to bring anything in the food
line with their prices plainly
marked by the donor.
Mrs. Karla Duff and Mrs
Eloise Hudgins are on the
planning committee.
FOUR LOCAL HUNTERS
GET THEIR MOOSE IN
SPECIAL PERMIT HUNT
According to reports turned in
at the FWS checking station at
the ARC quarters on the high
way. four of the local hunters
who won permits for the special
moose hunt in the Palmer area
have already bagged their moose.
Ray Rebarchek got his on the
first day, December 10, and ac
cording to report the whole pro
cess took only four hours. Eliza
beth Hjellen and H. J. Hodgson
bagged theirs Wednesday. De
cember 12. Jim Render brought
in a moose with horns that had
a spread of 58 inches, the larg
est to date.
The rest of the 17 local hunters
who won permits for the special
hunt have until December 23 to
get their moose.
and the Anchorage Radio Appli
ances.
Other Donors
Other donors from whom hos
pital fund contributions have
been received this week include:
Supply. Record Shop, Northern
Martin’s West Side Service
the Cheechako Homemakers, the
Matanuska Valley Bank, Kirk’s
Sales and Service, Matanuska
Outing Club, American Legion \
Auxiliary, the Olympia Brewing S
Co. of Olympia, Washington,
Handicrafters of Oakland, Cali
fornia, and the Palmer G. Lewis j
Co. of Seattle, Washington.
There is Still Plenty of Time for
Christmas Portraits
and
Photographic Greeting Cards
PALMER STUDIO
IT'S NO MYSTERY!
FUEL
OIL
rSy RADIO
Tht only mystery about tho whole thing it that wa
didn't do it aoonar. What- Why oqvip OU]r delivery
trucks with radio receivers.
It has dona away with all waiting. Just phono 7* and
your oil is delivered pronto. "Join tho regulars lot
us hoop you in fuol oil without tho bothor ol your
haring to call in.
PLACE TOUR ORDER TODAY WITH
ALASKA SALES & SERVICE (Cowignee)
Phoo. 76 p*‘““
UNION OIL COI
(I CALIfORMIA
ANY
Open Letter—
(Continued from Page 1)
we cannot < btain more from the
APU. Half of the vngp earners
of these 70 homes work on the
Base or in Anchorage end they ;
constantly ask why they cannot
have enough juice to heat then
homes and v. arm their stoves I
while thousands of kilowatts of
power arc being consumed in fan- :
cy electric signs and maximum
I illumination in the city of An
chorage.
"Because of the power short
age the ME A did not make a sin- i
, gle connection for a 60-day pe- i
i riod and the Association is con
; stantly being besieged for power. I
These people, too, ask why An
i chorage appears to have power to
'burn’’ while citizens in the trad
ing area go without heat and
light.
“Gentlemen, we in the Valley
are striving in every way possi
ble to meet the emergency this
winter. We are showing our good
faith by cutting down on peak
consumption.
“If the citizens of Anchorage
would exercise a "brown out”
during peak hours, there is every
likelihood that every family in
the Anchorage-Palmer trading
area could have adequate elec
trical power. We understand the
Chugach Electrical Assoc, has
over 1100 applicants on the wait
ing list. These people surely
would be helped by a power con
servative program.
"The citizens of the Matanuska
Valley represented by our organ
izations are desirous of helping
Alaska to grow and prosper, and
electrical energy is the key. We
respectfully ask your cooperation
on a “brown out” and power con
servation in Anchorage so that ail
of us may live comfortably and
jn keeping with our American
standard of living.”
The letter was signed by James
Hurley, president of the Mata
nuska Valley Chamber of Com
merce; Carl Meier, Mayor of Pal
mer; and Hugh Johnson, presi
dent of Palmer Kiwanis Club.
Bela Sigma Phi
Christmas Tree Mari
Cpens Tomorrcw Night
Tomorrow night marks the
opening of the "Christmas Tree
Market". Beta Sigma Phi mem
bers will open their Christmas
tree sales at five o'clock in the
area between the Valley Theatre
and the Frontiersman office.
Loren Smith brought in the
first of the 200 trees he has do
nated to the project and promises
many more. This year families
will be able to have their choice
of pretty trees without wading
waist deep through the snow,
hunting for one to their liking.
The sorority feels sure the trees
will be selling fast and suggests
early purchases be made. Sales
will be conducted nightly from
5-10 o’clock in the announced lo
HOLIDAY FLOWERS—! j
The Traditional Gift
POTTED
POINSETT IA
Cut Flowers
Mat. Valley Gardens
cality, with additional hours be
ing planned for the week-ends.
All proceeds derived from the
donation-sales will go toward the
Hospital Benefit Fund.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hughes
left Monday to return to their
home near St. Louis, Missouri.
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