NEW HEAVY EQUIPMENT REPAIR SHOP
IS ONE OF THE BEST IN TERRITORY
With the beginning of the New 1
Year, a new business partnership
known as the Palmer Machinery
Compcny started operations at
the Corporation garage located
on Springer road just south >t
the Fairgrounds.
Partners in the new company
are Ralph Goodrich and L Z.
•Jack” Scott. They nave leased
the Corporation garage v. here
they will maintain the best pri
vately owned heavy equipment
repair shop in this part ot Alas
ka. Goodrich lirst came In Palmer
.n i«*40 sunerintendent ot the
Co-Op garage. Relinquishing this
position for a short time to work
for ARRC, he returned to the
Co-Op Garage to take over man
agement of the machine shop.
This position he held until a year
ago when he went into business
for himself.
His new partner, Jack Scott, is
a pre-Colonist settler. He came to
the Valley in 1934. Working for
the Alaska Road Commission and
the ARRC, he has established a
reputation in heavy equipment
repair work, particularly on dies
el engines.
Associated with Goodrich and
Scott in the new enterprise is
Alex ''Swede” Carlson, who v. ill
handle the welding. Carlson
skill as a welder has been well
established since he arrived in
the Valley just a year ago.
All three men are married and
have their families in and around
Palmer.
Residents of the community
are cordially invited to visit the
new machine shop and inspect the
equipment there. The two part
ners believe it to be one of the
finest equipped machine shops in
the entire Territory. One lathe is
the second largest in the Terri
tory and can handle larger work
than any other private shop locat
ed in Alaska.
DOG TAX TAGS ARRIVE
CpV dog tax tags have arrived
and are in the office of the city
clerk in the Neal Wright build
ing. Dog owners are reminded
that as of January 1, all dogs
within the city limits must be li
censed. Established rates are $2
for male and spayed female dogs
and §5 for female dogs.
DAMAGE KEPT TO
MINIMUM IN TWO
WEEK-END FIRES
The Valley Fire Association
answered two calls last week-end
with the heaviest snow of the
1951-52 season blocking streets.
The first alarm was turned in
shortly after five o’clock when
Ed Barrett, night watchman for
MVFCA noticed fire belching out
of the diesel exhaust pipe in the
power house. The diesel plant
which operates during the hours
of peak power usage, had been
started up just a short time be
fore. According to Fire Chief
“Mitch” Mitchell, the blaze was
probably caused by carbon which
had collected in the exhaust pipe.
He and Ray Lancaster answered
the call. Lancaster discovered that
the blaze had also sucked back
from the stack into the diesel
chamber where some boards ser
ving as a cat walk over the plant
were smouldering. A bucket of
water stopped this, and the flash
fire in the stack quickly sub
sided. To those watching it. the
blaze looked more serious than it
was because part of it had escap
ed outside the stack through a
tiny hole. Mitchell described the
blaze, started from the carbon
collection, as a very common
occurrence.
The second fire v.as reported
about 10:30 a. m. Sunday by Mrs.
Nels Stenslund when an over
heated oil space heater resulted
in a flash flame at her home. The
call was answered by Mitchell,
Hagen and Leo Lucas. Only
slight damage to the walls near
the stove was incurred from the
blaze.
Two fire trucks were taken to
the Co-Op fire and one on the
Stenslund call. A1 King was on
hand at the fire station with his
wrecker shortly after both sirens
stopped blowing in order to give
the firemen a hand in getting the
trucks into operation. The trucks
are not equipped with chains and
are sometimes crippled by heavy
snow.
COFFEY INSURES
EVERYTHING! REMEMBER?
Tryouts tor Kiwanis
Minstrel Shew to be
Early in February
Tryouts for the Kiwanis Min
strel Show chorus will begin
early in February. Those indivi
duals who desire to participate
are urged to watch for an an
nouncement of the exact date and
time which will be published in j
an early issue of the Frontiers- 1
man.
Several outstanding chorus;
numbers have been selected for
this year's production and from 1
all indications this year’s chorus !
will be of high calibre. A num
ber of individuals have already
expressed their intention of try
ing out. As announced two weeks
ago. John Zav.alniki, who has
had considerable chorus exper
ience before coming to Palmer, I
will direct the chorus.
The Minstrel Show Committee
has decided to limit participation
to individuals not in school. This
decision was not intended to be
discriminatory in any way. Ra
ther, it was felt that since re
hearsals will continue over a per
iod of six or seven weeks, parti
cipation by school children would
take too much time from their
school work.
NEW GAME REGULATIONS
TO BE DECIDED FEB. 19
The annual meeting of the j
Alaska Game Commission has j
been set for February 19. During J
~ipr>+;rv-' to be held at Juneau, |
game regulations will be decided j
for the next year.
Fi*h and Wildlife agents have
held meetings in principle cities
__ Jl, .ue Territory for pub
lic discussion of various game
problems.
NORTHERN
NEON
CORF.
SIGNS
Trucks, Cars Lettered
ifncturers of
Neon Signs, Marquees,
Store Fronts and Tube
Lighting
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U. S. MARSHAL. DEPUTY |J
FROM NORTH DAKOTA
ARE PALMER VISITORS
U. S. Marshal Chet M. Fore*- j ;
man and Deputy U S. Marshal) I
H. C Helle. both of Fargo North \
Dakota, were visitors in Palmer j
Tuesday morning. .
The two men came to Alaska!,
this week end with Paul Odlaug t
in their custody. Odlaug, former j
deputy tax collector of the Ter- |
ritorial Department of Taxation, i i
was indicted by the grand jury
last fall on a charge of embezzl- t
ing $650.06 in Territorial funds. \
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ALASKA
STEAMSHIP
COMPANY
PASSENGER LINERS
From Seward
SS DENALI SS BARANOFF
Thurs. Jan. 24 Thurs. Jan. 31
Cordova
Juneau
Wrangell
Petersburg
Ketchikan
Seattle
Sitka
Juneau
Ketchikan
Seattle
FREIGHTER SERVICE
From Seattle
A FREIGHTER
Leaving Seattle, Jan. 23, call
ing at Seward and Valdez
S. S. GEORGE PRENTICE
Leaving Seattle Jan. 30, call
ing at Seward and Valdez
FOR INFORMATION
T. J. MALONEY, Agent
Phone 22001
Office: Westward Hotel
Anchorage, Alaska
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NowistheTime
to buy
Ciiy Lots or Acre Lots in
LE DUC SUB-DIVISION
on Springer Road—just south of Palmer
Accessible to City Water and Sewer
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PRESENT
IOW PRICES
E. J. LeDUC, owner
I
It's Just Natural
TO SAVE FOR THE FUTURE
For yourself . .
may we suggest
"our bank"
MATANUSKA VALLEY BANK
Palmer, Alaska
Open Friday Evenings—5 to 7 P. AvV
2 PER CENT ON SAVINGS
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