41 LOCAL NIMRODS
WIN PERMITS FOR
SPECIAL MOOSE HUNT
Seventy-five names drawn last j
week in the Fish and Wildlife ;
Service office in Anchorage for j
the Palmer area special December
moose hunt include those of 17
Valley residents.
The lucky hunters from Palmer I
are: Phillip C. Edclman. Carlos
Driggers. Bernard Niemann. Geo.
E. Smith, Riley Curtis. H. J.
llbdgson. Michael F George. Jim
my A. Render, Elizabeth Hjellen.
J. B. Gulick. Ray Rebarchik, and
Beatrice Huntley.
From Wasilla the names of Ra-,
bert A. Lincoln, Bill Kotela. Eu
gene Coghlan. and Irving T Saw-!
by were drawn.
William Mrak of Sutton and
Andrew Norris of Jonesville are
also on the list.
Names of 50 alternates were;
drawn after the 75. They will re- j
ceive permits in the order drawn
"in case any of the 75 are unable
to use theirs. A number of local
residents were included in this
group also.
Those who receive permits will |
be entitled to shoot one male
moose between the dates of De-1
cember 11 and December 23 in
the Palmer area. There will be no ;
open moose hunt in this area un-!
til next year.
TO VACATION OUTSIDE
Kfr. and Mrs. John Zimowski
and children. Jerry and Elaine
left Palmer Monday. The family
planned to fly to Mio, Michigan,
where they will spend a vacation
with relatives and friends. They
will return over the Alaska hign
way early next spring.
Mr. Zimowski is in business in
Palmer, as the Valley Excavating
Company.
CITY ATTORNEY NOMINATED
AS SECOND DIVISION JUDGE
It was announced at a Nome
Chamber of Commerce meeting
recently that Harold Butcher, An
chorage attorney and city attor
ney for Palmer has been nominat
ed as judge of the Second Divi
sion district court.
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REINDEER HERD
STARTED ON
ST. PAUL ISLAND
A nucleus of a reindeer herd
was successfully transported re
cently to St, Paul Island in the
Pnbilofg from Nunivak Island, j
Dale Belcher, assistant directoi 1
of the Alaska Native Service
native resources division, said re
cently in Juneau.
The reindeer numbering 31 i
were transferred from the gov- j
ernment owned herd under the
jurisdiction of the native service
on Nunivak to the Fish and Wild
life Service for the purpose of
giving the natives on St. Paul an- j
other source of food supply.
It was necessary to “hog-tie”
each of the animals in transport
ing them in smaller boats to the
FWS vessel Penguin II. for ship
ment to St. Paul, Belcher said
The Penguin had to anchor off
the island. Nunivak Island is just
north of the mouth of the Kusko
kwim River in the Bering Sea
RALLY DATE SET
The first annual rally planned
by the Matanuska Outing club
will be held December 7 at Moose
Hall it was announced this week.
An entertaining program has
been planned for the earlier part
of the evening so that Junior
club members may attend. Songs,
music, skits and general fun are
on the program. At the conclusion
of the program, a pair of lami
nated skiis will be awarded at ten
o’clock. This will close the Junior j
program. Dancing will follow for |
adult membership.
The rally is open to the publi?
and everyone is invited to attend.
The committees wish to point out
that the club is not limited *o
skiers only. Many other outdoor
activities are planned by the j
group including skating parties,
hikes and tobogganing. Camera,
enthusiasts are especially urged;
to join the group.
There will be no admission
charge to the rally. Everyone is
welcome and the club is hoping
for a large attendance.
1
Low
you
might just os well
RIDE South!"
FOLLOWING THE BIRDS?
Enjoy the advantage! of travel aboard comfort
able, radar-protected Alaska Line ships. Lew
winter fares now in effect. See your local agent.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY
SELDOVIA SLATED
FOR VITAL ROAD
LINK NEXT YEAR
With the completion this year
of the road link between Anchor
age and Seward, further develop
ment of the Kenai Peninsula
awaited construction of access
roadf. Announcement was made
last week that the first road in
the Seldovia area will be con
structed next sumer.
The new road will connect Sel
dovia with the Red Mountain
chromium property eight miles
away on Jakolof Bay. Territorial
highway funds amounting to $15,
000 were allocated for the project
from Territorial highway funds.
In addition to the aid to the
chromium mine operations, the
road will open up a rich agricul
tural area where quick settlement
of available lands is predicted.
ANCHORAGE — Apparent low
bidder for construction of a re
mote receiver facility for Ladd
Air Force Base is the Nebraska
firm of Peter Kiewit Sons with
$718,913.
Bids opened on November 14
at the Corps of Engineers’ Alaska
district office showed other lows
with $730,611 by S. S. Mullen.
Inc., and $745,000 by Kuney
Johnson Co., both of Seattle.
'STRANGER IN THE NIGHT :
TICKETS AVAILABLE !;
FROM JUNIORS
AND AT THE DOOR
SCHOOL POPULATION
JUMPS 1,700
IN ALASKA THIS YiAR
The 1951-52 Alaska school rn
! rollment shows an increase from
12,896 last year to 14.597 this year,
according to the Territorial De
partment of Education.
The high schools account for [
194 additional pupils and the el*? j
mentary grades for 1,507. Ninety-'
seven new teachers have been
added as a result of the increased
school population, 72 on the ele
! mentary level and 25 for the high
! schools.
In Alaska there are 10,718 en
; rolled in city elementary and
high schools, 1,784 in rural ele
mentary and high schools, 134 in
schools on contract from the Al
aska Native Service, and 1,961 in
schools on military bases. Out of
750 teachers teaching all grades
this year. 544 are women teach
ers and 206 are men.
COFFEY INSURES
EVERYTHING. REMEMBER?
Harvest Dinner for
Masons and Eastern
Star Set for Nov. 30
The Masons and members of
Eastern Star are holding a Har
vest Dinner on the evening of
Friday. November 30, at 8 pm.
in the basement of the United
Protestant Church, it was an
nounced this week.
All persons having Masonic or
Eastern Star affiliations, whether
nr not they belong to the local
chapters, are cordially invited to
attend.
Dinner is being served by tho
Ladies Aid of the United Pro
testant Church. The charge per
plate is $2.50.
The committee in charge of ar
rangements includes Mrs. Earl f.
Graves, Clayton Esslinger. and
Ivan Branton.
Philip Edleman flew to Pt.
Barrow last week in connection
with his w’ork with the Anchor
age office of CAA.
BEST GIFT FOR
mm THOSE WHO CARE
Just a few years more and he
will be grown—now with the
"adventure of youth’’ in his eyes
is the best time to capture these
treasured years
PALMER STUDIO
Palmer Drug Building
Pre-Inventory
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