Convalescent Home
For Crippled Children
Possible in 1950—ACCA
A convalescent home for chil
dren from Mt. Edgecumbe Hos
pital may be constructed this
year, it was reported this week
by Mrs. Marshall Hoppin-of the
Alaska Crippled Children’s Asso
ciation. Dr. Philip Moore, ortho
pedic surgeon at Mt. Edgecumbe,
last year was asked whether he
'considered an addition to the hos
pital or a convalescent home more
desirable. Dr. Moore answered
that he considered the convales
cent home of first importance.
The physician explained that if
such a home could be constructed,
the facilities at Edgecumbe almost
could be doubled, since many
children of convalescent stage of
recovery remain hospitalized be
cause there are no places avail
able for their care.
Plans for the home still are
tentative, but the Alaska Native
Service is budgeting for such an
institution. The home will be
known as “the Opportunity
School.”
* Meanwhile Mrs. Hoppin reports
that the Sitka chapter of ACCA
is doing everything possible tc
find temporary homes for con
valescent children from Mt. Edge
cumbe. However Sitka is small
and only a few such homes art
available in the town.
Steamship Company Tells
Summer Schedules
Alaska Steamship Company’s
summer schedule, now in effect,
I assures frequent steamer service
for Palmer, Anchorage and Inte
rior points, T. J. Maloney, An
| chorage agent, announced last
| week.
“Each week three vessels sail
i from Seattle for Seward, and two
call at Valdez,7 Mr. Maloney stat
ed. “This develops to what
amounts practically to a perfect
schedule, direct connections being
made with Alaska Railroad trains
and the Richardson Highway
truck service.”
It was explained that Alaska
Steamship vessels are scheduled
according to traffic needs, with
sufficient ships always in readi
ness to meet unusual demands.
Square Sinnet Sails for Nome
The motorship Square Sinnet
left Seattle on Wednesday of this
week for the first sailing of the
season to Nome, it was announced
| by Alaska Steamship Company
The Square Sinnet will call al
Unalaska, Solomon, Golovin, St
Michael, Savoonga and Gambell
in addition to Nome.
Wrights Leave On Vacation
Mr. and Mrs. Neal Wright lef
| Palmer last Tuesday for an ex
1 tended vacation in the states
j They planned a two months’ mo
tor tour of the United States anc
! Mexico.
Sullens & Hoss
LUMBER CO.
Announce a New Lumber Service
for Palmer and the Vicinity.
We Will Make Deliveries to the Palmer
Area Any Sunday for $5 an Order.
BEFORE YOU BUILD—SEE US
Everything in Building Materials
Roofing
Hardware
Cedar Panelling
Fir Clears
- Wall Boards
Flooring
Doors
Shakes, panel shakes
Cedar Shakes
Pine Panelling
Mouldings
Exterior Fir-Tex
Windows
Nails ($15 Keg)
Many Other Building Products
ALL ORDERS CASH
Terminal Yards, Anchorage
t Write Box 1356 Phone 20391 or 24183
LEGION AUXILIARY
HEAD ASKS FLAGS BE
SHOWN ON FLAG DAY
“Show your colors on Flag!
Day.”
This appeal was voiced by Mrs. !
Foster R. Sims, president of Mata
nuska Valley Unit No. 15 of the
American Legion Auxiliary, to 1
all Auxiliary members and other
Valley residents. In a special Flag
Day message issued today, Mrs.
Sims expressed hope that flags
would be flown from all business 1
places and residences in the Val
ley on Flag Day, which is
Wednesday, June 11.
Her message said:
“We are all proud to be Amer
icans and proud of the flag under
which we live in freedom. We
believe that flag to be the most
beautiful and most significant in
the world. So, on the flag’s birth
day, June 11, let’s display that
Willis Fined, Loses License
For Driving While Drunk
Nealey E. Willis, found guilty:
of driving while under the influ
ence of liquor, in the court of j
U. S. Commissioner Dorothy Sax
ton this week, lost his driving
privileges for a year. The man
also drew a six months’ suspended
sentence and a $100 fine.
No Damage in Weekend t
Bumpings and Scrapings
There were several minor auto
mobile accidents in the Palmer
area during the past weekend,
but no serious damage was sus
tained in any. No one was hos
pitalized for injuries and no ac
cident reports were filed as a re
sult of the series of minor colli
sions.
flag everywhere in our com
munity.
“Let’s show our colors on Flag
Day.”
VETERANS' INSTRUCTORS
STUDY THE KENAI
Following their recent confer
ence in Palmer, instructors in
Alaska’s on-farm training pro
gram for veterans continued on
to Homer, Kenai and Seward. The
insti’uctors spent a week in the
Kenai area, studying farm prob
lems there.
FARMERS ARE WARNED
OF WOOD PRESERVATIVES
Wood preservatives, sprayed on
lumber to prolong its life, are
toxic to plants, Dr. Myron C.
Babbs, horticulturist at the Mat
anuska Experiment Station,
warned this week. Preservatives
should not be used on any lum
ber intended for greenhouse con
struction, he said.
Visits From Anchorage
WASILLA—Mrs. Charles Isaacs
of Anchorage is spending a few
days at her home in Wasilla.
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Sea-Going Strong Boxes
Nearly 200 tough new cargo containers, like the
one pictured above, now are being used by The Alaska
Line to provide new protection for fragile or valuable
shipments. This is the first step in a definite program
which eventually will be extended to include the rail belt.
Specially-developed for the Alaska Steamship Company
following months of experimentation, these waterproofed
__ "strong boxes” of steel and corrugated iron provide maxi
mum security for the most fragile merchandise.
Their practical design makes cargo handling easier under the varied conditions en
countered in Alaskan ports. They help to make Alaska Line freight service faster and
more efficient.
This is another of the many things The Alaska Line is doing to improve its service
to the people of the Territory.
Observing the loading of a new cargo container in the picture above is
H. N. Peterson, Alaska Steamship Company General Traffic Manager.
Literally thousands of Alaskans have learned to know Mr. Peterson per
sonally since he began his career with the company 34 years ago.
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