PALMER FIRM
LOW BIDDER ON
LABORATORY JOB
Sandvik. Roark and Ray James
Construction company of Palmer
were the apparent low' bidders
on the new laboratory to be built
for the Bureau of Reclamation,
according to an announcement
made this week by Mr. Byron
Felkner, head of the Eklutna
project.
The following bids were sub
mitted: Sandvik, Roark and Ray
James, Palmer, $21,840; Galbraigh
& Hearn Construction Co., An
chorage, $30,660.25; Morrison
Knudsen Co., Inc., $30,852.50;
Lover & Casler, Palmer, $32,
500.50.
The laboratory is to be used
for testing concrete and earth
materials and is to be located
near the power plant site, Mr.
Felkner said.
Pathologist Arrives
To Join ARA Staff
Dr. Donald Coe, pathologist,
arrived in Palmer March 17.
He will be employed here as plant
pathologist with the Agriculture
Research Administration.
Before coming to Palmer, Dr.
Coe was employed by the Cali
fornia Department of Agriculture
at Sacramento. He is a gradu
ate of Washington State College
and also studied at the University
of Wisconsin, majoring in patho
logy.
Dr. Coe will make his home at
the Matanuska Experiment Sta
tion, where Mrs. Coe and the cou
ple’s two children will join him
later.
MARIAN BADCON—
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dential trains through the North
west.
She left the Post-Intelligencer
to handle women’s publicity
throughout the West on a presi
dential campaign and upon return
opened her own public relations,
publicity and advertising bureau,
meanwhile writing and selling
magazine stuff (including detec
tive stories).
During the war she was district
information executive for one of
the largest government agencies
and received national citations
for outstanding and impartial
factual news coverage. After that
she re-established her own busi
ness, including magazine editing.
Marian has two sons, one in the
Navy and one a screening officer
for a business corporation in
Seattle.
In deciding to join the Frontiers
man, she turned down two other
offers, one in Washington, D. C..
one in San Francisco. Her com
ment was she has seen both many
times but she had not been to
Alaska and she liked the sound of
Palmer and the Frontiersman. Ar
riving here says she’s even more
impressed and interested — and
that she likes the grand people
whom she has met.
“Think I’ll "want to stay,” she
commented.
Marian is a member of the Na
tional Federation of Press Wom
en, Theta Sigma Phi (national,
journalism honorary), and North
west Writers; also American Le
gion Auxiliary, Washington State
Press Club and other organiza
tions.
Don’t forget the school board
election April 3.
Coffee Insures Everything—
Remember?
Community
Calendar
TODAY
BASKETBALL GAME, Valdez
Canteen teams versus Hotel
and Rocket teams, school gym.
STATIONS of the Cross, 7:30 p.
m., St. Michael’s Church.
: 7 89’s PARTY, Carpenter's Hall,
7:30-10:00 p.m.
SATURDAY, MARCH 24
: BASKETBALL GAME, Valdez
! Canteen teams versus Hotel;
and Rocket teams, school gym.
SUNDAY, MARCH 25
EASTER services at all Palmer
churches.
KIWANIS EASTER EGG hunt
for Valley children, school area,
12:30 p.m.
EASTER evening United Protes
tant Church choir under direc-1
tion of Art Stacey, will present
Cantata in Wasilla Community
Church at 8:00 p.m.
GREAT BOOKS DISCUSSION
Group meets at Charles Wilson
home, 7:30 p.m. Everyone in
terested invited.
MONDAY. MARCH 26
KIWANIS regular dinner meet
ing, Co-Op clubroom, 6 p.m.
CUB BLUE AND GOLD BAN
QUET, school cafeteria. For all
Cubs and their parents.
BETA SIGMA PHI regular meet
ting at Mrs. Dorothy Saxton
home.
TUESDAY. MARCH 27
COMMUNITY CHEST annual
meeting, Co-Op clubroom, 8
p.m. All members and inter
ested persons invited.
SATURDAY. MARCH 31
APRIL FOOL’S dance sponsored
by American Legion, Post 15,
school gym, 9:30 p.m.
TUESDAY. APRIL 3
SCHOOL BOARD election. Vot
ing at school gym.
NEW INDUSTRIES—
CotHanid From Pago On*
ter, but there’s that possibility,”
he said.
Other guests introduced by
President James Hurley were:
Gene Butler, Boy Scout field ex
ecutive; E. J. Kunz, traffic man
ager, and J. M. Fleming, road
master, of The Alaska Railroad;
and Mrs. Marian Badcon, new edi
tor of the Valley Frontiersman.
Tourist Committee
Looking ahead to heavy traffic
—business, tourist and military—
over the highway, the Chamber
of Commerce is taking vigorous
action to set up adequate and at
tractive road markers pointing
to Palmer, and to organized iti
neraries and tours to cover as
many attractions as time will al
low.
Members of the committee are
A1 Hagen, chairman; John L. Sul
livan, and C. W. Martin.
Important Meeting
For Beta Sigma Phi
There will be an important
meeting for all Beta Sigma Phi
members Monday evening, March
26, at the home of Mrs. Dorothy
Saxton, president of the local
chapter. Election of officers will
be held, Mrs. Saxton said today.
There will be a short business
meeting, followed by a social and
cultural program. Refreshments
will conclude the meeting.
EKLUTNA PROBLEMS
TOLD KIWANIANS
BY BYRON FELKNER
Byron G. Felkner, construction
engineer of the Eklutna project,
U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, gave
vivid glimpses of the background,
problems and accomplishments of
that project when he spoke at
this week’s dinner meeting of the
Kiwanis Club in the Co-op rec
reation hall.
He told of difficulties antici
pated and worked out—and of
many more which could not be
foreseen and had to be handled
as they broke. He outlined the
duties of the administrative staff
and explained how projects are
selected and something of the in
vestigational work in progress.
Newest member of the Palmer
Kiwanis Club is Austin Meekin
of Meekin’s Log Cabin Camp at
Mile 110. Meekin and guests were
introduced by President H. A.
Johnson. Visitors included Dr.
Donald Coe, recently appointed
plant pathologist with the Alaska
Agricultural Experiment Station,
and Phil O’Neil of Alpine Inn,
who was so enthused with the
Easter Day egg hunt that he do
nated $20.
In the matter of club business,
it was voted to shorten meetings,
spiced with good speakers and
entertainment.
Kiwanis Egg Hunt—
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bounded by the school, the Rec i
Hall and the Dormitory. The cin- 1
der path leading from the Rec i
Hall to the Dorm is the dividing
line. Kids from 6 to 10 will hunt
on the other side of the square
with the far limits the road par- 1
alleling the railroad tracks.
There’ll be eggs by the hundreds
of all colors, bright as flowers in
the snow. And prizes will be
lavish. No live baby bunnies this
time, but some surprises.
The eggs and prizes were con
tributed by members of the Ki
wanis Club and scores of others
who like to see kids have fun,
Hugh Johnson, president, said.
Members of the working commit
tee are Jack Maze, Everett Yohn,
John L. Sullivan and Joe Loyer.
They could not prevail upon the
Weather Man to serve.
Moore's Garage
General Automotive Repair
Crankshaft Grinding
Rebore Service
. Post Office Box 789 Telephone 28Y1
Palmer, Alaska
i
Palmer High Students
Winners, Legion Contest
Competing in a national con
test, two young students with a
deep feeling for their country,
have been announced as Palmer
winners in the American Legion
essay contest.
They are Carol Colberg, 8th
grade daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
Arthur Colberg. and Gus Klem,
high school junior, son of Robert
Klem.
Essay subject was “Loyalty”—
a study of Americanism. Prize
was $5 each and the honor of
having their essays sent on to
Sitka, where semi-finals will be
held. Winning essay at Sitka will
be entered in the national finals.
MUSIC GROUP TO HEAR
HANDEL'S "MESSIAH”
To hear Handel’s “Messiah”,
presented in its entirety, the Mu
sic Appreciation Group has ar
ranged for a special meeting at
7:45 Saturday night, Easter eve,
at the home of Allan Mick, across
from the ARA Building.
After listening to portions of
the superb music at their Thurs
day evening meeting, the mem
bers requested that they mighf
meet again to hear it in full, Dan
Fleming, acting chairman, said.
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SPECIAL
Large AA
Eggs dz. 75c
Easter Hams
lb. 73c
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