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on programs of community inter
est.
Meanwhile the Alaska Public
Works’ recommendations of a
more modest structure based on
the very barest essentials called
for a structure of 22,000 square
feet of building space at a con
struction cost of approximately
$640,000 — less than half the
amount originally proposed. The
scaling down of the plans submit
ted by the school board was ne
cessitated, according to APW by
defense needs, material and labor
shortages, and the general need
for economy in public spending
during the present period.
What would the slice in build
ing funds do to the architect's
sketch of the building pictured?
‘‘Roughly’', said Zahradnicek, “the
middle part of the structure re
maining after the right and left
wings are blocked off, would ap
proximate the building which
could be realized from the recom
mended funds".
That could mean that the audi
torium, the band room, the ad
ministration rooms, the gymnasi
um, and even the cafeteria would
be out of the picture. The essen
tial classrooms, library, and lab
oratories probably would remain.
However, the exact picture of the
revised plans will come only after
the school board meets in July to
organize its plans to meet the con
ditions imposed.
Actually, the architect’s plans
were only preliminary and would
have been subject to many
changes suggested by the board
before that body gave them its
final approval.
District Pays Half
Bill Zahradnicek refused to let
his disappointment get the best
of him as the school he had
dreamed of for two years was am
putated before assuming concrete
form. He chose to look on one
bright side of the picture.
“We can afford it now”, he said.
“We won’t have to worry about
getting the local funds out of sales
tax, extra assessments, or any
thing”. The tobacco tax received
by the school district, he said,
will take care of the local share
of one-half the total, or approxi
mately $320,000. On the basis of
income received from the tobacco
tax, a bond issue for that amount
could be amortized over a 20-year
period with interest and all costs
covered.
Ruefully Zahradnicek admitted
that the “frills” which must be
dropped from the proposed build-*
ing are the only sections which
might, over a long period of time,
prove almost self-liquidating.
Gate receipts from sports attrac
tions and auditorium fees and re
ceipts soon mount up to a tidy
sum.
It appears, however, that Pal
mer’s most pressing needs for
classroom space soon will be al
leviated. Actual construction will
probably not start during the
present building season, but the
preliminary arrangements may be
effected in time for an early start
in the spring, Zahranicek said.
Drought Relief—
getting some relief, too. The rain
fall gauge located on the Max
Sherrod farm recorded a total of
.45 inches fallen so far this week.
Other areas received even more
rain.
Mrs. Sherrod reported that the
sandy soil on their place was be
ing penetrated even though the
rainfall was not all that could be
desired.
TWO YOUTHS FINED
IN COMMISSIONER’S
COURT ON MONDAY
Two youths were fined by U.
S. Commissioner Dorothy Saxton
after pleading guilty to charges
upon arraignment in commission
er’s court Monday, June 18.
Kenneth G. Hall of Ft. Richard
son was fined $50 after he entered
a guilty plea to the charge of dis
orderly conduct committed on
June 3.
Bert G. Ogilvie, Jr., of Anchor
age, pleaded guilty to a charge of
speeding in a limited zone, June
17. He was apprehended by the
highway patrol. His fine was $25.
JUNE 30 DEADLINE NEAR
FOR 1951 FISHING LICENSES
Mrs. Ruth Peterson, licensing
agent, reminds all hunters and
fishermen that present licenses
expire June 30.
New applications state that
either old license or serial num
ber must accompany application
for new license. Number of years
in the Territory must also be stat
ed both for new and renewed li
censes, she said.
STUDENT RETURNS
Lavon Roetman returned to
Palmer, May 31, from San Jose
State College, San Jose, Califor
nia. Miss Roetman will be em
ployed by the Palmer Cold Stor
| age during her summer vacation.
Accompanying her on her trip
over the highway were her cous
ins, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Stevens
and Miss Verla Twombley, all of
Black Hills, South Dakota. Miss
Roetman plans to return to col
lege in the fall.
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aska, he cited bacterial potato
ringrot as one of the most serious
problems facing farmers here.
“It’s hard to eradicate it”, he said.
“The only solution is through
certification of potato seed and
the maintenance of disease-free
seed potato stocks after they have
been built up over a two or three
year period”.
i In growing tubers for seed, the
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MISSIONARY FROM IRAN
TO SPEAK AT SERVICE
Miss Katherine Alexander, re
turned missionary from Iran, will
be the speaker at the morning
service at the United Protestant
Church, June 24.
Miss Alexander has been speak
ing at young people’s camps
throughout Alaska, completing a
week at King’s Lake camp this
past week.
The public is invited to hear her
timely and current talk of Iran.
EASTERN STAR PICNIC
AT GREEN ACRES SUNDAY
Eastern Star organization of
Anchorage will sponsor a group
picnic for members June 24 at
Green Acres, Wasilla at 11 a. m.
Local Eastern Star members
and Masons have been invited.
Tickets will be three dollars per
family.
A program of games is sched
uled in a list of activities and
lunch will be served by the
Anchorage group, Mrs. Marne
Hanks, local Worthy Matron an
nounced this week.
LEW HANKS FAMILY LEAVE
FOR VACATION, FIELD WORK
The Lew Hanks family will be
away from Palmer for the next
few weeks.
Mrs. Marne Hanks and chil
dren fly to Idaho, June 27, to visit
her parents and attend the annual
Pocatello rodeo at the end of
July.
Lew Hanks will remain in the
Fairbanks area until the middle
of July. He is doing soil tests and
survey topography there for the
Soil Conservation service.
discovery of one diseased potato
in a crop of tubers means the dis
qualifying of the entire crop as
seed potato stock, he said.
Other chamber visitors present
at the luncheon were Arthur Ro
sein, executive secretary of the
League of Alaskan Cities, and,
from Fort Richardson Quarter
master Corps food service contin
gent, Mr. Josiah J. Osborne and
Major Montgomery.
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